Views of Europe provides an introduction to Portugal, located on the Iberian Peninsula along with Spain. Northern Portugal is hilly with forests, while southern Portugal has plateaus and plains covered in brush and grasslands. Portuguese farmers grow crops like wheat, corn, potatoes and grapes. Portugal is also known for its wines, cork industry, and tourist attractions in historic cities and beaches.
Ducks come in three varieties - dabbling ducks, diving ducks, and perchers. Dabbling ducks feed by putting their heads underwater to reach plants, building nests near water. Diving ducks dive deep to catch fish and are strong swimmers. Perching ducks nest in trees and hold branches with long claws. All are graceful swimmers but waddle on land. They have layers of feathers and molt annually to stay warm and waterproof in water.
This document provides an introduction to the book "Views of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand" which explores the people, traditions, landscapes, and history of many countries and cities in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers guidance on how to navigate the book, including subject tabs, search lights, did you know facts, pictures, vocabulary words, suggestions to learn more, and maps to find locations and geographic features. The introduction explains that through these various elements, readers will learn the answers to questions about these diverse regions.
This document provides an introduction and table of contents for a book titled "Exploring Space". The introduction outlines some of the key elements readers will find in the book to aid their learning, such as subject tabs, search lights quizzes, did you know facts, picture captions, vocabulary words, and pointers to related articles. The table of contents then lists and provides a brief overview of the chapters included in the book, which cover topics like astronomy, the universe, galaxies, stars, planets, asteroids, comets, and biographies of important figures in the field of astronomy.
This document is the Player's Handbook core rulebook for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It contains the basic rules for character creation and gameplay in D&D's heroic fantasy setting, covering character races and classes, skills, feats, equipment, and combat rules. It provides the foundation for players to create heroes of different types and engage in exciting adventures together.
This document is the Monster Manual for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It provides core rules for roleplaying games and contains credits for the design team. The manual includes monsters from A to Z with illustrations and statistics for each. It is dedicated to the memory of E. Gary Gygax and builds on previous D&D editions.
Player's Handbook 2 is a supplement for the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons that provides additional character options. It includes new character races like deva, gnome, goliath, and shifter. It also presents new character classes such as avenger, invoker, shaman, sorcerer, and warden. The book provides rules for character creation, powers, paragon paths, and epic destinies for these races and classes. It also includes magic items, rituals, and rule updates that expand the D&D roleplaying game.
This document provides credits and legal information for Monster Manual 2. It lists designers, developers, editors and other contributors to the book. It also provides copyright information and publishing details.
This document appears to be the Dungeon Master's Guide for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It provides guidance for Dungeon Masters on how to prepare and run roleplaying games, including combat encounters, non-combat encounters, puzzles, traps, building adventures, awarding rewards, and crafting a campaign setting. It also includes sample monsters, magic items, and a sample town called Fallcrest to use as an example setting.
Ducks come in three varieties - dabbling ducks, diving ducks, and perchers. Dabbling ducks feed by putting their heads underwater to reach plants, building nests near water. Diving ducks dive deep to catch fish and are strong swimmers. Perching ducks nest in trees and hold branches with long claws. All are graceful swimmers but waddle on land. They have layers of feathers and molt annually to stay warm and waterproof in water.
This document provides an introduction to the book "Views of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand" which explores the people, traditions, landscapes, and history of many countries and cities in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers guidance on how to navigate the book, including subject tabs, search lights, did you know facts, pictures, vocabulary words, suggestions to learn more, and maps to find locations and geographic features. The introduction explains that through these various elements, readers will learn the answers to questions about these diverse regions.
This document provides an introduction and table of contents for a book titled "Exploring Space". The introduction outlines some of the key elements readers will find in the book to aid their learning, such as subject tabs, search lights quizzes, did you know facts, picture captions, vocabulary words, and pointers to related articles. The table of contents then lists and provides a brief overview of the chapters included in the book, which cover topics like astronomy, the universe, galaxies, stars, planets, asteroids, comets, and biographies of important figures in the field of astronomy.
This document is the Player's Handbook core rulebook for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It contains the basic rules for character creation and gameplay in D&D's heroic fantasy setting, covering character races and classes, skills, feats, equipment, and combat rules. It provides the foundation for players to create heroes of different types and engage in exciting adventures together.
This document is the Monster Manual for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It provides core rules for roleplaying games and contains credits for the design team. The manual includes monsters from A to Z with illustrations and statistics for each. It is dedicated to the memory of E. Gary Gygax and builds on previous D&D editions.
Player's Handbook 2 is a supplement for the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons that provides additional character options. It includes new character races like deva, gnome, goliath, and shifter. It also presents new character classes such as avenger, invoker, shaman, sorcerer, and warden. The book provides rules for character creation, powers, paragon paths, and epic destinies for these races and classes. It also includes magic items, rituals, and rule updates that expand the D&D roleplaying game.
This document provides credits and legal information for Monster Manual 2. It lists designers, developers, editors and other contributors to the book. It also provides copyright information and publishing details.
This document appears to be the Dungeon Master's Guide for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It provides guidance for Dungeon Masters on how to prepare and run roleplaying games, including combat encounters, non-combat encounters, puzzles, traps, building adventures, awarding rewards, and crafting a campaign setting. It also includes sample monsters, magic items, and a sample town called Fallcrest to use as an example setting.
This document is the table of contents for the 2010 Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac. It lists over 30 sections that provide summaries of major events, people, awards, science and technology topics from 2009. The sections include Year in Review, People, Awards, Nature/Science/Medicine, World, United States, Business, Arts and more. It also includes plates of flags, maps and tables of contents for sections on countries, the Olympics, and various sports.
7-23-12 DuraSpace & VIVO Sponsor Webinar SlidesDuraSpace
The document summarizes a webinar hosted by DuraSpace about VIVO, an open source tool for describing researchers and research. DuraSpace sponsors the VIVO project as part of its incubator program. The webinar featured speakers from DuraSpace and Cornell University/VIVO who discussed the DuraSpace incubator, an overview of the VIVO project, and the current relationship and future plans between DuraSpace and VIVO.
VIVO is a semantic web application that enables the discovery of research across disciplines within and between institutions. It harvests faculty profiles and publications from internal sources like HR directories and external sources like PubMed. Profiles display research interests, publications, grants, and affiliations to help researchers find collaborators. VIVO also provides analytics to help administrators monitor research activity. The open source project involves multiple universities working to expand the national network and develop new applications.
The document summarizes a video journal program called Video Journal of Education produced by School Improvement Network. It has over 150 professional development videos presented by education experts on topics like classroom instruction, assessment, differentiation, and English language learners. Schools and districts can purchase the videos online or by phone to allow teachers to learn from leading experts on their own time.
Since last year, Pharo has seen over 500 updates and 1000 issues closed. A new major release, 1.3, was released and development of 1.4 began. Full-time development was funded through a new Pharo Consortium. Many community projects advanced Pharo in areas like code modeling, graphics, serialization and scripting. The roadmap focuses on further improving the compiler, graphics system, and establishing a sustainable development model.
This document is a program for an event thanking volunteers and sponsors. It lists the event co-chairs, host committee, board of directors, and thanks sponsors at various levels, including academic leadership, creating future Pulitzer prize winners, promoting literacy, and prolific readers. It also highlights some of the programs funded by donations, including a read to rise tutoring program, publishing center, art with the masters program, and expanding horizons field trips. Photos show students participating in sponsored activities.
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) facilitated discussions on key environmental and economic issues in Canada over the past year. They released three reports and engaged stakeholders from various sectors on topics like sustainable development indicators, natural heritage conservation, urban sustainability, and budget recommendations. In the coming year, the NRTEE will focus on ecological fiscal reform and energy, capital markets and sustainability, boreal forest conservation, and energy and climate change. The annual report provides an overview of the organization, a review of the past year's activities, and audited financial statements.
New Israel Fund (NIF) Guardian of Democracy Invitation 2012Lisa Finkelstein
New Israel Fund (NIF) Guardian of Democracy Invitation 2012
The invitation, reply card, and notecard are 2 color: black and PMS 312. The envelopes are 1 color black.
Designed by Jessica Jones www.jessicajonesdesign.com
This document provides new options for arcane characters in the bard class, including a new Virtue of Prescience class feature, a prescient bard build, over a dozen new bard powers, and six new paragon paths that allow bards to follow themes like archery and doom whispering.
The Pharo Roadmap document outlines the community's ongoing and planned work to improve and develop the Pharo programming environment and ecosystem. Key areas of focus include improving the code model infrastructure, graphics library, compiler, serialization, scripting support, distributions, browser, and virtual machine. It also discusses plans for a Pharo consortium to help sustain the community's efforts through paid support.
The Pharo Roadmap document outlines the community's ongoing and planned work to improve and develop the Pharo programming environment and ecosystem. Key areas of focus include improving the code model infrastructure, graphics library, compiler, serialization, scripting support, distributions, browser, and virtual machine. It also discusses plans for a Pharo consortium to help sustain the community's efforts through dedicated funding and resources.
- The "Brand Me" trend sees individuals carefully curating and optimizing their personal image across multiple social media channels. People are more aware of their image and how they present themselves online.
- By managing their profile and connections on networks like Facebook and Twitter, individuals can project the brand they want others to see. They carefully craft their online identity and reputation.
- This trend is most impacting teens, twentysomethings, and younger generations who have grown up with social media. They understand the importance of their online brand and how to leverage different platforms.
This section presents various magic armors that provide enhanced protection and additional benefits to adventurers. These include armors that heal allies when the wearer uses healing powers, share defensive bonuses with allies, deflect attacks against the wearer and allies, quickly recover from conditions, and end ongoing damage with a minor action. The armors come in different materials like leather, chainmail, and plate and can be found at various levels of power.
Haven for Hope is a new multi-service center under development in San Antonio, Texas that aims to provide a full continuum of services to help the homeless, from emergency services to permanent housing. The 22-acre facility will serve over 1,000 homeless individuals and families through 45 on-site programs addressing a wide range of needs. While some programs will launch soon, most facilities are scheduled to open in December 2008. PATH Ventures is the community development corporation of PATH Partners that works to increase affordable housing and opportunities for the homeless and low-income through supportive housing programs that integrate services with permanent housing.
This document lists past presidents, supporters, and valued members of an organization. It provides over 100 names in these categories spanning multiple pages without any additional context.
The document summarizes GLAAD's 10th Annual OUTAuction event which raises funds to support GLAAD's work promoting LGBT equality. The event features art from established and emerging LGBT artists. Attendees are thanked for their support which helps GLAAD share stories that build support for LGBT equality through challenging stereotypes. The event includes a live auction, performances, and an after party. Supporting partners and the planning committee are also acknowledged.
This document is the table of contents for the 2010 Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac. It lists over 30 sections that provide summaries of major events, people, awards, science and technology topics from 2009. The sections include Year in Review, People, Awards, Nature/Science/Medicine, World, United States, Business, Arts and more. It also includes plates of flags, maps and tables of contents for sections on countries, the Olympics, and various sports.
7-23-12 DuraSpace & VIVO Sponsor Webinar SlidesDuraSpace
The document summarizes a webinar hosted by DuraSpace about VIVO, an open source tool for describing researchers and research. DuraSpace sponsors the VIVO project as part of its incubator program. The webinar featured speakers from DuraSpace and Cornell University/VIVO who discussed the DuraSpace incubator, an overview of the VIVO project, and the current relationship and future plans between DuraSpace and VIVO.
VIVO is a semantic web application that enables the discovery of research across disciplines within and between institutions. It harvests faculty profiles and publications from internal sources like HR directories and external sources like PubMed. Profiles display research interests, publications, grants, and affiliations to help researchers find collaborators. VIVO also provides analytics to help administrators monitor research activity. The open source project involves multiple universities working to expand the national network and develop new applications.
The document summarizes a video journal program called Video Journal of Education produced by School Improvement Network. It has over 150 professional development videos presented by education experts on topics like classroom instruction, assessment, differentiation, and English language learners. Schools and districts can purchase the videos online or by phone to allow teachers to learn from leading experts on their own time.
Since last year, Pharo has seen over 500 updates and 1000 issues closed. A new major release, 1.3, was released and development of 1.4 began. Full-time development was funded through a new Pharo Consortium. Many community projects advanced Pharo in areas like code modeling, graphics, serialization and scripting. The roadmap focuses on further improving the compiler, graphics system, and establishing a sustainable development model.
This document is a program for an event thanking volunteers and sponsors. It lists the event co-chairs, host committee, board of directors, and thanks sponsors at various levels, including academic leadership, creating future Pulitzer prize winners, promoting literacy, and prolific readers. It also highlights some of the programs funded by donations, including a read to rise tutoring program, publishing center, art with the masters program, and expanding horizons field trips. Photos show students participating in sponsored activities.
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) facilitated discussions on key environmental and economic issues in Canada over the past year. They released three reports and engaged stakeholders from various sectors on topics like sustainable development indicators, natural heritage conservation, urban sustainability, and budget recommendations. In the coming year, the NRTEE will focus on ecological fiscal reform and energy, capital markets and sustainability, boreal forest conservation, and energy and climate change. The annual report provides an overview of the organization, a review of the past year's activities, and audited financial statements.
New Israel Fund (NIF) Guardian of Democracy Invitation 2012Lisa Finkelstein
New Israel Fund (NIF) Guardian of Democracy Invitation 2012
The invitation, reply card, and notecard are 2 color: black and PMS 312. The envelopes are 1 color black.
Designed by Jessica Jones www.jessicajonesdesign.com
This document provides new options for arcane characters in the bard class, including a new Virtue of Prescience class feature, a prescient bard build, over a dozen new bard powers, and six new paragon paths that allow bards to follow themes like archery and doom whispering.
The Pharo Roadmap document outlines the community's ongoing and planned work to improve and develop the Pharo programming environment and ecosystem. Key areas of focus include improving the code model infrastructure, graphics library, compiler, serialization, scripting support, distributions, browser, and virtual machine. It also discusses plans for a Pharo consortium to help sustain the community's efforts through paid support.
The Pharo Roadmap document outlines the community's ongoing and planned work to improve and develop the Pharo programming environment and ecosystem. Key areas of focus include improving the code model infrastructure, graphics library, compiler, serialization, scripting support, distributions, browser, and virtual machine. It also discusses plans for a Pharo consortium to help sustain the community's efforts through dedicated funding and resources.
- The "Brand Me" trend sees individuals carefully curating and optimizing their personal image across multiple social media channels. People are more aware of their image and how they present themselves online.
- By managing their profile and connections on networks like Facebook and Twitter, individuals can project the brand they want others to see. They carefully craft their online identity and reputation.
- This trend is most impacting teens, twentysomethings, and younger generations who have grown up with social media. They understand the importance of their online brand and how to leverage different platforms.
This section presents various magic armors that provide enhanced protection and additional benefits to adventurers. These include armors that heal allies when the wearer uses healing powers, share defensive bonuses with allies, deflect attacks against the wearer and allies, quickly recover from conditions, and end ongoing damage with a minor action. The armors come in different materials like leather, chainmail, and plate and can be found at various levels of power.
Haven for Hope is a new multi-service center under development in San Antonio, Texas that aims to provide a full continuum of services to help the homeless, from emergency services to permanent housing. The 22-acre facility will serve over 1,000 homeless individuals and families through 45 on-site programs addressing a wide range of needs. While some programs will launch soon, most facilities are scheduled to open in December 2008. PATH Ventures is the community development corporation of PATH Partners that works to increase affordable housing and opportunities for the homeless and low-income through supportive housing programs that integrate services with permanent housing.
This document lists past presidents, supporters, and valued members of an organization. It provides over 100 names in these categories spanning multiple pages without any additional context.
The document summarizes GLAAD's 10th Annual OUTAuction event which raises funds to support GLAAD's work promoting LGBT equality. The event features art from established and emerging LGBT artists. Attendees are thanked for their support which helps GLAAD share stories that build support for LGBT equality through challenging stereotypes. The event includes a live auction, performances, and an after party. Supporting partners and the planning committee are also acknowledged.
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