Quick Facts on Jamaica – National Flower Lignum Vitae tree
The National Flower is that of the Lignum Vitae tree (Guiacum officinale), whose name, ‘wood of life’ is believed to reflect its medicinal properties. Lignum vitae is a trade wood, also called guayacan or guaiacum,[1] and in parts of Europe known as pockenholz, from trees of the genus Guaiacum. This wood was once very important for applications requiring a material […]
Quick Facts on Jamaica – Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus)
The National Tree is the Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus elatus) , a valuable timber for export.
Quick Facts on Jamaica – Doctor Bird
The National Bird is the ““ or Swallowtail Humming Bird which lives only in Jamaica and is one of the most outstanding of the 320 species of Humming Birds.
Quick Facts on Jamaica – Ackee
The National Fruit is the ackee. Whilst not indigenous to Jamaica, this fruit has remarkable historic associations. It was originally imported from West Africa, probably brought on a slave ship and now grows luxuriously producing, each year, large quantities of edible fruit. Jamaica is the only place where the fruit is general recognised as an […]
Quick Facts on Jamaica – Jamaican Coat of Arms
The Jamaican Coat of Arms shows a male and female member of the Taino tribe standing on either side of a shield which bears a red cross with five golden pineapples. On the crest is a Jamaican crocodile mounted on the Royal Helmet of the British Monarchy and mantling. The Jamaican national motto is ‘Out […]
Quick Facts on Jamaica – Flag
“The sun shineth, the land is green and the people are strong and creative” is the symbolism of the colours of the flag. Black depicts the strength and creativity of the people; Gold, the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and green, hope and agricultural resources.
Webmaster – Certificate
Webmaster OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE Advanced Technology Division This on-line program is designed to develop fundamental skills to become a Webmaster. The program includes topics on planning websites, security issues, coding of web pages, developing animated graphics and advanced page/data manipulations. Please contact the Vice President of Information Technology. Rend Lake College Total Hours: 14 First Semester […]
illustrator Assignment – Week 1
Part I – Review Questions – Please be sure and answer the first question. Since we are spanning four versions of Illustrator here, and each has a few different ways of handling things, it helps me to help you by knowing which version you’re using. Thanks! 1. What version of Illustrator are you using? […]
illustrator Assignment 1
Due: Sunday, August 24, 2008 Part I – Review Questions – Please be sure and answer the first question. Since we are spanning four versions of Illustrator here, and each has a few different ways of handling things, it helps me to help you by knowing which version you’re using. Thanks! What version of Illustrator […]
Adobe Illustrator – Level 1
Adobe Illustrator – Level 1 Week 1 – Lecture, Part 1 Hello and welcome to Introduction to Adobe Illustrator. I’ve placed version-specific instructions throughout the course; for many tools versions 10 and CS are indistinguishable. However there are new tools in Adobe’s latest versions and each successive version does seem to incorporate greater capability and […]
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What is caching and how do I fix it?
Web Cache Sometimes your web browser may show old data in web pages. First, try pressing refresh button in your browser (Refresh button in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Reload button in Netscape). If this gives you new data, then your web browser is probably OK, and you have just revisited a web page using your […]
Flash
http://www.gotoandlearn.com/ Controlling Flash Video with the FLVPlayback Behaviors http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flvplayback_behaviors_print.html Flash Graphic Effects Learning Guide http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/graphic_effects_guide_print.html Bike Trips Sample Application: Using the XMLConnector Component in Flash MX Professional 2004 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/xmlconnector_print.html Flash Developer Center http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/video.html
Reset root password on MySQL Server
[root@host root]# mysql Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g. Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 3.23.41 Type ‘help;’ or ‘h’ for help. Type ‘c’ to clear the buffer. mysql> USE mysql Reading table information for completion of table and c olumn names You can turn off this […]
Fixing a Windows Unmountable Boot Volume
What I did to fix the unmountable boot volume The basic problem has been encountered by countless Windows users: A Blue Screen of Death that states somewhere in its total melt down of error information “Unmountable Boot Volume.” To fix the problem I had to boot the computer from a Windows XP CD in order […]