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If we really push it to $25,000 then the moo-moo comes off and Tico will Dancer on the bar and Prancer round the room.
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In assisting the Physicist to organize his publications at his office at Boston University, I found a copy of the paper we wrote for the MRS presentation (the PPP is already on this site).
The last of the string of panels which I have been on for a month occurred at the STEM Summit 2017 at the DCU in Worcester. This is The Description of the event and here is what I talked about: Summit Panel Observations.
It seemed to me that there were fewer attendees than last year but many more financial supporters and the usual important people. The exhibit space was very well organized and full of interesting programs. Many institutions of higher education were in display!
I had the opportunity to present the attached to the Leadership of ASCD Affiliates: ASCD re Kids at Statehouse.pptx_fv.
While I concentrated on technology, this is a model which can be used for any issue, topic or position.
I thought these two documents had been posted but because I do not have a list (smile) I am adding them. The worst that can happen is that they become duplicates!
GTEC Culminating Story 9_4_12 Since that time we have been referring to the project as GSTEM!
Another serendipity: I was cleaning out the papers in my office in anticipation of some maintenance work and found the laminated copy of a think piece published by the Globe in 2005. I wrote it with Andre Mayer. It had been laminated and so this is a scan: Headline and Not by laptop.
Unfortunately the type is not as clear as it was…as with everything that gets old!
It was my birthday and I was searching the Perspectives carton to find the date of MASCD's establishment (1973), although there was some informal activity before that time.
The current discussion by the new Governor and Secretary of Education about charter schools and lifting the gap reminded me of the work I and a few colleagues produced in 1994: A position paper of the MASS.
Being invited to be a member of a panel at the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Think Tank, by Fernando Reimers, was a great honor and opportunity. The subject was Sustainability and my focus was education. The event gave me a chance to think about and learn about a topic that I need to pay attention to. This is what I planned to say: IKZ_Sustainability Presentation, although, since I did not read it, this paper is not an exact replica. Because there was no projection capacity at the Charles Hotel, I asked if the slides I produced, Sustainability Panel Slides, could be posted on the website as a "paper." Readings identified by the presenters were posted..So my slides were "up" but I also found the article that George Zimmerman and I wrote about materials. I am not sure who included it but I did receive a few positive comments about it! Here is the agenda for the three days: Education Think Tank_4.14.15.
Over the years some people have asked questions about my dissertation (Bright Meadows: a study of teachers' attitudes and feelings in an unorthodox school/ Bright Meadows was Tolstoy's experimental school and I was a literature major). One person today mentioned that she went to HGSE to "learn from" my thesis.
A few months ago I read that HGSE is digitizing dissertations and starting with the current ones and going backward in time. I went to visit Susan Fliss, the new Director and Librarian of Monroe C. Gutman Library to ask if mine could be digitized out of order. She was very kind and turned me over to Mark E. Shelton, the Head of Collection Development, who assured me it could and would be done. So here is the link: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:13346865 . It is a site called DASH: Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard. Thank you, HGSE.
Some history inspired by attendance at the 2014 STEM Summit and MassCUE/MASS Conference: This was quite a week. At the Summit at the DCU in Worcester I was part of a panel moderated by Larisa Shelkin. I spoke about the importance of global STEM education and action now in MA: Summit present Oct 2014.
Larisa Schelkin, Jeff Weld and I presented at the Triangle Coalition Conference in Washington, DC on October 9, 2014 at the Sphinx Club. Our topic was:Learning From Each Other:STEM in Two States.
I spent two days in Iowa City meeting STEM interested people (including the Lieutenant Governor) and spoke with two classes at the University of Iowa. Some of my comments are here: IKZ Iowa thoughts to share. I also attended the Governor's STEM Advisory Council meeting.
This is an experiment. I found this (MA STEM Council in the News.webarchive) on one of my computers but it will not open as a pdf. So I googled and it knew enough to connect to this website and the Boston Business Journal but not to open the document. When I tried copying the pdf, it would not work either…..Bottom line, the translation is not always seamless.
During BLC 2014, I remembered the story about the Big Mac. I found I had not posted it so I rectified the situation. It is called Three Firsts.
MassCUE 30th Anniversary presentation occurred at the MASS/MassCUE Conference at Gillette Stadium on October 24, 2012.
For a presentation about GTEC at the Building Learning Communities 2013 Conference in Boston in July, we prepared the following precis for the international participants who might find these Important Characteristics of American Education helpful.
• you can return to the topic and develop it further…So here is one of those exercises I just engaged in….
A colleagues suggested Googling worldcat to check out the progress of the Step-by-Step Guide below. When I entered my name as directed I found current as well as historic information about my publications over many years!
Please check out the Spring 2012 issue of MASCD Perspectives: Re-Envisioning Education for Purposeful Learning. It includes and article titled "Recognizing and Accessing our Past" which I wrote.
Joan Thormann, my colleague from Lesley University and I completed work on a book, entitled The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Designing and Teaching Online Courses which is available from Teachers College Press, Columbia University and Amazon and as of fall 2014 as an ebook!!!
MASCD published an issue of its journal PERSPECTIVES on global education in the fall of 2011. It contains an article about GTEC I called GTEC for Perspectives for my files.
In 2013, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, MASCD published a special edition of Perspectives. The "centerfold" section was my work. It is available from MASCD in hard copy and will be on the website (http://www.mascd.org).
The Center for Digital Education commissioned a A Strategy Guide to Digital Content which was made available at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia in June 2011.
STEM Stimulus Package: How to Jump Start STEM in Your State.
MASCD published an issue of its journal PERSPECTIVES on leadership in our schools, in the fall of 2010. The theme is relevant to STEM education. It is available from MASCD in hard copy and on the website (http://www.mascd.org).
Technology Essentials for the Superintendent, MassCUE's OnCUE, Winter 2007. Also a preliminary version, the MASS Tech Position Paper_1999 written for theMA Superintendents Association.
Why don't girls go into the math pipeline?
1 to 1 Campaign Tool Kit (Jan 2006) suggested to Intel, wrote and consulted with Converge Magazine on the final version.
Beyond Technology: Learning With The Wired Curriculum (1998) and Teaching: A Career, A Profession (2000), co-editor and contributor, published by the Massachusetts affiliate of ASCD both of which won awards for excellence from ASCD. Many thanks to Peter Reynolds of Fablevision for all his art work over the years!


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Писемские — древний дворянский род.

Род внесён в VI и II части родословных книг Владимирской, Костромской, Екатеринославской и Уфимской губерний.

Род Писемских разделился на несколько ветвей:

 Потомство Андрея Писемского, жившего в 1-й половине XVI века.Фёдор Андреевич († 1592) посол в Польше (1581 и 1585), Англии (1582—1583), наместник черниговский, думный дворянин, посол на съезде с шведскими послами на реке Плюсъ (1590). Иван Андреевич осадный голова в Туле (1583-1584), Дедилове (1585), Белёве (1590), Новосиле (1591). Гавриил Иванович межевал шведскую границу (1618). Неупокой Иванович участник московского осадного сидения (1610), подписался на грамоте об избрании на царство Михаила Фёдоровича Романова (1613).
 Потомство Семёна Писемского, жившего в 2-й половине XVI века. Иван Маркианович убит литовцами († 1617).
 Потомство Ивана Писемского жившего около половины XVII века.
 Потомство Григория Писемского жившего в 1-й половине XVII века. Самсон Григорьевич погиб под Могилёвым († 1659).

Фамилия образована от наименования реки Письмы, по берегам которой располагались родовые земли.

История рода
Род сосуществовал уже в XV веке. В синодике ростовского Успенского собора Стефан Павлович Писемский, погибший под Казанью (1469), записан с титулом - Князь.

Дети боярские Иван Васильевич и Иван-Виляй Писемские сопровождали в Литву великую княжну Елену, дочь Иоанна III, невесту литовского великого князя Александра (1495). Василий Иванович убит татарами в Костроме (1536).

В конце XVI века многие Писемские были воеводами.

Из Костромской ветви рода происходил известный писатель Писемский, Алексей Феофилактович.

Описание гербов

Герб Писемских 1785 г.
В Гербовнике Анисима Титовича Князева имеется печать с гербом Ивана Даниловича Писемского. Герб вполне сходен с официально утвержденным, с небольшими различиями: щит разделен горизонтально на две равные части и нижняя половина разделена вертикальной чертой на две части. В верхней части, имеющей синее поле, изображен золотой крест. В нижней правой части, имеющей поле карминного цвета, изображены два серебряных копья. В нижней левой части, имеющей золотое поле, изображена коричневая стрела, летящая диагонально к левому углу.  Щит увенчан дворянским шлемом, из которого выходят три страусовых пера. Вверху, над страусовыми перьями, изображена дворянская корона. Щит стоит на земле и вокруг него изображены знамёна, копья, сабли, пушки, ядра, трубы, барабаны.

Герб. Часть V. № 56.
Щит разделён горизонтально на две части, из них в верхней в голубом поле изображён золотой крест. В нижней части в правом, пурпуровом поле, крестообразно положены два золотых копья, остриями вверх. В левом, красном поле, раздвоенная серебряная стрела, летящая диагонально к правому верхнему углу.

Щит увенчан дворянскими шлемом и короной. Нашлемник: три страусовых пера. Намёт на щите голубой, подложенный золотом.

Известные представители

 Писемский Гаврила Иванович - воевода в Сургуте (1603), Томске (1604), Невеле (1616).
 Писемский Иван Прохорович - воевода в Березове (1620-1622), Белёве (1626), московский дворянин (1627-1640).
Писемский Семён Данилович - тульский городовой дворянин (1627-1629).
 Писемский Яков Гаврилович - московский дворянин, патриарший стольник (1627-1640).
 Писемский Корнилий Терентьевич - стольник (1692).
 Писемские: Григорий Семенович, Терентий Григорьевич, Федот Гаврилович - московские дворяне (1690-1692).

Примечания

Литература

 Руммель В. В., Голубцов В. В. — Родословный сборник русских дворянских фамилий в двух томах, 1886. djvu
 Гербовое дело Писемских Департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената по Костромской губ. 1860 г. РГИА, ф.1343, оп.27, д.3163

Дворянские роды, на гербах которых изображены три страусовых пера
Дворянские роды, на гербах которых изображены стрелы

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Have you ever heard of a "Fallen Word?"
The person that we read about in the beginning of 1 Samuel is an amazing man of God. The very book title contains his name and the main text of this blog identifies the closeness of his relationship with the God of Heaven. The LORD was with him, and the LORD did not let any of his words "Fall to the ground." Earlier in chapter 2 verse 30 at the pronouncement of judgment against Eli the priest, the LORD told him that "He honors those who honor Him, but those who despise Him shall be lightly esteemed." It is such an important thing to do to make certain that we as believers honor the LORD.
For those who have been called out of darkness and into light it ought to be our objective to hold the LORD in high esteem. Not that he needs anyone to watch His back, but in contemporary language we would say to those we care for, "I've got your back." So it is with God, that He seeks those with whom He can partner and work with.
Now, if we partner with this chief officer of our souls then it shall be that He will instruct us in our daily lives. And when we open our mouths to speak in His name (out of obedience) then it shall be that the words we speak shall be as Samuels. They shall not be in vain, but they shall do that which the Lord desires to accomplish through us. We ought to be encouraged as we read about the mighty men and women of valor throughout scripture, knowing that if God used them, then surely in this generation He could use us. In relationship with the Father let us be confident in this, that He desires closeness so that we might know Him as Samuel knew Him.
And this is the confidence that we have in him; that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him (1 John 5:14-15).


After months of preparation and planning, work crews will break ground this month for the construction simultaneously of the CEZA Corporate Center and Commercial Center on an 11-hectare property, dubbed the CEZA Global City, that opens into a stunning view of Santa Ana's white sand beaches in Cagayan.
Secretary Raul L. Lambino, now on his second full year as Cagayan Economic Zone Authority Administrator and CEO, said the two buildings would be ready for occupancy by early next year, filling the demand for offices of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport's first 26 Fintech (Financial Technology) principal licensees.
Local commercial banks and a fresh batch of business locators in the tourism and manufacturing sectors are also setting up offices in the Corporate and Commercial Centers.
The planned improvement and rehabilitation of Port Irene also gets under way, Lambino said, with the construction of six new warehouses amid rising demand for space by port users importing construction materials and supplies and a variety of loose cargoes.
Already, a Chinese company, named CAGWEI, finished the construction of its paper-recycling plant that could turn in tons of regular and special papers for domestic use and for export to several countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lambino said CEZA would also seek authority from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and work with the local government unit and various people's organizations to begin development of the Nangaramoan Eco-Tourism Park and the Palaui Island Eco-Tourism Park.
Both parks have been strongly endorsed to boost tourism in Santa Ana and nearby Palaui Island with emphasis on their unspoiled natural beauty.
Palaui Island is located in the northwestern portion of Santa Ana where the existing RoRo Port is currently undergoing the construction of its expanded causeway and wharf to service not only inter-island and fishing vessels but foreign cruise ships as well later.
Palaui boasts of its great tourism destinations, including the Spanish-era Cape Engano Lighthouse. It is home to 21 commercial species of fish, including the blue-fin tuna, and endowed with glorious white sand beaches, tagged by CNN Travel as one of the top 10 beaches of the world and No. 1 in Southeast Asia.
The proposed Nangaramoan Eco-Tourism Park, sandwiched between the famous Pozo Robo and Aguib beaches, will service local tourists and foreign backpackers who could enjoy a year-round warm sea water and powdery white sand beaches.
It is located in the northeastern part of Santa overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean. It has a large track of coral reefs, a long stretch of white sands, a small plain and a mountain with rugged terrain as backdrop.
Lambino said CEZA will manage the Nangaramoan Park in coordination with DENR and the local government unit and in tandem with the local community that would be also tapped to operate the various facilities, including an infinity pool, a canopy walk, stilt cabanas and an extended zip line.
Aside from eco-tourism, Lambino said CEZA new advocacy is designed to pioneer medical tourism, facilitate private investments and develop retirement villages and aligned tourism facilities, putting in place best practices, international compliance, quality standards, building codes and environmental safeguards.
Lambino said he has commissioned a local company to prepare a master development plan of the entire 54, 000-hectare special economic zone and Freeport as well as feasibility studies, including financial viability, for the different projects approved by the CEZA board.
These include the construction of the proposed CEZA Convention Center and Sports Complex, the CEZA Coastal Boulevard, the CEZA Fintech Hub and Duty Free Mall, the CEZA Power and Water Plants, the CEZA Cyberpark and the CEZA Programmatic Environmental Impact and Assessment Project.


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JVP extends a hand to govt to fight pandemic
The government had to set up a national mechanism to collect all information about COVID-19 to make its anti-pandemic drive more effective, says JVP-led National Intellectuals' Association.
Addressing the media at NIA headquarters in Battaramulla yesterday, NIA General Secretary, Dr Nihal Abeysinghe, a former epidemiologist of the Health Ministry and regional advisor on vaccine-preventable diseases in the South East Asia region of WHO, said the researchers at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura had found that the latest version of COVID-19 virus spread faster than the previous strain.
Dr Abeysinghe: "Both the government and private sector must promote work from home because that would help ensure the prevention of the spread," he said.
NPP MP Dr Harini Amarasuriya: We said in Parliament the other day that we should hope for the best but get ready for the worst. It has now been proved that none of the countries possess a sound mechanism to keep the pandemic at bay. Similarly, this is not a task that could be achieved by a single party. It is because the virus is evolving fast. This is not a simple issue. The leadership should be mature enough to make preparations and plans and to manage them. This is not an issue that should be used to score political points. A strong leadership would not pin the blame on the people. One of the main issues that we face today is that the government is trying to shift the responsibility to people.
"Education sector suffered a lot and this year. Online teaching is only an ad hoc measure. All children do not have online facilities. There are many schools even without electricity. Therefore, how could one expect online education to be a solution? The country is going to have a generation in the coming years that missed schooling."
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Home » The power of packaging to reduce food waste
The power of packaging to reduce food waste
By Jorge Izquierdo
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year, costing around $680 billion in industrialized countries and $310 billion in the developing world. Imagine what that means for the 800 million people who suffer from starvation across the globe? That's 2.6 trillion lbs of food wasted annually, enough to feed those 800 million people twice over.
Thirty-one per cent of all food produced in the United States goes uneaten, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2015 figures, and each American discards more than 36 lbs of groceries every month. The U.S.D.A. further found that a typical American throws out 40% of the fresh fish, 23% of the eggs and 20% of the milk they buy.
The impact of this waste extends far beyond overstuffed trash bins. When food goes to waste, so do the resources that it took to produce, process and transport these products. Massive amounts of chemicals, fertilizer and fuel, acres of land and, in the United States alone, 25% of all freshwater used to produce food is discarded. Uneaten food ends up in landfills, where its decomposition accounts for nearly 25% of U.S. emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more harmful than CO?, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.).
Consumers and brands alike are increasingly aware of the environmental damage and mindful of the financial hit they take from buying food they end up discarding. An often overlooked part of the waste stream is fully costed waste, which results from product that has been manufactured, packaged and distributed without ever being sold and consumed. To directly address this loss, manufacturers — alongside retailers and government agencies — increasingly are motivated to implement advanced packaging solutions that extend shelf life and minimize waste.
Packaging designed to boost shelf life
One much lauded retail example is that of British chain Tesco. In 2014, the supermarket revealed in a report that it had wasted 28,500 tons of food, a risky public relations move but done for a reason.
"We do not just want to reduce food waste in our own operations," Tesco said. "We have a shared responsibility to reduce food waste across the value chain wherever it occurs in fields, farms, distribution networks and in our homes. By sharing this information, we have added important evidence to the debate on how to tackle food waste. We are now taking action to tackle hotspots across the value chain and are donating surplus food to those in need."
In addition to community-based efforts to combat food waste, Tesco took up the issue of improved packaging. The chain's raw chicken breasts are a case in point: rather than being sold in a plastic-wrapped tray, a pre-portioned package allows consumers to cook one breast and save the other for later. Finding a way to reduce waste that relies on concept rather than technology, Tesco even absorbed the extra cost of the packaging to encourage consumers to fight waste.
As another example, a new package design from Muchtar Ismailow of K-Bis Studio keeps juices, milk, other beverages and liquid foods fresh for much longer. The I-Pack is compressible and has a 100% airtight hermetic seal that fits in the same space as a standard beverage carton cap and yet keeps the package pressurized after opening. The result is greatly increased shelf life of opened milk, juice, soups or sauces, and the folded, emptied container is very easily recyclable.
MAP, HPP and pasteurization preserve freshness
In addition to looking for material and container solutions to preserve food and beverages longer, companies are exploring more complex packaging solutions and methodologies to reduce waste.
Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) can extend the life of fresh or minimally processed foods much longer and with less environmental impact. For example, it significantly reduces the amount of oxygen sealed into bags of things like shredded cheese, potato chips and meats, delaying decomposition. The gases that remain — typically nitrogen and CO? — do not react with or degrade food products, so contents keep fresher, longer. An outgrowth of this technology, Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging (EMAP) contains a lowered level of oxygen and a higher proportion of CO?, which preserves fresh produce.
Both EMAP and MAP packaging use "gas flushing," in which the correct gas mixture is rapidly injected into the bag and the air is removed from the packaging. Gas packaging technology employs different films, which in the case of inert products such as meat, fish or cheese, acts as an airtight barrier against gases. With produce like carrots or broccoli, which respire, the technology allows the release of waste gases.
Pasteurization is another tried-and-true method to preserve freshness and food safety. High-pressure processing (HPP) is a cold pasteurization process that is increasingly popular, used to kill listeria, E. coli, Salmonella and other bacteria. Food is processed, packaged and then pressure-treated, usually with water, at refrigerated temperatures. The process protects food's color, texture and flavor, as well as its vitamins and nutrients. Food manufacturers can significantly extend products' shelf life with HPP, while eliminating or significantly reducing preservatives and artificial additives, providing a healthier, more natural product. As a result, more companies are adopting this method because it meets consumer demand for additive- and preservative-free foods and environmentally friendly options.
Smart labels and systematic solutions
For several decades, sell-by labels have identified when a product ought to be discarded. They work, but are based on estimates, not actual conditions. Where sell-by labels leave off, smart labels pick up.
A technological leap forward that can monitor temperature and give reports on when a food item is at risk of spoiling, smart labels represent the revolution taking place now in the cold chain that allows more efficient, safer shipments of perishables. Timestrip monitors food in shipment. The monitor can register if a product travels out of safe temperature range, and if so, for how long, recommending if food should be sold or thrown out. Although these monitors are not in wide use yet, this type of packaging may lead to even safer shipment and consumption in the future.
While smart labels empower consumers and retailers to make more effective use of foods before diverting them to the waste stream, large-scale solutions can also transform waste management infrastructure. One systemic solution proposed by the E.P.A. is the Food Recovery Hierarchy, which prioritizes actions to prevent food waste. The Hierarchy is designed to eliminate waste by minimizing food surpluses through source reduction then donating surpluses to food banks to feed hungry people. Additional surplus can shift to animal feed, followed by industrial uses, composting and, as a last resort, the landfill. The Hierarchy's top levels — minimizing surplus and donating to food banks — create the most benefits for the environment, society and economy and stress recovery of what would end up as waste.
Solutions abound at PACK EXPO International
Ultimately, food waste is a global challenge, and it will take the cooperation of retailers, food manufacturers, suppliers and consumers to forge meaningful reductions. However, new and sophisticated packaging formats, practices and advanced labels can significantly reduce waste. For food manufacturers, these changes also may bring about cuts to fully costed waste, greater brand loyalty among consumers and a healthier bottom line. To help food professionals find the solutions they need, PACK EXPO International 2018, Oct. 14-17 at McCormick Place, Chicago, will offer a range of packaging materials, containers and equipment. The show will bring together more than 2,500 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees. In addition, features like The Containers and Materials Pavilion and
The Reusable Packaging Pavilion will display cutting-edge innovations in flexible, resealable and sustainable packaging.
To register and learn more, visit packexpointernational.com/.
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One person dead after Highway 4 collision near Coombs
BC Highway Patrol has taken over the investigation
PQB News Staff
A 42-year-old man has died after a collision on Highway 4 near Coombs on Jan. 6.
The crash involved a Dodge Ram pickup and a Chevy Aveo — the driver of the pickup truck was arrested at the scene and alcohol is being investigated as a possible contributing factor, according to Const. Mike Moore, BC Highway Patrol media relations officer.
The name of the 42-year-old man has not yet been released.
Police, fire department and BC EHS were called to the scene at approximately 5:50 p.m., RCMP reported.
"We are currently interviewing several witnesses in this early stage of the investigation," Moore said. "However any witnesses that we may not have spoken with are encouraged to contact BC Highway Patrol in Parksville at 250-248-6111 and reference file 2023-37."
RCMP reported the pickup truck crossed the centre line and hit another car. The driver of the car was killed.
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CARS (Collision Analyst Reconstruction Service) attended to assist in the investigation, Moore said.
Drive BC reported the road between Hilliers Rd and the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 4A was closed at approximately 6:20 p.m. It reopened shortly before 2 a.m.
Moore added that impaired driving related fatal crashes remain one of the leading causes of criminal death on Canadian highways and are 100 per cent preventable.
— NEWS Staff
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Disney+ Movies/Films/Television Press Release
Disney+ Program Listing for June 2022
May 23, 2022 July 1, 2022 Jason @disneygeek.com
Below is the program listing for June 2022 on Disney+
Glee (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse (S1, 5 episodes)
A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel
A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel" is a documentary short that gives you an exclusive look behind the groundbreaking original series, "Ms. Marvel", from its comic book origins to its development and production as Marvel Studios' next hit series on Disney+. It features interviews with its award winning filmmaking team and the show's captivating star, newcomer Iman Vellani.
Club Mickey Mouse (SEA Version)
Season 4 Premiere
All Episodes Streaming
Wafiy, Erissa, Gabriel, Ellya and Faiz are back with new Mouseketeers, Eric and Melynna. Eric, who slays with his parkour and wushu skills, is the new Head Mouseketeer and Melynna, the winner of "Club Mickey Mouse Star Search Auditions" in Malaysia. Together, this dynamic team will ramp up the energy and fun for an exciting season 4 with their slick dance moves, new original songs, crazy games and celebrity guests.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi" begins 10 years after the dramatic events of "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
Mack Wrestles (Short)
A sequel to the Disney+ hit about Stargirl, a silver-voiced teenager whose kindness works magic in the lives of others, that follows her from Mica, AZ to a bigger world of music, dreams and possibilities. When her mom is hired to work on a movie, they move to L.A., where Stargirl becomes involved with two aspiring filmmaking brothers, a cranky neighbor and a musician Stargirl admires.
Baymax Dreams (Shorts) (S1, S2)
Incredible Dr. Pol (S20, 12 episodes)
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (S1, 10 episodes)
Marvel Studios' "Ms. Marvel" is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn't fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is, until she gets superpowers like the heroes she's always looked up to. Life gets better with superpowers, right?
Explore the evolution of Buzz Lightyear from toy to human in the making of Pixar's Lightyear. Dive into the origin and cultural impact of everyone's favorite Space Ranger, the art of designing a new "human Buzz," and the challenges faced by the Lightyear crew along the way.
Disney Junior Ready For Preschool (Shorts) (S3)
grown-ish (S4, 9 episodes)
Life Below Zero: Next Generation (S3)
T.O.T.S. (S3, 12 episodes)
The Wonder Years (S1, 10 episodes)
Family Reboot
Family Reboot follows families that have become so busy with their individual lives, whether it's from a busy job, going back to school, after school activities, keeping up with social media, sports or running a business, that they have lost touch with one another. In each episode, a family takes a full week away from their busy schedules to go on a journey to reconnect and rebuild their family bonds. Leaving their phones, laptops, and all other devices behind, they must find their way to their week-long accomodations the "old fashioned way", with just a paper map in hand. On arrival, they're greeted by their Family Reboot guide, who welcomes them to their journey and directs them to their first activity, finding the key to their house for the week. Once the families have gotten inside and have chosen the rooms they must share, the guide talks to the parents about how the week ahead can benefit them the most, whether it's finding ways to connect with their children, with each other or both. For the next several days, it's more fun and games interspersed with meaningful conversations that the families typically haven't had time to have. All organized by the guide, the week's journey focuses on working together, communicating, and most of all having fun, reminding the family to put aside their distractions and busy schedules to come together again and make new memories. The families leave the journey completely "rebooted" – more connected, happier, and ready to take on their busy lives at home again, but with an entirely new outlook.
Streaming on Hulu and Disney+
Seasons 1 – 2
Season 3 – Premiere
This season finds Victor going on a journey of self-discovery — not only deciding who he wants to be with, but more broadly, who he wants to be. With their post-high-school-plans looming, Victor and his friends are faced with a new set of problems that they must work through to make the best choices for their futures.
G.O.A.T. (S1)
Villains of Valley View (S1, 5 episodes)
Audiences have never seen a story like that of the Antetokounmpos. After emigrating from Nigeria to Greece, Charles and Vera Antetokounmpo (Dayo Okeniyi and Yetide Badaki, respectively) struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. With their oldest son still in Nigeria with relatives, the couple were desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but found themselves undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn. When they weren't selling items to tourists on the streets of Athens with the rest of the family, the brothers– Giannis (Uche Agada) and Thanasis (Ral Agada)–would play basketball with a local youth team. Latecomers to the sport, they discovered their great abilities on the basketball court and worked hard to become world class athletes, along with brother, Kostas (Jaden Osimuwa). With the help of an agent, Giannis entered the NBA Draft in 2013 in a long shot prospect that would change not only his life but the life of his entire family. And last season, Giannis and Thanasis helped bring the Milwaukee Bucks their first championship ring in 50 years, while Kostas played for the previous season champs, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Trevor: The Musical
A filmed version of the off-Broadway stage production, "Trevor: The Musical" follows a charming 13-year-old on a turbulent journey of self discovery. After an embarrassing incident at school, Trevor must summon the courage to forge his own path. The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film "Trevor" which ultimately inspired the nonprofit organization The Trevor Project. "Trevor: The Musical" will make its Disney+ debut on Friday, June 24.
– Owl House (S2, 5 episodes)
Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Baymax!" returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion robot, Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit), sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others. The six-episode series of healthcare capers introduces extraordinary characters who need Baymax's signature approach to healing in more ways than they realize.
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We all know about Halloween or All Hallow's Eve but did you know that it coincides with the Celtic Festival of Samhain? A time when the veil between this world and the next is thin. It's a good time to do some fire scrying!
Celebrate Samhain on October 31 in the Northern Hemisphere, and May 1 in the Southern Hemisphere.
Light a fire for the Feast of Samhain and keep the fire burning throughout this coming Winter season.
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Zachery Lechtenberg
Starstruck. Brooch. 2017. Copper, silver, steel, enamel
Influenced by obsessions
Obsessed with collecting
How goods are sold, packaged, presented
Leave it closed or to be opened
Worn or kept as a keepsake
The non-existent struggles created
Process dictated by material
Where hand can or cannot be seen
Narrative is created by this, and a
Narrative created to embellish this
-- Zach Lechtenberg
In his mid-twenties, Zachery Lechtenberg is a member of what we currently term "the skateboard generation." Dilligent and directed, he is an illustrator who has been influenced by contemporary cartoon imagery, particularly the work of Matt Groening, best known for the comic strip Life in Hell and animated series, The Simpsons. Lectenberg conceives his own goofy but lovable characters that inhabit a world populated with artifacts from our "collectible culture." A collector himself, he focuses on designer toys and other examples of pop memorabilia.
Born and raised in the Midwest, amid dense cornfields and flowing rivers, Lechtenberg claims to have developed his personal narrative to avoid boredom. He received a BFA from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois and MFA from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where he studied with the legendary Robert Ebendorf, who considers Lectenberg's voice unique among the legion of young artists working today. For his MFA thesis, Lectenberg designed an installation in the guise of a pop-up store that displayed his wacky wares – enamelwork, clothing, sketches, ashtrays, cutting boards, and even skateboards.
Lechtenberg transfers his highly detailed drawings onto brooches and necklaces, plates and T-shirts, stickers and slaps (a form of graphic street art). He uses the technique of champlevé enameling in his colorful jewelry, where related imagery is often engraved on the reverse, as well as the bezel edge. Each piece is presented in a dedicated, handmade box, with an original drawing on the cover. Lechtenberg has participated in several group exhibitions; his work is highly coveted and is in several important international private collections.


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Q: How do i tell Selenium to wait until report get ready to download After the selection of date from the date picker,clicking on 'View Report' button and then its take a time to generate the report and then it download the report.. My following code is working without an error but how do i use fluent wait instead of Thread.sleep(20000),(last line in below code). For fluent or explicit wait i ask to wait for what condition? Also wanted to verify whether the file has been downloaded or not with assertion. Any help will be appreciated.
public void generateReport() throws Exception {
        clickDatePicker.click();
        log.info("Select the Date from datepicker");
        Select month = new Select(selectMonth);
        month.selectByValue("0");
        log.info("Selected the Month from datepicker");
        Select year = new Select(selectYear);
        year.selectByValue("2020");
        log.info("Selected the Year from datepicker");
        act.moveToElement(selectDate).click().build().perform();
        buttonViewReport.click();
        log.info("Finally clicked on Get Report button ");
        Thread.sleep(20000);
        }

A: Check the below method, which will make sure the script will wait until the download is started (for max of the minutes specified in the method call)
    public void waitUntilDownloadStarted(WebDriver driver, int maxWaitTimeInMinutes) throws InterruptedException {
        // Store the current window handle
        String mainWindow = driver.getWindowHandle();

        // open a new tab
        JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
        js.executeScript("window.open()");
        // switch to new tab
        // Switch to new window opened
        for(String winHandle : driver.getWindowHandles()){
            driver.switchTo().window(winHandle);
        }
        // navigate to chrome downloads
        driver.get("chrome://downloads");
        Instant startTime = Instant.now();

        int elapsedTime = (int) Duration.between(startTime, Instant.now()).toMinutes();
        // wait until the download is started
        while ( (Long)js.executeScript("return document.querySelector('downloads-manager').shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('#downloadsList downloads-item').length") == 0) {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            elapsedTime = (int) Duration.between(startTime, Instant.now()).toMinutes();
            if  (elapsedTime > maxWaitTimeInMinutes) {
                break;
            }

        }
        // close the downloads tab2
        driver.close();
        // switch back to main window
        driver.switchTo().window(mainWindow);
    }

Tested as below.
waitUntilDownloadStarted(driver, 10);

A: Does anything appears like that your download has been generated? or inspect any change in HTML. then you can use the following code to wait until change appears.
WebDriverWait wait=new WebDriverWait(driver, 20000);
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.numberOfElementsToBe(locator, number));

where 20000 is time in milliseconds

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As all eyes were fixated on the actors who graced the stage of the 86th Annual Academy Awards® at the Dolby Theatre® on Sunday night, audience's ears were tuned to the musical accompaniments of the show's orchestra, which performed remotely from Capitol Records. Since the piano was positioned among the noisy percussion instruments, the show's Orchestra Mixer and Orchestra Setup Coordinator needed a way to isolate its sound. To accomplish this for the piano, the duo used a combination of DPA Microphones' d:dicate™ 4011A Cardioid Microphones and d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones. He also positioned a pair of d:dicate™ 4011E Hanging Microphones for the orchestra's drum kit.
By using the unique combination of d:dicate™ 4011As and d:vote™ 4099s, the duo was able to close the lid of the Steinway Grand Piano, giving live and television audience members a full appreciation of the pristine instrument's sound during the different presenters entrances, transitions and other musical performances throughout the event. An additional pair of d:dicate™ 4011Es were also applied as overheads for the drums, which allowed them to pick up the full ambiance of the kit.
With the added difficulty of performing from a remote location, outside of the theater, the Vicari brothers also needed microphones with audio quality that could hold up to the transmission of the sound. This was necessary in order to still provide the feeling of hearing live music in the venue.
DPA's microphones are world-renowned for providing an ultimate sound in broadcast, recording and live applications. With its state-of-the-art components that have been carefully selected to provide optimal neutrality, accuracy and exceptionally low distortion, d:dicate™ Recording Microphones have a directional quality that is perfect for isolating sound. More natural-sounding than any other internal microphone or pickup, the d:vote™ Instrument Microphones reject unwanted noise, which allow it to accurately capture the true voice of acoustic instruments, such as a grand piano.
Each audio professionals in their own right, the Vicari brothers have been working on the Oscars for more than a decade. A live sound engineer by trade, Dan also owns LAFX Recording Services, an audio equipment rental company for major recording studios. An award-winning sound mixer/engineer/producer, Tommy has worked on such major motion pictures as Wall-E, The Help and Iron Man 2.


Okay so it's no secret I'm not a huge fast food junkie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the taste of it. I just can't eat it often if I want to maintain my girlish figure. However, I got the chance to celebrate the launch of McDonald's new Chicken McBites where Salt 'n Peppa were set to perform and I jumped on the opportunity! I ate quite a few boxes of those tasty little nugs but hey, you burn 'em off dancing to throwback 90's tunes!
Ya'll know I have a soft spot for children's charities and anytime I can lend a hand, I will. It was really cool to attend Lights, Camera, Cure a 48 hour dance marathon that benefited The Four Diamonds Fund, which provides financial support for families fighting against pediatric cancer. It was a jubilant day of dancing and mingling. Though I didn't win the diamond ring I bid on at the silent auction (happy I was outbid, that's good for the charity!) I had a great time shakin' my groove thang along with countless thousands all in the name of helping others.
Click here to listen to a radio interview I did on the Jeff and Jeremy in the morning.


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Grade 11 - Social Studies
AP: Macroeconomics (Credit: 0.50)
AP Macroeconomics students learn why and how the world economy can change from month to month, how to identify trends in our economy, and how to use those trends to develop performance measures and predictors of economic growth or decline. They'll also examine how individuals, institutions, and influences affect people, and how those factors can impact everyone's life through employment rates, government spending, inflation, taxes, and production. The equivalent of a 100-level college-level class, this course prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in business, political science and history. This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation. Course Materials Optional Macroeconomics for Today, 7th ed. Irvin B. Tucker (South-Western/Thomson Learning, 2010). ISBN-10: 0538469447 / ISBN-13: 9780538469449 Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0324591373 Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2007). ISBN-10: 0324407998 Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (2005). ISBN-10: 0324301979
AP: Microeconomics (Credit: 0.50)
AP Microeconomics studies the behavior of individuals and businesses as they exchange goods and services in the marketplace. Students will learn why the same product costs different amounts at different stores, in different cities, at different times. They'll also learn to spot patterns in economic behavior and how to use those patterns to explain buyer and seller behavior under various conditions. Microeconomics studies the economic way of thinking, understanding the nature and function of markets, the role of scarcity and competition, the influence of factors such as interest rates on business decisions, and the role of government in promoting a healthy economy. The equivalent of a 100-level college course, AP Microeconomics prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in business, history, and political science. This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation. Course Materials Optional Microeconomics for Today, 7th ed. Irvin B. Tucker (South-Western/Thomson Learning, 2010). ISBN-10: 0538469412 / ISBN-13: 9780538469418 Acceptable alternate: 6th ed. (2008). ISBN-10: 0324591381 Acceptable alternate: 5th ed. (2007). ISBN-10: 0324408005 Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (2005). ISBN-10: 0324301928
AP: U.S. History Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of AP U.S. History.
AP: US Government & Politics (Credit: 0.50)
Course materials required. See 'Course Materials' below. AP U.S. Government and Politics studies the operations and structure of the U.S. government and the behavior of the electorate and politicians. Students will gain the analytic perspective necessary to critically evaluate political data, hypotheses, concepts, opinions, and processes. Along the way, they'll learn how to gather data about political behavior and develop their own theoretical analysis of American politics. They'll also build the skills they need to examine general propositions about government and politics, and to analyze the specific relationships between political, social, and economic institutions. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP U.S. Government and Politics prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in political science, law, education, business, and history. This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation. Course Materials Required The Lanahan Readings in the American Polity, 5th ed. Ann G. Serow and Everett C. Ladd, eds. (Lanahan Publishing, 2010). ISBN-10: 1930398166 / ISBN-13: 9781930398160 Acceptable alternate: 4th ed. (2003).ISBN-10: 1930398093 Acceptable alternate: 3rd ed. (2003). ISBN-10: 1930398034 American Government: Power and Purpose, 13th ed. Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, and Stephen Ansolabehere (W. W. Norton, 2013). ISBN-10: 0393124134 / ISBN-13:9780393124134 Acceptable alternate: 12th ed. (2012).ISBN-10: 0393138194
AP: US History (Credit: 1.00)
In AP U.S. History, students investigate the development of American economics, politics, and culture through historical analysis grounded in primary sources, research, and writing. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP U.S. History prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in history, political science, economics, sociology, and law. Through the examination of historical themes and the application of historical thinking skills, students learn to connect specific people, places, events, and ideas to the larger trends of U.S. history. Critical-reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments hone students' ability to reason chronologically, to interpret historical sources, and to construct well-supported historical arguments. Students write throughout the course, responding to primary and secondary sources through journal entries, essays, and visual presentations of historical content. In discussion activities, students respond to the positions of others while staking and defending claims of their own. Robust scaffolding, rigorous instruction, relevant material, and regular opportunities for active learning ensure that students can achieve mastery of the skills necessary to excel on the AP exam. This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation. Course Materials Semesters 1 and 2: Required AP U.S. History requires a college-level U.S. history textbook. Students may use any college-level U.S. history textbook to successfully complete the course. Though students may use any college-level textbook, resources such as page references and scaffolded reading guides are provided in the course to support students who use any of the following texts: America's History, 8th ed. James A. Henretta et al. (Bedford, Freeman, & Worth, 2014). ISBN-10: 1457628937 / ISBN-13: 9781457628931 -OR- American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th AP ed. Alan Brinkley. (McGraw-Hill, 2011) ISBN-10: 0076621421 / ISBN-13: 9780076621422 -OR- America: A Narrative History, 9th ed. George Tindall and David E. Shi (W.W. Norton, 2013) ISBN-10: 0393912620 / ISBN-13: 9780393912623
Core: U.S. and Global Economics (Credit: 0.50)
U.S. and Global Economics offers a tightly focused and scaffolded curriculum that provides an introduction to key economic principles. The course covers fundamental properties of economics, including an examination of markets from both historical and current perspectives; the basics of supply and demand; the theories of early economic philosophers such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo; theories of value; the concept of money and how it evolved; the role of banks, investment houses, and the Federal Reserve; Keynesian economics; the productivity, wages, investment, and growth involved in capitalism; unemployment, inflations, and the national debt; and a survey of markets in areas such as China, Europe, and the Middle East. U.S. and Global Economics is designed to fall in the fourth year of social studies instruction. Students perfect their analytic writing through a scaffolded series of analytic assignments and written lesson tests. They also apply basic mathematics to economic concepts. Students read selections from annotated primary documents and apply those readings to the course content. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Core: U.S. History (Credit: 1.00)
U.S. History traces the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the present. Students learn about the Native American, European, and African people who lived in America before it became the United States. They examine the beliefs and philosophies that informed the American Revolution and the subsequent formation of the government and political system. Students investigate the economic, cultural, and social motives for the nation's expansion, as well as the conflicting notions of liberty that eventually resulted in civil war. The course describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation and then focuses on its role in modern world affairs. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. Woven through this chronological sequence is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Core: U.S. History Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of U.S. History.
Core: U.S. History Since the Civil War (Credit: 1.00)
This course traces the nation's history from the end of the Civil War to the present. It describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation, highlighting social policy as well as its role in modern world affairs. Students evaluate the attempts to bind the nation together during Reconstruction while also exploring the growth of an industrial economy. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. Woven through this chronological sequence is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Core: U.S. History since the Civil War Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of U.S. History since the Civil War.
Core: U.S. History to the Civil War (Credit: 0.50)
This course traces the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the end of the American Civil War. It emphasizes the colonial period and the creation of a new nation and examines the beliefs and philosophies that informed the American Revolution and the subsequent formation of the government and political system. Students first explore the earliest points of contact between individuals from Europe, Africa, and North America. They then probe the economic, cultural, and social motives for the nation's expansion, as well as the conflicting notions of liberty that eventually resulted in the Civil War. Woven throughout this narrative history is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The ways in which Americans lived, ate, dressed, and interacted are also highlighted. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Core: World History (Credit: 1.00)
In World History, students learn to see the world today as a product of a process that began thousands of years ago when humans became a speaking, travelling, and trading species. Through historical analysis grounded in primary sources, case studies, and research, students investigate the continuity and change of human culture, governments, economic systems, and social structures. Students build and practice historical thinking skills, learning to connect specific people, places, events and ideas to the larger trends of world history. In critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to reason chronologically, interpret and synthesize sources, identify connections between ideas, and develop well-supported historical arguments. Students write throughout the course, responding to primary sources and historical narratives through journal entries, essays and visual presentations of social studies content. In discussion activities, students respond to the position of others while staking and defending their own claim. The course's rigorous instruction is supported with relevant materials and active learning opportunities to ensure students at all levels can master the key historical thinking skills. This course is aligned to state standards and the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Social Studies.
Core: World History Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of World History.
Core: World History to the Renaissance (Credit: 1.00)
World History to the Renaissance traces the development of civilizations around the world from prehistory to the Renaissance. The course covers major themes in world history, including the development and influence of human-geographic relationships, political and social structures, economic systems, major religions and belief systems, science and technology, and the arts. Topics covered in this course include the birth of civilizations; the classical civilizations of India, China, Greece, and Rome; the rise of new empires such as the Byzantine; and an examination of civilizations in Africa and North and South America. From there, students journey to the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. Primary source documents, which appear frequently, encourage students to make connections to evidence from the past. Writing skills are honed through a spiraled sequence of short analytic pieces. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Core: World History to the Renaissance Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of World History to the Renaissance.
Honors: U.S. and Global Economics (Credit: 0.50)
U.S. and Global Economics is a wide-ranging course that provides an introduction to key economic principles. Students gain an understanding of choices they must make as producers, consumers, investors, and taxpayers. They have ample opportunity to develop their points of view and apply what they learn to the promotion of civic action. Topics include an examination of markets from both historical and current perspectives; the basics of supply and demand; the theories of early economic philosophers such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo; theories of value; the concept of money and how it evolved; the role of banks, investment houses, and the Federal Reserve; Keynesian economics; the productivity, wages, investment, and growth involved in capitalism; unemployment, inflations, and the national debt; and a survey of markets in areas such as China, Europe, and the Middle East. U.S. and Global Economics is designed to fall in the fourth year of social studies instruction. Students perfect their analytic writing through a series of analytic assignments and written lesson tests. They also apply basic mathematics to economic concepts. Students read extensive selections from crucial primary documents and apply those readings to the course content. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Honors: U.S. History (Credit: 1.00)
U.S. History traces the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the present. Students learn about the Native American, European, and African people who lived in America before it became the United States. They examine the beliefs and philosophies that informed the American Revolution and the subsequent formation of the government and political system. Students investigate the economic, cultural, and social motives for the nation's expansion, as well as the conflicting notions of liberty that eventually resulted in civil war. The course describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation and then focuses on its role in modern world affairs. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. Woven through this chronological sequence is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. Students perfect their ability to use logic and evidence to create persuasive written arguments in five-paragraph essays and in shorter exercises such as document-based questions and analytic discussions. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Honors: U.S. History Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of Honors U.S. History.
Honors: U.S. History since the Civil War (Credit: 1.00)
This course traces the nation's history from the end of the Civil War to the present. It describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation, highlighting social policy as well as its role in modern world affairs. Students evaluate the attempts to bind the nation together during Reconstruction while also exploring the growth of an industrial economy. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. Woven through this chronological sequence is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. Students perfect their ability to use logic and evidence to create persuasive written arguments in five-paragraph essays and in shorter exercises such as document-based questions and analytic discussions. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Honors: U.S. History since the Civil War Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of Honors U.S. History since the Civil War.
Honors: U.S. History to the Civil War (Credit: 0.50)
This course traces the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the end of the American Civil War. It emphasizes the colonial period and the creation of a new nation and examines the beliefs and philosophies that informed the American Revolution and the subsequent formation of the government and political system. Students first explore the earliest points of contact between individuals from Europe, Africa, and North America. They then probe the economic, cultural, and social motives for the nation's expansion, as well as the conflicting notions of liberty that eventually resulted in the Civil War. Woven throughout this narrative history is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The ways in which Americans lived, ate, dressed, and interacted are also highlighted. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. Students perfect their ability to use logic and evidence to create persuasive written arguments in five-paragraph essays and in shorter exercises such as document-based questions and analytic discussions. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Honors: World History (Credit: 1.00)
World History is a robust, writing-intensive course that uses multiple perspectives to trace the development of civilizations around the world from prehistory to the present. Students are encouraged to use their knowledge of critical points in history to develop their points of view and apply what they have learned to the promotion of civic action in a rapidly globalizing world. The course explores how human-geographic relationships, political and social structures, economics, science and technology, and the arts have developed and influenced life in these civilizations. Students investigate the major religions and belief systems throughout history and learn about the importance of trade and cultural exchange. Other topics include the development of agriculture, the spread of democracy, the rise of nation-states, the industrial era, the spread of imperialism, and the issues and conflicts of the 20th century. World History is designed as the second course in the social studies sequence. Students continue to improve their analytic writing and develop confidence by writing multiple short analytic pieces and longer essays, including document-based questions. Primary documents are embedded in the instruction to encourage students to make frequent connections to evidence from the past. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Honors: World History Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
This course is only semester 1 of Honors World History.
Honors: World History to the Renaissance (Credit: 1.00)
World History to the Renaissance traces the development of civilizations around the world from prehistory to the Renaissance. The course covers major themes in world history, including the development and influence of human-geographic relationships, political and social structures, economic systems, major religions and belief systems, science and technology, and the arts. Topics covered in this course include the birth of civilizations; the classical civilizations of India, China, Greece, and Rome; the rise of new empires such as the Byzantine; and an examination of civilizations in Africa and North and South America. From there, students journey to the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. Primary source documents, which appear frequently, encourage students to make connections to evidence from the past. Students master historical research and writing techniques and develop confidence in their analytic writing through a sequence of five-paragraph essays and analytic pieces, including document-based questions. Additionally, in a series of web explorations, students use carefully selected Internet resources to gather information for creative writing assignments. The content is based on standards from the National Council for History Education (1997), the National Center for History in the Schools (1996), and the National Council for Social Studies (1994) and is aligned to state standards.
Honors: World History to the Renaissance Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)
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There's a lot to do this holiday season, but this year, a party or two in the name of a fundraiser means more than most. Hurricane Sandy has devastated many arts organizations, and it's important that as an art community we band together to do as much as we can for organizations who need it. That's why we added the artist residency and exhibition space Smack Mellon to our Wienerfest fundraiser this Sunday, and it's one of many reasons I hope you'll come out.
Smack Mellon is currently closed, with more than $400,000 in damages to cover. With your help, we can help them reopen as early as January. To make those first steps towards their recovery, they need to repair their electrical system, a cost they estimate at between $11,000 and $15,000. That's totally doable. In fact, it's double doable: Smack Mellon has received a grant that will match our own donations dollar for dollar, up to $5,000.
So come out to the Wienerfest, support criticism, and more importantly support the art organizations that showcase the emerging and under-known artists that make up the bulk of the art community. If you like Liz Magic Laser, if you like Heather Rowe, Rona Yefman, LoVid, Wayne Hodge, Sharon Hayes, Jennifer Dalton, Patty Chang, or Meridith Pingree, you should know that Smack Mellon has supported these artists and more. Now it's our turn to support Smack Mellon. Let's do them right.


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Wladimir Klitschko hints at comeback as he ponders fights with Joshua, Wilder and Fury
Even though he turns 44 in March, former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has teased a comeback on social media.
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Wladimir Klitschko has hinted he could return to the boxing ring after asking his social media followers for their thoughts on him fighting Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury.
Former heavyweight world champion Klitschko has not fought since Joshua stopped him in the 11th round of an epic April 2017 bout at Wembley that saw both men sent to the canvas.
That left the Ukrainian's record at 64-5 and in August 2017 Klitschko announced he was ending his 21-year career.
However, on Saturday he alluded to a potential U-turn as he asked fans for their views on him fighting WBA, IBF and WBO champion Joshua, WBC belt holder Wilder or Fury, who stunned Klitschko with a points win in 2015.
Let me entertain you with this and you can like it ❤ or not: Wilder Klitschko
— Klitschko (@Klitschko) December 14, 2019
"Let me entertain you with this and you can like it or not: Fury vs Klitschko 2," he wrote before posting two follow-up tweets changing Fury's name for those of Joshua and Wilder.
Klitschko only fought once after his loss to Fury and it was that rematch that was garnering the most 'likes' on Twitter.
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Government ministers wrong to attack decision to grant legal aid to 'Isis Bride'
By Frederick Saugman2019-05-16T14:37:00+01:00
In a television interview last month Gavin Williamson - then UK Defence Secretary - criticised the decision to grant legal aid to 'Isis Bride' Shamima Begum. His comment was an unwelcome attack on a legal safeguard designed to protect those who are unable to pay for legal representation.
In February, Home Secretary Sajid Javid ordered that Begum's UK citizenship should be revoked after she left the UK for Syria in 2015, aged 15, to join Islamic State. In March, Begum's family lodged an appeal to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to challenge the legality of Javid's order. On 14 April, the Daily Mail reported that the legal Aid Agency (LAA) had granted legal aid to Begum to fund this challenge.
Speaking to ITV News on 16 April, Williamson said the British people did not like the decision to grant legal aid to Begum and neither did he. He added that people could not understand why Begum was being given legal aid when she 'turned her back on this country'.
A day earlier, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt had told BBC Radio 4: 'On a personal level, it makes me very uncomfortable because she made a series of choices and she knew the choices she was making, so I think we made decisions about her future based on those choices.' However, Hunt added: 'We are a country that believes that people with limited means should have access to the resources of the state if they want to challenge the decisions the state has made about them and, for obvious reasons, those decisions are made independent from politicians.'
Indeed, those reasons should be obvious and should discourage politicians from issuing public comment criticising the decisions of an independent governmental agency. That obviousness escaped Williamson, however, who responded to his interviewer's suggestion that the reason Begum's challenge was receiving legal aid funding was to allow her to have a fair hearing: 'People make a choice and she made a choice in terms of turning her back on this country.' In Williamson's mind, it appears, the result of her appeal is, or should be, a foregone conclusion and therefore funding that appeal is a waste of public resources.
Williamson is not alone in his views. Philip Davies MP told the Daily Mail he thought the LAA's decision was 'absolutely disgusting' and 'ridiculous', while Tim Loughton MP said, apparently without irony or appreciation of the circularity of his argument: 'This shows that the Home Secretary was right to strip her of British citizenship.'
It is concerning that government ministers can speak so blithely of their wish to refuse someone the right to challenge a decision made by the Home Office about something so fundamental as citizenship. Their remarks will not have any impact on the decision but this is all the more reason not to have made them; doing so serves no purpose other than to encourage public opposition to the independence of the LAA and, by extension, opposition to the basic right to fairness in legal proceedings.
Since Williamson's comments, The Sun and the Daily Mail have led a chorus of opposition to the LAA's decision. The Sun has warned the decision 'set a terrifying legal precedent' that will 'open the floodgates' to 'scores more appeals' that 'could cost the taxpayer £24million in legal aid.' The Daily Mail parroted the same article before listing other 'villains' who had benefitted from legal aid, including those subsequently convicted of murder, child abuse and terrorism offences.
Both publications completely, and deliberately, miss the point. Legal aid exists with the aim of ensuring access to a fair trial for anyone who is unable to afford legal representation. It might fall short of that aim and it might appear to be inconsistently granted but that does not affect the legitimacy of its objective. The consequences of an unfair trial are gravest for those who stand to lose the most. Accordingly, those accused of the most heinous crimes or those whose most basic rights are under threat are those most in need of its protection.
The most troubling part of Williamson's interview came when he was asked whether he thought legal aid rules should be changed as a result of this decision. He replied: 'This goes to show that this is something that needs to be looked at afresh.' Such a public and political attack on the legal aid system by a cabinet minister shows a worrying disregard for the rule of law, which politicians are duty-bound to protect.
Frederick Saugman is an associate in WilmerHale's White Collar Defense and Investigations practice
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The sad news, before anything else, is that MikuMikuDance was discontinued quite some time ago by its original developer, Higuchi Yu. The final release version was 7.39, and will not receive any future updates. It was Higuchi's hope that the MMD community would take over where he left off. I'm sure he is happy to know that a new group has answered that call.
MikuMikuMoving has been in development for many months and already serves as a viable alternative to MMD, and more. The application offers a completely new and intuitive interface that makes use easier for newer users. It offers full compatibility for all MMD models and motion data, as well as a few other new features.
The application has a built-in function for switching to English, and runs on Windows operating systems only (no Mac support). The program is still under constant development to add new features and bug fixes, so be sure to keep up to date with the newest releases. The current version as of this article is 1.1.7.9. You can find the official download page and usage guide linked below.
MikuFan has played an important role over the past few years to help many fans find MikuMikuDance, so I felt this was an important article to cover.


GJ everyone, especially fanzeng and throttle..
I like what I see. GJ all. Extra gj to fyksen, godfreee and throttle.
Special gj to juice for finding that oasis pixelwalk (or pixelfloat?).
gj boys, esp KZRA squad !
Wow that oasis sc was news to me, very nice!


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er en mangaserie i 14 bind skabt af Morishige 2000 – 2006. Serien har dannet grundlag for to animeserier, en i 15 afsnit udsendt i 2001 og en anden, Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite, i 12 afsnit udsendt i 2004.

Hverken mangaserien eller animeserien foreligger på dansk. De tre første mangabind er udsendt på engelsk af Studio Ironcat, der imidlertid efterfølgende er lukket. Den anden animeserie, Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite, er udsendt på dvd med engelsk tale og undertekster i USA.

Plot
Efter sin mors død drager drengen Taro Hanaukyo til sin morfars hjem. Men morfaren er flyttet til syden men har efterladt Taro sit store palæ og ikke mindst de hundreder af tjenestepiger, der arbejder der. Pigerne er glade for at tjene deres nye herre, som imidlertid nemt bliver hylet ud af den ved kontakt med piger. Men flere af pigerne her dækker over mere end som så, og ikke så få overraskelser venter på Taro gennem serien.

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 Taro Hanaukyo (花右京太郎, Hanaukyou Tarou) kaldet Taro-sama – hovedpersonen der arver sin morfars palæ og overenergiske tjenestepiger. Han er 14 år, lille af alder men med et stilfærdigt, venligt og intelligent væsen. Han er en normal person og ser tjenestepigerne som familie og venner og ikke som tjenestefolk. Nærkontakt med dem hyler ham dog ud af den, og i den første animeserie giver det endda deciderede allergiske reaktioner undtagen ved Mariel. Og netop Mariel har han åbenlyst forelsket sig i, men hver gang han vil bringe emnet kærlighed på bane, kommer der noget ivejen.

 Mariel (マリエル, Mariel) – de facto-lederen af tjenestepigerne. Hun er så at sige den perfekte tjenestepige: omsorgsfuld, dannet, ærbar, intelligent og smuk. Det viser sig senere, at hun er resultatet af Project: Blue Silent Bell, et genetisk ingeniørprojekt med det formål at skabe den perfekte tjenestepige for Taro. Dette indgår dog ikke i den første animeserie.

 Ikuyo Suzuki (鈴木イクヨ, Suzuki Ikuyo) – tjenestepige og leder af teknologiafdelingen. Egentlig en lidt svagelig pige der dog troligt gør det i mærkværdige opfindelser, der har en tendens til at eksplodere eller frembringe de mest uventede og besynderlige resultater. Er også en otaku og laver doujinshi.

 Konoe Tsurugi (剣コノヱ , Tsurugi Konoe) – leder af sikkerhedsafdelingen. Hun er en temperamentsfuld fægtemester, der har det med tage sit arbejde lige alvorligt nok. Men egentlig vil hun blot folks bedste, og det smerter hende, hvis hun ikke kan redde Taro fra en given fare. Har et blødt punkt når det kommer til hunde så som Fenris.

 Yashima Sanae (早苗八島 , Sanae Yashima) – Konoes adjudant. En pige med speciale i håndkamp og reprimander ikke mindst når det gælder hendes navn i det Sanae er hendes efternavn og ikke som ellers hyppigst fornavn. Drømmer jævnligt om et forhold til Konoe men bliver konsekvent på pinlig vis bragt tilbage til virkeligheden.

 Cynthia (シンシア=ランドラヴィジャー, Shinshei Randoravijaa)/ Grace (グレース, Grace) – en tisyneladende lille stille tjenestepige. Det viser sig dog, at hun er et født geni, men at det førte til traumatiske oplevelser i barndommen og en splittet personlighed. Om dagen er hun den stille smilende Cynthia, men om natten er hun den alvorlige overarbejdende Grace og som sådan leder af IT-sikkerhedsafdelingen. Grace er Morishiges yndlingsfigur.

 Lemon ( れもん, Lemon), Marron (まろん, Marron) og Melon (めろん, Melon) – enæggede trillinger der arbejder i afdelingen for personlig pleje. En opgave de tager lidt for bogstaveligt, i det de ikke helt forstår, at Taro faktisk godt kan vaske sig og tisse selv og i øvrigt helst vil være fri for deres omfavnende kærlighed. I den første animeserie hed de Ichigo (いちご) (Strawberry), Ringo (りんご) (Apple), and Sango (さんご) (Maple).

 Fenris (フエンリル, Fuenriru) – En hund som Cynthia finder i et skjult område under palæet, og som bliver en del af husstanden.

 Ryuuka Jihiyou (慈悲王リュウカ, Jihiyou Ryuuka) – det kommende overhoved for en rig familie der er rivaler til Hanaukyo-familien. Hun har høje tanker om sig selv men bliver konsekvent bragt brat ned på jorden igen. Som modstykke til Taros tjenestepiger har hun en mindre hær af butlere.

 Harou Sankoda (三小田春男, Sankoda Harou) – Taros klassekammerat i mangaserien. Har det med være lidt påtrængende og mangler situationsfornemmelse.

 Hokusai Hanaukyo (花右京北斎 , Hanaukyou Hokusai) – Taros morfar der før seriens start drog til sydens strande for at hygge sig med pigerne der og efterlod palæ og tjenestepiger til Taro.

Den første animeserie
Hanaukyo Maid Team blev første gang omsat til animeserie af m.o.e. med 12 afsnit, der udsendtes første gang 8. april 2001 – 29. juni 2001 med tre efterfølgende OVA-afsnit. Serien var dog ikke egentlig sluttet hermed, men problemer gjorde, at produktionen måtte indstilles.

Serien er baseret på mangaseriens første bind og de første dele af bind 2 og 3 (kapitel 1-11 og 17-19), i det historien om Mariels fortid, kidnapning og redning (kapitel 12-16) og Taros klassekammerat Haruo Sankoda er udeladt. Seriens 15 minutters afsnit følger i øvrigt de tilgrundliggende mangakapitler nogenlunde.

Stemmer
 Yuki Kaida – Taro Hanaukyo
 Rie Tanaka – Mariel
 Moyu Arishima – Ikuyo Suzuki
 Akiko Hiramatsu – Konoe Tsurugi
 Tomoko Kaneda – Cynthia/Grace
 Rieko Takahashi – Ryuuka Jihiyou
 Jouji Yanami – Hokusai Hanaukyo
 Yukako Hayakawa – Yashima Sanae
 Hazuki Kagawa – Ichigo
 Ema Kogure – Ringo
 Yuki Watanabe – Sango

Afsnit

Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite
I 2004 udsendtes en ny animeserie Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite i 12 afsnit a 25 minutter. I modsætning til sin forgænger inddrager den historien om Mariel samt forskellige historier fra mangaseriens bind 3 og 4, der dog er flyttet frem før historien om Mariel. Derudover er flere historier fra de tidlige kapitler udvidet, og et par nye er føjet til, mens et par andre er udeladt. Endelig er Konoe og Yashima med fra starten.

Den nye serie har de fleste indtalere tilfælles med den første animeserie.

Stemmer
 Yuki Kaida – Taro Hanaukyo
 Rie Tanaka – Mariel
 Moyu Arishima – Ikuyo Suzuki
 Akiko Hiramatsu – Konoe Tsurugi
 Tomoko Kaneda – Cynthia/Grace
 Rieko Takahashi – Ryuuka Jihiyou
 Jouji Yanami – Hokusai Hanaukyo
 Akeno Watanabe – Yashima Sanae
 Kozue Yoshizumi – Lemon
 Mai Kadowaki – Marron
 Yūya Yoshikawa – Melon

Afsnit

Musik
Den første animeserie
 Intro: Hanaukyo Meido-tai no Uta (花右京メイド隊の歌) af Rie Tanaka, Moyu Arishima, Tomoko Kaneda og Akiko Hiramatsu (som Hanaukyo Maid Team)
 Slut: Sanshoku no Himitsu (三色の秘密; Secret of the Three Colors) af Ema Kogure (som Ringo), Hazuki Kagawa (som Ichigo) og Yuki Watanabe (som Sango)
 Slut (OVA-afsnittene 13-15): Zankai no Jikan af Hanaukyo Maid Team

Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite
 Intro: Voice of Heart af Rie Tanaka (som Mariel)
 Slut: Osewashimasu! (You Take Care of Yourself!) af Kozue Yoshizumi (som Lemon), Mai Kadowaki (som Marron) og Yuuya Yoshikawa (som Melon)

Eksterne henvisninger
 Den første animeserie på AnimeNfo.com
 Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite på AnimeNfo.com
 Officiel hjemmeside for Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite


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See the five women who'll adorn US quarters starting in February
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These five US quarters will honor different American women in 2022.
Five women will be honored on US quarters in 2022, beginning with writer Maya Angelou, who'll appear on a coin to be issued in February.
After Angelou, quarters will honor astronaut Sally Ride, Cherokee Nation chief Wilma Mankiller, suffrage movement leader Nina Otero-Warren and actor Anna May Wong.
Maya Angelou, who died in 2014, was a celebrated writer, performer and social activist.
Before this program, some women did appear on US coins, even quarters, but they were few and far between. Helen Keller, an Alabama native, can be seen on the 2003 Alabama quarter as part of the 50 State Quarters Program. The 2004 Iowa state quarter featured an image of a female teacher. Susan B. Anthony appeared on a dollar coin in 1979, and Native American Sacajawea appears on a golden dollar coin issued in 2000.
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Ride's quarter, like Angelou's, will come out in February. Mankiller's will appear in the spring, Otero-Warren's in the summer, and Wong's will be the final quarter of the year.
Dr. Sally Ride was a physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in space.
The designs were announced in October 2021. The famous women will appear on the reverse side of the coins, the side that's called "tails" in a coin toss. The "heads" side, also known as the obverse, will continue to feature first president George Washington, but in a slightly different image than is now being used. In this image, Washington faces right, rather than the familiar left-facing image.
Wilma Mankiller was the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
The new Washington image, created by sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser, isn't technically new. It was the winning design in a competition back in 1932, when a quarter was issued to mark Washington's 200th birthday. But then-Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon chose a design by John Flannigan instead.
Nina Otero-Warren was a leader in New Mexico's suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools.
The American Women Quarters Program continues through 2025. Up to five quarters will be released each year.
Anna May Wong was a Chinese-American Hollywood film star, appearing in more than 60 movies.
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CPU: Intel likely to invoke price reductions in 2020 3950x high temperatures in IDLE (alround 50 celsius degrees) Review: Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB (ASUS STRIX TOP, Sapphire PULSE OC and Gigabyte Gaming OC) 445.23 Insider Driver Radeon Adrenalin Edition 20.1.3 drivers PCB picture The AMD Ryzen All In One Tread /Overclocking/Memory Speeds & Timings/Tweaking/Cooling Part 2 2700X Not getting the expected FPS Automatic Undervolt keeps resetting Nvidia 450.12 WHQL for Win10 x64
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Quake 4 - Page 2
by Thorsten Finck on: 01/27/2006 08:00 AM [ ] 0 comment(s)
In Quake 4 you're granted a name—Matthew Kane—and you are a member of the elite 'Rhino Squad'. Along with other Marines, you are tasked with defeating the Strogg race and their new, more powerful Makron. You'll crash land in the middle of trench warfare, and it's immediate action as one superior officer after another sends you off to retrieve people, destroy key locations, and infiltrate deep behind enemy lines. Sometimes you'll be accompanied by game-controlled team members -- typically a technical officer who can repair your armor, and/or a corpsman who can heal you up to full health. I was pleasantly surprised with the AI of your teammates as they hold their own pretty well, doing more damage than we're used to seeing from game-controlled teammates, and taking even more punishment than you can, on some occasions.
Here is one of those times when you actually crash land into allied controlled territory (yeah right !!) Notice how you see the mountains appear through the clouds.
The single-player mode emerges as a very linear game, which contains 31 levels. In it you can experience the vehicles of Quake IV. You can use hover tanks, a tram, and mechs (remote-controlled giant robots) The addition of the vehicles was a nice touch and went a long way to divert from the fairly linear progression through the game. Their inclusion though was not really needed and at times they seemed 'stuck in' almost in an attempt to demonstrate that we can do this and that. They were quite fun though. One can also notice the variation in the skyline.
Raven has done a great job by modifying Doom 3's physics engine for vehicles. The mechs have a different feel from normal ground combat, as you are strapped into the cockpit of a missile-launching, machine gun-toting piece of beauty. While cool, the mechs are odd, as the tank and shields recharge, so long as you pull back and stay out of trouble for a few seconds. The same goes for the hovertanks. But they feel totally different. As you slide along the planet's surface, you're getting a turret's eye view of all the action. Just for the heck of it, I jumped out of the mech and tried fighting the enemy with my hand guns. I quickly had a change of mind.
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First off, who am I kidding, I'm willing to bet that if you are a hard core gamer you have already played this game and you are only reading this to see if you agree with it or not. For those of you who haven't played this yet, no matter if I said this was the worse game ever made, you will still go out and buy it. Why? Because it's Quake and it has a history of being a game where the strong survives and blood and body parts fly. Very few developers other than id software can do this especially when one considers that it has been 6 years now since Quake III.