Jessica spent $ 10.22 on a cat toy, and a cage cost her $ 11.73. What was the total cost of Jessica 's purchases? Answer:

Question: There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
Answer: 9. Try sketching the problem out to see it.
Haha. There could also be seventeen in that case.

1. What is glass made from?
Answer: Limestone, Silica and Soda ash.

41. Kathleen and Glenn decide that this is the year to begin getting serious about saving for their retirement by participating in their employers' 401k plans. As aresult, they each have $3000 of their salary set aside in their qualified plans.
0*0.20 = 800. Answer: $800. b. Joel is under 18 at the end of the year, so he is not eligible for the credit. Answer: $0.

If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ?
If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ?
Answer : 1 45 metric tonnes Explanation : Answer: A) 45 metric tonnes Explanation: 2 engines of former type for one hour consumes (2 x 24)/(6 x8) = 1 metric ton i.e. 3 engines of latter type consumes 1 ton for one hourHence 9 engines consumes 3 tons for one hourFor 15 hours it is 15 x 3 = 45 metric tonnes.

A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 p.m. on 4th day?
A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 p.m. on 4th day?
Answer : 4 11 p.m.

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?
Answer: Hi Silvana, Here is a great website that offers safe foods for pregnancy and breast feeding. Best wishes, Alex.

An alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 8 and another alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 3. If equal amount of both the alloys are melted together, then the ratio of gold and silver in the resulting alloy is ?
An alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 8 and another alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 3. If equal amount of both the alloys are melted together, then the ratio of gold and silver in the resulting alloy is ?
Answer : 2 105/103 Explanation : Answer: B) 105/103 Explanation: As given equal amounts of alloys are melted, let it be 1 kg.Required ratio of gold and silver = 513 58813 38 = 105103. Hence, ratio of gold and silver in the resulting alloy = 105/103.

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.

Question: You need a room for your group. Each person needs 5 square feet of space. You have 25 people in your group, what is the smallest room you can use?
Answer: 125 square foot room.

Find the first four terms and state whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.
Answer: The first four terms of the sequence are 2, 5, 10, 17. The sequence is neither arithmetic nor geometric.
Answer: The first four terms of the sequence are 6, 12, 24, 48. The sequence is geometric with r = 2.
Q 5: Find the first four terms of the sequence: 3n/3!

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Is this the worst 'Jeopardy!' ending in history?
Is this the worst 'Jeopardy!' ending in history?
Answer: Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black, Dr. Oz -- Correct response: Who will compete on 'Jeopardy' Power Players Week?
Answer: Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black, Dr. Oz -- Correct response: Who will compete on 'Jeopardy' Power Players Week?
What is Auto-Tune, Alex? Why, the greatest thing to come to 'Jeopardy!' in years!
What is Auto-Tune, Alex? Why, the greatest thing to come to 'Jeopardy!' in years!

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.

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Question: Hi. . I swollen small bone piece along with my lunch ? What to do? Is it cause any problem? Im scar about it?
Answer: Hi dear don't worry nothing will happen. Just drink water in good qty.
Question: Hi....My feet are swollen.... is it normal?????? if it is common problem what need i to do????
Answer: Not doing potty for one day is normal. Continue feeding the baby.
Question: Im in 6th week of pregnancy... Im overweight... What i want to know is is there any problem if i do small small exercises??
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I’ve slowly but surely been working my way through the very extensive list of fisheries in Somerset, and although I’ve still got a good chunk left to sample, the fisheries closest to my house have been visited on more than one occasion. Wanting to fish somewhere new I decided to travel down the a3066 and visit Mangerton Lake. I’ll be honest, looking at the websiteI didn’t hold out a great deal of hope, aside from the fact that I knew I’d be in a picturesque location. A quick phone call the night before to make sure I was going to the right place, and I was set. I arrived at the farm house (where you pay into an honesty box) picked up my ticket and made my way back down the track towards the fishing lake. It was a nice lake and bigger than I expected, and after a quick walk around I picked a peg which looked to have a huge margin swim. In the time it took me to set my gear up the wind really picked up, and was now blowing firmly into my face. I reassessed my position before setting any more equipment up and deciding on moving around to my right, so the wind would be off my back, making holding a pole a lot easier.
My plan of attack today would be a straight forward one, target the lakes smaller fish on Maggots and Corn, and if there were any about, target the Carp on Pellet and Meat. I had a quick chat with an angler who was also fishing the pole in the other half of the lake “They go up to 30lb” he assured me, “I’ve had them up to 23lb on paste in here”. I hoped I wouldn’t run into one of those beasts.
I was surprised how quickly the lake got deep (although apparently it goes to 20ft) and at 9 meters I was fishing 8 feet of water – Good job I made a few new rigs! As the water temperature was up I opted for a groundbait/pellet combo. Also I had some scraps of old groundbait which I wanted rid of, so I balled in 3 jaffa’s on the open water line and 2 down the margin with some bigger pellets for any potential Carp.
First put in on “old faithful” (double red) saw a small roach take before I shipped out to my 9 meter open water swim. So swinging the fish in I went back out on Corn hoping to put of the fish long enough for me to pour a cuppa. The float settled and instantly took off, my 8 elastic was no match for whatever this was and the hook pulled! I shipped in re-baited with corn and shipped back out. This time the float stood stationary for a minute or two before it slid away. This wasn’t a Roach either and before long I was putting my 10 elastic under some significant pressure. I was conscious of my lighter hooklength but I eventually brought to the net Carp of around 3lb’s. 2 more trips out to open water were enough for me before I decided on going down the inside. In the meantime a father and his 2 sons had set up opposite and were using dog biscuits to bring the Carp to the surface. There are A LOT of carp in this place – borderline commercial levels (without the F1’s). Going down the inside proved an immediate success and I was into a fish instantly. Another carp of around 4lbs. This fish was very long and lean so it was fighting like a train.
This continued for the best part of 2 hours, and as long as I kept the feed going in the fish would happily stay. Watching the family opposite catching fish off the surface was also enjoyable, and when they packed in fishing at around 12:30 I guestimated that they had caught 10 – 12 fish between the 3 of them. The feed they had put in was still being busily gobbled and I could hear the constant “SLURP” of fish taking off the surface. Temptation got the better of me and I quickly set up a stalking rod with a 3ft 6lb hooklink, attached to a hair rigged cork ball. I threw a few 8mm floating pellets in and they were instantly slurped up and 3 or 4 foraging fish. Before long I was in to a nice common of just under 5lbs. Followed by a beautiful mirror Carp around the same weight. It was difficult to guess the weight of these fish as some were short and chunky and some were very long and lean. I caught another 4 off the surface before returning to my seat box.
I shipped back out using double corn and was instantly rewarded with what I thought was a small carp. Nope, a bloody huge Roach.
This was followed (also on double corn) by a huge 3.01lb spawned out Perch. I couldn’t believe it when I got it in the net, and couldn’t help but wonder the weight of it before spawning. Easily a new PB. What a belter.
This photo doesn’t do this creature Justice. It was huge.
The fish were coming thick and fast now, it was turning into a proper “purple patch” where everything I would put in front of the fish was being taken Pellets, Meat, Dead Maggots, Corn everything! Some of the Carp I was catching seemed to have an odd dark colouration, and I wondered if some were bred with Koi (not that it mattered). These fish were constant and had I used a keep net I would have been pushing 90lb+ by the end of the day.
The fish opposite were still very much on the feed, and some were even starting to feed off the surface in my peg, but I remained fishing the deck until I decided to call it a day around 4pm. Once I had packed up I walked over to the angler who was fishing the paste, and as I approached I saw he was playing a fish. It looked fairly sizable and on asking, the angler was using a light Maver hollow elastic. It was at full stretch, nevertheless slowly but surely the fish was coming closer to the bank. Having never really been a fan of Hollow or Hydro elastic I suppose this may have been turning point for me in seeing how it works, and how big a fish you can land or relatively light elastic. The chap was working the pulla bung and after a few minutes a lump came to the surface. It was huge. So much so that it almost didn’t fit into his landing net, eventually it did, on the 3rd time of asking. This fish was well over 15lb, and was landed on a 4lb hooklength. Obviously I helped him photograph it, shame I didn’t take one myself. So maybe my next pole will have some pullas? Maybe….
Fishability – **** – Good lakes, 2 sunken islands, some overhanging trees and plenty of rushes for features. Make deep rigs though.
Accessibility – **** Easy to find and just off the a3066, there are however no facilities on site.
Value for Money – *** – I only put 3*s as I was caught out by the honesty box at the farm. Despite knocking for the best part of 10 minutes to try and get some change I still got no answer (even though people were up and eating breakfast), so this trip cost me £10.
Disabled Access – ** ½ – You would not be able to wheel your chair down to the lake unassisted, however there is suitable space when at the lake side as the pegs are quite clearly defined.
Trip #4 – Swillington Park Lakes – In Meat We Trust!!!

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Sara got fast food for lunch. Sara spent $ 5.36 on a hotdog and $ 5.1 on a salad. What was the total of the lunch bill? Answer:

What are people dying from?
Answer: well, people die from many things!
Are to many people dying now?
Why do people lie about dying when there really not?
Answer: It is unfortunate that people would do this but for some reasons they have of their own they do. Attention, lonliness, jealousy and possibly even control issues over the individual(s) the person have told.
What is the main cause of people dying in the us?
Answer: The main cause of people dying in the US as well as in the world is their heart stops circulating blood to the brain which deprives it of oxygen and thus all activity in the body ceases and the person dies. The causes of the heart ceasing to beat are to numerous to count. The ultimate cause of death is as stated.
Why do dying people see things that are not there?
Answer: they want to see all the important moments and memories in their lives.
Why are so many people in your family dying lately?
Answer: So many people are dying lately because many health problems arepresenting themselves. Health is not what it used to be.
Do people throw up when dying?
Answer: Some people will throw up when they are dying. This just depends onhow their body handles the process of passing away.
What do people experience before dying?
Answer: People experience denial, anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance before dying. Death is change. Anyone making any kind of change will go through these stages. The time it takes is subjective. The more aware we become, the better we will be able to handle this process. Death can be a beautiful experience or a horrible one depending on our intention. The earlier we can learn to embrace change, the better prepared we will be for an eventual wihdrawal from the physical. At the last moment you can call out to someone you know who has preceded you and they will be there to aid you in the beginning of the assimilation process, the process of assessing the progress of this lifetime in addition to all the rest of them in preparation for the next time around. Most of us have a long way to go. The good news is that the learnig potential is speeding up so anyone at this present time can speed up their own evolution through study and practice.
What diseases were the people in the Crimean war dying from?
Answer: lots of things really!!
The rating of people dying from salmonella?
Answer: Statistics show about 1,000 per year.
Why do dying people call out the name of the living?
Does anyone experience the spirit of dying people?
Answer: some do but most do not.
Answer: Whether to keep a dying person on life support is a personal orfamily decision. If the person is suffering it might not be fair tokeep them on life support.
How many people are dying in the world daily?
Answer: a lot thats for sure.
What is the percentage of people dying from strokes?
10 percent of stroke victims require care in a nursing home or other long-term care facility.
15 percent die shortly after the stroke.
While subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) represents only about 7 percent of all strokes, it is the most deadly - with more than a 50 percent fatality rate. Of the survivors, approximately half will suffer permanent disability.
What is the percentage of people dying from strokes?
Answer: 10 percent of stroke victims recover almost completely.
10 percent of stroke victims require care in a nursing home or other long-term care facility.
15 percent die shortly after the stroke.
While subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) represents only about 7 percent of all strokes, it is the most deadly - with more than a 50 percent fatality rate. Of the survivors, approximately half will suffer permanent disability.
What is the percentage of people dying from Anorexia?
Answer: Roughly 10% of all anorexics will die directly as a result of the disorder, or directly from a Sid effect from the disorder.
How long does dying one live with cheyne strokes breathing?
Answer: Cheyne stoking, sadly, happens just before death. It can last minutes or hours; every person is different. By the time cheyne stoking is apparent, in my opinion, the person is no longer aware of their surroundings.
What percentage of cardiovascular disease and strokes are preventable?
Is it true dying people wait for loved ones to leave the room before dying?
Answer: No, they wait for their loved ones to arrive.
Actually it is extremely common for a dying person to wait until the loved one leaves the room. A loved one may hold vigil for days, step out of the room for just a moment, and that is when the dying person passes.
It is supposedly to protect the loved one from letting them see when they take their last breath.
Why do people have strokes?
Answer: Why do people have strokes?
Why do people get strokes?
Answer: People have a stroke when a blood clot forms in an artery. When theblood clot travels to your brain, that is when you have a stroke.
Why do people suffer strokes?
Answer: Stroke is a medical condition where part of the brain dies as aresult from a blood clot. The blod clot blocks the flow of blood tothe part, depriving that part of the brain with oxygen andnutrients. As such, paralysis of body parts which that part of thebrain controls, ensues.
Why are strokes important to people?
Answer: Strokes can lead to cognitive (brain) and physical damage, from mild to severe implications. In severe stroke, a person can be left without the capacity to think, feel, and move their body.
At what age do people commonly get strokes?
Answer: Stroke happens due to injury in head which causes some part or function of your brain inactive or half dead because cells get dead which may cause stammering or inability to move etc effecting some particular part of your body or you may experience seizures, it varies it can happen at any age.
What kills more people each year than heat strokes?
Answer: Breast cancer kills more women than heart disease.
What is the percentage of a spouse dying after another spouse dies?
Answer: to help prepare you for whats to come, and to encourage you to change the things that you can.
How do people try to get up when they are dying?

May i ask of a natural remedy that is safe for my baby, to aid with fluid retention please.
Answer: Hi Natasha, Fluid retention tends to happen later in pregnancy. This is a side effect of pregnancy as you do retain more fluid during pregnancy to support the baby. It is not advisable to try to get rid of the fluid. You can help lessen its effects by raising your legs at times through the day and getting regular exercise. Best wishes, Alex.

Q: I am facing my first marijuana possession charge less than 20 grams and paraphernalia. what are my likely penalties? I am a disabled vet who was medically retired from the marine corps in 2012 after 8 years. I was only in possession of 2 grams tops plus 2 pipes and a grinder. I was completely cooperative with the police when I was approached due to an anonymous complaint that I was selling pot and hash oil from my house. I allowed the sheriffs to search my house which is when I told them i was in possession of a small amount.
Answered about 11 hours ago . If this is your first offense then it is almost certain that you will be eligible for a diversionary program.

A person walking 6/7 of his usual rate is 30 minutes late. What is his usual time ?
A person walking 6/7 of his usual rate is 30 minutes late. What is his usual time ?
Answer : 3 3 hrs Explanation : Answer: C) 3 hrs Explanation: Let t be the usual time. If the usual rate is 1 unit, then the unusual rate is 6/7.Balance by the distance,1 x t = (6/7)(t 30)7t = 6(t 30)we get t as,t = 180 minutes = 3 hrs.

The oldest dynasty still ruling in which country ?
The oldest dynasty still ruling in which country ?
Answer : 3 Japan Explanation : Answer: C) Japan Explanation: The longest-surviving dynasty in the world is the Imperial House of Japan.

Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?
Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?
Answer : 1 240 gms Explanation : Answer: A) 240 gms Explanation: The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.Weight of each small piece = 15 g.So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

What is a vegetable garden?
What kind of land must it be?
What can use grow here?
What is the best source of vitamin?
Why is vegetable good for health?
What are his goods for sale?
Answer: A vegetable garden is a garden where different kinds of vegetables are grown. A suitable piece of land is needed for a vegetable garden. The piece of land must be sunny. Water must not stand on it during the rainy season. Before planting vegetables, the piece of land has to be prepared well and manured. The grass and grassroots have to be picked up and removed from the soil. In a vegetable garden, we can grow all sorts of vegetables in different seasons. Most vegetables are rich in food value and are essential for our good health. But green yellow and leafy vegetables are the best sources of vitamins and minerals. All sorts of vegetables should be planted in a vegetable garden. A vegetable garden is not very expensive to make. Therefore, every family should have a vegetable garden.

without a parachute and did not die.
Answer : Plane was on the Ground.
Hence no parachute was required to save his life.
no big injuries could occur too.

Question: Will the world be a worse place if most people become disappointed with their religions? What would prevent people from mutual destruction and mayhem?
Answer: No, religions don’t need to simply disappear! No way! There is room for faith in the way people understand it, meaning religion, until people everywhere reveal all of creation; until they fully and completely reveal the Creator.
The wisdom of Kabbalah does not offend any religion!
The wisdom of Kabbalah operates by leading a person to the fulfillment of this principle, whereas religions only speak about love of others, but regrettably they only cause division between people.
Why Was The Torah Written In A Historical Language?

Catching Crabs with a Chicken Leg?
Answer: Ocean sport fishing regulations specify what gear may be used to take saltwater crustaceans, and any “nets, traps or other appliances” not specified in the following section are prohibited methods of take (California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 29.80(a)(2)). A baited line without a hook is not a legal method of take, but here’s an idea … you could tie a chicken leg to a loop trap, or make the chicken leg into a loop trap by attaching up to six loops (slip knots) to the bait, and snare a crab this way. This method of a line attached to a chicken leg would be legal to use! Loop traps may not be used south of Point Arguello (CCR Title 14, section 29.80(e)).
Answer: Great question! You will be able to purchase the lifetime hunting license now to lock in the price but he will not be able to use it until he completes his hunter safety class. Once you buy the license, our License and Revenue Branch will send you confirmation of your purchase. After your son takes the class (usually at nine years or older) and gives us the certificate showing that he has passed his test, like magic, his profile will show that he has an active lifetime hunting license and he will be able to use it.
Likewise, his lifetime fishing license may not show up in his profile until he turns 16 (when he will need to have a fishing license to fish). If you bought one of the add-on packages that include fishing report cards, he will have access to those before his 16th birthday because the report cards are necessary for anglers of all ages.
Good luck and I hope you have many happy years of hunting and fishing with your son!
Answer: Baited traps are not authorized for the take of bait fish south of Point Conception. The only authorized methods of take for bait fish are using dip nets, baited hoop nets not greater than 36 inches in diameter, by hook and line or by hand. “Dip nets of any size and baited hoop nets not greater than 36 inches in diameter may be used to take herring, Pacific staghorn sculpin, shiner surfperch, surf smelt, topsmelt, anchovies, shrimp and squid. Hawaiian-type throw nets may be used north of Point Conception to take such species” (CCR Title 14, section 28.80). When taking other species of bait fish, your hand-held dip net must be not more than six feet in greatest diameter, excluding the handle (CCR Title 14, section 1.42).

Example 1: An electrician's apprentice earns $7.58 per hour. If he earned $316.99 last week, then about how many hours did he work?
Analysis: The phrase about how many indicates that we need to estimate. To solve this problem, we will estimate the quotient of these decimals. There are many strategies that we could use. We will use compatible numbers for this problem. The number 7.58 is close to 8 and the number 316.99 is close to 320.
Answer: The electrician's apprentice worked about 40 hours.
In the example above, we changed the divisor 7.58 to 8 and the dividend 316.99 to 320. The numbers 8 and 320 are compatible since they make it easy to do mental arithmetic. Let's look at some more examples of estimating decimal quotients.
Analysis: Since 42 ÷ 6 = 7, we will round 4,189 to 4,200 and 6.3 to 6 .
Answer: The estimated quotient of 4,189 and 6.3 is 700.
In Example 2, each factor was changed to a compatible number. The numbers 4,200 and 6 are compatible since they make it easy to do mental arithmetic. When estimating decimal quotients, it is easiest to use compatible numbers. This is the strategy we will use throughout this lesson.
Analysis: Since 30 ÷ 2 = 15, we will round 3,041.9 to 3,000 and 23 to 20.
Answer: The estimated quotient of 3,041.9 and 23 is 150.
Analysis: We will round 1,981.5 to 2,000 and 401 to 400.
Answer: The estimated quotient of 1,981.5 and 401 is 5.
Now that we have learned how to estimate decimal quotients, we can look at some word problems.
Example 5: If you bought 3 items for $219.75, then about how much does each item cost?
Analysis: To solve this problem we need to estimate the quotient of $219.75 and 3.
Answer: Each item costs about $70.
Example 6: The Lachance family drove on a 1,587.2 km trip in 7.5 days. Estimate the average number of km driven per day.
Analysis: To solve this problem, we need to estimate the quotient of 1,587.2 and 7.5.
Answer: The average number of km driven per day is about 200.
Example 7: Nine jars of candy cost $18.99. Derek estimated that he would have to pay $2.00 for one jar. If the actual cost is $2.11 for one jar, did he overestimate or underestimate? Explain your answer.
Answer: Derek underestimated because his estimated quotient of $2.00 was lower than the actual cost of $2.11.
Example 8: Twenty-four blank DVDs cost $70.80. Robin estimated that she would have to pay $3.00 for one DVD. If the actual cost is $2.95 for one DVD, did she overestimate or underestimate? Explain your answer.
Answer: Robin overestimated because her estimated quotient of $3.00 was higher than the actual cost of $2.95.
Example 9: Taylor divided 8,326 by 9.2 and got a quotient of 905. Use estimation to determine whether his answer is reasonable or unreasonable. Explain your answer.
Answer: Taylor's answer of 905 is reasonable since 8,100 ÷ 9 = 900.
Example 10: Nina divided 3,710.5 by 5.9 and got a quotient of 62.89. Use estimation to determine whether her answer is reasonable or unreasonable. Explain your answer.
Answer: Nina’s answer of 62.89 is unreasonable since 3,600 ÷ 6 = 600.
Summary: In this lesson, we learned how to estimate decimal quotients using compatible numbers. We also determined if an estimated quotient was an overestimate or an underestimate by comparing it with the actual answer. Lastly, we used estimation to determine if an answer was reasonable or unreasonable.
Directions: Read each question below. You may use paper and pencil to help you estimate. Select your answer by clicking on its button. Feedback to your answer is provided in the RESULTS BOX. If you make a mistake, choose a different button.
1. Charlotte was asked to estimate the quotient of 2,163 and 7.1. Which of the following compatible numbers did she use to get a reasonable estimate?
2. Phil was asked to estimate the quotient of $251.75 and 83. Which of the following compatible numbers did he use to get a reasonable estimate?
3. You are shopping in a video store and have $49.50 to spend. DVDs cost $3.25 each. Estimate the maximum number of DVDs you could buy.
4. Sarah divided 5,211.92 by 57.4 to find the quotient. Use estimation to determine which of the following answers is reasonable.
5. There are 5 people in an elevator. Together they weigh 925.98 lbs. Use estimation to determine which of the following average weights is reasonable.

Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981?
Answer: The family planning programme helped in increasing the awareness about the benefits of smaller family size. This helped in reducing the rate of population growth in India since 1981.

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what's the differnce with 14.8v and 14.4v?
Answer: this is same. because each lithium ion battery cell has a typical voltage from 3.6v to 3.75v. so 14.4v 14.8v 15v norminal voltage is same for lithium ion battery pack.
what's the difference 14.4v 8800mah and 14.4v 4400mah battery pack?
Answer: the difference is capacity, so price is difference, size is same, weight is same.
how is the quality of 18650 14.8v 8800mAh Lithium ion Battery Pack?
Answer: this battery pack is made by Panasonic ICR18650 lithium ion battery. quality is good. we offer warranty 2 years.
Why only 2 years warranty?
Answer: Panasonic give us 1 year warranty, DOD 80% 300 times. we give the same warranty to our customer, that is 1 year. we can offer one more year as assurance as per your system and how you use it.
this article is a question & answer, if you have any further more question about 14.8v lithium ion battery pack. then email me please.

A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. Which property of mater does this observation show?
Answer: Water is also a matter. We know that particles of matter have space between them. In case of fluids, the space between particles is large enough and due to this it becomes easier for a diver to cut through water in a swimming pool.

What are the effects of load shedding?
What measures should be taken to solve this problem?
Answer: Load-shedding means the suspension of the supply of electricity for a certain period. It occurs in all the places where there is a connection of electricity. It has become a regular affair in our country. Load-shedding is caused by referent caused. The insufficient production of electricity in our country is the main cause of load-shedding. Misuse of electricity is another cause. The illegal connection of electricity is also responsible for load-shedding. On the other hand, a government so not sincere to produce electricity in proportion to our demand. So due lode-shedding production in mills and factories decreases. Fresh food preserved in the refrigerator gets rotten. Load-shedding at night encourages the miscreants in there violent works. Students also cannot study properly due to load-shedding. After all, load shedding affects the economy of our country. So the authority should establish more lands and powerhouses to solve this problem. Illegal connection and system loss should also be stopped.
How does it affect the national economy?
How does it affect domestic life?
What happens to patients and students during load shedding?
What do the pick-pockets do then?
What is your mind about the problem?
Answer: we are all quite familiar with the term ‘load-shedding means the suspension of the supply of electricity for the time being. It has now become almost a part and parcel of our daily life.’ Mills and factories come to a standing hill. Domestic life becomes very painful. House-wives group up in the darkness. The sufferings of the patients in the hospitals or clinics and the student’s beggar description. The foods kept in the refrigerators turn rotten. The commodities preserved in the cold storages get spoiled. The roads and streets are wrapped with darkness. Thieves and pick-pockets roam about freely and do their mischief at ease. These sorts of examples of sufferings due to load shedding can be multiplied. The solution to the problem is the crying need of the day. The sooner the problem is solved, the better- the better for both individual and national life.


Jason went to the mall on Saturday to buy clothes. He spent $ 14.28 on shorts and $ 4.74 on a jacket. In total, how much money did Jason spend on clothing? Answer:

When you run Sysprep on a Windows 2000 computer, what happens to the user-specific information on the computer?
When you run Sysprep on a Windows 2000 computer, what happens to the user-specific information on the computer?
Answer : 3 It is removed Explanation : Answer: C) It is removed Explanation: The user-specific settings are removed by Sysprep.

Out of sixty students, there are 14 who are taking Economics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class ?
Out of sixty students, there are 14 who are taking Economics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class ?
Answer : 2 7/15 Explanation : Answer: B) 7/15 Explanation: Given total students in the class = 60Students who are taking Economics = 24 andStudents who are taking Calculus = 32Students who are taking both subjects = 60-(24 32) = 60 - 56 = 4Students who are taking calculus only = 32 - 4 = 28probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class = 28/60 = 7/15.

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.

There are 209 doctors and nurses in a hospital. If the ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8, then how many nurses are there in the hospital?
There are 209 doctors and nurses in a hospital. If the ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8, then how many nurses are there in the hospital?
Answer : 1 88 Explanation : Answer: A) 88 Explanation: Given,The ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8Number of nurses = 8/19 x 209 = 88.

Which of the following is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy?
Which of the following is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy?
Answer : 3 Natural Gas Explanation : Answer: C) Natural Gas Explanation: Natural Gas is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy because that does not renew itself once used, unlike the other choices. It is a resource that will not be naturally replenished.

41. Kathleen and Glenn decide that this is the year to begin getting serious about saving for their retirement by participating in their employers' 401k plans. As aresult, they each have $3000 of their salary set aside in their qualified plans.
0*0.20 = 800. Answer: $800. b. Joel is under 18 at the end of the year, so he is not eligible for the credit. Answer: $0.

Is this the worst 'Jeopardy!' ending in history?
Is this the worst 'Jeopardy!' ending in history?
Answer: Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black, Dr. Oz -- Correct response: Who will compete on 'Jeopardy' Power Players Week?
Answer: Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black, Dr. Oz -- Correct response: Who will compete on 'Jeopardy' Power Players Week?
What is Auto-Tune, Alex? Why, the greatest thing to come to 'Jeopardy!' in years!
What is Auto-Tune, Alex? Why, the greatest thing to come to 'Jeopardy!' in years!

5. Out of the remaining 22 nomads, 50% were men.
Can you tell the total number of members in the group and the number of males?
Answer: There were a total of fifty nomads in the group out of which 29 were male.

Wie nennt man einen männlichen Seelöwen?
Lumbricus terrestris is the scientific name of what animal?
Von wem stammt das Gedicht “Das Sklavenschiff”?
Who wrote Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass?
What shape does a rugby ball have?
What designer drug, also known as MDMA, is analogous to methamphetamines?
Who does Oedipus fall in love with?
In which of the following games the land has mushrooms, flowers and DDT bombs and the enemies are spiders, ladybugs and other insects?
What is the name of the ‘Silver Pharoh’, the most recently discovered Egyptian Pharoh?
What city is known for the “Alamo”?
What’s the definition of the term “Anatomy”?
Welche Längeneinheit spielt im Zusammenhang mit American Football eine Rolle?
Question : How many Gold medals did the North American Michael Phelps win in the 2008 Olympics?
Answer : Michael Phelps won Eight Gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.

True and real friendship is never one sided.
If your the one who is always reaching out to connect, invite over, giving, remembering b-days, arranging times of fellowship, and calling and they never take the time to do that for you, then its one sided. This could be family as well. I have made it my 2016 to limit my list, including family, who never reach out to connect to us or be apart of our lives.( I am not talking about casual friendships or friends from the past) Love and bonding is not that if its not coming from both sides. Move on! People do what they really want to do. They will make it happen. I don't care if your from another culture or overseas, selfish love is not love. This year find real friendships to cultivate. A good test after you have reached out many times, is asking yourself this question? Are they reaching back? Do they take the time to call without needing something? If not let them go. It could be God is saving your circle for real connection and he will be the one to open the door.
I chose to completely go on a ministry sabbatical with my husband and step away from everything for 6 months. It has been so good for us. Rest, recouping, regaining strength for the next assignment is so crucial. All new plans for Nollia, Tour of Life and another major event is trying to swirl around our heads. We have chosen to not focus on any of that right now. Never give up! Refuel for the dream!
One thing I have learned about life is,.. that its not fair. Time after time we are dealt things not by our choice. But, it is what we do in response to those things that happen, that is vital. Do we get it all right?...no. Is our response always right? No.
But humbling our attitude and asking God to help us through is the best way to correct a wrong response.
Best sleepover idea ever! How sweet!
Every day we have a row of chickens that line up to lay an egg in my flower pot. I get a few eggs a day waiting for us to use. Nature is so incredibly!
So let the weekend begin.
Still at it. Its been a challenge, but seeing results. It may be in small goals at a time. Never give up!
While I took a nap, my son sat on my bed and sketched me. Silly boy. So talented.

Can hold a combined 100 lbs.
Can hold a combined 100 lbs.
Answer: The total item weight is 35 lbs.

It is our job to see that you pay no more tax than the law requires. We monitor the changes in the tax law that affect you and recommend tax saving strategies. We will file all your tax returns and serve as your advocate in all tax matters.
A little planning can save thousands of dollars! You can't take it with you, but failing to plan for your estate can mean that the government, rather than your heirs, may get the major portion of your hard-earned money. Why? Because the top estate tax rate is a whopping 47%!
What to keep and for how long. Tax records should be kept on a year-round basis, not hastily assembled just for your annual tax appointment. Without tax records, you can lose valuable deductions by forgetting them on your tax return, or you may have unsubstantiated items disallowed if you are audited.
Your accountant should use your tax return and other information to assist you with other financial matters.

The piece “SA’s DTI finances Malawi rare earth pre-feasibility study” featured below was initially published in Malawi’s Mining Review Special Edition 2014 that was circulated in June 2014.
Canada-listed miner, Mkango Resources, has reported that the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has approved a grant of R7,967,804 (Cdn$835,000) to the company under its Capital Projects Feasibility Programme, which will finance a pre-feasibility study for Mkango’s flagship Songwe Hill rare earth exploration project in southern Malawi.
Mkango President Alexander Lemon reports that the grant will be dispersed to the company between June 2014 and March 2015 as the company meets certain milestones in relation to a number of activities including environmental and social impact studies, mine planning, design of the processing plant and tailings storage facility, flotation and hydrometallurgical optimisation and marketing studies.
Mkango contracted a number of companies to complete the pre-feasibility study including South Africa’s SNC-Lavalin, which is working on beneficiation and hydrometallurgical plant, and associated infrastructure.
It also appointed Digby Wells Environmental of South Africa currently executing environmental and social impact studies, Epoch Resources (Pty) Ltd of South Africa working on tailings storage facility, Met-Chem Consulting (Pty) Ltd of Australia conducting metallurgical optimization, Mintek South Africa also undertaking metallurgical optimization, the MSA Group (Pty) Ltd of South Africa executing mining studies and associated infrastructure, and Nagrom Laboratories of Australia conducting metallurgical optimization.
Mkango’s CEO William Dawes comments that Digby Wells Environmental has now completed a comprehensive environmental and social pre-feasibility report and is now commencing work for the feasibility study.
On its part, SNC-Lavalin (Pty) Ltd. has completed the first phase of the pre-feasibility study for the plant, focusing on the mill, flotation plant and associated infrastructure, and is now focusing on the hydrometallurgical process plant.
He says as evidenced in a recent site visit in conjunction with a mining contractor, The MSA Group has commenced work on mine planning and associated infrastructure.
The Songwe Hill rare earth deposit contains several million tones of rare earth ore that can sustain an over 20 years mining life.
Mkango Resources conducted exploratory drilling of the deposit, which hosts carbonatite hosted rare earth mineralisation and was subject to previous exploration in the late 1980s.
In parallel, Mkango is also undertaking regional exploration in its second license area in Malawi also located in the southern region known as Thambani, where a number of areas with potential for uranium, zircon, corundum and niobium have been identified.
“The corporation’s corporate strategy is to further develop the Songwe Hill rare earth deposit and secure additional rare earth elements and other mineral opportunities in Malawi and elsewhere in Africa,” says Dawes.
am studying metallurgy and mineral proc engineering in Malawi but i dont know where i’m going to get the job and if it wil be more rewarding.I Would Like To Know More About This Career.

Former Mayor Jeanne Marie Napolitano deserves to be the next Mayor of Newport, RI. PERIOD!
Jeanne Marie Napolitano has been the top vote getter in five of the last seven elections in Newport, including a decisive victory last night.
Newport elects seven members to the City Council. Four of those members are elected city-wide and three are elected from the wards. Of the four elected city-wide, one is elected mayor by the full council. It takes four votes to get elected mayor.
Jeanne Marie Napolitano has the knowledge, experience and competency to once again lead our city as mayor and she should immediately be voted in by this new council.
All of the elected members of this new council are on record that the top vote getter should be elected mayor of Newport. Let’s hope they do what’s right for Newport and not start off this new term by breaking their promises to the voters of Newport.

Interested in TR advocacy and legislative efforts?
Answer: Why would you be a great fit for this position as part of the 2018-2019 ASTRA Board of Directors?
If you would like to propose a new board position, please include it.
When you have completed the forms, please email them to the current Board President. Thank you!


Alyssa loves eating fruits. Alyssa paid $ 12.08 for grapes, and $ 9.85 for cherries. In total, how much money did Alyssa spend? Answer:

If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ?
If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ?
Answer : 1 45 metric tonnes Explanation : Answer: A) 45 metric tonnes Explanation: 2 engines of former type for one hour consumes (2 x 24)/(6 x8) = 1 metric ton i.e. 3 engines of latter type consumes 1 ton for one hourHence 9 engines consumes 3 tons for one hourFor 15 hours it is 15 x 3 = 45 metric tonnes.

Question: There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
Answer: 9. Try sketching the problem out to see it.
Haha. There could also be seventeen in that case.

Some children goto ice-cream shop. 9 flavours are available there. Each child takes a cone with two different flavours. No two children take same combination and they have taken all such possible combinations. How many children went to ice cream shop ?
Some children goto ice-cream shop. 9 flavours are available there. Each child takes a cone with two different flavours. No two children take same combination and they have taken all such possible combinations. How many children went to ice cream shop ?
Answer : 4 36 Explanation : Answer: D) 36 Explanation: Given there are 9 flavours of ice creams. Each child takes the combination of two flavours and no two children will have the same combination This can be done by ways i.e children. Number of children=C29 = 9 x 8 / 1x 2 = 36.

Diameter of a Ping Pong Ball?
Diameter of a Ping Pong Ball?
Answer : 3 40 mm Explanation : Answer: C) 40 mm Explanation: The ball with which Table Tennis is played is called Ping Pong Ball.According to the International rules, the diameter of the ping pong ball must be not less than 39.5 millimeters and not greater than 40.5 millimeters having a mass of 2.7 grams.

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.

New England-based Papa Gino’s operates a regionally popular chain of pizza shops, with franchising efforts primarily concentrated in Massachusetts. Located across five states in total, the restaurant manages close to 150 storefronts. Customers may dine in or order carryout via telephone or the company website. Some locations may offer delivery services, as well.
Meals – Papa Gino’s Pizzeria menus offer traditional Italian favorites and Americana classics at reasonable prices. A typical customer orders a pizza or submarine sandwich and a side item.
Pizza – The types of ingredients patrons select to adorn create-your-own pizzas or used in creating specialty pizzas greatly alter the nutritional profiles of the popular menu items. For example: one slice of a large colossal meat pizza with pulled pork offers diners around 400 calories, 20 grams of fat, 1,100mg of sodium, and 20 grams of protein, while a single slice of a large super veggie pizza contains only 250 calories, eight grams of fat, 680mg of sodium, and 11 grams of protein.
Pasta – Pasta meals offered through the Papa Gino’s menus consist of around 1,000 calories each. Dishes featuring meatballs, sausage, or heavier Alfredo sauces typically contain more calories and higher fat, sodium, and protein contents.
Diets – A majority of Papa Gino’s menu items consist of or contain wheat. Diners with gluten intolerances and/or allergies should exercise discretion and ask staff about the use of wheat in menu items as well as sanitation policies to ensure proper handling of foods meets individual dietary needs.
How many calories are in a Papa Gino’s Large Thin Crust Cheese Pizza? Answer: 230 per slice.
How many calories are in a Papa Gino’s X-Large Meat Combo? Answer: 480.
How much fat is in a Papa Gino’s Rustice Pepperoni? Answer: 12 g.
How much sodium is in a Papa Gino’s Large Thin Crust Hawaiian Pizza? Answer: 710 mg.

Peter Piper Pizza operates as a child-friendly restaurant chain with some prominence in the U.S. and Mexico. Serving up American-style pizza and wing creations, the chain provides an eat-and-play experience fit for both children and adults. Menu features range from specialty pizzas to desserts and include traditional sides like breadsticks and salads. The pizza chain remains popular for available beer selections, as well.
Pizza – A standard four-person family typically orders a proportionally sized pizza (large or extra-large), a side of bread or chicken wings, and fountain beverages. Depending on preferred pizza toppings, typical calorie counts range greatly.
Crust Crust types play significant roles when factoring nutritional value. Patrons who select thin crust may cut standard large slices of pizza to half the calories.
Breadsticks – Consuming a side of two breadsticks adds in over 300 calories to meals and almost 1,000mg of sodium. Side dishes like garlic cheese bread also offer around 300 additional calories per serving, while chicken wings contain 100 calories about 200 mg of sodium per serving.
Dessert – Available dessert options include cinnamon crunch dessert and ice cream.
Diets – Overall, menu features available for diets such as vegan or gluten-free remain primarily in the sides lists. Items containing no meat or dairy include the chopped house salad and Mandarin cranberry salad.
How many calories are in a Peter Piper Large Pepperoni Original Pizza? Answer: 300 per slice.
How many calories are in a Peter Piper Large The Werx Thin Pizza? Answer: 160.
How many calories are in a Peter Piper Large Sausage Pan Pizza? Answer: 340.
How many calories are in a Peter Piper Pizza Breadsticks? Answer: 250.

Question: I dont like the smell of milk and egg...what are the substitutional foods for these??
Answer: Hi dear, If you donot like milk,then please take other milk products like curd,cheeze,paneer etc.dairy is important for you daily calcium requirements.so have it in some form.egg is a source of protein and folate.you can make pan cakes out of egg and flour.make whole wheat cakes with egg.make egg curries or omlette if you donot like boiled egg.you can also include other animal meat if you are non vegetarian.
Question: I don't like the smell of milk ,egg and non veg how do I get protein??
Answer: It is the symptoms of morning seekness. After few month it may be over. So, in that case you can eat soyabeans, leafy vegetables,grams (chole), dal. You can taste kichdi.
Question: I don't like the smell of milk..
Answer: Hi. You don't have to drink if you don't like You could eat milk products like panner, curd, cheese etc. So nothing to worry. Eat what you like. Hope this helps!
Answer: hello dear milk is the best source for calcium.. milk powder will not have any effect on baby.. so try to talk to your doctor he might suggest you some powder to mix in milk example mothers horlicks.. where you cannot feel the smell of milk and can easily have milk..
Question: What are the foods to improve egg quality?

Opening ceremonies for the 8th Annual Asian Festival will be held at the Filipino Community of Salinas Valley Center – 250 Calle Cebu at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 25th. The festival runs from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
On Saturday, April 25th, the Salinas Asian Festival celebrates a neighborhood that’s been in Salinas since the 1890s.
Events and programs happening at the Filipino Community Hall (Calle Cebu St.), Confucius Temple (E. Rosse & Lake Sts.), Salinas Buddhist Temple (California St), Republic Cafe (Soledad St.). Also on Soledad St., you can visit the Chinatown Community Gardens, Community Learning Center of Salinas, Dorothy’s Place, and the @risK artisan gallery.
Read more about it HERE in The Californian.
Click on Asian Fest Schedule 2015 for a schedule of events.
If you live in the Monterey Bay area, come out and support the Asian Festival, which celebrates the history of Chinese, Filipino and Japanese communities in the Salinas Chinatown neighborhood.
It’s a great opportunity to taste delicious food at the various venues (the Filipino Center usually sells Halo-Halo), to see demonstrations of tai chi, Filipino folk dancing, kendo, as well as bonsai demonstration and displays, and best of all, to learn about our community’s history.
Photos from the box…scanned and now digitized :). A favorite set of photos from when my daughter was around 8, and now she has 2 sons, one of whom is now also 8 years old!
Post for the weekly WordPress Photo Challenge theme of Motion.
I recently started to take bird photographs.
Since I don’t have the right camera or lens for long distance shots, I am limited to the types of birds that are familiar with humans — the ones that don’t mind me being nearby with a camera — like the types that live at local ponds.
I like the colors of the birds and the water reflection, captured for these photographs. The movement of birds and the rippling water conveys motion, the theme for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge.
These ducks came right up to me looking for food when I arrived at the pond’s edge, so obviously, they are used to people giving them food.
I did not have any food for them, and after a few minutes, they went away and most went back in the water.
More about this pond at the Locke Paddon Community Wetland Park, Marina, California posted on the WordPress Photo Challenge Challenge Blur) .
Do you think people should feed ducks and other wildlife that live in our parks and local ponds? Is it allowed where you live, or should feeding ducks (or pigeons, etc.) be banned?
Interconnected: Happy Earth Day 2015!
Seventy percent of the planet Earth is covered by ocean water.
Do you think it is a coincidence that our bodies are composed of about the same percentage of water too?
For Earth Day, let’s remember how connected we all are, and that the future of our planet is in our hands.
Note: If you are still buying bottled water, or sold on the idea that water from a plastic bottle is somehow better than what comes out of your tap, please see this post 100% Natural Water.
It is a reminder for us to pay attention to, and to see through marketing tricks and ads, which sometimes feel like “green ads” from big manufacturers.
We are all getting smarter about his though, and I see many positive developments since I posted this article — so hopeful!
I understand that sometimes, we have no choice but to buy bottled water, but when possible, bringing your own water to special events or as we are out and about is a habit we can practice — and one that can make a big impact on our resources and reduce trash — trash that often ends up in the ocean.
The year 2015 is designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as the International Year of Soils, with the aim to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of soil for food security and essential ecosystem functions.
I am posting this inspiring film about Jadav Payeng in support of this month’s Earth-Friendly Challenge — on the topic of SOIL — hosted by Just Another Nature Enthusiast.
In 1979, when Payeng was 16, he started to plant each and every tree of what is now 1,300 acres of a pristine tropical woodland — and singlehandedly created a forest that is larger than New York City’s Central Park.
Payeng first became interested in planting the forest after noticing the effects of desertification on the island’s wildlife.
The North-East Indian forest created by Jadav Payeng is now home to 115 elephants, 100 deer, numerous rhinos, Bengal tigers, apes, rabbits and vultures.
This inspiring documentary film is narrated by photojournalist, Jitu Kalita and made by Canadian filmmaker William Douglas McMaster. Jitu Kalita is a wildlife photographer and the person who discovered — and wrote about — the forest created by Jadav Payeng.
The next time you feel hopeless about environmental problems, or overwhelmed about the depressing news on climate change and start to think “what does it matter what I do…what difference is it going to make…I’m only one person…there is nothing I can do…” please think about what Jadav Payeng accomplished, starting with one tree.
Have you heard of Jadav Payeng? He is around the same age as I am…and it is amazing that in his lifetime thus far, he managed to create a forest that is larger than NYC’s famed Central Park.
Let me know what you think of this film, and if you can, please do join in this month’s Earth-Friendly challenge.
Immigrant Terms and New Americans: Are you first, second or “1.5” generation?
Are you “first-generation” or “second-generation”?
If your family immigrated to the United States, you have most likely been asked this question. Or if you speak with a clear American accent, you may be asked “So…when did your parents immigrate to the U.S.?”.
The term “first-generation” usually mean the first among the family who immigrated to the new country.
For example, here in Monterey County and the Salinas Valley, I’ve met many “second-generation” Filipino-Americans. Their parents (the first-generation) immigrated to the U.S. as adults and settled here.
Note: See my post about the “Filipino Voices” exhibit at the National Steinbeck Center and the Asian Cultural Experience website to get a sense of the history of Filipinos and the Asian-American community in this part of California.
Did you know there is also a name for another category of immigrants… the “1.5 generation”?
My younger sister and I fit this category, because we immigrated to the U.S. when I was 16, and when she was 14.
My older sister was already an adult and married when she immigrated to the U.S from the Philippines a year ahead of us, so she is considered a “first-generation” immigrant, and her daughter Stephanie is a 2nd generation Filipino-American (though she identifies as an “American” with 1/2 Filipino ancestry).
My older sister — the “first-generation” immigrant — pictured at right was 19 and married when she immigrated to the United States. She had already lived in two U.S. states by the time I took this photo in New Jersey, with my then 15-year old younger sister at left (the “1.5-generation” immigrant). Both are now American citizens. Photo taken the fall of 1980 with my first SLR camera, a Minolta, at the time when you actually had to buy a roll of black and white “film”.
…people who immigrate to a new country before or during their early teens. They earn the label the “1.5 generation” because they bring with them characteristics from their home country but continue their assimilation and socialization in the new country, thus being “halfway” between the 1st generation and the 2nd generation.
Their identity is thus a combination of new and old culture and tradition. Sociologist Ruben Rumbaut was among the first to use the term to examine outcomes among those arriving in the United States before adolescence.
Depending on the age of immigration, the community into which they settle, extent of education in their native country, and other factors, 1.5 generation individuals will identify with their countries of origin to varying degrees. However, their identification will be affected by their experiences growing up in the new country.
1.5G individuals are often bilingual and find it easier to be assimilated into the local culture and society than people who immigrated as adults.
Many 1.5 generation individuals are bi-cultural, combining both cultures – culture from the country of origin with the culture of the new country.
For more information on this immigrant term, see the blog post by Leslie Berenstein Rojas “Gen 1.5: Where an immigrant generation fits in with information from UCLA anthropologist Kyeyoung Park.
Are you or your parents 1st or 2nd generation…or does the term “1.5” fit you?
If you have Filipino ancestry and live in the U.S, do you consider yourself a Filipino-American, or refer to yourself as an American?
Rice Fields and Coconut Trees — Verdant Philippines — drive from the pier to home. I can’t imagine not liking the color green, especially if you grew up in the Philippines.
Stephanie found the journey to the Philippines unbelievably long. For her, it began in the U.S. state of Virginia — then to California, to first attend the wedding of my younger sister.
Several days after the wedding, we are headed from San Francisco, California to Manila — the largest city in the Philippines.
After a long layover in Manila, we take another hour-long, plane ride to the island of Cebu, then head to the pier for a 2 hour “Supercat” ride — a catamaran style ferryboat service that shuttles people from one island to the next. At the pier, we are picked up and all load into a van headed for my mother’s home.
water buffallo (kalabaw or carabao) Photo from late 1800s.
I told her that after we arrive, we would have to ride atop a water buffalo (a “kalabao” or carabao) with our luggage, and head up to the mountains. “The van cannot travel on those unstable roads” I tell her.
She shakes her head in disbelief…”A water bufallo???”. I smile at her and tell her I am just joking…the van is the last leg of the trip, and soon, we would finally be at my mother’s home.
The following day, she wakes up and wants to take a shower. It is hot, humid, and she is looking forward to a shower, especially after the long journey. She is calling me from the bathroom because she has turned the water faucet handles and no water is coming out.
I tell her…”well Steph, that container of water is your shower”.
I point to the “tabo” floating on top of the big container of water in front of her, and pick it up. “You see this thing Steph, it is called a tabo. You dip it in the water, then pour the water over your head and body to rinse. Then you soap up, shampoo, then do the same with a final rinse”.
I giggle as I close the bathroom door and imagine the culture shock she must be experiencing. Having grown up in the Philippines, and accustomed to preparing for water being unavailable from the tap, I find the situation amusing. And then I think, well, all in all, it is good for her because there is so much we take for granted living in the United States.
While living in the province (“prubinsya” or away from the city) when my sisters and I were young, we experienced having to “fetch” water away from home. A few times when the water wells dried up, we had to walk up the road to a natural spring site to get fresh water.
To this day, we all remember fondly our time in the province and once in a while still utter…”okay…mag-igib na tayo nang tubig” — translated to “let us go and fetch some water now”. Then we laugh about it, because of how absurd it sounds, with all 3 of us now living in the states.
Can you imagine having to “fetch” water? Picture our little tribe of kids walking on the gravel roadside with our balde (buckets), and metal containers, headed to the natural spring source. We fill our containers and carefully walk back — trying not to spill what we fetched.
I remember our older sister scolding us every few steps because of the water spilling out from our heavy containers. She tells the group to be careful because we would all have to come back AGAIN if we keep letting water spill out.
We do our best, but I’m pretty sure we lost half of the water by the time we got back to our Nanay Lucing and Tatay Kerpo’s place (our Aunt and Uncle’s house).
This post in support of Unless…Earth-Friendly Friday Challenge for World Water Day – Water is a precious resource; let us count the ways.
Although my take for this challenge is a little humorous, I do hope the post will make us appreciate how we take water for granted here in the U.S. There are still many places around the world where clean water is hard to find — or does not even come out of a faucet.
Please check out these photos from the International Business Times for World Water Day (found via JustAnotherNatureEnthusiast.org) and you will think twice about ever wasting water again.
Water is everything to all of us on this planet.
Photo taken during the time of Stephanie’s visit, of a group of us swimming at a natural river “pool”. My daughter is at the front, both arms up — she was 13 then (and now I am a grandmother to her 2 boys). Behind her is my mother, and from left, my older sister, our cousin Donah, my cousin Ate Violeta, and her daughter.
My mother had a water tower installed several years after Stephanie’s visit. It is filled up every night, so that throughout the day, there is water available for cooking, washing dishes, gardening, washing clothes, or even….for taking showers.
Ready to visit again, Stephanie?
From left, my younger sister, older sister (celebrating her birthday) and her daughter —- my niece — Stephanie.
This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge theme is “Afloat” — a theme that can be interpreted in a myriad of ways (as is usually the case for these challenges, and what makes it so fun to participate).
I also had photographs of Jeff kayaking at nearby Elkhorn Slough. One time, I asked when he thought he would get done, so that our grandchildren and I could meet him at the launch area.
We spotted him from where he launched at Kirby Park…along with a grebe — a type of migrating water bird that also makes its home on the Pacific coast.
What is funny is the grebe seemed to always be near him, even as he paddled close to shore.
What I like about these photos is that it captured a state of being happy…maybe feeling afloat, in the moment and free of any other distractions.
These photos to me reflect a literal “afloat” because of the kayak in the image, but more important is the spirit being afloat, of his joy at seeing our grandchildren after the kayak ride on the slough.
More about Elkhorn Slough on the post for the photo challenge theme “Depth” about the California King Tides Project (sea level rise).
During March, I photographed buildings and gardens in the old downtown, historic part of Monterey, California. For the April “Changing Seasons” WordPress Photo Challenge, I continued my walk from the Customs House Plaza to Fisherman’s Wharf, a popular tourist destination in Monterey.
I initially avoided going to the Fisherman’s Wharf area because it is geared to tourist, filled with stores that sell kitschy seaside type items, but it is a fun area with good restaurants and views that yield scenic photos. The coastal trail is usually a blur of people out for walks with their pets or with families pushing strollers, and bicycle riders cruising the Pacific Trail, especially during summertime.
My favorite among these is the bright yellows and purple blooms in front of this pink building at the wharf’s entrance.
Tourist were out and about and watching wildlife and California sea lions…(sadly, many sea lions have been found stranded at California beaches this year, which scientists suspect is due to warming ocean temperatures and their difficulties in finding food — see my post here last month, for more information).
I photographed other interesting buildings in old downtown as well…buildings with the flags — there are several of them in old downtown — house the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
To see entries for this challenge hosted by Cardinal Guzman, or to participate, click here.
Happy Spring to all…or whatever season it may be in your part of the world!
Click on the photo of the Wisteria vine and fountains at left, taken at the Pacific House Garden, to view last month’s entry.
I first saw this Baile Folklorico group perform 2 years ago for Cinco de Mayo, and again last month for a community performance the week before — and in honor of — Cesar Chavez Day (March 31st).
The day is a commemorative holiday that celebrates the legacy of civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez, and to promote community service.
From Wikipedia…Baile folklórico, literally “folkloric dance” in Spanish, is a collective term for traditional Latin American dances that emphasize local folk culture with ballet characteristics – pointed toes, exaggerated movements, highly choreographed. Each region in Mexico, the Southwestern United States and Central American countries is known for a handful of locally characteristic dances.
Dancer costumes depend on the region represented, and mostly reflect traditional Spanish influence, but denims and western style shirts representative of the Southwest United States are also worn.
According to the Wikipedia article, “in the folk dances of Northern Mexico, men generally wear black Pants with Galas on each side of the leg, accented with a red tie and belt and a black wide-brimmed hat”.
There are no blurs on the photo of the two young girls below, but they were just too adorable and I am including in this post.
Did you know that March 31st was Cesar Chavez Day? Are there Baile Folklorico dance groups in your region of the United States (or Mexico / Central America)?
This post continues on the WordPress weekly Earth-Friendly challenge with the theme of water. For the first week we learned about our watersheds. In Monterey County and the Central Coast, our watershed is the Salinas River Watershed.
The second water challenge theme included taking a “Water Footprint Calculator” developed by National Geographic.
For this week, the challenge was to learn about dams that alter the flow of our river and tributaries, and the purpose of the structure (Economic? Social? Environmental?).
The Salinas River near Highway 1, water headed towards the Pacific Ocean.
This challenge was truly…well, a challenge! I did not get to the other questions to consider AFTER I learned about the dams in the Salinas river because the answer to this question was not very easy to find.
What made this challenge confusing was that the Salinas River actually covers two counties. Searching for dams in the Salinas River first yielded information about the “Salinas Dam” built in neighboring San Luis Obispo County (South of Monterey county and where the Salinas River begins).
It is a coincidence that had me sidetracked about information that was already a challenge to research. It brought back memories of stories told by my aunts and uncles about their difficulties during the war, when they had to hide out in the jungle and head to the mountains when our area was occupied — beginning when my mother was still a toddler.
The main tributaries of the Salinas River are the Nacimiento, San Antonio, Arroyo Seco, San Lorenzo, and Estrella Rivers.
The Salinas River watershed has three large dams in its upper portion: The Salinas Dam, built in the 1940’s; the Nacimiento Dam, built in the 1950’s; and the San Antonio Dam, built in the 1960’s. The Salinas Dam is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams are managed by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
The Lower portion of the Salinas River is often referred to as the Lower Salinas River. The division of the river and its watershed in upper and lower portions is for administrative purposes only.
The Salinas River drains to both the Salinas River Lagoon and the Moss Landing Harbor in the center of the Monterey Bay.
So I will post this information for the challenge with this basic data, and will consider other questions posted for this challenge as time permits at a later time.
This information is important to learn, considering we are officially in our 4th year of drought here in California. However, it is overwhelming and I am only beginning to understand all the organizations involved in providing water to the Central Coast Basin and their various roles (e.g., the Monterey County Water Resources Agency and the California Department of Water Resources).
…and because the area near where we live has already had seawater intrusion (I’ve posted information about this and sea level rise for the California King Tides Project) I’ll keep my blog post update for this particular challenge focused on seawater intrusion — at least for now.
Several days ago, California’s drought conditions hit national news because our snow pack water content hit a new record low. The annual measurement was at 5% of average, which broke the previous record of 25% of average in 1977 and 1991.
The photo below — where California governor Jerry Brown is standing at the podium — is at 6,800 feet elevation. Normally, and for this time of the year, they would be standing on 5 feet of snow. Instead, they are standing on grass!
It is going to be a challenge to meet the new MANDATORY water reduction goal of reducing water use by 25%. So, whether we like it or not, we are all going to be learning a lot more about water use, and our water sources…which makes this focus on water for the March Earth-Friendly challenges very timely.
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) found no snow whatsoever today during its manual survey for the media at 6,800 feet in the Sierra Nevada. Thiswas the first time in 75 years of early-April measurements at the Phillips snow course that no snow was found there. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. observed thesurvey, which confirmed electronic readingsshowing the statewide snowpack with less water content today than any April 1stsince 1950. Attending the survey with Governor Brown was DWR Director Mark Cowin, who said Californians can expect to receive almost no water from the meager snowpack as it melts in the coming weeks.
For more information on this Unless…Earth Friendly challenge, hosted by JustAnotherNatureEnthusiast.org, click here.

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Year Starters Finishers Buckle Cut-Off Sub 60hr Sub 48hr Sub 40hr Sub 34hr New Male Record? New Female Record?
1987 through 1989: Data was not included because it is incomplete and because the route was 11 miles longer than the route used from 1990 through the present.
1990 through 1995: The race began in the evening (a “PM Start”), which is, by all accounts, faster. Thus course records are not noted above.
1999: The feature length documentary film “Running on the Sun” was filmed, creating a larger field than ever before and, we would argue, a higher than average “drive to succeed” due to the plethora of cameras on the course.
2000 to the present: The field became much more international and thus significantly faster and more competitive than previous years. In 2000, the highest placed American was in sixth place, five hours behind the winner. Since then, Americans have won in 2001-2006, 2010 and 2012. In 2007 and 2009, Brazilians won, and in 2008 and 2011, Mexicans did.
2002 and 2003: Pam Reed, a female, won the race overall.
2003: This year, even by Badwater standards, was “extra hot.” Thus the finishing and buckling cut-off averages dipped, rather than rose, that year. Interestingly, the sub-40 hour and sub-34 hour averages rose, so apparently the very top competitors were not negatively affected by the heat.
2011: In light of the increasingly faster finishing times, the overall cut-off was dropped from 60 hours to 48 hours.