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<urn:uuid:2c0c7bd1-8eb9-4a9b-981d-6b291ca37817> | The mission of the Flight to Excellence (FTE) educational field trip program is to optimize the use of the National Naval Aviation Museum as an educational tool for teachers and visiting students in grades K-12. The program achieves this by incorporating educational IMAX® movies and accompanying Teachers' Walking Tour ... |
<urn:uuid:5394fcea-1739-499a-b77a-1ee228569aaf> | The Lange Foundation was founded in 1993 by Jillian Lange, a woman who turned her passion for animals into her life's work. At least twice a week, Jillian visits Los Angeles's animal shelters to rescue dogs and cats that are unlikely to be adopted. Her mission is to save as many animals as possible before their time ru... |
<urn:uuid:10a60e9c-18f5-495e-a075-37761718422f> | Image of the Day
by Mohamed Ali - Microbiology
Image of the Day Archive
Solar Car Tops 2,000 MPG
Ohio State Solar Car team members Andy Thompson (in car) and Jordan Blimbaum (standing, left) and Mark Weden (standing, right) prepare for a run in the RSFirefly2. Ten College of Engineering students make up the team, which... |
<urn:uuid:94bea45a-78bd-45c5-9e88-850d1f2749bd> | Hot on HuffPost Parents:
- Find Out What Beyonce Will Name Baby No. 2!
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10 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy
Filed under: Week By Week
What's happening to baby: Your baby is now the size of a lime, and his head is much bigger than the rest o... |
<urn:uuid:1e3f9315-63f4-4187-a231-f51f52e0d483> | “Dragon Tourism Route”
QĐND - Tuesday, November 01, 2011, 20:52 (GMT+7)
PANO – A tourism product, “Dragon Tourism Route”, was just launched in Hanoi by The Union of Science for Sustainable Tourism Development (STDe) and the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee.
Accordingly, visitors will travel through seven destin... |
<urn:uuid:da225577-0cc3-4fd9-86ae-fd39c86c75fc> | Empanadas, or turnovers, can be found throughout Mexico. In Veracruz the dough is made with masa harina (corn flour); the fillings are as varied as black beans, diced beef, queso fresco, and our favorite, Minilla, a spicy mixture with shark, olives, and capers; and they are typically served with Salsa Negra.
1. Combine... |
<urn:uuid:edaba609-6321-4e38-9fd9-638e4bec2af6> | Seasonal Produce Makes Meals A Snap
Summertime. It’s all about keeping cool, taking a well-deserved break and enjoying your surroundings. Meatless Monday is a great program you can easily incorporate into your summer meal-planning mix.
What happens a lot during the summer? Picnics on the beach, road trips to a new adve... |
<urn:uuid:05bd34cf-ce72-4a86-8222-f1924ea18ba5> | Use Less Air Conditioning This Summer
We all know that using your air conditioner less during the summer means lower bills, using less energy, and being green. But we’re in the middle of a heat wave and your air conditioner seems to run all the time, no matter what the setting is. How in the world can you cool your hom... |
<urn:uuid:d3ca58cc-9a3e-436a-8804-8c6726ab2bcc> | "Finished compost is in appearance very much like black crumbly loam.
It smells sweet like soil....
and contains all the plant foods which are necessary"
British gardens have some of the most varied soil types from free-draining sandy soils to heavy clay. Compost can often help give 'body' to sandy soils to help retain... |
<urn:uuid:5a74fc3f-e12f-4773-8cdb-fc2a97c4c6b5> | How do people get their New Year’s resolutions resolved? Do you find you have a 3-week or 6-week commitment to your resolution before it tapers off? A good thing to consider is how different your life will be once you actually resolve to do these things. Instead of focusing on the resolution, focus on the way your life... |
<urn:uuid:6ecc80b5-c08e-46f2-a86b-cbaabc26d452> | AudleyRate Audley: Do you like this name?
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Audley meaning and name origin
Audley \a(u)-dley, aud-ley\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin. Place name of uncertain meaning. May be related to the surname Oldfield.
Baby names that sound like Audley are Adley, Atley, Attley an... |
<urn:uuid:996c501e-064e-488d-9398-abe8e88bd43f> | Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site
Dr. Thomas Walker led the first expedition through Cumberland Gap in 1750. Near the river which he named the Cumberland, Walker built a cabin, a replica of which stands on the site today. 12 acre park, mini-golf, gift shop, picnic shelters, playground, lighted basketball court, var... |
<urn:uuid:8ac7d9d2-6b37-466c-9a44-81160bf56f46> | Park-ing Day Takes Over San Francisco's Streets
Park(ing) Day 2008
Commuters to downtown San Francisco had a little more trouble finding spots this Friday. Park(ing) Day took over the streets of the Financial District, creating green parks to hang out, many happy to deter the driving commuters. More on the birthplace o... |
<urn:uuid:ec982c01-1230-45e4-bea6-bb040a09218d> | Roundhouse Railroad Museum
Children especially like all the trains. More on Roundhouse Railroad Museum.
Jepson Center for the Arts/ArtZeum
Hands on creative learning activities for children of all ages.
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
Even children not in the Girl Scouts USA enjoy this historical home because the guides... |
<urn:uuid:b91c6c0a-a93f-4bfd-b3e2-2f4f796719e8> | The first grade celebrates their unit on Africa by having an African celebration called Nigerian Day. On this day the children experience what it would be like to live in Africa. They play African games, make crafts, and even make African food that they get to eat for lunch. It is a fun day that the children will remem... |
<urn:uuid:b7614e4c-e82a-448d-b0bd-704537102dfa> | Travelling around Åland
It is easy to get around the Åland Islands, both by land and sea. The ground rules are simple: all islands that are inhabited have ferries and paths. If you want to get to the other islands you are best off going by boat.
The menu on the left points you to more information about travelling aroun... |
<urn:uuid:eae9d8db-5ce9-4f94-9577-770d8b4d0aec> | The aftermath of the BP oil spill still crowds the airwaves each night making it tough on adults, but kids are feeling the effects too.
Now two years after the tragedy, a former journalist is trying to help kids make sense of the disaster.
Lynda Deniger wrote a book to help children come to grips with the oil spill and... |
<urn:uuid:bc508ea4-e3ca-4db8-a5b5-a563ac37f91e> | One more Chaiten Image
NASA captured this great image of the ash plume from Chaiten, which has reached 15-km into the atmosphere.
Following this eruption, I’m sure there will be a lot of work into why no one had any clue an eruption of this magnitude was about to occur.
Erik Klemetti is an assistant professor of Geosci... |
<urn:uuid:8d7922bf-873d-413b-8a43-dd7320587829> | Delicious Zucchini-Carrot Adais are my entry to Nupur from "One Hot Stove" blog's "A to Z Indian Vegetables" event.This week's letter is "Z", thanks for hosting Nupur!:)
Zucchini is European in origin,it was brought over by Italian immigrants, and probably got its start in California.The zucchini is low in calories, co... |
<urn:uuid:dd4489f4-363d-48ec-8994-7a2ef9fde8c6> | Being outside and naked is a big part of my family’s life. Well, at least for the very young members of our family.
This isn’t really a project per se, but more of a technique that Beckett really enjoyed, and I like to think he absorbed all sorts of geometry theory while participating.
I happened to find a stencil full... |
<urn:uuid:09783e64-be92-4219-8cb5-858f00b93afd> | I agree with the Oxford English Dictionary. It defines plum as a "good thing ... the pick or best of a collection of things." Savor a ripe, juicy plum and it's hard to disagree. They're a luscious balance of tart and sweet.
You can add chopped, pitted plums to salads, muffins and rice. But I think plums translate best ... |
<urn:uuid:187c2f96-edcd-47e2-8246-8b8b02062830> | As backyard gardening increases in popularity, more books are being published to help the urban gardener. Each of the 39 building projects list the materials, tools, tips and instructions for building the piece for your garden and yard. There are projects for the novice that will only take a few hours such as the latti... |
<urn:uuid:8e8c8388-ddba-4633-84b5-54f9cae49094> | Tickle your students’ funny bones this week with some perfectly timed Thanksgiving jokes. They are kid-friendly and teacher (and mom!) approved. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving joke that you share with your children? Share it with us below!
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Are you ready with your Thanksgiving c... |
<urn:uuid:f945a3cc-ef96-4834-8e67-bb676495032f> | Need to make the connection between Amelia (Earhart) Putnam "the first woman to cross the Atlantic" and my side of the Earhart line which is George Curry Earhart 1835-1862 born in licking Co., OH.
George Curry Earhart was brother to Phillip Earhart 1840, also born in Licking Co., OH, which I think was Amelia' s grandfa... |
<urn:uuid:2a7d6580-3caf-4f96-9687-ec8b8deaed1c> | We highlighted two of Rose Wyler’s early reader magic trick books…still the best for simple tricks that kids can really do. We weren’t trying to impress the kids with our magician skills (since we have none); we wanted them to understand the trick and get excited about trying it on their own.
To start off we handed out... |
<urn:uuid:97533f1e-f865-4006-93d3-79baf1f7604a> | I occasionally visit our nearby “Oreos”, AKA Belted Galloway Cows, on my drives around the Brandywine Valley. The prize winning herd is a local attraction and their owner proudly displays their many awards along the fenceline of the field where they graze. We affectionately call them “oreos” because the white band arou... |
<urn:uuid:40d099bb-1059-4d7b-b506-b756cc182f4a> | Apr 04 2012
It seems that our unseasonably warm spring has resulted in more than just an early awakening of our spring blooming favorites like daffodils, magnolias, and forsythias. Not surprisingly, some of the pests are emerging early this year too. Yesterday we had the first reported sighting of pine sawfly in the ar... |
<urn:uuid:f5828429-2499-4a0f-b2c7-68310c67bb7d> | English Pop artist, Richard Hamilton has died at the age of 89.
Many credit him with being the inventor of pop art. His 1956 collage titled “Just What is it that Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?” used the word POP written on a lollypop held by a muscle man in the collage. This may have been the first coi... |
<urn:uuid:eb6a2db5-f780-4776-957b-6bf72b98a147> | All one has to do is spend one hour in a food bank. Look into the eyes of the mothers, fathers, grandparents and especially the children who are waiting for assistance. Feel their pain, their shame at not being able to provide for their families. Do this and then tell me that this is not a growing epidemic that we MUST... |
<urn:uuid:de765e91-705a-4c47-9c62-d3c3b343bf76> | Re-purposed Cardboard Boxes
It seems today that everything comes with some kind of packaging- the most common Cardboard boxes. But what can you do with them besides putting it in the recycling bin?
When I was young I LOVED to create things with recycled items like toilet rolls, bottles, boxes, tins, etc and its somethi... |
<urn:uuid:43b17061-713f-4253-8322-ab826f1a1ea4> | A man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said: “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess”. He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said: “If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.”
Th... |
<urn:uuid:c11a563f-6c39-4da8-9dbc-3c0e169a482c> | Amateur radio operators from Athens and Jackson County will join with thousands of ham operators across the world Saturday and next Sunday for the annual field day to demonstrate their emergency communications capabilities.
Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators from the Athens Radio Club and the Northeast ... |
<urn:uuid:3b8f553c-8705-4397-9391-7dc2ecb672c5> | This is jazz, this is funk, this is soul, this is gospel
Jazz, funk, soul, and gospel are all musical styles invented by African-Americans. So is rap. Here, Mike portrays rap to be in the lineage of these musical art-forms.
To help improve the meaning of these lyrics, visit "R.A.P. Music" by Killer Mike Lyrics and leav... |
<urn:uuid:d3b60ab6-a370-470e-a54b-3b69eb1c3373> | Tuesday night I got the news that my sweet Elizabeth (96 independent and sassy years old) was in the hospital and not doing well. Barbara (her granddaughter) and I raced to book flights to VA to see Elizabeth. There was little that would entice me to fly with the current TSA situation but this was the exception.
Elizab... |
<urn:uuid:18ff0a39-bf82-43dc-8461-f8d8d99e711b> | We are just wrapping up our unit on Geometry. Our learning targets were directly related to 2D and 3D shapes as well as a few other skills (i.e. parallel line segments, polygons, etc.) My students needed a lot of hands-on practice with counting the faces, edges, and vertices. I am fortunate to have access to a set of G... |
<urn:uuid:40cb47c6-41e0-478b-85f0-99a8cc7bfbe8> | Play With Colours (The Happets) by Laurence Jammes and Marc Clamens
|Play With Colours (The Happets) by Laurence Jammes and Marc Clamens|
|Genre: For Sharing|
|Reviewer: Ruth Ng|
|Summary: Touch and feel fun, with cute animals and giving a nice introduction to colours.|
|Buy? Maybe||Borrow? Yes|
|Pages: 12||Date: May 2... |
<urn:uuid:ffd56355-22df-4fa8-8aec-7dad793bf4dc> | A two motored grabber that delivers the ingredients to the plate. Motor B turns the grabber, which is powered by motor A.
Seven ingredient racks hold the things you need to make a sandwich. From the plate going counterclockwise: bread, whole wheat bread, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sliced turkey. The racks ca... |
<urn:uuid:218a9b8d-8589-48c6-87c6-e0e725f54fb2> | The City of West Palm Beach is planning a routine maintenance of the system’s water lines from July 30, 2012 to August 15, 2012.
During that time period, residents who receive water from the City of West Palm Beach may notice a slight chlorine taste or odor in their water. This will not pose any health risks. If custom... |
<urn:uuid:bbf48bc7-3fb0-4ab3-9dff-6753e707f498> | Boy and Girl Scout Activity Days At the Woods
Asbury Woods has been offering fun and educational hands on programs enabling Bear, Webelo, Brownie, and Jr. Scouts to earn their badges since the early 1990’s. These programs are led by Asbury Woods educational staff and members of the Asbury Woods Explorer Post 808. (The ... |
<urn:uuid:85760d14-c1f1-45c7-8e01-dae33ec9d18b> | Temporary Lieutenant William Thomas Dartnell VC
Date of birth: 6 April 1885
Place of birth: Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC
Date of death: 3 September 1915
Place of death: Near Maktau, East Africa
William Dartnell, born at Collingwood, Melbourne, was only 15 years old when he enlisted for service in South Africa with the V... |
<urn:uuid:6a774eb1-7692-4bf6-aebc-641e6e8d564c> | Keep your child comfortably cool by dressing him in loose-fitting, lightweight clothing, especially in warm, humid weather. Natural fabrics such as cotton are absorbent and will allow him to sweat more efficiently than synthetics.
A light dusting of cornstarch may help prevent heat rash in your child's creases, but avo... |
<urn:uuid:37411ab6-9561-4c42-8b08-d6abb873b6fa> | I’ve read a lot of info on the internet about bumblebees and the ones we are having trouble with aren’t nesting as the experts suggest. They are hovering around the eve of our porch roof which means they are constantly very close to the door we come in and out of. They are huge, and we’ve seen at least 3 adult size bum... |
<urn:uuid:e3d1c9e7-4ce6-4ccb-8fdf-b6476d91de96> | Chegg does not guarantee CDs, access codes, or lab manuals with this book.
PUBLISHER: Kumon Publishing North America, Incorporated
AUTHORS: Kumon Publishing
My Book of Simple Subtraction: If your child has learned to count and add the numbers 1 - 9, this book will build on that foundation. This workbook will help your ... |
<urn:uuid:79cf5ca5-aeed-4636-abbc-29cfeeccd708> | Makes:2 cups of coffee concentrate
One of my biggest pet peeves is ordering an iced coffee and watching the barista pour piping-hot coffee over ice, a sure way to yield an insipid, watered-down drink. Chilling hot-brewed coffee is marginally better, but cold-brewed coffee is where it’s at. You don’t need any fancy equi... |
<urn:uuid:3f3f6d47-863d-4c68-9971-f10e0ff57de1> | Idea 1: Big Bad Wooh
Description of Big Bad Wooh
Toy concept 2 | Toy concept 3
- The BBW allows children of different age groups to enjoy and learn about two different concepts
- Younger children (3-6) drop a ball through the pipes and view it going through the transparent tube course
- Older Children (7+) can either d... |
<urn:uuid:99e4102d-2c5b-4882-b067-ec08f7b816e4> | This past summer, Joy Macdonell, the Education Director at EK Success Brands, and a small entourage of our Education Department team taped an exciting new 13-episode PBS series called “Crafting at the Spotted Canary”. It’s a brand new series, and a destination spot for contemporary crafting.
We are thrilled to have thi... |
<urn:uuid:af4acff9-b61a-4e58-8707-4fdee26be7d9> | Spiele Word Chaos - Logic Game online game kostenlos
Put your word skills to the test in this challenging word game.
Instructions: Form as many words as can you from the given set of letters. To enter a word, just click on the letters and press the enter button. Find the green-marked word within the given time to go to... |
<urn:uuid:090e7044-ed5d-4067-81bf-ef996eef1a36> | Gardening success in the heat requires that plants have enough water to keep hydrated, and shade protection from the scorching sun to stop them from wilting and scalding. Certain flowers and vegetables grow well when temperatures are 90 degrees F and higher. Providing water at the root zone, where the plants need it mo... |
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- Franklin Delano Roosevelt built the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York, prior to being inaugurated as president in 1933. He first came to Warm Springs in 1924 h...
Benjamin Harvey Hill, one of the first to proclaim the New South industrial... |
<urn:uuid:03bae899-2405-41de-8c62-cbf9e635d648> | Ocean Safety Links and Information for Locals and Visitors alike
Swimmers can be overconfident swimming in the ocean when visiting Hawaii. For more info on Hawaiian beach safety (covers all islands), check the new UH website. Oahu's lifeguard page is an excellent source of beach safety and information for Oahu's beache... |
<urn:uuid:817e93b7-58e7-4f7b-b48b-70e7dff3e414> | Planning A Vegetable Garden In New England
Written by Todd Fratzel.
I just finished building our raised bed vegetable gardens for the coming growing season. So we’ve started trying to plan what vegetables we’ll be growing in the new gardens this summer. My wife and I have a pretty good list going and our 4 yr old son t... |
<urn:uuid:cf345223-af35-47f3-97a6-4d0ec77736ed> | Lee Bryan "That Puppet Guy" - Circus Fanta-Sea
Last night, over 100 children and adults came to the Homewood Library to see Lee Bryan, aka “That Puppet Guy”, perform his Circus Fanta-Sea extravaganza.
As part of the Summer Reading program for the Children’s Department, Bryan kept the crowd entertained with his homemade... |
<urn:uuid:e898dfed-efa8-482a-a91e-f1faa84c17e1> | Love Birdwatching, but don’t know where to go? Then let the Indiana Audubon Society be your guide. Check out Indiana’s best locations on their birdwatching map. One of the Society’s goals is to increase advocacy and awareness of bird and habitat protection. So, in 1998, they instituted the Audubon Important Bird Areas ... |
<urn:uuid:a5d3dc41-d3c7-486d-9ff7-f7dc6c151215> | Raspberry Island Light
"Raspberry Island, Wisconsin"
"Built above a 40 foot high bank, the square, 40 foot tall wood tower rises out of the gable roof of the two story double keepers' quarters that housed the keeper in one half and two assistants in the other half. This was the third light built in Wisconsin's Apostle ... |
<urn:uuid:d919e9e1-81f7-4d74-a104-19eb931914fb> | A collection of news and information related to Paleontology published by this site and its partners.
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email@example.comOZARK, Mo. -- Imagine an inland sea full of aquatic life, a tropical climate and sandy beaches. At one time, a long, long time ago, that was the Ozarks. A rec... |
<urn:uuid:9be6b1ec-c6f0-45b3-a9ee-0bee28c677fa> | The Henry Grass Family 1890's
This is a photograph of the family of Henry Grass and Mary Dorcas Irwin. Standing left to right are Floyd May Grasz, William H. Grass, Emma Mellinger (William's first wife) and Hugh Grasz. The members of the family spelled their names differently. The original spelling, however, was Gross.... |
<urn:uuid:0a4d6560-eb52-4566-a731-a819163d39b8> | Academic Information » Summer Enrichment
Many colleges have summer programs where you can explore certain fields and maybe even earn college credit as a High School Student. There are also many that provide great camps for late elementary and middle school students. Take a look at the links below to explore architectur... |
<urn:uuid:6c5e13b5-b4e3-45a4-a72c-9d3b58467b55> | View a complete nutrition label for green chile salsa. Simply follow the link above and select the specific food and serving size. Our nutrition labels include over 30 food facts including cholesterol, sodium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, protein, and more.
For a full nutrition facts label for green chile salsa try our green ... |
<urn:uuid:f4ac9bb9-bdfc-4e32-8cfb-aac8af4a9d5e> | Your Favourite Photoshop Tutorials in One Place
Painting an Excellent Cartoon Pig
Under Drawing Effect, Photoshop Tutorial
Most of you may find very difficult to draft and paint a cartoon object. A nice painting usually takes a very long while to complete. With some photoshop techniques, you can process your arts to be... |
<urn:uuid:3ff1e039-e097-4d26-b1b4-1f806d2c9635> | NPS Ranger briefs PMR team
A National Park Service Climbing Ranger briefs the PMR on the search area using a scale model of Mount Rainier. Shortly after the meeting, the PMR was escorted to the operations base at Paradise Lodge.
Many MRA teams came to help
Multiple Mountain Rescue teams joined the effort at Mount Raini... |
<urn:uuid:a7de416e-f2a0-4787-bc0c-a0f2388734a6> | Use this simple online tool to generate random high frequency words which a child is expected to recognise after their first year at school. Simply click the "Generate another random high frequency word" link to pick a new word or just press your browser's "Refresh" button. Perfect for teaching young children to read. ... |
<urn:uuid:b5b38c85-89f4-4edf-9cb0-c447801b33f8> | What are the difference between indoor and outdoor wheels? Last Updated: 08/23/2011
You will need a "softer" wheel for outdoor skating and a "harder" wheel for indoor skating. A softer wheel will give you a better roll on the non-smooth surfaces such as sidewalks and streets. A soft wheel typically has a lot of grip. A... |
<urn:uuid:1b0412df-139d-4fac-a433-ededfc83d86a> | Like most websites we use 'cookies'. If you're happy with that, click 'OK' to close this banner and carry on. Or click 'Find out more'.
Do you know the birds in your garden and school grounds? Find out with Rook's Binocular Birdwatch game.
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<urn:uuid:479f388a-7370-4e91-b503-11bdd25bcb94> | Discover the beautiful and diverse array of San Diego’s botanical gardens, state parks, natural preserves and recreational parks.
Explore the 16 gardens within Balboa Park, including the Japanese Friendship Garden and Botanical Building with adjacent Koi and Lily Pond. Also located in Balboa Park in the Pepper Grove Ch... |
<urn:uuid:8f98e1c3-0bde-4e2f-a36a-0c9fc55900aa> | Heather of Setting for Four picked up the idea for this cute craft while roaming the paint aisles of her local home and garden store. “One paint chip will make several bookmarks,” says Heather. “This is a great teacher’s gift!”
How to Make the St. Patrick’s Day Bookmark
- 1 multi-colored paint chip
- Green embroidery f... |
<urn:uuid:376ebdc3-645b-4348-bf95-d70c035bf6ba> | Boxed cupping kit, Japan, 1980-1990
A cupping kit with three different sized cupping glasses. Cupping sets are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to stimulate the flow of qi energy. The glass cup is placed on the skin and then air is drawn out with the metal pump.
- Currently on display in:
- The Science and Art of M... |
<urn:uuid:5723a750-6a36-4020-bf19-b9f0e4339301> | The first weekend of the Nashville Permaculture Design Certification course was a success and we are all excited for the following weekends. Next weekend we have special guest instructors Matthew English of Solar Springs Permaculture Research Farm and Susana Lein of Salamander Springs Farm. In next week course we will ... |
<urn:uuid:ad4d6eb1-beac-49bc-ac60-507e40625155> | StoryRhyme After Dark: A Second Life
If you enjoy this short story, you really need to visit our Harry Buschman Library for more tales of whimsy and wisdom.
A Second Life
By Harry Buschman
The dolls lay in a disorganized heap in the dirty window of the thrift shop. They stared out at the pushcarts lining the snowy stre... |
<urn:uuid:47728193-0643-48b7-a4a6-f62d2ce69b1f> | Oswego, NY -- This year's Holiday History Shop days have been extended.
The shop will be open noon to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday Dec. 13 to 15 at the former King Arthur's Restaurant site on West Bridge Street.
The shop features items from area historical sites and museums, such as from the Friends of Fort Ontario... |
<urn:uuid:5ade2109-4061-41fb-9842-db13982cc494> | This is a medieval manors project targeted at 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. It is absolutely fabulous! Our whole school district use this project and the students love it! It covers the Middles Ages of Europe and includes role plays which really helps the students grasp the concept. When asked what unit they enjoyed most, it... |
<urn:uuid:08bcd6ed-8fda-4045-8f1c-69e76343862b> | April 23, 2013
Just an update! We continue to have a wonderful school year. Your children are working hard and using all of their skills in their big projects!
In writing we are finishing our Colorado Character drafts. We will begin publishing our class books online through the Student Publishing Website. All students ... |
<urn:uuid:410e8242-851e-448d-b294-1d969eb87543> | Consider using a bicycle for transportation? Learn the rules of the road first and be safe. Visit the State of CT Bicycle Statues
specifically Sections 14–286 through Sec. 14–289.
Then check out the Bike To Work Program and go green on your commute daily.
Learn how to prepare for emergencies at the Federal Homeland Sec... |
<urn:uuid:07b4b389-c04f-42fa-807c-64ec0213cfb8> | The Claire Fontaine Trail in Kouchibouguac National Park is a family friendly yet scenic looped trail which hugs the banks of Rankin Brook and Black River. No matter where you are on the trial, the water is always beside you because the trail skirts the small peninsula between the two rivers which then intersect in the... |
<urn:uuid:384fbc32-1e18-4473-b3f3-990052875ff4> | Tips To Improve Your Home Gardening Experience
In terms of relaxing hobbies you could choose from, gardening is probably near the top of anyone’s list. Before planting your garden, research the proper type of soil, the garden tools you will need and what time of the year your seeds should be planted. Spend some time re... |
<urn:uuid:fa00cbd8-682c-4b1a-83e1-9cb23fbbbe6d> | Take a scuba dive into the vast depths of the ocean in this Coral Fish Study tapestry. Sprigs of coral wind their way around the woven frame of this aquatic wall hanging. Deepening shades of sand work their way outward to realistically recreate an oceanic scene. Floating in the middle of this sandy scenery is a collect... |
<urn:uuid:d4a05e5b-c468-41eb-bf04-8d1db2e65900> | Welcome to the website of Addison County Readers, Inc. We are a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting early literacy and future school success.
Central to this mission is our sponsorship of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that sends a book each month to the home of each registered c... |
<urn:uuid:73e10226-91fd-4e08-8302-9aaefffdaa37> | Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Let's play, Guess What's In The Bucket?
If you guessed frogs, you were correct! Good for you!
Today in class we drew animals from observation. We set up 5 stations and each station had a different life form to draw.
There were bugs...
.. and leaves..
The artists had two, five minute sessions.. ... |
<urn:uuid:d9e0cc64-7572-4fd7-b9b9-ab748eedbb4a> | On a hot summer day some pirates find themselves looking for treasure that had been buried on the Jersey shore. Much to their surprise someone had beat them to finding it! They were not amused.
Pirates: “We arrrrrrrr not amused!”
They were convinced someone along the Atlantic City boardwalk had their buried treasure. T... |
<urn:uuid:466b5645-3890-4c7c-a9f4-8b74efa36e91> | Wednesday's Blizzard Warning and the weather that comes with is already making roads hazardous.
Ohio Highway Patrol reports that from December 2011 through March 2012, 15,526 crashes occurred on snow, ice or slush covered roadways killing 27 people and injuring 4,529.
We haven't had much practice lately in severe winte... |
<urn:uuid:31da23ce-3d92-4425-9662-4996ef1105f5> | Reading and studying about the Bible lands is good, but being there is best. Last September as we traveled around at the end of the long dry season, even though I thought I had made it perfectly clear, one of the tour members asked, “Is it always this dry?” I tried to explain it again.
Somewhere I read a comment by a p... |
<urn:uuid:fa2a1238-fdcf-4e45-869c-2264247931e2> | An Ojibwe named Boy Chief painted by famous American painter George Catlin painted at Fort Snelling in 1835
The Ojibwe (also Ojibwa or Ojibway) or Chippewa (also Chippeway) are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, t... |
<urn:uuid:87aa53da-e8c3-4dee-9a57-ec14fc18f8ed> | On cold winter evenings nothing beats a warming nabe to fight off the cold of the season, whether you enjoy this dish at a Japanese restaurant or at home on a portable stove.
Nabe is Japanese hot pot and is cooked and served at the table. The stock is usually a mix of dashi, miso paste, Japanese sake and soy sauce.
Jus... |
<urn:uuid:a53f3f1b-3137-4410-a4de-91f99057e289> | "I first saw bluebirds here in Tallahassee 20 years ago and I started looking at how I could build nest boxes for them.
I have probably made 200 boxes since then that I have either given away or just been paid for the materials. I have
boxes in my yard and even though it is quite wooded, I have had bluebirds every year... |
<urn:uuid:16d598e7-1e2a-4690-a584-d70c461e2aa8> | A Day for Competitive Swimmer
A day for a competitive swimmer is very slow and complicated. First, a competitive swimmer has to wait for his or her event to be called. Then, he or she goes to the bullpen, or area in which a swimmer get their card for that event. Next, as in the picture below, the competitive swimmer wi... |
<urn:uuid:877ceb8c-6207-4b94-81c7-a9b11f70b74a> | Toronto Bloor Street Festival
Ukrainian Songs & Dances Children perform with Maryka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxHpw1uAUMMaryka Chabluk seamlessly weaves Ukrainian language into her original English songs, which are flavoured with folk stories, fun characters, exciting themes and her Christian faith. But you don't... |
<urn:uuid:6e694ded-6e81-4d21-9647-95cfd6d652a7> | The Sylvia Center is offering weeklong cooking camps for 2009 winter and spring school holidays. Corinne Trang, a cookbook author and mother living in the city, crafted the curriculum. Students will learn how to cook a variety of dishes using organic food.
The Sylvia Center focuses on nutritional education for school c... |
<urn:uuid:731ebf89-11b3-4e20-bef9-6036754970bd> | using the same steps as in my make papier-mâché bowls tutorial, but with a wood fish instead of a bowl. a little chiyogami, a page from an old book, some handmade papers… and a little thread to hang them.
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on Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 6:30 am and is filed under fish.
you can follow any respo... |
<urn:uuid:550579b2-6030-4e27-bc3a-99c2200e907c> | "I like taking photos because I like taking pictures of birds and wildlife," said Sam Maloney.
Sam's mom, Debra, first put a camera in his hands. Photography helps him live with autism. He used to struggle with confidence. Then, a call came from a local politician.
"In the beginning, he didn't want to have that contact... |
<urn:uuid:b9b49379-72ef-41d9-bb6a-259e66f137f7> | |Release date||12 December 2002 (Update)|
|XP per kill||24.9 (and 8.2 experience)|
|Examine text||Small, even by gnome standards.|
Gnome children are young gnomes found in the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Like adult gnomes, they can be killed or pickpocketed. All of them use melee unlike their adult counterparts. Usually the... |
<urn:uuid:8482edb3-4fe9-49b1-bd6d-36a8936df03a> | Series Title: Reading Rainbow
Wilbur is an ordinary rabbit, but when he goes to work each morning he becomes TV's superhero.
Viewers go to the taping of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION to see how television shows are made from behind the scenes. LeVar explains about editing and other post production activities.
Authors:... |
<urn:uuid:7dc369f6-af7f-4e7c-8c65-3e0a92ce1894> | Hawaii is one of the most famous travel destinations in the world and many people visit it all year long. As we know the climate of Hawaiian islands is tropical. This means that there might be a very hot sun or rain as hell. Except of that, because it is so famous, it is almost always very crouded. So when is the best ... |
<urn:uuid:0f2c0ed3-8bd1-464d-bc55-1c13d75187ce> | The second grade artists studied relationships between colors on the color wheel and how to mix their own colors. Using only the 3 primary colors (yellow, red, blue), students discovered many different colors as they tried mixing different combinations. The artists used dry cakes of tempera paint and mixed their own pa... |
<urn:uuid:c4ea5072-916d-4d50-b85c-f487b88bd8f4> | Martin Luther King, Jr. led the civil rights marchers from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
CREDIT: Rev. Ralph Abernathy walking with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as they lead civil rights marchers out of camp to resume their march to Montgomery, Alabama, 1965. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Reproduc... |
<urn:uuid:0e6c07ba-9f03-4283-8d40-a23ac3d6a508> | Re: petunia seeds
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Posted by Newt on June 20, 2003 at 17:12:08:
In Reply to: petunia seeds posted by abrowder on May 08, 2003 at 05:51:27:
: Do petunias have seeds, if so, how do you collect them.
If you take a close look at the spent blooms, about ... |
<urn:uuid:1be6ebf7-001a-4e4e-b33e-abea07a6a315> | My child is being bullied / cyberbullied
If you are a parent, and are worried that your child is being bullied, help is at hand.
How can BeatBullying Help?
BeatBullying provides young people aged 11-17 with a safe place to access real-time, online support from trained mentors, who are young people their own age they ca... |
<urn:uuid:cbeca237-5fc8-4d6e-a749-84238bacfd04> | by Carol Hurst and Rebecca Otis (Northeast Foundation for Children, 2000. ISBN 1892989034. 88 pages. Paperback. $8.50)
You can order this book through Amazon.com or by calling Northeast Foundation for Children at 1-800-360-6332.
Renowned experts in the field of children's literature recommend eight outstanding books fo... |
<urn:uuid:580de444-7d2d-4e50-b4fa-3dcec1c95f64> | Weather and Meteorology - Glossary
Included in this glossary you'll find terms related to our public forecasting program, weather observations and unique terminology that is of Environment Canada's hurricane centre and ice service products.
- Multi-year Ice
Sea-ice terminology that describes old ice which has survived ... |
<urn:uuid:59f2a993-04fb-4f97-aed6-d7115d33c50a> | Wood ashes from the fireplace don't have to be a disposal problem. You can recycle them into the yard as part of a fertilizer program.
Wood ashes contain about 70 percent calcium as well as potassium, phosphorus and many trace elements. They are very alkaline, and because of their fine texture, they become fast-acting ... |
<urn:uuid:fe889549-0eb1-40ad-90e3-186cedfda8da> | This Christmas, even the four-legged community members won’t be left out.
After watching “Dog Tales” on the Animal Planet network, a Saturday tradition for Donna Campbell and her own dog, she learned about Operation Blankets of Love. The program was created by Eileen Smulson in California to provide animal shelters wit... |
<urn:uuid:fdc31710-ff0f-426b-b891-fba1d0862316> | Today I am sharing an easy to make heart garland. It is versatile and you only need construction paper, staples, and scissors. You can also use an Xacto knife to cut the strips which makes cutting faster and more accurate. You can create a vertical or horizontal version. I also made some singles to just play with, stac... |