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•Silkstartsoutinthespider'sbodyasasort ofliquidprotein.Asthespidersquirtsitout, itpassesthroughanarrowtubewhichforces alloftheprotein'smoleculestoaligninthe samedirection,whichturnsthesilkstrand intoasolid,rod-like,semi-crystallinethread assoonasithitstheair.Lookatathreadof silkunderapowerfulmicroscopeandyou willseethatsomeoftheproteinrodsare straightandsomearecurved.Togetherthey actlikelinksinachain.Whenthesilkis stretched,thecurvedsectionsstraightenout. Whenthestressisreleased,theysnapback totheiroriginalcurvedshape.Thestructure ofthethreadissoincrediblysturdythatthe onlythingthatwillfragmentitistoboilitin acid.(cont)
•Spidersilkisincrediblyelastic,ableto stretchupto130%ofitsoriginallength.It’s fivetimesstrongerthanasimilarstrandof steel.It’schemicallyinert,stableathigh temperatures,waterproof,andnonallergenic.
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•Sometypesofwebslastforyears,suchas funnelwebsbuiltbyhousespiderswhich cansheltermanygenerationsofspiders.
•Thedivingbellspiderspendsitsentirelife underwater—theonlyspiderknowntodo so.Itsurvivesunderwaterbecauseofits waterproofair-tightbell-shapedweb,which itanchorstoaquaticplants,withlinesofsilk extendinguptowardthesurface.Thespider climbstheselinesofsilkandliftsitsrearout ofthewatertocollectairbubblesaroundthe tinyhairsthatlineitslegsandabdomen. Carefullyholdingtheairbubblesbetweenits backlegs,itdescendsbacktoitsbell-shaped webandplacesthebubblesinsidetoform onelargebubble.Thebellcanalsotakeup dissolvedoxygenfromthewater.
•Showercapscanbeplacedoveraplanter andusedtomakeakindofgreenhousefor plantingcuttings.Justwaterandplaceitina sun-filledwindow.Besuretocheckitoften, becauseeventhoughitmaybemoderateor evencoolout,yourlittlegreenhousecanget prettyhotwithonlyafewhoursofsun.
•Otherwebssuchastheiconicwheel-shaped websbuiltbyorbweaverspidersarefragile andeasilydamagedbywindandrain,while theirstickypropertiesareaffectedbypollen anddust.Orbweaversoftenrebuildtheir entirewebseverysinglenight,requiringthat theymanufacture20yardsofsilk.
•Somespecies,suchastarantulas,usetheir silktobuildtrapdoors,andtolinetheir undergroundlairswithsilktubes.Whenan insectgetstooclose,tarantulascanspring out,grabtheprey,anddragitinside.
•"Loosentightjeanswithacuttingboard! First,washincoldwater,thenbuttonthem aroundsomethingthat'saboutaninchwider thanthewaist,say,acookiesheet,chair top,cuttingboard,etc.Airdry.It's magical."--V.L.inNewYork
•Makeyourownbedbuddyhotpadwitha longsockandrice.Useasockthat'sknee high,andfillitabouttwo-thirdswithplain, uncookedwhiterice.Knotitaninchortwo fromthetopoftherice,soit'sniceand loose.Onceit'ssecure,youcanstickthe sockintothemicrowavefor1-2minutes. Thericeheatsupandtheheatisstoredin therice.It'swonderfulforachesandpains-orjustforkeepingtoestoasty!
•ThefemaleDarwin’sbarkspidersbuild enormouswebs—someextendingmorethan 80feet(24m)—acrossriversandlakes.By buildingtheirsuper-strongwebacrossthe waterlikeabridge,theycancatchlarge insectslikedragonfliesthatquicklyswoop andrisealongthewater’ssurface.The femalewillspenddaysbuildingand reinforcingthebridgelinesthatshecasts acrossriverstoanchortheweboneach bank,andrepairingdamagetothecenter causedbylargeinsects.(cont)
•"WhenIwasakid,thesideofmyyardwas softsand,butit'swheremybrotherandI keptourbikes.Ilikedmybiketostandup, becauseitkeptthesandoutofmygears. Thekickstandwassinkinginthesand,and mydadgavemeanoldtennisballthathe hadpokedaholeinto.Iputitonthekick stand,andfromthenon,itstayedstanding up.ThoughtIwouldshare."--M.N.in Florida
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•70peoplespentfouryearscollectinggolden orbspidersfromtelephonepolesin Madagascar,whileanotherdozenworkers usedhand-poweredmachinestocarefully extractabout80feet(24m)ofsilkfilament fromeachofthearachnidsbeforelettingit go.Theresulting11-footby4-foot(3.5m) capeistheonlylargepieceofclothmade fromnaturalspidersilkexistinginthe worldtoday.Bytheendoftheproject,they hadextractedsilkfrommorethan1million femalegoldenorbspiders.Noonehasbeen abletoproducecommercialquantitiesof spidersilk.Silkwormsaremucheasierto workwithbecausetheyaredocileandslow, whereasspidersarequickandindependent. Inaddition,silkwormseatmulberryleaves whichareeasiertoattainthanliveflies.
COLLECTINGSILK
•Onetypeofassassinbugsitsontheedgeof aspiderwebandtweaksthestrandsofsilk injustexactlythesamewaythatasmall innocenttrappedbugwould.Whenthe spiderapproaches,theassassinbug pouncesandeatsthespiderinstead.
WEBFACTS
•Spidershavebeenobservedchangingthe sizeandshapeoftheirwebdependingon whatpreyisavailable.Theybuildsmall webswithafinemeshtocatchsmallflies, andlargerwide-meshedwebstocatch termites.
•Onetypeoftinyspiderdiscoveredin Taiwansurvivesnotbyeatinginsectsbutby stealingandeatingpiecesofotherspider's webs.
•TwoYalebiologistsnoticedthatcertain strandsinwebshadaslightlydifferent appearancefromtherestoftheweb.Ona hunch,theyputthewebsunderultraviolet lightandfoundadistinctpatternineachweb thatshowedupbestunderUVwavelengths. Wonderingwhy,theytooktwowebsfrom thesamespiderandplacedtheminopposite endsofaY-shapedchamber.Oneofthe webswasbathedinlightwhichincludedthe UVwavelength,buttheotherhadUV blockedout.Aswarmoffruitflieswas released,andmostheadedstraightintothe ultravioletweb.Theresearcherstheorize thatultraviolet-reflectingstrandsare invisibletoinsects,whoseethemasclear blueskyandflyintothemassumingnothing isthere.
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*RussianauthorVladimirNabokovcameup withtheideaforsmileyemoticonsin1969.
•Ifyou'veeverquestionedtheideathat smartphoneaddictionisreal,considerthe caseofcomputerprogrammerManeesh Sethi,whohiredawoman(at$8anhour)to slaphiminthefaceeverytimehetried checkingFacebookduringworkinghours!
*Nowhere'sagreatwayto"gogreen": ResidentsofSurabaya,Indonesia,canpay theirbusfarewithplasticwaste,whichwill earnthemtwohoursoftraveltime.The dualaimistoreducewasteaswellasthe numberofcarsontheroadbyencouraging theuseofpublictransportation.
•AU.S.constitutionalamendmentwas proposedin1893suggestingthatthe countryberenamedTheUnitedStatesof Earth.
*TheaverageMLBbaseballlastsforjust5-7 pitches.Inthebeginningofagame,atleast 90ballsarerequiredonhand,withabout 60-70usedpertheaveragegame.
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•Monopoly,originallycalledTheLandlord's Game,wasinventedbyLizzieMagieto shareherviewsonthedangersof capitalism.
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•TheSpiceGirls'nicknameswerecreatedby TopofthePopsmagazineina1996article.
•AtowninWashingtonhasatreetopbridge overabusyroadthat'sjustbigenoughfor squirrels,calledtheNuttyNarrowsBridge.
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•WhenApplepurchasedrurallandforanew datacenterinMaiden,NorthCarolina,an oldercouplerefusedtoselltheone-acre plotthey'doriginallypurchasedfor$6,000 morethanthreedecadesearlier.Afterall offerswererejected,Applefinallyasked themtonameaprice.Successatlast!For justacool$1.7million.
•Whydon’tspiderssticktotheirownwebs? Somespidersarecoveredwithaspecialoil thatpreventsthemfromstickingtotheir webs.Othersspikethestrandsoftheirweb withtinydropsofstickygluespacedexactly onefootstepapartsothespidercanrunup anddownthestrandsplacingitsfeet betweenthedrops.Somemakesomeoftheir strandsstickyandotherstrandsnotsticky andthentheyrunonlyonthenon-sticky strands.
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Forthismystery,I'llturntomyreaders.Any suggestionsforJulieonmonitoringhertwo survivingcavies?
However,guineapigscanbecomeillvery quickly.Youwererighttocontactthe veterinarianimmediatelyafternoticingDale's strangebehavior,whichIagree,couldhavebeen asignofastrokeorheartattack.
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DEARJULIE: Sadly,itoftencanbedifficultto tellwhenaguineapigisgettingill.They'revery goodathidingsignsofillness,andoftenthey areacutelyillbeforetheirownerscantellwhat's wrong.It'sclearthatyoupaycloseattentionto yourguineapigs,asyouwereawareofDale's weightandnormalbehavior.
DEARPAW'SCORNER: Mymaleguinea pig,Dale,wasalwayshealthy.Hewasfatand notlosingweight.Oneday,wecleanedhiscage andnoticedthathewasstickinghisheadout repeatedlyandopeninghismouth--like yawning.Thevetsaidtocomeinrightaway, andwithinfiveminutesofhangingup,Dalewas dead.Thevetlookedathimandsaidhelooked healthyandthatmaybehehadaheartattackor stroke,butIdidn'tseeanysymptoms.Anyhelp wouldbegreat,becausewehavetwoothers.-JulieG.,viae-mail
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I'llrefertothelatePeterGurney'sbrilliant GuineaPigHealthGuide.Onesuggestion, whichyoumaybeabletoapplytoyour survivingguineapigs,istohavethevetlistento theirheartbeat.Aheartmurmurcanindicate valveproblems.Anotherpossibilityisan undetectedfungalorbacterialinfectionthatgot intoDale'ssystem,eventuallycausingaheart attack.Butasyoupointedout,heshowedno externalsignsofillness.
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WhilemostofthestudiesonacupunctureandCOPD useonlyacupuncture,acupuncturiststendtouse morethanthat.Weemploydietaryguidance, supplementation/herbsandothermodalitiesthatwe findcrucialforhelping.Eventhoughthestudy resultsareimpressive,Ifeelthatthecombined approachgivesevenbetterresults.
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Inonestudytheseweremeasuredafter8weeksof treatment,inanother,12weeksoftreatment.Both revealedsignificantimprovementinalltheabove areasmeasured.Somestudiesfoundthat acupuncturehelpedbyreducingbronchialimmunemediatedinflammationandbypromotingreleaseof vascularandimmunomodulatoryfactorsandthey “resultedinclinicallyimportantimprovements”. Somestudiesusedotherparameterssuchasherbs
InalltheresearchIevaluatedforthisarticle,the resultswerepromising.Ofcourse,inpracticeiswhat countsinmybook,andI’mhappythatwe’veseen remarkablechangesinourclinic,inparticularwith early-onsetCOPD.
withtheacupuncture,andshowedevenbetter results.Somecomparedacupuncturetreatmentsto medications,sometoshamacupuncture.Allused double-blindcontrolledstudies.
Whilewehavethebestoutcomeswithearly-onset COPD,wehavefoundthatslowingdownthe progressionormakingbreathingmorecomfortable atanystage,ishelpful.Patientsreportanimmediate easeinbreathingfollowingtreatments.Ifyousuffer fromCOPDandarelookingforsomethingtohelp youbreatheeasier,tryacupuncture!
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COPDisaslow-progressivediseasethatstealsthe qualityoflifefromthosewhosufferfromit.While quittingsmoking,medicationintervention,oxygen andventilationtherapiesandrespiratory rehabilitationtherapiesarethetypicaltreatment approaches,thereisanotherapproach:acupuncture. Accordingtoseveralstudies,acupuncturetreatments significantlyimprovedpatientCOPDsymptoms.
TheWorldHealthOrganizationprojectsthatbythe year2030thatCOPDwillbethethirdleadingcause ofdeath.Itisestimatedthat64millionpeople worldwidesufferfromthischronicdisease.Ilostmy grandfather,whoIloveddearly,tothisdevastating disease,soitholdsaspecialplaceinmyheartfor thosewhosufferfromit.Itisawfultosaytheleast!
ThesestudiesmeasuredseverityofDOE(Dyspnea onExertion),6MWT(astandardizedformof exerciseforrespiratorystudiescalledthe6-minute walktest),6MWD(6-minutewalkdistance),andby measuringthelowestoxygensaturationandforced expiratoryvolume(FEV)duringthe6MWT.They alsomeasuredqualityoflifeusingSGRQ(St. GeorgeRespiratoryQuestionnaire).
ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease(COPD)is characterizedbydiminishedairflowandgradual lossoflungfunction.Breathingmoreeasily–orjust gettingoxygenintothelungsisaprimarygoal.
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4.JanisIanandBillyPreston,onOct.11,1975.
Inthiscaseitcametotheirattentionthatasenior OIGemployeewasstillcarryinganOIG-issued firearmandcredentialsafternolongerbeing eligibletodoso.Havingbeentransferredoutof onepositionintoanotheronewherecarryingthe firearmwasnotauthorized,theindividual shouldhaveturnedthefirearminwhenhe switchedjobs.Didn'thappen.Further,others knewofthisanddidn'tspeakup...forsix months.
Anotheremployeereceivedaletterof reprimand.Andthetwoemployeeswhowerein chargeofthefirearmsprogramarenolongerin chargeofthefirearmsprogram.
1."InSixteenTons"byTennesseeErnieFord,what doesthereferencetoowingyoursoultothe companystoremean?
2.Whoreleasedthe1981versionof"BetteDavis Eyes"?
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5.Namethesongthatcontainstheselyrics:"Isaw yourlips,Iheardyourvoice.Believeme,Ijusthad nochoice.Wildhorsescouldn'tmakemestayaway."
2.KimCarnes.ThesongnettedGrammyawardsfor SongoftheYearandRecordoftheYear.
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1.Thesongisaboutcoalminers.Theywerepaidin scrip,notcash,andthatscripwasonlygoodatthe companystore.Thiskepttheminersfromsaving cashandleaving.
IhavetheutmostrespectfortheVAOfficeof InspectorGeneralandevenmorerespectnow.It appearsthey'llgoafteranyonebreakingthelaw, bendingtherules,doingwrong...evenoneof theirown.
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5."HelloMaryLou,"byRickyNelson,in1961. Therewasaplagiarismproblemwhentherecord labelwassuedbyaCatholicpriestwho'dformerly beeninabandwhenhewrote"Merry,MerryLou." Thesettlementincludedgivingthepriestco-writing creditsandroyalties.
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Theyunearthedatangleofjobclassification languagethatrevealedthatnobodywasreading thefineprintnorfillingoutthecorrectforms, eventheoneswhoshouldhavedoneso.And nobodysteppedforwardtotakethefirearm awayfromtheemployee,eventheoneswho knewhewasn'tauthorizedtohaveit.
Eventuallywordreachedtwopeopleinthe organizationwhoknewinstantlythatthe employeewasnotauthorizedtocarryanOIGissuedfirearmandcredentials,andactedpronto toretrieveboththefirearmandthecredentials.
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3.GeorgeHarrison,asatributetoslainfellowBeatle JohnLennon.
Theendresultisathingofbeauty.The employeeinquestionretired.Twosenior executivesarenolongeremployedbytheOIG, havingresignedduringtheinvestigation.
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•OnSept.26,1945,Lt.Col.PeterDewey,a U.S.ArmyofficerwiththeOfficeof StrategicServicesinVietnam,isshotand killedinSaigon.Deweywastheheadofa seven-manteamsenttoVietnamtosearch formissingAmericanpilots.
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•OnSept.28,1901,EdSullivan,whowill becomethehostofthelong-runningTV varietyprogram"TheEdSullivanShow,"is borninNewYorkCity.Duringthepeakof itspopularityinthe1950sand1960s, Sullivan'sprogramshowcasedawiderange ofentertainers.
•OnSept.30,1868,thefirstvolumeofLouisa MayAlcott'sbelovedcoming-of-agebook "LittleWomen"ispublished.Alcott dedicatedmostofherlifeandwritingto supportingherfamilyafterherfather's failureatrunningaschool.
•OnOct.2,1965,ateamofscientistsinvent Gatorade,asportsdrinktoquenchthirst,in aUniversityofFloridalab.Thename Gatoradewasderivedfromthenicknameof theuniversity'ssportsteams.Acoachhad askedforsomethingtohelphisplayerswho werenegativelyaffectedbytheheatduring play,andthesaltandsugardrinkwas developed.
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•OnOct.1,1920,ScientificAmerican magazinereportsthattherapidlydeveloping mediumofradiowouldsoonbeusedto broadcastmusic.Experimentalconcerts werebeingconductedfromtheRadio LaboratoryoftheBureauofStandardswith localradiooperatorsbeingusedtoseeifthe transmissionscouldbeheardhundredsof milesaway.
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•OnSept.29,1954,WillieMays,center fielderfortheNewYorkGiants,makesan amazingover-the-shouldercatchofaflyball hitbyClevelandIndiansfirstbasemanVic WertztorobWertzofextrabasesingame1 ofthe1954WorldSeries.Thecatchhas gonedownasoneofthegreatestinthe historyofbaseball.
•OnSept.27,1930,AtlantagolferBobby Joneswinshisfourthmajortournamentof theyear,makinghimthefirstpersoneverto wintheGrandSlamofgolf.Joneshadthe picture-perfectswingofeverygolfer's dreams,despiteneverhavingtakenalesson.
Typicallyactivityareasaredayroomslargeenoughtocomfortablyaccommodategroups.Other spacessuchaslibraries,indoorcommonareas,designatedoutsidegardensandpatioscanbeused foravarietyofsmallgrouporindividualactivities.Askaboutthecommunityprocessofincluding residentsindecisionsaboutactivities.Importantquestionsinclude:
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vitalroleinhelpingresidentsofallphysicalabilitiesliveasfullyaspossible.Activitiesshouldbe designednotonlytohonorresidentspreferencesandneeds,butalsotoengagebody,mindandspirit. Theevidenceisclearthatamixtureofphysicalactivity,intellectualchallenge,socializationand spiritualityorquietcontemplationcontributetoafulfilledlife.
Arespecialeventflyersposted?Areaccommodationsmadeforresidentswhomayhavevision, hearingorotherphysicalchallenges?Whilethoseontheoutsidemaylookattheactivitycalendar andthink,“toomuchofthesamething”rememberthatrespondingtoresidentspreferencesisthe firststeptowardanengagingprogram.
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Itrieditout,clickingthatIhavebutter,milk, onion,groundbeefandrice.Theresultcame backthatIcouldmakeapotential521recipes. Someofthemactuallysoundedprettygood. WhenIswappedthegroundbeefforbacon,it wasevenbetter.Alittlesuggestionnoteatthetop ofthescreensaidthatifIhadcertainother ingredientsonhand,Icouldfindanadditional51 recipes.
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