History, Geography Apps for teachers ? UGNN

 History, Geography Apps for teachers When it comes to educational mobile apps, Knowledge Quest, Inc. and iHomeEducator, Inc. have discovered that they make a great team! Knowledge Quest, Inc., a leading provider of online educational resources and printed curricula for the homeschooling market, has teamed up with iHomeEducator, Inc., award-winning mobile app publisher, to produce a new series of educational apps to teach and reinforce history and geography knowledge.

iHomeEducator has partnered with Knowledge Quest to offer apps that address the topics of history and geography, subjects that have been largely overlooked in the educational app market. Their first joint app ? Wonders of Old: Ancient Timeline ? is now available in Apple?s App Store and is targeted for students 5th grade and up.

The Wonders of Old: Ancient Timeline

Andy Lee, co-founder of iHomeEducator says :

Quoting  begins The Wonders of Old: Ancient Timeline is a very special primary and secondary level resource and tapestry of ancient events weaved across a beautiful canvas of time which helps children and adults see history in a whole new way, Quoting  ends

Terri Johnson, Vice President of Knowledge Quest, Inc. says

Quoting  begins As an educator and a publisher of educational materials, I am very excited about the future of education and the use of new technology to further educational goals. I believe the face of education as we know it will change drastically within the next five years as textbooks become nearly extinct and educational apps and interactive ebooks take their place. Wonders of Old: Ancient Timeline mobile app for the iphone and ipad is just the beginning of what we have in store. Quoting  ends

Wonders of Old: Ancient Timeline is a beautiful timeline reference app which will give you a unique perspective on the events of world history, including: * Kingdoms * Empires * Rulers * Wars * Artifacts * Inventions * Advancements * And so much more

A timeline will give you and/or your student a unique perspective of time. By seeing the events of history recorded in linear progression, you will make connections between those events in history that you might not otherwise make.

Wonders of Old Ancient Timeline 4.1 has just been updated with over 40 new historical timeline events. Wonders of Old is a four-part app series, dividing the events of world history into four historical time periods: ancient, medieval, new world and modern. Wonders of Old: Ancient Timeline is the first app in this series.

Device Requirements: * iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad * Requires iOS 4.2 or later * 3.9 MB ? Wonders of Old Ancient Timeline 4.1 is $4.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. Category: UGNN Education, News, Books, Reference

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Knowledge Quest, Inc. is dedicated to helping homeschooling families succeed. For 10 years, Knowledge Quest has published a large selection of history and geography curricula for the homeschooling marketplace. In the last few years, Knowledge Quest has expanded by offering online assistance to homeschooling parents teaching the elementary and middle grades, as well as high school level material. As new and experienced homeschooling parents are using more technology than ever, Knowledge Quest is seeking to provide an online location where parents can find, rate and review the best mobile apps available for educational use.

iHomeEducator, Inc. is a family run designer, developer, and publisher of iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone Apps for education. Their applications provide a means of personalized learning and collaboration between students from kindergarten through high school. iHomeEducator(R), Inc. was founded in 2009 by a credentialed California State Board of Education mother and computer programming father actively home educating three children. They strive to help children build confidence in math, grammar, spelling concepts combined with engaging social studies, geography, science, history, and literature themes. Their goal is to provide cross-curricular supplemental apps for educators. iHomeEducator(R), Inc. is a member of Moms with Apps. Moms with Apps is a group of individual, independent, family-friendly developers. Copyright (C) 2009-2011 iHomeEducator Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Source: http://www.ugnn.com/2012/12/history/

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Updated: 9-11-12 Trooper Male Chow Chow Mix Adult, Approx. 3 years old My name is Trooper and I am a handsome blonde, with beautiful brown eyes. I love to cuddle and I will let you pet me and brush me for as long as you like. I will always greet you at the door with my tail wagging and will be so happy when you take me for walks. I am learning to walk without pulling on the leash. My foster Mom says I am smart and am getting better at it each day. I feel safe and happy in my crate and love having my toy and blanket there with me. I am housebroken and do my very best to please my foster parents. I try to let them know when I need to go outside and I rarely ever bark. I would love to have a fenced in yard so that I can run and play. When I am a good boy my foster parents give me a treat?chicken jerky is my favorite. I am a little scared of going down steps inside the house and don?t like having my picture taken, but if you are patient and kind I will try really hard to do what you are asking. I?ve been through a lot this past week and wish I could get this inflatable cone off of me, but I am still a happy boy. My foster Mom says that is why my name is Trooper. Adoption Fee: $380.00 ***We do not have a central adoption center at this time. All our dogs are in private foster homes within WI and IL. At this time we only place our dogs in areas of WI or Northern IL. The breed of our dogs is our best guess with the help of our veterinarians.

If you are adopting an adult dog, which we consider 6 months of age or older, your adoption fee includes the following: Spay/Neuter, Rabies and Distemper shots, dewormed, flea & tick preventative, heartworm tested and microchipped. If you are adopting a dog younger than 6 months of age, the dog will be up to date on the shots as per the dogs age. The dog will be dewormed, flea/tick preventative and microchipped. We only spay/neuter our dogs by 6 months of age. If you decide to adopt a younger dog than 6 months of age, they will need to be spayed/neutered at one of our preferred clinics. This will be determined by your contract along with the month they should have their surgery. This is included in your adoption fee. Once you are approved with our rescue, you can meet any one of our dogs within the fosters home. If you are interested in the dog you met, you can take the dog home under our mandatory foster to adopt program. You receive 5 days to see if the dog is the right fit for you home. If it is, we will conduct the home visit and finalize adoption. If it is not, it is returned to the foster. We are happy to find you another dog that meets your needs in your home. If a dog is listed as PENDING, a family has met the dog and planning on adopting the dog after the home visit has been conducted. We always suggest sending in an application for a dog because there are times where the dogs are given back to us under the foster to adopt program. There are many reasons dogs are returned but normally it just was not the right for all.

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Afghan leader says to raise spy attack with Pakistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday a suicide bombing that wounded his intelligence chief was planned in the Pakistani city of Quetta and that the issue would be raised with Islamabad.

Karzai stopped short of directly blaming neighboring Pakistan, a regional power seen as critical to U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan before NATO combat troops leave by the end of 2014.

On Thursday, a suicide bomber posing as a peace messenger wounded Afghanistan's intelligence chief, Asadullah Khalid, dealing a blow to a nascent reconciliation process. The bomb was hidden in the attacker's underwear, said Karzai.

"Of course we will be seeking clarification from Pakistan because we know this man who came in the name of a guest to meet Asadullah Khalid came from Pakistan. We know that for a fact," said Karzai.

"We will be firmly and clearly seeking clarification and asking for any information that they may have."

Pakistan's government said it would assist in any investigation, but urged Karzai to provide evidence before making such statements.

"Before leveling charges, the Afghan government would do well if they shared information or evidence with the government of Pakistan that they might have with regard to the cowardly attack on (Khalid)," said a spokesman for Pakistan's foreign ministry.

"They would also do well by ordering an investigation into any lapses in the security arrangements around (Khalid)."

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the operation, although it often makes exaggerated claims about attacks on foreign troops or government targets.

"BIGGER" HANDS BEHIND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Karzai said the militant Islamist group was not behind the attack in the heart of the capital, Kabul.

"Apparently the Taliban claimed responsibility like many other attacks but such a complicated attack and a bomb hidden inside his body, this is not Taliban work," Karzai said.

"It's a completely professional (job) ... Taliban cannot do that and there are bigger and professional hands involved in it."

Karzai said the issue would be discussed next week with Pakistani officials during a meeting between the foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey in Ankara.

"This is a very important issue for us and we hope that the Pakistan government in this regard gives us accurate information and cooperates seriously, so the doubts we have end," he said.

Karzai said contacts with Pakistan would continue.

Ties between Kabul and Islamabad have been strained by cross-border raids by militant groups and accusations that Pakistan's intelligence agency backs Afghan insurgent groups to advance its interests in the country.

Pakistan denies the accusations and says it is committed to helping bring peace to Afghanistan.

The leadership of the Afghan Taliban fled to Quetta after their government was toppled by NATO-backed Afghan forces in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Pakistan denies Taliban leaders live in Quetta.

The attack on Khalid was almost a carbon copy of last year's assassination of Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator, Burhanuddin Rabbani.

He died at his Kabul home when an insurgent posing as a peace envoy detonated explosives concealed in a turban.

Pakistan recently sent strong signals it would put its weight behind the Afghan government's efforts to draw the Taliban into negotiations after more than a decade of war.

In November, Pakistan released 13 mid-level Afghan Taliban officials it had detained, meeting demands by Kabul, which has repeatedly pushed for access to prominent insurgents.

Then officials from both countries said Pakistan would consider freeing former Afghan Taliban second-in-command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar if lower-ranking figures who were released advance the peace process.

Afghan officials believe he may command enough respect to persuade the Taliban to engage in formal talks with the Kabul government.

"Pakistan must prove by releasing these senior Taliban leaders that Pakistan is interested in a real and genuine peace process," said Karzai. "So that release is very much demanded and I would like to repeat it again today."

(Additional reporting by Mirwais Harooni; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Paul Tait, Jeremy Laurence and Jason Webb)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/karzai-says-attack-afghan-intelligence-chief-planned-pakistan-080654125.html

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College student contracts tuberculosis

WALTHAM, Mass. ?

?A student diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis on Tuesday forced Brandeis University officials to order tests for 250 students, faculty and staff, despite what is believed to be little risk of the disease spreading on campus, our news partner Wicked Local reported.

Dr. Debra Poaster, Medical Director of the Brandeis Health Center, said the university decided to test so many people as a precaution.

?We?ve been very conservative about who we?ve been testing,? Poaster said by phone Thursday evening, Dec. 6. ?So if they did not get notified they are no more at risk than if they took the Chinatown bus and sat next to a stranger for four hours.?

After Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel notified the community in an email Thursday afternoon, Provost Steve Goldstein reinforced at a faculty meeting that members of the Brandeis community should increase their awareness and knowledge of the infection but not be overly concerned about the risk of getting it.

?Thankfully the person has been isolated and is responding well to therapy,? Goldstein said to an auditorium of nearly 50 faculty and staff. ?At this stage, there is no reason to believe that anyone else has TB or is at significant risk.?

As of Thursday evening, the university was still waiting on test results from about five people who had been in immediate contact with the sick student. Officials declined to comment on whether the student was currently on campus.

Officials from the state Department of Public Health participated in campus meetings and phone calls with university administrators this week, following standard protocol for response to a TB diagnosis. Poaster also recalled a case of TB reported on campus about three years ago.

A bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes the infection. While the bacteria typically attacks the lungs, TB bacteria can attack other parts of the body, including the kidney, spine and brain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). TB can be fatal if not treated properly. Many people can be infected with TB but not show symptoms of the disease while the infection is latent or inactive, officials said.

?Some people estimate that 40 percent of the world harbors latent TB,? Poaster said.

The Mass. Department of Public Health received reports of 196 cases of active TB in 2011, and TB cases have declined by 27 percent over the past three years.

Only people sick with the active disease, spreading it through the air, can infect others. It cannot be spread through handshakes, touching bed sheets or toilet seats, sharing food or kissing, according to the CDC. Those who test positive can be treated to prevent the inactive TB from turning into the active infection. Symptoms of pulmonary TB include more than two weeks of coughing with thick, cloudy or bloody mucus; fever; fatigue, sudden weight loss or shortness of breath.

Source: http://www.wcvb.com/health/Brandeis-University-student-contracts-tuberculosis/-/9848730/17691008/-/lq4emh/-/index.html?absolute=true

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Move over iPod Shuffle: Here comes Samsung’s Galaxy Muse MP3 player

Samsung Galaxy Muse

Samsung has just launched its $50 Galaxy Muse MP3 player, an accessory to its existing line of Galaxy smartphones.

It?s no secret that Samsung?s Galaxy smartphones rule the mobile market when it comes to Android handsets, but now the Korea-based company is dipping into the portable music industry as well.

On Friday, Samsung officially launched its $50 Galaxy Muse MP3 player. Unlike iOS devices, users do not need to connect their devices to a PC to transfer and sync music files. The Galaxy Muse comes with a USB cable that connects the MP3 player to another Galaxy handset and lets owners transfer music directly via Android?s Muse Sync app.

The Galaxy Muse maintains the signature design of the rest of Samsung?s Galaxy brand. It has the rounded edges and Pebble Blue and Marble White color scheme present on most Samsung gear this year. The Muse features up to six hours of play time, 4GB of memory and audio provided by Samsung SoundAlive technology.

Samsung touts its Galaxy Muse as an optimal smartphone replacement for the gym or any other ?on the go? scenarios. It also comes with a built-in clip to allow users to attach the device to an article of clothing while listening to music.

?The Galaxy Muse expands the Samsung Galaxy Product portfolio to offer music on- the- go in a compact and lightweight player, with songs shared directly from out award-winning smartphones,? Kevin Packingham, chief product officer at Samsung Mobile, said in a statement. ?Muse is the latest example of Samsung delivering another outlet for content consumption across the entire spectrum of consumer electronics.?

Samsung?s offering is priced similarly to Apple?s iPod Shuffle?-?it?s direct competitor. Both device?s cost $50 and act as an accessory to their respective iOS and Galaxy-branded products. It?s not the most highly-anticipated release from Samsung, but it?s interesting to see someone else trying to give Apple a run for their money in the MP3 market. For those seeking accessories for music-loving Android geeks this holiday season, the Galaxy Muse could be a nice little stocking stuffer.?

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New genetic disorder of balance and cognition discovered

ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2012) ? The family of disorders known as ataxia can impair speech, balance and coordination, and have varying levels of severity. Scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh have identified a new member of this group of conditions which is connected to 'Lincoln ataxia', so called because it was first found in the relatives of US President Abraham Lincoln. The results are published in the journal PLOS Genetics.

Lincoln ataxia affects the cerebellum, a crucial part of the brain controlling movement and balance. It is caused by an alteration in the gene for 'beta-III spectrin', a protein found in the cerebellum. Each person has two copies of a gene, and in Lincoln ataxia there is an alteration in only one of the two copies. Unexpectedly, the British scientists have found cases of alterations in both copies of the gene, causing a novel disorder called 'SPARCA1' which is associated with a severe childhood ataxia and cognitive impairment.

This is the first report of any spectrin-related disorder where both copies of the gene are faulty and has given important insights into both Lincoln ataxia and SPARCA1.

The work was done using whole genome sequencing, a relatively new technology which allows all of a person's genetics information to be analysed. In addition to sequencing work, the scientists characterized the condition using mice lacking beta-III spectrin. This analysis, combined with previous work, links the protein defect to changes in nerve-cell shape in the brain areas associated with cognition and coordinated movements. The work shows that loss of normal beta-III spectrin function underlies both SPARCA 1 and Lincoln ataxia, but a greater loss of beta-III spectrin is required before cognition problems arise.

The combination of methods used in this study highlight a broad role for spectrin in normal brain function beyond the cerebellum. There are many brain spectrins and the team are now searching for other abnormalities of spectrin function, as they believe these are part of an expanding group of conditions known as "neuronal spectrinopathies."

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  1. Stefano Lise, Yvonne Clarkson, Emma Perkins, Alexandra Kwasniewska, Elham Sadighi Akha, Ricardo Parolin Schnekenberg, Daumante Suminaite, Jilly Hope, Ian Baker, Lorna Gregory, Angie Green, Chris Allan, Sarah Lamble, Sandeep Jayawant, Gerardine Quaghebeur, M. Zameel Cader, Sarah Hughes, Richard J. E. Armstrong, Alexander Kanapin, Andrew Rimmer, Gerton Lunter, Iain Mathieson, Jean-Baptiste Cazier, David Buck, Jenny C. Taylor, David Bentley, Gilean McVean, Peter Donnelly, Samantha J. L. Knight, Mandy Jackson, Jiannis Ragoussis, Andrea H. N?meth. Recessive Mutations in SPTBN2 Implicate ?-III Spectrin in Both Cognitive and Motor Development. PLoS Genetics, 2012; 8 (12): e1003074 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003074

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Larkin: Drug cheats do not belong in Hall of Fame

FILE - In this July 22, 2012, file photo, former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin holds his plaque after his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum during a ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. Larkin wants to keep baseball's most exclusive club clean. Inducted into the Hall of Fame last summer, he told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, that players who cheat shouldn't receive baseball's highest individual honor. (AP Photo/Tim Roske, FIle)

FILE - In this July 22, 2012, file photo, former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin holds his plaque after his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum during a ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. Larkin wants to keep baseball's most exclusive club clean. Inducted into the Hall of Fame last summer, he told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, that players who cheat shouldn't receive baseball's highest individual honor. (AP Photo/Tim Roske, FIle)

(AP) ? Barry Larkin wants to keep baseball's most exclusive club clean.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame last summer after a 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, Larkin told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday that players who cheat shouldn't receive baseball's highest individual honor.

"I think if you cheated, no, you don't deserve it because I know how difficult it was for me to get there and how difficult it was for me just to compete on an everyday basis," Larkin said. "I think if you cheated I think you made a decision and I don't think you belong."

Larkin was in New York to sign items that will be auctioned off as part of Steiner Sports' 25th anniversary. All the proceeds of the online auction will go to charities that are supporting families affected by Superstorm Sandy.

The 1995 NL MVP was speaking about a month ahead of the voting results for next year's Hall class. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are all up for selection for the first time.

Ultimately, Larkin thinks the players who used performance enhancers will be kept out of Cooperstown just as Pete Rose has been denied admission because he is banned for life for gambling on the sport.

"I look at what has happened with Pete Rose. Pete Rose is not a Hall of Fame player, banned from baseball. But if you go up to the Hall of Fame all of his records, his bats, everything in is represented in the Hall of Fame ? 4,256 (hits)," Larkin said. "I see a very similar thing happening with guys that are associated with or been accused of using steroids. I think they will recognize their accomplishments but I don't think those players will be admitted to the Hall of Fame."

Larkin spent nearly his entire career playing in the Steroids Era. And he doesn't want to jump to conclusions about the stars he played against. The three-time Gold Glove shortstop would like to see baseball offer definitive guidance on who has done performance enhancers and who has not before admonishing them.

"There can't be this hearsay. If you can prove it, then that's what it is," said Larkin, who will manage Brazil in March's World Baseball Classic. "If you can't prove it you're innocent until proven guilty."

These days, the 12-time All-Star discusses the dangers of steroid use with many of the young players he helps support through his Barry Larkin Charitable Foundation.

With a team in New Jersey, the Jersey City Reds, and two more on the way, one in Orlando ? where he currently lives ? and another in his hometown of Cincinnati, Larkin has ample opportunity to dissuade young athletes from using illegal substances.

"We talk about not cheating, we talk about shortcuts," Larkin said. "These kids are impressionable. They're very aware."

Associated Press

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