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Sustainability. School Curriculum and Standards Authority - Home. Archives: 2013. Dec 31, 2013 Picture of the Day: Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!

Archives: 2013

GOODBYE 2013, HELLO 2014! Photograph by Niklas Sjöblom | taivasalla.net In this candid capture by Niklas Sjöblom, we see a grey seal waving its flipper on Märket, a small lighthouse island in the Baltic Sea at the border between Finland and Sweden. While we say goodbye to 2013, we look onwards to… Read More » Someone Found a High School Yearbook from 1913 and Put it Online Earlier this year, reddit user averagedekutree was browsing through a book store in Milwaukee when she came across a century-old high school yearbook from 1913. Read More » Dec 30, 2013 Picture of the Day: The Shelf Cloud THE SHELF CLOUD Photograph by Gonzalo G.

Read More » Crane Operator for Shanghai’s Tallest Building Takes Amazing Photos of City Below Photographer Wei Genshen Amateur photographer Wei Genshen has taken advantage of his day job as a crane operator to take breathtaking photos of the city from high above the sprawling metropolis. 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World. If you’re a visual learner like myself, then you know maps, charts and infographics can really help bring data and information to life. Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that. Hopefully some of these maps will surprise you and you’ll learn something new. A few are important to know, some interpret and display data in a beautiful or creative way, and a few may even make you chuckle or shake your head. If you enjoy this collection of maps, the Sifter highly recommends the r/MapPorn sub reddit.

You should also check out ChartsBin.com. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago. 5. 50 Faces in Everyday Places. Have you ever looked at an object or building and thought, “hey that kind of looks like a face!”?

50 Faces in Everyday Places

It’s actually a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World. Life hacks are little ways to make our lives easier.

50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World

These low-budget tips and trick can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something (e.g., tie a full Windsor) that you simply did not know before. Most of these came from a great post on tumblr. There is also a great subreddit ‘r/lifehacks‘ with some fantastic tips as well. 20. The 50 Most Perfectly Timed Photos Ever. By Internet standards, a perfectly timed photo occurs when two of the following three conditions are met: 1.

The 50 Most Perfectly Timed Photos Ever

Perfect Place 2. Perfect Time 3. Perfect Angle Sometimes the holy trinity of perfectness is achieved and you get an Internet classic like so many of the photographs below. Enjoy! Photograph by MARTIN BERNETTI (via rusrep.ru) If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends: VET in schools. Training.gov.au - Home page. VETinfoNet - VET in Schools. About VET in Schools The Department of Training and Workforce Development works with the education systems and sector, School Curriculum and Standards Authority and industry to support the delivery of quality VET in Schools programs in Western Australian schools.

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VET in Schools. More Policies and Planning * Ministerial Policy Statement * RTO Schools * Program Funding Practices (Funding) * Schools guide to Partnerships with WORD templates * Workplace Learning Procedures and Guidelines * Other Departmental Policies.

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Game Theory. Industrial Arts Education. Simple mechanisms explained. Email Below you’ll find animated diagrams and explanations of how various mechanisms work.

Simple mechanisms explained

Some of these have been crucial to major evolutions in mechanisms and technology, and allow us to do anything from fire weaponry to make cars move with the press of a pedal. Maltese Cross mechanism powers second hand movement in the clock: Radial engines are used in aircraft. Today, however, most aircraft use turbine engines: Reciprocating movements power steam engines in locomotives: Sewing machine: Manual transmission mechanism, also known as “stick shift” is used to change gears in vehicles: Last Drop : Pumping Up Till The Last Drop From The Bottom of A Bottle. The Last Drop concept derived from the inconvenience of pumping up the finishing liquid from the bottom of a shampoo or shower gel container to avoid everyday wastage.

Last Drop : Pumping Up Till The Last Drop From The Bottom of A Bottle

The bottom of Last Drop container is designed in a way that the finishing liquids are stored in a cone following by slopes both side where the dispenser can easily reach and let the user to have even the last drop of liquid. The container is beautifully designed to enhance the bathroom décor and lets the user to see how much more liquids are left inside. This product is very helpful for recycling and anti-water pollution with its useful functionalities.

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