Oregon facts and information

   

   Capital: Salem

State abbreviation/Postal code: Ore./OR

U.S. Representatives: 5

Organized as territory: Aug. 14, 1848

Entered Union (rank): Feb. 14, 1859 (33)

Present constitution adopted: 1859

Motto: Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)

State symbols:

flower Oregon grape (1899)
tree douglas fir (1939)
animal beaver (1969)
bird western meadowlark (1927)
fish chinook salmon (1961)
rock thunderegg (1965)
colors navy blue and gold (1959)
song “Oregon, My Oregon” (1927)
insect swallowtail butterfly (1979)
dance square dance (1977)
nut hazelnut (1989)
gemstone sunstone (1987)
seashell Oregon hairy triton (1991)
beverage milk (1997)
mushroom Pacific golden chanterelle (1999)
Nickname: Beaver State

Origin of name: Unknown. However, it is generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer.

10 largest cities (2010 est.): Portland, 583,776; Eugene, 156,185; Salem 154,637; Gresham, 105,594; Hillsboro, 91,611; Beaverton, 89,803; Bend, 76,639; Medford, 74,907; Springfield, 59,403; Corvallis, 54,462

Land area: 98,381 sq mi (254,806 km2)

Geographic center: In Crook Co., 25 mi. SSE of Prineville

Number of counties: 36

Largest county by population and area: Multnomah, 735,334 (2010); Harney, 10,135 sq mi.

State forests: 780,000 ac.

State parks: 231 (95,462 ac.)

Residents: Oregonian

2016 resident population est.: 4,093,465



Spanish and English sailors are believed to have sighted the Oregon coast in the 1500s and 1600s. Capt. James Cook, seeking the Northwest Passage, charted some of the coastline in 1778. In 1792, Capt. Robert Gray, in the Columbia, discovered the river named after his ship and claimed the area for the U.S.

In 1805 the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the area. John Jacob Astor's fur depot, Astoria, was founded in 1811. Disputes for control of Oregon between American settlers and the Hudson Bay Company were finally resolved in the 1846 Oregon Treaty, in which Great Britain gave up claims to the region.

In the agricultural sector, greenhouse and nursery products such as daffodils, gladioli, irises, lilies, peonies and tulips for bulbs are Oregon's most valuable. Hay is Oregon's second ranked crop generating 7% of the state's total agricultural receipts.

Ryegrass, wheat and onions are also valuable crops within the state. Oregon produces almost all of the country's seed for bentgrass, fescue, ryegrass, crimson clover, Kentucky and merion bluegrasses and orchardgrass. Oregon is a leader in the production of peppermint oil and Christmas trees.

With the low-cost electric power provided by dams, Oregon has developed steadily as a manufacturing state. Leading manufactured items are lumber and plywood, metalwork, machinery, aluminum, chemicals, paper, food packing, and electronic equipment. Following the high-tech component industry is the wood processing industry where manufactured products include plywood, veneer and particleboard. Oregon leads the states in lumber production.

Crater Lake National Park, Mount Hood, and Bonneville Dam on the Columbia are major tourist attractions. Other points of interest include the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Oregon Caves National Monument, Cape Perpetua in Siuslaw National Forest, Columbia River Gorge between The Dalles and Troutdale, Hells Canyon, Newberry Volcanic National Monument, and John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

In 2012's Gallup's ideological survey, Oregon was ranked the third bluest (most liberal) state behind Washington DC and Massachusetts. In another 2012 Gallup survey, Oregon placed near the bottom of the most religious states. Oregon placed fifth from the bottom, tying with Rhode Island and ahead of only four states, all located in New England. Meanwhile, state education officials reported that more than 20,000 students took at least one AP exam in 2012. That's a third of the graduating 2012 class and a 6.6 percent increase from 2011.

Minnesota information and facts

Capital: St. Paul

State abbreviation/Postal code: Minn./MN

U.S. Representatives: 8

Organized as territory: March 3, 1849

Entered Union (rank): May 11, 1858 (32)

Present constitution adopted: 1858

Motto: L'Étoile du Nord (The North Star)

State symbols:

flower lady slipper (1902)
tree red (or Norway) pine (1953)
bird common loon (also called great northern diver) (1961)
song “Hail Minnesota” (1945)
fish walleye (1965)
mushroom morel (1984)
Nicknames: North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes

Origin of name: From a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”

10 largest cities (2012): Minneapolis, 392,880; St. Paul, 290,770; Rochester, 108,992; Duluth, 86,211; Bloomington, 86,033 Brooklyn Park, 77,752; Plymouth, 72,928; St. Cloud, 65,986; Eagan, 64,854; Woodbury, 64,496

Land area: 79,610 sq mi. (206,190 sq km)

Geographic center: In Crow Wing Co., 10 mi. SW of Brainerd

Number of counties: 87

Largest county by population and area: Hennepin, 1,152,425 (2010); St. Louis, 6,226 sq mi.

State forests: 58 (nearly 4 million ac.)

State parks: 72

Residents: Minnesotan

2015 resident population est: 5,489,594


Following the visits of several French explorers, fur traders, and missionaries, including Jacques Marquette, Louis Joliet, and Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, the region was claimed for Louis XIV by Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Duluth, in 1679.

The U.S. acquired eastern Minnesota from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War and 20 years later bought the western part from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Much of the region was explored by U.S. Army lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike before the northern strip of Minnesota bordering Canada was ceded by Britain in 1818.

The state is rich in natural resources. A few square miles of land in the north in the Mesabi, Cuyuna, and Vermilion ranges produce more than 75% of the nation's iron ore. The state's farms rank high in yields of corn, wheat, rye, alfalfa, and sugar beets. Other leading farm products include butter, eggs, milk, potatoes, green peas, barley, soybeans, oats, and livestock.

Minnesota's factories produce nonelectrical machinery, fabricated metals, flour-mill products, plastics, electronic computers, scientific instruments, and processed foods. The state is also a leader in the printing and paper-products industries.

Minneapolis is the trade center of the Midwest, and the headquarters of the world's largest super-computer and grain distributor. St. Paul is the nation's biggest publisher of calendars and law books. These “twin cities” are the nation's third-largest trucking center. Duluth has the nation's largest inland harbor and now handles a significant amount of foreign trade. Rochester is home to the Mayo Clinic, a world-famous medical center.

Tourism is a major revenue producer in Minnesota, with arts, fishing, hunting, water sports, and winter sports bringing in millions of visitors each year.

Among the most popular attractions are the St. Paul Winter Carnival; the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, the Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, and Minnehaha Park, in Minneapolis; Boundary Waters Canoe Area; Voyageurs National Park; North Shore Drive; the Minnesota Zoological Gardens; and the state's more than 10,000 lakes.

California State Information and Facts

                                                                                 
California flag
Capital: Sacramento

State abbreviation/Postal code: Calif./CA


U.S. Representatives: 53

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Entered Union (rank): Sept. 9, 1850 (31)

Present constitution adopted: 1879

Motto: Eureka (I have found it)

State symbols:

flower golden poppy (1903)
tree California redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum) (1937, 1953)
bird California valley quail (1931)
animal California grizzly bear (1953)
fish California golden trout (1947)
colors blue and gold (1951)
song “I Love You, California” (1951)
Nickname: Golden State

Origin of name: From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500

10 largest cities (2013): Los Angeles, 3,884,307; San Diego, 1,335,896; San Jose, 998,537; San Francisco, 837,442; Fresno, 509,924; Sacramento, 476,686; Long Beach, 469,428; Oakland, 406,253; Bakersfield, 363,630; Anaheim, 345,012

Land area: 155,959 sq mi. (403,934 sq km)

Geographic center: In Madera Co., 38 mi. E of Madera

Number of counties: 58

Largest county by population and area: Los Angeles, 10,017,068 (2013); San Bernardino, 20,062 sq mi.

National forests: 18

State parks and beaches: 278 (1.5 million ac.)

Residents: Californian

2015 resident population: 39,144,818


Although California was sighted by Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1542, its first Spanish mission (at San Diego) was not established until 1769. California became a U.S. territory in 1847 when Mexico surrendered it to John C. Frémont. On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, starting the California Gold Rush and bringing settlers to the state in large numbers. By 1964, California had surpassed New York to become the most populous state. One reason for this may be that more immigrants settle in California than any other state—more than one-third of the nation's total in 1994. Asians and Pacific Islanders led the influx.

Leading industries include agriculture, manufacturing (transportation equipment, machinery, and electronic equipment), biotechnology, aerospace-defense, and tourism. Principal natural resources include timber, petroleum, cement, and natural gas.

Death Valley, in the southeast, is 282 ft below sea level, the lowest point in the nation. Mt. Whitney (14,491 ft) is the highest point in the contiguous 48 states. Lassen Peak is one of two active U.S. volcanoes outside of Alaska and Hawaii; its last eruptions were recorded in 1917.

Other points of interest include Yosemite National Park, Disneyland, Hollywood, the Golden Gate Bridge, Sequoia National Park, San Simeon State Park, and Point Reyes National Seashore.

Austrian-born bodybuilder-turned-actor Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California in 2003 in a special recall election, replacing Gray Davis. Gov. Schwarzenegger was reelected in 2006. Jerry Brown was elected governor of California in 2010, an achievement made more remarkable by the fact that he had already been the state's governor from 1975-83.

Almost twenty years after California passed the "Save Our State" initiative, which denied public, social, educational, and health services to illegal immigrants, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill in 2011 giving illegal immigrant college students access to state-funded financial aid, the second half of two-part legislation known as the "Dream Act."

Wisconsin (WI) state facts and information

The Wisconsin region was first explored for France by Jean Nicolet, who landed at Green Bay in 1634. In 1660 a French trading post and Roman Catholic mission were established near present-day Ashland.

Great Britain obtained the region in settlement of the French and Indian Wars in 1763; the U.S. acquired it in 1783 after the Revolutionary War. However, Great Britain retained actual control until after the War of 1812. The region was successively governed as part of the territories of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan between 1800 and 1836, when it became a separate territory.

Wisconsin is a leading state in milk and cheese production. Other important farm products are peas, beans, beets, corn, potatoes, oats, hay, and cranberries.

The chief industrial products of the state are automobiles, machinery, furniture, paper, beer, and processed foods. Wisconsin ranks first among the paper-producing states. The state's mines produce copper, iron ore, lead, and zinc.

Wisconsin is a pioneer in social legislation, providing pensions for the blind (1907), aid to dependent children (1913), and old-age assistance (1925). In labor legislation, the state was the first to enact an unemployment compensation law (1932) and the first in which a workman's compensation law actually took effect. In 1984, Wisconsin became the first state to adopt the Uniform Marital Property Act.

The state has over 14,000 lakes, of which Winnebago is the largest. Water sports, ice-boating, and fishing are popular, as are skiing and hunting. The 95 state parks, forests, and recreation areas take up one-seventh of the land.

Among the many points of interest are the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Ice Age National Scientific Reserve; the Circus World Museum at Baraboo; the Wolf, St. Croix, and Lower St. Croix national scenic riverways; and the Wisconsin Dells.

For several weeks in early 2011, tens of thousands of state employees and teachers staged protests in Madison, Wisconsin, camping out near the Capitol's rotunda. They were protesting Governor Scott Walker's plan to cut collective bargaining rights and workers' benefits in an effort to solve the state's budget problems. The protests received international attention, especially from countries like Egypt, which were involved in their own political uprisings at the same time.

In June 2012, Scott Walker became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election. Once again he beat Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee and Walker's 2010 opponent.


Selected famous natives and residents:
Don Ameche actor;
Roy Chapman Andrews naturalist and explorer;
Walter Annenberg media tycoon and philanthropist;
Lynda Barry cartoonist, author;
Carrie Catt woman suffragist;
John R. Commons economist;
Tyne Daly actress;
August Derleth author;
Jeanne Dixon seer;
Zona Gale novelist;
Eric Heiden skater;
Woody Herman band leader;
Hildegarde singer;
Harry Houdini magician;
Colin Kaepernick NFL quarterback;
Hans V. Kaltenborne journalist;
Pee Wee King singer;
George F. Kennan diplomat;
Robert La Follette politician;
William D. Leahy admiral;
Liberace pianist;
Charles Litel actor;
Allen Ludden TV host;
Alfred Lunt actor;
Frederic March actor;
Jackie Mason comedian;
John Ringling North circus director;
Pat O'Brien actor;
Georgia O'Keeffe painter;
Charlotte Rae actress;
William H. Rehnquist jurist;
Gena Rowlands actress;
Paul Ryan politican;
Tom Snyder newscaster;
Peter Straub author;
Spencer Tracy actor;
Thorstein Veblen economist;
Orson Welles actor and producer;
Laura Ingalls Wilder author;
Thornton Wilder author;
Charles Winninger actor;
Frank Lloyd Wright architect.

Capital: Madison

State abbreviation/Postal code: Wis./WI

U.S. Representatives: 8

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Secy. of State: Douglas J. La Follette, D (to Jan. 2019)

State Treasurer: Matt Adamczyk, R (to Jan. 2019)

Atty. General: Brad Schimel, R (to Jan. 2019)

Organized as territory: July 4, 1836

Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30)

Present constitution adopted: 1848

Motto: Forward

State symbols:

flower wood violet (1949)
tree sugar maple (1949)
grain corn (1990)
bird robin (1949)
animal badger
wild life animal white-tailed deer (1957)
domestic animal dairy cow (1971)
insect honeybee (1977)
fish musky (muskellunge) (1955)
song “On Wisconsin”
mineral galena (1971)
rock red granite (1971)
symbol of peace mourning dove (1971)
soil antigo silt loam (1983)
fossil trilobite (1985)
dog American Water Spaniel (1986)
beverage milk (1988)
dance polka (1994)
waltz “The Wisconsin Waltz” (2001)
ballad “Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams” (2001)
Nickname: Badger State

Origin of name: French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed

10 largest cities (2010 est.): Milwaukee, 594,833; Madison, 233,209; Green Bay, 104,057; Kenosha, 99,218; Racine, 78,860; Appleton, 72,623; Waukesha, 70,718; Oshkosh, 66,083; Eau Claire, 65,883; Janesville, 63,575

Land area: 65,498.37 sq mi (169,640 km2)

Geographic center: In Wood Co., 9 mi. SE of Marshfield

Number of counties: 72

Largest county by population and area: Milwaukee, 947,735 (2010); Marathon, 1,545 sq mi.

State parks, forests, and recreation areas: 95

Residents: Wisconsinite

2016 resident population est.: 5,778,708

Groundhog Day Treasure Hunt

Groundhog Day Treasure Hunt

You can write the clues on a piece of paper or make 10 copies of a groundhog and write the clue on the groundhogs.

Facts from Groundhog.org:

• Clue #1 … (Read to the kids) “Today we’re going on a hunt to find a special treasure. Your first clue is … look on the calendar.”
• Clue #2 … (Hide the clue on the Feb. 2 square) “February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day. Look on the computer for the next clue.”
• Clue #3 … (Have this picture on the screen)                          “Groundhogs are covered with gray-brown fur. They have short ears, a short tail, short legs and are very quick! Show me how quick you are! Look for your next clue in the fridge by the veggies!”
• Clue #4 … (In the produce drawer of the fridge) “Groundhogs eat lots of greens, fruits and vegetables and very little water. They get water from eating leaves. Try eating a vegetable like a groundhog! Then look on the scale in the bathroom.”
• Clue #5 … (On the bathroom scale) “Groundhogs are about 20 inches long and weigh between 12 and 15 pounds. How much do you weigh? Look in the toy box.”
• Clue #6 … (Near a noisy toy) “Groundhogs can whistle when they are alarmed. Can you whistle? Look by the bathroom sink.”
• Clue #7 … (Near the soap) “Groundhogs are very clean animals. Insects don’t bother them and germs leave them alone because they are so clean! Can you clean your hands? Look on your bed for the next clue.”
• Clue #8 … (On the bed) “Groundhogs hibernate. That means they sleep all winter long. Can you pretend to hibernate like a groundhog? Look under the kitchen table for your next clue!”
• Clue #9 … (under the kitchen table) “On Groundhog’s Day, a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow and looks around. If he sees his shadow he goes back inside for 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, then spring is coming early! Look under the couch cushions for your last clue!”
• Clue #10 … (under couch cushions) “Congratulations, you found your treasure! Can you tell me two things you know about groundhogs?”

What Are Human Rights?

What Are Human Rights?
Human Rights Defined
While some dictionaries define the word right as “a privilege,” when used in the context of “human rights,” we are talking about something more basic.*

Every person is entitled to certain fundamental rights, simply by the fact of being human. These are called “human rights” rather than a privilege (which can be taken away at someone’s whim).

They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace.

Many people know something about their rights. Generally they know they have the right to food and a safe place to stay. They know they have a right to be paid for the work they do. But there are many other rights.

When human rights are not well known by people, abuses such as discrimination, intolerance, injustice, oppression and slavery can arise.

Born out of the atrocities and enormous loss of life during World War II, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 to provide a common understanding of what everyone’s rights are. It forms the basis for a world built on freedom, justice and peace.

United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Simplified Version
This simplified version of the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been created especially for young people.

1. We Are All Born Free & Equal. We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the same way.

2. Don’t Discriminate. These rights belong to everybody, whatever our differences.

3. The Right to Life. We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety. 

4. No Slavery. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone our slave. 

5. No Torture. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us. 

6. You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go. I am a person just like you! 

7. We’re All Equal Before the Law. The law is the same for everyone. It must treat us all fairly. 

8. Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law. We can all ask for the law to help us when we are not treated fairly. 

9. No Unfair Detainment. Nobody has the right to put us in prison without good reason and keep us there, or to send us away from our country. 

10. The Right to Trial. If we are put on trial this should be in public. The people who try us should not let anyone tell them what to do. 

11. We’re Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty. Nobody should be blamed for doing something until it is proven. When people say we did a bad thing we have the right to show it is not true. 

12. The Right to Privacy. Nobody should try to harm our good name. Nobody has the right to come into our home, open our letters, or bother us or our family without a good reason. 

13. Freedom to Move. We all have the right to go where we want in our own country and to travel as we wish. 

14. The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live. If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to run away to another country to be safe. 

15. Right to a Nationality. We all have the right to belong to a country.

16. Marriage and Family. Every grown-up has the right to marry and have a family if they want to. Men and women have the same rights when they are married, and when they are separated.

17. The Right to Your Own Things. Everyone has the right to own things or share them. Nobody should take our things from us without a good reason.

18. Freedom of Thought. We all have the right to believe in what we want to believe, to have a religion, or to change it if we want. 

19. Freedom of Expression. We all have the right to make up our own minds, to think what we like, to say what we think, and to share our ideas with other people. 

20. The Right to Public Assembly. We all have the right to meet our friends and to work together in peace to defend our rights. Nobody can make us join a group if we don’t want to.

21. The Right to Democracy. We all have the right to take part in the government of our country. Every grown-up should be allowed to choose their own leaders. 

22. Social Security. We all have the right to affordable housing, medicine, education, and childcare, enough money to live on and medical help if we are ill or old. 

23. Workers’ Rights. Every grown-up has the right to do a job, to a fair wage for their work, and to join a trade union. 

24. The Right to Play. We all have the right to rest from work and to relax. 

25. Food and Shelter for All. We all have the right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who are old, unemployed or disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for. 

26. The Right to Education. Education is a right. Primary school should be free. We should learn about the United Nations and how to get on with others. Our parents can choose what we learn. 

27. Copyright. Copyright is a special law that protects one’s own artistic creations and writings; others cannot make copies without permission. We all have the right to our own way of life and to enjoy the good things that art, science and learning bring. 

28. A Fair and Free World. There must be proper order so we can all enjoy rights and freedoms in our own country and all over the world. 

29. Responsibility. We have a duty to other people, and we should protect their rights and freedoms. 

30. No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights.

Baked Sweet Potatoes in the Air Fryer

Ingredients
6 sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-2 teaspoons pink salt

Instructions
Wash your sweet potatoes and poke several holes with a fork into the potatoes.
Sprinkle them with the olive oil & pink salt, rub evenly on the potatoes.

Once the potatoes are coated they are ready for the oil less air fryer.

Cook your potatoes at 385 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until fork tender.


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GMAT Exam Structure
An Assessment of the Skills That Matter Most in Business
The GMAT® Exam Has Four Sections:

1. Analytical Writing Assessment—measures your ability to think critically and to communicate your ideas
2. Integrated Reasoning—measures your ability to analyze data and evaluate information presented in multiple formats
3. Quantitative Reasoning—measures your ability to analyze data and draw conclusions using reasoning skills
4. Verbal Reasoning—measures your ability to read and understand written material, to evaluate arguments and to correct written material to conform to standard written English

In total the test takes just under 3 1/2  hours to complete, including two optional breaks.

Structure of the GMAT® Exam
The GMAT Exam has four separately timed sections. You will have the opportunity to take two optional eight-minute breaks during the exam.

Test Section	Time Limit / Number of Questions	Question Types	Score Range
Analytical Writing Assessment	30 minutes 1 question	Analysis of an Argument	0-6  (in 0.5-point increments)
Integrated Reasoning	30 minutes 12 questions	Graphics Interpretation, Table Analysis, Multi-source Reasoning, Two-part Analysis	1-8 (in 1-point increments)
Quantitative Reasoning	62 minutes 31 questions	Data Sufficiency, Problem Solving	6-51 (in 1-point increments)
Verbal Reasoning	65 minutes 36 questions	Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction	6-51  (in 1-point increments)

Control Your Test Taking Experience
When you arrive at your test center, you have the flexibility to choose from three options for your exam's section order:

1. Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal
2. Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
3. Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment

This choice simply gives you more control and flexibility to take the GMAT exam based on your strengths and testing preferences. Read more about selecting your exam’s section order.

The GMAT Exam is Computer Adaptive. What Does That Mean?
The Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning sections of the GMAT are computer-adaptive, meaning the difficulty of the test tailors itself in real-time to your ability level. This feature allows the exam to assess your potential with a higher degree of precision and deliver scores that business schools trust.

Here’s how it works: The first question you receive in either the Verbal or Quantitative sections will be of medium difficulty. As you answer each question, the computer scores your answer and uses it as well as your responses to any preceding question to select the next question. If you answer the first question correctly, the computer will usually give you a harder question. If you answer the first question incorrectly, your next question will be easier.  This process continues until you complete the section, using responses to all previously answered questions, at which point the computer will have and accurate assessment of your ability in that subject.

You will not be able to skip, return to, or change your answers to questions. This is because the computer uses your response to each question to select the next one.

The GMAT exam helps you stand out during the admissions process. Take the one business school exam that elevates you from the rest of the pack.

Goldilocks story to play on guitar

Now, once upon a time, in a neat little cottage
There lived three bears
One was a daddy bear and one was a mamma bear
And one was a wee bear
One day when out walking
In the deep woods was stalking
Came a little gal with blonde hair

Now, her name was Goldilocks
And upon their door she knocked
But no one was there
So she walked right in and had herself a time
'Cause she didn't care
Soon she got sleepy, went to bed upstairs, when

Home, home, home came the three bears
Someone's been eating my porridge
Said the daddy bear
Someone's been eating my porridge
Said the mamma bear
Hey-bubba-rebear, said the little wee bear
Who's broken my chair?

Someone's been sleeping in my bed, said the daddy bear
Oh, someone's been sleeping in my bed, said the mamma bear
Bear-bubba-rebear, said the little wee bear
Who's broken my chair?

Just then, Goldilocks woke up
Broke up the party and beat it out there
Bye-bye, bye, bye, said the daddy bear
Goodbye, bye, said the mamma bear
Hey bubba-rebear, said the wee bear
So ends the story of the three bears

Just then, Goldilocks woke up
Broke up the party and beat it out there
Bye-bye, bye, bye, said the daddy bear
Goodbye, bye, said the mamma bear
Hey bubba-rebear, said the wee bear
So ends the story of the three bears

So, don't forget children, whatever you do
Don't go down to the woods tonight
Because the bears'll get ya!

Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale

Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the Sun through space, while planetary wind is the out-gassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space. Winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them, the regions in which they occur, and their effect. The strongest observed winds on a planet in the Solar System occur on Neptune and Saturn. Winds have various aspects, an important one being its velocity (wind speed); another the density of the gas involved; another its energy content or wind energy. Wind is also a great source of transportation for seeds and small birds; with time things can travel thousands of miles in the wind.


Wind is caused by differences in the atmospheric pressure. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. On a rotating planet, air will also be deflected by the Coriolis effect, except exactly on the equator. Globally, the two major driving factors of large-scale wind patterns (the atmospheric circulation) are the differential heating between the equator and the poles (difference in absorption of solar energy leading to buoyancy forces) and the rotation of the planet. Outside the tropics and aloft from frictional effects of the surface, the large-scale winds tend to approach geostrophic balance. Near the Earth's surface, friction causes the wind to be slower than it would be otherwise. Surface friction also causes winds to blow more inward into low-pressure areas.

Wind energy is the kinetic energy of the air in motion. The kinetic energy of a packet of air of mass m with velocity v is given by ½ m v². To find the mass of the packet passing through an area A perpendicular its velocity (which could be the rotor area of a turbine), we multiply its volume after time t has passed with the air density ρ, which gives us m = A v t ρ. So, we find that the total wind energy is:

${\displaystyle E={\frac {1}{2}}\rho Av^{3}t}$

Differentiating with respect to time to find the rate of increase of energy, we find that the total wind power is:

${\displaystyle P=dE/dt={\frac {1}{2}}\rho Av^{3}}$

Wind power is thus proportional to the third power of the wind velocity.

Theoretical power captured by a wind turbine

Total wind power could be captured only if the wind velocity is reduced to zero. In a realistic wind turbine this is impossible, as the captured air must also leave the turbine. A relation between the input and output wind velocity must be considered. Using the concept of stream tube, the maximal achievable extraction of wind power by a wind turbine is 16/27 ≈ 59% of the total theoretical wind power

Easterly winds, on average, dominate the flow pattern across the poles, westerly winds blow across the mid-latitudes of the earth, polewards of the subtropical ridge, while easterlies again dominate the tropics.

Directly under the subtropical ridge are the doldrums, or horse latitudes, where winds are lighter. Many of the Earth's deserts lie near the average latitude of the subtropical ridge, where descent reduces the relative humidity of the air mass. The strongest winds are in the mid-latitudes where cold polar air meets warm air from the tropics.

The trade winds (also called trades) are the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics towards the Earth's equator. The trade winds blow predominantly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere. The trade winds act as the steering flow for tropical cyclones that form over the world's oceans. Trade winds also steer African dust westward across the Atlantic Ocean into the Caribbean, as well as portions of southeast North America.

A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind that lasts for several months within tropical regions. The term was first used in English in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and neighboring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the area. Its poleward progression is accelerated by the development off a heat low over the Asian, African, and North American continents during May through July, and over Australia in December.

In arid climates, the main source of erosion is wind. The general wind circulation moves small particulates such as dust across wide oceans thousands of kilometers downwind of their point of origin, which is known as deflation. Westerly winds in the mid-latitudes of the planet drive the movement of ocean currents from west to east across the world's oceans. Wind has a very important role in aiding plants and other immobile organisms in dispersal of seeds, spores, pollen, etc. Although wind is not the primary form of seed dispersal in plants, it provides dispersal for a large percentage of the biomass of land plants.

The science of a Root Beer Float

What you need to know:
Matter is everywhere, even in a root beer float!
You can find solids, liquids and gasses in a root
beer float.
Solid: ice cream
Liquid: root beer
Gas: The ice cream and root beer mix and
create bubbles called carbonation. Those
carbonated bubbles are trapped gas.
Did you know states of matter can change?
A liquid becomes a solid when it freezes.
A solid becomes a liquid when it melts.
A gas becomes a liquid though the process of
condensation.
A liquid can become a gas through the
process of evaporation.
Can any of those changes happen in a root beer
float?
What you will do and learn:
You will understand the three types of matter
and observe these three states in a root beer
float. You will also discover whether the three
states of matter in a root beer float can change.





Materials needed:

❏5-ounce plastic cups (1 per
participant)
❏Root beer
❏Ice cream
❏Ice cream scoop
❏Spoons (1 per participant)



Instructions
1. Begin by using a small amount of hand
sanitizer.
2. Using the ice cream scoop, put a small
amount of ice cream in the cup.
3. Fill cup ¾ full with root beer.
4. Observe and discuss:
Can you identify the solid (ice
cream)? Liquid (root beer)? Gas
(fizzing and popping of air bubbles
on top of the root beer)?
What happens to the states of
matter when the ice cream melts?
Describe using the terms solid,
liquid and gas.
What happens to the states of
matter if we placed the cup in the
freezer? Describe using the terms
solid, liquid and gas.
Observe that when the ice cream and
pop mix, they create bubbles. Those
carbonated bubbles are trapped gas.

How to understand Vocabulary words

1. Word Drawings-  These are vocab words written in a way that helps show what they mean.  This is a great activity for your “outside of the box” thinkers.

2. Whole Brain Teaching- In whole brain learning, teachers may play music during instruction or use guided meditation to help build a more relaxed atmosphere, while students are encourage to visualize, draw, and act out what they are learning.

3. Interactive Computer Games- Google search your study unit.

4. Science Vocabulary Folders- My students keep a vocabulary folder record of all of the important terms learned throughout the year.

5. Parade- Thanks to the fabulous picture book Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier. In the book, the main character, Sage, redeems herself after a hilarious vocabulary snafu with an award-winning costume in her school’s vocabulary parade. Teachers and students have been understandably inspired by the book, and as a Google or Pinterest search will prove, vocabulary parades have really caught on!

6. Vocabulary Demos-  We discuss and do a demonstration for each idea.  Then, each student records a diagram for the term.

7. Concept Map- Thinking about how terms are connected is much deeper than simply defining the terms.  You can do this easily by writing some terms on index cards. 

8. CLOZE- If you’re unfamiliar with this, it’s a fancy term for “fill in the blank”.
9. Vocabulary Mural- This can be used for terms or concepts. 

10. Acrostics- Acrostics stretch kids’ thinking. 

11. Key Word BINGO- Pass out a blank bingo card and have the student fill in the blanks using that units vocabulary words. Read the definition and the children have to mark the space.

Protecting England’s unique chalk streams

Chalk, limestone and marble are all forms of calcium carbonate. Chalk and limestone are formed in marine environments while marble is metamorphosed limestone.






Chalk is many different things. Limestone is a harder form of chalk, and marble is chalk heated up. There is lots of chalk in England, the White cliffs of Dover are made of chalk, and lots of other things are made of chalk, not just in England, but in some other countries.  The chalk runs out of caves made by the water in little streams, and thus deposits it in the rivers. If you drink water out of one of these rivers, it’ll taste kind of hard. That’s the chalk in the river that’s making it taste hard.

The 'silver Itchen' - one of the most famous chalk streams of Hampshire in England which attracts anglers from all over the world.

The South Downs area of England is a series of chalk hills in the Hampshire, East Sussex, West Sussex counties. The chalk landscape acts like a giant sponge, and stores water. A huge underground reservoir provides fresh drinking water for over 1 million people living in the area.

Slower Cooker Saturday Keto Chicken Recipe

Crock Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken Recipe

Creamy Tuscan garlic chicken in the slow cooker makes an easy low carb dinner the family will love. Just 15 minutes prep for this Crock Pot Tuscan chicken recipe!

 Prep Time 15 minutes

 Cook Time 3 hours

 Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes

 Servings: 4 chicken breasts

 Author Maya Krampf from WholesomeYum.com

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 6 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 1 cup Heavy cream
• 1/3 cup Chicken broth
• 3/4 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 large Chicken breast (6 oz each)
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• Sea salt
• Black pepper
• 1/2 cup Sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 cup Spinach (chopped, packed)

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for about a minute, until fragrant.
2. Add the cream and chicken broth. Bring to a gentle simmer, then set heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes. The sauce will still be thin, but thicken enough to coat the back of a spoon.
3. Meanwhile, place the chicken at the bottom of a slow cooker. Season lightly with Italian seasoning, sea salt, and black pepper. Top with sun-dried tomatoes.
4. When the sauce is ready, keep it at low heat, but not simmering. Whisk in the Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, until smooth. Adjust salt to taste if desired.
5. Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken in the slow cooker. Try to get as much sauce as possible on top of the chicken and less on the bottom.
6. Cook for 3-4 hours on High or 6-8 hours on Low.
7. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside. The sauce in the slow cooker will be thin due to liquid released by the chicken, but the top of the chicken will have a layer of sauce that sticks to it.
8. Turn the slow cooker on High, if it isn't already. Add the chopped spinach and stir for a few minutes, until the spinach wilts.
9. Return the chicken to the slow cooker, and spoon the liquid, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes on top, or just pour them over the chicken to serve.