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See where the Vikings travelled
Use the interactive map to find out where the Vikings travelled to and how they traded and plundered in everything from spices to slaves.
Irene Berg Petersen
thursday 25. June 2015 - 06:25
You can see a larger version of the map here.
The Vikings have gained a reputation as bloodthirsty warriors, but they were also well-travelled traders. In this interactive map you can see where the Vikings travelled to, and how they traded and raided.
Click on the map above to learn more.
Sails allowed the Vikings to travel far and wide
A large piece of fabric changed European history forever and transformed the Scandinavians into well-travelled Norsemen. Sails made it possible for the Vikings to enter the world of trade and war.
The Vikings probably navigated by observations of:
Stars, sun, and moon
Known landmarks
Contemporary travelogues told through rhymes and stories
Bird life and presence of whales
Their senses
The weather en route to their destination
Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes of that time -- around AD 700 to 1050 -- also travelled by sea. We know this because Iron Age people living in Sweden are known to have navigated down Russian rivers. But sails meant they could travel faster and cover longer distances, even on the high seas.
"Viking Age people knew about sails, at least since the birth of Christ, because they had contact with the Romans who had sails on their ships. But it is not until around the seventh and eighth century that we see the sail introduced in Scandinavia," says Dr Morten Ravn, an archaeologist and curator from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.
"We don't know why they didn't have sails earlier, perhaps they just chose not to use it" says Ravn, who believes that the Norsemen must have known about the use of sails in the seventh century.
With the sail began a historical period when the Norse reached all the way down to the Caspian Sea, Gibraltar, Iceland, Greenland, and America.
Missing history of Norse sailing
According to Ravn, researchers know little about the use of sails and maritime activities in the Nordic region between the fourth and eighth centuries. The only thing we know about ship history in Denmark during this period is based on a boat found in a bog in Nydam, Southern Denmark, in 1863.
"We do not know what was happening in between the time of the Nydam society's boats and ships of the third and fourth century AD which were exclusively propelled by oars, and the seventh century where we begin to find pictorial depictions of ships. We cannot rule out that at some point we will find a ship from the year AD 500, but right now it is one of archaeology's great questions," he says.
The Nydam boat is 23 meters long and 3.5 meters wide. It is clinker built, a technique where the edges of hull planks overlap and planks are joined end to end into a strake. This was developed in northern Europe and successfully used by the Norsemen, and it represents a step in evolution in shipbuilding between the sewn plank boats and the new Viking ships.
During the Viking Age, they developed different types of ships for different purposes -- either for crew, food, or merchandise.
Some ships were built for navigating along coasts and rivers, whereas the ships that went to England, Iceland, Greenland, and America were likely to have been large oceangoing vessels that could carry up to 80 people or a large amount of cargo.
Commerce, trade and raids
The Viking ships had to carry many men on their great conquests, such as the raids in England.
But the reputation of the Vikings in popular culture as wild and bloodthirsty men is a little too simplistic.
People living in the Viking Age were farmers, but they would also venture out to travel as Vikings and look for riches. On their travels, they would trade with the locals, but also raid, pillage, and take slaves back home. One day they would be peaceful traders, the next day brutal pirates.
"Having oars on the ships meant that they could enter a country quickly and also make a fast getaway, even under unfavourable sailing conditions. The essential characteristics for what we now call a 'hit and run attack'," says Ravn.
Today, we know of the Viking travels from archaeological finds, such as tombs and settlements, where relics of Viking merchandise are found.
Monks, Arabs, and medieval writers all spoke about the Vikings travels
Written sources indicate that Vikings travelled, traded, and raided, throughout most of Europe.
The annals from the Franciscan monastery of St. Bertin in 841 AD describe how the Danish Vikings sailed down from the North Sea and entered the English Channel to attack Rouen, a town in Normandy, Northern France. The scribes tell how the Vikings raged and plundered, used swords and fire, destroyed the town, killed and enslaved monks and other townspeople, ravaged all monasteries and settlements along the Seine or left them terrified after taking their money as bribes.
The Icelandic sagas written in the Middle Ages are another example, and perhaps the most famous written accounts of the Viking travels. One tells the story of the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada and his travels to Miklagård (modern day Istanbul). He entered into service as the Emperor's bodyguard and returned home to Norway a wealthy man.
Vikings may have been to many other places
Whilst researchers have a lot of evidence for the fact that the Norsemen were well-travelled, they may have reached many other destinations that are so far not documented.
Researchers know that they sailed down along the Spanish peninsula and into the Mediterranean, so it is possible that they continued all the way down to the west coast of Africa.
The Vikings may also have been to other places along the North American coast than the L'Anse aux Meadow in Newfoundland, where archaeologists Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad found the remains of a Viking settlement in 1960.
Morten Ravn
Dealing with the doldrums on a Viking voyage
The outline of a foot on the Gokstad Ship gives us an inkling of what it might have been like for Vikings to cross the ocean.
Greenland's Viking settlers feasted on seals, then left
The Norse society did not die out due to an inability to adapt to the Greenlandic diet. An isotopic analysis of the Viking settlers' bones shows that they ate plenty of seals.
Ancient ring brings Vikings and Islamic civilizations closer together
Ring with Arabic inscriptions found in Swedish Viking grave.
A viking blacksmith buried with his tools
More than a thousand years ago a blacksmith died. His tools were buried with him. Now they give us insight into the work and status of a blacksmith in the viking society
Don't underestimate Viking women
The status of Viking women may be underestimated due to the way we interpret burial findings.
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The Killyliss Chess set is handmade in Ireland. The design of this chess set is unique, only made by the designer and craftsman Colm Mc Cann.
Each piece has an individual character, but it is only when all the pieces are placed on the board that they take on a new magical quality, that makes this chess set a very tactile pleasure to enjoy.
The chess board is made of reconstituted limestone from the Glens of Antrim and is hand polished to a high finish. Alternating knotwork and maze patterns are used to decorate the board surface.The chess pieces are inspired by the Artwork of the early Celts. The main inspiration for this chess set comes from the White Island figures Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland and the carved high crosses of Ireland.The High cross of Moone ,Co Kildare being a fine example of this style. The Celts simplified the human form in their carvings and in doing so they captured the essence of the subject.The king is based on " David the Warrior ",one of the White Island figures. The Queen is inspired by the wall carvings of the early Celtic era. The Bishop is based on a carving found in St Lurachs Chapel ,Maghera Co. Derry. The Knight is inspired by Celtic Chariot brasses found in Melsonby N.Yorkshire, these were probably used as charms or talisman by the Celtic Charioteer.The Rook or Castle, is represented by an Irish Round Tower. Finally the Pawns are based on the Twelve Apostles, a panel found on the High Cross of Moone Co. Kildare. To indicate scale the King And Queen are 90mm tall and the board is 325mm x 325mm in size. This chess set comes packed in its own box as can be seen in the product images.
To get a better view of the chess set pieces, follow the youtube link below and watch the Killyliss chess set clips, showcasing the different chess pieces.
The Killyliss Chess Set makes a wonderful and unique corporate gift idea.
The link below shows the Killyliss draughts / checkers set.


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Siemens Mobility and Wi-Tronix are celebrating the launch of a new partnership.
The announcement comes after Siemens made a "significant equity investment" in the Chicago-headquartered firm. Further financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Wi-Tronix is a provider of remote monitoring, video analysis and predictive diagnostic systems for rolling stock and rail infrastructure. Approximately 12,000 locomotives across the world – primarily in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Canada – are equipped with Wi-Tronix's technology.
Siemens already operates a worldwide network of mobility data services centres to analyse data that is continually collected from hundreds of sensors and controllers in trains, locomotives and rail infrastructure.
On the basis of these analyses, early forecasts of system failures are made and recommendations for maintenance are sent to technicians in depots as well as to the operators.
The move will expand the technology giant's digital predictive maintenance offering for the rail industry.
Wi-Tronix's chief technology officer Larry Jordan added: "We were very deliberate in seeking the ideal partner to work with.


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Late night w/ Conan O'Brien – May 06, 2004
Conan: Everybody, we are back. Very good. My first guest is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He's appeared in numerous films including "ocean's eleven," "fight club" and "seven." Beginning next friday, you can see him in "troy." Please welcome brad pitt.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Brad Pitt: I can't help but notice that most of the other talk show hosts get a much bigger studio.
[ Laughter ]
Conan: Exactly. I like the small, confined space here. That would be nice — but you know what? In a smaller space, you really hear that insane reaction.
Brad: We're doing this for nbc, aren't we?
Conan: Yeah.
Brad: Aren't we?
Conan: So few of — hey. [ Laughter ] I don't know how to feel about that.
Brad: I'll tell you later.
Conan: Wait, now I do. [ Laughter ] Yeah, I'll leave it alone, but thank you. You know, of course we all saw the "friends" finale tonight. Wasn't that something?
Brad: Moving. Moving. [ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ] I love that joey.
Conan: You love that joey? Yeah.
Brad: I love that joey.
Conan: Yeah, yeah. Where did you watch it? I'm just curious.
Brad: Backstage.
Conan: Yeah, nice.
Brad: You were there.
Conan: I was there, too. We were drinking. [ Laughter ] Having some good times.
Brad: Did some of that.
Brad: When rachel did that —
Conan: That crazy thing —
Brad: With ross —
Conan: Yeah, exactly. Wow. [ Laughter ]
Brad: I was inspired.
Conan: You were inspired. Let me ask you something. Of course, you and your wife, jennifer, are just so scrutinized by people. Everyone wants the inside scoop.
Brad: I'm gonna give it to you here.
Conan: I want to hear the inside scoop, and you're going to hear it for the first time ever. Is it true that jennifer sleepwalks?
Brad: True.
Conan: That's true?
Brad: True story, yes, she often — she gets a lot done when she's asleep. [ Light laughter ] She'll, like — I think you've heard this story. I caught her outside one night. The alarm was going off, and I found her outside — literally, she had to negotiate through, like, three or four rooms, and I find her standing outside. We were living on the cliff that time. It was not good. Other times, I'll hear drawers opening and closing in the other room, and I figure, "I'll just go back to sleep, she'll be back. She'll get some stuff done." [ Laughter ]
Conan: That could be a burglar, by the way. That could be someone robbing you.
Brad: No, that was my wife.
Conan: Now, does she also speak, too?
Brad: She speaks a lot. Yeah, we've had some of our best conversations. [ Laughter ] Really moving. I think the latest one, she went on some five-minute dissertation on the need for "tuesdays with morrie" in our contemporary society or something like that.
Conan: Wow.
Brad: She gets in there. I learned a lot.
Conan: Wow, wow. She's teaching you things.
Brad: She is. But my favorite one was a few years back, and I'm laying there, and it's deathly silent. Not — I can't sleep. She's sleeping peacefully, and all of a sudden, I hear, "bring on the young men in uniform!"
Conan: I don't want to know what that means. Sadly, I say that, too. [ Laughter ] Different connotation. I want to talk to you — I have loved your performances in a lot of movies. "Fight club," "seven," "a river runs through it." But you played a character that I thought was hilarious in "true romance," a stoner character.
Brad: Thank you. Thank you.
Conan: I thought, "did you know someone like that?" Where did you base that on — that character?
Brad: Method.
Conan: Method?
Brad: Method, baby. A lot of research.
Conan: A lot of research?
Brad: A lot of in-depth research and character study, and I think it adds that extra 5% that we need.
Conan: Right, right. You could even add after that kind of research. [ Laughter ] 7%. Let's talk about "troy." You — I saw this movie just yesterday, and I loved it. And I was curious. I've heard you talk about this, but there's actually real history in this film. You had to learn some greek history for this movie, didn't you?
Brad: Yes, I did. I did a lot of research.
Conan: Sort of to prepare — talk about preparing.
Brad: No, wait, you were in the screening with, like, diane sawyer and others?
Conan: Mike nichols, diane sawyer, yeah. It was, like, the four of us.
Brad: Did you guys get into little, like — do you, like, throw things? Do you, like, munch popcorn?
Conan: Yeah, that's just what I'm gonna do is bounce an ashtray off diane sawyer.
Brad: You got the shot.
Conan: She started to talk behind me to mike nichols, and I was, like, "shut up! Shut up!" [ Laughter ] That went really well.
Brad: Good, good.
Conan: People love it when you scream at diane sawyer.
Brad: Good, good, good.
Conan: But what did you learn about greek history preparing for this role?
Brad: Well, they —
Conan: You liar! You learned absolutely nothing.
Brad: I did. I read the book. I swear I read the book. They were a fierce bunch.
Conan: Uh-huh, right.
Brad: They liked to fight a lot, liked to war.
Conan: Is it true that the greek warriors fought — a lot of times fought naked?
Brad: This is true, conan. This is true.
Conan: 'Cause that is not depicted in this film.
Brad: It is not.
Conan: And a lot of people are gonna be angry about that.
Brad: Because otherwise, it would be called "caligula."
Conan: Yeah, yeah.
Brad: But, yes. I didn't understand why they would go to great, great, great lengths to cover the torso with bronze. They covered the head. They covered the shins, yet they left the vitals open. [ Laughter ] And the whole idea was to protect from a kill shot, from what I understand, but the tackle was free. [ Laughter ] If we went for realism, it'd be a bit frightening.
Conan: Yeah, yeah. It's available, though, on cinemax. You can see it there. [ Laughter ] What is it — so there would be no armor there, because that's where I would want all the armor. "I want a lot of it!"
Brad: Unless it meant to scare your opponent.
Conan: Thank you. [ Laughter ] Thanks for that assumption. You're wrong, but thank you.
Brad: I wasn't talking about you.
Conan: Oh. [ Laughter ] So, I guess this interview's over. You worked very hard physically to prepare for this role.
Brad: Yes, I did, true story.
Conan: Tell us about that. How hard did you work to get physically ready for this film?
Brad: It was grueling. It was grueling. I started out, like, six or seven months beforehand with the sword training, the fight work, and hours in the gym, which was not fun.
Conan: Did you do more physical training for this movie than any other movie?
Brad: That is true also, conan.
Conan: See, that's the way they should promote the film, like, "finally, a film where brad pitt gets in shape." [ Laughter ] You know? He's been — "everything you've seen before is a slob compared to this guy." [ Laughter ] No? I think these are good ideas. Then again, I drive a taurus. [ Laughter ] You know, it must have been cool to work with peter o'toole. You have an amazing scene with peter o'toole, and it's
Brad: I was looking forward to that scene. It's one of the great scenes, and it's literature with one of the classic actors, and I can't — it's actors, but when he's better, I'm better. When I'm better, he's better.
Conan: That's great.
Brad: It's all about feeding off each other.
Conan: What a great thing, though.
Brad: It's really a high. It's what we live for, those moments, yeah.
Conan: We have a clip here from the movie, and this is a pretty amazing fight scene, I believe, with you and hector, is that right?
Brad: Eric bana, played by eric bana.
Conan: Anything else we need to know?
Brad: I think that covers it.
Conan: Wow. No one's ever done it. People always go into a 40-minute, "and then this guy, and then that guy, and then they go, and they find the robot." But this is nice. [ Laughter ] Take a look.
Brad: You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb, and all the dead will know this is hector, a fool who thought he killed achilles.
Conan: That doesn't even touch the surface of the fighting that's going on in this movie. I gotta hand it to you — [ Cheers and applause ] You also — I mean, we all know you can pull off that costume. Very few guys could pull off the greek costumes that you're wearing in here. I compliment you.
Brad: You mean men in skirts?
Conan: Yeah, it's a hard thing to do.
Brad: I don't think so. I think you got it.
Conan: Not me, I don't got it.
Brad: I brought you one.
Conan: You brought me one?
Brad: I brought you one. [ Cheers and applause ] I brought you one. Bring on the armor!
Conan: I don't —
Brad: Give it a shot?
Conan: All right.
Brad: Conan the vegetarian.
Conan: Well, this is something absolutely nobody wanted to see tonight. Very nice. All right, we're gonna take a break, and I'm gonna return the favor. I want to thank you for being here. I want to tell you that "troy" opens next friday, and brad, I'm giving it to you, the keys to my sweet ride.
Brad: No? [ Cheers and applause ] All right.
Conan: He's a good man! Brad pitt! Janet jackson's coming up! We'll take a break.

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Spanish translation of HGSE's pre-literacy app Small Wonders, produced by Reach Every Reader and GBH, lets more families play and learn
Over half of American children are not proficient readers by the end of third grade, a year that represents a significant benchmark for a child's educational trajectory. And researchers know that early literacy lays the groundwork for later success; a student who is unable to read adequately in first grade has a 90% chance of reading poorly in fourth grade, and a 75% chance of reading poorly in high school.
As part of its work to provide comprehensive early literacy solutions through research in education, developmental psychology, and technology, the Reach Every Reader initiative — a collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Integrated Learning Initiative, and Florida State University — is expanding access to its pioneering Small Wonders app.
In partnership with GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media that jointly developed Small Wonders, Reach Every Reader is now releasing a free Spanish translation, Vaivén de Palabras, to enable Spanish-speaking families to engage in the kind of conversational back-and-forth and play- or curiosity-based exchanges that are key to fueling early literacy.
The English-language version of Small Wonders was released in spring 2021 as part of Reach Every Reader's innovative approach to making early literacy widely accessible in new formats — in this case, via interactive, educational games and activities designed for children and their parents, available for free as apps for mobile devices. Small Wonders was one of three pre-literacy apps that HGSE released at the time, along with Animal Antics and Photo Play. Since then, the apps have garnered nearly 30,000 downloads, and Animal Antics and Small Wonders were selected for the Notable Children's Digital Media List by the Association for Library Service to Children.
Now, the team behind Small Wonders — which includes app developers from GBH and researchers from Reach Every Reader — is expanding that reach with Vaivén de Palabras.
HGSE Senior Lecturer Joe Blatt, a faculty co-chair of the Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology master's program at HGSE, developed the Small Wonders app in collaboration with HGSE Professor Paola Uccelli, Lecturer David Dockterman, and researcher Rosa Turco, then a doctoral candidate who has since earned her Ph.D. from Harvard.
"We know that parents want to support their children's readiness to learn how to read and write. We created the Reach Every Reader pre-literacy apps to help families do this, by providing fun games and activities that incorporate parent-friendly prompts for sustained conversation and vocabulary growth," says Blatt. "By sharing these apps for free, we hope to make a difference for all children — so we are delighted that the Small Wonders approach to literacy is now even more accessible to Spanish-speaking families. We hope that Vaivén de Palabras brings joyful interaction and preparation for reading to an even broader audience of parents and children."
"Vaivén de Palabras promotes back-and-forth conversations for Spanish-speaking families, so that parents can engage their young children in the language they know best."
GBH's Senior Executive Producer and Director of Digital Partnerships Bill Shribman led the production team that developed the app with HGSE. "We were delighted to be able to bring GBH's expertise in creating educationally-based and intergeneration games in partnership with HGSE to encourage early literacy," says Shribman. "Now with a fully translated version of our Small Wonders app, including Spanish versions of its many videos and catchy songs, we are excited that Vaivén de Palabras can reach a whole new Spanish-speaking audience."
From the Reach Every Reader team, Uccelli and Turco led the research behind the app's translated edition, ensuring that conversational interplay stayed at the center. Unlike other apps, which may tend to create distance between parents and children, Small Wonders/Vaivén de Palabras focuses on relationship building and talking as a pathway to learning. "Vaivén de Palabras was designed to bring parents and children closer by providing ideas for fun conversations that support young children's literacy development and overall learning," says Uccelli.
The app "promotes back-and-forth conversations for Spanish-speaking families, so that parents can engage their young children in the language they know best," she continues. "Sharing personal anecdotes, creating imaginary stories, planning future events, and explaining and discussing emotions are all examples of back-and-forth conversations that parents and children can enjoy while using the app, but also beyond the app. What children learn while talking to their parents in Spanish will offer them a foundation for literacy not only in Spanish but also in English."
Indeed, research shows that children with a strong foundation in their first language have a significantly easier time learning English, and it is beneficial for parents to talk to their children in their own first language. Vaivén de Palabras has the potential to expand pre-literacy support for millions of children and their families.
Vaivén de Palabras and HGSE's other pre-literacy apps for families are currently available for free on the App Store and the Google Play Store.
The GBH team included Gentry, Bill, Kevin, Dan, Nolan, Jeff, Lizzy, Li, Louise, Kit, Sienna, Kimberley, Sophie, Mike, Bethany, Marnie, Alan, and Kate. Translation services provided by centauro.com.
December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 apps, game, research, Video
Molly of Denali
Coming Soon: Molly of Denali
What many of us at GBH are working on…
From Alaska to homes all across the U.S., MOLLY OF DENALI, a groundbreaking new PBS KIDS series produced by WGBH Boston, will premiere nationwide July 15, 2019 on PBS stations, the 24/7 PBS KIDS channel and PBS KIDS digital platforms.
The first nationally distributed children's series to feature a Native American lead character, MOLLY OF DENALI is about Alaska Native Molly Mabray, a feisty and resourceful 10-year-old Gwich'in/Koyukon/Dena'ina Athabascan girl, who takes viewers ages 4 to 8 along with her on adventures and fosters literacy skills along the way. With an emphasis on family and intergenerational relationships, episodes of MOLLY OF DENALI model Alaska Native values, such as respecting others, sharing what you have and honoring your elders, while showcasing contemporary aspects of rural life, including strong female role models and how technology aids in communication.
"PBS KIDS has a longstanding commitment to celebrating inclusiveness and diversity, and we're delighted to further that mission through MOLLY OF DENALI," said Linda Simensky, Vice President, Children's Programming, PBS. "We can't wait for families to meet MOLLY OF DENALI, who will introduce them to some of the richest cultures in our nation."
MOLLY OF DENALI is grounded in a pioneering curriculum focused on informational text, a foundational aspect of literacy education. Informational texts are designed to convey information and can include written words, images, graphics, video and oral language. In every episode, Molly navigates her world and solves problems with the help of books, online resources, field guides, historical documents, maps, tables, posters, photos, Indigenous knowledge from elders, her very own vlog and more.
"We're excited to bring the world of MOLLY OF DENALI to audiences everywhere," said WGBH Executive Producer Dorothea Gillim. "What began with the idea of creating a show based on the joy children find in 'playing store' has evolved into the story of kids and community, and an authentic reflection of life in Alaska, with an important Informational Text curriculum to support it."
MOLLY OF DENALI includes Alaska Native voices in all aspects of the production, both on camera and behind the scenes. Every Indigenous character is voiced by an Indigenous actor, including the lead character of Molly, who is voiced by Alaska Native Sovereign Bill (Tlingit and Muckleshoot). Alaska Native screenwriters and producers are also part of bringing the series to life. WGBH Boston developed MOLLY OF DENALI with a working group of Alaska Native advisors, and is creating opportunities for developing Alaska Native talent via a Scriptwriting Fellowship. The show also gives young viewers a window into the Alaskan experience through live-action interstitials featuring local children and regions filmed by Alaskan production teams, including Alaska Public Media, KUAC, UAF Frame and Channel Films. The theme song was sung by Phillip Blanchett and Karina Moeller of the Yupik Alaska Native band Pamyua, and the Athabascan fiddle and traditional drum in the song were played by Gwich'in fiddler Brenna Firth.
"I'm thrilled that Alaska Native children will get to see themselves and our vibrant cultures represented in MOLLY OF DENALI," said Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Creative Producer of the series. "Equally important is having a positive representation of Alaska Native culture shared with a broader audience. The show also reinforces for children that no matter where they're from or where they live, we are all much more alike than we are different."
MOLLY OF DENALI is being developed as part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS Ready To Learn Initiative with funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The Ready To Learn Initiative brings educational television and digital media resources to children ages 2-8, and aims to promote early science and literacy learning, with an emphasis on supporting children from underserved communities.
"As a signature component for the CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative, MOLLY OF DENALI presents high-quality, innovative educational content promoting literacy skills while exposing young learners to cultural diversity in a positive and authentic way," said Deb Sanchez, CPB Senior Vice President, Education and Children's Content. "CPB supports both education and diversity through its investments in the MOLLY OF DENALI production, ensuring that Alaska Natives are involved in all aspects and all levels of production and the creation of multi-station educational resources focused on rural children."
Each episode of MOLLY OF DENALI will include two 11-minute stories as well as a live-action interstitial. The first season will feature 38 half-hour episodes, along with a one-hour special.
Starting in May 2019, kids and families can share in the early adventures of Molly and her friends through a new eight-part podcast series, a prequel to the PBS KIDS show debuting in July. Drawing on Native storytelling to introduce Molly and her home, The Molly of Denali podcast is a first from WGBH, in partnership with PRX and Gen-Z Media.
The series is co-produced by WGBH and its animation partner, Atomic Cartoons, in association with CBC Kids. MOLLY OF DENALI is developed and produced with funding from CPB, the Department of Education's Ready To Learn Grant, public television viewers and the Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit. Corporate funding provided by Homer.
Alaska Native working group: Adeline P. Raboff, Dewey Kk'ołeyo Hoffman, Luke Titus and Rochelle Adams. Language Advisors: Adeline P. Raboff, Lance X'unei Twitchell, Lorraine David, Marie Meade and Marjorie Tahbone. Informational text advisor: Nell K. Duke, University of Michigan.
February 2, 2019 February 2, 2019 apps, Games, podcast, streaming, TV
FETCH with Ruff Ruffman, Published Work
Ruff Ruffman: Augmenting Reality since 2011
Our popular and award winning FETCH! Lunch Rush app has just released a version 2.1 in the App Store.
June 12, 2016 June 12, 2016 apps, augmented reality
Our Gracie is on Apple TV as it Launches
GRACIE & FRIENDS CITY SKATE was released with the launch of the latest Apple TV (which now allows for interactive games and apps), and is featured as one of Apple TV's Best New Apps in the Education category! We are so excited to be able to share Gracie & Friends on more platforms!
Download Gracie & Friends for your iPad here.
October 31, 2015 December 17, 2015 apple, apps, first8
Plum Landing
Creaturizer!
Go on a nature adventure with Plum's Creaturizer! Kids and families can build wild creatures, then head outdoors to photograph them right in their own backyard. It's part of PLUM LANDING, a PBS KIDS project that helps kids develop a love for this amazing, beautiful, and dramatic planet we call home.
Get if for free at iTunes!
Get if for free at Google Play!
The app provides opportunities for kids and their families to interact with nature in a thoughtful way and have fun exploring together.
Build a billion (really!) unique creatures using over a hundred body parts based on real animals.
Customize each creature's body, head, legs, eyes, tail, wings, ears, horns, and skin.
Take photos of your creature outdoors, "photobombing" them into the scene.
Complete missions for each creature in which you consider its needs (habitat, diet, and adaptations).
Answer questions to get you thinking about how your creatures might live – how they hunt, eat, look for water, make homes, defend themselves, or raise their young.
Watch a slideshow featuring a day in the life of your creature.
Visit the gallery, displaying all your creatures, and add to, review, or edit your photos. Photos are saved to the in-app Gallery and your device's camera roll.
Major funding for PLUM LANDING is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Kendeda Fund. Additional funding is provided by the Northern Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
September 3, 2015 September 3, 2015 apps
Gracie, Research
Nice shout-outs for our work here
In this in-depth review of best practices around educational app development, it's great to see that our work with the Next Generation projects and our Martha apps are recognized.
May 12, 2015 May 12, 2015 apps, math
Awards, Plum Landing
We'd Like to Thank the Academy…
Best Smartphone Learning App 2015: Plum's Photo Hunt.
And coming soon (for Earth Day), a version 2.0 with a new Field Journal feature.
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Gracie & Friends at GeekDad
An interview at GeekDad with Christine Zanchi about the new suite of math apps from WGBH's First8 Studios.
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Seems like I've been posting a lot of videos lately, but oh well. I can do that–haha. Enjoy this one. It's a little long (about nine minutes) but very much worth it.
That was cool! Make you think does'nt it. Consider this God has no begining or end, therefore heaven has no begining or end (also alpha and omega). Our universe has a begining and an end, man has a begining and an end, our souls have a begining but no end. By definition the universe is outside heaven or heavenly realm as we are consequently there must be a barrier between our existence and God's existence since the universe of which we are in is outside.We have a way in by the blood of Christ who was perfect since He is God Himself.The realm of hell or the opposite or heaven is there a barrier between it and the heavenly realm? Did the realm of hell have a begining but no end like our souls? If there is a barrier between heaven and hell then there must by definition 2 separate eternities,thus this must be the eternity that our souls were bound for after the new covenant or testament since both have a begining but no end, therefore it is essential to use the blood of Christ to enter the realm of our Creator by doing so as it states in the new contract or covenant.I would be willing to bet that this could be proved by mathematics the language of the mechanics of our universe. Oh well some thoughts and a couple of questions.
Interesting. Even if this stuff could be demonstrated mathematically, I would probably understand it even less than I already do! Even though it's based on logic and hard data, math is something that has always baffled me. I'm amazed by people who excel in it.


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Q: How To Read Data From a Rest URL and Load to a List in Python Can you please let me know if I have a rest service URL like
http://domain.ca/ArcGIS/rest/services/appData?f=json&pretty=true

which looks like
{"currentVersion" : 10.05,
  "folders" : [],
  "services" : [
    {"name" : "appData/Drainage", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Parks", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Planning", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/QNet", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Sanitary", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Street_Lights", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Survey", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Transportation", "type" : "MapServer"},
    {"name" : "appData/Water", "type" : "MapServer"}
  ]
}

How can load all names after appData/ to a list called servicesList in python?
 I tried something like
myUrl = "http://domain.ca/ArcGIS/rest/services"
myRequest = myUrl
response = urllib2.urlopen(myRequest)
myJSON = response.read()

but not sure this correct way?!

A:  serviceList= []
    for x in myJSON["services"]:
       name = x["name"]
       serviceList.append(name[name.index("/")+1:]) #Find the index of the / and add everything after it to the list

This would loop over all the names in the services and add the part after the / to the service list as you want.
EDIT:
You will also have to convert the string you read to JSON first. To do that:
import json
newJSON = json.loads(myJSON)

You can find documentation about json here

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Police were called to McDonald's and KFC fast food restaurants almost 25 times a month in the past year.
The figures, revealed after a Freedom of Information request was submitted by Kent Live, shows Kent Police was called 291 times in total to the fast food establishments across the county between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018.
McDonald's saw 254 incidents over the year across its 32 of its 41 Kent branches, whereas 37 crimes were reported across 15 of KFC's 30 branches in Kent.
A former Kent branch of McDonald's which has now closed - the Dover Biggin Street outlet - is also on the list.
Incidents in the list of crime reports included robbery, criminal damage and sexual offences.
A McDonald's spokesman said: "The safety and security of our people and customers is of the utmost importance to us.
"We therefore take a zero tolerance approach when it comes to crime and anti-social behaviour in and around our restaurants.
"We work very closely with the local police, community and safer towns partnerships to tackle any ongoing issues."
They added McDonald's outlets can be located in high footfall locations so some of the reported crimes from outside the branches may not always be linked to the restaurant.
KFC has been contacted for comment but representatives have not yet responded.
Listed below are the number of times police were called to each KFC and McDonald's restaurant in Kent - in reverse order - and the reasons why.


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Old Great North Road: World Heritage
by Cathy	| Posted on August 2, 2010 June 21, 2020
The Old Great North Road is a nationally significant example of major public infrastructure developed using convict labour. Situated in its unaltered natural bushland setting, the Old Great North Road is the best surviving example of an intact convict-built road with massive structural works, which remains undisturbed by later development.
It demonstrates the isolated and harsh conditions in which the convict road building gangs lived and laboured for months at a time. The Old Great North Raod is listed as part of the Australian Convict Site on the World Heritage List.
The Great North Road, surveyed in 1825 and completed in 1836, was constructed using convict labour. Up to 720 convicts – some in chains – worked on the road, which spanned 264 km, connecting Sydney to the settlements of the Hunter Valley.
It features spectacular and beautifully preserved examples of stonework, including buttresses, culverts, bridges and twelve metre high retaining walls.
Unfortunately the road was not popular. It was isolated, had no permanent watercourses, and bypassed existing settlements. By 1836, as the few remaining convict gangs were completing the last northern sections of the road, it had been almost entirely abandoned as a route to the Hunter Valley. Coastal steamers became the preferred mode of travel and transportation.
Only 43 km of the road remains undeveloped and relatively intact. Running through and alongside Dharug National Park and Yengo National Park, this section has been named the Old Great North Road. It goes from Wisemans Ferry in the south to Mount Manning (near Bucketty) in the north, and includes the oldest surviving stone bridges in mainland Australia. The road is closed to motor vehicles, but makes a great walk over two or three days – or an exhilarating day's cycle.
Relics such as stone retaining walls, wharves, culverts, bridges and buttresses can still be seen along the entire length of the Great North Road – in Sydney suburbs like Epping and Gladesville, at Wisemans Ferry or Wollombi, Bucketty or Broke, or when walking in Dharug and Yengo National Parks.
Although the road is closed to vehicles, it can be walked or cycled.
If you have a few hours up your sleeve, you can follow the original ascent of the Old Great North Road from Wisemans Ferry up Finchs Line. You can combine this with a walk up Devines Hill to complete a loop track of about 9 km, (including a 2 km walk along Wisemans Ferry Road). The track offers spectacular views over the Hawkesbury River, and allows you to compare the construction work on both ascents.
This walk really gives you a feel of the blood, sweat and tears that convict road gangs endured in constructing the road. Although some of these convicts were shackled in leg irons, escape was easy for many. The fact that the road was completed – and in only eight years – shows that these men were skilled, diligent and interested enough to stay on the job.
Full range of walking and cycling tracks
Sydney SurroundsConvict Heritage Hawkesbury River NSW Heritage Walk National Heritage List National Parks Old Great North Road Wisemans Ferry NSW World Heritage


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Q: How to sort table's column based on value of other column? I have a Table from A:C column, in the column H, I have the same value on the column B in diffrent order, how to sort table based on the column H ?
Public Sub ReportSorting()
    Dim sht As Worksheet
    Dim LastRow As Long
    Dim sRange As Range
    Dim kRange  As Variant
    Dim nSort As Long

    Set sht = ActiveSheet
    LastRow = sht.Cells(sht.Rows.Count, "H").End(xlUp).Row

    Set sRange = sht.Range("H2:H" & LastRow)

    'Read values into array from range ActiveSheet
    kRange = sRange.Value

    Application.AddCustomList ListArray:=kRange
    nSort = Application.CustomListCount

    sht.Sort.SortFields.Clear
    sht.Sort.SortFields.Add Key:=Range("B1:B" & LastRow), SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, CustomOrder:=nSort, DataOption:=xlSortNormal
    With sht.Sort
        .SetRange Range("A1:C" & LastRow)
        .Header = xlYes
        .MatchCase = True
        .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
        .SortMethod = xlPinYin
        .Apply
    End With

End Sub

I'm getting

Error 1004: The mothod Add AddCustomList for the object Application has failure!

A:C table name is: Req and H is out of the table.
A      B    C    ...   H
PID   ID   Name        SID
-     001  AAA         001
001   002  BBB         002
004   003  CCC         004
      004  DDD         003
....

A: According to the documentation the Application.AddCustomList method the error is pretty clear:

If the list that you are trying to add already exists, this method throws a run-time error 1004.

So obviosly you try to add a list that already exists.

A: the Application.AddCustomList method can hold only string and if you try to add numbers (Range) as in the example above , getting error!
I tried a simple tricks and add a helper column (from ID) and add also string "abc" in both column's values (D and H) like the following:
 A     B    C      D    ...   H
PID   ID   Name   HID        SID
      001  AAA   abc001     abc001
001   002  BBB   abc002     abc002
004   003  CCC   abc003     abc004
      004  DDD   abc004     abc003

and sort D column:
sht.Sort.SortFields.Clear
sht.Sort.SortFields.Add Key:=Range("D1:D" & LastRow), SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, CustomOrder:=nSort, DataOption:=xlSortNormal
With sht.Sort
    .SetRange Range("A1:D" & LastRow)
    .Header = xlYes
    .MatchCase = True
    .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
    .SortMethod = xlPinYin
    .Apply
End With

now it is working ;)


Groove with your hands, not in your mouth!
Dance Dance Revolution is a great game. Several PC clones exist for your hands, but applying the Myo Armband to the game allows for a new interactive experience.
A DDR clone was created in Unity, and Myo gestures were mapped to hotkeys W, A, S,and D, which control which arrow is being hit.
Dropping the arrows in a sequence as opposed to all of them falling at once was a large part of the problem. Specifically, since no one in our group had ever used Unity, the learning curve was incredibly steep. The majority of the hackathon was spent learning how to create objects in Unity and how to code in C#.
Our group learned how to handle a game engine over the course of a day and a half, which is difficult for any level of programmer. Additionally, three of the four people in our group had never worked with C#, and two of those three had never programmed anything in their lives. In fact, Brienne headed the Unity programming despite never having written a single program in her life.
The game has several bug fixes needed for functionality to be optimized. Firstly, sequenced arrow falling needs to be fixed. Secondly, the arrows need to be timed according to the playing song. Finally, additional songs could be added to a library, allowing for easy expansion and actual playability.


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BYU professor regional winner of Collegiate Scholars' Inspire Integrity Award
A Brigham Young University professor of physiology and developmental biology received regional recognition from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Inspire Integrity Award.
Ward Rhees was one of 15 regional winners selected as finalists for the national awards. The society awards three faculty members in each of the five regions in the United States.
"The society said that my nomination placed me in the company of the most influential educators in the nation, and that I should take pride in my role in improving my community, campus and individual students," Rhees said.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Inspire Integrity Awards is the only national student-nominated faculty awards program. These awards are presented to full-time university faculty who have, through their lessons and actions, made a significant impact on the lives of their students and instilled a high degree of personal and academic integrity.
Nominated faculty members wrote a brief essay on the concept of integrity and its meaning to them. Each of the regional finalists received an award and a personal stipend of $250. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars has more than 650,000 lifetime members and 228 chapters in all 50 states.
Rhees teaches human physiology and has taught zoology at BYU. He has also worked as a visiting professor at The Brain Research Institute of the University of California in Los Angeles. He has been recognized with the Award for Distinguished Contribution for Accessibility, the Alumni Professorship Award, the Outstanding Faculty Member and the Karl G. Maeser General Education Professorship Award.
He received his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Utah and his doctorate in physiology from Colorado State University, and he did postdoctoral work in anatomy at the University of Utah.
For more information, contact Ward Rhees at (801) 422-2158.


01 Kurt Schumacher + Bonn: death mask Kurt Schumacher. Funeral service in the Chamber of the Bundestag. Over the casket of SPD flag with writing unity power strong. Wreaths. Theodor Heuss holds speech during the commemorations at the lectern, sideways, large. Carlo Schmid wipes with the handkerchief over his eyes. Hannover: Memorial service before the Town Hall. Erich Ollenhauer speaks. Among the mourners Annemarie RENGER. Flags with black armbands. The coffin shut on the Catafalque to the cemetery, accompanied by young Socialists on both sides. Ollenhauer, Annemarie Renger, Luise Schröder and funeral procession walk behind the coffin. Burial in the cemetery. Burning flame. At the grave, Annemarie Renger, Ernst Reuter, Erich Ollenhauer, Carlo Schmid take farewell.
02. Berlin: 75th German Katholikentag upright cross in the forest stage. The Archbishop of Munich-Freising. Joseph Wendel celebrates a mass against young people. Faces of young listeners and audience, great. Folded hands, great. Long shot of the forest stage. Upright cross in the Olympic Stadium. At the closing ceremony, the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Münch celebrated a Pontifical high mass. Listener, totally image-filling. Cross against bright background.
03. Marshall photo contest font: take The best picture of the Marshall plan - poster: youth competition 50,000 DM prices: postman brings the mail. Incoming letters and photographs. Vice Chancellor Blücher seen photos. Boy photographed, great. Guy with camera. Sign at home: here, the Marshall plan helps.
04. South Korea: Boxer brand unloading operations aboard the aircraft carrier on the US aircraft carrier after an airplane explosion. Casualties are transported. Destroyed aircraft will be thrown overboard.
05. Spain: State visit of the President of Liberia boat moves ashore. The Spanish Foreign Minister Artajo welcomes the President of Liberia in the port city of Coruna. Ride in a car to the Town Hall. The President of Liberia from balcony beckons people with his cylinder. Little daughter of the President. Troop pre-accession walk ahead of the Town Hall.
06. New York: Visit King Feisals of the Iraq Mohamed photographed the New York City skyline on boat. The skyline, the statue of liberty.
07. Hollywood: Reconciliation of Rita Hayworth and Ali Khan Ali Khan and Rita Hayworth go side by side in front of their house and imagine photo reporters.
08 Düsseldorf: Dan Kelly empty pockets of his jacket from the circus belli, which artist shows King of pickpockets. The Dutch artist converses with members of the media that surround him. Then bring the wallets, wrist watches and the lens of a camera out of his pockets. Demonstration against police officers. Laughing policeman, great. In addition to Kelly, man is sitting on a Chair and converses. The artist brings tie of the man out of his pocket.
09 Augsburg: Athletics international match Germany - Switzerland 1500 m race: Rolf Lamers runs at the front of the peloton, will be overtaken by Swiss runner during the race. Audience clapping, half-close. Rolf Lamers before Karl Kluge WINS in the Sprint. Run through the target range. Rolf Lamers after his victory, great. 80 m hurdles women: Starter gives go-ahead. Anneliese Seonbuchner runs by a wide margin and win in 11.4 seconds. Audience clapping, big. 400 m run: Steger / Switzerland runs before the German Youth Champion Turner in the HomeStretch and WINS. Run through the target range. Leno complimented Steger after the run. Discus throw women: Marianne Werner is in a training suit on the lawn. Böll-notes / Switzerland in the discus throw. You sets new national record. Marianne Werner throws and WINS with 46.75 m. young spectator claps. 5000 metres: Herbert Schade has a large lead over the other box and runs 300 m ahead of the finish.
10 Hamburg: Light heavyweight boxing: Paul Saha defeated Jimmy King / United States high points of coloured Boxer attacked fiercely and meets Schirrmann. Without coverage with drooping arms is King in the ring, deftly dodging and countering quickly. Large audience faces. King superior boxing with fast responsiveness. Schirrmann is severely wounded and staggers into the ring. The Boxer is embracing at the final Bell. Audience clapping. High point victory Jimmy King. Jimmy King and Paul Saha To give the hand up in a bathrobe after the fight.
Mourning for Kurt Schumacher Germany took farewell to Kurt Schumacher. Covered by the SPD historic flag, the coffin of the deceased in the Chamber of the Bundestag was laid out. German President Heuss called "exemplary in fidelity to himself" the life of Dr. Schumacher in his commemorative address. The State of Lower Saxony and its capital of the SPD Chairman commemorated before the Town Hall in Hannover. Erich Dein get built warm words of farewell to his dead friend. The cause of freedom and democracy around the world lost one of its great champion in him. Dr. Schumacher took up politics as a profession but as a vocation. Then formed the several kilometres long funeral procession to the cemetery. A group of Young Socialists, as well as the relatives of Dr. Schumacher and the closest of friends followed him on his final journey through the streets of the city, which had chosen him in the Bundestag. All traffic was suspended for hours. Density mass saluted the cortege. The last salute of his family and friends. An immense crowd remained in deep mourning over the death of this great, German politician.
Faith knows no bounds 30,000 boys and girls from all over Germany gathered on the occasion of the German Catholic day in Berlin's Waldbühne. You attended a high mass, that the newly appointed Archbishop of Munich-Freising Joseph Wendel celebrated. More than two hundred priests and altar boys took part in the worship. Archbishop spiral called the young Catholics to "you are the Lichtstaffette of the German Catholic day, because you are the torch-bearers of God's love". Under same cross which had brings together participants in the Protestant Church Congress under a year ago, the closing ceremony Instead of found in the Olympic Stadium. The Apostolic Nuncio Erzbischoff Münch celebrated the Pontifikalmesse before 120,000 faithful. Many tens of thousands came alone from the Soviet zone - a convincing demonstration of the true spirit of the German people and uplifting proof that faith is stronger than all the limits and earthly forces.
Youth on hunting with a camera called the German youth to a major photo competition the Federal Ministry for the Marshall plan. It's about the best pictures of the Marshall plan. Already, the photos of the young reporter bundles enter Minister Blücher personally care. The snap is now capitalized at kids. With fervour, they are about the thing, because there are prizes worth a total of 50,000 marks.
The burning 'boxer' first film report of the fire disaster on the American aircraft carrier "Boxer". Near the Korean Coast. Oil tanks and ammunition Chambers on fire had been used by the explosion of a Jet. Nine members of the crew were killed. The wrecked aircraft was thrown overboard. State visit by the pepper coast in the Spanish port of Corunna arrived the President of the West African State of Liberia. His Excellency was taken by Foreign Minister Artajo in reception and headed to City Hall, where the population gave him a warm welcome. Gracefully waving his chapeau claque guest dressed by the label. His court was the celebratory reception so enchanted, like the little daughter of the President.
King Feisal of the Iraq in the face of world famous silhouette of New York was a King "shells" New York on snapshots hot. His shots met in the black when the 17-year old monarch in the Orient comes back, will be the centrepiece of his photo album to the statue of liberty.
Goodbye in Hollywood they were glad their freedom: Rita half word and Prince Ali Khan met in Hollywood at the bedside of her daughter, who had accidentally swallowed sleeping pills. America spoke of an alleged back marriage. The most beautiful woman and the richest man in the world covered in a significant silence.
The King of pickpockets with guaranteed empty pockets spoke with a group of representatives of the press in Düsseldorf the 27-year old Dutchman Dan Kelly of the circus belli. While he was apparently only interested in suit questions, he took their wallets and our cameraman his lens the wealthy journalists. Then, he distributed his prey to the speechless owners as honest pickpocket. With refined artifice, he is specialized in wristwatches. Düsseldorf's police are also interested in profession for the King of the pickpockets. A brave gentleman - please ensure you exactly on his tie! Nobody knows how it happened, all of a sudden it was there again. Also A few other odds and ends.
Athletics international competition Germany Switzerland Germany won the Athletics international match against Switzerland in Augsburg. 1500 metres. Lamers leading the field before the start of the last round, then the Swiss Thoet surprisingly won the tip, which brought out a new Landersrekord. Sprint. Rolf Lamers and Karl make sure the German one-two. 80 m hurdles. Anneliese Seonbuchner formally leave their genes gutters and win in 11.4 seconds. There has been success of Switzerland in the 400 metres. Steger can hold down the German Junior Champion Turner in the HomeStretch. The German Olympic second Marianne Werner joined to the discus. B[...]lliger Switzerland set a land speed record, but Marianne Werner Germany surpassed them to fully [...] [...]a half meter. She won with 46.75 meters. The highlight of the day was the performance of Herbert Schade in the 5,000-meter run once again. Well ahead of [...] He ran his field [...] Run home alone and walked 300 meters ahead of the finish.
The Warlock in the boxing ring a boxer from world class presented in Hamburg. The colored Americans Jimmy King, which was preceded by the reputation of a second Robinson met the Hamburger heavyweight champion Paul Saha. What the Americans showed bordered on witchcraft. Without any coverage, he stood in the ring and had All the time by the Germans. Again and again, Schirren Manns blows to millimeter failed in their objective. King in turn meets Schirrmann with incredibly fast left hook. This is boxing in perfection. The excellent Boxer Schirrmann looked like a beginner against this class. Bravely Schirrmann sought to make the Americans the slugfest, but this man is a Hexemmeister in the boxing ring. He is einlach not to meet. An excellent eye and a springy, lightning-fast footwork makes him nearly invulnerable. Little encouragement to fight Schirrmann staggers around in the ring this super Boxer he has not grown. Here comes the final gong. Visibly redeemed, Schirrmann drops his opponent around the neck. Jimmy King won far and without having to spend. He congratulated for his great fighting performance Schirrmann and waiting more offers.


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DO YOU see a young woman in a hat? Or an old woman with her head wrapped in a scarf? The answer says a lot about you.
THIS image of a woman could reveal your unconscious bias.
Researchers found there was a difference between those who saw a young woman wearing a fancy hat, and others who saw an old woman wearing a headscarf.
About 400 people in the United States were shown the famous image "My Wife and My Mother-in-Law" for about one second, then asked what image they saw.
"Younger people tended to report seeing a younger woman, while older people reported seeing the older woman," Flinders University Professor Mike Nicholls told news.com.au.
He said the finding could point to why things like ageism in workplaces still existed.
Even though the study did not prove that a young person might treat those closer to their age more favourably, Prof Nicolls said it did show they tended to notice them more.
"Whether we're aware of it or not, we are predisposed to favour people in our own group," he said.
Prof Nicholls believed awareness programs should be developed to help people understand their biases and mix with those of different generations.


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With the entire class announced it's time for me to take a look at the betting and see who the early favourites are with the bookies.
There's not a lot to pick between the top three with Ashley currently favourite however Charles and Lee are snapping at her heels.
Faye may well be stronger than her 8/1 odds suggest and Danny is an absolute steal at 9/1 considering he's topping the current poll here at the home of The Strictly Spoiler and he has danced previously in his career.


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Group percussion is one of many mindful practices that combines physical, mental, and emotional engagement; mindful activity has been demonstrated to make positive changes in our emotional and physical health.
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Tonya L. Jacobs, et al.
This is the first study to link meditation and positive psychological change with telomerase activity. Although we did not measure baseline telomerase activity, the data suggest that increases in perceived control and decreases in negative affectivity contributed to an increase in telomerase activity, with implications for telomere length and immune cell longevity. Further, Purpose in Life is influenced by meditative practice and directly affects both perceived control and negative emotionality, affecting telomerase activity directly as well as indirectly.
This pilot study found that brief daily meditation practices by family dementia caregivers can lead to improved mental and cognitive functioning and lower levels of depressive symptoms. This improvement is accompanied by an increase in telomerase activity suggesting improvement in stress‐induced cellular aging. These results need to be confirmed in a larger sample.
The enzyme telomerase, through its influence on telomere length, is associated with health and mortality. Four pioneering randomized control trials, including a total of 190 participants, provided information on the effect of mindfulness meditation on telomerase. A meta-analytic effect size of d = 0.46 indicated that mindfulness meditation leads to increased telomerase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Relative telomere length was longer in Loving-Kindness meditators vs. controls, suggesting that this practice may alter a biomarker associated with longevity.
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In our last lesson we learned that being a member of the church means loving the church. We learned that we should love the church because; Christ loves the church, the church is being built by Christ, the church is Christ made visible, the church is the source of spiritual unity, and the church is the source of Christ's truth. We also learned that Christ and his church can't be separated. For this reason, one could never love Christ and reject the church. In fact, Jesus himself said that it is our love for the brethren which is the evidence of our love for him (John 13:34-35).
In our last lesson we learned what our attitude should be toward the church, in this lesson we will learn what our position is within the church.
If you are a Christian, whether or not you carry a title or hold an office, you are a gifted and indispensable part of the church.
There are many analogies in scripture to the church. It is compared to branches attached to a common vine – just as believers are attached to Christ. It is compared to a household with all believers as brethren. It is called a temple in which every brick is crucial to the building's integrity. But the most frequent and perhaps the most descriptive analogy of the church is that of a body.
1 Corinthians 12:1-27 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body–Jews or Greeks, slaves or free–and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." 22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
Q. v12. In this verse we see a body described. What does a body have many of?
Q. What do the many members make up?
Q. v12. What is "the body" in this verse being compared to?
This passage compares the functioning of a church to that of a body. One body has many parts with different functions, working together for the same goal – the health of the body. Paul uses this analogy to picture the church, which is made up of many different members, drawing from the same life and working together to accomplish a common goal – the health of the church.
So, within the church, we are all different by virtue of the differing spiritual gifts which God has given to us. But, like parts of a body, we exercise these gifts for the common purpose of serving the body at large. Each church member is different, so that the church can function as one. (Eph 4:11-16).
Q. v13. How did we all become a part of this one body?
The moment you believed the gospel and gave your life to the Lord Jesus Christ, you were given the Holy Spirit of God. He now dwells within you. It is through the Holy Spirit that God has united you spiritually with Christ and with every other of his followers (Rom 6:3-5). This spiritual reality is seen practically in the local church as believers dwell together in unity and exercise the fruit of the Spirit toward one another in love (John 13:35; Gal 5:22).
Can you recognize the unity from diversity within your local church? You should be able to observe varying ages, social classes, ethnic backgrounds, etc, all working in unity for the cause of Christ. How might a church which focuses on only certain age groups, ethnicities, social classes or other demographics fail to display the unifying effects of the gospel?
The gospel is unifying. All men and women who believe in Christ, no matter their age, ethnicity, or social class are united in Christ and to each other. But, what we learn from the Bible's comparison of the church to a body, is that this unity does not necessarily mean sameness. As 1 Corinthians 12 teaches, within the unity of the church we find great diversity. This diversity stems from God's distribution of different spiritual gifts within the church.
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.
Now there are of gifts, but the Spirit; and there are of service, but the Lord; and there are of activities, but it is the God who empowers them all in everyone.
A spiritual gift is a divinely empowered ability given to a believer by God's grace for the building up of the church. There is great diversity in how these gifts operate, but each is given by God for the same purpose – the edifying (building up) of the body of Christ (the church).
There are four main passages which deal with spiritual gifts in scripture – 1 Peter 4, Romans 12, Ephesians 4, and 1 Corinthians 12. From these passages we can gather a list of spiritual gifts.
It should be noted that some of the spiritual gifts which God gave to the church have since ceased. These were miraculous sign gifts such as, miracles, healings, unlearned languages, and to a certain degree, prophecy. These special, miraculous gifts were given during the lifetime of the apostles, before the word of God was completed as an affirmation of the apostles authority and truthfulness. For this reason, these gifts are called "the signs of the apostles" (2 Cor 12:12).
Besides these miraculous and temporary gifts we find other gifts that God is using today to build his church. These include, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, ruling, mercy, wisdom, knowledge, faith, and discernment. Also, in the fourth chapter of Ephesians we see some of the offices which gifted men can occupy, such as apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher.
Q. By what power do all spiritual gifts operate?
Q. Who has chosen how to distribute these spiritual gifts?
You may teach, preach, or counsel. Or, perhaps your strength may be giving, serving, or showing mercy. Maybe you find a mixture of many different gifts in your life. However God has gifted you, he has done it according to his pleasure (1 Cor 12:18) and by His grace (Rom 12:6) for the benefit of the entire church.
Q. Who should benefit from the use of our spiritual gifts?
Q. Why has God given you spiritual gifts ("the manifestation of the spirit")?
1 Peter 4:10 indicates that we are to be "good stewards of God's varied grace". A steward is one who is entrusted to manage the goods of another. In our case, God has entrusted us with the Spirit of God. As obedient stewards we are to use the Spirit and his gifts to accomplish God's will on earth. As we learned in the previous study, the work that God is currently doing on earth is the building of his church. So then, our spiritual gifts have been given to us for the sole purpose of advancing God's work of building his church (Matt 16:18).
When you discover your spiritual gift and find a place to serve in the church you are making an invaluable contribution to the furtherance of Christ's will on earth. You are building his church with him.
Don't be discouraged if you do not know exactly where you fit in. With spiritual growth and maturity comes a better understanding of how God wants you to contribute to the church. Besides this, sometimes your spiritual gifts cannot be easily categorized. The important thing to remember is that your spiritual gifts become the most obvious when you are the closest to God. Keep growing spiritually and look for a place to serve. You will find what area is the best fit for you and you will see God bless the church through you.
If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, then you are a very important part of your church. You are united to the church and gifted for the church by the Spirit of God. 1 Corinthians 12:18 tells us "But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose".
It is by no accident that you have been placed in the church that you have. Just like a physical body, the church cannot lose the members that God has placed within it and not experience some suffering or pain. Without you and the exercise of your spiritual gifts, the church cannot function as well as it should (Eph 4:16).
1 Corinthians 12:15-27 If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." 22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
Q. v15. Do a foot and a hand fulfill the same purpose?
Q. v16. Do an ear and an eye fulfill the same purpose?
Q. Does the fact that the foot does not serve the same purpose as the hand, or the ear the eye, make them any less a part of the body?
Q. v21. We are all interdependent. So, what can we not say about one another?


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"History does not repeat itself but it rhymes." It's a line often attributed to Mark Twain. No matter, it passes the test of time.
It feels like we're in one of those moments in Canada today. And, to me, Canada today sort of rhymes with the United States in 1860. It was the Slave States then and it's the petro-provinces here today.
Is it mere coincidence that the 19th century slavers and our 21st century bitumen pimps use similar arguments? The slavers and the pimps meticulously avoid the moral argument that they know is unwinnable. Instead they put forward the economic argument, dubious as it was then and is now, conveniently wrapped in the emotional flag of "state's rights" or, in our case, provincial rights. Although the slavers were an elite minority, they harnessed most of the white population of these states to their cause, a testament to the power of inculcated grievance. The slavers eventually invoked secession. Ours, for now, merely hint at it.
The slave states pushed their luck but they did it knowing they had considerable support for their vile, inhumane economy on Capitol Hill in Washington. Our petro-premiers know they too have plenty of support in Ottawa, a Parliament divided. They've even got their very own Rebel Media (and PostMedia) banging their drum, whipping up their plebs.
A piece in yesterday's NatPo carried the headline:
'It's not Canadian to do this': Thousands rally as federal resource bills, pipeline delays roil the West.
It's not Canadian? Who says? Are there, perhaps, two incompatible Canadas wrestling to see which will prevail? It sure sounds like it.
With a federal cabinet decision looming on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the pro-energy industry advocacy group Canada Action convened the rally, perhaps 4,000 people strong, to show support for the project and lay into two pieces of legislation that have become the focal points for the anger roiling the West.
The pipeline expansion has been mired in delays since a Federal Court of Appeal decision last summer voided the project's approval. Add to that Bill C-69 and C-48 — respectively, they propose to re-jig the pipeline approvals process and ban oil tanker traffic off the west coast of British Columbia — and there was enough fodder for all manner of protest signage, speeches and chants.
"As long as there is breath in my body we will never stop defending these industries," Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told the crowd Tuesday. Moe's was one of six governments — the others those of Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta and the Northwest Territories — that sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday urging him to "refine or eliminate" those bills. The five provinces, now all governed by conservatives, have formed a vocal and coordinated resistance against the federal Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, most pointedly on energy and carbon taxation — issues that have further stoked anger and distrust towards Ottawa under the Liberals, and that may define this fall's election.
Has it really come to this? As I catch the first whiff of wildfire smoke of the day I realize that I don't want to be part of their Canada just as, apparently, they don't want to be part of mine. Fair enough.
I want a Canada that is a place for our young people and future generations. Those are not their priority. They want a Canada that, despite all the science, despite all the change under our feet, despite all the suffering and loss spreading across our planet, will still flood world markets with high carbon, high cost, low value bitumen so that they can settle for paltry royalties that, true to form, they'll just 'piss it all away.'
I don't want their Canada on my conscience. If that's what Canada must be, count me out.
Canada Action and many of the others are astroturfs funded by domestic and foreign oil corporations.
All told they have about 120,000 Facebook followers, when you cross off all the duplicate accounts, Corporate Sockpuppets and Bots, Americans , Russians and Sawdi sockpuppets and bots, and Nazi's trolling for the gullible wingers easy to radicalize.
Yellow Vests Canada doesn't really give a rats ass about oil and gas, they are just Nazi's who have found a "cause" that allows them to whitewash their bigotry and ROHA dreams.
United Roll was an excellent means of grifting racist wipple.
Between all of them, they could only get a tiny fraction of the wipple out onto the lawn at the House than National Yoga Day.
It's nice the NaPo is pretending that they are a Movement.
It's nice that the MSM pretends they are legit movements and never covers the fall out.
The Carbon Industry and their Financial Backers know they have less than a decade to "fix in place" fossil fuel infrastructure before Climate Change hits everyday lives so hard that new projects become impossible,
and they have willingly teamed up with the worst people in our society to make it possible.
They are walking us to our graves with their eyes wide open.
Jay Farquharson said...
https://www.desmog.co.uk/2019/06/07/brexit-climate-denier-map
"A network of lobbyists, politicians and campaign groups is pushing the UK towards a hard-Brexit, with the aim of axing environmental protection in the name of free-market ideology.
Powerful vested interests are at play, with a network of decision-makers and companies that profit from climate inaction overlapping with a cabal of climate science deniers eager to limit global action to cut emissions.
Over the past four years, DeSmog has been tracking this network. We've now mapped over 2,000 connections between its actors operating at the highest levels of political and corporate life in the UK, US and Europe."
So, the goal by the Politico's and Billionaires is Disaster Capitalism on a global scale.
It is difficult to believe Jason Kenney said to the poorest province in Canada, New Brunswick, that he would buy NB hydro power while looking for their support regarding Bitumen West while talking about Energy East. That is nothing but double speak. I can no longer find the broadcast in which Kenney said this. Not only that, he also said words to the Effect, if NBer's wanted to have their young people to return home, it was in their best interest to support Bitumen Energy East.


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This Book Club is about having a good discussion about anything under the sun, with each month's book serving as a launching pad for conversation.
This Book Club has been meeting every month since the fall of 2011. Some of our picks have been good. Some have been… not so popular. Check out a handful of our 90+ past selections here. Sometimes the entire group ends up reading, sometimes only a handful. The great thing is, most people like to come whether or not they've read. The discussion covers the book and its details, a lot of rabbit trails and side conversations, is often irreverent, and it comes with dinner and drinks. We have web designers, lawyers, house husbands, cell phone salesmen, retirees, and teachers, with a current age range of about 21-65. All are welcome. Members = Men Who Show Up. You don't have to read the book. And if you want to come and didn't read the book, the conversation will still be interesting – it always is.
Meetings are on a Friday, and occur every month, about 4-5 weeks after the last one, and are listed on the website. Usually an email invitation goes out from the site, so register and you'll know what's happening. Each club we select a book to read for the following month's meeting, a member volunteers to host the club at his home, and a member is chosen by consensus to bring reading options (4) to the next club for group voting.
How many people will be there? Attendance varies. For the last several years, we have had 10-15 guys present each month.
Would the book lead to a good discussion?
Page count. Is it likely that very many will get through it?
Have we read anything like your choices recently? If yes, should we mix it up or continue a trend.
Would YOU actually read this during the month?
Remember, this is about the club, not about your obscure interest in Dodge Dart manuals or ancient Greek texts.
Run your choices by the club president and we're ready for a vote at the next meeting.
Whatever we read, Book Club will be good. See you there.