During the summer holiday period many people decide to relax on the beach away from their work and their problems. Some of the most characteristic and attention-grabbing elements of this landscape are the shells. These small objects can be used to to make a large number of handicrafts. Today we will explain some of them.
This is a craft that often looks great on our furniture for storing small items.. To build shell chests we just need to make (or buy) a wooden or hard cardboard box and line it with shells glued with glue. Finally we give a little varnish to get a professional result.
Boats are a very typical element of the beach. We can construct small representations of them using shells of different shapes and some glue.. For example, we can use a conch shell to build the hull of the boat and some large shells for the sails. In addition, for a better result, we can use pieces of rope or some fabric to decorate.
Paintings with shells
We can also use the shells to decorate our frames. For this we can use a technique similar to that of chest making.
Another way to make use of our shells in paintings is to replacing the typical photos with figures made from shells. All we need is a little imagination to create an original content on cardboard. Then we put the cardboard in the frame and everything is ready to surprise our acquaintances.
Watches with shells
To make use of large shells we can use them for decorating wall clocks with them. All we have to do is insert the mechanism into the shell and draw a personalised design on it. For example, we can draw a sunset and use two thin, elongated shells as hands.
As always, remember that you can go to our forum to ask any questions you may have.


Quantum cryptography wins Descartes prize
Dec 2, 2004
A collaboration that involves physicists from six European countries and the US has been awarded part of the European Union's Descartes prize for research for their work on quantum cryptography. They share the €1m prize with life scientists studying mitochondrial DNA.
The IST-QuComm collaboration is made up of research groups in Sweden, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and the UK, plus a team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US. Quantum cryptography allows two parties to share a secret "key" that could make communications between them much more secure than existing cryptographic techniques by encoding the key with single photons. Any attempts by a third party to eavesdrop on the communications can be readily detected. Quantum cryptography could have applications in electronic communications, e-banking and e-voting.
Progress in quantum cryptography and related areas - such as entanglement and teleportation - has been rapid in recent years. Last year, for instance, physicists at the University of Vienna succeeded in sending entangled photons 600 metres across the river Danube, while a group at the University of Geneva recently demonstrated quantum teleportation at telecom wavelengths through a 4-kilometre optical fibre cable. The IST-QuComm consortium also performed the first ever quantum cryptographic bank transfer over a 6-kilometre fibre link in Vienna this summer.
The prizes were awarded in Prague today by Janez Potocnik, EU commissioner for science and research.


Virtualization refers to the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including virtual computer hardware resources. A virtual server runs its own operating system, and is indistinguishable from a traditional physical server. Each of these isolated virtual servers believes that it is a separate physical computer and behaves accordingly.
Each virtual server can run its own operating system (Windows or Linux), is assigned its own hostname and IP address, and may be independently administered, configured, and rebooted without affecting the other virtual servers. Centrally provisioned virtual servers offer flexibility, convenience, rapid deployment, economy, and high reliability and availability. They support sustainability initiatives by optimizing resource utilization and reducing energy consumption.
There is a departmental cost transfer required to provision a virtual server. The following are standard configurations and prices; however, alterations can be accommodated if needed (with corresponding changes to pricing):
|Operating System||CPUs||Memory||Disk Space||Cost|
|Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2||1||4 GB||40 GB||$350/year.|
|Microsoft Windows Server 2012||1||4 GB||50 GB||$350/year.|
|Ubuntu Linux LTS||1||512 MB||10 GB||$50/year.|
|Red Hat Enterprise Linux||1||1 GB||12 GB||$200/year.|
To request a virtual server from Information Technology, please contact the Service Desk and provide the following information:


THE CLAIM: You should eat six small meals a day instead of three big ones.
THE FACTS: The notion behind eating smaller, more frequent meals is simple: Spreading out one's daily calories over six meals stimulates the metabolism, keeping it going at a faster pace and thereby burning more calories.
Some studies have found modest health benefits to eating smaller meals, but often the research involved extremes, like comparing the effects of two or three large daily meals with those of a dozen or more snacks. Six meals, according to some weight-loss books and fad diets, is a more realistic approach.
But don't count on it. As long as total caloric and nutrient intake stays the same, then metabolism, at the end of the day, should stay the same as well. One study that carefully demonstrated this, published in 2009 in The British Journal of Nutrition, involved groups of overweight men and women who were randomly assigned to very strict low-calorie diets and followed for eight weeks. Each subject consumed the same number of calories per day, but one group took in three meals a day and the other six.
Both groups lost significant and equivalent amounts of weight. There was no difference between them in fat loss, appetite control or measurements of hormones that signal hunger and satiety. Other studies have had similar results.
For a more reliable metabolic boost, studies show, try exercise.
THE BOTTOM LINE: There is no solid evidence that six small meals a day instead of three will speed metabolism.


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GSD_RAD_SNPs contains SNP data, formatted as codominant nucleotide genotypes (e.g. "AT", "CC" etc.) and with missing data marked as "-"). The first two columns give the reference contig where each SNP aligned and its position. The final column gives Nei's Fst between the dune and non-dune ecotypes, estimated by the 'basic.stats' function in the HIERFSTAT package of the R statistical software. The data are sorted on this column. The data columns are as follows: 50 dune individuals, 15 intermediate, 35 non-dune, 10 H. petiolaris and 10 H. annuus.


New bug species eating away Titanic wreck
London, Dec 8 (IANS) A newly discovered species of rust-eating bug is devouring the Titanic wreck.
The bugs, seen for the first time, are helping decompose the famous ship at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, says a research team.
The team isolated the micro-organisms from a ‘rusticle’ collected from the ship, lying 3.8 kilometers below the ocean surface, reports the Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
Researchers from Dalhousie University, Canada, and the University of Sevilla, Spain, say the bacterium could pose a new microbial threat to the exterior of ships and oil rigs, according to the Daily Mail.
Researchers also tested the rusting ability of the bacteria. They found that it was able to stick to steel surfaces, creating knob-like mounds of corrosion products.
While these appear to be solid structures, rusticles are highly porous and support a complex variety of bacteria.
The findings suggest that H. titanicae may be working alongside other organisms to speed up the corrosion of the metal.
Lead researchers Bhavleen Kaur and Henrietta Mann, from Dalhousie University, said: ‘We believe (the bug) plays a part in the recycling of iron structures at certain depths.
‘This could be useful in the disposal of old naval and merchant ships and oil rigs that have been cleaned of toxins and oil-based products and then sunk in the deep ocean.’


The standards are divided into strands:
- Speaking and Listening
There is also an interdisciplinary expectation that the development of each student’s literacy skills is a shared responsibility—English language arts teachers collaborating with teachers of other academic content subjects for an integrated model of literacy across the curriculum. They address the demands of today to prepare students to succeed tomorrow.
English Department Members: (click names to access their class website)
Lisa Corman Angela Halpin
Debbie McVay Shannon Merideth
Lori Meyer Paulina Nelson
Sonya Ramirez Meryl Willis


Let's Face It
Right now, over 500,000 Canadians have Alzheimer's disease or other dementia
And one new person will develop dementia every 5 minutes. By 2038, 1.1 million Canadians will have dementia. That's one every two minutes.
But a recent nationwide survey conducted by the Alzheimer Society found that almost half of the respondents lived with symptoms of dementia for a year or more before seeing a doctor because they didn't know the facts. Early diagnosis of dementia helps people get care, support and medications so they can live better with dementia and make important legal, financial and medical decisions. Get the facts. Know for sure.


What are orthotics?
Orthotics are specialised insoles worn in the shoe that are designed to support the foot and control the way the foot functions. Orthotics can be made of different materials, most commonly high density EVA foam, or plastic (polypropylene or similar.)
Who needs orthotics?
Orthotics are used in people when they are experiencing pain, discomfort or another problem which is directly related to how their feet are functioning. It is often people who have flat feet (fallen arches) who use orthotics to correct their foot posture, but occasionally those with high arches also require orthotic therapy.
Some problems that may require orthotic therapy include:
• heel pain
• arch pain
• recurrent corns
• ankle instability
• shin splints
• knee pain
• lower back pain
The type of orthotic a person requires is very much dependant on the individual. Some people are able to
resolve their foot problem with a soft off-the-shelf orthotic, whilst others will need a rigid custom-made
orthotic. Your podiatrist will be able to advise you whether orthotics are necessary for your condition and
what type is best for you.
Pre-made vs Custom Made
Orthotics can be either premade (off-the-shelf), or custom made. Pre-made orthotics have been made to a standard shape with a standard amount of support, and are usually purchased in a size to fit the foots length. Custom made orthotics are made specifically to fit an individuals own foot. This is achieved by taking an impression of the foot, using either a plaster cast, foam box cast or by electronically scanning the foot. The resulting cast or image is then modified to suit the individuals needs and the orthotic is made accordingly.


Australian crafts have a unique flavor and the kids will have a grand time exploring this island continent. Hey mates! Come on Down Under for some crafting fun.
Show the kids how to Make A Kangaroo Bag as
Kids learn about Australia as they make their own Australian Aboriginal mask.
Learn more about the history and culture of Australia as
Australia Day is January 26th. Help the kids celebrate by making
April 25 is Anzac Day. Help the kids learn more
When you are setting up your barnyard, don’t forget the
Punched paper dots are the paint for this original bolo
There are two kinds of boomerangs, the non-returning which were
January 26th is Australia Day. Cork hats were traditionally worn
January 26th is Australia Day. In celebration the FreeKidsCrafts Team
Aboriginal Australians made wind instruments from eucalyptus trees hollowed out


Bucket Sorts works under the premise of partitioning an array (or list) into a number of buckets and then sorting the buckets individually.
The way bucket sort works is:
- Set up the empty buckets. Typically these are arrays or some other sort of collection.
- Iterate over the unsorted array and place each object in the bucket it belongs based on a characteristic of the value.
- Sort each non-empty bucket.
- Iterate over the buckets, in order, and pull out all the elements back into the original array.
|Algorithm||Data Structure||Time Complexity - Best||Time Complexity - Average||Time Complexity - Worst||Worst Case Auxiliary Space Complexity|
Wikipedia: Bucket sort


The prevalence of smoking within the general population is in decline. However, the number of people with mental health issues who smoke remains high.
A recent study has examined mental health care practitioners approach to addressing smoking with their patients and the barriers they come up against.
36 MHP participated in focus groups that looked at the experiences of addressing smoking with mental health patients.
The following themes were identified on analysis:
- Psychological capability: Despite most of the MHP completing mandatory many MHPs could not remember the content of this training and knowledge around alternative approaches to addressing smoking with patients was poor.
- Physical opportunity: Discussions about smoking tend to be patient led and if the practitioners feel they have time. The majority of MHP working in the community commented on the challenge of supporting patients to stop smoking in the community where tobacco is readily available
- Social opportunity: MHP discussed a loss of a shared activity between staff and patient. They described it creating a culture of secrecy and policing.
- Automatic motivation: Many believed that mental health patients lack the motivation to stop as tobacco was considered to be one of the few pleasures in their lives.Many patients felt it was not mental health teams responsibility to help them quit smoking.
- Reflective motivation: Some MHP commented that addressing smoking habits with the patient is not a high priority compared to some of the other issues they are supporting with. There is a reluctance for MHP to start ‘policing’ smoking behaviour.
Overall there needs to be further communication about the benefits of smoking harm reduction approaches, better referral processes and signposting to specialists and the incorporation of smoking cessation into other interventions.


- Word Explorer
|part of speech:
||a form of matter that can flow and is neither a solid nor a gas. Water is the most common kind of liquid on earth.
This container holds a lot of liquid.
- similar words:
- beverage, drink, liquor, solution
||an amount or kind of liquid.
Drink plenty of liquids such as water or orange juice while you're sick.
||liquidly (adv.), liquidness (n.)


The impact of a heavy object on a fluid surface causes a sequence of events leading to the creation of three jets. From left to right in time: The crater first deepens and forms a crown as the object descends. When sufficiently deep, the crater begins to pinch radially due to the pressure of the surrounding fluid. A supersonic jet of air escapes through this collapsing neck. Following the impact of the fluid surface on itself at the neck pinch-off, two fluid jets emerge upward and downward from the pinch. This process illustrates the self-focusing and near singularities that occur when the liquid adjusts to the changing topology of its surface.


Why Do Beans Make You Fart?
Farting is perfectly unavoidable and natural process most people encounter every day. Around two hundred species of bacteria lurk inside a person’s large intestine and when we eat beans, all of them get mashed up in the stomach and pass it to the small intestine. The different types of sugar constructing beans are too big to be taken inside the body by the walls of small intestine. There are no enough enzyme amounts that can break down these sugars into manageable pieces so it all ends up in bacteria starting to produce gas which includes carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen. These gases will be then released through the only opening available for them.
Bean sugars are the most notorious in producing stinky fart. The more beans you eat, the more fart you will expel. Because of beans, chemical reactions between intestinal juices and stomach acid are being triggered to produce carbon dioxide that particularly bulk out farts. On the other hand, gas produced by bacteria contains Hydrogen Sulfide that adds a characteristic fart aroma. Beans are scientifically proven to produce farts. Most of the people even use this as a medication for a person suffering from stomachache. They believe that if a person farts and takes out all the gas and air inside the body, he will be cured.
Sugars in beans are considered to be flatulence factors to experts who research this area of study. When this glucose reaches our stomach, bacteria will have a big feast and produce a huge amount of gas. A fart sound is then produced by the vibrations of the opening of the anus, depending on the expulsion velocity of the gas. A common misconception is that the fart noise is produced by the flapping of the cheeks of the butt.


Fine Tunes #10 letters
It's the amps what kills you
Editor: Please tell Jonathan Scull and Nagra ("Fine Tunes," April '99, p.63) that it is current that kills you, not voltage. Shame on them for not knowing their physics.—Tim O'Connor, Tim.Oconnor@ecolab.com
We also received the following two letters on the subject, neither of which was published at the time.
It's current and voltage that kills you
I read in "Letters" a criticism of Jonathan Scull for saying that high voltages can kill you. This guy said that it was the current that kills you. Folks, you were both right and wrong at the same time:
A car battery can deliver hundreds of amperes from a voltage of 12 volts and you can touch the terminals without feeling anything.
When you pull your wool sweatshirt off, you can generate tens of thousands of volts—with near-zero current—without feeling anything but a small sensation.
Why? The human body has a high resistance. It behaves like a 30k-200k ohm resistor, depending on the individual and humidity, etc. But what is undeniable is that a current of just 10mA going through your heart can kill you. That is equivalent of about 300 volts for the "low-resistance" guy, and 2000 volts (yes, 2kV) for the "high resistance guy." And as the current often doesn't run through your heart, you can even support currents up to 30mA—equivalent to 900V and 6kV volts—without necessarily dying.
But please don't experiment for yourself! These values are very unpleasant to handle and can be definitely lethal if you "stick" to the wires.
In the end, therefore, both Jonathan Scull and Tim O'Connor were right. You need both at least 10mA current source and a high voltage supply. So reaching inside a tube component when it is turned on is very dangerous. In this regard, you were completely right, J-10.—Hervé Delétraz, Switzerland, firstname.lastname@example.org


Consumption of non-renewable materials is rising so fast in Switzerland that it is putting at risk the stocks left for future generations.
A report into sustainable development, released by the Statistics Office on Monday in connection with the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, says the total material requirement in Switzerland has increased by more than 20 per cent since 1992.
However, the requirement per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) has declined by more than five per cent, “thanks to progress in industrial processes and increased recycling”.
One consequence of material consumption is that the production of urban waste increased by more than 30 per cent, and was far above the European Union average. But Switzerland collected 50 per cent more waste for recycling than the EU countries.
The report also says that although living conditions in Switzerland compare favourably by international standards, resources continue to be distributed unevenly. For example, in 2008 the richest 20 per cent of the Swiss population earned on average four times as much as the poorest 20 per cent – a situation which has not changed substantially since 2000. However, the gap is slightly less than the EU average.
Since 1992, there has been a marked rise in life expectancy in good health – up eight per cent for women and nine per cent for men. This is higher than the EU average. Almost 75 per cent of people said that they were very satisfied with their life in 2010.


Parts of a plant
Flowers are made of many parts and each part has a special job. Click and drag the different parts of the flower to the correct label. Finally test yourself in the quiz.
What do each of the parts of a flower do?
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Two-fifths of the world’s coal power stations are already running at a loss because of high fuel costs, Carbon Tracker study revealed. For 35 percent of coal power plants, operating costs exceed the costs of building new renewable energy sources, the report added. By 2030 this number is expected to reach 96 percent.
Three European Union companies – Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), RWE, and EPH – are most exposed to the risk of obsolete or non-performing assets, according to Carbon Tracker.
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says at least 59 percent of coal power worldwide must be retired by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C and many countries have set phase-out dates.


It was Great Aunt Hermione Higgledy the famous Elizabethan lute player who was the first of the Higgledy’s to grow Phacelia in the cutting patch. Hermione loved Phacelia flowers and always said they represent the golden age of English renaissance. She would write melodies about them and thrash out the tunes on her lute to the groupies who would flock to her cutting garden.
How To Grow Phacelia From Seed. Auntie Hermione’s Eight Top Tips:
*Phacelia flowers are super easy to grow and as hardy annuals can be sown in Autumn or Spring.
*Either direct sow them in the flower beds or sow them up in pots for planting out later.
*If direct sowing, Hermione would sow in straight shallow drills and cover the seed lightly with soil…keeping the ground moist until well after germination has taken place.
*This plants to about a hand span apart…and keep rows a foot apart. (This has been standard practice in all of the Higgledy family cut flower patches since time immemorial.)
*If sowing in pots the same process applies but ensure that you acclimatise your plants to the outside world as they will have become ‘soft’ in the greenhouse or on your windowsill.
*It is generally believed that Phacelia seeds make better plants if they are sown direct.
*Make sure your flower beds are thoroughly weeded before sowing or planting out your seedlings
*Ensure that this bed gets heaps of sunshine.
FAQ: “Is it true Mr Higgledy that you can sell me the best Phacelia seeds this side of Chepstow?”
ANS: “Yes indeed…my Phacelia seeds were voted ‘Best in Britain’ by my Mum and the girl from the fish shop.
I hope you are all having a wonderful summer solstice weekend.
Don’t forget that now is the time to be sowing up your biennials.
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SMS (for short message service), which uses just 190 bytes of data to send up to 160 characters, started in 1992. The first text message was “Happy Christmas” from developer Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis, of Vodafone.
Now, of course, it’s an enormous business, reports CNN. With more than 6 billion text messages sent each day just in the U.S., the amount of people using their thumbs and shortening their speech is astounding.
But some say that 2013 could be the peak for the technology. With new smartphones offering cheaper, or even free, alternatives to the service that wireless providers charge for, the growth in texting is finally slowing.
Here are some facts about texting:
- 75% of U.S. teens send a message every day
- Women use emoticons, : – ) and so on, twice as often as men
- Melissa Thompson is the world’s fastest texter, according to the Guiness Book of World Records


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- The PURPOSE and character of the use, whether it is commercial or nonprofit educational. Noncommercial educational uses tend to favor fair use.
- The NATURE of the work. Whether it is factual or creative. The more creative, the LESS it favors fair use.
- The AMOUNT and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the whole. Using the heart of the copyrighted work DISFAVORS fair use. Small portions or snippets favor fair use.
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Written By Laurie Tarkan
Many people assume that stress contributes to the development of cancer, but it is far from proven.
Not only is the evidence mixed on general psychological stress, but there’s almost no research on whether work-related stress plays a role in cancer risk. Now, a large review of the literature, published on BMJ.com, has found no link between work stress and a number of common cancers.
Stress has been implicated in cancer because stress hormones can contribute to chronic inflammation, which has been shown to play a role in the promotion and progression of cancer.
Plus, stressed out people are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol and be overweight—lifestyle factors that have also been associated with an increased risk of some cancers.
Led by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University College London, a consortium of researchers analyzed the results of 12 European studies conducted between 1985 and 2008 involving 116,000 participants aged 17 to 70. This is the largest study of its kind.
The authors measured levels of job stress, using four categories: high strain job (high demands and low control), active job (high demands and high control), passive job (low demands and low control) and low strain job (low demands and high control).
None of the participants had cancer when they entered the study. They were followed for an average of 12 years, with most studies lasting more than 10 years, and two studies lasting ,more than 20 years. The researchers collected data on cancer diagnoses during the course of the studies.
The good news: The meta-analysis found no evidence of an association between job stress and overall cancer risk or risk of colorectal, lung, breast, or prostate cancers.
The authors suggested that many of the previously reported associations between work related stress and risk of cancer could have been influenced by chance or by small study size or other flaws in the study designs.


Wheat (Wheat Grass, Wheatgrass, Common Wheat, Bread Wheat)
Safe to Feed
Common Name: Wheat (Wheat Grass, Wheatgrass, Common Wheat, Bread Wheat)
Latin Name:Triticum spp; esp T. aestivum
Family Name: Poaceae/Gramineae
The young grass of the wheat plant is fine for tortoises, but the grain is high in protein and gluten, the Calcium content is almost non-existent, and the phosphorus levels are high, so only allow tortoises to graze the leaves and remove the spike with the flowers or seeds on it.
Several other members of the Poaceae family are called Wheat Grass (for example, Elymus scaber, Agropyron cristatum, and Elytrigia elongata), but the same advice applies: you can feed the leaves of grass but avoid the seed or grain.


At the start of a new year many of us begin to think about starting a new diet or exercise program - something to improve our physical fitness. Now is a great time to evaluate your pets' physical fitness as well.
Obesity is a serious health issue in this country - for both pets and their owners. Similar to people, there are many health risks linked to obesity in animals. There is an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, anesthesia complications and structural problems for our pets when we allow them to become significantly overweight.
A thin, conditioned pet will likely live longer, and will certainly have a better quality of life than a sendentary overweight animal. I do make an exception for "elderly" pets. Depending on the breed, that may be eight years for giant breed dogs, or 14 years for cats and small dogs. I try to have my elderly pets carry a little extra weight just in case they catch a virus. Similar to elderly humans, elderly pets can get very sick from a fairly common virus that a younger pet would quickly recover from.
Hip dysplasia is a common health issue for our pet dogs. Studies now prove that raising overweight puppies can significantly increase the severity of dysplasia - it is not genetics alone that determine the severity of the disease. Once dysplasia is diagnosed, carrying any extra weight only adds to the dogs discomfort. Pets get arthritis in their joints just like we do (especially dysplastic joints), and pets that are kept thin and active their whole life have a much lower chance of developing painful arthritis.
Our pets are naturally built to lead very active lives. Felines and canines in the wild spend hours each day hunting, playing and patrolling their territory. A healthy pet has the same physique as a healthy person - lean and muscular with little body fat.


William Robinson Leigh (1866–1955)
A celebrated painter of dramatic Western scenes, William Robinson Leigh produced works that embodied Americans’ ideal frontier. Leigh exhibited his artistic talent at an early age and purportedly, used the sides of his family’s farm buildings as supports for his drawings. At the age of 14, the young artist moved to Baltimore where he enrolled at the Maryland Institute of Art. Just three years later, he traveled to Munich where he joined the Royal Academy from 1883 – 1886.
In 1896, Leigh moved to New York where he began creating illustrations for books and periodicals such as McClure’s Magazine, The Century, and Scribner’s Magazine. The artist traveled West in 1906 at the behest of the Santa Fe Railroad Company. This trip greatly influenced Leigh and his later works would focus on images of the Western landscape, its unique wilderness, and inhabitants. His “straight forward” canvases of the West were appreciated by critics, one of who claimed that the “frankness in their story telling . . . makes them pleasant companions.”
The artist again found himself in uncommon territory when he was commissioned to paint backgrounds for the African section of the American Museum of National History in 1926. Leigh traveled to East Africa to gain inspiration and subsequently produced a number of meticulously painted scenes of the African forests and plains. In addition to his commissions, Leigh found public recognition, exhibiting at the Paris Salon, National Academy of Design (of which he was an academician), the Corcoran Gallery, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Today, his work is included in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, the Gilcrease Museum, and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
“Western Paintings by W. R. Leigh,” The New York Times, January 30, 1918.


A series of purges from 1934 to 1938 in the Soviet Union. Stalin had anyone he saw as opposing him killed. "Class enemies" included leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution with whom he had worked two decades earlier (Although his role in the October Revolution was rewriten once he took power to make it look like he actually did something). The trials of well known class enemies were televised. Some were coerced (by intimidation and torture) into making false confessions and then sentenced to life imprisonment or death. 300,000 were killed, and 7 million placed in labor camps.


Smartphones are wonderful, yet rife with privacy pitfalls. Here are five quick tips for making your device less prone to a hacker attack.
- Do not download apps from unknown sources. Only download those from the official app stores sponsored by the smartphone manufacturers, as they are typically more secure.
- Control your location settings. To make your location as protected as possible, turn off all location assessment options.
- Before installing an app, be sure to read the Permissions screen. Note where your data is going to be stored. The most secure apps are those that only store data on your device, or store a minimal amount on the vendor systems, and those from vendors that do not share your app data with third parties.
- When you no longer use an app, remove it from your phone. An app-happy friend recently realized she had more than 185 unused apps on her device - many of which were tracking her whereabouts.
- Encrypt your smartphone data. Many apps inspect your smartphone data storage areas, and the unscrupulous ones will copy what they find interesting and/or valuable.


How the social, emotional and physical environment may promote wellbeing during mealtimes
Researcher(s): Millie Colwey
Setting: Millie’s Garden: Early Childhood Care & Education Outdoors
Colwey, M. (2017) Autonomy with Food: How the social, emotional and physical environment may promote wellbeing during mealtimes.
Millie Colwey has recently completed a research project in her childminding setting as part of her degree in early years. Specifically she examined the promotion of wellbeing during mealtimes and looked at methods for engaging children in the preparation and serving of meals to increase wellbeing. The full report will follow soon.
The report summary is available now to download using the button below.


A small drum in the form of a short cylinder with a membrane at each end, the upper one being struck with hard sticks and the lower one fitted with snares. It originated in military use.
- Using only his bare hands, the drummer, Johnny Cobra, would sit slapping the busted head of the snare drum.
- The rest of the instruments cut out except for James ' soft steady beat on the snare drum.
- The sound is almost like brushes on a snare drum.
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This is typically done by feeding ε to a power
amplifier that drives a DC motor. Since the “DC
servo” contains a stepper motor, it is necessary
to convert ε to two series of pulses, such that
they are 90 degrees out of phase (270 degrees
out of phase implies the reverse direction) before
being supplied to the motor drive electronics. In
actuality, the implementation of the concept was
Figure 6. Absolute value circuit.
The function of the summing electronics
(Figure 5) is to compare the commanded
position with the actual position of the motor
and develop an error signal
proportional to the
difference. A zero adjust
potentiometer was added to
control any residual offset.
Figure 7. VCO signal conditioning electronics.
Figure 8. Voltage controlled oscillator.
70 SERVO 12.2012
The overall electronic circuitry required to implement
the DC servo using a stepper motor was shown in Figure 4.
The basis for the design consisted of driving the position
error signal, ε, to zero.
The absolute value
circuit (Figure 6) was
required to prepare the ε for
controlling the frequency of
the pulses that were to be
generated to drive the
Depending on the
magnitude of the error
signal, the larger the error
signal, the higher the
frequency of the pulses
generated by the voltage
controlled oscillator (VCO),
i.e., the higher the angular
velocity of the stepper
motor. The VCO used
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|Goal||Build capacity for bird conservation throughout the Dutch Caribbean|
|Islands||Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten|
Although the Dutch Caribbean boasts five terrestrial protected areas and 23 Important Bird Area’s (IBA’s), in the past little consistent monitoring, outreach or education has addressed the theme of bird conservation and related habitat conservation.
In 2008, DCNA and its parks and conservation organisations began working with Vogelbescherming Nederland (Birdlife Netherlands) to address this gap through long-term training and exchange programmes and the development of strategic outreach and education materials.
One of the project’s goals is to build a standardised bird monitoring programme for the Dutch Caribbean, with proper support that allows park management bodies and other conservation organisations to recognise threats and issues affecting bird populations and allow informed and adaptive conservation action to be taken.
To this extent training handbooks have been developed for both terrestrial and seabird monitoring. These manuals are used hands-on during workshops and exchanges and form a solid framework for standard protocols and guidance for survey design, data collection, data analysis and report writing. Dr. Adrian Delnevo has led the effort to develop these materials.
A second goal of the project is to develop outreach and education materials and campaigns that raise awareness not only on the six islands of the Dutch Caribbean, but also internationally about birds and bird conservation. This includes materials such as bird identification cards, bird field guide books, and bird- themed classroom educational boxes. DCNA has also directly targeted Dutch audiences to create a sense of pride for the rich biodiversity in the Dutch Caribbean. In 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, DCNA and Vogelbescherming Nederlands created nature exhibitions for public display at Dutch zoos.
Bird ID Cards
Bird Field Guides


Mojtahedi MC, Boblick P, Rimmer JH, Rowland JL, Jones RA, Braunschweig CL. Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 60612, USA. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Nov;89(11):2174-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.011.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of the built environment on access to healthy foods for people with mobility disabilities by measuring wheelchair accessibility of grocery stores and availability of healthy affordable foods.
DESIGN: A survey consisting of 87 questions.
SETTING: A low-income, multiracial urban Chicago neighborhood with a 3-mile radius was compared with a suburban neighborhood of the same size in which the population is similar in income level and racial distribution.
PARTICIPANTS: Not applicable.
INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Accessibility issues outside and within grocery stores and the availability of healthy affordable food items in these grocery stores.
RESULTS: The urban area had more stores (n=48) than the suburban area (n=34); however, only 46% of urban stores had an entrance that would allow an individual requiring a ramp or level entrance to gain access compared with 88% of suburban stores (P<.001). Wheelchair accessibility characteristics of grocery and convenience stores did not differ between the urban and suburban areas. The availability of healthy affordable foods in urban and suburban stores was relatively low, with only 33% to 40% of the 18 items available, and did not differ between urban and suburban stores.
CONCLUSIONS: People with mobility impairments are at a disadvantage in maintaining healthy food choices because of limited access to stores and healthy foods.


Organized attacks upon the Jews of different Polish cities by Christian youths, especially pupils of the many Jesuit schools that existed in Poland during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These youths not only assaulted individual Jews whom they met on the streets, but they organized themselves into bands, invading and pillaging the Jewish quarters. Such disturbances were of frequent occurrence in cities which possessed large Jewish populations, as Brest-Litovsk, Cracow, Posen, and Wilna; and the riots often ended in bloodshed. Thus, in 1663 the students of the Jesuit academy in Cracow, under the pretext that some Jews had blasphemed the Christian religion, invaded the Jewish quarter, killed or wounded many persons, destroyed 120 houses, and carried off more than 4,000 florins, after having made their victims promise not to prosecute them.
The authorities tolerated and even encouraged such affairs; and, in order to protect their lives and property, the Jews had to contribute annually to the various Jesuit institutions.
- Beck and Brann, Yevreiskaya Istoria, p. 326;
- Schudt, Jüdische Merekwürdigkeiten, ii. 300.


In all cases, the ancestral protolanguage is not known directly and it may be reconstructed by comparing different members of the language family via a technique called the comparative method, by internal reconstruction or other methods. Through this process only a part of the proto-language's structure and vocabulary can be reconstructed; the reconstruction remains the more fragmentary the more ancient the proto-language in question relative to the number of its descendants. Examples of unattested but (partially) reconstructed proto-languages include Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Uralic, Proto-Bantu and Proto-Paman.
The Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) is the most elaborated example of a proposed language. Although there is no direct evidence that this language ever existed, there is copious evidence for its existence in the many similarities of the Indo-European languages. A great amount of work has been put into the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, but there are no means of determining its success.
Sometimes, however, the proto-language is a language which is known from inscriptions (perhaps due to misunderstanding), an example being the Proto-Norse language attested in the Elder Futhark runic inscriptions. For more examples of proto-languages, see the category "proto-languages" (below).


Thailand’s first FTA was the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) which Thailand signed as part of ASEAN, in 1992.
The U.S. trade strategy is to pursue multiple market-opening initiatives on a global, regional and bilateral basis, establishing models of success that can be used throughout all negotiations.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Since its inception in 1989, the APEC region has consistently been the most economically dynamic part of the world. In its first decade, APEC Member Economies generated nearly 70 percent of global economic growth and the APEC region consistently outperformed the rest of the world, even during the Asian financial crisis.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.


The problem of finding the minimum (or the maximum) of a function is a familiar application of calculus. However, if the derivative of the function in question is not known, one must resort to numerical methods.
In 1678 Christiaan Huygens developed a wave theory of light in contradiction of Newton’s corpuscular theory. It was not published until 1690.
Suppose your teacher asks you to find the area of the following triangle.
The law of motion for a freely falling body was first enunciated by Galileo in the 17th century.
Q.941 On my desk calendar two numbers are given: the number of days in the year up to today, and the number remaining.


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Surname meaning for "Gulley"
English: descriptive nickname for a giant or a large man, from Middle English golias ‘giant’, from the Hebrew personal name Golyat Goliath. In the Bible Goliath was the champion of the Philistines, who stood ‘six cubits and a span’; he was defeated in single combat by the shepherd boy David (I Samuel 17), who killed him with a stone from his sling. There is unlikely to be any connection with the English vocabulary word gully (from Old French goulet ‘neck of a bottle’), which is not attested in this sense before the 17th century.


Standing Crowned and Jeweled Buddha
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
H. 20 3/8 in. x W. 9 in. (51.8cm x 22.9 cm); D. (from hands) 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Gift of Ben Heller, 1970
Not on view
The Buddha is usually depicted in the simple garments of a monk. In Kashmir, a special form in which he wears rich jewelry and a crown, symbolizes either the great moment when Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha or the splendor of the Buddha in his heaven, revealing himself to the Bodhisattvas.The high, three-part crown and full fleshy face are standard for sculpture from Kashmir in the eighth and most of the ninth century. The short, three-pointed cape with jeweled pendants that covers the shoulders and the upper part of the chest is also frequently found in representations of the crowned Buddha in Kashmir. It is occasionally seen in the Kushan art of Gandhara and is perhaps of Indo-Scythian origin.
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Twitter/@angcrowtherThe world is getting wasted, and with sometimes-fatal consequences. About 3.3 million people died in 2012 from problems related to alcohol use, ranging from violence to cancer, according to a report released today from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
That's one person every ten seconds. Yikes.
The universal average booze consumption among people aged 15 years or older is 6.2 liters of pure alcohol a year. But only about 38% of the global population drinks alcohol, bringing up the average per drinker to 17 liters a year (equivalent to 374 shots of vodka).
About 16% of these drinkers partake in binge drinking, which is more harmful to health than daily, moderate drinking. Heavy alcohol use can lead to addiction; it also puts people at a higher risk of over 200 diseases, like tuberculosis and pneumonia, says the report.
The report also stats that: Europeans have the highest alcohol consumption per-capita (this has been the case for the past five years). Men are more likely than women to die from alcohol—though drinking among women is on the rise. And poorer people experience greater social and health consequences from alcohol, because "they often lack quality health care and are less protected by functional family or community networks," said Shekhar Saxena, head of the WHO's Mental Health and Substance Abuse department.
The WHO called on countries to step up efforts to curb alcohol-related deaths and damages. Some countries are already working on this by increasing taxes on alcohol, raising the drinking age, and regulating alcohol advertising and marketing.


The Day of the Silenti (Day of the Dead) is an Edwinish holiday celebrated around the same time as the real-world holiday known as Halloween, being October the 31st, and treated in a similar manner. It is considered a time when the living realm overlaps with that of the dead, and the deceased come back to life to cause havoc such as illness or damaging crops. Traditionally, festivals held on this day would consist of people wearing costumes and masks in an attempt to mimic or placate the malicious spirits. In modern times, the significance of the holiday has dwindled, and it is now considered a time for children to dress up as spooks to collect candy from complete strangers. It has always been seen as a day for tricks and other mischievous deeds.
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Since the first half of the thirteenth century there is a Romanesque basilica with square choir and apse, with three naves, but no bell. Historical events that were to follow, and the evolution of the technology of war, especially the spread of firearms, required the construction of two towers.
Like all churches in southern Transylvania, also the one from Dealu Frumos was surrounded by an enclosure having a rectangular shape, dating from the XVI century. With the increasing number of residents, precinct was enlarged and a bell tower with five sides was erected, which, just below the eaves has more inscriptions including the year 1522.
The side bays have also been raised and the vaulted nave and the naves arches were converted into broken spring shapes. The initial appearance of the western portal, where you enter the church, hase been lost due to the bell tower that has been built. The changes to the initial look of the chuch may have been implemented douring the sixteenth century when also the church in Merghindeal has been altered. It remains a beautiful sample of small fortified saxon church in southern Transylvania.


What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
syndrome is a painful condition of the hand and wrist. It is caused by the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, being pressed or squeezed at the wrist.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition. It is thought to affect about 4 out of every 100 people in the United States and cost several billion dollars per year in time lost from work and in medical costs.
What Causes It?
The carpal tunnel is a narrow space in your wrist. It has a ceiling, floor, walls, an entrance, and exit. The "walls" and "floor" are made up of bones. The carpal ligament is the tough "ceiling" of the carpal tunnel.
Running from the forearm to the hand and through the carpal tunnel is the median nerve, which controls some of your hand muscles and allows you to feel sensations with your hand. Several tendons also pass through the carpal tunnel.
In a normal wrist, there is adequate room in the carpal tunnel for both the tendons and the median nerve. But the carpal tunnel and the space allowed for the median nerve and tendons cannot get bigger, because the bones and ligaments that form the tunnel will not stretch. Therefore, anything that adds to this space will compress the tendons and median nerve.
As the median nerve is squeezed, less blood and nutrients flow to it. Without these essential nutrients, it becomes damaged and is unable to function normally. This results in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is often caused by a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself.


The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established by international convention in 1980 under the Antarctic Treaty System. CCAMLR’s objective is to conserve Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources, a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem.
CCAMLR practises an ecosystem-based management approach which permits sustainable harvesting but takes careful account of the effects of fishing on other components of the ecosystem.
CCAMLR is an international commission with 25 Members, and a further 11 countries have acceded to the Convention. Based on the best available scientific information, the Commission agrees a set of conservation measures that determine the use of marine living resources in the Antarctic.
The key institutional components of CCAMLR are:
- The CAMLR Convention which entered into force on 7 April 1982
- A decision-making body, the Commission which makes decisions by consensus
- A Scientific Committee which advises the Commission using the best available science
- Conservation measures and resolutions
- CCAMLR’s Membership and provisions for international cooperation and collaboration
- The Secretariat based in Hobart, Tasmania, that supports the work of the Commission
SGSSI fisheries are managed within the CCAMLR framework.


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In the hydraulic system and its system, the sealing device is used to prevent leakage of working medium and intrusion of external dust and foreign matter. The element that plays the role of sealing, that is, oil seal. Dongsheng Seal Company sorted out and shared
Leakage will cause waste of working media, pollute the machine and environment, and even cause mechanical operation failure and personal accidents of equipment.
The internal leakage will cause the volume efficiency of the hydraulic system to drop sharply, and the required working pressure cannot be reached, or even the work cannot be carried out.
Invading tiny dust particles in the system can cause or aggravate the wear and tear of the friction pair of the hydraulic element, further leading to leakage.
Therefore, Oil Seals and Sealing devices are an important part of hydraulic equipment.The reliability and service life of its work is an important indicator to measure the quality of the hydraulic system.
In addition to the gap seal, the oil seal is used to control the gap between the adjacent two coupling surfaces below the minimum gap that the liquid that needs to be sealed can pass.
In the contact seal, it is divided into self-sealing type and self-sealing type (Lip seal)Two.


On April 21 (Birthday of the British Queen -happy birthday!) SAR Princesse Astrid attended a special memorial ceremony for the 10 Days Campaign of 1831 in Houthalen-Helchteren where a special cross stands to mark the graves of the Dutch and Belgian soldiers who died in that short outbreak of hostilities. Princesse Astrid attended the ceremony alongside civil and military officials, remembering the Ten Days Campaign. This happened in 1831, not long after the Belgian Revolution when the Dutch were making an effort to re-conquer Belgium from the pro-independence Belgian leaders. As I made mention last time the Dutch King Willem I was very reluctant to accept the independence of Belgium and had to be pressured by the other powers into giving up his claim to the country and hope of eventually retaking it. The 10 Days Campaign was an early effort led by the Prince of Orange (who was very well liked by most Belgians) and other royal princes which actually led to some defeats for the Belgian volunteers were not well organized or prepared at all. Most were not professional soldiers at all. However, and Belgium must be grateful for this, the Kingdom of the French intervened on behalf of Belgium and the arrival of the French troops convinced the Dutch to abandon the effort and return home. It is pleasing to see Princesse Astrid honoring this link with Belgian history and to honor the brave volunteers who gave their lives defending independence. Since we are now thankfully good and close friends with the Netherlands we also should appreciate the duty and sacrifice of the Dutch soldiers for their King and also should remember with gratitude the French royal soldiers who provided such vital assistance.


This study sought to determine whether third-grade children identified as poor readers (6-12 mos. delay) were able to improve their reading performances after being provided instruction using an integrated reading-language approach. It was speculated that the basis for some or most reading difficulties were language problems resulting from deficiencies in constructing meaning from a spoken or printed message, difficulty understanding and/or remembering the message proposition(s), and incongruities between a child's knowledge of language and linguistic information presented.
Sanger, D. D., Stick, S. L., & Lange, U. A. (1986). An Integrative Reading-Language Approach. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 26 (2). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol26/iss2/7


True to the Faith – The Acts of the Apostles: Defining and Defending the Gospel
The Acts of the Apostles is about more than the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth. By the time the ascended Christ had sent the Holy Spirit to guide his disciples, they had no doubt what the basics of the gospel message were: that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day and would one day come again. But, according to Luke’s account, difficult questions and challenges arose for the apostles as they began to spread this message. These questions, when once settled by the apostles, would further define the gospel with answers that are definitive for us today.
By carefully tracing Luke’s presentation of the historical material, David Gooding shows us that Luke has arranged his historical material into six sections, each containing a set of issues and a dominant question that confronted the church:
– Was the gospel to be under the authority of the Jewish Sanhedrin, even when they called into question the deity and messiahship of Jesus?
– Would the temple and its entire system of worship become obsolete because of Christ’s sacrifice at Calvary, as Stephen claimed?
– What would God do when the observance of his own food laws became a barrier to preaching the gospel to Gentiles such as Cornelius?
– How would the apostles decide about the rite of circumcision and its relationship to salvation?
– How would the gospel distinguish itself from the spiritism, idolatry, religions and philosophies of the pagan world and state positively its own answer to questions of the origin of the universe and life’s ultimate goal?
– And how would Paul defend the gospel at the highest levels of society, against every kind of misrepresentation, when he found himself under the power of Roman law and order


Bend the fuselage along the creases as shown.
Begin assembling the wings by using the notches provided.
Slide the bottom wing onto the assembled parts as shown.
Using the center two notches on the bottom wing, slide the fuselage onto the wings.
Slide the propeller onto the black piece as shown.
Attach the propeller piece onto the fuselage.
Put both pieces of the propeller background together as shown.
Still together, attach both pieces onto the propeller piece.
Attach the elevator to the back of the plane.
Insert pilots into the top of the fuselage.


"Going Green" is not always as strait forward as you might think!
One alternative to those nasty petroleum-based fuels are the emerging range of 'Biofuels'. Based on plant materials, these are said to be a greener option than fossil fuels.
But just how green are they?
In parts of the world natural rain forest is being cleared (slashed and burned) for the production of oil palms, a prime source of biofuel.
Unfortunately, not only does the clearance release massive amounts of carbon dioxide and destroy the habitat but the soil that has supported lush rain forest for so many years will become impoverished in (at the most) twenty years of this 'unnatural' use. When it is abandoned as useless for this crop it will no longer be able to support the natural vegetation.


- Begin by putting the face together. Glue on the eyes, eye brows, nose, hair, mouth and tooth.
- Next glue on the buttons and the arms.
- Line up the body and glue the circles together, add the face and feet.
- Now it is time to add details. Add lines to the carrot and draw the mouth lines.


New Lizard Species Discovered in Vietnam
A new colorful lizard species has been discovered by a team of Russian and German scientists in Southern Vietnam.
Spotted during a survey conducted on reptiles and amphibians in Vietnam's Cat Tien National Park, the newly discovered lizard has been named as Calotes Bachae after researcher Rike Bach from Bonn, Germany, for supporting study co-author Peter Geissler in his fieldtrips in Indochina, reports Sci-news.
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When the team initially found this lizard, they misinterpreted it to be another blue-headed lizard known as Calotes Mystaceus that is mostly found in Mynamar and Thailand, as it was more or less identical to it. The results were proved when a genetic analysis of both species was conducted, which considered characteristics like scale and size of the animals. After this analysis, it was confirmed that the newly discovered lizard belongs to a new species.
The animal species that were collected during the survey were shared with a team of Russian scientists who were working on DNA barcoding database of all amphibian and reptile species from Vietnam. They noticed a genetic difference between the Calotes Mystaceus and Calotes Bachae.
"The finding was unexpected, but not uncommon. In many cases two different species of frogs or lizards may look really similar but have profound genetic divergence," study co-author Nick A. Poyarkov, from the Department of Zoology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, was quoted as saying in National Geographic.
The newly discovered lizard has brown spots on its back with yellowish moustache on its face whereas the Calotes Mystaceus has dark brown spots and white moustache. During the mating season, the heads of Calotes Bachae shine bright and they use it to lure their counterparts. They have the ability to even alter their color at nights, reports National Geographic.
The details of the study appear in the journal Zootaxa.


By Fareed Zakaria
America has long been seen–by its citizens and the world–as the place where anyone can make it. And yet studies from the past two decades all point to a different reality. Economic mobility in the U.S. is low compared with what it was in times past and with current levels in many European countries and Canada. It is particularly sticky at the two ends of the economic ladder. Rich people rarely become poor in a generation–and the poorest seldom get rich. Despite the rags-to-riches myth, such stories are the exception. A comprehensive study by the Pew Economic Mobility Project documents that in the U.S. today, few poor people become even upper middle class.
That's why President Obama's proposal to expand early-childhood education is vitally important: the idea is to provide high-quality pre-K for 4-year-olds from families whose incomes are at or below 200% of the poverty line–that is at or below $47,000 for a family of four. Children born into poor or dysfunctional families must have pathways up, especially if they have the talent to succeed. And the more we learn about neuroscience, the clearer it becomes that the human brain develops much sooner than we had believed. Early stimulation and education can be highly effective.


A long time ago there was a old man and an old lady who lived in a village. The old man was good but the old lady was bad. The old man only had a rooster but the old lady had a hen. Unfortunately, the old man did not have eggs, but the old lady did not want to give him any. So he asked his rooster to give him eggs. The rooster left home and found a bag with twopence in it. A rich man stole the bag from the rooster, so the rooster followed him home and drank all the water and ate all the animals in the rich man's courtyard. Finally, the rooster ate all the money in the rich man’s house. Then he went home and gave all the money to the good old man.
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Course Detail: PER903 - Computer Science Exploration: ACT: Adventures in Computing for Teens
Create your own app!
Every day more Apps are created for our use. Could you create one yourself? Explore the world of App Inventor created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The software uses a process that "transforms the complex language of text-based coding into visual, drag-and-drop building blocks" (http://appinventor.mit.edu).Experience the computer science design process; learn strategies, exercise logic and creative skills as you work on an App project guided by a Computer Science instructor. Meet other students with similar interests, see demonstrations in computer science labs, and learn about computer science careers.
This camp is offered by the Department of Computer Science.
Summer STEM Explorations are enrichment camps for 8th through 12th grade students that enhance the participants' knowledge of engineering, technology, and computer science (ETCS).
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In his article "Space mission impossible?" (25 February), Larry Krumenaker suggests that scientists sending a probe to Alpha Centauri will want to see results from their endeavours, limiting the project to 40 years.
No doubt scientists feel like that, but this ignores the altruistic nature of science - working for the benefit of humanity. Could not scientists derive satisfaction from beginning something that others will complete? After all, medieval cathedrals took generations to build. Craftsmen beginning the project knew that neither they nor their children would see the building completed.
Also - what about scientists nearing retirement who help to send the probe on its way? They will know that they will not see the data from Alpha Centauri, but they may gain satisfaction from playing a part in the furtherance of human knowledge.
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Definición de Citizen's Charter en inglés:
A document setting out the rights of citizens, especially a British government document of 1991 that guaranteed citizens the right of redress on occasions where a public service failed to meet certain standards.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- If he did not have an agenda on the scale of his predecessor, he certainly had his policy concerns, including low inflation, and the Citizen's Charter to improve public services.
- As with the Next Steps' initiative, the good intentions of the Citizen's Charter to improve customer care across the public service provided opportunity for it to use such support to its advantage.
- What was the Citizen's Charter if it was not public service reform under a different badge?
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A denture is a removable replacement to replace missing teeth and tissue. It is supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the mouth. Though dentures are removable, there are many different denture designs, some which rely on bonding or clipping onto teeth or dental implants. A denture is made of acrylic resin, sometimes in combination with various metals. Complete or Full dentures replace all the teeth, while a partial denture fills in the spaces created by missing teeth and prevents other teeth from changing position.
Caring for your dentures
A denture is fragile, so it is important to handle it with care. Remove and brush the denture daily, preferably with a brush designed specifically for cleaning dentures, using either a denture cleanser or toothpastes. Never use harsh, abrasive cleansers, including abrasives toothpastes, because they may scratch the surface of the denture. If you wear a partial denture be sure to remove it before brushing your natural teeth.
When not in use, soak your denture it in a cleanser solution or in water. Get in the habit of keeping the denture in the same safe and handy place to reduce the likelihood of misplacement.
Unless you have had a denture fitted on the same day as you have had teeth taken out your dentist will recommend that you remove your denture each night. Research has shown that removing the denture for at least eight hours during either the day or night allows the gum tissue to rest and allows normal stimulation and cleansing by the tongue and saliva. This promotes better long-term health of the gums.
Your mouth will continue to change as the bone under your denture shrinks or recedes. To maintain a proper fit over time, it may be necessary to adjust your denture or possibly remake your denture. Never attempt to adjust a denture yourself and do not use denture adhesives for a prolonged period because it can contribute to bone loss. When in doubt, consult your dentist.


Birds have much higher plasma glucose and fatty acid levels compared to mammals. In addition, they are resistant to insulin-induced decreases in blood glucose. Recent studies have demonstrated that decreasing fatty acid utilization alleviates insulin resistance in mammals, thereby decreasing plasma glucose levels. This has yet to be examined in birds. In the present study, the levels of glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate (BOHB), a major ketone body and indicator of fatty acid utilization, were measured after the administration of chicken insulin, acipimox (an anti-lipolytic agent), or insulin and acipimox in mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura). Insulin significantly decreased whole blood glucose levels (19%), but had no effect on BOHB concentrations. In contrast, acipimox decreased blood BOHB levels by 41%, but had no effect on whole blood glucose. In addition to changes in blood composition, levels of glucose uptake by various tissues were measured after the individual and combined administration of insulin and acipimox. Under basal conditions, the uptake of glucose appeared to be greatest in the kidney followed by the brain and skeletal muscle with negligible uptake by heart, liver and adipose tissues. Acipimox significantly decreased glucose uptake by brain (58% in cortex and 55% in cerebellum). No significant effect of acipimox was observed in other tissues. In summary, the acute inhibition of lipolysis had no effect on glucose uptake in the presence or absence of insulin. This suggests that free fatty acids alone may not be contributing to insulin resistance in birds.
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|Number of pages||8|
|Journal||Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology|
|State||Published - Jul 2006|
- Fatty acid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology


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Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the condition and particular genes. Now a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has devised a process for connecting a suspect gene to its function in autism. In a report in the Sept. 25 issue of Nature Communications, the scientists say mutations in one such autism-linked gene, dubbed NHE9, which is involved in transporting substances in and out of structures within the cell, causes communication problems among brain cells that likely contribute to autism.
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Globoport.hu writes that the Hungarian Trade & Cultural Centre (HTCC) of Kampala also commemorates the anniversary of the Hungarian revolution and war of independence of 1848-49. Globoport’s reporter tells us how.
The creation and conservation of the Hungarian historical consciousness is not only a national value unattached to age, but it also means a solidary community in different parts of the world that needs to be guarded, educated. So, as we live in Uganda as Hungarians from Székesfehérvár, I couldn’t imagine not commemorating one of the most prominent events of Hungary’s modern era history here, in the heart of Africa, since it is one of the foundation stones of our national identity. However, it is true that we are only celebrating today with close family members and that this is not a public holiday here, but we still wear our cockades proudly and revive our historical knowledge.
My children talked about the background of the revolution, Sándor Petőfi, Mihály Táncsics and Mór Jókai in their class. They also recited the National Song (Nemzeti Dal) in Hungarian and English thus making this prominent part of the Hungarian history more understandable for the African kids and teachers.
They perfectly understood the importance of the 12 points phrased by József Irinyi since freedom, equality and brotherhood are important to all nations. It makes me patriotic and proud to be able to pass on something that is important to us here, in Africa. Even though we are far away, we celebrate together with all Hungarians with dignity and commemorate our heroes who sacrificed their lives for independence.
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Excel has a function to locate a value on a range of cells and return the number of the row where the value is found, it’s the MATCH() function. The syntax is like this:
lookup_value is the value that we want to look for and lookup_array is the range of cells where we want to search. match_type can have 3 values:
1 - finds the largest value that is less than or equal to lookup_value. Lookup_array must be placed in ascending order;
0 - finds the first value that is exactly equal to lookup_value
-1 - finds the smallest value that is greater than or equal to lookup_value. Lookup_array must be placed in descending order.
If match_type is omitted, it will assume to be 1.
Here’s an example. We have the following table:
We want to find the name Mary on the range of A2:A6. So we should use this formula:
This will return 2 because the name Mary can be found on cell A2.


- ナイーブ (naību): innocent, pure
- Naïve: a person showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
The integration and adaptation of naïve into the Japanese language have more to do with Japanese conventional values than an evolution of the original meaning of the word, as we have seen with other cases.
In the original French, naïve has a negative connotation, whereas, in Japanese, it has a positive and almost complimentary one. Childish and innocent, through the lens of culture, would come to mean considerate, soft, or pure. “Because this child is naive” in Japanese would be a reference to a vulnerable child, someone you would want to protect.
The word has also been adopted by marketers in Japan with such noticeable examples as a now popular gentle-for-skin soap.
This article is part of the weekly Katakana English series, where we discuss Japanese words borrowed (mostly) from English that have acquired a different meaning.
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SUBMARINERS in the US Navy will soon be able to surf the Web from deep under
the ocean. Their secret? A clever floating antenna that can transmit and receive
radio signals, even when waves wash over it.
Submarines already use floating cables for radio communication but they work
at very low frequencies, sending voice and data signals at rates far slower than
a domestic dial-up modem. To transmit lots of information, subs have to surface
to contact satellites, ships, aircraft or ground forces—and so risk
detection by an enemy.
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One way this blueprint may have fit is the precise moment when they roped the area off using the Eye of Horus template; yet now the minor discrepancy for G2 remains, because Continental drift may have had minuscule differences. Over time elevation and weight of each pyramid may have had minor movement differences. Pure speculation, I know and only a scientist could account for this who knows plate tectonics. Slopes of elevations of each pyramid may have come into play here over time. Also earthquakes too as we must understand that the Pyramids of Giza span thousands of years since its inception.
What we are looking at today obviously would not allow for the precision of the original blueprint.
“…it has been correctly argued that tectonic movement of the earth’s plates is a major factor against theories of orientation like Spence’s or in general using precession. According to geologists and specialists in this field there are results published on this topic by NASA as well as similar tectonic movements that have been also proved by recent geophysical studies, and by recent space studies using laser and GPSs in artificial satellite observations for geodesy studies. These results would therefore imply an overall movement of about 100 m for the Gizeh Plateau at the Moqqatam Formation, and possibly some significant rotation. Giza is moving especially fast, because of its location at the contact point of the African, Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates, a fact, which also maximises potential rotation. Another issue is the possible impact of the sea on the Gizeh Plateau. The level of the Mediterranean has raised about 2 m during the last 5000 years, a fact, which has perhaps affected the tilt of the plateau. In addition there have been several tidal waves in the broader area of the SE Mediterranean. The one that inflicted Cleopatra’s VII Alexandria was massive enough, by probably not as big as the one resulting from the volcano eruption in the island of Thera at 1500 BC.”
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Flexible solar cells are suitable for applications in buildings, vehicles, satellites and portable devices
(sustainabilityenvironment.com) – The photovoltaic records of Professor Ayodhya N. Tiwari and his team continue. Tiwari, head of the Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics at Empa, has been working on flexible solar cells for 23 years. A time in which it has accumulated a series of unique results, advancing the performance bar for various key technologies. Including the one based on CIGS, ie selenide of indium gallium copper. This material boasts a high power of solar absorption, allowing you to make cells (or films) much thinner than other semiconductors.
The “winning series” began way back in 1999, when Tiwari’s team achieved a record efficiency with the CIGS of 12.8%, and then exceeded year after year. In 2021, the value reached 21.4%.
“Under the regime of high-efficiency limits, every small increase requires careful investigation into the factors that limit performance and requires an innovative approach to overcome the challenge,” explains Empa in a press release. Today comes a new step forward. As independent certifications show, Empa’s flexible solar cells can convert 22.2% of incident light into electricity. A unique value in the world for this type of photovoltaic.
The current improvement is attributed to the semiconductor layer alloy that absorbs light to improve electronic properties. In detail, these flexible solar cells in CIGS are processed on a polymer film, depositing the semiconductor by a low-temperature coevaporation method. The scientist Empa Shiro Nishiwaki modified the composition of the absorber layer to improve the performance of the device and the output voltage. The results were presented on 26 September 2022 in Milan, by Romain Carron’s team.


Your response for question 1 should be 3-5 pages in length (double spaced). Your paper must include a “reference page” not included in the 3-5 page minimum.Using your CIKR paper from week 3, continue the risk analysis of your CIKR being impacted by a natural disaster, terrorism or technological event. Answer the following questions for each type of event: (1) what can happen? (2) how likely is it? (3) what are the consequences? When completed with the analysis, report findings and steps you would take make your CIKR more risk adverse. Use the Qualitative Analysis found in Ch. 10 to help create a matrix.


WHEN “SPARK” WAS KING !
The first wireless transmissions, including those of Marconi, employed spark technology. Everyone knows the effect of switching a light on or off when an AM radio receiver is in the room; the spark in the switch causes radio wave energy that the radio picks up – regardless of the frequency the receiver is tuned to. The spark transmitter did the same thing, though with a modicum of tuning. Not enough, however, to enable the use of spark transmitter today as it would cause interference across many frequency bands.
To create a spark you needed a large voltage difference - the bigger the voltage difference, the bigger the spark. There were no valves to amplify the signal so the bigger the spark, the more radio energy created. The more radio energy created, the further you could transmit a signal. However another early experimenter, Fessenden, recognised that continuous wave (CW) transmission was required for speech, and he felt that he could better transmit and receive Morse code and voice by the CW method. Fessenden was right and actually transmitted voice and music as early as 1906, but "King Spark" was slow to die. Eventually though, the Marconi spark transmitter was replaced by the CW system, which in turn was replaced by vacuum tube (valve) transmitters.
By 1924 spark was banned except as a back-up for distress messages on the international distress frequency of 500 kHz (600 metres). By the end of WW 2 spark was all but forgotten.
Text supplied by Wayne Wedderspoon.


The Pilgrims were aided on their arrival to the new world by the Wampanoag Confederacy, specifically a Native American by the name of Tisquantum, or Squanto. He was a Native American who could speak English and had recently escaped from captivity in England.
The first winter the Pilgrims experienced was brutal. Nearly half of the settlers died from starvation and inadequate shelters that could not keep out the cold. On March 22, 1621, the Abenaki sagamore Samoset, introduced Squanto to the Pilgrims. Squanto subsequently taught them how to fish and how to grow corn. He also taught them where and how to hunt beaver. The Pilgrims shared their harvest with the Native Americans, which became the basis for the American Thanksgiving holiday tradition.


Preparing for a colonoscopy is most safely done under the direct supervision of the doctor who plans to perform the procedure, explains Amber J. Tresca for About.com. The process entails using a prescribed system that clears the colon of fecal matter; Golytely, phospho-soda or sodium phosphate tablets are the most common types of preparation.Continue Reading
It is important to clear the colon because it gives the doctor a clear view of the intestinal wall, notes Tresca. To safely prepare, continually drink plenty of water, especially because colonoscopy preparation systems tend to cause diarrhea; avoiding dehydration is key. For the phospho-soda regimen, it is recommended to do a completely liquid diet starting 12 hours before the colonoscopy takes place.
The process for clearing out the colon usually starts the day before the colonoscopy; it is highly likely for the person preparing for the procedure to spend much of the preceding day on the toilet, according to Tresca. Each preparation product has a specific procedure that must be followed; failing to follow instructions can result in having to do the preparation a second time. Tresca also recommends using wet wipes throughout the preparation process because this helps keep the posterior from becoming sore.Learn more about Conditions & Diseases


The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its position on wearing face masks in the coronavirus crisis. To contain infections, it is now recommended to use them in crowded public facilities, the WHO said in Geneva yesterday. At the same time, however, the UN organization warned that masks could even increase the risk of illness if people touched them with dirty hands and contaminated them. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: „Masks can also give a false sense of security.“
So far, the WHO’s position was that mouth protection only made sense for the sick and for those who cared for the sick. Mass use has not been recommended.
Tedros said masks could not replace hand hygiene, keeping a distance and tracking down patients and their social contacts. Masks alone could not protect against Covid-19. Governments should encourage wearing masks where virus transmission is prevalent and where it is difficult to keep a distance from other people, such as in public transportation, shops, or in narrow or crowded areas.
The WHO also found that sewing masks enables people to do something about the virus while providing a potential source of income.


Education: 1.5 Continuing Education Units
Class Type: Holistic and Natural Health Student
Referred to as 'the curse,' the Menstrual Cycle is labeled with other opinions and fears. Its purpose is vast, physical, and metaphysical. A holistic experience in which each vital component (Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual) of the girl or woman plays a part in this ancient phenomenon. In this lecture, we will look at some historical facts and perceptions about the great Menstrual Cycle and the effect it has had on societies, leading up to present day, in which artificial methods exist to stop or pause the cycle. Seen as an inconvenience in many cultures, we will examine the effects these methods have on the body and society.
We will explore details of the cleansing process and how factors, such as, diet, stress, belief system and environment contribute to its effectiveness and health of a woman. Natural Therapy suggestions will be provided as wellness tools to assist the cleansing and homeostasis of the individual.


Installation View and Performance Setting of Vivan Sundaram's Meanings of Failed Action: Insurrection 1946 Credit: Geerish GV
Meanings of Failed Action: Insurrection 1946 is a monumental installation intended as a work of public art to explore, dissect, and examine the “failure” of the Royal Indian Navy’s six-day insurrection against the colonial government. Within Sundaram’s ship-like steel and aluminum object is a performance space that plays a sound work by British artist David Chapman. Visitors can read newspaper reports, telegrams from the Empire, and books on the Insurrection from various view points and distances— compiled and conceptualized by Ashish Rajadhyaksha with Valentina Vitalli. This is a continuation of Sundaram’s “history projects” in which he uses historical events (“unresolved histories”) to explore their impact and the alternate futures they could have created.
Vivan Sundaram and Ashish Rajadhyaksha
Meanings of Failed Action: Insurrection 1946 LINK
17-25 March, 2017
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)


One of the most important things I'm trying to convey to my German 1 and 2 students is that sitting and looking at your vocabulary list is not the most effective way to study vocabulary. They need to be actively engaged with the words - writing them, saying them, spelling them, etc.
Quizlet is one of my favorite high-tech tools for vocabulary practice. I especially like the Speller and Learn modes.
This tutorial, though, focused on low-tech (and hopefully fun!) ways to practice vocabulary. Several of the ideas come from observing Word Work in elementary school classrooms. (Thank you, Rogers and Binford Elementary Schools!)
This tutorial featured Hangman, using my vintage hangman game boards, purchased at Goodwill for $1:
Hidden Letters (Probe), which is similar to Hangman and also was a $1 Goodwill find:
Letter tiles (pink dots for umlauts):
And letter stamps:
I didn't have anyone choose to do letter tiles, but students seemed to enjoy the other stations.
Here are my instruction files for Hangman and Hidden Letters if you'd like to give them a try.


Best soil for growing spinach
Choosing the best possible soil to grow your spinach will guarantee an improvement in the flavour and quality of your crop. The soil that you choose to grow your spinach in requires a specific pH range and has to be rich in macronutrients. The most important of which is nitrogen.
Optimum soil conditions for spinach
Soil type: Loamy or sandy loam
pH range: 6.2 to 6.9
Nutrients: high nitrogen levels required
Soil pH range for spinach
Maintaining the correct pH range is vital in growing tasty spinach plants. It is very important to keep the pH within the 6.2 – 6.9 range. Any more acidic or alkaline will result in your plants growing ineffectively. It is known that spinach is very sensitive in acidic soils.
Soil nutrients for growing spinach
Spinach requires a very high level of nitrogen to grow successfully. To obtain high nitrogen content in your soil, a high nitrogen fertilizer may be added to the soil before seeding. Nitrogen makes for a rich tasting and dark green spinach. If the spinach leaves are becoming brown or yellow, this may be a sign of nutrient deficiency.


Seizures – Neurology
Seizures: abnormal excessive discharges in the cerebral cortex (usually, rarely from other structures i.e. basal ganglia or other grey matter)
Epilepsy: 2 unprovoked seizures occurring 24 hours apart. Can be subclinical and not apparent symptomatically.
Further investigations on initial presentation: if etiology isn’t apparent on history/examination/MRI then the child should be evaluated for underlying metabolic, genetic, immune-mediated, or neurodegenerative disorders (especially if there is developmental delay or abnormal neurology):
– Serum (and CSF) amino acid analysis
- Urine for quantitative organic acids
- Serum calcium, glucose, liver function tests
- Serum acylcarnitine profile, ammonia, lactate and pyruvate
- Chromosomal karyotype
- Serum and CSF autoantibodies
EEG: a lot of seizures show up during sleep so sleep EEG’s are important. A sleep deprived EEG is done to maximise the likelihood of natural sleep during EEG.
Starting medication: Antiepileptics do not need to be started after a single seizure or before a diagnosis is made. Once started close monitoring needs to be kept for side-effects.
- All antiepileptics can cause lethargy, solemness, hyperactivity, behaviour change, GI upset.


Includes 350 essays encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. The Encyclopedia includes essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes.
Publication Date: 2006
Provides coverage of the history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the major literary languages (Anglo-Saxon, English, Welsh, Scots, Irish, and Latin). Includes accounts of individual authors and histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions.


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Cognate with Dutch -waarts, Low German -warts, German -wärts, Icelandic -verðr, Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs), Latin vertere (“to turn”), versus (“toward”). Also related to worth (“to become”). Compare verse.
- Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.
- Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.
- The choice between -ward and -wards is individual or dialectal; both are widely used.
- Adverbs ending in -wards (Anglo-Saxon -weardes) and some other adverbs, such as besides, betimes, since Old English sithens, etc., originated as genitive forms used adverbially.
- The adjectives toward (initial stress) and forward have meanings not predictable from the meaning of -ward.
- Awkward has retained the form but lost much of the sense in its use of this suffix.


<operating system> A real-time operating system written by Microware Corporation. The original version was written about 1978 for the Motorola 6809 and has since been ported to the Motorola 68000, Intel 80386, Intel 486, and the PowerPC. The kernel of OS-9 is ROMable, modular, with a unified file system, allowing it to easily be scaled up or down as required.
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„Apart from the rites and worship peculiar to each family, gens, curia, and tribe, the Romans recognised a vast number of gods and goddesses whose worship was the concern of the whole state. The necessary ceremonies were, in many cases, placed in the charge of sodalicia or clubs… which elected their own members. But the worship of all deities not otherwise provided for was superintended by the pontifices.
The College of Pontifices is said to have been founded by Numa, and was in regal times, presided over by the king himself. But when kings were abolished, their religious functions were divided between two officers, the Pontifex Maximus and the Rex Sacrorum or Sacrificulus. The latter, though he was sometimes treated as the chief priest, in reality only offered some of the sacrifices which the king formerly offered… The general supervision of the state religion belonged to the Pontifex Maximus.
The Pontifex Maximus lived in the Regia, the ancient palace.“
— James Gow (scholar)
A Companion to School Classics (1888)


Jesuits are widely known for their colleges, universities
and high schools
. Education is a cornerstone of the Society of Jesus, and has been since the late 1540s, when Jesuit schools began spreading through Europe.
But names like “Fordham” and “Boston College” and “Georgetown” do not tell a full story of Jesuit ministries. The works are far broader in scope, extending from middle schools in the inner city to refugee camps near Iraq, from retreat centers with an ocean view, to parishes near college campuses. Jesuits — together with their lay collaborators — are called to these and many other ministries. Geographically speaking, Jesuits serve where needs are greatest – whether at home or around the world.
Jesuits and friends are ministering to people in the hard-to-reach places of the heart. They are doing so as military chaplains, helping soldiers find meaning far from home; as counselors in prisons, accompanying those behind bars in a journey of reconciliation; and as ministers in hospitals, praying for healing together with patients and families. Jesuits and their companions work to bring people closer to God, and to each other and in many pastoral settings with a faith that works for justice.
In addition to these many ministries, the USA Northeast Province prepares men to become Jesuits and provides care and support for them in the twilight of their service to the people of God.


Documentation Rescue Fund
ISJM’s Documentation Rescue Fund makes available money for photographers, architects and others to document endangered Jewish sites as needed, on short notice. The Fund was established in 2007 using existing resources, and has been used to successfully document two endangered synagogues in the United States: Congregation Adas Yisroel Anshe Mezeritch on East 6th Street in New York City and Temple Emanu-El in Paterson, New Jersey.
The future of small lower East Side Adas Yisroel Anshe Mezeritch Synagogue is uncertain. According to local sources, developers have proposed demolishing the synagogue and replacing it with a residential tower in which a new sanctuary will be installed on the lower level. Presently, the synagogue consists of a second-story sanctuary with an impressive 19th-century Gothic style Ark and a ground floor Beth Midrash. The upper sanctuary is rarely, if even used. All service, study and gatherings are held in the Beth Midrash.
Temple Emanu-El in Paterson, probably the finest Art Deco synagogue ever built, has now been sold, stripped of most of its historic Art Deco fittings and furnishings. The new owner is purported to want to preserve some historic features of the building, but the future is unknown and the future of the building is uncertain.
Sometimes this documentation can be used for preservation efforts. Our primary goal, however, is to create a lasting record for posterity. In the case of Temple Emanuel in Paterson, New Jersey, ISJM documentation was then used to list the building on the New Jersey Preservation Most Endangered List.
ISJM is now looking for foundation support to allow us to expand this service.


Students will learn and practice 13 beginner sight words with this packet. Included are four downloads: Preschool Sight Word Worksheets, Preschool Sight Word Flashcards, Preschool Sight Word Flip Book Collection, and Preschool Sight Word Play dough Mats. Laminate the worksheets, flashcards, and play dough mats for use with dry erase markers over and over!
Use this collection for emergent readers to introduce their first sight words. Recommended for pre-kindergarten or beginner Kindergarten level students.
Sight words reviewed in this bundle are:
Printing Instructions: See each individual document for printing instructions.


For those of you who plan on passing out treats on Halloween this year, here’s an opportunity to think outside the chocolate-and-candy-corn box! The Teal Pumpkin Project — a national campaign launched by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) in 2014 — is on a mission to make this holiday fun for ALL! According to the FARE website, an estimated 15 million Americans have food allergies…which means that one in every 13 children may not be able to eat the brightly packaged candy that’s been taking over grocery store aisles this month. It’s all about community! By encouraging people to pass out non-food Halloween treats, the Teal Pumpkin Project aims to include those who can’t eat candy because of food allergies (or one of many other possible reasons). Here’s all you need to do to be part of this:
1) Provide non-food treats to trick-or-treaters,
2) Paint a pumpkin teal and place it in your front yard to show your participation.
Click here to read more about this project, download signs and flyers, and even put your house on the Teal Pumpkin Project map. Even if you’re not planning to pass out candy this year, you can help by spreading the word or donating to FARE.
Here’s wishing you a fun and inclusive Halloween!
The TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT and the Teal Pumpkin Image are trademarks of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE).