Eye movements two general categories of eye movements

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Two general categories of eye movements:

- those designed to get images onto fovea to begin to see them clearly

- those designed to keep images on fovea to continue to see them clearly

- diplopia, double vision, occurs both foveas are not directed at objects of interest

Saccadic eye movements

- as things move around at a given distance from us we need to move both eyes that same amount in same directionconjugate movements, 2 types:

1. Saccades – fast movements to get an image onto the fovea; use them for voluntary eye movements, to look over at periphery, to catch up with something that is moving too fast to track, and for fast phase of nystagmus

- saccades are primarily used in voluntary eye movements; triggered from frontal lobes (frontal eye field – anterior to where head is represented in motor cortex); vertical eye movements represented bilaterally; horizontal saccades  each hemisphere triggers movements to the contralateral side

- saccades can be modified through the vestibular nuclei; if the head is moved during a saccade, vestibuloocular reflex (VOR) compensates for the movement
2. Slow movements used to keep image on fovea
- as things move toward us or away from us we need to either converge or diverge our eyes  vergence movements

Cranial nerve

Lateral rectus

Abducens (VI)

Medial rectus

Oculomotor (III)

Superior rectus

Oculomotor (III)

Elevation, adduction, intorsion

Inferior rectus

Oculomotor (III)

Depression, adduction, extorsion

Superior oblique

Trochlear (IV)

Abduction, depression, intorsion

Inferior oblique

Oculomotor (III)

Abduction, elevation, extorsion

- groups of subcortical neurons exist that are specialized to generate timing signals; receive inputs from parts of brain that can order eye movements; outputs to motor neurons

- vertical conjugate movements  superior and inferior recti are principal muscles

- timing signals for upward movements located near superior colliculi and posterior commissure (distributed bilaterally)

- timing signals for downward gaze come from deep in midbrain, near dorsomedial edge of red nucleus (bilateral lesions required for function to be disrupted)

- horizontal conjugate movements  coordination of lateral rectus of one eye with contralateral medial rectus; abducens nucleus contains motor neurons for ipsilateral lateral rectus and interneurons whose axons cross the midline at abducens nucleus, ascend in MLF, and end on motor neurons of contralateral medial rectus; timing signals generated in reticular formation near abducens nucleus (paramedian pontine reticular formation, PPRF); reticular formation on one side of the pons sets up signals for saccades to the ipsilateral side
Pursuit (tracking) movements

- track a moving object once its image is on the fovea

- pursuit movements can go 50 degrees/second

- rapidly moving objects require combo of saccades and pursuit movements

- there is a latency for pursuit movements when a target starts to move, so when we start to track something, its image has moved off the fovea (a catch-up saccade is required)
- pursuit movements triggered from visual association cortex in occipital lobes, posterior parts of temporal/parietal lobes (frontal eye fields may be involved)

- vertical movements triggered bilaterally

- unilateral cortical damage impairs horizontal pursuit movements in both directions, but impairment is greater when looking to ipsilateral side

- pathway from cortex to abducens involves flocculus, vermis (via pontine nuclei), and vestibular nuclei; no cerebellum  no pursuit movements

Vergence Movements

- to direct haze to something nearby our eyes do the following (near or accommodation reflex):

1. Pupils constrictimprove optical performance of eye and increase its depth of field (objects at different distance put into acceptable focus); unfortunately, it also reduces the amount of light reaching the retina; brain figures pupil size that provides best tradeoff between acuity and intensity

2. Ciliary muscles contract – lens gets fatter and focuses eyes on nearby object

3. Medial recti of both eyes contract  eyes converge
- preganglionic parasympathetics for pupillary sphincter and ciliary muscle are in oculomotor

nucleus (and medial rectus motor neurons); Edinger-Westphal subdivision; all brainstem components for efferent limb of near reflex are in rostral midbrain

- afferent limb of near reflex is normal visual pathway from eyeball to occipital lobe  visual association cortex of occipital lobe projects to efferent machinery in midbrain

2. Indicate consequences of damage to the oculomotor nerve, abducens nerve, abducens nucleus, and MLF

- we can keep our eyes pointed at something even if we’re moving around; head to left compensated by conjugate eye movement to the right  direction of gaze does not change

- vestibular primary afferents  ipsilateral vestibular nucleiMLFoculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nuclei

- semicircular canals work only for the first few seconds of sustained rotation  after that, visual system recognizes that images are slipping on retinavestibuloocular pathway

- continuous rotation  compensatory movements (in opposite direction of rotation) interrupted by fast reset movements in opposite direction (in direction of rotation) called nystagmus (named for direction of fast component); postrotatory nystagmus after rotation has stopped (in opposite direction of original rotation) – cupula deflection

- caloric nystagmus causes one horizontal semicircular canal to cause nystagmus (warm/cool water)
- fast phase of nystagmus dependent upon functioning PPRF

- Optokinetic nystagmus caused by moving a repetitive visual pattern in front of someone; visual inputs to vestibular nuclei cause continued nystagmus (reflex attempt to maintain visual stability)

- spontaneous nystagmus can indicate neural pathology
- flocculus suppresses VOR in times such as when we want to look the left by turning our head; VOR would normally couterrotate the eyes and keep them pointed straight ahead, but flocculus blocks this; flocculus also adjusts the gain of the reflex, so that our eyes move the right amount when vision changes

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Why I became a Storyteller

I decided to become a storyteller because of a story I heard…

Late one night at a festival in the woodlands of Sussex UK, the county of my birth, I listened to a man who had recently returned from troubled lands in the Middle East. He was re-telling a tale featuring the wise and funny King Solomon with the message that “the land is not ours to own“. We listeners laughed, shared a moment together and were all transformed in our own ways. For me it was a realisation that I could share knowledge, love, insight, reflection and understanding of the world we live in in a non preachy, humorous way through storytelling.

At the time I had not long completed a degree in Environmental Science, joined a band, was having a go at living close to the earth in a fledgeling community, and exploring the power of music and intention to bring about change. Until now I thought had only really experienced storytelling in the didactic “we are the experts telling you what to think way”. Later I realised how David Attenborough’s television based nature storytelling and many of the books I had read as a child had influenced me subconsciously too!.

With live storytelling I saw not only the opportunity to share opinions and a sense of wonder about the world, but also to weave in music, songs and that stories, like music and dance, are an age old element of community.

I had been looking for a trade… there were a lot of builders, plumbers and engineers in the world already, and in the words of David Orm, there was also a need for Storytellers

I wanted to share stories that told of our partnership with nature not our dominion over it to give listeners another choice of how to view the world; stories that seeded hope and fables that caution disrespect and greed; tales that bring solace to loss and despair as well as laughter and curiosity to a classroom.

Just like there are plants to heal every human physical ailment, there are stories to heal every soul.

I consider myself a budding storyteller, as the list of tales I have to tell numbers in the tens, not the hundreds.

I think I have a way to go….

However, in the words of Richard Bach, “you teach best what you most need to learn” and so I feel it is time for me to teach in order to become a better storyteller. A journey starts with one step. I am very grateful to have had a long journey to get to this point.  The path to being a wise and hearty, old, white haired grandad has led me to this point… older, greyer and wiser that I was when I started in my twenties… but now I feel it is time to give something back to the community I am part of… and the storytelling for outdoor learning course is where it is at for now… all part of the onward journey, and hopefully an inspiration and assistance to you on your path.

Storytelling for outdoor learning


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I like this quote because it speaks to “how” you get things done as a leader, more so than “what” you get done.  To me, the “how” has a greater affect on your ability to sustain organizational performance than it does on achieving a short term result because it defines an approach which, if reflective of your style and attitude, is representative of how you will do things in the future.  It is therefore also reflective of the results you will continue to achieve.

The quote goes:

“Being successful as a leader does not mean having all the answers, it means getting them.”

This quote speaks to knowing the strengths of your team and being able to access their knowledge and expertise for the use and benefit of the entire organization.  By doing so you leverage your own strengths and abilities, and you exponentially increase the results your organization can achieve.

This aspect of leadership requires having the right processes and mechanisms in place…something we discussed in the post on leadership as being a process rather than a set of skills http://www.scottneilson.com/?p=63

It also implies a strong degree of empowerment in your workforce which enables people to draw on their own creativity and motivations to excell in their work and bring all their skills and abilities to performing their daily taks.  This is a big subject and one which I really want to get into.  It has many sub-parts which must work together to be successful.  It combines aspects of several posts I have done recently, and will be a nice assimilation of the thoughts in each…showing how it all ties together.  That has to be a subject for another post.


Henry IV, Part 1

by: William Shakespeare

Key Facts

full title  · The History of Henry the Fourth (1 Henry IV)

author  · William Shakespeare

type of work  · Play

genre  · Historical drama, military drama

language  · English

time and place written  · Probably 15961597, London

date of first publication  · 1598 (in quarto), 1623 (in folio)

tone  · The tone of the play alternates between very serious drama and rollicking comedy. The drama is grave and ominous, and is centered on the careworn figure of King Henry IV and the rebellion of the Percys. The comedy is fast-paced, rambunctious, and punning, and centers around the character of Falstaff and the other rogues at the Boar’s Head Tavern.

setting (time)  · Around 14021403

setting (place)  · London, especially the royal palace and the Boar’s Head Tavern; various other locales around England, including the battlefield of Shrewsbury, where the final act takes place

protagonist  · Prince Harry

major conflict  · The Percy family, encouraged by the hot temper of the young nobleman Hotspur, seeks to overthrow the reigning king of England, Henry IV. Simultaneously, Harry, the crown prince of England, must work to win back his honor and his place in his father’s esteem after squandering it by spending too much time with the rogue Falstaff and other unsuitable companions.

rising action  · The king’s confrontation with Hotspur; the robbery; the king’s confrontation with Harry; the Percys’ battle preparations

climax  · The Battle of Shrewsbury in Act V, specifically Harry’s duel with Hotspur

falling action  · The king’s strategizing after the battle, leading into the play’s sequel, 2 Henry IV

themes  · The nature of honor; the legitimacy of rulership; high and low language

motifs  · Doubles; British cultures; the multiplicity of language; magic

symbols  · The play is not heavily symbolic, though various characters represent various traits: for example, Hotspur represents the ideal of honor as a product of glory on the battlefield, and Glyndwr represents the folk magic of Wales.

foreshadowing  · Hotspur’s confrontation with the king; the king’s claim that Hotspur has more honor than Harry; Harry and Falstaff’s role-playing; the robbery; Hotspur’s confrontation with Kate.


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They have members of all abilities who want to share their enthusiasm for triathlons and a healthy lifestyle.

Boca Tri does not tolerate misconduct, including cheating, bullying (cyber or in person) of any format. Integrity, honestly and dedication to the club and sport are the core values to which all club members must adhere.

Boca Raton Triathletes has received the Women for Tri grant four times. Thus enabling the club to run 5 groups and bring over 150+ new women into the sport of Triathlon. The club has plans for their 6th group this fall and targeting early 2109 season races. Also, Boca Tri received a grant from the USAT to help educate their members. With this grant they are able to provide two free clinics open to all members. The clinics provided were a 4-week swim clinic and a half-day detailed Foam Roller clinic.

In addition, Boca Tri was able to provide an educational grant to one of their members to become USAT certified as a Triathlon Coach.

In summary, Boca Tri is a group of people who like to swim, bike and run and play together.

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Zobi and the Zoox: A story of coral Bleaching by Ailsa Wild, Aviva Reed, Briony Barr and Gregory Crocetti

This is a story about coral bleaching, told by the tiniest creatures on the reef.

Have you ever read a picture book where the setting is on a coral polyp? This was a first for me, and perhaps you too, but it is an excellent way to grab the readers attention to realise just how much can go on in the smallest of places.

As we start to read we meet a polyp called Darian. Darian lives in the Great Barrier Reef and devastatingly for Darian, the ocean isn’t cooling down.

Through detailed illustrations and carefully worded story, we learn about the bacteria called Zobi (and her family) that live inside the polyps gut and the important role they play in looking after Darian when the oceans get far too hot.

We meet many other organisms who make up the polyp and see the distressing time they are having as they have to cope with oceans that are too warm.

We see team work, creative thinking and problem solving as they work hard together to save their own little world from destruction.

Zobi and the Zoox is not only a story it is also a science book. Adults and children will learn so much about coral as they read this story and every illustration adds even more information.

Once the story has finished, there is a section called ‘The science behind the story’. In this section extra information and diagrams are provided for those who wish to learn about the facts touched on in the story in more detail. Illustrations, labelled diagrams, photographs and scientific information cover the last 16 pages and help to explain any information that needs to be looked at in more detail.

Zobi and the Zoox is an excellent book to use to teach children (and their adults) just how important the coral reef is to ocean health. It is also important to make people aware that everything, even if it is so tiny that we cannot see it with the naked eye, plays a super important role in the world we live in.

So what else can you do with this book?

  • How has this booked changed the way you think about the world you live in? What is one thing you can do differently to stop global warming?
  • If coral bleaching continues to happen, how will the tourism ad for Queensland change? Look at the latest advertisement and see how this would be modified – what would be taken away or added? Create a new one.

  • How is a coral polyp like a city?
  • What parts of a coral polyp are like our bodies?

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The coral Kingdom by Laura Knowles and Jennie Webber

The time is now, the chance is brief!

Stand up and save the coral reef!

Amazing pictures lie deep within this great Australian Geographic picture book, alongside a rhyming story that will teach young readers all about the coral reef and the creatures that live there.

As you journey below the water line you will see how the coral reef is created, how animals interact with it and how human behaviour is causing damage.

The bleaching of the coral reef is touched upon – not dwelled upon – which is important for young readers. Instead, easy tips and suggestions are offered within the story and at the end with a page full of suggestions.

The illustrations are spellbinding and add so much to the short story – giving you the parent or teacher to talk about that creature and how they live in the water with the reef.

Teaching children about the coral reef is a really important issue right now due to the damage that has been done. This book is a great way to start to teach your children about the small things that they can do to make a difference in the future of the planet (and hopefully their small steps will be followed by their parents bigger steps!)

The coral Kingdom by Laura Knowles and Jennie Webber is an excellent book for children of all ages, and one which links in nicely with science, geography and sustainability.

So what else can you do with this book

  • Visit the end pages of this and choose an animal you would like to research further.
  • Seek out the suggestions at the end of the story as to how you can save the GBR.
  • Find newspaper articles about the GBR and what is happening to it. Seek out both positive and negative stories.
  • Sign or create a petition about the GBR urging the government to stop coal mining and dredging of the land and sea near the reef.

  • Link up all the rhyming words used. Find more words that rhyme with these words and try to create a few lines that you could add to this story about the coral reef.

  • How much of the GBR has been bleached?
  • How many different types of animals live in the GBR?
  • If the GBR was destroyed how many less tourists might come to Australia?

 The Coral Kingdom

Coral Sea Dreaming by Kim Michelle toft

Another intriguing and intricately detailed picture book from Kim Michelle Toft is Coral Sea Dreaming.

Take a plunge under the water and meet many amazing animals who live amongst the Coral of the Great Barrier Reef.

Learn about why we need to take care of this world heritage listed wonder.

Learn more about the animals who call the reef their home and know that if the reef is destroyed by mining, climate change, pollution, over fishing or greed that they too will disappear.

Kim Michelle Toft shows her passion for raising awareness about the GBR in all her books and this one is no exception.

Norah Colvin has written an amazing and insightful blog post on this book – take  a look here: http://www.readilearn.com.au/preserving-worlds-oceans-coral-sea-dreaming/

So what can you do?

Visual Art

Explore the techniques used by Kim Michelle Toft and recreate your own images of endangered sea creatures of the GBR.

Literacy through science

Write your own poem using rhyme that highlights the importance of coral. Explore why we need coral and which animals would not be alive if we did not have any coral in our oceans.

How do each of our actions effect the GBR? Make a list of the actions you are going to change (water usage, chemicals you put down the drain, amount of times you drive instead of walking)

Why do we need the coral reef? List all of the different reasons why we need this great natural wonder.

How can we talk to the government so that they take action and halt any further mining in this area?

What might the future look like without the GBR?

Visual ArtExplore the techniques used by Kim Michelle Toft and recreate your own images of endangered sea creatures of the GBR.Literacy through science Write your own poem using rhyme th


Ed Tripp – researching the state of UK heathland

Ed Tripp tells us about the work he did as an OPAL scientist at the University of Nottingham, researching the current state of heathland in the UK, and exploring the best ways to conserve this precious habitat.

Ed Tripp looking at soil samples

The decline of heathland

Heathland habitats once extended over several million hectares in western Europe, but now they amount to less than 350,000 hectares.

Not only is the total area of heathland in decline, but it's becoming increasingly fragmented due to afforestation, conversion to agriculture, and urban development.

The damaging effects of pollution

Heathland communities are also being damaged by atmospheric pollution, caused mainly by nitrogen from cars, industry and agriculture.

Pollution is reducing the ability of native heathland plants to grow better than invasive species. It may also lead to further invasion by non-heathland species.

What I wanted to find out

I wanted to identify the local and regional factors that determine heathland vegetation composition and how our heathland is likely to change in the future. Is pollution having a major impact? How are invasive species affecting heathland communities? What effect is climate change having?

Things I investigated

Butterfly in heathland

Diversity of plants, lichens and mosses in a range of heathland, and how this is affected by heathland size, nitrogen pollution, location and environmental characteristics.

Effect of nitrogen pollution on fertility of heathland soils.

Recovery of heathland lichen communities.

Whether species had adapted to the local climate, or if seeds from warmer regions could sustain heathlands in a warmer climate.

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What is AAC?

What are the types of AAC systems?

Unaided communication systems – rely on the user’s body to convey messages. Examples include gestures, body language, and/or sign language.

Aided communication systems – require the use of tools or equipment in addition to the user’s body. Aided communication methods can range from paper and pencil to communication books or boards to devices that produce voice output (speech generating devices or SGD’s)and/or written output. Electronic communication aids allow the user to use picture symbols, letters, and/or words and phrases to create messages. Some devices can be programmed to produce different spoken languages.

What we can do

Our Speech Pathologists are able to assess and provide treatment for children with varied diagnoses who may benefit from the use of augmentative communication which will provide them with or improve their communication. Our Speech Pathologists are experienced at using a variety of augmentative and alternate communication devices and methods. Using augmentative or alternative communication can often be an exciting time for children/adolescents and their families as it can decrease frustration resulting for difficult or no speech and improve the child/adolescent’s sense of independence and self worth, opening up pathways for self-expression, socialisation, learning and function.

Speech pathology intervention may include the development of unaided communication systems, which include gesturing, sign language and body language, or aided communication systems which involves the use of a tool such as books, boards, devices, and iPads.

Our Speech Pathologist may be able to assist you with the implementation of an AAC program within your home, community, preschool/school, and other therapy sessions. Practicing these skills intensively in other settings, assists them to develop their communication skills within a functional context.

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  • Children/adolescents with speech that is not functional
  • Developmental Disability.

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Vaishno Devi and bhaderwah 2019

So it was our mandatory annual mata Vaishno Devi tour.
This tour along with providing us the opportunity to get to the abode of the mata gives us a chance to move about and around in the region , we were done with most of the major destinations by this year , so we thought why not go a little off beat , as bhaderwah is a paradise during the summer months , with its pristine forests and the deodar forests and the grass lands of padri , but in winters the extreme snowfall in the region is a hitch in the lives of the locals , making the place cutoff from the other parts for days.
DAY 1:- .....
So we started off on 8th Feb night from Delhi via train to Jammu was cool in Delhi at that time , not too cold. Upon crossing Ludhiana it became a bit chilly.
Upon reaching Jammu it became evident that the news of maximal snowfall in the Himalayas this year is not merely every year story but is really a extreme of climate change this year , it was really chilly early that morning of 9th Feb in jammu. We started to Katra with the taxis already arranged by our travel agent there. Outbound Jammu and the vistas opened up , the views too good , the peaks in sight were covered with thick layers of snow , I thought if there is this much snow in sight from Jammu itself , what is the paradise unexploded got to offer. The roads have now become silky smooth , back in the days it used to take 2-3 hrs but now things have changed for good. Reached Katra at around 9. We stayed at hotel Prakash , nice rooms and good staff , it's located near the CRPF cantonment in Katra. Got ready by 11am , had breakfast and started Yatra at around 12:00, weather was clear . The aura when you move up towards the abode of almighty is just amazing can't be described with words.with great vibes and determination we moved ahead.
Reached bhavan which around 3:30 it was cold even in broad daylight . There was a bit of rush but managed and finally we had darshan and it was as always divine. We came out and enjoyed the ever tasty rajma and curry rice of bhavan. It was 5:30 by then , most people went back to Katra , but some of us continued towards Bhairon temple further up , just after moving 500m upwards from bhavan the tracks were completely covered with snow and at places Black ice which was extremely slippery ,we made slow progress and made it up around 5:45 ,then after darshan watched the enchanting sunset from the view point. On our way back it was dark , slippery and we had to carry Parashad too with caution with the monkeys always ready to snatch it away. Reached hotel around 11 after dinner and crashed after the exhausting day.
The day was a big one and with the main objective of the trip complete we were excited for the endeavours of tomorrow....

DAY 2:- so after a tight and hectic schedule of day one and a good night's sleep , ready as always we were to embark on today's mission.
Started at around afternoon 1:00 from Katra after exploring the bazaar and a little purchasing , though I haven't even travelled to Katra by train but saw the railway station from outside and it's mind-blowing , along with the tracks laid down the valleys it's truly an engineering marvel. So without deviating any further let's get back , so yea at around 1:30 got back on the jammu-srinagar highway in domel, as the roads are buttery smooth till Udhampur it was a smooth sail , as the Jammu Srinagar highway had been blocked for a couple of weeks then due to persistent snowfalls and landslides ahead of Ramban area , there were many queue's of trucks parked alongside the highway , some even 2-3km long ones. As soon as we crossed Udhampur the road conditions deteriorated and at points there was only dirt track.(the construction of the 4 lane highway is in full swing) it was really dusty , the views were mesmerizing , almost every peak was snow laden. Were not able to breath the clean mountain air (which is very refreshing for us delhites ) due to the dust . Then came another engineering marvel and this one was more grand than anything showcasing our modernization at its best
"The Chenani - Nashri tunnel'' ,
It is a never ending thing is what it feels inside(9km) but with all the emergency rooms and stuff every 200m it's great work. As soon as we crossed to the other side the vistas changed and it was a Christmasy white landscape with snow cover extending till river bed . Theres this famous place peerah, 3 kms on the Srinagar highway from the tunnel , it is very famous for its rajma chawal served with anaardana chutney , it is a delicacy , a must try. After having lunch it was about 4:00 and we still had a long way to go till bhaderwah another 95kms, and traversing at night was risky because of snow on roadside. So we left for bhaderwah from there , we started towards Doda but the road till batote which was mere 7-8 km was slippery and had snow , was not properly cleared so it took 30mins , then it merged with the Kishtwar highway and it was good. Running down alongside was the river Chenab in its valour , there is a dam near batote for hydroelectric power generation. So onwards the road towards Doda is average with quite a few dirt patches , there was a small patch where the road was completely washed off by a live landslide , and the authorities cleared it quickly but there were big stones there. So when our car was crossing the bumpy patch , a pointy stone tore the tire and it deflated then and there , so after being already late this was a bummer , the stepney was installed quickly and we were on the move it was already 6:00 and it started getting cold as the sun was setting in the backdrop , so we reached Pul Doda around 7 where the road bifurcated we took the one less travelled by and that made all the difference (that was cheeky) . So it was dark the road was good but piles of snow were there along the road and the volume increased as we moved ahead. Thankfully we safely made it to bhaderwah around 8 in the night and were in for another surprise . The electricity in the whole valley was snapped due to damage to electric poles caused by the recent snowfall. As the mountain people sleep early ,the roads of the town were already deserted ,after searching around for about an hour we found a decent place for the night near the new bus stand , with power backup for a few hours . We had a fine meal and crashed after the tiring journey . Even to get from the vehicle to the hotel was difficult as it was located on a side road and the road there was not cleared so had to move through slippery snow in the dark. some of us were even doubting the decision of coming to this summer paradise in winter , only to be left with awe the next morning.....

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Applying surma to the eyes suggest the observer’s rightful conduct in matters of his Deen. Applying surma in the eyes with the object of adornment suggest that the observer will accomplish a religious task as a result of which he will enjoy credibility amongst the people. Sometimes a person’s eye may sumbolise either his belonging, sons, brother or leader. Any excellence or defect in the eye will then reflect a similar excellence or defect in any of the above.... Islamic Dream Interpretation


Papel Picado Craft

Papel Picado is a craft done using tissue paper and a unique stencil that allows you to create an amazing picture in paper. Famous Papel Picado Crafts are usually made for the special occasion of The Day Of The Dead or other special events.

Step 1: Preparation for Picado

For the following activity you will need:

Tissue paper

Pattern (of choice, something simple like a skull will be easier, internet print out or stencil from store)

Tape (optional)

Ruler (optional)

Step 2: Starting the Picado Craft

Preparing to start the craft, you will need to start off with tissue paper. The technique is as similar to making paper snowflakes. You will need to start by folding a rectangular sheet of tissue paper in half (Hamburger style) for more complex designs tissue paper should be folded several times.

Step 3: Sketching the Design (Stencil)

Using a pencil, lightly sketch one half of a stencil on the folded side of the tissue paper

Step 4: Dividing Into Sections

Using rulers, divide the paper in sections. This helps the design not touch but helps it connect to other areas of the paper in order to form the shapes of the paper. Shade in the areas that will later be cut.

Step 5: Cut It Up

Using scissors, carefully cut away the pieces of paper that were shaded (previously mentioned in step 4)

Step 6: Finished

Finally open paper and enjoy the beautiful Papel Picado you have crafted.

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    4 years ago on Introduction

    This is a nice basic introduction to this art form. Just my speed! Now, how do we get to a more complex design? (Skull themes would be lovely!)

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    4 years ago on Introduction

    Ah, finally I know how to make those beautiful decorations that I see every Dia De Los Muertos! Thanks!!

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New Delhi: India’s economy may not get directly impacted due to the US-China trade war as it is less integrated with the global value chains, though slower global growth is likely to halt economic revival next fiscal year, says Brian Coulton, chief economist at Fitch Ratings Ltd. In an interview, Coulton said India should focus on reforms that help bring more foreign direct investment (FDI) to fund its widening current account deficit (CAD). Edited excerpts:

Fitch has recently revised India’s growth forecast for FY2018-19 to 7.8% from 7.4%. That makes you the most optimistic among the forecasters. What makes you so optimistic?

It is mainly because of a bounce-back from some of the earlier disruptions of demonetization and GST (goods and services tax) introduction. Partly it is because of the arithmetic of April-June quarter of 8.2% growth which will follow through to the annual average. There is a bit of fiscal support. There has been some progress on infrastructure spending. The investment cycle seems to be a bit stronger. We see fair amount of momentum in the economy in the short term. But if you look at the profile of our forecast, it is 7.8% in 2018-19, but then it falls to 7.2% in 2019-20.

Why do you expect a slowdown in India’s GDP growth next financial year?

We expect world growth to slow down in calendar year 2020 quite sharply. We think there will be a delayed impact on India’s growth due to the recent tightening of financial conditions and the recent hikes in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) interest rates. When RBI hikes interest rates, you don’t get an impact on growth in 3 or 6 months, it takes 9-12 months. That explains the slowdown in our growth forecast for next year.

Indian rupee has been the worst-performing major Asian currency so far this year. Do you think RBI and the government should take more measures to stem the rupee fall or should let the market decide its level?

It seems like RBI has taken a laissez-faire approach to the currency than some other countries in the region. In Indonesia, for example, there is significant drawdown of their forex reserves. It does not seem to be a bad approach to me because India does not have a large balance sheet exposure to forex debt. The other aspect is you have a clear monetary policy framework in India. The inflation targeting is well-placed. With the inflation inside the target zone, that allows RBI a little bit more flexibility on the currency front. Of course, if the currency depreciates too sharply, then that feeds through to inflation prospects.

Should the RBI hike interest rate in its October policy review to stem rupee fall even though inflation is within permissible limits?

We do expect inflation to rise. Agriculture support prices are on the rise, there is some increase in housing rentals and weakening of the rupee—all of those things with economy remaining strong will put pressure on inflation. Our expectation is there will be further hikes in interest rates. We have in our forecast one more 25 basis point hike in interest rate by end of this calendar year. I think it is a close call whether that happens in October or December. We think RBI is on a rate-hike cycle.

US Fed is expected to continue to hike interest rates? How big a liquidity problem could it cause to India?

The reality is we are in a transition in global monetary policy. This will last for a while and it will be quite profound. We have a Fed determined to normalize policy rates. Another hike in December from the Fed, three more hikes next year and another hike in 2020 will take the US policy rate to 3.5%. So, further dollar appreciation is one aspect of it. This short-term increase in dollar interest rates is going to put pressure across the emerging market world. This will lead to tightening of global liquidity and dollar funding. That will have impact on all emerging markets, particularly those that have a funding gap and have a CAD which is not covered by long term non-debt credit inflows. As far as I am aware, India’s CAD is no longer covered by FDI. So, India relies on portfolio inflows which is sensitive to dollar funding conditions. It will be hard for India to attract portfolio debt inflows as tightening of dollar funding conditions continue. If reforms are directed to bring more FDI into the country, that will help because then, you are less dependent on portfolio debt flows.

Fitch has pared down global growth forecast over the rising trade tension between the US and China? How serious a threat could the trade war pose to global economy?

We adjusted our forecast in the Global Economic Outlook in September on the basis of the tariff threat. So it’s kind of becoming serious. The direct impact on the Chinese economy may be close to 0.5 percentage point of its GDP growth. We have downgraded our Chinese growth forecast as a result of the tariffs after assuming some offsetting policy by 0.2 percentage point. That knocks about 0.1 percentage point off global GDP of about $90 trillion. That’s a big number which cannot be sniffed at.

How will this trade war impact India?

To some extent, India is not so badly placed. India’s exports to the US and China are not massively high. Countries like South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan are probably more tied up in the US-China supply chain than India. To the extent that the trade war lowers Chinese growth, it will put downward pressure on hard commodity prices including oil prices. And that will predominantly help the Indian economy as a net oil importer. But if the trade war slows down global growth significantly, then that is going to impact all emerging market economies including India.

India seeks to boost its exports to China and US taking advantage of the trade war; do you think that is feasible?

I am not sure how well-placed India is to step in to the areas where China sells a lot of stuff to the US such as electronics. The country that comes up most frequently in our discussions with market participants and investors to step into China’s shoes is Vietnam. Everything is already geared, it has the low value-added manufacturing base, the infrastructure, free trade zones, a lot of FDI is already there. I guess India may be a lot behind on that front. The move into low value-added manufacturing exports is an aspiration than a reality today. So, it will be hard to capitalize on the opportunity for India.

Do you think India has missed the bus of exports-led growth with the world moving away from globalization?

China will be looking towards building its relationship with other large emerging markets over the long run. To the extent India can figure out that what is that China is going to need in 10,15 or 20 years’ time as it develops and manages to penetrate its domestic market, India may benefit.


Exercise While Cruising

When you are crossing an ocean, you are forced to spend many weeks at sea in a small floating hallway.  Every now and then you walk to the bow to enjoy the view or you make your way to the mast to raise or lower a sail, reef, or check for unlucky flying fish that have landed on the deck.  It's possible that you will remain with the same sail plan and tack for days on end, however, and with automatic steering, crossing an ocean becomes napping, reading, or watching for whales on a bobbing platform for a very long time.  This is not exactly conducive to an active lifestyle. Coastal sailing is hard work, but crossing an ocean requires very little actual physical activity.  It is therefore very important that you make an effort to exercise in some way while you are out.  I found it very difficult to force myself each day to try and keep my muscles from inevidibly depleating.  I often turned to yoga since it is easy to do in a small area, but it is a practice that is rooted in stability and that can become a problem if the seas are at all choppy.  Both of us lost a substantial amount of weight on the journey and I believe it was more from lack of eating excessively than anything else, but we definitely lost muscle because it is almost impossible to do the amount of conditioning necessary to maintain what we had when we were running and hiking.  I recommend planks.  Your core gets a nice workout from simply stabllizing your body throughout the passage, but planks are great for many additional muscle groups including legs, shoulders, and back.  It is easy to do a plank at any point in the cockpit, on the bow, or below in the cabin.  You will find that a few 30 second planks a day will do wonders.  I tried to run in place a few times, but that was not great for the boat's surface and it was difficult to keep my balance.  For legs, I recommend squats.  Be sure to hold onto something if you have to, and stand on your tiptoes to include the calves.  Leg lifts, crunches, and push-ups are all easy, low to the ground exercises that can be done on a boat during all weather.

I mention all of this because it is easy to forget to take care of yourself during an ocean crossing.  This is because it feels like a fantasy.  You are so far from the norm that you are used to, and you measure your time very differently from when you are on land.  Everything slows down, and you can forget to eat, drink, and exercise because life has a different pace out there.  Give yourself a schedule.  Set a time to eat, a time to do a plank, a time to take medications or vitamins.  Because the physical effect that cruising has on your body doesn't have to be immense at all.


Putin warns against further actions violating UN charter

Putin warns against further actions violating UN charter

Moscow: Further actions violating the UN charter such as the recent US-led strikes on Syria will result in chaos in international relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over phone on Sunday.

The two leaders condemned Saturday’s airstrikes by the US and its allies on Syria and agreed that it would hinder the process of a political settlement in the war-torn country, according to a Kremlin statement, Xinhua news agency reported.

“It was stated that this illegal action seriously damages the prospects for a political settlement in Syria. Putin in particular stressed that if such actions, carried out in violation of the UN Charter, continue, it will inevitably lead to chaos in international relations,” the statement read.

The US, together with Britain and France, launched missile strikes on Syria on Saturday, saying that it was in response to an alleged chemical weapon attack by the Syrian military. The Syrian government has categorically denied the accusation.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the same day held an emergency meeting over the missile attack at Russia’s request but failed to approve a resolution condemning the bombardment.

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Millennials – Five stereotypes about them

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Millennials - Five stereotypes about them

Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic group following Generation X and preceding Generation Z.

The results of the survey showed that 59 percent of people aged 18 to 34 years of age consider their peers egoistic, 49 percent that they are useless, and 43 percent greedy.

Only 36 percent of the millennials stated that members of their generation are hardworking, and 24 percent are responsible.

Is that right?

Generation Y is often characterized as a group of young people who are lazy, irresponsible, and who expect to be served almost for nothing. A survey by the British magazine Guardian suggests the opposite, indicating that stereotypes about the millennials are largely ungrounded assertions.

A lot of articles have been written about what the millennials have ruined.

This is the generation that changes the world by not agreeing to a job of 9 am to 5 pm, to conventional jobs.

They are shaped by the fact that the state did not provide the job for them as it was normal for older generations after the education.

Contrary, they are working in a world that is in ever-increasing debt.

But all of them were born in the period from 1980 to 1997. Today, they are a majority of the working-age population that is increasingly taking over the labor market and imposing his rules. And these are the ones that the older generations call “the youngsters”.

What are myths about millennials and their business habits and how correct are they?

Prejudice about Generation Y is not rare.

For example, they are spoiled, lazy and dependent on technology.

It’s important to know these prejudices, whether you are millennials or need to employ them.

Let’s break down some of the prejudices.

All the millennials are the same.

Although it is quite easy to identify some common values and habits among the millennials, the fact is that their number is so large that any generalization at the start must be wrong.

Even marketers who target millennials are always choosing subgroups within this generation.

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Millennials are not all the same

That can vary drastically!

The millennials are equally, a guy with 24 who lives with his parents and drink in front of the drugstores, as well as the successful 36-year-old CEO.

That’s why, in the first place, they should be viewed as individuals, not as homogeneous groups of people of certain generations.

Millennials are lazy.

The fairly widespread prejudice of the millennia is that they want higher and better status. And much before they earn them and without any efforts. Besides, many are ready to say,  they are not prepared to do as much as necessary to achieve the set career goals.

Millennials - Five stereotypes about them 3Personal development is goal 1 for Millennials

However, research once again shows a completely different picture: the majority of millennials said that learning opportunities and personal development are extremely important. That means they are not passive or spoiled lazy people, which is often assigned to them.

The Millennials are disloyal.

This is one of the more prevalent prejudices. The millennials are not loyal to the companies that employ them and that’s why they “jump” from work to work.

In reality, research shows that Generation Y stay longer with their employers than Generation X in their ages.

So, back off!

The millennials are inert.

You can hear they are satisfied with themselves and therefore do not perceive the work as a struggle.

Reality shows a different picture.

Many of them have student loans, and they are often poor because they work badly paid jobs or are unemployed.

They have average less income than two previous generations in the same ages.

This means that many of them are willing to work to provide economic benefits. This is supported by the fact that 59% of the surveyed millennials said that competition was the only reason why they got out of bed in the morning. This option was chosen as the most motivating by 50% of Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964.

Millennials only deal with the digital world.

Although you certainly know at least a handful of fully digital-ignorant persons under 35. The fact is that 98%of millennials aged 18 to 24 have smartphones and are familiar with digital technologies.

Millennials - Five stereotypes about them 2Millennials deal with the digital world

However, this does not mean that this is the only world they are dealing with.

When it comes to learning new skills, Generation Y prefers live contact, rather than via the Internet.

It is certain that this is not the end of the list of prejudices about the millennials.

To observe the whole of this group of people as homogeneous at the start is a serious error in the mind.

That’s why every person, whatever the generation belongs, should be observed as an individual who has his own characteristics and things in common with his generation. That may not necessarily determine its qualities but it will help you to understand them.

Millennials and their finances

Generation Y make up a significant and growing percentage of the workforce, and it is estimated that by 2025, they will make up about 75% of the total workforce.

Millennials - Five stereotypes about them 4Millennials are overflowed by debt

The majority of millennials are overflowed by debt.

The big expense of education takes to significant debt. Some surveys show that more than 70% of millennials have at least one long-term debt.

The same source point that 30% have more than one. That may be student loans or revolving accounts. Also, Generation Y have unpaid medical bills.

All this touches millennials’ capacity to handle their outgoings. One in four, meaning 25%, has overdrawn their checking account in the past year. In the same period, 23% withdrew the money from their retirement accounts.

“Young adults may not understand how taking money out of their retirement accounts now has an exponentially negative effect on account balances in the future,” says Ted Beck, former president and CEO of NEFE.

Our question is, did they have some other possibility?

There must be some ways to earn money.

According to this research, the majority of Generation Y feel they have significant debt and they are generally disappointed with their financial position.

The fact is that paying off debt ASAP is the priority but how to do so if there is no steady paycheck?

Rising a career is a difficult and individual path.

We heard it so many times: Generation Y should think about long-term possibilities.

They have to find a solid career that will produce the income to finance expected goals.

How? Where?

Many of millennials are already in high corporate positions. But the majority still have a problem to handle their debts.

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Your success on guitar, or anything in life, is directly related to the effort you give. Is it true that some people are more gifted than others when it comes to music? Of course, but don’t go around thinking you can't learn guitar because you weren’t born with the right musical aptitude. That's nonsense. Some people may be more gifted, and you can't control that. What you can do is control how hard you work, and promise yourself that nobody will ever outwork you.

* Make your guitar talk - With a little practice, a whammy bar and a wah wah effect pedal you can make your guitar talk by simulating voices. The trick here is to start with the whammy bar depressed and raise it up while fretting notes and sliding to other notes. Try making words by alternating between depressing and releasing the bar during note changes. The wah wah pedal (or a phaser pedal) helps to give it this trick a more vocal sound.

Once you’re comfortable playing the chord shape that corresponds to the tab you removed, you can move on to removing the next tab, the next tab, and the next tab. Once all of the tabs are removed, the ultimate goal is that you should have a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts of how to play guitar and shouldn’t require the Chordbuddy anymore. At this point, you can remove the Chordbuddy system completely from your guitar and you’re free to explore.
School of Rock's highly-trained guitar instructors are experts when it comes to inspiring teens to learn to play the guitar like a pro. Our proven formula for learning to play the guitar effectively and quickly starts with private guitar lessons plus group rehearsals in a safe and friendly environment. All teens are enrolled in or audition for one of the following programs: Rock 101, Performance, House Band, and AllStars.

In their quest to innovate, I think JamPlay really took the camera angle thing overboard. Sometimes they show so many angles of hands on the screen, that it can get confusing and not intuitive at all. There is an camera angle which I really dislike, the "teacher angle", which is a camera above the teacher aiming at his fretting hand. Mixing angles of the same hand on a screen is not cool, I literally get dizzy watching it.
Very helpful. After two weeks I am already playing a few tunes. I'm 54 and just starting guitar after playing bass for years. glad it doesn't assume anything. Great introduction to the guitar. I am only a few lessons in, but love the explanations and diagrams. song selection is also good. The spirl bound version makes the book stay flat on the music stand; definitively the way to go.

The web has a vast number of resources available for learning how to play guitar. You can learn how to play fancy scales, play songs, learn to solo, and much more. The trouble is, there just aren't many good guitar lessons available to someone looking to start playing guitar. These guitar lessons are designed for people who own (or have borrowed) a guitar, but don't yet know the first thing about playing it.


Jet Fan

Colt Jetstream is an impulse jet fan intended to control air movement and direct polluted air and smoke towards the extract positions in a car park.

Car park ventilation systems are required to achieve two objectives.

Firstly, when the car park is in general use, it is important that the exhaust fumes produced by vehicles are effectively removed and that there are no stagnant pockets of harmful gases.

Secondly, in the event of a fire, assistance needs to be given to the Fire Service to clear smoke from the car park during and after the fire.

In addition, car park ventilation systems may be designed to provide clear, smoke free access for fire fighters to tackle the fire, or alternatively to protect means of escape from the car park.


Future-proofing at worst, applied creativity at best

By: Peter Craine

Chances are that everyone who attends college has probably heard some variation of this conversation with our parents: “You really should major in something you can make a career out of.” For some parents, this conversation can come partly from a place of selfishness, an opportunity to correct their own mistakes in life by living vicariously through their children, pushing them to have the careers that they wish they had. For others, it’s simply because they want their children to be happy, and financial stability is commonly seen as key to achieving happiness. But, there is one common element in almost all of these conversations: the arts. For clarity, the term “arts” is used in this article to refer to studies regarding typically non-vocational subjects, like painting, photography, theater etc., and not necessarily the ‘liberal arts’, which can be interpreted as covering academic subjects such as the sciences and mathematics.
When we’re young and we show interest in the arts, our parents will typically support us because we’re showing an interest in something and we’re becoming part of a social group. But when they support us, it’s usually with the expectation that the arts stay more of a hobby and less of an actual life plan. So it can sometimes come as a worry to them when their kid decides to major in the arts, and like it or not, those parents are right to worry. Not because they don’t believe that their children are happy, but because of the simple fact that dedicating oneself to the arts is not a financially viable option for most people.
To be clear, this article is not for the purpose of bashing the liberal arts. Research from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) shows that 80 percent of employers would prefer to hire college graduates with broad knowledge in the liberal arts in addition to vocational skills. In addition, it is typically considered a positive for all students to at least experience subjects in the arts, even if they don’t necessarily transfer to employment, as they can provide some outlook on society and the world besides the simple need for a paycheck. So there is a place for the arts in society and they can very much help with turning an individual into a better-rounded human being. But, this doesn’t mean that the arts should necessarily become the sole career of every person who pursues it.
Art is different from other professions in society, namely in that employment is often dependent on the tastes of your audience. A computer programmer, for example, is almost always in high demand because that particular skill set, regardless of the other abilities of the individual, can be put to work in countless sectors of the economy, whether that be in business, or science, or mathematics. The demand for art is very dependent on the tastes of the audience it means to appeal to, sometime regardless of the actual quality of the work.
Let’s use television as an example, as the acting, writing, production and filming fall under the category of art: The Big Bang Theory is immensely popular in the United States, still ongoing and currently in its 10th season. It aired its latest season finale with an averaged 19.96 million viewers, each season after the first season has received an episode order of 23 episodes, and the show sits at an 8.4 reviewer rating on IMDb, a review aggregator for film and television. Even if you aren’t a fan of the show you won’t live a month without hearing someone in your social circle making mention of it. And financially speaking, the show has been very profitable for its network.
And then there are shows such as Arrested Development or Community, sitting at 8.5 and 9.0 respectively on IMDb, easily of the same or higher quality as The Big Bang Theory in terms of writing, acting, and production value. Some of you may not have heard about these shows yet, as both shows had consistently performed poorly in viewership over their lifespans, with Arrested Development averaging between 6.2 million (for the pilot episode) and 3.43 million (for the series finale), and Community averaging 5.0 million (first season) to 3.0 million (fifth season). Arrested Development was cancelled in 2006 after its third season, with each next season receiving a lower episode count than the last, and Community was constantly on the brink of being cancelled every year, with the last three seasons having a reduced episode count of 13, until it was officially cancelled in its fifth season, then revived on Yahoo Screen for one last season in 2015. Both shows became financially unviable for their networks, despite the critical acclaim and overall quality.
Ultimately what separates the success of The Big Bang Theory from the financial stress of Arrested Development and Community is the market penetration of the former and the lack of for the latter. It’s not guaranteed that your piece of art is going to find resonance with the audience, even if it is genuinely good. And given that employment in the arts is also greatly dependent on the overall state of the economy, economic downturn can hit artists particularly hard as their work is largely considered a luxury. A Georgetown University study found that the unemployment rates for art majors is 11.1 percent for recent college graduates and 7.1 percent for experienced college graduates, higher than the rates for most other employments. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that most artists are self-employed, commonly holding additional jobs, and projected job growth for artists is two percent from 2014 to 2024, which is slower than average projected job growth for all other occupations. Given these numbers, it would be understandable why apparent would be concerned about their child’s future.
However, that doesn’t mean that the arts can’t be useful skills in a professional setting. Combining skills in arts other vocational skills can translate very well into many different sectors of the economy. Website design, for instance, incorporates graphic design and coding; architecture incorporates modeling and engineering; and many teaching jobs utilize art to communicate with students. And as stated above, employers prefer to hire college graduates who are better rounded in academics and have additional skills outside of their major.
So, to all the incoming Millersville freshmen this semester, if you have this conversation with your parents about your future as an artist, take this as advice. Diversify your talents and apply your artistic skills to other fields besides just art itself. You may find that you’ll enjoy yourself and your time, and you don’t necessarily have to sacrifice your creative gene in order to have a marketable skill. Consider it future-proofing at worst and applied creativity at best.


Lilly Banks Gets Revenges On Sarah's Bum
Lilly Banks is back for some revenge on Sarah Gregory. Lilly threatens to burn down the sorority house if Sarah doesn't agree to take a spanking from her. So it over the knee for Sarah while Lilly uses her hand and a hairbrush.


The National World War II Museum in New Orleans : history and memories

The National WWII Museum, formerly known as The National D-Day Museum, is a military history museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street.

The museum focuses on the contribution made by the United States to Allied victory in World War II. Founded in 2000, it was later designated by the U.S. Congress as America’s official National WWII Museum in 2003.[2] The museum maintains an affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution.[3] The mission statement of the museum emphasizes the American experience in World War II

The museum opened on June 6, 2000, the 56th anniversary of D-Day, and has since undertaken a large-scale expansion project, which is still ongoing as of October 2017. In addition to the original building, known as the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, the museum has since opened the Solomon Victory Theater, the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion, the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, and the Campaigns of Courage pavilion.

There are further plans to construct what will be called the Liberation Pavilion.[5] In 2017, the Museum was ranked by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards as the #2 Museum in the United States and #2 in the World.[6]

Within the large atrium of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion several aircraft are on display, including a Supermarine Spitfire and a Douglas C-47 Skytrain suspended from the ceiling. A LCVP, or “Higgins boat,” is also usually on display in this pavilion. The exhibits in this pavilion focus on the amphibious landings in the European theater of the war and on the contributions of the Home Front.

The Pacific War saw the Allies pitted against Japan, the latter briefly aided by Thailand and to a much lesser extent by the Axis allied Germany and Italy. The war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion is also home to rotating temporary exhibits, as well as the immersive and interactive Train Car (part of the larger “Dog Tag Experience” interactive), which opened in 2013.

The arsenal of Democracy

The exhibit joins the WWII narrative that visitors experience across the Museum’s six-acre campus, with galleries that explore the road to war and then how the war was fought on the Home Front. Allied victory was an epic undertaking fueled by stateside industry, ingenuity, and the labor of millions of patriotic Americans.

Starts the Second War World : Germany invades Poland

Through multimedia and interactive displays, and drawing on artifacts and oral histories from the Museum’s extensive collections, The Arsenal of Democracy creates countless opportunities for visitors to make personal connections with the men and women who helped win the war.

Road to Tokyo

Richard C. Adkerson & Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries retraces the grueling trail that led from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by way of New Guinea and Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Burma, the islands of the Pacific, China, India, and Alaska.

Exhibits explore the evolving strategy for fighting relentless Japanese forces in Asia and the Pacific, examining cultural differences, logistical challenges, and the staggering range of extreme conditions that confronted American military forces.

Road to Berlin

The Duchossois Family Road to Berlin: European Theater Galleries brings to life the drama, sacrifices, personal stories, and strategies of America’s campaign to defeat the Axis powers and preserve freedom.

From faltering first battles in North Africa to the bloody struggle at Germany’s doorstep, the immersive galleries in Road to Berlin recreate actual battle settings and villages—with crumbling walls, bomb-torn rooftops, icy pathways, and a chillingly realistic soundscape—as the evocative backdrop for period newsreels, video histories, interactive kiosks, macro-artifacts, and digital displays dive deeper into the story.

The result is a richly layered, multimedia experience that invites exploration and connection. Visitors are able to walk in the shadow of Normandy’s brutally dense hedgerows and imagine the challenges that followed D-Day;

attend a mission briefing with the Bomber Boys and gain perspective inside America’s all-important air strategy; and see personal artifacts—cigarette boxes, photographs—scattered over real Normandy sand, providing a touching perspective on the human cost of the war.


Death rates for all causes, by age group and gender

Adapted from the Statistics Canada CANSIM database,, table no. 102-0551. Accessed on July 10, 2012.

While Canadian children and youth enjoy relatively good health compared to children in other parts of the world, they still face challenges to their health and well-being. These challenges vary according to age group and gender. In 2009, as in previous years, infants had the highest death rate among children and youth. Male infants had a higher death rate (508.1/100,000) than female infants (491.5/100,000). Between the ages of 1 and 14 years, death rates were consistently low and did not vary significantly between age groups. For youth 15 to 19 years of age, death rates were slightly higher, which is in part attributable to the increase in deaths due to injury among youth in this age group.