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The ShaneCast - Episode 44 - Tell Them About The Paper
by Shane Birley
This is where the letter writing gets serious.
Topics: paper, letters, letter, handwriting, written, personal
Kenneth Udut
Where are all the #books that haven't been #written yet Where are all the books that might never be written #gaps in the #library -e2PF7qTtiEP
by Kenneth Udut
Topics: room, edifice, collection, books, Vine, KennethUdut, written, gaps, library
Ramblings Episode 358 – Differences in Pronunciation
by Keith Hughes
Sometimes what's in the written word begets dissimilar ways of speaking. #RoaUMP
Topics: ramblings, podcast, RoaUMP, written, pronunciation, differences, names, scott sigler, alive, alight
DICTIONARY OF MODERN ARABIC BY HANS WEHR AND J. MILTON COWAN. THIRD EDITION. DICIONARIO DE ARABE ESCRITO MODERNO. PROF. DR. DARCY CARVALHO. FEAUSP. SAO PAULO. BRAZIL. 2015. STUDIES IN MODERN AND MEDIEVAL LATIN.
by DARCY CARVALHO
The Hans Wehr Arabisches Wörterbuch fur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart. Arabisch-deutsch. 5. Auflage, unter Mitarbeit von Lorenz Kropfitsch neu bearbeitet und erweitert mit 22.000 neue Lemmata was translated into English by Milton Cowan, from the third German edition. First published in 1961, it still represents the best in Modern Arabic Lexicography. In the preface, particularly important for modern Latinists, the author describes the problem of transforming classical written Arabic...
Topics: Dictionary of modern Arabic, Hans Wehr, Milton Cowan, Modern written Arabic, Arabe escrito moderno
Sargon of Akkad (commentator)
The Melian Dialogue (Thucydides Excerpt)
by Ancient Recitations
The Melian Dialogue is an excerpt from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War between the powerful Athenian Empire and the tiny island state of Melos. The Athenians explain that power dynamics dominate the dialogue, whereas the Melians appeal to logic, reason and morality. The Melian dialogue is most famous for the phrase: "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Source:...
Topics: Youtube, video, Education, Melian Dialogue (Written Work), Thucydides (Author), History (TV Genre)
This Week's Weird News Episode 14
by Daniel Bryan
This Week's Weird News Episode 14 - On the show this week, we have stories about taxi journeys, buying women, manikins' and fog on a plane. Also on TWWN Music we have Laura Enns with her song "Written".
Topics: weeks, weird, news, danielbryan, taxi, buying, women, mankini, fog, plane, podcast, laura, enns,...
ERIC EJ1127446: Important Points on Rewriting Old Stories for Children
Various works with different genres can be applied to rewrite classic literature. Versified stories, unreal fictions and real stories are identified as texts which can be rewritten in a new texture. The first rewritten texts have been published long ago. The authors and researchers have been more knowledgeable in this regard particularly in the last two decades in order to carry out a remarkable development in this field. It should be considered that there are talented authors who realize the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Story Telling, Story Reading, Children, Foreign Countries, Classical Literature,...
ERIC EJ1084418: The Differences between Spoken and Written Grammar in English, in Comparison with Vietnamese (Las Diferencias entre la Gramática Oral y Escrita del Idioma Inglés en Comparación con el Idioma Vietnamita)
The fundamental point of this paper is to describe and evaluate some differences between spoken and written grammar in English, and compare some of the points with Vietnamese. This paper illustrates that spoken grammar is less rigid than written grammar. Moreover, it highlights the distinction between speaking and writing in terms of subordination and coordination. Further, the different frequency of adverbials and adjectivals between spoken and written language is also compared and analyzed.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Oral Language, Written Language, Correlation, Grammar, English, Contrastive...
ERIC EJ1128096: Linguistic Intensification and Its Role in Interlingual Translation of Speech Acts between English and Arabic
This paper tries to answer two questions: first, how far do intensifiers in English have the capability to fulfill linguistic intensification in order to achieve the communicative action between the speaker and the listener? Second, to what extent do linguistic characteristics of intensifiers influence translation of locutions of linguistic intensification carrying certain speech acts between English and Arabic? In relation to "hyperbole" as one form of linguistic intensification,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Translation, Pragmatics, Semitic Languages, Interpersonal Communication, Literary...
ERIC ED558553: Understanding the Effectiveness of Rubrics from the Students' Point of View
The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of how students viewed the marking rubrics that they were expected to follow in the course ARTS 1110 Introduction to University. The research questions were "Can first-year students taking the Arts 1110 Introduction to University course articulate their understanding of the marking rubric? And, "How do students use their understanding of the marking rubric when they are revising their academic essays in ARTS 1110?" Data was...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Scoring Rubrics, Student Attitudes, Introductory Courses, College Freshmen, Student...
ERIC EJ1086018: What Do Teachers Do When They Say They Are Doing Learning Rounds? Scotland's Experience of Instructional Rounds
This paper reports on research into the practice of learning rounds in Scotland. Learning rounds are a form of collaborative professional development for teachers based on the instructional rounds practice developed in the USA. In recent years learning rounds have gained high profile official support within education in Scotland. The research finds that what teachers in Scotland do when they say they are doing learning rounds varies widely from school to school and deviates significantly from...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Cooperation,...
Legally Speaking Episode 6 - Contracts
by Ted Roe, Roe Law Firm
Legally Speaking is a podcast provided by Ted Roe, principal attorney of the Roe Law Firm. The Roe Law Firm is a law firm specializing in business and intellectual property (or IP) law. It discusses a variety of legal issues in plain, easily understood language. All Legally Speaking podcasts are the sole property of the Roe Law Firm. Rebroadcast is not permitted without the express written consent of the Roe Law Firm. (c) 2015 For additional information or a free consultation, please contact...
Topics: ted, roe, legal, law, ip, intellectual, property, intellectual property, trademark, copyright,...
ERIC ED573970: Orientations towards English among English-Medium Instruction Students
Based on the empirical data of my PhD research, this paper analyses the perceptions of 351 undergraduate students enrolled at English-medium universities towards English in terms of the language ideology framework. The students were purposively sampled from three programs at three Turkish universities. The data were drawn from student opinion surveys and semi-structured interviews. The findings paint a blurry picture, with a strong tendency among most students to view their English use as...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Student...
ERIC EJ1083360: How Do Kindergarteners Express Their Mathematics Understanding?
This article describes how kindergarten students represent their understanding of mathematical knowledge. The study examines the students' use of oral expressions, drawings, written language, and gestures when communicating mathematically with their classmates and teacher.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Kindergarten, Mathematics Instruction, Comprehension, Oral Language, Freehand...
ERIC ED565460: Automated Detection of Essay Revising Patterns: Applications for Intelligent Feedback in a Writing Tutor
The Writing Pal is an intelligent tutoring system designed to support writing proficiency and strategy acquisition for adolescent writers. A fundamental aspect of the instructional model is automated formative feedback that provides concrete information and strategies oriented toward student improvement. In this paper, the authors explore computational methods for expanding automated feedback by taking into account students' essay revising patterns. High school students (n = 87) used the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Automation, Feedback (Response), Revision (Written...
Montgomery County Media
Pianist Brian Ganz and Chopin's Mazurkas
by MyMCM
In this MyMCMedia extra video, Pianist Brian Ganz explains that a mazurka is a Polish folk dance. His upcoming Feb. 7 concert at Strathmore features mazurkas composed by Chopin.
Topics: Maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Media, MyMCM, Public Access TV, Community Media,...
ERIC EJ1057859: Third Grade Elementary Students' Perception of Science
The current study investigated which dimensions of scientific process are capitalized on by elementary school third graders to explain the concept of science at conceptual level. The study was conducted by using "Basic Qualitative Research", one of the qualitative research approaches with the participation of 225 elementary school third graders. Totally 46 codes used by the students to explain the concept of science were formed and these codes were classified under seven themes. At...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary School Students, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Grade 3,...
ERIC EJ1088268: C-CARD: A Strategy to Improve Revising Behaviors
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) often perform well below their peers across academic areas, with lower math and reading scores and higher school failure and grade retention rates (Reid, Gonzalez, Nordness, Trout, & Epstein, 2004). However, writing is the most significant academic deficit for these students (Austinner, Mattison, Nelson, & Ralston, 2009; Sreckovic, Common, Knowles & Lane, 2014), with revising of text being particularly problematic. Unfortunately...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Writing Skills,...
ERIC EJ1110827: Promoting Revision through Blogging in a Second Grade Classroom
This study helped the researchers to determine if blogging as a revision strategy in a second grade classroom was beneficial. Nineteen second grade students wrote expository essays and made revisions and edits based on peer feedback in a blogging environment. Six elementary school teachers independently rated the students' writing samples using the second grade district writing rubric. The Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test was employed for the purpose of data analysis. According to the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 2, Electronic Publishing, Elementary School Students, Revision (Written...
ERIC EJ1075254: How Proficiency-Pairing Affects Students' Peer-Mediated Revisions of EFL Writing: Three Case Studies
The present study reports on a teacher's classroom-based research into the influence of proficiency-pairing on students' peer-mediated draft revisions. Three students of an EFL writing course at a Chinese university, who formed into peer dyads with their classmates voluntarily, participated in the study. Throughout the EFL writing course, they wrote five expository essays at different time points, had their EFL writing assessed by their peers, and revised their drafts based on the peer feedback...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Writing...
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community TV
The Goodnight Show #33
by LMCTV Productions
The Goodnight Show is a collection of Poetry written by John Billet.
Topics: New York, Mamaroneck, LMCTV Productions, LMC-TV, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Youtube,...
ERIC EJ1057358: Understanding Synchronous Computer-Mediated Classroom Discussion through Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
This study is about graduate students' discourse practices in classroom text-based synchronous computer mediated discussions (SCMD). Cultural historical activity theory (in short, Activity Theory) is the primary theoretical lens through which the data are analyzed. Engeström's (1987) Activity System model among the various theoretical positions or perspectives of activity theorists has guided the overall process of the study, especially having the researcher focus on the identification and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology,...
ERIC EJ1127655: "Fugitive without Knowing It": Language, Displacement and Identity in Assia Djebar's Autobiographic Narratives
If in Edward Said's words, "everyone lives life in a given language; everyone's experiences therefore are had, absorbed, and recalled in that language" ("Out of Place", 1999: 217), a writer who chooses to write in a language other than the mother-language is inevitably a victim of displacement. In a geography-decentred world, being linguistically out of place is usually accompanied with a physical displacement, issuing into a problematic interplay between language, self and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Self Concept, Autobiographies, Personal Narratives, French, Muslims, Females, Semitic...
ERIC EJ1134889: Enacting Understanding of Inclusion in Complex Contexts: Classroom Practices of South African Teachers
While the practice of inclusive education has recently been widely embraced as an ideal model for education, the acceptance of inclusive education practices has not translated into reality in most mainstream classrooms. Despite the fact that education policies in South Africa stipulate that all learners should be provided with the opportunities to participate as far as possible in all classroom activities, the implementation of inclusive education is still hampered by a combination of a lack of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Inclusion, Barriers,...
ERIC EJ1071569: "What Happened to Our Sense of Justice?" Tracing Agency and Critical Engagement in a Youth Participatory Action Research Project
Tracing the nature of critical engagement and agency among youth in a participatory action research (PAR) collective, the study attends to the manner in which critical engagement and agency developed over time for the youth researchers. The focus of the project was to conduct a survey among ninth grade students concerning their early high school experience, using participatory methods in data collection, analysis, and reporting back. Data collection included participant observation and review...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Action Research, Participatory Research, Research Projects, Grade 9, High School...
ERIC ED571276: Ideas on Learning a New Language Intertwined with the Current State of Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
In 2014, in conjunction with doing research in natural language processing and attending a global conference on computational linguistics, the author decided to learn a new foreign language, Greek, that uses a non-English character set. This paper/session will present/discuss an overview of the current state of natural language processing and computational linguistics intertwined with ideas for using traditional and technology-assisted ways of learning a new language. Included will be practical...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning,...
ERIC ED561312: Annotation and Classification of Argumentative Writing Revisions
This paper explores the annotation and classification of students' revision behaviors in argumentative writing. A sentence-level revision schema is proposed to capture why and how students make revisions. Based on the proposed schema, a small corpus of student essays and revisions was annotated. Studies show that manual annotation is reliable with the schema and the annotated information helpful for revision analysis. Further-more, features and methods are explored for the automatic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Notetaking, Classification, Persuasive Discourse, Revision (Written Composition),...
ERIC ED568695: Examining the Impact of Technology on Primary Students' Revision of Written Work
Few studies have examined the revision processes of second grade students and even fewer have explored the impact of digital writing on young students' revisions. This study utilized a within subject crossover trial using randomized block assignment (AB | BA) for counterbalancing. This study sought to determine (1) whether revising on paper versus revising on the computer significantly impacted revisions second graders made; (2) whether revising on paper verses the computer affected the change...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Influence of Technology, Elementary School Students, Revision (Written Composition),...
ERIC EJ1077074: The Revelation of the Universal Child
Lynne Lawrence puts forward the solemn belief that each child is fulfilling the destiny of every human being. As children make their own contributions to their unique family, society, and global life, they are putting the common good above their own needs. Lawrence begins her case for universality with a moving statement from an African teacher in a Montessori training course. She then goes on to observe the human tendencies and constructive energies that every child carries across the planes...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Montessori Method, Teacher Education, Child Development, Spiritual Development,...
ERIC EJ1082092: Between Preschool and Primary Education--Reading and Writing from the Perspective of Preschool and Primary Teachers
The transition between educational levels is a process characterized by the complexity and repercussions that it represents to the future of children's education. Studies conducted in this field acknowledge the relevance of the approximation and continuity between the practices of preschool and primary teachers for children's development and learning. However, they are also unanimous in stating that an optimized transition process is far from completion. There is a lack of studies that...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Writing Teachers, Reading Teachers,...
ERIC EJ1052487: Language-Specific and Language-General Factors in Text Reading in Arabic: Evidence from the Missing Letter Effect
The goal of the present study was to extend the models explaining the missing-letter effect (MLE) to an additional language and orthography, and to test the role of phonology in silent reading in Arabic. We also examined orthographic effects such as letter position and letter shape, morphological effects such as pseudo-prefixes, and phonological effects such as pronounceability. The results showed that readers miss letters more often in function words and prefixes than in content words, more in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Semitic Languages, Morphemes, Pronunciation, Models, Alphabets, Role, Phonology,...
ERIC EJ1121837: The Effect of Transcribing on Elementary Iranian EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension
This study is motivated by the gap existing between theory and practice in teaching listening. Most of the techniques used to teach listening put more emphasis on top-down processing while listeners' problems are more of perceptive ones (bottom-up). In order to address the pervasive decoding problem in listening, this study suggests using transcribing exercise as an input enhancement device and investigates its effect on beginning learners' listening ability. To this end, 31 learners...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Listening...
ERIC EJ1093246: Promoting and Assessing Mathematical Generalising
Helping students generalise mathematical ideas is an essential component of teaching and learning of mathematics (Lannin, Ellis, Elliott & Zbiek, 2011). However, it can be challenging for primary teachers to assess and promote generalisation. Because generalisation is an essential part of mathematics instruction, the authors highlight the types of difficulties faced by young children when generalising and share the strategies they have used to assess and promote generalisation in young...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics,...
ERIC ED560855: Effect of Educational Agent and Its Form Characteristics on Problem Solving Ability Perception of Students in Online Task Based Learning Media
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an educational agent, used in online task based learning media, and its form characteristics on problem solving ability perceptions of students. 2x2 factorial design is used in this study. The first study factor is the role of the educational agent and the second factor is form characteristics of the educational agent. The educational agent plays two different roles (teacher and friend). Form factor is whether the educational agent is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Problem Solving, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries, College Students, Statistical...
ERIC EJ1097409: Inclusion in a Multicultural Nation: Realities through Case Studies
According to Inclusion Press International, inclusion is not just a "disability issue" but about living full lives, about learning to live together and treasuring diversity and building community. When Malaysia obtained her independence from Britain in 1957, one of the main ruling was all three ethnicities (Malay, Chinese, and Indian) should live together as one multicultural nation. No individual should be excluded from any aspects of Education, Economic and Social means. After...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Inclusion, Multicultural Education, Case Studies, Minority Groups, Racial...
ERIC EJ1086479: The Effect of Arabism of Romanic Alphabets on the Development of 9th Grade English as a Foreign Language Students' Writing Skills at Secondary School Level
This paper aims at investigating the effect of Arabization of Romanic Alphabets on the development of 9th Grade English as a Foreign Language students' composition writing skills at secondary school level. This experimental study includes 25 secondary school students in their 9th Grade in which English is taught as a foreign language at Al-Husainieh Secondary School for boys. The finding of this study indicates that students usually tend to write and compose English language sentences through...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Semitic Languages, Alphabets, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction,...
ERIC EJ1094944: Special Education in Saudi Arabia: A Synthesis of Literature Written in English
Special education in Saudi Arabia was formally established in 1962. The earliest cited literature on special education written in English was a 1970 government report. This article presents results from the first synthesis of internationally published Saudi special education literature over a 44-year period. This synthesis yielded information about the types of publication, topics of interest, populations of interest, types of research, trends over time, and research gaps. One hundred and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Special Education, Foreign Countries, Written Language, English, Synthesis,...
ERIC ED572515: Affording and Constraining Local Moral Orders in Teacher-Led Ability-Based Mathematics Groups
How teachers position themselves and their students can influence the development of afforded or constrained local moral orders in ability-based teacher-led mathematics lessons. Local moral orders are the negotiated discursive practices and interactions of participants in the group. In this article, the developing local moral orders of 12 teachers and their highest and lowest mathematics groups are examined with particular attention paid to teacher positioning and the patterns of differentiated...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Mathematics Education, Ability Grouping, Group Dynamics, Morale, Elementary School...
ERIC EJ1127775: The Effects of "Handwriting without Tears®" on the Handwriting Skills of Appropriate Size, Form, and Tool for a Four Year-Old Boy with a Developmental Delay
The ability to write one's own name legibly is a critical lifelong skill for academic success. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the Handwriting Without Tears® program on teaching a four year-old how to write his first name using proper size, form, and tool. The participant was a four year-old boy in a self-contained preschool setting. A multiple baseline design across letters was employed. The overall outcomes indicated improvement through the use of Handwriting...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Handwriting, Writing Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Preschool Children,...
ERIC ED557081: The Labor Market Returns to Math Courses in Community College. A CAPSEE Working Paper
This paper examines the returns to math courses relative to courses in other subjects for students in community college. Using matched college transcript and earnings data on over 80,000 students entering community college during the 2000s, we find that college-level math coursework has an indirect positive effect on award completion that is stronger than that of coursework in other subjects. In terms of direct effects, we find mixed evidence on the direct effect of enhanced math skills on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College...
ERIC EJ1100609: The Effects of Wiki-Based Recursive Process Writing on Chinese Narrative Essays for Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) Students in Singapore
This paper reports on the effects of using wiki-based process writing in Singapore's Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) scenarios. A group of 32 Secondary 1 (Seventh Grade) students ("Students") received various forms of online scaffolding at different steps of the writing process over two years. A whole set of teaching materials on 45 writing skills was developed and uploaded to the Wiki platform through five recursive cycles. In each cycle, the students were encouraged to apply...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Web Sites, Collaborative Writing, Writing Processes, Chinese, Second Language...
ERIC EJ1094931: Exploring Communication Technology Behaviour of Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy in Singapore
Communication among adolescents with cerebral palsy can be restricted with traditional Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device coupled with environmental and social barriers. The advance of communication technology offer solutions to reduce such barriers. Given that there is limited research in communication behaviours of adolescents with cerebral palsy using communication technology devices in Singapore, this study investigated the change in behaviour of adolescents with...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative...
ERIC EJ1134671: Using Diacritics in the Arabic Script of Malay to Scaffold Arab Postgraduate Students in Reading Malay Words
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the use of diacritics in the Arabic script of Malay to facilitate Arab postgraduate students of UKM to read the Malay words accurately. It is hypothesised that the Arabic script could facilitate the reading of Malay words among the Arab students because of their earlier exposure to the Arabic script in comparison to the Romanised script. Method: Twelve Arabic first language speakers participated in a reading experiment that used DMDX, a Win 32-based...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Semitic Languages, Distinctive Features (Language), Native Speakers, Written...
ERIC EJ1084318: EFL Arab Learners' Peer Revision of Writing in a Facebook Group: Contributions to Written Texts and Sense of Online Community
This qualitative study investigated peer writing revision among English as foreign language (EFL) Arab students in a Facebook group. Specifically, it aimed to identify the text revisions made by the learners and to determine their contributions to the learners' written texts and sense of online community outside the college classroom context. Being framed within the situated learning approach (Wenger, 1998), the current study was carried out among 14 EFL Arab university learners from Yemen,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Qualitative Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second...
ERIC EJ1137414: Decoding Ourselves: An Inquiry into Faculty Learning about Reciprocity in Service-Learning
Faculty learning about service-learning is an important area of research because understanding how faculty develop their practice is an important first step in improving student learning outcomes and relationships with community members. Enacting reciprocity in service-learning can be particularly troublesome because it requires faculty to learn to develop courses and partnerships in counternormative ways. This article reports on an approach to investigating and generating faculty learning--in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Service Learning, Interviews, Transcripts (Written Records), Self Evaluation...
ERIC EJ1067260: Teacher Activities and Adolescent Students' Participation in a Colombian EFL Classroom (Actividades de enseñanza y participación de estudiantes adolescentes en una clase de enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera en Colombia)
The present study concerns the activities teachers develop and ninth-graders' participation in responses to those activities. The objectives of this study were to identify and describe the types of teaching activities developed and how students respond to them and to show how the target language is used in the classroom. The data collection was conducted through daily field notes and a diary. The findings show that in the classroom, the teacher develops twelve types of activities, and the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Student Participation, English (Second Language), Grade 9,...
ERIC ED572513: Mathematics, Programming, and STEM
Learning mathematics is a complex and dynamic process. In this paper, the authors adopt a semiotic framework (Yeh & Nason, 2004) and highlight programming as one of the main aspects of the semiosis or meaning-making for the learning of mathematics. During a 10- week teaching experiment, mathematical meaning-making was enriched when primary students wrote Logo programs to create 3D virtual worlds. The analysis of results found deep learning in mathematics, as well as in technology and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Programming, STEM Education, Mathematics Education, Semiotics, Experimental Teaching,...
ERIC EJ1077241: The Best of Both Worlds: Exploring Cross-Collaborative Community Engagement
Lauded as a rewarding pedagogical approach, community-engagement can be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and difficult for instructors to manage for effective student learning outcomes. Collaborative teaching can allow instructors working in the same classroom to draw from each others' expertise and share resources. In this essay, we propose a fruitful approach that brings the benefits of collaborative teaching to community-engagement. Two instructors collaborated to facilitate a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Food, Food Standards, Teacher Collaboration, School Community Programs, Web 2.0...
ERIC EJ1104938: Educational Leadership in Our Peculiar Institutions: Understandings of Principals in Segregated, White-Staffed Urban Elementary Schools in the United States
This study explores how 10 principals in mostly-Black U.S. urban elementary schools staffed by mostly-White faculty understood and experienced the manifestations of racial differences. Narrative inquiry with nearly 700 pages of transcript data yielded three themes: (1) gradients of color-conscious leadership, (2) principals as moral agents, and (3) working within a context of fear. Difficult though these stories and challenges are in the U.S., practices and policies elsewhere in the world also...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Instructional Leadership, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Racial Segregation,...
ERIC EJ1135497: Generic Skill Development and Learning/Assessment Process: Use of Rubrics and Student Validation
To fulfill the European Higher Education context in the subject of the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Degree of University of Barcelona named "Chemical Engineering Experimentation II" team work, written and oral communication generic skills were developed and assessed by means of rubrics. In order to appraise the methodological usefulness of rubrics to formative/summative assessment, rubrics validation was done by students. Rubrics were employed for several learning/assessment...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Chemical...


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Rapid growth in the number of towns declaring themselves motorcycle friendly could devalue the term's status, says Australian Motorcycle Council (AMC) chairman Shaun Lennard (pictured above).
"This is something good in the world of motorcycling, but the idea is still only small," he says.
"There are only a handful of places that use this term now.
"Riders can feel that there is some good reason and benefits in going to a particular place where they are made to feel welcome.
"The problem is that with no control it will randomly appear and lose its value.
"Someone could say I've got a picture of Mick Doohan on my wall, so therefore I'm a motorcycle friendly cafe.
Shaun was commenting after a recent MotorbikeWriter reader poll showed that riders did not want regulation of motorcycle friendly status like RV Friendly Town status.
"Towns might decide they want to do the right thing by riders and go to someone to ask what criteria is necessary, but who would they go to?" says Shaun who was instrumental in assisting with the first motorcycle friendly region, Glamorgan Spring Bay in Tasmania.
Shaun says it would be ideal to have a national body assisting towns.
"National branding would be good so it is the same across the nation and easily identifiable by riders," he says.
"In the RV community there is an expected standard for an RV Friendly Town. They have some idea of what they will get.
"Riders would have expectations of what they might get in a Motorcycle Friendly Town, but there is no common ground or national benchmark so it would vary from location to location which could diminish its status.
However, Shaun says a state structure "would also make sense".
The Motorcycle Council of NSW has setup a committee to look into motorcycle friendly criteria.
Shaun says he is aware riders do not like laws and regulations.
"Riders don't want unnecessary rules," he says.
"Without wanting to be a generalisation we are a free-spirited lot and we don't like extra levels of bureaucracy.
Shaun plans to raise the issue at the next annual meeting of the AMC in late august or September.
"We will definitely discuss it and look at some way the Australian Motorcycle Council could administer it or at least set up some national structure.
Shaun says that the Glamorgan Spring Bay tourist board asked the AMC for criteria.
"I was invited to go and speak to about 60 people about the sorts of things that might be good and what they could look at," he says.
Interesting Shaun will raise this matter at AMC AGM in August or September ?
Due to the frequency of GP & Superbike events held in the region Lets not let AMC get involved with that Riders are already aware of towns that reward the two wheel tourist !
AMC looking for yet more things to take hold of and control. If the town is genuine bikers will soon know. Our grapevine is all encompassing. If it's not we'll soon give it a miss and they'll realize that they need to get genuine or lose out.
I like the idea of a motorcycle friendly town but what I want to know is what are other riders looking for in a "motorcycle friendly" town? Do we want easy parking, cheaper accommodation or discounts at local cafés and motorcycle stores?


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Sarah Benchimol (Rio de Janeiro, 1950) é uma compositora brasileira. Sarah já participou de várias trilhas sonoras entre público adulto e infantil.

Músicas

Acreditar (com Joanna e Ronaldo Malta)
Afluentes (com Fhernanda e Guaracy Rodrigues)
Ame (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Bibelô (com Joanna)
Bicicleta (com Victor Pozas)
Campo Verde (com Rosinha de Valença)
Clara Paixão (com Nonato Buzar e Rosinha de Valença)
Como Você (com Chico Anysio)
Coração Cadeado (com Joanna Sarah Benchimol)
Decisão (com Joanna e Sarah Benchimol)
Descaminhos (com Joanna)
Desengano (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Diz Quem me diz (com Joanna e Guará)
Doce Bandido (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Estrela-guia (com Joanna)
Gente Fina, Mas... (com Alceu Maia)
Gosto de Viola (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Infinitas Estrelas (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Louco Querer (com Fhernanda)
Loucura (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Luzes (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Marajó (com Fhernanda)
Momento (com Joanna)
Neblina (com Joanna e Fafy Siqueira)
Nunca Mais (com Sarah Benchimol)
Pecado Venial (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Poucas Palavras (com Joanna)
Rap do Aniversário (com Fafy Siqueira)
Refil (com Fernanda)
Remendos (com Joanna)
Reviver (com Joanna e Solange Boeke)
Tão Simples (com Fhernanda)
Taquicardia (com Fhernanda)
Te Amando (com Joanna)
Tempo de Pedra (com Joanna e Guaracy)
Tentação (com Joanna e Tony Bahia)
Vai Coração (com Alceu Maia)
Viver Pra Viver (com Chico Anysio)

Ligações externas
 "Perfil de Sarah Benchimol"

Naturais da cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Compositores do Rio de Janeiro (estado)

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Tour de France 2012 Results: Stage 17 Victory Goes To Alejandro Valverde Of Movistar
By Steve von Horn Jul 19, 2012, 11:13am CDT
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The 2012 Tour de France continued on Thursday with a daunting ride from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes in Stage 17, and Alejandro Valverde of Movistar emerged with the top time of the day. He edged out overall leaders Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome of Team Sky Procycling.
Wiggins still has the yellow jersey, but as Chris Fontecchio of Podium Cafe points out, Valverde would not be denied the stage victory on Thursday:
Valverde attacked before the top of the penultimate climb, the Port de Bales, past his teammate Rui Costa and Euskaltel's Egoi Martinez, then managed to gain enough time to hold on, despite nearly cracking before the stage flattened out in the last kilometer.
The only riders capable of possibly reeling in the Spaniard were overall leaders Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome of Sky, and Froome seemed quite keen to do so, urging his yellow-clad captain to grab his wheel for a final surge. Wiggins could only just do so, by which time it was too late, leaving the stage to Valverde and denying Froome the chance for glory.
Here is how the top-10 standings look for Stage 17 (click here for complete standings):
Pos. Rider Time Gap
1 Alejandro Valverde 04h 12' 11''
2 Christopher Froome 04h 12' 30'' + 00' 19''
3 Bradley Wiggins 04h 12' 30'' + 00' 19''
4 Thibaut Pinot 04h 12' 33'' + 00' 22''
5 Pierre Rolland 04h 12' 37'' + 00' 26''
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 04h 12' 37'' + 00' 26''
7 Vincenzo Nibali 04h 12' 48'' + 00' 37''
8 Tejay Van Garderen 04h 13' 05'' + 00' 54''
9 Christopher Horner 04h 13' 13'' + 01' 02''
10 Daniel Martin 04h 13' 22'' + 01' 11''
For more information on this stage, including maps and other route details, check out the Tour's website.
For more on the Tour de France, please be sure to check out cycling blog Podium Cafe and SB Nation Chicago for all the latest news and updates. More coverage can be found in SB Nation's Tour de France StoryStream.
Tour de France 2012: Bradley Wiggins Claims Yellow Jersey
Tour de France 2012: Bradley Wiggins Wins Tour de France
2012 Tour de France, Stage 17: Route, TV Schedule, Live Updates And More

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046: Researching ME/CFS with Dr. Chris Armstrong of OMF
Chris Armstrong, PhD was first introduced to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) through research into metabolomics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. As he delved deeper into his work, he discovered its connection to ME/CFS patients, and empathized so much with their plight – and the...
045: Nikita Chopra on Living with Psoriatic Arthritis and Channeling her Diagnosis into Advocacy
Nitika Chopra is, in her own words, "a woman on a mission to inspire radical self-love." Her goal is not only to show us how to fall in love with ourselves, but, like her, to "learn to thrive with a chronic illness." If she's one thing: she's real. Nitika shares the raw pain she had to grow through in order...
044: Clare Stafford – Breast Cancer & Integrative Medicine
Clare Stafford is one of Lauren's oldest friends. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia (by way of Irish-born parents), Clare has built a career as a social justice advocate and lawyer. Having worked in refugee camps in Greece and campaigned for indigenous rights in Australia, her focus has always been on immigration,...
043: Ilana Jacqueline on Navigating Life with Invisible Chronic Illness
Ilana Jacqueline is a best-selling author, speaker, patient advocacy strategist, and professional patient advocate. While her background is in PR, her career as a patient advocate started with an early blog, Let's Feel Better, in 2012, and gave birth to the book Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic...
042: Aditi Juneja – Living with Epilepsy & Self-Advocating as a WOC
Aditi Juneja is a lawyer, writer, and organizer living with epilepsy. She is the creator and host of Self Care Sundays, a podcast about self-care for communities of color. With past guest T. Sydney Bergeron Mikus, she is also the co-founder of the Invisible Illnesses Support Circle at The Wing in NYC. While at NYU law...


between 79%-86% of its heat gained through windows.
(Source: The SWA Project) Download the SWA Project guide to sustainable window choices: Sustainable_Windows_SWA_Guide_Climate_Zones_4_5.
Beautiful windows are possibly the most complex and interesting elements in the fabric of our homes. They provide light and fresh air, and offer views that connect our interior living spaces with the great outdoors. However, ordinary windows can also represent a major source of unwanted heat gain in summer and significant heat loss in winter. Today, remarkable new framing and glazing materials have changed the energy performance of windows in a radical way. Contact the Perth Window and Door Replacement company for a free quote to ensure that your selections will help you reduce your energy bills and increase the comfort in your living spaces.
WERS: Window Energy Rating Scheme (www.wers.net) The SWA Project: About the SWA Project: The Australian Window Association (AWA) and the Australian Glass and Glazing Association (AGGA) are developing and industry-wide strategy to deliver more sustainable residential building through energy-efficient windows and doors. The SWA project has run over 4000 simulations in all 8 BCA climate zones in 3 hours types with a range of windows to show the impact of high performance windows on the energy efficiency or star rating of the home. All results have been peer reviewed by a panel of Australian and International scientists.


Social media can be an effective tool for attracting visitors who have never come to your institution — and for keeping them engaged long after they have left. If you want to join a community of information specialists in the digital world, the Museum Computer Network (MCN) offers resources and community that are perfect for those working with social media.
The Virginia Association of Museums published this brief guide for creating a social media policy. This guide suggests strategies to help institutions design an approach to social media that is appropriate for the size and scope of their organization. It makes an effort to remind institutions that digital presence is the new "face" of the organization; having guidelines for appropriate behavior is essential for maintaining a positive public image.
Featuring exhibitions, collection items, and events can strengthen community engagement. The Smithsonian Institution published a sample social media policy for museums. This guide can help you to sync your social media goals with your institution's mission. It is important to establish a set of goals for each social media platform that you use because each platform reaches audiences differently.
Protecting the privacy of your employees, audience, and institution on social media should be established in your policies and plans. Refrain from posting personal information like addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
For those who have limited experience with social media, this handbook will help guide you understand the role of social media and how to incorporate your institution's mission with its social media policy. It also provides space for users to write down ideas and to brainstorm with the content provided.
Similarly, the Minnesota Historical Society provides a five-page slideshow of social media worksheets that museums can download and use. It discusses topics like social media goals, target audiences, the use of various social media sites. The worksheets also provide spaces for museum personnel to write their own ideas on the given topics.
If beginning social media seems like a major consumer of time and money, consider this one hour long webinar from the New England Museum Association. It will help you decide where to focus your energy to use your resources in the most effective way.
The Western Museums Association blog features four brief video interviews with museum technology experts who discuss creating a social media strategy and the benefits of social media use. The third video, about determining who will speak for the museum on social media, is particularly relevant for institutions just establishing an online presence.
This article uses the San Diego Zoo as a case study to discuss effective use of social media. It highlights the tactics that the Zoo does well in its use of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, and blogs.
The University of Minnesota created a guide to help you develop accessible posts for social media. This guide highlights the importance of Alt text, descriptive image text, and accessible formatting to creating an inclusive presence online. For information about making your museum accessible visit Museums for All.
Sprout Social's ultimate social media for museums guide will provide you with an extensive overview of the potential platforms that you can use to promote your institution.
This website is a user-friendly guide to using Facebook. It teaches organizations how to market themselves using the social media platform, and explains the uses of pages, profiles, and events.
Mashable has a thorough Twitter Guide Book for those starting out on the platform.
The Virginia Association of Museums offers the handbook, Why Should a Museum Start a Blog? It discusses various approaches to consider for museum blogs, appropriate content, and platforms friendly to the new blogger.
This CrowdRiff's blog post lists the various ways and benefits of using user-generated content to promote exhibits. User-generated content is content such as blogs, videos, audio, or images created by your audience.
This Medium interview with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, discusses how you can source and co-create content with influencers.
Hootsuite interviewed Kate Carter the senior digital marketing manager at the British Museum. This episode of Hootcast is an excellent example of how a museum can successfully engage, challenge, and educate their audience via social media.
Texas Historical Commission,THC is the state organization for historic preservation. Their blog offers an insider's perspective on projects and programs.
Museum 2.0, Nina Simon regularly updates her blog about her observations on contemporary museum issues.
Marketing Historic Sites, Heidi Glatfelter, no longer active, but an example of an effective history blog.
If you are interested in utilizing online tools to connect to visitors, there are a few options available to you. Constant Contact makes it easy to send e-newsletters, announcements, and surveys as well as advertise programs and events. Similarly, MailChimp, allows you to manage campaigns and subscriptions and create e-newsletters. MailChimp offers a free account option.
Free and easy to use services like Google Alerts and Talkwalker Alerts enable users to monitor their digital presence by tracking media mentions , industry trends, and competitor insights.
The wealth of visual and textual data has enabled museums to collect large datasets also known as "big data." Big data is used to communicate market insights and forecast trends (e.g., traffic and content data). Learning how to read and comprehend social media analytics can help you to revise your social media strategies and create an enjoyable experience for your followers. This article published by Sprout Social is a comprehensive guide to all of the media metrics that matter.
These tools allow you to track audience engagement and demographics. Data analytic tools will help you to develop and strategize relevant marketing campaigns, fundraising campaigns, and programming.
Many social media platforms and online tools have an evaluation feature. Google Analytics, and Audiense is widely used for gathering data and generating reports and measuring the success of your online campaigns. The results can be presented to your board or used to improve outreach and fundraising efforts.
HootSuite, Cyfe, and Buffer are social media management programs that feature evaluation tools to gather data about your various social media profiles. The results can be used to determine which social media platforms work best of your site.


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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hate crime charges have been filed against four men accused of attacking two men and shouting anti-gay slurs following Miami Beach's gay pride parade.
The enhanced hate crime charges mean the four could face as much as 30 years in prison if convicted, rather than only 15 years on previously filed aggravated battery charges. The Miami Herald reports that prosecutors brought the hate crime charges Thursday.
The attack happened April 8 and was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say the video showed the suspects punching two men in the face and knocking them down. The beating left the victims with multiple cuts and bruises.
Charged in the attack are Juan Carlos Lopez, 21; Luis M. Alonso Piovet, 20; Adonis Diaz, 21; and Pablo Reinaldo Romo-Figueroa. They have pleaded not guilty.


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Julia (also known as Kala) is a qualified psychotherapist, meditation teacher and Hoffman Process Facilitator. She has been working in the field of healing and personal growth since 1989. She holds a degree in Psychotherapy and is trained and experienced in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Trauma Healing (Somatic Experiencing and EMDR), addiction counseling, family constellation, gestalt therapy and was a co-founder and senior facilitator of The Path Retreats for 15 years.
Her spiritual journey and therapeutic training began with Osho more than 30 years ago and since 1997, she has been in training in the Diamond Logos work with Faisal Muqaddam. In Byron Bay, Australia Kala has a private therapy practice, is part of the team of the Hoffman Process in Australia and the UK, and teaches Diamond Logos retreats throughout the year in her home town of Byron Bay.
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Home / 2018 / January / 19 / UBC researcher receives federal support to research egg industry sustainability
UBC researcher receives federal support to research egg industry sustainability
By Nathan Skolski on January 19, 2018
Industrial Research Chair partnership will advance sustainability measurement and management
As a leading Canadian expert in sustainability, UBC's Nathan Pelletier has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Research Chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will advance Pelletier's research activities that focus on sustainability measurement and management, life-cycle thinking and resource efficiency, with an emphasis on the Canadian egg industry.
Pelletier, an assistant professor at UBC's Okanagan campus, teaches in both the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Management. He has spent roughly a decade researching the science of sustainability, with a focus on food systems. Since 2016, he has collaborated with Egg Farmers of Canada as their Research Chair in Sustainability, exploring opportunities to improve resource efficiencies and reduce the environmental impact of egg supply chains.
"I am passionate about the development of food systems that are environmentally sustainable, economically viable and that contribute to our health and well-being," says Pelletier. "Achieving this in modern food systems requires considering food supply chains in their entirety, from the beginning of production to the consumer's end use of a product—in other words, a truly holistic evaluation of sustainability risks and opportunities."
Only a handful of researchers are awarded an Industrial Research Chair from NSERC each year, making it a great honour for Pelletier, explained Marc Fortin, VP Research Partnerships at NSERC. This support will allow Pelletier to grow his research program as the first-ever NSERC/Egg Farmers of Canada Industrial Research Chair in Sustainability.
"NSERC's Industrial Research Chair program provides for dynamic research and development collaborations between Canada's brain trust and partners," says Fortin. "We are proud to support this chair, which is developing the knowledge and supporting innovation necessary to advance the success of the sector and improve the sustainability of that production. The results this team will deliver could have broad benefits across Canada."
"We are very proud that Nathan is doing his innovative work at UBC Okanagan," says Phil Barker, Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research at UBC's Okanagan campus. "His insights on sustainability and agriculture are benefiting industry, our community and the environment. This cutting-edge and relevant research will have direct impacts on our region and on global production methods. His work is a wonderful example of the outstanding and impactful research performed at UBC's Okanagan campus."
"Food systems sustainability is a subject of increasing importance. Egg Farmers of Canada strives to promote innovation and the continuous improvement of egg production through the latest scientific research," says Tim Lambert, CEO of Egg Farmers of Canada. "His work helps us understand the link between environmental sustainability and egg production, while developing processes and technologies with environmental and social impacts in mind."
Local MP Stephen Fuhr also wanted to highlight the significance of the partnership and the good work coming out of UBC Okanagan.
"Food systems and sustainability are two topics that are very important to our government," said Fuhr. "We know that partnerships like the one between UBC Okanagan's Nathan Pelletier and Egg Farmers of Canada, supported by organizations like NSERC, lead to discoveries that benefit all Canadians."
Nathan Pelletier, Endowed Chair in Bio-economy Sustainability Management, Egg Industry Chair in Sustainability
Marc Fortin, VP Research Partnerships at NSERC, Tim Lambert, CEO of Egg Farmers of Canada, Nathan Pelletier and UBC Okanagan's Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal Deborah Buszard at this week's funding announcement.
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Red Bull will join Cloud9 as a comprehensive partner and jersey sponsor, the organization announced Friday.
Red Bull will become the official energy drink of Coud9 and its logo will appear on all Cloud9 jerseys across all 14 players and teams, according to a news release. Red Bull will further provide support for C9 players with fitness training, sleep analysis and other programs.
Cloud9 players will also participate in Red Bull's High Performance Athlete Program and appear in video content shared between each organization's social platforms.
"We love what Red Bull brings to the table as partners and are sure they're going to help us take our game to the next level," said Jack Etienne, CEO and founder of Cloud9.
The new jerseys will first appear on the C9 League of Legends team as the team competes in the LCS summer split. The team will first play its first game Saturday roster changes that saw Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi, Andy "Smoothie" Ta, and Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen benched in favor of Greyson "Goldenglue" Gilmer, Yuri "Keith" Jew and Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidam.


To step into 'craftsmanship' is to step into a higher level of handmade quality and design. As craftsmen with the indwelling of the Spirit, we have a even higher calling to step into and a higher level of quality to produce. How do you hone your craft to that high of a level and how do you fight for a true expression of excellence in your field without getting stuck in the rut of perfectionism? Join in this time of interactive discussion to get practical understanding that will help you in this process.
This is a hands on art workshop with musicians playing live music! Learn how to flow intuitively and express visually what you are hearing, sensing or seeing using your favourite art materials. Whether you are a skilled artist or at the beginning of your journey of discovery this workshop is for you. There will be an opportunity during the evening session to practice what you have experienced.
In this workshop we will try to show you as many different examples of how the Holy Spirit can use words to interact with us. With different workstations round the room you can choose from options under three headings. Quiet, Collaborative, or Loud. It will be a very practical time of trying new things and letting the Holy Spirit weave words round you, in you and through you.
Worship is so much more than a song that we sing or play. It goes far beyond playing the right note and singing in perfect melody. Worship is an opportunity to find and connect deeply with the Father's heart and to partner with Him in releasing that into a space. Finding that spontaneous/prophetic moment may seem daunting, but it doesn't have to. It is an opportunity to sing a song that has never been sung, to move Him in a way that nothing else can. This workshop will include teaching, as well as spending time in worship, stewarding the moment and pressing into His presence.
This workshop will focus on the continuing expansion of the Visual Arts both in the world and in the church. Your role as an art maker or appreciator in this exciting dynamic time, along with issues of cross current technology will be explored. Although the emphasis will be on the "Visual Arts" the concurrent disciplines of dance and performance will be touched upon. This will be an interactive session with a time for Q & A.


The natural toboggan slopes in the Seiser Alm holiday area lead through the breathtaking beauty of the Dolomites. Tobogganing is a fabulous way to explore the vastness of Europe's largest high-mountain plateau with your kids; all the more so on a sunny winter's day, with the views over the nearby Dolomite peaks of the Sciliar/Schlern, Sasso Lungo/Langkofel, Sasso Piatto/Plattkofel and the Catinaccio/Rosengarten to accompany you.
Sledding on the Seiser Alm is not only an adventure for the whole family, but a gourmet experience: Countless mountain cabins are situated right on the sledding slopes, tempting you in for some good food and a relaxing get-together. The set-off points for many of the tobogganing slopes are easily accessible by cable car. If you prefer, you can tie in your sledding adventure with a pleasant walk.
Toboggans are available for rental from ski-rentals, at the mountain stations or directly at a hut.


This one's title sounds like it's from a sci-fi anthology book. Also, I was doing really good remembering that Mondays exist until yesterday. Stupid Monday.
I really dig the Japanese streamer-throwing during wrestler introductions, but it turns out it's as much of a pain to draw as it is to clean up.
Next Week: British wrestling chants are the best.


EXCLUSIVE Here's a winning treat to express your gratitude for family, friends and co-workers of all ages. A shiny silver trophy with a gold plaque that says, "You're The Best!" is filled with delicious star-shaped pineapples, strawberries, orange slices and more—perfect for sharing. Add a bright "Thank You" balloon to really let them know they're #1.


THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- A rare, benign tumor that grows in the pancreas may give doctors the tools they need to help people with diabetes make more insulin.
These tumors are called insulinomas because they secrete the hormone insulin in excessive amounts. People with diabetes don't have enough insulin to cover their bodies' basic needs for the hormone.
The researchers thought by mapping the genetic makeup of insulinoma tumors, they might come up with the genomic recipe for regenerating the beta cells that produce insulin. And if they could use that "recipe" to make a drug that would trigger the body to make insulin, they could treat -- or possibly even reverse -- diabetes.
The study's senior author, Dr. Andrew Stewart, said the researchers have mapped approximately 90 insulinoma tumors at this point, but only 38 were included in the current study.
"We have an actual wiring diagram in molecular terms for beta cell replication, and there are different mutation patterns that lead to beta cell regeneration. We've found about 30 different pathways," said Stewart.
He directs the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
Stewart said it wasn't a complete surprise to see that there were multiple pathways, instead of just one or two. For example, he said, there isn't just one set of molecules that makes growth plates during childhood.
"We found many additional pathways... This is a data mine for diabetes researchers," he said.
Insulin, which is made in the pancreas, is used to usher the sugar from foods into the body's cells to be used as energy.
People with type 2 diabetes are resistant to the effects of insulin, and may not make enough insulin. About 29 million people in the United States have this type of diabetes, which is associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to mistakenly destroy insulin-producing beta cells. People with type 1 diabetes must replace that lost insulin through injections or an insulin pump. Approximately 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
With the information from this new study, the researchers hope to find or develop drugs that could work on one of those newly identified pathways. But it's important that the pathway doesn't have any other serious effects.
Stewart and his colleagues published a study in Nature Medicine in 2015 showing how the drug harmine could prompt beta cell regeneration in the lab and in mice. The pathway linked to harmine was one of the ones found in the current paper, too.
But "harmine is a hallucinogen," Stewart said.
So, if taken as a pill or given as a shot, it would affect the whole body and produce unwanted side effects.
"We still need a way to deliver it specifically to the beta cells," said Stewart.
There's also a concern that a drug like an insulinoma could cause the body to produce too much insulin, leading to potentially dangerous side effects.
Andrew Rakeman is assistant vice president of research for JDRF -- formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
"You don't want to replicate the lack of control of an insulinoma. The question is can we find ways to switch these pathways on and then switch them off?" said Rakeman, who wasn't involved in the new study.
He also pointed out that it's important that any drug just targets the beta cells and doesn't encourage cell growth in other areas.
Stewart said a therapy developed from these pathways would likely be for people with type 2 diabetes first. People with type 1 diabetes have the added issue of the autoimmune attack, which could destroy any newly made cells.
For people with type 1 diabetes, some sort of immune system suppression might be necessary, Stewart said. Rakeman said it's possible repeated treatments might keep enough beta cells alive to be effective, though that remains to be seen.
For now, Stewart and Rakeman said these findings are hopeful.
"Amazing things are happening in the world of beta cell regeneration," Stewart said.
Rakeman agreed. "We understand much more about what's happening with beta cells. We can take those lessons and build out therapeutic targets," he said.
The study was published Oct. 3 in the journal Nature Communications.
The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons has more on insulinomas.


Researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK, led by Dr. Ben Scheven, Dr. Wendy Leadbeater and Ben Mead announced today that adult stem cells isolated from the teeth , can protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from death following injury and even promote regeneration of their axons along the optic nerve.
RGC loss is the leading cause of blindness and can arise through traumatic injury or degenerative diseases such as glaucoma. Neurotrophic factors (NTFs), which travel along the axon of a neuron to a cell body act as survival signals however, following injury or disease, this supply is lost and RGCs die. Supplementation of injured RGC with an alternative source of NTFs is paramount to protecting them from death.
The study, appearing on Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 9, No. 6, 2014), confirmed that DPSCs naturally express multiple NTFs which can supplement the lost supply of NTF and protect RGCs from death as well as promote regeneration of their axons.
"Cell therapy is a promising treatment option as it provides a potentially limitless source of multiple growth factors for injured neurons. For clinical application, comparisons with other stem cells as well as development of safe delivery mechanisms are to be investigated in the future", said leading author, Ben Mead.


Koh Samui (which translates to Samui Island) is the second-largest island of Thailand, with an area of 228.7 km² – just losing to Phuket. It's located off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus, and its part of the Surat Thani Province – about 35 km northeast of Surat Thani town.
Besides being known for its tropical jungles, amazing white sand beaches and coral reefs, the island is also a cosmopolitan hotspot with many options of restaurants and hotels, from the simple guesthouse for the budget traveler, to super luxury spa & wellness centers.
On the island you can find some options of Thai Massage training, as well as many options of Yoga Classes & Workshops. You can check our complete list of Yoga retreats ands studios on Koh Samui to have a comprehensive overview.
And so, Koh Samui being such an international tourist destination, also offers quite some Yoga Teacher training programs, many given by traveling teachers from abroad, once or twice a year.
Absolute Sanctuary is a luxury resort on Koh Samui that offers many options of Spa Retreats and Wellness Programs. It's one of Thailand's most popular Yoga teacher training & retreat centers, with two fully equipped yoga studios and frequent courses, trainings and workshops being offered.
This luxury resort is in fact part of Absolute You – a Boutique Fitness and Lifestyle Brand which owns and operates Absolute Yoga, with 10 yoga centers nationwide and many years of experience with Yoga training.
Orion Retreat Center located on Koh Samui. They offer drop-in Yoga classes from Monday to Friday, and also private classes. Besides that, they offer a variety of detox, fasting and Yoga programs & retreat options as well as a range of holistic therapy treatments. Among their Yoga program offerings there's also the 28 day Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course, given by Gabe Azoulay and Yaron Cohen.
Sun Art Center is a retreat center located in the mountains of Koh Samui. They offer Yoga & Meditation Retreats as well as a 28 days (200 Hours) Yoga Teacher Training course.
The Yogarden Yoga Studio offers a wide range of yoga classes and workshops, of different styles of Yoga such as Hatha yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and many more. Plus, they offer regular teacher training programs, such as the Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Level 1 and 2), and a 50 hour Advanced teacher training for those who want to study further.
Vikasa Yoga Retreat offers a variety of yoga & meditation classes, workshops and retreats on Koh Samui. They also offer regular Yoga teacher training programs, such as a Foundation Yoga Teacher Training Course (RYT 200), and a Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course (RYT 500).


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The importance of group-wise registration in tract based spatial statistics study of neurodegeneration: a simulation study in Alzheimer's disease.
Keihaninejad, S; Ryan, NS; Malone, IB; Modat, M; Cash, D; Ridgway, GR; Zhang, H; ... Ourselin, S; + view all Keihaninejad, S; Ryan, NS; Malone, IB; Modat, M; Cash, D; Ridgway, GR; Zhang, H; Fox, NC; Ourselin, S; - view fewer (2012) The importance of group-wise registration in tract based spatial statistics study of neurodegeneration: a simulation study in Alzheimer's disease. PLOS One , 7 (11) , Article e45996. 10.1371/journal.pone.0045996.
Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) is a popular method for the analysis of diffusion tensor imaging data. TBSS focuses on differences in white matter voxels with high fractional anisotropy (FA), representing the major fibre tracts, through registering all subjects to a common reference and the creation of a FA skeleton. This work considers the effect of choice of reference in the TBSS pipeline, which can be a standard template, an individual subject from the study, a study-specific template or a group-wise average. While TBSS attempts to overcome registration error by searching the neighbourhood perpendicular to the FA skeleton for the voxel with maximum FA, this projection step may not compensate for large registration errors that might occur in the presence of pathology such as atrophy in neurodegenerative diseases. This makes registration performance and choice of reference an important issue. Substantial work in the field of computational anatomy has shown the use of group-wise averages to reduce biases while avoiding the arbitrary selection of a single individual. Here, we demonstrate the impact of the choice of reference on: (a) specificity (b) sensitivity in a simulation study and (c) a real-world comparison of Alzheimer's disease patients to controls. In (a) and (b), simulated deformations and decreases in FA were applied to control subjects to simulate changes of shape and WM integrity similar to what would be seen in AD patients, in order to provide a "ground truth" for evaluating the various methods of TBSS reference. Using a group-wise average atlas as the reference outperformed other references in the TBSS pipeline in all evaluations.
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© 2012 Keihaninejad et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. This work was undertaken at University College London Hospital/University College London, who received a proportion of funding from the Department of Health's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centres funding scheme. The Dementia Research Centre is an Alzheimer's Research UK Co-ordinating Centre and has also received equipment funded by Alzheimer's Research UK. Natalie S. Ryan is supported by an Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship (G0900421), Gerard Ridgway is supported by core funding from the Wellcome Trust, Grant 079866/Z/06/Z, and Nick C. Fox holds an MRC Senior Clinical Fellowship (G116/143) and is an NIHR senior investigator. Marc Modat and Sebastien Ourselin were supported by Computational Biology Research Center grant 168. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Scotland in UAE: Everything you need to know
With Scotland arriving in Dubai ahead of our next round of Cricket World Cup League Two, here's everything you need to know ahead of the crucial tri-series between Scotland, UAE and USA.
Cricket Scotland @CricketScotland
December 3, 2019 1 year
Scotland's men's team has arrived in Dubai for the next round of Cricket World Cup League Two, to be played against UAE and USA between Sharjah Cricket Stadium and ICC Academy Oval 1 in United Arab Emirates.
Here, we give you everything you need to know on the competition, our squad, fixtures and the backroom staff who will be supporting Scotland as we aim to stay top of the Cricket World Cup League Two table.
What is Cricket World Cup League Two?
Cricket World Cup League Two is a pathway to both the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 (to be held in India) and the ODI Super League, a 13-team tournament which currently sees all 12 Full Members plus Netherlands playing 24 matches across a two-and-a-half year cycle.
Scotland narrowly missed out on qualification for the ODI Super League in 2017, and are therefore joined by Namibia, Nepal, Oman, PNG, UAE and USA in Cricket World Cup League Two which features 36 matches per team between 2019 and 2021. The tournament kicked off in Aberdeen in August 2019.
For qualification to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India, Scotland must place in the top three of Cricket World Cup League Two, join the bottom five of the Super League and top two from the Qualifier Play-Off in Challenge League A and B for a 10-team qualification tournament. Two will progress to the World Cup.
Scotland has won three of their first four Cricket World Cup League Two matches leaving them top in the standings on net run rate.
To join the Super League, Scotland must top Cricket World Cup League Two and play-off against the bottom team in the Super League.
Pictured: Qualification for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Kyle Coetzer ©, Richie Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross, Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Michael Jones, Calum MacLeod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Stuart Whittingham
Shane Burger, men's Head Coach, is joined by Assistant Coach Grant Morgan for the tour in UAE. They will be supported by Will Smith as Team Manager and Dean Conway as Physiotherapist.
Will Smith, ex-Durham cricketer, joined Cricket Scotland earlier in the summer as Host Event Manager for the duration of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier held in Dundee. He has been appointed Team Manager for the two week tour and will provide additional coaching support.
Dean Conway joins the tour as Physiotherapist. Dean brings 30 years of experience working in elite sport to the tour, previously working as Head Physiotherapist at England Cricket for over ten years, Head of Medical Services at Surrey County Cricket Club over four years and Head of Science and Medicine at Glamorgan County Cricket Club from 1989-2019 inclusive.
All fixtures will be streamed to Emirates Cricket Board's YouTube channel.
Cricket Scotland will provide extensive coverage of the tour via our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#FollowScotland


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Earlier this year, we hosted a webinar outlining the key factors for SaaS companies to consider when building a customer onboarding program.
Today, we're taking a step back to explore another critical milestone: building a customer success (CS) program. We've broken the process down into two distinct parts that we hope will provide a strong foundation for other SaaS companies looking to develop or elevate their existing CS programs.


Thank you again to everyone that has made it out and helped the event grow, this is a labor of love and we couldn't do it without you!
This round we will be giving our good friend, Kai Loo a warm welcome home after his move out west a few years ago to Phoenix!
TOTS DOGS AND BURGERS Available upstairs and down!
FREE PARKING ACROSS THE STREET IN THE GATED STUDENT LOT for Happy Dog/Euclid Tavern, or street where available. Upon entry, proceed to the back of the first floor past the bar, walk through the back room then enter to the left through the door way to find the staircase. (NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY)(Correct Change Appreciated!). LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!!


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Cupid Doesn't Wear a Wristwatch
Barbara Avon· July 5, 2020
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written by: Barbara Avon
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"Would you like my jacket?"
"What will you wear?"
"I'm hot just thinking of you, baby."
She elbowed me in the ribs, laughing hysterically, "That's pretty lame, Peter."
"It is. But it's true," I told her, dropping my half-smoked cigarette to my feet. I removed my jean jacket and draped it over her shoulders, lifting her gorgeous curls out of the way.
We strolled around the fair grounds with no particular direction in mind. Briana had her finger wrapped around my pinkie. She was holding a teddy bear against her heart. The toy was proof that I was unlike the Tin Man and still a well-oiled machine. Even the guy at the booth was impressed. He had handed me a brown bear with a pink bow tie and when I gave it to her, she snatched it and held it to her breast like a child. Her kiss proved she was all woman, though.
She seemed to glow underneath the moonlight. Men strode past her, craning their necks behind them for a second look until their wives or girlfriends voiced their displeasure. It was only our fourth date, but I felt confident in the fact that we had something special between us.
"Oh, look! The Bumper Cars! Can we?"
"I don't know. Can you drive?"
"Yes, I can drive," she said, her tone firm. "Besides, it's not like real driving. Come on."
She pulled me behind her and we stood in line, waiting our turn.
"I'm having a great time, tonight."
"I'm glad. So am I. You look beautiful, you know."
She blushed and pecked me on the cheek. A young couple stood in front of us, holding each other at the waist.
"How old do you think they are?" Briana whispered in my ear.
"I don't know. Sixteen, maybe?" I whispered back.
"I think so too," she said, speaking a little louder. "I never dated at that age."
A strong breeze made me shiver. Briana leaned into me and wrapped her arm around my waist just like the couple in front of us. I inched my arm around her slim middle and together, standing in line for a carnival ride, I felt that illogical feeling of resentment that comes with knowing that we had found each other too late in life. We were both in our thirties and although we were still young, I wished that our past could have threaded itself so that we had found each other sooner. I needed a time-machine.
"Why are you frowning?"
"Hmm? Oh, I'm not. Sorry, B."
We moved forward with the line, "Yes, you were. Spill it, Peter."
"I was just thinking that I wish I had found you before now, that's all."
She didn't say anything. She didn't even grunt. My vulnerability reared its ugly head. Finally, her lips parted, "That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard."
"It is?"
"Yes, it is. But you know what? We have the future and that's more than other people get."
"I guess you're right."
She hugged me, with Teddy between us, "Of course I'm right! So stop frowning, it's our turn!"
The guy at the gate let us through. We each found a car and stared each other down like Formula 1 drivers. She slid her arms in the sleeves of my jacket and put Teddy in her lap. I was going to let her win, but my competitive nature got the best of me. A half dozen other drivers were set to bump us into oblivion. It was great fun. For a few seconds, at least. We all met in the middle, unable to move and maneuver ourselves free. Briana was across from me, oozing sexiness by simply sitting there, and I cursed the damn ride for putting that much space between us.
Teddy had the best seat in the house.
Barbara Avon
APR/MAY 2018 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Barbara Avon is a multi-genre Author. She has written since she was young, pursuing her dreams and vowing to write for as long as she can. She has worked at several different media publications and will continue to publish novels until "her pen runs dry". In 2018 she won FACES Magazine's "Best of Ottawa" award for female Author and Spillwords "Author of the Month". She believes in paying it forward and you can read about this belief as the theme is given voice in most of her books. Avon lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, Danny, their tarantula, Betsy, and their houseplant, Romeo.
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