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Dart Iron Eagle Heads for Ford
More power for stock classes
The key to success in stock-based racing classes often is to find the right combination of parts allowed by the rulebook that will make the best power. Usually, there are few modifications permitted and no race parts allowed. But racers are allowed to substitute parts as long as they are "stock replacement" components.
And that is where the smart racer can get an edge. "Stock replacement" is supposed to mean no real performance or reliability difference versus the original parts. But a lot has changed since Ford first designed its cylinder heads for the 351 Windsor over two decades ago, and a smart manufacturer can produce a cast iron set of heads that look just like the original Ford units on the outside but perform much better.
That's exactly what Dart did when it added a Ford Windsor head to its Iron Eagle lineup. For Street Stock and other stock-class racers, Dart's Iron Eagle cylinder heads for Ford utilize what the company calls its Speed Flow technology, which includes wet-flow testing and computer-aided design and manufacturing. Although the head is as-cast with no CNC cutting of the ports or combustion chambers, the valve guide bosses are designed to be as streamlined as possible and the ports are updated over Ford's original designs to maximize performance. Also, the intakes feature five-angle seats while the exhausts are radiused while the valves themselves are back-cut to enhance efficiency.
Still, this head should qualify as a stock replacement (if you keep quiet about the five-angle intake seat part), because it is still your basic cast-iron, unported design complete with the stock Ford port locations, bolt patterns and valve angles. It is available with either 58 or 62cc combustion chambers. The 185cc intake ports are said to flow 245 cfm at 0.500 valve lift while the exhaust ports, sized at 73cc, are capable of 159 cfm at 0.500 valve lift.
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Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, August 18, 1920
The Nineteenth Amendment forbids the federal government and state governments from prohibiting anyone from voting based on his or her sex. The first woman suffrage amendment was offered and rejected in the United States Senate in 1868. Ten years later the amendment that later became the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was introduced in Congress. It was rejected and reintroduced every year for the next 41 years. Known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment, it passed in 1919 and was ratified in August 1920, with the approval of thirty-six states. The legislatures of the midwestern states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan were the first to ratify the amendment. Tennessee, embroiled in a firestorm of opposition, was the thirty-sixth state to ratify it, making up the three-fourths of the states needed for ratification. Of the ten states to withhold their ratification nine were in the South. Virginia did not ratify the Nineteenth Amendment until 1952, although Virginia women gained the right to vote in 1920 when it was passed.
The right to vote did not promise women equal footing with men in all arenas. Many women's groups that supported woman suffrage changed their focus once the Nineteenth Amendment was passed. They educated women voters on issues affecting them, including equal pay and other work-related rights, married woman's rights, and equal education rights.
1. When did Virginia ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution?
2. Why did Virginia ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution at all?
Further Discussion
1. In their rejection of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919, the Virginia legislature argued that the amendment infringed on states' rights. Is this a valid argument? Why or why not?
2. Compare the wording of the Fifteenth and the Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitutions. Why did lawmakers choose to exclude women when the Fifteenth Amendment was drafted?
Suggested Reading
Wheeler, Marjorie Spruill, ed. One Woman, One Vote: Rediscovering the Woman Suffrage Movement. Troutdale, Ore.: NewSage Press, 1995.
Flexner, Eleanor. Century of Struggle: The Woman's Rights Movement in the United States. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1996.


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Denounce & Reject!
In the wake of a heated debate over semantics between two ofour nation's most prominent leaders, I realize that in recent months I too have
made the grave error of not being entirely clear on where I stand when it comes
to the important issues of baseball—this nation's greatest game. In fact, as a marginal baseball purist who
respects certain progressive movements within the institution in order to bring
the game to a wider audience, many of my contemporaries have gone as far as to
call me a flip-flopper (daresay!) simply because I chose to denounce rather
than reject myriad controversial ameliorations.
Let there be no question. I may not have
said it in the past, but life is certainly not about the past (just ask Mark
McGwire), so I take this opportunity to make it absolutely clear that I do
hereby DENOUNCE & REJECT the following atrocities afflicting our precious
game today:
REJECT: $6 Old Style 20oz. Cans at
Wrigley Field
I can walk to my local general store and buy an entire 6-pack
of Old Style 20 ouncers for $4.39. I go
to a ballgame and have to take out a loan to get my fill of an awful excuse for
a beer. To make it worse, this is the
cheapest beer you can get at Wrigley and lord knows that if I'm going to
Wrigley, I have no choice but to drink in case the bleacher bum hooligans try
to start something with me. It's a catch
22 really: drink and I'm better prepared to stave off any threats of violence,
while at the same time, drinking forces me to use the men's room more frequently
and the men's room is where I have been most frequently targeted. Perhaps the real issue is me wearing my
Cardinals hat and jersey while throwing about inappropriate remarks like "We
are the Champions!", "Cubs S**k" and "Broglio for Brock, Broglio for Brock!"
while standing at the trough surrounded by drunk frat guys from DePaul. Nah, that can't be it. It's the $6 Old Styles.
REJECT: Individuals Who Sing 'Take Me
Out to the Ballgame' Incorrectly
People, it's crackerjack, singular, not plural. And yes, it is a double negative, "I don't
care if I never get back". It means I
want to come back. Come on. And really, it's "root, root, root for the
Cardinals", no matter where you are or who's playing.
REJECT: Pink Cashmere Sweater Wearing
White-Collar Sex & the City Watching Rush Limbaugh Listening Cell Phone
Talking Mai Tai Drinking Who's Winning Asking Trophy Wives with the Best Seats
in the House
(See A fan for all seasons, by Allen Krause)
4. I DENOUNCE & REJECT: The NY/BOS/LA Lovefest Media's Propensity to
Totally Ignore the Existence of an NL and/or AL Central Division
The Cardinals, the Astros, the Cubs, the Brewers, the White
Sox, the Tigers, the Indians, the Twins. Here we have eight teams that have been consistently good in recent
years, with heated division races year in and year out and yet the lead story
on Baseball Tonight almost always has something to do with A-Rod and a
stripper, or Man-Ram failing to cash his check from the Indians in 2000 because
he didn't have time to go to the bank or whether or not Jeff Kent will be an
a-hole this year. Ridiculous.
5. I DENOUNCE & REJCECT: Those Silly Between-Inning Games that Require
Us to Keep Our Eyes on the Ball Under the Hat on the JumboTron While they Spin
Around Like Crazy
You know what I'm talking about. And you know how ridiculous it is. I've read the reports and I know that we US
Americans have short attention spans, but come on, we're baseball fans. We get off on watching the third basemen move
a few steps towards the line when a right-handed pull hitter steps to the
plate. We make it a point to watch and
see who warms up the right fielder in between innings. We write entire blog entries on the strange
between-inning rituals of our favorite players. Are we really that starved for entertainment that we will succumb to
watching a guy spin around a bat ten times and try to make it to first base
without falling down?
REJECT: The Growing Tendency of Teams
Having 12 Different Uniform Combinations
I admit, I thought it was kind of cool when the White Sox
introduced the 'alternate' all-black jersey. Many teams followed that trend: the Rockies,the
Marlins, the Devil Rays, the Reds, the Angels, the Pirates, the Mets, and many
more. The problem is that they didn't
stop with just the one alternate jersey. Now teams carry 3 or 4 alternate jerseys and sometimes more than that:
with sleeves, without sleeves, black, alternate team color base, with
pinstripes, without pinstripes, and alternate pants too! Come on. Can we please go back to road greys and home whites? When I turn on a game I don't want to spend
the first ten minutes trying to figure out who's playing by trying to decode
the odd uni combos.
REJECT: The Constant Mispronunciation of
Chinese Names
Yes, my bias enters here. It's Wang (pronounced wahng, not waing). It's Chen (pronounced chen, just like it looks, not chaing). It's Chien (pronounced jee-AN, not jen). You guys took the time to get Daisuke's name
right, show a little respect for the godfather of Asia,
REJECT: The Fact that at US Cellular
Field a Miller Lite and a Sam Adams Cost Exactly the Same
Beer again, I know, but come on. How can you charge $7 for a Miller Lite and a
Sam Adams as if they're equal in quality? Who in their right mind would buy a Miller Lite? You'd be real surprised how few Sox fans can
actually tell the difference.
REJECT: MLB Superstars Who Fail to Own
Up to their Mistakes
Come on, Barry. Roger. Mark. Come on now. I like to think that MLB fans are among the smartest devoted followers
of sport. We are also the most
forgiving. We love Ty Cobb and he was an
absolute abomination of a human being. We love Babe Ruth and he was a man of many vices and mistakes. But you know what? They never shied away from who they were in
the public eye. They owned up to their
shortfalls. Look at Andy Pettitte. The nation loves him again because he was
honest and didn't take us for a bunch of fools. Be honest about that cream, Barry. Admit that wasn't B12, Roger. Talk about the past, Mark. We'll
love you for it.
…and finally…
10. I do hereby
DENOUNCE & REJECT: Major League
Baseball's Ban on Pete Rose
Somebody hit Selig over the head and put Charlie Hustle in
the Hall of Fame. Let him come to the
ballpark. Just think of how much more
exciting the game would be with Pete in it. This is 2008. Our future
president admitted he did blow. Our
current president did blow all the time. Our previous president smoked ****-o-weed. Why can't the baseball brass recognize how
archaic and asinine their decision to ban Pete Rose for life is and how
negatively it has affected the game? Get
over it, Bud. Do the right thing.
And please, please, please…don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.


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The Pop Culture Presidency
Today Americans are far more suspicious of presidential power than they were in the '50s and early '60s. Yet the fantasy of the redeemer president dies hard. That vision of the office can be found in almost every forum in which Americans interpret the presidency: in the movies, on television, in the perennial rankings of presidents, and on talk shows and op‐ed pages.
The presidential movies and television programs of the last decade and a half make plain America's bipolar attitude toward executive power. The Clinton era saw a burst of big‐screen portrayals of the president, at least half of which reflected a post‐Watergate sensibility, depicting the officeholder as worse than the ordinary run of humanity. In Clear and Present Danger (1994), for example, top CIA official Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) battles with Colombian drug lords and his own crooked commander in chief, who has caused enormous bloodshed by ordering covert actions in defiance of Congress. "How dare you, sir?" Ryan demands of President Bennett in one memorable scene. In the 1997 thriller Absolute Power, the president's taste for rough sex leads to an elaborate cover‐up after a resisting paramour gets shot by the Secret Service. And in Murder at 1600 (1997), Mars Attacks (1996), Wag the Dog (1997), Primary Colors (1998) and Dick (1999), the Hollywood president was a criminal, a fool, or, as often as not — both.
Yet even amid the silver‐screen cynicism, the yearning for Camelot persisted. Several of the more popular presidential movies of the 1990s enthusiastically embraced the heroic presidency. Rob Reiner's 1995 romantic comedy The American President featured Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd, a Democrat and widower who falls in love with an environmental lobbyist (Annette Bening), and discovers his inner Bobby Kennedy. Towards the end of the movie, Shepherd breaks from his handlers' poll‐tested script to tell America that, by God, he'll fight for dramatic CO2 reductions and a crime bill based on the premise that handguns are "a threat to national security." He closes the speech by vowing: "I'm gonna get the guns. … My name is Andrew Shepherd, and I am the President."
In the hit films Independence Day (1996) and Air Force One (1997), our superhero president fights all enemies foreign, domestic — and extraterrestrial. In Independence Day, Bill Pullman's President Thomas J. Whitmore, a Gulf War hero and former fighter pilot, takes to the skies to do battle against the aliens who threaten the American homeland. A year later, Air Force One made clear that Hollywood's Heroic President is always a Wilsonian. That film opens with a speech by President James Marshall (Harrison Ford), delivered on Russian soil, in which Marshall chastises his country and himself for being reluctant to use force when American interests are not at stake. On the flight home from Moscow, Russian fascists hijack the presidential plane. Ford's President Marshall deals with security threats even more directly than Pullman's President Whitmore, personally killing terrorists with his bare hands.
Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing built one of the most popular political dramas in television history around the concept of an incorruptible president devoted to good works. In 1999, inspired by the research he did as the screenwriter for The American President, Sorkin sold NBC on the idea of a show designed to counter the prevailing cynicism about politics. Unabashed idealism proved to be a winning formula, as West Wing garnered high ratings and 26 Emmys over its seven‐year run.
Yet despite the snappy repartee and often‐witty scripts, West Wing was a remarkably silly program. Has there ever been a group of real White House staffers as admirable and lovable as the West Wing ensemble, that selfless, high‐minded, public‐spirited, fundamentally decent pack of … political operators? Fans of the show never saw the sort of infighting, backstabbing and jockeying for position that appear in real‐world accounts of White House life, like George Reedy's Twilight of the Presidency and John Dean's Blind Ambition.
It's nearly impossible to imagine any of the West Wing staffers behaving like a young John Dean, scheming to use the IRS against the administration's political enemies, or a young Bill Moyers, urging the FBI to spy on antiwar congressmen. Could a Dick Morris or a David Addington ever walk the halls with saintly C.J. and noble Toby? In the fantasy world of The West Wing, that was unlikely: The arrogance of power was nowhere to be found. Sorkin had managed to design a show that in 21st century America — was markedly less cynical than Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
ABC's briefly popular West Wing knockoff Commander‐in‐Chief (2005) took the romance of the Imperial Presidency even further. In her first three days as president, Geena Davis' Mackenzie Allen proved as bellicose as any alpha male, sending the Sixth Fleet through the Taiwan Straits to intimidate China, and ordering U.S. troops into action to save a woman in Nigeria who's about to be executed under Sharia law for adultery. As U.S. marines led the rescued prisoner to a waiting helicopter, the camera cut to President Allen delivering the line "I will always defend the Constitution" — a crashing non sequitur, given the context. Nonetheless, National Review Online gave Mac's decision an approving shout‐out: "You go, girl."
Yet despite the vestiges of hero‐worship on display in the press and in popular entertainment, we treat the presidency with less sentimentality and less respect than we have in years. American political culture in the 21st century is crass and ill‐mannered; it holds no idols sacred, and for that reason it grates on those who prefer a more accommodating, respectful approach to political disagreement. But in its own way, our offensive, sometimes paranoid, and always confrontational orientation reflects an 18th‐century American sensibility.
In 2006, Daily Show alum Steven Colbert was the featured comic at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the annual gathering of D.C. journalists where the president is expected to show up and be a good sport by putting up with some gentle ribbing. Colbert wasn't gentle. In character as the moronic right‐wing talk show host he plays on the Daily Show spinoff The Colbert Report, Colbert compared the Bush administration to the Hindenburg disaster, sarcastically applauded our "success" in Iraq and suggested that the president was an ignoramus who refused to seek accurate information because "reality has a well‐known liberal bias." Colbert's performance was open, in‐your‐face disrespect for the presidency, and many people didn't care for it. Many didn't like it 10 years earlier at the White House Correspondents Dinner, when President Clinton had to sit uncomfortably while shock‐jock Don Imus cracked jokes about Clinton's marital infidelities (though, then as now, how offended one was largely depended on one's party affiliation).
Mocking those who rule us might seem immature, but consider the alternative: From FDR through LBJ, for nearly four decades, Americans forgot their heritage of political distrust, and looked to the Oval Office with a childlike faith in the occupant's benevolence. The age of the heroic presidency left a legacy of ruinous wars, unrestrained executive surveillance and repeated abuses of civil liberties. Perhaps a little disrespect is in order, and perhaps there are worse things, after all, than making the president a punching bag and punchline.


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HDMI has been around for ages, but it is still not found on entry level systems – until now that is. Yesterday we announced the new HD series of motherboards featuring HDMI with an entry level price tag. You could see this as a sign that HDMI has finally become mainstream, and of course we'd like you to see it as GIGABYTE adding value to our higher volume products.
Some models include HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort connectors while others have only HDMI and DVI, plus of course the standard DSub (aka VGA or RGB) connector that is normally found on entry level boards. The main benefits of having digital video out connectors like HDMI, DisplayPort and DVI are that they allow for higher resolution signals and of course HDMI and DisplayPort combine hi-def audio so that you only need one cable between your system and TV/monitor.
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Brad is an NIH-funded neuroscience researcher making use of big data, mapping, and mathematics to figure out cognition. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed scientific publications such as PNAS, Neuron, the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, and others. His research in cognition, brain-computer interfaces, and data analysis has been featured in The Washington Post, Wired, and The New York Times.
He earned his PhD in neuroscience from Berkeley in 2010 where he studied the role that neuroplasticity plays in human cognition. He applies this research to problems in cognitive neuroscience, recovery from brain injury, brain-computer interfacing, and other domains.
He's interested in leveraging data to modernize cognitive neuroscientific research, the majority of which is conducted using techniques from 1960s psychological experimentation (only with bigger, more expensive toys). To that end he's created several research tools, most notably the neuroscience literature meta-analytic resource brainSCANr.com with his wife, Jessica Bolger Voytek.
His public science writing has been featured in Forbes, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Scientific American, as well as being featured on BoingBoing, Reddit, Metafilter, and MindHacks. His non-academic… uh… interests, include explaining the zombie brain with the Zombie Research Society. Really. He has been interview by National Geographic, Wired, and the American Academy of Neurology because of this "research".
He's an avid science teacher and outreach advocate and he's spoken at events ranging from elementary schools to venues such as Ignite, TEDxBerkeley, @GoogleTalks, and SciFoo. He runs the blog Oscillatory Thoughts (http://blog.ketyov.com) and occasionally writes for the Scientific American blog.
In 2006 he split the Time Person of the Year award.
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Steiger, Georg (b. 1814)
Georg Steiger (born 1814), came to the Emmental, Switzerland, in early 1835 as an adherent of the revivalistic Samuel Fröhlich. Steiger was very active among the Emmental Mennonites, who were at this time divided by the work of Fröhlich in 1832. Both Fröhlich and Steiger emphasized baptism by immersion, Steiger saying that "all are spiritually dead as long as they are not baptized by immersion." Among others he rebaptized Christian Baumgartner and Christian Gerber, both preachers of the Langnau Mennonite Church. Steiger worked among the Mennonites and also the Reformed, forming the Neutäufer movement.
Geiser, S. Die Taufgesinnten-Gemeinden Karlsruhe, 1932: 467 f.
Gratz, Delbert L. Bernese Anabaptists. Scottdale: Herald Press, 1955: 115.
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Library of Congress Visitor Experience
Creating the U.S. Overture
Project Group
DateApril 2008
LocationJefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Exhibition DesignRiggs + Ward
Other Media
TagsWalls, Environments, Storytelling, Motion graphics, Generative graphics, Gesture, Sensing, Installations
A sixteen-foot-wide display of shifting color dynamically reacts to individuals entering this exhibition, activating illuminating light that reveals the origins of American democracy in images and animations.
The Creating the United States exhibition shows the iterative, creative processes that defined the origins of the United States. Introducing visitors to this forge of ideas, the Overture tells a story of creative struggle that is revealed as visitors approach the installation. Historical video, images, and animated words come to the fore as light fills portions of the 16-foot display in relation to visitor movement and proximity to the Overture. This poetic approach to the exhibition's curatorial goals engages individual and group curiosity, prompting visitors to reflect on the ideas, imagination, and persons that played critical roles in the creation of a self-governing United States of America.
Press & AwardsPrint Magazine, Creativity & Commerce, Honorable Mention 2009AIGA Annual Design Competition, Informing, 2009Self Service Excellence Awards, Best of Show, 2009Self Service Excellence Awards, Best Other Deployment, 2009American Association of Museums Muse Awards, Bronze, Interactive Kiosks, 2009
Library of Congress New Visitor Experience provides a rich and multi-functional experience with well researched content that connect the historic artifact, the people and the context. The interactive wall is not only innovative and engaging and makes users to have lots of fun and excitement but also beautifully designed and enables users to gain enough knowledge and information about the library."The Great Library Jefferson Began, and How It Grew," The New York Times, Charles McGrath, January 15, 2009
And the library may be the most technologically enhanced tourist site in Washington. There are computer kiosks everywhere, like giant iPhone screens. Touch one, and a detail of the building or one of Jefferson's books or even his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence is in front of you; touch it again for a close-up, a translation or an explanation. Using a little passport you are issued on entering, part of the official 'Library of Congress experience,' you can even save some of these details for further study on your home computer. The library's Web site (loc.gov) is so extensive and elaborate that, had I only known, I could have toured the whole place without ever leaving home.HOW, Interactive Design Awards, Best of Show, 2009
With dozens of kiosks and and other interactive elements, Second Story Interactive Studios linked every department at the Library and made the historical content more engaging for visitors. You can stand in front of a spiral bookcase re-creating Thomas Jefferson's library and page through one of the tomes on a touch screen. Or walk up to a 16-foot-wide interactive wall and watch the founding documents come alive."Big Fun at the Library of Congress," Orange County Register, Dena Bunis, April 13, 2008
What the curators of the new 'Creating the United States' exhibit have done is put this fragile document on display in a low-lit glass case. Then next to it is an oversize touch screen where visitors can literally scroll a cursor down over it and see the kinds of cross outs and rewrites...You can look at it in Jefferson's hand and also see a typed version of it superimposed on top of the document."We Hold These Truths to Be User-Accessible and in Hypertext," The New York Times, Edward Rothstein, April 12, 2008
Now touch-screen kiosks with the power to magnify images of objects, translate text and point to other information sources are found throughout the library's exhibition spaces. Two kiosks offer the chance to look more closely at the library's Gutenberg Bible and examine selected pages; others explain the mythological and literary references in the ornaments of the Italian Renaissance-style Jefferson Building. The exhibition 'Thomas Jefferson's Library' also uses such kiosks to help look inside a few 18th-century books. And yes, these kiosks are what allowed me to see the changes in the Declaration so clearly, even identifying the different handwriting on the document."Re-Created Library Speaks Volumes About Jefferson," Washington Post, Amy Orndorff, April 11, 2008
The precious books are displayed behind glass for their protection, but visitors can use touch-screen technology to move digitally from page to page."Library of Congress Exhibit Shows Future of Digital Archives," Ars Technica, John Stokes, April 11, 2008
Tomorrow, the Library of Congress kicks off a celebration to mark the launch of the 'Library of Congress Experience,' an interactive exhibit with an online component that lets Internet users interact with primary sources from American history. On interactive display via touchscreen kiosks are books from Thomas Jefferson's library, which have been captured in high resolution and will be available for page-by-page browsing, annotated maps from the Age of Discovery, and objects from the Americas before Columbus."Library of Congress Opening Anew Saturday," DCist, Ben Schuman Stoler, April 11, 2008
After seeing the new exhibits and visitor 'Experience,' we are happy to say that the Library of Congress has made it fully into the 21st century...Just off of the Great Hall, you can use one of the interactive kiosks to page through the LoC's collection of rare bibles, which includes far more than their most hyped 14th century bibles, the Gutenberg Bible and the Giant Bible of Mainz...[T]he new LoC is vastly improved and its changes should bring it on par with the Smithsonians and other D.C. must-see museums."Technology Allows Close Perusal of the Declaration of Independence," PC World, Grant Cross, April 9, 2008
Visitors can scroll through the Gutenberg Bible and the Giant Bible of Mainz on touchscreens after looking at the actual bibles behind glass. And visitors can walk among Jefferson's library collection and take a closer look at the books on the touchscreen monitors."Thomas Jefferson's Library at the Library of Congress," Washingtonian.com, Susan Davidson, April 7, 2008
Beginning April 12, the library will be more user-friendly as interactive exhibits devoted to the Great Hall, the creation of the United States, and Jefferson's library open to the public. Visitors, on foot and online, will be able to 'flip' the pages of documents too precious to be touched by hand—such as the Gutenberg Bible and a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence with Jefferson's handwritten edits visible.
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¼ cup sugar
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Contact Information
Rheumatology Unit
Yawkey 2
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-7938
52 Second Avenue, Suite 2600
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6006
Practice Manager: Karen Ferreira
Explore This Fellowship
OverviewThe Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Fellowship Program is designed for individuals interested in careers in academic medicine as physician-scientists or physician-educators. Mass General is an extraordinary environment as the patient population is diverse, the spectrum of disease remarkable, and the richness of the Mass General physicians, fellows and residents internationally recognized. In addition to Rheumatology faculty, leading doctors from the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit and the Mass General Departments of Orthopaedics, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pathology and Radiology also participate in the training program. As a fellow of Harvard Medical School, trainees benefit from the extensive teaching activities and resources available at Harvard.
Contributing Programs and Related Resources
- Mass General Neurology
- Mass General Orthopaedics
- MassGeneral Hospital for Children (Pediatrics)
- Mass General Pathology
- Mass General Radiology
- Harvard Medical School
The Mass General training program in Rheumatology had its origin with the late Walter Bauer, MD, in the 1930s, who brought basic scientists into the hospital to work side by side with clinicians. Dr. Bauer emphasized pathology as the major scientific discipline since he thought that pathology would provide the background for detailed observation and description of these diseases. A definitive description of the clinical picture and pathology of rheumatoid arthritis resulted from this approach.
Succeeding Bauer, Marion Ropes, MD, one of the first women division chiefs in the nation, guided the Mass General Arthritis Unit to published definitive studies on the major rheumatic diseases in both the clinical and basic sciences.
In 1961, Stephen Krane, MD, became chief of the Rheumatology Unit. Dr. Krane established a tradition of excellence in connective tissue and matrix biology, incorporating all of the modern techniques of cell and molecular biology. During the next 30 years, many physicians emerged from the Mass General Arthritis Unit as leaders in rheumatology, including J. Claude Bennett, Ted Harris, Edward Amento, John Hardin, Laurie Glimcher, Steven Goldring, Graham Russell, Jean-Michel Dayer and Edward Yeh.
In 2000, Andrew Luster, MD, was appointed the chief of a new Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology (DRAI) at Mass General. This new division includes the former Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit and the former Arthritis Unit. The impetus for this new initiative was to develop a division within the Department of Medicine that would focus on the immunological and inflammatory basis of human disease. To accomplish this goal, the Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases (CIID) was established as part of the DRAI to serve as the basic and clinical science foundation for the clinical departments of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Dr. Luster, the division chief, is also the director of an expanded NIH sponsored training program in Rheumatology Research at Mass General.
Dr. Luster has put in place a leadership team that includes John Stone, MD, the clinical director of Rheumatology, who oversees all clinical and training activities of the unit. Marcy Bolster, MD, the fellowship training program director, coordinates all teaching and training related activities. Allen Steere, MD, is the director of translational research and together with Dr. Stone, they coordinate clinical and translational research between the clinic and the laboratories in the CIID.
Rheumatology fellowships are offered to MDs who have completed three years of post-graduate training in internal medicine or two years under the ACGME research residency. All applicants are expected to be Board Eligible in Internal Medicine when beginning the Rheumatology Fellowship unless in the research residency track. It is expected that all Rheumatology Fellows will have passed USMLE I, II and III as requirements of training.
Waivers to this requirement may be granted on an individual basis. Details regarding certification for ABIM candidates may be found on the ABIM website.
Mass General is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from minority candidates.
Two years of fellowship (one clinical and one research year) are required for Board certification, and fellows may take the Board certification examination after two years of fellowship. However, the NIH-sponsored training program requires a 3-year fellowship with two years of research training (a second and third year of fellowship). In addition to the first clinical year, it is expected that fellows will spend at least two additional years in clinical or laboratory research to develop their scientific skills.
Learn more about the policies, benefits and responsibilities associated with being a graduate trainee at Mass General
Clinical Conferences
The Rheumatology Unit maintains a daily program of teaching conferences for the staff and fellows. A summer rheumatology program runs throughout the first four weeks of the Rheumatology Fellowship, designed to introduce fellows to the musculoskeletal examination, the principles of immunology and an overview of rheumatologic disease. On Mondays, John Mills, MD, professor emeritus of Medicine and world-renowned clinical rheumatologist, meets with the fellows in an informal conference. Reading Club meets once a month to review current literature in rheumatology. This aspect of the curriculum is designed to keep current with the literature, and, in addition, to enhance the fellows' understanding of the statistical basis of published research, and critique the methodology used. Case conferences, New England Journal of Medicine CPCs, Medical Grand Rounds, Radiology Conference and a monthly SLE/Sjogren's Conference contribute to a strong clinical curriculum.
Rheumatology Grand Rounds
Weekly Rheumatology Grand Rounds are held on Tuesday mornings. Faculty members from Mass General, other Boston hospitals, or from locations nationally or internationally speak at this conference. Once a month, this conference combines the faculty and fellows from both Mass General and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Journal Club | Case/Research Conferences
Every other Wednesday morning, a journal club is held. One journal club concerns disease mechanisms; papers are presented that explore the pathogenesis of rheumatic disease. The other journal club is a clinical journal club in which papers are presented about the treatment of rheumatic diseases. On alternate Wednesday mornings, a Clinical Case Conference or Research Conference is held in which fellows present cases from the consultation service to faculty and fellows or their research.
Medical Grand Rounds
On Thursday mornings, fellows are encouraged to attend Medical Grand Rounds at Mass General. In addition, the Mass General Immunology Seminar Series is held at noon on Thursdays.
Radiology Rounds
Every other Friday, Radiology Rounds are held with the musculoskeletal radiology staff, in which faculty and fellows review films of their patients, and thereby receive instruction in the interpretation of musculoskeletal imaging.
Boston Intra-City Rheumatology Rounds
A unique feature of fellowship in Boston is Intra-City Rheumatology Rounds, which are held once each month in the evening at a Boston teaching hospital (including Boston University Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital). Fellows from the host institution present the most difficult and complicated cases to the attending staff of all area hospitals.
Harvard Post-Graduate Review Course in Rheumatology
Another unique aspect of the conference schedule is the Harvard Post-Graduate Review Course in Rheumatology, which is offered by Mass General and Brigham and Women's Hospital faculty. This outstanding four-day course, which is held in September, brings together preeminent faculty for lectures about each rheumatic disease. This provides an exceptional review of the field for fellows.
Teaching Opportunities
Clinical and research fellows participate in the teaching of Mass General medical residents and Harvard medical students. Fellows give didactic lectures, participate in courses, and provide advice and medical literature in the care of individual patients.
Clinical Experience
The First Year
The first year of the program is designed to provide in-depth clinical training in all aspects of clinical rheumatology, including critically ill patients in the hospital and diagnostic problems in the clinic. Because of the large number of clinical faculty who participate in the program, trainees are introduced to different approaches by the various faculty members, each with their own clinical and research strengths. A strong commitment is made to hands-on training by the preceptor, whose time is reserved for that purpose in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Guided by the ACGME, post-doctoral fellows are expected to master the core competencies.
Inpatient Experience
First-year clinical fellows are responsible for seeing inpatient rheumatology consultations at Mass General (30 to 40 per month) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear. After evaluation, fellows review findings and treatment plans with the faculty consult attending. In addition, trainees oversee the junior or senior residents and medical students rotating through the rheumatology service. Mass General has long been recognized as an international leader in the care of patients. Patients come here from local, regional, national and international locations. Therefore there is exceptional diversity in the spectrum of rheumatic diseases, including rare and difficult cases. In addition to rotations at Mass General, each fellow spends approximately six weeks on the rheumatology consultation service at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Outpatient Experience
Since rheumatology is primarily an outpatient specialty, experience in the outpatient rheumatology clinic is an important focus of the fellowship. Each year, the faculty and fellows see more than 12,000 patients in the clinics. During the first year, fellows see patients in the clinic on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, building their own practice and maintaining continuity of care. The fellows are directly responsible for the care of their patients under the supervision of faculty who serve as preceptors. On alternate Tuesdays, fellows participate in a pediatric rheumatology clinic one half day per week, under the direction of Holly Rothermel, MD.
Other Clinics, Rounds, and Conferences
Other clinical rotations include the following:
- Orthopaedic devoted to the disciplines of hand surgery, general orthopaedics, joint replacement and back or shoulder surgery
- Neuromuscular disease rotation, in which fellows learn the essentials of EMG, and begin to differentiate the patterns of inflammatory muscles diseases, distinguishing these from infectious, toxic, metabolic or inherited disorders
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, focused on the evaluation and treatment of chronic disorders such as low back pain, regional pain and degenerative diseases that impair quality of life
- Conferences addressing ethics in medicine, professionalism and managing fatigue are also integrated into the curriculum; and the Mass General Immunology Seminar Series is held at the Charlestown Navy Yard
- Once a month, Intercity Rheumatology Rounds are held at one of the Boston teaching hospitals. On these occasions, the rheumatology community meets for an evening of clinical cases and discussion.
Research Preparation
During the first year, fellows each have a month to explore research opportunities throughout the Mass General campus and each fellow is encouraged to attend conferences in his/her field of interest. By late fall, fellows begin the process of interviewing with faculty and planning research projects. In most instances, fellows select a mentor in the Division's Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases. However, a defined project is sometimes carried out in another laboratory outside of the Center. The goal is for the fellow to be ready to start a research project by the beginning of the second year of the fellowship.
Related Links
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Rheumatology
- Mass General Hospital for Children Rheumatology Service
- Mass General Center for Systems Biology
- Mass General Cancer Center
- Mass General Center for Human Genetics
- Mass General Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Mass General Center for Computational Biology
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT & Harvard
- Broad Institute
- Harvard Medical School
Research Experience
Second and Third Year
The goal of the second and third years of the fellowship is to expose fellows to rigorous scientific training in rheumatic diseases. This is accomplished through an individualized program of laboratory or clinical research, under the guidance of a mentor from the rheumatology training faculty, along with structured training in immunology, molecular biology, genetics, clinical trial, biostatistics and ethical issues through courses or conferences. At the same time, maturation of clinical judgment is fostered through continued participation in continuity clinics and clinical conferences. Moreover, trainees benefit from contact with a large number of PhD fellows in the various laboratories. The research portion of the fellowship is supported by a Rheumatology Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The major laboratory research component of the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology is the Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, which is directed by Andrew Luster, MD, PhD, chief of the division. Research in the center focuses on the elucidation of immune and inflammatory responses in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Areas of particular interest include autoimmunity, MHC-peptide-T cell interactions, dendritic cell biology, chemokine and cytokine biology and signaling, leukocyte trafficking, innate, adaptive and mucosal immunity, collagen degradation and cell differentiation.
Training opportunities are also available in clinical or translational research, including clinical trials in rheumatic diseases, biomarkers of disease activity, and diagnostic tests. Fellows who elect a career as a clinician-scientist may take advantage of several opportunities for additional training in the Harvard system.
Additional Opportunities
Fellows may apply for admission to the Scholars in Clinical Science Program at Harvard Medical School, which is designed for individuals interested in careers in clinical trials, human pharmacology or translational investigation. This two-year program consists of formal didactic course work, seminar series, and a mentored clinical research project.
During the research years, fellows participate in the weekly laboratory meetings and journal clubs of the laboratory in which their project is being done. In addition, once a month, all members of the laboratories in the center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases gather for presentations of current research by fellows or faculty.
Training in translational research, clinician educator pathways and outcomes research are all available to fellows grounded in an understanding of basic pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases.
During the research years, fellows continue to see patients in the outpatient setting one or two, half-day sessions per week. Two years of fellowship (one clinical and one research year) are required for Board certification and fellows may take the Board certification examination after two years of fellowship. However, the NIH-sponsored training program requires a three-year fellowship with two years of research training (a second and third year of fellowship). Thus, in addition to the first clinical year, it is expected that fellows will spend at least two additional years in clinical or laboratory research to develop their scientific skills and most spend more.
How to Apply
The Mass General Hospital Fellowship in Rheumatology processes fellowship applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) Fellowship Applicant site.
Related Inquiries
For questions about the curriculum, contact:
Marcy Bolster, MD, Fellowship Director
For administrative questions, contact:
Lauren Baino, Fellowship Coordinator
All fellowships begin July 1. We encourage applicants to complete their applications as early as possible, and we will continue to accept new, completed applications until September 1, 2020. To apply, visit: ERAS Fellowships Applicant Site
Additional Information
Training & Employment Verification
Former faculty, fellowship alumni or residency alumni from the Department of Medicine can obtain verification of training and employment.


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Worthington senior wins Covenant Award for Liberal Arts
Shannon Cumiskey, a senior from Worthington, MN, is the recipient of the 2009 Augustana Covenant Award for Liberal Arts. The Covenant Award is presented five times each year, one award for each of the College's five core values.
Candidates chosen for Viking Days King and Queen
Ten Augustana seniors have been nominated to serve as King and Queen for Viking Days 2009. Coronation will mark the beginning of Viking Days 2009 "There's No Place Like Home" at 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 12, in the Elmen Center.
Graduate Nursing Student Wins Award for Safety Project
Jill Rye, a graduate student in the Augustana Nursing Department, received an award at the Avera Quality Congress held in Sioux Falls. Rye is the Unit Supervisor for Rehabilitation Services at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center.
Tennis Returns to Campus with Dedication of Huether Centre
Weather was less than ideal for tennis, but Tuesday's blustery conditions couldn't dampen the spirit of those gathered to welcome the sport back to campus. The new facility at 33rd Street and Grange Avenue was completed last month.
Second edition of A New South Dakota History published
The second edition of the Center for Western Studies' award-winning state history, A New South Dakota History, has been released. Grants from both the James and Eloise Elmen Foundation and the Robert and Rita Elmen Foundation made publication possible.
KELO-TV: Student to Attend UN Climate Change Conference
Jamie Horter's passion is protecting the Earth, ensuring its sustainability and viability. And she's just learned that she's one of only six students in the region chosen to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December.
Media Coverage: Former President of Pakistan at Augustana College
Thousands gathered at Augustana College Friday night to listen as former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf shared his personal role in the global war on terror and addressed concerns about Pakistan's nuclear assets.
'Violence in the Name of Religion' Focus of Twin Cities Forum
Dr. Murray Haar, Chair of the Department of Religion, Philosophy, and the Classics at Augustana College, is the featured speaker at the Twin Cities Thought Leader Forum on Monday, October 26, in St. Paul, MN.
Olson, Odney, Harvey Award Winners Announced
Mark Meile, Wendell Elliott , and Pam Gohl will be honored at the 2009 Augustana Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet during Viking Days 2009. The Hall of Fame Banquet begins at 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 16, at the Holiday Inn City Centre in downtown Sioux Falls.
Four Augustana Alums to be Honored During Viking Days
Dr. Maria Bell, Rev. David Johnson, Bob Thimjon, and Sayra Siverson Salter will be honored on October 17 at the Blue and Gold Gala beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Morrison Commons Ordal Dining Room on the Augustana campus.


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Is Japan abandoning its cash conservatism?
Is Japan abandoning its cash conservatism?
Is Japan abandoning its cash conservatism?
Within global equities, one of the key themes we see emerging in 2015 is a shift in focus of corporate Japan from stockpiling to distributing excess cash; a trend which may awaken income-seekers' interest in the country.
Japan has long been known as the "nation of savers" so it comes as no surprise that companies generally prefer to hold on to surplus cash rather than return it to shareholders.
Corporate profits can be very volatile, given their high dependence on foreign demand, so management teams are often keen to preserve cash to provide a cushion in bad times.
As a result, many companies hold more than 20% of their market capitalisation in cash - some even hold more than 50% - and shareholder returns on equity have significantly lagged that of other developed markets.
However, policymakers are keenly aware that the high corporate savings rate has been undermining growth and that stronger corporate governance is critical, both to boosting confidence in the market and to achieving economic growth targets.
An improving global economy and the strong recovery in earnings that corporate Japan has experienced since Prime Minister Abe's return to power at the end of 2012, means that companies are in a good position to let go of this cash conservatism and align their capital return policies more closely to those seen elsewhere in the developed world.
More chance of success this time around
Reform of the country's corporate governance structure is encouraging greater interaction between management and shareholders, which gives the latter more of an opportunity to draw attention to inefficient balance sheets and effect change in capital distribution policies.
This is certainly not the first time that Japan has attempted to tighten up its corporate governance.
However, previous instances have largely stemmed from international pressure, whereas this time there is clearly a domestically-driven agenda with a much higher chance of real improvements as a result.
The introduction of a stewardship code and the creation in 2014 of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 (Japan's first broad index that includes only profitable companies with value-creating returns and good governance), have helped drive greater awareness of the benefits of proper governance.
The index has performed well since its inception and the outlook for further strong performance is helped by the fact that the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has been moving equity mandate benchmarks to the JPX-Nikkei Index 400.
Clear signs of progress
This has sparked some dramatic changes in shareholder return policies already.
For example, in order to make the cut for inclusion in the new index, Amada, a machine tool manufacturer, has committed to returning 100% of net profits to shareholders for the next two years.
Together, the introduction of the stewardship code and the creation of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 are also resulting in a significant acceleration in the number of external directors on corporate boards.
Japan's Council of Experts, a group comprising both business and academic figures, has published the country's first governance code, which is expected to come into effect in June.
The code aims to provide a clear and significantly progressive set of rules intended to be enforced on a "comply or explain" basis.
Key feature of the stockmarket this year
Corporates are therefore facing rising pressure to return capital to shareholders and we are already seeing some clear signs of progress being made. We expect this increasingly to be a feature of the Japanese stockmarket.
We also anticipate that greater scrutiny of inefficient balance sheets and more emphasis on capital return policies will drive a significant acceleration in dividend hikes and share buybacks this year.
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Alcock, Donald G. A study in continuity: Maury County, TN, 1850-1870. U. CA thesis, 1985. 295 pp.
Alexander, Lawrence S. Phase II archaeological investigations within the Shelby Bend archaeological district, Hickman & Maury counties, TN. U. AL, Office of Arch. Research, 1982. 246 pp.
Allred, Charles E. Acquisition of farm land by credit corporations in TN. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1938. 49 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #77)
Allred, Charles E. Farm housing in TN, with regional comparisons. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1937. 45 pp. (its Monograph #26)
Allred, Charles E. Home conveniences on TN farms, with regional comparisons. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1937. 41 pp.
Baxter, Nathaniel. "Reminiscences. " AHM 8 (1903), pp. 262-270.
Bergeron, Paul H. "My brother's keeper: William H. Polk goes to school. " NC Hist. Rev. 44 (1967), pp. 188-294.
Biographical directory, TN General Assembly, 1796-1969 (Maury County, Preliminary # 33). Nashville, TSLA, 1973. 100 pp.
Blue, Keith F. A study of the private preparatory schools in the areas of Maury, Giles & Lincoln counties. N.p., TVA, 1973. 40 pp.
Boyd, C. Clifford, et al. "An analysis of the skeletal remains from the Brown site (40MR260), Maury County, TN. " TN Anthrop. 8 (1983), pp. 50-66.
Campbell, Andrew J. Civil War diary. Edited by Jill K. Garrett. Columbia, n.p., 1965. 132 pp.
Century review, 1805-1905: Maury County, TN., a condensation of the most important events of the past one hundred years & descriptive sketches of the cities & villages, Columbia & Mt. Pleasant in detail; directory of the cities & mail lists for thirty-seven rural routes of Maury County. Columbia, 1905. 216 pp. (various reprints available)
Churches of Maury County, TN, prior to 1860. Columbia, TN Chapter, DAR, 1980. 108 pp.
Circular of the TN & AL RR Co. to the inhabitants of Maury County. Nashville, J.F. Morgan, 1855. 11 pp.
Columbia Reservoir management & land use plan. Norris, TVA, 1982. 1 vol.
Columbia State Community College. Past progress-future potential: an economic study of Maury County, TN. Columbia, the college, 1970. 80 pp.
Delk, Wayne C. Factors relating to the financial support of education in Maury County, TN, for the school years 1946-47 through 1966-67. TTU thesis, 1968. 221 pp.
Derryberry, Thomas J. Reminiscences of Thomas Jefferson Derryberry, 1861- 1954. Nashville, K.D. Leeper, 19--. 14 pp.
Dickson, D. Bruce. Final report on the 1972-1973 archaeological site reconnaissance in the proposed TVA Columbia Reservoir, Maury & Marshall counties, TN. N.p., 1976. 743 pp.
Dwyer, Lynn. A study of the social & economic history of the Columbia Reservoir area. N.p., 1989. (vol. 1, 1807-1890; vol. 2, 1890-1945)
Enfield, Gertrude D. "Early settlement in Maury County, the letters of Christopher Houston. " THQ 18 (1959), pp. 54-68.
Entorf, Robert F. The archaeology of rock shelters on Fountain Creek, Maury County, TN. UT thesis, 1985. 342 pp.
Estes, P.M., et al. Historic places in Davidson, Maury & Giles counties. Nashville, Nashville Auto Club, 1928. 29 pp.
Evans, David R. The archaeological impact anticipated by the construction of the Columbia Reservoir on the Duck River in Maury & Marshall counties, TN. N.p., 1972. 20 pp.
Evans, David R. Archaeological impact, Rieves Bend site, Maury County, TN. N.p., 1972. 4 pp.
Evins, S.C. Memoir of the late Elder Elijah Hanks of Maury County, TN, together with a synopsis of his views on the atonement of Christ, & other subjects. Nashville, Union & American, 1872. 55 pp.
Fleming, William S. Historical sketch of Maury County read at the centennial celebration in Columbia, TN, July 4, 1876. Columbia, Excelsior, 1876. 123 pp. (reprinted 1967 by Maury County Hist. Soc.)
Flood insurance study: Maury County, TN, unincorporated areas. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1989. 22 pp.
Fowler, William E. "Folk remedies & beliefs in Maury County, 1936 ". TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 53 (1987), pp. 7-26.
Fowler, William E. Stories & legends of Maury County, TN. George Peabody College thesis, 1937. 221 pp.
Fox, Wilburn M. History & pictures of the fifty Churches of Christ in Maury County, TN. Columbia, the author, 1962. 194 pp.
Galloway, Donnel M. An economic, social & educational survey of Maury County, TN. UT thesis, 1930. 139 pp.
Garrett, Jill K. & Marise P. Lightfoot. The Civil War in Maury County, TN. Columbia, n.p., 1967. 265 pp.
Garrett, Jill K., ed. Confederate soldiers & patriots of Maury County, TN. Columbia, Capt. James Madison Sparkman Chapter, UDC, 1970. 381 pp.
Garrett, Jill K. Footprints in stone: historical sketches. Photographs by Jesse Forman. Presented as a community service by First Farmers & Merchants National Bank. Columbia, n.p., 1966. 34 pp.
Garrett, Jill K. & Virginia W. Alexander. Guide to points of interest in Maury County, TN. Columbia, Association for the Preservation of TN Antiquities, 1969. 32 pp.
Garrett, Jill K. "Hither & yon": the best of the writings of Jill K. Garrett. Columbia, Maury County Homecoming '86 Committee, 1987. 348 pp.
Garrett, Jill K. Maury County, TN, historical sketches. Columbia, n.p., 1967. 282 pp.
George Peabody College for Teachers. Div. of Surveys & Field Services. Public schools of Maury County, TN: a survey report. Nashville, the division, 1956. 186 pp.
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Gracy, Mary I. Economic structure of Maury County from 1840-1860. George Peabody College thesis, 1938. pp.
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King, Alice S. Intra-county shift in negro population in Maury County, TN, 1860-1870. George Peabody College thesis, 1968. pp.
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Lightfoot, Marise P., ed. Historic Maury County in pictures. Columbia, Maury County Hist. Soc., 1966. 35 pp.
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Maury County, the bluegrass region of TN; its agricultural & mineralogical resources, including a view of the county seat, the city of Columbia. Columbia, Merchants & Manufacturers Exchange, 1887. 20 pp.
Maury County cookbook. (Rev. ed.) Columbia, the Union, 1986. 276 pp.
Maury County remembers World War II. Columbia, Maury County Hist. Soc., 1991. 2 vols.
Polk, George W. "St. John's Church, Maury County, TN. " THM 7 (1921), pp. 147-153.
Preliminary case report to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: Columbia Dam & Reservoir, Maury & Marshall counties, TN. Nashville, Building Conservation Technology, 1980. 72 pp.
Report on the establishment of an observatory, near the town of Columbia, TN. Columbia, Mitchell & Rainey, printers, Intelligencer Office, 1849. 8 pp.
Rivers, Flournoy. "The beginning of Maury County. " AHM 3, no. 1 (1898), pp. 139- 150.
Riverside Methodist Church history. Columbia, n.p., 1965. 16 pp.
Smith, Frank H. Frank H. Smith's history of Maury County, TN. Compiled by Maury County Hist. Soc. Columbia, the society, 1969. 391 pp.
Smith, James N. History of his early life, with anecdotes, poetry, etc. Austin, U. Texas Library, 1957. (Smith's experiences as a teacher in Maury County, noting that one pupil was James K. Polk)
Smith, Mark A. "Analysis of surface material from Columbia Reservoir site 40 MU272, Maury County, TN. " TN Anthrop. 6 (1981), pp. 125-143.
Soil survey, Maury County, TN. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1928, 1959.
Tabor, Richard L. An analysis of the agronomic productivity of the landscape of three soil associations in Maury County, TN. UT thesis, 1971. 155 pp.
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TN Valley Authority. Ind. Div. Agricultural-industrial survey of Maury County, TN . 2 vols. Knoxville, TVA, 1934. var. pp.
Tuck, June E. Maury County & surrounding counties in TN. N.p., the author, 1991. 11 pp.
Turner, William B. History of Maury County, TN. Nashville, Parthenon, 1955. 404 pp.
US Geol. Survey [topographic maps ] issued periodically. Quadrangles: Primm Springs, Theta, Spring Hill, Greenfield Bend, Williamsport, Godwin, Carters Creek, Rally Hill, Mt. Joy, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia, Glendale, Verona, Summertown, Sandy Hook, Lynnville, Campbells Station, Lewisburg..
US Soil Conservation Service. Watershed work plan for Little Bigby Creek watershed, Maury County, TN. Report in accordance with the provisions of public law 83-566. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1971. 61 pp.
Waller, Charlot C. Maury County, TN & the Civil War. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1951. 116 pp.
Williams, Samuel C. "Major-General Richard Winn: South Carolinian & Tennessean. " THQ 1 (1942), pp. 8-20.
Yeatman, Harry C. "Surface material from Maury County, TN. " TN Arch. 20 (1964), pp. 59-79.
Yeatman, Trezevant P., Jr. "St. John's... a plantation church of the old south. " THQ 10 (1951), pp. 334-343.
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Alexander, Charles C. & Virginia W. Alexander. Historic Ebenezer (Reese's Chapel) Presbyterian Church & cemetery, Maury County, Columbia, TN. Columbia, n.p., 1968. 94 pp. (Rev. ed. 1989)
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Bill Martin, Jr's picture books are known for their creative use of language. In this lesson, the repetition, rhythm, and rhyme of Martin's works provide opportunities for students to hear fluent reading modeled before participating in the readings through literary performance. By inviting students to participate in the shared and choral reading, the lesson provides students the chance to focus their fluency and comprehension. The readers theater section of the lesson allows students to demonstrate for an audience, while improving their literacy skills further.
- Selected Books by Bill Martin, Jr.: This sheet provides a list of books by children's author Bill Martin, Jr.
- Interactive Venn Diagram: Students use this online tool to organize ideas for a variety of comparison and contrast activities.
As teachers, we know how important language is to young children. This knowledge shapes our teaching. But, how do authors use this knowledge? In his Sounds of Language teacher's editions, Bill Martin writes, "It should not surprise you to know that even at the first grade level, a child is already something of an expert in analyzing language, a fact overlooked in most reading programs. . . . The aim is to help him become aware of what he intuitively knows about language, and to help him explore and verbalize old and new learnings" (Martin & Brogan 2-3). This insight into young children literacy knowledge and acquisition is apparent in Martin's books.
This lesson focuses on tapping and building on the language skills that students have by participating in collaborative activities. As supported by Vygotsky's language and learning theories, this lesson's focus on social interaction nudges students toward the "zone of proximal development." By group literary performance, students move toward learning and development that the student"can accomplish-with adult guidance or help of a more capable peer-what the child could not accomplish alone" (Dale 2).
Further Reading
Dale, Helen. 1997. Co-Authoring in the Classroom: Creating an Environment for Effective Collaboration. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Martin, Bill, Jr., and Peggy Brogan. 1974. Sounds in the Wind. Teacher's ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.


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To all my fellow bloggers I've cut you all each a virtual slice of my birthday cake, enjoy!
Friday, 29 August 2008
Happy Birthday to me!
To all my fellow bloggers I've cut you all each a virtual slice of my birthday cake, enjoy!
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Award Time
The rules of the award are:
1. Choose 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and their contribution to the blogging community.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and a link to his/her blog.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name of and link to the blog that presented her/him with the award.
4. The award winner and the one who has given the prize has to show the link of Arte Y Pico blog so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5. Show these rules.
I would like to present this award to the following blogs:
Maria at Two Peas and Their Pod
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Magic Bars
Today I baked what I can only describe as one of the easiest recipes for bar cookies. The recipe is easy as all you do is layer the ingredients which consist of melted butter, digestive crumbs, desiccated coconut, chocolate chips, chopped pecans and the final ingredient being the condensed milk to bind it together. These bars pack a real punch with their rich, sweet, gooey texture and are definitely addictive. Your thinking why are they called Magic Bars??? Just watch them disappear!!
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups (150 grams) graham cracker crumbs
1 1/3 cups (90 grams) sweetened flaked or shredded coconut
1 cup (170 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (100 grams) chopped walnuts or pecans
1 - 14 ounce (396 grams) can of sweetened condensed milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place the rack in the center of the oven. Have ready a 9 x 9 inch (23 x 23 cm) square baking pan. Set aside.
Melt the butter and pour it into the bottom of your pan. Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs evenly over the butter. Sprinkle the coconut over the crumbs. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the coconut. Sprinkle the nuts over the chocolate chips. Finally, drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over all the ingredients. Do not mix the ingredients together, just layer them.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the squares comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator. These bars can be frozen.
Makes about 16 - 2 inch squares.
Friday, 15 August 2008
Strawberry Bread
If you would like to re-create this yummy Strawberry Bread, you can find the recipe here.
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Banana Apple Loaf
There are hundreds of cake recipes for banana loaf and I spend half of my baking life trying out new recipes to make use of the ripened bananas sitting in my fruit bowl. This morning I decided to find the perfect recipe in order to use up 2 ripened bananas and also combine apples into the equation. It didn't take me long and I eventually came across this great recipe for Banana Apple Loaf! This was a "piece of cake" to make, with the fruits and sour cream giving this loaf a gorgeous moist sponge which is bursting with flavour. If you happen to have all the ingredients to hand, this loaf cake really is worth a try. Perfect for breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack with your cup of tea.
Banana Apple Loaf
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 cup mashed bananas (2 bananas)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 apples -chopped
Cream together margarine and sugars, beat in eggs thoroughly. Blend in sour cream, banana and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon. Gradually add to butter mixture.Gently fold in chopped apples. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake about 1 hour at 375 degrees. Cool before slicing.
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Hubby's Birthday ~ Buttercup Golden Layer Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Hubby loved his cake as you can see from the pic above ;o)
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Cheesecake Heaven!
This weekend has been one with family visits on both Saturday and Sunday, which involved entertaining. Something which I really enjoy as it involves cooking, baking and an opportunity to try new recipes. I wanted to try out 2 cheesecake recipes and this was the perfect excuse. The Double Chocolate Orange Cheesecake is a dream come true for all those who love the choc/orange combination! This is a rich cheesecake with a mascarpone filling made with a simple no-bake method. I did tweak the recipe and instead of making individual portions, I made a single regular 8inch size. I then added melted orange chocolate to the surface and swirled, giving it the marble effect. My other choice of cheesecake (my favourite of the 2) was a Caramel Toffee Cheesecake, a recipe I found on a wonderful blog and it was love at first sight. This is a truly decadent dessert and one that was enjoyed by my mother in law who now wants the recipe. The freshly made hot caramel sauce poured over before serving was the perfect topping. Words can not describe how good this cheesecake was, infact both of them were a big hit with my guests!
If you would like to re-create both recipes, click on the links below.
Double Chocolate Orange Cheesecake
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Cinnamon Berry Granola Bars
If you would like to re-create these delicious bars you can find the recipe here.
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Blackberry and Apple Muffins
Serves: Makes 18 muffins
200g Blackberries
3 Apples
240ml Milk
120ml Vegetable Oil
200g Caster Sugar
375g Plain Flour (sifted)
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
50g Demerara sugar
Preheat the oven to 200°C (gas mark 6, 400°F). Place the eggs, oil, sugar and milk in a large mixing bowl and beat together.
Sift flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon, and add to wet mixture, stir in thoroughly. Peel and core the apples, then cut them into small pieces. Gently stir the apples and blackberries into the mixture. Fill a muffin tray with paper muffin cases, and then fill each case to about two thirds full with the muffin mixture.
Sprinkle sugar over the tops of the muffins. Bake the muffins for 20-25 minutes.
Monday, 4 August 2008
Blueberry and Orange Muffins
Blueberry and Orange Muffins
Makes 12 standard muffins
2 cups (10 oz/315g self-raising flour
1/2 cup (4 oz/125g) superfine (caster) sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup (8 fl oz/250ml) milk
1/4 cup (2 oz/60g) butter, melted
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
3/4 cup (6 oz/185g) fresh or frozen blueberries
Preheat the oven to 400oF (200oc/180oC fan/gas mark 5). Grease 12 standard muffin cups or line them with parchment (baking) paper cases. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour. Stir through the sugar. Make a well in the center. In another bowl, stir together the egg, milk and butter. Add all at once to the flour mixture along with the orange zest and blueberries. Stir until just moistened (the mixture should be lumpy). Spoon the batter into prepared pans, filling them two-thirds full. Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Friday, 1 August 2008
Deluxe Malteser Traybake
If you would like to re-create this highly addictive traybake, you can find the recipe here.


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Spend a day at LEGOLAND Florida and enjoy the more than 50 rides, shows, attractions and a water park! You can choose between 1-day or 14-day tickets to LEGOLAND or combo tickets which include Florida Water Park.
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