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Il barracudasauroide (Barracudasauroides panxianensis) è un rettile marino estinto, appartenente agli ittiosauri. Visse nel Triassico medio (Anisico, circa 244 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Cina.

Descrizione
Questo animale era di piccole dimensioni e non doveva superare il metro di lunghezza. Barracudasauroides era dotato di un lungo rostro e, come tutti gli ittiosauri, di quattro arti trasformati in strutture simili a pinne. Il cranio era lungo meno di 25 centimetri e possedeva una bassa cresta sagittale. Erano presenti fino a 15 denti premascellari allungati e sottili; i denti mascellari anteriori, invece, erano robusti, conici e smussati, mentre quelli posteriori erano leggermente allungati. Rispetto ad altre forme simili, come Mixosaurus, questo animale era dotato di alcune particolarità nella parte posteriore del cranio. Lo jugale era dotato di un breve processo posteroventrale, non vi era nessun contatto tra jugale e quadratojugale, il postorbitale (che separava il postfrontale e il sovratemporale) raggiungeva l'incisura postjugale, e così anche lo squamoso. Il radio, inoltre, aveva due incisure anteriori (Maisch, 2010).

Classificazione

La storia tassonomica di questo animale è piuttosto complessa. Nel 1965 vennero descritti alcuni frammentari fossili di mixosauridi provenienti dalla Cina (formazione Guanling, provincia di Guizhou) con il nome di Mixosaurus maotaiensis. Successivamente, a questo taxon furono attribuiti esemplari più completi. Nel 2005 questa specie venne attribuita a un nuovo genere, Barracudasaurus; tuttavia, altri studi hanno determinato che l'esemplare tipo di M. maotaiensis è privo di caratteri diagnostici chiari, ed è quindi da considerarsi un nomen dubium, così come il nome generico Barracudasaurus, che fa riferimento anch'esso all'esemplare tipo di M. maotaiensis (Jiang et al., 2006). Nello stesso studio veniva descritta una nuova specie di Mixosaurus, M. panxianensis, basata sugli esemplari più completi ritrovati in precedenza. Nel 2010, quindi, Michael Maisch istituì il genere Barracudasauroides (con la specie tipo B. panxianensis) a causa di alcune peculiarità craniche presenti nella nuova specie. Secondo questo studio, Barracudasauroides sarebbe il membro più basale dei mixosauridi.

Bibliografia
Young, C. C. (1965): On a revised determination of a fossil reptile from Jenhui, Kweichow, with note on a new ichthyosaur fossil probably from China. – Vertebrata Palasiatica, 9: 368–375.
Jiang, D.-Y., Hao, W.-C., Maisch, M. W., Matzke, A. T. & Sun, Y.-L. (2005): A basal mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. – Palaeontology, 48: 1–15
Da-Yong Jiang, Lars Schmitz, Wei-Cheng Hao, and Yuan-Lin Sun (2006). "A new Mixosaurid Ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26 (1): 60–69. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[60:ANMIFT]2.0.CO;2.
Michael W. Maisch (2010). "Phylogeny, systematics, and origin of the Ichthyosauria – the state of the art". Palaeodiversity 3: 151–214.

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In logic, a quantifier is an operator that specifies how many individuals in the domain of discourse satisfy an open formula. For instance, the universal quantifier  in the first order formula  expresses that everything in the domain satisfies the property denoted by . On the other hand, the existential quantifier  in the formula  expresses that there exists something in the domain which satisfies that property. A formula where a quantifier takes widest scope is called a quantified formula. A quantified formula must contain a bound variable and a subformula specifying a property of the referent of that variable.

The mostly commonly used quantifiers are  and . These quantifiers are standardly defined as duals; in classical logic, they are interdefinable using negation. They can also be used to define more complex quantifiers, as in the formula  which expresses that nothing has the property . Other quantifiers are only definable within second order logic or higher order logics. Quantifiers have been generalized beginning with the work of Mostowski and Lindström.

In a first-order logic statement, quantifications in the same type (either universal quantifications or existential quantifications) can be exchanged without changing the meaning of the statement, while the exchange of quantifications in different types changes the meaning. As an example, the only difference in the definition of uniform continuity and (ordinary) continuity is the order of quantifications.

First order quantifiers approximate the meanings of some natural language quantifiers such as "some" and "all". However, many natural language quantifiers can only be analyzed in terms of generalized quantifiers.

Relations to logical conjunction and disjunction
For a finite domain of discourse , the universally quantified formula  is equivalent to the logical conjunction .
Dually, the existentially quantified formula  is equivalent to the logical disjunction .
For example, if  is the set of binary digits, the formula  abbreviates , which evaluates to true.

Infinite domain of discourse

Consider the following statement (using dot notation for multiplication):
 1 · 2 = 1 + 1, and 2 · 2 = 2 + 2, and 3 · 2 = 3 + 3, ..., and 100 · 2 = 100 + 100, and ..., etc.
This has the appearance of an infinite conjunction of propositions. From the point of view of formal languages, this is immediately a problem, since syntax rules are expected to generate finite words.

The example above is fortunate in that there is a procedure to generate all the conjuncts.  However, if an assertion were to be made about every irrational number, there would be no way to enumerate all the conjuncts, since irrationals cannot be enumerated. A succinct, equivalent formulation which avoids these problems uses universal quantification:
 For each natural number n, n · 2 = n + n.
A similar analysis applies to the disjunction,
 1 is equal to 5 + 5, or 2 is equal to 5 + 5, or 3 is equal to 5 + 5, ... , or 100 is equal to 5 + 5, or ..., etc.
which can be rephrased using existential quantification:
 For some natural number n, n is equal to 5+5.

Algebraic approaches to quantification
It is possible to devise abstract algebras whose models include formal languages with quantification, but progress has been slow and interest in such algebra has been limited. Three approaches have been devised to date:
 Relation algebra, invented by Augustus De Morgan, and developed by Charles Sanders Peirce, Ernst Schröder, Alfred Tarski, and Tarski's students. Relation algebra cannot represent any formula with quantifiers nested more than three deep. Surprisingly, the models of relation algebra include the axiomatic set theory ZFC and Peano arithmetic;
 Cylindric algebra, devised by Alfred Tarski, Leon Henkin, and others;
 The polyadic algebra of Paul Halmos.

Notation
The two most common quantifiers are the universal quantifier and the existential quantifier. The traditional symbol for the universal quantifier is "∀", a rotated letter "A", which stands for  "for all" or "all".  The corresponding symbol for the existential quantifier is "∃", a rotated letter "E", which stands for "there exists" or "exists".

An example of translating a quantified statement in a natural language such as English would be as follows. Given the statement, "Each of Peter's friends either likes to dance or likes to go to the beach (or both)", key aspects can be identified and rewritten using symbols including quantifiers. So, let X be the set of all Peter's friends, P(x) the predicate "x likes to dance", and Q(x) the predicate "x likes to go to the beach". Then the above sentence can be written in formal notation as , which is read, "for every x that is a member of X, P applies to x or Q applies to x".

Some other quantified expressions are constructed as follows,

for a formula P. These two expressions (using the definitions above) are read as "there exists a friend of Peter who likes to dance" and "all friends of Peter like to dance", respectively.
Variant notations include, for set X and set members x:

All of these variations also apply to universal quantification.
Other variations for the universal quantifier are

Some versions of the notation explicitly mention the range of quantification. The range of quantification must always be specified; for a given mathematical theory, this can be done in several ways:
 Assume a fixed domain of discourse for every quantification, as is done in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory,
 Fix several domains of discourse in advance and require that each variable have a declared domain, which is the type of that variable. This is analogous to the situation in statically typed computer programming languages, where variables have declared types.
 Mention explicitly the range of quantification, perhaps using a symbol for the set of all objects in that domain (or the type of the objects in that domain).

One can use any variable as a quantified variable in place of any other, under certain restrictions in which variable capture does not occur.  Even if the notation uses typed variables, variables of that type may be used.

Informally or in natural language, the "∀x" or "∃x" might appear after or in the middle of P(x). Formally, however, the phrase that introduces the dummy variable is placed in front.

Mathematical formulas mix symbolic expressions for quantifiers with natural language quantifiers such as,
 For every natural number x, ...
 There exists an x such that ...
 For at least one x, ....

Keywords for uniqueness quantification include:
 For exactly one natural number x, ...
 There is one and only one x such that ....
Further, x may be replaced by a pronoun. For example,
For every natural number, its product with 2 equals to its sum with itself.
Some natural number is prime.

Order of quantifiers (nesting)

The order of quantifiers is critical to meaning, as is illustrated by the following two propositions:
For every natural number n, there exists a natural number s such that s = n2.
This is clearly true; it just asserts that every natural number has a square. The meaning of the assertion in which the order of quantifiers is inversed is different:
There exists a natural number s such that for every natural number n, s = n2.
This is clearly false; it asserts that there is a single natural number s that is the square of every natural number. This is because the syntax directs that any variable cannot be a function of subsequently introduced variables.

A less trivial example from mathematical analysis regards the concepts of uniform and pointwise continuity, whose definitions differ only by an exchange in the positions of two quantifiers. A function f from R to R is called
 Pointwise continuous if
 Uniformly continuous if
In the former case, the particular value chosen for δ can be a function of both ε and x, the variables that precede it.
In the latter case, δ can be a function only of ε (i.e., it has to be chosen independent of x). For example, f(x) = x2 satisfies pointwise, but not uniform continuity (its slope is unbound).
In contrast, interchanging the two initial universal quantifiers in the definition of pointwise continuity does not change the meaning.

As a general rule, swapping two adjacent universal quantifiers with the same scope (or swapping two adjacent existential quantifiers with the same scope) doesn't change the meaning of the formula (see Example here), but swapping an existential quantifier and an adjacent universal quantifier may change its meaning.

The maximum depth of nesting of quantifiers in a formula is called its "quantifier rank".

Equivalent expressions
If D is a domain of x and P(x) is a predicate dependent on object variable x, then the universal proposition can be expressed as

This notation is known as restricted or relativized or bounded quantification. Equivalently one can write,

The existential proposition can be expressed with bounded quantification as

or equivalently

Together with negation, only one of either the universal or existential quantifier is needed to perform both tasks:

which shows that to disprove a "for all x" proposition, one needs no more than to find an x for which the predicate is false. Similarly,

to disprove a "there exists an x" proposition, one needs to show that the predicate is false for all x.

In classical logic, every formula is logically equivalent to a formula in prenex normal form, that is, a string of quantifiers and bound variables followed by a quantifier-free formula.

Range of quantification
Every quantification involves one specific variable and a domain of discourse or range of quantification of that variable. The range of quantification specifies the set of values that the variable takes.  In the examples above, the range of quantification is the set of natural numbers.  Specification of the range of quantification allows us to express the difference between, say, asserting that a predicate holds for some natural number or for some real number. Expository conventions often reserve some variable names such as "n" for natural numbers, and "x" for real numbers, although relying exclusively on naming conventions cannot work in general, since ranges of variables can change in the course of a mathematical argument.

A universally quantified formula over an empty range (like ) is always vacuously true. Conversely, an existentially quantified formula over an empty range (like ) is always false.

A more natural way to restrict the domain of discourse uses guarded quantification.  For example, the guarded quantification
For some natural number n, n is even and n is prime
means
For some even number n, n is prime.

In some mathematical theories, a single domain of discourse fixed in advance is assumed.  For example, in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, variables range over all sets. In this case, guarded quantifiers can be used to mimic a smaller range of quantification. Thus in the example above, to express
For every natural number n, n·2 = n + n
in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, one would write
For every n, if n belongs to N, then n·2 = n + n,
where N is the set of all natural numbers.

Formal semantics
Mathematical semantics is the application of mathematics to study the meaning of expressions in a formal language. It has three elements: a mathematical specification of a class of objects via syntax, a mathematical specification of various semantic domains and the relation between the two, which is usually expressed as a function from syntactic objects to semantic ones.  This article only addresses the issue of how quantifier elements are interpreted.
The syntax of a formula can be given by a syntax tree. A quantifier has a scope, and an occurrence of a variable x is free if it is not within the scope of a quantification for that variable. Thus in

the occurrence of both x and y in C(y, x) is free, while the occurrence of x and y in B(y, x) is bound (i.e. non-free).

An interpretation for first-order predicate calculus assumes as given a domain of individuals X.  A formula A whose free variables are x1, ..., xn is interpreted as a boolean-valued function F(v1, ..., vn) of n arguments, where each argument ranges over the domain X.  Boolean-valued means that the function assumes one of the values T (interpreted as truth) or F (interpreted as falsehood). The interpretation of the formula

is the function G of n-1 arguments such that G(v1, ..., vn-1) = T if and only if F(v1, ..., vn-1, w) = T for every w in X. If  F(v1, ..., vn-1, w) = F for at least one value of w, then G(v1, ..., vn-1) = F. Similarly the interpretation of the formula

is the function H of n-1 arguments such that H(v1, ..., vn-1) = T if and only if F(v1, ..., vn-1, w) = T for at least one w and  H(v1, ..., vn-1) = F otherwise.

The semantics for uniqueness quantification requires first-order predicate calculus with equality. This means there is given a distinguished two-placed predicate "="; the semantics is also modified accordingly so that "=" is always interpreted as the two-place equality relation on X. The interpretation of

then is the function of n-1 arguments, which is the logical and of the interpretations of

Each kind of quantification defines a corresponding closure operator on the set of formulas, by adding, for each free variable x, a quantifier to bind x. For example, the existential closure of the open formula n>2 ∧ xn+yn=zn is the closed formula ∃n ∃x ∃y ∃z (n>2 ∧ xn+yn=zn); the latter formula, when interpreted over the positive integers, is known to be false by Fermat's Last Theorem. As another example, equational axioms, like x+y=y+x, are usually meant to denote their universal closure, like ∀x ∀y (x+y=y+x) to express commutativity.

Paucal, multal and other degree quantifiers

None of the quantifiers previously discussed apply to a quantification such as

There are many integers n < 100, such that n is divisible by 2 or 3 or 5.

One possible interpretation mechanism can be obtained as follows: Suppose that in addition to a semantic domain X, we have given a probability measure P defined on X and cutoff numbers 0 < a ≤ b ≤  1.  If A is a formula with free variables x1,...,xn whose interpretation is
the function F of variables v1,...,vn
then the interpretation of

is the function of v1,...,vn-1 which is T if and only if

and F otherwise.  Similarly, the interpretation of

is the function of v1,...,vn-1 which is F if and only if

and T otherwise.

Other quantifiers
A few other quantifiers have been proposed over time. In particular, the solution quantifier, noted § (section sign) and read "those". For example,

is read "those n in N such that n2 ≤ 4 are in {0,1,2}." The same construct is expressible in set-builder notation as

Contrary to the other quantifiers, § yields a set rather than a formula.

Some other quantifiers sometimes used in mathematics include:
There are infinitely many elements such that...
For all but finitely many elements... (sometimes expressed as "for almost all elements...").
There are uncountably many elements such that...
For all but countably many elements...
For all elements in a set of positive measure...
For all elements except those in a set of measure zero...

History
Term logic, also called Aristotelian logic, treats quantification in a manner that is closer to natural language, and also less suited to formal analysis. Term logic treated All, Some  and No in the 4th century BC, in an account also touching on the alethic modalities.

In 1827, George Bentham published his Outline of a new system of logic, with a critical examination of Dr Whately's Elements of Logic, describing the principle of the quantifier, but the book was not widely circulated.

William Hamilton claimed to have coined the terms "quantify" and "quantification", most likely in his Edinburgh lectures c. 1840. Augustus De Morgan confirmed this in 1847, but modern usage began with De Morgan in 1862 where he makes statements such as "We are to take in both all and some-not-all as quantifiers".

Gottlob Frege, in his 1879 Begriffsschrift, was the first to employ a quantifier to bind a variable ranging over a domain of discourse and appearing in predicates. He would universally quantify a variable (or relation) by writing the variable over a dimple in an otherwise straight line appearing in his diagrammatic formulas. Frege did not devise an explicit notation for existential quantification, instead employing his equivalent of ~∀x~, or contraposition. Frege's treatment of quantification went largely unremarked until Bertrand Russell's 1903 Principles of Mathematics.

In work that culminated in Peirce (1885), Charles Sanders Peirce and his student Oscar Howard Mitchell independently invented universal and existential quantifiers, and bound variables. Peirce and Mitchell wrote Πx and Σx where we now write ∀x and ∃x. Peirce's notation can be found in the writings of Ernst Schröder, Leopold Loewenheim, Thoralf Skolem, and Polish logicians into the 1950s. Most notably, it is the notation of Kurt Gödel's landmark 1930 paper on the completeness of first-order logic, and 1931 paper on the incompleteness of Peano arithmetic.

Peirce's approach to quantification also influenced William Ernest Johnson and Giuseppe Peano, who invented yet another notation, namely (x) for the universal quantification of x and (in 1897) ∃x for the existential quantification of x. Hence for decades, the canonical notation in philosophy and mathematical logic was (x)P to express "all individuals in the domain of discourse have the property P," and "(∃x)P" for "there exists at least one individual in the domain of discourse having the property P." Peano, who was much better known than Peirce, in effect diffused the latter's thinking throughout Europe. Peano's notation was adopted by the Principia Mathematica of Whitehead and Russell, Quine, and Alonzo Church. In 1935, Gentzen introduced the ∀ symbol, by analogy with Peano's ∃ symbol. ∀ did not become canonical until the 1960s.

Around 1895, Peirce began developing his existential graphs, whose variables can be seen as tacitly quantified. Whether the shallowest instance of a variable is even or odd determines whether that variable's quantification is universal or existential. (Shallowness is the contrary of depth, which is determined by the nesting of negations.) Peirce's graphical logic has attracted some attention in recent years by those researching heterogeneous reasoning and diagrammatic inference.

See also

Absolute generality
Almost all
Branching quantifier
Conditional quantifier
Counting quantification
Eventually (mathematics)
Generalized quantifier — a higher-order property used as standard semantics of quantified noun phrases
Lindström quantifier — a generalized polyadic quantifier
Quantifier elimination
Quantifier shift

References

Bibliography
 Barwise, Jon; and Etchemendy, John, 2000. Language Proof and Logic. CSLI (University of Chicago Press) and New York: Seven Bridges Press. A gentle introduction to first-order logic by two first-rate logicians.
 Frege, Gottlob, 1879. Begriffsschrift. Translated in Jean van Heijenoort, 1967. From Frege to Gödel: A Source Book on Mathematical Logic, 1879-1931. Harvard University Press. The first appearance of quantification.
 Hilbert, David; and Ackermann, Wilhelm, 1950 (1928). Principles of Mathematical Logic. Chelsea. Translation of Grundzüge der theoretischen Logik. Springer-Verlag. The 1928 first edition is the first time quantification was consciously employed in the now-standard  manner, namely as binding variables ranging over some fixed domain of discourse. This is the defining aspect of first-order logic.
 Peirce, C. S., 1885, "On the Algebra of Logic: A Contribution to the Philosophy of Notation, American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 7, pp. 180–202. Reprinted in Kloesel, N. et al., eds., 1993. Writings of C. S. Peirce, Vol. 5. Indiana University Press. The first appearance of quantification in anything like its present form.
 Reichenbach, Hans, 1975 (1947). Elements of Symbolic Logic, Dover Publications. The quantifiers are discussed in chapters §18 "Binding of variables" through §30 "Derivations from Synthetic Premises".
 Westerståhl, Dag, 2001, "Quantifiers," in Goble, Lou, ed., The Blackwell Guide to Philosophical Logic. Blackwell.
 Wiese, Heike, 2003. Numbers, language, and the human mind. Cambridge University Press. .

External links

 . From College of Natural Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
 Shapiro, Stewart (2000). "Classical Logic" (Covers syntax, model theory, and metatheory for first order logic in the natural deduction style.)
 Westerståhl, Dag (2005). "Generalized quantifiers"
 Peters, Stanley; Westerståhl, Dag (2002). "Quantifiers"

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groupelephant.com Announces $25,000 Donation by SuccessFactors to Elephants, Rhinos & People Initiative
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA–(Marketwired – February 29, 2016) – groupelephant.com announced today that SuccessFactors has donated $25,000 to groupelephant.com's Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP) program, pursuant to its $1 per Tweet campaign that ran throughout the 2015 SuccessConnect conference season. The interactive fundraising program was launched by Mike Ettling, president of SuccessFactors, at the inaugural 2015 SuccessConnect event held in Las Vegas in August, and ran through December.
ERP Redux: Elephants, Rhinos & People
Elephants, Rhinos & People by groupelephant.com, known as "ERP," is focused on the preservation and protection of elephants and rhinos in the wild, by way of a strategy based on poverty alleviation. "This is achieved through donor-funded, nonprofit activity, augmented by impact investment projects designed to provide sustainable economic engines for rural communities," said Jonathan Tager, CEO of groupelephant.com, which includes SAP partner EPI-USE. "External donations such as this amplify our existing efforts on behalf of elephants, rhinos and impoverished rural people, and we are deeply appreciate of the support from SuccessFactors," Tager added. This initiative helps bring economic benefits to rural communities through wildlife economies, ecotourism activities and agriculture — leveraging community-owned restituted land that enables the creation of wildlife corridors and conservation areas. ERP also adopts tactical measures designed to combat the poaching problem, and to promote the welfare of elephants and rhinos in the wild, in general.
"When you light a spark in your people, you can impact not just your business and your customers, but also the world around you," said Ettling. "One of the ways SuccessFactors and its parent company SAP SE contribute to building a shared experience that motivates and connects our people is through our commitment to corporate social responsibility. For the SuccessConnect events globally in 2015, we chose to support the work of Elephants, Rhinos & People because the program illustrates the global world in which we live today. Extinction of elephants and rhinos at the hands of humans is not just an issue for Africa. We all have a stake, and the opportunity to help create better, more meaningful lives."
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I'm delighted to welcome author, Pippa Goodheart to my blog to discuss all things Sea dragons and how you could use her new book, The Great Sea Dragon Discovery, in the classroom.
It was a school visit that got me thinking about writing a story that revolved around fossils. A child enthusiastically told me about Darwin and ideas of evolution and dinosaurs, and there was a display of books about fossils to go with a display of children's artwork. There were story books too, but all of them involved fantasy. None were about the true discovery about the evolution of life on our planet. I grew up in a village that in the 1860s was mined for coprolites, 'dinosaur poo', to make fertiliser. Cambridge's Sedgwick Museum has samples of those coprolites, but also some amazing fossils found along with the coprolites. My story's main character, Bill, developed in my mind, growing up in the same village that I did a hundred years later. I got immersed in Bill and his family's story and thought no more about modern day schools.
There are secrets kept in this story and lies told. Is it ever right to tell lies? Can the children think of a good lie (e.g. to hide a lovely surprise for somebody)? What does it feel like when you find out you have been lied to? Or when you know that others are keeping a secret from you? Is it ever right to do a bad thing in order to achieve something good?
The Victorian setting for this story brings up questions of class and money that resonate today. Is having lots of money or having a loving family the greater wealth to own?
Let the children try dyeing daisy flowers, as Bill does, by adding ink (not of the indelible kind if you don't want cross parents!) to the water their stems are put into. Does this work with other kinds of flowers? Other kinds of colouring? Don't forget to have a 'control' to the experiment by giving one daisy plain water.
Get the children to create their own creatures out of odd bits and pieces. They might have a starting point, as Bill and Alfie do with their fossil head. Shark teeth are fun, and cheap to buy in bulk. Then get the children to write a story about their creature, rather as Alfie weaves stories about their 'dragon' to draw punters to their dragon show. Maybe some children would like to tell their story, showman style, as Alfie does, rather than writing it down?
But, most of all, I hope that children will be able to experience this story as story, without stopping to analyse my writing en–route. Can teachers find time to read it out loud, perhaps a chapter a day (they're quite short chapters), so that the whole class go on the story journey together? I do hope so.
Thank you so much Pippa, I know I'll be recommending The Great Sea Dragon Discovery to my class teachers!
From the author of the popular Winnie the Witch fiction series comes THE GREAT SEA DRAGON DISCOVERY – a compelling historical fiction novel set in a fascinating and unusual time when Darwin and the discovery of dinosaurs were changing the way people saw the world.
Would a plant drink ink as happily as it would drink water? Is there anything that eats a cat? How did any spider know how to make such a perfect sticky net for catching flies?
Bill's head is full of questions and it always seems to get him into trouble. Especially when one of his experiments causes his father to lose his job. Bill gets a bit of money for his family selling interesting fossils he has found. But it's not much – and then someone else needs his help and fast.
THE GREAT SEA DRAGON is the perfect novel for readers who love adventure stories and are fascinated with natural history. It's a fun companion to subjects covered in school and will bring alive those school trips to natural history museums.
The Great Sea Dragon Discovery by Pippa Goodhart out now in paperback (£6.99, Catnip).


Terrence Riddle and Jay Wimbrow gather in the new Wireless Zone store in the new shopping center in Ocean View.
The Wireless Zone store at 83 Atlantic Avenue in Ocean View (the new shopping center on the former Archut property) is the sixth store in a franchise owned by Tajesh Patel. The other locations are in Dover (two stores), Milford, Harrington and Hockessin, according to Terrence Riddle, sales director.
With its first foray into southern Sussex County, Riddle said, the group felt the area was ripe for a one-stop store to meet the needs of Verizon customers, whether they're long-time residents or vacationers.
"In this market, I think it's really needed," Riddle said, adding that the group has a philosophy of opening new stores "where it makes sense" and that they don't want to "overstack" where there are other Verizon dealers.
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"We are more about the customer experience," he said. "We'll never have the sales if we don't capitalize on taking care of the customer's needs and priorities first and foremost," he said. "They don't just want to buy a phone and then go online and figure out how to use it. We're here to show them," he said.
Even though the store technically sells and services Verizon products, Riddle said, if someone comes in who uses another carrier, but "they're stranded," with a phone issue, "we'll help them out. We're not just here to make a buck," he said.
Wimbrow said one of the key services he foresees, with all the housing growth around Ocean View and Millville, is homeowners who are part-time residents and might only use their homes for vacations, but who want to have wi-fi service at their house. "We can help them out with that," Wimbrow said.
In addition, the team at the Ocean View store is well-versed in programs available to consumers that aren't generally advertised, such as discounts for first-responders and members of the military.
"A lot of times," Riddle said, teachers and other public-sector employees "don't know that they have a discount available, yet they've had their Verizon plan for five or six years. It's nice for us to be able to bring that to their attention," Riddle said. There is also a discount plan for consumers who are 55 or older, he said.
Another well-kept secret, he said, is that Verizon Wireless offers a service for land lines, called Home Phone Connect, that costs $20 per month for unlimited nationwide calls.
Staff training is internet-based, but is backed up with in-store training, Riddle said. Wimbrow said he tracks where his staff members are in their training, and that whenever there is "down-time" in the store, they encouraged to move forward in their training.
While the store's exterior sign is not up yet, Riddle said that should be completed in the coming weeks. The store officially opened Thursday, March 14, but a grand-opening celebration and ribbon-cutting are scheduled for April 5.
Both Riddle and Wimbow emphasized that the store's staff hopes it will be an integral part of the community, and that special celebrations such as "Schools Rock," which will include a book-bag giveaway and fun activities for families, will be scheduled in the coming months. The Schools Rock day will be July 21. Wimbrow said he has established a relationship with the Alana Rose Foundation and expects that to continue as well.
The Ocean View Wireless Zone is located at 83 Atlantic Avenue. For more information, call the store at (302) 308-5800. Store hours are Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Location is very central and convenient close to louvre, Musée de l'orsay, les tulleries, opera. A carrefour store is just across the street and there are a lot of restaurants around. Only a few minutes' walk to the metro and the big hop on hop off bus tour stop. Staff is very helpful, carrying our heavy luggage right to the 4th floor. The area seems to be quite safe. The room is very clean and of adequate size. I would like to stay here again if we visit Paris again.
Brilliant staff, the property was amazingly decorated - fantastic how much you can do with so little! Location was perfect, never thought I could be so central in Paris and close to everything for such a friendly price, with such great quality!
Fabulous location at a fair price. Francoise, at the front desk was absolutely fantastic. Very thoughtful and changed our room to accommodate my traveling companions physical limitations. Thank you.
Very clean and the location was great and could not have been easier to get around . We loved it was so easy to get to everything we wanted. We enjoyed one staff member in particular that made up for the other one being a bit grumpy. The breakfast was nice but the price was high for having limited choices. The facilities were clean and modern.
Perfect location and the size of the room, helpful staff and special thanks to Hamza in the reception.
Check-in was a pleasure with Hamza. He spoke excellent English despite our best efforts to speak French. The 4 person room was so much better than expected. It was very clean, quiet and contemporary with all the modern conveniences including air conditioning, flat screen TV, small kitchenette. My kids said their beds were comfortable as was mine. The bathroom was spotless with an awesome shower. Would definitely return there again.
Great location in the center of old Paris. Quiet street without traffic noise.
Our stay was great but was made even better by the front-desk employee, Hamza. He was extremely nice, and very personable. He was overly helpful with any questions we had and with recommendations on different places to eat or attractions to visit. We stayed in one of their apartments, and would recommend this place to anyone wanting to experience Paris like a "local".
Location, Location, Location! Nice little studio that fit my family of 5 comfortably.
Lock in a great price for Résidence du Lion d'Or Louvre – rated 8.4 by recent guests!
The Résidence du Lion d'Or Louver is located 650 feet from the Tuileries Gardens and 1,300 feet from the Louver Museum. Its apartments have antique furniture, an equipped kitchenette and a bathroom. Free WiFi access is available throughout the property.
The air-conditioned and soundproofed apartments have hardwood/parquet floors, a dining area and a bathroom with a bath or a shower and a hairdryer.
Guests can enjoy a breakfast buffet every morning in the Résidence du Lion d'Or Louver's breakfast room. Breakfast can also be delivered to your room upon request. Other extra services include a concierge and laundry service.
The Résidence du Lion d'Or Louver is 800 feet from the Tuileries Metro Station providing access to the Champs Elysées. Place de la Concorde is a 10-minute walk away.
When would you like to stay at Résidence du Lion d'Or Louvre?
This studio includes a kitchenette and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The bathroom features a hairdryer.
On the upper floors, only 1 of the studios is accessible by elevator.
Located at 6 rue de la Sourdière.
This studio includes an equipped kitchenette, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a lofted bed.
This apartment includes a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The bathroom features a hairdryer.
House Rules Résidence du Lion d'Or Louvre takes special requests – add in the next step!
Résidence du Lion d'Or Louvre accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Résidence du Lion d'Or Louvre accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Perfect location, clean and convenient.
The number of stairs to the room. There was no soap in the bathroom nor tissue paper. There were zero amenities to wash the dishes after using them. The bathroom was not very clean - mold and mildew on the shower doors. The water kettle was made of plastic so ironically it's not suitable for boiling water. The extractor above the cooker was not functioning properly so the entire room smelled of fried food.
Great location next to plenty of shops. We liked the view from the top floor and the larger room provided by our very kind and friendly host whom we were glad to see again. Always nice to see a familiar face.
breakfast was great, location was great, staff were excellent. nice big apartment studio.
Maybe a bit too many light switches, that could potentially benefit from being labelled. Only a minor thing, though!
I chose a kind of bedroom in Booking and when we arrived there we had to stay in an another apartament in front of the hotel.
Me and my family liked everything. Very well located. The staff was very kind and helpful, specially Françoi. It has 2 lines of metro station very near. You can walk to Louvre. It is very , very near. You can get the bus 72 on Rivoli street, near the hitel and stop almost in front of Eiffel Tower. The place was very clean.
Serious lack of knowledge on parking for high vehicles, thus having an hour drive around trying to find parking, only to go back to the hotel requesting a refund as we couldn't find any for our 2.2 meter high vehicle, only for the young man to make a phone call and find out there's a parking garage 500 meters away that can accommodate us. Moved the sofa in our room a fraction to access a plug only to find a pair of pants. We were booked as a party of 4, but only has towels for 2! The stairways were extremely noisy when people walked up and down, I get this is possibly due to it being an old building, but frustrating when you've been travelling for 9hrs and just need sleep, but keep being woken!
Loved the location, fabulous to access all the sights. Liked the space within the room.
there were just a few issues with our room. We had 1 of 2 family rooms and the only family room with 2 separate beds for our children which was great except it was on the 4th floor with no lift. We had sky light windows which leaked, the hair dryer air tube was broken, there were no plugs or dish cloth for washing up however there was detergent and sponge. The beds was not so comfy and the bottom sheet didn't fit. The beds were made each day ans rubbish received but the dishes were left !!!
Loved the location, the space, a hot shower, bottle opener, and definitely the location. The location out weighed any negative and it was well priced.
Noisy construction next door. Narrow stairway to forth floor. Staff not fluent in English. But Hamza was fine and friendly . He was quick to respond to my e-mail.


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To schedule an appointment with a lactation consultant or lactation educator or to attend a breastfeeding support group, please call (213) 977-2150. If you would like to tour the Lactation Resource Center or want a quiet place to pump or feed your baby visit us Monday through Friday from 9 am until 4 pm.
* Services will not be denied due to inability to pay.
This is for anyone looking for expert help with clinical breastfeeding problems. A full consultation visit lasts about 60 to 90 minutes.
Follow-ups are scheduled as needed after an initial consultation. It includes a weight check on a hospital-grade infant scale and another feeding assessment and an updated plan of care.
What is a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)?
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) certificants have demonstrated specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding and human lactation and are certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®). Before sitting for the IBCLC exam, candidates must demonstrate extensive clinical experience (1,000 hours) and advanced lactation education (at least 90 hours). They abide by the IBCLCE Professional Standards (1) and recertify every five years to maintain competency and be up to date. IBCLCs provide evidence based breastfeeding and lactation care, promote changes that support breastfeeding and help reduce the risks of not breastfeeding.
What is a Lactation Educator (CLE)?
Certified Lactation Educators are trained to work with families from preconception through weaning in supporting, encouraging, and counseling the mother and family through common concerns with solutions from an experienced point of view.


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We are very excited to welcome our second Friesian mare Popke! She is a beautiful Star mare who happens to be Liefke's mother!! She is gentle, sweet and a fantastic mover (I see where her daughter gets it from). There's only one problem… telling them apart! Although Liefke is now taller than her mother, it's hard to believe how similar they look. I often find myself confusing them. When Popke arrived Liefke immediately recognized her and gave her a soft sweet nuzzle. Such treasures!
Popke (right) is adored by everyone! Especially her daughter Leifke (left).
Welcome home Popke… we think you are amazing too!
This entry was posted in Announcements, Blog, Pictures and tagged baby, breeding, dressage, fhaha, fps, friesian, Halifax, horse, mare, nova scotia, stable.


Over 90 pages of reading comprehension and vocabulary materials for When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead. Teacher and student guides, worksheets, answer keys, and more! Written by teachers, and developed in the classroom.


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In the Monday edition of The Journal, the B1 story with the headline "VA Medical Center hosts mini-games for veterans" incorrectly stated a Navy veteran's last name. His name is Jim Eells. The Journal apologizes for this error.
In a story titled "Two generations of barbers trim up Berkeley Springs," in Sunday's edition of The Journal, B.J. Weber is said to have purchased his shop from Wayne Sherrard. However, Sherrard gifted the barbershop to Weber. The Journal apologizes for any confusion this error caused.
Due to an editing error, the results of the poll question were incorrect in Sunday's edition. For the question, "Do you support the TransCanada gas pipeline?," the results should have read 26 percent "Yes" and 74 percent "No." The Journal apologizes for the error.
In the Tuesday edition of The Journal, the front page story with the headline "Hilltop Hotel fuels ongoing controvery in historic Harpers Ferry" stated the town fired David Beniamino. This information was incorrect. Beniamino was hired as a town planner to write the town vision, not fired.
In Wednesday's edition of The Journal, an article on the "Newsness of Life" recovery center to open in Berkeley County incorrectly reported that the program is modeled after Alcoholic Anonymous' 12-step program. The Journal apologizes for the error.


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Sergei Teaches Ballet Class In Cuba, 2009
By Pam Boehme Simon | January 9, 2018
Ballet teacher Sergei Polunin teaches Alexander Agadzhanov of the Royal Ballet and invited Cuban dancer Arrencibia during rehearsal on July 15, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. With its first visit to Cuba, the Royal Ballet of London also marks the first visit by an international dance company to the communist island in over 30 years. Performing five times between July 14-18, 2009 at the Gran Teatro and Karl Marx theatre, the company, who brought 96 dancers to Havana, performed both classical and avant-garde productions like 'Chroma', some of which the likes have never been seen on a Cuban stage. The company also made a tribute to Alicia Alonso and include dancers from the Cuban National Ballet. The week's final performance was Kenneth Macmillan's dramatic rendition of 'Manon.' Thousands of those who could not get tickets were able to follow the performances projected live on gigantic TV screens from the steps of Havana's El Capitolio.
Sean Penn J/P Haitian Relief Gala
Royal Opera House Opens New Exhibition 2010
Change of Heart For Ballet's Bad Boy, Sergei Polunin,
"Take Me To Church" The Viral Video


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PHOTO: September marks the beginning of a new school year for these students at University of Puget Sound and numerous other schools across Pierce County. (via University of Puget Sound/Sy Bean)
Community Partnerships Expand Expanded Learning Opportunities for Tacoma Students
This Fall, elementary students at 22 Tacoma Public Schools will have on-site access to Expanded Learning Opportunities due to wide-reaching community partnerships, with funding from national and local sources. These Expanded Learning Opportunities - like visual and performing arts, dance, robotics, STEM, mentorship, sports, and more - take place before and after school, providing a safe place for students to learn new skills, build positive relationships, and connect with their community.
Find out more about participating schools and GTCF's $700,000 grant funding that was recently issued through the Tacoma Whole Child Partnership.
GTCF's Socially Responsible Investment Fund Hits Market Sweet Spot
Over the last three years, GTCF's Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund has outperformed its endowment fund by 1%. GTCF CFO Mo Mousa, pleased with the SRI fund's performance since its introduction in 2016, likes to think of SRI as, "Doing well while doing good."
Find out why Socially Responsible Investing is in a market "sweet spot"
"Fill Out the D@?? Form" and Other Ways Pierce County Groups are Raising Awareness of the 2020 Census
An accurate census count drives decisions that directly affect daily life in Pierce County. (IMAGE: Mark Monlux)
The catch-phrase, "Fill Out the D@?? Form", came out of a meeting of the 2020 Census Black Caucus. The caucus formed as part of Pierce County's Complete Count committee, a group of representatives from organizations, networks, and associations throughout the county dedicated to making sure every resident of Pierce County is informed, engaged, and valued in the census process.
Many other census sub-committees are forming within communities to identify how the census impacts their members, and to develop messaging that resonates with them.
Watch a video to see how Census data impacts daily life in Pierce County
2019-20 Youth Philanthropy Board Offers Youth Voice and Youth Choice
PHOTO: Members of the 2018-19 Youth Philanthropy Board
GTCF is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Youth Philanthropy Board cohort.
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) connects a diverse cohort of young people, ages 15-24, with a passion for community to the skills and tools necessary to cultivate change. In addition to connecting with local youth-serving organizations, YPB members build collaborative relationships with other young people from Pierce County and work together to support solutions for issues that matter to them in the community.
Applications are due by September 30 at 11:59pm.
See what 2018-19 cohort members said about their YPB experience
Partnering for Census 2020: Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies - University of Washington Tacoma
Dr. Ali Modarres is the director of Urban Studies at the University of Washington- Tacoma (UW-T) and is engaged in the work of developing UW-T's Center for Applied Urban Research, dedicated to archiving, aggregating, and synthesizing urban data for the region. He is also a member of GTCF's Board of Directors.
UW-T's Center for Applied Urban Research conducted research into the ways that census data affects everyday life in Pierce County.
"My whole career has been concerned with notions of access. Access defines equality and segregation. It is the difference between getting left behind and getting ahead together. Data is about having the right information and the democratization of data is about how you get and package important information in accessible ways to inform the public."
"This is what our work with the census is about - trying to show the public how data impacts their everyday life. If you don't participate then you don't exist. You actually erase yourself as far as they are concerned and those decisions are made without you. Decisions that can impact a whole generation of people."
Find out more about how Ali Modarres and GTCF are partnering for Census 2020
White River Hometowns Fund Now Accepting Applications
White River Hometowns Fund was created by Marydale Brooks, a longtime Buckley community resident and a quiet philanthropist. Marydale passed away in 2018. This Fund was set up as an endowment for the White River community and will continue to support it's residents for years to come.
Applications are due by October 13, 2019
Learn more about the White River Hometowns fund and how to apply
Upcoming Fundraisers
September 12, Make Waves Annual Fundraiser - Harbor Wild Watch
September 15, Pierce County Walk to End Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Association
September 17, Power of Play Lunch - Children's Museum of Tacoma
September 19, Flavor - Stand Up for Immigrants, Sit Down for a Meal - Tacoma Community House
September 20, Rhapsody in Blue Gala - Tacoma Symphony
September 21, Support the Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk/Run - Chambers Creek Foundation
September 26, Unwind with PCAF- Pierce County AIDS Foundation
September 27, Habitat Challenge - Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity
September 28, Walk to Prevent Homelessness - St. Vincent de Paul, Tacoma-Pierce County
October 8, Better Futures Lunceon -Hilltop Artists
October 9, Soaring Into the Future - Communities in Schools of Lakewood


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Asian Economic Integration Report, 2019/2020: Demographic Change, Productivity Event Time & Tickets
Asian Economic Integration Report, 2019/2020: Demographic Change, Productivity in Honolulu
2500 Campus Road
Asian Economic Integration Report, 2019/2020: Demographic Change, Productivity
Please join us for a Public Seminar on the Asian Development Bank's Asian Economic Integration Report, 2019/2020
The Asian Economic Integration Report is an annual publication that documents Asia's progress in regional cooperation and integration. The 2019/2020 report features a theme chapter on "Demographic Change, Productivity, and the Role of Technology" which explores the role and potential of technology in boosting the productivity of an aging economy. It also discusses how countries in the region can best promote and adopt innovations that can turn demographic challenges into opportunities and dividends.
At this public seminar, following opening remarks by EWC Vice-President Karena Lyons and ADB Chief Economist and Director General Yasuyuki Sawada, the Chief Economist will present the report's key findings. A discussion on technology's role in boosting productivity in an aging economy will follow, featuring panelists:
Sang Hyop Lee, EWC Senior Fellow and Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kathleen McGarry, Professor, University of California Los Angeles
John Piggot, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research
Aiko Kikkawa Takenaka, Economist, ADB
The program will run from 11:00-12:30 pm followed by lunch from 12:30-1:30 pm. This event, including lunch, is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Because we are serving lunch, we ask that you PLEASE RSVP by Nov. 12 at 944-7111 or EWCInfo@EastWestCenter.org
Paid parking is available on UHM campus
Co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank and the East-West Center Co-sponsored by the College of Social Sciences, UHM and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies (UHM)
Asian Economic Integration Report 2019/2020: Panelists
YASUYUKI SAWADA is the Chief Economist of the ADB and Director General of its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department. Mr. Sawada is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic and development trends and leads the production and dissemination of ADB's flagship knowledge products, as well as ADB's support for various regional cooperation forums such as ASEAN+3 and APEC. Before joining ADB, Mr. Sawada was Professor of Economics at the University of Tokyo. He did research in a variety of institutions, such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute and the World Bank, where he led a number of large-scale development policy evaluation projects in Asia and other developing countries. His key research areas are macro- and micro-development economics, microeconometrics, economics of disasters, and field surveys and experiments. Mr. Sawada obtained his PhD in economics and his master's degree in international development policy from Stanford University.
SANG-HYOP LEE is a professor of economics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a senior fellow at the East-West Center. He is also the chairperson of the Executive Committee of the National Transfer Accounts project (http://www.ntaccounts.org) which involves researchers from more than 70 countries around the world. Mr. Lee's research focuses on issues related to individual and population aging, such as topics on labor market, pension and retirement, fiscal policy, and social welfare. He has been investigator of numerous projects and has collaborated with many international agencies and governments. He has published numerous articles including 10 books. His recently edited books include Demographic Dividend and Population Aging in Asia and the Pacific (2016); Social Policies in an Age of Austerity (2015). Mr. Lee received his bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Seoul National University, and PhD in economics from Michigan State University.
KATHLEEN MCGARRYis a Professor in the Department of Economics at UCLA and a Research Associate at the NBER. From 2007-2009 she was the Joel Z. and Susan Hyatt, 1972 Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College. McGarry previously served as a Senior Economist at the Whitehouse Council of Economic Advisers and has had fellowships from the Brookdale Foundation and the NBER. Ms. McGarry's research focuses on the economics of aging, particularly on the roles of public and private transfers in affecting the well-being of the elderly, and on insurance markets catering to the elderly. Within the context of transfers, Ms. McGarry has examined issues such as the effect of Social Security on living arrangements, participation in the SSI program, and the transfer of cash and time assistance between parents and children. Her work on health insurance and long-term care has examined the burden of out-of-pocket expenditures faced by the elderly, particularly near the end of life and the effect of caregiving on labor force participation. She is a co-investigator for the Health and Retirement Study.
JOHN PIGGOT is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) at UNSW Australia, where he is Scientia Professor of Economics. Dr Piggott has published widely in retirement and pension economics and finance, and in public economics more generally. His Australian policy experience includes membership of both the Henry Tax Review Panel and the Ministerial Superannuation Advisory Committee, internationally; he worked for nearly a decade with the Japanese Government on the economic implications of an ageing population; and he has undertaken consultancies and contract research for several foreign governments and international organisations on ageing and retirement issues. In 2018, he was awarded a Rockefeller Residency to undertake research into ageing and inequality in Asia, and in the same year was appointed co-chair of the G20 Population Ageing Taskforce. Currently, Dr Piggott is a member of the United States Academy of Medicine's International Commission on Creating a Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity.
AIKO KIKKAWA TAKENAKA is Economist at the Economic Research and Cooperation Department of ADB. She covers research portfolio of aging and demographic changes, international migration and remittances, tourism, and regional research collaboration. Prior to joining ADB, she was with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) where she led the development and implementation of technical assistance programs on migration and overseas employment policy, remittances and financial literacy, and disaster relief operation targeting mobile population. Ms. Kikkawa obtained her PhD in development economics from the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan, and master's degree in forced migration from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
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