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Unifix Cubes are a teaching aid that is in a form of interlocking cubes and trays. They are tools for elementary students to use for math activities in the classroom. The cubes were invented by Charles Tacey in 1953. The patent of Unifix Cubes was renewed in 2013 and they are still being used in schools today. Common in a box of Unifix Cubes are 600 total cubes, 2 Box sets of 300 Unifix counting cubes, 10 colors, 30 pieces of each color in each box. Also usually in a box is a 15 page activities booklet with information about Patterns Counting, Ordering/Sequencing, Graphing, Estimation, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. There are many free printable activity guides available online.

Gaining popularity in the second half of the twentieth century, Unifix cubes are prevalent in mathematics education and now growing in language arts and grammar. Manipulating an object allows a user to learn through an developmentally appropriate hands on experience. With continual use of manipulative objects, such as UnIfix Cubes, for mathematics education in the classroom, the user can gain an understanding of math at a conceptual level.

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“How about a Kiss?” was an advertising slogan used by the Hershey Company for their Hershey’s Kisses product. Hershey’s was founded in 1884 and introduced Kisses into the market in 1907. Advertising for their products began in 1970 in response to their diminishing sales and the success of their main competitor, Mars. Hershey’s and Mars had a long standing rivalry, known as the “Bars Wars”, prompting Hershey’s to increase their advertising in order to beat out Mars as the number one chocolate company. A national advertising campaign for Hershey’s Kisses tripled sales between 1977 and 1984.

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First Alert is a company that makes safety products based in Aurora, Illinois.They make fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and electronic timers that can be programed to be automatically set thermostats including the AutoStat. The company works with fire awareness programs in the United States and provides fire safety products to families in need.

The AutoStat electronic timer can be added on to either round or rectangle thermostats that cannot be automatically set by themselves. They are set at preselected times that can run on two cycles per day and can be programed for weekends with a 5/2 arrangement. The AutoStat avoids electrical failures by running on batteries so they are independent of power lines.

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Thorton Community College was previously the name of present day South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The college was founded in 1927 under the name Thorton Junior College, but changed to Thorton Community College in 1969. The name was once again changed in 1988 to its present name to more accurately reflect its location. In March of 1982, the theme for the open house event for the college was A Touch of Class. The term “a touch of class” was used to showcase all of the positive things the school was doing for its students, faculty, and community.

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Invented by American engineer Laurens Hammond and first manufactured in 1935, the Hammond Organ initially offered a lower-cost alternative to both the piano and the wind-driven pipe organ. The instrument's unique sound and affordability quickly caught on with night club owners and jazz musicians and was eventually embraced by musicians throughout the 60s and 70s as a vital component in progressive rock bands such as Emerson, Lake and Palmer. While earlier advertisements remained targeted towards churches and "cozy family parlor rooms", the instrument's "unprecedented sonic versatility" inevitably found its true home with musicians in popular music genres.

The original organ worked by generating a variety of unique sounds through the utilization of a rotating metal tone wheel. This produced an electric current which, in turn, was caught with an electromagnetic pickup. The resulting sound was strengthened by an amplifier and broadcast with a speaker -- most commonly a Leslie speaker, as it was thought that this brand worked best with the organ's sound. Initially, the musician would select the sound type by pulling the appropriate slide bar before playing.

After a failed attempt to utilize integrated circuits in the instrument's make-up, the company sold its name to the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation in 1985, which now manufactures digitally-propelled varieties of the organ.

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The Sunbeams is a youth program first put together by the Salvation Army in 1921 representing an offshoot of the Life-Saving Girl Guards. Early on, the program offered a “character building ministry” for young girls that promoted their spiritual, mental, and social growth. Through the program, girls ranging in grade from first to fifth improved their relationship with God and gained self-confidence all while having fun. The Sunbeams, much like the Girl Scouts, took field trips, camped, conducted service projects, and earned emblems for special achievements. Today, the Sunbeams continue to educate young girls about Christian fellowship and encourage them to give back to their communities through generous acts of service.