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It's a common scenario; people everywhere do it—maybe even you or your child.
You're writing a note and are about to write the word peak. But wait! Your pencil poises midair: is it sneak peak? Or is it sneak peek? Now consider stationary and stationery; they are both pronounced the same, but which one means writing paper?
These sets of words are called homophones (or sometimes homonyms), and they can cause a lot of trouble for spellers.
Here are a few homophone pairs: deer and dear, billed and build, and sew, so, and sow.
Homophones occur in English because there are multiple ways to spell the same sound. For example:
Good question! Let's look at homographs first.
Examples of common homographs include:
Here are some examples of homonyms:
You may have noticed that there is some overlap between the terms. For example, well and well can be categorized as both homographs AND homophones. And then there is added confusion because many people use the word homonyms when they are actually talking about homophones.
The easiest way to visualize the difference between these three terms is with a Venn diagram. Here's a 30-second video that demonstrates the concepts.
Now that we've gotten the technical part out of the way, let's see if we can help you and your children avoid homophone confusion!
First, let's start with a list. There are LOTS of homophones. In fact, the list below contains more homophone pairs than you can shake a stick at! In order to make this list as useful as possible, words that are archaic, slang, naughty, or extremely uncommon have not been included.
Some words are homophones in some areas but not in others. For example, in certain parts of America, weather and whether are pronounced the same, but in other regions the WH in whether has retained a distinct /hw/ sound. The words acts and ax sound alike to most of us, but some people pronounce the T in acts.
Speakers in the U.S. pronounce due and do identically, but in most British accents those words are pronounced differently. The words boy and buoy have the same pronunciation in England (and therefore are homophones), but not in America.
You can be the final judge as to whether certain word pairs are homophones in your neck of the woods.
If your child struggles with spelling, concentrating on homophone pairs is one of the most confusing things you can do. Why is that? Think about it like this: imagine you met three new people this week.
Would it be easier to remember their names if you met them all at the same time? Or would their names be easier to remember if you met them at different times, under different circumstances? Most of us would agree that it would be easier to recall their names if the meetings were spaced out a bit.
Homophones are like that: meet them all at once and they get tangled up in your brain.
Trying to tackle a homophone pair like wait and weight in the same lesson can cause confusion where there shouldn't be any. But this simple strategy can combat the confusion:
In the case of wait and weight, teach wait first. In the All About Spelling program, we teach words containing AI long before we teach words containing EIGH – and we do so very deliberately. The vowel team AI is a much more common spelling of the long A sound than EIGH, so wait is taught sooner in the program.
After teaching the word wait, we reinforce the teaching in multiple ways until the word is mastered:
And that leads us to my #1 tip for teaching homophones:
Let your student fully master the correct spelling and usage of wait before the homophone weight is introduced. By doing so, you greatly minimize the confusion and set your child up for success with homophones.
Another great way to minimize homophone confusion is to provide context for the words. When teaching the word sore, for example, you might share this interesting folk remedy:
If you have a sore throat, try this: spit into the mouth of a frog and your sore throat will be cured!
Now there's something to talk about:
By the time the lesson is over, your child will be much more familiar with the meaning and spelling of this synonym for painful.
Of course, you can't go into this much detail to teach every homophone, but even placing the word in a meaningful sentence goes a long way to provide clarity.
Homophones can be confusing, but they can also be fun! There are lots of ways to make learning about homophones enjoyable, such as using games, tongue twisters, graphic organizers, storybooks, and more. Check out the resources below!
Pique your child's interest in homophones by sharing these riddles and puns. For example:
Q: What is a quick look at a mountaintop? A: A peak peek.
When a spelling word has a homophone, point it out to your student and have him add it to his own personal homophones list.
Help your child master the use of homophones the fun way!
All About Homophones gives you more than 240 pages of engaging homophone activities, homophone games, spelling resources, and teaching tools for more homophones than you can shake a stick at!
Play with our free Homophone Machine! Type in any word, sentence, or paragraph and click the Convert button to see the homophones.
Try this one: "I would like to show you my new horse." I think you'll get a good chuckle!
And finally, here's a shameless plug for my All About Spelling program…
All About Spelling incorporates all the tips you've read about in this article.
Beginning in Level 3, the All About Spelling program teaches homophones in a way that prevents homophone confusion.
Which pairs of homophones cause your child the most difficulty? Post in the comments below!
my best read for this was the story of the frog and spitting in its mouth if you have a sore throat. never thought of looking at bizzare things like that for teaching a word. thanks so much!
I love this.
love too
I love this! Very enlightening!
Love all these concrete ideas!!
In kannada list homophones
Love your language
Great work!!!!
I like to read this lesson
Please do more on this and idioms please…..
Thank you very much….
Pls can you the homophone machine a app
Amazing…thank you very much. I must say I am learning so much helping my Grade 2 grandson.
Great work . . .will make my task easy at school, thank you !!!
Really excellent.
The homophone machine maker was an excellent, awesome, super duper novel thing that I have come across my 21 years of teshing career. Hats off to the brainchild.
Greetings & blessings galore from GUlnaz Afzal for you.
Thank you for posting! I have some advance learners in my class this year. Although I mention homophones, I really have never taught them until now. Your website is very helpful.
That Homophone Machine is fun! Definitely fits in with our family's sense of humor. We love to "play with words" as we call it. Simple requests at the dinner table are often tuned into silly conversations. We got a lot of eye rolls when our daughter was 4-6 yrs old, but by age 8 we have won her over to our style of wit ;)
Thanks for free downloads. I really need them.
I had no idea I was dyslexic until we started homeschooling my son. Now thanks to your program and your emails and posts, my spelling is improving (although now my son is better than I am!). We had just been discussing homonyms, homographes and homophones and this post really helped. Thank you so much for your great products and service!
I read your post and thought you made some really great points
we appreciate this effort of making things easier for us to comprehend, thanks
I've never been sure about when to teach homophone pairs. So much published curriculum has pairs taught in the same lesson. Teaching them separately makes so much more sense! I also love the easy way it is explained here.
Thank you for the helpful tips!
Most homophones give my oldest daughter trouble, so we started a journal where she draws pictures of the pairs (or trios) and then illustrates them. It helps her to draw them and then she makes such funny stories that she shares them with her grandmother and others and has that reinforcement too. We try to make at least one new page a week, and have more than 20 done. We have used your spelling curriculum from the beginning (now in book 5) and so appreciate your help with homophones (and everything else). I downloaded your big list!
This topic about homophones is very interested.
thank you for the information. I am sure I will use it. I tutor two adults in literacy. One is in her 70's and on a 2nd grade reading level and the other one is 56 and on a 1st grade reading level. I am always looking for free resources to adapt to my students.
Splendid! I'm an English-language instructor and very glad I'm on your website. You really making teaching easier.
I'm a little confused. I was looking through the All About Homophones book sample, which looks like a lot of fun, but it seems to contradict what this article is saying. The different homophones are paired together. Are there particular chapters after which I should pull out the Homophones book worksheets?
Great info. My oldest is just starting AAS 3 and is really beginning to pay attention to homophones, homographs, and homonyms.
This is really helpful! You have such detailed teaching advice. I would've thought I should teach them all together.
This was so helpful! I am always so impressed by the level of information that you make available to us parents and educators–and for free!!! Thank you!
Thank you for the fantastic tips. I've found them very useful. We don't have a classroom where we can hang posters, but we like to shrink them and keep them for awhile in a "reference binder." That way my students don't have to wait to ask me about things, they can find the answer on their own. We'd love to see a homophones/homographs/homonyms poster with your nicely concise definition (which may be hard for my readers to read) and an example or two (which they could read) in your always visually pleasing style! Again, thank you for posting your helpful hints!
Great refresher and tips for teaching!
We have just finished AAR3, and we also purchased your homophone book. When/how should I use it? I noticed lists in the homophone book by grade level, but do you have lists corresponding to AAR level? Thanks.
Sorry, I mean AAS not AAR (we just finished AAS3 ans AAR4)
I have purchased and used the homophones workbook you provide and have had success in teaching my two children. We really enjoy your resources. Thank you
This is so helpful!! My kids are just starting to discover homophones and it's been pretty confusing for all of us, but these tips will definitely help. I'm excited to try All about Spelling this year!
Great article!
Love this program! So easy to teach and my boys are finally understanding spelling.
I can not say enough good things about this program.
My kids love it. They have both learned so much.
Thank you! We need ways to make this fun.
This is wonderful! The homophone list is so helpful.
Thank you, I found this post really helpful.
Thank you All About Learning for these posts…so helpful!!
Great tips!
Is it possible to get the homo-phone, homo-graph, & homo-nym graphic (with the correlating pictures) in the video above, in a downloadable printable? This would be a great classroom reference tool!!!
I'm glad All About Spelling addresses this! We swtiched from another curriculum that only taught visual memorization and didn't specifically explain homophones or homographs. I'm glad my daughters will be getting a thorough understanding from using this curriculum
I really like these helpful teaching tips.
Good info!
Love these programs!!!
I love the way AAS teaches homophones. My boys are learning them with no problems or confusion.
Wow! This blog post is extremely helpful. I will be utilizing all these great ideas and tools this upcoming year with my twin girls. Thank you!
Well, it helped me I am sure it will be very helpful for my daughter.
Thanks for the downloads. We will be working on homophones this year.
Thanks for the tips! Level 3 is on our school schedule for this year.
We have not been over any of these yet!!!! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the free downloads. We need it!
These are totally awesome teaching materials…
Great tips! My kids have had the most trouble with too/to/two and there/their/they're
You all offer so many great and helpful teaching pieces! Thank you!
Great idea to teach them separately! We JUST worked on homophones based on our tutors recommendation and it did not go well! I'm with you guys, this makes so much more sense to separate them for my daughter. (PS- we just fired the tutor so we can focus on just using AAR! It has worked so well for us already, why mess with what works? ;)
Thanks for clarifying! I love having a list to download for convenience.
It makes sense to not teach homophone pairs together!
really helpful
These are so helpful! Thank you!
The homophone riddles and puns are fun!
Very helpful list!
Thank you
These are very useful tips for my young sons, who are educated at home. Have you had experience working with older students who confuse homophones? I also teach college-level writing at the local university, and some are really struggling to keep homophones straight, more so than before. My guess is that they are writing less in high school than we did, so they have fewer opportunities to put these lessons into action and to build solid language foundations. We do not, unfortunately, have class time to spend on these issues, as so many other areas are problematic as well (subject/verb agreement, independent vs. dependent clauses, punctuation, paragraph structure, thesis development, using evidence, conducting research, etc.).
Thank you for the free lists- very helpful!
This information is so helpful! I appreciate this blog–it's transforming our homeschool!
what a fantastic resource!
Great list
This is very helpful
The homophone list is great.
The homophone list is great.
The homophone riddles will be a hit with my child!
Thank you for clear, concise information. I did not remember learning about the terms homonyms and homographs let alone the differences. Thank you.
Wow, looking forward to trying some of these great ideas.
Thanks so much for this blog and your great customer service!
We just came across homophones in reading today. We are just reading a fun book now (Cowboy sam) and the word two was used. He knew about to but this was different. I told him what the word said and what it meant and that yes it was pronounced like to and some words sound the sam6and mean different things. Then later in the reading he read to. Now he has been introduced to homophones:) He is going to start AAR 2 soon so we aren't very far along yet but he is starting to take off reading!
This something that so many students struggle with. I really appreciate all of the visuals on your site. Thank you for such a wonderful resource!
Wow – thanks for all the awesome ideas!
My kids will love the homophone riddles and puns! Thank you.
How did I not know about the homophone machine?! My daughter will LOVE this! We started AAS level 3 this spring and have the homophones book we need to start soon.
This resource would be very helpful :-)
These are amazing resources! Thanks for making them available! : )
Love how AAS/AAR covers things that some curriculums glaze over…homophones are tough but lots of FUN!!! The homophone machine is great try it out for some giggles.
Great explanation of this tricky concept!
Great article! These have been tricky for my little one to learn.
Thanks for the helpful info! I look forward to teaching my kids about homophones this year.
Thank you. This was a very informative article. I've always had a natural gift with spelling and never had any formal teaching about the info above, it just came easily. But this is some good stuff!
A very insightful article – thank you!
Oh – and I just looked at the "Big List of Homophones" – WOW!! Big list, indeed!!!
I am hoping to use this for my kids.
Son and Sun, dear and deer, just to name a few. My oldest is only second grade this year- so this is a very helpful blog for me a study I think about how to approach teaching these things. I would have thought it interesting to tell her all the different spellings and meanings and then would have confused her. Now that I have read this, it seams obvious that was a foolish idea- but I'm still learning how to think these things through! Thank you!!!
Teaching one word of a homophone at a time makes sense to me for my struggling reader speller. My clever witty one though loves lists ofvhomophones😉
Thanks for this great explanation! We will definitely use this download! I am so grateful for your website. You have made teaching reading and spelling so much easier!
My kids love learning about homophones. They are constantly trying to think of homophones all the time.
AAR and AAS look like great curriculum! I'd love to try them out!
Love these ideas they will come in so handy this year. We love AAR and AAS they have made such a difference!!!
Great ideas in this article. AAS has helped my older two learn these easily!
Oh, I am such a word geek! I remember having a "pair" tree in 2nd grade where we had all the homophones. Of course, they were homonyms then :)
These always tripped me up as a kid, love these tips and love AAR and AAS.
Can't wait to start AAS this Fall! Thanks for the great tips!
Awesome tips! I always found homophones super fun!
I very much appreciate the fact that you take the time to explain the reasoning behind your reading and spelling approach. I do not feel particularly confident teaching language arts, but your programs and supplemental articles like this simplify the process.
I love your comparison to meeting three people with similar names all at the same time vs. separate circumstances, very helpful!
This is great advice! I have never seen them taught separately before, but it makes so much more sense that way. I know many adults still struggle with them!
Thank you for tips on teaching different aspects of reading and spelling. My third child has really struggled in areas that older siblings did not. Having this extra help for him is so valuable!
Awsome work
Looking forward to using All About Reading this coming school year!!
Thank you for such a great program!
I look forward to using All About Spelling in the future with our daughter!
This will be very helpful this year. Thank you!
This was so helpful! THANK You!
Thank you for this great tool to add to our homeschool box
Helpful! Thanks!
Great article! Thank you!
Very nice clear explanation. Thanks!
Thank you, came at the right time
I like the suggestion to teach the homophones separately, with many days/lessons between each one. That will really help the kids to understand better.
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Can't believe I've left it three days to post these, clearly I'm not as organised as I thought I was! This is the last batch of festival stories, because I'm off to start New Job tomorrow. There may be the odd one or two events still trickling onto the blog, but nothing major.
I was only at one book festival event on Thursday, but it was a good one.
Stephen McGinty and Daniel Pick's talk entitled 'In Pursuit of the Nazi Mind' turned out to be more subtle, and more interesting, in its subject than the initial description suggested. Their books talk about the attempts that psychologists and psychoanalysts made to understand Rudolf Hess (Stephen McGinty's book) and Nazis in general (Daniel Pick's book). So we have the history of psychology as well as the history of the war. The Rudolf Hess story sounds fascinating – the book focuses on the year that he was held in an English country house (apparently John Humphreys described it as 'Upstairs Downstairs with Nazis') with the psychologists trying to convert him to their point of view rather than interrogate him. Daniel Pick spoke about the changing views of historians about whether a psychoanalytical approach to their subjects is appropriate. Two more books to go on my reading list! And their authors gave great, straightforward accounts of them.
I saw four dance pieces at DanceBase, but they are grouped into two shows – typically, the two I liked were in different programmes! MEITHEAL is the one I would really highly recommend. All are in the main theatre at DanceBase, and having been really rude about Studio 3 the other day, I have to say the theatre is one of the most pleasant and comfortable venues I've been to. Some quick comments on the dance pieces..
Fruitful Ties by Steinvor Palsson and Matthew Hawkins and Bone Dust by Lucy Suggate made up the first programme.
Fruitful Ties had the best costumes I've seen so far – they were actually made of ties! And there was something with lemons, so the title is very literal. Interesting to watch, and beautiful at times, but I didn't entirely understand what they were on about. It was one of those events where I felt that other people were getting a lot more out of it than I was.
Bone Dust was a surprisingly thoughtful piece, given that its subject matter is the slightly surreal 'how will I dance when I'm dead?' I particularly liked the first section, where is appears that the dancer's limbs are disembodied – very effective. Then she appeared in a skeleton mask and I realised how much we always picture Death as male – seeing a skeletal head with a female body was a little disconcerting. There was a great wee monologue from the dancer about the choreography and a lovely, disconnected, loose-limbed dance with video piece. Really my one criticism was that it was pretty short – I'd have liked something more extended.
The second programme was MEITHEAL by MAX.IMEALLDANCE and Worst Case Scenario by Taciturn.
MEITHEAL was probably the strongest dance piece I've seen in this festival. It's about manual work and community, and the dancers are described in the programme as 'cogs in an efficient machine'. But what I really loved was that they make a beautiful, graceful machine, not the stereotyped robotic movements that most people 'dancing like machinery' would come up with! They look like a really gorgeous steam engine or something, something that you can really admire for how well it fits together. The piece was gloriously physical and made fabulous use of light. And I loved as well that the dancers were so connected with each other and the audience: again, they didn't put on robot faces. The whole piece was gorgeous.
Worst Case Scenario was one of these pieces that makes me think 'I can see why other people are liking it, but it's just not my thing'. It's a humorous piece about our worst fears, and it's well done, but the whole silent-movie slightly slapsticky humour doesn't really do it for me. The use of voice-overs and sound in general is good, and the dance is good, but just not at all what I like.
Note: I was given free tickets for all these events through Clicket. I will be blogging very little else for the remaining days of the festival, so do keep up with my fellow bloggers on the Clicket blog!

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Nickname: whopxer, nighap.
Age: 18
Nationality: United States
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Favorite modes: elevation in 1v1. I have a very good skill set and strategies on iceroad though
Favorite weapons:pistol, AR, SMG
Previous Clan: -dyH| (the founder all 3 times), |KpS|, |BME|, and some other really old ones. My heart has really been put towards -dyH| though.
I've played AssaultCube for about: 5 yrs
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What kind of interests do you hope to pursue with the clan? Messi told me to apply as well as my good
AC friend Cho being in here. I have been with this kid since the beginning.
Would you consider yourself a Competitive player, or a Casual player? I am a casually competitive player
Do you have any coding or development experience? Yes and no, I have hosted TS3 servers and AC servers off of a VPS.
I am also good at website design and Photoshop.
Do you have any experience in mapping or game modification? Yes but I do not plan on mapping ever.
These are some of the most recent screenshots I have saved. Note some of these are 6 months old. I just got back to AC from 6 months of inactivity, just in case you did not know already.


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Personal Knowledge Base
Idea is that I need a central place to put things, that I can get access to whenever I need to so I build up a knowledge base. This is the third time I've done this. The first and second times were for internal Wiki sites for organizational knowledge and team sharing. The problem is that I've had the re-do these in each case. So this time I will do this on a Wiki site I can keep open, no matter what the job.
What This Wiki is Not
It is not a blog, but rather an up-to-date set of information that I collect over time. Some of the information in this site might be source materials for a blog, but in and of itself it is not a blog. Some of the entries are written as a blog. Main blog posts are at FiveWhyz Blogs.
It is not a web site of services or tools I offer. Again this Wiki might serve as a place for ideas, or a set of work in progress on things I am thinking through. If you are interested in service offerings please visit:
- The Coaching Collaborative Website: FiveWhyz LLC
- Personal business Website: Focussed Agile LLC
In general, when people publish information they try to focus the message - just do this - and skip the thinking process.
For me the thinking is probably more important than the practice. In other words it is more important that I understand the "why" and that the "why" makes sense. As a result some of these pages are "thinking pieces" more than focussed marketing messages, but then this is more a personal knowledge repository than it is a marketing piece.
If you are offended by pages that are not short, succinct and straight to the point, then you probably want to go somewhere else:-)
Scrum / Agile
- Quotable Quotes for the cycling display, or Quotable Quotes List and Pithy Slogans
- Frequently Asked Questions - questions and standard content I have used in various situations. Sometimes multiple FAQ pages come together to make a complete Subject Specific Article
- Research to Help Understanding - some practices and ideas seem counter-intuitive.
- What Kinds of Problems Do you Typically See As The Organization Transforms to Agile / Lean? - started this one recently
Consultant / Coach / Trainer
- Your First Sprint - a set of articles aimed at helping you through your first Sprint or iteration
- References Useful in Training - videos etc.
- Ideas on Presenting Ideas - seems like there are a lot of interesting approaches out there on how to get ideas across. And related to this, Powerful Pictures, Powerful Stories and Powerful Facilitation.
- Workshops Training and Other Events - completed events
And in a non-Agile discussion:
- Also some Useful Tools
Note that we have some Incomplete Pages That Require Work on this site:-)
- Initial Start - basic knowledge base - this page
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I came across the following quote on your page: "The Product Owner has authority over the product, not the people."
Not sure I understand the second part…
I have some interpretations and "assumed" understanding, yet would appreciate your elaboration.
Thank you very much,
The idea is that while the Product Owner determines the items that need to be worked on (the requirements, if you like) and the priority of those items (a force ranked list - the product backlog) they do not decide how to do the work, nor how much work the team can take on. The teams determine this. In particular the Product Owner role does not assign work to team members, and has no authority over the people on the team. In Scrum the Product Owner typically is not the manager / supervisor.
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(VEN) - Vietnamese brands are positioning themselves in the global market, and economists believe this will pave the way for the domestic business community to expand sustainable exports under Vietnamese brands.
Market research, branding
One firm that appears to have cracked the code of penetrating foreign markets is the Secoin Building Material Corporation that exports its handmade tiles to 60 countries and territories. With 30 years of experience, Secoin-branded products are now positioned in the high-grade segment of the global market, with prices fluctuating around US$25 per sq.m of encaustic tiles.
Dinh Hong Ky, Chairman of the Board at Secoin, said a product cannot be marketed if it lacks distinctive values. The corporation therefore has cooperated with world-famous designers to create quality handmade products and win customer trust. "To firmly position a brand, especially in foreign markets, it is necessary to build a value chain involving manufacturing, marketing, logistics, distribution and customer care service. The final goal is to leave customers with a good impression of the brand," he analyzed.
The Eurowindow Joint Stock Company has chosen a different way to position its brand in foreign markets. The company exports large volumes of its products - doors, windows and panels - to Southeast Asian countries. Eurowindow's Overseas Sales Director, Nguyen Thanh Trinh, said that before selling products abroad under its own brands, the company carries out careful market surveys to find similarities and differences in culture and consumer behavior in order to adjust its products and marketing methods accordingly. The Myanmar market, for example, has a firm legal foundation, but due to the conservative nature of local consumers, Eurowindow has prepared a long-term sales strategy for this market. In 2017, the company opened a representative office in Myanmar to facilitate the distribution of its products there, especially to avoid risks in payment. "Patience is vital to winning the trust of consumers and authorities in foreign markets," Trinh said. The firm's flexible and targeted policies yielded sales of VND3.2 trillion in 2017, which are expected to reach VND4.5 trillion in 2018.
Businesses believe that to position their brands firmly in the global market, along with creating distinctive products and carrying out careful market surveys, they need to register their labels in order to protect them overseas and prevent disputes with local companies. At the initial stage of accessing a foreign market, businesses need to implement their brand identification strategies by organizing events, such as workshops and investment and trade promotion activities. Vietnamese trade offices abroad play a very important role in this regard in connecting domestic businesses with foreign markets. In recent years, the domestic business community has taken the initiative in promoting exports under Vietnamese brands. Major brands, such as Viettel, Vinamilk and Hoa Phat, have been valued at hundreds to billions of US dollars. However, economist Vo Tri Thanh said that although in 2017, Vietnam achieved the highest export growth rate in the past 15 years, many products, especially agricultural products, remain of low value in the eyes of foreign importers.
Changing business thinking
Ngo Chung Khanh, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Multilateral Trade Policy Department, believes free trade agreements which Vietnam has joined will provide significant opportunities for domestic businesses to boost exports. Vietnam's export value surged from US$5.4 billion in 1995 to over US$200 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach US$218 billion this year.
To promote exports of Vietnamese brands, in addition to support by the government, ministries and sectors, businesses need to change their awareness of production, sales and brand building. They should learn about international commitments, especially the 11-nation Asia-Pacific trade deal known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is expected to come into force in the near future.
Sharing this view, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Quoc Thinh, consultant to the Vietnam Value Program, said the most important thing is changing business awareness in order to appreciate the role of brands in sustainable development. According to Thinh, the Vietnam Value Program launched in 2003 has become outdated and needs to be amended. One of the program's shortcomings is that it is targeted only at the brands of specific kinds of products but not at collective trademarks, especially brands associated with certified geographical indications.
At a recent trade promotion forum held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Tony Pigott, a brand-building expert from Canada, proposed a brand ambassador model. A brand ambassador can be a product, a company or an industry that could help entrench Vietnamese brands in the global market. Tony Pigott also spoke about the necessity of spreading public information about nationally recognized brands, especially in areas in which Vietnam enjoys advantages, such as food, textiles, garments and construction. In his opinion, businesses should pay special attention to surveying market demand in order to build suitable brand development strategies.
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Issue of October 23, 2009
eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery
This week's issues:
1. IAU Study on Women Statistics
2. Response to Older Women to Work on Physics?
3. President's Speech at the White House Star Party
4. A Forgotten Moment in Physiology: The Lovelace Women in Space Program
5. Opportunity for Women Physicists: Workshop February 12
6. Be A Mentor or Get A Mentor
7. New DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
8. Tenure-track Junior Faculty Position in Solar Physics at Rice University
9. Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position of Astronomy at Tufts University
10. Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Observational Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
11. Faculty position in Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12. Two Joint Faculty Appointments, UC Berkeley and LBL
13. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
14. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
1. IAU Study on Women Statistics
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomery_at_physics.ucf.edu]
[From the Editors: For the next several weeks we will be presenting a summary of major outcomes from the Women in Astronomy III conference held at the University of Maryland October 21-23, 2009. A general summary is also on the Women in Astronomy blog at
http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/women_in_astronomy/ ]
Catherine Cesarsky gave a talk on Statistics of Women in the IAU. Her statistics included the percentages of women who attended the IAU XVII General Assembly meeting last August in Brazil, the percentage of women represented in the IAU, and a breakdown by country of percentages of women in the IAU.
Of all 2109 participants at the 2009 IAU meeting, 667 (31.6%) are women. Of the more than 10,000 IAU members, 14.8% are women. This percentage is an increase from 2006 where only 12.9% were women. Of all the countries that participate in the IAU, Argentina has the highest percentage (36%) of women participants. Ukraine (27%); Italy & Bulgaria (25%); France (24%); Brazil (23%); Hungary (21%) round out the second to sixth levels, respectively. The United States has 12% women participating in the IAU. The United States does not come in last place - the placeholder for that position is Japan which only has 6% of women in the IAU.
As the meeting is still in progress, the data is not yet online. However, more on these statistics will be found at the Women in Astronomy and Space Science website
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2. Response to Older Women to Work on Physics?
From: Andrea Schweitzer [schweitz_at_frii.com]
[In last week's issue of AASWOMEN, we posted one senior woman's request to work on physics. The following is a response to this request from one of our readers to which we thank for your response. Eds.]
I wanted to respond to Linda Perry's post about wishing she could be working in physics research:
While one generally needs a Ph.D. to pursue research from within academia, there are getting to be more and more opportunities to participate in "citizen science" research programs outside of academia. And most local astronomy clubs, Science Cafes, and schools welcome guest speakers about physics and astronomy. Thus, in an informal way, you can still do some research and teaching. Also, many of the citizen science programs have active blogging and discussion boards so that you can participate in scientific collaboration and electronic conversation as your schedule allows. Galaxy Zoo has even had several new discoveries and publications in scientific journals! I have been very impressed by the growing impact of citizen science research.
A few astronomy citizen science programs to get you started:
Classify galaxies and astronomical objects for Galaxy Zoo ( http://www.galaxyzoo.org )
Epsilon Aurigae variable star observing campaign ( http://www.citizensky.org )
Star counting programs to raise awareness about dark skies and light pollution: - Great World Wide Star Count, October 9-23, 2009, and October every year ( http://www.starcount.org ) - GLOBE at Night, March near new moon every year ( http://www.globe.gov/GaN/ )
More astrophysics programs are listed at: http://www.starstryder.com/the-list/list-of-citizen-science-projects/
and for other branches of science start at: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects
Regards, Andrea
Andrea Schweitzer, Ph.D. U.S. Project Manager for the International Year of Astronomy www.Astronomy2009.us aschweitzer - at - Astronomy2009.usBack to top.
3. President's Speech at the White House Star Party
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomery_at_physics.ucf.edu]
If you missed President Obama speaking about the importance of astronomy then please see the video:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/video/President-Obama-Presents-a-Night-of-Astronomy/ .
Photos from the White House Star Party can be found at
http://www.wisn.com/slideshow/slideshows/21233931/detail.html .Back to top.
4. A Forgotten Moment in Physiology: The Lovelace Women in Space Program
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomery_at_physics.ucf.edu]
In the September edition of Advances in Physiology, an article can be found on the intersection of physiology, spaceflight, and politics. Ryan, Loeppky, & Kilgore wrote "A Forgotten Moment in Physiology: The LoveLace Women in Space Program (1960-1962)." The abstract is provided below as well as a link to the full article.
Abstract: In 1959, Brigadier General Donald Flickinger and Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace II suggested that it would be more practical from an engineering standpoint to send women rather than men into space due to their lower body weights and oxygen requirements. When the Air Force decided not to pursue this project, Dr. Lovelace assumed leadership of the Woman in Space Program and began medical and physiological testing of a series of accomplished women aviators at the Lovelace Medical Clinic in Albuquerque, NM, in 1960. The tests that these women underwent were identical to those used to test the original Mercury astronauts, with the addition of gynecological ex- aminations. Thirteen of the nineteen women tested passed these strenuous physiological exams (for comparison, 18 of 32 men tested passed); a subset of these pilots was further tested on a series of psychological exams that were similar to or, in some instances, more demanding than those given to male Mercury candidates. Despite these promising results, further testing was halted, and the Woman in Space Program was disbanded in 1962. Although the Woman in Space Program received a great deal of publicity at the time, the story of these women was somewhat lost until they were reunited at the 1999 launch of the shuttle Columbia, commanded by Colonel Eileen Col- lins.
The full article can be downloarded from Advances in Physiology Education at
http://advan.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/33/3/157Back to top.
5. Opportunity for Women Physicists: Workshop February 12
From: WIPHYS, October 21
The American Physical Society will offer a workshop entitled Professional Skills Development for Women Physicists on Friday, February 12, 2010 in connection with the APS annual meeting in Washington, DC. The workshop will be aimed at tenured women faculty in physics and women post doctoral associates in physics.
The deadline to apply is November 9, 2009. First consideration will go to applications received by that date. The workshop will be limited in size for optimal benefits.
All participants are eligible to receive a stipend to help cover the cost of travel and up to two nights lodging. Women of color are especially encouraged to apply.
The workshop is aimed towards enhancing the status of women in physics and will provide professional training on effective negotiation, communication and leadership skills for female physicists in a position to become the future leaders. In addition, the workshops will offer a special opportunity for networking. Information is now posted at
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/skills/index.cfm .
A similar workshop will be offered on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the APS annual meeting in Portland, Oregon (for post docs and junior, tenure-track women faculty).
The first series of workshops (2005, 2006, and 2007) was extremely successful, as were the workshops offered in 2008 and 2009.
This program is supported by an award from the National Science Foundation.
Questions? Please contact Sue Otwell at APS otwell_at_aps.orgBack to top.
6. Be A Mentor or Get A Mentor
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomery_at_physics.ucf.edu]
We would like to encourage all to either obtain a mentor or be a mentor by joining a nonprofit e-mentoring network like MentorNet. Quick Facts about Mentors at MentorNet include the following: 766 employers are represented, 46% of the mentors are female, and currently 194 mentors are available to be matched. Do you know of someone who wants to pursue a career path in industry, government, or higher education and does not know how to begin or fully achieve this goal? Can you help out someone in need and provide mentoring on e.g., your unique career path or field, job search, or work/life balance?
More information can be found on MentorNet atBack to top.
7. New DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomery_at_physics.ucf.edu]
[Editor's Note: Eligibility includes undergraduate seniors as well as first and second year graduate students in a qualified research-focused Master's or Ph.D program at an accreditec U.S. college or univeristy at the time of applying. Please pass along this information to those undergraduate and graduates who do not receive this newsletter but would be interested in this new fellowship. Note that the application deadline is November 30, 2009.]
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to provide support for outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S. Fellows will receive a $35,000 yearly stipend for living expenses, $10, 500 per year for tuition and fees and a $5,000 research stipend supplement for research materials and travel expenses. Fellows will be required to participate in the annual DOE SCGF Research Conference to be held each summer at a DOE national laboratory. Travel expenses and accommodations to the Conference will be provided by the DOE SCGF program.
For more information, please email:
or go to
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html .Back to top.
8. Tenure-track Junior Faculty Position in Solar Physics at Rice University
From: Jan Rinehart [Jan.Rinehart_at_rice.edu]
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University expects to have a tenure-track junior faculty position available in Solar Physics starting July 1, 2010 and invites applications from all qualified applicants. The successful candidate's research program should complement current research in solar physics and related fields at Rice, particularly in the areas of space physics and astrophysics (see physics.rice.edu for information on current research programs). The successful candidate is expected to participate actively and effectively in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, have a strong record of published research, obtain external funding, and develop a nationally recognized research program. Applicants should send a dossier that includes a curriculum vitae, a brief description of proposed research and teaching interests, a list of publications, and arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be sent to
David Alexander, Chair, Faculty Search Committee c/o Valerie Call, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy MS 61, Rice University 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005
or by email to
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but only those received by December 9, 2009 will be assured of full consideration. Rice University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer; women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
More information can be found at
http://physics.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=65&linkidentifier=id&itemid=65Back to top.
9. Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position of Astronomy at Tufts University
From: Danilo Marchesini [Danilo.Marchesini_at_tufts.edu]
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Tufts University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of Observational Astronomy/Astrophysics, beginning September 1, 2010. To qualify for the position the candidate must have a Ph.D. in astronomy, astrophysics, or a related field, and post-doctoral experience with observations or analysis of data obtained by either ground-based or space-based astronomical instruments, performing research of internationally recognized importance. We are particularly interested in candidates who will complement or strengthen our existing research programs in astronomy, astrophysics and/or cosmology. The candidate will be expected to teach courses in astronomy and astrophysics at the undergraduate and the graduate level, and to mentor undergraduates in individual research projects. Prior teaching experience is preferred but not required. We expect the new hire to generate research grants after coming to Tufts, to maintain a sustained research program, and to supervise thesis work by graduate students. The department offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and includes strong research programs in observational astronomy, theoretical cosmology, particle physics, and condensed matter physics.
The review of applications will begin on December 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, all material should be submitted by December 1, 2009. Applications should be submitted to the
Chairman of the Astronomy Search Committee, c/o Jean Intoppa, Department of Physics and Astronomy 4 Colby St., Tufts University Medford, MA 02155.
Complete applications may be sent by email to
Applications should include a Curriculum Vitae, a Description of Future Research Plans, and a Description of Teaching Experience. Applicants should arrange for three Letters of Reference to be submitted directly to the address above.
Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.Back to top.
10. Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Observational Extragalactic
Astronomy and Cosmology
From: Chris Mihos [mihos_at_case.edu]
The Department of Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a tenure-track position at any rank, in the area of observational extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research interests include multi-wavelength studies of galaxies using both ground- and space-based facilities. Departmental research interests include a major emphasis on galaxy evolution, the structure and dynamics of galaxies, large scale structure, chemical abundances and evolution, and telescope and instrument design. Research facilities include the recently refurbished Burrell Schmidt telescope at Kitt Peak, and several members of the department are active participants in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III consortium. In addition, the Case Department of Physics has strengths in particle astrophysics and cosmology. Case is committed to both undergraduate and graduate education, and we seek candidates who will share that commitment. The normal teaching load for the department is one class per semester.
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in astronomy or a related field, and demonstrate clear potential for excellence in research and teaching. Senior applicants at the Associate Professor (Professor) level should have a strong national (international) scientific reputation as well as a distinguished record of publication. Applicants should provide a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and plans, and a statement of teaching experience, aspirations, and goals. Electronic applications (in PDF form) are strongly preferred, sent to
Print applications can be sent to
Faculty Search Committee c/o Agnes Torontali Department of Astronomy Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-7215
All applicants should provide contact information for three references; applicants at the Assistant Professor level should also arrange for three letters of recommendation (in either electronic or print form) to be sent directly to the search committee. Complete applications received by January 1, 2010 will receive full consideration. Case Western Reserve University is committed to diversity and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.Back to top.
11. Faculty position in Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From: WIPHYS, October 19
The Physics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology invites applications for an expected junior faculty position in astrophysics. Our search is unrestricted with respect to area of specialization. Current astrophysics faculty are active in optical, radio, X-ray and gravitational wave astronomy; in broad areas of theoretical astrophysics and cosmology; in the understanding of dark matter and dark energy; in studies of exoplanets and brown dwarfs; and in space plasma physics. MIT hosts the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, whose faculty and research staff, contribute instrumentation for and conduct research with several facilities, including Chandra, RXTE, the Mileura Widefield Array, the Magellan telescopes in Chile, and LIGO.
QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. in physics or physics-related discipline is required and strong postdoctoral experience in the field is generally expected. Faculty members at MIT conduct research, teach undergraduate and graduate physics courses and supervise graduate and undergraduate participation in research. Candidates must show promise in teaching as well as in research. Preference will be given to applicants at the Assistant Professor level, but appointments at a more senior level will be considered in exceptional cases.
The strict deadline for completed applications is November 20, 2009. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a description of research interests and goals (the latter not to exceed 3 pages) at the following website:
http://www.academicjobsonline.com .
Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be uploaded to the site.
Any inquiries should be directed to
Professor Saul Rappaport, Search Committee Chair, 37-602B, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA; sar_mit_mit.edu .
MIT is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. MIT does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, age, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its employment policies and practices. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.Back to top.
12. Two Joint Faculty Appointments, UC Berkeley and LBL
From: WIPHYS, October 21
The Physics Department of the University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory intend to make two joint faculty appointments effective July 1, 2010. One position is targeted for Computational Astrophysics; this appointment will be made jointly between the Physics Department and Nuclear Sciences and/or Physics Divisions at LBNL. A second position is targeted for Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, with an intended focus on Local Probes and/or Materials; this appointment will be made jointly between the Physics Department and the Materials Sciences Division of LBNL.
These searches will be at a junior level, though an appointment at a senior level is possible if a candidate with outstanding breadth and record is identified; both positions will be at either the tenure track (assistant professor) level or tenured (associate professor or full professor) level depending on previous record.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply, and applications from minority and women candidates are especially encouraged. A curriculum vitae, bibliography, statement of research interests, and a list of at least 3 references (names and complete addresses including email) are required for consideration. UC Berkeley's Statement of Confidentiality can be found at:
http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html .
Online applications are strongly preferred. Please go to
and click on the Faculty Job Listing link located in the right side bar. Follow the directions for self registration, uploading of PDFs, and obtaining the URL for your letters of reference writers. For applicants at the assistant professor level, give this URL to at least 3 references and have them upload their letter.
For applicants who wish only to be considered at the associate or full professor level, it is sufficient to provide names and addresses in the initial application; the search committee will contact these references only after the applicant is selected for further consideration. If online application is not possible, mail curriculum vitae, bibliography, statement of teaching and research interests, and names and full addresses of at least 3 references to:
Physics Department Search Committee University of California, Berkeley 366 LeConte Hall MC 7300 Berkeley, CA 94720 7300
Applications by E mail or FAX will not be accepted. Applications should be received by Jan 12, 2010, at which time interviews will begin, but will be accepted until March 19, 2010. Applications submitted after close of business March 19, 2010 will not be considered. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.Back to top.
13. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
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To subscribe or unsubscribe to AASWOMEN go to
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If you experience any problems, please email itdept_at_aas.orgBack to top.
14. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
Past issues of AASWOMEN are available at
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History & Mission
"The Trumbull County Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Warren and Trumbull County to educate diverse regional communities about the people and events that have shaped its rich history."
The Trumbull County Historical Society owns and operates the John Stark Edwards House and the Trumbull County Museum. Built in 1807, the Edwards House is the oldest wood framed home in Warren, Ohio. Several rooms in the Edwards House depict the lives of its residents at various periods, from pioneer days to the late nineteenth century. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Society was chartered as a not for profit corporation by the State of Ohio in 1938. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service designated the Society a 501 (c) (3) organization in 1986.
The Society was formed in 1843 with Denny Webb as President. After being inactive for several years, it was incorporated on February 2, 1938 with Dr. James Tyler serving as President. The John Stark Edwards House, originally located at 259 South Street, SE, was purchased by the Society and dedicated as a museum on June 29, 1938 by then Governor Martin Davey. The Society has moved the museum twice, the second time to its present location, and has filled this historic house with period and other artifacts associated with local history.
Today the Society continues to fulfill its purpose of "investigation, collection, acquisition, and preservation of interesting historical information, facts, documents, real and personal property having historical value, and especially such as relate to the early history of the Connecticut Western Reserve."
While its principal task is to maintain the John Stark Edwards House and Trumbull County Museum, the Society is actively engaged in promoting cooperation with other county and state historical societies in the sharing of information and in the presentation of programs featuring interesting speakers and collectors.
In addition, we are dedicated to identifying and cataloguing historical structures existing in each of the 25 townships to help other historical societies and individuals with questions of preservation and markings.
The Trumbull County Historical Society is a dynamic organization that is proud of its many achievements and that continues to foster the enrichment of our community's history and cultural life.


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Herod stroked his beard. "Well you certainly are different, though I fail to see what joy there is in it. That crazy way you shave your face! The Romans are clean-shaven, and the Jews are fully bearded, but you! You shave only the lower part of your face – and you, being a Jew at that!"
"It's true, I was born a Jew." Manaheem walked over to the wall and picked up one of the chairs that lined it. "But since your father adopted me, I've become a citizen of Rome, like you." Pulling the chair up close to Herod, he slowly sat down. "So I am really both, and really neither. I choose to be identified with neither, but to be my own man. But you, dear Herod, are truly neither, not even by birth. So why imitate either in appearance or action? Why try to fit in where you don't really fit?"
Herod winced. "A public servant must bend to those he serves. And, after all, what else is there? Our old Idumean ways are gone for good."
Manaheem nodded. "True. And I don't know if it would have been much better if you'd kept them either. It would have given you your identity as a people, true. But then, customs are customs and all are binding. A man must be free to be himself – to think, act and express himself according to the dictates of his own conscience, free from the scorn, or worse, of others."
Herod placed the crown back on his head and sat with his chin resting in his hand. "An interesting philosophy, I must admit, although highly impractical. But tell me, dear brother, just what was it that started you thinking along those lines?"
"A disgust with people, conditions and conformity." Manaheem leaned back in his chair. "Of course, the uniqueness of my situation may have contributed to my way of thinking. Being raised by a people not my own may have given me an edge of aloofness. I saw the way the royal family lived and wanted no part of it. I wasn't sure I wanted the way my own people lived either. I wanted not form and show, but reality. Of course, my first real shove in that direction, so to speak, came when I was just ten years old. I shall remember those fateful days as long as I live. You, being part of the royal family, and being two years my senior, had been sent away to Rome for your formal schooling. You missed it, dear brother! And you may thank your lucky stars you were not roaming these streets in those days, for even the tales that came back would have curled your royal blood. We never talked of it because it was so horrible. But I think you should know of it, dear brother, since you are the tetrarch. Perhaps then, you may avoid the extreme cruelty of your father, who for his own selfish vanity sacrificed hundreds of tender, innocent young lives."
"You have succeeded in arousing my curiosity. Please proceed. I shall have Linus bring in some wine." Herod pulled a cord that hung from the ceiling and a male servant entered. "Wine for two, Linus." The servant left as quickly as he had appeared, and, almost as quickly, reappeared, carrying a large pitcher of wine and two goblets. "Proceed, Manaheem, proceed," insisted Herod. The servant filled the goblets and left.
"My pleasure," said Manaheem, as he reached for his glass. "It all started with the arrival of those eastern dignitaries to the palace. What fear their words brought to Herod the great!" He took a sip. "Say, this wine is quite good!"
"Nothing but the best," replied Herod, taking a big gulp. "Proceed!"
"Now, where was I?" mused Manaheem, taking another sip. "Oh yes, those eastern visitors. I had noticed their arrival from my bedchamber window, and was curious as to just what their mission might be. So I silently stole downstairs and hid behind the curtains, listening intently. They told a wondrous tale of a child who was to be born king of the Jews. They told how they'd seen his star in the east and had followed it all the way to Jerusalem. They'd traversed many tiresome miles over rocky terrain. The star had gone before them, guiding them all the way. But, now it had disappeared, and so they came to the palace, seeking information. They wanted to worship the new king. Did Herod, or anyone, know of his whereabouts? I could see from your father's face that he was extremely troubled at this. He dismissed the visitors, telling them to wait in the hall until he sent for them. Then he called together all the chief priests and scribes, and anxiously asked them where the messiah was to be born. I didn't understand what they were talking about, but they informed him that, according to the Holy Scriptures, it was to be in Bethlehem. Then, after dismissing his advisers, he sent for the visitors. He diligently and minutely questioned them as to the exact time when the star first appeared, finding it to be about two years earlier. He then sent them to Bethlehem, telling them to search diligently for the child there. When they had found the child, they were to bring him word so that he too might worship him. Ha! He cared not to worship him. His devilish mind was already at work, scheming how to get rid of this young king; for, Herod the great feared for his royal throne." He sipped the wine slowly.
Herod took another gulp. "Father always did seem a bit overly cautious in that respect. But, I figured, better safe than sorry."
Manaheem raised his goblet to his lips and took another sip. "That sounds good, brother, but it isn't always true."
"Be that as it may, did the visitors return?"
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A new jet, called the Antipode, could take passengers from London to New York in just 20 minutes, claims its creator.
Charles Bombardier, a Canadian designer, says the jet concept would use a new technique called 'long penetration mode' to reach speeds of Mach 24 – 21 times the speed of sound.
Seating only ten passengers, the Antipode would take off from a regular airport runway, before using rocket boosters to reach a height of 40,000 feet. At this point it would use its 'supersonic combustion ramjet engine' to fly close to 16,000 miles per hour. That's some ten times faster than Concorde.
At those speeds, the jet could circumnavigate the planet in less than 90 minutes.
"The idea of going from New York to London in, say 20 minutes – that's what I think really grabbed people," Bombardier told the BBC. "It's always something that people would like – a transportation system that could take you from one place on the planet to the other side."
The 'long penetration mode' technique, recently tested by Nasa, uses air channels in the plane to cool the jet's surfaces and reduce the noise of the sonic boom as the plane breaks the sound barrier.
The whole idea gets even stranger: the rocket boosters used at take off would separate once altitude is reached, and fly back to the airport by themselves so they can be reused. To land, the plane would glide down using its wings.
Bombardier admits that, at present, it isn't a practical design. "In the end it's not a practical idea – it's a concept," he said. "I know that it's not going to lead to the exact aircraft at the end, but it might help to develop new technologies and new processes. If it does, then I'm happy that I did something to help society."


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WoW Bonus! Honor Prestige Level 2
Time to see what these prestige pvp ranks are all about. It's my first time Anduin, be kind. -FF
5.4 Ending Cinematics Revealed!
Wowinsider is the one to break this story from what I've seen on twitter. If you want some spoilers this early into 5.4… here you go!
Siege of Ogrimmar Release Date Announced
So we already knew it was coming but now we know when. I'll just leave this here and hope to go try and gear up and finish 5.3 content in between packing this weekend. Art from a world of warcraft tweet. … Continue reading
5.4 Siege of Ogrimmar Cinematic
I'm just going to leave this here for a moment.
For the Alliance Missing Threat
Wowinsider posted a great public service announcement regarding the above achievement: Get it now. (Screenshot from wowhead.com.) Why? They explain in the article that currently in patch 5.4 Garrosh is nowhere to be seen inside Ogrimmar because he's too busy causing … Continue reading
5.2 Possible Repairs to Stormwind/Ogrimmar
The below footage from a recent PTR patch pleases me greatly: We of course don't get to see the Park returned to its former glory, but we do get to see that the workers are now finished and off working … Continue reading


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The focal point of Kings Cross is the gaudy neon Coca-Cola sign crowning William St, which leads east from Hyde Park. Take a walk along the area's leafy streets, lined with double-story terrace houses fringed with lace ironwork balconies, and stop off for a coffee or refreshing drink at this vibrant area's many cafes and pubs. If you follow Macleay St north, you'll catch panoramic views of the harbor and Woolloomooloo; steps lead down to the water and the famous Harry's Cafe de Wheels pie cart.
When the sun goes down, Kings Cross transforms, with adult entertainment at the fore. The area is busy and well policed, but leave your inhibitions at the door.


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Please get into her. This is how you do a red carpet, FAB Ones.
Amber Riley is a FAB Girl favorite. She's gotten seriously glamorous lately, and her hair and makeup are always on point. She's awesome as Mercedes on Glee, but her best role is herself on the red carpet!
This photo is from The NAACP Image awards, where she showed up slimmed down and glammed up. Her hair, makeup and dress all get a stamp of approval for prom. Take the jump for gowns inspired by this young diva.
This dress by La Femme is glittery, glamorous and affordable!
David Meister is a celebrity favorite, and for $558.00, you can feel like one.
This Sean Collection dress has less sequins, but equal glamour.
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Julia's House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
First Second 2014.
When Julia's house finds a new place to settle, she puts a sign out for lost creatures to combat her own sense of loneliness. But now a new conflict has arisen and a list of chores is her solution.
Ben Hatke, whom we have long since learned is a genius with young heroines and illustrated robots, impresses with his more earthbound whimsy. Julia's house is charming and its inhabitants excite the imagination—and the fine digressions into lore.
The color palette, style, energy (I do love Julia's hair)…Hatke manages a delightful picture book that is sweetly entertaining. And what caregiver will be able to resist a conversation on the way we can participate more harmoniously as family?—which is how we talk chores in our own creature-filled household. A lesson (besides "look at the mermaid doing the dishes, sweetie!") that I appreciated was Julia's understanding of her own limitations and abilities; which seem to frequent Hatke's work. The house is too quiet, she opts for hospitality; it becomes too much for her, she asks for help. Hatke's heroines are a resourceful lot. I was totally geeked to see Julia had a workshop.
Oh, and if you were a bit bummed by the idea that one of Hatke's robots would not make an appearance? You'll find a lovely invention there at the end.
Julia's House for Lost Creatures is a great little book about community. It is also a great place to join Hatke in the workings of the imagination. I look forward to what Hatke will have for us next. (another Zita??).
Not to be categorized as girls only and it spans a good age range. I'm thinking about this one for a storytime and encourage listeners to draw their own creature (and what chore would suit them best?). You should also take this book as a hint to check out Zita Spacegirl if you've yet done so.
Hatke did a blog tour called "Ben Hatke's Bestiary of Lost Creatures" that may interest you.
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Thu Dec 1, 2016
Howison Library, 4–6 PM
|Philosophy Colloquium
Bradford Skow (MIT)
Levels of Reasons Why
Abstract: There are first-level reasons: they are reasons why something happened. There are also second-level reasons: they are reasons why other facts are reasons. These two levels are different: a reason why R is a reason why E happened is not necessarily a reason why E happened. I'll show off a bunch of work this distinction between levels can do, especially in the theories of explanation and causation.


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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Giant Book of Giants by Saviour Pirotta - OPTIONAL
Pirotta, Saviour. The Giant Book of Giants, illustrated by Mark Robertson. Sterling Children's Books, 2011. $19.95. PICTURE BOOK. This books retells six different giant stories, including "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Sinbad's Third Voyage." The stories come from all over the world, but not a one is original. Also included with this book is a foldout poster of a giant. The poster includes many flaps to lift and things to pull out. The giant poster is larger than most toddlers who will look at this book. This book is so-so, but the poster is phenomenal. My children loved pulling out all the different parts and lifting the flaps. For example, his time piece is a clock tower that he has uprooted. The stories are nothing special, and that makes it so that this book is definitely not worth the $20 list price. My family read the stories once; I doubt we'll read them again. Though the poster is worth returning to...but still not worth the price. Pre-K, EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL. Brent Smith, Reading Teacher
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Everything, to start with. But finished wine is always the result of nature, science and artistry. Climate, earth, farming techniques, pest control, water supply, and pruning vary year to year. And you have to go pretty darn far back if you really want to get to the "beginning" of this bottle of wine. It doesn't start with the vintage; it starts millenniums ago with the development of the earth the vines finally get to grow in. That's why it is hard (read: not possible) to replicate certain prestigious regions such as my home of Napa Valley, as well as the pride of Bourgogne. Those soils, loam, sand, limestone and volcanic rocks took a lot of action to get there, and then get discovered for what that spot of earth does best. But I'm curious what this esteemed professor has to say... Please update me if you go to this!
Science of wine is topic of WSU Innovator lecture
SEATTLE - What role does science play in the quality of wine? Thomas Henick-Kling, director of the Washington State University viticulture and enology program, explores this and other questions in "Science in Your Glass," the WSU Innovators luncheon, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle.
"Our understanding of all aspects of the winemaking process, from molecules to markets and from vineyards to bottles, underpins the wonderful success of the Washington wine industry," said Henick-Kling. "This nearly $15 billion industry is an engine of job-creating vitality. I'm excited to be able to share some of the science that makes this all possible." The unique characteristics of Washington's climate and soil contribute to the distinctive taste of its premium wines. But those same characteristics create challenges and opportunities for growers and winemakers specific to the Pacific Northwest.
WSU has partnered with state winemakers and growers since the 1960s to engage in cutting-edge research and provide hands-on education for a highly trained and discerning workforce. WSU researchers have helped growers site vineyards and manage irrigation regimes for optimum fruit quality. The university has developed environmentally sound pest and disease management techniques and is helping unlock the chemical mysteries of wine flavor profiles.


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Diving from a boat is a skill in itself and PADI run a specialist course to help divers learn how to scuba dive from a boat safely. Scuba-hut.com has collected some tips from our own experiences of boat diving to help you plan for a successful scuba diving trip.
There are numerous configurations of charter or hire dive boats to take you out to dive sites, but the main types used in the U.K. are:
Rigid Inflatable Boats which are fast, but can be unstable in poorer weather Rib Boat
Hard Bottom Boats:
Bigger, and can carry more divers, but are generally slower Rib Boat
Boats with accommodation so that you can stay close to dive sites some distance from land overnight and therefore packing in more diving into your trip! Rib Boat
Boat Diving Tips
Pay attention to the captain. Although you've chartered the boat, it is still the captains, and you need to respect that. Carefully follow all instructions whilst on the boat, and particularly the briefing. All boats are different, and so are the captains and they will know best for their dive boat.
Get to know the dive boat. Know where facilities on the boat are kept. Remember the boats name and notice what it looks like underwater so you can spot it after the dive.
Don't take things onto the boat you won't need as space will be limited, especially for things that need to stay dry. However, be prepared as you won't be able to go back to the car to grab a spare bit of kit if you forget something, or a piece of equipment breaks. Also take note of the weather. If it's cold take warm, dry clothing, if it's hot remember your sun cream, and always remember some fluids. You don't want to dehydrate whilst scuba diving.
Invest in a boat bag. Most scuba divers will take a bag or crate with their own scuba equipment onto the dive boat to make it easier to board, and to keep their equipment safe. Remember it is likely to get wet on the boat.
Pick a spot on the boat and stick to it. You will usually be positioned near your scuba tank, with some room for storage of your scuba gear. Don't spread your equipment around the boat and respect the space of your fellow scuba divers. Return to the same spot on the boat after your dive and the boat crew will let you know the procedure for changing to a full tank for the next dive.
Carefully follow entry and exit instructions to the boat for your dive. They can change considerably from dive to dive. If the sea is rough, time your entry and exit when the water is closest to the dive platform if there is one.
Find a variety of dive boats for hire or charter across the U.K. using scuba-hut.com's search facilities..


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A British couple in their late 50's….
A British couple in their late 50's who have been resident in central Italy for 4 years, now stand to lose everything should there be no agreement on individual rights – rights of residence, healthcare, recognition of qualifications, future pensions uplifts, not to mention the ongoing trauma of uncertainty.
She is a psychiatrist who took early retirement in the UK so as to benefit from a steady employment-related pension income on moving to Italy. He continues to work via the internet for a British company, paying National Insurance contributions (NIC) and taxes in the UK. This has entitled him to an S1 document enabling both of them to access the Italian health system through the operation of EU Regulation 883/2004 as implemented by Regulation 987/2009. This has been and is of vital importance to them both as they have existing health conditions requiring regular treatment.
They sold their property in the UK and bought a house in Italy where they have made their home. Their home was destroyed in last year's earthquakes in central Italy and they now live in a caravan awaiting the Italian government's promised temporary wooden house.
Their applications for Italian citizenship (which requires 4 years residence) have not yet been completed as it is taking time to replace all their records and documents which were lost in the earthquake. As it is, Italian citizenship applications take a minimum of 2 years to process so theirs are unlikely to be determined prior to the date of Brexit.
They are not yet entitled to permanent residence under EU Directive 2004/38 (5 years legal residence) and face a very uncertain future.
Their current incomes from the UK have been seriously eroded by the fall in the value of sterling. Their UK state pensions, which they will not be eligible for until a couple of years post Brexit, will not be sufficient to supplement their already low incomes particularly if there is no agreement for UK pensioners in the EU to get the automatic increases.
To supplement their incomes, she has been considering returning to work as a psychiatrist, and indeed, has been asked locally to do so, relying on the current EU wide mutual recognition of qualifications. However, given the uncertainty of Brexit, she has been loathe to take up psychiatric work as professionally it requires a longer term commitment than the next 2 years and it is wholly unrealistic for her to attempt to retrain in her mid-60's to get the necessary Italian qualifications.
Should access to the Italian health system through the S1 be lost, their low incomes would be insufficient to cover private health insurance, even were such cover available, given their medical histories.
They would probably be forced to return to the UK where they have no family who could help them (their elderly parents already being dead). They would most likely have to turn to the state to both assist them with housing (to 'sell' a pile of earthquake created rubble is simply not feasible) as well as provide continuous healthcare. The on-going anxiety created by Brexit has exacerbated their existing health problems.
Peter and Rachel…..
Peter and Rachel are a retired British couple who live near Volterra in Italy. Both are UK state pensioners and UK tax payers. They have had Italian residency for 10 years and no longer have any property in UK.
Although very settled here, they have great concerns about the future, particularly the potential loss of their right to access health care in Italy after Brexit., as well as the loss of pension increases.
A few of years after moving to Italy, Peter developed lymphatic cancer and subsequently serious lung and heart problems for which he received and continues to receive good medical care in Italy. With the UK S1 certificate, all their healthcare costs are currently picked up by the UK under the reciprocal arrangements in accordance with EU law. Should these reciprocal healthcare arrangements be withdrawn, because of the seriousness of his existing medical condition, he will be unable to obtain private health insurance to enable continued access to the Italian healthcare system.
They do not have assets other than their house in Italy, but given the parlous state of the Italian property market, it will be difficult to sell it for anything other than a very low value – certainly insufficient to purchase even a small flat in the UK. Currently, their pensions and their house provide them with a comfortable if modest life. They are extremely worried that they will be forced to return to the UK , where they will become a burden on the state for assistance with housing, healthcare and longer-term disability assistance.
This is not something that they wish to do but should the healthcare rights be withdrawn, they will have little choice.
English Language school owner in Sardinia…
I am the owner of an English language school and have been living and working in Italy since 2004. My own status post-Brexit aside (I'll become Italian if I have to), my biggest fear is for our business and it's ability to continue to hire UK citizens as it is. Currently it's practically impossible to hire English language teachers from outside the EU. Should this come to pass, it represents a long time linguistic decline in a country already struggling to keep up with it's EU and global competitors which will inevitably mean an economic impact, too for Italy (and all other EU countries).
Robert, a former Metropolitan Police Officer….
Robert, a former Metropolitan Police Officer in London, recently moved with his Italian wife and two young children to Sicily. Because his wife is an Italian citizen, Robert does not face some of the more complex problems of many other British citizens who live in Italy.
However, he does have two particular concerns. The first is his 10 years social security contributions (National Insurance Contributions) in the UK which would be lost should the right to aggregation with subsequent social security payments in Italy not be agreed in the Brexit negotiations. That could deny him a future pension given that his future INPS contributions would probably not be sufficient to provide an Italian pension. The second concerns the loss of recognition of qualifications. He and his wife are planning to teach English as liberi professioniste. Both have TEFL qualifications from the UK, but if they are no longer recognized post Brexit, they would have to re-qualify, leaving the family without an income whilst they retrain.


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Pastor Chuck Church
Hi there, I'm Rev. Chuck Church. I am a Provisional Elder in The United Methodist Church serving the North Texas Conference
I am a South Texas guy who graduated from high school in the small border town of Mission, Texas. After high school I sought out a degree in engineering from Texas A&M University, however, the tragic collapse of the Aggie Bonfire of 1999 refocused a call to a life
of ministry. I would eventually earn a Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Texas at San Antonio and my Masters of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. I have served over 20 years in various ministry settings. I am passionate about helping others find their calling in life and I believe that helping others find their calling is a major key to church growth.
I am married to my beautiful wife, Michelle, and we have two sons, Connor and Hayden. I am an avid fan of the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Astros, and of course the Texas A&M Aggies. In my spare time, I enjoy coaching on both of my sons' baseball teams, catching a movie, playing golf, building Lego projects with my boys, and spending time with family.


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DeVos, Grizzly Bears and Public Policy: Can Parents and Teachers Create a "#PublicSchoolProud" Movement?
Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos tussled with the committee Democrats for three hours last night, and, the answers to the committee questions ranged from vague, to inaccurate to bizarre.
The fivethirtyeight blog gives a good summary of the major issues at the hearing and Aaron Pallas, a little "tongue in cheek," recounts what he heard at the hearing.
DeVos stumbled through the three plus hours, glowing as the Republican members of the committee reaped praise and squirmed uncomfortably as the Democrats asked pointed questions. Her handlers trained her, although her performance left a lot to be desired. She refused to commit to upholding the law, waffled on Title IX and the role of the office of civil rights, was vague about supporting transparency for all schools, public and charter, sort of favored accountability in all schools. She supported guns in schools (I believe she is anti-grizzly bear in schools); she has no idea on the debate over proficiency versus growth and steadfastly refused to answer "yes" or "no." to question after question. She was more than willing to "meet with and discuss policy issues" in her role as secretary, not willing to commit to anything specific. The handlers undoubtedly advised her to commit to nothing, be as vague as possible, charming, and try to eat up as much of the five minutes allotted to each questioner as possible.
Kudos to the Democrats on the committee, they were persistent, fair and asked the right questions.
Barring some catastrophic event, the Republican President's Republican Senate will confirm all of the nominees. The rules of the Senate require a majority vote; DeVos, Grizzly Bears and Public Policy: Can Parents and Teachers Create a "#PublicSchoolProud" Movement? | Ed In The Apple:


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The median asking price in Fairmont Hot Springs is $304,900, a substantial increase over the median three months ago which was $299,700 .
In Aug the median listed house price of $304,900 in Fairmont Hot Springs was an above average compared to the rest of British Columbia.
In province, the most common property on the listings this month has 2 bedrooms, in this neighbourhood it's 3.
Will prices rise across the next year in in Fairmont Hot Springs? There are a number of real estate indicators to consider.
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