The New York Public Library Lets You Download 180,000 Images in High Resolution: Historic Photographs, Maps, Letters & More
Most of us Open Culture writers and readers surely grew up thinking of the local public library as an endless source of fascinating things. But the New York Public Library's collections take that to a whole other level, and, so far, they've spent the age of the internet taking it to a level beyond that, digitizing ever more of their fascinating things and making them freely available for all of our perusal (and even for use in our own work). Just in the past couple of years, we've featured their release of 20,000 high-resolution maps, 17,000 restaurant menus, and lots of theater ephemera. This week, The New York Public Library (NYPL) announced not only that their digital collection now contains over 180,000 items, but that they've made it possible, "no permission required, no hoops to jump through," to download and use high-resolution images of all of them.
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It’s important to talk with your partner about using condoms. Talking about condoms with your partner for the first time may make you nervous. It can help to practice what you are going to say beforehand.
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Bill Gates and Condoms: Innovation Is No Substitute for Education
Late last year, Bill Gates announced his mission to build the "Next Generation Condom." The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had a contest for inventors, designers and manufactures to create a new and improved condom that would increase sensation and make use easier. The theory is that if we increase condom pleasure and ease of use, more people will use them. We have seen traditional condom companies introduce products in different textures, sizes and varieties for many years.
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Scratch (llenguatge de programació)
Scratch permet que els alumnes puguin: Reflexionar a través dels diferents projectes que hi han creat.Crear animacions i activitats interactives.Imaginar a partir del projecte que estiguem observant.Compartir amb altres persones via on-line.Jugar per aprendre. Algunes característiques que afavoreixen els entorns educatius són: Ajudar a pensar algorítmicament i aprendre a abordar problemes metòdicament.Permet guanyar comprensió sobre conceptes matemàtics com expressions Booleanes, variables, coordenades i nombres aleatoris.
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