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Challenges Abound for US Kids Who've Had a Parent in Prison. Three years ago, the little girl would hide under a table when confronted with reminders that both her parents were in prison. Now almost 10, she's a confident, popular student, and ace recruiter for the program that helped her, says Daniel Howell, a case manager for New Hope Oklahoma. It offers after-school programs, weekend retreats and summer camps for about 500 Oklahoma children annually who have parents behind bars. Nationwide, there are few comparable programs, despite a vast pool of children who might benefit. Child Trends, a research organization, released a report Tuesday estimating that 5 million U.S. children have had at least one parent imprisoned — about one in every 14 children under 18. For black children, the rate was one in nine, the report said. The report was based on data from the 2011-12 National Survey of Children's Health — a phone survey sponsored by the U.S.
"Progress has been slow," said Child Trends researcher David Murphey, the report's lead author. Online: Short Stories: Get Visual: Mindmaps (October 28, 2015) This week: Get Visual: Mindmaps Edited by: * §apph - Busy, Busy, Busy * More Newsletters By This Editor 1. About this Newsletter2. A Word from our Sponsor3. Letter from the Editor4. Editor's Picks5. The purpose of this newsletter is to share my personal thoughts and ideas of what can make (or break) a short story. Today's TopicGet Visual: Mindmaps Welcome to part two of Getting Visual with Short Stories! First, what is a mindmap? When doing this with a short story, you could do that with any number of parts of a story.
Here are a couple examples of mindmaps that I found online. Try out creating a mindmap for your next short story and see how it helps you develop that concept even more. Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Don't forget to support our sponsor! My question for you this time: Have you ever created a mindmap for a story before? Question from before in ("Short Stories Newsletter (October 21, 2015)" Ash replied: I think story boards are a great idea! Danger Mouse. New Literary Agent: Arielle Datz from Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary. Reminder: New literary agents (with this spotlight featuring Arielle Datz from Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. About Arielle: She started as an intern at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner in 2011, and then worked in the foreign rights department at WME, followed by 2 years at the Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency.
She has since returned to DCLA full-time. The biggest literary agent database anywhereis the Guide to Literary Agents. Pick up themost recent updated edition online at a discount. Arielle is seeking fiction (adult, YA, or middle-grade), both realistic or fantasy/sci-fi. (How many agents should you contact at one time?)
How to submit: Submit a query letter at mail [at] dclagency.com. (Ever wonder what makes agents get excited about a self-published book?) Check Out These Great Upcoming Writers’ Conferences: You might also like: No Related Posts. After Years Underwater, A Church Re-Emerges In Mexico. The remains of a mid-16th century church, visible from the surface of the Grijalva River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, because a drought has lowered the water level. David von Blohn/AP hide caption itoggle caption David von Blohn/AP The remains of a mid-16th century church, visible from the surface of the Grijalva River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, because a drought has lowered the water level.
David von Blohn/AP A drought in the Mexican state of Chiapas has led to the reappearance of a mid-16th century church. Lack of rain in southern Mexico has dropped the water level in the Nezahualcoyotl reservoir, revealing the Temple of Santiago, a church built in in 1564. This is the second time the church has become visible since the construction of a dam led to the flooding of the structure in 1966. At its highest point, the church stands 48 feet. As water levels have dipped by more than 80 feet, local fishermen have been taking visitors in boats to see the remains up close.
Fabulous Beasts in Myth and Legend (A-D) at Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages. BEASTIES » Fabulous Beasts in Myth and Legend (A-D) Banshee A spirit of Irish and Scottish legend, sometimes known in Scotland as the Little Washer of Sorrow. She has only one nostril, a large projecting front tooth, long flowing hair, webbed feet and red eyes. She spends her life by the river where she can be heard constantly wailing, while washing the clothes of a man doomed to die. Baobhan Sith An evil spirit found in isolated parts of Scotland.
Bargvest Spirit of Celtic mythology usually appearing in the form of an animal, but occasionally in human form. Barrow-Wight or Haug-Bui Ghosts associated in the Anglo-Saxon period with Bronze Age barrow graves. Biasd Na Srogaig Closely resembling a unicorn, it lived only in small lochs on the Isle of Skye, and was a huge clumsy creature with very long legs. Bishop Fish These fish emphasize a medieval tradition that everything in the air or on the earth had a double in the sea. Black Dog Blue Men of Minch Boggart Bogle Scottish version of the Boggart. 23. Indigenous Peoples' Literature | People search for Native American Myths, Legends and Stories. Lunar Gardening And Its Different Traditions. Since time immemorial, people are using the cycles of the Moon as a guidance in their household activities. This is not a superstition: even contemporary mechanistically minded science has a significant amount of research showing that the lower forms of life (such as plants, for example) are strongly, intimately albeit invisibly connected to the rhythms of the Moon, that they are synchronising their life activities with the Moon.
Unfortunately, our science is madly prejudiced against everything that even remotely resembles astrology. As a result, we don't have any reliable, scientifically tested and verified set of rules that would allow us to use the knowledge of the Moon's cycles in gardening with confidence. Instead, we have the tradition, and not just one but at least too different traditions of lunar gardening. The rules of the American tradition are listed in many books, and they are quite simple. If you want to get the result above the earth, use the Waxing (growing) Moon.
Everything you need to know: Draconid meteor shower | Astronomy Essentials. October’s Draconid meteor shower – sometimes called the Giacobinids – radiates from the fiery mouth of the northern constellation Draco the Dragon. Because the radiant is located so far north on the sky’s dome, this shower favors temperate and far-northern latitudes, such as the U.S., Canada, Europe and northern Asia.
In 2015, the peak dates will probably be on the evenings of October 8 and 9, starting at nightfall. There’s no moon to obscure this year’s shower, so it’s worth a look, although the shower is oftentimes a sleeper. But watch out if the Dragon awakes! Follow the links below to learn more about the Draconid meteor shower. Where is the radiant point of the Draconid shower, and when should I watch?
How many Draconid meteors will I see? Can I see the Draconids from the Southern Hemisphere? Origin and history of Draconid meteors Radiant point of Draconid meteor shower, in the Head of the constellation Draco the Dragon, near the Dragon’s Eyes: the stars Rastaban and Eltanin. Anti-Immigration Groups | Southern Poverty Law Center. Behind the recent upswing in anti-immigration activism are an array of groups, including the 10 listed here.
Most of these groups regularly work together, and their leaders frequently hold cross-memberships in several organizations at once. Some of the groups have clear ties to openly racist organizations, and even some of those that don't still espouse thinly disguised bigotry. In the eyes of most of these groups, immigrants (typically, non-white immigrants) are responsible for nearly all the country's ills, from poverty and inner city decay to crime, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. Many of them also believe there is a secret a plot by the Mexican government and American Hispanics to wrest the Southwest away from the United States in order to create "Aztlan," a Hispanic nation. Only four of the 10 groups described below are designated as "hate groups" by the Southern Poverty Law Center (see The Year in Hate).
AICF has been headed by John Vinson since 1990. John H. Amistad Digital Resource: Black Politics. Despite these issues, for the thirty million African Americans who lived in the United States in the mid 1980s, the events that had transpired in the previous thirty-six years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision had significantly transformed American democracy. Only a generation before, blacks had been all but invisible in government; now they ran many of America’s major cities, held more than thirty congressional seats, and would soon hold more than ten thousand elective offices throughout the nation.
The new black leadership in electoral politics would prove to be an important force in creating change in the lives of African Americans both locally and nationally. Harold Washington was elected first African American mayor of Chicago on April 12, 1983. Source: Brent Jones. Enlarge image Celebrating the inauguration of Harold Washington, 1983. Enlarge image One of the most important figures in this new black leadership was Harold Washington. Jesse Jackson, Jan 15th, 1975. Weather Glossary: W's. Weather Science content for Kids and Teens. The Young Meteorologist Program: Follow Owlie Skywarn through hurricanes, floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and winter storms to learn about these weather hazards and how to stay safe and become a Young Meteorologist!
A children’s website designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Kids can learn about weather and the atmosphere, as well as play games and do activities. Web Weather for Kids: Learn about tornadoes/thunderstorms, hurricanes, clouds, and winter weather! Also includes fun science experiments. Kidsville News: The National Weather Service publishes a weather article each month in this fun, educational newletter for kids in grades K-6. The Clouds Outside My Window! NWS Boston, MA - Weather Calculators. Atmospheric Aerosols: What Are They, and Why Are They So Important.
Aerosols are minute particles suspended in the atmosphere. When these particles are sufficiently large, we notice their presence as they scatter and absorb sunlight. Their scattering of sunlight can reduce visibility (haze) and redden sunrises and sunsets. The dispersal of volcanic aerosols has a drastic effect on Earth's atmosphere. Follow an eruption, large amounts of sulphur dioxide (SO2), hydrochloric acid (HCL) and ash are spewed into Earth's stratosphere. HCL, in most cases, condenses with water vapor and is rained out of the volcanic cloud formation.
SO2 from the cloud is transformed into sulphuric acid, H2SO4. Credits: NASA Aerosols interact both directly and indirectly with the Earth's radiation budget and climate. Aerosols also can act as sites for chemical reactions to take place (heterogeneous chemistry). Volcanic Aerosol Three types of aerosols significantly affect the Earth's climate. Desert Dust Fig. 1 - LITE Measurements Over Northwestern Africa, Atlas Mountains.