...“The Light Lamp” by Dinah Chemmachel My earliest encounter with reading was walking through the endless bookcases in Concord elementary school, not knowing how to read. My parents had a difficult time teaching me as they were both immigrants, who were learning English themselves. My parents and I all had a darkness in our home since we didn’t know the gift of reading English, yet. They continue to speak with an accent til this day. They continue to stutter and sound out English. It is still a mountain my family has to climb. Although I don’t have a memory of my parents teaching me to read, I learned from others surrounding me. My siblings. My teachers. My friends. Slowly, I learned how to read. Letter by letter. Sound by sound. I turned into an avid book reader. I knew the librarians by name and any second I had free in class I would head to the library. I would check out collections of books that mainly consisted of Junie B. Jones, The Magic School Bus, Diary of the Wimpy Kid, and Captain Underpants....
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...How to make a pumpkin lamp Hundreds of years ago, pumpkin lamps was created by Irish to exorcise evil spirits. People also call pumpkin lamps Jack-O-lanterns. There is a story behind the name. Once upon a time, a man named Stingy Jack cheated the devil and he was punished by the devil and became homeless later. Then he used a white radish to carry charcoal ash to light up the road. According to the fair tale, Irish people made lanterns with white radish. After 1840, people moved to the North America and found that pumpkins were more suitable for making lanterns. They started to use pumpkins for making lanterns. Making pumpkin lamps has become a traditional customs to celebrate Halloween till now. To make a pumpkin lamp, you have to prepare the following items: 1. a cute medium pumpkin 2. a sharp knife and a iron spoon 3. a mark pen 4. a small candle Follow under tips and you can make a pumpkin lamp step by step: Step1: Choose a pumpkin in a medium size and it should be roundish. Step2: Use the mark pen to draw a circle with a radius of 3-5 cm on the top of the pumpkin. Step3: Use the sharp knife and cut a hole along the lines you draw just now. Step4: Scoop out the seeds and any loose flesh using the dessertspoon and the knife if needed. Step5: Design your pumpkin’s face and draw the draft on it. Step6: Carefully cut out the features. Take small cuts and use a puncturing motion rather than a slicing one. Step7: Put the candle into the bottom of the...
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...BEDROOM * Comforter * Pillows * Pillow Cases * Decorative Pillows (?) * Mattress * Mattress Pad * Mattress Protector * Bed Frame * Sheets (2-3 sets) * Blanket(s) * Rug (?) * Curtains/Curtain Rods (s) * Lamp(s) * Nightstand(s) * Clock * Trashcan * Mirror * Fan * Hangers * Hamper BATHROOM * Towels (2-3 sets) * Washcloths (2-3 sets) * Hand towels (2-3 sets) * Tub Mat * Bath Rug * Plunger * Toilet Brush * Soap/Soap Dispenser or Tray * Trashcan * Toothbrush Holder * Under-Sink Storage * Shower Curtain/Liner/Rings PERSONAL CARE * Loofa * Toothbrush * Toothpaste * Mouthwash * Cotton Swabs * Nail Clippers * Tweezers * Tissues * Toilet Paper * Shampoo Rack (?) * Shampoo/Conditioner * Deodorant * Body Wash * Hair Products * Elastics * Bobby Pins * Hair Dryer * Curling Iron/Straightener * Clips * Product * Brush/Comb * Make-Up * Razors * Scale KITCHEN * Cooking/Baking Sheets * Measuring Cups/Spoons * Mixing Bowls * Silverware/Knife Set * Glasses/Mugs * Plates/Bowls * Blender * Coffee Maker * Mixer * Microwave (?) * Griddle * Pots/Pans * Toaster (?) * Timer * Colander * Mixing/Serving Spoons * Tongs * Peeler * Whisk * Ice Cream Scoop * Rolling Pin * Cutting Boards * Salt...
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...Week 3 Tiika Massenburg BUS 508 Dr. Alan R. Tillquist January 22, 2013 Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun are entrepreneurs who are started a socially responsible company. Their main goal is to bring light to the more than 1.5 billion people that are without light In 2006, Sam, now the CEO, and Ned, the President, classmates at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business founded D.light Design . Sam was in the Peace Corps in Benin and saw many children injured and burned by kerosene lamp accidents. He wants to eliminate the need for kerosene lamps for the safety of the children.. The team views kerosene as a dirty, dangerous, unreliable and expensive form of lighting that current technology should be working to replace and eliminate. D.light’s mission statement reads, “We will replace every kerosene lantern in the world with high quality and affordable light and power solutions, thereby providing everyone access to a basic human need: safe and bright light (Toder, 2009).” The owners by virtue of trying to supply light to places where kerosene lighting is the leading source of light are more focused on social responsibly than profit. Many of the intended customers will barely be able to afford the product. That customer base alone demonstrates that profit is not the main focus of the company. Since social responsibility is more important than profits the company management style is different than a profit based corporation. The company values customers. Decisions...
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...sales. The Guiding Light While lighting must attract customers to the retail space, it must enable customers to read signage and move throughout the store. The quantity and quality of the illumination will create a lasting impression and will help customers decide whether they want to return to the store in the future to shop. The Buying Decision Customers will not make a purchasing decision until they have the opportunity to evaluate merchandise and determine its specific attributes, such as color, texture and quality. Illumination must be sufficient so customers can read price tags and all labels. In facilities such as clothing stores, the lighting must be sufficient in sales areas and dressing rooms so customers can see how the items look before they purchase them. It’s a Sale! The lighting within a store must facilitate customer transactions. Once customers make a final decision, they must be able to easily locate the sales register. The lighting should also help sales personnel quickly ring up the sale, scan credit cards and wrap packages. Good lighting will help minimize returns since customers can fully evaluate merchandise in the store and are less likely to be disappointed with their purchases later. Design Considerations A well designed lighting system does more than provide sufficient footcandles. It considers all of the elements within the space and uses the most appropriate luminaires and lamps to create a comfortable...
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...spectrums of light including green light and thus would then appear black instead of green (Mader & Windelspecht, 2013). Light energy, Carbon dioxide and water is needed for the production of simple sugars and oxygen. Chemical...
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...Introduction Ⅰ.How to kill mosquitos? Harmless UV light triggers photocatalyst produces carbon dioxide and moist air.Fan generates breeze,lamp produces spectra which tempts the mosquito and temperature completely imitates the human’s breath.These conditions become to be a bionic trap to attract mosquitos.And the captured mosquitos also send out information to attract other ones. Moreover,photo catalyst can absorb formaldehyde and other toxic gases,is a new generation of environmentally-friendly and efficient mosquito killer. Ⅱ. Advantages 1.Low Noise: Ultra-quiet fan to minimize the noise .Mosquitoes are attracted to the repository and are air-dried and dehydrated to death. There is no “Pa-pa” sounds like using electroshock mosquitoes catchers, and there is no high voltage, so its very safe and quiet. 2. Purifying air: High concentrations of photocatalyst can absorb more harmful gases. 3. Disinfection:UV light can kill harmful bacteria in the air. 4.Super anti-mosquito effect: Live mosquito which was captured in the mosquitoes storeroom will send out chemical information to attract the same, can continuously capture the surrounding blood-sucking female mosquitoes,To interrupt the mosquito breeding cycle group, completely eliminate mosquitoes. 5.Long life:This device use long-life CCFL tube. Soft light does not affect sleep, and may also offering nightlight. Ⅲ.How to use? 1.Plug the electrical plug into the power socket,connect the power to use this product...
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...The large island would be the perfect focal point with a few adjustments to help distinguish it from the rest of the kitchen. It already has detail so painting the island a matte smokey green shade would help bring out the marble veining and enhance the wood details. To add visual interest, reupholstered counter stools with a yellow and grey ikat pattern add a fun element and will create contrast against the new island colour. To create rhythm and repetition, displaying smokey green and yellow dishes in the glass cabinets and adding decor pieces in similar colours on the back counter, such as cookbooks or clustered pillar candles, will reinforce the island. In regards to lighting, the pendant lights help to keep the island as the focal point, but since the kitchen island recedes allowing the stools to slide in, adding some soft lighting underneath the overhang will illuminate the island and draw the eye towards...
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...Lab report Aim: to be able to find out the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis Hypothesis: I think that as the light intensity will increase or the light source will get closer, the plant will produce more oxygen meaning more bubbles will be produced. Therefore the photosynthesis will become quicker Materials: power pack, elodea plant, lamp, test tube, room temperature water, thermometer, ruler, stopwatch Variables Independent-changing light intensity or the distance of the light source from the plant Dependent- bubbles produced per minute Variable- Method * Step 1 place the Elodea pondweed in a testube filled with room temperature water. * Step 2- place the testube with the elodea pondweed into another beaker filled with room temperature water. Use the thermometer to check the temperature of the water. * Step 3 – connect the lamp to a power pack and keep it at the same voltage or power. * Step 4- place the beaker with the testube in front of the light source ( lamp) * Step 5 – use a ruler to measure the distance between the lamp and the beaker each time doing the experiment. * Step 6 – Count the bubbles per minute made by the elodea plant using a stop watch and record the results in a table format. * Step 7 – to ensure accuracy repeat the experiment several times using different distances (at least three times) and replace the water in the beaker each time after the experiment. Source: virtual experiment done from the...
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...displayed for the first time on valentines day, and was sold for $1200. The picture depicts a young woman sitting alone in some kind of cafeteria. She is drinking a cup of coffee, while she’s staring at her hot drink. She is dressed in a long warm winter coat, and a hat pulled down on her head. On her left hand she is wearing a glove, while holding the coffee cup in the right. The painting method is oil on canvas. The colours in the painting are both dark and light, which makes the painting very cold. The background of the painting is the outside of the automat (a café with mechanical service) and is all black, and you can’t see what there is behind the large windows. In the windows you can only see the bright reflects of the lamps in the ceiling of the automat, which seems to be never ending the night. The inside of the cafeteria is being lightened by the bright lamps, which is the only light source in the painting. The light of the lamps is very harsh and bright and not cozy at all, which is typically for the type of lamps in automats. Because of Edwards colour choosing and the fact that the woman is hiding in a large green coat, indicates that the temperature inside the automat is low. The woman’s facial expression makes her look sad, because of her tightened mouth and her eyes staring down at the table. As she sits without companionship she looks a bit afraid, which might be the reason she is seated at the table nearest the door, so she quickly can escape the cynical automat...
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...fact that coloured filters only allow a certain wavelength of light through so this will decrease the rate of photosynthesis due to a lower light intensity on the plant. Introduction Cabomba is an aquatic plant which is known for its ability to oxygenate water at a high rate due to how well it can photosynthesise. However, in places of the world where the cabomba is found, the plant is seen as a pestilential plant. It is a plant that photosynthesises well and the more light exposure the plant receives, the high the rate of photosynthesis. The reaction that is going to be affected in this experiment that I did is the light dependant reaction. This is due to me changing the filter that was covering the cabomba plant from no filter, to red, and then to a blue filter. The way that these different filters will affect the rate at which the plant photosynthesises is that different colours only allow certain wavelengths to pass through while the others are absorbed. This means the different levels of light intensity are going to be absorbed into the chloroplasts and therefore either reduce or increase the rate of photosynthesis. Methodology Equipment: -Cabomba plant -Sodium hydrogen carbonate -Funnel -Blue and red filter -Ruler -Stop watch -Syringe -Beaker -Lamp Variables: Control: - the control variable is the lamp without a filter Independent: - the independent variable is the filters that cover the lamp Dependant: - the dependant variable is the amount of time...
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...The interrogation room scene consists of a range of cinematic techniques that comprise of setting and lighting which serves the purpose of assisting in the knowledge of the audience’s interpretation of the scene. The scene commences with minimal lighting from the luminous light above the doorway and the lamp on the desk. This symbolises the darkness of the Joker as the lamp casts a light which shows the Jokers' face but possesses the space behind him hidden in darkness, the significance of this is that the Jokers' face is seen, displaying the character’s inner darkness and evil. The scenery of this scene is an interrogation room with marked white walls, a dirty floor and fluorescent lights, allowing the audience to focus merely on the characters...
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...colorfastness tests (rubbing, washing, light, perspiration), and simply introduce their usages. ! In the colorfastness test to rubbing, the main equipment is crockmeter with a reciprocating rubbing motion (moving back and forth) simulating the action of human finger and forearm and providing a downward force 9N. It is used for testing the transference of color from the surface of one material to another by either wet or dry rubbing. In dry rubbing, a specimen flat is placed on the crockmeter base, covered and fastened by the specimen holder. Evenly run the crank 10 turns in 10 seconds, and remove the white square cloth, condition and evaluate staining. For wet rubbing, thoroughly wet out a white square cloth with distilled water and continue the testing as directed for dry test. ! In the colorfastness test to washing, the main equipment is laundry machine, which is able to rotate closed canisters in a water bath of controlled temperature. It is used to imitate the condition of hand or home launderings. In colorfastness to washing, the multifiber fabric is attached to specimen by sewing or stapling. Set the laundry machine temperature, and put a specimen into each canister with detergent and stainless steel balls. Fasten the canisters on the rotor of machine, and start the machine. Then, collect the specimens, dry them and assess the color change and staining. ! In the colorfastness test to light, Xenon-arc lamp fading apparatus is the main equipment ...
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...calculated. However, the spectrometer broke while carrying out part two of the experiment and values were calculated using values from literature. The Rydberg constant was calculated from the slope of a plotted graph and was 0.0000002. The value of no was 0.06131. Introduction and Theory The spectrometer is an instrument which tracks the angular separation of paths of light of different wavelengths from a discharge lamp passing through a dispersing element. A spectrum is produced. The wavelengths are produced when electron return from an excited state to a lower energy releasing light waves. The two diffracting gradients used in this experiment was 300 lines/mm and 600 lines/mm. The gratings behave like secondary waves when light is incident on them. The secondary waves will coincide. Where they collide is called the constructive interference. The condition for constructive interface is given by: 1) dsin(ϴ)=mλ………m= integer, λ= wavelength of light and ϴ= angle. For this experiment, the first and second order of each wavelength is visible. (m=1, 2) Neil Bohr predicted the observed lines in the spectrum of light emitted by hydrogen. This relationship is known as the Rydberg Formula. It is given by: 2) 1/ λ=R*((1/n02)-(1/n12))….. R=Rydberg...
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...street, or lack thereof, can greatly influence the mood of the area. This is particularly true in the areas from Salter Street, around the Halifax Waterfront, and along Hollis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Within these areas, there is a great variation in the amount of lighting present along the walkways which greatly influences a person’s mood in that area and in turn making them feel safe or unsafe. I started my investigation along Salter Street. The street itself was well lit from various street lamps; however, the end of the street that was attached to the boardwalk has almost double the amount of lights along both sides of the street. Along the boardwalk the lights were a tad sparser than the road leading up to it, nevertheless, there were no dark areas along my route. The amount of illumination along the boardwalk increased dramatically once I reached the area around the Bicycle Thief restaurant which was decorated with string lights along the building and shrubbery as well as lamp posts. The remaining boardwalk, which leads to the farmers market, was similar to what I had witnessed earlier at the start of my walk along the boardwalk. All of this dramatically changed, however, once I reached Hollis Street. Hollis Street had very...
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