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SGSR 4x6 Insert Card for our Christmas Card
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We need a 4x6 insert card that will be mailed with our Christmas card. This insert will be front and back.
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Water damage has different levels, classes, that are measured by the amount of damage done. Each level increases in severity, and it is always a good idea to have Platinum Care Cleaning come and take care of any water damage you may incur. Do not think you can take care of water damage alone; leave it to the professionals. Call us, your friends at Platinum Care Cleaning.
Water damage can be summed up into for distinct levels or classifications. Each one increases the severity of the water damage.
CLASS ONE – If you have a small amount of water damage in a very isolated area in the home or business, this is Class One damage. There will be minimal moisture with the carpet being damp and not soaked.
CLASS TWO – Most times that people consider water damage, this is what they think of. Class two normally covers an entire room. There will be noticeable water damage up the sides of the wall, and the water damage can rise up to two feet.
CLASS THREE – If you have had a ceiling collapse from water damage, then you have seen Class Three damage. This damage will have deep saturation across the entire room and likely on more than one wall.
CLASS FOUR – Those times you have seen or heard about a basement flooding is Class Four damage. This is exceptionally dangerous and difficult for homeowners, which is especially why you should contact a professional who will have the correct tools to deal with this extensive water damage.
The water categories are separate from the classification system. Any category of water can fall into a class and vice versa. Here are the three categories of water.
ONE – This is likely sanitary water and will hold little to no danger to anyone or anything. Contact, ingestion or inhalation of water will be generally safe. This does not mean it will remain safe. Care needs to be taken the entire time.
TWO – There is some contamination and possible pathogens in the water. It is significant enough to cause some discomfort and sickness. There is a strong chance of some microorganisms, organic or inorganic matter in the water.
THREE – This is significantly dangerous water. Imagine untreated sewage water, and this is Category three. There is real potential for sickness – even from contact.
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There are certain turns of phrase so threadbare from overuse that their survival in print seems to threaten the very health of the language in the same way that an uneaten meatloaf turns toxic if allowed to sit in the fridge week after week. We're talking about something more than a mere cliché, mind you.
To illustrate: The term déjà vu -- which, as we surely all know by now, is French for "already seen" -- is a cliché. The newer "déjà vu all over again" is worse than a cliché. It is a bit of wordplay that stopped playing about 15 minutes after its coinage some years back but, for some reason, still gets dragged into mirthless and pained service.
Yes, yes, we've written it ourselves -- several times over and fairly recently. But maybe this contrite act of public confession will start us and all those publications the world over who, of course, ape our very essence, along the pathways of verbal originality and rectitude.
Why do we bring this matter up in the last issue of the first year of the new millennium? Because it is important that we and others who influence public opinion learn to think out of the box. Note that the phrase "out of the box" is now hopelessly trapped inside the box, where it does the same sort of painful regular duty as "déjà vu all over aqain." And did we, just a moment ago, invoke "the new millennium"? Indeed we did. This is hard business, trying to do right with words.
At the end of the day, however ... .Wait a minute. "At the end of the day" is surely the worst offender of all, an act of metaphorical treason to the language unless used in its literal sense of dusk. When all's said and done ... . Sorry. By the time this paragraph ends, or this editorial, you'll hopefully understand, er, where we're coming from.
The fact is, we find ourselves in new, uncharted waters, uh, times, um, whatever. Very little that we're confronted with has been seen already. We don't have any choice about being "out of the box." There ain't no box! Ditto with the requirement to be "proactive." (Would someone explain how that one is supposed to improve on plain, old-fashioned "active"?)
"Been there, done that"? Yeah, so have we. We promise, and it's as good a resolution as you're likely to encounter at the end of this or any year, to try to use -- not new words, necessarily, for there aren't many of those -- but the same old words to better effect. It's the least we can do at a time when there are deadly characters across the waters who have this terrible rage for us and express it in language that is both learned and expressed by rote.
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International Week for Art, Music and Media
International Week for Art, Music and Media
Dates: 26 - 29 April 2016
Theme of the week: Go-Create! (L)earning logics in the digital era
Application period: April 2016
TAMK Art, Music, Media International Week is having its 9th anniversary this year. The event is taking place at the Mediapolis campus, Tampere, where we moved quite recently. This year we have two themes, Co-creation & Learning and Earning Logics in Digital Era. We want to encourage students to realize their professional potential, inspire them on their way to entrepreneurship, encourage better ways of co-working with fellow students and professionals, and making use of digital prospects.
Most of our guests are the ones that the students themselves have wanted to see, and we will do what we can to fulfil their wishes. Furthermore, work from many of our students is going to be reviewed by professionals who have been invited with the express purpose of doing so, Also, this will be the first year of our Best Of The Best Student Awards.
As always, we are gathering together professors from our partner universities to hold exciting lectures and workshops. We have participants from over ten countries.The final day of the International Week is going to bring students, professors and professionals in the field together for the Seminar, where current trends and the themes of the International Week are going to be examined and discussed from different angles.
We want to emphasise that our partner Tampere universities are warmly welcome to attend the TAMK Art, Music, Media 9th International Week especially now when the T3 project is so well advanced. People from all of the TAMK campuses are welcome to take part in the event as well.
We are delighted to invite you to participate, share ideas and enjoy the international
cooperation we have built with our partners!
Looking forward to seeing you during week 17, April 26th-29th!
Programme will be updated on the webpage shortly, available at
RegistrationThe registration period will start during the first week of April. Stay tuned!
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Mediapolis Campus
Tohlopinranta 31
33270 Tampere
Participants as well as special guests are expected to cover their own travel, accommodation and daily allowance expenses themselves, through Erasmus + staff mobility or other funds. Refreshments will be offered by TAMK during the week.
There are no additional fees in participating at International Week and entrance is free.
Fanni Niemi-Junkola
International Coordinator for Art, Music and Media
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Howard Ritter, 91, of Moore Township, was surprised beyond belief recently when someone discovered the band uniform he had worn 50 years ago, and to top it off, it still fits.
Among the more memorable times he wore the uniform was in 1937 when the borough of Bath celebrated its 200th anniversary. He played the bass horn with the Community Band of Bath at the time.


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Don Villarejo became active in civic affairs in 1955, participating in the student, civil rights and peace movements. In 1960, he was a founding member of the editorial board of New University Thought, one of the first publications of the New Left. In 1967-68, he participated in the preparation of protests at the 1968 National Democratic Party Convention in Chicago.
After moving to Los Angeles, he began an involvement in the city's peace movement, including founding the Indochina Work Group (dedicated to ending U.S. military intervention in Vietnam). He joined the National Standing Committee of the Indochina Peace Campaign in 1973, serving until the conclusion of U.S. involvement in 1975.
He volunteered with the farmworkers movement in 1976 and, afterword, co-founded the California Agrarian Action Project (CAAP) and the California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) in 1977. CAAP was best known as the lead plaintiff in civil litigation suing the University of California, its Cooperative Extension Service, some officials, and its Board of Regents, with conflicts of interest and failure to comply with Federal laws requiring land grant universities to serve farmworkers, small-scale family farmers, organic farmers and the rural poor. After prevailing in Alameda Superior Court and the state Appeals Court, ten years later, the case was dismissed by the California Supreme Court.
Dr. Villarejo served as Executive Director of CIRS from its founding until his retirement in 1999. CIRS is a private, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to helping create a rural California that is socially just, economically viable and ecologically balanced. The organization celebrated its 40th Anniversary on March 21, 2017, at an event held in the Merced Multicultural Arts Center.
His professional career was multi-disciplinary, starting with a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1967. He joined the faculty of the Physics Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1968, serving until 1975. After moving to Davis, he taught at the University of California, Davis, for several years until switching careers to found CIRS. Dr. Villarejo's experience as a research physicist, particularly analytical and quantitative skills, were invaluable preparation for his subsequent career as an independent scholar interested in agricultural economies and rural societies.
Dr. Villarejo's best known research contribution with CIRS was the California Agricultural Worker Health Survey (CAWHS), a statewide, population-based survey of farmworker health that included a comprehensive physical examination. Publication of the finding resulted in a new $50 million initiative by The California Endowment to support expanded health services for farm laborers in the state.
Recognition of Dr. Villarejo's depth of knowledge led to appointments to several expert panels commissioned to evaluate Federal programs. The National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine appointed him to serve on a 12-member Expert Panel to evaluate the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's program of research and intervention in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture selected him to serve on a 7-member Expert Committee to review the agency's program in Sustainable Agriculture. He also served on a National Academy of Sciences panel of experts to advise the Office of Government Accountability's evaluation of the USDA rural housing program in serving the nation's farm worker families.
Dr. Villarejo also served as consultant to numerous public and private agencies, including the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, California State Assembly (Office of Research), California Department of Industrial Relations, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, California Rural Legal Assistance, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Locals 601 and 890), and Migrant Legal Action Program, among others.
His volunteer service has included the Board of Directors of the Cal-Aggie Christian Association (Davis), the "committee" of the Rural Economics Alternatives Project (REAP) of the American Friends Service Committee (Stockton), and the Board of Directors of the Lower Cottonwood Slough Preserve (Woodland). He also served on advisory panels for several private foundations, including The California Endowment, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation.
His volunteer political work included serving as an organizer for the Tom Hayden for U.S. Senate campaign (1976), and as co-founder of the Yolo County Chapter of the Campaign for Economic Democracy (CED, 1977). Subsequently, he served CED as a volunteer member of the Executive Committee.
On December 10, 2012, he was honored with a special lecture and ceremony co-sponsored by the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, the University of California, Davis, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. John Howard, M.D., NIOSH Director, flew to California for the specific purpose of recognizing Dr. Villarejo in a special lecture.
He has received various awards recognizing his service. In 1988, he received the Board of Directors Award from the Mexican-American Concilio of Yolo County "…for your dedication." In 1993, the Shalan Foundation presented him and CIRS Staffer Luis Magaña with individual cash awards for "…exemplary commitment, dedication and vision in the area of economic and social justice." In 2000 he received the National Service Award of the Office of Migrant Health (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) for "Exemplary commitment, dedication and service to the nation's migrant farm workers." In January 2005, he received the first-ever Advocate of Social Justice Award, the "Justi", from the Ecological Farming Association at the 25th Annual Ecological Farming Conference.
After his retirement in 1999, he has enjoyed travel with his wife, family and friends, ballroom dancing, pocket billiards (aka "pool"), monthly meetings of his men's book group, and he continues to write.
Health-related Inequities Among Hired Farm Workers and the Resurgence of Labor-intensive Agriculture, by Don Villarejo.
Health Program, The Kresge Foundation, December 1, 2012
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The Health of California's Immigrant Farm Laborers, by Don Villarejo, Stephen A. McCurdy, Bonnie Bade, Steve Samuels, David Lighthall, and Daniel Williams III.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine; 53(4):387-397, November 22, 2009
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The California Agricultural Workers Health Survey, by Don Villarejo and Stephen A. McCurdy.
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health; 14(2):135-146. April 1, 2008
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The Health of U.S. Hired Farm Workers, by Don Villarejo.
Annual Reviews of Public Health; 24:175-193, September 25, 2002
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Suffering in Silence: A Report on the Health of California's Agricultural Workers, by Don Villarejo, David Lighthall, Daniel Williams III, Ann Souter, Richard Mines, Bonnie Bade, Steve Samules, and Stephen A. McCurdy.
California Institute for Rural Studies & The California Endowment, November 2000.
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The Occupational Health Status of Hired Farm Workers, by Don Villarejo, Sherry L. Baron.
Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Review; 14(3):613-635. July 1, 1999
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California's Agricultural Dilemma: Higher Production and Lower Wages, by Don Villarejo and David Runsten.
California Institute for Rural Studies, Davis, CA, December 1993.
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Vibration-Rotation Interaction Effects in Calculated Franck-Condon Factors. II. Hydrogen Lyman and Fulcher Bands, by Don Villarejo, Roger Stockbauer and Mark G. Inghram
Journal of Chemical Physics, 15 February 1969;50(4):1754-62.
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Measurement of Threshold Electrons in the Photoionization of Ar, Kr, and Xe, by Don Villarejo, Ronald R. Herm and Mark G. Inghram
Journal of Chemical Physics, 15 June 1967;46(12):4995-6.
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Stock Ownership and the Control of Corporations, by Don Villarejo, New University Thought.
A major paper newly posted for the first time in digital access. Includes parts I-II from Autumn 1961, and part III from Winter 1962.
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One striking features that I've always found with elegant code is how it manages do so much with so little. In its expression it is dramatically stingy, yet in its functionality it is extremely broad and applicable to a large number of similar problems.
Software ultimately is just a very long sequence of instructions for a computer to follow. When building up these sequences, we can code them each very precisely to the specific instance of a specific problem, or we can take a step back and then generalize them to allow for a wider range of reuse.
All computer languages do this by providing sets of standard libraries that accomplish common tasks. Many of these libraries find simple, elegant abstractions that allow for a huge range of functionality by providing an underlying set of consistent primitives, on which programmers can build larger more specific blocks of code. Get the primitives right and the next layer gets cleaner and easier to build. Get them wrong, and the eccentricities percolate into the code above, making it more difficult.
Great examples of reuse in code understand this well. Instead of pounding out an endless series of nearly duplicated lumps of code, the programmers have built layer after layer of clean, well-thought out Lego-like blocks that get assembled into ever higher functionality.
The key to doing this isn't by allowing for a mass of configurable options, or by forcing a large amount of separate declarative bindings. It isn't by allowing lots of arguments to the methods, or by wiring everything up with arbitrarily convoluted underlying rules. Rather, when done well, it usually comes from a simple clean abstraction, iron-like consistency and a serious amount of economy of expression in both the internals and in how it is used externally.
That is, a simple and consistent abstraction yields a small number of primitives that are easily interwoven at a specific level. And handled correctly, it encapsulates all of the nasty details while providing an obvious set of default behaviors. Simple things are simple to do. At its best, the calling code reads very straight-forward and is naturally self-documenting. You don't have to know the underlying details or read reams of incoherent documentation to get a correct sense of the underlying behavior. You can use it, it is obvious, and you can move on.
This often happens with well-written libraries, but the principle can be applied to all software code. A large application may have many layers, but each layer stands on its own as a simple, readable and easily understandable work.
One way to judge the degree of success in achieving this is to give the work to another programmer that has never seen it before. If they can get a fairly good grasp of what the code is doing nearly instantly, then it has these qualities. If they are confused, or turned around, or need extra documentation then the code does not speak for itself very clearly. Or the abstraction is too convoluted (or the programmer is too junior for this type of abstraction).
To get really strong economy of expression the primitives must be a small number, not overlapping and they must cover all of the possible operations. A non-programming example is +, -, * and /. With just four operators, one can do a large amount of arithmetic. AND, OR and NOT is another example of a consistent family of primitives (as is NAND and NOR). Applying these primitives to objects (mathematical in this case) in various combinations, provides for a wide range of applications. There are no oddly overlapping operators like addOneAndMultipleByTwo, since at the level they are getting used, it would be unnecessary and confusing.
Simple primitives, well-thought-out lead to very clean implementations underneath. They allow any layer built on top to be clean and readable. They simplify, encapsulate and self-document some underlying complexity, while providing a strong base for building on.
When done in a large system, at each level, it makes it really easy to view each level individually, with its inherent complexity, and understand how it operates with respect to the level below. It makes it easy to change, without having to worry about unintended side-effects. It makes it easy to extend, to cover new functionality. This, by definition, is the essence of elegance. Clean and simple with no weird bits or thingys that will get posted to WTF. Done well, further development work on an elegant system becomes interesting, fun and fast as opposed to being time-consuming, painful and dangerous.


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University Writing Professor Randi Kristensen crosses disciplines and cultures at a conference in Jamaica.
From June 20-23, Prof. Randi Kristensen attended "Meet Me in the Circle: The Second International Maroon Conference," in the Maroon village of Charles Town, Portland. The conference was hosted by the Charles Town Maroons and featured two days of academic and cultural events, culminating in the annual Quao Day celebration on June 23.
The Charles Town Maroons are descendants of Quao's band of the Windward Maroons, who waged war against the British from 1655-1739. The British sued for peace in 1739, and the Maroons signed a treaty recognizing their freedom and land rights a hundred years before emancipation in Jamaica. This history of resistance, in Jamaica and throughout the Americas, is slowly entering the academic and popular record. Prof. Kristensen's paper, "Traveling Maroons: From the Borders of History to the Global Imagination," traced the migration of the idea of marronage from historical accounts from the era into the disciplines of history, anthropology, linguistics, and psychology, as well as popular media such as literature, drama, poetry, and film.
The conference setting reflected the ambition to align academic findings with the intellectual, cultural, and experiential knowledge of Maroons themselves. Held in the Safa Yard, an enclosed, open-air space with a stage for presentations and performances, the space enabled Maroons to comment critically on the academic research, and also benefit from it.
For example, researchers have been able to offer digital versions of primary documents from the archives for Maroons to use in land disputes with the Jamaican government.
One of the highlights, and near downfall, for Prof. Kristensen, was a three-hour hike up a mountain to see the ruins of an 18th century coffee plantation. Col. Lumsden, the leader of the Charles Town Maroons, led the way, stopping to demonstrate methods of Maroon survival and warfare along the way. Refreshed by a snack of freshly-cut wild sugar cane, the group made it back down the mountain and across the river safely!
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Flying to the conference and Paul Youngquist, University of Colorado - Boulder, giving a paper in Safa Yard.
Pictured to the left: Col. Frank Lumsden, Charles Town Maroons, and Col. Wallace Sterling, Moore Town Maroons.
Monday, September 13, 2010
"From the Borders of History to the Global Imagination"
University Writing Professor Randi Kristensen crosses disciplines and cultures at a conference in Jamaica.


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"We shall walk together on this path of life,
for all things are part of the universe,
and are connected with each other to form one whole unity."
Maria Montessori
All year long the children are immersed in the plant world at Chickadee, and with the irrepressible, rising energy of spring, even more so. Writing this one sentence recalled in my mind the great lines of Dylan Thomas' poem: "The force that through the green fuse drives the flower / Drives my green age...." The children's "green age" is happening now! So it is natural that, while we are immersed in the driving forces of spring, we focus a beam of light within our curriculum on the green and growing plant kingdom. We have been weaving in and out of seeds and flowers and sprouts and trees, and all the while the children have been embracing their unique and daily encounters with nature outside our doors.
Where does it begin for a child, this sense of connection with nature? What does he first notice? When does it start to come together as a conscious awareness that humans and animals live alongside plants in this world, that we depend upon plants for life itself? How does the inherent joy and beauty of being in nature connect with their developing intelligence? I know I do not know. I can only offer some small and beautiful possibilities, and let the children's unique spirits unfold on their own timetable.
Perhaps for some it happens out in the forest, as a group of friends lean against trees and create and re-create their stick fort masterpieces?
Maybe for some others it comes more deeply or easily with putting fingers and hands into the earth, planting seeds, and then witnessing their growth?
Or could it be that a quiet and solo encounter with one growing thing in the forest or garden, be it a mushroom or a trillium or a daffodil, first kindles the child's sense of connectedness and wonder?
For some children the magic may happen most powerfully in the inviting branches of a tree, the very act of climbing generating their awe.
Or might this secret of childhood lie hidden in the work of planting a vegetable that will be with us all summer, sharing its bounty?
Because we are so connected with one another within this children's house, might it be that all of these experiences combine together, so that we each become enriched by everyone else's consciousness? I like to think that is so. I talk to the children as if that were so. And I give botany lessons as if that were so. The whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts, and each child becomes greater than her own individual experiences. We weave it all together in this shared life of ours.
One of Dr. Montessori's brilliant insights was that the children benefit by breaking down the whole into its parts. Botany is a perfect example: we have cards and puzzles to learn about the parts of a plant, a tree, a flower, and a leaf, so part of this weaving is a very careful set of lessons and materials. We do seed experiments and look closely at each stage of sprouting. We pick flowers and learn some simple science that drives their beauty. This child has put out the cards which illustrate the parts of a flower, matched up the puzzle pieces, and now she is looking at a single flower with a magnifying glass. Many children have done this now, and more will in coming weeks.
Then I showed Cherry how to dissect a few flowers into their parts. And here is the result: her careful layout of stem, sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil.
We also have a set of cards for learning some simple leaf classification, demonstrating with pictures the basic shapes, vein patterns, and leaf margins. Once they get the idea, this work involves their heading outside to look for different kinds of leaves, which is always a cause for delight and excitement. Fern, big leaf maple, duck's foot, Oregon grape, coltsfoot - so many possibilities so close at hand. And the children really are learning to identify them.
Most of these activities are done in small groups or individually. But also running through these weeks have been large group lessons on some of the awesome impacts of plant life, facts such as these (lest we adults forget): We are eating plants all of the time, even when we're eating eggs or milk or meat. We are eating the sunlight that plants turned into food. Our houses are made of plants. We are breathing the air that plants help create.
Recently, the older children wrote some small/big "reports" to share some of this budding knowledge. Each report began with the children spelling out the words as best they can, with a movable alphabet, then pencil on paper, then the illustration. This is a big work for 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds. Big truths put into few and potent words.
"a leaf is green"
I told them about the amazing green pigment called chlorophyll,
which takes the energy of sunlight and turns it into food for the plant.
Think of it - making food from sunlight! We can't do that!
which takes the energy of sunlight and turns it into food for the plant.
Think of it - making food from sunlight! We can't do that!
Cherry brought in a big leaf maple leaf from the forest and traced it for this one.
"leafs have Many shapes"
So very many shapes, just within our mini-ecosystem.
Leaf hunts are satisfying and fun.
Leaf hunts are satisfying and fun.
Drawing different leaf shapes was a lovely project for an artist like Cara.
"the Sun makes plants gro"
Roots bring up water, some minerals, and plant nutrients, but the sun is the source of all plant energy. Rex was intent on showing a small plant and then a tall one, reaching for more sunlight. What happens when a plant gets no sun?
That's our next plant experiment.
"the leaf veiNs carry foob(d) to the plaNt"
Noah had a plant lying next to his paper, so this is a real nature sketch,
and for him, a lot of written words.
and for him, a lot of written words.
"fern has spores"
The sword ferns dominate our forest understory,
and we notice that they don't make flowers.
Isabel knew that they have spores instead, on the underside of their leaves.
"a leaf iz a solr panel"
This one was a scientific leap of imagination! Collin excitedly noticed the parallel between a leaf and a solar panel, both collecting energy from the sun,
and then he drew it - sunlight on leaf, sunlight on solar panel.
"Plants make oxijn"
We talk about the great circle of life, plants releasing oxygen for animals,
and animals including us breathing out carbon dioxide for the plants.
Brady was uneasy because he knew that oxygen was invisible,
but he had to show it somehow.
The circling of the seasons brings us new and renewed experiences with the plant kingdom, again and again, and the learning deepens and evolves over time. Some experiences are one-time adventures. This is the western hemlock that fell from our neighbor's place across our fence back in February - talk about being immersed in plant life! The kids thought that was a great day, and indeed it was.
Kids and plants = Joy.


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Veteran Republican Senator Lugar defeated in Indiana• http://www.reuters.com, By Nick Carey
Lugar conceded defeat to challenger Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who attacked the soft-spoken Senator for votes in support of Democratic President Barack Obama.
"My public service is not concluded," Lugar told supporters in Indianapolis. "I look forward to what can be achieved in the Senate in the next eight months despite a very difficult national election atmosphere."
The defeat of Lugar gives a boost to the Tea Party movement, which wants to force deep cuts in government spending and reduce the size of the federal government.
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A brief overview of the tour
When you dock in the Ashdod Port we will collect you and take you south towards the Judean Desert passed the Inn of the Good Samaritan and on to the Dead Sea. We visit Masada and see Herod's mountain top fortress. Then we take a dip in the Dead Sea and enjoy its relaxing and therapeutic benefits. We drive back to Ashdod passed the oasis of Ein Gedi and the caves of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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The private tour price is determined by distance, vehicle size, language and duration of the tour.
The base price includes 10 hours a day , Each additional hour- $40
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We meet at Ashdod port and begin our journey towards the Judean Desert. Pass the Inn of the Good Samaritan on the descent to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth. Ascend Masada by cable car and see the remains of the Herodian fortress where the Zealots were overcome by the Romans in 73 CE. Enjoy the therapeutic benefits of a mud bath and a swim in the Dead Sea. On the return journey view the oasis of Ein Gedi, the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered at Qumran and Jericho, oldest city in the world. Return to Ashdod Port.


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HIV testing Monday & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday & Thursday 1pm-5pm STI testing every other Tuesday 1pm-4pm Walk-ins welcome but appointments recommended
HEPPAC/Casa Segura5323 Foothill Blvd
Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 434-0307
HIV & Hep C testing Tuesday-Friday STI clinic Wednesday & Friday Call for hours
Other local free and confidential testing can occur at any of the sites below:
AHF/Magic Johnson Clinic400 30th Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 628-0949 ext. 3
HIV testing on Mon, Tues, Thurs Monday is Drop-in 1:30pm-5pm, Tuesday & Thursday by appointment
Asian Health Services818 Webster St
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 986-6830
HIV Testing Monday-Friday 9am-6pm or call for appointment STI testing & treatment by appointment
Berkeley Free Clinic2339 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-0425
Saturday (women) 11am-2pm and Sunday (men) 4pm-7pm Drop-in HIV Testing and limited STI testing
Berkeley Public Health Clinic830 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 981-5350
Limited hours — call for an appointment HIV & STI testing
Out of the Closet238 E. 18th Street
Oakland, Ca 94606
(510) 251-8671
Drop-In HIV testing Tuesday-Saturday STI Testing Monday & Saturday – Men's Wellness Center
O.A.S.I.S. Clinic520 27th Street
Oakland, Ca 94612
(510) 834-5442
Hepatitis C testing — attend Tuesday support group at 12 noon for more information
Planned Parenthood-West Oakland Center1682 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 300-3800
Limited hours — call for appointment STI & HIV testing
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Social activists tend to take "research as necessarily a progressive political enterprise" and judge validity in terms of political ethics; consequently, if a research finding is judged to have undesirable political considerations it may be concluded to be false (Hammersley 2002:12; cited in Chan 2011: 11).
Phenomenological research is concerned with the investigation of behavior. For this reason having access to variability or diversity within a given population may yield more productive results than simply aiming for a numerically larger sample (Bernard 1995: 72). It may be unnecessary to sample informants according to a premeditated methodology or numerical imperative. As Chan writes in her study of zanryu-hojin,
"I did not choose sampled informants methodically or numerically, but rather they were investigated and further investigated through repeated and continuing informal discussions and conversations with those with whom an immediate rapport was established during the first encounters. Fortunately, this simple random sampling allowed for a much wider range of informants, who later became the purposefully chosen primary and designated specific samples for this research. I socialized intensively with the targeted informants and they provided generous, unpretentious, and diverse data." (9)
Kipnis also notes some of the value gained in numerically smaller but qualitatively richer ethnographic work in Producing Guanxi, noting that, "The strength of ethnography, of doing long-term research with a limited number of people in a single place,is that it offers the researcher the opportunity to develop a sense of locally significant questions and the strategies for answering them within the context of the field experience. Conceivably a researcher could develop significant questions from the secondary literature on a given place and design a wide-ranging survey that would result in data from a larger range of informants. However,in most research situations the secondary literature is partial at best and insufficient for survey. This was certainly true for Fengjia" (1997, p. 19)
Chan,Yeeshan (2011) Abandoned Japanese in Postwar Manchuria: the lives of war orphans and wives in two countries. London and NY: Routledge.
Bernard, H Russell (1995) Research Methods in Anthropology: qualitative and quantitative approaches, 2nd ed. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.
Hammersley, Martyn (2002) "Ethnography and the Disputes over Validity", in Debates and Developments in Ethnographic Methodology, edited by Geoffrey Walford. Amsterdam: JAI.
Kipnis, Andrew B. (1997) Producing Guanxi: Sentiment, Self,and Subculture in a North China Village. Durham and London: Duke University Press.


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Water softening is the process of removing magnesium, calcium and some other metal cations from the hardwater. The ensuing soft water is like-minded with soap and expands the life span of plumbing. Water softening is done by means of:-
- · Ion-exchange resin devices - Conventional water-softening machines projected for domestic use depends on an ion-exchange resin.
- Lime softening – In this case lime is added to soften the hard dirty water.
- Chelating agents - Chelators are used in chemical breakdown. Citric acid is used for softening the water in laundry detergents and soaps. A regularly used synthetic chelator is the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).
- Distillation and rain water – This is an expensive process.
- Reverse osmosis - Reverse osmosis (RO) uses hydrostatic pressure gradients across a particular membrane which has numerous pores to pass the water molecules whereas the ions of the hard water such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ are left behind and flushed into the drain. The resultant which is supplied is now free of those ions and soft. These membranes have a restricted capacity and should be replaced regularly.
The Water Softening Plant in Kolkata supplies clean and soft water to the industries like cotton mills, paper mills, Chemical plant, Poultry Firms, food processing units, fisheries, etc and many other domestic areas also. Using dirtied hard water is the main reason of spreading of diseases and infections. It is essential to understand the advantages of soft water to stay away from hazards.
Get separated from ailments by consuming packaged drinking water.
The water which is used for the production of packaged drinking water is derived from sources like ground water from borewell, public drinking water systems from the municipality supply that is received daily. The Packaged Drinking Water Plant in Kolkata packs the pure water in the PET bottles of different capacities through an automatic filling, rinsing and capping machine attached with an ozone generator. This is done in accordance with the instructions given by the ISI. The process of purifying is followed with the testing and packaging steps. These bottles are available in all local shops and are priced nominally according to the capacities.


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This nytimes article on Web 3.0 is really amazing.
"Their goal is to add a layer of meaning on top of the existing Web that would make it less of a catalog and more of a guide — and even provide the foundation for systems that can reason in a human fashion. That level of artificial intelligence, with machines doing the thinking instead of simply following commands, has eluded researchers for more than half a century."
It reminds me of Erik Davis' essay about the esoteric roots of the phonograph, he desribes McLuhan's idea of electronics as the "outering" of our nervous system.
" 'the telegraph sparked the electric re-tribalization of the West', a long slide into an immersive electronic sea of mythic partisipation and collective resonance. But McLuhan also saw this 'outering' as the technological roots of the age of anxiety. 'To put one's nerves outside,' he wrote, is to initiate a situation - if not a concept -of dread.' "
Is the birth of the Semantic Web the "outering" of our global consciousness/intelligence to go along with our "outered" nervous system which has weathered harsh reality for over 100 years? Maybe now our external nervous system will have better filters, or skin if you will.
To be honest, after getting a new computer which was about 5 times faster than my old computer I've experienced a tangible alteration i the way i think, absorb knowledge, and complete tasks. Weird. It's true though.
listening to: Perro Del Mar on Hype Machine.
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|Día de los Muertos - November 2, 2012
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|Detail of the altar and the tapestry of the Virgin
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Inglewood Park Cemetery hosted a small reception for visitors observing Día de los Muertos—"Day of the Dead"—on front lawn. With our increasing Hispanic population, this annual event will, no doubt, grow in size and scope in the coming years.
How Did it Start?Over 3,000 years ago, the people of Meso-America, such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecas, Tlaxcaltec, Chichimec, Tecpanec, and other natives of Mexico, practiced a ritual honoring the dead. Their belief was that this life is but a dream, and that one would only truly wake up once the flesh was shed and the soul was free.
Día de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," is the continuation of this celebration in honor of those who have died. It is a day to remember, to share stories, and to ensure younger generations do not forget their ancestors.
Spanish missionaries, spreading Christianity in Mexico, attached the celebration of the dead to their own theology, tying Día de los Muertos to the Catholic remembrance of "All Saints" on November 1. Today, Día de los Muertos is celebrated on November 2, the Catholic "All Souls Day."
Practices vary, depending upon where one lives, but visiting the cemetery, and decorating graves with flowers and candles, eating the foods enjoyed by deceased loved ones, and offering gifts such as toys for the deceased children, are common activities.
Inglewood Park Cemetery served pan dulce (sweet bread), juice and coffee, and candy for the children.
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Parent-teacher interviews are great opportunities to connect with your child's teacher and shouldn't be missed. The school publishes details about two weeks before the interview times about how to book an interview. This is done using the website schoolinterviews.com.au and a code is given. Parents are able to book a time suitable for them.
Below are some tips fabout getting the best out of your time with the teacher.
Take some time before your meeting to write down any questions you would like to ask or comments you would like to make. Interviews usually run for only 10 – 15 minutes, so it's good to have a reminder of the points you wanted to cover.
Common questions may include:
• How is my child fitting in with other children?
• What are the children working on now in class?
• Is there anything about my child's needs that I should know?
• Does my child ask questions, participate in class discussions/classroom activities?
• Is my child's reading progress satisfactory?
• What activities does my child seem to enjoy the most at school?
• Who are my child's friends?
• Is my child's numeracy progress satisfactory?
• Does my child join in with other children in the playground?
• What kinds of things will the class be doing over the next few weeks?
• Can you tell me the best time and way to contact you if I have a query or concern?
• Do you have any concerns about my child?
• How is my child progressing in comparison to others in his/her year level?
Also, list anything that might be happening at home that may be helpful for your child's teacher to know.
Research demonstrates that parent involvement in their child's education has a very powerful and positive impact on the effective learning and development of their child. This is always most effective where parents and teachers work in a partnership, characterised by open communication and mutual support.


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A senator and founder of Silverbird Group, Ben-Murray Bruce, has said that Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State should not be in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The lawmaker, who is a member of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, took to his official twitter handle to condemn President Muhammadu Buhari as well as other APC governors for not paying a visit to the Benue State governor, who is also a member of the party.
His comment comes days after the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his Ekiti State counterpart, Ayodele Fayose, paid a condolence visit to the governor. Both visiting governors are members of Mr. Bruce' PDP. They also made monetary donations to the state for victims of the attacks.
Mr. Bruce, however, flayed the APC for its perceived non-challance towards the mayhem going on in one of the states controlled by their party.
"What is Governor Ortom still doing in the APC? Benue and Ortom don't belong in the APC? Has the APC President visited him to condole with the state?
"How many APC Governors have contributed to help the victims? What benefit has Ortom and Benue derived from voting for the President?" Mr. Bruce tweeted.
He expressed disappointment at how the president visited Nasarawa state to commission schools despite the killings going on in several parts of the county.
"Will @realDonaldTrump or @theresa_may go to a state in their nation to commission a school when its neighbouring state has just suffered from a horrific mass killing?
"What would it have cost the President to also visit Benue and sympathise with people who voted massively for him?" he added.
Nigerians have since expressed diverse reactions to the senator's comments.
Below also are the reactions of some Nigerians:
Too bad dat political sentiment is still eating into our national security…. Crosscarpeting is never done answer sir.
— ogunleye olaniran (@Dptolaminiran) February 8, 2018
Your level of desperation is legendary that you have thrown discipline to the winds.When you give to the needy, do not make it a public show and an avenue to score a cheap political point. It's simply called hypocrisy, eye service of the highest order. SMH!
— Japhet Philip (@JaphetPhilip) February 8, 2018
did you expect Gov. Wike to assist the Victims without making it public? Its imperative he makes it Public to enable the victims and people of Benue know he cares and for Record Purposes. Buhari is the Hypocrite in this Case. He went to Nasarawa to Celebrate while Benue ppl mourn
— vincent Ekemezie (@vincent_505) February 8, 2018
Mr. Senator, Could you kindly clarify what the PDP stands for? How is PDP's political philosophy different than the APC's or other parties'? What are the distinguishing focus of the PDP in terms of Economy, Foreign Relations, Military, Technology, Legislation etc?#Nigeria2019
— Michael Nelson (@michaelrythms) February 8, 2018
Sir. Let's not politicize this. Valid call to ask why the president has not visited Benue. Valid call to give kudos to Wike for visiting. But to now say the gov should now join your party makes it appear your motives are not really the lives lost but just politics.
— AyoR Aloko (@alokoayo) February 8, 2018
Even PDP won't accept him, not even KOWA nor HOPE party. He's not competent.
— emily (@emily68901) February 8, 2018
You can start that new platform, one major problem is the activism on twitter and not on the street, so who is to start the new platform?
PMB will continue till 2023 and heaven will remain.
— Obanla (@AdepojuAShittu) February 9, 2018
If you and I don't start today this is how our outdated and visionless leaders will continue to recycle themselves till 2050. Point of correction sir am currently a member Coalition for good governance
— Ali Ifedayo (@radiantprotouch) February 9, 2018
Sir ,It's regrettable & a big shame for a Senator of the FRN to refer to president of Nigeria as an "APC president ". How do you then correct the FPRO? All this in the name of what? Politics! Dont turn #Benue to a political https://t.co/FiuZfitTD9 may enjoy it but we aren't.
— Ibrahim Garba (@Garbaibrahim1) February 8, 2018
Sir I like a lot of the things that you talk about when you try to make common sense, but in all honesty there is no common sense in the APC or the PDP, anyone with common sense would know that both PDP and APC have done more harm than good to our nation. #RedCardToAPCAndPDP
— Louis Tobe Ikediashi (@LouisTruson) February 8, 2018