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Feb 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Can you control bees at your home? Perhaps you can with sound. Your parents may not like a swarm of bees in your garage but we have considered an experiment you might try. First be sure you are not allergic to bee stings. Then go get a plastic nylon crawling tube from Toys R’ US or if you are on a budget go get a cheapo version from Wal-Mart made in China.
Next get some really big speakers to put on each end, that can blast sound louder than your buzzing bees as they swarm to try to escape. Warren states; “Bottom line here is a signal generator as the input to a stereo system, correct? Then get bees in a rip stop nylon play tunnel and blast both ends with each of two speakers from the stereo system”
My thoughts are this. Cut a hole in the play tunnel, stick a background on the other side. Make the sound directional and fly the insects thru it. Next put the directional sound on one end facing one way and point it, let them fly thru; did they avoid the sound or move towards it?
Then play with the dials and run thru the frequency bands, see what happens. Maybe they will choose not to be involved in your experiment. Good, you have a sound barrier wall and a way to steer them thru displeasure at a particular set of modulated vibrational acoustic sound. Good, you learned something. I say try it and keep screwing with it and see what anomalies you come up with?
After you are done you can see if the bees got highly pissed off or if you could control them with your sound device. Isn’t that an interesting experiment to try in you home? Consider all this in 2006.
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Feb 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Colonic hydrotherapy schools give instruction and training in colonic hydrotherapy, a method of cleansing and detoxifying the human colon through gentle infusions of purified water through the rectum. Colonic hydrotherapy allows the entire colon tract to be cleansed which eliminates the buildup of toxins, wastes and bacteria.
A typical session of colonic hydrotherapy uses 25 to 30 gallons of warm water, with several intakes and outputs of water to thoroughly eliminate toxic waste matter. The practice of colonic hydrotherapy uses no drugs or chemicals. Students are trained to administer therapy, evaluate the client’s progress, and determine if more treatments are needed. They are also trained to use light massage techniques as the therapy proceeds.
Classes in colonic hydrotherapy are available in continuing education form for health professionals. After colonic training, colonic hydrotherapists may charge fees ranging anywhere from $65 per session and up.
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Feb 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
X-ray Technician Schools, or radiologic technology schools, colleges, and universities, train students in all aspects of X-ray Technician responsibilities. X-ray Technician Schools teach candidates to provide support to medical teams by managing x-ray imaging processes, transporting and preparing patients for x-rays, and providing information. Bachelor degree programs will likely take four years of study. Associate degrees may be shortened by two years, but allow limited responsibility on the job.
X-ray Technician Schools train students to use radiography to capture images of the body and provide image information for diagnosis by a dentist or physician. Information provided by x-ray technicians is used to repair broken bones and treat diseases. X-ray Technician Schools also teach students to provide explanations of procedures to their patients and to operate x-ray machines. Future X-Ray technicians must also be educated in the safety issues related to radiology and materials used in the processes of imaging.
Most programs of study at X-ray Technician Schools educate in medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, the uses of radiologic technology, and necessary protection from excessive radiation. Students will learn proper positioning of patients for specific techniques, and principles of imaging. Additionally, students will take courses in medical ethics and patient care. Programs offered at X-ray Technician Schools take one to four years of study, depending on the program and the level of expertise chosen by the student.
X-ray Technician curriculums emphasize developing techniques that are effective. They also prepare students for state examinations for certification or licensing, as necessary. Most X-ray Technician programs also prepare students to perform back office medical assistance, which can increases job opportunities and vary one’s job experience.
Employment for x-ray technicians are found in chiropractic and private physicians’ offices, dental and medical clinics, and sometimes in industry and government services. Hospitals, however, are more frequently where successful X-ray Technicians will find work.
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Feb 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
It is highly recommended that early in the college selection process, parents and student(s) visit some schools to determine if they’ll be suitable. The criteria that must be considered before any college is applied to include:
• Average GPA, SAT I, class rank for acceptance
• The school should offer enough choices in the event the student changes their major
• Size, location, Greeks, religious affiliation
• Percentage of freshmen that return for year two
• Percentage of freshmen that graduate in four years
• Percentage of financial need met
• Percentage of gift aid/self-help awarded
• On or off campus job opportunities
• Meal plans and dietary situations met
• Name recognition
• Student/teacher ratio
• Average class size, semester or trimester
• Percentage of professors who teach and percentage of teaching assistants
• 2 or 4-year college or university
• Co-ed dorms
• Freshman cars permitted
• Handicap accessibility
• Cost of the sheepskin
It is also recommended that you determine if the school uses a need-blind or need-sensitive admissions policy. Need-blind is a practice where the student is evaluated without any regard to family income or assets. Need-sensitive is a shameful policy used by a host of elite schools such as Duke, Emory and Stanford. These schools will admit a less than qualified rich kid in anticipation of a large contribution to their own endowment funds. In essence, the wealthy family has bought an admission ticket to a school where their student might never have otherwise been accepted!
It’s anyone’s guess how many other schools enrich their coffers in this deceitful, unprincipled manner. Duke has even been brazenly open about this policy, and I find it curious that shortly after reaching their $2 billion fund raising goal in 2003, they reduced their freshman acceptance percentage from 7.5% to 4%. The words of former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) come to mind here, “When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.”
Parents and student(s) should make the official unofficial visit to potential schools no later than the 10th grade. Colleges are always impressed when a 9th or 10th grader pays a visit. By keeping in touch with officials you’ve met, in essence, you will have added points to both your GPA and SAT I scores by establishing a rapport. When the time comes, administrators will be able to associate a face with your application. This helps a merely qualified student become a far more acceptable one.
However, before packing your bags and filling up the SUV with gas, make a checklist that includes the following:
Confirm that everything you plan to visit will be open and, ideally, that school is in session. Ask plenty of questions and be an attentive listener. Consider bringing a video camera or tape recorder for your notes no matter how good your memory is. Find out who reads applications from your area and, if possible, try to meet with a reader and be sure to keep in touch with them.
Student athletes should meet with a coach or two. Listen to the school radio station and get a copy of the campus newspaper. If the student has Greek intentions, visit some frat or sorority houses. Students should check out the dorm unannounced, introduce themselves to attending students and pick their brains.
Have a snack in the cafeteria. After all, their food is what the student will be eating for the next four years! Students who have decided upon their course of study should make every effort to arrange a meeting with the head of that particular department and audit a class or two. This may require an overnight, giving the student a greater opportunity to check out the dorm.
These are some college selection websites I recommend:
• For alternative criteria go to www.fairtest.org or call 617-864-4810. They have a list of some 300 schools that apply non-traditional guidelines in the Admissions Process.
• Afro-American schools: www.blackhighereducation.com/hbcu.html
• Jesuit schools: www.ajcunet.edu
• Jewish affiliation: www.hillel.org
• Trade and vocational schools: www.overview.com/colleges/
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Feb 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
GREAT GAME
Wheel of Fortune
A useful tool to have for playing educational games in the
classroom is a Sticky Ball. A Sticky Ball is a small plastic
ball that is covered with miniature suction cups. These balls
are ideal for playing target games on your classroom boards.
Wheel of Fortune is just one of the many fun games a teacher
can play with their students to review concepts taught in class.
1) Divide the class into two teams.
2) Draw a giant wheel on the board and divide it up into 6-8 pie slices.
3) Make half the pie slices worth points (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4)
4) The other sections are what add fun to the game. How you label them
is up to you. However, here are some of the fan favourites.
- Bankrupt (Team loses all their points)
- Switch (Teams switch point totals)
- Cha-cha (Team must do the Cha-cha dance)
- Bow (Team must bow to their opponents)
- Kiss the Pig (Team must blow a kiss to a pig drawn on the board)
5) Begin play by choosing a player from each team and asking them
a question from the lesson.
6) Once students have answered their question they go to the toss line
and toss the Sticky Ball toward the target.
7) The game continues as long as you want and the team with the
most point at the end of the last round is victorious.
If you want to make the game more competitive and move along more quickly
only ask one question to the pair of students and allow the student who
answers first to toss from a closer toss line.
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Feb 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
The University of Massachusetts-Amherst is located in Amherst Massachusetts and offers an Associate’s Degree in Equine Industries or students can receive a Bachelors degree in Animal Science with an emphasis in Equine Studies through the department of Veterinary and Animal Science. These programs are designed to prepare the students for a wide variety of different careers in breeding, management, care of horses, professional riding, training, stud farm management, farriers, horse transporters, farm managers, riding instructors for schools and private stables, extension agents, pharmaceutical businesses, feed and tack stores, equine publishing firms, and many other industries. Equines studies offers students the choice of choosing to specialize in Equine Management or Horsemanship Skills (Equitation). Some of the equine emphasis courses include:
· Equitation
· Special Problems in Training the Horse
· Breeds, Types and Selection of Horses
· Teaching and Theory of Therapeutic Riding
· Theory and Methods of Equitation Instruction
· Practice Teaching of Equitation
· Equine Stud Management
· Horse Management
· Equine Diseases and Health Management
· Horse Breeding
Students who choose to concentrate in Equine Management will be involved in the process of selecting, breeding, care and management of horses which will prepare them for a career in horse farm management or any other type of equine related profession. Students will learn how to properly evaluate a horse’s conformation and they will also be required to take a number of classes that focus on equine selection, breeding, disease, injury, and business. The breeding courses are taught by an equine veterinarian and have the purpose of teaching the students all of the different aspects involved with breeding horses. The breeding program also serves to raise foals from the Bay State line. These foals will later be incorporated into the equine program by becoming replacements for the older horses that are already involved in the riding program. During the disease and injury courses, students will be taught how to manage diseases and injuries by taking care of the schools research herds.
Students who choose to focus on Horsemanship Skills will be able to find careers as riding instructors and will be provided with the opportunity to develop riding skill and train horses. The main concentration of horsemanship skills is toward instruction and riding. There are many levels of equitation classes that are available to all of the students. These classes meet two times a week and require a $500 fee per semester. There are classes that focus on dressage and also classes that focus on the hunt seat equitation and functional cross country positions for students who are interested in training for cross country events. Students who take the Theory and Method of Equitation Instruction class will have the opportunity to become licensed by the state of Massachusetts and will be able to teach within the schools program. There are also training courses available to students which will allow them to work with the schools young horses on the ground. Students will then have the chance to continue with these horses training in the saddle if the students riding skills are acceptable.
There are also different horse clubs that students can become members of. If students are interested in showing, they could join the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. This is a national organization of over 300 colleges and universities and it provides students a chance to compete in horse shows without owning a horse. Students also have the option of joining the UMass Dressage Team which competes within the Intercollegiate Dressage Association. Students will be able to improve their riding skills and expand their knowledge and abilities in the sport of Dressage by working together as a team at Dressage events.
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Feb 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
Congratulations on having cleared the written part of the MBA B -school admission process. Now it’s important to focus on the key aspects that can make you stand out among the likely competitors for the final B school list. Here are 3 strategies for marketing your self to the Interview panel.
1) State your strengths: The key to a successful interview is to clearly state your strengths and how you use such strengths. For example suppose one of your key strength is completing tasks within tight deadlines. Suppose it was organizing an inter college/school debate that was to begin in 1 weeks notice. You could state, “ Whenever a task is allotted to me, I make it a point to see it through with completion, within the given time frame with an intent to over deliver. Given the magnitude of the task, I achieve this by having a clear cut plan of short term goals toward achievement of task at hand, selection of the right team members if necessary, allocation of tasks, dynamic follow up, and constant review of goals achieved”.
2)Impact on others: It is essential to show how you view your actions upon others. You could outline how you select your team members based on their strengths and weaknesses. You could state, “ I believe in cohesive teamwork, I first clearly outline the breakup of the tasks to be achieved, I will then request individual members to state which tasks they are best able to perform based on their own strengths, and create groups for individual tasks and finally clearly outline the chain of reporting of task completed and passing on the finished task to the next group.
3)Refinement and self-development: Here is where you convince the interview panel your ability to achieve deadlines. You can state “I believe in a system of strong follow up with team members and I achieve this through seeking constant advice from my team members, I’ll constantly ask where my teams need more active help from me and where they can handle the task themselves. By dividing the overall goal into individual targets, I can immediately determine where things are going slow or fast.”
These strategies can be applied to any strength to formulate a well thought out reply. You can see form the replies above that you come across as well organized, active and a good team player. By examining other strengths that you may possess you could formulate a good plan for marketing your self in the manner outlined above.
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Feb 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
There are many things out there that your children can be doing like watching T.V. or listening to music. But these things do not enhance your child’s thinking. You want to challenge your child’s mind, help them build thinking skills that they will need for there lives. Here are 4 reasons your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair.
The 1st reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair is because it gets your child off the couch and using their mind. Make sure to help your child find things to do that they are interested in. Make sure to act interested in science yourself. If you do not act interested there is a big chance your child won’t be interested. So find activities that you and your child can do together.
Then 2nd reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fairs is because it helps your child with their problem solving skills. Problem solving skills are very important to have in their lives. Your child will learn problem solving skills through science projects because they will have to find solutions to different problems. For instance they might be curious how a current charge is made. You can help them research out what makes current charge and then using problem solving find an experiment where you can test out the theory. Problem solving can help your children in future jobs and relationships between other people. When you do science projects all year and not just for the science fair it will help increase the times your child is learning how to problem solve.
The 3rd reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair is because it will help your child to be more interested in science as a whole. Your child might just try to get through science right now by doing the bare minimum, But with your help you can do science projects all year long and get them to have a bigger interested in science. So not only does it help them to achieve more in there science class it also increases your child’s love for science.
The 4th reason your child should do science projects all year, not just for the science fair is because it will make your child more knowledgeable. You child will start to learn things from science that they did not know before. This will help them to be more interested in there surroundings. It will also help them to pay attention to things around them. For instance it might make your child more out to think on a higher level about how things work. And if they can’t figure out how they work they will be excited to go find out because they know that you will help them do a science project on the things that they are having trouble understanding.
These are all reasons to do science projects all year, not just for the science fair. Doing science projects with your child will help you to find a bond that will help your child in their future. Encourage your child to find solutions and different ways to get things to work. By doing this you are helping your child to learn and grow while having fun. So make sure to do science projects all year.
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Feb 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
In recent years, scientists have begun to challenge the popular K-T extinction event theory advanced by Nobel laureate physicist, Luis Alvarez. In 1990, he found evidence of a large impact resulting in an Extinction Level Event (E.L.E) in what is now Chicxulub, Mexico. His theory that this E.L.E. wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago was soon adopted. However, an increasing number of modern scientists are now casting doubts on his theory. Furthermore, a newly released 3600-year old wisdom text called The Kolbrin Bible supports these challenges to Alvarez’s theory with a prescient human account.
At the core of this E.L.E. debate is a thin global layer of iridium that capped the living presence of dinosaurs on this planet. It is called the KT boundary. Iridium is rarely found on the surface of the Earth, but it is common to asteroids, and there is a sharply defined global layer of Iridium that dates back to the Chicxulub impact event.
Doubts about Alvarez’s theory are founded in equally credible explanations of the KT boundary. One notable theory is the “KT-Deccan Traps volcanism-induced carbon cycle perturbation extinction theory” of Dewey McLean, Professor Emeritus of Geology in the Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA. Besides the science, what makes McLean’s theory attractive is the amount of effort Alvarez has invested to suppress it.
While precise dating of deep time events is difficult at best, ample evidence exists to suggest that at about the same time Alvarez’s asteroid cratered the Yucatan peninsula, a hotspot volcano produced the Deccan Traps eruption with equally devastating results. Unlike an explosive supervolcano event such as the last Yellowstone eruption, the miles-thick Deccan Traps eruption flowed out over thousands of square miles, and released massive amounts of iridium into the atmosphere. Sizable remnants of this lava pile still exist on a volcanically active Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
Enter The Kolbrin Bible. The first part of this 11-book secular anthology was authored by Egyptian academics after the Jewish Exodus and is referred to as the Egyptian Texts. The last part was authored by Celtic priests shortly after the death of Jesus. Within the Book of Gleanings is one passage that clearly supports the K-T Deccan Traps of Dewey McLean:
“GLN:3:5 In olden times, there were spawned great monsters and beasts in fearful form, with frightful gnashing teeth and long ripping claws; an elephant was but a rat in comparison with them. Then, because of heavenly rebellion and turmoil, and the terror overwhelming the hearts of men, The Great One hardened the face of the land, which had become unstable, and the beasts were changed to stone. This was beforetimes, when the Destroyer still slumbered in the upper vaults of Heaven.”
The reference to an object the Egyptians called the “Destroyer” is repeated often. The Kolbrin Bible and the Egyptian academics explain that it was a long-period orbiting object, which during its last two flyby events caused the Great Deluge (Noah’s Flood) and the Ten Plagues of Exodus. Unlike the Torah (Old Testament) this ancient work explains these events as natural disasters — not the punishments of an angry deity.
This account in The Kolbrin Bible is part of what remains of the Great Book as the Egyptians first called it. First penned in ancient hieratic, the Great Book was approximately 4 times the size of the King James Bible. The impetus for the work was the defeat the Egyptians suffered at the hands of Moses. Convinced their own gods had been proven to be impotent, they initiated the first regional anthropological study in the history of humankind.
Throughout the breadth of their trading sphere, their academics and scribes would do their business as usual, but in their off hours began interviewing local wise men. The aim was to record historical accounts and folklore in the hopes of uncovering any clue that might lead the Egyptians to the one true God of Abraham. The field notes of these interviews were then sent back to Egypt and incorporated into the Great Book.
One civilization that received special attention from the Egyptians was the seafaring Phoenicians. Enamored by the Great Book, the Phoenicians translated it to their own 22-leter alphabet and took a copy of the work to Britain during the late Bronze Age, which at that time was a major exporter of tin. The Celtic priests of Britain embraced the work, which was mostly destroyed during the 1184 arson of the Glastonbury Abbey. What remained was combined with other Celtic texts and translated into Old English and collectively published as The Kolbrin Bible. After WWI, the work was updated to Continental English and the first copies were released in the early 1990’s.
For interested researchers, this 3600-year old work offers vital corroboration of Dewey McLean’s KT-Deccan Traps eruption theory, plus an abundant source of prescient historical accounts of ancient global disasters. The details in these accounts are as crisp as the man-on-the-street interviews one sees in modern televised news broadcasts. Copies of the work are available online and can be purchased in book stores in the English speaking world.
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Feb 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
Contrary to what many people think, college scholarships are not exclusive to high school graduates with very high academic grades or very impressive accomplishments in sports. In fact, there are hundreds – if not thousands – of college scholarships available. You just need to know what to look for and where to look.
College scholarship 101
There are two secrets to landing a college scholarship – first you need to assess yourself, and then limit your search. Let’s discuss the options.
Assess yourself. Knowing what you should be looking for is key to winning a scholarship. Ask yourself these questions: What am I good at? Where do I see myself in five years? What course do I really want to pursue? You should prepare your answers to standard questions that the school you intend to apply for has included in your application packet. If you do this correctly, you are on your way to landing a scholarship. You must take your time, because the more you know about yourself, the wider the range of scholarships available to you.
Go local. Find scholarships within your area first. Doing this is not only convenient – it increases your chances of obtaining a scholarship. There is usually less competition for local scholarships than there is for national ones. Begin by asking your guidance counselor, who will know of local educational grants in your area. You can also visit your town or city hall for scholarship postings.
You must always explore the unexpected. You may not know it, but many organizations sponsor students through scholarship programs. You should explore religious organizations, fraternal organizations, military groups, unions and professional organizations. If your parents work for large companies, go to the human resources department and ask if scholarships are available to children of employees.
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