What is GIS? This is probably the most asked question posed to those in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) field and is probably the hardest to answer in a succinct and clear manner. GIS is a technological field that incorporates geographical features with tabular data in order to map, analyze, and assess real-world problems. The key word to this technology is Geography – this means that some portion of the data is spatial. GIS operates on many levels. GIS Versus Geospatial There is an increasing trend to use the term geospatial instead of GIS. Other quotes to answer “What is GIS?” “In the strictest sense, a GIS is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations. A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on earth. Keep reading: 1 2 3 - , Next page >>. Like this article?
Walking Tours of Melbourne » Melbourne Subterranean Tour Posted on September 11, 1949 by Meyer Explore publicly accessible sites in the CBD, associated with supposed hidden spaces, bunkers, caves, vaults, Squizzy hideouts, infrastructure, streams, conveniences, sacred sites, portholes, basements, strong rooms and passageways. How much is true and how much is legend? Go tunnel detecting and myth-busting in the underbelly of central Melbourne! Melbourne people all seem to know a fabulous story of a lost tunnel underneath our city possibly because Melbourne once had the largest population of miners in the world thanks to the 1851 gold rush. Using historic maps and images, we carefully choose places where each tells an important story of Melbourne’s history e.g Kulin Nation, settlers, gold rush, Marvellous Melbourne, WW11, architecture, suffragettes, Squizzy, modern technologies and disasters. COST: $60 per person for each booking up to 5 persons; There is a minimum charge of $175 which provides for up to three persons Meyer was a fantastic guide.
Play Recipes If you are looking for fun art and play recipes you are in the right place! Here you will find over 100 recipes for play. Most of these use common household ingredients and are very easy to make! From slimes and doughs to goops and goos, this list has playtime covered! Play Recipes The ULTIMATE Guide Why Walking Helps Us Think In Vogue’s 1969 Christmas issue, Vladimir Nabokov offered some advice for teaching James Joyce’s “Ulysses”: “Instead of perpetuating the pretentious nonsense of Homeric, chromatic, and visceral chapter headings, instructors should prepare maps of Dublin with Bloom’s and Stephen’s intertwining itineraries clearly traced.” He drew a charming one himself. Several decades later, a Boston College English professor named Joseph Nugent and his colleagues put together an annotated Google map that shadows Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom step by step. The Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain, as well as students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, have similarly reconstructed the paths of the London amblers in “Mrs. Such maps clarify how much these novels depend on a curious link between mind and feet. Since at least the time of peripatetic Greek philosophers, many other writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
Climate Change What is Climate Change? How should we respond to Climate Change? These questions are complex, not least because the responses available to us depend upon who is providing the answers and the particular perspective they take. This course offers you an introduction to different disciplinary perspectives on Climate Change to help you think about how Climate Change affects you as an individual, as a member of your local community, as a citizen of your country and as a member of the global community. The overall aim of this subject is to provide an introduction to the socio-political, scientific, and economic aspects of the phenomenon known as Climate Change. You will emerge with a broad understanding of the science underpinning the claim that human activity has played a role in causing the current rise in global temperature. No background is necessary. As a student enrolled in this course, you will have free access to selected chapters and content for the duration of the course.
The Odd Work-Break Ratio That's Great for Productivity Everyone has that person in the office. You know, the one who always seems to get way more done than everybody else, but who never seems stressed or frantically trying to finish an assignment. How does he or she get it done? Yes. Using time-tracking and productivity app DeskTime, we’ve been able to study the habits of the most productive employees—and pinpoint the working flow that leads to that incredible ability to get things done. And the trick might surprise you. The employees with the highest productivity ratings, in fact, don't even work eight-hour days. The reason the most productive 10% of our users are able to get the most done during the comparatively short periods of working time is that their working times are treated as sprints. Working with purpose can also be called the 100% dedication theory—the notion that whatever you do, you do it full-on. There are a lot of surprising benefits to this rest time. A person can't be 100% productive all day.
Transformer coffee table turns into dining room table Spanish design firm OITO designs the M-Table, a transformer which converts with a lift from a coffee table to a dining table, using a base with both short and long legs. It's a clever design without a lot of moving parts; © OITO via DesignMilk You pick up one end and pivot the leg to the long position and then go around and pick up the other end, and voila- a stable table. They have solved a lot of the problems that I faced designing a similar table with Julia West Home a few years back that worked on sort of the same basis: © Julia West Home Our version was more complicated; here you can see it in the small coffee table mode, with the L shaped legs. Our tabletop unfolded to double width and then slid to the center, complicating construction. To pull up, you would put your foot against the right L base and pull the whole table up; then you had to latch the base to the top to keep it stable. Then you would unfold and slide the top. Really, making something simple is the hardest thing to do.
The Undercurrents of Our Education System: Recognizing and Subverting Cognitive Disinformation I The Hampton Institute The Undercurrents of Our Education System: Recognizing and Subverting Cognitive Disinformation Anna Brix Thomsen I Education I Analysis I July 16th, 2014 In his book, Underground History of American Education[1], one of the most progressive yet unappreciated voices of pedagogy today, John Taylor Gatto, exposes the undercurrents that steer the direction of the education system. One of the most prominent examples is Gatto's critical analysis of assistant professor at Harvard University, Alexander Inglis's (1879 - 1924) book Principles of Secondary Education. In the book from 1918, Inglis lists the 6 primary functions of education. Gatto then takes these as his critical point of departure to show how these functions are as alive and kicking today as they were one hundred years ago. 1) The adjustive or adaptive function. 2) The integrating function. 3) The diagnostic and directive function. 4) The differentiating function. 5) The selective function. 6) The propaedeutic function. 1. 2. 3. 4.
How to Carry Major Appliances on your Bike Right around the same time I bought this new fixer-upper house, I bought a special piece of equipment to help make the project more efficient. With the new house a five minute walk from the old one, commuting time was not an issue. But with the hundreds of trips carrying tools and materials required for a project like this, I didn’t have the right vehicle. On foot, although I try my best I am simply not badass enough to drag a table saw and miter saw along with a stack of 2x4s for much distance down the street. So with your entertainment in mind, I acquired this extremely large and badass bike trailer from a small Iowa builder called Bikes at Work: These things are highly configurable due to the modular design. I picked the longest 96A model but skipped the “wide” and “heavy” options since this still provides plenty of space and I figured 300 pounds is plenty of capacity. A complete patio set including 4 chairs, a 6-person table, and an umbrella (250 lb) What I Like About This Trailer
The Partially Examined Life | A Philosophy Podcast and Philosophy Blog 50 ways to reuse your garbage Ralph Waldo Emerson once described a weed as, “a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” Might we not consider garbage in the same way? One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, after all. To the non-recycler, an empty bottle is garbage. In a world being consumed by waste, it’s time to think of our trash in a different light (and save some money while we're at it). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Related stories on how to reuse your garbage:
Family history The Library's collections offer a wealth of resources to the Australian family historian. Many family history sources are now available electronically. Check our eResources for titles under the subject of Genealogy. Here, you can find links to our major subscription services, networked family history resources on CD-ROM, as well as selected free websites. You will need to come to the Library's reading rooms to use some of these which include: Frequently used family history material on microfiche and microfilm such as electoral rolls and shipping records can be found on open access in the Newspapers and Family History zone of the Main Reading Room. You can also search the Library's catalogue for topics related to family history, such as published family histories, local histories, military histories and diaries, ship information and biography. Major family history-related resources in our collections (with research guides) include:
National Wattle Day If Your Lawn Is Green, It’s Pretty Likely You Aren’t Yards were the first thing I noticed when we pulled into our new neighborhood two years ago. Mature landscaping with plenty of huge flowering rhododendrons and trees, but most of all, lush green lawns. Every house sported a beautifully kept expanse of grass, and the constant tsst-tsst-tsst of expensively installed sprinkler systems attested to the homeowners’ devotion. Our yard, in comparison, was the only brown one. In a strange twist of fate, my husband and I ended up buying the house next door to our rental, and we’ve been making improvements here and there. And watering. You’d think that living in Oregon would mean you’d never have to water the grass, but you definitely do during the summer months if you want a green lawn. Of course, all those green lawns aren’t linked to green living. Cutting the grass is even worse for the environment, unless you’re using an electric mower or the old-fashioned variety that runs on elbow grease.