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Windows to the Deep: Explore the biology, physics, and chemistry of seafloor methane seeps at water depths of 2,000 m to 2,800 m off the coast of the southeastern U.S.
The Windows to the Deep Expedition presents a unique opportunity to engage explorers of all ages as we journey to a world that few have seen. Scientists, using the Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institution's research vessel Atlantis and its submersible, Alvin, will explore the biology, physics, and chemistry of seafloor methane seeps at water depths of 2,000 m to 2,800 m off the coast of the southeastern U.S. These seeps occur where methane hydrate deposits—a solid form of methane and water stable at high pressures and low temperatures—rise to shallow depths beneath the sea floor and break down to produce methane gas. The Alvin dives will enable explorers to see three seafloor features where they expect to find chemosynthetic communities that live on or near the seafloor emission sites.
Educators and scientists working with NOAA during July 2003 developed a series of lesson plans for students in Grades 5 – 12 that are specifically tied to Windows to the Deep Expedition. These lesson plans focus on cutting-edge ocean exploration and research, using state-of-the-art technology. Lessons focus on organisms in cold seep communities, including methane hydrate ice worms, hydrate shrimp, and xenophyophores; the potential role of methane hydrates in global warming; methane-based chemosynthetic processes; biological diversity; and global warming and the Paleocene extinction.
In addition to being tied to the National Science Education Standards, the hands-on, inquiry-based activities include focus questions, background information for teachers, links to interesting Internet sites, and extensions. Web logs that document the latest discoveries and complement the lesson plans, complete with compelling images and video, will be sent back from sea during the mission. Teachers are encouraged to use the mission logs to supplement the lesson plans.
The lesson plans are grouped into the following categories:
Grades 9-12 (chemical, biological, earth, and physical science)
All of the lesson plans are available in pdf format, and may be viewed and printed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader . To download a lesson plan, click on its title from the list below.
The Big Burp: A Bad Day in the Paleocene (5 pages, 364k)
Focus: Global warming and the Paleocene extinction (Earth Science)
In this activity, students will be able to describe the overall events that occurred during the Paleocene extinction event, describe the processes that are believed to result in global warming, and infer how a global warming event could have contributed to the Paleocene extinction event.
Animals of the Fire Ice (5 pages, 364k)
Focus: Methane hydrate ice worms and hydrate shrimp (Life Science)
In this activity, students will be able to define and describe methane hydrate ice worms and hydrate shrimp, infer how methane hydrate ice worms and hydrate shrimp obtain their food, and infer how methane hydrate ice worms and hydrate shrimp may interact with other species in the biological communities of which they are part.
Giants of the Protozoa (5 pages, 364k)
Focus: Xenophyophores (Life Science)
In this activity, students will be able to define and describe xenophyophores, describe processes of feedings and locomotion in xenophyophores, and will infer how xenophyophores may interact with other species in the biological communities of which they are part.
Life is Weird (5 pages, 364k)
Focus: Biological organisms in cold seep communities (Life Science)
In this activity, students will be able to describe major features of cold seep communities, and list at least five organisms typical of these communities. Students will also be able to infer probable trophic relationships among organisms typical of cold-seep communities and the surrounding deep-sea environment, and describe the process of chemosynthesis in general terms, and will be able to contrast chemosynthesis and photosynthesis.
The Big Burp: Where's the Proof? ( 5 pages, 364k)
Focus: Potential role of methane hydrates in global warming (Earth Science)
In this activity, students will be able to describe the overall events that occurred during the Cambrian explosion and Paleocene extinction events and will be able to define methane hydrates and hypothesize how these substances could contribute to global warming. Students will also be able to describe and explain evidence to support the hypothesis that methane hydrates contributed to the Cambrian explosion and Paleocene extinction events.
What's the Big Deal? ( 5 pages, 364k)
Focus: Significance of methane hydrates (Life Science)
In this activity, students will be able to define methane hydrates and describe where these substances are typically found and how they are believed to be formed. Students will also describe at least three ways in which methane hydrates could have a direct impact on their own lives, and describe how additional knowledge of methane hydrates expected from the Blake Ridge expedition could provide human benefits.
This Life Stinks ( 4 pages, 368k)
Focus: Methane-based chemosynthetic processes (Physical Science)
In this activity, students will be able to define the process of chemosynthesis, and contrast this process with photosynthesis. Students will also explain the process of methane-based chemosynthesis and explain the relevance of chemosynthesis to biological communities in the vicinity of cold seeps.
How Diverse is That? (6 pages, 552k)
Focus: Quantifying biological diversity (Life Science)
In this activity, students will be able to discuss the meaning of "biological diversity" and will be able to compare and contrast the concepts of "variety" and "relative abundance" as they relate to biological diversity. Given abundance and distribution data of species in two communities, students will be able to calculate an appropriate numeric indicator that describes the biological diversity of these communities.
Please contact Paula Keener-Chavis, National Education Coordinator for the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration if you have questions about these lesson plans or if you need additional information about their development.
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MarCO (Mars Cube One) is a two spacecraft mission to accompany the InSight Mars lander to provide real-time data relay during the landing phase, as the MRO, MAVEN, and Mars Odyssey orbiters will not be in position to receive InSight data. The probes are nick-named Wall-E and Eva.
The MarCO space craft were built at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the 6U-cubesats form factor. They feature two deployable solar arrays and a deployable X-band antenna and an UHF antenna. These provide an 8 kbps UHF link from InSight to MarCO and an 8 kbps X-band link: MarCO to the Deep Space Network (DSN).
A color wide-field engineering camera on each MarCO will be used to confirm high-gain antenna deployment. The wide-field camera has a 138-degree diagonal field of view. Each MarCO also carries a color narrow-field camera with a 6.8-degree diagonal field of view pointed in the direction of the UHF antenna (the opposite direction from the high-gain antenna). Both cameras can produce images 752 by 480 pixels in resolution.
Both MarCOs carry a self-contained propulsion system featuring a system-in-a-tank design with propellant storage and feed system, thrusters and a controller and sensor suite. It has four 4 axial and four RCS 25 mN thrusters using R236FA hydrofluorocarbon gas as propellant.
The MarCO satellites were deployed from the Atlas-5(401) launch vehicles upper stage and fly on their own to Mars, performing trajectory correction maneuvers.
Depending on remaining fuel, the MarCO crafts may continue on to visit a small body.


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Like many eighteenth century Virginia tobacco planters, George Washington relied on a merchant house in England to sell his crops. A planter would typically ship tobacco to an English port, where a merchant would store it in a warehouse until it was sold. The selling price, after having taxes and fees subtracted, would then be credited to the planter's account. This account could then be used to purchase goods in England that would be shipped back to the planter in the colonies.
Through the 1760s and part of the 1770s, George Washington relied on the large, London-based merchant house Robert Cary & Company. Washington began his relationship with Robert Cary in 1759 after marrying. Martha Washington's deceased husband Daniel Parke Custis had previously used Cary as his merchant in London; after Custis' death the estate remained with the firm. After marriage, Washington set up his own accounts with Cary so he could manage the Custis estate and his own through a single merchant.
Soon after the start of his business relationship with Cary, Washington became impatient. Washington wrote to Cary in September of 1760, complaining that his tobacco was sold too soon at too low of a price.1 Throughout their dealings, Washington wrote Cary with information regarding expectations of future harvests, while also requesting luxury items.2 Washington even relied on Cary at times to be a clearing house of information for a number of problems associated with his plantation.3
As the 1760s progressed, Washington continued to have poor tobacco harvests. As a result, during this time he began to go into debt to Cary & Company. However, Cary also acted as Washington's creditor, providing funds to Washington when his accounts were low.4 This ensured a cyclical, but continuing financial relationship between the pair. It is also during this time period that Washington realized that he would have a difficult time paying off his accumulating debt. As a result, Washington requested Cary send a full statement of his accounts, in order to assess his financial standing.5
In September of 1765, Washington wrote to Cary stating that if he did not start receiving a higher price for tobacco he would find a merchant who could promise a better profit.6 This letter also revealed Washington's desire to switch crops away from tobacco, as he inquired about the price that hemp was selling for in London.7 Three years later in 1769, Washington signed a non-importation agreement regarding goods taxed by the British Parliament for the purpose of raising revenue.8 As a result, Washington's overall imports from Britain dropped by 130 pounds sterling for the year.9 This shift impacted the business relationship between Washington and Cary, already deteriorating thanks to the sometimes contentious relationship between the two. Washington's last major request to Cary was in 1772, when he wrote searching for a gardener to help improve the grounds of his estate.10
By 1773, Washington ceased listing items imported by Cary in his plantation ledgers.11 In November of that year, Washington ordered Cary to discharge his debts after the death of Patsy Custis. Washington gained control over money in Custis' account with Cary and used it to pay off some of his lingering debts.12 By 1774, Washington was no longer conducting regular business dealings with Cary.
1. "George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 20 September 1759," Writings of George Washington, Vol. 2, ed. John C. Fitzpatrick (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office).
2. "George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 28 September 1760," Ibid.
3. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 12 October 1761," Ibid.
4. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 10 August 1764," Ibid.
6. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 20 September 1765," Ibid.
8. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 25 July 1769," Ibid.
10. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 15 July 1772," Ibid.
11. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 10 November 1773," Ibid.
12. "George Washington Robert Cary & Company, 15 October 1772," Ibid.
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The distinguished panel of judges recognised the scale of the purchase by Singaporean-based Frasers Property. As a new entrant into the Thames Valley property market, the creation of a business park platform of over 3.5m sq ft will positively influence the sector and the regional economy. Since the purchase in November, over 150,000 sq ft of new leases have been concluded across the estates.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes Bill To Create Obamacare Health Insurance Exchange
By Jeffrey Young
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. Threatened with repeal just weeks ago, President Barack Obama's health care law now appears on track in close to half the states, with others playing catch-up and the administration readying a fallback for states not wishing to participate. Christie said Friday that New Jersey is going to comply with the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) became the latest state chief executive to rebuff President Barack Obama's health care reform law Thursday by vetoing a bill that would have created an online marketplace for uninsured residents to shop for health insurance.
For the second time this year, Christie rejected legislation passed by New Jersey's Democratic-controlled legislature that would have established a state-run health insurance exchange under Obamacare. The exchanges will be the gateway to health insurance coverage and financial assistance for individuals and small businesses under the 2010 federal law. New Jersey is now the 19th state to decline to create its own exchange, which will leave the federal government in charge of these new marketplaces in those states.
Christie said the health law, known as the Affordable Care Act, doesn't give states enough leeway to design health insurance markets for their residents and that federal authorities haven't provided enough information about how the exchanges would work.
"I will not ask New Jerseyans to commit today to a state-based exchange when the federal government cannot tell us what it will cost, how that cost compares to other options and how much control they will give the states over this option that comes at the cost of our state's taxpayers," Christie said in a news release. "We will comply with the Affordable Care Act, but only in the most efficient and cost effective way for New Jersey taxpayers."
Christie met with Obama at the White House Thursday to discuss federal relief funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Around 25 million people are expected to gain health insurance coverage through the exchanges by 2022, according the Congressional Budget Office. The exchanges also are the means people will use to find out whether they qualify for the health insurance tax credits available to people who don't get health benefits at work and earn between the federal poverty level, which is $11,170 this year, and four times that amount.
People with incomes of up to 133 percent of poverty, $14,856 this year, will qualify for Medicaid benefits, but only in states that opt into Obamacare's expansion of that program. To date, nine states including Texas, Louisiana and South Dakota have said they won't add poor people to their Medicaid rolls. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) told legislators that the state also should not expand Medicaid, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
The federal government has the authority under Obamacare to create health insurance exchanges in states that don't enact their own, but the law was designed for federal authorities and states to share the responsibility. Lack of cooperation from states and poor coordination between levels of government could make the exchanges less effective at enrolling uninsured people into health coverage programs.
States have until Dec. 14 to inform federal authorities of their plans for health insurance exchanges. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia already are moving ahead with their own exchanges, five states intend to jointly operate them with the federal government, and nine haven't made announcements, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. One of those officially undecided states, Virginia, is unlikely to create a state-run health insurance exchange, William Hazel, the state's secretary of Health and Human Resources, said at a conference held by the National Conference of State Legislatures Thursday.
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Written by Jack London who spent a year himself in the Yukon, The Call of the Wild has never been out of print since it's initial release in 1903.
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but we have few or no info about BBD based pedals clocks.
I think we need an exaustive clocks archive if we wanna properly clone BBD based pedals.
I think max. and min. clock measured @ BBD pins and power supply used should be enough to nail THAT sound or, at least, to estimate delay time.
Please add your suggestions and/or tips.
I collected some readings from another 2 Echoflanger after helping people debug them and set the clock to the factory setting.
How easy it would be to add the P/N of the chip to the summing up.
Dirk_Hendrik wrote: How easy it would be to add the P/N of the chip to the summing up.
Scruffie wrote: EHX Echoflanger Frequencies courtesy of Graemey's Stompbox Secrets, taken at Pin1 of the 4013.
Isn´t normally meant with "P/N" the Part Number (e.g. SAD1024; MN3007) instead of the pin number of the clock driver ?


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Historic Preservation Program and Review Board Recognized for Clarendon War Memorial Project
Arlington's Historic Preservation Program staff and Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) was honored with a Commission Excellence Award in the category of Best Practices: Public Outreach/Advocacy from the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC), Aug. 7, 2020. The award recognizes the work of County staff and the HALRB on the Clarendon War Memorial Interpretive Project.
2016 Open Government Award Winner
The Virginia Coalition for Open Government named Arlington County Government a winner for the creation of an online repository of records supplied in response to requests under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act which launched in June 2016.
Platinum Recognition
Arlington Economic Development's Brent Horsley is winner of a Gold and a Platinum AVA Digital Award for his work on SXSW panel videos "Be the Next Tony Stark" and "BFD (Big Fat Data) Revolution." (2016)
Communicator Gold Award to Arlington
Arlington Economic Development 's (AED) "Intersections" campaign received a Gold Award, the highest honor from the International Academy of Visual Arts, which recognizes outstanding achievements in marketing and communications. The program annually receives over 6,000 entries in 10 disciplines, including design and print, integrated campaigns, web marketing, and more. The Communicator Award statuette is designed and made by R.S. Owens, the same organization that produces the Oscar and Emmy Awards. (2014)
American Graphic Design Award for Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE) Booklet
Graphic Design USA awarded the AIRE booklet a Certificate of Excellence in the brochure + collateral category. The American Graphic Design Awards competition began in 1963 and honors outstanding work of all kinds. There were 8,000 entries and only 15 percent of those received an award. (2014)
Government TV/Video Excellence
NATOA awarded Arlington TV second place in the nation for Excellence in Government Programming and third place for the arlingtonva.tv website. NATOA (National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors) is the premier local government professional association supporting communications interests and needs of local governments.
Top Award for Car-Free Diet Campaign
Arlington's Car-Free Diet Skeptics campaign won First Place in the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 2011 AdWheel, in the marketing/promotional campaign category.


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Will the 2015-16 Basketball Season Be The End of The Kobe Era?
When you think of basketballs greats, there's no denying that Kobe Bryant has established his place in the history books. Being in the league for almost two decades, Bryant continues to break records season after season. Just to name a few, Kobe is the youngest player to score 32,000 points, he has scored the most points in Laker history and has the most All-NBA total selections.
The 2015-2016 season marks Bryant's final year on his contract, making many wonder if he will end his prestigious career or continue to play for a few more seasons. Bryant himself has not yet made a final decision; he claims that it is a choice he will not be able to make until after the season. The road has been tough for Bryant lately. His past three seasons have left him on the sideline with season-ending injuries "starting with his April 2013 torn Achilles' tendon, followed by a fractured knee in December. Bryant was shut down in January of 2015 with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, an injury from which he's still working to recover," (1).
Although Kobe's shoulder had been an issue since preseason, during that January matchup versus the New Orleans Pelicans he aggravated it enough to be pulled from the game and scheduled an MRI. As we know now, he has had shoulder surgery to repair the tear, but what exactly is the extent of coming back from an injury like this?
The game of basketball requires total body control. From the demands on the lower extremities from the constant movement and changes in direction, to the stress on the upper body from shooting and other physical demands, injury is prevalent. Tearing a rotator cuff can come from an acute injury, over use or simply age. Kobe's injury might have stemmed from a little bit of everything. "The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint, keeping the head of your upper arm bone firmly within the shallow socket of the shoulder," (2). It ultimately holds your arm in place and allows it to move in different directions.
A tear to the rotator cuff makes basic functions painful. The continual rubbing of the tear under the clavicle bone is what causes the pain, weakness and reduced range of motion. Once movement becomes constricted due to pain, that's when the muscles in the surrounding area starts to diminish and more problems can occur. Kobe took the initiative to get surgery immediately after injury to prepare for his 20th season.
Tearing the rotator cuff is an injury that typically takes 9 months to recover from. Despite the media unsure if he will be back to full health for season, leave it to the NBA's most determined player to come back even better. "The goals of treatment for a torn rotator cuff are to treat any underlying tendonitis, restore normal shoulder mobility (that may have been lost due to pain/irritation), maximize function of the remaining rotator cuff muscles, recover any lost strength, and improve overall biomechanics of the shoulder complex," (3). Unfortunately, this isn't Kobe's first major injury, so he knows the effort of rehabilitation for complete, successful recovery.
In recent press releases, Kobe has spoke highly of his team making the post season despite their below average year from the season prior. He has been through major injury and isn't ready to stop, even rumored to potentially aid the United States National Basketball team to try and bring home gold in the Rio Sumer Olympics. With NBA preseason around the corner, lets all watch Kobe achieve greatness despite all of his setbacks. As Kobe would say, "You're Welcome".
Pincus, Eric. "Will the 2015-2016 Season be Kobe Bryant's Final Year?". Los Angeles Times. 7 Aug 2015. Web. 20 Aug 2015.
"Rotator Cuff Injury". Mayo Clinic. 3 June 2015. Web. 20 Aug 2015.
Simons, Stephen M. Roberts, Michael. "Patient Information: Rotator Cuff Tendonitis and Tear (Beyond the Basics). UpToDate. 3 Feb 2015. Web. 20 Aug 2015.


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A Review of Coming Clean: A Memoir by Kimberly Rae Miller
I found out about this wonderful book through a Kindle offer but ended up checking it out of my local library. I like to read memoirs and this one did not disappoint.
I have great respect for the author, Kimberly Rae Miller, as she told the poignant tale of growing up with two parents who had a compulsive hoarding problem. It was not just a case of a cluttered house, but filth and shame as she tried to keep others from knowing her secret. The thing about it is that her love for her parents shines the whole way through the book. Miller adhered to a Biblical principle, "honor thy father and mother," and her outcome was blessed because she did so.
Kim grew up in the New York City area as an only child. Her mother was Jewish and her Dad was Catholic. Trauma in his own childhood with alcoholic parents led her Dad into an insatiable need to hang onto all kinds of papers. He loved to gather information as well and constantly listened to NPR. Though the papers were mostly not going to be used or needed, nevertheless he felt a compunction to hang onto them, along with all kinds of other junk. Her mother did not have a happy childhood either, and ended up cut off by her mother, who always favored her sister. In spite of her anger over her husband's hoarding, Kim's Mom comforted her pain by ordering lots and lots of things online. It grew to the point that her mother only had just a tiny space for where she slept on her mattress each night.
Kim told of how they got burned out of one house and ended up moving from one apartment to another as she grew up, running from chaos and filth. She made some great friends in school in spite of it. These friends helped and did not abandon her when her "secret" got out. In spite of the mess and confusion, Kim was a go-getter and pushed herself to make it to prestigious Emerson College in New England. After her freshman year, she lost her financial aid package through a technicality and became desperate. During Kim's own lowest point, her Mom sacrificed in helping her find a way to continue there.
Once she left her parents' home, Kim was overcome by the horror of what she had gone through as a child. But she never abandoned her parents. Instead, she came time and time again to help them clean out, and try to make a fresh start. Each time she did it drained her, but she pushed through it anyway. Her mother suffered severe health problems and nearly died, but Kim let her mother know that she must keep on fighting to get well because she needed her. Her mother needed a clean place to come home to recuperate. Kim realized her parents needed help, and in compassion she shelved her pride and secret to even more people in asking help from them to clean her parents home.
The hoarding lifestyle she was surrounded by gave Miller an almost obsessive need to keep her own home neat and tidy. Part of her own therapy was writing down her story, and it was one which her parents fully supported. When her Dad read the manuscript, he tearfully apologized for all she suffered growing up in utter chaos. The best part of this memoir is that she still loves and supports her parents. At the end, they made tremendous strides in cleaning up their act. Kim found happiness also, but I won't say more on that.
It was like a breath of fresh air to find someone who was not willing to jump on the wagon to blame someone else for their problems, to find someone who actually was grateful for their parents even if her parents were not perfect people. I commend the author for her bravery in telling this story in a way that could make the reader feel good about honoring and respecting their parents. I really enjoyed this book and maybe now you will also. You can find out more about Kimberly Rae Miller at her blog: http://thekimchallenge.com/
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A degree in Metal and Jewelry Arts is a valuable choice and frequently an obligatory first step for undergrads aspiring to enter a career as a metal fabricator, a jeweler, or an industrial artist. In fact, metal and jewelry arts is a very rare degree ranking as the 371st most popular area of study. Last academic year, there were 108 metal and jewelry arts graduates. In-state tuition for metal and jewelry arts at private institutions is, on average, 3.2 times more expensive than their public fellows.
With just 21 institutions having programs for this degree you might have limited options as to the institutions that will have an option for you. If you are hoping to immerse yourself with other metal and jewelry arts undergraduates, consider schools in Pennsylvania which have the most undergraduates admitted to metal and jewelry arts annually. less precisely, the top region to pursue metal and jewelry arts is in the Mid East region with Rochester Institute of Technology, State University of New York at New Paltz, and Temple University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the best conference to study metal and jewelry arts is the American Athletic Conference with Temple University representing the conference. On that topic, our selection for the best university for metal and jewelry arts is Rhode Island School of Design. You may also want to check out our list of best colleges.
The overall best school does not have to be the 'best' school for you. There might be lots of perspectives to think about when deciding on university. External stuff such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food might definitely alter your choice on where to go to college. At Authority, we've weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which metal and jewelry arts college boasts the best campus, the answer is Rochester Institute of Technology. If, for example, you are very interested in which university boasts the top campus, we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, student reviews, professor reviews, and more to compare every major in the United States in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can find our comprehensive list for the universities with the best student life and, from that list, our selection of the college with the best student life for metal and jewelry arts is Rhode Island School of Design. Curious why? Keep scrolling to learn more about our top selections. Many of our picks will probably shock you.
If cost is a primary influence in your decisions, you might be cautious about Rhode Island School of Design. Rhode Island School of Design is our most expensive school for metal and jewelry arts, at least for out of state enrollment. We have an entire page for the most expensive schools that could put the cost at Rhode Island School of Design into perspective. For more context, you may care to know that metal and jewelry arts is the 223rd most expensive major in the nation, with an average cost of $29,000. On a broader scale, the most costly state for metal and jewelry arts in the nation is Rhode Island demonstrated by a tuition of $51,800 at the main college in the state Rhode Island School of Design. To zoom out even further, the most costly region of the country for metal and jewelry arts is the New England region which is best demonstrated with Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a cost of $25,730, and Rhode Island School of Design with a cost of $51,800.
Our cheapest region for metal and jewelry arts is the Great Lakes region which is represented by Ferris State University with a cost of $12,376. More optimistically, the most affordable university for metal and jewelry arts is Ferris State University. Authority.org's full list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.
In-state attendees can expect to pay in the neighborhood of $14,200 for a degree in metal and jewelry arts. That cost inflates by a lot to an average of $26,800 for an out-of-state public-school undergrad. On that note, our pick for the college constituting the best value for metal and jewelry arts: Rhode Island School of Design. On this page you will see our comprehensive list on the schools we see as being the best value overall. Bear in mind, this list is predicated on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, as such, we are using out-of-state tuition as the baseline.
Earnings for metal and jewelry arts majors can cover a wide range, but two years after completing the major graduates will typically earn in the neighborhood of $49,100. There is a lot of variation in earnings; top positions can rake in up to $89,700. Even straight out of college, the minimum earning jobs within the metal and jewelry arts space make $26,900, which could be worse. The highest earning graduates from metal and jewelry arts have come from Rochester Institute of Technology and if you want to find the schools with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.
The prevailing diversity of metal and jewelry arts is subpar, ranking within the 42nd percentile of all majors. The university with the highest composite diversity for metal and jewelry arts is Academy of Art University and here you can find our general list of the schools which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Metal and Jewelry Arts major only is in the 38th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is greater than financial diversity, in the 48th percentile. Students who are not latino, asian, white, or black make up the largest share at 58% of those majoring in metal and jewelry arts. Additionally, 90% of undergrads seeking a metal and jewelry arts major are women.
The median rating for metal and jewelry arts professors is 4 stars, a rating which is actually the median score across every major; which is a fine. If you want to find the most popular metal and jewelry arts instructor in the nation, consider looking up Paul Weisbroat at Fashion Institute of Technology. It may surprise you, but the top rated professors for metal and jewelry arts from student rankings are at Fashion Institute of Technology. As we including data beyond just rankings it becomes clear that the college possessing the best instructors for metal and jewelry arts is Massachusetts College of Art and Design. You will find more detail on our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, along with some of the finest examples of instructors in the U.S.
Finally, the most difficult college to get into for metal and jewelry arts is Rhode Island School of Design. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we do have a comprehensive page of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, here at Authority we hope you understand that approaching academics from examples mainly informed by superlatives could cause issues. We encourage you to look at some of our other pages on different colleges and read a couple of Authority's helpful background pages on important things to look for as you progress with your college search.
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Rhode Island School of Design is a small private art school located in Providence, RI ranked 77th in the US. It has a total of 2,049 full-time undergraduate students and is relatively competitive, accepting 25.76% of applicants. Rhode Island School of Design offers 33 different majors and is best known for its Systems Science and Theory, Painting, and Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts programs, which are all nationally ranked 1st. With an annual tuition of $51,800 per year, Rhode Island School of Design is exceptionally high-priced. 85% of students graduate ready to the next phase of their lives, joining the labor force. Open graduating, alumni go on to earn close to $51,100 per year, which is 23% over the national median.
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Savannah College of Art and Design is a large private art school located in Savannah, GA ranked 10th in Georgia. It has a total of 12,966 full-time undergraduate students and is not competitive, accepting 95.91% of applicants. Savannah College of Art and Design offers 64 different majors and is best known for its Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, Illustration, and Apparel and Textiles programs, which are all nationally ranked 1st. With an annual tuition of $37,575 per year, Savannah College of Art and Design is rather costly. 60% of students graduate moving on to the next phase of their lives, employment. After finishing their studies, alumni go on to make about $36,400 per year, which is 12% below the national median.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public art school located in Boston, MA ranked 28th in Massachusetts. It has a total of 2,293 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, with a 57.82% acceptance rate. Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers 31 different majors and is best known for its Art Teacher Education, Environmental Design, and Printmaking programs (nationally ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively). With an annual tuition of $1,030 for students from Massachusetts and $25,730 for those from out-of-state, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is somewhat moderately expensive. 72.5% of students graduate moving on to the next stage of their lives, working. After finishing college, alumni go on to take home roughly $36,200 per year, which is 13% below the national median.
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Rochester Institute of Technology is a large private institution located in Rochester, NY ranked 190th in the US. It has a total of 15,118 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, accepting close to 7 in every 10 applicants. Rochester Institute of Technology offers 201 different majors and is best known for its Mechanical Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technologies, and Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications programs, which are all nationally ranked 2nd. With an annual tuition of $45,244 per year, Rochester Institute of Technology is exceptionally costly. 62.58% of students graduate starting the next chapter of their lives, employment. After finishing college, alumni go on to take home near $62,400 per year, which is 50% above the national median.
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Academy of Art University is a mid-sized for-profit art school located in San Francisco, CA with a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1. It has a total of 9,267 full-time undergraduate students. Academy of Art University offers 107 different majors and is best known for its Metal and Jewelry Arts, Playwriting and Screenwriting, and Web Design programs (nationally ranked 6th, 9th, and 10th respectively). With an annual tuition of $23,112 per year, Academy of Art University is somewhat moderately pricey. 19.66% of students graduate moving on to the next phase of their lives, employment. After finishing college, alumni go on to bring home more or less $38,600 per year, which is 7% below the national median.
www.academyart.edu
Ferris State University is a large public institution located in Big Rapids, MI ranked 39th in Michigan. It has a total of 14,170 full-time undergraduate students and is not competitive, with a 86.64% acceptance rate. Ferris State University offers 231 different majors and is best known for its Metal and Jewelry Arts, Mechanic and Repair Technologies, and Drawing programs (nationally ranked 7th, 8th, and 9th respectively). With an annual tuition of $12,068 per year, Ferris State University is pretty inexpensive. 48.78% of students graduate moving on to the next chapter of their lives, entering the labor force. After graduation, alumni go on to earn more or less $44,500 per year, which is 7% over the national median.
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Home Trends Exiting in the age of iTunes
Exiting in the age of iTunes
Whether you favour wholesale realisations or piecemeal sales, Fund I vintages are showing the merits of diversification, why being first matters and how everybody makes mistakes.
Bruno Alves
It's a common complaint among music aficionados: in the 'good old days', the album – with all the craftsmanship and conceptualising that came with it – was king. These days, short attention-span consumers couldn't care less about it, they just want to download the singles.
There was a whiff of that complaint in Martin Lennon's recent comments on the realisation of Infracapital's debut fund, which raised £908 million ($1.2 billion; €1 billion) in 2005 and was fully exited this year, generating a 2.1 times return on capital and an 11.4 percent IRR:
"When you've got a genuinely diversified portfolio and people start to analyse the assets individually, they can forget the portfolio value. A great lesson learnt was that it's best to take those assets to [investors] that will want them, rather than trying to give them a portfolio that, if they don't value that diversification, is not going to realise the best outcome."
Call it exiting in the age of iTunes, if you will, but what Lennon discovered when he embarked on his LPA-mandated investigation on the feasibility of a portfolio continuation option was not dissimilar to what many a musician before him has found – that buyers these days are only looking for the bits that interest them, in spite of the care spent building a whole that's larger than the sum of its parts.
Of course, a cynic might argue that, in this overheated market, you'd be crazy not to shop around asset by asset, but that doesn't tell the whole story. The fact is, wholesale exits, or 'rollovers', or whatever you want to call them, can work well too. Just ask DIF, which in the summer sold its 2008-vintage Fund II's portfolio, comprising 48 PPPs and renewable assets across Europe and the UK, to APG Asset Management, beating its 10 percent net IRR target as a result.
That doesn't negate Lennon's point, though, which is that, in Infracapital's case, asset-by-asset exits ended up valuing Fund I's portfolio diversification better than a wholesale realisation. More importantly, his comments highlight how crucial diversification – that old chestnut – actually is.
One reason for that, evident in many a Fund I vintage, is that everyone makes mistakes.
Infracapital got caught up in the Spanish retroactive renewables subsidy cuts debacle, as did Antin, another European fund manager well on its way to a successful Fund I exit, with the latter generating a 25 percent gross IRR and 2.6 times gross money multiple as of September. Even the mighty Global Infrastructure Partners was tripped up by its first fund's investment in UK waste management company Biffa, derailed by the global financial crisis and low barriers to entry, though that vehicle is still beating its gross IRR target of 15-20 percent.
Compare that with the slightly panicky announcement put out earlier this month by UK-listed John Laing Infrastructure Fund, which said it would seek around £733 million in compensation if the opposition Labour party were to gain power and proceed with plans to nationalise all existing PFI contracts. That's unsurprising, considering that £852 million of its £1.2 billion portfolio is made up of such assets.
So, not putting all your eggs in one basket definitely works, but putting some of your eggs in forward-looking baskets can work a treat too. Smart meters are fairly mainstream investments these days, but they weren't when Infracapital bought smart-metering firm Calvin Capital in 2007. Being in early paid out handsomely when it sold the firm to KKR in late 2016, generating a 3.8 times cash-on-cash multiple. Antin can tell a similar story about telecoms exit FPS Towers, which it carved out from Bouygues in 2012.
Still, no amount of diversification will save you if you build a portfolio made up of duds. As the music industry learnt a long time ago, the surest way to keep your customers coming back, is to pack in the hits.
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Energy: Lubminer LNG terminal on the Baltic Sea ready for operation
It took significantly less than a year for the first LNG terminals in Germany to be operational. After Wilhelmshaven, Chancellor Scholz is now also giving the go-ahead in Lubmin.
The second German terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) officially started operations in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea on Saturday. In the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), the operators of the plant received the operating license. After the terminal in Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony, this is the second German terminal that is now operational.
"We are pleased that we are taking another step towards energy security in Germany today," said Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD). The state's environment minister, Till Backhaus (SPD), had previously handed over the operating license to Ingo Wagner, the managing director of Deutsche Regas. The Chancellor then visited the floating terminal. Gas is already being fed in as part of a test run.
Another terminal in Brunsbüttel in Schleswig-Holstein is to follow shortly. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is delivered by ship from several regions of the world, converted back into gas and fed into the gas grid. Germany relies, among other things, on LNG to replace the lack of Russian gas supplies and is building its own infrastructure in a hurry.
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Accio PotterCon
Keri Horan
Guys, we need to talk about PotterCon. Because, yes. PotterCon is a thing, therefore we need to talk about it. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Manhattan, PotterCon is the annual 21+ event of our dreams.
PotterCon began, as these things do, in a bar between friends. After the first year, it moved to The Bell House in Brooklyn, where it was opened up to the public, and it lived for 2014 and 2015. But 2016 saw it graduate to Irving Plaza, and, after selling out the one-day event in less than a week, expanded to two days which then also quickly sold out.
So, what IS PotterCon, exactly? As a third year, (I'm not cool enough to have been invited to the now notorious First-Year-At-A-Bar-With-Friends event—though I think they would have invited me if they had gotten to know me) I can give you a play-by-play.
Oh, hey, look, that's me, and my best friend Ricky. Hi, Ricky! Here we are waiting on line outside Irving Plaza. It was very hot, but we weren't in costume–though I had my Deathly Hallows necklace and "The Book Was Better" t-shirt. Waiting with other Hogwarts students, anticipation was high, and the heat was forgotten about. Also, as we later found out, the Ravenclaw Prefect (of course) made this sweet Snapchat filter, and we had my Instax Mini to play with. The feel amongst the crowd: midnight release party (Deathly Hallows, not Cursed Child).
After the most intense backpack search of my life (yes, I really DO need fifty-seven hair ties thank you very much), we were welcomed into the space by the soft melodic tunes of Harry and the Potters. The event had the same set-up as previous years: merch tables (one for clothes, one for jewlery), Colin Creevey's Camera Corner (a photobooth with backdrop and a few props), the Goblet of Fire (enter your name, and if chosen you'll get sorted!), the House Cup (earn tickets for everything you do to add points for your house. Steal points from other houses by covertly finding out their common room password), Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions Costume Contest, and, of course, many many bars. At the front of the room was a stage, which had a large screen displaying stills from the movies and photos from PotterCons past.
The Sorting Ceremony
By far, the best part of PotterCon is always the Sorting Ceremony and that's due in no small part to its host, Alise Morales. A Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, and Slytherin, Morales's Sorting Ceremony is something Fred and George Weasley would give a sweeping bow to. She always starts her bit with a few jokes, this year focused on Ilvermorny and Cursed Child ("Come on, Jo, why raise more questions with a sequel when you haven't answered the questions we've been asking for years? Namely: How is it possible the most important person in Viktor Krum's life was a girl he met five days ago and talked to twice? What is going on in that kid's life? Also, much more importantly, exactly how hot was Sirius when he was in high school?"). Alise, as a Ravenclaw I don't say this lightly, but: two billion points for Slytherin for your excellent performance year after year.
Now that I've successfully expressed the extent of my crush on Alise, we can move on to the actual sorting. Upon admission to Hogwarts, students enter their names into the Goblet of Fire, which is brought onto the stage for the Sorting Ceremony. If a student's name is chosen he or she is brought up on stage to don the Sorting Hat and answer two questions. Each student gets different questions, which range from "What is your Patronus," to "If you could be best friends with anyone from Hogwarts and they HAD to be your best friend back, who would you choose?" (The answer to this question, which happened given by the gentleman pictured above: "Cedric Diggory. But only if we could be MORE than friends"). After hearing answers, the crowd shouts its opinion, but the ultimate decision comes down to a (fairly inebriated) Dumbledore.
Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions Costume Contest
Full disclosure, I usually leave during the costume contest to get food and then come back in time for trivia. Irving Plaza figured out my game, though, and by not allowing reentry I was forced to stay. Boy, I was glad I did. What this year's costumes lacked in quantity it made up for in quality. The 2016 winner was the Mirror of Erised, pictured above. On the left we have PJ-wearing Ron; on the right, Quidditch-Playing-Head-Boy-Badge-Wearing-House-Cup-Winning Ron. It was creative and funny, and the mirror itself was incredibly detailed. Another billion points to Gryffindor. Runners up were a very impressive Voldemort (who, we discovered after much debate and Instagram stalking, was NOT bald in real life), and Snape, whose costume came complete with lilies.
O.W.L.S Trivia
After a very touching In Memoriam slideshow honoring all our fallen witch and wizard loved ones (including Alan Rickman and Orlando Pulse victim Luis Vielma, who worked at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter), it was time for trivia. Questions ranged from "What subject did Professor Sinistra teach?" to "Name all seven magical enchantments protecting the Sorcerer's Stone and the professor who set them. In order."
The trickiest part of the quiz is always book, movie, or both which requires students to determine if very specific details happened in the book only, the movie only, or in both the book and the movie. Harder than you'd think! For example: Did Harry see Peter Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map in the book, movie, or both? (Answer: the movie only! I know, I got that wrong, too. I even Googled because I was so sure it happened in the book, as well.) Still, we held our own and out of the thousand Hogwarts students present, my little team of three came in third (#ThirdOrNothing!). The first place team (pictured above) won prizes sponsored by USAopoly, including Harry Potter Clue and Monopoly.
The House Cup
And so the day concluded with the awarding of the House Cup. Slytherin took it this year, but make no mistake, Ravenclaw is overdue for a win. Perhaps next year!
All photos, except the two of Ricky and me, were taken by the official PotterCon photographer, Mark Davis. Check him out here!
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Dementia clue
THE immune system's scavenger cells can multiply, say immunologists. This
unexpected discovery may lead to new drugs to fight neurological conditions such
as Alzheimer's and a form of dementia that AIDS patients often develop.
Scientists had always believed that these long-lived "macrophages" were
formed only from precursor cells called monocytes. But in test-tube experiments,
Brian Herndier of the University of California at San Francisco and his
colleagues have found that macrophages which are infected with HIV can divide
and multiply.
Over-production of macrophages is thought to be a contributing factor in
several brain diseases, including Alzheimer's and AIDS dementia. So developing
new drugs that stop these cells dividing may lead to better treatments. "This
finding could be extremely important in a host of common human diseases," says
Herndier.
Magazine issue 2138 , published 13 June 1998
High summer peril


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Fascinating. Intriguing. Mysterious. Captivating. These are words that crossed my mind after watching this quirky SF. "Midnight Special" seemed to be nothing special. But at the same time it contains something special. The atmosphere of secrecy that is noticeably present from the beginning, creates an intensely long trip full of mystery and intrigue. That underlying tension will resonate for a long time until the final offensive deploys and all questions are being answered. But believe me, most of the time you'll be sitting perplexed in front of your screen, while wondering what the hell is going on.
The strength of the film is the way in which they reveal as little as possible. The story unfolds itself painfully slow. Roy (Michael "The Iceman" Shannon) and Lucas (Joel "Exodus: Gods and Kings" Edgerton) behave like thieves in the night while they drag the young boy Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) from motel to motel. Apparently this is a kidnapping, as said on all the news channels. However, when you see how relaxed Alton undergoes all of this, it doesn't look like a kidnapping. And certainly not as Roy appears to be the father of this strange boy, who's reading his comics with a flashlight under his sheets and who's wearing goggles constantly. The fact that the motel room is made completely sealed of from light by means of cardboard, will make you scratch your head for the first time already. Clearly those two adult guys would do anything to protect Alton and make sure he doesn't fall into the hands of those who are following them.
Seems like a whole group of people are interested in the boy. First, there's a religious sect. They've constructed an entire religion around the boy with his special gifts. He's a kind of savior for them who'd be handy during a future apocalypse. The FBI is also looking for Alton and deports the entire sect to a secluded sporthall to interrogate them about him. Even the NSA sends an expert (Adam "Kylo Ren" Driver) because apparently the prophecies of Alton, which were used for sermons used by the cult leader (Sam Shepard), contain top secret government information. So you have a lot of enigmatic narratives that coalesce in an ingenious way into a combined endpoint.
The positive side of "Midnight Special" is its purity. SF without too many glitzy technological marvels. A mix of sentimentality and no-nonsense fiction. Roy's willingness to sacrifice himself for his son feels genuine. Roy and Luke are much like those apostles who were hanging out with Jezus. An irrefutable belief in Alton and a total submission to achieve a greater goal. The first part is also a display of the self-sacrifice and perseverance during their flight. Some magnificent acting and a touching father-son relationship. There's a limited use of CGI. The characters of the key figures tell the story. I wouldn't call it low budget entirely. Especially when seeing some well-known actors show up like Bill Camp, Paul Sparks and Kirsten Dunst. The end was a bit of a letdown. The quirky feeling of the movie is a bit ruined by the less successful "Tomorrowland"-like denouement. The peerless content and intriguing mystery that was created patiently, was instantly reduced to something superficial. A meaningless slip-up. All in all this was a whopper of a sciencefiction that'll be difficult to surpass. And certainly one that I'll rewatch someday.


This project will develop a suite of hierarchical high-density EEG-based test for measuring residual brain activity at the patient's bedside to predict cognitive function independent of behavioural responses.
Over the past decades, effectiveness of neurointensive care for sustaining life in Disorders of Consciousness has significantly improved. However, relatively little is understood about the cognitive underpinnings of these profound neurological disorders. Accurate behavioural diagnosis and prognosis have been challenging, and the likelihood of misdiagnosis is estimated to be as high as 40%. Recent advances in functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) have shown that it can be used to visualise brain structure and measure its function in DoC. This project will help improve diagnoses by developing a suite of hierarchical high-density EEG-based tests for measuring residual brain activity in patients at their bedside. The project intends to design and implement software for detecting such volitional brain activity in real-time. This will directly aid the instrumentation of specialised Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) systems to translate this activity into commands for simple communication. For some patients these interfaces could provide a basic but reliable communication channel.
This research was funded/supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).


Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) raises levels of circulating carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) in the blood. Traditional testing for COHb involves invasive sampling and laboratory analysis. Up to 50% of hospitals do not have on-site laboratory COHb testing ability and Emergency Medical Services personnel cannot measure laboratory COHb levels in the field. Each year, it is estimated that thousands of CO poisoning cases are missed because of a lack of CO testing in emergency departments alone.
The Masimo Rad-57 device measures noninvasive COHb (SpCO) levels in the blood using multiwavelength spectrophotometry. Since 2005, the Rad-57 has been used inside and outside of the hospital to help clinicians throughout the world assess CO poisoning.
The Masimo Rad-57 is a handheld oximeter that maintains the same reliability and accuracy you have come to appreciate from Masimo SET, which is scientifically proven to provide accurate pulse oximetry measurements during motion and low perfusion. This lightweight, portable pulse ox comes equipped with many beneficial features, including over 30 hours of battery life and up to 72 hours of trending memory. It displays a Signal I.Q. bar that is used for signal identification and quality indication during motion and low signal-to-noise situations, as well as FastSat, which tracks rapid changes in arterial oxygen with unmatched fidelity.
Quick and easy-to-use– requires no user calibration and does not require patient cooperation or consciousness.
Complete replacement for existing handheld pulse oximeters, with factory-ordered options or simple field installed software upgrades to continuous monitoring and spot check measurements of SpHb, SpOC, SpCO, SpMet, and PVI.
Rugged and lightweight– ideal for field or hospital settings.
Awarded Airworthiness Release Certification by the United States Army.
User may program default power-up settings.
Delivers more than 10 hours of continuous battery life.
FastSat® tracks rapid changes in arterial O2 with unmatched fidelity.
SmartTone™ beeps in sync with pulse, even under patient motion conditions.
Sensitivity options of APOD™, Normal, and MAX provide flexibility to support a range of clinical applications.
Upgradeable rainbow set Pulse CO-Oximetry - Compared to traditional invasive measurements, noninvasive and immediate measurements may allow clinicians to provide faster diagnosis, initiate treatment earlier, and improve efficiency.
Carboxyhemoglobin (spCO) - Detect carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.


Buried treasure marked with an "X".
Treasure Island gave birth to almost all of the images that flash to mind at the sound of the word "pirates." It is the archetype of its genre, and one of the most celebrated adventure novels ever written.
Jim Hawkins, the son of an innkeeper, unwittingly finds himself caught between feuding pirates when a man named Billy Bones wanders into his inn. After narrowly escaping a raid by Bones' old crewmates, Jim finds himself in possession of a map and a logbook detailing the location of all the treasure taken by the pirates' departed Captain Flint. Jim reports his discovery, and before long is aboard the schooner Hispaniola with a crew bound for the Caribbean. While aboard the ship, Jim befriends the cook: a gruff, one-legged tavern owner by the name of Long John Silver, who may be much more than he appears.
This e-book features 14 illustrations by artist N.C. Wyeth.
This book is REALLY boring! If you need a book to put you to sleep, you've found the right book. If you want to read an action adventure book, go read a real book!
Just read this inspiring story yet again. Except for the inevitable escapes from destruction by the main character, Jim, it is an honest story of the consequences honor, treachery, self control, dissipation, education . . . all of the choices and habits of life. And what an adventure; the reader hates to come to the end!
it is a challenge to understand the narrative BUT , for those with experience reading old prose, rewarding and absorbing. iRead this to my son and made for quality time. hurrah!