Mrs. Sheridan has 11.0 cats. She bought 43.0 more. How many cats does she have now? Answer:

Right now, Dr. Johnson is three times older than his son.
When Dr. Johnson was 37 years old, his son was 3 years old.
How old are Dr. Johnson and his son now?
Answer: Dr. Johnson is 51 and his son is 17 years old.
Assume that Dr. Johnson is X years old and his son is Y years old.
Then 3Y = X, and X – Y = 34.
Solving for X and Y, we get X = 51 and Y = 17.

Josh sold 465 bottles of apple cider and 605 bottles of wine. He made $10,050 altogether. If he sold 465 bottles of apple cider and only 586 bottles of wine, he would make just $9,822. How much did the 605 bottles of wine sell for?

Hitesh traveled 3,851 km from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’. He then traveled 4,082 km from point ‘B’ to point ‘C’. What is the total distance he traveled?
The cost of air ticket from Chicago to Shanghai is Rs.2,054. Mr. Sharma paid for the ticket using cash and credit card both. He paid Rs.750 in cash. How much money did he pay using credit card?
Mr. Sharma took a taxi from his home to the airport and paid Rs.68. He is left with Rs.231 now. How much money Mr. Sharma had when he left home?
Mr. Sanjay works for 128hrs a month. His wife works for 76hrs a month. What is the total number of hours they work each month?
Tommy has Rs.245 in his bank. He deposited Rs.22 more on Monday and Rs.15 on Tuesday. How much money does Tommy have in his bank now?
Ashok has 1,956 stamps, Maria has 2,410 stamps and Rohan has 897 stamps. How many total stamps do they have all together?
Sushma ordered the following items to bake a cake. Sugar - 514 kg Salt - 289 kg Butter - 179 kg What is the total weight she ordered?
Two boxers were weighed before the boxing match. Weight of one boxer was 202 kg while the weight of other boxer was 176 kg. What is the difference in their weights?

just wanted to know, during pregnancy it was advised not to eat deli meats soft cheeses and runny eggs etc. now that i have had my baby,and im breast feeding can i eat foods now?
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Dr. Johnson needs to buy the same number of needles and syringes. The syringes are sold in packages of 6 and the needles are sold in packages of 10. What’s the smallest number of packages of syringes, and the smallest number of packages of needles, that Dr. Johnson can buy to have a matching number of each?
Answer: 5 packages of syringes and 3 packages of needles.
Dr. Johnson needs to come up with the smallest number that is divisible by both 6 and 10.
Since 6=2×3 and 10=2×5, the smallest number that is divisible by 6 and 10 is 2x3x5=30.
Therefore, Dr. Johnson needs 30/6=5 packages of syringes, and 30/10=3 packages of needles.

A nurse put 100 gloves into 4 containers. She puts gloves in the containers in such a way that each container has two more gloves than the one before. How many gloves are in each container?
Answer: 22, 24, 26, and 28 gloves.
Let X be the number of gloves in the first container. Then there are X+2 gloves in the 2-nd container, X+4 gloves in the 3-rd container, and X+6 gloves in the 4-th container. Hence, we have X+X+2+X+4+X+6=100. Solving for X, we get X=22 gloves in the first container, 24 gloves in the 2-nd container, 26 gloves in the 3-rd container and 28 gloves in the 4-th container.
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When I watch videos of people practicing kendo I often hear them make weird sounds. What is that sound for?
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Question: Can I eat egg?
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Time for a universal morality?
Time for a universal morality?
Is it time for us as a species to agree on a universal definition of morality?
We are no longer being separated by things such as distance and language and to think that we as a species are not capable of agreeing on the basic treatment of ourselves and others is ludicrous. It seems like the only real argument left would be one of cultural differences. Even here I think we are able to agree that cultures are not sacrosanct and must give way to the greater good.
In Buddha's teachings, as well as others, I see a great foundation that could be used to help make that definition. As many of you have much deeper understanding of those same teachings, I'd be very interested in your thoughts.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
I think you're right on all counts and I would even say that it is (gradually) happening.
Here in Australia the need is particularly obvious because we have such large numbers of immigrants from such a wide variety of religious and cultural backgrounds.
What we are finding is that ethics and morality must be stated in non-religious terms, even when all or most religions agree. That is, we can't say, "Don't kill because jesus says it's a sin," but we have to say, "Don't kill because it makes the world a worse place."
In those terms, the Buddha's teachings on morality are fine - but have to be presented on their own merits, not "because the Buddha said so."
The Dalai Lama explored these ideas in a recent book called (iirc) "Against Religion". It's good.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
But is it that easy to accomplish?
Re: Time for a universal morality?
But is it that easy to accomplish?
No, it won't be easy but it can be done, just like the slow changes in (e.g.) rights for women. Some people alive today were born in times when women didn't get a vote and weren't allowed to own property in their own name ... in "modern" "liberal" Western democracies.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
It is time to abandon the concept of morality and get to the real nature of things.
I've never seen morality in the end yield anything else than suffering.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
A humanist perspective seems to be emerging independent of vested dogma remnants. Personally I feel this will become a recognized and expedient need, as the connected and secular society leaves behind previous social organising methods.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
Sammytwp wrote: Is it time for us as a species to agree on a universal definition of morality?
We are no longer being separated by things such as distance and language and to think that we as a species are not capable of agreeing on the basic treatment of ourselves and others is ludicrous. It seems like the only real argument left would be one of cultural differences. Even here I think we are able to agree that cultures are not sacrosanct and must give way to the greater good.
In Buddha's teachings, as well as others, I see a great foundation that could be used to help make that definition. As many of you have much deeper understanding of those same teachings, I'd be very interested in your thoughts.
It won't happen. This is Samsara. Not only will it not get fixed...its doing its job perfectly.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
lobster wrote: A humanist perspective seems to be emerging independent of vested dogma remnants. Personally I feel this will become a recognized and expedient need, as the connected and secular society leaves behind previous social organising methods.
It's certainly a need. How else are we to deal with the different perspectives and cultures now living side by side?
Back in the old days, nearly everyone you met was born within a few miles of where you met them - a "foreigner" was someone from the next county/state/province/duchy and probably shared your own religion and language anyway. Now? Here we are, chatting across half a world.
And in my small city (less than 200 000 people) I know there are people from fifty other countries. I can go down to the tennis club and play against (let's think) a Norwegian, his Tongan-born son, a Roumanian, a Seychellois , a few Indians and English people, a Vietnamese guy, a Turk ... oh, and a few Aussie-born people with foreign-born parents. This is the new normal and we need to be able to make it work.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
go watch some hardest gangs documentaries on youtube, youll realize its really not that simple.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
or for that matter go to any ghetto.
Our Whole society has been built on deception, wish for power and lies. there is no basis for morality in our society. We are in kali yuga. You can dream about universal morality and live in that kinda dream box but if you look into our society you'll awaken to the fact that there are majorities who have no idea about moral values and people born into circumstances where they don't have a good father to teach them how to be a man so the whole system that would support morality just isn't there to begin with. we are not taught about moral and ethical values at school, you don't need to look further away from the kids even to see that they don't hold any universal moral laws. its a fantasy the naive dream about in this day and age.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
That was what democratic politics was originally intended to be: a way of agreeing on what is right and what is wrong when we don't actually agree. It has failed miserably at that, but no one has come up with a better way of doing it.
One of the biggest barriers is culture, as you say. And there, the biggest obstacle is that many cultures believe that their culture IS sacrosanct. So far, no one has found a way to deal with this other than extermination. Cultures are collectively paranoid. One of the characteristics of paranoia, whether collective or individual, is that efforts to address the paranoia are seen as the attacks that they feared all along, thus reinforcing it instead of eliminating it.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
Kim O'Hara wrote: I think you're right on all counts and I would even say that it is (gradually) happening.
Here in Australia the need is particularly obvious because we have such large numbers of immigrants from such a wide variety of religious and cultural backgrounds.
What we are finding is that ethics and morality must be stated in non-religious terms, even when all or most religions agree. That is, we can't say, "Don't kill because jesus says it's a sin," but we have to say, "Don't kill because it makes the world a worse place."
In those terms, the Buddha's teachings on morality are fine - but have to be presented on their own merits, not "because the Buddha said so."
The Dalai Lama explored these ideas in a recent book called (iirc) "Against Religion". It's good.
You and I are on the same page. It's why I used the word universal, we must go beyond religious reasoning and adapt cultural institutions to a basic morality. Many religions and cultures have great things to provide to humanity as a whole, and unfortunately the reverse is also true. I also agree that Buddha only shows you the path, its your job to walk it, and not just because he said so.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
KeithBC wrote: That was what democratic politics was originally intended to be: a way of agreeing on what is right and what is wrong when we don't actually agree. It has failed miserably at that, but no one has come up with a better way of doing it.
One of the biggest barriers is culture, as you say. And there, the biggest obstacle is that many cultures believe that their culture IS sacrosanct. So far, no one has found a way to deal with this other than extermination. Cultures are collectively paranoid. One of the characteristics of paranoia, whether collective or individual, is that efforts to address the paranoia are seen as the attacks that they feared all along, thus reinforcing it instead of eliminating it.
This is an issue that I have spent much time and discussion with others on. How does one change a long held cultural belief without destroying the culture and it's people? The simple answer is you don't. Even if through education and reasoning one could change the cultural system, such change would wipe out the original culture. Change begets change so at some point its a different culture. I don't for a minuet think those things would work, humans don't change ways without an overriding reason. That is why your comment about extermination is spot on. A culture will only change if three things are present, one; a driving force of advocates, two; its beneficial for the survival of the established way of life, three; the cost to not change is greater than the cost to change. In history we have seen cultures that adapted and evolved and ones that died out. Is an abusive culture worth saving?
Re: Time for a universal morality?
KonchokZoepa wrote: go watch some hardest gangs documentaries on youtube, youll realize its really not that simple.
I don't understand your comment, could you please elaborate?
Re: Time for a universal morality?
Gwenn Dana wrote: It is time to abandon the concept of morality and get to the real nature of things.
If you mean understand that there are limits to things being only right or only wrong, then I agree with you. But, morality is just a word for an established code of conduct, and honestly it has worked increasingly well to safeguard not only societies at large but also the individual.
Gwenn Dana wrote: I've never seen morality in the end yield anything else than suffering.
I find that hard to believe, could you please elaborate?
Re: Time for a universal morality?
In these comments and some others I sense a view that a "culture" is a unitary, independent, relatively stable thing like (e.g.) a brick.
It isn't. It's no more stable or immutable than an individual "person" - and we know, if we have been mindful, that we are not the same from day to day or even minute to minute.
In some ways a culture is less changeable than a person, since a change is really the average change of all the people in it. It is also less clearly defined than a person, since it always encompasses a range of views, e.g. "American culture is homophobic" and "American culture is Christian" are both untrue to a certain extent.
So all cultures do change constantly. On the other hand, they are rarely "destroyed" or "die out", since every member of a culture contains - and carries - their culture wherever they go, just as they carry the genes of their ancestors. Greek culture (in fact, the specific Greek culture of the 1950s and 60s) is alive and well in the suburbs of Melbourne, brought to Australia by that wave of immigrants. In another two or three generations only traces of it may be visible, but those traces will be dispersed right through the city's population, just as the Greek genes will be.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
But is it that easy to accomplish?
No, it won't be easy but it can be done, just like the slow changes in (e.g.) rights for women. Some people alive today were born in times when women didn't get a vote and weren't allowed to own property in their own name ... in "modern" "liberal" Western democracies.
The right to protest is a privilege that most non-Western countries do not have.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
In these comments and some others I sense a view that a "culture" is a unitary, independent, relatively stable thing like (e.g.) a brick.
It isn't. It's no more stable or immutable than an individual "person" - and we know, if we have been mindful, that we are not the same from day to day or even minute to minute.
In some ways a culture is less changeable than a person, since a change is really the average change of all the people in it. It is also less clearly defined than a person, since it always encompasses a range of views, e.g. "American culture is homophobic" and "American culture is Christian" are both untrue to a certain extent.
So all cultures do change constantly. On the other hand, they are rarely "destroyed" or "die out", since every member of a culture contains - and carries - their culture wherever they go, just as they carry the genes of their ancestors. Greek culture (in fact, the specific Greek culture of the 1950s and 60s) is alive and well in the suburbs of Melbourne, brought to Australia by that wave of immigrants. In another two or three generations only traces of it may be visible, but those traces will be dispersed right through the city's population, just as the Greek genes will be.
I think your absolutely right, cultures do evolve and it's not an all encompassing thing to be used to label everything. I thought I had gotten that idea across, I am glad you brought it up. Our cultures are merging, and I believe that its this mixing of doctrines and the problems that generates makes the need for a defined morality even more pressing. The world is to small and to fragile to allow for radical cultural behaviors that endanger the species as a whole and I believe we are capable of creating such a universal morality.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
But is it that easy to accomplish?
No, it won't be easy but it can be done, just like the slow changes in (e.g.) rights for women. Some people alive today were born in times when women didn't get a vote and weren't allowed to own property in their own name ... in "modern" "liberal" Western democracies.
The right to protest is a privilege that most non-Western countries do not have.
I don't know whether they have the "right" but I do know that they do nevertheless protest - often at far greater risk to themselves than in the West, and I honour their courage.
And it pays off, eventually.
To me, one of the keys is communication - first to become aware that others have better lives than people in our own city/village, then for education, then for publicity and organisation. It can be pretty simple stuff, sometimes - villagers watching the one TV in an Indian village seeing US soap-operas and seeing how Americans live, for example.
Re: Time for a universal morality?
The right to protest is a privilege that most non-Western countries do not have.
Reminds me of a joke.....I want to protest against protesting but I don't know how.

Which of the three Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes should question Mark Crimson.
Question Mark Crimson, He broke your window.
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Mrs. Wong had 30.0 Valentines. Her children gave her 8.0 Valentines more. How many does she have now? Answer:

There are five frogs sitting on a log over a stream. Four of the frogs decided to jump into the stream. How many frogs are left sitting on the log?
Answer: Five! Deciding to do something is not necessarily actually doing it.
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The cakes change each month. Cake 1 has been made in August, Cake 2 in June, and Cake 3 in May. In what month has Cake 4 been made?
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Question: There are 6 sisters. Each sister has 1 brother. How many brothers are in the sisters' family?
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John is three times younger than his father, but two times older than his brother Jim. How old is John if Jim is 40 years younger than his father?
Answer: John is 16 years old.
Let X be John’s age, F be father’s age, and J be Jim’s age. Then, 3X=F, X/2 =J, and J+40=F. Solving this system of three equations for X, we get X=16.
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Joe’s code has 20 bugs. If Joe fixes 2 bugs per hour for 8 hours, how many bugs does Joe’s code have now? Answer: 27.

5 lizards are on the ceiling. 3 of them decided to jump on a person passing by. How many lizards are left on the ceiling?
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PS: I hate lizards. I hope none will ever jump on me or you.
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Where to start? As I mentioned in my last blog I haven’t been feeling very bloggy lately so that means I have a lot to catch up on now. Christmas and New Years have come and gone and we are already half-way through the first month of 2011. So let’s roll the calendar back to December 23rd, 2010 and begin there shall we?
Two days before Christmas day yours truly, hubby and my Mom were on a plane bound for New York City. It was my first time there and I was absolutely thrilled as I had always wanted to visit the Big Apple and now thanks to my Mom we were actually going and we would be spending 6 action packed days there over Christmas. We arrived on a sunny, crisp day but by the time we had to leave, New York was blanketed in snow due to an unexpected blizzard. We took in many sites some of which included walking along 5th avenue, visiting Rockefeller Center,Chinatown,Staten Island, going up to the observation deck on Top of The Rock, having an incredible meal in Little Italy, shopping at Macy’s, Time’s Square and of course taking in a show.We had a an amazing time and as I had always suspected I loved New York….its energy, its diversity and its people. I even thoroughly enjoyed the blizzard as it had been a long time since I had experienced snow in a city. By the time we left I knew for a certainty that I would be back again and that New York City had not seen the last of me.
Once back in Cancun it was time to focus on New Years Eve. We had a full house with friends visiting from various places and on the 31st we all headed down to Playa del Carmen to ring in the new year at the BPM Music Festival at The Blue Parrot.After, enjoying a nice meal we cracked open a bottle of champagne in our room and then slowly made our way through the crowded streets until after a lot of manoeuvering we finally got inside the venue. We staked out an area on the beach and there for the next 9 hours we danced, laughed and celebrated the end of the year until we collapsed exhausted in our respective rooms.
The next few days were filled with work and spending time with our guests. We had a night out at Barrezito to kick off a friend’s birthday and then on our group of friends’ last day in Cancun we took them to Isla Mujeres where we rented a golf cart, visited the turtle farm, feasted on Tik n Chic and took in an awesome sunset before dropping them off at the airport. Once everyone had gone our place seemed so empty and quiet but not for long as a dear friend of mine, who has stayed with us while visiting from China, returned from a quick business trip in D.F. Next, we continued celebrating our friend’s birthday ( he is like me his birthday is at least a 1 week affair) with a dinner at Rino’s and finally on Friday a big blow out at Jardin Ixchel.
So now,sitting here Sunday night,after reliving the last 24 action packed days I can only wonder what 2011 will bring this fortunate Canuck?
So it has been one of those days when you wake up in a foul mood and can’t seem to shake it. I won’t go into the who’s and why’s of it all but suffice to say that even though I am battling another cold or flu (whatever) I find myself seeking solace in my blog with a teensy glass of Merlot wine. Sure hope it doesn’t mix funny with my meds.
Picking up where I left off in my previous blog we had just survived 48 hours with Wendy, my gal-pal from Vancouver, and by the time Monday rolled around we were ready for a new adventure. We set off to Puerto Aventuras, a pretty little marina about 1 hr from Cancun where many expats now call their home. One of the biggest attractions there aside from gazing at beautiful boats and yachts are the dolphins and other sea creatures as well as the various waterside reaturants.The sun was out, though the forecast had been for rain, so we counted ourself lucky as we strolled around taking photos of the playful dolphins and their newborns and laughed at the silly antics of the sea lion.We stopped for a pleasant lunch at an outdoor “pub” and then bid farewell to Puerto Aventuras and made our way to one of my favourite watering holes -Cristalino cenote.
I have gone to Cristalino cenote for over 12 years now and have reluctantly witnessed the changes over the years. When I started going very few people knew of its existence. In fact, on most occasions when I went there with friends we would be the only people there.Our very own private oasis. Through the years that has changed with the advent of major development in the Riviera Maya and “cenote tours” Cristalino cenote is no longer just “mine”. It remains a beautiful spot and I visit it often especially when friends are in town. The sun now felt very hot, perfect for Wendy as she was on a mission to go back with a dark tan. We set up our chairs and dove into the crystal clear water. This would be our routine for the rest of the day, read a few chapters, talk a bit and then refresh ourselves.We left for home feeling relaxed.
We arrived home hungry and if memory serves me correctly we took Wendy to our local taco restaurant Primos for.. tacos of course.We went back to my place where after a few Jack & Ginger’s the conversation inevitably lead down memory lane. Soon I was pulling out old photos from dusty albums and we were laughing and reminiscing about bygone days until the wee hours of the night.
On Tuesday, a little worse for wear, we got up packed some things into a bag and then headed for the ferry. Next stop Isla Mujeres! After a smooth sailing we fought our way through all the vendedores (sales people) and rented a golf cart for the day. Yipee!!! time to terrorize the islanders ( I say this in jest as anyone who has ever rented a golf cart on Isla knows that you could probably outrun it on foot) We drove around the island as Wendy snapped endless photos while in motion. We stopped to look at the turtles,admired the floating island (a ramshackle house mounted on used 2 litre plastic bottles–way to recycle!) in the bay, drank cool fresh coconut milk at the island’s look out point and stopped for lunch at Lancheros. I take everyone that visits to Lancheros as they serve the best tikinchic (fish marinated in a sour-orange sauce and chili paste then cooked in a banana leaf over an open flame). Yummy! As we were relaxing at the restaurant on the beach we gleefully noted that it was raining in Cancun but that on Isla the sun was beating down mercelessly…which made Wendy a very happy camper.
At 4:30 pm it was time to take the golf cart back to the rental agency. So we finished our tour around the island and caught the ferry home. We ate our leftovers as “fish for 3” was more like fish for 6 and watched a movie. So far the weather had been great. We hoped it would hold out for tomorrow as we had planned to go to Playa del Carmen for the night. Wendy had been in Cancun for three days by now and I had enjoyed every minute of her visit.

16% of the pens in a stationery shop are red. The number of black pens is 3/4 the number of red pens. The number of green pens is 5/7 the total number if red and black pens. The rest of the pens in the shop are blue. The number of blue pens is 180 more read more ..
24% of the people at a shopping mall are men. The number of boys is 3/8 of the number of men. The number of women is 4 times the number of boys. The number of girls is 504 more than the number of men. How many males are there in the shopping mall?(please read more ..
Tina had 4 times as many pencils as pens. She gave 260 pencils and 30 pens to her friends, after which she had twice as many pens as pencils left. How many pencils did she have altogether at first?(please answer in a specific primary 5 way as my nephew read more ..
John, Kenny and Lawrence shared some money in the ratio 9:8:15.After Lawrence gave 40% of his money to Kenny, Kenny had $60 more than John. How much did Lawrence give to Kenny ?
Mrs Lao bought 420 blue pens and 160 red pens. She sold some of the red pens. After that, 7/9 of the pens left were blue pens. How many red pens did Mrs Lao sell?
The product of 2 numbers is 504. The difference between the 2 numbers is 10. What is the bigger number?
The product of 2 numbers is 504. The difference between the 2 numbers is 10. What is the bigger number?

Momentum Moving Forward Rapidly! 2017 will be remembered as the year irradiation became a "main stream"
Much of the movement is occurring in Asia and the Pacific where market access has been severely limited due to a wide variety of insect pests. Irradiation has opened the doors to opportunity. Consumers worldwide are now enjoying mangoes from India, Australia and Vietnam, guavas from Mexico, lychees from Vietnam, purple sweet potatoes from Hawaii and tomatoes from Australia, thanks to irradiation. Momentum is building. The future is exciting!
Also in the News:Son La mangoes irradiated for export to Australia.
Shelf-life of onions, potatoes and other perishable horticultural products can be greatly extended by using irradiation.
NEW DELHI: The recent crisis in Madhya Pradesh where farmers had to sell onions at throwaway prices or dump it in farms due to bumper production has prompted the government to look at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to set up irradiation facilities in the state and elsewhere in the country to deal with the problem of plenty by increasing the shelf life of perishable horticultural produce.
Though BARC has a small facility in Lasalgaon in Nasik which caters to farmers of nearby districts, other parts of the country face storage problems during high production years. Irradiation works by disrupting the biological processes that lead to decay.
In case of onion and potato, the irradiation process causes the death of microorganisms and insects and impair their ability to sprout.
During irradiation, the horticultural produce is exposed briefly to radiation energy which not only helps in killing harmful bacteria but also increases the shelf life of the produce.
"We will ask BARC to set up such facilities in Madhya Pradesh and other parts of the country for onions, potatoes and other perishable horticultural produce. Bumper production can be dealt with through better post-harvest management. We have the technology and it can be used for the benefit of farmers," agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said.
He said BARC had recently agreed to transfer technology to increase the shelf life of litchi in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. "Scientists at BARC and National Research Centre on Litchi have succeeded in treating the fruit and preserving it for 60 days at low temperatures," Singh said, referring to a different technology.
The Lasalgaon centre in Maharashtra, which was set up in 2002 at a cost of Rs 8-10 crore, has helped several farmers.
The ministry has now pitched for making such facilities available in other parts of the country where farmers could preserve perishable produce and sell it as per demand and adequate price in the market.
I want to have hamburgers tonight. I am going to go to my favorite market. There I am going to look for hamburger patties. Personally, I prefer the added safety assurance of purchasing irradiated patties, so if they have both irradiated and non-irradiated hamburgers in stock, I will purchase the irradiated burgers.
If they only have non-irradiated hamburgers for sale, I will still purchase them even if they do have irradiated mangoes on their shelves. I am not going to the store to buy "irradiated food". I am going to the store to buy hamburgers...and perhaps a can of creamed succotash.
Irradiation is required by Australia for import of Vietnam mangoes.
NDO/VNA - The first batch of 3.5 tonnes of mangoes from the northern mountainous province of Son La underwent irradiation treatment on June 28 before being shipped to Australia.
The mangoes, weighing 450-650 grams each, were purchased by Agricare Vietnam Co., Ltd. at the price of VND22,000 (US$0.9) per kilogramme.
Mangoes are sold at VND16,000 (US$0.7) per kilogramme on the free market.
The Post-Import Plant Quarantine Centre under the Plant Protection Department worked with the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to providing training for local farmers and help them set up dossiers on granting codes for two fruit cultivating areas in Van Lung village, Chieng Hac commune (Yen Chau district) and Noong Xom village, Hat Lot commune (Mai Son district).
The move is part of efforts to ensure local mangoes are qualified for shipment to the Australian market.
Son La is home to more than 4,000 hectares of mangoes, hundreds of which are grown in line with Vietnam Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP).
The Bowen region is Australia's largest winter producer of vegetables. Tomatoes are by far its biggest crop, totalling US $120 million a year. Yet, even though it could offer consumers access to fresh tomatoes in the winter, its export market has been extremely limited. The problem is the Queensland fruit fly, an aggressive pest that Australia once controlled with pesticides that are no longer allowed. However, thanks to a protocol in place that links Australia to New Zealand, tomato exporters have another option: irradiation. Australia irradiates the tomatoes to ensure there are no pests and New Zealand accepts irradiation as proof of insect control. The Joint FAO/IAEA Division has worked with Australia and other countries to bring irradiation to the fore as a suitable replacement for chemical treatments.
The timing is perfect. As Australia's tomatoes are ripening, New Zealand's tomatoes are going out of season. And because the two countries have agreed that irradiation is a safe and appropriate way to meet insect pest control requirements, New Zealand can import irradiated winter tomatoes and a host of other fresh produce from Australia's orchards and fields.
The latest information on phytosanitary irradiation.
Irradiation for Quality Improvement, Microbial Safety and Phytosanitation of Fresh Produce presents the last six and a half decades of scientific information on the topic.
This book emphasizes proven advantages of ionizing irradiation over the commonly used postharvest treatments for improving post-harvest life of fresh fruits and vegetables to enhance their microbial safety.
This reference is intended for a wide range of scientists, researchers, and students in the fields of plant diseases and postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables. It is a means for disease control to promote food safety and quality for the food industry and can be used in food safety and agriculture courses.
HÀ NỘI - Vietnamese dragon fruit is being exported to 40 countries and territories, such as China, Thailand and Indonesia, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The fruit is also entering new markets, including India, New Zealand, Australia and Chile, the ministry added.
MARD is coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to complete procedures to ship dragon fruit to Australia in 2017.
In January this year, the Australian Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources released its final review of bio-security requirements for Việt Nam's fresh dragon fruit.
In mid-June, a letter was sent to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, detailing the process of opening the market for Vietnamese fresh dragon fruit.
The embassy also recommended supporting Việt Nam in asking permission from the Food Standards Australia New Zealand to use irradiation treatment on dragon fruit shipped to Australia.
HÀ NỘI - The export value of vegetables and fruits is estimated at US$1.7 billion in the first half of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 45 per cent.
A report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) revealed that vegetables and fruits witnessed the highest growth in the export value of agricultural products, indicating their potential to increase value as well as brand name in the world market.
The country's vegetables and fruits were exported to some 60 countries and territories and have become key export products of Việt Nam. Their export value is expected to increase to $3 billion this year.
China, the United States, Japan and South Korea are the four leading import markets of Vietnamese vegetables and fruits, accounting for 85 per cent of the total export value. During the period, impressive growth was witnessed in imports, including by Russia (67 per cent), Japan (56 per cent), China (50 per cent) and the United States (23 per cent), as well as South Korea (15 per cent) and Thailand (12 per cent). Việt Nam's vegetables and fruits not only maintained their growth rate in export, but also expanded their market.
According to the MARD's Plant Protection Department, the first batch of large green mangoes grown in the northern mountain province of Sơn La will be exported to Australia this month.
The giant-sized fruit, priced at VNĐ22,000 (90 cents) per kilogramme, will be exported by Agricare Việt Nam Co., Ltd. The department said the fruit was grown as per the Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practice (VietGap). The department cooperated with the Hanoi Irradiation Centre to irradiate 3.5 tonnes of Son La mangoes before shipping them to Australia on Wednesday. "We sent the mango samples to our Australian partners, who appreciated the high quality, sweetness and unique flavour of the fruit," a department representative said.
The export of Sơn La mangoes to Australia not only marks growth of the Vietnamese fruit in this market, but also opens opportunities for locals to develop agricultural production, especially orchards in northern mountain provinces such as Sơn La, where almost the entire population consists of ethnic minorities.
Director of Agricare Việt Nam Đàm Quang Thắng said the company was not competing in the ripe mango segment, which already had many foreign exporters. Meanwhile, Australia did not have many green mango products, therefore the company decided to invest in and develop this particular product.
"Sơn La is a northern mountainous area well-known for its mangoes and suitable for the growth of the giant mango variety on a large scale to export to Australia," Thắng said.
Deputy chairman of Sơn La People's Committee Lò Minh Hùng said the province had prepared plans to develop orchards, especially to grow mangoes, in recent years. The province currently had some 4,000ha of mangos, with productivity of more than 3,000 tonnes per year.
"The province will continue to support farmers to invest in the growth and production of mangoes according to market demand. If the market accepts the product, growers will expand production while businesses will be encouraged to join in exports," Hùng said.
Agricare Việt Nam plans to ship some five tonnes of mango to Australia per week. This amount is not big, but with Australia "opening the door," other markets could follow suit.
Head of MARD's Plant Quarantine Division Lê Sơn Hà said farmers previously were in the habit of growing and producing what they required, but now they would have to change their mindset, and focus on growing, treatment and packaging according to international standards and market demand.
"If Vietnamese fruit meets requirements to export to Australia and the United States, we believe our fruit can meet the demand of almost all world markets," Hà said. The province has set its key task, which is to develop orchards to replace short-term crops on hills to ensure sustainable living for local farmers. It expects to develop 100,000 ha of orchards by 2030, of which 50,000ha are for mango and the rest are for longan and avocado.
Hà said his department was working on procedures to ship lychee to Japan. At present, the country is already exporting longan to the United States, but it needed more time to further negotiate and complete procedures to export longan to Australia and New Zealand.
"Specifically, we will complete the process to export red-flesh and white-flesh dragon fruit to Australia this year," Hà said.
The growth in export of agricultural products and seafood accelerated after the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) came into effect in 2010, which eliminated import duties.

Beijing (dpa) – A debate over the potential collapse of the Chinese Communist Party, sparked by a US academic, has hit a nerve in China as the country’s top legislators meet in Beijing.
President Xi Jinping is indeed “facing a big crisis as he tries to consolidate power and continue his anti-corruption campaign,” Beijing-based independent commentator Zhang Lifan told dpa.
Zhang Ming, a political scientist at People’s University in Beijing, disagreed, saying the leadership clarified their aims during the congress and will be able to implement their goals.
Both men were responding to a controversial essay published Saturday by US scholar David Shambaugh, professor of international affairs at George Washington University.
“China’s strongman leader … is hoping that a crackdown on dissent and corruption will shore up the party’s rule. [Xi] is determined to avoid becoming the Mikhail Gorbachev of China, presiding over the party’s collapse,” Shambaugh wrote in an essay titled The Coming Chinese Crackup.
“But instead of being the antithesis of Mr Gorbachev, Mr Xi may well wind up having the same effect. His despotism is severely stressing China’s system and society – and bringing it closer to a breaking point,” Shambaugh said.
Political problems have also blocked progress for China’s badly needed economic reforms, which could lead to further instability, he said.
The essay drew swift responses from state media, but few Chinese scholars have so far stepped into the debate.
A commentary from the state-run Global Times newspaper on Monday accused Shambaugh of “divining” on China to attract attention from Western audiences.
“His pessimistic opinion about China may easily get resonance from people who surround him, but it goes against common sense,” the editorial said.
“Foreign commenters speculate that China has a serious economic problem which could cause political collapse, but at least now, our society hasn’t been shaken up,” said Chen Donglin, researcher at the government-affiliated Institute of Contemporary China Studies.
“Ordinary people may not be happy, but each still performs their functions,” he told dpa.
Xi and other party leaders are among some 3,000 National People’s Congress delegates gathered for the 11-day meeting in Beijing.
On the sidelines of the meetings, which close Sunday, various government bodies have announced tighter regulations.
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce Monday promised stricter regulations and to propose new regulations to supervise e-commerce platforms.
On Tuesday state media said China’s top legislature is mulling the country’s first press law, which is expected to introduce new regulations for the country’s already heavily controlled media.
Previous leaders before Xi promoted similar theories to guide government policies and make their mark on party ideology.
But experts say that since taking power in 2012, Xi has gone further than any of his predecessors since Chairman Mao Zedong to police and purge party members.
Xi’s “Four Comprehensives” theory “hints at an effort to consolidate presidential position and personal power while also taking on powerful vested interests in the party and within the state itself,” said Richard Giragosian, director of the Armenia-based independent think-tank Regional Studies Center.
Thirty-nine senior lawmakers and advisors have been detained in corruption investigations in the past year, according to state media.
Some political observers in China agree that Xi’s heavy-handed tactics created an “atmosphere of fear” that reflect his ambitions to quash resistance among the political elite.
Other experts interviewed by dpa argue China’s slowing economy – slated to grow by about 7 per cent this year, compared to 7.4 per cent last year – poses a greater threat to the party’s longevity.
“A lower economic growth rate would cause serious unemployment problem and further political problems,” Chen said.
“If the government doesn’t make real reforms such as to break up monopolies in state enterprises or to provide decent affordable housing, the economy – even if stays relatively stable for the short term – in the long term it won’t be stable,” said Tao Ran, a professor at the School of Economics at People’s University.
Tao said the main problem is that there is no independent mechanism or research team to propose economic reforms to the central government.
“Reform proposals are mainly put forward by different government ministries each with their own interests, but if they should be the objects of reforms, how can they [effectively] reform themselves?” Tao asked.

The revitalized Pulliam complements other downtown successes.
Loveland has always been forwardthinking as evidenced by its many other impressive and valuable projects: The Foundry, Rialto, Chilson Center, Public Library, and Museum. A continuation of these philanthropic efforts, the Pulliam campaign fulfills the missing link — capacious, accessible community space.
The Pulliam Community Building can be a magnet for downtown. Research claims this regional attraction will entice an additional 30,000 to 50,000 visitors annually to the City’s core.
Positive impacts include broad appeal for music events and conventions, which translates into tax revenue and economic stimulus. A recent study indicates the spacious Pulliam appeals to music promoters. Rock concert volumes can destroy the plaster of some venues, but the Pulliam’s concrete structure will withstand those decibels.
Area businesses will reap their own benefits. Vendors, restaurants, pubs, hotels, shops and store all will be patronized by those who rent Pulliam rooms for conferences, festivals, and other events. Potential activities at the Pulliam will attract downtown residents.
Because it belongs to the community, the Pulliam will be affordable for clubs, small groups, and family events.
Renovation of this vital, historic building will benefit Loveland for yet another century.
In the past few decades, the community received few benefits for the money spent on operating the Pulliam. However, the City and Foundation’s investment now will pay off in economic impact and downtown activity.
Every dollar donated, up to $2.5 million, will be matched by the City of Loveland, doubling the money contributed by the Foundation and, ultimately, the community.

Question: Ms. Pinky lives in a one-floor house. Everything is pink, her house is pink, her bookshelf is pink. What color are the steps?
Answer: There aren't any steps it was a one floor house.

23 people attend a party. Each person shakes hands with AT LEAST TWO other people. What is the MINIMUM possible number of handshakes?
Can someone please explain the solution?
Each of the 23 people must shake hands with 22 others = 506 BUT TWO people are involved in each handshake, so the real number of handshakes is 506/2 = 253 Handshakes.
No! Each must shake hands with 2 others.
23 x 2 / 2 = 23 handshakes !
Or, we can just plug the value in the handshake formula: n(n-1)/2, 23*22/2=23*11=253 handshakes!
Look at EP's solutions for more information!
Oops, then it's 23 handshakes!
Can you explain how you got 23? Thanks in advance!
Label the people from 1 to 9 then continue with letters A to N.
23 pairings with each label occurring exactly twice.
This set of pairings is not unique of course.

Friv Games April 20, 2015 Fun game friv Hipster Girl, this game is in the category Action Friv Being a hipster these days is really hard! You have to deal with the ideal of being nonconforming while looking identical to everyone in the hipster community. So, do you want to be one of them? Then play the “Hipster Girl” dress up game and find out what it takes to be a real hipster. This game presents you one of these hipster girls as she will be your model and her wardrobe your perfect source of inspiration! Put your fashion skills at work, start mixing all of those old school tight fitting t-shirts, skinny jeans, flowing sweaters and retro shoes and put together a unique hipster attire to dress her up. Accessories? Yes please, they are mandatory! There is a wide choice available in this dress up game including: oversized plastic framed glasses, flower headbands, patterned and colorful scarves or hoodies so make sure you select the ones that best complement the chosen outfit! Want to try another clothing combination? Use your mouse to play this game.
Baymax was injured, Hiro decides to heal wounds for him, let's become a doctor with Hiro. Instruction:Mouse to play. Use your mouse to play this game.
How much gold can you deliver in this addictive physics skill game? Upgrade your trolley to reach the goal. Use your mouse and keyboard to play this game.
Alien is hungry for delicious meaty cow snacks. So it's off to Earth to rustle up some cattle with a flying saucer! Use your mouse to play this game.

A team led by Brown University researchers has been awarded $4 million by the National Science Foundation to study a promising new type of solar cell. The research, to be performed in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Rhode Island College (RIC), will focus on solar cells made from perovskites, a class of crystalline materials . . . The award, which will be paid over four years, was made through the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. This latest round of funding went to eight wide-ranging projects totaling $42 million and aimed at fostering research collaborations among investigators and institutions across 12 states.
This entry was posted in Nebraska / Midwest News, NewsBlog and tagged Brown University, National Science Foundation (NSF), Nebraskans for Solar, Rhode Island College (RIC), solar energy research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) on August 15, 2015 by Helen Deffenbacher.


Mrs. Franklin had 58.0 Valentines.  Mrs. Franklin needs 16.0 more to give 1.0 Valentine to all of her students.  How many students does Mrs. Franklin have? Answer:

After Jack May when I was delivering lunches, I got a job as an usher at the Paramount Theater. No, I'm sorry, at the Rivoli Theater in New York. And in those days, the Rivoli was a big, high-class movie house. People wore shirts and ties just to... and suits... just to go and see the movie. Well again, in those days being an usher at a big Broadway theater was almost like being a West Pointer. You were hired for your height. I was six feet so that got me in, and I was fairly slim. I was always skinny. But every morning they would inspect you, and your uniform, and it was a real big deal. And there was one thing… there were six aisles I think, so there were six ushers. When someone came in and… you were supposed to try to get them to come down your aisle. So there was a gesture you had to use. It took me a few… little while to learn it. You had to go like this, ‘This way please’. And it always had to be like that. You went like that to catch their attention, then you went, ‘This way please’. Well, the first week I kept hitting myself in the chin, because it's not easy to do. This way, this way. And after a while I learned how to do it so my hand just missed my chin. I was one of the best. This way… now I just did it again. This way please move that they had. Anyway, one day Mrs Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the wife of the President, was supposed to come to the theater, and everybody was so excited. We learned in advance she was coming. The Secret Service came and checked everything out, and all of us were standing in our aisles wondering who's aisle she'd come down. Came down my aisle. And I wanted to make an impression, and I didn't know what to say. I said, ‘This way please Madam President’. And then I realized I shouldn't have said Madam President… but I didn't… she didn't care. So I started leading her down the aisle, and I'm holding the flashlight, and I had my shoulders back and my head high. I figured I looked just like Errol Flynn, and I'm walking down the aisle… and I tripped over somebody's foot that was sticking out in the aisle, because my head was so high I wasn't looking down. Tripped and fell right on my face. The next thing I knew, Mrs Roosevelt had me by the shoulders and was trying to lift me up. ‘Are you all right, son?’. Oh, I was so embarrassed. But that was my first touch with greatness, and when I encountered somebody important.

How many people must be there in a room to make the probability 100% that two people in the room have same birthday?
Answer: 367 (since there are 366 possible birthdays, including February 29).
The above question was simple. Try the below question yourself.
How many people must be there in a room to make the probability 50% that two people in the room have same birthday?
The number is surprisingly very low. In fact, we need only 70 people to make the probability 99.9 %.

1. Where do frogs usually live in the hot season?
Answer: Buried at the bottom of ponds.

If a farmer buys chicken feed for £4 per tonne, pig feed for £3 per tonne and cattle feed for 40p per tonne. How much of each would he have if he had 100 tonnes for £100?
Answer: 8 tonnes of chicken feed, 12 tonnes of pig feed and 80 tonnes of cattle feed.

Right now, Dr. Johnson is three times older than his son.
When Dr. Johnson was 37 years old, his son was 3 years old.
How old are Dr. Johnson and his son now?
Answer: Dr. Johnson is 51 and his son is 17 years old.
Assume that Dr. Johnson is X years old and his son is Y years old.
Then 3Y = X, and X – Y = 34.
Solving for X and Y, we get X = 51 and Y = 17.

1. At what temperature does water become ice?
Answer: Zero degrees on the Celsius scale.

How might your mail be arriving in the future?
How might your mail be arriving in the future?
Answer: in a self-driving mail truck.
But don’t worry, there will still be a person in the truck for your dog to bark their head off at.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) released a report last week stating that the agency plans to integrate self-driving tech into its fleet of 228,000 vehicles. In partnership with the University of Michigan, USPS plans to build an Autonomous Rural Delivery Vehicle and start using it on 28,000 rural routes as early as 2025.

Mr. Franklin, father of our efficient deputy sheriff, is now 92 years old, and bids fair to live to a hundred. We love the old men of Bartow, and respect their gray hairs.
When summer comes and we have more time it will be our pleasure to give our readers short sketches from the lives of Bartow�s old veterans and patriarchs. It will be a labor of love, and we think our readers will appreciate these short biographies. We will be thankful for any data or material that our friends can furnish to aid us in this work.

Question: How many words constitute a fictional short story? Not a short, short story but a short story.
Answer: Generally, a short story is any story under 7,500 words. Anything under 1,000 words is often termed flash fiction.
However, these definitions are not fixed. Sometimes works up to 20,000 words have been called short stories. You have to check with individual publishers (such as literary magazines, websites, contests, etc.) to see what length of stories they are looking for and what terms they are using to describe them (e.g. micro-fiction, novelette, novella, postcard fiction).
At the extreme lower end there are also "six word memoirs," such as this famous one attributed to Hemingway: "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn."

Question: Can you start a PC from a Windows 10 USB hard drive as in Macs?
Can you start a PC or laptop from a Windows 10 USB hard drive as in Macs?
I know how how to start a mac off an external hard drive with a bootable OS X volume. I wonder if you can do the same with PCs and Windows 10.
Answer:Can you start a PC from a Windows 10 USB hard drive as in Macs?
Question: Who can recommend one T440P caddy?
I want to put my HDD in the postion of DVD, so I need to purchase one caddy. But I don't know which one will fit my T440P? Thank you guys.
Answer:Who can recommend one T440P caddy?

Question: How do you write a good novel in which the protagonist has an evil story goal?
Answer: Though they are more rare, there are stories told from the point of view of an immoral or villainous person. Shakespeare's Macbeth is one example. A Clockwork Orange is another.
In first person narration, reading such a story feels like having a mobster mistake you for his best friend. On the one hand, it's flattering to have him share his life story with you, while on the other hand you can mentally step back and pass judgment on his crimes.
Traditionally, villainous protagonists were the subject of tragedies. You read such stories to see how their mistakes and character flaws led to their downfall. Tragedies were lessons on how to not lead your life -- don't be greedy, selfish, overly ambitious, etc.
More problematic are the villainous protagonists who win in the end. Their stories can be disconcerting because they offend our natural sense of moral justice. The thematic message they deliver is a sense that something is wrong with the world (society, the universe, God, etc.). A system that would allow a villain to win must itself be a corrupt and immoral system in need of reform. Such a story is disturbing because people like to draw comfort from the notion that they understand the rules of the world, and that understanding makes the world fair and just. Seeing a villain win destroys that illusion.
So I would suggest you decide what your thematic message will be. Are your writing a tragedy or an indictment of the world?
Next, it helps a lot if you can make your villain appealing. This may mean giving him charm, humour, a backstory that evokes sympathy, flaws that the reader can relate to, or perhaps one or two traits that are admirable.
Consider that Ebenezer Scrooge has his endearing qualities (he enjoyed games and dancing). Even Satan in Paradise Lost comes across as admirable for his championing of individual freedom: "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."
Finally, it may help to give your character an inner conflict. Show us either the arc of his downfall or (if he starts out nasty) let him be pressured to reform but ultimately refuse to change.

what are the skills needed to play kendo?
what are the skills needed to play kendo?
What types of skills are needed to play kendo?
Answer: Thank you for your question. This is a very hard question. You do not need any specific skills to do kendō. Anyone can do kendō if they are determined.

Mrs Ireland and Miss Davis have been focusing on a number a week with the Nursery children.
Recognising numbers, forming numbers and counting out a given number. We have also been looking at 2D shapes during free choice and problem solving activities.

A man was lying in the middle of the desert dead, with a ring on his finger. There was no wounds on the victim. How did the man die?
Answer: The man died by not pulling the parachute ring soon enough so he fell to his death.

Mrs. Meyer has been teaching for nine years. She earned her bachelor from University of Indianapolis with a concentration in Elementary Education. Mrs. Meyer also received her master degree from Indiana Wesleyan University with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction.

If a company has positive earnings, can cash flows from operating activities ever be negative?
Answer: If a company has positive earnings, can cash flows from operating activities ever be negative?
Develop brief answers to each of the following questions:1.

It is 37.7 miles according to Google Maps.
How far is Santa Barbara California from Oxnard California?
Answer: Santa Barbara is about a 45-50 minute drive from Oxnard.


Mrs. Snyder made 86.0 red cookies and 36.0 pink cookies. How many cookies did she make in total? Answer:

Josh sold 465 bottles of apple cider and 605 bottles of wine. He made $10,050 altogether. If he sold 465 bottles of apple cider and only 586 bottles of wine, he would make just $9,822. How much did the 605 bottles of wine sell for?

A nurse put 100 gloves into 4 containers. She puts gloves in the containers in such a way that each container has two more gloves than the one before. How many gloves are in each container?
Answer: 22, 24, 26, and 28 gloves.
Let X be the number of gloves in the first container. Then there are X+2 gloves in the 2-nd container, X+4 gloves in the 3-rd container, and X+6 gloves in the 4-th container. Hence, we have X+X+2+X+4+X+6=100. Solving for X, we get X=22 gloves in the first container, 24 gloves in the 2-nd container, 26 gloves in the 3-rd container and 28 gloves in the 4-th container.
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Why seeking spouse in Ukraine? Answer: Quality!!

Which one has more carbs? 100g of rice or pasta? Answer: They are pretty much the same!!! Pasta has 131 calories and 25grams of carbs and rice has 130 calories and 28grams of carbs. How many of you got that one correct? Goes to show that you can keep on track with your diet without having to eat the same boring thing everyday.

Gregory built seven motorcycles. He sells each for $900.00. How much money did Gregory earn selling his motorcycles?
Albert sent a letter to his penpal everyday for the entire month of January and February. How many letters did Albert send his penpal?
Answer: Albert sent his penpal 59 letters.
Calvin owns a restaurant. He pays $1,200.00 a month in rent. How much rent does Calvin pay a year?
Answer: Calvin pays $14,400.00 in rent a year.
Gina pays $80.00 for cable service a month. How much money does Gina pay for cable a year?
Answer: Gina pays $960.00 for cable a year.
If Nelson drives 55 miles per hour hour, how long will it take him to reach Miami, Florida, 165 miles away?
Answer: It will take Nelson 3 hours.
William is a chef and cooked three different dishes. He sold them to his friend Nilda for $60.00 each. How much money did William earn?

Do thermocouples measure absolute temperature or temperature difference? Answer: Temperature difference because the output is proportional to the temperature difference between the reference and the measuring junctions.
Do resistance thermometers measure absolute temperature or temperature difference? Answer: Absolute temperature because the sensor's resistance is dependent on the its local average temperature.
What is the temperature scale in use in the UK and is Centigrade the unit of measurement? Answer: The International Temperature Scale of 1990 with Celsius as the unit of measurement.
Is temperature the amount of thermal energy an object has? Answer: Temperature is better described as the intensity of the thermal energy or the kinetic energy density.
Do temperature measurements need an uncertainty associated with them? Answer: All measurements are useless without an uncertainty.

When were calories first discovered and when did people start caring about them?
Answer: Calories were discovered in the 1800s. Small calories are a measurement of heat and large calories are a measurement of food.

As a rule, one centimeter of rain is equal to how much snow?
Answer: b) Typically, one centimeter of rain equals 10 centimeters of snow. This varies somewhat according to the snow’s moisture content, but it’s the norm.

What is autism in a short way?
Answer: Autism can be improved with diet. No wheat, little sugar... Pretty much keep it organic. It will help any behavior problems.
What interventions for autism are there?
Where can autism be diagnosed?
Answer: there are many different professionals that have the ability to diagnose autism.
in my experience we had the best luck with a developmental peds dr. he was the most knowledgable about autism and was able to give us many resources and answer a lot of questions not to mention putting us at ease about the situation.
How could you find out if you have autism?
Answer: By having a complete evaluation performed by a medical doctor, or psychiatrist.
How can you not be controlled by autism?
Can people with autism believe in god?
Answer: Anyone can carry Autism.No one knows what cuases autism.But there are many different therioes of what cuases.My answer for this question is the right answer.I am a 11 year old girl that lives at home this a autisc sister.I am sorry for my mispelling.In my oppion i think my sister was born autsic becuase between me and her baby tapes i was talking she was not.I dont think autism just happens , I think People are born with it.
How does Autism effect you?
The best way to describe its effect on me is based on two important factors: set and setting. It is just like a psychedelic experience - you need to find the right conditions that suit you in life.
How does Autism effect you?
Answer: The best way to describe its effect on me is based on two important factors: set and setting. It is just like a psychedelic experience - you need to find the right conditions that suit you in life.
What effect do psychoactive drugs have on children with autism?
Answer: They have been on psychoactive drugs since day 1.

The common names of birds in various parts of the world often use hawk in the second sense. For example, the Osprey or fish hawk; or, in North America, the various Buteo species (e.g., the Red-tailed Hawk, B. jamaicensis).
In February 2005, Canadian ornithologist Louis Lefebvre announced a method of measuring avian IQ in terms of their innovation in feeding habits. Hawks were named among the most intelligent birds based on his scale.
Hawks are widely reputed to have visual acuity several times that of a normal human being. This is due to the many photoreceptors in the retina (up to 1,000,000 per square mm for Buteo, against 200,000 for humans), an exceptional number of nerves connecting these receptors to the brain, and an indented fovea, which magnifies the central portion of the visual field.
What do you call a baby hawk?
Answer: A baby hawk is called a eyas.
What do you call a female hawk?
Answer: A female hawk is called a hen.
What do you call a male hawk?
Answer: A male hawk is called a tiercel.
What do you call a group of hawks?
Answer: A group of hawks are called a cast, kettle, boil.
Question: What is the scientific classification of a hawk?
Answer: A hawk has the scientific classification of accipitrine, falconine.
Question: What class is a hawk in?
Answer: A hawk is in the bird class.

Time for another Wednesday Porch Stories linkup hosted by Kristin Hill Taylor; time for Tales as Old as Time. As she reflects on several cinematic updates and remakes, Kristin admits, "I didn't expect to love remakes of movies I watched as a kid. Like Annie. Or The Parent Trap. And now Beauty and the Beast. In all three instances, I love the new version – the version my kids will call their own – better than the one I had always known. I surprise myself because I'm usually not so quick to embrace change."
If you attend church, you may have sung the old hymn "I love to tell the story ... of Jesus and his love." Several times I've mentioned the Sunday morning class I facilitate at the church I attend. We sometimes call it bible study, sometimes adult forum, sometimes Sunday School, but we mostly draw upon at least one of that day's scripture texts from the Revised Common Lectionary, so ideally our discussion becomes God's living word to us for this place and this time. More often than not we discuss the gospel account for that Sunday, those two thousand year old stories that often refer to events thousands of years older—tales and chronicles as old as linear time itself! I've round tripped through the 3-year long RCL quite a few times; even if I hadn't, I'd still remember Jesus' post-resurrection appearances. We speak of post-resurrection appearances, but they weren't simply someone or something that looked to be Jesus; after his death and resurrection, people experienced Jesus of Nazareth the Christ of God physically right there and then on earth in the flesh as post-resurrection realities.
Most likely you know scripture is full of do not fear! – don't be afraid! – fear not! and related admonitions because humans tend to react in fear or apprehension—sometimes even to something as seemingly unthreatening as new versions of favorite films. Jesus' disciples even feared the resurrected Savior himself!
The third Sunday of Easter that's on the calendar of the church's year of grace in four days features a pair of travelers walking along a road about seven mlles from Jerusalem on the evening of the day of resurrection. Only the gospel of Luke [24:13-35] contains it, yet it makes the RCL schedule for Easter evening in all three lectionary years as well as being the appointed gospel reading for Matthew's year A and Mark's year B. Crucified, risen, scarred yet fully alive, Jesus of Nazareth joined and conversed with the guys along Emmaus road. Yet only when they later experienced their companion along the byway replicating history by taking, blessing, breaking, and distributing bread did they recognize the stranger as Jesus.
33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!" 35Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Sufficiently free of fear by then to venture over to Jerusalem to repeat the ministry Jesus modeled by turning the world upside down?
During the Great Fifty Days of Easter the lectionary brings us stories from porches, marketplaces, homes, town squares, house churches—all those places people go to and interact with other humans. Although worship leaders and preachers who follow the lectionary still sometimes choose their own passages in order to focus on special observances or major world events, the first scripture reading appointed for each Sunday during the Easter session is from the book of Acts. And you know what? All those Acts of the Apostles' stories about all those places show us people who are bold, outspoken, and fearless as they proclaim the love of God poured out onto all creation in Christ Jesus. What's the difference? The person and presence of the Holy Spirit pervades Luke's gospel, yet the evocative rendering of the Day of Pentecost with fire and flames in Acts 2 is another pericope or scripture selection unique to Luke, and the rest of the apostles' acts happen in the wake of that Day of Pentecost.
Kristin admits she's usually not quick to embrace change or newness; like many humans, I alternate between being highly flexible and spontaneous as in, "Of course I'd love to do that! I'll be ready in ten minutes," and mind-mindbogglingly inflexible as in "I can't possibly consider such a thing without at least ten days' notice." New versions of movies or TV shows, a newly illustrated edition of a book or a redecorated room don't turn our worlds upside down in terms of changes, yet they still represent newness and difference from what's already over and past. Jesus went ahead of his disciples to Jerusalem, to the center of the known world of his day. The Crucified and Risen One goes ahead of us to the next place God will call and send us. Not quick to welcome change? Do we still fear? Dare we not trust the unexpected surprise of resurrection?
As we study scripture on Sunday mornings and on our own during the week, all of us hope to relate the texts to our own circumstances well enough to start trusting the Holy Spirit of God more and more, to open the biblical narratives wide, deep, and high enough to make them God's living words to us. The old old story of Jesus and his love we sing about in "I love to tell the story" is a tale as old as two thousand year's worth of time plus more millennia not recorded in any history book. We think we know the rest of the story because all of scripture is full of God resurrecting life from death, but we really don't and won't know what God will enact in our cities and communities, along our sidewalks and freeways (in our own hearts!) until we follow Jesus to the Jerusalems that are the centers of our worlds and lives, until we follow Jesus' call and begin turning those worlds upside down and inside out in the Spirit of Pentecostal fire and freedom!

Read out the two numbers.
Decide if the first number is "greater than", "less than", or "equal to" the second number.
Answer: Compare these numbers. The number 7 comes after 3 while counting. Hence 7 is greater than 3. Using mathematical symbols, "7 is greater than 3" can be written as 7 > 3.

Which of the three Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes should question Mark Crimson.
Question Mark Crimson, He broke your window.
As guided by the note sherlock holmes should question Mark Crimson :).

How do you score points in a kendo match?
Answer: I think this article, What are the rules of Kendo? , will help you.


Mrs. Santiago has 58.0 red roses. Mrs. Garrett has 24.0.  What is the total number of roses? Answer:

John is three times younger than his father, but two times older than his brother Jim. How old is John if Jim is 40 years younger than his father?
Answer: John is 16 years old.
Let X be John’s age, F be father’s age, and J be Jim’s age. Then, 3X=F, X/2 =J, and J+40=F. Solving this system of three equations for X, we get X=16.
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1. What is glass made from?
Answer: Limestone, Silica and Soda ash.

The cakes change each month. Cake 1 has been made in August, Cake 2 in June, and Cake 3 in May. In what month has Cake 4 been made?
Answer:April. The number of chocolate lines on the cakes indicates the month.

How long would it take to fly anywhere on Earth using a SpaceX rocket?
How long would it take to fly anywhere on Earth using a SpaceX rocket?
Answer: less than an hour.
Before he gets us to Mars, Elon Musk wants to get us anywhere on Earth in under an hour.
At Friday’s International Astronautical Conference, the CEO of SpaceX revealed the company’s plans for its largest airborne vehicle yet, the BFR. While originally intended to facilitate SpaceX’s goal of putting humans on Mars by 2024, Musk announced that he also envisions using the rocket for high-speed Earth travel.
The world’s longest flight — from Doha, Qatar, to Auckland, New Zealand — currently takes 16.5 hours. However, with SpaceX’s BFR rocket, flight time would be just 45 minutes.

Any idea what this word picture is saying?Any idea what this word picture is saying?
Any idea what this word picture is saying?
Any idea what this word picture is saying?
Answer: No TV for a week!

Answer: I want to study doctor, know medicine.
Answer: Literacy is a person who went to school, education is a person who went to school.
Answer: I see myself with great potential, during that time I see myself working in a hospital.
Answer: I admire the president of America (Barack Obama).
Answer: My dream is to be a doctor in the future.

Question: How many words constitute a fictional short story? Not a short, short story but a short story.
Answer: Generally, a short story is any story under 7,500 words. Anything under 1,000 words is often termed flash fiction.
However, these definitions are not fixed. Sometimes works up to 20,000 words have been called short stories. You have to check with individual publishers (such as literary magazines, websites, contests, etc.) to see what length of stories they are looking for and what terms they are using to describe them (e.g. micro-fiction, novelette, novella, postcard fiction).
At the extreme lower end there are also "six word memoirs," such as this famous one attributed to Hemingway: "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn."

When I watch videos of people practicing kendo I often hear them make weird sounds. What is that sound for?
Answer: Thanks for your question. I am not sure what kinds of sounds you are referring to. Can you be more specific?

Answer: What have you asked??
Answer: Bcoz all questions ans not given by dr some ans are given by some pregnant women . May b they don't know about your problem that's why you not get your questions answers.

My father was angry ________my failure.
Answer:My father was angry at my failure.
Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become _________when they see humans.
Answer:Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become Aggressive when they see humans.
___________you wake me up so early on a Sunday?
The company let me ____ time off work.
Answer:The company let me Take time off work.

Answer: Not really now. It is too soon.
Answer: Dear you can't feel the baby heart beat by only touching... Yes when your pregnancy will reach in more than 20th weeks than you feel baby movements.. .

A man was lying in the middle of the desert dead, with a ring on his finger. There was no wounds on the victim. How did the man die?
Answer: The man died by not pulling the parachute ring soon enough so he fell to his death.