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Scienterrific Spin addresses students need to have a clear and genuine understanding of important Science concepts. This game provides students an opportunity to carefully consider concepts, practice classifying according to definition, properties, or characteristics, and identifying examples and non-examples (in some topics). Students are able to concretize their learning and demonstrate the depth of their understanding in a fun and challenging way.
Spinwheel Game Set - Classification of Matter
Game Description
Learning Focus
1. Understand and remember Science vocabulary words
2. Practice differentiation and classification skills.
3. Identify examples and non-examples
4. Demonstrate mastery of Science concepts
5. Engage in a competitive yet cooperative learning activity
Game Components: 1 Spin Wheel, Answer Cards, Worksheet, Instructions, Answer Key
How to Play the Game
1. The players form a circle around the Spin Wheel.
2. All players are given equal number of cards.
a) 2 players – 15 cards each
b) 3 players - 10 cards each
c) 4 players – 7 cards each (set aside the remaining 2 cards)
d) 5 players – 6 cards each
e) 6 players - 5 cards each
3. The players will take turns in spinning the Spin Wheel.
4. When the wheel stops spinning, each student will lay down a card that corresponds to the arrow pointing to him. (Example: The arrow reads "physical change". The student lays down "breaking glass" which is an example of a physical change.)
5. One point is given for every correct answer.
6. The wheel is spun 10 times.
7. The student who uses all the cards first or have the highest score wins the game.
Rewards and Penalties
The students will check each other's answers for accuracy.
1. If somebody challenges an opponent's answer and is proven right, the challenger gets an extra point and the challenged loses a point.
2. If the challenger is wrong, the challenger loses a point and the challenged gains a point.
Scienterrific Bright Ideas!
1. Encourage students to pay close attention for opportunities to challenge wrong answers but caution them to be careful in issuing a challenge as it has both a reward and a consequence.
2. Use the game to assess students' depth of understanding of concepts.
3. Announce playing the game in advance as a graded recitation or a quiz to get students to focus better on the lesson and/or allow them opportunity to review on their own.
4. Daily Warm-up. Put the cards in a jar and ask students to draw one upon entering the class. Answer choices for the day are written on the board. The students write their answer daily in a piece of paper and submitted at the end of the week.


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Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death worldwide. As our population ages, the incidence of these diseases will increase, as will the likelihood of needing to manage a cardiovascular event in both your diving and nondiving activities. This course will help prepare you to handle these events as well as other life-threatening incidents.
What You Will LearnThis course will teach you team care CPR and first -aid skills including one- and two-person CPR for adults, children and infants as well as pulse checks. Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms associated with cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and respiratory arrest and proper methods of shock and wound management. This course meets the current guide-lines issued by the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation, the American Heart Association and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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SIG SAUER P938 Packs 9mm Power Into P238-sized Platform
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With the introduction of the P938, SIG SAUER now offers the ballistic advantage of the 9mm cartridge in a platform similar in size to the best-selling P238 pistol. A single-action-only trigger, coupled with full-size SIGLITE Night Sights makes the P938 handle like a much larger pistol, yet is still easy to carry concealed.
"As soon as the P238 was introduced, we began to see demand for a 9mm version," said Ron Cohen, SIG SAUER President and Chief Executive Officer. "We wanted to maintain the P238 accuracy and reliability, while providing the extra punch of the larger caliber."
With dimensions just slightly larger than its .380ACP counterpart, the P938 packs six plus one rounds of 9mm into an all-metal frame. The cocked-and-locked single-action trigger gives the P938 unmatched accuracy in a pistol its size.
Fans of the 1911 will find the thumb safety, magazine release and slide stop lever in familiar places. An ambidextrous safety makes the P938 easy for left- and right-handed shooters. An extended seven-round magazine will be available separately.
The most compact 9mm in the SIG SAUER product line, the P938 will be available in five configurations.
- Rosewood: Features a Nitron-coated stainless steel slide over a dark hard anodized alloy frame. Hogue Rosewood Grips round out this package.
- Blackwood: A natural stainless steel slide and black hard coat anodized alloy frame are paired with Hogue Blackwood grips.
- Extreme: Following in the footsteps of other Extreme models, this P938 has a Nitron-coated stainless slide and black anodized frame. Hogue G-10 Piranha grips in black and grey provide maximum grip and a distinctive look.
- SAS: The SIG Anti-Snag treatment removes all sharp edges and corners on the slide and frame. A natural stainless steel slide contrasts with the black hard coat anodized alloy frame and the stippled walnut grips.
- Equinox: A polished Nitron two-tone slide is paired with a black hard coat anodized frame. Tru-Glo front and SIGLITE rear sights and Hogue black Diamondwood grips complete this package.


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One of my new endeavors of the year is learning how to coupon. Yes, the verb – coupon. As much as I love to cook, and as tiny as my food budget is, this has probably been a no-brainer for years. But somehow I'd never really given it a try…
So, I've spent the last 9 or so months learning the art of store coupons, manufacturer coupons, "matching", doubling, pairing….you name it! And, of course, learning how to smile and thank your cashier and the patient people behind you as you figure it all out. 😀 Thankfully, it has been beyond worth it. Thanks to internet coupons, and especially to coupon blogs, I've saved a fabulously significant chunk in my grocery budget. Hoorah!
Anyway, all that to say that I'm totally proud to say that on a recent grocery trip, I was able to swing three whole frozen chickens for $1.50 each. Holla! Thus, one of the lucky birds turned into this delicious, simple roast. I know there are about five zillion different methods for roasting. But for this recipe, decided to go with a crispy-roasting method I learned about awhile back from Cooks Illustrated. Look out — it calls for heating up that oven to 450 and 500 degrees. But hey — when it's snowing and dropping into the 'teens here in KC — a toasty kitchen sounds just about perfect. 🙂
I ended up just going with a super-simple garlic, garlic, and more garlic recipe. But feel free to sub in your favorite fresh herbs, honey, or whatever may float your boat. This is definitely more of a "method" sort of post… Enjoy!!
You'll love this Crispy Roasted Garlic Chicken Recipe for dinner! So good!
- 1 (3-4 pound) whole chicken (giblets removed and discarded, if included)
- 6 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 Tbsp.)
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Thoroughly rinse the outside and inside of the chicken. Gently pat try with paper towels.
- Using your fingers, carefully lift up the skin on top of the chicken (near the neck) and pull up gently. With your other hand, gently separate the skin from the breast and thigh meat. Then take half of the garlic and stuff it in between the skin and meat, so that it is fairly evenly spread out. Take the remainder of the garlic and spread it all over the cavity inside the chicken.
- Then take the butter and baste the entire outside of the chicken. Sprinkle generously with freshly ground pepper and salt.
- (Optional: Cover and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.)
- Adjust oven rack to lowest position and preheat to 450 degrees. Place foil loosely in large roasting pan. Flip chicken so breast side faces down, tucking the wings under (as pictured below), and set V-rack in roasting pan on top of foil. Roast chicken 25 minutes.
- Remove roasting pan from oven. Using 2 large wads of paper towels, rotate chicken breast-side up. Baste briefly with pan juices or additional melted butter. Return to oven and continue to roast until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast registers 135 degrees, 15 to 25 minutes.
- Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees. Continue to roast until skin is golden brown, crisp, and instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast registers 160 degrees and 175 degrees in thickest part of thigh, 10 to 20 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Carve and serve immediately.


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Although each company has its own reasons and motives for being
more green and sustainable in business, here are the top five
primary benefits to becoming a more sustainable company and some of
the research to support.
1. Enhanced Brand and Increased Competitive
The Natural Marketing Institute has found, in its consumer
research, that customers are 58 percent more likely to buy a
company's products or services if they know that company is mindful
of its impact on the environment and society. A subculture called
Cultural Creatives has been emerging for the
past 40 years and is now in the mainstream leading this sustainable
revolution. This demographic, according to the NMI, is roughly
estimated at 68 million adult Americans who make purchasing
decisions based on their personal, social and environmental
values. NMI finds that consumers are willing to spend up to 20
percent more on environmental sound products and services.
According to the BBMG Conscious Consumer Report, nearly nine in ten
Americans say the words "conscious consumer" describe them well and
are more likely to buy from companies that manufacture energy
efficient products (90%), promote health and safety benefits (88%),
support fair labor and trade practices (87%) and commit to
environmentally-friendly practices (87%), if products are of equal
quality and price.
2. Increased Productivity and Reduced Costs
Through development of more sustainable business practices,
efficiency in operations will increase. With better use and
conservation of resources, operations will be streamlined and costs
will decrease. In 2011, research was conducted by KPMG, in
cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit, in a report
titled, "The Corporate Sustainability: A Progress
Report." The report reviewed the importance of sustainability
in the prevailing business climate and the attitude of executives
toward this issue. U.S. respondents were asked to identify the top
three benefits from their sustainability program, with the cost
driver being rated one of the highest. U.S. executives identified
the key business drivers of sustainability-related business
objectives as enhancing brand reputation (37 percent), regulatory
or legal compliance (35 percent), reducing costs (34 percent),
product or service differentiation (24 percent), and increasing
profitability and managing sustainability risks (both 23
3. Improve Financial and Investment
Financial and investment analysts have recognized companies that
have developed sustainability plans with regards to energy
efficiency and reduction of environmental impact as an important
evaluator criterion. A 2007 Goldman Sachs study revealed that companies in
six industries considered leaders in environmental social and
governance policies have outperformed the general stock market by
25 percent with 72 percent of the companies outperforming their
peers since August 2005. In 2009, A.T. Kearney
compared the economic performance of companies committed to
sustainability versus companies conducting business as usual. In 16
of 18 industries, sustainable companies performed better than their
peers and were better insulated from value erosion. Over three
months, the differential between the companies with and without a
commitment to sustainability was 10 percent and, over six months,
15 percent. Another study, The Role of Finance in Environmental Sustainability
Efforts, surveyed 175 top finance executives, of which more
than half believe their companies will increase revenue through
strong sustainability initiatives.
4. Minimize Carbon Risk and Improve Energy
In Ernst and Young's 2008 report on The Top 10 Business Risks for Business, two key business
risks are highlighted:
Based on current proposed legislation, it is estimated that
companies will be required to cut 25 percent of carbon emissions by
2020 and 50 percent to 80 percent by 2050, which could be mandated
by both state and federal regulations. This will affect the
availability and costs of energy, which are expected to double
within the next 10 years.
5. Increase Employee Retention and
Employees want to work with companies that are "doing the right
thing" and being proactive with corporate environmental and social
programs. A 2007 survey by Adecco, an international HR company, found that
52 percent of employed adults feel their companies should do more
about the environment. More importantly, companies want their
employees to be loyal and ethical to the organization. According to
a Global Study of Business Ethics by the American Management
Association, one of the top five internal practices for
ensuring an ethical corporate culture is developing corporate
social responsibility programs.
Gallup estimates that, based on a 2011 survey, the
cost of disengaged employees in the United States is more than $300
billion and includes 20.6 million workers or 15 percent of the U.S.
workforce. Whereas, a Towers Perrin Global Workforce study has found that
companies with highly engaged employees have operating income
increases up to 19 percent.
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On International Women's Day, Graduate Women International( GWI) galvanizes towards gender equal innovation opportunities
Ghana, 8 March 2019 – Today, Graduate Women International (GWI) and the Ghana Association of University Women join the global community in celebrating International Women's Day; a day for world citizens to shine a spotlight on gender equity issues, how these issues impede global development, and how they can be eliminated. The 2019 International Women's Day theme, set by the United Nations is, "Think equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change", aims to inspire, encourage and empower women and men to improve educational opportunity for other women and girl and advance social protection systems and sustainable infrastructure.
The rapidity with which technology is advancing offers opportunities at a rate that has not been experienced in history. However, a gendered digital divide continues with statistics reporting the underrepresentation of women in innovation sectors. To ensure and improve gender equality and increase the potential inclusivity in future technology, societies must embrace the crucial role women play in the context of future advancement conceptions. Only through combined ingenuity in all sectors can we, as a global community, achieve the ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
As organizations devoted to improving the lifelong education opportunity of women and girls, GWI and the Ghana Association of University Women, continue to mobilize and challenge the patriarchal status quo and influence social norms to facilitate the growth of women and girl visionaries. From a variety of projects such as a girl's science lab in Ghana to groundbreaking innovations in menstrual hygiene security in India and parts of Africa, GWI and G.A.U.W are galvanizing for a future that is gender equal. Through these and other programmes such as the Bina Roy Partners in Development GWI and G.A.U W actively work to obliterate the barriers which create the gender disparity in the education. In the University and its environs, we have organised Girls Choices project, Girls' science clinics, maths and science quizzes, reading, creative writing and Public speaking competitions.
"The further development of women, girls and humankind, in general, is relying on the innovation and ingenuity that can be achieved through education and global leadership of women. On International Day of Women GWI amplifies the voices of our fearless members who represent the enormous potential of women and who lead the call for the reduction in the gender disparity in education," says Geeta Desai, GWI President."Research has proved this point and our members have engaged in this advocacy for one hundred years. Now is the time to make serious inroads into patriarchal structures and thinking", she adds. Books before boys is our local slogan for our girls, and books before girls for the boys.
Graduate Women International (GWI) is a membership-based international NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland, with a presence in over 60 countries. Founded in 1919, GWI is the leading girls' and women's global organisation advocating for women's rights, equality and empowerment through access to quality education and training up to the highest levels. GWI is in special consultative status with ECOSOC since 1947 and is an NGO maintaining official relations with UNESCO and ILO.
The Ghana Association was established in 2016 and has been supported by BRIPD since its inception.
We are very grateful to our mother Association, BRIPD and our members on this day on which we celebrate the International women's day. Kudos to you all. Let us applaud the trailblazers, pacesetters, mentors, leaders and our foremothers in whose steps we are following. Happy International Women's day.
Mrs Mildred Asmah (Interim President) on Behalf of the Ghana Association of University Women.
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Learn about our advocacy work.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tall, Tall Grass!
What a week it was in Literacy Launchpad this week! The school where I teach had been closed Monday and Tuesday due to flooding. They finally were able to re-open on Wednesday, and boy, were those kids excited to be there! And excited to talk about the flooding! They told me all about it (like it was news to me)! :)
Class was a bit of a challenge, because there were fans and dehumidifiers running all over the school. There were three going in the classroom we were using. But no fear, I can read loudly! So we pulled through. I was just glad to see some things getting back to normal around here!
We read In the Tall, Tall Grass (Denise Fleming). Hearing about tall, tall grass was a welcome distraction to hearing all the tall, tall waters around here.
When I asked the students what kinds of things they have seen in their own grass, I got funny responses. "A strange dog," was what student told me. Hee. Gotta love these kids!
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Hamptons cooking classes at Loaves & Fishes
If you are heading to Hamptons this summer (or if you live there) and you want to brush up on your cooking skills, check out what's being offered by Loaves & Fishes Cooking School in Bridgehampton, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
Recreational classes are offered on select Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, last 3 hours and cost $165. Classes are devoted to farm stand produce, grilling skills, entertaining and regional cuisines. On Saturday, May 25, the theme is the cuisine of Sardinia. Students will prepare a meal of arugula-artichoke salad with bottarga (dried roe), Sardinian paella, and almond-orange custard with lemon sorbetto. See the full schedule of classes here.
Starting in late June, the school is launching a "professional-style summer culinary program," a series of rigorous four-day seminars that will focus on the acquisition of basic skills. The Beginning unit (June 24 to 27) includes food handling, measuring, knife skills, soups and sauces, roasting, poaching, grilling, cakes, pies, biscuits and muffins. The Intermediate unit (July 22-25) builds on the beginners skills, and the Advanced unit (Aug. 26-29) builds on the intermediate. The price per unit is $800; there's a 10-percent discount if you register for all three.
For more information or to register for classes, call 631-537-6066 or go to landfcookshop.com. The Loaves & Fishes Cooking School is located at the Bridgehampton Inn, 2266 Main St., Bridgehampton.


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Globalization is a funny thing. It used to be that American cars were made in America, Japanese cars were made in Japan, and so on. But thanks to the globalized age we live in, there was once a Japanese car rebadged as a Swedish car thanks to an American company's interest in both.
I am, of course, talking about the Saab 9-2X. It's a second-generation Subaru Impreza given a Saab designation thanks to General Motors, who at the time owned Saab as well as a stake in Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries. But is a Swedified WRX wagon a bad thing? Hell no, it's not!
In this review from MotorWeek (hilariously mixed up on YouTube with a Scion tC review, leading to snarky comments on both), John Davis and his crew find it to be a responsive, quick and solid machine that's probably even better than the WRX thanks to some tweaks by the Swedes.
It's a delightful little oddball, and I can't fault anyone for buying one.
MotorWeek Theater is our showcase of some of our favorite classic reviews from public television's finest motoring program and in this case some random old British car show. How does this video only have 6,231 views on YouTube? It's a Saabarupaloozathon!


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The World of Cash
Cash is booming – but where does it come from, what shapes it, and how is it handled? In our advisories on the subject of cash, you can read about the technologies that keep the cash cycle moving, the players involved, and why money has to be destroyed.
How cash is processed with money counting machines
Cash needs to be produced, monitored and destroyed. Automated systems for money processing come into play here: from small cash counting machines in the retail trade to large machines with a throughput of 44 banknotes per second.
What keeps the cash cycle in momentum
There are many players that keep the cash cycle in motion. Central banks, commercial banks, cash-in-transit companies, and the retail trade ensure that the fuel behind the economy is available across the board, at a high level of quality.


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Barilla Pasta President: Gays Can Eat Another Brand
Is the Barilla pasta company about to get Chick-fil-A'd?
The Italian food company's president, Guido Barilla, has come under fire after making controversial comments about the LGBT community when he appeared on Italy's La Zanzara radio show Wednesday night, the British newspaper the Independent reports.
"I would never do an advert with a homosexual family... if the gays don't like it they can go an[d] eat another brand," Guido Barilla said. "For us the concept of the sacred family remains one of the fundamental values of the company."
The remarks didn't stop there, however, as he went on to say: "Everyone has the right to do what they want without disturbing those around them."
He then decided to lash out against gay adoption, saying, "I have no respect for adoption by gay families because this concerns a person who is not able to choose."
LGBT activists in Italy are criticizing the pasta magnate and are calling for a boycott against the company, including Alesssandro Zan, a Member of Parliament in the left-wing Sel (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà) party, the Independent reports.
"This is another example of Italian homophobia. I'm joining the boycott of Barilla, and I hope other parliamentarians do the same," Zan said.
Gay rights supporters want to boycott all brands owned by Barilla, which is located in Parma, Italy and often uses "images of young, blond-haired children and their attractive parents," in their advertising, the Independent writes. Barilla is also the world's largest pasta maker.
A spokesman for Britain's leading gay rights charity group, Stonewall, spoke to Huffington Post UK about Barilla's statements.
"It's odd that in such a tough economy Barilla is alienating huge numbers of customers in this way," he said. "With so many pasta brands out there gay customers can easily show their disgust the next time they go grocery shopping. These comments will surely cost Barilla a pretty penne..."
The company is already feeling the heat, however, and as Barilla issued an apology on Thursday.
"I'm sorry if my comments on La Zanzara have created misunderstanding or polemic, or if I've offended anyone. In the interview I only wanted to underline the central role of the woman in the family," he said.
Barilla's official Facebook page posted another apology on Thursday:
"With reference to my statements made yesterday .... I apologize if my words have led to misunderstandings or controversy, and have offended the sensibilities of some people," the post reads. "For clarity I would like to point out that I have the deepest respect for any person, without distinction. I have the utmost respect for homosexuals and for freedom of expression to anyone. I also said and repeat that I respect marriages between persons of the same sex. Barilla in its advertising has always chosen to represent the family because this is a symbol of welcome and of suffering for all. Guido Barilla"
Ivan Scalfarotto, an MP in the center-left Democratic Party didn't buy the businessman's apology, however.
"It's depressing that a businessman used to working and travelling around the world should say what Guido Barilla had said, he said. "I certainly won't be buying his products any more."
Though Italian lawmakers who support LGBT rights are calling out Barilla, America Blog reports that Italian "family" advocates are supporting the pasta company, claiming that gay families are not "natural." Those advocates even say that criticizing Barilla for his statements on gays is an attack on "civil liberties."
As HuffPo reports, Guido and his brothers, Luca and Paolo, run Barilla. The company is in its 140th year, owns 13 brands and produces 1.7 million tons of products, which are distributed to 100 countries each year.


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Sigler Animal Hospital in Akron, OH is looking for an associate veterinarian to join our growing practice. We are a busy, multi-doctor hospital that provides quality veterinary care for small animal and exotic pets. Our doctors enjoy practicing in a facility equipped with full dental x-rays, laser therapy, and surgical laser. The long tenured support staff, which includes two RVTs, are dedicated to our patients, clients, and community. We have a long-standing relationship with local rescues, and accept Spay U.S.A vouchers for spays and neuters. Get to know us better here!
This is an ideal opportunity for candidates to expand in exotics, if interested. New grads are also encouraged to apply as our collaborative team of doctors can provide mentorship and guidance through a wide range of experience and areas of interest. Also potential leadership opportunity as Chief of Staff!
The city of Akron provides many amenities to explore, such as entertainment, museums, the Cuyahoga River, and the Akron Zoo just to name a few. Conveniently located close to Cleveland and their major sports teams. Whether history, nature, or sports is your passion, you will find an abundance of all in this cultural gem!
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Does anybody have a preference in the way they hold their hand when throwing a hook punch ? I was always told when throwing a close range hook punch that my palm should be facing me and for a larger distance or further away the palm should be down ?
Does it matter the way we hold or hands for a hook ? I had also heard that throwing the hook punch with the palm in is more anatomically correct. Not sure if that is true or not.


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Foresight Archives
Winners of the 1998 Feynman Prizes
The winners of the 1998 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology were announced on Friday, November 13, at the Sixth Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology. As was done last year, the prize was divided into one prize for experimental work and one prize for theoretical work.
The winners of the 1998 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology for Theoretical Work:
The 1998 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, Theoretical, went to Ralph Merkle (Xerox Palo Alto Research Center) and Stephen Walch (ELORET at NASA Ames Research Center) for their computational modeling of molecular tools for atomically-precise chemical reactions.
Merkle's research is available on his nanotechnology Web site. Stephen Walch has provided the following nontechnical description of the work that he and Merkle did for the Feynman prize:
The winner of the 1998 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology for Experimental Work:
1998 Feynman Prizes for Theoretical and Experimental Molecular Nanotechnology
Two prizes in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to the researchers whose recent work has most advanced the development of molecular nanotechnology. This year again separate prizes will be awarded for theoretical work and for experimental work. The prizes will be given at the Sixth Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology, to be held November 13-15, 1998.
This prize is in honor of Richard P. Feynman who, in 1959, gave a visionary talk at Caltech in which he said "The problems of chemistry and biology can be greatly helped if our ability to see what we are doing, and to do things on an atomic level, is ultimately developeda development which I think cannot be avoided."
Distinctions between the annually awarded Feynman Prizes and the Feynman Grand Prize
The 1998 Feynman Prize will be the most recent in a series of annually awarded prizes for accomplishment in molecular nanotechnology. Both the annual Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology and the Feynman Grand Prize are sponsored by the Foresight Institute to encourage and accelerate the development of molecular nanotechnology. Both are named in honor of Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman. However, these prizes differ in focus, frequency of award, and scale.
Relevant Research Areas
Research areas considered relevant to molecular nanotechnology and molecular manufacturing include but are not limited to:
Special consideration will be given to submissions clearly leading toward the construction of a general-purpose molecular assembler. Applicants wishing further information on the field of the prize are referred to the book Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation (Wiley Interscience, 1992).
Selection Committee for the 1998 Prize
The Selection Committee for the 1998 Theoretical Prize:
The Selection Committee for the 1998 Experimental Prize was the above plus:
Previous Feynman Prize winners
The first Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology was awarded in 1993 at the Third Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology to Dr. Charles Musgrave (see the story in Update 17). An article describing his prize-winning theoretical work on a hydrogen abstraction tool for nanotechnology is available on the Web.
The 1995 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology was awarded in 1995 at the Fourth Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology to Dr. Nadrian C. Seeman for his pioneering experimental work on the synthesis of 3-dimensional objects from DNA. This award is described in an article in Update 23, an article on Ralph Merkle's Web site, and an article on the UniSci Web Site.
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Theodora (6th century)
Theodora (/ˌθiːəˈdɔːrə/; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 500 – 28 June 548) was empress of the Eastern Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Justinian I. She was one of the most influential and powerful of the Eastern Roman empresses, albeit from a humble background.[1] Some sources mention her as empress regnant with Justinian I as her co-regent. Along with her spouse, she is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, commemorated on November 14.
Depiction of Theodora from a contemporary portrait mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
|Empress of the Byzantine Empire
|9 August 527 – 28 June 548
|9 August 527
|Ariadne (empress)
|Sophia (empress)
|c. 500
|28 June 548 (aged 48)
|Justinian I
|Miaphysite Christianity
|Justinian dynasty
Bust of a Byzantine empress, possibly Theodora. 6th century. Museum of Ancient Art in the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Italy.
|Justin I
|Justinian I
|Justin II
|with Sophia and Tiberius as regents, 574–578
|Tiberius II
|with Theodosius as co-emperor, 590–602
|Preceded by
Leonid dynasty
|Followed by
Phocas and the Heraclian dynasty
The main historical sources for her life are the works of her contemporary Procopius. The historian offered three contradictory portrayals of the Empress. The Wars of Justinian, largely completed in 545, paints a picture of a courageous and influential empress who saved the throne for Justinian.
Later he wrote the Secret History, which survives in only one manuscript suggesting it was not widely read during the Byzantine era. The work has sometimes been interpreted as representing a deep disillusionment with the emperor Justinian, the empress, and even his patron Belisarius. Justinian is depicted as cruel, venal, prodigal and incompetent; as for Theodora, the reader is treated to a detailed and titillating portrayal of vulgarity and insatiable lust, combined with shrewish and calculating mean-spiritedness; Procopius even claims both are demons whose heads were seen to leave their bodies and roam the palace at night. Alternatively, scholars versed in political rhetoric of the era have viewed these statements from the Secret History as formulaic expressions within the tradition of invective.
Procopius' Buildings of Justinian, written about the same time as the Secret History, is a panegyric which paints Justinian and Theodora as a pious couple and presents particularly flattering portrayals of them. Besides her piety, her beauty is praised within the conventional language of the text's rhetorical form. Although Theodora was dead when this work was published, Justinian was alive, and perhaps commissioned the work.[2]
Her contemporary John of Ephesus writes about Theodora in his Lives of the Eastern Saints as the daughter of a pious Monophysite priest. He mentions an illegitimate daughter not named by Procopius.[3]
Various other historians presented additional information on her life. Theophanes the Confessor mentions some familial relations of Theodora to figures not mentioned by Procopius. Victor Tonnennensis notes her familial relation to the next empress, Sophia.
Michael the Syrian, the Chronicle of 1234 and Bar-Hebraeus place her origin in the city of Daman, near Kallinikos, Syria. They contradict Procopius by making Theodora the daughter of a priest, trained in the pious practices of Miaphysitism since birth. These are late Miaphysite sources and record her depiction among members of their creed. The Miaphysites have tended to regard Theodora as one of their own and the tradition may have been invented as a way to improve her reputation and is also in conflict with what is told by the contemporary Miaphysite historian John of Ephesus.[4] These accounts are thus usually ignored in favor of Procopius.[3]
Early years
Theodora, according to Michael Grant, was of Greek Cypriot descent.[5] There are several indications of her possible birthplace. According to Michael the Syrian her birthplace was in Mabbug, Syria;[6] Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos names Theodora a native of Cyprus, while the Patria, attributed to George Codinus, claims Theodora came from Paphlagonia. She was born c. 500 AD.
Her father, Acacius, was a bear trainer of the hippodrome's Green faction in Constantinople. Her mother, whose name is not recorded, was a dancer and an actress.[7] Her parents had two more daughters.[8] After her father's death, when Theodora was four,[9] her mother brought her children wearing garlands into the hippodrome and presented them as suppliants to the Blue faction. From then on Theodora would be their supporter.
Procopius (in his Secret History) relates that Theodora from an early age followed her sister Komito's example and worked in a Constantinople brothel serving low-status customers; later she performed on stage.[10] Theodora, in Procopius's account, made a name for herself with her salacious portrayal of Leda and the Swan.[11] Employment as an actress at the time would include both "indecent exhibitions on stage" and providing sexual services off stage.
During this time she met the future wife of Belisarius, Antonina, who would become a part of the women's court led by Theodora.
At the age of 16, she traveled to North Africa as the companion of a Syrian official named Hecebolus when he went to the Libyan Pentapolis as governor.[12] She stayed with him for almost four years before returning to Constantinople. Abandoned and maltreated by Hecebolus, on her way back to the capital of the Byzantine Empire, she settled for a while in Alexandria, Egypt. She is said to have met Patriarch Timothy III in Alexandria, who was Miaphysite, and it was at that time that she converted to Miaphysite Christianity. From Alexandria she went to Antioch, where she met a Blue faction's dancer, Macedonia, who was perhaps an informer of Justinian.
She returned to Constantinople in 522 and, according to John of Ephesus, gave up her former lifestyle, settling as a wool spinner in a house near the palace. The extreme and conventional nature of the negative rhetoric of Procopius and the positive rhetoric of John of Ephesus has led most scholars to conclude that the veracity of both sources might be questioned.
When Justinian sought to marry Theodora, he could not: he was heir of the throne of his uncle, Emperor Justin I, and a Roman law from Constantine's time prevented anyone of senatorial rank from marrying actresses. In 525, Justin repealed the law, and Justinian married Theodora.[12] By this point, she already had a daughter (whose name has been lost). Justinian apparently treated the daughter and the daughter's son Athanasius as fully legitimate,[13] although sources disagree whether Justinian was the girl's father.
Life as royalty
Life as Empress and Augusta
When Justinian succeeded to the throne in 527, two years after the marriage, Theodora became Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. She shared in his plans and political strategies, participated in state councils, and Justinian called her his "partner in my deliberations."[14] She had her own court, her own official entourage, and her own imperial seal.[15]
The Nika riots
Theodora proved herself a worthy and able leader during the Nika riots. There were two rival political factions in the Empire, the Blues and the Greens, who started a riot in January 532 during a chariot race in the hippodrome. The riots stemmed from many grievances, some of which had resulted from Justinian's and Theodora's own actions.[16]
The rioters set many public buildings on fire, and proclaimed a new emperor, Hypatius, the nephew of former emperor Anastasius I. Unable to control the mob, Justinian and his officials prepared to flee. At a meeting of the government council, Theodora spoke out against leaving the palace and underlined the significance of someone who died as a ruler instead of living as an exile or in hiding, reportedly saying, "royal purple is the noblest shroud".[17]
As the emperor and his counsellors were still preparing their project, Theodora interrupted them and claimed :
"My lords, the present occasion is too serious to allow me to follow the convention that a woman should not speak in a man's council. Those whose interests are threatened by extreme danger should think only of the wisest course of action, not of conventions. In my opinion, flight is not the right course, even if it should bring us to safety. It is impossible for a person, having been born into this world, not to die; but for one who has reigned it is intolerable to be a fugitive. May I never be deprived of this purple robe, and may I never see the day when those who meet me do not call me empress. If you wish to save yourself, my lord, there is no difficulty. We are rich; over there is the sea, and yonder are the ships. Yet reflect for a moment whether, when you have once escaped to a place of security, you would not gladly exchange such safety for death. As for me, I agree with the adage that the royal purple is the noblest shroud."[18]
Her determined speech convinced them all, including Justinian himself, who had been preparing to run. As a result, Justinian ordered his loyal troops, led by the officers, Belisarius and Mundus, to attack the demonstrators in the hippodrome, killing (according to Procopius) over 30,000 rebels. Despite his claims that he was unwillingly named emperor by the mob, Hypatius was also put to death, apparently at Theodora's insistence.[19] Interpretations that Justinian never forgot that it was Theodora who had saved his throne depend on seeing Procopius' account as a straightforward report, and not framed to impugn Justinian with the implication that he was more cowardly than his wife.
Later life
Following the Nika revolt, Justinian and Theodora rebuilt and reformed Constantinople and made it the most splendid city the world had seen for centuries, building or rebuilding aqueducts, bridges and more than twenty five churches. The greatest of these is Hagia Sophia, considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and one of the architectural wonders of the world.
Theodora was punctilious about court ceremony. According to Procopius, the Imperial couple made all senators, including patricians, prostrate themselves before them whenever they entered their presence, and made it clear that their relations with the civil militia were those of masters and slaves.
Not even the government officials could approach the Empress without expending much time and effort. They were treated like servants and kept waiting in a small, stuffy room for an endless time. After many days, some of them might at last be summoned, but going into her presence in great fear, they very quickly departed. They simply showed their respect by lying face down and touching the instep of each of her feet with their lips; there was no opportunity to speak or to make any request unless she told them to do so. The government officials had sunk into a slavish condition, and she was their slave-instructor.
They also carefully supervised the magistrates, much more so than previous emperors, possibly to reduce bureaucratic corruption. Theodora's jealousy of one of her ladies-in-waiting, Anastasia the Patrician, prompted the latter to flee to a monastic life in Egypt.[20][21]
Theodora also created her own centers of power like the Hagia Sophia. The eunuch Narses, who in old age developed into a brilliant general, was her protege, as was the praetorian prefect Peter Barsymes. John the Cappadocian, Justinian's chief tax collector, was identified as her enemy, because of his independent influence.
Theodora participated in Justinian's legal and spiritual reforms, and her involvement in the increase of the rights of women was substantial. She had laws passed that prohibited forced prostitution "and was known for buying girls who had been sold into prostitution, freeing them, and providing for their future."[22] She closed brothels and made pimping a criminal offense. She created a convent on the Asian side of the Dardanelles called the Metanoia (Repentance), where the ex-prostitutes could support themselves.[12] She also expanded the rights of women in divorce and property ownership, instituted the death penalty for rape, forbade exposure of unwanted infants, gave mothers some guardianship rights over their children, and forbade the killing of a wife who committed adultery. Procopius wrote that she was naturally inclined to assist women in misfortune.[23] After Theodora's death, "little effective legislation was passed by Justinian."[24]
Procopius' Secret History presents a different version of events. For instance, rather than preventing forced prostitution (as in Buildings 1.9.3ff), Theodora is said to have 'rounded up' 500 prostitutes, confining them to a convent. This, he narrates, even led to suicides as prostitutes sought to escape 'the unwelcome transformation.' (SH 17) As this 'history' also suggests that the royal couple were "demons whose heads were seen to leave their bodies and roam the palace at night," its veracity is heavily questioned.
Religious policy
Saint Theodora
Empress Theodora and attendants (mosaic from Basilica of San Vitale, 6th century)
|Venerated in
|Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Catholicism
Oriental Orthodox Church
|Major shrine
|Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople modern day Istanbul, Turkey
|November 14
|Imperial Vestment
Theodora worked against her husband's support of Chalcedonian Christianity in the ongoing struggle for the predominance of each faction.[25] As a result, she was accused of fostering heresy and thus undermined the unity of Christendom.
In spite of Justinian being Chalcedonian, Theodora founded a Miaphysite monastery in Sykae and provided shelter in the palace for Miaphysite leaders who faced opposition from the majority of Chalcedonian Christians, like Severus and Anthimus. Anthimus had been appointed Patriarch of Constantinople under her influence, and after the excommunication order he was hidden in Theodora's quarters for twelve years, until her death. When the Chalcedonian Patriarch Ephraim provoked a violent revolt in Antioch, eight Miaphysite bishops were invited to Constantinople and Theodora welcomed them and housed them in the Hormisdas Palace adjoining the Great Palace, which had been Justinian and Theodora's own dwelling before they became emperor and empress.
In Egypt, when Timothy III died, Theodora enlisted the help of Dioscoros, the Augustal Prefect, and Aristomachos the duke of Egypt, to facilitate the enthronement of a disciple of Severus, Theodosius, thereby outmaneuvering her husband, who had intended a Chalcedonian successor as patriarch. But Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, even with the help of imperial troops, could not hold his ground in Alexandria against Justinian's Chalcedonian followers. When he was exiled by Justinian along with 300 Miaphysites to the fortress of Delcus in Thrace, Theodora rescued him and brought him to the Hormisdas Palace. He lived under her protection and, after her death in 548, under Justinian's.
When Pope Silverius refused Theodora's demand that he remove the anathema of Pope Agapetus I from Patriarch Anthimus, she sent Belisarius instructions to find a pretext to remove Silverius. When this was accomplished, Pope Vigilius was appointed in his stead.
In Nobatae, south of Egypt, the inhabitants were converted to Miaphysite Christianity about 540. Justinian had been determined that they be converted to the Chalcedonian faith and Theodora equally determined that they should be Miaphysites. Justinian made arrangements for Chalcedonian missionaries from Thebaid to go with presents to Silko, the king of the Nobatae. But on hearing this, Theodora prepared her own missionaries and wrote to the duke of Thebaid that he should delay her husband's embassy, so that the Miaphysite missionaries should arrive first. The duke was canny enough to thwart the easygoing Justinian instead of the unforgiving Theodora. He saw to it that the Chalcedonian missionaries were delayed. When they eventually reached Silko, they were sent away, for the Nobatae had already adopted the Miaphysite creed of Theodosius.
Theodora's death is recorded by Victor of Tonnena, with the cause uncertain but the Greek terms used are often translated as "cancer." The date was 28 June 548 at the age of 48.[26] Later accounts frequently attribute the death to breast cancer, although it was not identified as such in the original report where the use of the term "cancer" probably referred to "a suppurating ulcer or malignant tumor".[26] Other sources report that she died at 51.[27] Justinian wept bitterly at her funeral.[28] Her body was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles, in Constantinople.
Both Theodora and Justinian are represented in mosaics that exist to this day in the Basilica of San Vitale of Ravenna, Italy, which was completed a year before her death.
Lasting influence
Her influence on Justinian was so strong that after her death he worked to bring harmony between the Monophysites and the Chalcedonian Christians in the Empire, and he kept his promise to protect her little community of Monophysite refugees in the Hormisdas Palace. Theodora provided much political support for the ministry of Jacob Baradaeus, and apparently personal friendship as well. Diehl attributes the modern existence of Jacobite Christianity equally to Baradaeus and to Theodora.[29]
Olbia in Cyrenaica renamed itself Theodorias after Theodora. (It was a common event that ancient cities renamed themselves to honor an emperor or empress.) The city, now called Qasr Libya, is known for its splendid sixth-century mosaics.
Media portrayals
- The artwork The Dinner Party features a place setting for Theodora.[30]
- The Glittering Horn: Secret Memoirs of the Court of Justinian. Pierson Dixon (1958). A historical novel about the court of Justinian with Theodora playing a central part.
- Count Belisarius. Robert Graves. A historical novel by the author of I, Claudius which features Theodora as a character.
- The Purple Shroud. Stella Duffy (2012). A historical novel, about Theodora's years as empress.
- Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore. Stella Duffy (2010). A historical novel, about Theodora's years up until she became empress.
- The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora. Stephanie Thornton (2013). A historical novel, about Theodora's rise to empress.
- The Bearkeeper's Daughter. Gillian Bradshaw (1987). A young man out of Theodora's past arrives at the palace, seeking the truth of certain statements made to him by his dying father.
- Theodora and The Emperor. Harold Lamb (1952). Historical novel that focuses on the life of Theodora, her relationship with Justinian, and her many accomplishments as Empress.
- The Sarantine Mosaic. Guy Gavriel Kay (1998). Historical fantasy modelled on the Byzantium empire and the story of Justinian and Theodora.
- In the historical mystery novel One for Sorrow by Mary Reed/Eric Mayer, Theodora is one of the suspects in the murder case investigated by John, the Lord Chamberlain.
- In one of the episodes of Hendrik Willem van Loon's 1942 fantasy novel Van Loon's Lives, Empress Theodora is able to return to earth and spend one evening in a 20th provincial town, where she gets to meet Queen Elizabeth I of England, and where the book's narrator dances with her and falls a bit in love with her.
'The Female' {Paul Wellman} The rise of Theodora from prostitute to empress.
- Teodora imperatrice di Bisanzio (Short, 1909) aka Theodora, Empress of Byzantium. Directed by Ernesto Maria Pasquali.
- Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio (1954) aka Theodora, Slave Empress. Directed by Riccardo Freda. Theodora played by Gianna Maria Canale.
- Kampf um Rom (1968) directed by Robert Siodmak, Sergiu Nicolaescu and Andrew Marton. In this movie she is played by Sylva Koscina.
- Theodora, A Drama. (1884), a play by Victorien Sardou.
- "Theodora: An Unauthorized Biography" (1994) a play by Jamie Pachino.[31][32][33][34]
Video games
- Theodora is the leader for the Byzantines in the video game Civilization V in its Gods and Kings expansion.
- Theodora gives missions to Belisarius, the main character in the Last Roman DLC for Total War: Attila.
- The progressive rock band Big Big Train sings of Theodora herself, and the mosaics of Theodora and Justinian in Ravenna, in the song "Theodora in Green and Gold" on their 2019 album Grand Tour
- Becoming visible : women in European history. Bridenthal, Renate., Koonz, Claudia., Stuard, Susan Mosher. (2nd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1987. p. 132. ISBN 978-0395419502. OCLC 15714486.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Roman Emperors – DIR Theodora". roman-emperors.org.
- Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 3, ed. J. Martindale. 1992.
- Garland, p. 13.
- Michael Grant. From Rome to Byzantium: The Fifth Century A.D., Routledge, p. 132
- James Allan Evans (2011). The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora. A&C Black. p. 9. ISBN 978-1441120403.
- The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Volume Set., J. R. Martindale, 1992 Cambridge University Press, p. 1240
- Garland, p. 11.
- Anderson, Zinsser, Bonnie, Judith (1988). A History of Their Own: Women in Europe, Vol 1. New York: Harper & Row. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-06-015850-7.
- Claudine M. Dauphin (1996). "Brothels, Baths and Babes: Prostitution in the Byzantine Holy Land". Classics Ireland. 3: 47–72. doi:10.2307/25528291. JSTOR 25528291.
- Procopius, Secret History 9
- Chisholm 1911.
- Diehl, Charles. Theodora, Empress of Byzantium ((c) 1972 by Frederick Ungar Publishing, Inc., transl. by S.R. Rosenbaum from the original French Theodora, Imperatrice de Byzance), 69–70.
- Diehl, Charles (1963). Byzantine Empresses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- Anderson & Zinsser, Bonnie & Judith (1988). A History of Their Own: Women in Europe, Vol 1. New York: Harper & Row. p. 47.
- Dielh, ibid.
- Safire, William, ed, Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History, W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1992, p. 37
- William Safire, Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History, Rosetta Books
- Diehl, ibid.
- Laura Swan, The Forgotten Desert Mothers (2001, ISBN 0809140160), pp. 72–73
- Anne Commire, Deborah Klezmer. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia (1999, ISBN 0787640808), p. 274.
- Anderson & Zinsser, Bonnie & Judith (1988). A History of Their Own: Women in Europe Vol 1. New York: Harper & Row. p. 48.
- Garland. Page 18.
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- Diehl, ibid., p. 197.
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- Hans-Georg Beck: Kaiserin Theodora und Prokop: der Historiker und sein Opfer. Munich 1986, ISBN 3-492-05221-5.
- Henning Börm: Procopius, his predecessors, and the genesis of the Anecdota: Antimonarchic discourse in late antique historiography. In: Henning Börm (ed.): Antimonarchic discourse in Antiquity. Stuttgart 2015, pp. 305–346.
- James A. S. Evans: The empress Theodora. Partner of Justinian. Austin 2002.
- James A. S. Evans: The Power Game in Byzantium. Antonina and the Empress Theodora. London 2011.
- Lynda Garland: Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527–1204. London 1999.
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- Ancient History Encyclopedia – Empress Theodora
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With 9 new players to don the orange & blue for New York this upcoming season, It is clear that we'll see a much different team than last year. Three new point guards in Kidd, Felton and "The Maestro", the return of Camby and Kurt, defensive-specialist Ronnie Brewer Jr., and three wildcards in Copeland, White and Chris Smith....a defense-focused supporting cast for our BIG Three.
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I absolutely love the Kidd signing, as he's basically going to be our offensive coach. Genius move by Grunwald, taking into consideration that Woody isn't exactly great in the offensive apartment. It's nice to know that we've got a proven, future HOF PG running the show and leading the charge.
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Performers from the Luis Pabon Dance Arts Centre delighted the community — and boosted the Tommy Toy Fund — with a benefit musical on Saturday at Norwich Free Academy.
"Dancer the Footloose Reindeer" told the story of how Christmas was almost ruined by the mischievous Dancer and the elf manager he loved to torture, Ralph.
"The production is silly — just silly," said John Andriso, the show's director. "It is full of humor and high jinks, and that is what you need in a show that children are acting in and seeing."
The show has only been performed twice, and this was the first time it has been brought to the stage on the East Coast.
"It was a very small, six-person production," administrator Stan Voyes said. "We had to turn something small into something big. It is what we are known for."
Many changed were made as the production developed. Voyes and center Director Luis Pabon said the music was just chords at first, and the staff had to completely choreograph routines.
The center began its annual holiday showcase in the 1970s, when the Tommy Toy Fund was first established, but in recent years it has raised money for other charities.
"We have helped many causes, but this year, with the economy in the state it is in, I was thinking it was time to go back to the Tommy Toy Fund," Pabon said. "I have to say, it is my Christmas Day present."
"The production isn't just about the performances," Voyes said. "What our production means is to give back."
A tradition of the showcase comes at the end with a special ceremony awarding a Little Miss Christmas, Junior Miss Christmas, Mr. Christmas and Miss Christmas for raising the most money.
"We stress all the time for our students to be very passionate," Pabon said. "They need to be there to help the people in need."
This year, 35 students entered, and to win they had to collect the most votes, which cost $1. All participants received a trophy, but the winners were given a sash and flowers and were crowned by Miss Connecticut 2013 Kaitlyn Tarpey.
"When the holiday season comes around, it seems people are more in the spirit of giving," Tarpey said. "What I want to remind people is to be generous after the holidays and New Year. The winter lasts more than 25 days, and we should take our time to help all year round."
The show took in more than $4,000, which bested last year's total.
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So, when Peter and Henry put their first documents online about the Chemical Markup Language (CML), I was thrilled, even though is actually was still SGML when I encountered it. The work predates the XML recommendation. As I recently blogged, in '99 I wrote patches for Jmol and JChemPaint to support CML, which were published as preprint in the Chemical Preprint Server in a paper in 2000 in the Internet Journal of Chemistry. Neither of the two has survived.
Anyway, the Chemistry Development Kit makes heavy use of CML, and Bioclipse supports it too. Now, Bioclipse is based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform architecture, for which there exist quite a few XML tools in the Web Tools Platform (WTP). Among these, a validation, content assisting XML editor. This means, I get red markings when I make my XML document not-well-formed or invalid. Just a quick recap: well-formedness means that the XML document has a proper syntax: one root node, properly closed tags, quotes around attribute values, etc. Validness, however, means that the document is well-formed, but also hierarchically organized according to some specification.
Enter CML. CML is such a specification, first with DTDs, but after the introduction of XML Namespaces with XML Schema (see There can be only one (namespace)). The WTP can use this XML Schema for validation, and this is of great help learning the CML language. Pressing Ctrl-space in Bioclipse will now show you what allowed content can be added at the current character position.
Yes, Bioclipse can do this now (in SVN, at least). This has been on my wishlist for at least two years now, but never really found the right information. Now, three days ago David wrote about End of Year Cramps in which he describes some of his work on the WTP for autocomplete for XPath queries. He see[s] a brighter future for XML at eclipse over the next year. I hope that those in the eclipse and XML community will help to continue to improve the basic support, so that first class commercial quality applications that leverage this support can continue to be built.
That was enough statement for me to ask in the comments on how to make the WTP XML editor aware of the CML XML Schema. It already picked up XML Schema's with xsi:schemaLocation, but I needed something to worked without such statements in the XML document itself. David explained that me that I could use the org.eclipse.wst.xml.catalog extension. This was really easy, and commited to Bioclipse SVN as:
<extensionHowever, that does not make the WTP XML editor available in the Bioclipse application yet. Not ever in the "Open With"... So, I set up a CML Feature. After a follow up question, it turned out that the CML content type of Bioclipse was already a sub type of the XML type (see ):
<uri name="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema"
<extensionSo, the only remaining problem was to actually get the WTP XML editor as part of the Bioclipse application. The new CML Feature takes care of that (I hope the export and building the update site work too, but that's yet untested), by important the relevant plugins and features. Last night, however, I ended up with one stacktrace which gave me little clue on which plugin I was still missing.
name="Chemical Markup Language (CML)"
Therefore, I headed to #eclipse and actually met David of the blog that started this again. He asked nitind to think about it too, and they helped me pin down the issue. This relevant bit of the stacktrace turned out to be:
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateExceptionThis refered to this bit of code of Eclipse' Platform.java:
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.getPluginRegistry(Platform.java:774)
at org.eclipse.wst.common.componentcore.internal.impl.WTPResourceFactoryRegistry$ResourceFactoryRegistryReader.
at org.eclipse.wst.common.componentcore.internal.impl.WTPResourceFactoryRegistry.
at org.eclipse.wst.common.componentcore.internal.impl.WTPResourceFactoryRegistry.
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Bundle compatibility = InternalPlatform.getDefault()
if (compatibility == null)
throw new IllegalStateException();
So, the plugin I turned to to have missing was org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility. Apparently, some parts of the WTP that the XMLEditor is using, still uses Eclipse2.x technology.
This screenshot shows the WTP XMLEditor in action in Bioclipse on a CML file. It shows the document contents with the 'Design' tab, which also shows allowed content, as derived from the XML Schema for CML. Also, note that the Outline and Properties view automatically come for free, which allows more detail and navigation of the content.
This screenshot shows the 'Source' tab for the same file, where I deliberately changed the value of the @id attribute of the first atom. The value does not validate against the regular expression defined in the CML schema for @id attribute values. It also shows the content assisting in action. At any location in the CML file, I can hit Ctrl-Space, and the editor will show me which content I can add at that location.
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- 1 tablespoon plus 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling dough and baking sheet
- 1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1/2 gallon frying oil, plus a little for oiling bowl
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Cranberry Jam, recipe follows
- 1 pound fresh cranberries, washed and dried
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice, plus 1 orange, zested and juiced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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In a medium bowl, stir together the yeast and the water. Set aside to "proof".
Step 2
After 10 minutes, stir in the 1 cup of all-purpose flour, cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place.
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Lightly flour a cool work surface and roll the dough out to about 1 1/2-inch thickness. Cut the dough with a round 3-inch cutter and turn them onto a floured baking sheet to rest, about 20 to 30 minutes, before frying.
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Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot to 365 to 370 degrees F. Drop the dough rounds, in batches, into the hot oil and cook until golden brown on 1 side. Using a slotted spoon, turn the dough rounds on the second side and cook until golden brown. Remove them from the oil to paper towels to remove any excess oil. Roll the doughnuts in the cinnamon sugar and arrange on a serving platter. Serve immediately with the Cranberry Jam for dipping.
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In a medium pot, add the cranberries, sugar, water and the 1/2 cup of orange juice. Stir to blend and bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and add the cinnamon stick, allspice and nutmeg. Stir to blend and simmer for an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Some of the cranberries will burst and some will remain whole. Stir in the orange zest and orange juice and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve warm with the doughnuts.


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Is there anything nicer on a Saturday breakfast than a delicious crisp bread roll with some rich, deep chocolate-flavored spread? I invented this recipe after playing with butterscotch, and it makes a superb sweet, yet bitter, aromatic spread. And the best part is that you can make it in no-time on your own whenever you want!
German Zimtsterne (cinnamon almond cookies)
I always wanted to make these, and finally got the guts — oh boy, I wasn't really prepared for the amount of nitty-gritty with making these. I started with original German recipe that called for 500g of almonds, but that ended up being 2 full baking sheets and lots of sneaky snacking between steps ;-) But the result is good, and these cookies are worth the effort.
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