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The Church of the Nativity is located in Bethlehem and is the largest
tourist attraction in the Palestinian Territories. The church's Grotto
of the Nativity has been considered Jesus' birthplace since ancient
times, and the traditional precise spot of the birth of Jesus is marked
by a 14-pointed silver star in the floor. Nada Atrash, of Bethlehem's
Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation, told CNN*
reporters that adding the Church of the Nativity to the UNESCO World
Heritage List would be "a Palestinian dream, and as a reward of 11 years
of work in the field of preserving the cultural and natural heritage in
The practice of cave art in Europe thus began up to 10,000 years
earlier than previously thought, indicating the paintings were created
either by the first anatomically modern humans in Europe or, perhaps, by
Fifty paintings in 11 caves in Northern Spain, including the UNESCO
World Heritage sites of Altamira, El Castillo and Tito Bustillo, were
dated by a team of UK, Spanish and Portuguese researchers led by Dr
Alistair Pike of the University of Bristol, UK.
As traditional methods such as radiocarbon dating don't work where
there is no organic pigment, the team dated the formation of tiny
stalactites on top of the paintings using the radioactive decay of
uranium. This gave a minimum age for the art. Where larger stalagmites
had been painted, maximum ages were also obtained.
Hand stencils and disks made by blowing paint onto the wall in El
Castillo cave were found to date back to at least 40,800 years, making
them the oldest known cave art in Europe, 5-10,000 years older than
previous examples from France.
A large club-shaped symbol in the famous polychrome chamber at
Altamira was found to be at least 35,600 years old, indicating that
painting started there 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, and
that the cave was revisited and painted a number of times over a period
spanning more than 20,000 years...."http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/uob-udr060612.php
The Bergen-based archaeologists approached the problem from a novel
angle – instead of examining the city itself, they studied an enormous
expanse of land just to the north. Along with their Syrian colleagues
from the Palmyra Museum and aided by satellite photos, they catalogued a
large number of ancient remains visible on the Earth's surface.
"In this way," explains Professor Meyer, "we were able to form a more complete picture of what occurred within the larger area."
The team detected a number of forgotten villages from ancient Roman
times. But what finally solved the riddle of Palmyra was the discovery
of the water reservoirs these villages had utilized.
The archaeologists located this and other reservoirs used nearly 2 000 years ago...."
Professor Meyer and his colleagues came to realise that what they
were studying was not a desert, but rather an arid steppe, with
underground grass roots that keep rain from sinking into the soil.
Rainwater collects in intermittent creeks and rivers called wadi by the
The archaeologists gathered evidence that residents of ancient
Palmyra and the nearby villages collected the rainwater using dams and
cisterns. This gave the surrounding villages water for crops and enabled
them to provide the city with food; the collection system ensured a
stable supply of agricultural products and averted catastrophe during
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Bulgaria's claim to have unearthed six bones belonging to John the
Baptist has received a boost from scientists who have concluded after
dating them and analyzing their genetic code that they could indeed be
relics of the man who baptized Jesus.
The remains, which include a
molar and a piece of cranium, were found in July 2010 in a marble
sarcophagus in the ruins of a medieval church on the island of Sveti
Ivan, or Saint John, off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast near the resort of
They are on display in a
church in Sozopol where thousands of worshippers have flocked to view
them, untroubled by questions about their authenticity.
team dated a knuckle-bone to the first century AD, when John the
Baptist would have lived, while geneticist colleagues from the
University of Copenhagen established the full DNA code of three of the
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By Wynne ParryPublished June 19, 2012LiveScience
By Wynne Parry|Published June 19, 2012|LiveScience
Their findings mesh with a scenario that casts the Polynesian island's natives in the roles of resourceful engineers working with the little that they had on hand, rather than the victims of a self-inflicted environmental catastrophe.
"A lot of what people think they know about the island turns out to be not true," Carl Lipo, an archaeologist at California State University at Long Beach, told me today.
Lipo and University of Hawaii anthropologist Terry Hunt lay out their case in a book titled"The Statues That Walked" as well as July's issue of National Geographic magazine. Their story serves as a counterpoint to a darker Easter Island saga, detailed in "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed," a better-known book by UCLA scientist-author Jared Diamond............
Made of faience, a delicate material that contains silica, the pale-green talisman of sorts dates to sometime in the first millennium B.C. It shows the dwarf god Bes with his tongue sticking out, eyes googly, wearing a crown of feathers. A hole at the top of the face was likely used to suspend it like a bell, while a second hole, used to hold the bell clapper, was apparently drilled into it in antiquity.
Carolyn Graves-Brown, a curator at the Egypt Centre, discovered the artifact in the collection of Woking College, the equivalent of a high school for juniors and seniors. The college has more than 50 little-studied Egyptian artifacts, which were recently lent to theEgypt Centre at Swansea University where they are being studied and documented. [Gallery: Amazing Egyptian Discoveries]
Graves-Brown told LiveScience in an interview that at first she didn't know what the object was. It wasn't until she learned of a similar artifact in the British Museum that she was able to determine that it is a faience Bes bell, one of a very few known to exist.
"If you try to rattle it much it would (have) broken easily," she said..........
"A mammoth field can offer incredible information and shed light on what life looked like in these areas during the ice age." The remains were found during coal excavations about 20 metres below ground. Korac said the mammoth field stretched over nearly nine hectares (20 acres) of sandy terrain. In 2009 a well-preserved skeleton of a much older mammoth was found at the same site. The female skeleton, nicknamed Vika, is up to a million years old and belonged to the southern mammoth type which lacked dense fur.
The newly discovered bones are likely to belong to the woolly mammoth,Mammuthus primigenius, which disappeared about 10,000 years ago, said Sanja Alaburic, an expert on the animals, based at Serbia's Museum of Natural History. Korac said Serbian archaeologists had contacted colleagues in France and Germany for consultation about the find. He said at least six months of work would be needed before all the bones are unearthed.
Part of the groundplan of the timber structure (or structures) was unearthed in 2011, raising questions and providing new clues related to the discovery of Roman altar stones uncovered there over 140 years ago.
Said Haynes: "Until last year's excavation it was accepted by Roman scholars worldwide that the 17 Maryport altar stones excavated in 1870 at the site - Britain's largest cache of Roman altars - had been buried as part of a religious ceremony. It turns out they were re-used in the foundations of a large Roman timber building or buildings."
The altar stones represent Britain's largest cache of Roman altars. As a popular tourist attraction, they have been exhibited in the Senhouse Roman Museum at Maryport since 1990. The town of Maryport was first established as the Roman fort Alauna in about 122 AD. It was a command and supply base for the Roman coastal defencework of Hadrian's Wall at its western end. Last in a series of forts that stretched south from Hadrian's Wall on the coast, its remains are substantial. Recent surveys have shown a large Roman settlement likely associated with the fort, and excavations have revealed evidence of a second, earlier and larger fort next to and partially under the current remains.
"This year we're excavating over a larger area than last year - about 400 square metres - and for twice as long, which means we can involve more local volunteers, and learn more about the number of timber structures, their size and date", added Haynes. "We need to find out what the buildings were used for and whether they and the curved ditch we discovered in 2011 have any relation to each other.".........
Research suggests the Welsh are genetically distinct from the rest of mainland Britain.
Professor Peter Donnelly, of Oxford University, said the Welsh carry DNA which could be traced back to the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago.
The project surveyed 2,000 people in rural areas across Britain.
Participants, as well as their parents and grandparents, had to be born in those areas to be included in the study.
Prof Donnelly, a professor of statistical science at Oxford University and director of the Wellcome Trust centre for human genetics, said DNA samples were analysed at about 500,000 different points.
After comparing statistics, a map was compiled which showed Wales and Cornwall stood out.
Prof Donnelly said: "People from Wales are genetically relatively distinct, they look different genetically from much of the rest of mainland Britain, and actually people in north Wales look relatively distinct from people in south Wales."
While there were traces of migrant groups across the UK, there were fewer in Wales and Cornwall.
He said people from south and north Wales genetically have "fairly large similarities with the ancestry of people from Ireland on the one hand and France on the other, which we think is most likely to be a combination of remnants of very ancient populations who moved across into Britain after the last Ice Age.
"And potentially also, people travelling up the Atlantic coast of France and Spain and settling in Wales many thousands of years ago".
He said it was possible that people came over from Ireland to north Wales because it was the closest point, and the same for people coming to south Wales from the continent, as it was nearer.
However he added: "We don't really have the historical evidence about what those genetic inputs were."
The geography of Wales made it more likely that ancient DNA would be retained.
Because of its westerly position and mountainous nature, Anglo-Saxons who moved into central and eastern England after the Romans left did not come that far west, and neither did the Vikings who arrived in around 900AD.
The professor said modern people from central and southern England had many genetic similarities to modern people in Denmark and Germany.
The mountains were also the reason why DNA may have remained relatively unchanged, as people would have found it harder to get from north to south Wales or into England compared with people trying to move across the flatter southern English counties, making them more likely to marry locally and conserve more ancient DNA.
"In north Wales, there has been relative isolation because people moved less because of geographical barriers," Prof Donnelly said.
He added that some of these factors also held true for the extreme edges of Scotland, while the Orkney islands showed DNA connections to Norway.
The next stage of the research will looking at physical similarities between different groups, in which the team will use photographs of people and make 3D models to measure quantitative similarities between related groups.
Revealed late last month, these 3,000-year-old rings (foreground) and earrings, from the older hoard, were found in a ceramic jug among the ruins of a house. Though unearthed in 2010, the vessel concealed its cargo until late last year, when scientists began molecular analysis of the contents.
The valuables likely belonged to wealthy Canaanites—a Semitic people who inhabited ancient Palestine and Phoenicia beginning about 5,000 years ago—according to Tel Aviv University archaeologist Israel Finkelstein, who led the excavation.
Discovered near Megiddo—the biblical site of Armageddon—the trove is, according to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "among the most valuable ever found from the Biblical period."
The Sanak Island Biocomplexity Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, also concluded that the maximum thickness of the ice sheet in the Sanak Island region during the last glacial maximum was 70 meters – or about half that previously projected – suggesting that deglaciation could have happened more rapidly than earlier models predicted.
Results of the study were just published in the professional journal, Quaternary Science Reviews.
The study, led by Nicole Misarti of Oregon State University, is important because it suggests that the possible coastal migration of people from Asia into North America and South America – popularly known as "First Americans" studies – could have begun as much as two millennia earlier than the generally accepted date of ice retreat in this area, which was 15,000 years before present.
Well-established archaeology sites at Monte Verde, Chile, and Huaca Prieta, Peru, date back 14,000 to 14,200 years ago, giving little time for expansion if humans had not come to the Americas until 15,000 years before present – as many models suggest.
The massive ice sheets that covered this part of the Earth during the last Ice Age would have prevented widespread migration into the Americas, most archaeologists believe.
"It is important to note that we did not find any archaeological evidence documenting earlier entrance into the continent," said Misarti, a post-doctoral researcher in Oregon State's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. "But we did collect cores from widespread places on the island and determined the lake's age of origin based on 22 radiocarbon dates that clearly document that the retreat of the Alaska Peninsula Glacier Complex was earlier than previously thought."
"Glaciers would have retreated sufficiently so as to not hinder the movement of humans along the southern edge of the Bering land bridge as early as almost 17,000 years ago," added Misarti, who recently accepted a faculty position at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
Interestingly, the study began as a way to examine the abundance of ancient salmon runs in the region. As the researchers began examining core samples from Sanak Island lakes looking for evidence of salmon remains, however, they began getting radiocarbon dates much earlier than they had expected. These dates were based on the organic material in the sediments, which was from terrestrial plant macrofossils indicating the region was ice-free earlier than believed.
The researchers were surprised to find the lakes ranged in age from 16,500 to 17,000 years ago.
A third factor influencing the find came from pollen, Misarti said.
"We found a full contingent of pollen that indicated dry tundra vegetation by 16,300 years ago," she said. "That would have been a viable landscape for people to survive on, or move through. It wasn't just bare ice and rock."
The Sanak Island site is remote, about 700 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, and about 40 miles from the coast of the western Alaska Peninsula, where the ice sheets may have been thicker and longer lasting, Misarti pointed out. "The region wasn't one big glacial complex," she said. "The ice was thinner and the glaciers retreated earlier."
Other studies have shown that warmer sea surface temperatures may have preceded the early retreat of the Alaska Peninsula Glacier Complex (APGC), which may have supported productive coastal ecosystems.
Wrote the researchers in their article: "While not proving that first Americans migrated along this corridor, these latest data from Sanak Island show that human migration across this portion of the coastal landscape was unimpeded by the APGC after 17 (thousand years before present), with a viable terrestrial landscape in place by 16.3 (thousand years before present), well before the earliest accepted sites in the Americas were inhabited."
Its stones are thought to have symbolized the ancestors of different groups of earliest farming communities in Britain, with some stones coming from southern England and others from west Wales.
The teams, from the universities of Sheffield, Manchester, Southampton, Bournemouth and University College London, all working on the Stonehenge Riverside Project (SRP), explored not just Stonehenge and its landscape but also the wider social and economic context of the monument's main stages of construction around 3,000 BC and 2,500 BC.
"When Stonehenge was built", said Professor Mike Parker Pearson of the University of Sheffield, "there was a growing island-wide culture – the same styles of houses, pottery and other material forms were used from Orkney to the south coast. This was very different to the regionalism of previous centuries. Stonehenge itself was a massive undertaking, requiring the labour of thousands to move stones from as far away as west Wales, shaping them and erecting them. Just the work itself, requiring everyone literally to pull together, would have been an act of unification."
Stonehenge may have been built in a place that already had special significance for prehistoric Britons. The SRP team have found that its solstice-aligned Avenue sits upon a series of natural landforms that, by chance, form an axis between the directions of midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset.
Professor Parker Pearson continued: "When we stumbled across this extraordinary natural arrangement of the sun's path being marked in the land, we realized that prehistoric people selected this place to build Stonehenge because of its pre-ordained significance. This might explain why there are eight monuments in the Stonehenge area with solstitial alignments, a number unmatched anywhere else. Perhaps they saw this place as the centre of the world".
Although many people flocked to Stonehenge yesterday for the summer solstice, it seems that the winter solstice was the more significant time of the year when Stonehenge was built 5,000-4,500 years ago.
Professor Parker Pearson said: "We can tell from ageing of the pig teeth that higher quantities of pork were eaten during midwinter at the nearby settlement of Durrington Walls, and most of the monuments in the Stonehenge area are aligned on sunrise and sunset at midwinter rather than midsummer. At Stonehenge itself, the principal axis appears to be in the opposite direction to midsummer sunrise, towards midsummer sunset, framed by the monument's largest stone setting, the great trilithon."
Parker Pearson and the SRP team firmly reject ideas that Stonehenge was inspired by ancient Egyptians or extra-terrestrials. He said: "All the architectural influences for Stonehenge can be found in previous monuments and buildings within Britain, with origins in Wales and Scotland. In fact, Britain's Neolithic people were isolated from the rest of Europe for centuries. Britain may have become unified but there was no interest in interacting with people across the Channel. Stonehenge appears to have been the last gasp of this Stone Age culture, which was isolated from Europe and from the new technologies of metal tools and the wheel."
Previous theories have suggested the great stone circle was used as a prehistoric observatory, a sun temple, a place of healing, and a temple of the ancient druids. The Stonehenge Riverside Project's researchers have rejected all these possibilities after the largest programme of archaeological research ever mounted on this iconic monument. As well as finding houses and a large village near Stonehenge at Durrington Walls, they have also discovered the site of a former stone circle – Bluestonehenge – and revised the dating of Stonehenge itself. All these discoveries are now presented in Parker Pearson's new book Stonehenge: exploring the greatest Stone Age mystery published by Simon & Schuster. The research was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, National Geographic and many other funding bodies.
Tests have revealed three glass beads discovered in the Fifth Century "Utsukushi" burial mound in Nagaoka, near Kyoto, were probably made some time between the first and the fourth century, the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties said.
The government-backed institute has recently finished analysing components of the glass beads, measuring five millimetres (0.2 inches) in diametre, with tiny fragments of gilt attached.
It found that the light yellow beads were made with natron, a chemical used to melt glass by craftsmen in the empire, which succeeded the Roman Republic in 27 BC and was ultimately ended by the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
The beads, which have a hole through the middle, were made with a multilayering technique -- a relatively sophisticated method in which craftsmen piled up layers of glass, often sandwiching gold leaf in between.
"They are one of the oldest multilayered glass products found in Japan, and very rare accessories that were believed to be made in the Roman Empire and sent to Japan," said Tomomi Tamura, a researcher at the institute.
The Roman Empire was concentrated around the Mediterranean Sea and stretched northwards to occupy present-day England. The finding in Japan, some 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from Italy, may shed some light on how far east its influence reached, Tamura said.
"It will also lead to further studies on how they could have got all the way to Japan," she said.
Genetic research suggests Ethiopians mixed with Egyptian, Israeli or Syrian populations about 3,000 years ago.
This is the time the queen, mentioned in great religious works, is said to have ruled the kingdom of Sheba.
The research, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, also sheds light on human migration out of Africa 60,000 years ago.
According to fossil evidence, human history goes back longer in Ethiopia than anywhere else in the world. But little has been known until now about the human genetics of Ethiopians.
Professor Chris Tyler-Smith of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, a researcher on the study, told BBC News: "Genetics can tell us about historical events.
"By analysing the genetics of Ethiopia and several other regions we can see that there was gene flow into Ethiopia, probably from the Levant, around 3,000 years ago, and this fits perfectly with the story of the Queen of Sheba."...........


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(August 25, 2017) ...Tonight, the first of two 4-lane spans of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will open, replacing the former Tappan Zee. This project is one of the largest in the nation and the biggest in the history of the New York State Thruway Authority. By improving our infrastructure, both digital and physical, New York State -- and Westchester, in particular -- we are putting ourselves on an important economic trajectory forward.
As Transit Oriented Development and Westchester's healthcare, life sciences and biotech industries proliferate, people are taking notice.
According to a report in this week's Bloomberg News, since 2011, developers have built or proposed over four dozen residential and commercial projects in Westchester, which now is focused on smart city sustainable growth and high-speed broadband. A little over 11,200 apartments within a half-mile of a Metro-North station are planned or have been built, and commercial projects are on the rise. "Westchester [is trying] to attract a new type of office tenant and resident," wrote David Levitt.
At a packed WCA "Report from Washington" event held on March 6, Westchester's Congressional delegation collectively conveyed trepidation about potential fallout from President Trump's political agenda, but expressed hope for both parties to move ahead together to solve pressing issues. Among those issues that impact the business community: healthcare, immigration, and infrastructure. Moderated by WCBS News 880 reporter Alex Silverman, the panel discussion featured US Representatives Nita Lowey, Eliot Engel, and Sean Patrick Maloney...
The gloves were off at the WCA's annual Breakfast with the County Executive when Westchester County Executive Rob Astorio took on what he described as the "fake news coming out of Albany." But all was not contentious; the Smart Growth panel that followed Astorino's State-of-the-County address, projected an optimistic picture of growth for Westchester in 2017. Here are the highlights:


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Today is the birthday of one of the long-time bass greats, Anthony Jackson. With a catalog as large as his, it is hard to pick a video to share.
But this one is just so remarkable.
This is Lee Ritenour's band performing "P.A.L.S." In addition to Ritenour and Jackson, the band includes Harvey Mason on drums, Alex Acuña on percussion and Patrice Rushen on piano.
The unison lines are just killer!


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The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris- #13 Look Presentable Always
Yes the last few beauty and style themed posts have all been leading up to this with the simple message: look presentable always.
Do you remember the story of my sweatpants with the hole in the knee? Madame Chic's shock and dismay at the sight of them? Many lessons came out of that embarrassing incident (at least something good came out of it!) and the most important one was simple: look presentable always.
I remember once seeing Madame Chic as she was about to pop down the street for a baguette. Before she left she checked her appearance in the mirror and applied lipstick. It was a small gesture, but one that was duly noted.
Every component comes together for the French woman to look her best at any given moment. She is dressed well (easy to do with their 10 item wardrobe) and she is always well groomed.
Looking presentable always is not to be confused with 'high maintenance'. You are less likely to see a French woman running late because it took her an hour to do her makeup and flat iron her hair. Pas du tout. They have their look down so well- that they put together an outfit quickly (without agonizing over what to wear), have a simple haircut that is easy to style and very minimal makeup (nothing too elaborate… you know- le no makeup look!).
You wouldn't see a French woman walking the dog in her pajamas or in line at the boulangerie wearing tattered old yoga clothes. She won't be dressed to the nines either- she will just look… pretty and presentable.
My tips for looking presentable always?
Avoid telling yourself you're 'just going to the grocery store' (or wherever it is you happen to be going) as an excuse to look like a complete frump. You may think you won't see anyone you know- but trust me, you will. You'll see your ex-lover and your frenemy. Even if you don't see someone you know- you should want to look good for yourself.
Don't tempt yourself to be frumpy- throw out any clothes that are over worn, damaged, or unflattering (remember to only use the best things you have). There is no excuse for holding on to bad clothes- they serve no purpose and even if you live alone, you shouldn't wear them.
For traveling wear comfortable clothes that are also chic- black leggings and a dolman sleeve top paired with ballet flats and a pashmina, for example, are equally comfortable to a track suit- and so much more presentable… and who knows… you might even be upgraded to first class!
If you must walk the dog in your pajamas (which, I'm not going to lie, I have been known to do on a few occasions) put an overcoat or long sweater on and perhaps a scarf and no one will ever know (OK I confess, I do this every morning)...
Break out of the mentality of 'saving things'. Do you have a new blouse but you haven't worn it yet because you are saving it for a special occasion? Well if that special occasion comes by all means wear it, but in the meantime wear it to your dentist appointment… after all, you are worth it.
Looking presentable always is simply a matter of respect- of respect for yourself- for people you love and for everyone that comes in contact with you.
Won't you stay tuned for #12?
If you find yourself in France during the Spring, it's really worth it to take a trip to Giverny to see Monet's home. The gardens are spectacular (see above picture) and the inside of his home is filled with Japanese prints, which the famous artist loved to collect...
My book, Lessons from Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris will be published by Simon & Schuster and re-released in the fall of 2012.
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The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris- #14 Define Your True Style
If you are anything like me your closet has at one time or another showcased a rather schizophrenic wardrobe. Bohemian, preppy, urban and god knows what other looks have all been in there in the ultimate attempt to find my true style. The question is- when does the searching stop?
French women really seem to know their style and stick with it. Madame Chic had her signature look down- she was very conservative and liked cashmere sweaters, A-line skirts and flats. She was completely comfortable and at ease in her look.
Madame Bohemienne's style was entirely hers as well. She loved (can you guess?) bohemian-style, flowy skirts and three quarter sleeve tops. She rarely strayed from her look. Both of these women knew who they were and were completely comfortable with it. I can't imagine either one of them standing in front of their wardrobe- frazzled because they couldn't decide what to wear.
It has taken me a while to find and define my style- what I'm comfortable in. I would define my style as 'French Minimalism'. I like classic looks for daytime like skinny jeans, polo shirts, striped bateau tops, wayfarers, a-line skirts, cashmere sweaters, cropped blazers, ballet flats. I like my clothes to be simple and very well made- and I don't wear very many accessories (hence the minimalism). Think A.P.C., Lacoste and J. Crew.
Eveningwear is a different story- I like to glam it up a bit. Black skinny pants, blazers, silk tops, dresses and heels. Think Diane von Furstenberg, Nanette Lepore, BCBG. I feel comfortable in these clothes and confident navigating the world in them.
Now that I have (finally) investigated and found my true style I save so much money and time. I basically ignore the trends and stick with what I know and like. Clothes shopping is a joy. I just see what my favorite brands put out each season and purchase a few key elements to enhance and supplement my wardrobe.
Finding my true style didn't happen quickly. But I must admit living in Paris and observing French women in their chic, minimalistic clothing certainly planted the seed.
I would love to know… how do you define your true style?
Won't you stay tuned for #13?
The Seine is pictured above... isn't it beautiful?
My book, Lessons from Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris will be published by Simon & Schuster and re-released in the fall of 2012.
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The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris- #15 Le No Makeup Look
Le no makeup look is one of my favorite beauty tricks I learned while living in Paris. (If you couldn't already tell… I write about it all the time!)
As you know one of my favorite activities in Paris was to sit for hours at a café with a cappuccino and people-watch. And while French men were very fun to observe (for other reasons)- I equally enjoyed watching the women- who, for the most part, all looked polished, yet natural. Were they wearing makeup or weren't they? It was hard to tell but their cheeks had a natural glow, their eyes slightly defined and lips a pretty, earthy shade. I came to the conclusion that what I was observing was le no makeup look and its many variations.
I love the idea of this look and so wholeheartedly embrace it because before I discovered le no makeup look, makeup application was a bit intimidating to me. I either wore a lot of it (for going out at night) or I didn't wear any at all- there was no in between . I never really knew how to translate makeup for day while still being tasteful.
What is so genius about the look is that it subtlety enhances your beauty- just enough to give you confidence and a certain polish. It says 'I am a natural beauty, have great taste and am too busy with important things (like philosophizing and romancing!) to worry about applying an entire face of meticulous makeup"...
I started to experiment with my daytime look while living in Paris by emulating the fresh faced women I observed every day and I continue to cultivate and refine the look to this very day.
The following are my three favorite variations of Le No Makeup Look:
Au Natural- This look is extremely subtle. It includes a light foundation to even out the skin (either powder or tinted moisturizer), blush, mascara and a neutral lip color. It is just enough to give you a pretty, professional polish but also looks completely natural. This takes no time to apply and is a great look for everyday- for when you just want to feel pulled together.
Defined Eye- This variation boasts a defined eye and neutral lip. It uses the same process as Au Natural but employs my favorite makeup product- eyeliner. This look is very gamine- very Parisian and suggests that the wearer is chicer than the average person. She simply got out of bed, tied her hair back, slicked on some eyeliner and went about her day! (Whether that is true or not. In my case it takes a bit longer to get ready but you do get the idea).
Defined Lip- This variation showcases a defined lip (red maybe?) and neutral eye. It would include powder, blush a bold color lipstick (berries, mauves or reds) and a neutral eye (no eyeliner- just mascara). This look is more romantic and clearly draws attention to the mouth- perfect for when you are feeling passionate, whimsical or adventurous. It also suggests that you have better things to do than carefully apply makeup everyday, but that you are feminine enough to not forget your lipstick!
Voilà my top three Le No Makeup Look variations. Even now with the baby I manage to do one of these variations a day. What with the dark circles currently under my eyes and less than radiant skin it helps to keep me feeling beautiful and is quite fun to channel my inner French girl. Charming!
Won't you stay tuned for #14?
The above picture was taken of me in the gardens outside the Chateau de Versailles.
My book, Lessons from Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris will be published by Simon & Schuster and re-released in the fall of 2012.
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The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris- #16- The 10 Item Wardrobe
I'll never forget the moment I saw my bedroom for the first time chez Famille Chic. Madame Chic led me to my room and I eagerly took it all in. There was a single bed with a charming velvet coverlet, stately floor to ceiling windows that looked out over a picturesque courtyard, a perfectly adequate desk for me to study French on and a very tiny freestanding wardrobe in which to store my clothes.
A tiny freestanding wardrobe?
It had all been going so well until that moment. I remember panicking slightly as I regarded my two largely overstuffed suitcases. Where was the closet? I opened the wardrobe doors- there were only a handful of hangers inside. Now I really panicked. Was this where I was suppose to keep all of my clothes for the next six months?
Well I was in denial at the time, but the answer to that question was undoubtedly Oui.
I quickly learned that that tiny space is about all the average French person needs as they generally have a wardrobe of around 10 items. Famille Chic definitely did- Monsieur Chic, Madame Chic and their son all had really nice clothes- they just happened to wear the same things in rotation- over and over again (a concept that is very foreign to us in America- most of us have enough clothes to never repeat the same outfit twice in an entire year).
For example, Madame Chic's 10 item wardrobe roughly consisted of two wool skirts, one cotton skirt, 2 cashmere sweaters, 3 or 4 lightweight blouses, 2 coats (one for winter, one for spring) and a couple of pairs of Ferragamo-esque flats. (Madame Chic never wore trousers remember).
Monsieur Chic's wardrobe roughly consisted of 2 grey suits, 1 navy suit, 2 or 3 sweaters, about 4 collared shirts and a couple of ties. The same went for their son (although he rarely wore suits- mainly collard shirts and sweaters. Their son was the only one in the family to occasionally wear jeans).
Now I'm not trying to claim that I myself have a 10 item wardrobe (far from it- I probably have a 40 item wardrobe) but I am a lot better than I used to be. I edit a lot more these days, am much more discerning and try to only bring in well thought-out, high quality pieces into my space. And if I buy something new- I usually get rid of something old…
I do dream of a day when I can get my look together enough to have a 10 item wardrobe. Think of all of the money and aggravation that would be saved! Not to mention never having to ask myself "What on earth am I going to wear today?"
Maybe one day…
Won't you stay tuned for #15?
The above picture is of the desk and window in my Paris bedroom. I did not have the foresight at the time to take a photo of the tiny wardrobe. Perhaps I was still in shock!
My book, Lessons from Madame Chic: The Top 20 Things I Learned While Living in Paris will be published by Simon & Schuster and re-released in the fall of 2012.
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Russia ready to continue its assistance in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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Baku urges OSCE states to demand Armenia withdraw occupation troops
President Aliyev: If Armenia wants peace, Armenian soldiers must leave Azerbaijan's lands
President Aliyev: Azerbaijan to continue policy of Armenia's isolation
Destruction of facilities in Armenia to make life extinct for centuries
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Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan hopes French president will personally be actively involved in Karabakh conflict's settlement
Mehriban Aliyeva: Nagorno-Karabakh is integral part of Azerbaijan
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict had a noticeable economic impact on Armenia and Azerbaijan, Fuad Shahbazov, foreign affairs and political analyst, wrote in his article published by the International Policy Digest.
"As a result of the Armenian aggressive policy during the war, about 900 Azerbaijani villages were looted and more than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and 20 percent of Azerbaijani's territory was occupied by Armenian forces and the economic security of the country was at risk," the author wrote.
"As a result of the war nearly 7,000 Azerbaijan establishments were closed, which had provided 24 percent of grain revenues, 41 percent of liqueur production, 46 percent of potato production, 18 percent of meat production and 34 percent of milk production," reads the article. "Armenia seized about 25 percent of the total forested area of Azerbaijan and various rich deposits of mineral resources such as gold, chromite and copper. Using these deposits Armenia claims that it has become one of the world's leading exporters of precious metals."
"During the war the irrigation system in the Nagorno-Karabakh region was destroyed as well," the article said.
Consequently, five districts of Azerbaijan outside the occupied territories were left without irrigation and revenue, the article noted.
"According to the United Nations, total economic damage is estimated to be around $53.5 billion," reads the article. "Despite all these economic challenges in the 1990s, Azerbaijan was able to overcome the economic crisis. Using its oil resources efficiently Azerbaijan experienced an economic boom and in 2006 became the country with the highest GDP growth (34.5 percent) in the world."
"Because of signed oil contracts with European countries, the EU became Azerbaijan's main trading partner," the author said. "Trade turnover reached $31 billion in 2014, which is 24 times more compared to 1995. This remarkable economic development following the war made Azerbaijan's economy the most powerful in the South Caucasus region."
"Following the occupation Armenia faced the worst social and economic problems in the region," the article said. "By 1993, GDP in Armenia had declined to 47 percent. Inflation rose to 5,000 percent in 1994 and poverty increased from around 20 percent in 1988 to around 55 percent by 1996. As a result of the occupation Armenia's borders were closed by Azerbaijan and Turkey. Georgia became the only export route for exports to Europe and Russia, which made Armenian economy vulnerable to economic instability in Georgia."
Therefore, in 2008, during the Russia-Georgia war because of the border closure Armenia lost about $600-700 million in export and faced a shortage of wheat and gasoline, the author wrote.
"The Armenian government also lost regional transport projects," the article said. "Losing the potential to be a transit country for transporting Azerbaijan oil and gas and not being part of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative proposed by China, puts Armenian future socio-economic development at risk which increases its political and economic dependence on Russia. Despite these negative consequences, the Armenian government is not willing to return the occupied territories which impacts Armenians who live in poverty and foments discontent."
In general terms the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict destroyed the integrity of the South-Caucasus region, wrote the author, adding that the entire occupied region, full of natural resources and production opportunities, remains almost unused.
Chances of a resolution of the conflict with peace talks still exists which is very important for the region's development and prosperity, according to the article.


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She led the Tories to a third straight majority government in October 2011 but resigned on Jan. 24 amid questions about her leadership and a dramatic slide in approval ratings.
Her resignation leaves the Progressive Conservatives with 33 seats in the legislature compared to 11 Liberals and three New Democrats.
In a statement, Dunderdale thanked the people of her district of Virginia Waters for the privilege of representing them since she was first elected in 2003.
"I am honoured by the support you have shown me throughout the past 10 1/2 years since you first elected me, and I am deeply grateful to you for giving me the opportunity to serve you."
Premier Tom Marshall said Dunderdale is a role model for all Canadians but especially for young women in Newfoundland and Labrador.
"Kathy served our province in key ministries at crucial times, and made history in 2010 by becoming the first woman to lead our province as premier and, again in 2011, by becoming the first woman to win a mandate as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador," he said in a statement.
"As premier, as in so many other capacities, she has written an important chapter in our province's history, shattered glass ceilings and opened doors through which others will one day walk."


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Again this bar as with the others in the giftset came in a swish looking box and plastic covering. Looking at the ingredients list on the back the bar includes a whole FIVE ingredients...yes five Oragnic Dark Chocolate 92% (Cocoa Solids 73%, sugar & vanilla), organic Almonds 4% & Organic Hazelnuts 4%. I know I say it everytime I review a Montezuma's bar but I think its amazing how simple they keep their bars and im sure this is why their bars always tatse so fresh due to their lack of preservatives and other rubbish - I definately commend them for this.
The bar although again lacking in real presentation finesse looked particularly appertising as I could make out the whole nuts that were dispersed in the chocolate. To me they looked really fresh and the fact they were whole and not chopped made me think that these were genuinely high quality natraul nuts. As with all dark chocolate I let the chocolate slowly melt on my tongue to let the flavour develop; the chocolate slowly melted away and developed a strong yet suprisingly creamy cocoa flavour that as you can imagine with the 73% cocoa solids was really quite rich. The chocolate tasted absolutely delicous and Montezuma's genuinely hold the crown for best dark chocolate I have tasted to date on Chocolate Mission.
Moving onto the nuts aspect of the bar I have a few slight issues. Due to their freshness they added a real genuine fresh crunch to most bites which agaisnt the smoothness of the melting chocolate was really quite good. However when it came to actual flavour they did little to enchance the experience. I genuinely could not taste the difference between two the different nuts. If I was to undertake a blind test I would have struggled; they simply didnt do enough for the taste of the bar and had very very little impact agaisnt the rich tasting chocolate.
Overall again its a struggle to score this bar - theres no doubting it tastes great but it simply dosentdeliver the nutty flavour to the extent you would expect. Simply put If you were wanting a good tasting chocolate bar you would be more than satisfied....if you wanted a great tasting nutty chocolate bar you would be left disappointed. I think its scores a fair one in that it dosent quite deliver on what it promises..but its still one of (if not 'the') best dark chocolate I have tasted.
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Korean stars invite you to shop at Lotte Duty Free World Tower
Lotte Duty Free's World Tower branch in Seoul, South Korea boasts that it is Asia's second- and the world's third-largest duty free store. To showcase the glittering place that is stocked with more than 400 famous brands, its commercial has the brightest stars among Korean celebrities. Here is the newest cute and short commercial, subbed in English and starring Kim Soo Hyun and other popular stars. Let's take a look.
What happens when a woman who can't lie becomes a news reporter? Find out in Park Shin Hye's new series Pinocchio:
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A little while ago, Greer at Typically Red passed on the Liebster Award to me. I was absolutely delighted when I read her post. Thank you Greer.
Her blog would definitely be among my top picks for this award. Greer wins me over with her honesty, gorgeous pictures and especially her way with food. She's just inspired me to make my own ricotta.
I must now pass the torch to my top picks*:
A Great Balancing Act. Melissa and I have a lot in common – mother of two boys with a chocolate labrador. I warmed to her instantly. Her blog is cosy, real and I love going there.
Tricia at Little Eco Footprints is always teaching me something, and I'm constantly inspired. She writes about things that are important to me: how to play, grow, eat, create, be with nature and nest. This is where I started when I was planning Luca's 4th birthday party, and it's where I discovered the place to buy real milk.
Joy is The Travelling Nutritionist. Joy and I have been friends long before I even knew what a blog was. We met on a work jolly on a beautiful farm in Hampshire, England and we hit it off straight away. Joy is lots of things. She is a food writer, a food stylist and qualified nutritionist. She's mad about sport. Wait. She's just mad. And I miss her and our work jollies. Try her chocolate and salted caramel tart.
All very different blogs, but they all have me rushing over when there's a new post.
Incidentally, don't forget to enter my giveaway. Open to residents in Australia and the UK. There have hardly been any entries, so you'll be in with a good chance! (At this rate, I'll be keeping the books.)
*The Liebster is for blogs of less than 200 followers, and these are the rules that I've copied from Greer's blog:
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Last month, I attended a dinner party where one of the guests wore his Google Glass at the table and throughout the entire evening. Many of us silently teased him, but wearable computers, a.k.a. wearables, are here to stay. And they are now showing up beyond just the geeky, early adopters.
But the limiting factor with wearables is power. How do we carry long-life batteries that won't break our backs? So far, the options look bleak.
Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology, however, have landed on a promising solution. We've heard of powering gadgets with our own movement before (think of the bike that powers a headlight) but this solution gives us more for less.
The team was able to capture energy from a new kind of nano-generator backpack that converts one's walking movement into electricity. The contraption is based on something called the triboelectric effect. Simply put, this is the electricity generated when two objects of opposing charge come together and then separate. It's the same principle behind static electricity shocks.Now to make this thing work by integrating it into our footsteps is the neat part. They constructed tiny cards coated in materials with opposing charges (using nano-scale wires) into a rhombus shape—so that it functioned sort of like a collapsible cardboard box. See below:
Each step we take causes the box to collapse and then spring back into shape. This action creates a potential difference that then produces a current. The two kilogram backpack can generate over one watt of power while we walk. In another experiment, the backpack was able to power a lithium ion battery.
Other wearable battery backpacks use either electromagnetic induction or ceramic crystal, but both options are either too heavy or inefficient. For instance, backpacks that use electromagnetic induction produce five to 20 watts but they tend to weigh about 20 kilograms.
The researchers intend to embed this nano-generator in phones, sensors and wearables. If it's possible to make the contraption small and even more efficient, this could be a significant step towards solving the challenge of mobile power, and on a global scale our world's growing energy demands.
To hear about more of the team's work at Georgia Tech and how they are working on using motion to power entire cities, check out this video from Reuters (the portable charger bit starts at 2:00 or so, but you'll want to watch the whole thing):
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How cool is this? In my morning mail call, I received, along with the 17 millionth issue of the New Yorker that I'll barely have time to read, a new InterfaceFlor catalog. Now, forget for just a moment that they're sending out the dreaded catalog (we'll assume that it's printed on recycled paper using low-impact inks; after all, this is Interface we're talking about—I mean, even Flor's packaging is eco) and focus on the fact that it's never been easier to shop for really smart floorcoverings... The colors…the textures…the colors and the textures! Talk about going mainstream. This is a brilliant move for a brilliant company, and we're stoked to see them becoming available to wider audience. In case you've been living in a closet, Interface Flor is a system of very cool-looking, environmentally-correct, modular carpet-tiles that can be laid down in a variety of patterns sans glue. If you're the mobile type, you're in luck—that means you can take it with you. The best thing about these tiles is that they can work for such a wide range of tastes. You can deck out your pad modern-day Eames-style, but we'll bet they'll suit your mom too, even if her aesthetic is more Horchow than Herman Miller. By choosing an all-over, uniform pattern, she can create a lovely and seamless look for her new living room, for example. Tiles are about 20-inches-square, and range from as low as $8.99/tile to as much as $15.99/tile. See? Something for everyone. ::InterfaceFlor [by MO]


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Sit up front or away from distractions Write your notes clearly and neatly Ask questions if you do not understand Review your notes soon after taking them Compare notes with others Start each set of notes on a new page At the top, write the course name, date, topic Include page numbers, to keep notes in order If you are taking reading notes, include page numbers in your notes from passages or chapters Keep a separate notebook for each class Keep class notes and reading notes for each class together in a folder or binder Organize your notes so it is easy to find them to review each week Review notes each day or at least each week Neaten up messy handwriting Fill in blanks if you missed something Add detail to anything that might be unclear Underline or highlight important points or important terms Getting your notes in good shape while they're fresh in your mind is your best chance for understanding and remembering them. Review your notes soon after you take notes to help reinforce what you have learned. Review soon after class, on the same day, when the lecture is still fresh in your mind. You may want to review with a study partner or study group and compare notes. Remember, reviewing is not just re-reading your notes. Make it meaningful to you. The more ways you work with information, the better you'll know it and remember it. Summarize points in your own words Quiz yourself Try to predict test questions Recite answers aloud if possible Map or chart, to think about how all the information relates Record: Write down the meaningful facts and ideas, writing legibly Reduce: Summarize the facts and ideas to clarify meaning and relationships, this helps with memory Recite: Cover your notes, and try to recall the facts and ideas, make it meaningful to you Reflect: re-examine your notes throughout the semester, relating previous info with new info Review: spend just a few minutes each week reviewing notes to improve memory and ensure success on exams Taking Reading Notes Complete reading assignments on time. While reading, write down key facts to help prepare for class. While reading, write down any questions or thoughts you may have, and note anything that your don't understand. Share your questions and comments in class, or see the teacher before or after class. While reading, highlight just the key words, main points, names (if highlighting is permitted in your book or materials). Skim: identify purpose, focus on key terms, words in bold or italics, and summaries, look at pictures and graphics, read captions. Read a section at a time: look for main points and supporting statements, important facts, dates, names, lists. Write down any questions that come up. Review: Take what you have read and summarize it in your own words, explain to yourself what graphics show, answer your study questions, and quiz yourself. S = Survey ◦ Read the title, the introduction, and headings ◦ Look at graphics and captions ◦ Read the conclusion or summary Q = Question ◦ Based on the title or heading, write a question using who, what, when, why, or how. The 4 Rs: Read, Recite, Record, Review ◦ Read the entire selection. As you read, look for answers to your questions ◦ Reciting helps you remember what you read. After each section, recite the answer to your question aloud and in your own words ◦ Record the information you'll need to know. Write down the answers to your questions and any important information ◦ Review the whole reading, reread your notes, or redo them in another form. Quiz yourself. Review your notes later on, to help you remember. Taking Class Notes Being present and participating in class helps you get the most out of class time. Arrive on time and stay the whole time ◦ Don't arrive late or leave early Actively listening and taking notes helps you stay more interested, remember more, and study for tests more effectively. Avoid distractions ◦ Sit near the front, or near the instructor ◦ Turn off your cell phone, and other electronics Interact with the material and the teacher ◦ Make a notation if you have a question or comment ◦ Ask questions or share thoughts ◦ Ask teachers to clarify, or pause if you need more time to finish writing notes. Listen to everything, but don't write down everything. Write down main ideas Write down important facts and details Look for clues from the teacher: ◦ gestures, expressions, eye contact, notes on the board, demonstrations, graphics ◦ "this is important," "remember," "pay attention to," "on the test," or use of emphasis on certain words or phrases Note-Taking Methods Write a card for each fact Write a question on the front of the card Write the answer on the back of the card Quiz yourself "Teach" someone else HOMES Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior Roy G. Biv Colors of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet My very educated mother just sent us nine pizzas. ◦ Order of planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto King Phillip crawled over four giant stumps. ◦ Biological classification: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species These help create associations to help with memory and recall. Try creating images that are colorful and out of the ordinary. This mental picture uses rhymes as well: Picture a yellow beehive [5] with two [2] entrances, one where eight [8] bees wait and the other where zero [0] bees wait. ◦ There are 5,280 feet in a mile Use symbols and abbreviations: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ write beginnings of words leave out small words like "a" and "the" leave out vowels (you cn stll rd thm!) just make sure you can understand your notes later Examples: w/o ex b/c conc. > without for example because conclusion greater than Condense and summarize notes to make them easy to review and study Draw lines on your paper to divide the paper into thirds 2 ½" Recall Column: Write key words and questions here. These are recall clues. Quiz yourself using these clues. 6" Main Note-Taking Space: Write notes here as you normally do, and review asap. 2" Summary Space: Use this space to write a brief summary of notes. Indent to show main points, sub-points, and relevant details Start each main point at the left Indent details under each main point Indent again for additional points or details Use Roman numerals, capital or lower case letters, numbers, etc. Combine strategies like using abbreviations The Water Cycle (WC) – April 9 I. Water on Earth now = all ever had, ever will. Same water moves through WC II. WC = continuous – no beginning/end III. WC cmplx, but 4 main stages *could strt by tlkng abt any stage A. Storage B. Vapor C. Condensation (=clouds) D. Precipitation 1. Rain 2. Snow See the big picture and how all the pieces relate. Try color coding, making main point one color and sub-points another color. Sit near the front Ask questions Study buddy Participate in class Study Habits Get enough sleep Stay organized Color code materials Use a calendar Take great notes Theory Psychologist Cognitive Piaget Behavioral Skinner Development Freud Caterpillar Topics Memory, intelligence, perceptions Conditioning, stimuli, rewards Id, Ego, Superego Ground water storage Evaporation Pupa Condensation Precipitation Butterfly Storage in atmosphere http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/collegesuccess/955.html http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html http://www.how-to-study.com/studyskills/en/notetaking/27/taking-notes-in-class/index.asp http://www.testtakingtips.com/note/index.htm


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May 8, 2014
Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write to you to let you know that Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School has been chosen to partner with the Healey Education Foundation to advance the mission of our school and the mission of education for NBVM and SJC parishes! Twelve regional schools were invited to an initial meeting to hear about this partnership. Representatives from the Healey Education Foundation came to MPRCS, heard about all that we have accomplished and our goals for continued success and chose us as one of the six schools for this program. The Healey Education Foundation will work with us over the next three years to help us acquire and train an advancement director, create and train a Board of Limited Jurisdiction, advance our mission, improve our enrollment and development opportunities and much more. We will have a dedicated HEF consultant and ongoing training, as well as grant money to help us achieve our goals.
We have met with representatives from the Healey Education Foundation and discussed the next steps in this process. I will keep you updated as we learn more. It is exciting to know that the Healey Education Foundation feels we are in a wonderful position to continue to increase our enrollment and fundraising opportunities and feels we are candidates worthy of this program. Please look for further updates, as I have them, in the weekly communications.
God's Peace,
Mrs. Therese Waters


text: Eric Akio Hamada recently celebrated his 46th birthday on October 20th and passed away on the morning of November 5th. Eric was an avid fisherman and would often spend time with his fishing buddies. He was also an excellent bowler and was a member of the Whiz Kids at Aiea Bowl in his youth. He even rolled a perfect 300 game! Eric loved his job in the accounting department at the Halekulani, where he worked for nearly 22 years. Through his discussions with the chefs at the Halekulani, Eric developed his own concoctions and became known for his delicious boiled peanuts, beef jerky, smoked meats, awesome cheesecake and his deep fried turkey on Thanksgiving. Eric's legacy will be perpetuated by his father, Isaac Hamada, and sister, Shari Ann Hamada. He will be fondly remembered for his sense of humor, good nature and extreme generosity. We love you, Eric, and will miss you deeply. Visitation will commence at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary followed immediately by the service at 6:00 pm.


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Papa E - HAPA This is a song originally played by the polynesian band Te Vaka, but I'm using the HAPA of it. The chord structure is pretty simple and is the same throughout the whole song. I a little bit of info on how to pronounce some of the words at the bottom as well as an of what the song means because retaining the meaning of the song from the perspective, I believe, is important. Anyways, enjoy and hit me up at myspace.com/colinkiley F Bb F C (F C) Hihiki mai i faifaiga o te fenua E he puli au ite olaga masani He mafai fakapuli ite loto Ite loto o papa e Aue ite nuku o papa e Chorus Aue aue papa e / Aue papa e Aue aue papa e / I te nuku o papa e Oku mokomokoga ke toe fanatu I mea na e masani ai Ko kata lava e mua mai Te kata o papa e Aue i te nuku o papa e A song for my father -------------------- In search of a better way of life, Ope's father left the small island of Fakaofo in Tokelau. This song is about the feelings, emotions and sadness he experienced as he watched the palms and shoreline disappear as he sailed away from Tokelau for the first time. The Language ------------ All the songs on the first album, with the exception of the first and third verse of Mai', and all the songs on the second album are sung in the language of Tokelau. There are two dialects in Polynesia, an old one using 'h' and 'wh', and a later one 's' and 'f'. Both dialects were brought to Tokelau but the new dialect never took hold and islands retained the old one. This has a rounded and more rhythmic sound making the language of Tokelau very musical. How this affects the language is in the pronunciation of 's' and 'f' which are 'h' and 'wh' (as in 'where'). Examples of this are 'Siva' which is pronounced 'Hiva', and 'fenua' which is pronounced 'whenua'.


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Coal and the Environment
Lesson 4 of 5
Objective: Students will be able to explain some of the effects that coal mining and use has on the environment.
Big Idea: Coal is a natural resource people depend on that has an effect on the quality of the natural environment.
Today students will explore several passages that examine the effects of coal mining on the environment. I make it clear that these are a few examples and that there are many environmental impact studies in which the coal agencies state that they will reclaim the area and the effects on wildlife and the environment will be minor to moderate, and short-term. (For example, this study). I have built this lesson based on a lifetime about reading about mining and the knowledge that, while some companies truly do try to reclaim areas and have had some success, the overall impact of coal mining and coal use continues to be very harmful to the environment.
This lesson ties together the 4th grade standard of recognizing that the harvesting and use of natural resources affects the environment with the 3rd grade standard of recognizing that some animals can adapt to changes, and some can not. Both of these lines of inquiry are emphasized in the study study guides.
Here is a video about "rat-hole" mining in India, conducted by children and the poorest of the poor. My students participate in a unit on global citizenship but the choice to discuss this issues with young students is an individual choice and dependent on your particular class.
This powerful documentary about air pollution in China is very informative, and will provide you with more background if you are interested.
Engage: Ideas Through Images
I show students these images of coal mining and use to get them thinking again about how coal mining changes the environment. This is a complex, multi-layered topic.
- As they look at these images, I ask them to think about the following questions:
- What was the environment like before it was mined?
- How has it changed?
- Do you think that underground mining has less of an effect since we cannot see the changes above-ground? Why or why not?
- How do the pictures of mining in the United States (long-seam mining) look different from the few images of mining in India at the end of the presentation?
- What happens to the animals and the plants when there is a surface mine?
- Environmental studies are conducted to determine the effects on plants and animals and in the United States companies are required to rehabilitate the land. Sometimes this works, often it does not. What do you think about this?
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During this part of the lesson, students will read about Surface Coal Mining and Wildlife while taking notes using the organizer I've provided. I want them to focus on the most important details (the flower icon), unanswered questions with an emphasis on overarching concepts though relevant specific questions are also, of course, acceptable (the question mark icon) and ethics (the diamond icon). Their understanding of ethics at this age is limited by the emotional and cognitive development but as we all know, third graders are very capable of expressing beliefs about what they feel to be right and wrong. In the context of this article, I encourage them to jot down a few notes about this and then the challenge is to explain why the issue they agree or disagree with takes place, and to hypothesize solutions.
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I show students this West Virginia Coal Tree.doc and ask them to read silently for a moment. Then we read the words together, using basic phonics to sound out unfamiliar words. Then I ask them to jot down 5 things they know that they use, either directly or indirectly, and 5 things they think they'd be willing to give up. I also am clear in explaining that the exact role coal plays in the manufacturing of all these items is beyond the scope of a 3rd or 4th grade lesson. I know, for example, that it is a direct ingredient of roof tar and pavement. I would have to do further research to find out how coal is related to lipstick, medicine, and soda. I model these kinds of questions, and the importance of not claiming to know something I haven't researched, because these are important qualities for my young budding scientists to start to practice.