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Digital Image Collection Milwaukee Historic Photos
The collection represents the start of the process of making historic photos of Milwaukee available online. The photos from this collection are from the Milwaukee Public Library's historic photograph collection.
Take a 6 week class on a wide variety of topics ranging from starting a small business to improving homeschooling skills to assisting aging parents. Every course is offered each month. Register, learn, participate in class interaction, complete assignments and tests - all online. Choose from the more than 370 classes listed in the Gale course catalog and get started learning something new.
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Genealogy Websites
Explore MPL Databases
The Milwaukee Public Library provides many databases on a variety of subjects. These databases provide premium magazine and newspaper content and provide a wealth of learning and research opportunities.
All databases are available to anyone at all Milwaukee Public Libraries.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers
19th Century U.S. Newspapers, from Gale, provides access to historic primary source newspapers, featuring full content and images from numerous urban and rural publications throughout the U.S. Wisconsin newspapers are well represented.
Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
An extensive collection of scholarly journal articles from EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
BadgerLink is Wisconsin's Online Library, providing all Wisconsin residents with licensed content not available through regular search engines.
AHFS Consumer Medication Information
Patient drug information, in English and Spanish from EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Alt HealthWatch
From EBSCO, Alt HealthWatch focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full-text articles for more than 200 international, and often peer-reviewed, journals and reports. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
America's News Magazines
Current articles from selected magazines offered by NewsBank.
America's Obituaries & Death Notices
Newspaper genealogy resource from NewsBank with records from more than 3,000 newspapers as far back as 1983, but Chicago Tribune results beginning with 1930.
American Book Prices Current (ABPC)
Current and historic auction records for books, maps, photos, autographs, letters and manuscripts as verified by the Bancroft-Parkman Company.
Ancestry Institutional Edition
Ancestry Institutional Edition (from Ancestry) provides access to genealogy resources, historical photos, local narratives, censuses, birth, death, marriage and baptism records, oral histories, indexes and other resources in thousands of record sets that span from the 1500s to the 2010s.
Not available outside of Milwaukee Public Libraries.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Search or read the full text of newspapers from all over Wisconsin, including The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee, The Daily Reporter and Shepherd Express. There is a three month delay on issue availability. Papers in the Journal Communications Group are not included. This resource was formerly called The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Digital Research Site. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Archives Unbound - County and Regional Histories & Atlases: Wisconsin
158 Wisconsin local histories and atlases for genealogical research from Gale, spanning from 1857-1909.
Art Index Retrospective
An index from EBSCO to 600 art magazines covering the years 1929-1984. Based on vols. 1-32 of the H. W. Wilson Art Index. Full articles not included, check CountyCat, to see if the Milwaukee Public Library owns the magazine.
Featuring original equipment manufacturers content from MOTOR, Auto Repair Source (formerly AutoMate) is EBSCO's replacement for the Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC). The product includes service and repair procedures, wiring diagrams, technical service bulletins and recalls, maintenance schedules, specifications, diagnostic trouble codes, labor estimates, parts pricing, and component locations – everything needed to keep your vehicle running smoothly. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
BadgerLink Databases
BadgerLink is a program funded by the state of Wisconsin to bring library resources to all state residents. Included in this program are: newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, genealogy research, test preparation and auto repair information.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Provides indexing from Gale to over 2,000 biographical and genealogical print materials. Full entries not included; check CountyCat, to see if the Milwaukee Public Library owns the source book.
Brainfuse
Are you a student looking for live tutoring help on a variety of educational topics? Connect with a teacher using the Brainfuse database! It is a unique blend of tutoring, one-to-one homework help, state-aligned skills building, test preparation, and writing assistance for students of all ages, from elementary school to college studies. Available seven days a week, from 2:00pm to 11:00pm. Generously sponsored by a grant from The Elizabeth J. Tellier Foundation.
Britannica Escolar Online
Britannica Escolar Online offers encyclopedias and other digital resources for primary-level students. Britannica Escolar Online ofrece enciclopedias y otros recursos digitales para estudiantes del nivel primario. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Britannica Library
A comprehensive learning and reference center for all age levels, Britannica Library (from Encyclopædia Britannica), provides access to primary sources, e-books, magazine articles, a built-in Merriam-Webster dictionary, videos, images and traditional encyclopedia articles all in one product! Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Britannica Moderna
A Spanish language encyclopedia for older students and the general public. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Britannica School Elementary
A visual encyclopedia from Britannica for the youngest students. In addition to pictures, videos and general articles, it focuses on animals, the U.S., and the world. Included are games for kids and lesson plans for educators. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Britannica School High
For more advanced students, Britannica offers an encyclopedia with a current news feed and great how-to's that help with doing research, presentations and science projects. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Britannica School Middle
From Britannica, this encyclopedia for middle and junior high students includes coverage of math, social studies and language arts, with learning games and help with book reports. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
From EBSCO, this package for business research includes articles, company and industry profiles, and country and market research. Updated daily. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
CFRA MarketScope Advisor
For a better understanding of how investment markets and current news events interact, CFRA MarketScope Advisor is the place to learn more. With its blend of stock, mutual fund and exchange-traded fund reports, plus a constant ticker of business news items, database users will see the synergy behind market movement. Bonus – also included is the well-known investment publication The Outlook, which identifies the developments and trends that affect stock performance and makes recommendations on when to buy, hold, and sell. Provided by the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.
Library subscription. Available to all library card holders in Milwaukee County.
Children's Core Collection
For librarians and educators serving readers from preschool through sixth grade, EBSCO offers Children's Core Collection in place of Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School. CCC provides reliable guidance to assist with collection development, curriculum support and readers' advisory by containing more than 49,000 fiction and nonfiction, story collections and picture books, plus professional literature for librarians and teachers. Added book recommendations help keep collections up-to-date. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Books, articles, encyclopedias, videos, images and fact sheets from EBSCO that offer comprehensive medical information for the layperson. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Consumer Reports Magazine
All the reviews and ratings that are found in the print version of Consumer Reports, plus EBSCO provides the ability to search for the same and related topics across many issues at once! Once in the resource, click on "Search within this publication" to start your search. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
CountryReports
Country and culture information on the U.S. and the world for students, travelers and businesspeople.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
The eBook version from Gale of more than 143,000 author biographies, great for learning about favorite writers, publishers and literary movements.
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970
The history and genealogy (as expressed through maps) of more than 250 Wisconsin communities are represented in this product from ProQuest, which spans the years from 1867-1970.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Mostly nonfiction eBooks for all ages from EBSCO including many titles from the popular "...For Dummies" series and the Oxford American College Dictionary. Paid for by the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.
Doing research or looking for magazine articles? Search across multiple EBSCO databases at once. Discover all the EBSCO database subscriptions available at the Milwaukee Public Library. Most of the databases are provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Education Research Complete
Searchable full text (from EBSCO) of education journals covering scholarly research and articles/reports relating to the entire spectrum of topics in the world of education. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Educational Administration Abstracts
Indexing and some full articles from selected EBSCO-controlled periodicals in the field of education. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
This Gale eBook contains entries for approximately 125,000 U.S. national, regional, state, and community nonprofit membership organizations, ranging from trade and professional associations to local sports and hobby groups.
EBSCO provides a quick search interface for this U.S. Department of Education research center, along with books, articles and other reports in the field of education. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
A comprehensive guide to printed material about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. From EBSCO, this multilingual database does not contain the full-text to cited books. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Explora for Elementary Schools
Explora for Elementary Schools (from EBSCO) is designed for elementary level students to replace Searchasaurus and Kids Search. It features colorful pictures and school subject categories for easy browsing. The site pulls together a children's dictionary, titles from EBSCO's nonfiction book collections, articles from newspapers and magazines, a basic encyclopedia, and resources to support social studies and science classes. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Explora for Everyone
Explora for Everyone simultaneously searches 20 of EBSCO's most popular databases. Included are resources found in Academic Search Premier to Science Reference Center and everything in between. No more trying to decide which product contains the articles or topics you need – try this first! Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Explora for Middle and High Schools
EBSCO's Explora for Middle and High Schools is the replacement for Kids Search and Student Research Center. It features the ability to browse by Arts & Literature, Biography, Business & Government, Current Issues, Geography, Health, History, and Science & Math while drawing from a wide array of EBSCO databases. It also provides an easy to use interface and updated functionality such as the cite button that formats your footnotes and bibliographies for you so you can just paste the information into your paper or report. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Search for federal and Wisconsin acts, statutes, case law, administrative code, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals published opinions, Attorney General Opinions and current 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals court rules, as well as the current Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules with this database from Fastcase. For help, check out the FAQ page for the product.
Foundations in Wisconsin
From Marquette University's Funding Information Center, find active grant making foundations in the state of Wisconsin. Click on "member login" to begin your search.
Freegal Music® is a service that offers access to about 15 million songs, including the Sony Music catalog of artists. In total, the collection is comprised of music from over 40,000 labels and music that originates in more than 100 countries. Every style is included, from classical to metal. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. NEW! - each library cardholder may listen to 7 hours of streaming music per day through your personal Freegal Music account and download 5 songs per week. Keep all the songs you download and listen to them whenever you want. 40,000 music videos are also available for watching or downloading. For the best listening experience on your mobile device, get the Freegal Music app from the Apple Store or Google Play. Questions? Check out the Freegal Music FAQ.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
A general purpose encyclopedia from EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Gale Biography in Context
Get the scoop on famous people. Authoritative information from Gale publications on over half a million well-known people from historical times to the present.
Gale Business Insights: Global
Research and analyze companies, industries, and economies around the world with this database from Gale.
Gale Business: DemographicsNow: Business and People
Want customers for your business? Find them with Gale Business: DemographicsNow: Business and People (formerly DemographicsNow). From Gale, this customizable blend of census, statistics, marketing insights and people/business directories is perfect for creating visual analyses for business plans, entrepreneurial activities and quick demographic reports.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Plan. Fund. Start. Manage. Gale Business: Entrepreneurship (formerly Small Business Resource Center) from Gale covers all major areas of starting and operating a business: financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, taxes and more. Startups, established businesses, and business students alike can find answers to all kinds of questions. Works on mobile devices, too. Not sure what kind of business you want to start? Click on the list of business types to get not only good ideas, but also great business plans.
Gale Business: Plan Builder
How do you know if you have what it takes to start a small business or nonprofit organization? Now with Gale Business: Plan Builder, (formerly Gale Small Business Builder) you can find out! This interactive product requires users to create a personal account, enter information about your business idea and returns customized information to help entrepreneurs take the next step to success. Creating a personal account allows you to retain all your information in one place and make modifications to your business plan as it grows and changes. From ideation to financing to marketing – everything is designed to work together to produce your perfect individualized plan. Want to become a power user? Check out this guide.
Gale Legal Forms
Turn to Gale Legal Forms when performing do-it-yourself Wisconsin legal work. Types of forms included are those used for divorce, wills & estates, real estate, bankruptcy, power of attorney, name changes, landlord & tenant, paternity and small business. Sample letters are also available to use as models. The forms in this database are integrated with the Gale Small Business Builder product to help small business owners meet legal requirements of starting a business.
Gale Literary Sources
This is the platform that allows users to search all the Gale full-text literature products at one time: Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Something About the Author and Something About the Author Autobiography Series. If you don't know the name of an author, you can also search by the title of the work. So whether your favorite authors write adult or children's books (or both!), find out more about them and their creations with Gale Literary Sources.
Read eBook versions of hundreds of popular Gale titles in the areas of art, biography, business, literature, music, social studies, science and more. NEW! Now featuring the 2018 edition of the Encyclopedia of American Industries.
From EBSCO comes this collection of books, articles, photos and charts covering all aspects of the environment. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Current health information collected from popular magazines and presented by EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Current health articles taken from academic journals, professional reports and trade publications, searchable through EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
HeritageQuest
Genealogists and history-lovers - you can find U.S. Census schedules, family and place histories and Freedman's Bank records in this treasure trove from ProQuest. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Books and articles collected by EBSCO on all history topics from prehistory to the 21st Century. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
HistoryMakers
The HistoryMakers is the nation's largest African American video oral history collection, featuring about 2,700 individuals telling their stories in more than 148,000 video clips each running 1-5 minutes long. Its aim is to provide an integrated scholarly and educational resource for exploring African American history and culture. It is unique among collections of African American heritage because of its large and varied scope, with interviewees from across the United States, from a variety of fields, and with memories stretching from the 1890s to the present. Rather than focus on one particular part of a person's life or a single subject, such as a career or participation in the civil rights movement, the interviews are life oral histories covering the person's entire span of memories as well as his or her own family's oral history. The site works best in Chrome, Safari, or Firefox.
Instantly borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone through hoopla! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. hoopla is a service of Midwest Tape, with more content added daily. As of June 10, 2019, four items may be checked out per patron each month; titles are automatically returned and removed from your device at the end of the lending period. Get the app from the Apple Store or Google Play. If you don't have an account, click on Get Started in the middle of the page. Parents - your children can improve their reading skills by reading along with hoopla! Finally, check out these videos to become a hoopla power user! Provided by the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.
Humanities International Complete
For scholarly and literary articles and book reviews search this resources from EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Jewish Data
Jewish Data is one of the largest professional Jewish genealogy databases. The growing collection contains close to a million records with documents, books, and tombstone images from many locations around the world, including Milwaukee.
LearningExpress Library
Taking a test? Practice your skills with tutorials, books and sample tests for the ACT, SAT, AP, Praxis, TOEFL, ASVAB, CDL, NCLEX, civil service and more. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text
EBSCO presents a resource for searching academic, trade and professional publications in the field of library science and information technology. Topics such as classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, information literacy, metadata and more are included from more than 320 key full-text journals, but indexing and abstracting for over 730 journals, conference proceedings, theses and pamphlets also can be found in Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (LISTA+). Historical coverage goes as far back as 1960. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Discover more about literature with this source of articles, classic eBooks and reference books from EBSCO. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Literature Criticism Online
Search modern and historical literature with this resource from Gale, which covers authors, literary styles, genres, literary terms and individual works from classic to current.
Wish you knew a foreign language? Mango Languages' conversational approach teaches practical, relevant content focused on four key areas of language learning: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and culture. 72 languages are available to English speakers, while 21 modules are provided for English-as-a-second-language learners.
Marquis Who's Who
Find out more about well-known Americans and people and leaders from around the world with this biographical directory.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
EBSCO offers this great resource for magazine and newspaper articles to support homework assignments at the high school and junior college level. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
The most extensive collection EBSCO has available, designed especially for public libraries, but useful to anyone. It includes a broad range of resources, such as articles from more than 2,300 popular magazines and academic journals, 870 full-text reference books, 73,000 primary source documents, 70,000 videos from the Associated Press archives and more than 1.6 million still images (such as photos, maps and flags). Examples of the subjects covered are business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and fashion – but start here first to research any topic. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Search and retrieve medical and health information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with this EBSCO database. Use the MeSH thesaurus link for best results. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection
For librarians and educators serving readers in grades five through nine, EBSCO presents Middle and Junior High Core Collection. Replacing Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, this resource contains more than 30,000 fiction and nonfiction titles to help librarians and teachers with collection development and maintenance, curriculum support and readers' advisory. . Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Middle Search Plus
Middle school students can find full-text magazine and newspaper articles for all their homework needs in this EBSCO database. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Military & Government Collection
An EBSCO product, Military & Government Collection is a database of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers. Content includes more than 270 full-text journals and periodicals, as well as indexing and abstracts for 440 journals and periodicals. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Trying to find an old article from a Milwaukee newspaper? With this MJS subscription from NewsBank, you can find articles that were published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (from 1990-present) and other Wisconsin, national and world newspapers.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Digital Archive
As of January 1, 2019, microfilm is no longer being produced for this newspaper. As a replacement, Milwaukee Public Library is now purchasing digital image files from NewsBank. The archive is full-color and includes death notices and supplemental sections. There is a 90-day delay from publication date to availability, but the library also subscribes to PressReader, which offers same day availability and a rolling 90-day backfile, so MPL provides online full-image coverage between both resources moving forward.
Use Morningstar analysis to study financial investments, stocks, mutual funds and company performance.
The New York Times is the leading daily newspaper in the United States. Available through the library upon publication, read it to learn more about news, politics, culture, sports and finance. Some archival content is available, but the daily puzzle is not available through a library subscription. To access The Times through the library, you must create a personal account which you will use every time you connect to the online paper. The Times will send email messages to the address you use for the account.
Newspaper Source Plus
U.S. and international newspaper articles and TV/radio transcripts keep this EBSCO news site up-to-date. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Newspapers.com Library Edition - World Collection
Powered by Ancestry and distributed by ProQuest, Newspapers.com Library Edition – World Collection provides online access to 4,000+ historical newspapers. Dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s, the database contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known regional and state titles as well as small local newspapers from the United States and other countries. It offers invaluable content for researchers, historians, genealogists, teachers and students. With ongoing updates and new papers continually being added, there's always more to be discovered. Not sure what newspapers appear in which database? Check out this handy chart. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Current news and press releases from the Associated Press and web sources, presented by EBSCO. Formerly called AP News Monitor. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
EBSCO offers a full suite of readers' advisory tools with NoveList, including discussion guides, read-alikes, award winners and series lists. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
NoveList K-8
For babies, children and young adult readers, EBSCO recommends great fiction and non-fiction book titles. Series lists, awards, books to movies, and graphic novels/manga are featured. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
For the last word in words, The Oxford English Dictionary from Oxford University Press is the authoritative online source to use.
PBS Wisconsin Education
The PBS Wisconsin Education team creates and curates great educational resources, while connecting with Wisconsin's most valuable resource – teachers and students. Watch shows such as Wisconsin First Nations, Climate Wisconsin, Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams, Wisconsin Hometown Stories and Wisconsin Biographies, among many others. Formerly called Wisconsin Public Television Education. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
PressReader collects together more than 6,000 publications in over 60 languages from around the world, including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Chicago Tribune. Every newspaper and magazine, including the MJS, can be translated instantly into one of 18 languages, or the built-in reader can be used to hear the paper aloud. There is no delay – content appears the same day as the printed version. And get the app from Google Play, the Apple App Store, Amazon.com or Microsoft to enjoy PressReader on whatever mobile device you prefer. Five devices may be authorized per account.
Drawn from age appropriate magazines, EBSCO offers magazine articles and easy to read books to support homework assignments for elementary school students. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
ProCitizen U. S. Citizenship Preparation
Are you or someone you know preparing to become a United States citizen? If so, ProCitizen from Pronunciator has the help you need. Learn all about democracy, how the U.S. government works, American history and geography, and brush up your English reading and writing skills at the same time. Learn by watching videos, practice with drills and take quizzes to help you know when you are ready to take the exam.
Professional Development Collection
For educators, this EBSCO database collects scholarly and trade journal articles and reports across the range of professional specialization from 1935 to the present. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
PropertyLink(SM) Library Edition
A product of the WIREdata Corporation, PropertyLink Library Edition can help you find real estate owners, view assessments and tax values, research buildings' structural features, and view the sales history of parcels throughout the state of Wisconsin.
RBdigital Magazines from Recorded Books provides over 170 popular magazines that can be read on a tablet or mobile phone. Formerly called Zinio.
Building your business, want a new job? ReferenceUSA from Infogroup, Inc. is a tremendous collection of data records that can be used as a people or business address/telephone directory, job hunting tool, company or industry analysis source, mailing list creator, or to custom design marketing datasets within the Consumer/Lifestyle module.
Stay current with local and national business news with this EBSCO product that pulls together newswire bulletins and articles reported by regional newspapers from around the country. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Science Reference Center
A resource for students of all ages from EBSCO. Find articles, books, experiments, projects, images and video on every topic in the realm of science. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Senior High Core Collection
Providing support to educators and librarians serving high school students, EBSCO presents Senior High Core Collection. Just as the rest of the Core Collections do, this resource shares book recommendations and more than 30,000 nonfiction and fiction titles to help with curriculum support, collection development and maintenance, readers' advisory needs and general reference assistance. This product replaces Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Something About the Author Online
For children, teens, parents, educators and librarians, Gale presents a biographical directory of favorite authors and illustrators for youth, to help readers learn more about the story behind the bodies of literature and specific books.
Soundzabound
From Wisconsin Media Lab, Soundzabound offers a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for student or personal projects – all copyright compliant, content safe and royalty free. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Speakaboos
The subscription for Speakaboos has ended. Please visit your nearest branch library to discover read along options for children.
Teacher Reference Center
Serving teachers at all levels, this research database from EBSCO provides full citations and abstracts (but not full-text) from 220 peer-reviewed journals. Teacher Reference Center covers topics such as assessment, best practices, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, elementary education, higher education, Instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, school administration, science & mathematics and teacher education. Ask the librarian for assistance in tracking down cited resources. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Make reading fun! Search for books, authors, illustrators, topics, booklists, series, or awards and enjoy audio, movie and multimedia results that appeal to kids and teachers alike. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Transparent Language
With over 110 language paths available and 16 English-as-a-Second-Language modules, Transparent Language offers many possibilities for improving anyone's language skills for school, travel, international business or cultural awareness. New users are asked to create an account using a desktop computer. Returning students will be asked to log into the account to keep track of progress. Once an account is created, clicking on the "Go mobile" link offers instructions for using Transparent Language on iOS or Android devices. Signing up for notifications allows the program to send a reminder when a lesson hasn't been completed. Most classes are oriented towards native English speakers, but 37 additional languages (besides English) offer training designed for Latin American Spanish speakers. New arrivals can study for citizenship with the American Citizenship Test Prep Course, by changing the learning language to "English" and selecting "Browse." Provided by the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.
U. S. Newsstream
U.S. Newsstream from ProQuest offers current daily and some archival access to over 250 key national and regional publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune, plus newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites . Wisconsin newspapers such as the Appleton Post Crescent, Green Bay Press Gazette, Madison Capital Times and Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Courier and the Milwaukee-based Daily Reporter can all be viewed through this product, to make it easy to stay on top of real news happening right here at home. Partial archival coverage of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from 1995-2009 is also available. View this handy coverage chart to see all available Wisconsin newspapers and the specific database each can be found in. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Ulrichsweb.com
From Serials Solutions (a division of ProQuest), comes this list of magazines, journals, newsletters, serials, newspapers and other periodical publications. Find publisher, scope, frequency and contact data or out-of-print information for each title in the Ulrich's global serials directory.
For complete stock and investment research, turn to Value Line. Click on the tab for "Investment Education" to view tutorials on improving money making and financial skills. Includes the Selection & Opinion, Special Situations and Summary & Index for 6,200 heavily traded companies.
Wisconsin Historical Society Family History Records
On this site, find Family History-related government records from the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections made available for free to Wisconsinites through the Ancestry / Wisconsin Historical Society partnership. The Family History Records put together by WHS include:
Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905
Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907
Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907
Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907
Wisconsin, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1987
IMPORTANT: For free access to Wisconsin Historical Society records on Ancestry, START YOUR SEARCH, THEN CLICK ON YOUR RESULTS. When you click on the record you will be prompted to "Create a Free Account." DO NOT click on the "Subscribe" button or the "14-day Free Trial Offer" unless you are interested in access to all of Ancestry. If you already have created a free account, login to the account before or after your search.
Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.


A leisure complex with 7-screen cinema, 10-pin bowling, play centre, pool tables and video arcade.
A large play area for children from 0-12 with a comfortable cafe for parents to relax and enjoy freshly prepared food and drink.
Jumplane's is Northern Ireland's newest and best adventure park, comprising of lanes and lanes of indoor trampoline heaven as well as pool, snooker, air hockery, games room and table tennis! The center, based in the Waterside region of Londonderry is perfect for a great day out, with it's indoor location and on site american style diner.
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package org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.interceptor;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.ConnectionPool;
import org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PoolProperties.InterceptorProperty;
import org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PooledConnection;

public class StatementCache extends StatementDecoratorInterceptor {
    protected static final String[] ALL_TYPES = new String[] {PREPARE_STATEMENT,PREPARE_CALL};
    protected static final String[] CALLABLE_TYPE = new String[] {PREPARE_CALL};
    protected static final String[] PREPARED_TYPE = new String[] {PREPARE_STATEMENT};
    protected static final String[] NO_TYPE = new String[] {};

    protected static final String STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR = StatementCache.class.getName() + ".cache";

    /*begin properties for the statement cache*/
    private boolean cachePrepared = true;
    private boolean cacheCallable = false;
    private int maxCacheSize = 50;
    private PooledConnection pcon;
    private String[] types;

    public boolean isCachePrepared() {
        return cachePrepared;
    }

    public boolean isCacheCallable() {
        return cacheCallable;
    }

    public int getMaxCacheSize() {
        return maxCacheSize;
    }

    public String[] getTypes() {
        return types;
    }

    public AtomicInteger getCacheSize() {
        return cacheSize;
    }

    @Override
    public void setProperties(Map<String, InterceptorProperty> properties) {
        super.setProperties(properties);
        InterceptorProperty p = properties.get("prepared");
        if (p!=null) cachePrepared = p.getValueAsBoolean(cachePrepared);
        p = properties.get("callable");
        if (p!=null) cacheCallable = p.getValueAsBoolean(cacheCallable);
        p = properties.get("max");
        if (p!=null) maxCacheSize = p.getValueAsInt(maxCacheSize);
        if (cachePrepared && cacheCallable) {
            this.types = ALL_TYPES;
        } else if (cachePrepared) {
            this.types = PREPARED_TYPE;
        } else if (cacheCallable) {
            this.types = CALLABLE_TYPE;
        } else {
            this.types = NO_TYPE;
        }

    }
    /*end properties for the statement cache*/

    /*begin the cache size*/
    private static ConcurrentHashMap<ConnectionPool,AtomicInteger> cacheSizeMap =
        new ConcurrentHashMap<ConnectionPool,AtomicInteger>();

    private AtomicInteger cacheSize;

    @Override
    public void poolStarted(ConnectionPool pool) {
        cacheSizeMap.putIfAbsent(pool, new AtomicInteger(0));
        super.poolStarted(pool);
    }

    @Override
    public void poolClosed(ConnectionPool pool) {
        cacheSizeMap.remove(pool);
        super.poolClosed(pool);
    }
    /*end the cache size*/

    /*begin the actual statement cache*/
    @Override
    public void reset(ConnectionPool parent, PooledConnection con) {
        super.reset(parent, con);
        if (parent==null) {
            cacheSize = null;
            this.pcon = null;
        } else {
            cacheSize = cacheSizeMap.get(parent);
            this.pcon = con;
            if (!pcon.getAttributes().containsKey(STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR)) {
                ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, CachedStatement>();
                pcon.getAttributes().put(STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR,cache);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void disconnected(ConnectionPool parent, PooledConnection con, boolean finalizing) {
        ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement> statements =
            (ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement>)con.getAttributes().get(STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR);

        if (statements!=null) {
            for (Map.Entry<String, CachedStatement> p : statements.entrySet()) {
                closeStatement(p.getValue());
            }
            statements.clear();
        }

        super.disconnected(parent, con, finalizing);
    }

    public void closeStatement(CachedStatement st) {
        if (st==null) return;
        st.forceClose();
    }

    @Override
    protected Object createDecorator(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args,
                                     Object statement, Constructor<?> constructor, String sql)
    throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        boolean process = process(this.types, method, false);
        if (process) {
            Object result = null;
            CachedStatement statementProxy = new CachedStatement((Statement)statement,sql);
            result = constructor.newInstance(new Object[] { statementProxy });
            statementProxy.setActualProxy(result);
            statementProxy.setConnection(proxy);
            statementProxy.setConstructor(constructor);
            return result;
        } else {
            return super.createDecorator(proxy, method, args, statement, constructor, sql);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
        boolean process = process(this.types, method, false);
        if (process && args.length>0 && args[0] instanceof String) {
            CachedStatement statement = isCached((String)args[0]);
            if (statement!=null) {
                //remove it from the cache since it is used
                removeStatement(statement);
                return statement.getActualProxy();
            } else {
                return super.invoke(proxy, method, args);
            }
        } else {
            return super.invoke(proxy,method,args);
        }
    }

    public CachedStatement isCached(String sql) {
        ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement> cache =
            (ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement>)pcon.getAttributes().get(STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR);
        return cache.get(sql);
    }

    public boolean cacheStatement(CachedStatement proxy) {
        ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement> cache =
            (ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement>)pcon.getAttributes().get(STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR);
        if (proxy.getSql()==null) {
            return false;
        } else if (cache.containsKey(proxy.getSql())) {
            return false;
        } else if (cacheSize.get()>=maxCacheSize) {
            return false;
        } else if (cacheSize.incrementAndGet()>maxCacheSize) {
            cacheSize.decrementAndGet();
            return false;
        } else {
            //cache the statement
            cache.put(proxy.getSql(), proxy);
            return true;
        }
    }

    public boolean removeStatement(CachedStatement proxy) {
        ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement> cache =
            (ConcurrentHashMap<String,CachedStatement>)pcon.getAttributes().get(STATEMENT_CACHE_ATTR);
        if (cache.remove(proxy.getSql()) != null) {
            cacheSize.decrementAndGet();
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
    /*end the actual statement cache*/

    protected class CachedStatement extends StatementDecoratorInterceptor.StatementProxy<Statement> {
        boolean cached = false;
        public CachedStatement(Statement parent, String sql) {
            super(parent, sql);
        }

        @Override
        public void closeInvoked() {
            //should we cache it
            boolean shouldClose = true;
            if (cacheSize.get() < maxCacheSize) {
                //cache a proxy so that we don't reuse the facade
                CachedStatement proxy = new CachedStatement(getDelegate(),getSql());
                try {
                    //create a new facade
                    Object actualProxy = getConstructor().newInstance(new Object[] { proxy });
                    proxy.setActualProxy(actualProxy);
                    proxy.setConnection(getConnection());
                    proxy.setConstructor(getConstructor());
                    if (cacheStatement(proxy)) {
                        proxy.cached = true;
                        shouldClose = false;
                    }
                } catch (Exception x) {
                    removeStatement(proxy);
                }
            }
            closed = true;
            delegate = null;
            if (shouldClose) {
                super.closeInvoked();
            }

        }

        public void forceClose() {
            removeStatement(this);
            super.closeInvoked();
        }

    }

}

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2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen with Joan Leung
Meet at General Post Office, Central, Hong Kong
$1,200 Member, $1,400 Non-member, including lunch
Please arrange own visa and bring valid travel documents.
Enquiries :
Sef Lam at [email protected] or call 2525-5063
"The theme for the 2011-12 edition of the Shenzhen Biennale is rooted in the very conception of the event, which first appeared in 2005. Uniquely, this biennial exhibition features not only architecture but urbanism, which is rarely addressed in such event. The combination is immensely appropriate, as these two human activities are inseparable even if they are often treated as separate disciplines. Throughout history, they have been totally interdependent in the transformation and growth of human settlements. Hence, the theme: Architecture creates cities. Cities create architecture." – Terrence Riley
Terrence Riley is the Chief Curator of the 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, and an internationally recognized leader in the design and development of cultural facilities and programs. He has been involved with the renovation and expansion of many prominent museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York). In this Biennale, he and his international curatorial team bring together over 100 architects, curators and other creative individuals to present exhibits/dialogues about the relationship between architecture and urbanism on a global and contemporary scale, in the context of sustainability and vitality.
The HKU Museum Society and the Friends of the HK Art Museum jointly present the tour of this Biannale. We will be guided by HK architect Joan Leung, a graduate with a M. Arch degree from MIT, and a former faculty of HKU Architecture Department until she founded Lotus Architects Ltd in 1987 with her late husband, Professor Eric Lye, Dean and Head of HKU Architecture Department. Since then, she has done many notable projects, including the Clubhouse at the Arch, which won the Grand Award of Quality Building Award for 2008. She is a member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Advisory Committee, and the Heritage and Conservation Committee, and publishes papers on architecture education, interior architecture and green building.
The day's itinerary will include visit to the Biennale, lunch and a stop to an interior furnishings outlet before heading home.

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Saturday morning dawned sunny and beautiful in Paris. Martha agreed to accompany me to the Wilson market, which sets up on Saturdays and Wednesdays and is truly a visual feast. I take my handy rolling cart on the metro three stops, and the market awaits me when I pop back up above ground. It stretches for a long block, and ends just steps away from the metro that whisks me two stops back to my house. I have gone for the past two Saturdays, and it has been a fun way to do the bulk of my grocery shopping. I'm not so sure how great it will be when it's cold and rainy, but it's never that way in Paris, right? I was so happy that Martha wanted to go with me, and thrilled that she took so many great pictures. Enjoy!
Not quite ready to take any of these guys home with me.
An enormous vat of bubbling....something. Paella? it smelled good, whatever it was.
Gorgeous fresh pastas. This one is for dinner tonight.
Served with olive oil and garlic and some of this arugula.
Radishes- the most photogenic vegetable.
This guy tried out for the villain in Veggie Tales. Scary!
Now these I know and love.
We may or may not have shared one of these while we shopped.
So basically, it's a lot like shopping at HEB but without the jaunty tunes playing overhead. I have a lot to learn about market etiquette, market vocabulary, how to load my little caddy so stuff doesn't get squished, and how to avoid paying 6 euros for a cantaloupe. It better be the best damn melon I have ever eaten, is all I can say about that little mistake. There is one particular vendor who is very popular. I think his stuff is all locally grown, but I still haven't figured it out for sure because the crowd is always too deep for me to get close enough to read the signs. One of these mornings I'll get there early enough to buy from him and I will report back. It could just be that he's super hot or something.
As Martha and I approached our return metro station we were tempted by a cafe offering breakfast at sidewalk tables.
It was a wonderful way to end our shopping trip. Until a homeless woman with a cat poking out of her shirt sat down a few tables away and counted out coins for breakfast. I felt like I should give her some of our newly acquired stuff. But NOT the cantaloupe.
Shop local, my friends, and always know how much you are paying for melons.
The markets are so awesome. We stayed in Vincennes and they had two the week we were there. I hauled myself out of bed very early both days just to marvel in the riot of colors. I know you are having the time of yur life…I would be!
These pictures are beautiful. Exactly what I pictured for a french market.
Great pictures! Street markets are one of the best things about living in Europe! I really miss them. You're right about getting there early though. That's when the best stuff is available or so my mother-in-law swears anyway. Btw, that scary looking cauliflower is actually a very wonderful veggie. We have a recipe for it that involves cooking it in wine and olive oil and if I remember correctly some balsamic vinegar. It's soooo good! Love the pasta shot too. That took me back to all the fresh pasta shops in Rome. Yes, I am crying again. Boo hoo! But that said, love the blog and all the colorful pics!


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Q: Passing string resource from interactor to view in android MVP So, I am currently trying to implement MVP approach in android, which I am new to. Now, it states that neither presenter nor the interactor class should have knowledge about android classes or components.
Makes sense to decouple the business logic from framework.
Good so far.
However I have an presenter that implements a callback to login in interactor, that passes a string resource id. The presenter passes the string res id to the view that displays error message in some form (whether a toast or a dialog).
Interactor:
public interface SignInteractor {

void login(String email, String password, OnLoginListener loginListener);

interface OnLoginListener {

    void onLoginSuccess();

    void onLoginFail(int error);

   }
}

Presenter:
public interface SignInPresenterImpl {
private SignInteractorImpl mInteractor; // interactor implementation
private SignInView mSignInView; // view reference

// additional code

    void login(String email, String password){

        mInteractor.login(email,password, new SignInteractor.OnLoginListener(){

        @Override
        public void onLoginSuccess() {
            if (mSignInView != null) {
                mSignInView.signInSuccess();
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onLoginFail(final int error) {
            if (mSignInView != null) {
                mSignInView.showError(R.string.error);
            }
        }
        })
    }

}

Activity View:
SignInViewActivity implements SignInView{
   // additional code

   void showError(int resId){
    Toast.makeText(this, getString(resId), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   }
}

However, since R file is a part of android framework, this renders the presenter and interactor to not be usable in pure java apps.
I have gone through a lot of articles and discussions on various forums which provide various ways to achieve this.
Solutions :

*

*view should use method like showLoginError() and decide itself how handle the view logic. In this way presenter has no knowledge of android related stuff.

*

*However, string manipulation from interactor is not possible.

*Create specific methods in view handling all cases eg showinvalidEmail(), showinvalidPassword() etc.

*

*too many methods, difficult in complex cases.

*using enum for error type and passing to view view.showError(ErrorTypes.INVALID_EMAIL)
-still confused about #enumsmatter :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/4v4urs/mvp_question_how_do_you_populate_your_textviews/

*Use a resource abstraction or wrapper class that provides the required string.

*

*difficult when there are large number of strings to be used.

https://medium.com/@daptronic/android-mvp-the-curious-case-of-resources-ddca39c1fccd

*use library that provides api implementation for each string in strings.xml

*

*still in beta stage

https://github.com/Comcast/resourceprovider
Please suggest what is the best approach to attain this as to not violate the principles of mvp or clean architecture.

A: As you already now which error you like to display when login failure so you just need to remove parameter from showError declaration and try to call that method from presenter without any parameter and view will be taking care of which message display when this showError function called as below :
View
void showError(){
    Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

Presenter
mSignInView.showError();

And also define one more method to shown error from response as below :
View
void showError(String error){
    Toast.makeText(this, error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

Presenter
mSignInView.showError(error);

A: In my understandings MVP is not about taking away the android class from your business logic, but about separating the logic and UI part, and accessing an android class or resources from interactor is not a mistake.
But if you want to separate completely, ie all android resources or classes from interactor then supply the type and read it from UI.
SignInViewActivity implements SignInView{
// additional code

    void showError(int errorType){
         switch(errorType){
             case ....:
         }
         //display message
    }
}

A: you can create an enumeration class like
 enum class AuthError {
        INPUT_EMAIL_INVALID,
        INPUT_PASSWORD_INVALID,
        RESPONSE_EMAIL_DOES_NOT_EXIST
 }

Then you can pass it to view like this
AuthView.someError(AuthError.INPUT_EMAIL_INVALID)

You can check the type of the error by checking the type of the AuthError from there you can call R.string.error_message
This would remove the Presenter with Android Specific code.

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I was just at the other end of my teen when I happened to fall in love with this girl who was in her mid teens. It was in no way love at first sight. I had known this girl since her birth as she was a relative of mine . She was very lean and I often use to tease her as Kaddi meaning as thin as a broom stick. I often use to tell her that if she remain Kaddi she will not get a groom to marry. she use to get angry over me over the remarks. Frankly I never thought her to be my bride material at all. But I never knew one day I would be falling madly in love with her . I had just completed my degree and she had entered the degree course. Both our family were residing in the same building complex I use to go to her house for chit chat. during the course knowingly or unknowingly I started liking her. Her typical teenagers mind ,smiling and laughing, staring at me often made me feel special to her. We were so involved in our conversations that hours use to fly like minutes. we were often lost in our own world. I was convinced that the feelings were on both the sides but both of us never expressed the same. Months passed on. I got myself enrolled to a post graduate course. I use to feel very lonely when she was not seen around and at that point of time her importance in my life was all the more pronounced.
Her family shifted the house to a different location which made all the more difference to me. Before her shifting I wanted to express my love and went straight to her house. It seemed she was also eager to hear from me. But some how I did not get courage and I fumbled. I know she was very much disappointed with me at that point of time and she kept on asking what next ? . Like a lost warrior I returned home empty handed.
Small restrooms are hard to work with for the reason that, well, they're small. There isn't much to work with from the start. Nevertheless, there are some things which you can do to make them more cozy and look more spacey. Take a look at these following pointers.
Paint your walls with pastel colors or white. Simply put, dark colors make rooms appear more enclosed. Light is unable to travel efficiently, making the walls of the room appear closer than they truly are. By using pastel colors, you allow light to reflect off the walls and travel further, increasing the visible area. You can hardly go wrong with all your walls painted white. But if you would like a bit of color, I highly suggest that you keep one wall white, namely the one opposite from the entrance. It will also help to install white porcelain tile flooring. The porcelain will be able to help reflect even more light.
Next, you should put in place a smaller sink arrangement. One method to do this is by installing a sink which takes up not more than two by two by four feet. This would only leave space for the sink bowl and some toiletries. You will want to store your toiletries inside your medicine cabinet or sink cabinet. One alternative method is to place a narrow, long sink cabinet which spans the entire length of your wall. This way, you can lay out your toiletries across your counter, producing the appearance of space. You'll even have additional storage space below when you require it. One last thing about the sink issue, think about installing a wall mounted faucet assembly so that you can have everything as nearest to the walls as possible.
If you don't really use your medicine cabinet, swap it out with a large, thin mirror. If possible, install one other large mirror on the opposite or adjacent wall. This will create the appearance that the bathroom is larger than it truly is.
I Cannot Remember a Thing. Am I Losing Brain Cells?
The real reason for knowledge decline in the aging brain is now thought to be small changes in the structure, function and communication between brain cells rather than their complete loss. Neurons typically have many branches allowing for multiple points of connection with other neurons to form complex circuits. But as we age, scientists have found that neurons lose a lot of their branches and together with specific chemical changes in the neurons, these subtle structural changes alter their functioning. Certain regions of the brain are more susceptible to these age related changes than others leading to a decline in some mental faculties but not others. But the good news is that many studies have shown that the brain remains capable of regrowth and learning.
It wasn't until 1998, that researchers led by Peter Eriksson of the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in G`teborg, Sweden and Fred H. Gage of the Salk Institute in San Diego , California first found evidence of new neurons being produced in the brains of adult humans as old as 72 years of age! Research over the last decade has produced growing evidence that the adult human brain in fact creates new neurons throughout our lifespan, overturning decades of dogma that the cells you have at birth are about all you'll ever have, and a neuron lost is lost forever.
This "neurogenesis", or creation of new neurons, arises from neural stem cells that exist in the adult human brain. The most active area of neurogenesis is the hippocampus, a region deep within the brain involved in learning and memory. Research shows that the hippocampus produces thousands of new cells each day. Although many die within weeks of their birth, recent findings show that many of these new neurons survive and integrate themselves into the working brain, suggesting the potential for a self-healing brain. To live and become part of the working brain, a new neuron needs connections with other neurons. Without these connections, neurons wither and die.
Several factors can determine whether a new neuron integrates into the existing brain circuitry. One of these is learning and another one we know of is exercise.
Recent animal studies have shown a correlation between learning and new neurons surviving in the hippocampus. After teaching rodents a variety of tasks that engaged a range of brain areas, scientists found that, generally, the more the animal learned, the more neurons survived in the hippocampus. Cells that were born before the learning experience were more likely to survive to become neurons, but only if the animals actually learned. The increase in survival occurred with tasks that depended on the hippocampus as well as those that required significant effort to learn .
Everybody in this world has encountered any sort of panic attack. It can be caused by anxiety, worry, depression, nervous, fear, phobia, pressure and so on negative emotions. This can occur at random or after a person is exposed to various events that may trigger a panic attack. Panic attacks are periods of severe anxiety that happens due to feelings of anticipated fear or terror. The attacks may last for a few minutes or in some cases, quite a few hours.
Here is the panic attacks treatment without medicine but in NLP way. NLP or is called Neuro Linguistic Porgraming is the study of human excellent by 2 genius named John Grinder & Richard Bandler. This is individually recognized as highly successful ways of changing peoples behaviors and perceptions and I'm sure you can imagine the amazing benefits of combining these powerful techniques, allowing you to quickly and easily change the thoughts and behaviours you currently have so you just find yourself changing in beneficial ways.
Panic Attacks Treatment Step 1: Keep yourself relax.
Close your eye feeling every part muscle of your body is in deep relax. You can be in this level by talk to yourself that: "my eye is relaxing…..my hand is relaxing…" Do it from head to toe.
Panic Attacks Treatment Step 2: Recognize the positive intention behind the negative feeling.
After you are in total relax level. Now we want to sue the NLP techniques called Disassociation. Mean you are "separated" from yourself (the one that facing the panic attacks) and treating him/her as another person. Then ask yourself (the negative me) this question: "What is the purpose of your existence? What you want from me?" Because in NLP, we believe every negative emotion bring positive intention. Then waiting some answers from within. Yes, a sound or may be a picture or just even a feeling. You'll know what it means.
Panic Attacks Treatment Step 3: Appreciate to the negative emotion (panic).
After fully understand the intention of the existence of panic, appreciate it sincerely and ask "him" to leave, because it shows no help in achieving the intention behind. Just like in your job or business, when the strategy not work then should change another!
Panic Attacks Treatment Step 4: Choosing the right emotion to install.
After the "negative you" left, choose the right and positive emotion that can empower your behavior in the future, say, passion, energetic and etc.
Panic Attacks Treatment Step 5: Create a emotion link when the similar event happen again. This is the most important part of the steps. You have visualize a scenario that if the similar events happens, you can "see" yourself can deal with the situation without panic but the positive emotion instead. You have to repeat it 4-6 times until you feel it is "real" to you. Then recover.
Are you suffering from hyperhirosis hands? If the answer is yes, well my friend you are not alone. For those who never experience sweaty hands, they would never understand how annoying it is just to do simple daily tasks.
I have experienced the situation for around ten years before I make an effort to search around for remedy. It eventually dawn on me just that I need to lay the worries and humiliation behind me. Forget about shaking my damp hands with other people, driving a car with no gloves around the summer time, having the ability to hold the hands of my family members without having them uncomfortable, plus much more.
I experimented with the majority of over the counter solutions such as medicated lotion and powders, deep breathing, traditional Chinese medicine with no success. I before long understand that I may well not work with common non-prescription treatments for my problem as things are consider serious apparently.
I ended up being advised to test iontophoresis treatment method that neither is not even unpleasant, surgical nor results in unwanted effect. It has cured an incredible number of sufferers since its introduction. Merely hook up the machine at the time you soak both hands in individual containers of water along with continue the process for 5 to 7 days. You will notice dryer palms. Sustaining the degree of dryness simply needs just one treatment every 3 weeks.
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees (the genus Apis) is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans. Honey produced by other bees and insects has distinctly different properties.
Honey bees transform nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation, and store it as a primary food source in wax honey combs inside the beehive. Beekeeping practices encourage overproduction of honey so the excess can be taken from the colony.
Honey has a long history of human consumption, and is used in various foods and beverages as a sweetener and flavoring. It also has a role in religion and symbolism. Flavors of honey vary based on the nectar source, and various types and grades of honey are available. It is also used in various medicinal traditions to treat ailments. The study of pollens and spores in raw honey (melissopalynology) can determine floral sources of honey because bees carry an electrostatic charge and can attract other particles; the same techniques of melissopalynology can be used in area environmental studies of radioactive particles, dust or particulate pollution.
The worker bees raise larvae and collect the nectar that will become honey in the hive. Leaving the hive, they collect sugar-rich flower nectar and return.
When dealing with pu-erh tea, we are dealing with the "fine wine" of China! There is the same intense devotion of the lovers of the beverage, the same labyrinth of grading and certification, the same conflicts over the best soil, the best leaves, the best methods of processing, the best way to serve the brew.
Pu-erh also can benefit tremendously from careful aging. It is variously spelled as "pu'er" and "pu-erh," and is sometimes known as bolay tea among the Cantonese Chinese. Pu-erh tea is almost always sold in the form of compressed bricks of tea, in several sizes and shapes, from oval balls to perfect cubes weighing anywhere between 10 and 2000 grams.
While some pu-erh tea is manufactured in counties of Guangdong and Hunan provinces, almost 90 percent of pu-erh tea is made in Yunan Province, bordering the nations of Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in the mountains that give birth to the Mekong River. In the 1600's the Chinese government set aside six mountains to specifically grow the tea trees used in pu-erh tea.
It might also be compressed and allowed to age in that condition, as "ripened pu-erh." Some bricks have been stored for hundreds of years! Ripened pu-erh that has aged undergoes a process of fermentation that creates to the true flavors of the pu-erh tea, and for this reason, pu-erh is often describes as a "post-fermentation" tea.
There is a relatively new technique called "wet piling" that can be applied to ripened pu-erh, which duplicates the aging process and ensures a fermentation of the leaves. Wet piling is not considered an illegitimate method of manufacture in China, but it is significant that pu-erh tea fermented by natural aging still brings a much higher price in the marketplace.
Pu-erh tea is beloved for its dark red color and earthy flavor. It can be completely free of the astringent quality of almost all other teas. Good pu-erh is clear and fragrant. The sweetness of pu-erh can be strong or light.
It is often used for several brewing, with the first steeping considered to be inferior to the second and third. Traditional Chinese Medicine posits that pu-erh tea is a fine treatment for weight loss. Modern studies indicate that pu-erh tea is an excellent material for lowering LDL cholesterol.
Because gourmands of tea will pay top prices for aged pu-erh tea, there is a considerable problem with certification in the market. Fraudulent labels are common. Many factories that specialize in Pu-erh production are taking steps to combat this problem, adding multiple micro labels to assure their customers of quality and source.
This medicine is prescribed for those patients who have high levels of cholesterol. This is one of the best medicines available for controlling and managing cholesterol levels in human being. Our body has two types of cholesterol; one is bad cholesterol and other is good cholesterol. You must be aware of the fact that bad cholesterol can result in various cardiovascular disorders. This is the reason why it is required that the level of good cholesterol increases in the human body. This medicine works by lowering the level of bad one and increasing the good one.
For the best results, your health care practitioner will ask you to do daily exercise and eat healthy diet along with taking this medicine. You must follow this strictly if you want to get results in shorter span of time. This will keep the levels of cholesterol in control and will avoid the risks associated with high cholesterol including high blood pressure, hypertension and heart attacks and strokes. You will notice that the medicine will start from the lowest strength of 10 mg per day. This is because of the reason that many patients get the results from Lipitor 10mg and the doctor do not have to increase the dose.
You will find various websites on the internet which can provide you Lipitor 10mg. However, you have to check on various websites to get the medicine at genuine price. You can buy this medicine online by paying with credit or debit cards. However, you must get the prescription from the doctor so that you get the medicine from the internet at lower price. Some of websites may ask you for prescription while others will not. After the payment is confirmed; you will get the medicine in few days. You must read the instructions before taking this medicine.
Health travel, once a luxury of only the rich, can now be enjoyed by virtually all. In the days of yesteryear, hardly anyone even pondered the possibilities of going abroad to a distant foreign land to have treatment. But now, with the advent of the world becoming the one and only global village, millions are crossing international datelines in hope of achieving a 'better new life'.
One of those countries which have sprung to life as a destination for medical treatment is the south-east Asian country of Thailand. Unlike most Western countries, the cost of private medical treatment is cost-effective where hospitals do not charge a bomb. Contrary to popular belief, the standards in Thailand are of an extremely high international standard where many of the health workers have graduated in developed Western countries. Looking at it straight on, the reality is – Thailand can offer the patient the same kind of treatment as back home while enabling him or her to enjoy the holiday of a life time. The uptrend of medical tourism in Thailand is escalating to meteoric heights.
Thailand's first hospital was founded during the reign of King Chulalongkorn and the Medical Association of Thailand was established in 1921.
Prince Mahidol, the father of the present king Bhumibol, has much to do with developing medical schools in Thailand and goes down in Thai history as 'The Father of Modern Thai medicine'. Prince Mahidol realized the importance of bringing Western standard medical practice to Siam and so helped fund many of Thailand's doctors and nurses to go abroad to further their studies at institutes such as Harvard and MIT in the United States. And it was those health workers who planted and later sowed the seeds of a world-class medical network in Thailand.
Westerners are currently arriving in Thailand, the Land of Smiles, in exhilarating numbers to undergo medical treatments at a fraction of the cost as that charged in their home countries.
On top of having treatments conducted by highly trained and skilled doctors, patients can also enjoy a marvelous holiday in one of Asia's prime tourist destinations. Many of the country's hospitals are now globally renowned for their expertise. They include Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok General Hospital, Samitivej Hospital and Bangkok Nursing Home Hospital.
Thailand as a destination for medical treatment has rocketed in recent years and they have the statistics to prove it. Take just one country like the United Arab Emirates for example – over 60,000 of their citizens a year come to Thailand to enjoy treatment. Two of the Thailand's top hospitals Bumrungrad and Samitivej treat patients of whom 40% are foreign – this kind of high percentage is quite phenomenal.
An arthritis diet plan is a listing of the types of food and drinks that you can take to reduce the effect of arthritis. Characterized by extreme pain to your joints, the disease is caused by inflammation of the affected areas. Medication plays an important role in alleviating the condition. However, the nutritional approach cannot be ignored as it not only reduces inflammation, but also increases the level of immunity in your body.
Fruits and vegetables are known to contain vitamin C .Intake of fruits and vegetables will help you ease the pain caused by arthritis. Fruits such as oranges, lemons, kiwi peaches melons and most of all berries act as good sources of vitamin C. Berries such as strawberry and raspberry are very nutritious and are in fact highly recommended by nutritionists over all other fruits. In addition to fruits, vegetables such as spinach, kale and broccoli need also to be taken in your quest to alleviate arthritis. An ideal arthritis diet plan has to contain at least 5 servings of both fruits and vegetables in one day.
Intake of foods rich in vitamin E plays a crucial role in reducing joint pain. Nuts of different types such as walnuts and almonds fall into this category. Note that these are nuts that are unsalted. Vitamin E is also found in seeds which are edible such as pumpkin and sunflower seeds.
When you add spices and herbs into your meals for better taste, did you also know that you have added some bit of medicine into your food? Well, recent studies have shown spices to be of utmost importance in soothing inflammation. Spices have the effect of being anti-inflammatory in the body. This means that an arthritis diet plan cannot lack spices and herbs as they help clean the body by removing toxins and metals which are otherwise harmful. Additionally, some spices have the property of reducing the absorption rate of heavy metal and toxic effects. Cinnamon, ginger, curcumin and rosemary are just few among the many spices that fall into this category.
Not all natural foods fall into the arthritis diet plan as some increase inflammation, hence increasing pain to your joints. One category of food to avoid is dairy products. They are rich in saturated fats. Tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes and any other food that falls into the category of solanum are not ideal for your body.
Fluids constitute a major part of arthritis diet plan and they help keep your body hydrated .Most aches and pains are at one point caused by dehydration. Drinking water will reduce the amount of inflammation in your joints. If you must drink something better tasting, then try cherry juice. This juice reduces inflammation as it contains high level of anthocyanins.


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The Mess You Leave Behind Season 1 Episode 3
A guilt-ridden Raquel must decide how to respond to the blackmail involving her upcoming exam. Iago starts to get to know Viruca outside of class.
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Memory Hole
Archives of the most cringe-worthy events in pop culture.
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After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
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Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches…
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After the disappearance of her husband, Maria Luiza opens a Bossa Nova club in defiance of her normally conservative demeanor.
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The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true,…
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Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise there was Discovery. Star Trek, one of the most iconic and influential global television franchises, returns 50 years after it first premiered…
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Leslie Winner is an eternally-optimistic klutz with his heart in the right place. Somehow, despite his calamitous nature, he has found love with his fiancé Jemma and they are preparing…
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A man undergoes an experimental treatment to improve his life, only to be replaced by a new and improved version of himself, and must fight for his wife, his career,…
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Frank Torre, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Detroit Medical Center's Rehabilitation Institute Michigan, recently attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Institute's new sports medicine facility in Detroit, Michigan.
The new $65 million five-story sports medicine facility, located in District Detroit, will enable the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan to further its medical research into cutting edge treatments and will serve professional athletes from the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers, and the Detroit Pistons. The new facility, located in District Detroit, is part of a sprawling sports and entertainment complex anchored by the Little Caesars Sports Arena.
Mr. Torre was joined by the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan CEO Patty Jobbit and DMC physicians Dr. Bryan Little and Dr. Stephen Lemos to officially mark the commencement of construction of the Institute's new sports rehab, research and simulation services facility.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Sports Medicine Facility took place inside Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Foundation's Evening Gala is an annual tradition which recognizes the program sponsors, staff and patients, and celebrates the power of the human spirit to raise funds for the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.
As the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Detroit Medical Center's Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Hospital, Frank Torre hosted the elegant fundraising event which benefits the RIM Foundation, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting the rehabilitation of people with life altering disabilities and injuries through research, education, and community programs and activities.
2019 Go Beyond Gala attendees had the opportunity to hear from past and current patients who shared their inspirational stories of how the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan helped them overcome impossible odds and recover their lives thanks in part to the generosity of the program supporters. Expressing his profound gratitude to the program supporters who share in his vision of giving back to the community, Frank Torre formally recognized sponsors whose generosity has enabled the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan to become a national leader in physical therapy and progressive treatment techniques.
This year's generous sponsors included Signal Restoration Services, PuroClean, The Penske Automotive Group, Wright & Filipps, Quality Home Healthcare, Mr. & Mrs. Tim Cash, Lormax Stern, Farbman Group, ABF Environmental, PCI, Urban Science, AdvisaCare, Celani Family, the Law Firm of Pepper Hamilton, the Fakhoury Law Firm and the Law Firm of Berry Moorman P.C.
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Frank Torre, was recently named as one of the most powerful business leaders in Metro Detroit by dBusiness, the region's premier business journal. The comprehensive list of the most powerful executives in more than 30 industries across Metro Detroit and Michigan recognizes the most highly selective business leaders in our region and state, and ranks them based on factors including the company size, growth rate, geographical reach, and extensive personal networks in the region. Frank Torre is a Michigan entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist and currently serves as the Co-CEO of Signal Restoration Services, a large-scale national disaster restoration services company, and is the Vice Chairman of PuroClean, a national disaster restoration services company with locations across the United States and Canada.
Signal Restoration Services, an industry leader in commercial property damage restoration, was a title sponsor during the 2019 Annual Industry Outlook Conference: A Conversation with REIT CEO's, held at the DoubleTree By Hilton in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The program offered networking opportunities and included an interactive panel discussion with REIT CEO's moderated by R.J. King, the Editor of dBusiness Magazine, Detroit's Premier Business Journal. The interactive discussion panel featured Joey Agree, President and CEO of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based Agree Realty Corporation, Gary A. Shiffman, Chairman and CEO at Sun Communities, Inc., and Robert S. Taubman, Chairman, President and CEO of Taubman Centers Inc. Industry experts, including real estate brokers and agents, national property management firms, real estate investors, and legal professionals gathered to hear first hand from REIT CEO's about successful growth strategies, identify future real estate business opportunities, examine industry outlooks, and Frank Torre, the Co-CEO of Signal Restoration Services, the event's title sponsor, was in attendance during the Annual Real Estate Investment Trust Conference, which concluded with an open forum which offered audience members the opportunity to ask questions. The title sponsor of the 2019 Annual Real Estate Investment Trust Industry Outlook Conference, Signal Restoration Services, was founded in 1972, and continues a long tradition of being an industry leader in emergency response and property damage restoration services. With a wide reaching network of offices throughout the United States and Canada, the company specializes in large scale catastrophe response and disaster restoration services including asbestos and lead abatement, fire, water, wind, mold and storm damage restoration. The company services residential, commercial, industrial, health and hospitality, institutional and historical properties, and has earned an outstanding industry reputation due to its long history of relentless customer survive, steadfast loyalty to its clients and a deeply rooted culture of compassion. To learn more about Signal Restoration, the program title sponsor, please visit them at www.signalrestoration.com
Posted on November 8, 2016 May 15, 2019 by admin
Heritage Hall of Fame Award | frank torre detroit
Frank Torre was recently inducted into the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit's Heritage Hall of Fame.
Following its inception in 1919, the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit (IIMD) has been committed to recognizing outstanding individual who have contributed to the American way of life, support multiculturalism, and the preservation of unique cultural traditions. In the early eighties, the IIMD, in an effort to formally recognize outstanding leaders from different cultures and honor their incredible achievements and contributions to the America way of life, created the Heritage Hall of Fame Award. The Hall of Fame Award recognizes such exceptional leaders from various ethnic backgrounds and celebrates their outstanding contributions to the American way of life. The individual who have demonstrated their commitment to multiculturalism and have generously supported ethnic and cultural traditions are honored for their exemplary lives, careers, and achievements that truly embody and perpetuate the heritage of the American way of life with the prestigious Heritage Hall of Fame Award.
Frank Torre joins a prestigious roster of past honorees which include Edsel B. Ford II; Dennis Archer, the former Mayor of the City of Detroit, Alex Manoogian, Mike Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Red Wings / Detroit Tigers, Frank Stella, as well as many other notable figures whose photographs have been forever memorialized and are proudly displayed inside the Hall of Fame Gallery located in the Main Atrium of the COBO Center Convention Hall in the heart of Downtown Detroit.
During the Heritage Hall of Fame Dinner, The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit awarded its coveted Hall of Fame Award to Frank Torre for his outstanding commitment to rebuilding and beautifying the city of Detroit and its surrounding metropolitan areas. The Heritage Hall of Fame celebration and the award ceremony to honor Frank Torre's achievements was held at the beautiful Ambassador Ballroom at the famous Renaissance Hotel overlooking the Detroit River. Following the celebration, Frank Torre's photograph was permanently framed and memorialized in the Hall of Game Gallery located in the Main Atrium of the Cobo Center in the heart of Downtown Detroit.
Frank Torre's Generous Donation helps Clean Downtown Detroit. | Frank Torre Detroit
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Detroit Beautification
Recently the landscaping crew truck used in these Downtown beautification efforts was donated to Clean Downtown by Torre & Bruglio, one of the state's largest horticultural and landscaping contractors whose landmark projects include the Penske Corporation and Chrysler World Headquarters, Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, and the Detroit Zoo. Frank Torre, a Michigan entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist is CEO and chairman of both Torre & Bruglio, and Signal Restoration Services, a full-service contractor that specializes in property loss mitigation and has restored properties in Michigan and across the country. Headquartered in Troy Michigan, some of the company's high-profile projects include three major hospitals in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Roosevelt Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
The donated equipment has been loaned for the last several years by Torre & Bruglio and in addition to being used to help clean Detroit, is being used by Clean Downtown and Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit to train workers in landscape management while helping make Downtown Detroit a more beautiful place to live, work and play.
The president of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, which administers Clean Downtown, has been quoted as saying that "Keeping Downtown looking its best is a team sport and we've had the best team working with…. Torre & Bruglio ….. in our efforts to keep Downtown Detroit looking cleaner and greener while helping workers obtain valuable job skills."
The landscaping crew truck is a welcome and permanent addition to the Clean Downtown fleet of trucks seen in and around Downtown Detroit keeping things picked up and clean. It provides much needed transportation to the workers in the Goodwill landscape management program. This collaborative effort has resulted in newly trained workers and the lovely landscaping that has made Downtown's landscape pop with color and green ways.
In addition to providing the truck, Torre & Bruglio has generously shared its vast expertise and helped train workers by giving them a much needed and valued skills set.
"The company of Torre & Bruglio, led by Frank Torre, …… has played a significant role in helping Detroit's disadvantaged find their way back into employment and personal dignity," said Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Vice President Lindsay Chalmers. "They have for many years partnered with Goodwill to assist with teaching of new skill sets surrounding landscape maintenance and the gift of this truck is but one more example of their level of caring."


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Ability of dGEMRIC and T2 mapping to evaluate cartilage repair after microfracture: a goat study
Watanabe, A; Boesch, C; Anderson, S E; Brehm, W; Mainil Varlet, P (2009). Ability of dGEMRIC and T2 mapping to evaluate cartilage repair after microfracture: a goat study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 17(10), pp. 1341-9. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.joca.2009.03.022
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ability of delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) and T2 mapping to evaluate the quality of repair tissue after microfracture. DESIGN: Twelve knees from 12 goats were studied. An osteochondral defect (diameter, 6mm; depth, 3mm) with microfracture was created in the weight-bearing aspect of both the medial and lateral femoral condyles. Goats were euthanized at 24 weeks (n=6) and 48 weeks (n=6) postsurgery. Pre-contrast R1 (R1pre) and post-contrast R1 (R1post) measurements for dGEMRIC and a pre-contrast T2 measurement for T2 mapping were performed with a 3T MR imaging system. MR imaging findings were compared with histological and biochemical assessments. RESULTS: In native cartilage, significant correlations were observed between the R1post and the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) concentration, as well as DeltaR1 (difference between the R1pre and R1post) and the GAG concentration (P<0.05). In repair tissue, a significant correlation was observed between DeltaR1 and the GAG concentration (P<0.05), but not between the R1post and the GAG concentration. In both repair tissue and native cartilage, no correlation was observed between T2 and the water concentration or between T2 and the hydroxyproline (HP) concentration. A zonal variation of T2 and a clear dependence of T2 on the angles relative to B0 were observed in native cartilage, but not in repair tissue. CONCLUSION: dGEMRIC with DeltaR1 measurement might be useful for the evaluation of the GAG concentration in repair tissue after microfracture. T2 mapping might be useful for the differentiation of repair tissue after microfracture from native cartilage; however, its potential to assess the specific biochemical markers in native cartilage as well as repair tissue may be limited.
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The Root Recommends: The 18th Annual New York African Film Festival
The Root Staff
Calling all of my movie buffs! The annual New York African Film Festival has begun in New York City, where promising and veteran filmmakers alike come together to show off their latest work. The festival, in its 18th year, will celebrate the richness of the African experience with 15 features and 16 short films.
Running now through May 31, it will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of independence in Sierra Leone and Tanzania. The festival, which is presented by the African Film Festival Inc. and Film Society of Lincoln Center, will run through April 12 at the Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center and wrap up at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Rose Cinemas at the end of May.
Why Are They Here? Chinese Stories in Africa and Bondo: A Journey Into Kono Womanhood are just two of the movies that are playing at this year's event. Earlier this year, the United Nations deemed 2011 the International Year for the People of African Descent, and this festival will surely commemorate the best of our Diaspora. For more information and to get your tickets, visit AmericanFilmNy.
Previous recommendation: Chris Rock's 'The Motherf**ker With the Hat.'
Got ideas for The Root Recommends? Send them to recommendations@theroot.com.


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Over 100,000 historic vinyl records are being digitised and made available to stream online for free
Far Out Staff December 28, 2019
As part of a new major project launched by the Internet Archive, over 100,000 vinyl records are being digitised and made available to stream online for free.
The Internet Archive, a non-profit internet library that has been plugging away since 1996 in an attempt to make "Universal Access to All Knowledge" through its website, has been collecting books, magazines, television programmes and culturally relevant films with prolific accuracy.
Now, as it looks to expand its collection, the Internet Archive has teamed up with the Boston Public Library in an attempt to digitise well over 100,000 historic vinyl records in order to make them available to stream online for free. Collecting formats like LPs, 78 RPMs and wax cylinders, the collection will "span musical genres including classical, pop, rock, and jazz, and contain obscure recordings like this album of music for baton twirlers, and this record of radio's all-time greatest bloopers."
The Archive said: "For decades, vinyl records were the dominant storage medium for every type of music and are ingrained in the memories and culture of several generations. Despite the challenges, the Internet Archive is determined to preserve these at-risk records so that they can be heard online by new audiences of scholars, researchers, and music lovers around the world."
CR Saikley, the Director of Special Projects at the Internet Archive, commented: "The LP was our primary musical medium for over a generation. From Elvis, to The Beatles, to the Clash, the LP was witness to the birth of both Rock & Roll and Punk Rock.
"It was integral to our culture from the 1950s to the 1980s and is important for us to preserve for future generations."
Derek Fukumori, Internet Archive Engineer, added: "We're really trying to capture everything about this artifact, this piece of media. As an archivist, that's what we want to represent, the fullness of this physical object."
The Internet Archive is working hard to digitise the remainder of the BPL collection in addition to more than 285,000 LPs that have been donated by others. For now, you can listen to the current records that have already made it onto the website, here.
Source: Internet Archive