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Graphs with two axes
Linear plots/graphs
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Binary/bivariate plots/graphs
Cartesian plots
How can I use graphs in the geosciences?
An overview of the use of plots
Graphs as a way to visualize numerical data
Advances in technology have meant that geoscientists can collect large volumes of numerical data in short periods of time - from geochemical analyses of rocks, to measurements of angles, to the composition of the atmosphere. With all those numbers (like the table of carbon dioxide measurements to the right), how can we tell what the data is telling us? One way that geoscientists process data is to use x-y plots (those with two axes). Any geoscience data that show a relationship between two variables (distance vs. elevation, velocity vs. depth, etc.) can be plotted on an x-y graph. Some examples in introductory geosciences include topographic profiles showing what the land surface looks like, velocity of earthquake waves in the earth, the likelihood that a river will flood, the rate of glacial retreat.
Why should I use x-y graphs?
Graphing pages
These pages are designed to help you do complete exercises that are commonly associated with the use of graphs in the geosciences. In an introductory geoscience course, you might be asked to do one (or more) of three activities having to do with graphs. Decide which of these things you need help with and click on the link. (If you need help with all of these, begin with the first link and you will be directed to the next exercise from there.):
- Plot points on a piece of graphing paper The following are examples of types of questions that you might see in a typical question that asks you to plot points.
- Plot elevations along the line A-B on the graph provided to construct a topographic profile.
- Plot the data in a table on the graph paper provided.
- Using the data in the table provided, plot mean elevation on the vertical y-axis and the date on the horizontal x-axis.
- Construct a line through the points you plotted (or that are already plotted). In introductory geosciences, there are two ways that you may be asked to do this.
- Construct a best fit line (a straight line that mimics the trend of the points)The following are examples of types of questions that you might see in a typical question that asks you to draw a best-fit line.
- Draw a best fit straight line through the data points to construct a flood frequency curve.
- Fit a line to the data to estimate slope.
- Approximate the trend in the data by fitting a straight line to the points you plotted.
- Connect points with a smooth curve The following are examples of types of questions that you might see in a typical question that asks you to draw a smooth line.
- Plot your data and draw a smooth curve connecting the data points; that is, do not connect the points with straight-line segments, but estimate the curvature between points as best you can so the entire curve bends smoothly.
- Once you've plotted elevations along the line A-B, connect the points with a smooth line to construct a topographic profile.
- Draw lines between adjacent data points to emphasize changes in the glacier's elevation
- Construct a best fit line (a straight line that mimics the trend of the points)
- Read points off a line (either the one you constructed or one that is provided for you). The following are examples of types of questions that you might see in a typical question that asks you to read a point from a line.
- Use the flood frequency curve you constructed to determine the maximum stage for a 75-year flood.
- Use the travel-time curves to determine the the time it takes for P- and S-waves to travel 1000 km.
- Using the curve you constructed, determine how many half-lives have elapsed when the Daughter/Parent ratio is equal to 15.
More help with graphs
You can complete the pages linked above with no extra help. If you feel like you need more help, or more information about graphs, here are some links to help you think about graphs on the whole.
- Visionlearning has a page about visualizing scientific data and it was written by a geoscientist!
- Canada's National Statistical Agency has an entire unit about graphs. Including information about using graphs, scatterplots (related to best fit lines), and line graphs (connecting the dots)
- The Gallery of Data Visualization has the best and worst of graphical representations.


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According to the press release, "Arabic Rappelz, an Online MMO Game published by Game Power 7, is holding a 1 week drugs education and awareness event in a bid to discourage the cyber citizens of this virtual world from approaching drugs."
In addition to advertising the discouragement of drug use without enjoinment, Game Power 7 is seeking to entreat teens, online gamers and the youth of the community to fight the war on drugs by partaking in drug-free events. In particular, special gifts will be handed out to players during the event to promote this human values campaign.
It's still good to know that Game Power 7 is taking initiative and using an outlet of entertainment to encourage values. It's almost the complete opposite of what most Governments do: Game Power 7 is actually trying to help people.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Lizards of the Day: Blue Bellies
In fact, we saw two pairs of lizards, possibly mating pairs judging by how closely they stuck to each other. The first pair is in the first photo, the second pair in the second photo.
The first pair had a larger, darker-looking lizard and a slightly smaller, browner-looking lizard; similar coloring and sizing in the second pair was not quite as obvious. This is the larger, darker lizard of the first pair.
In this close up, we can vaguely see the bluish patch under the lizard's chin, and we can see a bit of the blue belly, along the side of the lizard between it's foreleg and hind leg.
This is the slightly smaller, browner lizard of the first pair, hiding between a water pipe and the north wall. Some of its spots are turquoise in color.
And here, he/she has run to the top of the rock wall, and we can see the under-chin and belly patches quite clearly. The blue to bluish turquoise patches on the bellies of these lizards consist of two side patches.
This is one of the lizards of the second pair. The fairly common or typical yellow coloring behind or under both sets of legs can be seen, especially the yellow behind the forelegs.
These lizards, commonly known as blue bellies, blue-bellied lizards, swifts, or Western Fence Lizards, are formally known as Sceloporus occidentalis. The subspecies seen here is called the Great Basin Fence Lizard, or Sceloporus occidentalis longipes. All S. occidentalis lizards are good to have around, as they may help keep ticks free of Lyme disease.
The location of West Gate on this MSRMaps map is marked by the windmill symbol. For more about West Gate read Friday from the Road: West Gate. This post is being submitted to Carnival of the Arid #6, hosted by Chris Clarke at Coyote Crossing.
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- Aurora said...
Cool pictures. These lizards look cute. Its the geckos I hate. One got indoors some years back and I almost lost it.
- Friday, July 31, 2009 at 4:47:00 PM PDT
- Gaelyn said...
Sort of looks like our Plateau Lizards with the blue bellies. Nice shots.
- Friday, July 31, 2009 at 7:27:00 PM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
Thanks, Aurora and Gaelyn!
So far, I've never met a lizard I didn't like, but I don't usually (ever?) find them running around my house, either. Anything unexpected can be pretty darned startling!
The Western Fence Lizard is very widespread in the west, with a few or several subspecies, so probably the Plateau Lizard is related.
- Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 10:43:00 AM PDT
- Liz at Yips and Howls said...
I too have never met a lizard I didn't like. These are gorgeous. I appreciate the information because I saw these in central Arizona last spring and didn't know much about them. The photos are great. I especially like the photo of the lizard peeking through the rocks.
- Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 12:11:00 PM PDT
- Lucy Corrander said...
Some of these photos are very lovely. I expect you are as pleased with them as with having come across the lizards.
In January, you were kind enough to comment on a photo I posted on my blog of a rock with strange lumps in and wondered what people in the future would make of fossilised phones and things.
Well, as for this rock, it's eroding so fast, we won't be wondering much longer about its lumps. I posted a picture today (August 2nd)of what it looked like yesterday and thought I would let you know.
- Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 12:24:00 AM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
Liz, glad you found something of use about lizards here! I'm by no means an expert - MOH seems to always know the common name right off hand, then I have to spend time researching the real name. :)
- Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 10:17:00 AM PDT
- Lucy Corrander said...
Thanks for your comment, Silver Fox. I've put a couple more photos there.
- Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 11:32:00 AM PDT
- coconino said...
I especially like the one with the chin and side patches showing. Great photos! As I've said about your paintings, you have a great sense of creativity and capturing the essence of what you're portraying. Good luck with selling some of your art works.
- Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 11:43:00 AM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
Lucy, thanks for reminding me about your rock - I'd forgotten (I see so many rocks!). I can't tell what kind of rock it is - wonder if it would dissolve with a littel hydrochloric acid, but can't send you any in the mail. Glad you liked some of the lizard shots!
- Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 11:53:00 AM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
Coconino, I felt especially fortunate to get that one shot of the lizard looking up at it's underside. The lizard almost immediately turned away from me! At the time, I knew I could see the chin spot, didn't know I'd gotten the under-side patches until I downloaded the camera.
- Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 11:56:00 AM PDT
- Diane AZ said...
You got some amazing shots! A couple of Western Fence Lizards frequent our backyard. Sometimes I can get a glimpse of beautiful electric blue belly coloring when they do push-ups on the wall.
- Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 6:39:00 AM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
Diane, neat that you have some in your backyard that you can watch.
- Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 12:16:00 PM PDT


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KEENE, N.H.—Keene State College used a 10-5 run to close over the final 5:23 to hand UMass Boston women's basketball a 60-56 loss Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.
With the victory, Keene State College snapped a four-game Little East Conference losing streak and improved to 9-7 overall and 2-5 in conference action. UMass Boston saw their three-game winning streak come to an end, as the Beacons fell to 11-6 and 3-4 in LEC play.
The two teams traded the lead eight times over the final 10 minutes, but freshman guard Jovan Kingwood made sure the Owls wouldn't come out on the losing end. Kingwood went on a 6-2 run herself to give Keene State a two-possession lead and came up with a pair of key steals to seal the victory.
Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) paced the Beacons with a team-high 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Mallory Nelson (Topsham, Maine) tied her career-high with 10 points, while Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds in the loss.
Senior guard Carly Kiernan led the Owls with a game-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting in 25 minutes of action off the bench. Kingwood added 13 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Sarah Kober was the lone Owls starter in double-figures with 10 points.
After a sluggish first half in which both teams struggled to shoot the ball, the two teams heated up in the second half, with the two sides trading baskets on nearly every possession.
UMass Boston took a 29-25 advantage into the break and stretched the lead to five points early in the second half on the first of three Shelby Buck (Greenfield, Ohio) 3-pointers.
The Beacons continued to hold on to a slim lead between two and four points until Stephanie D'Annolfo knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Owls their first lead of the game at 43-42 with 10:43 to play.
That set off a back-and-forth final 10 minutes with the two teams combining for two ties and eight lead changes. At one point, the two teams exchanged leads on five consecutive possessions, with Morrison registering back-to-back layups for the Beacons.
After Andrea Suffredini (Milford, Mass.) hit one of two free throws to tie the game at 52 with 4:53 left, Kingwood took the game over for the Owls.
The freshman guard knocked down one of two free throws and then knocked down a layup off of a steal to push the Keene State lead to 55-52 with 4:13 to play. Murphy cut the deficit to 55-54 with a layup of her own, but Kingwood gave the Owls their largest lead of the night with a step-back three to push the lead to 58-54 with 3:30 to play.
UMass Boston cut the deficit to 58-56 on the next possession with a Morrison layup, but the Beacons offense would go ice-cold the rest of the way. Keene State forced a pair of Beacons turnovers and UMass Boston missed their final two attempts, to give Keene State their first Little East win since their conference opener.
The Beacons will return to Little East Conference action Tuesday night when they trek to Gorham, Maine for a 5:30 p.m. tip against the University of Southern Maine.


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I love everything.
For whatever reason, I am suffering from a rare case of writer's block. This is my second attempt at writing an Amoeblog today, the first being a page-long history of the adoption of our second cat, Maybe. By the time it had devolved into a story about how she had murdered my family, I finally put a stop to it. I hate cute stories about cats – psychotic or otherwise.
But it leaves me at square one, which is totally my least favorite square. Square eight is the place to be. It's the one with lemonade.
Here's a picture of lemonade to look at with your eyes. (You're welcome.)
Even though I have no idea what to write about today, since this is the Amoeblog, I know I must introduce music, film or TV into the subject matter, so let's start with these things:
Yes, that is Phylicia Rashad, (then Phylicia Allen) singing a song from her album, Josephine Superstar, a disco-concept-album merging the music of Josephine Baker with dance beats. I don't actually have an opinion on this one way or the other, but I thought you were old enough to know about it.
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Charles Barkley: Kevin Ware 'has grown on my heart'
Big events generally draw TV viewers who otherwise don't follow the sport involved.
And TV networks try to attracts those casual viewers, who generally determine whether a big event's TV rating goes up or down, with coverage that appeals to emotions and human-interest storylines rather than explaining any X's and O's.
Not surprisingly, CBS followed that game plan in its pregame coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament Saturday. But, before the Louisville-Wichita State game, it had an unexpected ace: The story of Kevin Ware, the Louisville player who suffered the traumatic injury last Sunday in the win against Duke.
In a taped feature on Ware leading into game coverage, Ware said he'd "be celebrating like there's no tomorrow" if Louisville wins the NCAA title Monday night.
MORE:Kevin Ware has 'special locker'
And expect CBS to be focused on that if it happens. CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson noted that Louisville is already thinking about "arrangements" for Ware to help cut down the net Monday -- a moment that could potentially even trump CBS' One Shining Moment tournament-closing segment.
STORY:ESPN's Dick Vitale reflects on one 'emptiness' of career
FINAL FOUR GUIDE:TV schedule, matchup analysis
Charles Barkley, in CBS/Turner's pregame show, lauded CBS for replaying Ware's injury just twice Sunday,"not showing it over and over." And Ware, said Barkley, "has grown on my heart this week. … It's so awesome how the basketball community has reached out to him."
Pregame analyst Kenny Smith says Ware told him his injury "didn't hurt that much" while analyst Doug Gottlieb says Louisville would "miss him in this game" against Wichita State.
Then, just minutes before tipoff, Ware appeared on CBS to say, "I'm great. Honestly."
If only, with CBS and various media outlets squeezing Ware's injury for everything it's worth for them, everybody could leave it at that.


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Economists believe that markets go through economic cycles that are similar and are therefore predictable. The variability lies in the speed at which they follow this trajectory.
By 2050, Africa will produce more GDP than the US and Eurozone combined today. Why then is the world so sceptical of Africa's growth? Africa is the second-largest continent, a landmass second to Asia. It is also the second most populous continent with nearly one billion people. Already, the world's riskiest countries are in Latin America and recent elections have shown over two thirds of the continent has undergone multi-party democratic elections. Perhaps part of the problem is that too many people make the inequitable comparison of Africa to Western nations instead of emerging markets at similar social and economic levels. Why not contextualise Africa's growth and use that to better evaluate its tenacity?
Economists believe Africa is where India was in the early 1990s. Two decades after India gained independence, economic growth was 1% per capita, which was below population growth. In 1965, the country went to war with Pakistan which resulted in the withdrawal of foreign aid and caused currency fluctuations, abating investor interest. After three decades of sluggish growth, sceptics prophesied flagging economic progress. Few could predict the sustained 10% growth that India exhibited in the 2000s. Despite comparable challenges including weak infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and limited transparency, Africa has already demonstrated over a decade of high economic growth. And, like in India after it experienced the same, Africa should be poised for a similar outperformance. Renaissance Capital, an investment bank that focuses on high-opportunity emerging and frontier markets, believes that Africa is going to go from a $2 trillion economy today, to a $29 trillion economy by 2050.
Additionally, Africa's access to technology and ability to implement best practices already tested and perfected by other economies presents a unique advantage. Africa's population went from having no phones directly to mobile phones without the capital or investment in landlines. If the argument is that economic cycles are similar and predictable, then access to more robust technology and the ability to leverage experiences of other markets should result in highly accelerated growth. It took the UK over 300 years before it experienced the industrial revolution. Asia's growth occurred within less than a century from independence. Africa is leapfrogging.
Nevertheless, critics argue that Africa continues to be heavily dependent on natural resources, which is an indication of both its elementary economic diversification and tenuous technological sophistication. Shocks from the global commodity markets have disrupted the flow of foreign exchange and have resulted in currency fluctuations. How much of an impact does this have in derailing Africa off the trajectory we have seen Europe traverse before the industrial revolution and Asia experience ahead of its unprecedented growth? Are these simply just growing pains or are these distinctive barriers? The dichotomy of Africa is the existence of strong performance metrics along with a young, educated middle class and spreading democratisation, against delayed perceptions in recognising the advancements taking place on the ground. We simply aren't updating our views fast enough.
As Theodore Roosevelt said in 1910, "It's not the critic who counts. The credit instead belongs to the man in the arena." Change is here, Africa is demonstrating strong fundamentals. The question is, are we ready to acknowledge the shift?


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In 1990 the Australian ornithologist Ron Johnstone observed a Myzomela on the island of Rote in the Lesser Sundas in Indonesia. In 2009 the birds were observed again by Belgian birders Philippe Verbelen and Veerle Dossche who noticed that the songs they recorded were quite different from other Myzomela populations. The taxon has been described as Rote Myzomela Myzomela irianawidodoae. In the same year Philippe came across Myzomelas on Alor, that also turned out to have quite different vocalisations. These have now been described as Alor Myzomela Myzomela prawiradilagae. For now the recordings are stored on XC under Myzomela kuehni.
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What is xeno-canto?
xeno-canto is a website dedicated to sharing bird sounds from all over the world. Whether you are a research scientist, a birder, or simply curious about a sound that you heard out your kitchen window, we invite you to listen, download, and explore the bird sound recordings in the collection.
But xeno-canto is more than just a collection of recordings. It is also a collaborative project. We invite you to share your own bird recordings, help identify mystery recordings, or share your expertise in the forums. Welcome!
Latest News
We added an article with a partial list of changes to the site this year. Will keep this up-to-date.
Paulina Meller adds a nice set of mysteries from Angola, a really underrepresented country in XC. Help out if you can!
Dante Buzzetti's last two sets were from Murici in Alagoas, Brazil in 2002. More to come from that expedition he says. Exciting stuff and important documents.
Lots of recordings coming in these days. Gabriel Jamie is adding a really nice set from north-western Zambia. Always nice to see some blanks in Africa being filled in. & Richard Webster has been busy for weeks now uploading a meticulously annotated set, representing many sound types per species, as is his custom, from Mexico. Thanks for sharing everyone!!
nice, some more Zambia additions by Kyle Finn today, while Tony Archer continues to add to his nice collection of recordings from South Africa. Thanks guys!
Thank you for providing such a great platform for us to share our recordings on!
you're welcome Gabriel, spread the word!
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Robert Pattinson Always Threw Kristen Stewart's Cheating In Her Face
It wasn't that Rob didn't love Kristen, it's that he was so hurt that she cheated on him with Rupert Sanders. A shocking new report claims that Rob constantly threw Kristen's affair in her face during their fights. Do you think that was wrong of him?
Robert Pattinson tried desperately but he just couldn't move past Kristen Stewart cheating on him with Rupert Sanders. This is what ultimately led to their devastating break up.
Robert Pattinson Couldn't Get Over Kristen Stewart's Affair
The report in Us Weekly claims that Rob, 27, never could accept the fact that the love of his life cheated on him. In fact, he reportedly put her "through the ringer" and always brought it up.
"Rob always brings up the cheating scandal to Kristen," a source says. "He hangs it over her head."
Remember when Kristen admitted to the affair and released that emotional statement?
"I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected. This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry."
Are these two ever going to get together? The source tells the magazine: "They're both good people," the first source tells Us. "It was just not the right thing for either of them right now."
WATCH: Robert Pattinson Finds Texts From Rupert Sanders On Kristen Stewart's Phone
— Chloe Melas
More Robert Pattinson News:
- Robert Pattinson Has Custody Of Bear & Bernie After Kristen Stewart Split
- Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson: How Rupert Sanders Caused Breakup
- Kristen Stewart's New Movie Role To Get Over Robert Pattinson Split


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As multicore processors benefit increasing numbers of high-performance, data-intensive applications, such as wireless basestations and high-performance compute platforms, system scalability can only be achieved through high-capacity embedded interconnect. Gigabit serial links help enable system scalability by reducing system cost, area footprint and pin count while delivering greater parallelism, performance and capacity.
Gigabit serial links define the physical layer of the high-speed communication link. The serializer/deserializer (serdes) at the heart of the gigabit serial link transforms the parallel data inside the device into serial data streams for communication to the external world. Compared with parallel interfaces, serdes-enabled serial links shrink the device area and package size while reducing cost and power consumption, enabling higher system performance.
Figure 1 offers a high-level overview of serdes operation. In the transmit direction, the byte serializer converts parallel bits into serial bytes, then encodes them before sending them out to the serial links.
The most common encoding scheme is 8b/10b, which maps 8-bit data bytes to 10-bit code by adding clock and framing control information so the receiver can recover that information and align it with the transmit data.
In some cases—such as for 10-, 40 and 100-Gbit/second Ethernet—64b/66b encoding is used to enable increased data payload throughput.
In the receive direction, the serial input is first decoded by an 8b/10b or 64b/66b decoder. It then is fed into a clock and data recovery (CDR) block to synchronize with the transmit clock and framing before being sent to the deserializer for conversion to parallel data for internal processing.
Figure 1. The serializer/deserializer is the foundation of gigabit serial links.
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Many communications protocols can be built on top of the serdes function for various data-intensive applications . Figure 2 shows a typical system-on-chip integrating the CPU and digital signal processor, as well as hardware accelerators for application processing. Gigabit interconnects that can be built on top of the serdes function include


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Radiologic Technology Observation Requirements
Hospital/clinic observation in a radiology department is strongly recommended by the NMC Radiologic Technology Program for admission. This is your opportunity to weigh your interest in the field and to learn more about the Radiologic Technology profession. Radiographers [R.T.(R)], who are providing students the opportunity for this experience will need to verify your participation in writing completing the enclosed observation form. Four hours of observation are required to be considered as a potential applicant for the program. It is YOUR responsibility to arrange this observation with one of the clinical sites listed below.
- Students need to complete a diagnostic radiology experience. Observation in Computed Tomography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, or Sonography will not be accepted.
- Students should call ahead to the hospital/clinic of their choice to arrange an appointment for observation. Morning hours are prime hours for observation (8:00a.m.-12:00p.m.). Explain to the receptionist these four hours of observation are a pre-requisite for program admission.
- Students should expect that it may be one to two weeks before the observation can be scheduled with the facility. Therefore, students are highly encouraged to complete this process as soon as possible.
- Students are expected to dress professionally since they are completing this process as a representative of Nebraska Methodist College. When completing clinical hours of observation, students need to be mindful of the following: >No jeans, low rise pants or low cut/midriff tops
- Wear low heeled, closed toe, non-slip comfortable shoes and dress pants.
- No perfume (potential allergen)
- Cosmetics and jewelry in moderation
- Students should notify the hospital/clinic in the event of a late arrival or need to cancel. Canceling of a scheduled observation should be avoided if at all possible.
- Students should be prepared to ask questions during their clinical observation. If the radiographer is involved in a procedure, please hold questions until after the exam is completed. This will help to minimize any disruption of the radiographic procedure.
- Students are expected to follow any policies or directions given by hospital/clinic personnel without question. In the event a student is asked to leave a procedure for patient privacy, the student will be directed to a designated waiting area until the exam is completed. Students must remember the patient is always the radiographer's first responsibility.
- Students must observe patient confidentiality at all times. Most hospitals/clinics will request that students sign a confidentiality form prior to beginning the clinical observation. Cell phones are not allowed during the observation.
- Students must keep interactions related to the scope of Radiologic Technology during their observation. Students are encouraged to inform the radiographer immediately if there are any problems or concerns while participating in this clinical observation.
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Life Changes the Social Security Administration Wants to Know About
Copyright © 2012 AARP. All rights reserved.
You need to inform the Social Security Administration (SSA) when something happens that may have an impact on a payment going to you or to dependents who are getting benefits based on your earnings record. This may include income from work, changes in the makeup of your family, or more mundane housekeeping matters.
You're supposed to tell the SSA about various changes involving your family, including the following:
Death: If a loved one who received Social Security benefits dies, you should make sure that the SSA is informed as soon as possible. A grieving relative doesn't have to make the call, but someone does. In most cases, a funeral director will tell the SSA. This information is critical not only to stop future payments but also because dependents of the deceased may qualify for benefits or payment increases.
Marriage or divorce: Changes in marital status can potentially affect benefits, such as for widows, widowers, and divorced spouses younger than 60. Although divorce alone doesn't terminate benefits based on a former spouse's earnings record, you still must report the divorce to the SSA.
The birth, adoption, or move of a child: If you're receiving Social Security benefits and you have a child, the child also may qualify. If someone else adopts a child who has received benefits, the benefits to the child may continue, but the SSA has to know about it.
If you get spousal or widow/widower's benefits based on caring for a dependent child and the child relocates for more than a month, you have to tell the SSA. Failure to report the move may cost you a month's benefit or more.
You're also supposed to tell the SSA about the following, all of which have the potential to affect your benefits and your ability to receive them:
If you change your name
If you move or if you change banks for benefits that are directly deposited into a checking or other bank account
If you earn more money than you expected, or expect to earn more money than you originally thought
For retirement and certain other benefits, earnings from work above a certain amount may trigger withholding of part of the Social Security benefit. As soon as you expect to earn more than you told the SSA you planned to earn, you should inform the SSA of the change. Don't wait, or you risk an overpayment charge.
If you get non–Social Security payments for disability
If you're already getting Social Security disability benefits, you must tell the SSA if you apply for a different (non–Social Security) disability benefit, receive workers' compensation, or get a settlement. Such payments potentially affect Social Security benefit amounts for you and your family.
If your citizenship status changes
A change in status may affect the type of Social Security card you qualify for. To get a card, noncitizens usually must show that they're authorized to work by the Department of Homeland Security.
If you work outside the United States and are younger than full retirement age
This includes part-time work and self-employment. If you get early retirement benefits and work more than 45 hours outside the United States in a job that doesn't pay Social Security taxes, benefits may be withheld.
If you receive pension benefits from work you did that was not covered by Social Security, including a government job
If you receive Railroad Retirement benefits
This applies to you if you get both Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits based on your spouse's working record and your spouse dies. After that happens, you'll end up with one of the benefits — the SSA will decide which one.


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Embark on the greatest winter camping adventure that will ever challenge you as a Scout. Okpik will give you the skills to go where few dare. Established in 1986 at Tahosa High Adventure Base, Ward, Colorado, the Denver Area Council's Okpik Winter Camping is ready for you! Check out video on the top left of what you will experience at Okpik!
This two day and two night adventure develops confidence and skills in camping and living in the outdoors during extreme weather conditions. Receive training in physical preparation, cold weather dress, first aid and emergency procedures, food and water, equipment use while experiencing cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and winter shelter building. This experience is the embodiment of the Boy Scouts of America motto to "Be Prepared" .
Okpik is state-of-the-art training to give leaders, (both youth and adult), confidence in taking groups into a cold environment and support a year-round camping program. Our cold weather training is appropriate only for those leaders and campers who already have basic Scouting skills and mild weather camping experience. Our training includes skills that can ensure a successful, fun and safe cold weather camping experience. These must know skills are important because cold weather camping mistakes can be serious and certainly are not something upon which to build young Scout's experience.
Units enrolled for a training weekend should plan to arrive at Tahosa High Adventure Base no later than 6:30 p.m. on the Friday night of Okpik, winter camping high adventure. Friday night is spent in a classroom setting where the Okpik staff will give instructions in cold weather camping and then you'll spend the first night in a cabin. On Saturday morning after breakfast, everyone packs up and moves into the backcountry. The day is spent building quinzees (piled snow domes), cooking meals and exploring the winter woods. The experienced Okpik staff will stay in the field during the weekend observing and supervising you as you use the skills taught on Friday night. After spending a night in the quinzees you built, we return to the Dining Hall for a wrap up session. The course will end after lunch on Sunday, approximately 12:00 Noon.
Be sure to examine the Okpik equipment list carefully. Every required item must be brought with you. We do provide some supplemental clothing and bedding items, but each participant must provide the essentials. (The equipment list is also in the registration packet.) A full and varied menu is provided, so it is not necessary to bring any food or snacks.
Two Scouts bundled up with warm drinks in their hands. Okpik Winter Camping is a very strenuous weekend. All of your gear and food for the weekend is pulled on sleds, most of the day is devoted to shelter building and it can be very cold. Youth should have the size and maturity to complete and enjoy the weekend. All participants should do physical training to condition themselves for a very invigorating and challenging weekend. The Okpik staff will provide a course regardless of the snow conditions. There will be no cancellations due to the weather (lack of snow). Depending on the snow conditions, be prepared to ski or backpack into the backcountry.
OKPIK is not for the faint of heart and offers more experienced Scouts a chance to try their hand at extreme winter camping. Participants will pull their gear along in toboggans as they cross-country ski into the wilderness for a weekend of snowy fun. Under the supervision of our trained staff, Scouts will build and sleep in a quinzee, learn important winter survival skills and find out what it takes to camp in one of the most extreme environments possible.
We welcome you to our Okpik program, we know that you'll have a great weekend. To ensure the weekend is a success, everyone needs to do prepare prior to arriving at Tahosa High Adventure Base. Please review the presentations listed on the right so that you know what to bring, what to wear and how to build your quinzee.
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Bachelor of Science Biology
Biology majors at Thomas University design their curriculum to meet personal career and advanced study goals. Students interested in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, teaching or biomedical research take process-oriented courses at the molecular and cellular level such as biochemistry,, bacteriology, genetics, cellular biology, and physiology. These and related subjects will prepare students for advanced training in the medical profession and provide the background to qualify for examinations such as the MCAT and PCAT.
Students interested in natural resource protection, wildlife management, or environmental issues take courses that deal with resource issues such as conservation biology, ecology, field biology, and environmental science. These and related subjects will prepare students for advanced study at the graduate level or for a career in resource management, environmental planning, or environmental regulation with local, state, Federal governments, or an environmental consulting firm.
Regardless of emphasis, all biology majors are required to taker basic coursework in botany, zoology, evolution, and principles of biology, as well as mathematics, chemistry, and physics. In addition, a wide range of independent study opportunities are available each semester including an internship program, advanced research, and directed readings. Biology students will be required to take ETS Biology Major Fields Test prior to graduation (Senior Year), although a specific score is not required for graduation.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
A graduate of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental content knowledge in broad areas of biology, including, zoology, botany, genetics, microbiology, chemistry and evolution.
- Express clearly biological terminology and understanding of major biological concepts when writing or speaking about biology.
- Perform laboratory and/or field experiments, utilizing scientific method and adequate controls to examine data.
- Evaluate biological data, draw reasonable conclusions, and recognize the ethical implications of these conclusions.
- Understand his/her part in the scholarly scientific community through interaction with scholarly scientific literature and application of knowledge to personal, community, and scientific problems.


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With a highly-successful career spanning karting to Formula One, including three victories at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans and winning the FIA WEC World Championship, Allan is one of the most respected and liked personalities in the dynamic and competitive world of motorsport.
Rarely seen without a smile on his face, Allan has always been one of motorsport's most naturally engaging and entertaining characters, making him a favourite of media and fans alike. Off-track, this has led to media roles with BBC F1, BBC Radio 5 Live, Sky Sports F1 and SPEED TV, where he has shared his sporting insight with millions of viewers and listeners.
In addition to his on-track success, Allan helps companies engage their respective target audiences through marketing and communications campaigns.
One of motorsport's most interesting drivers, Allan is adept at sharing stories from his fascinating life with stakeholders from all walks of life, and has considerable experience hosting corporate events, along with motivational speaking and team-building activities.
To succeed in business, you need to be psychologically prepared, and Allan can provide a unique insight into the mental preparation required to be a winner!
Allan is at home whether behind the wheel of his high-tech race machinery, fulfilling media commitments or representing global brands such as Audi in television advertising campaigns.
Allan has supported companies in meeting their business objectives through:
Marketing campaigns
Customer loyalty programmes
Networking/corporate/VIP events
Incentivising employees & customers
Motivational programmes
"P&H has worked with Allan since 2009 and he has been invaluable in helping with our management communications and building better relationships with our key clients and customers. Allan's position at the top of elite motorsport provides a great opportunity for P&H to add real value to our events strategy. His infectious enthusiasm and drive ensures that any of our VIP guests that meet him take away a positive experience not only of Allan, but of P&H."
Marketing Manager
Palmer and Harvey
"We have sponsored Allan for eight years, firstly through Jewson and recently through Graham. We proudly have Allan attend many of our customer functions, standing in the front line for our Jewson and Graham brands, promoting internal programmes. He adds credibility to an event with his ability to connect with the audience, making them feel relaxed and involved. Allan's commitment and drive in his sport helps to encourage our team to reach their own goals."
Chief Executive
Saint-Gobain Building
Distribution UK & Ireland
"Allan was a major part of activities with our VIPs when Formula One first visited Bahrain. We invited Allan to share his insight into the sport, acting as a UBS ambassador. He was the consummate professional, effortlessly engaging the audience, many of whom were new to motorsport, adding to their enjoyment of the Grand Prix."
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Scotland's Allan McNish is eager to sign off Audi's participation of a historic sportscar endurance race by scoring his fifth and the German manufacturer's 11th victory on Saturday (16 March).
Dumfries-born McNish races for a 10th time since making his debut in the Sebring 12 Hours – his first race for Audi in 2000 – co-driving a 2013 specification hybrid-diesel Audi R18 e-tronquattro with Tom Kristensen (DK), who has won at Sebring a record six times, and Lucas di Grassi (BR).
McNish confirmed: "I'm really looking forward to Sebring. It's always an intense race and I have the chance of maybe another podium or even better a fifth win.
"It's the toughest and most gruelling race I've done – more so than Le Mans because there is no respite. The weather is invariably hot and humid, the high-speed track is very bumpy and with the number of cars on track, I'm lucky if I get a single second to relax on each lap.
"It's hard on the car, which gets bashed and knocked around, and the driver plus the engineers and mechanics as well – they have really got to be on their toes throughout the 12 hours."
This year's Sebring race is likely to be the last for McNish – and Audi – for the foreseeable future. Sebring is no longer in the FIA World Endurance Championship while a change in car regulations in 2014 outlaws Audi's LMP1 sports-prototype.
"While Sebring marks the start of my 2013 race season for Audi Sport it will unfortunately be the end of an era'" continued Allan. "I've contested 50 American Le Mans Series races since it was formed in 1999 but after next year's merger, Audi's current sports-prototype will be ineligible to race. So it's clear that we [Audi Sport] would love the opportunity to be standing again on the top step of the podium.
"There's always a variety of spectators from the 'die hard' race fans, casual fans who come for the atmosphere of the 'carnival' and the guys that have seen so many more Sebring's than I will ever see.
"It really is an impressive sight and one you cannot replicate anywhere else in the world. 150,000 people crammed in to a venue in the middle of Florida, for what can only be described as an intense 'party' off the track and a hell of a race on it.
McNish is one of only four drivers to have recorded pole-position, fastest race lap and victory at Sebring (2006) when Audi recorded the first major international race win for a diesel-engined sportscar.
McNish, Kristensen and Capello hold the record Sebring race distance (383 laps/1,417.1miles) and fastest race average speed (117.98mph) from 2009.
An entry of around 40-cars is expected for the ALMS opening race of the 2013 season. Qualifying around the 3.74-mile track is staged on Friday (1815*) with the race getting underway at 1430* on Saturday.
Allan McNish Sebring 12 Hours Formguide (Début: 2000 – Seven podiums including 4 wins from 9 races all with Audi). Allan has only raced sportscars at Sebring.
2000: 2nd - 39.111 seconds behind winning Audi (Qualified 2nd).
Puncture at one-quarter distance lost time due to bodywork damage, Capello spun off damp track while brake issues delayed pace in closing stages which marked McNish's maiden race for Audi.
2004*: 1st (Qualified 2nd, AM).
Trouble-free run from start-to-finish, led final six hours uninterrupted finishing 5-laps clear. First race for McNish after returning to Audi from his three year spell in Formula One.
2005*: 2nd - 6.365 seconds behind winning Audi (Qualified 2nd).
Traded lead with eventual winner throughout.
2006: 1st + Fastest Lap, AM (Qualified 1st, AM).
Started race from pit-lane after heat exchanger problem but McNish went on to score debut win for Audi R10 TDI by four laps.
2007: 4th (Qualified 2nd).
Led majority of opening 5hrs until an electrical issue caused two pit stops costing 30mins. Dropped to seventh but finished fourth, second in LMP1.
2008: 3rd (Qualified 1st, AM).
Traded lead with "sister" Audi but lost one lap when a front suspension component was changed after 7hrs and then a further two laps an hour later when the front brake discs were changed.
2009: 1st (Qualified 2nd).
Debut win for R15 TDI.
2011: 4th (Qualified 4th).
Led several times until Capello was "punted" off the track at one-third distance resulting in a seven-lap pit-stop for repairs.
2012: 1st (Qualified 2nd).
McNish snatched the lead on the opening lap and his Audi went on to lead all but 66 of the 325-laps.
* Denotes "customer" team
Allan has acted as an ambassador for many diverse organisations, both large and small. His knowledge of the business environment is second-to-none and this shows in his professional and engaging dialogue, supported by his passion to get it right.
When it comes to distribution, P&H is the leader of the pack. Servicing a range of independent and franchised retail sites, they're the UK's biggest delivered wholesaler and its sixth-largest private company. Did you know there is a P&H truck in every main postcode in the UK, each and every day?


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When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday and Wednesday about same-sex marriage rights, Justice Anthony Kennedy will be scrutinized for his every word, sigh and twitch.
Since the earliest whispers of the issue reaching the nation's high court, it has been Kennedy's vote that both sides figured they must court most. The former California federal appeals court judge is considered the center of a court otherwise equally divided between liberals and conservatives.
And if there is an issue likely to splinter liberals and conservatives, it is gay marriage.
"To look at the larger question here, whether the court is ready (to decide the central issues in same-sex marriage), the question is — is Kennedy?" said John Eastman, a conservative law professor and head of the National Organization for Marriage.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the legal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. The justices are reviewing a federal appeals court ruling that declared the law unconstitutional because it stripped away a previous right of same-sex couples to marry in the Golden State.
On Wednesday, the court will hear arguments in the challenge to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits, from Social Security to tax status, to gay and lesbian couples. A federal appeals court struck down the law last year in a New York case, concluding the federal government cannot deny benefits to same-sex couples in states that legalize gay marriage.
For all the attention on Kennedy, legal experts say there are so many scenarios for the court in both cases, from issuing a sweeping decision on gay marriage to resolving the cases on narrow procedural grounds, that all nine of the justices bear watching. Four of the court's members, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, have no judicial precedent on gay rights thus far.
Many legal experts are tracking Roberts, who surprised conservatives last year when he cast the deciding vote to uphold President Barack Obama's health care laws. But for the most part, the justices are expected to split along traditional lines.
"Are there any wild cards?" asked Jane Schachter, a Stanford University law professor. "I doubt it, among that group."
Kennedy's role in the two cases surpasses ideology. He has authored the two most recent Supreme Court decisions supporting gay rights, perhaps the key precedents in arguments over whether gay marriage bans are constitutional.
In Lawrence v. Texas, Kennedy in 2003 wrote the 6-3 majority opinion striking down a Texas anti-sodomy criminal statute, saying the law targeted gays' private conduct and served no legitimate government purpose. To much notice, Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, warning Kennedy's reasoning could eventually be used to argue for same-sex marriage.
And in 1996, Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in Romer v. Evans, which found unconstitutional a Colorado law that denied anti-discrimination protections to gays and lesbians.
In briefs filed in this week's marriage cases, lawyers for same-sex couples and the Obama administration rely heavily on Romer and Lawrence to urge the Supreme Court to find gays and lesbians should have a legal right to marry. And therefore they rely heavily on Kennedy's precedent.
"Romer and Lawrence were the only two cases advancing gay rights in American history, and they were both written by Anthony Kennedy," said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Irvine's law school.
While Romer and Lawrence are being heavily debated for their potential influence on the same-sex marriage cases, there is another Supreme Court precedent at the heart of the legal arguments. It is the court's 1967 ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which found bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.
Lawyers for gay marriage opponents have argued in their briefs that the same-sex marriage cases are distinct from Lawrence, Romer and Loving. In fact, they argue that Loving is different because it involved heterosexual couples who could procreate, one of the key reasons they say same-sex marriage bans are justified.
"The fundamental right to marry recognized by this court in Loving … was tied to the unique procreative capacity of opposite-sex unions," former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III wrote in one brief.
To legal experts, the Supreme Court's reliance on those key, historic cases may depend on whether the justices are ready to resolve the gay marriage controversy now, with so many states still bitterly divided on the issue.
"A common refrain is that the Supreme Court should only issue decisions that are durable," said Marc Spindelman, an Ohio State University law professor. "It looks like the winds of change are moving in one direction now. But it still might be too soon for the court."
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236. Follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz.
Follow Mercury News legal affairs reporter Howard Mintz' exclusive online coverage as he heads to the U.S. Supreme Court this week for the same-sex marriage arguments. With more than 25 years experience writing about legal issues in California, Mintz has covered the gay marriage story throughout its decade-long journey through the courts.
Join Mintz at noon Monday for an online chat with Byron Babione, counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a group defending Proposition 8, and Chris Stoll, staff attorney with National Center for Lesbian Rights at www.mercurynews.com


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NAIA Wrestler of the Week ? No. 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Javier Carbajal of Cumberlands (Ky.) has been named the NAIA National Wrestler of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Carbajal was selected based on his performances from Jan. 13 – 19 and was chosen out of a pool of nominees from the four Qualifying Groups.
Carbajal, a sophomore from Homestead, Fla., compiled a 3-0 record, including two wins against ranked wrestlers, en route to the 125-pound title at the Missouri Valley College Invitational Jan. 17 – 18 in Marshall, Mo. After opening the event with a bye through the first two rounds, Carbajal claimed a 9-0 major decision against Andrew Gorman of William Penn (Iowa) in the quarterfinals. He then knocked off then-No. 12 Dennis Welch of Missouri Valley, 8-3, in the semifinals, before claiming a 4-3 decision against then-No. 8 Kristoph McKinley of Indiana Tech.
On the season, Carbajal owns a 25-4 overall record and an 8-0 mark against NAIA opponents.
The next Wrestler of the Week announcement will be on Jan. 29. For the complete Player of the Week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Daniel Luttrell, Great Falls (Mont.); Austin Fehlhafer, Concordia (Neb.); Tyler Sarringar, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Blake Fruchtl, Hastings (Neb.); Jake Ekster, Missouri Valley; John Walters, West Virginia Tech; Wismit Moinius, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Pat Nord, Jamestown (N.D.); Zach Skates, Oklahoma City; Justin Brooks, Indiana Tech.
2013-14 NAIA Wrestlers of the Week
Week 1 (Jan. 15): Joe Cozart, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Week 2 (Jan. 22): Javier Carbajal, Cumberlands (Ky.)


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LISTEN to Dr. Bob Judd and Don Kyser of the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network discuss Texas HORSE and the shrinking $5.2 Billion Dollar Horse Industry!
Texas Racing Industry Hopeful that 2013 Legislative Session Unlocks DoorsSureBet Racing – by Martha Claussen
April 2013 – Every two years the elected officials of Texas convene in Austin to review a myriad of bills and legislative documents. For close to two decades, members of the Texas racing industry have appealed to lawmakers for legislation that would allow video lottery terminals, or VLTs, at racetracks. Legislators have been implored to acknowledge the massive amount of money leaving the state with Texans who support gaming in neighboring states of Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
The compelling economic impact studies have pointed out the benefit to the state in revenues for education, agriculture and tourism.
In 2011, more than 26 gaming bills were introduced and the Licensing and Administrative Procedures committee passed Constitutional Amendment, HJR 137, to authorize the legislature to legalize and regulate the conduct of one or more types of gaming involving wagering in Texas, contingent on approval by the voters at a statewide referendum. Unfortunately, the deadline passed without the required 100 votes, and therefore, nothing further occurred in that session. READ MORE…
New Study: Texans Spend $2.96 Billion Annually at Neighboring Gaming Facilities
By Let Texans Decide | Published: Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2013 – 9:09 am
AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2013 — Texans Responsible for 38.6% of Total Gaming Revenue in Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico
A new study released by a leading Texas-based economic group, TXP, shows neighboring states are taking Texas to the cleaners through legalized gaming. Texans are responsible for $2.96 billion in annual gaming revenue in those three states – up $590 million since a 2009 study — and in both Oklahoma and Louisiana represent more than forty percent of their customers. Read More…
Texas HORSE
Every year, several billion dollars leave our state. The operation of slots at racetracks in neighboring states provides tracks in those states with an insurmountable economic advantage over Texas tracks. The consequence of this economic disparity has been the exodus of horses, breeding farms and other horse professionals to other states, as they follow higher purses, leaving the Texas horse industry at an overwhelming disadvantage which threatens the very existence of a vital horse industry and agricultural enterprises in the state.
Our mission is to support a legislative effort which will provide the Texas horse agri-industry with tools to compete against Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, states where the horse industry has been proactively supported by their state governments.
Texas HORSE supports legislation that will allow the installation of VLTs (video lottery gaming machines – often referred to as slot machines) at licensed Texas racetracks.
Texas HORSE is asking the Texas Legislature to let the people of Texas decide.
Please take a look at the site and learn more about how this legislation would benefit horsemen and what you can do to help.
Texas HORSE is unprecedented in its size and scope. There has never existed such a grouping of diverse, multi-disciplined horse organizations and horsemen to support a single cause.


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Presenter: Mary Stokrocki (SL: MaryLou Goldrosen), Educators and Trainers
Description: After exploring the OpenSim with students for four years, I invited them to revise my parody play, The Lizards of ARS/ART, a satiric reinterpretation of Baum's (1900) The Wizard of Oz. Using participatory action research, I gathered their 2-D mask images converted into 3-D forms and related parodies. Two older students arranged them in two different installations on the OpenSim virtual world. This communal experience helped develop imaginative play, digital skills, and diverse art meaning.
Participants will be learn to revise the model parody, transfer 2-D mask, build 3-D form, and install
Accessibility: Voice and SpeakEasy HUD Tool


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Birds still sing from the trees, and the Potomac River continues to rumble as it rushes through the Great Falls. Other sounds from the past can be imagined if one stands quietly on the towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The shovels of immigrant workers scrape as they carve the canal out of the mountains and ridges along the river; hooves clop as the mules pull coal-laden boats down a crowded canal, their bells keeping beat with the footsteps of the small children who guide them; a brass lock horn blares and the shout "Heeeey Lock!" alerts a lock tender to an approaching boat; and voices murmur at nightfall as families tie up their boats after a long 16-hour day.
The rich history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, also known as the C & O Canal, is vividly portrayed at several sites along its 184.5-mile route, a route that today forms a beautiful national park along the Potomac River in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Giant trees shade a sandy towpath between the river and the old canal bed, visited by thousands of hikers, bikers, birders, and naturalists who enjoy the spectacular scenery of the park. If they pause long enough, they can also hear the voices of those who lived and worked along the canal during an important era in American history.
About This Lesson
Getting Started: Inquiry Question
Setting the Stage: Historical Context
Locating the Site: Maps
Determining the Facts: Readings
Visual Evidence: Images
Putting It All Together: Activities
How the National Register
The C & O Canal National
This lesson is based on the C & O Canal National Historical Park, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Elvis Dumervil agrees to contract with Baltimore Ravens
The Denver Post
Once again, the Baltimore Ravens have defeated the Broncos.
Elvis Dumervil, one of the best defensive ends in Broncos history, has agreed in principle to a multiyear contract with the Ravens.
Dumervil's departure occurs 10 weeks after Baltimore stunned the Broncos, 38-35 in double-overtime of a second-round AFC playoff game on a below-zero windchill Saturday afternoon.
"As we have from the start of this process, we worked diligently over the last week to find a way for Elvis Dumervil to remain a Denver Bronco," Broncos vice president John Elway said in a statement. "Although we made multiple contract offers to Elvis after being forced to release him, we were unable to reach an agreement and are now moving forward without him."
A blustery snowstorm greeted Denver on Saturday when the Broncos learned Dumervil and his 631/2 sacks were moving on.
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, part of a new website focusing on New York and New Jersey school finances, says that state aid and spending on schools has slowed down noticeably in the past two years. "But districts across the states experience this very differently. For example, Ripley School District in Chautauqua, New York, saw its per-pupil funding drop by nearly $7,000 in 2012, while Taconic Hills Central School District in Columbia, New York, saw an increase of nearly $5,000," the Fed said. The gap between local revenues resources is also striking, the Fed reported. "For example, 27 percent of the revenue of Lackawanna School District in upstate New York came from local sources in 2012, 66 percent from the state, and 7 percent from the federal government, while 95 percent of the funding for Scarsdale School District in Westchester came from local sources, with less than 1 percent coming from the federal government," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said. Lackawanna, a rustbelt mill town south of Buffalo, is one of the poorest districts in the state, with 73 percent of the 2,200 students eligible for free school lunches. The district is 70 percent white, 23 percent black and 7 percent Hispanic Scarsdale is located in Westchester, one of the wealthiest addresses in the U.S. None of its 4,600 students qualify for lunch subsides, one of the main indicators of poverty in school districts. Only 4 percent of its students are black or Hispanic, with 84 percent classified as white and 12 percent Asian. The Fed debuted the new interactive website Monday that profiles the finances of school districts across New York state and New Jersey. The Fed said "on average, school districts allocate almost half of their budget to instructional expenditures, with the remainder going to non-instructional expenditures (such as instructional support, transportation, and utilities) and to 'other expenditures' (such as interest on debt and inter-district transfers)." But those numbers also vary widely from district to district. The Fed said that new website's maps allow users "to dive right into the data. Users can explore common trends, such as funding spikes from the federal stimulus intended to combat the recession, and also zoom in on any particular school district. The format also makes it easy to compare any school finance indicator across school districts and states, at a certain point in time or over time." Maps are based on data from the Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and the state Education Department.


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Installation of Mac OS 9 (after Mac OS X) -- How to install or reinstall Mac OS 9 on the Mac OS X volume following a Mac OS X installation, using either a retail Mac OS 9 Installation CD or Mac OS 9-based Software Restore CD which came with your computer.
Recovering from an improper installation --How to recover from a Mac OS 9 installation that was not performed in a manner described in this document, and in which one of the following symptoms may occur.
Installation of Mac OS 9 after Mac OS X
The type of Mac OS 9 CD you have determines which installation method you use. A "bootable" CD is one your computer can start from. Some Restore and Install CDs are bootable, and others are not. Bootable CDs must be the of the same generation or later than the computer that you want to start up from CD. A brand new computer usually will not start up from a CD that is 18 months old, for example. More...
Follow the directions based on what type of Mac OS 9 CD you have:
- If your computer came with both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X installed on the hard disk, and a bootable Mac OS 9 Software Restore CD, see "Apple Software Restore: How to Perform a Multiple Disc Restoration". This procedure requires erasing the volume.
- If your computer came with Mac OS 9.2.2 and Mac OS X 10.2 or 10.3, and a non-bootable Software Restore CD which includes Mac OS 9.2.2, do this:
- Open Software Restore, and select to restore only Mac OS 9.
- Open Classic preferences and verify that System Folder (the one that was just installed) is selected for the Classic environment.
When you are finished moving any items from the "Old Mac OS 9 System Folder," (such as preference files for Classic applications, unless "Use preferences from home folder" is selected in the Classic preference pane) it can be deleted.
- If you are reinstalling by using a bootable Mac OS 9 Installation CD (either retail version or one included with your computer) and you need to reinstall Mac OS 9 on the Mac OS X disk, perform a clean installation by following these steps:
- Start up from the CD, and open the Installer.
- Click the Options button in the Installer to access the clean installation option.
- Select the checkbox for clean installation.
- Install the software.
If Mac OS 9 is reinstalled without issue, you may stop here.
Preparing for Recovery
The rest of this document explains how to recover from any of the symptoms listed above that may result from a Mac OS 9 reinstallation.
If you are not familiar with the term "Home directory," see "Mac OS X: Using Your Home Directory"
This article also includes file "paths" for clarity. For example, instead of referring to "the text file 'termpaper' in the Documents folder in the latavia folder in the Users folder on the Mac OS X disk", this document uses:
- /Users/latavia/Documents/termpaper.txt
The first slash (solidus) means the top, or "root," level of the Mac OS X disk. Other slashes mean a lower folder, or "directory," level.
Get software updates
Some steps tell you to install software updates. There are two ways to get them.
- In Mac OS 9, choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, then Software Update from the submenu.
- In Mac OS X, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Software Update.
- Click Update Now to see available updates.
Tip: In Mac OS X and some versions of Mac OS 9, you must update the Software Update engine itself before other available software will be displayed for installation. If you only see an update for Software Update, install it and repeat these steps to see other available software.
Download a standalone installer for an update from Apple Downloads.Because they can be stored on a disk, standalone installers are useful if you have a slower Internet connection or if you have many computers to update.
Choose a set of steps that matches the Restore option you used.
If you used Restore Erase
If you chose this option, the only way to recover your users' files is from backup copies stored on other disks or partitions.
Follow these steps:
- If you restored a version of Mac OS 9 earlier than Mac OS 9.1, install the Mac OS 9.1 Update.
- Start up the computer from the Mac OS X CD and install Mac OS X.
- Install any updates that you may have previously applied to Mac OS X.
- Restore users' files from backup copies, if available.
If you used Restore in Place
The computer may start up normally from Mac OS X, but other symptoms could arise.
Follow these steps:
- If you restored a version of Mac OS 9 earlier than Mac OS 9.1, install the Mac OS 9.1 Update.
- Start up the computer from the Mac OS X CD and perform a complete installation of Mac OS X.
- Install any updates that you may have previously applied to Mac OS X.
If you used Restore Saving Original Items
Your Mac OS X system software and Home directories have been moved into a folder called Original Items. You must reinstall Mac OS X, recreate your users, and then recover the contents of users' Home directories from the Original Items folder. Finally, you may recover the disk space consumed by the installation of Mac OS X stored inside the Original Items folder.
Reinstalling, recreating users, and recovering Home directories
- If you restored a version of Mac OS 9 earlier than Mac OS 9.1, install the Mac OS 9.1 Update.
- Start up the computer from the Mac OS X CD and perform a complete installation of Mac OS X.
- Install any updates that you may have previously applied to Mac OS X.
- After completing the Setup Assistant, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Click the Users icon.
- Recreate the users that were previously on your computer. Tip: Each user has a Name (such as "John Kelly") and a Short Name (such as "jkelly"). You must be sure that the Short Name of each user is the same as it was before. You can see the original Short Names by opening the Users folder located inside the Original Items folder. The Short Name of a user is the same name placed on that user's Home directory (folder).
- Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
- Click Applications in the Finder toolbar.
- Open the Utilities folder.
- Open the Terminal utility.
- Type: sudo cp -R /Original\ Items/Users/* /Users Important: This step creates a copy of the original Home directories in the correct location (/Users). Terminal commands must be typed exactly, including capitalization and spaces. sudo cp -R /Original\ Items/Users/* /Users If you do not have enough empty hard disk space to make this copy, you may replace cp (copy) with mv (move). When possible, you should use cp to prevent the possibility that unexpected circumstances cause the only copy of the original data to be damaged, lost, or misplaced. The -R flag is not included in the command when using mv.
- Press Return.
- Type an administrator user password.
- Press Return.
- Type: cd /Users
- Press Return.
- Type: sudo chown -R name name Important: In this step, you would type your user Short Name in both places that "name" appears. You might type, for example: sudo chown -R jkelly jkelly
- Press Return.
- Repeat steps 17 and 18 for each user that you created in step 6.
- Quit the Terminal utility.
The contents of users' original Home directories (/Original Items/Users/username) should now be copied to the users' new Home directories (/Users/username).
Preferences and applications
You may wish to adjust system-wide settings in System Preferences that were not set in the Setup Assistant.
Reinstall all applications that were not included with Mac OS X.
Reclaiming disk space
You have copied the contents of your Users' Home directories into the correct location, so you can save space on your hard disk by deleting the Original Items folder. However, you may want to remove or back up some other files from Original Items before doing that.
Tip: Be aware that many Classic (Mac OS 9) applications store data such as favorites, contact lists, and email in the Mac OS 9 System Folder. You may wish to save a copies of the previous Preferences folder (/Original Items/System Folder/Preferences/) and Favorites folder (/Original Items/System Folder/Favorites/). Check for any other data in the Original Items folder that you wish to keep that may have been located outside the users' Home directories.
Follow these steps to reclaim the disk space:
- Check the Original Items folder for any more items you wish to keep.
- Once you are certain that you have removed, copied, or backed up everything you need from the Original Items folder, you may drag it to the Trash.
- Choose Empty Trash from the Finder menu.
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I am a simple kinda girl when it comes to face masks (or maybe just generally?!) – although I have tons of sheet masks, I realised I didn't really use them because you have to stay pretty still when wearing them…and I'm not so good at that!
So have been using more wash off masks when I have the time for a pamper. The quicker and more efficient a mask is the better. A recent purchase is this Holika Holika Premium Sheep Milk Yoghurt mask with Wild Berry!
I have a huge soft spot for creamy type masks – the truth is my skin is very sensitive and the wrong mask can still send it doo-laly for weeks. Creamy ones I tend to have a bit more luck with.
Holika Holika is fast becoming a really strong Korean make up and Skincare brand – they're pretty creative with their new releases. Sometimes though there are SO many new products that I wonder how much care and time has been spent developing them, are if they're just being churned out in pretty bottles.
This version is a wash off type (although my skin sucked a lot of it up), has lots of vitamins and lactic acid to make the skin soft (apparently). It can be left on for 5-10 minutes before rinsing off.
There is also a Green Tea version of this mask for combination skins.
This mask is very much like a face cream in texture:
It's very light, ladies with dry skin like me may want to be more generous on it on the driest areas as it will sink in fast.
I've used this a few times and I like it – no allergies apart from a tiny bit of itching on the cheek (trust me, I get this with a lot of products) it gives me a good moisture boost when I need it and my skin feels more 'bouncy' however – I wouldn't say it left my skin brighter or amazingly different from normal. I can't say it's a miracle mask but it does sort out some dry patches temporarily.
I purchased this from eBay for around £10.
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Last month, The American University in Rome invited me to give a presentation on crowdfunding, creativity, and social activism. I discussed my experiences with Kickstarter, and told the story of how I funded my vegan cookbook – The Lotus and the Artichoke. I explained in detail how to use social media and crowdfunding to make dreams possible, promote and find support for projects, and to spread great ideas and inspire others. And then I opened things up for discussion and Q&A, and met the great folks in the audience. Then we ate up the 2 giant batches of Roasted Walnut Brownies that I made for the event. Yum!
This was my second visit to The Eternal City, and fourth trip to Italy. What made this visit so unique was having a project (the presentation) and an awesome apartment (and kitchen!) provided by the university. Instead of being a tourist, it was really like living there: I shopped at local markets, cooked several times a day, hung out with locals, enjoyed espresso on the apartment's sunny terrace, walked miles and miles, rode the trams all around, and did my best to improve my language skills. It's how I love to travel most. It's great when it works out that way.


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I didn't want to post anything until I had figured something out for certain. Well, what in life is really certain?
I left Haiti early in February. I never, at any point, stopped loving what I do there, stopped being amazed by and adoring my kids, or stopped loving the country as a whole. I was just exhausted and needed a break. I'm visiting my family and friends in the Seattle area, as well as working as a nanny for a couple of families. I have also applied for a nursing license to work in California. There are a couple of traveling nursing jobs that I am interested in, which means I would work at a hospital for 13 weeks, then after that I can either stay (if they like me, the job is still needed, and I like them), or I can go to another hospital or back to Haiti. Praying, praying...I need that nursing license first before I can move forward with anything, though. I appreciate your prayers for me to be thankful in the midst of the waiting and for me to be aware of how God wants to use me here, in Washington, right now. Help me to be fully present Lord in the now.


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