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It is a easy to use microscope for small
I was given as a review item. All views are my own.When I was little I was not a girly girly girl. I didn't play with dolls. I played...Read complete review
I was given as a review item. All views are my own.When I was little I was not a girly girly girl. I didn't play with dolls. I played with cars and building blocks. Girl toys didn't interest me. My room was wall to wall shelves with dolls I never even played with. Stuffed critters covered my bed but never were played with.Then one year for xmas my dad got me a microscope and computer. It would change my life later on. I loved them. I would sit for hours playing with my microscope. I want my kids to get that same feeling.Nancy B Microscope has been a great way I have been able to teach and connect with Rowan. I was so tickled to get to review this product. It is a full set with blank slides and everything you need to make your own. Don't worry the scalpel and tweezers are plastic and safe. It is a easy to use microscope for small hands. Comes with a Journal to write down what they see and discover. Has three different miginfing settings. A cover for eye lens to keep it clean. both upper and lower lights for better viewing. Has three pre-made slides to get you started.This has Rowan loving looking at things in a different way. He really loves learning about what things look up close. It is a well make educational toy. Will last for years. Can be use with your homeschool curriculum. As a great way to get your child into Science. Even if you don't homeschool it makes a great gift for any child. Make it a gift that could change their life for the better.Here is more on Nancy B Microscope :Zoom in on the fun with our microscope! This 2-in-1 light and dissecting microscope gives up-close views—30x, 100x, and 400x magnifications—of anything you can imagine, from peacock feathers and goldfish scales to your own skin and cheek cells. The included keepsake journal features 22 pages of fun science experiments for kids and activities from observation to creative writing, drawing, and more. Shh…They're Learning!Introduces learners to a real science toolConduct safe and fun science experiments/activitiesParent-free learningEncourages self-discoveryCut to the Chase2-in-1 Light and dissecting microscope with 30x, 100x, and 400x magnificationsFull set of science tools: tweezers, scalpel, petri dish, spatula, stirring rod, test tube, pipette, 7 cover slips and slide labels, 4 prepared slides, 7 blank slides, and specimen vial)Rubber eye cup ensures comfort while observing22-Page activity journalRequires 3 AAA batteries (not included)
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My granddaughter was uncertain what she had received until we put the first prepared slide nto the field. She loved the experience and thought of many other things she wished to view. I had...Read complete review
My granddaughter was uncertain what she had received until we put the first prepared slide nto the field. She loved the experience and thought of many other things she wished to view. I had looked at other microscopes that were more powerful but believe the design is perfect for a 7 year old
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Comments about Educational Insights Nancy Bs Science Club® Microscope & Activity Journal:
Education Insight's Nancy B's Science Club® Microscope and Activity Journal is an absolutely wonderful product for kids! As a homeschooling mom I've been on the hunt for the perfect microscope for my daughter. She absolutely loves nature and learning about new things so I knew Nancy B's Science Club® Microscope and Activity Journal would be something she'd really enjoy. I'm blown away by the quality of this Nancy B's Science Club® Microscope. I've seen many microscopes on my hunt for the perfect one and none of them even compare to this one. I love that it has a light both on top and on bottom. It works perfectly and does 30x, 100x, and 400x magnifications which is perfect for viewing even the tiniest of things. I also love that it comes with a few sample slides so you can begin using the microscope right away. You can also use the blank slides to create your own slides which is my daughters favorite thing to do. My daughter enjoys finding new things to view and is extremely excited to use her Activity Journal to document her findings.Nancy B's Science Club® Microscope and Activity Journal is a fabulous set. I highly recommend it! It comes with everything you need to get started and is sure to be enjoyed for years to come!
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Fantastic Product!
By BasketKace
from Phoenix, AZ
I LOVE THIS! My kids and I spent hours looking at things like fly wings, saliva, cotton, couch fibers, etc. My eight year old wants to collect different leaves and compare them now, while my six year old wants to look at the hairs from the cats, dogs and rabbit we own to see if they look different. They can keep notes on what they see and compare and contrast them, which I think is GREAT! This is a fantastic product, especially for the value! It is easy to use and my kids were able to use it themselves with very little to no help from me. I would definitely recommend this and gift one to a few friends!
By Eugene
from Canada
What a great microscope, we used the slides it came with to look at, and it is such detail. The kids were amazed at how much they can see, and were surprised at what simple things looked like when they are magnified.The work book is great for getting involved in more details, and doing your own experiments. We are working on getting the onion peel right now, and seeing all the cells. Fantastic!
Overwhelming "Wows" from my 7 year old daughter.
By OneProudDad
from Charlotte, NC
My 7-Year-Old Daughter unpacked this Microscope and could instantly identify what it was. As we reviewed what the slides were and how to adjust the magnification, I popped in the Fish Scale sample that comes with the kit. I heard her give an audible "ahhh, wow!" As a Dad, these are moments we live for. To see our kids find wonder in things we once did. I love the science kit that accompanies this instrument, as well as the journal. There are a lot of examples on how to collect samples, and what to look for. I'm looking forward to going exploring more things we can investigate together and feel this will help to foster that sense of wonder for Science. Overall, the equipment is sturdy, it has bot an under-light and an over-light. It allows you to be your own scientist. Nice Job EI. This is a big win.
This is a great toy version of a true microscope
By randitp
from NY
This is a great toy version of a true microscope. I really liked the durable and safe plastic slides and slip covers. It is really nice that it comes with some pre-made slides for immediate learning and exploration. The light is bright enough to see the images and the magnification for a plastic toy is fantastic. I was surprised by the quality and ability of this microscope and the magnification. One recommendation would be to include a box/case for storage of all of the small parts. I imagine they will easily get lost/broken/or misplaced without somewhere for them to live. I'd recommend this toy for budding scientist explorers
My son rated it AWESOME!!!!!!! It's his new favorite toy.
By TM
from IL
I got the Nancy B's Science Club Microscope and Activity Journal for my curious first grader. When my son saw it, he was so excited and couldn't wait to try it. Although it's purple and teal and seems designed more for girls, it didn't bother him at all. The microscope comes fully assembled but needs three AAA batteries. It's small and lightweight; a child can carry it to the table. This microscope has a bottom light (light microscope) and a top light (dissecting microscope) with three different magnifications: 30x, 100x, and 400x. Also included are various tools (no sharp edges) as well as a 22-page activity journal. It's sturdy and looks like it can stand up to rough play. There are prepared slides as well as blank slides with cover slips and slide labels. I do wish it came with more prepared slides, a storage case for the microscope, and a reusable bag for the tools.The first thing my son did was view the four prepared slides (stoma, peacock feather, wool, & goldfish scale). He was able to adjust the light source, magnification power, and focus by himself. The 30x and 100x had good views, but we had trouble seeing things with the 400x. This magnification would probably be more suitable with cheek cells or microorganisms.The journal is very thoughtful and well written. Besides teaching you how to use the microscope, the scientific method, and documentation, it also includes interesting activities. The language is easy for children to understand and the activities are straightforward. Various user tips and fun facts are also found throughout the book. Many parents may not have the time, knowledge, or inclination to create activities for the microscope on their own. Don't worry about it; it's already been done for you. I would rate it 4.5 out of 5 stars, an excellent toy. He said, "Mom, Nancy B makes the best toys ever!!!!!!!" (He said to include seven exclamation points.) We received this product in exchange for an honest review.
Great science tool for kids!
By trish
from Harbor City, CA
I'm a homeschooler and was thrilled when I found out Educational Insights has a line of science tools that were affordable and kid-friendly. The microscope and book work well together. The activities were easy to accomplish and manageable as far as suggested materials. My 1st grader loves it! I appreciate that it increased her enjoyment of science and exploring.
Great for my 8 year old!
By Kimberly Brabec
from Temecula, CA
The Nancy B. Microscope is great for my 8 year old and I love that she still has many years to grow into it. The activity book is perfect and helps her and I have in-depth conversations about science, but the best part is that the microscope is still fun for my 5 year old and she can be included in the activity as well. I love that both my girls are now excited about science finding things around the house that they can look at in the microscope. As well, the activity book helps mom (a non-scientist) teach and learn with them.
An amazing intro to a science wonderland
By Lee Family
from Vernon Hills, IL
We just got Nancy B's Microscope and Activity Journal. This microscope was the perfect introduction for my eight year old to the world beyond what the naked eye can see. In fact, she was the one who came up with the title of this review. The kit included premade slides with specimens that she found fascinating. Her favorite one was the peacock feather. And then she spent the next few days going through our house and garden making various slides of everything she could find. I loved the fact the she learned the difference between a light microscope (light source coming from the bottom) and dissecting telescope (light coming from top). She would look at every specimen both ways and at all 3 magnifications. She has just started the actual activity journal and is so excited with each activity. A big hit in our house!
Great product to introduce kids to microscopic science
By Kali
from Pittsburgh, PA
My 8 year old daughter is a STEM girl, and so far is really enjoying this product. The microscope came with a bunch of slides, some pre-made and some to make on her own, and a number vials, tubes and tools for exploring the microscopic world around up. The accompanying book has about a dozen experiments to try and journal about, which supports the scientific process and teaches about documenting your findings, which is great.I think my daughter also appreciated that the microscope and book were are pretty as they were functional (something she really appreciates).Unlike many of the other reviewers, we have had no issues with focusing at any of the three magnification levels - it just takes some time to get used to how it works.The bottom light seems much dimmer than the top light, which may be the way all microscopes work (I have never really used one before).Some other reviewers describe the item as flimsy. It IS plastic, but works really well. I think if it is treated right, it will last. I don't think anyone could find something with more substance (metal?) at this price point. It is perfect for a kid to get experience with microscopic science and if they take to it, you can always upgrade to a more expensive model later.I took off one star because I do wish the manual and instructions were a little bit more descriptive, with pictures maybe, of what each accessory is and looks like. The slide covers and slide labels are in the same container, with the labels on top and covers under. In the diagram, which is a side view, it wasn't clear what the cover looked like and my daughter had two slides with labels instead of covers, despite reading the instructions carefully (I read them myself and can see how she was confused by them).My other other wish is that it came with some kind of storage box (although I understand it would probably raise the price point). There are a lot of accessories/slides with it, and I am now looking for an affordable


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This product, in reality, is likely a year beyond when the 2Gb chips reach market. So...Don't anyone hold their breath. While 4Gb for the future is a good sign, I would hope the other manufacturers opt for a higher density process for their products, like Samsung on 30nm, and Micron on something likely around 34nm.
Elpida Memory, one of the leading suppliers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), has announced that it had completed development of a 4Gb DDR3 SDRAM, the highest density DDR3 DRAM in the industry. The company will use 40nm manufacturing process to make the product.
Elpida's 4Gb DDR3 chip can operate at 1600MHz with not only standard 1.5V voltage, but also 1.35V to allow greater system power savings. The chips will be available with 4-bit, 8-bit and 16-bit data width in 78-ball (x4/x8) and 96-ball (x16) packages.
Elpida plans to ship 4Gb DDR3 chiips for applications to the industry's highest density 32GB registered DIMM (72 4Gb DDR3 chips installed in 36 Double Density Packages [DDP]) and high-speed/high density new standard LR DIMM (load reduced DIMM) for servers, 8GB ECC unbuffered DIMM (18 4Gb DDR3 chips installed) for workstations, 8GB SO-DIMM (16 4Gb DDR3 SDRAM installed) for notebook PCs and digital consumer electronic products.
The number of DRAM suppliers offering a 4Gb DDR3 SDRAM product line-up is limited to Samsung Electronics and Elpida Memory at the moment. In entering this market, Elpida is expected to help steady the supply of high density memory modules for severs and notebook PCs.
Elpida plans to begin sample shipments of 4Gb DDR3 chips the second quarter of 2010 and commence mass production in the third quarter. The company's fab in Hiroshima is preparing to handle manufacturing.
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Sunday's shooting in Pueblo West is a tangled web of juveniles, family, acquaintances, drugs and possibly bad blood.
The Pueblo County sheriff has named Devin Riensch, 16, and Evan Hesselberg, 17, as the gunmen who opened fire on the front door of a Pueblo West home, wounding Cheryl Gonzales, 34.
Gonzales was being treated at Parkview Medical Center for severe internal injuries. Her condition was not available Wednesday.
According to an affidavit by sheriff Detective Gregory Drake, the juveniles targeted Gonzales' home for marijuana, where large quantities were known to be sold.
The affidavit said the suspects, with masks over their faces, went to Gonzales' duplex about 2 a.m. Sunday and knocked on the door.
Gonzales answered but quickly shut the door when she saw the masked suspects.
Her husband, Tommy Gonzales, asked who was at the door and the victim "stated two males in ski masks were at the door. As Cheryl Gonzales turned to grab her dog, someone started firing bullets through the door," the affidavit said.
As many as six shots from semi-automatic rifles were fired at the door.
Detectives interviewed Riensch's mother, 42-year-old Stacey Riensch. The affidavit said that through interviews, it was revealed that Riensch had given the guns to the juveniles earlier in the night.
Stacey Riensch was arrested on several charges, including for an allegation that she "unlawfully provided or permitted a juvenile to possess a firearm other than a handgun."
In a heavily redacted affidavit, it said: "Stacey went into the bedroom, retrieved the firearms, came back out and gave the firearms to" individuals whose names were edited from the document.
The firearms had been stolen from Hesselberg's grandfather in Custer County and had been stored in the basement of the Riensch household.
The affidavit said rifles and ammunition matching casings recovered from the scene were found in the Riensch house.
The affidavit said that Stacey Riensch had been trying to sell stolen weapons prior to the shooting, an allegation that she denied.
Stacey Riensch, who allowed a search of her house, told detectives she had found the weapons in her basement and didn't know where they came from.
The affidavit also said that Stacey Riensch and the victim were friends who had a falling out. Detectives still were exploring the strain in the friendship.
Stacey Riensch also was arrested for reportedly possessing five methadone pills that were found in the home, packaged for sale.
Stacey Riensch denied selling drugs and said the pills were for her boyfriend, Raymond Younger, to help him kick a heroin addiction, the affidavit stated.
Younger and four others, who are acquaintances, were arrested during the investigation on separate charges and warrants unrelated to the shooting.


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Are Toyota Prius Owners Environmentally Friendly or Just Complete Tools?
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- After 12 years without a car, I caved. I didn't have to buy a car, but it made sense.
Since 1999 I never had a problem getting around by foot, bike and public transit in San Francisco, Irvine, Los Angeles and now, Santa Monica. In all four locations, local travel -- say within a 5-10 mile radius -- was easy. Outside of 10 miles I biked practically everything, even in the pouring rain.
If I ever needed four wheels, I rented them. But, as airport travel and CNBC appearances become more frequent, the car-dominated landscape of Southern California necessitates car ownership.
So, like some people buy a pack of gum, I went to Toyota (TM) of Santa Monica (go see Luis Caldas. He's a no-hassle salesman!) and, in less than two hours, took ownership -- via Toyota Finance -- of a 2013 Toyota Prius.
I knew I wanted a Prius. Why? Like I said in the video that accompanies this article, I got a Prius because it's a quiet car. I could have gone electric (like Dylan did at Newport), but that would have cost more and my plug-in situation isn't ideal.
While I like the good gas mileage (I logged 58 MPG on a recent 15-mile highway/city commute), I am under no illusions that I am somehow saving the world by driving a hybrid. I just like the car. It's comfortable. It's the right price. If it ran on the sweat of young Chinese factory workers instead of a mix of gas and electricity, it wouldn't make a difference to me. A car is a car. You drive one and, from a social-environmental standpoint, quit fooling yourself, you're probably not making matters better.
When Caldas told me the Prius was the best-selling car in California in 2012, I hesitated to believe him. But it checked out: Californians registered 60,688 of them last year. That helped Toyota's overall lineup account for one of every five cars sold in the state in 2012.
I shouldn't be surprised. The Prius is ubiquitous, particularly in Santa Monica.
Dig this data: Caldas said he sold something like 20 cars in December; 19 of them were Prii. (The plural form of Prius officially embraced by Toyota in Feb. 2011.) A week after I bought mine, I saw the same model parked in front of my house with the same Toyota of Santa Monica plates and temporary registration.
My friend Manoj Rao of Media 11:11 , who co-produces TheBeach on TheStreet, saw Lisa Ling buffing her brand new Prius at a Santa Monica gas station last week. You can't walk a half block without seeing multiple Prii.


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Topic: Acts_as_Authenticated User/Login Gem
Acts_as_authenticated is a simple plugin that allows you to create users, and to allow or permit access to different controllers and actions based on if users are logged in (and if so, who they are). It's relatively simple, but straight-forward, and handles all the nitty-gritty details for you (like encryption and salting). Best of all, the gem comes with all the right actions and forms, so once it's installed, you can create a new user and start authenticating in minutes.
Here's a link to the official StikPad page: http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages henticated
To use this gem, you need to do the following:
1) Install the gem by typing: script/plugin install http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/p henticated
2) Generate the user and account models by typing: script/generate authenticated user account
3) Rake the DB to add the users table with: rake db:migrate
4) Add this line to application.rb so you can use the gem: include AuthenticatedSystem
You can block access in your controllers with: before_filter :login_required. (You can also specify which filters to allow using :except, and passing a list of actions to permit.)
Again, this gem comes with the actions to create and edit users, and to log in and log out.
You can find more details in this article here: http://www.railsrocket.com/articles/act ted-plugin
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Leonard W. Brown, 64, of 9900 Rt. 27, Grand Valley, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday morning, June 11, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family
He was born in Sanford, Pa, January 30, 1933, a son of the late Milton and Marie Proper Brown. He had attended Youngsville High, Class of 1951 and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Youngsville American Legion. He retired from McGinnis Steel of Corry, Pa.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers: Billy, Kenneth, Larue, Richard and Earl Brown, two sisters, Betty Long, Ruth Nelson and two brothers in law, Ernest McGraw and Victor Nelson
He is survived by his wife, Mary W. Vanderhoof Brown, three daughters: Mrs. Jim ( Vicky ) Powell, Spartansburg, Pa, Mrs. Rick ( Cindy ) Upton, Spring Creek, Pa, Mrs. Stacy ( Kimberly ) Patterson, Spartansburg, two sons: Leonard and his wife Linda Brown, Union City, David Brown and his fiance Sharon Swanson. He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Alice McGraw, Venice, Florida, a brother, Milton Brown Jr., a brother in law, Richard Long, Pittsfield, three sisters in law: Charlotte Brown, Centerville, Mabel Brown, Youngsville, Pat Brown of Pittsfield and many grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and one Great Great Grandchild.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday July 13, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sanford United Methodist Church in Grand Valley with the Rev. Ralph Culp, pastor, officiating.
In lieu of Flowers, the family suggests memorial donation be made to Hospice of Warren Co. 2 Crescent Drive, Warren, Pa. 16365, or to the Sanford United Methodist Church.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Nelson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Youngsville. Condolences to the family may be made at www.nelsonfuneralhome.


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4/16/2013 (3 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, follow me." (John 21:1-19) Another translation says "when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie a belt around you and lead you where you do not want to go. - It is from this translation that I derive my expression, the brotherhood of the belt.
Peter, Do You Love Me
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
4/16/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: discipleship, obedience, holiness, Peter, Post Resurrection, deacon Keith Fournier, difficulty, holiness, struggle
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - As a Catholic Deacon I have the privilege of reading the Gospel during Holy Mass. This year, our Sunday readings follow cycle C. On the Third Sunday of Easter I proclaimed what for me has become one of the most meaningful of the Post Resurrection accounts. It comes at the end of St. John's Gospel and tells of an encounter between the Risen Jesus and Peter:
"When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" Simon Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." He then said to Simon Peter a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Simon Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." Jesus said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that Jesus had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep".
What follows in the encounter between Peter and the Lord has come to mean so much to me. Jesus continued speaking to Peter, "Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, follow me." (John 21:1-19) Another translation says "when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie a belt around you and lead you where you do not want to go." It is from this translation that I derive my expression, the brotherhood of the belt.
As the years have unfolded in my own life, this encounter between Peter and the Lord has taken on a deeper meaning for me. How do I respond to the inevitable struggle, failure, disappointment and difficulties in life? How do I recover when I have fallen? Let's be honest, we will make wrong choices, we will fall, and we will struggle. The only question is whether we get up and are changed and converted as a result. Whether we will voluntarily join this brotherhood of the belt, this way of discipleship, and allow ourselves to be pulled along by the Lord who alone knows what is best for our lives.
John's is the most theological of the four gospels. Probably the last to be written, it reveals the mature reflections of the early Church concerning the deepest meaning of the Incarnation, life, death, resurrection and teaching of Jesus Christ the Messiah. In his treatment of this post-resurrection appearance of Jesus, he focuses us on Peter for many reasons. The early Fathers of the Church drew beautiful insights from the three questions asked by the Risen Lord, as well as from Peters three fold response. They taught that this dialogue represented both the undoing of his former threefold denial and an affirmation of his specific call to leadership over the early Church as it went forth into the Nations to carry forward in time the redemptive mission of Jesus.
How beautiful this insight truly is. It reaches down to the depth of the mystery of human freedom. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church so succinctly expresses "Mortal sin is a radical possibility of human freedom, as is love itself" (CCC #1861) Sin is an abuse of freedom, a wrong choice. When we choose against God, we choose against love, and we choose against our own human flourishing. When we make these kinds of wrong choices, we not only negatively affect the world around us, but we change who we become in the process. Â
Peter's denial crippled Peter emotionally and spiritually. He lost his way in life, until he encountered the Risen Christ. We lose our way as well - when we make wrong choices. However, what matters most is what we do afterward. Peter shows us the way into joining what I call the brotherhood of the belt through encountering the Risen Lord and letting him pull us forward. The only path out of Peter's plight was repentance and, then, making a new choice - one that was rooted in faith and trust rather than fear. The Risen Jesus came and stood in front of Him, gazing upon Him in love, showing Him the way of new life.
He does the same for each one of us. Our repentance invites us to make new choices of love and fidelity in both word and deed; to begin again. We are invited to exercise our freedom when we are faced with difficulties and struggles. The right choice, made possible by grace, is to choose the way of surrendered love, like the Apostle Peter did. To make the decision to join Peter, and all of the Saints in the brotherhood of the belt, is to choose to follow Jesus who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
I am in a season of my life where I no longer want to get out ahead of the Lord. I feel as though the Lord has tied a belt around me and He is pulling me. I have found great freedom in simply letting Him do so. I know that this is right where I should be. It is also becoming where I want to stay, and live, and learn the Way. What changes more often in my life these days are not the circumstances that surround me but the way I view them and the manner in which I respond. In short, I am changing; it is the kind of change that is not easy, but I know must happen. It is the path to true freedom.
What once seemed sour now tastes sweet. What once caused fear now invites a deepening call to faith and surrender. Perhaps you are having similar experiences in your own life? If so, take Peter as an example and a source of encouragement. Let go of any attempts to control. Join the brotherhood (or sisterhood) of the belt. Let Jesus pull you along in the way of surrendered love. There is no better way to live. Failure, Opposition, Struggle and Difficulty in the Christian Life are the classroom. In that classroom we learn how to live in the brotherhood of the belt.We live in a world which desperately needs redemption. That world is both within us and around us.
It seems that the older I get, struggles, hardship and difficulties seem to be on the increase. When I was a young man, I thought that struggles would lessen as I grew in faith and matured. My studies of the lives of the apostles and the saints through the years finally disabused me of that notion. Now, as I round the corner to my 60th birthday, I not only know how wrong I was - I believe I had it backwards. There are some Christians, often well intended ones, who insist that the obstacles, struggle and pain we often face in trying to live our lives for the Lord are always opposition from the enemy of our souls, the devil. (Eph. 6:12, 1 Peter 5:8) Don't get me wrong; evil is real and, because we are joined to the Lord through Baptism, we do encounter spiritual attacks as we participate in the spiritual warfare arrayed against His loving plan.
There are other Christians whom I refer to as friends of Job (Job 16:2-4). They offer us their advice when we fall on hard times or face struggles and difficulties. Like the "friends" of that great figure in the Old Testament, they all too quickly blame the difficulties and struggles we are going through on us. They may accuse us of not "having faith" or of not doing the right thing. Of course, there are times when our lack of faith, and improper behavior and response, impedes the loving work of God in our lives as our Gospel passage demonstrates. However, discerning that fact can be hard and it should not be presumed.
Then, all too often, there are fellow Christians who speak as though they have God figured out, as though He were some kind of puzzle to be solved. They present the Christian faith as though it were a formula to be followed rather than a gift and mystery to be received. They minimize the Christian vocation as a call to some form of "success", accomplished by following a formula, rather than a rugged road to be walked in the footsteps of a Savior whose greatest act of Love was deemed by most who witnessed it to be a complete failure.
My experience as I age has confirmed something quite simple but hard to accept until age wears you down a bit, difficulties and struggle are just a part of the mixed human experience. They are rooted in the rupture that was caused by our individual and corporate separation from God. That is a result of sin. However, there is some very good news. When we learn to live our lives in Christ, they can also become the raw material for our continuing transformation. They certainly did so with Peter. Thay also did so with the great Apostle Paul. He tells the Corinthians in that wonderful passage found in his second letter to the Corinthians:
"Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong". (2 Cor. 12:7-10)
Let's be honest. Life is often difficult, painful and filled with obstacles. Yes, even when you are praying, being as faithful as you can be, cooperating with grace and really trying to believe in the Lord and all that he teaches through His Church. Pain, failure, opposition, hardship, struggle, disappointment all just seem to be a part of the program. The saints of old, such as St. Paul, grew so accustomed to difficulties they began to boast of them. The question that we should ask ourselves when we face struggle, difficulty, failure, disappointment and the frequent pain of real life is how do we respond to the invitation that they offer to us?
Every difficulty, struggle and experience of opposition or pain can become an invitation to exercise our freedom, informed by our faith, to truly believe in and embrace the loving plan of God. To the man or woman who is sincerely committed to following the Lord, embracing these experiences in the surrender of authentic discipleship can pave the path to holiness, form the raw material for continued conversion and equip him/her more fully for the work of the Gospel. It is not the difficulties, struggles and hardships which lessen in life as we age. Rather, they just change their complexion. We change in and through them. They can become the vehicle for some of the greatest growth in our relationship with the Lord. What had been intended for our demise can become the path to our restoration.
That is, if we freely choose join Peter in the brotherhood of the belt, and earn the way of discipleship.
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Forever alone by one's own fault I guess.
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Lena Mae DeLand, 101, died on Saturday (April 6, 2013) at Absolut Care in Dunkirk. She was born on July 30, 1911 in Springville, N.Y. to the late Ralph and Mary (Arnold) Straight.
Mrs. DeLand was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dunkirk, N.Y., where she had been a Sunday School teacher for many years and had been active in the United Methodist Women.
Lena loved to spend time with family and friends and had enjoyed dancing, playing cards, baking and painting. She had previously owned DeLand Rug Cleaning with her husband and then worked as a ward clerk secretary at Brooks Memorial Hospital. She was a lifetime member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, past member for 19 years of the Women of the Moose Chapter 294 and the Northern Chautauqua Conservation Auxiliary.
Surviving are six grandchildren: Raymond (Cathryn) DeLand, Rick (Lynda) DeLand, Robin (Danny Claybrooke) DeLand, Renee (Robert) Scott, all of Dunkirk, N.Y., Ronald (Donna) DeLand of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Moya (Jonathan) Page of Florida. She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren and her daughter-in-law Lucy (Limberg-DeLand) Buck.
Besides her parents, Lena was preceded in death by her husband Raymond DeLand (May 16, 1982), her sons Raymond DeLand Jr. (Feb. 26, 2010) and Meredith DeLand (July 6, 1987), infant grandson Meredith DeLand, Jr., her infant brother Allen Straight, and all of her sisters: Mabel Franklin, Florence Ecker, and Margaret Ludemann Skinner.
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Topic: High-level architecture advice for a student-teacher-q&a web app
My application needs to keep track of:
1. Teachers
2. Students
3. Courses
4. Classes
5. Questions
There can also be many students associated with a given teacher and a student can also have many teachers. Students and teachers are associated through courses that are taught by the teachers and that the students enroll in.
Each course consists of many classes, but a class can only be associated with one course.
"Questions" are multiple-choice questions with between 2 and 7 options for the answer, labelled A - G. There are limitless questions and people will be allowed to create their own.
In the course of a class, a teacher may select a question and pose it to the students enrolled in the course. This is intended to happen in an immediate and time-sensitive manner. For instance, imagine that there are 10 students enrolled in a course and that each time they meet the teacher sits at the front of the class with a laptop and the 10 students sit facing him, each with a laptop. All of them are connected to the internet and have my website open and are logged in to it. The teacher is logged in as a "teacher" and the students are logged in as "students" because the application keeps track of these two types of users. When the teacher selects a question and poses it to the students, it should appear on their laptops only after the teacher hits the "Pose" button. The application also needs to give the teacher the option to pose the question with a time limit. Finally, the teacher should also be able to pose questions in bulk that the students will then answer at their leisure, perhaps for homework, or perhaps timed as a take-home test.
Note that the question should only be posed to the students in the course at that time, not to all the students of that teacher (of course).
The application has two types of users (aside from me, the super-user). They are:
1. Teachers
2. Students
Once a teacher has created an account on the system, the teacher can then create courses. All courses will have a calendar of meeting times associated with them. Once a student has created an account the student can register for one or more courses. (A teacher may need to give approval before a student can fully join a course).
The goal of the application is to allow the teachers to get a more statistically rigorous view of how their students are doing with various kinds of questions. So producing useful reports and charts of student performance on the questions is the goal. Questions need to be broken down into sub-types and sub-sub-types and the application should be able to highlight trends and spotlight various discrepancies, and so forth.
I would like to build the above application using Ruby on Rails. I have a Macbook Pro, a desk, the Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial book, The Ruby Programming Language book by O'Reilly, and some software such as Textmate and Git. I'm pretty much a newbie at designing applications, however.
Also, perhaps I'm being paranoid, but I would like my database to be in third normal form.
I think this qualifies:
TEACHER_TABLE: teacher_name, teacher_id
STUDENT_TABLE: student_name, student_id
COURSE_TABLE: course_name, course_id, teacher_id, meeting_schedule, location
CLASS_TABLE: class_id (class number), course_id
ENROLLMENT_TABLE: course_id, student_id
QUESTION_TABLE: question_id, question, choice_a, choice_b, choice_c, choice_d, choice_e, choice_f, choice_g, correct_choice (a-g)
ANSWER_TABLE: student_id, question_id, choice, course_id, class_id, timestamp.
(The student can answer the same question in different courses or classes -- these are different entries in the answer table.)
Before I set all this up in rails, is there anything I should carefully think about?
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Hello everyone,
I'm really a noob with javascript, and need some help to start, if someone want to help me here's what I need.
I've made all the validations with RoR, but I still need to detect if 2 fields had been inputed by the user...
Looking around I found this
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So you can call a JS function, did I get it right?
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The 1875-S Twenty Cent Piece is the indisputable king of the series in terms of total mintage. Exactly 1.15 million were made, almost ten times as many as the 1875-CC, the closest challenger. As a result, this is the most affordable date in this short-lived series, and it is the best choice for type collectors because of the availability of high-grade examples.
Over a thousand Mint State 1875-S Twenty Cent Pieces have been certified by PCGS alone, including nearly two hundred in MS65. In MS67, this date becomes truly rare and the finest example tops out at PCGS MS68.
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Step 3: How can you volunteer @ Mozilla IT?
In most ways, right now at least, you can't. We're too closed. It's like I said in my first blog post, IT is generally closed. Mozilla is not. There's a incredible disconnect there. How do we leverage the expertise of the Community in running some of the busiest websites in the world? In my travels… Read more


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Nvidia Corp. prepares to release a new GeForce 300M series of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed for notebooks, a listing at the company's web-site revealed. Specifications of the new graphics chips are unclear at this point.
Based on a list of chips located at Nvidia's own web-site, the company preps GeForce GTS 360M, GT 335M, GT 330M, 310M and 305M products. The lineup seems to cover performance-mainstream, mainstream and entry-level segments of the mobile market. The list has been discovered by a member of NotebookReview web-site's forums.
Obviously, GeForce 300M name suggests that the new family of chips is based on the Fermi (NV60/G300/GT300/GF100) architecture; hence, it should support DirectX 11 and other advanced features. However, considering the fact that GeForce 200M line is based on the GeForce 9800M/G92 design and has nothing to do with G200/NV55 architecture, the GeForce 300M may have nothing to do with Fermi. In fact, so far Nvidia G200/NV55 architecture has not reached the mobile segment. At present Nvidia's most advanced mobile graphics chips are made using 40nm process technology and support DirectX 10.1 application programming interface.
Even though the details about Nvidia's next-generation Fermi architecture are quite sketchy, it is rather obvious that the new chips will be quite complex and simple reduction of execution units may not be enough to trim power consumption to the level required for mobile computers. The chief scientist of Nvidia claims that Fermi architecture is quite modular and Nvidia may sacrifice some parts in order to reduce consumption of energy.
"We are paying a bit of a compute tax in that we launched a part where a lot of the consumer compute applications haven't really taken hold yet. But over time as more consumer computer applications are developed that take advantage of our compute (consumer) features, I think it's going to give us a big leg up. [...] We're not talking about other (chips) at this point in time but you can imagine that we can scale this part by having fewer than the 512 cores and by having these cores have fewer of the features, for example less double-precision," William Dally, chief scientist at Nvidia, said in an interview earlier this month.
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On March 29-31, nine teams from across the country will travel to West Point to compete in the 2013 Laura Walker Tournament.
West Point Black and Levi B will open Pool A tournament play while West Point Gold and Levi A open Pool B tournament action on Friday with a 6:30 p.m. (ET) contest. Tournament play will continue at 9:30 a.m. (ET) Saturday when Carolina faces NYC.
Sunday's playoff action will begin at 1:20 p.m. (CT) with the championship game taking place at 3:20 p.m. (CT).
The nine participating teams - Boston, Carolina, Carolina Blue, Chicago, Levi A, Levi B, NYC, West Point Black, West Point Gold - will showcase some of the top talent in women's team handball. The tournament promises to deliver fast-paced and down-to-the-wire competition with all nine participating teams - Boston, Carolina, Carolina Blue, Chicago, Levi A, Levi B, NYC, West Point Black, West Point Gold - showcasing some of the top talent in women's team handball.
The annual tournament is named in honor of Second Lieutenant Laura Walker, a 2003 graduate of West Point, who was killed in action while deployed in Afghanistan in 2005.
Walker was born into a military family on June 16, 1981. After attending ten different schools - a result of living in 18 cities and three countries - Walker enrolled in the United States Military Academy at West Point. While excelling in leadership positions such as Cadet 1SG and CSM, she served a summer internship with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, played for the United States Junior Women's Handball Team in the Pan American Games, and was team captain of the West Point Women's Handball Team, leading them to a national college championship. Although she was offered the opportunity to pursue a position with the Olympic handball team, Walker chose to serve with soldiers.
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Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum), also known as poison parsley or spotted parsley, is an erect biennial weed that can grow 6 to 10 feet tall. Originally imported from Europe as an ornamental plant, its spread across the North America has been rampant. All parts of this plant are poisonous.
The leaves and flowers of Poison Hemlock are similar to those of parsnips and carrots. In fact, many deaths have occurred as a result of people mistaking it for the edible species of the carrot family. The use of hemlock as a poison goes back many years in history. It is said that the ancient Greeks used it to poison their enemies and political prisoners. Socrates, condemned to die as a political prisoner in 329 B.C., drank the juice of the hemlock plant and committed suicide. Native Americans were known to dip their arrows in hemlock.
Poison Hemlock is an erect plant with smooth, hollow stems that are covered with purple spots. Its shiny green leaves are pinnately compound, multi-stemmed and fern-like in appearance. Flowers are showy, white umbrella-like clusters that occur during June to July. The fruit is small, flat, grayish-green, and matures in August to September.
The large, fleshy white taproot can be easily pulled from moist ground when plants are small. Several herbicides are effective in controlling Poison Hemlock. Glyphosate (Roundup) can be used on newly emerged sprouts. Other post-emergents that are most effective in early spring are 2,4-D, 2,4-DB and MCPA. 2,4-D should be combined with a wetting agent when applied. Because of the large number of seeds that may have been produced, repeated herbicide applications may be necessary. The frequency of application varies with the herbicide. Read labels carefully and follow directions as given.
Biological control has been effective using the Hemlock moth (Agonopterix alstroemericana). The larvae of this moth feed on the leaves, young stem tissue, flowers and seeds of Hemlock plants causing severe defoliation and death of the plant.
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Essential Quotes
Essential Passage by Character: Piggy
Piggy wore the remainders of a pair of shorts, his fat body was golden brown, and the glasses still flashed when he looked at anything. He was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow. The rest were shock-headed, but Piggy's hair lay in wisps over his head as though baldness were his natural state and this imperfect covering would soon go, like the velvet on a young stag's antlers.
"I've been thinking," he said, "about a clock. We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—"
The effort to express the mathematical processes involved was too great. He made a few passes instead.
"And an airplane, and a TV set," said Ralph sourly, "and a steam engine."
Piggy shook his head.
"You have to have a lot of metal for that," he said, "and we haven't got no metal. But we got a stick."
Ralph turned and smiled involuntarily. Piggy was a bore; his fat, his ass-mar, and his matter-of-fact ideas were dull, but there was always a little pleasure to be got out of pulling his leg, even if one did it by accident.
Lord of the Flies, Chapter 4, pp. 53-54 (Penguin: New York)
The boys have been on the island for some time now, long enough for their hair to become long and their clothes to become tattered. They have adjusted somewhat to their new life of survival, yet there are many things left undone. Boredom is setting in, preventing them from continuing to build stable shelters and to provide adequately for the basic needs of a healthy society. Rudimentary huts provide some protection from the elements. Fruit and occasional seafood are the staples of their diet. The camp is divided into two main groups: food and fire. Jack and the hunters focus on being the providers, always hoping to catch a pig. Ralph and Piggy endeavor to keep the signal fire lit, the hope of rescue uppermost in their minds.
Piggy is noted as being the only one whose hair has not grown. He remains the same as when the boys first arrived on the island. Although his clothes are in tatters and he has lost the pallor of the sheltered British school boy, his appearance has not drastically altered, as opposed to the other boys.
Piggy, seemingly affected by the same apathy that has infected so many of the boys, appears to be "mooning about," examining objects, tossing them away. In reality he is, as always, thinking—thinking of ways in which he can make their environment more civilized.
As Ralph comes to join him, Piggy announces that he has been thinking of making a sundial, which would allow them to keep track of the passage of time throughout the day. He has difficulty explaining the process to Ralph, who is unable to understand the workings of Piggy's mind in such a scientific project.
Indeed, Ralph is contemptuous of the idea. He suggests making an airplane or a television, perhaps even a steam engine. Piggy misses, or...
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Essential Passage by Theme: Inherent Evil
"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!" said the head. For a moment or two the forest and all the other dimly appreciated places echoed with the parody of laughter. "You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are the way they are?"
The laughter shivered again.
"Come now," said the Lord of the Flies. "Get back to the others and we'll forget the whole thing."
Simon's head wobbled. His eyes were half closed as if he were imitating the obscene thing on the stick. He knew that one of his times was coming on. Te Lord of the Flies was expanding like a balloon.
"This is ridiculous. You know perfectly well you'll only meet me down there—so don't try to escape!"
Lord of the Flies, Chapter 8, p. 128 (Penguin: New York)
Jack and his hunters have killed a nursing sow. Although the pig in such a condition was essentially helpless, the boys feel victorious and brave in their prowess. As their descent from civilization to savagery advances, they succumb to tribal celebration by dancing over their kill. Rather than just taking the meat for food, they glory in this act as a prehistoric ritual of "appeasing the gods." Severing the sow's head, they impale it on a sharpened spear and set it up as an offering to the "Lord of the Flies."
Hidden among the bushes is Simon, the resident "mystic." He does not participate in this ritual but observes it with great interest. Even after the boys have left with their prize, Simon remains in his shelter. He sees the head as well as the entrails covered with flies.
Simon is subject to epileptic fits, something which keeps him on the fringes of the other boys. As he observes the head of the Lord of the Flies, he falls into a trance and imagines the head speaking to him, reminiscent of Jesus's temptation by Satan in the wilderness. The Lord of the Flies calls him an "ignorant, silly little boy." He belittles Simon in an effort to destroy his position as a self-choosing human being. He reminds Simon of his alienation from the others and threatens that even his standing with Ralph and Piggy is in jeopardy.
Simon is unable to respond to the voice. The Lord of the Flies confronts him, "Aren't you afraid of me?" Simon denies this, stating at last that he is nothing more than a "pig's head on a stick."
The Lord of the Flies switches tactics, saying, "Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!" He reveals his true self to Simon, who has known all along that the Beast was part of each one of them. As the Lord of the Flies says, he...
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Fields of Interest:
My first book, Closer to the Masses: Stalinist Culture, Social Revolution, and Soviet Newspapers (2004), examined the origins of high Stalinist culture, including Socialist Realist literature, in the newspaper press of the 1920s. I am now completing a book on the assassination of Leningrad Party chief Sergei Kirov in 1934. This work uses new archival sources on the Kirov murder and analyzes the use of the murder in Soviet political struggles from 1934 through 1991. I am also engaged in research on the experiences of Soviet infantrymen during the first eight months of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. My other research and teaching interests include history of propaganda and surveillance worldwide, the Russian Far East and its relations with East Asian societies, and comparative study of modern revolutions.
Graduate Fields:
I offer the following fields for the PhD qualifying examination. For explanations of fields, see the "Graduate Overview" page in the Graduate Handbook.
Teaching Fields:
Russian and Soviet History
Comparative Totalitarianism (Transnational)
Comparative Modern Revolutions (Transnational)
Research Fields:
Soviet and Late Imperial Russian Cultural, Social, and Media History
The Eastern Front of World War II (Transnational)
Comparative Modern Revolutions (Transnational)
I will be accepting students for admission in Fall 2016.
Courses Offered:
- HIS 103: The West and the World since 1942
- HIS 131: History of Russia to 1692 (RST 155)
- HIS 132: Imperial Russia (RST 171)
- HIS 133: The Russian Revolutions from Lenin to Putin
- HIS 208: Comparative Modern Revolutions
- HIS 239/239W: Totalitarianism and Everyday Life
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Wall Street digs deep for Sandy
The US investment banks are pledging millions of dollars in payments to both charities and small businesses, in a Hurricane Sandy relief effort that ranges from donations and small business loans to sponsoring food trucks.
In the latest contribution, Jefferies said in a statement that on Wednesday it will donate all net trading commissions from US, European and Asia equity, fixed income, futures, foreign exchange and commodities trading to the relief efforts.
The firm itself is also donating $1m, and all employees worldwide will be given the opportunity to donate Tuesday's salary. Jefferies said the contributions will be allocated to the American Red Cross and other charities.
Richard Handler, chairman and chief executive, said: "We ask for the support of investors around the world and offer our platform as a means to provide relief to those in need."
The Jefferies donation adds to contributions from across Wall Street:
- Bank of America
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation said it will donate $1m, including $500,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricanes 2012 fund and the rest to national, regional and local nonprofits to support long-term recovery needs. In addition, the bank will match employee pledges to relief efforts.
- Citigroup
The Citi Foundation has donated $1m to the American Red Cross, in addition to the foundation's annual $500,000 grant to the Red Cross to support its Annual Disaster Giving Program. Citi ThankYou Rewards members can also use their points to make a donation to the American Red Cross at www.thankyou.com.
- Goldman Sachs
The bank and its charitable fund, Goldman Sachs Gives, will donate $5m to Hurricane Sandy clean up and recovery efforts, and another $5m in loans to small businesses in areas that lost power and suffered severe flooding. These small business funds match the $5m in New York City funding announced by Mayor Bloomberg and will be made through the New York Business Development Corporation, a non-bank lender which will then make the loans to the small businesses.
In addition, employees will be volunteering with a number of area community groups to aid in clean-up, food delivery and rebuilding in the coming weeks and months. Last week, the bank also offered water and charging facilities to residents of Battery Park, neat its headquarters.
- JP Morgan
The bank has pledged up to $5m in charitable donations for relief and recovery efforts and up to $5bn in lending to small and mid-size businesses directly affected by the storm at discounted fees and rates. Customers have the opportunity to donate to the American Red Cross with Ultimate Reward points.
In addition, the bank paid for food trucks to give out free lunches and dinners in hard-hit areas such as Coney Island, the Rockaways and Staten Island where people have been lining up at food distribution points.
- Wells Fargo
The bank will donate $1m, with $250,000 going to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and the rest to non-profit organisations conducting grassroots relief and recovery efforts in affected areas.
- Blackstone
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is partnering with its portfolio company, The Weather Channel (and co-investors Bain and NBCU), to match employee donations to the Red Cross Sandy Disaster Relief Fund up to a total of $1m.
Henry Kravis, the co-founder of the private equity firm, created the Partnership for New York City Fund in 1996 to fund small businesses in the city, and told Bloomberg that he wants to do something similar to fund infrastructure improvements to protect against future disasters.
- BNY Mellon
The company plans to contribute at least $1m to the American Red Cross, local food banks and agencies engaged to support basic urgent needs in the wake of the storm through a $500,000 gift and $500,000 to match contributions made by its employees.
To support American Red Cross Disaster Relief, visit www.redcross.org
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The Audience of the Emperor (or The Chinese Prince's Audience), from the series The Story of the Emperor of China, 1722–1723. Designed by Guy-Louis Vernansal, Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay, and possibly Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. France, Beauvais, Philippe Béhagle Atelier. Wool and silk; slit- and interlocked-tapestry weave. FAMSF, Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Collection, 59.49.1
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