For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England’s southern coast. Now, researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what the men who discovered the wreck believe: that the sunken ship off the coast of Rhode Island is the USS Revenge, commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry and lost on a stormy January day in 1811.
David Klepper, The Associated PressEngineers Robin Littlefield, left, and Amy Kukulya, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, prepare an underwater robot in Stonington, Conn., to be lowered into Block Island Sound to explore a shipwreck thought to be the USS Revenge.
“The Revenge was forgotten, it became a footnote,” said Charlie Buffum, a brewery owner from Stonington, Conn., who found the shipwreck while diving with friend Craig Harger. “We are very confident this is it.”
On Wednesday Buffum and Harger braved the raw weather of Block Island Sound to accompany the researchers as they surveyed the wreck site.
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Many schools and universities require students to give presentations. It is difficult enough to present successfully in one’s own language, let alone a foreign language. A shy and timid learner in his or her own language will not miraculously become a fantastic presenter in English!
This article will examine how we can help students become better presenters by developing their confidence and improving their preparation. Good presenters say something interesting, which they communicate in a lively and memorable way – it is a true performance art. Nevertheless, I sincerely believe that good presenters are made, not born, and that even those learners who lack self-confidence can be transformed into acceptably confident, albeit not brilliant presenters.
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Confidence building
Use sub-groups
The stress presenters feel tends to grow with the size of the audience they address. In
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On the social programme at British Study Centres you will get to visit all of the famous attractions, take day trips to other cities and get to know the other students in the school through our social events. We have just visited Tower Bridge, which is arguably the most famous bridge in the world. Many people call it London Bridge but actually this is the name of the next bridge upstream, which can be quite confusing and people often arrive at London Bridge disappointed to find it looks nothing like the picture When you get to the top of the bridge there are stunning views of the River Thames and many famous London sites.
When you are in London dont miss the Tower Bridge activity. You can check the lift times (when the bridge will open to let boats through) for extra kicks and giggles!
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In todays Shelf Awareness for Readers newsletter, editor John Mutter opens with a piece on Amazons new Fire tablet.
Many in the book business worry about power becoming concentrated in the book world. Amazon likes to play rough: recently it spent $5 million to force a referendum in California on a law it didnt like. (The state and Amazon have since come to a compromise.) Publishers say quietly that since Borderss collapse, Amazon has become even more aggressive about wanting better deals. Its also set up its own publishing division and may well publish some books that arent available outside the Amazon e-cosphere. A closed system doesnt bode well for the general book universe, which for its many quirks and flaws, still brings reading pleasure to tens of millions of people.
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As the high school rugby season prepares to kick off in mid-January, the New Orleans area has added its first public school rugby team: Lake Area New Tech Early College High School. The Catholic boys schools that already have teams have welcomed the addition with scrimmages and advice.
Kerry Maloney, The Times-PicayuneThe Lake Area New Tech Early College High School rugby team, in white, shakes hands with the Brother Martin High School team after a scrimmage Thursday at Pratt Park.
Lake Area New Tech scrimmaged against one of rugby’s local powerhouses, Brother Martin, at Pratt Park in December. The Lake Area New Tech Leopards held their own in a tighter game than the 19-5 score would indicate.
“After Christmas break you won’t be able to stop us,” said Troy Mack Jr., a senior who plays inside center for Lake Area New Tech.
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