In Key stage 2 our aim is to make learning fun. The basic skills of maths, reading and spelling grammar and punctuation form a very important part of our daily teaching. We use stories to inspire our learning. This allows us to give purpose to our Literacy and work and supports us in planning activities creatively to cover all aspects of the curriculum in an interesting and meaningful context.
On entry, as well as basic literacy assessments, children complete a baseline maths assessment. This enables us to determine the student’s overall ability in maths. It also highlights any gaps in learning that exist. Teaching and learning then focuses on plugging such gaps and accelerating progress. Children have access to Mathletics, which has proved to be an engaging, supportive online learning resource.
Due to the ever-changing cohort, topics of shorter duration are planned. This ensures that children are not disadvantaged from missing the beginning or the end of a topic due to their placement timings and duration.
Each half term the children enjoy an enrichment activity of their choice, which takes place weekly, on a Wednesday afternoon. Activities available include mountain biking, animal care, Lego technology and catering. The children have swimming lessons every week. They develop water confidence, stroke techniques and water safety skills.
Primary Lead Teacher & SENCO


A recent study from Arizona State University challenges the notion that young adults are 'bad borrowers'.
Adults between the ages 18-21 are less likely to have a serious credit default than older people and are lower risk borrowers, according to the study from ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business.
Andra Ghent, an assistant professor at the business school, along with researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond looked at data gathered after the passing of the Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.
This act makes it illegal to issue a credit card to a person under the age of 21, unless that person has a cosigner or can prove that they have the means to repay the debt resulting from a credit loan.
Ghent said she wanted to know if the law has been effective in restricting credit to young adults and learn about the people who get credit cards.
“The conclusion is yes, the Credit Card Act was successful in restricting credit to people under the age of 21," she said. "And second, people under the age of 21, we just didn’t see them getting into a lot of financial problems, certainly less financial problems than the rest of the population.”
Ghent said she thinks the people who are getting credit cards at a young age tend to be more financially literate than the general population.
Read the study here


Misled by deceptive wind currents, a rare seabird of the Great Frigatebird species strayed onto the mainland in Neyyatinkara near Thiruvananthapuram, where it got hurt and finally succumbed to its injuries.
For the forest officials and many other bird enthusiasts, it was a sight to behold as the dispersive sea bird, with a huge wingspan and black plumage, is rarely spotted on land. But their joy was short lived, as the lightly built, 190-cm-long male bird died of injuries within hours of being rescued from the electric cables near the railway station.
The forest officials, who rescued the bird, had taken it to the Zoo Hospital and was put on intensive care under the guidance of Zoo Vet Jacob Alexander.
The bird was then taken to the zoo after being deliced.
At the zoo, it was injected upon, and given oxygen supply and glucose.
The treatment, however, did not work, and the bird, exhausted and its legs badly injured, developed sudden fits and died after an hour, a zoo official said.
The seabird was lightly built with a large black plumage and was about 190-cm long.
The Great Frigatebird, a dispersive sea bird, has its home on the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, and is rarely spotted on land.


Structural Biochemistry/Liquid Dosage Forms
are homogenous mixtures that include one or more soluble ingredients (can be a liquid, solid, or gas) dissolved in the solvent (water or water-miscible liquid).
The advantages of this dosage form is that it can be absorbed relative quickly in the gastrointestinal tract, easier to swallow so that it is usually prescribed for pediatric or geriatric doses. If drug is an external solutions form it must be carefully label.
this type of drug is mostly used for antibiotics, antihistamines, antitussives, and vitamins. It is defined as sweet, viscous, concentration aqueous solutions of sugar.
This is probably the most widely used type of liquid dosage form because of its pleasant taste, relative stability, and ease of preparation characteristics. It is a sweetened hydroalcoholic solution in with the concentration of alcohol may vary (no more than 20%)
Tinctures is another form of alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions like elixers but with a higher concentration of alcohol. Vegetable, animal, or chemical materials are main ingredient for this form.
contains finely divided insoluble medicinal products (called internal phase) dispersed in aqueous external phase (usually contains additional flavoring agent).
Patients can take this drugs by mouth or being applied externally like lotions or be injected into the body depend on which type of suspensions was dispensed to them.
Available in both internal and external preparations. Must carefully read the instruction to see if the emulsion is to be used internally or externally. This medicinal products contains water dispersed in oil (stabilized by emulsifying agent) or oil dispersed in water ( both stabilized by emulsifying agent) and microemulsion or transparent emulsion.
Reifman, Noah. Certification Review For Pharmacy Technicians. 9th ed. the United States of America: AuthorHouse, 2011. 61-88. Print.


Today's security environment is characterized by change and ambiguity. The future will include a variety of challenges, including the risk of catastrophic attacks on the homeland, and the possibility of disruptive technological breakthroughs by our adversaries. The number and character of potential U.S. adversaries is growing and changing, as states and non-state actors acquire advanced technology and even weapons of mass destruction. We can foresee the near-term threats posed by ballistic and cruise missiles; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons; advanced double-digit surface-to-air missiles; and sophisticated combat aircraft. We should also anticipate computer network attacks and attacks on other critical infrastructure, including space networks. Not only must we be prepared to confront these known threats, but we also must be ready for unexpected, disruptive breakthroughs in technology that may undercut traditional U.S. advantages. Maintaining a strong defense able to overcome and defeat these threats remains an imperative for our nation. Currently, the Air Force can command the global commons of air and space, and significantly influence the global commons of sea and cyberspace; however, we cannot maintain this advantage using yesterday's technology in the systems and air and space vehicles of our current force structure. Recapitalizing our aging systems is our number one challenge.


British Science Week 2016 runs from 11 to 20 March, with fun events and activities taking place all over the country to encourage people of all ages to get involved with science, technology, engineering and maths. As well as local events and Demo Day in schools, there are also loads of competitions, quizzes and activity packs to keep you entertained on the British Science Week website, and you can even get involved with some citizen science projects, which this year are all about bats!
Here at How It Works, we’re also getting involved with the fun and will be posting lots of cool science projects and articles on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages all week. We’re also giving you the chance to save 10% on loads of science magazines and bookazines from the ImagineShop until 20 March 2016. Use the code SCIENCE16 to apply the discount to any How It Works, All About Space, World of Animals and All About History products, plus the Drones and Can a Cow Jump? bookazines. You can also expand your science knowledge by downloading our complete guides to all-things biology, chemistry and physics onto your digital device, or discover the science of superheroes and much, much more by picking up the latest issue of How It Works.
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The Science Behind Frozen: Queen Elsa is More Powerful Than an A-Bomb
How powerful would Queen Elsa have to be to freeze the kingdom of Arendelle? McMaster University student Aaron Goldberg asks this essential question in a recently published paper, in which he calculated exactly how much ice would be needed to cover the kingdom and, as a result, how much energy Elsa would have expended when she accidentally created a permanent winter.
In order to calculate the ice needed to cover Arendelle, Goldberg used the approximate area of Norwegian fjord called Nærøyfjord, which served as the inspiration for the fictional Arendelle. He determined by estimating the density of the ice that the total mass of the ice would have been 99,043,217,000,000 grams.
The frozen kingdom of Arendelle:
Then, in order to estimate the amount of energy Elsa's fit of cryokinesis would have expended, he equated her powers with a Carnot refrigerator, which is the most efficient type of heat engine. It functions by harnessing work to drive a temperature difference between two reservoirs, and the mechanical work needed to freeze Nærøyfjord would have come to 5,800,000,000,000,000 Joules of energy.
Goldberg concluded in his paper, "This amount is equivalent to the energy released by the Hiroshima nuclear bomb 115 times over, or that released by 63 Nagasaki nuclear bombs." That puts an extremely dark spin on an already frightening power, especially for a children's movie. (Although, to be fair, the movie is based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, which is hardly indicative of underlying optimism.)
He goes on to say, "This immense number puts Elsa's power into perspective, implying either that the Snow Queen has enormous strength, or that Disney underestimated the ramifications of their animated fantasy." We'll assume the former, since the whole point of magic is to make an anti-hero more powerful than a mere earthly weapon of mass destruction.


1. perceived or discerned
- the detected micrometeoritic material
2. perceived with the mind
- he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice
Similar word(s): noticed
Sentences with detected as an adjective:
- The detected submarine was tracked by sonar, it was easy once they knew where to look.
1. simple past tense and past participle of detect
- We detected the submarine long before it observed us.


Oreilly - Relational Theory for Computer Professionals
With this unique book, you will:
Learn how to see database systems as programming systems
Get a careful, precise, and detailed definition of the relational model
Explore a detailed analysis of SQL from a relational point of view
There are literally hundreds of books on relational theory or the SQL language or both. But this one is different. First, nobody is more qualified than Chris Date to write such a book. He and Ted Codd, inventor of the relational model, were colleagues for many years, and Chris’s involvement with the technology goes back to the time of Codd’s first papers in 1969 and 1970. Second, most books try to use SQL as a vehicle for teaching relational theory, but this book deliberately takes the opposite approach. Its primary aim is to teach relational theory as such. Then it uses that theory as a vehicle for teaching SQL, showing in particular how that theory can help with the practical problem of using SQL correctly and productively.
Any computer professional who wants to understand what relational systems are all about can benefit from this book. No prior knowledge of databases is assumed.


As for singing, the cowboy was fond of music or rather of that kind of humanly created noise which on the Range arbitrarily represented melody. Musical gatherings, so called "sings," were very popular. Except for banjos, except for infirm violins, each of these instruments with usually an illicit number of surviving strings, except for mouth-organs, jews'-harps, and an occasional accordion, there was little besides the human voice to awake dulcet sounds.
In this singing, nasal tones predominated, and the songs were rendered usually with very considerable seriousness both of sound and of facial expression. Variations in high notes were affectionately regarded, and notes long drawn out were deeply loved.
Keeping watch on his herd at night, the cowboy sang of faithful sweethearts at home and unfaithful sweethearts who could not wait, of wild men and bad men and gunslinging desperadoes, of hard luck and good luck, and the payday waiting at the end of the trail. He sang of places he'd been and places not yet seen. He sang of stampedes and heroes and the hardships of the trail. But most of all he sang of his horse, so frequently the common breed of pinto known as a "paint."
I ride an old paint and I lead an old Dan,
Goin' to Montana to throw the houlihan.
Feed 'em in the coulees, and water in the draw,
Their tails are all matted and their backs are all raw.Ride around, little dogies, ride around them slow,Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son,
For the fiery and snuffy are a-rarin' to go.
Son went to college, and his daughter went wrong.
His wife got killed in a free-for-all fight,
Still he keeps singin' from mornin' 'till night.
When I die, take my saddle from the wall,
Put it onto my pony, lead him out of his stall.
Tie my bones on his back, an' turn our faces to the west,
We'll ride the prairies that we loved the best.
I've worked in the town and I've worked in the farm,
All I got to show's just this muscle in my arm,
Blisters on my feet, callous on my hand,
And I'm a-goin' to Montana to throw the houlihan.


Raven : Hydrological modeling and analytics
Raven is a server providing access to hydrological modeling and analysis through the Web Processing Service (WPS) standard. It was made to help hydrologists work with climate data and automate some of the tedious work required to calibrate and run hydrological models. Its modeling engine is the Raven hydrological modeling framework, which can emulate a variety of lumped and distributed models.
Raven is part of the birdhouse, a community building a suite of WPS servers supporting climate services and sustainable development goals. The idea is that instead of downloading large volumes of data locally and then analyzing it, part of the analysis can be done remotely by servers, close to the source data. Instead of users sending a plain download request, users send a request for pre-processed data. Work with low-added value can be delegated to a server, and the real research is performed on reduced datasets on local machines.
In this model, scientists need to interact closely with a server to submit requests and poll the server for its response once the job is complete. Because the boilerplate code and formats used to communicate with a server can detract from the science, we’ve built a generic WPS client interface (see birdy) that hides the WPS protocol behind a native looking python interface. Remote WPS processes can be called just like a python function, returning an asynchronous response whose progress can be easily monitored.
This project was funded by the CANARIE research software program.
Hydrological models are based on the Raven modeling framework.


Want a project-based unit that does it all for students? Look no further. This unit was designed for 3rd grade Michigan History, but it also meets the needs of students studying government. It includes all you need to meet the standards in a hands-on way your students will love by asking them to explore how governments change. The week long writing unit can be integrated into independent writing stations or done as a group. The interactive PowerPoint uses Visual Thinking routines to build critical thinking skills. They will practice observation skills as they compare their state's geography to their location origin. The unit culminates in publishing student blogs called, Government - My Story of Change. Students and their families will be talking about this unit for years to come! Save money by purchasing a year long bundle in my store.
Assessment and Key
Interactive Learning PowerPoint
Week Long Writing Project


Cyanotypes are a type of camera-less photography. The process was invented by Hershel in 1842 and used first by Anna Atkins for botanical illustration in the 1840s. The plant material is placed on the coated paper and put in the sun, once exposed it is washed and produces a white image on blue background. Other colours and textures can be created by experimenting, for example in these images of mine, with turmeric, washing liquid or vinegar. It is a hit and miss process but fascinating and a great activity for sunny days in lockdown!


Friday, April 25, 2014
How did the cougar cross the road?
We all know why the chicken crossed the road, but do we know why the cougar crossed or how?
In an effort to protect animals and motorists near Snoqualmie Pass, researchers at Central Washington University are monitoring and researching wildlife along the Interstate 90 corridor. The project is the largest study of its kind ever conducted in the United States.
In 2008, we entered into a partnership with CWU where our agency funds the research performed by CWU faculty and students at animal crossing zones on a 15-mile stretch of interstate. WSDOT uses the data gathered by CWU to establish a baseline to measure against past construction and to refine project designs so the habitat at the crossing locations will connect the largest number and variety of species.
More than 20 large wildlife crossing structures—including three major overpasses at two locations—are proposed between Hyak and Easton as part of the ongoing I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project.
For the past seven years, CWU researchers have focused on fish, amphibians, and small mammals. They’re discovering critical information about what species inhabit the project area and are learning how the freeway affects animal behavior and survival.
If you would like to learn more about the important work CWU researchers are performing, stop by the CWU Museum of Culture on the Environment and check out the newest exhibit: How did the Cougar Cross the Road? Restoring Wildlife Passages at Snoqualmie Pass. The exhibition is located on the first floor of Dean Hall on D Street in Ellensburg and runs through spring 2015.
Watch a YouTube video of the CWU team’s work.


It is always a challenge for the engine designers to increase power output while improving efficiency. Namikoshi Electronics of Japan has designed an unorthodox 4-in-1 concept engine as an alternative powerplant to automobile industry.
Initially it was designed as an electrical generator; however, the company realized that the engine could possibly change to suit the automotive industry. Instead of the conventional engine layout, the new 4-in-1 engine layout will consist of a big central unit surrounded by ball bearings, a central rod and a planetary gear.
This design has significant advantages over traditional engines in terms of friction and vibration. Compared to the conventional design which use lubricated friction bearings in crankshaft, connecting rod and piston pins, the new design mounts opposing pistons onto a reciprocating hub which uses ball bearings. In this way, the friction will be reduced. On top of that, the conventional design put the pistons connected in-line to the crankshaft whereas Namikoshi puts the opposing pistons onto one central unit which enables the engine to move back and forth in parallel. This design is believed to reduce vibration and it produces vibration levels similar to a rotary engine.
The Namikoshi concept engine weighs around 90 kg (198 lb), 1,500 cc and measured 800 mm (31.5 in) x 500 mm (19.7 in) x 250 mm (9.8 lb). The diameter is measured at 62 mm (2.4 in) and the stroke of each piston is set at 125 mm (4.9 in).


Issue No. 05 - May (1991 vol. 13)
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/34.134047

It is argued that the best way to model an edge is by assuming all ideal mathematical function passed through a low-pass filter and and immersed in noise. Using techniques similar to those developed by J. Canny (1983, 1986) and L.A. Spacek (1986), optimal filters are derived for ramp edges of various slopes. The optimal nonrecursive filter for ideal step edges is then derived as a limiting case of the filters for ramp edges. Because there are no step edges in images, edge detection is improved when the ramp filter is used instead of the filters developed for step edges. For practical purposes, some convolution masks are given which can be used directly for edge detection without the need to go into the details of the subject.

edge detectors; ramp edges; optimal filters; convolution masks; filtering and prediction theory; pattern recognition; picture processing
J. Kittler and M. Petrou, "Optimal Edge Detectors for Ramp Edges," in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence, vol. 13, no. , pp. 483-491, 1991.


MONTGOMERY, Ala. — History was made Tuesday in the capital of Alabama as Montgomery elected its first black mayor.
In Montgomery's 200-year history, there has never been a black mayor. The city, which now has a majority black population, was the first capital of the Confederacy and is where Southern delegates voted to form the Confederate States of America in 1861.
Reed said in his victory speech that the election results show "a unified Montgomery," AL.com reported.
“Today is about the vision -- the vision we have for people far beyond this room," Reed said. "Some of the people who could not be here, but it encompasses and it connects all of them. And that’s what we have been saying and that’s what we want to make sure we continue tomorrow, and the next day and the next day because that is what is going to define this city, and that’s what’s going to define this election.
"It’s not going to be about the first. It’s not even going to be about the best. It’s going to be about the impact that we make on the lives of others."
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Christmas Coloring Activity
Wish your child a happy holidays with this Christmas coloring activity. Kids will follow directions listed to create a colorful Christmas picture. Help your child read the directions, so that he can color in letters, decorate stars, and sketch a Christmas tree. Help your child work on following directions, fine motor skills, and creative thinking with this Christmas coloring activity.


When water falls as rain, it’s naturally “soft.” So how does water become “hard” before it flows through our faucets? As rainwater flows along the ground and into the lakes and rivers we get our water supply from, it picks up trace amounts of minerals along the way. Those minerals affect how the water feels and tastes to us.
What’s The Difference Between Hard Water And Soft Water?
Simply put, hard water contains more dissolved minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, than soft water. Hard water isn’t harmful, and it may even have some benefits since it is full of minerals and decreases the solubility of potentially toxic metals such as lead and copper. The easiest way to tell if you have hard or soft water is to see how the water reacts when lathering soap. Hard water doesn’t usually form many suds, but instead creates soap scum and will leave behind a film instead of rinsing clean.
Effects of Hard Water on Plumbing
While hard water isn’t harmful to people or animals, it can cause issues with plumbing and home appliances. Sometimes hard water can lead to inefficiencies and shortened lifespans for household appliances, or damage pipes or other water containment units. Hard water can form white deposits, also known as scaling, which can clog plumbing and leave behind an unsightly residue on your sinks and tubs. Scaling can also impair the efficiency of boilers and hot water heaters, which lead to overheating and increased energy costs.
Water softeners can improve the water throughout the home, simplifying household cleaning tasks and protecting appliances and fixtures from premature failure. To learn about our soft water services, click here.


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The Fuel Cell Technologies Office is developing databases to make it easier for users to find up-to-date information on hydrogen and fuel cells.
The Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Codes and Standards Matrix is an up-to-date directory of all codes and standards worldwide dealing with hydrogen, fuel cells, and fuel cell-related issues.
The Hydrogen Safety Bibliographic Database provides references to reports, articles, books, and other resources for information on hydrogen safety as it relates to production, storage, distribution, and use.
The Hydrogen Storage Materials Database provides comprehensive data on hydrogen storage materials, their properties, and literature sources. This site also incorporates the "Hydride Information Center (Hydpark)" database developed through a joint DOE/IEA-HIA effort and formerly hosted by Sandia National Laboratories.


Some examples of Thinking Routines used in our Montessori learning spaces include:
Visual Organizers: Allow learners to order in physical space the information, ideas, knowledge or thoughts that we are working on or that are the object of our learning process. They are especially efficient for those students who are visual learners.
Thinking Lighthouse: A combination of strategies aimed at illuminating and guiding thought toward deeper learning and understanding. Its efficiency comes from the direct involvement of the student in the learning process, as these strategies encourage motivation, hands-on activities and the acquisition of meaningful contents and abilities.
Metacognition: Its objective, in-depth knowledge of what we know and how we learned it, helps maintain the learning strategies that work for us and identify what needs to be modified. It involves the ability to self-regulate in our ability to learn how to learn in order to gain more autonomy in the learning process.
Thinking Techniques: Encourages flexible thinking and transference. It involves inquiry and asking meaningful questions to students that allow them to think, look for and discover the answers, communicate them and exchange them. It should be systematic and continuous in order to develop in depth-learning and efficient thinking.


CVC words are three-letter words made up of a consonant-vowel-consonant combination—like “cat” and “big”—that are essential for young readers as they learn to blend letter sounds. Encourage your little one to practice their CVC words with the Learn to Read: CVC Words Storybook! Inside, they’ll find 20 simple stories that each focus on two common CVC words, along with fun activities that put these new words and skills into action.
- Hold their attention—These stories are fun and engaging for your child with bright colors, adorable pictures, and pages they can write on.
- Read, play, and learn—Let your child practice what they’ve learned with quick activities at the end of each story that encourage them to read, trace, circle, and color CVC words.
- Watch their skills grow—Introduce CVC words gradually, with stories that slowly increase in complexity as your child works their way through the book.
Order this CVC book today and teach beginning readers how to read through stories they’ll love.


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Q. What is variegation in plants?
“Variegation” refers to the appearance of different-colored areas in the leaves (and sometimes, stems and fruit) of plants. The most common kind of variegation is the occurrence of white or yellow areas on green leaves. Very often it is the margin of the leaves that are affected.
Variegation can have several causes:
- Lack of chlorophyll due to problems in the production of chloroplasts. These plants are usually chimeras (plants with more than one type of genetic makeup). To retain the variegated character they must be propagated by vegetative methods, e.g. cuttings.
- Masking of green pigment by other strongly colored pigments, such as anthocyanins. Coleus is a good example of this kind of variegation.
- Pathological reasons, such as infection by mosaic viruses. Many hosta color variants are caused by this virus.
- Visual effects due to different reflection of light from different parts of the leaf, as in aluminum plant (Pilea).
Variegated plants are popular with gardeners as they can provide variety in the garden. Because of the lower amount of chlorophyll in the leaves, variegated plants tend to be slower growing than non-variegated varieties. These plants can be damaged in very strong sunlight but conversely tend to lose their variegated character in insufficient light.
For tips on a variety of gardening topics, see our Plant Information Guides.
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MrSeb writes "As part of IBM's Battery 500 project — an initiative started in 2009 to produce a battery capable of powering a car for 500 miles — Big Blue has successfully demonstrated a light-weight, ultra-high-density, lithium-air battery. In it, oxygen is reacted with lithium to create lithium peroxide and electrical energy. When the battery is recharged, the process is reversed and oxygen is released — in the words of IBM, this is an 'air-breathing' battery. While conventional batteries are completely self-contained, the oxygen used in a lithium-air battery comes from the atmosphere, so the battery itself can be much lighter. The main thing, though, is that lithium-air energy density is a lot higher than conventional lithium-ion batteries: the max energy density of lithium-air batteries is theorized to be around 12 kWh/kg, some 15 times greater than li-ion — and more importantly, comparable to gasoline."


A stimulus movement effect has been reported in which learning by nonhuman animals was significantly better with moving than with stationary stimuli. In the present investigation, this effect was extended to human participants (N = 56) and further explicated. In Experiment 1 the students responded significantly more accurately and rapidly on a battery of computerized tasks with moving versus stationary stimuli. In Experiment 2 performance on a concurrent task was systematically slowed even as performance was enhanced on two different primary tasks by stimulus movement, which supports the interpretation that these effects are mediated by attention. A distinction between procedural and performance difficulty was made, in which increasing the former (e.g., with moving stimuli) appears to enhance concentration and improve performance, whereas performance difficulty makes a task harder to do correctly and impairs performance. Experiment 3 was a replication of Experiment 2 with rhesus monkeys in which essentially the same procedural difficulty effects were found. This series of experiments demonstrates for the first time stimulus movement effects in human learning, and it is the first study of which we are aware to examine the intensity of attention in nonhuman primates using dual-task methodology.
Washburn, David A. and Putney, R. Thompson
"Stimulus Movement and the Intensity of Attention,"
The Psychological Record: Vol. 48
, Article 1.
Available at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/tpr/vol48/iss4/1


During WWI, German U-Boats were alarmingly effective at sinking allied warships and transport vessels alike. But since a ship couldn't exactly be cloaked, Norman Wilkinson, British artist and naval officer, developed another method nicknamed razzle dazzle.
U-Boats were effective but simple - they shot torpedoes, not directly at ships, but where they estimated a ship would end up once the torpedo got there. Razzle dazzle was an artistic countermeasure, less camouflage and more just a highly confusing pattern meant to make judging a ship's direction and size more difficult.
What you won't see in the lead shot was that these ships weren't just striped - they were covered in an array of colours, as seen in this colourised photo:


Jim asks: "Knowing that water and moisture should always weigh the same, why do clouds form at different altitudes? What makes a cirrus cloud different from a stratus cloud?"
Clouds are grouped into three different levels in the sky based on altitude.
Low-level clouds, which include cumulus and stratus clouds, are 6,500 feet or below.
Mid-level clouds are between 6,500 and 23,000 feet.
High-level clouds, like cirrus clouds, are between 16,500 and 45,000 feet high.
As for stratus clouds and cirrus clouds, they're both one of three basic shapes of clouds.
Stratus is Latin for "layer". Those clouds form in layers and often cover the entire sky. They're much wider than they are thick, and they kind of look like a blanket or a mattress.
Another way to describe the way they look is a layer of fog that never reaches the ground. In fact, fog that lifts from the ground is actually a layer of low stratus clouds.
Cirrus is Latin for "curl" because those are clouds of wispy curls. Some people think they look like a child's hair.
Those clouds usually form about 18,000 feet and are thin because they form in higher levels of atmosphere where little water vapor is present.
The third type of cloud, cumulus, is Latin for "heap". They're basically heaps of separated cloud masses. They have flat bottoms and cauliflower tops.


Southside Academy Charter School recently partnered with Rachel’s Challenge, a nonprofit organization that aims to bring hope to schools across the nation by sharing the story of Rachel Scott, the first person whose life was taken at Columbine High School in 1999.
This partnership comes in time to recognize National Bullying Prevention Month, which takes place every October. According to the National Center for School Engagement, 160,000 students skip school every day for fear of being bullied.
“We are honored to bring this impactful and vitally important program to our school,” said Dr. Jeff White, principal of Southside Academy Charter School. “Rachel’s Challenge shares a moving story that resonates with students and families.”
Students participated in two age-appropriate assemblies during the day, and families attended a community event in the evening that encouraged participants to examine their own lives in the following five challenges: look for the best in others, dream big, choose positive influences, speak with kindness, and start your own chain reaction.
In the 19 years since Columbine, Rachel’s legacy has touched over 25 million people and is the foundation for creating programs that promote a positive climate in K-12 schools. Her vision to start a chain reaction of kindness and compassion is the basis of the organization’s mission, to “make schools safer, more connected places, where bullying and violence are replaced with kindness and respect; and where learning and teaching are awakened to their fullest.”
Throughout October, schools and organizations across the country join in observing National Bullying Prevention Month, to encourage schools, communities, and organizations to work together to stop bullying and cyberbullying by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact of all forms of bullying on all children of all ages.


Orange County’s history dates back to the mid-eighteenth century when it was named after William IV, Prince of Orange. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1833-34 in the Town of Orange, is the sole remaining example of Thomas Jefferson’s ecclesiastical work and was also General Robert E. Lee’s place of worship during his encampment in Orange in the winter of 1863-64. Civil War brought transportation of troops and supplies for General Lee’s Confederate Army, as well as hard-fought battles on its soils where Generals Lee and Grant clashed for the first time in May 1864. This engagement resulted in 26,000 casualties and marked Grant’s first step toward Appomattox.
Orange County’s presidential lineage includes James Madison, fourth President of the United States and “Father of the Constitution,” who lived at Montpelier; and our twelfth president, Zachary Taylor, who was born in 1784 at Montebello, near Barboursville. Among these two homes, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) has recorded 32 other historic landmarks throughout the county.
Further information about the county’s history may be obtained from these resources:


Excavating L.A. includes diverse archival materials from 26 regional history collections at the USC Libraries. Primarily focused on Los Angeles urban and social history, the collections include a wealth of materials on California politics and community activism; L.A.’s freeways and architectural history; the Christopher and Webster Commission reports on the 1992 riots; and photographs and other visual materials documenting the rapid growth of mid-century Los Angeles. The Excavating L.A. project includes the papers of former U.S. representatives Alphonzo Bell and Lynn Schenk, early 20th-century women’s voting rights activist Amy Ransome, and activists Catherine Stern and Warren Steinberg. Other collections feature archival materials from the Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project, the Century Freeway, the Los Angeles Board of Education, and the 1939 WPA Household Survey, allowing researchers to study the unique patterns of urban development that differentiate Los Angeles from cities like Chicago and New York that gained most of their populations in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Gregory Freeman Stone papers about the assassination of Robert Kennedy in L.A., outtakes from the nightly TV program Ralph Story’s L.A. (1964-70), and the Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty archive shed light on underexplored aspects of L.A. history. Additional collections provide resources for studying Southern California journalism, industry, and public art.
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The regional history collections selected for our project focus on Los Angeles, so the majority of the materials originate in Southern California.


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This work examines a wide range of issues which should be of interest to those teaching geography from the early years through to higher education. The issues discussed include: the role of research and the use of ICT in teacher training; the significance of developing critical thinking skills; broader educational issues such as citizenship and development; the importance of environmental education; the position and role of assessment; and the present state and status of geographical education and issues that are likely to be of concern in the future.
'It should not...be viewed exclusively as a PGCE text, but rather essential reading of all professional educators who decide to think critically/evaluate and reflect upon classroom practice in order to improve the quality of learning for their pupils.' - David J. Turton, British Journal of Educational Studies 'It is a useful and stimulating addition to the literature on geography teaching. The issues covered are relevant to many teachers and...there is something of interest in every chapter. Its wide-ranging scope will enable readers to pick and choose as they wish.' - Paul Weeden, British Educational Research Journal
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Light is technically any form of radiant energy, but is almost always taken to mean visible radiant energy. This visible radiant energy is between 380 nm (a nm is one billionth of a meter) and 750 nm. Figure 1 shows how small a portion of the total spectrum the visible spectrum is. Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation, which means it has electric fields and magnetic fields vibrating back and forth very quickly as a wave. Because of the strangeness of quantum mechanics, light is also made of little particles with no mass, called photons.
Light, unsurprisingly, travels at the speed of light, which is the fastest anything can go. Light is bent (refracted) with various types of lenses for a number of purposes (in eyeglasses, in microscopes and telescopes, in projectors as in a movie theater, etc.). Light is a form of energy, which is why photovoltaic cells can harness the flow of sunlight to make electricity.
Light is needed for humans to maintain a high quality of life and is one of the major uses of energy (often electricity, but fire works as well, often in the form of burning biomass). Home lighting extends a person's day, and allows for many leisure and economic opportunities after the sun ceases to provide sunlight. People often get light from kerosene lanterns in developing countries and from a variety of light bulbs in developed countries (like LED light bulbs, CFL light bulbs, and incandescent light bulbs).
The study of light has an entire branch of physics devoted to it called optics; hyperphysics is an excellent place to learn more about optics.


A recent study undertaken by Aspect Security and Sonatype, open-source software repository reveals open-source code libraries as rife with vulnerabilities. The study, titled “The Unfortunate Reality of Insecure Libraries” examined 113 million user downloads from 31 popular libraries of open source code over the previous year and discovered that about one in every four downloads had some vulnerability or the other. In all, about 19.8 million downloads had vulnerabilities, and the list of such tainted libraries include popular ones such as Google Web Toolkit, various versions of Apache, Java Servlet, Java Server Pages and others.
Any application on an average uses about 30 or more such libraries, and such libraries continue supply an overwhelming portion of the application code. The high incidence of vulnerability, as such, directly translates to compromised applications.
The nature of vulnerabilities inherent in such libraries, and by extension, the application, vary. Some vulnerability allows attackers to takeover the host completely whereas others lead to loss of data integrity, or data theft. For instance, Apache CXF, a Web Services framework with 4.2 million downloads in the 12 months of the study, contained vulnerabilities that facilitated cyber criminals to download files and circumvent authentication.
To make matters worse, open-source communities, very often the sole resources for such software, seldom provide clear-cut ways to identify code with vulnerabilities, or to take remedial measures, even when a fix is available. For paid software, vendors issue notifications on patches available to fix vulnerabilities. OpenBSD and some other open source groups do a good job in issuing such notifications and managing vulnerability disclosures but these are exceptions rather than the norm.
Aspect and Sonatype are mulling over possible solutions to address the critical issue, but until such a solution happens, the only foolproof way to secure applications is to avoid code libraries altogether.


Definition of successful
a. - Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise. 2
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The iconography of architecture visually contextualises the sculpture through its distinct features, in relation to the arch, the column or window frame. The Frames minimalistic from uses line to plan the space and is constructed in the same process as drawing. The fragility of space in the 21st century locates the material of architecture as disposable. A crumbling mass that is never permanently fixed. The Frames concrete foundation imposes a disconnection to the white space. The lack of order highlights the remnants of an event. An extracted artefact from the past. The physical act of ruin is influenced by the current political climate and corresponds with the loss of confidence in powerful structures.


ANG MGA MAG-AARALAY INAASAHANG MAKAGAGAWANGSMELODIYA SA ISANG KOMPOSISYONG MUSICAL GAMIT ANGZTINAKDANG PITCH NAMES O SOFA-SYLLABLES NA MAKIKITA DIN ANG MGA SIMBOLONG MUSICAL KATULAD NG G-CLEFO TREBLE CLEF LIMGUHIT AT MGA NOTES AT RESTS. 1. DO ME FA SOL 2.FACE 3.FEED 4.FACADE 5.CABBAGE
Rosendo Santos Jr. is a well-known Filipino composer in the world of contemporary music. In the Philippines, contemporary music is a blend of different styles from the 20th century music in the West. Such revolutionary styles include impressionism, expressionism, and neoclassicism. According to National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the musical style of Rosendo Santos Jr. is predominantly characterized by neoclassicism.Neoclassicism and its Characteristics
The musical style, neoclassicism, is developed by Igor Stravinsky and Paul Hindemeth. It was said that neoclassicism is a reaction to emotionalism and romanticism.
The characteristics of neoclassicism as musical style is most notable for having:restraintorder
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Claude Debussy, who had been influenced by Russians, along with other impressionist composers made extensive use of whole tone scales. Voiles, the second piece in Debussy's first book of Préludes, is almost entirely within one whole tone scale. The opening measures are shown below.
Explanation:dahil napag aralan namin ito at ang iyong sagit ay tama magaling


Bay shrimps (Crangon spp) consist of over 179 species! These semi-transparent organisms usually have black spots or markings and long antennae. Native to the pacific coast from Alaska to San Diego, there are three species of Crangon living in different salinity ranges that are commonly found in the San Francisco Bay estuary.
These shrimp are major components of the food web in the San Francisco bay. Living in muddy substrate helps these invertebrates (animals without a backbone) feed on small shrimp, amphipods, clams, and plants. The small sizes (55mm) of these shrimp make them a delicious meal for striped bass, sturgeon, staghorn sculpin, flatfish, sharks and humans. In the past 100 years San Francisco Bay commercial fishing industries used to collect for human consumption. In recent years the number of catches has decreased because nowadays these shrimp are caught for bait.


“Jane was then taken out to Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, for a private execution. With few exceptions, private executions applied to royalty alone; Jane’s private execution occurred at the request of Queen Mary, as a gesture of respect for her cousin. John de Feckenham, who had failed to convert Jane, stayed with her during the execution. Jane had determined to go to her death with dignity, but once blindfolded, could not find the executioner’s block. She had begun to panic when an unknown hand, possibly de Feckenham, helped her find her way and retain her dignity in the end.” (Wikipedia)
Lady Jane Grey was only 16 years old and more the victim of royal intrigue than its perpetrator. The picture and story have always interested me on a number of levels. But what strikes me most is her calmness in the face of certain death, the strange conjunction of barbarity and dignity, of cruelty and kindness. De Feckenham’s strange human gesture in the face of inhumanity.
The painting can be viewed as a metaphor for life with many of its themes condensed into one savage moment. We are all condemned to death and we all make choices about how we will face that death and the moments leading to it. Those moments are, of course, now. Will I face the end with dignity and, if not, whose unseen hand will still my final despair?


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A peak performer in any field must have the desire, effort, and discipline. It goes beyond acting tough; you must be willing to work hard and persist, even in the face of overwhelming resistance.
Mentally strong people find strength by knowing what they want to achieve and working toward their goals every day. Here are some of the habits they practice.
Willing to learn
Knowledge is power. Learning is part of the essential routine to develop mental strength. View learning as a way to improve yourself and forge ahead in a competitive world.
Willing to adapt
Change is constant; it takes mental strength to be flexible and adjust. Learn to work toward solutions regardless of changing circumstances.
Be a giver
Adam Grant, author of Give and Take writes that giving is an essential part of becoming successful. You must be mentally strong to go the extra mile, expecting nothing in return.
Think outside the box
Mentally strong people are open to other people’s ideas. They are eager to go out of their comfort zone. They reach their goals by seeing problems as opportunities.
If you succeed or fail, it’s on you, not anyone else. You become strong by admitting errors and taking responsibility. Take pride in overcoming challenges.
It takes mental toughness or fortitude to understand your emotions, strengths, and weaknesses. Knowing yourself helps maintain a calm attitude even in times of crisis.
There are countless distractions around us. Neil Patel, Digital Strategist says, “We live in a time when we are constantly being marketed to through several media. The future belongs to those who can assume control.” Strong people ignore time-sucking distractions.
Mental toughness is not bestowed on a select few; it can be studied, achieved, and enjoyed. We can all strive to acquire these qualities every day. How many of them describe you?
The road is easier together,


Excel 2010 comes with Freeze Row and Freeze Column features, which make it easy to match and read details of huge data sets. If you are dealing with huge datasheet containing student records, then you may want to freeze top row or first column to easily understand data while scrolling up / across the datasheet. In this post, we will take a look at how to freeze top row and first column.
In order to make the first column and row label apparent while scrolling, you need to follow very simple steps.
First off, head over to View tab, click Freeze Top Row to make the row labels appear, when you are scrolling.
As shown in the screenshot below, top row labels are visible even at the bottom of the page.
Now if you want to freeze first column, Click Freeze First Column, to do the same with the columns.


American researchers have created a robotic jellyfish, named Robojelly, which not only exhibits characteristics ideal to use in underwater search and rescue operations, but could, theoretically at least, never run out of energy thanks to it being fuelled by hydrogen.
Scientists funded by the U.S. Navy have developed a robot “jellyfish” — a foot-long submarine that runs on seawater and could be used on spy missions.
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech created the submarine drone, dubbed “Robojelly,” which is powered by hydrogen and oxygen in the water through which it sails.
The scientists, funded by the Office of Naval Research, reported their findings this week in the academic IOP Publishing's journal Smart Materials and Structures.
“We’ve created an underwater robot that doesn’t need batteries or electricity,” said Dr. Yonas Tadesse, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas and lead author of the study.
“The only waste released as it travels is more water.”
Engineers and scientists working for the military have increasingly turned to the animal kingdom, especially simple creatures like jellyfish or insects, for inspiration when creating new technology.
Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, for example, are working on ways to create insect cyborgs, by incorporating mechanical elements into larvae and then using them to control the fully grown insect when it emerges.
The Robojelly consists of two fist-sized bell-like structures made of silicone that fold and unfold like an umbrella. Connecting the umbrella are artificial muscles created with nanotechnology that contract to move the vehicle.
“It could stay underwater and refuel itself while it is performing surveillance,” Dr. Tadesse said.


Definition of nebula in English:
noun (plural nebulae-lē or nebulas)
1 Astronomy A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
- Evolutionists believe that the solar system condensed out of a cloud of gas and dust called a nebula, hence the nebular hypothesis.
- We have missions that include active nebulas, swirling dust clouds, moving asteroids and asteroid fields.
- A planetary nebula forms when Sun-like stars gently eject their outer gaseous layers to form bright nebulae with amazing twisted shapes.
1.1(In general use) any indistinct bright area in the night sky, for example, a distant galaxy.
- But soon, performing a visual diminuendo, they drift well astern, a distant nebula of glittering pinpoints at the planet's indistinguishable edge.
- I can see the stars outside, the swirling patterns of distant nebulae.
- One of the nicest sectors I ever saw is Ocean of Fantasy, a sector rounded by a bright green nebula.
Mid 17th century (as a medical term): from Latin, literally 'mist'.
Words that rhyme with nebulatarantula • scheduler
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Will authorities be able to use this satellite system to ensure that hazard information gets to the vulnerable in a timely and accurate manner? Detection technology is available but it is up to governments to not only use it but find the means to convey the message to vulnerable communities.
“A global satellite system should come on line next decade, potentially saving billions of dollars and thousands of lives by boosting preparedness for natural disasters, a top scientist said on Wednesday.
Monitoring changes in climate, the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) should also help health officials prevent epidemics and guard against man-made environmental damage, said Jose Achache, head of the group behind the project. “I’m an optimistic guy. So, I think in ten years from now we’ll have a fully operational and fairly complete GEOSS,” Achache, director of the Geneva-based intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations, told Reuters.”
Continue reading Reuters Alertnet | Global system could cut disaster toll by 2018


Copper Pipe is one the metallic pipes used in different industries. The home appliances and domestic piping use different types of material for their pipes. There are different metals, alloys and materials used making the pipes. The advantage of using copper is that it is mostly corrosion resistant. Unlike steel, copper is not oxidized faster. As a result, the copper pipe can remain corrosion free for a prolonged period of time. Copper is also a conductive metal but has no magnetic properties. This makes it applicable for very specific applications. Compared to other metal material in the piping, copper is light weight and it could be used to replace any other metallic pipes. The tensile strength and pressure containments are quiet high.
The making process and addition of other elements in trace amounts are also possible when making up a few prominent qualities for the pipe. It could be cold drawn just like the other metallic alloy material pipes. The cold drawn copper seamless pipe has precise dimensions and smooth surface, therefore it reduces corrosion further. The downside of copper is that it is not very resistant to acidic substances. So if the pipe is used in acidic environments, or is exposed to mildly acidic environments for a prolonged period of time, it may corrode. Copper can also become toxic to humans. So the use of raw copper pipe is not recommended in household uses. The welded copper pipe price is almost the same as the seamless one. The primary difference is that the roughness and strength are slightly higher in the welded ones.


To launch this mixed review, I revisit the idea of fractions as building blocks. Together, the class generates a collection of building blocks they have added to their collection this year.
The purpose of this warm-up is for the students feel a sense of accomplishment for all they have learned this year. I share with the students that when they look back on 5th grade, I hope they think about fractions and all of the awesome skills they learned this year. Fractions is a critical focus of the 5th grade common core, I don't want to have the students guess what a critical focus is, I make it explicit.
Using resources from the text book, I have created a mixed review hand out. Students first write a personal "tip" for solving problems for each operation.
Next, students work in partners to solve three problems from each section of the handout. They may chose any three problems.
Students correct their work using an answer key provided and make revisions as needed.
After solving three problems from each section (15 problems total) they choose one of the problems from each section (it should be one they have already solved) and write a real life story problem to go along with the equation.
Students choose one of the word problems they have created and write it on a small poster paper. They include the solution and a model to match. These will be displayed in the classroom to showcase all that we have learned this year in our fractions units.


Fast Food Twice a Week Linked to Obesity & Diabetes
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Though it may seem obvious, a 15-year study has officially confirmed that eating lots of fast food can make you fat and increase your chances of developing diabetes.
Those who ate fast food twice a week or more gained 10 pounds more and were twice as likely to develop insulin resistance, which is linked to diabetes, than those who ate it less than once a week, even after other lifestyle factors were accounted for.
Yet even though fast food is known to be of poor nutritional quality, the fast-food industry claims it can be part of a healthful diet, researchers said. This is what prompted them to set the record straight once and for all.
In the study, which was the first long-term effort to study the relationship between eating fast food and diabetes, researchers followed 3,000 young people for 15 years, monitoring medical checkups and asking questions about diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors.
Researchers said the findings suggest that fast food, as it is presently consumed, cannot be considered part of a healthy lifestyle. The huge portion sizes and high-caloric density of most fast foods were likely the primary cause of the obesity link, they said.
Some fast-food chains have begun offering healthier food choices, such as fruit, salads and bottled water instead of soda, but researchers say these trends, though moving in the right direction, are "weak."
One obesity expert commented that, although the study's conclusions are likely true, fast food restaurants are simply responding to society's desire for quick, inexpensive food. He said informing consumers on food quality and the health effects of fast food is one of the key improvements that needs to be made.
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With the unpredictable weather during recent years, Plant Tuff® is an added layer of protection against drought to shield your crops from the unknown.
Plant Tuff supplies with silicic acid, which is the plant available form of silicon. While silicon is very abundant natural, many forms are not plant soluble meaning it cannot be taken up by the plant. Plant Tuff provides soluble silicon that can be taken up in response to stresses.
In field crops, Silicon has been known to affect plant growth and quality including photosynthesis and transpiration.
Plants with supplies of soluble silicon produce stronger, tougher cell walls. This significantly enhances plant heat and drought tolerance.1
In field crops, silicon is known to affect plant growth and quality, photosynthesis and transpiration.2
Drought is not the only adverse weather condition silicon can help ameliorate. It will help alleviate various abiotic stresses including lodging, temperature extremes, freezing and UV irradiation.3
A successful harvest takes hard work, ideal growing conditions, and a big investment. Help protect your investment and improve your bottom line by applying Plant Tuff Silicon pHertilizer.
However, all the hard work in the world won’t pay off if the weather doesn’t cooperate, compromising yields. Plant Tuff Silicon pHertilizer™ can help your crops fight back.


Personalizing gamification strategies to improve young adult life skills training. Part 2; support worker needs analysis and design of clinical interface
Facing Dragons is a mobile health game that gives quests and challenges to young adults (17-29) to help them figure out what to do with their lives, gain an empowered sense of self and unlock their purpose in life.
One of the key research innovations in this game is the addition of a special interface for support workers and caregivers that helps them get to know the young adults they work with.
In this project we will match young adult mobile gameplay preferences with game design elements in order to teach life skills in a fun and engaging way that maximizes the motivational power of gamification. We will also be creating a useful clinical interface to assist those who help young adults face their dragons every day.
This project is an important next step in the design of a mobile life coaching game that empowers young adults through playful learning.


Welcome to AP US History!
AP U.S. History is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university U.S. history course. In AP U.S. History students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; making historical comparisons; utilizing reasoning about contextualization, causation, and continuity and change over time; and developing historical arguments. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; migration and settlement; politics and power; work, exchange, and technology; America in the world; geography and the environment; and culture and society. Those taking this two-semester course will have the opportunity to take the College Board AP exam that is offered in May. Cost of the exam will be the responsibility of the student.
Meet the TeacherHello, my name is Rebecca Shaman. This is my fifth year at MCHS, eleventh year teaching overall. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degrees in Classical Civilizations and Theology from Loyola University Chicago. Afterwards, I attended Calumet College of St. Joseph to earn my Masters degree in Teaching. I am certified in Historical Perspectives and Government and Citizenship.


Postal History from Finland 1889 - 1918
Finnish ProtestsThe Russification resulted in a number of private protests, here are som examples:
Cover with Finland underlined with red and an invallidated 2p stamp in upper right corner. Valid franking placed on back of the cover.
Russian 10kop postal stationary cover sent to Sweden, an invallidated 2p stamp m/1889 (with Finnish lion and the contry name) placed on cover
Finnish map weakly printed all over the cover including the tekst "Storfurstendömet Finland" (Swedish)
The same as above but with text in Finnish.
"Grand-Duche de Finlande" stamped on a 4 kop ring-type postal stationary card
Double ring rubber stamp with text "Storfurstendömet Finland Granduche Suomi" on company cover
Double ring rubber stamp with text "Finland Suomi" on company cover
FINLAND stamped in red ink above the stamp.
Two lines stamped in red ink on cover to Schwitzerland:
GRAND-DUCHY OF FINLAND
GRAND DUCHE DE FINLANDE
Contry name not shown on the stamp, but surely the cover leaves no doubt.
Company-cover where map of Finland has been printed in the corner where the stamps usually are placed.
Cover from same company, now the stamps are hiding the map, maybe due to authorities?
Postcard with FINLAND and SUOMI printed over and under where stamp is intended to be placed.
FINLAND SUOMI printed in heavy types in upper right corner.
Company cover with FINLANDE (Grand-Duche) printed in large types.
Finland / Suomi printed in large types
Postal stationary card turned upside down before writing the address, and with Russian text overlined.
Russian text crossed over and the French term "Carte Postale" is written
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The Flag of Swedish Speakers in Finland
The Mourning stamp. read more here.
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In the first lesson we talked about God’s act of Creation and how living things change over time in the process of evolution. In this lesson, we will think about God seeking to be in relationship with us in real time through the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Along with this we will look at the scientific understanding of birth, life, and death.
When Christians make a faith statement that describes Jesus as God’s Son who was crucified and resurrected or say the lines from the second article of the Apostle's Creed: 'I Believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord. . ." they are making a claim about how they believe that God entered into human life in the person of Jesus Christ who lived, died, and was resurrected. When scientists make a claim about living things, specifically humans, they are also making a claim about how they believe humans enter into life, function as a living being, and die.
Life and death are big issues for humans, and we have many different ways of thinking about them. For the Christian, God is the source of all life and salvation. God also enters into human existence with the incarnation (or how Jesus came to be alive in the world) of Jesus Christ which includes how Jesus was "conceived by the Holy Spirit." Through the incarnation, the promise of new life in resurrection continues life beyond death.
For the scientist, human life begins with conception and ends when body functions stop working. For science, life begins and ends at a specific point.
Often, when the beliefs of Christianity are used to understand the incarnation, life, death and resurrection of Jesus, it can conflict with the scientific understanding of conception, life, and death. Click on the link below to see an example of conflicting views on the understanding of life, death, and an afterlife:


THE difficulty of starting a new school is both influenced by the academics and social aspects of the new place. Don’t worry. These tips will help you relieve the stress of being “the new kid” once you step inside the school.
Engage: Engage in class. Don’t sit in the back of the classroom and doodle in the margins and drool on your desk. Raise your hand, ask questions, and interact with your teachers and classmates. Teachers will see you are interested in learning and you will feel more comfortable talking in front of people. Everyone will expect you to be shy and insecure writing notes, but you will come off as an approachable individual.
Get involved: Ask around about the various school clubs. Join a club you wanted to before but didn’t. Play a new sport or try out for the school play or musical. Exploring different talents or opportunities available will help you learn what your strengths are and what you are passionate about. Give the odd and popular clubs a chance; you never know where your calling will be.
Judging a Book: In my experience, the old saying is true. You cannot learn everything about a person in a glance. Take the time to meet and get to know your classmates. Maybe the snobby blond girl sitting behind you in history will become your best friend, or you may have the one of the most intellectual conversations with the class clown.
Hanging Out: Pick your friends carefully. Friends can positively and negatively influence you. Don’t outcast those who are different than you but consciously choose with who and where you hang out outside of school.
Remember, “the new kid” label can be dropped as soon as the school day is over. Be confident in who you are and don’t be scared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. Learn what kind of person you want to be and improve your strengths and work on your weaknesses. Your new adventures await!


First of all let me say, “Happy National Coming Out Day!” National Coming Out Day is observed annually on October 11th. In the U.S. this day of observance has a 32 year history. Over the last 20 years NCOD has been spearheaded by the Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, DC.
We all deserve the right to live our lives genuinely, completely and honestly. Race, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, gender expression, sexual orientation and gender identity should never be barriers to us living our full lives. For LGBTQ people, coming out is often a significant part of reclaiming this right and living in our identity publicly.
While some people are attracted only to people of the gender different from them (commonly known as being straight), others may be attracted to people of genders that are similar to theirs, or to more than one gender. We use many words to describe non-straight attraction — lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer and fluid are all commonly used labels.HRC blog post on 10-11-20
To honor and mark National Coming Out Day, HRC has authored and made available to anyone with an internet connection, a special online publication. It is entitled, “Coming Out: Living Authentically as Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual+” and can be downloaded free of charge. Click the button below to make the jump to this great free resource.


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Common Name: Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium is a Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall.
It has medicinal uses.
The plant can cause dermatitis or allergies in sensitive people[
Eastern N. America - Massachusets to Georgia, as far west as Wisconsin and Texas.
Prairies, rock outcrops and roadsides[
] in arid and semi-arid environments[
]. Glades and barrens, prairies, disturbed sites at elevations of 10 - 500 metres[
Requires a position in full sun in a well-drained soil[
A poultice made from the fresh leaves is applied to burns[
The root is used in the treatment of inflammation of the urinary passages and kidneys, amenorrhoea and as a lithontripic[
The flowering tops are used as a substitute for quinine in the treatment of intermittent fevers[
One study suggests that use of the plant might stimulate the immune system[
Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring.


stress vs strain | difference between stress and strain
This page compares stress vs strain and mentions difference between stress and strain.
Introduction: A metal bar is shown in the figure-1. Let us understand tension and compression in the metal bar.
Tension: A bar of metal is subjected to a force (T) which will elongate its dimension along the long axis (e.g. in axial direction).
Compression:It is the force which acts in opposite direction and shortens the length.
• It is the force per unit area.
• It is expressed by following equation. σa = T/A (N/m2)
• It is also expressed in units of Pascal or Pa. • Stress is internal resistance to external force.
• The fractional change in the length is known as strain.
• It is expressed by following equation. εa = dL/L (µm/m)
• Stress is displacement and deformation due to external force.
➤Stress is linearly related to strain for elastic materials.
-εa = σa/Ey = (T/A)/Ey ,
➤Where, Ey = constant, T = External Force, A = Cross area
The law states that within the limit of elasticity, the stress induced (σ) in the solid due to some external force (F) is always in proportion with the strain (ε). The figure-2 depicts relationship between stress and strain.
➤ σ ∝ ε
➤ σ = E* ε
➤ E = σ/ε
Where, E = Young's modulus or proportionality limit.
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Details about Underwater and Maritime Archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean:
The waters of Latin America and the Caribbean are rich with archaeological sites, including coastal settlements, defensive forts, freshwater sources, fishing-related activities, navigational aids, anchorages, harbours, ports, shipbuilding sites, shipwrecks and survivor camps. Tragically, treasure-hunting has had a deep impact on these maritime cultural resources, especially on shipwrecks. In the last 20 years, archaeologists have been fighting the battle against these treasure hunters in an attempt to preserve these resources as a source of cultural heritage, rather than allow them to be viewed solely as a means for financial reward. Case studies written primarily by Latin American and Caribbean archaeologists demonstrate exciting and cutting edge research, conservation, site preservation, and interpretation. As a result, this groundbreaking book documents the emerging research interests of maritime archaeologists in Latin America and the Caribbean.


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- How chords and scales are constructed
- How rhythm works and how to understand complex time signatures
- How composers and musicians think about songwriting
Each clear, easy-to-understand chapter includes several Etudes. These focused practice exercises test and reinforce your newfound understanding of music theory. With this hands-on practice, you’ll become a true musician in no time!


Carsonella ruddii facts for kids
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|Species:||Ca. C. ruddii|
|Candidatus Carsonella ruddii
In 2006 the genome of one strain of Ca. C. ruddi was sequenced at RIKEN in Japan and the University of Arizona. The genome is a circular chromosome of 159,662 base pairs and has a high coding density (97%) with many overlapping genes and reduced gene length. The number of predicted genes was 182, also the lowest on record (NCBI-Genome). Numerous genes considered essential for life seem to be missing, suggesting that the species may have achieved organelle-like status.
In comparison, Mycoplasma genitalium, which has the smallest genome of any free-living organism, has a genome of 521 genes.
Carsonella ruddii Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.


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The War On Cascarones: Border Patrol Cracks Down On Confetti Eggs
The Easter holiday is a very busy time to cross the border.
More than 200,000 travelers are expected to be in Baja California for the Easter holiday. In an effort to reduce the bottleneck of commuters seeking to cross, the CBP is reminding travelers what steps they can take to expedite the entry process.
Which brings us to cascarones.
Cascarones — or confetti eggs — are painted eggshells filled with confetti, traditionally thrown or crushed over an individual’s head during holidays like Easter, Cinco De Mayo, weddings, etc. Making and breaking the eggs is a popular tradition for many families along the border. But the border patrol is cracking down on the popular eggs.
If a family gets caught traveling across the border with more than 10 cascarones they can face a hefty fine. In certain cases, it can be as high as $1,000. If a company gets caught shipping the eggshells on a large scale the fines can be more than $50,000.
The CBP explains their reasoning is aimed at protecting birds from Exotic Newcastle Disease.
The reason cascarones are closely regulated is to prevent the spread of Exotic Newcastle Disease (END), a highly contagious, fatal viral disease that affects every species of bird, attacking respiratory, nervous and digestive systems. Exotic Newcastle Disease is so virulent that many birds die without having developed any clinical signs. This disease can infect and cause death even in vaccinated poultry. Mortality is up to 90 percent of exposed birds.
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The verb TO MAKE has several different uses. The literal meaning is to create something. Here are some expressions, or collocations that use make, organized by category.
Make = To Cook or Prepare
- make breakfast, lunch or dinner
- make a sandwich, pasta, or other meal
If you don’t feel like cooking, you can make a reservation at a restaurant!
Make = Schedule Events
- make an appointment
- make plans with someone
- make arrangements
Make = Mental Activity
- make a decision
- I need to make a decision on which college I will be attending in the fall.
- make a choice
- It’s difficult to make a choice when there are so many options!
- make a mistake, an error
- I think I made several mistakes on the exam, but I’m sure I will still pass.
- make a calculation
- It’s important to make several calculations to see if you can afford to buy a new home.
If you can’t decide, we use the expression,
I can’t make up my mind on what to order for lunch! (can’t decide)
Make = Business Talk
- make money
- Our company made a lot of money last year.
- How much money do you make at your job?
- make time for
- These days, it’s difficult to make time for your family.
- make progress
- I’ve made a lot of progress at the gym. I can run faster than before!
- make a request
- The passenger made a request for a quite seat near the window.
- make a phone call
- Could you please be quiet? I need to make a phone call to my boss.
- make a deal
- Let’s make a deal: I’ll cook dinner if you wash the dishes, OK?
- make a promise
- If you make a promise, you should always try to keep it.
Because make is used in so many different situations, it’s a good idea to memorize these expressions and make and effort to practice using them!
Remember, the past form and participle form of make is made.


In a universe of fantastic images, a newborn star is a mystical masterpiece. Cradled within the dusty arms of a nebula, a baby star seems to blink its way to a new life. The lifespan of a star is a series of sequences. A star may spend most of its life in a “main sequence phase” where nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium is happening in its core. But before this happens, it lives as a protostar, or baby star.
Thanks to NASA’s advanced infrared space telescopes such as Hubble and Spitzer, we are able to view these star births as never before. Pictured here are newborn stars peeking out “from beneath their natal blanket of dust” in the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud as seen by the Spitzer Space Telescope. (Text: Katherine Butler)


Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee might have appeared in the Olympic Opening Ceremony, but he still doesn't have the recognition factor you might expect.
That said, there is one corner of the Internet where he is forever king.
The corner he invented.
The first website ever published, created by Berners-Lee more than 20 years ago, is still online and welcoming visitors after being preserved by Cern.
The project, developed at the Cern laboratory (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) was a landmark achievement in a string of developments which led to the modern internet.
Info.cern.ch was the address of the world's first-ever web site and web server (and still is).
Above: the no-frills website
And as was pointed out on Reddit recently, Cern have preserved (or remade) the page for all to see.
It ran on Berners-Lee's NeXT computer and could be found at http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html. It's no-frills look was testament to the web's early stage of development - indeed it was not yet possible to display images.
On the page, Berners-Lee calls for help building his project. It says:
"If you know something of what's going on in a particular field, organization or country, would you like to keep up-to-date an overview of online data?"
"There are many ways of doing this. The web needs both raw data -- fresh hypertext or old plain text files, or smart servers giving views of existing databases."
It also lists the people involved in the project, including Berners-Lee himself.
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Blast-off: UVA astronaut recalls first moon landing, career
As one of the millions watching July 20, 1969, as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to walk on the moon, Kathryn Thornton was awestruck.
“I remember seeing them walk on the moon and walking outside and thinking people are up there,” Thornton says. “It was a pretty amazing moment.”
Despite her excitement about the moon landing, Thornton didn’t see a future for herself in space.
“At the time it wasn’t an option (for women),” Thorton says.
Just over 20 years after that first moonwalk, Thornton was in orbit as a mission specialist on the crew of the space shuttle Discovery.
Selected by NASA in 1984, Thornton orbited earth hundreds of times, logging over 975 hours in space in her career over the course of four space flights. In her second flight, Thornton was aboard the maiden flight of the space shuttle Endeavour.
Thornton left NASA in 1996 to work at UVA, where she earned her master's and doctorate in the late seventies.
Now an associate dean for graduate programs, Thornton remembers her time in space fondly, adding that floating in space was the most memorable part of her trips.
“There’s no way to really simulate that here on earth,” Thornton says
“The people I talk to think it is still relevant,” she says. Thornton, who in 2008 testified in front of a House committee in favor of exploration to Mars, added that space flight was important to continue for future generations.
“It enriches our life and expands it.”


Did Pima or Apache Indians attack Union and Confederate forces fighting at the Battle of Picacho Peak?
Eddie Del Castillo
Dear Mr. Del Castillo:
Picacho Pass, the westernmost battle of the Civil War, was fought on April 15, 1862, by 12 troopers and a scout of the California Column and a small party of Confederate pickets from Tucson. An inept single-file advance by the Union commander, Lieutenant James Barrett, resulted in he and two of his men being killed and three others wounded, while capturing three Rebels who surrendered. There were no Pima or Apache involved in the fight.
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Jesus said, "I have come in order that you may have life—life in all its fullness." John 10:10
Our Christian Value for this half term is Learning Through Stories. Have a look on our Values tab to see how we have been exploring how that looks in our school and how we can live it out in our lives, as Jesus taught us to.
Our RE enriches all of our learning. This half term, we are looking at the question...
How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter?
Welcome to Year 2
Mrs Cooper and Mrs Lundqvist - Class Teachers
Mrs Cooper - Your class teacher on Monday and Tuesday
Mrs Lundqvist - Your class teacher on Wednesday - Friday
Miss Rawlinson - Classroom Assistant
Mr Stevenson - PE Coach
Start of school is at 9 am
End of school is at 3.15 pm
Playtime is at 10.30 am and at 2.15 am
Tuck (toast) is £1 per week or £10 per term. This can be paid electronically. Please use Parent Pay.
Fresh fruit is available to the children each day in class.
Your child should bring a water bottle into school each day.
Still fresh water only please.
As a Healthy School, we do not allow flavoured water/juice to be drank
in lessons throughout the day.
Every Monday afternoon with Mr Stevenson
Please bring a named school PE kit into school.
PE bags can be left in the classroom.
Our Class Topic - Summer 2
Well here we are in our final term of Year 2!!!
Our topic is called 'Climate Classmates'.
This term our topic will have a focus on pollution and how to take care of our world. Take a look at our Knowledge Organiser to find out what we will be learning.
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The current Ebola Outbreak in West Africa began in 2014 is the largest in history; affecting multiple countries in West Africa. There were a small number of cases reported in Nigeria and Mali and a single case reported in Senegal; however, these cases were contained, with no further spread in these countries. As of July 15 there have been 27,688 suspected and confirmed cases and 11,279 total deaths.
Liberia – The World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola transmission in May 2015, but unfortunately another case was reported in late June. Our partner on the ground, International Medical Corps (IMC), continues to staff Rapid Response Teams that can quickly deploy in response to new cases. IMC also continues to provide psychosocial support and to provide Ebola-related training to individuals.
Sierra Leone – The number of cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone has significantly declined since the outbreak was declared. IMC established a permanent training center in Lunsar, where they have held more than 1,300 sessions for health workers.
Guinea – Unfortunately the number of Ebola cases remains high, despite relief efforts. IMC is training healthcare professionals on Ebola treatment procedures and establishing Rapid Response Teams.
Mali -Although Mali has been declared free of Ebola, IMC is currently offering Ebola prevention training, working to open a permanent Infectious Disease and Management Training Center in Bamako, establishing Rapid Response Teams, and partnering with the Mali government to establish a response hub in Bamako.


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Topic: Peer Pressure (07/05/04)
TITLE: Witnessing Under Peer Pressure
By Theresa Knight
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Peer pressure comes in two forms, good and bad. I imagine it is bad peer pressure that most people associate with the term ‘peer pressure.’ An example of good peer pressure is learning good and acceptable social behaviors from others. Good peer pressure is positive. On the other hand, examples of bad peer pressure are drinking, smoking, alcohol, drugs and rebellion. All of them are negative. Those are the things parents ‘preach’ against. Thinking back, I know I heard the saying, “You wouldn’t jump off a bridge it so and so did,” a hundred times.
I don’t recall any of my peers witnessing to others, wearing a WWJD bracelet, or carrying a bible at school. Yes, I am just as guilty as those who did not witness, even though I am a Christian. Afraid I was of what my peers would think and say about me! I certainly didn’t want to be called ‘Miss Goody Two Shoes.’
Nevertheless, today in my adult class at church, we had a small discussion about the evidence of God in peoples’ lives after he or she is saved. The literature we used, Lifeways “Biblical Truths” (Summer, 2004), mentions Cassie Bernall. She was a victim of the Columbine High School shooting. It was pointed out how she was once enchanted with witchcraft and suicide. However, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior a few years before this shooting. It was very evident that she was a Christian. She wore a WWJD bracelet and carried a bible at school. However, the most powerful witness under peer pressure that I can think of is saying to one’s murderers, “Yes, I believe in Jesus.” Isn’t that similar to what Jesus did when he was crucified on the cross?
Theresa Knight © 2004


4 Mar 2019
Shif is just an ordinary boy who likes chess, maths and racing his best friend
home from school. But one day, soldiers with guns come to his door -
and he knows that he is no longer safe.
Shif is forced to leave his mother and little sister, and embark
on a dangerous journey; a journey through imprisonment and escape,
new lands and strange voices and a perilous crossing by land and sea.
He will encounter cruelty and kindness:
he will become separated from the people he loves.
BOY 87 is a gripping, uplifting tale of one boy's struggle for survival;
it echoes the story of young people all over the world today.
"Full of tension, fear, heartbreak and hope".
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Details: This poster shows a white unicorn standing on a cliff. The tip of its horn is illuminated, and there are several shooting comets in the starry sky.
The unicorn is a mythical beast with a single - usually spiral - horn growing out of its forehead. The unicorn's blood and horn supposedly have mystical healing properties. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn, the traditional unicorn has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hooves. Medieval knowledge of unicorns stemmed from biblical and ancient sources.


Q: Can you tell me about bucket gardening? I have many five gallon buckets and want to raise vegetables in buckets. What type of soil should I use?
A: Gardening in five-gallon buckets is a great way to raise vegetables in a small space. After you accumulate the buckets, drill 5 one-inch holes in the bottom and 5 one-inch holes around the circumference of the bucket just above the bottom. These 10 holes increase drainage, which is critical in containers of this size. Fill the buckets with professional potting soil that has fertilizer pre-mixed in it. You can fit 5 lettuce plants, 2 broccoli, 2 peppers or 1 tomato per bucket. Once the plants are well-started in spring, begin fertilizing once every couple of weeks with houseplant fertilizer, following label directions. The great thing about buckets is you can move them around so they get the most light in your landscape.


A teenage pregnancy is a pregnancy that takes place during adolescence. There are challenges to these pregnancies, but help is available. Here is a list of things to know and consider when facing a teenage pregnancy.
Most confuse the morning after pill or emergency contraception, with the abortion pill. The two are not the same. Breaking down the differences gives us a better understanding of how the abortion pill actually works.
The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained on or available through this website is for general information purposes only. The purpose of this is to help with education and create better conversations between patients and their healthcare providers.


Different socioeconomic classes spend their money on different things. For example, rich people will usually buy more healthy foods than the poor. The poor will often spend more money on bills than anything else. At the same time, all groups waste their money, but they do so on different items.
This article will show you how poor people waste their money. The point of the article is not to make you feel wrong about the way you spend your money. It’s to make you think about how you spend your money. When you know what you can afford, you may find yourself climbing up the socioeconomic ladder. So take a moment to learn about where you waste your money and how you can fix it in our list below.
20. Junk Food
There is a myth that poor people can’t buy healthy foods because they are too expensive. Have you stood back and looked at the price of fresh fruits and vegetables compared to chips, ice cream, and cookies? When it boils down to it, junk food is more expensive as it doesn’t last as long as a bag of carrots or a head of lettuce. Plus, the way your body feels simply isn’t worth the price of junk food.
Many poor people think rich people will go out for lobster often or that they eat in fancy restaurants, but the reality is that most people who are considered rich don’t do this. They like to focus on eating healthy in their own home by buying fresh vegetables, fruit, and foods high in healthy fats. The truth is, rich people save money by taking this route, and poor people can learn from this. Therefore, put down that nearly $5 bag of chips and pick up the bag of carrots that costs $0.82 per pound.