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Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems is a psychiatric hospital in Lafayette and receives a 4.8 out of 5 star rating. * Lafayette is 14% safer than other cities in the United States. You have a 1 in 202 chance of being a victim of a violent crime in Lafayette

Champaign County was first covered by the Illinois Glacier (191,000—130,000 years ago), which leveled the region and covered it in a deposit of boulder clay. The county’s topography was then formed by the Wisconsin Glacier about 20,000 years ago. As lobes of ice from what is now Lake Michigan crossed the county, a deep (up to 300 ft) pile of glacial soil was created and topped by numerous moraines (any glacially formed accumulations of unconsolidated debris) forming small, flat watersheds with no

(-- removed HTML --) Perhaps one of the most famous religious relics in the world is the Turin Shroud. Measuring at thirteen-and-a-half feet long by four-and-a-half feet wide, the shroud depicts the image of a bearded man, said to be Jesus Christ. According to the legends, it was used to wrap the body of Christ after crucifixion by Joseph of Arimathea. The first appearance of the shroud in documented history came in 1357, in the little village of Lirey, France. It was then taken to Chambéry in 1457

The element Mercury is a group 12, period 6 transition metal. Its atomic number is 80 and its atomic mass is 200.59. Mercury has a silvery, mirror-like appearance and is very dense. It weighs 13.6 times as much as the same volume of water (Blaszczak-Boxe, 2014). Mercury is the only common metal that remains a liquid at room temperature. Mercury is a monoatomic substance and is represented by the symbol Hg on the periodic table that comes from the Greek word hydrargyrum, which means “liquid silver”

Mrs. Sen faces difficulty adjusting to her new life in America and leaving behind her Indian values in Jhumpa Lahiri’s, “Mrs. Sen’s”. She continues to adhere to Indian customs such as her shading her part with “crushed vermilion” and preparing Indian food with a traditional curved blade (Lahiri 117). Learning how to drive distresses Mrs. Sen the most about her new life in America. She is easily distracted by something on the road and is unable to focus. Mrs. Sen fears driving is because she refuses

Landscape painting has been developed and pursued by many over the centuries. Think back to the dawn of civilization, cavemen were painting murals upon the cave walls of the nature that surrounding him and the animals that habituated. The term "landscape" derives from the Dutch word landschap, which originally meant "region, tract of land" but acquired the artistic connotation, "a picture depicting scenery on land" in the early 1500s (American Heritage Dictionary, 2000). All my life, I have lived

The concept of Identity is complex through the exploration of relationships and a sense of belonging. This is explored within Tim Winton’s short stories, ‘ Neighbours’ and ‘Big World’, and in Robert Walker’s poem ‘Okay, Let’s be Honest’. Identity can change and evolve depending on belief, change, language and shifting influences. Tim Winton, the composer of ‘Neighbours’ has a perplexed and distressing tone as he suggests to the reader, the significance of multiculturalism and diversity within Australia

as a child. However, is 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Black, was particularly memorable. She was a large, nurturing black woman who cared for the young students. She is a very motherly figure to her students. Alexander’s mother took him to bus stop at Vermilion Elementary in Lafayette, LA, a predominately Black school. Mrs. Black greeted the students at the bus stop, leading them to class “like a mother hen with little chicks.” It was a smooth transition from being with mother at home to being with Mrs

Flamingos are a type of wading bird that live in areas of large shallow lakes, lagoons, mangrove swamps, tidal flats, and sandy islands. Flamingos are famous for their bright pink feathers, stilt-like legs, and S-shaped neck. Flamingos tend to live a long life in the wild though with an average of 20 to 30 years. In captivity some of them have lived up to 40 years. There are six species of flamingo: greater flamingo, lesser flamingo, Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo, James' (or puna) flamingo

Alliance Youth Office Pray for Dr. Phil Petersen and the 26 Crown College students who will be traveling by bus to visit The Alliance National Office in Colorado Springs, February 15–18. Pray for safety and growth as they travel. Pray also that their time spent at the National Office will help them know more about serving with the worldwide ministry of The Alliance. Alliance Southeast District The Alliance Southeast District is sponsoring the Alliance Peacemaking Resolving Everyday Conflict seminar