| 431 | Madagascar corundums ( Sapphire & Ruby discovery ) Preview: © 2004 gggems.com All rights reserved. AL2O3 Sapphire found in a metamorphized limestone. · Crystallographic properties of corundum: Trigonal.c = 1,3630 pp 0 86°4' ; pa1 = 122°26' Macle according to p (1011), often polysynthetic, accompanied by plans of separation, similar plans are also observed according to a1 (0001) unequal brea... (more) Published By: Alain Darbellay GGGems Submitted: 15 October,2004 |
| 432 | Discovery of Pyrope Spessartite garnets ( Madagascar ) Preview: © 2004 gggems.com All rights reserved. A day of July 1996 whereas I stopped in a small village in Madagascar, one presented samples of a strange stone to me. At first sight its color could reminds certain zircon, but I quickly identified them as garnet. After some palaver, one led me to the place of the discovery. I must acknowledge that I alre... (more) Published By: Alain Darbellay GGGems Submitted: 15 October,2004 |
| 433 | Gemology Preview: © 2004 gggems.com All rights reserved. Gemology is by definition the study or the science of the precious stones. One knows approximately 4000 minerals produced by the terrestrial body, among which less than 100 produce specimens considered as precious stones. So that a mineral is a gem, it must have three fundamental virtues. Beauty, durab... (more) Published By: Alain Darbellay GGGems Submitted: 15 October,2004 |
| 434 | Madagascar Amethyst Preview: ( SiO2 ) © 2004 gggems.com All rights reserved. (Variety of Quartz) · Crystallographic properties: Trigonal System (Subdivision of the hexagonal system) Quartz forms hexagonal prisms at the blunted ends and the head finishing in hexagonal pyramids. · Physical properties Hardness 7 Density 2.65 - 2.66 Refractive Index: 1.54 -1.55 + 0.0... (more) Published By: Alain Darbellay GGGems Submitted: 15 October,2004 |
| 435 | Learning Spanish Grammar and the verb "Gustar" Preview: Learning Spanish Grammar and the Verb "Gustar" by Patrick Jackson © Patrick Jackson - All Rights Reserved 2004 =================================== Learning Spanish Grammar and the Verb "Gustar" If there's one verb that gave me a lot of trouble when I first started learning Spanish grammar that verb was "gustar." Many of the Spanish lessons an... (more) Published By: Patrick Jackson Submitted: 19 October,2004 |
| 436 | Spanish Grammar Lesson with the Progressive Verb Tense Preview: =================================== Spanish Grammar Lesson The Present Progressive Tense by Patrick Jackson © Patrick Jackson - All Rights Reserved 2004 http://www.learningspanishlikecrazy.com =================================== Spanish Grammar Lesson The Present Progressive Tense The progressive tense is used to describe actions that are in pr... (more) Published By: Patrick Jackson Submitted: 19 October,2004 |
| 437 | Recommended Undergraduate Classes Preview: In your college years, you should take classes to increase both your general knowledge (breadth) and your knowledge about a particular academic field (depth). I believe that there is enough time to take many classes in both the breadth and depth groups. I've been out of college for more than a decade, and I still think about the classes I took an... (more) Published By: Andrea Jussim Submitted: 19 October,2004 |
| 438 | Spanish Grammar Lessons with Reflexive Verbs Preview: =================================== by Patrick Jackson © Patrick Jackson - All Rights Reserved 2004 http://www.learningspanishlikecrazy.com =================================== Spanish Grammar Lesson Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns This Spanish Grammar lesson covers Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns. In Spanish, a verb is considere... (more) Published By: Patrick Jackson Submitted: 19 October,2004 |
| 439 | Goals for Undergraduates: What You Should Know When You Graduate. Preview: I loved college. I majored in a subject which fascinated me, took the classes I wanted to, and got great grades. When I graduated, I thought I knew everything I needed to know to succeed in the big postgraduate world. I was wrong. Most of my undergraduate classes taught skills which I knew already or which came naturally to me; skills which were ... (more) Published By: Andrea Jussim Submitted: 19 October,2004 |
| 440 | 10 Easy Spelling Rules to improve your spelling by 100's of times! Preview: Are you a good speller? It is hard to help your child with spelling if you have a hard time with spelling yourself. At the same time, if you are a great speller, it can be difficult to understand why your child is not a great speller. What you’ll find in this section is a listing of some spelling rules you and your child can learn, some links to... (more) Published By: Sacha of home-school-reading.com Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 441 | The Retail Cardiac Chain of Survival; or, How to Survive a Heart Attack at the Mall Preview: What if your customer suddenly clutched his chest and passed out in front of you? Do you know what to do? The federal Cardiac Arrest Survival Act (CASA) states that "A successful chain of survival requires the first person on the scene to take rapid and simple initial steps to care for the patient and assure that the patient promptly enters the ... (more) Published By: Don Ross Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 442 | Hurricane Teaching Tip Preview: With this severe, active, hurricane season underway, here are some ideas to make areas of the curriculum relevant to your children. If you are in an area that experiences other natural phenomena, just adapt these suggestions to fit your needs. 1. Have children express their feelings. Youngsters will be able to draw pictures and dictate sentences... (more) Published By: Freda J. Glatt, M.A. Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 443 | Educational Visits - Good Practice, Risks and Hazards. Preview: A Head Teacher's Safety Management Toolkit Article. htttp://www.swaneducation.co.uk Educational Visits - Good Practice, Risks and Hazards by Paddy Swan Horror stories about British teachers taking Educational Visits and then being prosecuted for deaths seem always to be with us. We have some 60,000 schools in the UK and if each school on... (more) Published By: Paddy Swan Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 444 | Educate yourself on the toxins in your home. Preview: I believe that we have a right to know about the possibilities of health risks that are associated with consumable products. Our healthcare has been on a steady decline over the past years. We are faced with more cancers than ever before, more illness and sickness than ever before. I will not say that all of our household products are causing the ... (more) Published By: Bruce Bowery Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 445 | Pumpkin Teaching Tip Preview: At this time of year, try using a REAL pumpkin when making your pies, bread, etc. Why? 1. Children will see what the inside of a pumpkin really looks like. Have them use adjectives to describe what they see, smell, and feel. Depending upon the age group, have children draw or write about the experience and mail it to a friend or relative. ... (more) Published By: Freda J. Glatt, M.A. Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 446 | School Governors - Managing Health and Safety in your School Preview: School Governors - Managing Health and Safety in your School. What you need to know. If you read nothing else about Health and Safety read this. It’s about 1500 words long but it summarises what you need to know about UK Health and Safety laws and regulations in your school. Changes to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations(199... (more) Published By: Paddy Swan Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 447 | Awsome Alliteration Preview: This lesson teaches the student how to write with alliteration, which means that the same letter sound is repeated at the beginning of two or more words in a sentence. The lesson also reviews adding adjectives and adverbs for a more descriptive sentence. First, the teacher reads the book, Thank You for the Thistle, or any other book that is alli... (more) Published By: Dorie Thurston Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 448 | Floral Design and Floristry as a Career Preview: Being a florist can be a very exciting and challenging career. Many people of all ages, from other working backgrounds are being retrained and entering the floristry industry. If you are considering a career in floristry, you should enjoy working with flowers and be willing to learn all aspects of the floristry profession. You will need to be a... (more) Published By: Fay A Chamoun Submitted: 20 October,2004 |
| 449 | Teach Phonemic Awareness in 5 Minutes a day Preview: Phonemic Awareness, or Phonic Ears, are the child’s ability to actually hear the sounds in a word. This is the first step in learning to read. Much of the new research says that teaching children this skill can really help the child learn to read! Let’s start growing those ears Phonic ears is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words. ... (more) Published By: Sacha of home-school-reading.com Submitted: 21 October,2004 |
| 450 | Health and Safety in KS1 & KS2 Curriculum Preview: A Headteacher's Safety Management Toolkit Article - www.swaneducation.co.uk Health and Safety and KS1 & KS2 Curriculum. Government Action The 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 ha... (more) Published By: Paddy Swan Submitted: 21 October,2004 |