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Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Tiana Franklin Rehman
Herbarium Collections Manager
Ashley Bordelon
Digitization Coordinator
Rachel Carmickle
Herbarium Technician
Digitization Technician
Jessica Lane
Herbarium Assistant
Joe Lippert
Natch Rodriguez
* BRIT Digital Herbarium
* Index Herbariorum
* International Plant Names Index
* HUH Botanists Database
* uBio
* USDA Plants Database
* Texas Invasives
The BRIT Herbarium contains approximately 1,445,000 plant specimens from around the world, making it one of the largest herbaria in the United States. More can be found about the collections by visiting the About the BRIT Herbarium page.
The BRIT Herbarium is open for public use by appointment, from 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Please contact us beforehand to make sure someone will be available to orient you and assist you if necessary. BRIT is closed on most national holidays.
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Armchair Botanist
The BRIT Armchair Botanist program is a collaboration between botanists, museum professionals, students, biodiversity informaticians, and you! The scientific specimens curated by BRIT are carefully stored in museum cabinets in a climate-controlled fa...
WeDigBio Digitization Blitz
WeDigBio with the BRIT Herbarium: an online-only specimen transcription blitz (Thursday, October 15th, 2020) The Botanical Research Institute of Texas Philecology Herbarium holds 1.4 million scientific specimens in public trust, including vascular pl...
About the BRIT Herbarium
Growth of the BRIT Herbarium Collections
Plant Collection and Preservation
Acquisitions, Loans, and Exchanges
Policies for Use of the Herbarium
The herbarium collections are the core of BRIT and support ongoing research projects. Here you can read about our projects related to our collections.
Herbarium Curatorial Projects are led by Tiana F. Rehman.
Biodiversity Informatics Program
The Biodiversity Informatics Program is led by Jason Best.
Muir, Muir...In Our Halls
Jessica Lane | April 06, 2020
by Jessica Lane
Cabinet Curiosities
It was 1875, and John Muir was a busy man. He was already well-known for his journeys through central and northern California. His writing was published in newspapers and magazines around the country. But he still had time to help someone else. Portrait of John Muir in about 1880 (Credit: Taber and Boyd, Wikimedia) A colleague, John Redfield, wrote to Muir asking for specimens to add to his collection. John Muir wrote back in May of 1875 and promised to collect in a few weeks. True to his word, Muir collected plant specimens in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and sent them to Redfield for study later that year. They continued to correspond about the collections and other scientific pursuits for the next few years. Dryopteris arguta specimen collected in California by John Muir in 1875 Joh...
Encounters with Plants that BITE!
Ashley Bordelon | March 30, 2020
by Ashley Bordelon
Phytophilia
In late 2018, the BRIT Philecology Herbarium received funds from the National Science Foundation Grant: "Endless Forms most beautiful and most wonderful" to digitize collections of species across 15 plant families that have unique adaptations and morphologies. These plants may live in extreme and highly specific environments that face elevated risks of extinction in the rapidly changing climate that we're seeing today. Dozens of herbaria across the United States are digitizing their collections representing these peculiar families in an effort to aid in research about their evolutionary history, ecology, conservation tactics, and more. Some of the groups of plants that fall under this grant include epiphytes (such as orchids), succulents (cacti and some euphorbs), and carnivores! The carni...
Ferns & Lycophytes of the BRIT Herbarium
Tiana Franklin Rehman | March 19, 2020
by Tiana Franklin Rehman
Ferns and lycophyte specimens in the BRIT herbarium. Many herbaria in the world are represented by curators and research communities that are very familiar with the character and content of their collections, but very few of these have access to accurate numbers and specimen inventories. Digitization funding is a game changer that will provide us with the means to better preserve the collections we hold in public trust. A digitized specimen is a tool that allows access to scientific vouchers and observations that span hundreds of years – an essential component to research that deals with past environmental change and future models. The Philecology Herbarium at the Botanical Research Institute is one of 36 herbaria and museums throughout the U.S. representing the Pteridopytes Collections Co...
Will the real four-leaf clover please stand up?!
Ashley Bordelon | February 27, 2020
There are many plant species bearing the iconic clover look in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The true lucky clover is believed to be the white clover of the legume family - Trifolium repens . Although Trifolium is derived from the Latin words tres (three) and folium (leaf), a unique genetic mutation causes some plants to grow an additional leaflet! A simple Google search will tell you the likelihood of a four-leaf clover is 1 in 10,000. However, it was not until 2017 that a study was conducted by enthusiasts to see if this number was accurate. They found the frequency to really be 1 in 5,076 ! This is not the only surprise this species brings to the table. Some of these plants across the world not only grow one extra leaflet, but sometimes up to 8 leaflets. There is even a Guinness Worl...
(En)TADA! The herbarium holds specimens of the LONGEST legumes in the world
The BRIT Philecology Herbarium is composed of a melting pot of several orphaned collections across the south and southeast. In addition to those large collections, we also receive specimens through active exchange programs with more than one hundred herbaria across the world. Each of our large collections - BRIT/SMU (Southern Methodist University), VDB (Vanderbilt), and NLU (University of Louisiana at Monroe) - complete one another by filling in geographical and taxonomic gaps of their holdings. Sea hearts ( Entada) These heart-shaped seeds were found in a wood collection acquired from Houston Public Museum. The seeds come from plants in the genus Entada in the legume family (Fabaceae). These plants are typically woody vines, or lianas, that establish themselves along beaches and rivers. T...
Rows (and Rose) of Wood!
Ashley Bordelon | August 20, 2019
The BRIT herbarium has acquired a unique collection of wood specimens (a xylarium) that curators have been organizing over the past few months to make it accessible to researchers and the public. These specimens come in all shapes, cuts, sizes, and varieties of woody plants from across the world! Seven of these specimens that bore no labels or data were brought to curators' attention and were a complete mystery until more investigating and research was done. The mystery specimens were uncovered to be host roots for Dactylanthus taylorrii – a fully flowering parasitic plant found only in New Zealand. This "wood rose" attaches itself to the roots of trees and shrubs and warps the bark into a rose-like appearance. Read more about the xylarium and this curious specimen...
A Ferntastic Day with NLU
Miranda Madrid | March 15, 2018
by Miranda Madrid
On Sunday, February 25th, BRIT staff had the pleasure of hosting members of the Southwestern Fern Society, our local chapter of the American Fern Society, for a volunteer day. Six volunteers worked hard to organize and sort ferns and lycophytes from the recently acquired University of Louisiana at Monroe's (NLU) herbarium collection. Ferns and lycophytes (once referred to as "fern allies") are two special groups of plants that do not have flowers or seeds but rather reproduce by spores. Happy volunteers and BRIT staff hold "golden tickets" found among the collections. Tickets were exchanged for fun prizes! NLU Collections Assistants Miranda Madrid and Ashley Bordelon and BRIT Research Botanist Dr. Alejandra Vasco led the group on a tour of BRIT's plant preservation studio, digitization stu...
All Sealed Up
Ashley Bordelon | January 19, 2018
One of the first steps in curating the NLU collection is ensuring its security. Herbarium specimens are vulnerable to damage from light, bugs, rodents, dust, and water. The metal cabinets used to store herbarium specimens are designed to protect from these damaging elements conveniently and easily – but only if they are in good shape and sealed airtight. Each cabinet of the 328 total we received from the university was inspected to confirm that it was performing its job. Of the 336, there were 156 cabinets with seals that appeared damaged or deteriorated. We decided to make a plan to fix this problem before moving forward with the curation process. Adhesive turned out to be a lot trickier to remove than anticipated! Trying to just peel it off with fingers was frustrating and, frankly, woul...


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October 11–20, 2018
Scene Dock Theatre
By William Inge
Directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos
BFA Acting Rep
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A howling snowstorm has halted a bus at a diner west of Kansas City, and the odd-assorted passengers – including a nightclub singer and the naive cowboy who has gone crazy for her – are forced to wait out the storm until the roads are cleared. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright William Inge mixes moments of uproarious comedy and heartbreaking tenderness to explore the many nuances of love and longing.
Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2:30 p.m.
(Photos by Craig Schwartz for the USC School of Dramatic Arts)

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So I started researching and lurking on sites like Headfi and Computer Audiofile learning about the issues surrounding PC audio.
I quickly learnt that on-board PC audio is pretty poor. To keep the price down they generally have cheap components and suffer noise crossover from all the other kit in a PC. They also have cheap digital to analogue converters (DACs). The DAC is the critical part that converts digital audio into an analogue signal that comes out your headphone/line out port. I confirmed this by bypassing my amp and plugging my headphones directly into headphone socket. The sound quality was appalling and all the amp was doing was making it a little louder and adding its own deficiencies.
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Cheltenham Town aiming for sweet success thanks to National Star
Cheltenham Town are hoping for a sweet success of a different kind when they take on Oxford United on Saturday.
Volunteers from National Star will sell biscuits at the Whaddon Road ground to raise money for young people with disabilities.
Cheltenham Town captain Matt Taylor and team mate Raffa De Vita donned their pinnies to help the cause.
They admitted their baking skills aren't up to scratch and joined a lifeskills class with National Star students to gain a few baking tips.
"Raffa and I share a place but we never bake. Rafa cooks almost every night - but it's always pasta," said Matt as he helped mix up a batch of cupcakes.
"We brought Whaddney along to help because we heard he has experience in the kitchen but he kept well-clear of the mixing bowls and oven mitts."
The pair then answered questions from sports students in a special session at the college's Ullenwood campus.
National Star is running its Star Bake campaign to encourage people to bake cakes to raise money to help transform the lives of young people with disability.
"We really enjoyed meeting and chatting with the students at National Star and must admit their baking skills are better than ours," said Matt. "We hope all our supporters and the visiting Oxford fans will support this good cause on Saturday."
To find out more about Star Bake log on to www.natstar.ac.uk/starbake.


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Hope College Professor Vicki Voskuil, Curriculum and Practicum Director and Assistant Professor of Nursing, has been awarded a PhD Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence in New York, N.Y.
In 2006, the Barbara and Donald Jonas Family Fund established the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, a groundbreaking program that deploys philanthropy to advance the nursing profession through grants and programs. The Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program was created in 2008 to support educational development of new nursing faculty The grants, made through institutional awards, also prepare doctoral candidates to help students address the needs of future patients.
Professor Voskuil, a member of the Hope faculty since 2004, will be joining an elite group of nearly 600 scholars across the country.
Professor Voskuil's specializations are pediatric nursing and pediatric primary care, and she joined the college's faculty with 15 years of experience as a pediatric nurse or nurse practitioner. Immediately prior to coming to Hope, she was a pediatric nurse practitioner at the N.E.W. Community Clinic in Green Bay, Wis. She had also been a pediatric nurse practitioner with Pediatric Associates in San Jose, Calif., and University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor; and a pediatric staff nurse with C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor.
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Voskuil graduated from Calvin College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree through what was then a program offered jointly by Hope and Calvin colleges, and completed her Master of Science through the Parent-Child Nursing Program of the University of Michigan in 1994.


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Sep 5 The Liberal Judiciary is Now Dead. Long Live the Liberal Judiciary.
Current Issue, Domestic, Election
Donald Trump's animosity toward judges is a matter of public record. In 2016, after a federal judge in Texas refused to dismiss a lawsuit against him, Trump took to Twitter to suggest that the judge's Mexican heritage introduced bias into his ruling. In early 2017, after a District Court in Washington blocked his travel ban on visitors from certain countries, Trump tweeted, "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned." After the 9th Circuit upheld the ruling, he called the decision "ridiculous." And when a federal judge in San Francisco blocked his executive order on "sanctuary cities," the President declared that, "the San Francisco judge's erroneous ruling is a gift to the criminal gang and cartel element in our country, empowering the worst kind of human trafficking and sex trafficking, and putting thousands of innocent lives at risk."
Given his distaste for the federal judiciary, President Trump must relish the massive opportunity that history has handed him: a record number of vacancies on the Federal District Courts and Courts of Appeals, and a Senate eager to confirm his nominees. In addition to filling Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court seat with Neil Gorsuch and maintaining the conservative majority on the Supreme Court, according to Time Magazine, President Trump has had more nominees —12— confirmed to the Federal Court of Appeals (FCA) in his first year than any other President in history (President Obama, for comparison, had three).
Moreover, the President is far from done. There are currently 145 vacancies across all levels of the federal judiciary—over 16 percent of the total number of seats—and more vacancies are likely to emerge. In late March, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal legend on the 9th Circuit responsible for the "ridiculous" ruling on the travel ban, passed away and gave the President an opportunity to reshape the most liberal Court of Appeals in the country. This is likely not to be the last appointment of a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court: political blog FiveThirtyEight estimates that given the current ages of the Justices, there is a 67 percent chance that one or more will leave the bench before the end of Trump's first term. The magnitude of this opportunity is not lost on the President, who has called it "a gift from God."
At the end of Barack Obama's presidential term, Democratic appointees held wide majorities over Republican appointees on both the Federal District and Appeals Courts. The political impact of this liberal judiciary has been clear throughout the first 15 months of the Trump presidency: federal judges have repeatedly struck down or stayed major policy actions from the White House, including the travel ban, an executive order regarding sanctuary cities, multiple regulatory rollbacks, and the end of the DACA immigration program. Most or all of the judges in those rulings were Democratic appointees.
According to Russell Wheeler of the Brookings Institution, if the President manages to fill the pending vacancies, the majorities on the District Courts and Circuit Courts will flip from Democratic to Republican. It is difficult to overstate the political implications of this change. Policy rulings against the Trump administration are less likely to occur at the District Court level, and more likely to be overturned by the Courts of Appeals. In the long run, a more conservative federal judiciary could also serve as a check on future Democratic administrations, blocking and staying policy initiatives just as liberal courts have done in the Trump presidency. This new judiciary would also be likely to produce traditionalist rulings on hotly contested legal issues, ranging from abortion, gun rights.
An example of the latter is a lawsuit currently pending in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts that accuses Harvard University of discriminating against Asian Americans through its use of affirmative action in admissions. Should the court rule against Harvard, the appeal would be heard by three judges from the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which currently has a Democratic majority. However, by the time such an appeal reaches the First Circuit, it is possible that the Circuit would be split 50-50 along Democratic-Republican lines, according to calculations by Russell, making it more likely that the Appeals Court will rule against Harvard and issue a precedent-setting decision on affirmative action.
But while liberal majorities in the federal judiciary are under grave threat, the opposite is happening at the state level. Liberal candidates are winning races for state supreme courts across the country, placing longtime Republican majorities under threat and potentially forming a political and judicial counterweight to an increasingly conservative federal judiciary.
In fact, November 3, 2015 may well go down in history as one of the most consequential days for Donald Trump's presidency. On that day in Pennsylvania, more than a year before the President took office, Democrats won three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and with them, the majority. In January 2018, in a 5-2 decision, the Democratic justices struck down the Republican-drawn state congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander, a district map purposely drawn to benefit one party. In February, after the Republicans failed to fix the problem, the court drew a new map, upending the November midterm elections and, with them, the future of Donald Trump's Presidency.
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The political consequences of the court's redrawn map have already surfaced. Two Republican House incumbents, Ryan Costello and Pat Meehan, have already announced their retirements, and their seats are seen as potential Democratic pickups in November. Overall, the new map could lead to a Democratic gain of three to five congressional seats, according to calculations done by Daily Kos Elections. In an election where control of the House will likely be decided by the narrowest of margins, should Democrats take the majority in November, they might very well owe that majority to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The influence of state supreme courts does not stop at gerrymandering; they also hold what is arguably the more important role of setting much of the legal precedent that impacts Americans' daily lives. For the vast majority of cases, the state supreme court is the final court of appeal, after which the outcome of the case is settled. The only court higher than state supreme courts is the Supreme Court of the United States, which, historically, has been reluctant to overrule state decisions. In 2007, for example, just 22 cases from state supreme courts were reviewed by the Supreme Court out of the thousands of cases reviewed annually at the state level. As a result of this custom, much of the judicial policy in America is determined by state supreme court justices. State supreme courts can set civil and criminal judicial standards, review public policy, and strike down state laws as unconstitutional.
Judicial elections are not unique to Pennsylvania: 22 states elect judges of their highest court in an either partisan or nonpartisan election. The election of judges has been heavily criticized over the years for a number of reasons, not least of which is that the practice allows political parties to have too much influence over the composition of the high courts, and makes the courts too political. This is even the case in nonpartisan elections, where the candidates often run with the support of a political party.
For several decades, judicial politics has largely been a Republican game. It started when a little-known Texas political operative named Karl Rove flipped the Texas state supreme court from entirely Democratic to entirely Republican, and has culminated with Republican majorities that form more than half of elected state high courts. But in recent years, Democrats, recognizing the potential political impact of state supreme courts, have begun to invest in races across the country with remarkable success. Pennsylvania was not a lone Democratic success. In a 2016 race in North Carolina, Democratic challenger Michael Morgan beat incumbent Republican justice Robert Edmunds by almost 10 points and flipped the North Carolina Supreme Court. And on April 3, 2018, liberal candidate Rebecca Dallet beat Michael Screnock to a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, endangering the longtime Republican majority that has consistently upheld key conservative legislation such as right-to-work laws.
All of these races are notable because they took place in states with congressional maps heavily gerrymandered to favor Republicans. The changing political composition of those courts threatens a replay of the Pennsylvania case: redrawn district maps, Democratic gains in the House, and significant changes to the nation's political landscape. The Democratic establishment seems to recognize this opportunity: the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, (a group formed by former Attorney General Eric Holder, with the backing of former President Obama, to fight Republican gerrymandering in midterm elections), spent $165,000 on the Wisconsin race. And future Democratic targets are not limited to Wisconsin: five states that President Trump won by fewer than ten points (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Georgia and Texas) have both a Republican gerrymandered map considered as "extreme" as Pennsylvania's, and a Republican majority on their state supreme court, according to the New York Times.
We are approaching a pivotal moment for the American judicial system. While much of the coverage of this year's midterms has focused around races for federal and state legislatures and governors, the future of both federal and state courts will be decided in this November's elections. If Democrats manage to retake the Senate, they can block President Trump's judicial nominees and halt the conservative takeover of the federal judiciary in its tracks. If they make gains on state supreme courts, they can change policy on the state level and threaten the gerrymanders that protect Republican majorities in the House and state legislatures across the country.
If, on the other hand, Republicans manage to maintain their Senate majority and keep Democratic gains in judicial races to a minimum, they can cement their control over the third branch of government. Because state supreme court justices have long terms and federal judges have lifetime tenure, whoever wins this November will likely control both the state and federal judiciary for years to come. And with legislative and executive systems gridlocked on all levels, policy in recent years has increasingly been shaped through the judicial system. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have a historical opportunity this November to control the judiciary for a generation. We will see who takes it.
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Message from IEA President, Kaushik Basu
Dear IEA Friends,
Welcome to 2019. The last year, following the enormously successful World Congress in Mexico City, in 2017, has been a period of several new initiatives and activities for the International Economic Association. On 18-19 November, 2018, we had a meeting of the Executive Committee of IEA in New York, where we did a stocktaking of what had been done thus far and the road ahead.
Much of this can be gleaned from the pages of IEA's website. But to give you a quick preview, I may mention that, following the decision taken at the 2017 Mexico Congress, the IEA has now started conferring two sets of honorific titles: Schumpeter-Harberler Distinguished Fellow and IEA Fellow. The Schumpeter-Harberler Fellow title is conferred to a small number of distinguished economists once every three years for life-time contributions to economics and global development. The title of IEA Fellow is awarded to select economists from around the world, with special attention to developing nations, for important contribution to research, dissemination of ideas, and policymaking. We hope these honors will act as impetus for better policies and, ultimately, a better world.
Among the various initiatives of IEA, one of the big success stories is the Research Institute of Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE). RIDGE was set up by IEA and the Ministry of Economics and Finance of Uruguay, to promote economics research and development. I am happy to see the continued success of RIDGE all over Latin America, with various other regions now toying with initiating similar efforts. RIDGE has in its pipeline several conferences and seminars, including one to be held in May 2019 in Medellin, Colombia.
There are also numerous conferences and roundtables being organized by IEA in association with its member organizations in different parts of the world, from the upcoming event by the Association Tunisienne des Economistes in Tunisia on 12-14 June this year to a conference in collaboration with the Science Council of Japan and the Asian Development Bank in Tokyo in early July, 2019.
While we have been active in research and the dissemination of ideas through the roundtable volumes that Palgrave Macmillan publishes for IEA, the importance of promoting better teaching of economics around the world cannot be underestimated. I therefore take this opportunity to congratulate the work on economics curricula done by CORE, Curriculum Open Access Resources in Economics, around the world, and am glad to have IEA engaged in this.
There is much else for you to read on our web page but let me close by giving you an early news, which is yet to be announced formally. It has now been decided that the next World Congress of the International Economic Association, which happens in 2020, will be held in Indonesia. For the exact location, exact dates and, in fact, the official announcement, you have to wait a little more.
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Though traditionally South Moravia was known for its wine yards and countryside, more than 250 years ago Brno, the region's capital, became known for its textile industry which laid a foundation for the region's growth.
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We are very proud of our public transportation system. In the whole Czech Republic, getting from one part of the country to the other without a car is both inexpensive and efficient. In the city of Brno, this is doubly true – the public transport works 24/7, it is reliable, on time, and inexpensive. Also, it is usually the first one in the country to adapt new technologies, such as just using your ATM card instead of tickets or season pass.
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There are multiple factors which make #brnoregion an ideal place for family life: safe environment, public education system, strong social system including paid maternity leave, friendly living costs, and plenty of activities to enjoy with your children.
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Being centred around the second largest city of our country, #brnoregion had always had to innovate and find new ways to get into the spotlight. Thanks to the position in the very centre of Europe, Brno was an important crossroads on the Amber Road – and since those times it remains a hub connecting Vienna, Prague and Bratislava.
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#brnoregion's engineers showed their talent a few decades after – Viktor Kaplan, after thousands of experiments carried out over a decade (1910–1920), developed a propeller-type water turbine. It is still the most significant and frequently used type of turbine at large hydro power stations worldwide.
The innovation bloomed not only in scientific sphere, but in the industrial area as well. In 19th century, Brno's textile industry skyrocketed and provided cloth to the whole world, earning a nickname Moravian Manchester.
The steady flow of money transformed Brno into a modern regional capital, laying a base for what we can see here today. The traces are still visible in architecture, gastronomy, and the city's layout. Moreover, the entrepreneurship spirit has awakened in Brno, leading to a new era of research and discoveries.
In the 20th century, prof. Armin Delong fulfilled his vision and created a tabletop electron microscope, thus not only winning a gold medal in 1958 EXPO, but more importantly enabling usage of electron microscopy for scientists all around the world. Today, Brno is the world centre of electron microscopy and approximately one third of electron microscopes sold worldwide are created in #brnoregion.
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The streets and parks are full of people chilling out at any time or day or night. And the welcoming nature of the locals makes sure that there is a constant input of new stimuli to get the innovation (and to be fair, a special kind of weirdness) going. To sum it up, anyone is welcome in #brnoregion, because we know that diversity breeds innovation – and because we are a genuinely friendly bunch.
#brnoregion takes education, research and development seriously. Thanks to both the public and private sector, total investments in R&D have reached over 760 million EUR. One of the main reasons is a strong academic background – there are 11 higher education institutions in Brno alone, studied by 65,000 students.
The research is also conducted by eight institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Official statistics note that 2% of all employees in the region are conducting some form of R&D, 30+% of those are women.
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23. January. 2023
Robots, made in #brnoregion: ACAM, master of automation for industrial corporations
Automation and robotization aren't just "nice-to-have" trendy things; for production companies, both are "must-haves", at least when it comes to their routine activities. Numerous impressive solutions have entered the market recently, and many of them are "Made in #brnoregion". Learn more about them in this series of articles!
22. December. 2022
What makes Christmas in #brnoregion special?
Christmas in the Czech Republic may seem the same as in lots of other countries. It's cold, the city is covered with colourful lights, a decorated Christmas tree, good food, gifts, and lots of meetups with friends and relatives. So what is so special about Czech Christmas then?
19. September. 2022
Velvet Innovation Conference spearheads discussion on sustainable business
The second Velvet Innovation Conference brought business leaders, European and local policymakers, and innovation fans together to network and inspire one another. The two keynote presentations addressed various strategies for the sustainable development of global businesses to courage local companies in their sustainable visions.
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How Do I Know If My Toyota Has Had A Recall? | Phil Gilbert Toyota
How do I Know if My Toyota Has Had a Recall?
Toyota leaves nothing to chance and has measures in place for buyers of even used Toyotas, such as the Toyota Certified Pre-Owned CarHistory. High-quality craftsmanship and materials ensure the brand maintains high safety standards, but from time-to-time there is a recall on parts or products. Owners can minimise risk by staying up-to-date with recall information.
Toyota's safety standards
The safety of Toyota drivers comes first. The brand knows that Australia's roads can be unpredictable, and has designed a safety package - the Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) - to protect drivers against some of the dangers that lie ahead. TSS provides the latest tech to assist you out on the road, and includes protective features such as a Pre-Collision Safety System, Lane Departure Alert and Active Cruise Control.
When you're looking for new and used cars for sale in Sydney, NSW, you want to be sure you're not compromising on safety. In safety tests carried out by Monash University's Accident Research Centre, 7 million vehicles in Australia and New Zealand were analysed to form a safety rating based on crash worthiness (how the vehicle can protect users in a crash), aggressivity (impact on other road users) and total secondary safety (the estimated risk of death or serious injury to all road users).
In the medium SUV category, The Toyota RAV4 (manufactured in 2006-2012) received a driver protection rating of 5 stars out of 5 and was awarded a "safe pick" title. In the large SUV category, the Kluger and LandCruiser 200 series also both received 5 stars.
The brand also featured prominently in the list of the Top Safety Picks for 2019, cementing its status as one of the most safety-conscious brands that's innovative in its passenger safety technology.
How to check which parts or products have been recalled
Occasionally, things go wrong during the manufacturing process - whether the defect occurs in our workshop or that of one of our suppliers. When this happens, Toyota Motor Group takes this very seriously and acts fast in order to do everything they can to minimise risks and disruption to owners.
You can keep an eye on Toyota recalls online, to make sure you're not driving a potentially unsafe vehicle. The manufacturer continues to work closely with stakeholders to ensure all products and parts are rectified moving forward, and they will offer free repairs or replacements to any owners affected. If you've found that your vehicle has been recalled, discontinue driving and contact your nearest Toyota service centre or call Toyota Australia's Campaign Helpline on 1800 987 366.
Keep your details updated and Toyota will notify you in the event of a safety recall for your vehicle, to help keep Toyota families safe across Australia.
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Јернут је према последњем попису из 2002. године имала 9.523 становника.

Географија
Град Јернут налази се у средишњем делу историјске покрајине Трансилваније, око 90 -{km}- југоисточно до Клужа.

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У односу на попис из 2002., број становника на попису из 2011. се смањио.

Матични Румуни чине већину градског становништва Јернута (76%), а од мањина присутни су Мађари (15%) и Роми (9%). Мађари су почетком 20. века чинили већину градског становништва. До средине 20. века у граду су били бројни и Јевреји и Немци.

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Manage total marketing time as one aggregate time budget, reviewed monthly, so that the overall balance between competing marketing activities can be monitored. Don't fragment it among many decision-makers.
Require that all staff contribute some time to organized marketing efforts.
Establish regularly reported metrics to assess the caliber / quality/ strategic value of new revenues, and not just their volume.
Have an organized, regular program of inviting clients in to talk to your people.
Have one of our people attend every client industry meeting that exists, and have our person write up what they heard, both in formal sessions and at breaks.
Train all client contact staff in client counseling skills, how to earn trust and how to deal with difficult situations. Shut down "Sales" training programs.
Develop (constantly updated) workbook of tips and tactics for how to render greater perceived value (give the client a better experience with us) at all stages of an assignment.
Top management follow-up with clients on all client feedback that is less than "all top scores." React to anything that is less than excellent.
Use results of systematic client feedback in setting bonuses at all levels.
Offer an unconditional satisfaction guarantee.
Ask satisfied existing clients to give endorsements on video (put on website).
Have an organized program for all clients to be visited regularly by senior officers.
Inviolable, explicit non-billable investment budgets established and planned in advance to invest in individual client relationships by doing something for the client (not selling.) Monitor the execution.
Systematic program to offer to attend internal client meetings, critique their internal studies, put on free internal seminars for their staff.
Establish a program of seconding your staff to work in the clients' organization.
Organize a regular program of proprietary research, surveying clients and their views and concerns, so you can regularly tell you audience what their peers are thinking about and doing. Use surveys to publish articles, give seminars and speeches with proprietary business (not technical) content. Be THE source of new information and ideas for your clients.
Develop screening form to evaluate new client pursuit opportunities. Turn away junk work. Stick to it.
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web-searching revealed that mysql connects to 'localhost' via a unix socket, but connects to loopback ip 127.0.0.1 via a network socket.
php -r 'var_dump(mysql_connect("127.0.0.1", "root", ""));' # connects!

why can't i connect to mysql via localhost from php??

A: "web-searching revealed that mysql connects to 'localhost' via a unix socket"
Because PHP is attempting some optimization that is causing unintended effects. Your instance of MySQL is listening for connections on tcp port 3306. PHP is trying to connect to a UNIX socket on the file system.


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The weight loss benefits of exercise are already well known. Exercise of any type helps to boost your metabolism, which allows your body to more effectively use the food that you eat. When you work out, you burn calories. As long as you're eating less than your burning, then you'll automatically lose weight. According to some studies, exercise actually reduces your need for food so that you'll eat less than you did before you started your exercise program. Losing weight through exercise will also help you lower your blood pressure.
Exercise builds your muscles and helps keep you from losing muscle later on. With a leaner, tighter body you'll be stronger and you'll burn more fat. When you have a lot of muscle, your metabolism is naturally higher and you won't have to work out as hard in the future to lose weight. Over time, you'll be able to stay at a healthier weight.
Not only do you exercise your muscles during exercise, but your bones get training as well. When you take part in exercise, you strengthen your bones which can prevent breakages as you age. It reduces your risk of developing osteoporosis and can also slow the aging of your bones.
Exercise has also been clinically proven to help with pre-diabetic conditions. It's used as a treatment for diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions because it alters the cells' response to insulin. It reduces insulin resistance and increases absorption. This means that when you exercise your body responds to insulin more effectively. This can prevent the onset of diabetes and help your body better absorb the food that you eat.
If you find yourself dragging by the end of the work day, exercise will help give you an energy boost. It may sound counter-intuitive, but regular work outs actually increase your energy levels. It has to do with the fact that exercise brings more oxygen into your blood stream, which helps you feel energized and refreshed. With the extra energy you have from exercising, you may also be able to reduce your dependence on caffeine.
Not only will your body benefit from regular exercise, but your emotional life will as well. Exercise helps release "feel good" hormones into your body to help reduce stress and eliminate depression. It has been proven to reduce clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety. In fact, many doctors recommend exercise as part of a treatment program for depression and other mood disorders. To top it off, exercise will also help you sleep better so it can be an effective cure for insomnia.
No matter whether you're going to exercise for weight loss benefits, to reduce stress or any of the other top six reasons, it's important that you start and maintain a regular exercise program. Your body will thank you!
This entry was posted in Exercise, Hair Health, Health - General on April 21, 2008 by Larry Shapiro.


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Town's concern over new funeral parlour plan
PUBLISHED: 12:19 15 July 2010 | UPDATED: 14:51 02 August 2010
CONCERN is growing over plans to open a new funeral parlour in the centre of Swaffham, which, it is claimed, could see coffins carried across the pavement into premises close to three catering businesses.
The Manchester-based Fairways Partnership has applied for Listed Building consent to make alterations to a former bridal wear shop at Market Place, Swaffham, where it wants to open a funeral parlour.
The issue was discussed at Wednesday's meeting of Swaffham Town Council and, after hearing of objections from local traders and residents, councillors agreed to take up the matter further with the Breckland Council planning officers with a view to getting it brought before the authority's development control committee and also to take the matter up with South-West Norfolk MP, Elizabeth Truss.
About 50 letters, objecting to the plans, have been sent to the council's planning department.
Because a funeral directors business is classified as retail the proposals for the premises do not need change of use or planning permission.
The company behind the plans has been quick to allay public fears, insisting that it has no plans to use the shop's front entrance to convey coffins and it hoped the public would be respectful of its use of the back area of the shop for its hearses.
"We are unaware of people's concerns but more than happy to meet with local people," said the spokesman.
People are asked to call 07841 452631 to make known their concerns.
A growing number of traders in the town feel strongly that the premises, at one time run as traditional tobacconists, are not suitable because it is between a restaurant and the Assembly Rooms, where wedding receptions and other social functions are staged. There is also a Chinese takeaway shop nearby.
Kay Wells, proprietor of the Market Cross cafe bar, said the terms and conditions of her lease restrict her from commenting on the plans.
Trader and town councillor, Carol Baker, said that traders and some residents are "absolutely horrified" at what is being proposed and feels it will be detrimental to the retail centre of Swaffham.
"This shop is just not suitable for a funeral director's business because of where it is situated and the problems there could be for access and exit for vehicles used in the business.
"I haven't heard of one person who is in favour of this plan, it is entirely the wrong position. There is no-man's land area at the back of the premises and a large public car park at the front. Will we be seeing coffins being carried across the pavement into the building as people are sitting outside the Market Cross cafe having their tea and coffee?" said Mrs Baker.
She stressed she was speaking as a trader in the town and not as a town councillor.
Mrs Baker said that the area, known as The Shambles, at the rear of the proposed funeral parlour, is always full up with vehicles and hearses parked there could become blocked in.
"If this plan goes ahead, I can't see how hearses will always have room to move in and out of the congested area at the back of the shop, so they will have no option but to use the front area and may even use some of the public car parking spaces on the market place opposite," she said.
Mrs Baker, who runs Pedlar's Gold gift and cards shop, said that it is not just traders who have concerns but also residents, and many of them are to voice their views in letters to Breckland Council's planning authority.
David Wickerson, a town councillor said his personal view was that having a funeral parlour there was the "wrong thing in the wrong place".
Trader Kim Starling, owner of the nearby Starlings, greengrocer and florists, said she felt it was entirely inappropriate for a funeral parlour to be located between a restaurant and the town's Assembly Rooms.
In the design and access statement within the Listed Building consent application, it states there is no designated car parking associated with the property. It also says existing front and rear access, directly off the market place and The Shambles, is to be retained.
Full details of the plans for the proposed alterations of the shop are available by visiting the planning applications site within Breckland Council's website
The public have until July 22 to make their views known to the planning authority at Breckland Council.
Tributes paid to former teacher who will be 'greatly missed' by community she helped build
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You'll find Chinese families, hungover young people and anyone who likes a bargain crowding into this super-popular 82nd Avenue dumpling slinger, which opened five years ago but rivals the hood's other longstanding favorites. On weekends, try to avoid the midday rush, since there's nowhere to wait and you may be sent outside in Portland's drizzle until your turn comes. During the week things are calmer, and cheaper—prices drop to $2.50 a plate for all items, including HK must-haves like shumai and turnip cakes.


Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic's annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena.
Milley received Senate confirmation to become the top uniformed officer for the service branch in August 2015.
He said in an October 2015 interview that he would ensure that service personnel have adequate tools and training experience in order to equip them for future missions.
"What I have got to do is ensure that adequate money is committed to the manning, training, equipping and leadership functions which constitute readiness," Milley said.
At a November 2015 Defense One Summit, the chief of staff urged the U.S. and its allies to deal with Russian aggression with a strong and balanced approach.
"We want on the one hand to maintain strength in order to deter further Russian aggression and we need to stand firm where that aggression manifests itself," he added.
Milley previously served as commander of the Army Forces Command prior to his appointment as chief of staff.
He has held several other leadership positions across the military branch's special forces and other divisions over the last three decades.
Executive Mosaic congratulates Gen. Mark Milley and the U.S. Army team for their selection to receive this award.


Read our chairman's published letter to The Times in response to Simon Barnes's recent article on grouse shooting.
Andrew Gilruth explores whether failure to explain the situation is just perpetuating the hen harrier problem.
A review commissioned by the BBC Trust has highlighted the BBC's shortcomings when it comes to covering rural issues.
With summer in full swing we look ahead to the Scottish Game Fair and CLA Game Fair.
Peter Thompson discusses the variation in brown hare population numbers in different parts of the country.
Chris Stoate discusses the importance of the Water Friendly Farming project and the issues involved.


Most countries in the region have introduced initiatives to integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education with the purpose of modernizing pedagogical classroom practices to meet the needs of 21st. century society and improve the quality of the teaching-learning process for students in the Americas. Join this group if you are interested in discussing this topic with other colleagues in the Americas.
Bring your friends to ITEN, and become the regional star of a webinar presented to all the Americas!
You need to be a member of ICTs in Education to add comments!
While the research is limited in determining whether ICT in the classroom has had the desired positive effects to improve educational indicators, I am of the view that we cannot ignore the fact that it is a an effective means of engaging the learner. The use of ICT in the classroom if integrated well can contribute to the overall development of the learner.
la importancia de las TIC es total, hoy por hoy todos los recursos y actividades educativas giran alrededor de estas. De ahi la importancia de usarlas para mejorar la calidad, y mejorar los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, desde la exploracion de ambientes ubicuos de aprendizaje, que muchos docentes no aprovechamos para motivar el aprendizaje en los estudiantes.
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the inaugural Reinventing the Classroom conference: "How Ed Tech Is Reshaping the Classroom Experience." This free event is being held online, in a webinar format, Wednesday April 30th and Thursday May 1st.
Free online conference April 30 - May 1 - Reinventing the Classroom: How Ed Tech Is Reshaping the Classroom Experience. Great keynote speakers and sessions! To learn more and to see the full schedule in your own time zone, visithttp://ReinventingTheClassroom.com./ Watch the Twitter hashtag#reinvent14 for updates and information.
In this article, Joshua Bolkan approaches to the results of the survey "Technology Use in the Classroom: Benefits and Barriers", commissioned by digedu and where 620 current K-12 teachers from the United States were polled.
I have found that using technology that students already use in their daily lives (e.g. Facebook) for communication between myself and between students is efficient and motivates me and students to keep in touch with all the little "bumps" in the class. Questions can be answered very quickly - no waiting for the next class or when I get around to my email. Students often answer classmates questions. In a generation where youth are always "connected" it makes sense to take advantage of the tools they use to connect them to learning.
It is so important to be exposed to cutting edge teaching and learning strategies. Knowledge is really power because with it you can be or do anything yo want to do and be.
A knowledgeable teacher can do so much in a teaching and learning environment with simple everyday pieces of technology such as the Smart phones.
I think that we need to make the research and tests to have the evidence and the documents to show with results that the level of educations is increasing using them (TICs). So people that are using them nowadays must make the polls and show us the results. Motivation is key to learn better as we see.
So how do I get techno-nervous teachers at my school to read my blog, write their own blogs and encourage their students to write one too?
- ITEN Webinar: "Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Developmentally Appropriate Technology Use (DATU)"
- ITEN Webinar: "Yes, We Can! Using Technology to Improve Student Learning"
What is the importance of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) in education?


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Q: Including a PDF file in a PDF file generated by FOP I'm using FOP to generate PDF files.
What's the best way to either include another PDF file in a PDF generated by FOP or to cook multiple PDF files together using PHP?

A: After creation with FOP, as kind of post-processing, I'd suggest to take a look at the PDF toolkit. In it's own words:

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents.

I used this in some projects where I needed to re-sort FOP's output into a printable page order.
Unfortunately it's neither Java nor PHP, but it's useful in so many ways, that I think it needs mentioning nonetheless. And it's a small standalone, that you can perhaps simply set in your server's path...

A: i would suggest you
either use some commandline tool e.g. http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfsam/
or combine the pdfs using the fpdi class - http://www.setasign.de/products/pdf-php-solutions/fpdi/


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Landusky-area fire suspected to be human caused
HELENA — Bureau of Land Management law enforcement officers are investigating the July fire burning south of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation as a suspected human-caused fire.
Fire Information officer Hailey Graf says the fire, which started on July 3, is 60 percent contained after burning 17 square miles and a small cabin in the Little Rocky Mountains. The National Interagency Coordination Center says it has cost $3.2 million to fight so far.
In southeastern Montana, two lightning caused fires on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation have burned nearly 41 square miles (106 square kilometers) in mixed grass and timber. One fire is 95 percent contained while the 34-square-mile Witten fire is 50 percent contained.
In western Montana, the Lazier Creek fire has led to some evacuations between Thompson Falls and Libby.


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The History Department, through the Office of Study Abroad, offers students unparalleled opportunities to study history where it happened. Short-term study abroad courses allow students such varied experiences as investigating Rastafarianism amid the urban communities of Jamaica, studying the lives of the soldiers of World War I while on the battlefield of Verdun, or learning the art of primary research amid the documents of the British National Archives. These courses also allow students invaluable chances to meet and work with field area experts from institutions such as the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, King's College London, the Sorbonne, and the University of Hanoi. For further information on study abroad opportunities visit the Office of Study Abroad or call 601 266 4344. You can also contact Dr. Andrew Wiest.
Students can also opt for semester long study abroad experiences at the Chateau in France, or in other locations including Germany and the United Kingdom. Apart from achieving academic excellence, study abroad allows students the chance to experience life as part of a global community and to broaden their cultural horizons all while greatly enhancing their resume. As part of its ongoing support for international education, the History Department offers a yearly Study Abroad Scholarship.


Here you'll find frequently asked questions about DURAN® glassware for manipulators.
What is the difference between "finished" cones and sockets and "diamond-ground"?
Finished - reduced surfaced roughness, corresponds to: finer grinding quality.
Diamond-ground - higher surfaced roughness, corresponds to: coarser grinding quality.
At what angle can ground spherical joints, be mounted?
According to standards, no more than 5 degrees.
From experience and dependent upon dimensions, an angle of 10 to 15 degrees is possible.
Have RODAVISS® screw caps a GL thread?
No, they have a special thread.
Are caps and seals available for SVL screwthread tubes?
No, we only supply accessories for the GL version.
Can individual glass parts be ordered for PRODURAN® valves?
Yes, however, the positioning of the valve pin is to be checked and, if necessary, reset.
Can individual PRODURAN® valves be ordered for the valve pins?
Yes, however, the valve position is to be checked and, if necessary, reset.
Can individual glass parts or valve pins be ordered individually for GU valves?
Are filter discs also available in intermediate sizes?
Yes, but the prices depend on dimensions, porosity and requirement quantity.
Is the side burette stopcock key with side entry (art. no. 28 603550) useable for KB certified burettes?
No as the tip must be specially needled.
This is important for the flow time!


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Q: Change git account in specific project My BitBucket account is globally installed for my git projects.
Now I have to use my Gitlab account from school for a project. When I try to clone the repository I get the error:
Cloning into '*****'...
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the co

I think that it is because I try to clone with my BitBucket account which is not connected to this Gitlab repository.
Does someone know how I can change my config for only this project?
Thanks for the help! :)

A: You need to add your ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub in your GitLab account.
Go to GitHub Profile | SSH Keys | Add SSH Key using browser. Then add a new SSH key with ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
Create and Add SSH key

Alternate, Change your clone URL from SSH to https. Then clone the repo with your GitLab username/password.

A: The solution would be to add your ssh key as @sajib khan suggested.
If you do not want to add your ssh key to gitlab, you can look and see if gitlab allows you to connect via http(s). If so then you can clone the repo with the http(s) link. If that is the case, then gitlab may ask you to login on occasion.


Growing up my dream was to become a teacher. When I look back there are several teachers who had such a profound impact on my life; They encouraged me to pursue my passions and, simply put, knew how to make learning both fun and meaningful. Fast forward 20 years later and I am Manager of School Programs at the Museum at Eldridge Street. My classroom is a landmarked nineteenth-century synagogue and each year we welcome over 6,000 students to our building! Our students range from Pre-K to college and they travel here from throughout the city, the nation and the world. Our students are a wildly diverse group, too – some come to learn about their Jewish immigrant heritage, others are first or second generation immigrants and some are even stepping foot into a synagogue for the very first time.
At the end of my tours I make a point of having students thank their teachers for bringing them to the museum. Why? Because it takes a lot of planning and dedication for teachers to set up field trips for their classes. They do the work that allows me to share our Museum with students. In my four years at Eldridge I have come to know many of the teachers who visit. Many of them have been bringing their classes to us for years.
To celebrate these people and the important work they're doing, I am excited to be launching a new series called The Teacher Spotlight. Each month, we will interview a different teacher about their experiences, their time as a teacher, and their thoughts about the Museum. Kicking it off for April is elementary school teacher Arlene Grosdorf. Arlene has spent over 40 years teaching 2nd and 3rd grade at P.S. 1, a neighborhood school in Chinatown. Even though she's officially retired, Arlene continues to volunteer at P.S. 1 working with English Language Learners and at-risk students. She was bringing her classes to Eldridge Street before the restoration was officially complete! And now she continues to coordinate class visits to the Museum.
What made you decide that you wanted to become a teacher?
I think becoming a teacher stemmed from my early experiences as a camper at a six week summer camp during summers in upstate New York. The skills I acquired came easy: learning to chop wood, building a fire, making blanket rolls to sleep in for overnights in the forest, working with bunk mates to make breakfast the next morning. All, lots of fun and the sense of independence and excelling felt good.
As I got older, the next step landed me as a counselor at the same summer camp, in charge of a group of 9 and 10 year olds. I enjoyed teaching the same skills that I had learned earlier and enjoyed designing and implementing activities for the kids. I would say those experiences were the seeds that led me to become a teacher. Eventually I landed a teaching position at P.S. 1 in Chinatown where my career began and still continues.
Arlene's class at the start of a Museum tour.
How did you discover the Museum at Eldridge Street? What was your reaction when you walked into the main sanctuary for the first time?
Where do I begin! I had been passing this interesting building on Eldridge Street for many years as I was growing up. It was most puzzling, it never seemed to be open. It almost appeared abandoned. In time when I had been teaching for a while at P.S. 1 about 30 plus years ago, a flyer was posted on the school bulletin board inviting classes to visit the Eldridge Street Project. It came with caveats: children needed to wear warm clothing, parents had to sign a release allowing their child to visit the dusty building. This sparked my interest! Finally, I'd get to see what was hiding inside this building.
Not long after, off I went with 28 energetic third graders in hand. The doors opened and we were invited in. The kids noticed the dusty floors, the pews askew, damaged walls, peeling and missing paint. It didn't smell so clean either and it was really cold! One student commented, "What a mess!" We began to hear the story of this place and saw old photos. We heard how the building began over 100 years ago as a place for Jewish immigrants, new to this country, to gather freely and pray. My class spoke about their own families who were immigrants from China. We left that morning with much to discuss and write about. Students began to understand what it was like to move to a new land. My class pledged to return again to help clean up the building so other classes could visit.
Why did you decide that the Museum at Eldridge Street would be a good place to bring your students? What do you hope they will come away with from their visits?
What can I say? I have spent most of my professional life involved in some way with the varied programs at the museum. As a school , we try to provide opportunities for students to connect and learn about the people and resources in our community and to experience and develop understandings of the world around them. To that end, the Museum at Eldridge Street has been a treasured and remarkable resource. Every year we have multiple classes sign up for the fabulous holiday programs of Chanukah and Passover. Children experience the stories, language, songs, food and relate them to their own Chinese and Hispanic celebrations. So much language spoken helps our students with their English acquisition. Through these many experiences, my students develop language proficiencies, learning and practicing new vocabulary. They interview family and write about how it feels to move to a new home. Our kids experience and appreciate the celebrations of different cultures.
One of the most indelible memories took place over 10 years ago. I worked with Eldridge Street educator Annie Polland on a new program which focused on the historic Lower East Side marketplace and how Jewish immigrants bought and sold things. We then learned how it compared with the markets in today's Chinatown. The students viewed old photos, bargained for pickles at a pickle store, walked the neighborhood and recorded observations. We collected and organized our information and, as a class, composed of two wonderful poems titled "Long Ago" and "The New Days." Before we knew it, an invitation arrived to recite our poems at Eldridge Street's new block party Egg Rolls & Egg Creams. On a warm day in June all of my students gathered and recited their poems to a synagogue filled with joyful families. What a day we had! Little did I know back over 30 years ago that I would encounter such an amazing and exquisite building resource right near our school. We at P.S. 1 are so appreciative of our wondrous neighbor on Eldridge Street!
Arlene's class composed two poems describing the Lower East Side past and present.
I'm so grateful to Arlene for talking with me about her work! And to all our New York City educators for helping us share Eldridge with our students! Stay tuned next month for another Teacher Spotlight.
Rachel Serkin is the Manager of School Programs at the Museum at Eldridge Street.