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		<title>The Ultimate Classroom Management Challenge: Teaching In The Hormone Zone</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[545 Teachers, it&#8217;s the ultimate challenge in classroom management, isn&#8217;t it? If you find it challenging to teach and counsel students suffering from &#8220;hormone poisoning,&#8221; here are some great interventions to help your teens use their heads instead of their hormones. All of these delightfully different methods are taken from Youth Change&#8217;s Solution Center; there [...]]]></description>
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<p>Teachers, it&#8217;s the ultimate challenge in classroom management, isn&#8217;t it? If you find it challenging to teach and counsel students suffering from &#8220;hormone poisoning,&#8221; here are some great interventions to help your teens use their heads instead of their hormones. All of these delightfully different methods are taken from Youth Change&#8217;s Solution Center; there are hundreds more there if you need them:</p>
<p>On-the-Job Kissy-Face<br />
When <a href="http://www.ikusa.net/go/kid/">kids</a> debate your site&#8217;s standards regulating ro&#8230;</p>
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Teachers, it&#8217;s the ultimate challenge in classroom management, isn&#8217;t it? If you find it challenging to teach and counsel students suffering from &#8220;hormone poisoning,&#8221; here are some great interventions to help your teens use their heads instead of their hormones. All of these delightfully different methods are taken from Youth Change&#8217;s Solution Center; there are hundreds more there if you need them:</p>
<p>On-the-Job Kissy-Face<br />
When kids debate your site&#8217;s standards regulating romantic contact, inform them that the standards derive from the work world, not your personal preferences. Advise your youngsters that as soon as business work places commonly permit hugging, kissing, etc., you will too. So, in our part of the world, we tell kids that the very instant that our large employers like Nike, the State of Oregon, and Intel, start offering Coffee and Kiss breaks, we&#8217;ll do it too.</p>
<p>Work a Little, Kiss a Little<br />
Ask students to name all the jobs they can successfully do and gaze longingly into someone&#8217;s eyes while working; there may be none. Ask your youngsters to guess what happens to people who work a little, kiss a little.</p>
<p>That Other Fire Will Have to Wait<br />
Have your students name the jobs or businesses they may one day wish to do. Ask them to identify the results of kissing, hugging, etc. while working these jobs. For example, what could result from a fire fighter, surgeon or air traffic controller being distracted by romantic activity at work? Have students answer that question humorously by determining what the distracted worker might say when asked to concentrate on work. Elicit silly answers, such as the fire fighter responds with &#8220;That other fire will have to wait.&#8221;</p>
<p>Would You Ski in Class?<br />
Ask students if they would ever cook breakfast during your class or activity, or practice the clarinet, or ski? When they say &#8220;no,&#8221; ask why. When they tell you that those activities don&#8217;t belong in class, you can respond that neither do kissing, hugging, etc. Note that you are not commenting on whether the romantic activity is good or bad, but that class or group is the wrong time and place, just like it&#8217;s the wrong time and place for skiing or making toast.</p>
<p>Elbows to Fingertips<br />
A quick and easy-to-remember guideline for interpersonal contact at your site: Touch only from the elbows to fingertips, and then, only after asking and receiving permission.</p>
<p>Someone&#8217;s Sister<br />
This intervention is designed for boys who view girls as mere toys. Ask the young man to describe how he&#8217;d react if someone took advantage of his sister (or mother or daughter.) Elicit answers that show that he wouldn&#8217;t tolerate such behavior. Remind the young man that every girl is/will be someone&#8217;s sister, someone&#8217;s daughter, someone&#8217;s mother.</p>
<p>In Case of Hormone Overdose<br />
Years ago, families reliably taught their offspring what they needed to know about interpersonal behavior. Those skills are not always reliably taught at home these days. You may want to make it your job to teach what the family should have taught. Remember that telling youngsters &#8220;what not to do&#8221;, may not be enough to change the problem behaviors. Be sure to teach them &#8220;what to do&#8221; instead. Be sure to cover these: Hand Control, Mouth Control, Distance Control and Clothes Control.</p>
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		<title>The Shocking Truth About How To University Online</title>
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		<title>Why Does The Tool Bit Break Easily In Micro Milling?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[485 While micro milling has been successfully applied in manufacturing bio-medical components, embossing dies and micro encoders, the breakage of the tool bit has been identified by many users as a teething problem. micro milling,micro machining,tool,micro,tool bit,milling,machining,precision,precision machining,suwa,engineering,manufacturing,japan,miniature Micro milling is one of the three common micro cutting techniques used in micro machining. In micro [...]]]></description>
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<p>While micro milling has been successfully applied in manufacturing bio-medical components, embossing dies and micro encoders, the breakage of the tool bit has been identified by many users as a teething problem.</p>
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<p>In micro milling, the tool bit with diameter as small as 0.1mm is held in a high speed spindle rotating at 20,000 to 150,000 rpm, and used to mill steel, brass and aluminum with depth of cut at about 30 microns and feed rates of 120mm/m to 240mm/m to provide surface quality finishes as good as 0.2 microns.</p>
<p>While micro milling has been successfully applied in manufacturing bio-medical components, embossing dies and micro encoders, the breakage of the tool bit has been identified by many users as a teething problem. </p>
<p>Why does the tool bit break so easily in micro milling as compared to conventional milling?</p>
<p>There are 3 main reasons: </p>
<p>Firstly, when metal is removed by machining, there is a substantial increase in the specific energy required as the chip thickness decreases. This means that in the case of micro machining, as the chip gets thinner with smaller depths of cut, the micro tool bit will be subject to greater resistance when compared to conventional machining. It is as if the workpiece material becomes harder during micro machining. This resistance force is strong enough to exceed the bending strength limit of the tool bit even before the tool experiences any significant wear, and leads to the breakage of the tool bit. One way to prevent this is to make the chip thickness smaller than the edge radius of the tool bit. </p>
<p>Secondly, a sharp increase in cutting forces and stress from chip clogging during the micro milling process would cause the tool bit to break. In most micro milling operations using miniature micro tool bit with two cutting edges, each cutting edge removes the chips from the machining area only within half a rotation. However, if chip clogging occurs, the cutting forces and stresses will increase beyond the bending strength limit of the tool bit within a few tool rotations, and the tool bit will break. Some users prefer high speed steel tool bits as these are very much more flexible and tolerate clogging better than carbide tool bits. </p>
<p>Third, the tool bit tends to lose its cutting edge due to built-up edge and cannot machine efficiently. As the workpiece starts to push on the tip of the tool bit, the tool bit will deflect slightly. The increase in tool deflection and the stress generated by the milling with every rotation will eventually cause the breakage of the tool bit. This process is also called extensive stress-related breakage. </p>
<p>In view of the above phenomena occurring in micro milling, most micro milling machines are sold with sensors to measure the forces acting on the tool bit, and advanced CAM <a href="http://www.ikusa.net/go/software/">software</a> to predict the chip load throughout the micro machining process. In this way, precision manufacturers seeking a niche in micro milling could try to keep their machines running smoothly with minimal machine downtime.</p>
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		<title>The Olympic Games Were Not Always So Friendly</title>
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<p>The modern Olympics we see are often held up as a continuation of the first games. While the basic idea of sporting events is common to both, there is much that is different.</p>
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The modern Olympics we see are often held up as a continuation of the first games. While the basic idea of sporting events is common to both, there is much that is different.</p>
<p>The Olympic Games Were Not Always So Friendly </p>
<p>The original Olympics were actually only one part of four games held during the year. The others were the Nemean, Isthmian and Pythian Games. The Olympics, however, were by far the most famous. These games derived their name from Olympia, were they were held. </p>
<p>The Olympics were first held in 776 BC. The games were part of a religious festival in honor of the Greek gods. They were held in the temple sanctuary of Olympia in Peloponnesus, which is located in southern Greece. The games celebrated sporting achievement and excellence as well as victory. In fact, victory was the only thing celebrated and it often stood in place of open warfare between various factions. There was no silver or bronze medal awarded. </p>
<p>Every year, the Olympics were held on the second full moon after the summer solstice. This would have put them in July or August of each year. The games lasted for roughly five days. A truce was declared for the up to three months prior to the games so contestants could heal from battles and prepare themselves. </p>
<p>The origin of the games has not been conclusively determined. Greek legend has it that Zeus, himself, started the games. Other legends have it that Herakles founded the games. A third view is that they games were created as a memorial to Pelops, a hero. Whatever the reason, the games have certain stood the test of time even if the original Greeks would not recognize them today. </p>
<p>The original Olympics had only one event ?the foot race. Not until the 18th Olympiad were individual events such as wrestling, horse riding, discus and javelin throwing were added. At its height, over 40,000 people would pile into a stadium in Olympia to watch the events. </p>
<p>Given the peaceful tone of the modern Olympics, it is somewhat surprising the pankration was one of the most popular events of the early games. It was essentially a brawl between as many contestants as entered, fighting all at the same time, with the last man standing declared the winner. All Olympic events were restricted to men, to wit, women could only watch. </p>
<p>Ancient Greeks were very competitive, and the games were about the only no-war outlet for their passion. Given this basic truth, it is somewhat odd that the modern Olympics attempt to disdain politics and national rivalries.</p>
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<p>Thanks to a mid term election win the Democrats now control both houses of congress for the first time in 12 years, but will they try to reverse the online casino ban and if they do will they be successful.</p>
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Many people were hoping that if the Democrats won control of Congress they would reverse the online gambling ban, but experts doubt they will even try or that if they do that the will be successful. </p>
<p>Once the bill was passed and signed into law by the president, it became much harder to reverse the law. </p>
<p>The democrats would need to bring up the law and get it to a vote, then after the vote passed it needs to go to the president for his signature. The problem with this is that the current president is the one who signed the bill into law in the first place.</p>
<p>Another problem is because the gambling ban was attached to another bill, it means that to reverse the law the entire bill needs to be reversed, but the other part of the bill is for an increase in port security, so any congressmen who recommends reversing this law, will be going on record as trying to reverse the increase in port security.</p>
<p>Because of this trying to get the law reversed could ruin a congressman&#8217;s chances of ever getting elected to public office again for the rest of their lives.</p>
<p>It is more likely that it will have to wait till the end of George Bushes term in office and then get an amendment to the law that reverses only gambling ban part of the law.</p>
<p>So if you are on Online Gambling enthusiast and you were hoping that after the election the online gambling ban would just disappear I am sorry to say you were mistaken and that you are going to have to wait a little longer, but that does not mean you need to sit quietly by.</p>
<p>The key is to make sure that you are heard, write letters to congressmen, and attend protest rallies anything that will keep this issue in the front of the minds of the politicians so they know that just as the Republicans lost the house so can they.</p>
<p>The republicans used the online gambling ban to try to gain votes for them in the last weeks before the election, but it backfired on them and lost them more votes then it brought in.</p>
<p>Hopefully the Democrats will learn from the mistakes of the Republicans and will understand that banning something never works, and that it is only thru regulating the online gambling industry that will ensure that it is safe and honest to play and that no underage children manage to play.<br />
Other wise I am sure that the Democrats will also see the wrath of the American voters when it comes time for the next elections.</p>
<p>The American people are tired of having the government controlling every aspect of their lives and I think this election may have made their point for them.</p>
<p>So if the question is will they try to reverse the law I am sure they will try, but how successful they will be is still up in the air, and no one can really know what the outcome will be.</p>
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<p>&#8220;What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.&#8221;<br />
-Octavio Paz</p>
<p>The Modern Art movements can be said to have begun in the mid 19th century. Up until this point, the artists of the world focused their artwork on realistic depictions of the world around them. They made their living solely on commission work, government sponsorship, and exhibitions chosen by government officials. Needless to say, a change was about to come. Insisting that there was more&#8230;</p>
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&#8220;What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.&#8221;<br />
-Octavio Paz</p>
<p>The Modern Art movements can be said to have begun in the mid 19th century. Up until this point, the artists of the world focused their artwork on realistic depictions of the world around them. They made their living solely on commission work, government sponsorship, and exhibitions chosen by government officials. Needless to say, a change was about to come. Insisting that there was more to express and teach through art was not only an artistic movement, but a social development as well.</p>
<p>The first group dedicated to this change were the Impressionists in Paris, circa 1860. The term was coined by a Claude Monet painting called Impression, Sunrise. The artists belonging to the movement were the same artists who had been rejected by the Academie des Beaux-Arts&#8211;the largest art institute in France. This indeed caused tension, and upon exhibition in 1863, it also caused the beginning of the movement. The impressionists concentrated on the light of objects in painting and the change of light over time. They insisted that painters should paint with natural light, concentrating on landscapes and scenes of daily life.</p>
<p>Artists:<br />
Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Frederic Bazille, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte, Edouard Manet, Elena Filatov, Peter Severen Kroyer and the American Mary Cassatt.</p>
<p>Fauvism<br />
Comes from the French word &#8216;fauve&#8217; meaning wild animal. This movement, first exhibited in 1905 took inspiration from Impressionism. At the time, Vincent Van Gogh , Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne had taken Impressionism to its limits. Teetering on the brink were the Fauvists who used astounding color in its most bold form. Henri Matisse who sought to create &#8220;art to delight&#8221; is thought to be the leader of this movement. Although it wasn&#8217;t long lasting, it was an interesting movement, based more on aesthetic than philosophy.</p>
<p>Artists:<br />
Albert Marquet, Andre Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Giovanni Giacometti and Henri Matisse.</p>
<p>Expressionism<br />
Began in Germany around 1905 and lasted throughout the thirties. Dark and emotional, the goal of Expressionists was to express their view of reality through distortion. Not the most gleeful movement of all, but very poignant. Two groups of artists contributed. One in Dresden called Die Bruecke meaning the bridge, and one in Munich calledDer Blaue Reiter,meaning The Blue Rider. One of the most famous pieces of the movement is The Scream by Norweigen Edvard Munch&#8211;an excellent example of the inner artist coming to life through his work.</p>
<p>Artists<br />
Die Bruecke&#8211; Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Otto Mueller, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, American Mark Rothko, Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, Franz Marc, August Macke, Gabriele Münter, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Alexei Yavlensky, Egon Schiele, Chang Shi-Jun, and Heribert Elzer</p>
<p>Art Nouveau<br />
Is a French term meaning New Art. The movement began in 1880 and lasted through 1910. It was very popular in its time and became a worldwide phenomenon. The Germans called it Jugendstil, the Italians Liberty, the Austrians Sezessionsstil and the Spanish Arte joven. A highly decorative and intricate style of curves and organics, it spread to architecture, sculpture, furniture, and jewelry.</p>
<p>Arists<br />
Gustav Klimt, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Alphonse Mucha</p>
<p>Art Deco<br />
In the 1920s and 1930s was a reaction to Art Nouveau in that it counteracted with strong geometrics and symmetry. Less of art and more of architecture and design, this movement brought on skyscrapers and high rise buildings.</p>
<p>Artists<br />
Tamara DeLempicka, Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe</p>
<p>Cubism<br />
Was initiated by Pablo Picasso from Spain. Its subjects were broken and reassembled in strange and abstract ways. Fragmentation through geometric forms expressed painting in an entirely new way. Depth isn&#8217;t shown in this art form, instead, planes of indistinguishable area. This was the beginning of truly avant-garde and abstract art.</p>
<p>Artists:<br />
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques, Robert Delaunay, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Lyonel Feininger.</p>
<p>Surrealism<br />
Began in 1924 strangely enough by a poet named Andre Breton who focused on the unconscious, the importance of dreams, and the psyche in art form. Surrealism spread as a cultural, artistic, and intellectual movement. It&#8217;s artists included self proclaimed communists, feminists, atheists, and anarchists. They claimed a sense of transcendentalism, and focused on a more true means of life through the unconscious. Their work was highly criticized by journalists, but gained a cult following that still endures today. One of the most intriguing and still popular movements in art.</p>
<p>Artists:<br />
Salvador Dali, the Italian Giorgio de Chirico, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Yves Tanguy, Rene Margritte and the Russian Marc Chagal</p>
<p>Abstract<br />
Art, fathered by Wassily Kandinsky is better viewed than explained. Vivid colors, indiscernible shapes, and depiction of anything but natural and worldly objects are characteristic of this style.<br />
Constructivism (1915) and De Stijl (1917) were parallel movements which took abstraction into sculpture and architecture. Abstraction, or non-figurative form, is a widely used term and still a much utilized form of art. In modern design, abstract art is often chosen to for wall coverings by designers and art consultants.</p>
<p>Artists:<br />
Wassily Kandinsky Beate Emanuel, Emilie Gerard, Spencer Lee, Escha Van den Bogerd, Silverio Dominguez, Milene De Kleijn, Vincent Mond, Ingrid Thaler and Piet Mondrian</p>
<p>Pop Art<br />
Was a reaction to the impersonal and too elite form of abstract art. American and British artists of the mid 20th century felt it was time to bring art back to the everyday life of ordinary people. Andy Warhol was the carpenter of the Pop Art movement and serigraphy or screen printing was his tool of choice. He used everyday images of kitchen items, or movie stars faces to bring this movement to life. Comic books, advertisements, and album covers boasted pop art. Although the idea behind the movement was a good one, Pop art or Popular art has been heavily criticized for blurring the lines between fine art and mass produced art.</p>
<p>Artists:<br />
Andy Warhol, Jaspar Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, Georg Segal, Wayne or James Rosenquis</p>
<p>Every Modern Art movement has something to teach us. These are such brief explanations of subjects that could be discussed and debated incessantly. What an interesting past has lead to our present day. And what interesting people have paved the way.</p>
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