Posted on: 22 July, 2005
Author: Daniel J. Goevert
The future of the young United States looked bleak as the summer of 1814 entered its final weeks. The Second War for American Independence, often called the War of 1812, had taken a perilous turn for the upstart Americans. On August 19, British warships sailed up Chesapeake Bay and captured Washington D.C. in only five days. President Madison and other government officials barely escaped the city before the Redcoats set fire to the US Capitol, the White House, and numerous public buildings. As if by divine intervention, a torrential rainstorm struck just in time to save the city from total...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 July, 2005
Author: Jeff Lakie
Youve made the decision to pursue your degree online and youve been accepted to an online program. Now what do you do? Youve made the decision to pursue your degree online and youve been accepted to an online program. Now what do you do? The next step in realizing your dream is to secure the funds needed for your education. If you havent already done so, now is the time to complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FASFA, for short. This is a straightforward application published by the Department of Education, which gives lenders an idea of...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 23 November, 2004
Author: Robert Bruce Baird
One of the northern ... of Hopewell of interest to a few scholars is the ... Effigy Mound culture of ... ... and Iowa. The remains attract ... because of the range of One of the northern derivatives of Hopewell of interest to a few scholars is the anomalous Effigy Mound culture of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. The remains attract attention because of the range of animal forms represented by the low effigy mounds. There are sometimes burials at the "vital" points - hips, head or heart area - of the animals, but there is only the simplest of grave...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 October, 2004
Author: Paddy Swan
A Headteacher's Safety Management Toolkit Article - www.swaneducation.co.ukHealth and Safety and KS1 & KS2 Curriculum.Government ActionThe Government determined that Health and Safety become part of... A Headteacher's Safety Management Toolkit Article - www.swaneducation.co.ukHealth and Safety and KS1 & KS2 Curriculum.Government ActionThe Government determined that Health and Safety become part of the curriculum in 2002 and defined that all pupils of should receive some 40 hours of H&S teaching before the end of their schooling.HSE has already produced materials which are being used to give a Basic Safety Induction to work for pupils going out on Work Experience from schools and...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 20 October, 2004
Author: Paddy Swan
Head ... Safety ... Toolkit Article ... Teachers - Managing Health and Safety in your ... School. What you need to know.If you read nothing else Head Teacher's Safety Management Toolkit Article http://www.swaneducation.co.ukHead Teachers - Managing Health and Safety in your Primary/Infant School. What you need to know.If you read nothing else about Health and Safety read this. Its about 1500 words long but it summarises what you need to know about managing Health and Safety to satisfy laws and regulations as they affect your school. Changes to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations(1999) (MSHW) as laid...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 14 October, 2004
Author: Alain Darbellay GGGems
© 2004 gggems.com All rights reserved. MADAGASCAR GEM SAFARI 2 Sapphire from Maromby in a metamorphic limestone. ( Andranondambo area.) Looking for sapphire on the ground in 1992. Sapphires from... © 2004 gggems.com All rights reserved.MADAGASCAR GEM SAFARI 2 Sapphire from Maromby in a metamorphic limestone. ( Andranondambo area.) Looking for sapphire on the ground in 1992. Sapphires from Andranondambo, discovered in 1991. ( South-East of Madagascar ) In 1658, Flacourt, the governor of Fort-Dauphin mentions sapphires in the south of Madagascar. In 1808, Barthélemy Hugon writes that in the valley of Ambolo there is a so beautiful stone and...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 28 July, 2004
Author: Max Stein
There are many educational choices for this years crop of graduating seniors. Traditional colleges, both four-year colleges and community colleges, are becoming less and less of a fit for students.... There are many educational choices for this years crop of graduating seniors. Traditional colleges, both four-year colleges and community colleges, are becoming less and less of a fit for students. Long times to graduate, waiting lists for popular programs, or outdated curriculum for modern careers are all compelling reasons to seek other sources of education. Indeed, only 30% of students who enter a four year college actually graduate. Of those...
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