This study aimed to illustrate what information Japanese language learners pay attention to during a listening exercise. We analyzed eye movement to identify the information that Chinese students learning Japanese pay attention to when listening to text. The results showed that the detailed-information instruction group had a longer reading time and a highertotal and keyword fixations than the entire-information instruction group. The participants under detail-information instruction paid more attention to words and phrases with a bottomup strategy during the listening exercise. In contrast, those in the entire-information instruction group paid little attention to detail, skipped through the text and utilized a top-down strategy during the exercise. In conclusion, the results of the experiment indicate that selective attention methods diff er according to listening consciousness.


Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix "Discover Dairy" is an educational website for teachers and students. The website includes elementary level videos about the dairy farm, lesson plans for teachers, and activities. Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, Center for Dairy Excellence Lessons Associated with this Resource - Blue's the Clue: Souring Milk for Science (Grades 6-8) - The Ultimate Efficient Recycler - It's a MOO-stery! (Grades K-2) - FoodMASTER: Milk and Cheese - It's a MOO-stery! (Grades 3-5) - A Day Without Dairy - Cowabunga! All About Dairy Breeds - Milk Makin' Math - Milk or Meat? Beef or Dairy? - Sun, to Moo, to You! - Energy's Journey from Farm to You - Survival of the Fittest: Comparing the Needs of Humans and Cows


help with assignment discussion 3 migration push pull factors Discussion 3: Migration Push & Pull Factors For your initial post in the discussion topic, identify at least one push/pull factor (a factor that pushes people out of one area and pulls them into another area) causing the movement of Latin American people, and give specific examples based on your reading of the textbook or another source. If you choose a different source, be sure to include a link to it. You may discuss examples from Middle or South America. How does location, either relative or absolute, factor into this movement? Use the Themes of Geography to support your discussion on the movement and location while addressing this prompt. Must be one paragraph in length. single spaced times new roman font.


“Smoke Control” refers to limiting the movement of smoke throughout a building via passive and/or active means. For skyscrapers, however, typically a more active approach has to be taken. This series on smoke control will focus on the engineered smoke control systems in very tall buildings. The added square footage of these buildings allow for a large variety of systems to be used. It is incredibly common for high-rise buildings to have at least one atrium or open lobby. These large volume spaces require a smoke management system when multiple stories are involved. The most common solution is a mechanical exhaust system that actually extracts smoke from the top of the atrium or lobby. This keeps the smoke layer above the occupied areas and allows for safe evacuation of occupants.


You are here Home » Insecta » Insecta » Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps & Ants) » Apidae (Bees) » Andrena ruficrus - Family: Apidae (Bees) Andrena ruficrus flies in early spring from March to May and sometimes even into early June. The adults are typically observed foraging for pollen on the catkins of w illow (Salix species) that flower early in the year. This species of solitary bee nests in areas of sandy bare ground and has been recorded nesting alongside other solitary bees. There are very few records of this species across the UK although it is more common and widespread in Scotland especially in the Highlands where it nests in wet heathland. They were first recorded at a single site on South Uist in 2015, but it is possible that like Andrena clarkella that they have been over looked.


A goniometer is an instrument for angle measurement or drawing. It has a moving arm that can be rotated to a precise angular position. The body the goniometer shown above has two protractors placed on it. The moving arm is attached to the center of the body by a fulcrum and rotates freely counterclockwise or clockwise around it. You can think of the arms and center of the base of a goniometer as the components of an angle. Follow these steps to measure an angle with a goniometer, - Place the center point of the base over the angle's vertex. - Place the stationary arm so its center line is over one side (the initial side) of the angle. - Rotate the movable arm so its center line is over the other side (the terminal side) of the angle. - The angle measure is the degree number on the protractor that the center line of the movable arm intersects.


Difference between Formal & Informal English for IELTS letter writing IELTS letter writing is for economic class or an immigration visa for which the test is General Training. Letters are to be written in a specific manner, formal or informal English depending on the question asked and to whom it's addressed. It is used when the letter is written to an authoritative figure or a person at a managerial post. Direct & precise language is used Contractions are not used Formal & polite tone Formal English Characterstics Used when the letter is being written to a family member or a friend. Elaborative & detailed language Contractions are used Informal English Characterstics Click on the button below to know more about the Difference Between Formal & Informal English For IELTS Letter Writing


Space propulsion technology It takes an average of 15 years to send probes to deep space and recover the data they collect. With a VASMIR® engine and our catapult maneuver you could cut that time in half. Deep space planetary missions using chemical rockets take years to reach destinations such as Jupiter, Saturn and beyond. This increases cost and probability of failures. Powered by high-power VASIMR® engine, Ad Astra’s deep space catapult can deliver large (>2Mt) scientific payloads to points in deep space faster than a conventional chemical rocket. Need more information about this solution?


From December 7-18, 2009, delegates from 194 nations met in attempt to reach an agreement that would slow climate change and increase environmental responsibility. Ultimately, what resulted was the Copenhagen Accord. This relatively brief, non-binding document (drafted by only a handful of delegates) recognizes "the scientific view that the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius", and aims to raise $100 billion per year from “a wide variety of sources” to help developing nations cut carbon emissions. But with no indication as to how greenhouse gasses will be minimized, or how $100 billion will be raised and distributed, it is difficult to see the Copenhagen Accord as much more than a list of nice ideas. 21 Feb 2010.


- The information needs of specific audiences are considered when designing the study. - A wide range of stakeholders are engaged throughout the trial (Rogers and Storey 1987; Havelock 1969; Cernada 1982). - The credibility and reliability of the research findings are accepted by users of the study. - Findings are disseminated to multiple audiences using a variety of channels and formats. - Presentation of findings emphasizes the important lessons learned, especially from the point of view of the intended audience, rather than the need for more research. Source: PR Ulin, ET Robinson, EE Tolley. Qualitative methods in public health: a field guide for applied research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 2005. p. 200. Reprinted with permission. Adapted from Sharma 1996.


The Mosasaurus grew up to 50 feet long! They had a barrel-shaped ending in a strong tail. They had an elongated double hinged jaw allowing it to open to almost 180 degress. This allowed them to swallow prey almost whole like moderd day crocodiles. Because of this behavior, several specimens of unchewed prey have been discovered along with some fossil remains. They had modified into flippers to swim and came to the surface to breathe. Their diet included large fish, sharks, turtles, ammonites and squid. Additionally, the larger mosasaurs would also feed upon the smaller ones. **You will receive a tooth in the 1-1.5" size range. All teeth have been cleaned and detailed showing great enamel preservation. The photo is a representation of the type of tooth you will receive. top of page bottom of page


Two CITRIS People and Robots researchers are making great strides in teaching robots to walk and move in record time. Sergey Levine and his team employed reinforcement learning (RL) to demonstrate a robot without previous training from models or simulations learning to walk. When placed in an uncontrolled setting, the robot adapted from its interactions with its environment and mastered walking movements within 20 minutes. Pieter Abbeel and his team utilized an RL algorithm called Dreamer that uses a learned-world model constructed with data from the robot’s interactions with its external environment, which the researchers describe as “training in imagination.” The approaches from Levine’s and Abbeel’s teams allow the robots to learn from and subsequently adapt to their real-world experiences.


Students will learn how to use graphs to find the answers for quadratic equations even if the questions about the equations are worded in different ways. Before the Activity Download "Quadratics-Which Way Do They Ask This Time?" - Teacher Notes and Student Worksheet During the Activity Teacher will introduce the use of graphs as a means of finding the roots, solutions, zeros, solution sets or x-intercepts of quadratic equations and how to interpret the graphs to answer multiple-choice questions. After the Activity Teacher will lead discussion using similar questions from various sources including TAKS release items to confirm student understanding.


Ninja Turtles Coloring Book Drawing games for kids will help you color your favorite cartoon characters in bright colors. Have you already learned how to accurately color simple pictures and think you are ready for more complex tasks? Then try to deal with the images of the characters of the animated series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". A lot of small details will teach you attentiveness and caution, and dozens of shades of different colors will allow you to choose the color for your favorite character as accurately as possible. In addition to the brush, which you are already familiar with, drawing games for children will teach you how to work with an “eyedropper”, which allows you to find out what color was used to fill in a particular path.


Helps the child to learn the names of the decimal system- units, tens, hundreds and thousands. Full set of Bank Game This set consists of : 9 - 1000's cube 45 - 100's squares 45 - 10's bar 50 - units beads A tray for introduction to decimal system A big tray to store all the cubes. A Plastic Container for storage * Helps the child to learn the names of the decimal system- units, tens, hundreds and thousands.A complete set for Bird's Eye View * To help the child understand the decimal system - e.g. after nine units/ nine tens / nine hundreds a new hierarchy of the power of ten is started.


Water Containing 12 3 Wt Compound A Sg 5 72 Is Fed To The First Unit Of A Three (1) Water containing 12.3 wt% compound A (SG=5.72) is fed to the first unit of a three- unit extraction process through a pipe 3.55 cm in diameter at a velocity of 67.5 cm/s. The stream flows from the first unit to the second, from the second unit to the third and then leaves the process. A pure stream of organic solvent S is fed at a rate of 0.655 kg/s to the third unit where it is contacted with the aqueous stream. It flows from the third unit to the second, from the second unit to the first and then leaves the process. In each unit the streams come to equilibrium with a distribution coefficient of 5.32 (organic phase wt% / water phase wt%). Draw and label a flow diagram of the process. First convert the feed to mass units.


Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer. Schubert died before his 32nd birthday, but was extremely prolific during his lifetime. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music. Appreciation of his music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the late Classical and early Romantic eras and is one of the most frequently performed composers of the early nineteenth century.


prime numbers less than a given number c++ Related code examples Create a function called randomRange that takes a range myMin and myMax and returns a random number that's greater than or equal to myMin, and is less than or equal to myMax, inclusive. System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: 'Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection. Parameter name: index'


BrightFish Reading is a research-based online program for grades 2 through high school that deconstructs text to improve reading through a unique mastery-learning model. Students build fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills to become independent, active readers. K-12 schools across the U.S. and Canada are achieving great results with BrightFish Reading. Flexible and accessible from anywhere using a standard web browser, BrightFish Reading is being used for structured reading practice in a broad range of implementation models. Here are just a few examples of how BrightFish Reading is improving outcomes for struggling learners: Intensive – High School Readiness Fidelity Model – Middle School IEPs – Elementary Intervention Development – English Learners


Well suited topology for broadband LNA design. Schematic of the LNA with resistive termination is shown in Figure 1(a). The resistive termination() at the input provides broadband impedance matching over a wide frequency band. The equivalent circuit of resistive termination LNA is shown in Figure 1c. Gain of LNA, Noise Factor of LNA is given by noise power at the input of LNA due to the source noise power added by the LNA referred to the output where, . When , then noise factor is Therefore the noise figure of Resistive terminated LNA is > 3dB.


September 11th Attacks From the Series Turning Points in U.S. History In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the September 11th Attacks. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important event in American history.An infographic enhances understanding of the September 11th attacks, and What Do You Think? sidebars encourage deeper inquiry. A timeline highlights key events and dates. September 11th Attacks also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. September 11th Attacks is part of Jump!’s Turning Points in U.S. History series. |Interest Level||Grade 2 - Grade 5| |Reading Level||Grade 2| |Category||C3 Social Studies| |Subject||History, Social Studies| |Number of Pages||24|


Universal Disk Format (UDF) A CD-ROM file system standard that is required for DVD ROMs. UDF is the OSTA's replacement for the ISO 9660 file system used on CD-ROMs, but will be mostly used on DVD. DVD multimedia disks use UDF to contain MPEG audio and video streams.To read DVDs you need a DVD drive, the kernel driver for the drive, MPEG video support, and a UDF driver. DVDs containing both UDF filesystems and ISO 9660 filesystems can be read without UDF support. UDF can also be used by CD-R and CD-RW recorders in packet writing mode. Last updated: 1999-09-01 Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration ♦ Universal Disk Format ♦ Universal Naming Convention Try this search on Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Google, OneLook.


A few simple actions can protect against mosquito bites. · Use an effective, EPA-registered insect repellent. · Cover up - wear long sleeves, long pants, and socks when outdoors. · Avoid mosquito prime time. Many mosquitoes bite in the evening between dusk and dawn. · Eliminate mosquito-breeding areas around your home by emptying standing water from flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pool covers, pet water dishes, discarded tires, and birdbaths on a regular basis. · Ensure that screen doors and windows fit tightly. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes. · Vaccinate any horses you own or care for against West Nile Virus. · Bug zappers, sonic devices, and mosquito traps have not been shown to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus infection.


Donald McLean, seated by the tree on the left, negotiates the purchase of land at Wairoa from the local Ngāti Kahungunu people in 1865. McLean was the head of the Native Land Purchase Office, and became native minister in 1869. He convinced chiefs to sell land cheaply by telling them that positive economic effects would follow. Using this item Alexander Turnbull Library, Rhodes Album Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image. Add new comment


To sign basketball, take both hands with palms wide open and imagine you are holding a basketball. Then pivot both hands back and forth simultaneously, as if you are twisting a basketball as a warm-up exercise right before dribbling it. Teach your child the basketball sign in the context of watching a game live, on TV, or talking about it based on a story book or cartoon. This is a useful flash card taught best in conjunction with real-life experience, or when teaching the other sports flash cards. Get all four volumes of Baby Signing Time...


Animals in hiding See if you can identify the animal homonyms that are hiding (or hibernating, perhaps) in the rhymes below. 1. A one or single, a match for a doe; what horses do when they won't go. 2. A tool for drains, an oil or pit; a limbless crawler, a treacherous wit. 3. In tree or pond, its legs some eat. On horses' hooves make padded feet. 4. What lashes do in a flirty way; a belfry flier, a club for play. 5. A curl or lock, a Broadway show. With hounds, a pursuit; a cottontail, no. 6. Reveal the facts, and not a "bull." In the buff; irascible. BONUS: Which four of the animals in this quiz hibernate? (1) buck; (2) snake; (3) frog; (4) bat; (5) hair, "Hair," hare (a jackrabbit is a hare, but a cottontail is a rabbit); (6) bare, bear, bare, bear. frog, bat, bear, and snake.


Eye exams needed about every 2 years Eye exams are important, but how often do you really need to have them done? Consider the following guidelines from the American Optometric Association: uChildren should have an exam at 6 months, 3 years, before starting school, then every two years. uAdults ages 18-40 should have exams every two to three years. uAdults ages 41-60 should have exams every two years. uAdults over 60 should have exams every year. uPeople with diabetes, hypertension or other chronic diseases should consult their physician for advice, as these conditions can put one at risk for eye problems.


Inheritance diagram for StdInInputSource: It provides for the parser access to data via the standard input. This input source is not commonly used, but can be useful when implementing such things as pipe based tools which exchange XML data. As with all InputSource derivatives. The primary objective of an input source is to create an input stream via which the parser can spool in data from the referenced source. Since the standard input is a canned source, the constructor is very simple. It just uses local platform services to open up the standard input source as file, a new handleof which it gives to each new stream it creates. This method will return a binary input stream derivative that will parse from the standard input of the local host.


Most at-home COVID-19 tests are antigen tests and do not detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as molecular tests, most of which are laboratory-based such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Molecular COVID-19 tests are generally expected to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus at least 95% of the time when someone is infected. However, at-home COVID-19 antigen tests are generally expected to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus at least 80% of the time when someone is infected. When you perform an at-home COVID-19 antigen test, and you get a positive result, the results are typically accurate. However, if you perform an at-home COVID-19 antigen test, you could get a false negative result. The FDA recommends repeat testing following a negative result whether or not you have COVID-19 symptoms. Post a Comment


Dividing Space, Creating Barriers In the early 20th century, visitors to the Ainu village of Shiraoi in Hokkaido were greeted by Ainu tour guides at the Shiraoi train station, who would then bring visitors by foot to the nearby village. "In 1917 a series of illustrated vignettes describing a visit to the Shiraoi Ainu village was published in the Yomiuri newspaper. According to the reports, when visitors alighted at the train station, a sign reading “Former Aborigine Information Center” directed them to the tour guide who would take them to the village." (Lost Histories, p. 313).


1 tn Heb “my son,” although the context does not limit this exhortation to male children. 2 tn Heb “my kidneys”; in biblical Hebrew the term was used for the innermost being, the soul, the central location of the passions. Cf. NASB, NIV “my inmost being.” 3 sn This twelfth saying simply observes that children bring joy to their parents when they demonstrate wisdom. The quatrain is arranged in a chiastic structure (AB:B'A'): The first line (A) speaks of wisdom in the child, and it is paired with the last line (A') which speaks of the child’s saying what is right. In between these brackets are two lines (B and B') concerning joy to the parent.


‘Occitanosaurus’ was described by Sciau et al. (1990) and Bardet et al. (1999). The genus name was erected for ‘Plesiosaurus’ tournemirensis by Bardet et al. (1999). The taxon was originally regarded as an early elasmosaurid but is now considered a member of the Microcleididae. ‘Occitanosaurus’ was approximately 3.9 meters long. The type material (MMM J. T. 86-100), in the Musée Municipal de Millau, Aveyron, is a nearly complete skeleton including the skull, vertebral series from the atlas-axis to the sacrum, associated ribs, complete pectoral and pelvic girdles, right forelimb, and both hind limbs. Benson et al. (2012) made ‘Occitanosaurus’ a junior synonym of Microcleidus when they created the new name combination Microcleidus tournemirensis, which is why the genus ‘Occitanosaurus’ is now considered invalid.


Everett is a Boy name. The name is originated from ‘Germanic’ origin. The baby name Everett means “Courageous Like A Boar”. Origin of the name is: “Germanic” Everett is a Boy name. The pronunciation of the name is: “EV + a + rit” Everett Name Meaning: Everett is ultimately derived from Everhard. Everhard has both Germanic and Old English origins. Both these words have two elements in them, ‘eber and eofor’, meaning ‘wild boar’, and ‘heard and hard’, whose meaning is ‘strong and courageous’. The root words are ‘Eoforheard’ in Old English and ‘Eberhard’ in Germanic. It is a Christian baby name. Variations or similar name: Famous people with this name: Everett Bankston – baseball player Everett Dirksen – politician Everett Fagan – baseball player Everett Sloane – actor Everett Warner – artist


Women in Nineteenth-Century Russia: Lives and Culture Russian women of the nineteenth century are often thought of in their literary incarnations as the heroines of novels such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace. But their real counterparts are now becoming better understood as active contributors to Russia’s varied cultural landscape. This collection of essays examines the lives of women across Russia – from wealthy noblewomen in St Petersburg to desperately poor peasants in Siberia – discussing their interaction with the church and the law, and their rich contribution to music, art, literature and theatre. It shows how women struggled for greater autonomy and, both individually and collectively, developed a dynamic but often overlooked presence in Russia's culture and society during the long nineteenth century (1800-1917).


The State of LGBT Human Rights Worldwide Across the globe, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT) continue to face endemic violence, legal discrimination, and other human rights violations on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity. As we move from International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia this week to Pride month in the United States, Amnesty International stands with everyone working to guarantee the fundamental human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. CategoriesGender identity, Sexual orientation This resource was submitted by


“Multiculturalism: This movement focuses primarily on changing traditional canons throughout the humanities. With the expansion of canonical traditions and exposure of students at all levels to artists, writers, and historical movements previously marginalized in general bodies of knowledge, the next generation is expected to have a better grasp of an increasingly diverse society in a world in flux. In the realm of art in the United States, this has resulted in a greater emphasis on and interest in non-Western art and on works produced in communities without previous access to museum and gallery exposure (e.g. African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, women, gays, and lesbians).” Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.


Today’s passage: Matthew 13:1-9 - Be patient…we will be looking at this passage over three days. We will let Scripture explain Scripture as we go through the chapter. - When a great crowd gathered to here Jesus, He spoke in a way that was hard to understand. - Jesus didn’t explain the parables to the crowds, only to His disciples. - “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” is like saying, if you can understand it, understand it. Understand? Questions to consider: - If you had been there that day and heard Jesus say this parable, what would you be thinking? - What would be required for you to have a right understanding? - How does a person get “Ears to hear”?


This course focuses on collaboration and contemplation through the production of art that is place-based and/or responds to social issues. We will engage in aesthetic experimentation and dialogue about the role of artists in the public sphere. This course will address immersive art and life practices by investigating the historical, cultural, political, and social contexts surrounding a project. You will learn to generate ideas, to connect form to content, and to create art projects that we will share with the world. You’ll have the chance to research and respond to social and cultural issues that are important to you. Together we will review examples of art, do some reading/listening/watching, and get our hands moving and making with studio assignments. For the Fall 2020 semester this course will be offered online.


Health Risks of Junk Food are as follows. So let us check it out some of the health risks of junk food to know more about fast food. The effects on the body are given here. Some of the Health Risks of Junk food are : - Junk food increases cholesterol level. - Junk food increases blood sugar level. - It adds extra calories and increases weight of the body. - Sometimes it also causes shortness of breath. - Dental distress by eating excessive junk food. - Increases Blood pressure. - It also causes fatigue and weakness. - Sometimes causes depression and and also affects the brain function - It can also cause kidney disease. - Junk food can trigger digestive problems - Junk food can lead to diabetes, affects liver and heart function. - Other similar post on Advantages and Disadvantages of Junk Food


The temporary exhibition “Stolen Years: Children in the High North during the Second World War” was shown at Narvik War Museum in the period September 8th 2020 – March 18th 2021. The temporary exhibition “Stolen Years: Children in the High North during the Second World War” presents stories of and from children who lived in Northern Norway and Northwest Russia (the Soviet Union) during the Second World War. The exhibition commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and is a common project by the Narvik War and Peace Centre and Murmansk Museum of Regional Studies (Russia). The texts in the exhibition are in Norwegian and English. The project is supported by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat and the Fritt Ord Foundation.


The Camperdown Elms, Ulmus ’Camperdownii,’ have been a campus landmark for around 100 years. They are most prominently seen along Campus Drive, but also can be found in the Arboretum and Botanical Garden. From the 04 December 2001 Argonaut student newspaper: ‘These trees are often described as “upside down trees” because their weeping branches and knotty trunk are formed by being grafted upwards. Normally, the Camperdown elm grows along the ground like a bush. For the trees to grow upright, they must be grafted along the bark. The ones at UI are grafted with regular wild elm from the ground up to about four feet.’ UA 1987-17, 1970s; today photo by UI Library Special Collections staff.


Origin of the word Deluge comes from Late Middle English – a variant of the Old French ‘diluve’ – from the Latin word ‘diluvium’ meaning ‘flood’. In the UK on 16th August 2004, the sleepy Cornish village of Boscastle was severely damaged by floodwater that swept down from the hills surrounding the town. Storms had centred on the area, and exceptionally heavy rainfall had caused two rivers to burst their banks. A deluge of about two billion litres of water hit the village without warning, carrying parked cars out to sea and destroying buildings. A rescue operation was quickly organized, and evacuation by helicopter of those in danger prevented any loss of life. a very heavy fall of rain View the full definition in the Macmillan Dictionary. Leave a Comment


Faith Matters - Luther’s Legacy in Namibia - Evangelization and Genocide October 7, 2017 Colonial troops of the German Kaiser, himself a Lutheran, ruthlessly crushed a native rebellion in 1904, and the missionaries justified this brutality. They argued it was God’s will that the German Kaiser rule over his "mission children”. Today, Namibia is 90 percent Christian but the trauma of the colonial era, to which the missionaries contributed, has not been forgotten. The Lutheran Church in Germany, the EDK, has recently acknowledged this darker side to Luther’s legacy: a confession of sin in a year of celebration.


Consider the three stocks in the following table. Pt represents price at time t, and Qt represents shares outstanding at time t. Stock C splits two-for-one in the last period. Calculate the rate of return on a price-weighted index of the three stocks for the first period (t = 0 to t = 1). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |Rate of return||%| What will be the divisor for the price-weighted index in year 2? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Get Answers For Free Most questions answered within 1 hours.


360 Degrees of Power (Carlisle in the Atlanta Constitution) The Artist was saying by the next voting session all of congress would be ran by the democrats. The artist wanted to illuminate that because of Republicans standing in the way of the New Deal they will all be voted out by the public. The artist depicted this by showing the “Republican Obstruction” being kicked out the way my by the public in order to make way for “Roosevelt Reorganizational Power” as the Democratic Congress ushers the bulldozer along the way. The Bulldozer is on a path to pave the government cost rearing out of control. This cartoon was drawn at the time of a huge expansion of the role of the Government.


Toy ‘Book’ Craft Toys | Book Craft English Craft Activity A fun and creative activity for children learning English. Target language: toy vocabulary Craft instructions, cut, stick, draw, colour, write In this craft activity, children make a toy themed book. Sign up to get unlimited access to 1500+ fantastic activities!


The composition of GDP can be as important to the fiscal forecast as the headline measure, because some components will be more ‘tax rich’ than others. A forecast that alters the composition of GDP can therefore have a significant impact on the public finances, even if the path of GDP itself is unchanged. The expenditure approach to measuring GDP, known as GDP(E), estimates the sum of all final goods and services purchased in the economy. Expenditure is split into household consumption, private investment, government consumption and investment, as well as exports and imports of goods and services. As with overall GDP, it can be measured both in cash (or nominal) terms and in inflation-adjusted real (or volume) terms.


Fukushima’s tragic legacy—radioactive soil, ongoing leaks, and unanswered questions CISAC Co-Director Rod Ewing tells National Geographic that, “In some cases, as we become more sophisticated, we’ve lost the ability to see what’s most obvious.” On March 11, 2011, Koide Hiroaki was in his laboratory in Kyoto, Japan. It was a gray, wet afternoon, and the 61-year-old nuclear engineer was hard at work when the earthquake hit. Fifteen miles beneath the surface of the sea, one tectonic plate rumbled beneath another. A slippery clay layer helped the great pieces of crust slide, releasing centuries of stress. The seabed rose up 16 stories, and slipped sideways 165 feet. Read the rest at National Geographic


Should I use What or Why in the sentence "______ do you need a boat for?" 1) WHAT do you need a boat for? 2) WHY do you need a boat for? *Which one should I use? In my language (portuguese) it is okay to use What or why. as to English I'm not so sure if I can use both. In English, The first phrase is completely proper. For the second, you should drop "for", so instead you'd say "Why do you need a boat?" They both ask the same question and they're both correct this way. April 25, 2016 Still haven’t found your answers? Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!


ViðborðiOld Icelandic Dictionary - viðborði Meaning of Old Icelandic word "viðborði" in English. As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga): - m. the broadside turned towards the enemy; vera (hafa sik) á borða, to be broadside on, in an an opposed position. Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᛒᚢᚱᚦᛁ Also available in related dictionaries: This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.


Singing waiata to pēpi massively helps language development. When pēpi is born they are able to respond to certain tones with a matching tone. Singing and tone matching gives a basis for learning language. You don’t need to be a good singer in order for them to get the advantages for their language development. By singing 2-3 different waiata to your pēpi in te reo Māori you are exposing them to around 60 different Māori words and the unique sounds, giving them a great start if they wish to learn te reo later.


Softcover, 168 pages, 6.7 x 9.4 inches. The Japanese term “boro” refers to rags and fabrics used for far longer than their expected lifespan. In order to recycle, transform, and create “new” textiles from old, various techniques are used such as patching and mending, reinforcing with simple stitch-work, or weaving from rags. Boro textiles were created throughout Japan from the 19th century into the 1950s, although the phenomenon can be traced far earlier. Published along with an exhibition in Stockholm, this book surveys the history of boro and examines its changing social, economic, and aesthetic status as a visual and conceptual source of inspiration for textile artists and designers, both in Japan and internationally.


The highly reputed French painter Claude MONET (1840-1926) was a very amazing man. He spent most of his life in his garden, painting the lotus pond at different seasons of the year. Claude Monet’ lovers can admire his garden of Giverny, where time seems to have been frozen. Amazingly, nothing has changed : the lotus pond, the small japanese red bridge, his house with the huge painting hall. We must congrats the highly qualified gardeners who are maintaining Monet’s inspiration. Giverny is one hour from Paris by train (railway station : gare Saint Lazare). MONET is a revolutionary painter. He broke the standards of paintings by introducing movement, colours and light. He also initiated the abstract art because when you approach his paintings, you just see touch of colours. The whole subject appears when moving some steps back. - 2 466 - 14 036


The James’s Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi), also known as the Puna Flamingo, is a South American flamingo which breeds on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is related to the Chilean Flamingo and the Andean Flamingo. This small and delicate flamingo measures approximately 3 feet in height and its plumage is pale pink, with bright carmine streaks around the neck and on the back. When perched, a small amount of black can also be seen in the wings. There is bright red skin around the eye. The legs are brick-red and the bill is bright yellow with a black tip. Immature birds are grayish. James’s Flamingo is similar to other South American flamingoes, but the Chilean Flamingo is pinker, with a paler and longer bill, and the Andean Flamingo is larger with more black in the wings and bill, and yellow legs. IMAGE CREDIT: Audubon


Get the Facts Photograph by Helen Dittrich, My Shot An orange paper parasol silhouettes a woman’s curves. In ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia, umbrellas protected important people from the sun. (From the National Geographic book Visions of Earth) Buy the book Visions of Earth » Watch a video of highlights from the book » See more pictures in our monthly Visions of Earth feature » Send to a Friend © 1996-2013 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.


Definition: 'Diethylene Glycol' diethylene glycolType: Term Pronunciation: dī-eth′il-ēn glī′kōl 1. An organic solvent chemically related to ethylene glycol. On metabolic conversion it becomes oxalic acid, which is toxic to the kidney. A sweet, viscous liquid that was used to make the infamous elixir of sulfanilamide that proved fatal to over 100 children in 1937, leading to the mandate to the FDA to monitor drug safety. The information shown above for diethylene glycol is provided by Stedman's. * Stedman's, part of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, provide a comprehensive line of health-science publications for healthcare professionals and medical students.


A new Robotic Industries Association article points out that as manufactured products shrink in size, so do their components. Many components used in industrial manufacturing have shrunk below the size that can be manipulated by humans already and many parts are rapidly heading toward nanoscopic size. This requires smaller and smaller robots to handle these tiny parts and assemble them into working products ranging from mobile phones to mass spectrometers. Nano-manipulators are commonly integrated into scanning electron microscopes today. Semiconductor manufacturers use nanotechnology robots to manipulate contacts that are as small as 100 nanometers (and getting smaller). The article lists many more examples of the growing number of micro and nano scale robots turning up many fields including medical technology, chemical engineering, even the airline security.


A fairly simple one (but one I can't seem to find a definition for anywhere), so sorry if it shouldn't be in the advanced section. What is the difference between right and left eigenvectors? For example I have Found eigenvalues 1/2 and 1, and eigenvectors (-2,1) (1,1) respectively. But which is the right eigenvector?!


Last update12:18:35 PM Lindsay Piller | Riverside Value Drug Mart Q: Why is the sun so dangerous? Q: Why is the sun so dangerous?A: We worry about sun exposure because the sun does not only emit visible light, but also UV-rays that are dangerous. UV-rays are high-energy light waves that can penetrate the layers of our skin. These rays are strong enough to break apart the DNA in our cells and too much DNA damage could result in skin cancer. Talk to your pharmacist about what to use to protect your skin from the sun.


Exercise is a healthy part of any pregnancy. For women with diabetes, regular exercise: - Reduces stress - Improves strength and flexibility - Helps your body use insulin better - Controls your weight - Leads to a quicker recovery after delivery How Does Exercise Affect Blood Sugar? Both exercise and insulin lower blood sugar. The combination can result in - Know the signs of low blood sugar (confusion, shakiness, extreme hunger). - Always carry a source of sugar, such as hard candy or dried fruit, in case your blood sugar dips too low. - Have small snacks between meals. Need To Know: Feel your abdomen during exercise. If it feels very hard, you're exercising too intensely and should stop. If it's soft, you are working at the proper intensity. How To Information: Check with your doctor before starting or continuing an exercise program. Here are some tips:


Steel Works Museum in Nizhny Tagil The history of Nizhny Tagil dates back to 1722 when the ironworks was built by Demidov dynasty. At the time Nizhny Tagil plant was one of the biggest, not only in Russia but also in Europe. The plant was expanding for three centuries. In 1987, after working for more than 260 years, old blast furnace shop was shut down and Russia’s only plant museum was created. Photos by Vitkaravan It is a unique monument of the industrial culture that shows several generations of industry in Russia. The museum has Martynovsky plant, blast furnace shop, wagons and iron ladles, huge parts and mechanisms of metal production.


not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter. destitute of living things: a lifeless planet. deprived of life; dead: a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies. without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; colorless; torpid: a lifeless performance of a play. insensible, as a person who has fainted. Origin: before 1000; Middle English lifles, Old English līflēas. Related forms defunct. See dead inactive, inert, passive; sluggish; spiritless. 1, 3. living. 4. lively. is always a great word to know. So is zedonk. Does it mean:


University of Virginia history professor Gary Gallagher talks about the Seven Days’ Battles, a series of conflicts fought during the last week of June 1862. In those battles, Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee thwarted George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac in the Union attempt to take the Confederate capital of Richmond. Professor Gallagher argues that, in many ways, the Seven Days’ Battles were more of a turning point in the Civil War than was the Battle of Gettysburg a year later. The Virginia Historical Society hosted this event. More Info »


|a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.| |an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.| |a disc or cylindrical part that slides to and fro in a hollow cylinder. In an internal-combustion engine it is forced to move by the expanding gases in the cylinder head and is attached by a pivoted connecting rod to a crankshaft or flywheel, thus converting reciprocating motion into rotation| |[C18: via French from Old Italian pistone, from pistare to pound, grind, from Latin pinsere to crush, beat]| |piston (pĭs'tən) Pronunciation Key (click for larger image in new window) A solid cylinder or disk that fits snugly into a hollow cylinder and moves back and forth under the pressure of a fluid (typically a hot gas formed by combustion, as in many engines), or moves or compresses a fluid, as in a pump or compressor.


The long march of folly that began in 1967 Israel-Palestine: time for conflict management Although both Israelis and Palestinians accepted a two-state solution, the Oslo accords failed to work. Was their claim to permanent peace unrealistic? Perhaps the conflict might be resolved more easily step by step, especially as the rise of fundamentalists on both sides has made control of land a part of faith by Tom Segev Israel’s former prime minister, Golda Meir, used to say that she hated the Arabs because of what they made the Israelis do to them. Israel’s latest attack on Gaza seemed to revive not only the memory of Meir’s self-righteousness, but also her hateful pessimism. Meir never believed in peace with (...) This article is 1685 words.


|Designing content for transmedia, what does it mean?!| |Thursday, 17 November 2011 12:17| In the modern interactive world “vocabulary” of today we simply can’t miss the buzzword, TRANSMEDIA. What is transmedia? Transmedia is a storytelling technique which happens across multiple media platforms in a platform appropriate way. Can we then say that the period of “new media” has ended? I say, yes, it has. Due to transmedia, a story is finally getting its importance back. So I often ask myself, how a story can be used to empower others’ creativity. If you wish to hear more about new trends in shaping stories for multiple platforms, do not miss our lecture at Kiberpipa. Be there on Wednesday, 23 November, at 7 pm. Picture Source: Mousey Howsee e-book More about the lecture


Tip of the Day Produce Oasis - Types of Grapes A grape is the fruit that grows on the vines of the Vitaceae family. Grapes can be eaten raw or be usd to make wine, jelly or grape juice. Grape Varieties from A - Z Christmas Rose (Red, seeded) Exotic (Black, seeded) Red Globe (Red, seeded) Ruby (Red, seedless) Grape Tips & Trivia For a delicious summertime treat, spread individual grapes on a pan and freeze. Transfer to a freezer box to have available for kids to eat as a frosty snack - like little popsicles. Grapes are great to pack in lunch boxes. Grapes satisfy your child's sweet tooth without added sugar or fat, and they are an excellent way to get more fruit in a youngster's diet.


October 25, 2011 Tidbit Tuesday (Goody Two-Shoes) I find it fascinating to learn the history behind phrases that we use. Interestingly enough many of them are derived from nursery rhymes. "Goody Two-shoes" actually came from a story written in the 18th century called The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. This story is about a girl named Margery Meanwell who was so poor she only owned one shoe. One day a rich friend came along and gave her a pair of shoes. She was so delighted she ran around repeating that she had two shoes. She became known to the other children as Little Goody Two-Shoes. She eventually grows up and marries a wealthy widower and becomes a wise teacher who helps others solve conflicts peacefully. This story has a similar theme to that of Cinderella where virtue is rewarded.


Seek immediate medical attention if these symptoms accompany a black eye: - seeing dark spots (FLOATERS) or flashes of light - any cuts on the insides of the eyelids or on the eye - blurry, distorted, or double vision - numbness on same side of the face - trouble moving the eye to look up, down, or to either side Treatment for a simple black eye is cold to the area as quickly as possible after the injury occurs and at frequent intervals during the first 24 hours or until the PAIN subsides and the swelling stabilizes. A black eye may take two weeks to fully heal, and undergoes a number of color changes as HEALING progresses. People who participate in sports such as softball, baseball, basketball, tennis, racquetball, soccer, and similar events should wear appropriate eye protection.


"During the middle ages wax tablets were in general use. Daily life cannot be imagined without them: students were supposed to carry a diptych at their belt for easy use, while writers used them for rough notes. They were also employed in private correspondence. Above all, medieval accounts were kept to a large extent on wax tablets, and most of the surviving examples served this purpose; even books of wax tablets were formed. In some places the use of wax tablets for accounting continued up to the nineteenth century" (Bernhard Bischoff, Latin Palaeography. Antiquity & the Middle Ages 14).


Mom decided that we were going out! The big snow was over and we needed some milk. So I’m in the backseat of the car watching as we head into Chardon and I hear Mom say “YES! Spring must be on it’s way!” and guess what I see?! Buckets on the maple trees. How did they get there? Here’s some hints on how: Why are they there? Do you know? Do you need a hint? - One of my very favorite treats comes on the mornings my mom makes pancakes. When I sit in my spot, she brings me just a taste, actually 3 little bites. Have you any idea how good pancakes taste to me? They are soooooooooooo good!! - Here’s another hint if you can complete the analogy: Buckets are to maple trees as ______________ is to pancakes. Can you complete my analogy and explain the buckets on the trees? Do you want to know more? Click here!


|MadSci Network: Botany| Marcotting is an old term for the propagation technique now called air layering, where a stem is induced to form roots while still on the parent plant. The stem is cut partly through and a rooting hormone (auxin) often applied. Then it is wrapped with moist sphagnum peat moss and ties in place with plastic sheeting. When roots are well formed, the branch is cut below the roots to make a new plant. Air layering is used for hard to propagate plants and to rejuvenate houseplants, such as diffenbachia, that have gotten too tall. References Marcotting Air Layering for Difficult to Root Plants Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Botany.


Want to find your way (literally) around an Arduino Uno? Well look no further - here is a video introduction to the hardware that's a walk in the park. If you are not a hardware/electronics expert then it can be tough to see what all the colored bits on a circuit board actually are. You look at them, but due to the complexity you just don't see them. So it is with the Arduino when you first see it - later it becomes as familiar as the back of your hand. It is important to know the layout of the Arduino because you are going to make connections to it and you need to have a rough idea what the different parts do. This video, created by engineerzerochannel walks you and a group of tourists through Ardinuo park. On the way you will see the various parts of the Arduino and an LED dropped in by helicopter and connected up. It's fun and it makes you very glad that the real thing is so small.


HFKap writes "The earliest computer games were pure text and were passed around freely on the ARPANET, culminating in the 'cave crawls' Adventure and Dungeon. The advent of the home computer opened up a commercial market for text adventure games, though the limited resources of these machines presented significant technical problems. Many companies vied for success in this market, but the best-remembered today is Infocom, founded by a group from MIT. Infocom's virtual memory and virtual machine innovations enabled them to design extremely ambitious and creative games, which they dubbed Interactive Fiction (IF). Ultimately the text game lost its paying customers to the lure of graphical games, such as those produced by Sierra On-Line. This article is a dialogue between Harry Kaplan and Jimmy Maher, editor of the modern IF community's pre-eminent e-zine SPAG."


Hurricane Kenna over Mexico Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC Hurricane Kenna, the sixteenth tropical disturbance of the 2002 eastern Pacific hurricane season, explosively intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in less than 48 hours. On Friday, October 25, forecasters were expecting Kenna to make landfall over the western Mexican coast as a Category 4 storm. Kenna was born in the warm tropical waters of the eastern Pacific south of Mexico on October 22 to become the strongest storm to threaten the Americas in 2002. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite shows Kenna making landfall over Mexico on October 25, 2002. Bands of storm clouds stretch well north, and eventually brought heavy rain to an already soaked Gulf Coast.


Viewer Question:How long after you think you may have been infected with HIV do you need to wait to be tested? Doctor's Response:After exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), if one becomes infected, antigen will become detectable starting at about two weeks. Antibodies to various HIV antigens do not start being detectable until 1 to 3 months following exposure, but sometimes this takes even longer. Recommendations for testing vary, but probably the most reasonable course of testing is to test for HIV antibodies at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. Thank you for your question. Last Editorial Review: 8/17/2001 Get the latest health and medical information delivered direct to your inbox FREE!


Name: Ed H. If birds mate for life, what happens when a mate dies? Does it go on without a mate or does it find another mate? First of all, not all birds mate for life. Many speices do not. Crows, some owl species, and some other large birds have been known to do so. The limited information about your requests does indicate that, in owls, new mates are found after the death of one of the pair. Many younger birds that have not mated or just entered sexual maturity seems to be the most likely new mate. Penguin studies have supported this notion very well. How all of this is accomplished is not completely undertstood. I guess we have to learn how to speak the languages better! :-) I hope I have helped. Click here to return to the Zoology Archives Update: June 2012


Air source heat pumps (ASHP) are used to provide interior space heating and cooling even in colder climates, and can be used efficiently for water heating in milder climates. A major advantage of ASHP’s is that the same system may be used for air conditioning in summer and heating in winter. How do they work? An air source heat pump (ASHP) is a heating and cooling system that uses outside air as its heat source and heat sink. Under the principles of vapor compression refrigeration, an ASHP uses a refrigerant system involving a compressor and a condenser to absorb heat at one place and release it at another.


Olla has recently moved to Leeds and asks Liz for advice on registering with a doctor. They discuss what formal documents might be required by the doctor's surgery and the difficulties of getting an appointment. . Discuss with the class their experiences of doctors and the health service in the UK. . What is the health service like in their countries? . Draw attention to potentially problematic language. . Note the fillers, false starts, repetition and what the purposes of these are in unrehearsed, spontaneous speech. For instance, draw attention to print English and the differences; few 'natives' speak with perfect English. . Remove certain words and use transcript as an audio gapfill or standard reading gapfill.


become an editor the entire kids and teens directory only in Grammar/Homonyms Kids and Teens Open Directory - Kids and Teens: School Time: English: Grammar: Homonyms Allan Cooper's Homonym List [ ] - A long list of homonyms arranged in alphabetical order. FunBrain: Word Confusion [ ] - Choose the correct homonym to finish the question. Features easy and hard sections. Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs [ ] - Explains the differences between these types of words. Includes worksheets and resources. [Worksheets require Adobe reader.] Quia: A Feast of Homonyms [ ] - A matching game of homonyms. Includes match, concentration, flashcards, and word search. " search on: to edit this category. Copyright © 2013 Netscape Visit our sister sites Last update: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:16:56 AM EST -


Did you know that the Gordon Setter was one of the breeds that was used in the development of the Irish Setter? "The original purpose of the Gordon Setter was to hunt gamebirds. Their quarry in the United Kingdom may be partridge or grouse, pheasant, ptarmigan, blackgame, snipe or woodcock: whilst overseas bird dogs are worked on quail, willow grouse, sand grouse, guinea fowl, sagehen, francolin." Tyme 2 pick da nu Goggie ob teh Week! Da furst contempstant... Gordon Setter! Fun fakts about teh Gordon Setter: "A Gordon Setter is a large breed of setter, developed in Scotland in the early 17th century, that is a member of either the Sporting or Gundog Group." Du u want da Gordon Setter to be da Goggie ob teh Week nekst week? Den u had bettur share dis post on Facebook and leev comments on dis post!


Dennis Bray is an active professor emeritus in both the Department of Physiology and Department of Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. He studies the behavior of microbes--how they "decide" where to swim, when to divide, and how best to manage the millions of chemical reactions taking place inside their membranes. For Bray, microbes are tiny, living computers, with genes and proteins serving the roles of microprocessors. In this interview, I talked with Bray about his provocative new book, Wetware: A Living Computer Inside Every Cell. To listen, click the play button below. You can subscribe for free to Carl Zimmer's Meet the Scientist podcast via iTunes, through the RSS feed with a podcast aggregator or feed reader, or by email alert. Direct Download: MTS36 (.mp3 | 27 megs | 37:29)


The saltwater marsh islands of Jamaica Bay — crucial habitat for dozens of species of fish and birds — are vanishing at a rate far faster than previously thought and could disappear within five years, according to a report... The latest news and reader discussions from around the five boroughs and the region. Using satellite imagery of the bay, along with field observations, the report found that about 33 acres of tidal wetlands are lost every year, nearly twice the 18-acre annual loss found in a previous study by the state released in 2001. Jamaica Bay Loses Marshes at Faster Rate, Report Says Saltwater Marsh Endangered In Jamaica Bay Marshes have 5 years: Study New Analysis Gives Marshes Five Years Photos from NY Times


Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) are stored in SQL Server as either text or image datatypes. The SQL Server maintains a pointer to the BLOB data. Thus, BLOB data is not stored on the data page along with the other fields in the row by the SQL Server. The 16-bit text pointers are used to store actual data in 2KB pages. So, about 1800 bytes is available for actual data storage if the column is not NULL. However, if the column is explicitly set to NULL, there is no need for the text pointers. The storage size will then be 0. This means that storing data in BLOBs increases the storage requirements in 2KB increments. Besides storage size, there are also functional limitations with BLOBs. For example, if you use a WHERE clause to search on a text column, you are limited to using the LIKE operator.


The natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies. The permanent magnetization acquired by rock that can be used to determine the location of the magnetic poles and the latitude of the rock at the time it became magnetized. Tarbouk, E.J. & F.K. Lutgens, (2006), EARTH, 8th edition, Pearson Education International. The study of ancient magnetic fields, which are preserved in the magnetic properties of rocks. ie. studying the changes in position of the magnetic poles, as well as reversals of poles in the geological past.


Chicago Public Schools is working to minimize its impact on the environment and teach students to be environmental stewards. CPS' Environmental Action Plan , in partnership with the Chicago Climate Action Plan, has 26 results-oriented strategies in which the entire CPS community can participate. With this plan, CPS is a leader among urban school districts in environmental action. Chicago Public Schools Environmental Action Plan Click the links below to learn more about the following strategies: Waste & Recycling Transportation & Air Education & Engagement Do you want to know what else Chicago is doing to go green? Check out the Chicago Climate Action Plan . To view some of the documents provided on this page, you need Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this program, click download Adobe Acrobat Reader now and follow the instructions.


browse WPSU's collection of classroom resources 3 to 8 Educate! Browse lesson plans, articles, and teaching tips for children ages 3 to 8. Watch Shakespeare's words come alive in selected scenes. Blue Ribbon Readers Improve literacy in readers in kindergarten through fifth grade. Clean Energy for the 21st Century Learn about sustainable clean energy. Analyze materials at the atomic level using a virtual microscope. Explore the enviroment with children (K-6). Make a difference in the Chesapeake water system and beyond. Watch this fast-paced academic quiz show for high schoolers. Join the Swift satellite as it solves cosmic mysteries. Water, An Endangered Resource Explore the beauty (and pollution) of our state. Think like an archaeologist Discover Pennsylvania's Prehistoric People


Jewish Armed Resistance in Eastern Europe Despite enormous obstacles, many Jews throughout German-occupied Europe attempted armed resistance against the Germans. Individual Jews or groups of Jews engaged in planned or spontaneous opposition to the Germans and their allies. Jewish partisans were especially active in the east, where they fought the Germans from bases established behind the front lines in forests and ghettos. Because anti-Semitism was widespread there, they found little support among the surrounding population. Even so, as many as 20,000 Jews fought the Germans in the forests of eastern Europe. Source: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum


|Origin:||headling 'head-first' (14-17 centuries), from head + -ling 'in a particular direction'| if you rush headlong into something, you start doing it too quickly without thinking carefully with your head first and the rest of your body following [= headfirst]: I fell headlong into a pool of icy water. very quickly, without looking where you are going: Mortimer almost ran headlong into a patrol.


GeoGebra is open-source software available for free through the Web that enables users to dynamically experiment with mathematical concepts. Technology can play an important role in learning mathematics. Teachers and students alike often depend on interactive technology to learn about and experiment with math. The dynamic mathematics software GeoGebra addresses all levels of education by joining arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and calculus. It features a very clean, easy-to-use interface. Since the tool is open source, a large user community has emerged to create interactive online materials for specific subject matters or a particular educational level. Having been translated into over 45 languages, it continues to expand to offer equal information access across the globe.


A recent story in the Columbus Dispatch, The Day the Aliens Called Jerry Ehman, recounts the story of the unusual space signal that was picked up by the Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio observatory in Delaware on August 7, 1977. Jerry Ehman was monitoring the Big Ear when the signal came through and wrote “Wow!” on the computer print out. To this day no one is really sure what the signal meant, but the possibility that it was intelligent life has never been proven or disproven. The original print out is preserved in the Ohio Historical Society Archives. It is part of the North American Astrophysical Observatory Records, call number MSS 1151. This collection is available to researchers in the Archives/Library reading room during open hours. What is the meaning of “6EQUJ5″ ? Everyone is welcome to develop their own theory!


Figure 3. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2009 Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles). The Federal Highway Administration implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from previously published rates. Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).


High Rise Inspection Photo Tour In the event of a fire, minimizing the spread of smoke and heat within the building is essential. It is usually the smoke and heat produced by a fire which limits the ability of people to evacuate and which causes the most deaths in a fire. In most modern buildings, air handling systems separate from the building's main HVAC systems can be activated to contain the spread of smoke. Stairwells in newer high rise buildings are pressurized to maintain an atmosphere that is both safe for exiting and an aid in fire fighting procedures. In older buildings, the HVAC systems can be manually controlled either to shut down in order to prevent the spread of smoke through the systems themselves or activated in particular portions to remove smoke. Imagine how much air can be moved by a system of this size.


Hi I am new to the list. I am a HS art teacher and just took a new position teaching juniors and seniors at an all girls high school in the Bronx, NY. Currently I am spending some time re-building my core I am looking for some interesting lesson ideas to compile into the still-life segment of my curriculum. So if anyone cares to share any great lessons I would appreciate it! In particular, does anyone have an interesting approach to introducing the drawing of fabric in a still life? Also, does anyone have a strong rubric for classroom assessment and/or peer criticism?


Tremolo is the rapid repetition of one note, or a rapid alternation between two or more notes. It is indicated by strokes through the stems of the notes. If the tremolo is between two or more notes, the bars are drawn between them. Tremolo symbols are also used to notate drum rolls. The tremolo palette contains separate symbols for one note tremolos (shown with stems below) and for two note tremolos (shown with no stem below). Tremolo can be added to the stem of a single note by selecting the notehead and then double click on the desired symbol in the tremolo palette. In a two note tremolo, every note has the value of the whole tremolo duration. To enter a tremolo with the duration of a half note (minim), first enter two normal quarter notes (crotchets). After dragging a tremolo symbol to the first note, the note values automatically double to half notes.


In each of the three tool sets (Prevention, Guidance, Consequences), tools are organized into three levels of difficulty and challenge. On the Discipline Toolbox cards, we use standard shapes: Basic = square Intermediate = triangle Advanced = circle The shapes represent how difficult a tool might be, in general, to actually use the tool effectively. Of course, a lot depends on the child and your experience. Ages given for each tool are approximations only. On this website, clicking on the tool # will take you to a description of that tool and at least one example of its use. This information is identical to what is on the Discipline Toolbox cards. If you have not already downloaded the posters, you can do so here: Download Responsive Discipline Posters (PDF)


History of the Conservation Movement - National Association of Conservation districts (NACD) National Association of Conservation districts (NACD) When representatives from 32 soil conservation districts met in Washington, D.C. in 1946 and set in motion the process to organize a national association of conservation districts, over 1,600 soil conservation districts had already formed in 48 states. By forming a national organization in 1946 the districts provided the means to deliver a unified message to policy makers and to better coordinate district activities. Soon after the establishment of the NACD, the Utah Association of Conservation Districts was created in 1948. - << Prev


CULTURAL READINGS: Colonization & Print in the Americas |PRINT & NATIVE CULTURES Oral Cultures in Print Most native cultures preserved and passed on their traditions orally. Written texts only partially reveal this oral dimension. Nevertheless, Europeans continally testified to native oratorical abilities. North American Indian orality intrigued writers like William Smith, while the speeches of Red Jacket, a fierce critic of American expansionism, sold widely. Whereas Europeans relied upon books and manuscripts to transmit and encapsulate knowledge, native groups employed other media: some eastern North American Indian cultures used wampum, a form of writing usually accompanied by speech. Print and Native Cultures |Exhibition Contents | Introduction | Essays | Bibliography & Links| Last update: Thursday, 02-Aug-2012 15:07:49 EDT


Milk does a body good, especially if you are a new mom. A new study in rats found those that didn't have enough calcium in their diet and were breastfeeding, were more likely to have deteriorating bone around their teeth and gums. Breastfeeding rats that had enough calcium did not suffer any bone loss. The demands for calcium are greatest immediately after a baby is born. Researchers say human studies need to be done to confirm the findings.


“In at least one paragraph in the text, analyze the Information Flow. That is, in each sentence, label the new and old information in each sentence. You’ll be looking for the information that is old because readers have seen it before in the text, and the information that is new to the text. Throughout the text, note and revise any breakdowns in information flow. Identify any sentences in which the wrong information is in the Stress (the end). Note and revise any sentences in which readers must endure a long gap between a subject and a verb (a core violation) or in which the logical relationships are unclear (CO-Core.) Continue to analyze for Focus (readability and value of characters in Subject Position, for specific readers); whether or not Focus is sustained across sentences. Continue to analyze for nominalizations, ad consider whether key actions have been expressed as verbs.”


........ MURUGA IN HINDU EPICS The first elaborate account of Karthikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to have been born from Agni and Svaha, after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages). The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Karthikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha. (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Karthikeya as he sees the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Karthikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Devas. He is also married to Devasena, Indra's daughter. The origin of this marriage lies probably in the punning of 'Deva-sena-pati'.It can mean either lord of Devasena or Lord of the army(sena) of Devas.


The \linebreak command tells LaTeX to break the current line at the point of the command. With the optional argument, number, you can convert the \linebreak command from a demand to a request. The number must be a number from 0 to 4. The higher the number, the more insistent the request is. The \linebreak command causes LaTeX to stretch the line so it extends to the right margin. See also Line and Page Breaking Go to LaTeX Table of Contents


Module 2 Contents: Who's at Risk? Keep it Clean! Cook it Well! Cool it Soon! Welcome to We Wish You Well -- Food Safety Keeping our food safe is a national concern. It is estimated that 76 million people had foodborne illness in 1999 -- 5,000 people die of foodborne illness in the United States each year. Foodborne illness results in sickness, lost wages, and even death. In this module, you will learn how to keep food safe and to prevent foodborne illness. To find out more about foodborne illness click on the Next Page link below.


CCE Reminds People Not To Eat Poisonous Garden Plants Utica, NY (WIBX) – As the weather warms up, gardens will soon be in full bloom. However, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County wants you to know not all plants are meant to be eaten. The group lists several common garden favorites as “eye candy” only, including bleeding hearts, Lily of the Valley, and delphinium. All parts of these plants are poisonous. Other plants, such as rhubarb and sweet pea, have pieces that are edible, but still must be treated carefully to avoid becoming sick from them. For more information about poisonous plants, visit Cornell University’s website here. Also, Master Gardener Volunteers can answer gardening questions on Wednesday and Friday from 9-noon, by calling 736-3394, or visiting cceoneida.com.


CNN - NASA has released incredible new images of the sun's surface. The space agency said the enhanced video is meant to show the sun's intense activity a different light. The video was shot over 24 hours in September of 2011. NASA said there's no scientific value in this enhancement but it does make for a beautiful video. Click on the video player in the top left hand corner to watch the video. Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Top Science Tech News Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.


Now go into the text layer and select the last frame on this layer, go to "Insert" menu, select Keyframe. Go to the first keyframe in this layer and place text as shown above. Then go to the second keyframe which you just created and place text as shown on image below. Select anywere in between the two keyframes and go to "Insert" menu, select Create Motion Tween. |» Level Basic| Rating: 8 Votes: 205 |Freelance graphic, web and Flash designer.| |Download the files used in this tutorial.| |Download (258 kb)| |More help? Search our boards for quick answers!|


Sierra Leone's civil war has been the primary reason for the growth of its communities in Britain. But, in common with other west African nations, the pattern of settlement is a familiar one based upon people heading for where their communities already exist. Overall, the number of people born in Sierra Leone living in Britain rose by about 10,500 between 1991 and 2001. The vast majority are in London where the largest clusters are in Southwark and Lambeth. Modest numbers appearing in the North West are almost certainly the result of asylum dispersal.


Use the program diff3 to compare three files and show any differences among them. (diff3 can also merge files; see diff3 Merging). The “normal” diff3 output format shows each hunk of differences without surrounding context. Hunks are labeled depending on whether they are two-way or three-way, and lines are annotated by their location in the input files. See Invoking diff3, for more information on how to run diff3.


December 27, 2012 - foster (verb) - What does it mean? - 1 : to give parental care to2 : to help the growth or development of - How do you use it? - City leaders hope that the improvements to the downtown area will help foster a greater sense of community. - Are you a word wiz? Let us help you to develop an understanding of the word "foster." At the root of "foster" is the Old English word "fostor." What do you think "fostor" means?The Old English word "fostor" means "food." We can trace the origins of "fostor" to the Old English word "foda," which is also at the root of the word "food." "Fostor" developed into an adjective that eventually came to mean "giving, receiving, or sharing parental care even though not related by blood or legal ties." The verb "foster" quickly developed from the adjective.


California’s ranchers could face a tougher economic future under climate change. The grasslands they depend on to feed their cattle could shrink by almost 40% by the end of the century, according to a study from Duke University and the Environmental Defense Fund. The researchers modeled two different climate futures for California: a warmer, wetter scenario and a warmer, drier one. The study showed that by the end of the century, California’s shrublands could increase as much as 70% under the worst-case dry scenario, taking over historic grasslands and other ecosystems. Continue reading


Catalan common name : Raspeta. Rotgeta. Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Ibiza. Mallorca. General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic) Endemisms : Balearic Islands Flowering time : May. June. July. August. Life-forms : Chameophyte. Habitat : Holm oak forest. Walls and rock creviceses. IUCN Category : Poco preocupante Characteristics : Leaves are linear, reunited in groups of four, greyish in colour and always growing along the ground, all of these characters distinguish it from Rubia peregrina, which has leaves much wider and greener, with whorls usually with five or more leaves that climb through other plants. Subspecies caespitosa is exclusive to Cabrera. Flowering during May and June. Status : Endèmica.


Aerogel is a gel in which the liquid part has been replaced with a gas (usually air). The most common type of aerogel is silica aerogel, which is made from the same molecule as glass. It is a solid material that is almost as light as air. Aerogel is the best thermal insulator available and can be used in construction in place of fiberglass insulation. It allows better insulation with less material, although it is much more expensive than fiberglass. It is also brittle, making it more difficult to install than fiberglass. Most aerogel is not water-resistant, and even small amounts of water can destroy it. It is also safer than fiberglass or asbestos because it cannot be inhaled into the lungs.


Israeli researchers are using bats to develop better radar and sonar systems. By attaching GPS units and microphones to the animals, scientists hope to learn more about the bats’ remarkable echolocation abilities and adapt that knowledge to systems for human use. Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author and may not reflect those of Care2, Inc., its employees or advertisers.


Adoption brings a child born to other parents into a new family. Birth parents have a number of reasons for placing children for adoption. In the end, it's usually because they want better lives for their children than they feel they can provide. Children who are eligible for adoption come from many different settings. Some are in foster care, a temporary home setting. Other children live in orphanages or with birth relatives until they can be adopted. There are different kinds of adoption. Whether the adoption is international versus domestic depends on whether a child is born in another country or born within the United States. References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)


New, drought-resistant strains of corn helped farmers get through the drought in 2012 that cut the harvest to about 75 percent of what would have been expected with ordinary weather, according to “U.S. Drought 2012: Farm and Food Impacts,” a recent USDA report. Even with pressure from the drought, the harvest was a quite sizeable. “The harvest was the eighth largest in U.S. history, a reflection of a big increase in recent years in the number of acres planted and crop technology that has improved plants’ ability to withstand drought,” according to a recent article from the Associated Press. READ MORE »


ISRIC - World Soil Information is an independent foundation and the ICSU accredited World Data Centre for Soils (WDC-Soils). It was founded in 1964 through the International Soil Science Society (ISSS) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It has a mandate to serve the international community with information about the world’s soil resources to help addressing major global issues. ISRIC operates on three priority areas: - soil data and soil mapping - application of soil data in global development issues - training and education


Heel spur is an osteophytic outgrowth just anterior to the tuberosity of the calcaneus, extending along its entire width or about 2 to 2.5 cm. The apex of the spur is embedded in the plantar fascia directly anterior to its origin. The condition may exist without producing symptoms, or it may become very painful, even disabling. Calcaneal spurs are of three types: 1. Those which are large in size but symptomless, because the angle of growth is such that the spur does not become a weight-bearing point and/or the inflammatory changes have been arrested. This type is usually found incidentally when the foot is x-rayed for some other purpose. 2. Those which are of large size and painful upon weight-bearing, because the pitch of the calcaneus has been altered by a depression of the longitudinal arch and, as a result, the spur may become a weight-bearing point, sometimes causing intractable


Humanitarianism is a way of behaving out of kindness to other people. Someone who is a humanitarian is a person who helps to improve the lives of other people without thinking about their race, belief or nationality. Humanitarianism also means basic morality indispensable for human being. And there are international laws called "international humanitarian law" considered to created out of humanitarianism of this mean. Among them, Geneva Conventions on the matter made at the time of wars are well known.


In our previous two issues, we discussed troubleshooting digital output modules. Troubleshooting analog modules is a bit more complicated, for two reasons: Your first step is to verify that the module is the correct one for this control loop — unless this specific module has worked correctly before. Whether it has or not, you need to use a meter to test the module's output versus input. One verification technique that works well is to simulate the signal from the PLC by forcing the output. This eliminates a long string of variables and simplifies the job in a few other ways versus having one person out in the field simulating an input to the signal transmitter. In our next issue, we'll discuss how to use this PLC force to determine where the problem lies.


Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch The adjective is used for the design style characteristic of the inhabitants of North West Africa and Southern Spain, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. Having a quality or appearance resembling Moor artwork and architecture as seen in North West Afria (Morocco). Refers specifically to the cultural attributes common to Muslim Spain and the Maghrib after the twelfth century.


Memonic allows you to capture, store, use and share online information. It “is a way to keep the essential information you come across every day and easily retrieve it again the moment you need it.” A problem facing the regular Internet user today is how to keep track of information and bits of information found on the Internet. Current solutions such as (social) bookmarks do provide only partial and unsatisfactory solutions. Example: The bookmarked URL is no longer valid. In brief it’s a description of a system likened to a Rolodex of the Internet: Smallish cards holding bits and pieces of information for later use. Information becomes truly fluid. Tags : Classroom Resources, Free Software, Information Storage, Memonic Categories : Classroom Resources, Free Software & Applications


Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word Let's take this debate out of the political sphere and into the public arena. Women were beginning to take responsibility for things outside the domestic sphere. They knew not to interfere in matters outside their sphere of operation. The economic boom has greatly expanded the US's sphere of influence. This is the British English definition of sphere. View American English definition of sphere. a part of an atom that moves around the nucleus (=centre) and has a negative electrical charge


One struggle counselors, parents, teachers and youth workers often face is how to think about and approach children who have a psychiatric diagnosis. Even within the mental health profession there are differences of opinion. Some professionals under medicate and under diagnose, and others do the exact opposite. Regardless of which camp we fall into, we can quickly fall short of knowing and understanding the child in front of us if we allow psychiatric labels to define children and determine their paths. In her talk entitled, Psychiatric Disorders in Children, Julie Lowe encourages helpers to be wise and thoughtful.


The new boom in natural gas from shale has changed the energy economy of the United States. But there's another giant reservoir of natural gas that lies under the ocean floor that, theoretically, could dwarf the shale boom. No one had tapped this gas from the seabed until this week, when Japanese engineers pulled some up through a well from under the Pacific. The gas at issue here is called methane hydrate. Methane is natural gas; hydrate means there's water in it. In this case, the molecules of gas are trapped inside a sort of cage of water molecules.


If fluid pressure inside the eye gets too high, the optic nerve can be damaged. Opticians measure this pressure using a device that blows a puff of air onto the eyeball and monitors the reaction. Canadian company Eric Technologies of Calgary (W0 03/82086/7) has patented a home test in which a vibrating pad rests on the eyelid and a sensor measures the delay between each movement of the pad and the vibration in the eye. This gives a rough indication of the fluid pressure inside. To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.


Tell Congress: Make Sure Girls Get a Fair Chance in Sports Girls across the country are still not getting equal opportunities to play sports or equal treatment when they do play. High schools provide girls with 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play sports as compared to boys. And girls often are assigned inferior facilities and game times, among other things. To make matters worse, when parents and students try to find out how their schools are allocating valuable athletic opportunities and resources, they are not able to get information. Please ask your Members of Congress to support the High School Data Transparency Act.


In the method signature 'public static double getGPA(int numberOfGrades)'the term double __________. 1. requires that a double value must be returned to the method call 2. requires that the int numberOfGrades be changed to a double 3. means the getGPA method will repeat twice 4. means there are two forms of the getGPA method 5. requires the main method to substitute a value for numberOfGrades


3rd/2nd century BC This may in fact be a hastatus or a principis. The distinction of the two forms is not quite clear. The hastati formed the first battle line, ahead of the principes. The final, third line was held by the triarii with their long spears. Both the hastati and the principes were similarly armed, hence they are hard to keep apart. A large curved shield, larger and heavier than that of the later legionaries, a simple bronze vaulted helmet with two side panels, chain mail body armour, a sword and a complement of pila (throwing spears). This page was last updated on 4th June 2008.


- Development, Land Use & Construction - City Council - City Budget - Property Information Larvae and Pupae Dipping Surveys Larvae and Pupae dipping surveys are an important tool in mosquito control surveillance programs. Mosquito larvae are found in many different types of aquatic habitats, from tree holes to salt marshes. While not a direct measure of the number of biting adult mosquitoes, dipping surveys do show where mosquitoes are breeding, and are very important in Larviciding efforts. Since the emergence of Aedes albopictus, a container breeding mosquito that is often found near homes, citizen participation (service requests) has been a very important and reliable tool in surveillance techniques. MOSQUITO LIFE CYCLE


"Servant Leadership” was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in The Servant as Leader, an essay he first published in 1970. In that essay, he wrote: "The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions…The leader-first and the servant-first are two extreme types. Between them there are shadings and blends that are part of the infinite variety of human nature." On a Butler University web site, you'll find a review of 10 Characteristics that Larry Spears, former CEO of The Greenleaf Center identified as being critical to the development of servant-leaders. They include: - Commitment to the Growth of People - Building Community


The tiny borough of Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania has less than 1,000 residents, but there's a history here that's centuries old. The first European settlers settled here in 1773, though the area was sacred to Native Americans long before we came here. Originally the Munsee Indians made the community their home. The Muncy creek supplied freshwater and fish, while the nearby rock cliffs provided a great lookout for intruders. The Native Americans found much gratification in telling their story and history through pictographs. For decades the tribe had been carving numerous sacred symbols and animals on the imposing rock walls. These pictographs had an impression on the original settlers who named the area Picture Rocks. Sadly over many years the pictographs have disappeared. Most lost to the course of Mother nature, but others by the malfeasance of man.


Marigold are perennial, herbaceous plants from usually wet marshy spots throughout temperate regions in the the Northern and the Southern hemisphere. Most have bright colored flower cups in white, cream to butter-yellow and decorative, round, glossy, serrated leaves. All are easily cultivated in any rich, always moist soil in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Ideal for the edge of a pond or watercourse, will even grow in shallow water. Sow seeds flat in any humus rich, always slightly wet soil in pots outside in a protected spot. Seeds require a prolonged cooling period prior to germination in late spring. Carefully transplant the fleshy rhizomes as soon as leaves have withered in autumn. All are USDA Climate Zone 6. 20 seeds per package.


Found 0 - 3 results of 3 programs matching keyword " orbit" The Cassini spacecraft continues to orbit Saturn, sending back astonishing images of the ringed planet and its moons. Join us as we look at the latest images and do some hands-on activities to help us understand. Join Exploratorium staff Paul Doherty and Robyn Higdon as they discuss the Transit of Mercury. On November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly slid across the face of the sun during a relatively rare event known as a transit. The Exploratorium's Live@ crew was at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona to cover the event. This webcast includes a brief history of Kitt Peak and its 21 telescopes.


Making a bowl: stage 2, trimming or turning Stage 2 in the lifecycle of a bowl: Mr. Baker is trimming the bowl and making a foot on the bottom. Some people call this process turning. Help TeacherTube make this resource easier to find. Suggest a New Learning Standard Alignment


An early school of Anthropology which tried to define a ladder of societal evolution , from the lowest or least developed to the highest or most developed. Was heavily influenced by reports brought back by explorers who had 'discovered' many 'primitive' societies. Also influenced, of course, by Darwin. Many evolutionsists, such as E.B. Tylor and James Frazer were fascinated by animism, since they believed it to be one of the most basic forms of religion. They were trying to discover the laws through which societies developed. Often described as rationalist or intellectualist. Replaced by functionalism.


Progress Through Petroleum How Oil and Natural Gas Help Shape Our Lives clever online learing tool explores the many ways in which oil, natural gas and petroleum-derived products – plastics, pharmaceuticals and more – have improved our quality of life in the past 150 years. Using an easy-to-navigate grid, you can track petroleum-aided innovations in the home, the workplace, medicine and transportation. Through Petroleum Challenge : After reviewing "Progress Through Petroleum", test your retention of what you've learned with this online This illustrated history of oil and natural gas highlights the many uses of petroleum products over the centuries and the important role technology plays in meeting today’s environmental standards.


- Who We Are - Our Associations - What We Do - Press Room Physical activity before and after school provides opportunities for all students, including those with disabilities, to practice what they've learned in physical education, work towards the nationally recommended 60+ minutes of daily moderate-vigorous physical activity, and prepare the brain for learning. Additional benefits include social interaction and engagement of students in safe, supervised activities. White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President *Also see organizations listed for the "Community Involvement" component © 2013 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance


Located along the northeastern coast of Anakena beach is one of two sand beaches on the whole island. It is often cited as the landfall of the first Polynesians in the 9th century and location where the first European explores moored like Dutch Jacob Roggeveen who "discovered" this island or Englishman Captain James Cook in 18th century. Anakena is a place where there are two ahu (platforms), one noteworthy for the beauty of the satues. Ahu Nau Nau has seven (statues), four of them are decorated with pukao (topknot) made of red volcaninc rock. Statues have preserved facial details, shaped lips and beautiful long ears. Archeological discoveries from this site suggest that eyes were not empty, but filled with white coral and red volcanic irises.


Born in London in 1759, Cooper attended Oxford College, but did not finish his degree. He went on to become a successful barrister, scientist, and philosopher. His radical views were not popular in Europe and he moved to Pennsylvania in 1794. His views, particularly on the Sedition Act, were not warmly received in America. In 1800, he was brought to trail, was found guilty under the Sedition Act, and served six months in prison. After being removed from the bench for his radical positions, Cooper followed an academic path. He went on to teach at Dickinson College, the University of Pennsylvania, and South Carolina College while remaining active in political circles. He died on May 11, 1839 in South Carolina. For more information on Thomas Cooper, click here.


Known as Fungus Gnats, Mushroom Fly. They feed on mycelium in the soil and are generally of no importance. However they occasionally attack garden plants. black flies up to 3-4mm long. They are attracted to potting composts and are often seen in greenhouses. Adults are attracted to potting media especially if the organic content is high, like peat as an example. Females lay 100 eggs each which hatch in 1 week. Larvae feed for about a month. sciarids affect plants so treatment is only necessary if damage to


Electricity has been used in medicine for centuries. Today, medical practitioners regularly use electricity as part of common treatment approaches. Millions of people benefit from implanted cardiac pacemakers that enable them to live normal lives. In diagnostic medicine, conduction velocity tests measure nerve function. Finally, electrotherapy devices are used to promote bone fusion, to relieve the pain and associated symptoms of osteoarthritis, and to rehabilitate muscles following injury or surgery.


Chinese ball is a fast and furious game that helps children develop ball skills and hone their concentration skills. Play it on the playground, in the park in in the backyard, Chinese ball is fun no matter what the setting. Number of players: What you need: - Netball or basketball The players stand in a circle and are given the ball. The players must throw the ball quickly across the circle with the aim to surprise another player and make them miss the catch. If a player catches the ball, the neighbouring players must raise their arm closest to the player with the ball - and hold it there until the ball is passed to another player. If a player fails to catch the ball, or fails to raise the correct arm when their neighbour catches the ball, they are out. When there are only five players left they are considered the winners.


Factory Method pattern Governs the object instantiation process that hides the complex logic involved in the object creation from the clients. It advocate for Robust, Expandable, Maintainable and Reusable code. Also forms a basis for most java component development.Key learning of the session: - Drill down the Factory Method pattern. - Understand how different patterns work together in real life component development. - Developing Robust, Expandable, Maintainable and Reusable code. - Study different variations in Factory Method to fit different situations. - Discuss Features, Pros and Cons of variations in Factory Method pattern. - Code demonstration for Real-life programming situation.