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 The AccuNet/AP Photo Archive is a database of approximately 500,000 current and archived photos from the library of the Associated Press. The Archive is updated daily, with an average 800 contemporary photos added each day. The best 200 or so from each day's additions are retained permanently in the database, while the rest are removed after 12 months. In addition, the Photo Archive's historical collection features notable historical figures as well as images from significant events of the 20th century and, occasionally, the 19th (there's an 1844 photograph of Abraham Lincoln here). |
Proquest K-12 includes Proquest, a database of over 3000 periodicals (both magazines
and newspapers), Electric Library Curriculum Edition which covers periodicals and also
includes media files. A new addition here is Proquest Historical Newspapers
- NYT which full-page digital images - from news stories and editorials
to graphics and advertisements. Cover to cover the entire backfile of
issues of the New York Times from 1851 through 1999. Other historical newspapers include the Wall Street Journal, the Hartford Courant, and the Washington Post. For current New
York Times coverage, please use Proquest Platinum. Also includes Ethnic Newswatch - . Designed
to provide the "other side of the story", Ethnic
NewsWatch full text titles offer additional viewpoints from
those proffered by the mainstream press. Both English and Spanish language
search interfaces are provided.
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 EBSCO
Host offers a range of advanced searching features. Results
can be limited or refined by various criteria including subject, author,
journal, date, peer-reviewed status and full text availability. Many
products on EBSCOhost support an enhanced subject search allowing in-depth
searching of people, companies, reviews or specific subject headings.
Navigate subdivisions or related terms, explore subjects that contain
periodicals, reviews, newspapers, pamphlets or reference books. |
 FACTS.com
brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest
since 1980and selected content from six other core reference databases
to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the
last 20 years. |
 Users
of the JSTOR library will have access to the J STOR collection of journals.
The J STOR database is unique because the complete backfiles of these
core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first
issues, many of which date from the 1800s. Over 4 million pages are now
available. New titles and fields are being added constantly. Issues of
journals are never "out"; they are always accessible. For HOME ACCESS Click HERE. |
 Maps101
is an online database which provides subscription access to history maps,
interactive maps, U.S. maps, world maps, flags, atlases, lesson plans
and thousands of educational resources to support learning of social studies,
history and geography in today's classrooms and libraries. |
 The
Student Resource Center features Full-text articles from more than 350
magazines, updated daily - More than 1.7 million full-text magazines and
newspaper articles - 41,000 original biographies, essays and overviews
- 15,000 photos, maps and graphics - 16,000 timeline references - Hundreds
of audio and video clips - Results returned by source type - Intuitive
and easy-to-use interface - And so much more |
 Oxford
Reference Online. More than 100 complete reference titles,
fully indexed and cross-searchable, from a wide range of disciplines. |
 SIRS
Knowledge Source provides access to full-text articles selected from hundreds
of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets. The three databases included
are SIRS Researcher (a current issues database), SIRS Government Reporter
(government publications and documents), and SIRS Renaissance (arts and
humanities publications.) |
 Newsbank
Newspapers is a collection of full-text newspapers available
online. More than 15 titles are Ohio publications. |
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Infoweb includes the entire Newsbank Newsfile
collection as well as AccessScience
and Statbank. This is a more complete collection
than the one above, but it does not contain the local newspapers. |
 Curriculum Resource Center is a user friendly
database geared toward teachers. The curriculum related
handouts present visual information on key concepts,
events, people, and places in a variety of formats, including
fact sheets, charts, maps, timelines, experiments, diagrams,
and images. Comprehensive and easy to use, this one-stop
resource provides access to an unprecedented array of content
for teachers seeking material to supplement their textbooks. |
 a
single, comprehensive and accurate list of all the electronic serials
available at St. Xavier High School |
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WorldandISchool.com is an interdisciplinary resource that encompasses a broad range of articles by scholars and experts, all aligned to each state's standards for Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science. |
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Online provides access to Britannica's collection of authoritative
references, including their latest article database, articles not found
in the hard copy, Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica
Book of the Year, as well as thousands of links to other WWW sites selected
by Britannica editors. |
 The
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the text of the Academic
American Encyclopedia which was the first encyclopedia to make its text
available online. It contains thousands of new and expanded articles,
extensive hyperlinking, bibliographies and links to other sources of information
on the Web. The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online is updated monthly.
Also included are the Encyclopedia Americana,
New Book of Popular Science and the New Book of Knowledge and Nueva enciclopedia
cumbre en linea. |
 The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis and in listing of variant spellings, and it shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. |
 Enciclopedia
Universal en Español is the most comprehensive
encyclopedia in the Spanish language containing over 47,000 articles,
65,000 dictionary entries, 8,300 photos and images as well as over 390
maps and 500 tables. It is an excellent resource for Spanish-language
students and native speakers alike. |
 Filled with the most up-to-date information available, World Atlas provides more than 1,200 clear, reproducible, full-color maps and over 270 flags, accompanied by a wealth of statistics, images, and information about a location's geography, government, history, society, and culture. This valuable reference covers more than 200 countries and territories, the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 Canadian provinces, as well as the world's continents and major regions. |
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 CollegeView contains accurate and comprehensive information on nearly 4,000
two and four year accredited colleges and universities in the US and Canada. |
 CollegeSource®
Online features over 12,000 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover
original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional
schools. Details for each school include complete course descriptions,
academic policies, faculty information, admission requirements, campus
maps. |
 Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is a complete research resource for your career and job seeking needs, with background information on over 93 industries and 3,000 jobs, plus information on the steps to take to get the job you want. |
 LearningExpress Library provides online, interactive practice tests, career building tools, and writing aides. LearningExpress Library offers students and adults unlimited, 24/7 access to targeted skill–building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as hundreds of online interactive practice tests that prepare them for several types of exams including grade school achievement tests, the SAT, GED, U.S. Citizenship, and civil service positions. Complete answer explanations accompany each response so that patrons understand why a particular answer is correct or incorrect. All practice tests include instant diagnostic score reports that help patrons to target those skill areas that need the most attention. To help students master the SAT and recently added essay, instant score reports provide immediate feedback on how well they performed in each of five writing skill areas. For Home Access, use the same login ID and password as Britannica, Access Science, etc.Patrons can enter LearningExpress Library from any authenticated site: Ohio's public libraries, academics and schools.
- While at LearningExpress Library, patrons set up their own accounts. Note: Patrons must set up their accounts while at an authenticating site. Thereafter, the account is accessible from anywhere.
- Patrons are then free to take any available test.
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 Peterson's Testing & Education Reference Center.Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals. |
 Tuition Funding Sources program contains the world's largest scholarship database with more than $20 billion in scholarships awards and over $5 billion more in state grant programs. The website ir provided free to St. Xavier from the Pepsi Cola company. |
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 Annals
of American History includes more than 2,000 primary source
documents and 700 pieces of multimedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica. |
 American
National Biography includes more than 18,000 articles about
famous Americans no longer living. Many articles include helpful Web links. |
 American
Slavery: A Composite Autobiography gives researchers
the only resource that preserves the stories of American slaves as told
by the former slaves themselves, in their own voices.
• Explore an important part of American history, told through the
voices of ex-slaves themselves.
• Conduct research—historical, genealogical, or sociological.
• Participate in forums for genealogists, educators, and general
discussions.
For Home Access, Click Here
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 ABC-Clio
American Government is an inclusive web site that
offers historical and contemporary resources on our nation's government
and political system.
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 ABC-Clio
American History web site offers more than 15,000
reference entries, with access to documents, biographies, historical
images, visual timelines, audio clips, and maps
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 The
History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000
historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and
over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods
in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also
includes access to the citations for over 180 additional history journals
from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation
Index. |
 Columbia
American History Online - a learning resource designed for
students and teachers of American history. CAHO features 17 e-seminars
taught by world-renowned Columbia University professors Casey Blake, Alan
Brinkley, Eric Foner, and Kenneth T. Jackson. Also includes 24 Document-Based
Question exercises. |
 Issues and Controversies in American History provides an in-depth explorations of the great issues in American History—issues such as religious freedom in the colonies, Civil War Reconstruction, and women's suffrage. This searchable and interlinked online subscription database delivers concise and balanced articles that provide the background, outcomes, and contemporary points of view for the major topics in the American History curriculum. Those articles are supplemented by primary source documents, biographies, timelines, images, statistical charts, and encyclopedia survey articles. |
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 ABC-Clio
World Geography presents more than 20,000 reference
entries, including statistics, photos, biographies, interactive maps,
speeches, country overviews, maps, flags and video clips
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CQ Encyclopedia of American Government offers thousands of concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy. Expert, clearly written articles on contemporary and historical topics. |
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 ABC-Clio
World History gives students and educators
a comprehensive view of the world's events, issues, people, and ideas
over the last five centuries
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| American History |
| American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in United States history. Spanning more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, this invaluable reference source is organized by content type, topic, era, and activity as well as by the National Standards for U.S. History. Thousands of fully hyperlinked entries allow users to follow a topic to related biographies, primary source documents, and images. Web links direct users to some of the web's best educational sites. |
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| World History |
| World History Online covers the important civilizations and cultures of world history from prehistoric times through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timelines—all extensively hyperlinked—provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history. Content is organized and fully searchable by topic, era, and activity, as well as by the National Standards for World History. Web links direct users to some of the web's best educational sites. |
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| Ancient History & Culture |
| This comprehensive database gives a balanced, global view of the ancient world as it explores six ancient centers of civilization—Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia. Spanning the period from the early Hominids 3 to 5 million years ago through 1522 CE , this authoritative resource features subject entries, biographies, primary sources, images, maps and charts, and timelines that are fully hyperlinked. Users can research each ancient civilization in depth or conduct comparative studies of events and developments across multiple civilizations. Web links direct users to some of the web's best educational sites. |
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 History Resource Center: Modern World has always featured extensive coverage of the 20th century. History Resource Center: World broadens this focus both geographically and chronologically, with the addition of new content on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From antiquity to the present, world history curricula is reflected by content from over 2,000 primary sources, 25 reference titles and from 110 academic journals. |
 History Study Center (Proquest) offers historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history, from ancient to modern, old world to new world. |
Combining two rich databases to provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students, Daily Life Online gives life to history and context to current events.There's more to history and contemporary events than just the names of rulers and the rise of economic systems; Daily Life Online shows how fascinating and fun it is to explore how others lived and live their lives. Also includes the World Folklore and Folklife database. |
 Historic Events of the 20th Century shows students why
they should care about the past by enabling them to discover how the events
of the last century shape, and will continue to shape, the events of the
21st century. Each resource features:
a narrative history and analysis with primary documents; biographical
profiles, hyperlinked chronologies, glossaries, photos, maps, over 1800
weblinks and multimedia resources; lesson plans correlated to the National
Center for History in the Schools. Events featured are The Civil Rights
Movement, the Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union, the Holocaust,
World War I and World War II. For Home Access, Click Here, then select Historic Events: Full Subscriber (all six titles) from the pull-down list, put in the home access username and password.
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Developed by military historians and expert educators, United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society provides authoritative reference content, primary sources, and historical insight and analysis on the important themes and consequences of all major U.S.-involved wars." |
 World Conflicts Today from Proquest focuses on areas of conflict around the world. Areas include Afghanistan, Basque Country, Chechnya, Colombia, Darfur, Iraq, Jammu & Kashmir, the Korean Peninsula, Northern Ireland and the Palestinian Territories. Use Proquest (Bigchalk) ID and password for home use. |
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 Bloom's Literary Reference Online database includes thousands of author biographies searchable in various ways including nationality, type of writing, genre and time period; overview, synopses, analyses and literary criticism of thousands of works including prose, poetry and plays; in-depth articles on topics and themes; some 38,000 analyses of literary characters; and literary timelines.
Also included are all the essays by literature maven Harold Bloom from his Western Literary Canon. |
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85,000 full-text poems and accompanying explanatory materials are carefully
selected to meet curriculum needs by Roth's Editorial Board in consultation
with Roth's Advisory Board composed of English teachers, librarians and
poets. The LitFINDER has now added full-text short stories
and essays and will grow on a daily basis with more new features! |
 Literature
in Context is A rich collection of primary source material,
collateral readings, and commentary that helps students understand the
historical, social, and cultural milieu associated with major literary
works. Works examined are Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Animal Farm, Annie John, Black Boy, Call of the Wild, Catcher in the Rye, Crucible, Death of a Salesman, Diary of a Young Girl, Grapes of Wrath, Great Expectations, Great Gatsby, Hamlet, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Jane Eyre, Julius Caesar, Literature of World War II, Lord of the Flies, Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, Of Mice and Men, the Red Pony, the Pearl, A Midsummer Night's Dream, O! Pioneers and My Antonia, The Odyssey, The Old Man and the Sea, Othello, Pride and Prejudice, A Raisin in the Sun, Red Badge of Courage, Romeo and Juliet, Scarlet Letter, Separate Peace, Tale of Two Cities, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Things Fall Apart, and To Kill a Mockingbird.. For Home Access Click Here , select Literature in Context, original 36 subscriber from the pull-down list, then enter the home access name and password. |
 Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers offers immediate access to hundreds of titles by 46 of the most widely read contemporary writers.
Includes the following popular authors: Julia Alvarez ,
Rudolfo Anaya,
V.C. Andrews,
Maya Angelou,
Ray Bradbury,
Tom Clancy,
Mary Higgins Clark,
Arthur C. Clarke,
James Clavell,
Pat Conroy,
Robin Cook,
Michael Crichton,
Louise Erdrich,
Howard Fast,
Ken Follett,
Ernest J. Gaines, John Grisham, James Herriot,
Tony Hillerman,
John Irving,
John Jakes,
Garrison Keillor,
Jamaica Kincaid,
Stephen King,
Barbara Kingsolver,
Maxine Hong Kingston,
Dean Koontz,
Robert Ludlum,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
Anne McCaffrey,
Colleen McCullough,
Terry McMillan,
Larry McMurtry,
James Michener,
Toni Morrison,
Gloria Naylor,
Chaim Potok,
Anne Rice,
Tom Robbins,
John Saul,
Erich Segal,
Amy Tan,
Anne Tyler,
Leon Uris,
Gore Vidal,
Kurt Vonnegut.
For Home Access, Click Here then select Critical Companions (full subscriber, all 46 titles) from the pull-down list, then use the home access ID and password. |
 Literature
Resource Center provides access to biographies,
bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary
discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single
online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000
novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth
coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. |
 Full-text,
searchable works available online to supplement your library's print collections.
Poetry, drama and fiction are included. |
 Literature
Online (LION) lets students find original works of
literature, author biographies, and contemporary criticism in one integrated
search. The database contains full-text, searchable works available online to supplement a library's print collections. Poetry, drama and fiction are included. The search engine allows searches across all 15 collections. |
 Proquest Learning: Literature is a comprehensive resource including 3,000+ author biographies; 40 searchable full-text literature journals; full-text literary works; and other key criticism and reference sources. |
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 Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed
social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference
content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide
a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint
articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites,
and full-text magazine and newspaper articles |
 This
premium service offers searchable access to the extensive and growing
number of articles contained in Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Debates,
and International Debates magazines, currently dating from 1998 through
the present. |
 Issues
and Controversies@FACTS.com is a reference database that is also
a classroom tool and home resource. It combines objective analysis, clear
explanations of opposing points of view and numerous special features,
so students and other users can quickly grasp the essentials of even the
most complex topics. |
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CQ Electronic Library is made up of nine separate databases
- CQ Researcher, a complete source for in-depth
analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the
day, CQ Weekly, a complete source for
expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments,
floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering, CQ Congress Collection, a reference tool that allows historical analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy, CQ Encyclopedia of American Government provides up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy, CQ Politics in America has been called "the ultimate insider's guide to politics" and is a resource for readers who want authoritative information on the members of Congress, CQ Public Affairs Collection includes primary source documents, statistical overviews, contact information and in-depth reporting on current affairs, CQ Supreme Court Collection
blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution, CQ Voting and Elections Collection integrates a wealth of data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to help researchers investigate and understand voting and elections in America, and CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition collects more than 2,500 primary sources covering current events around the world from 1972 to present and provides a clear, logical organization and tools for exploring these rich resources.
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 Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAO) s the most comprehensive
source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes
a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers
from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs,
foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books,
journals and policy briefs. |
 CountryWatch
is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence
on each of the 192 countries of the world. Select a country from the drop-down
menu above or from the regional menu on the left to sample the information.
Great for country studies. |
 CultureGrams offers 181
concise country reports written at a high school level.
This native-reviewed collection is a gold mine of information for student
and teacher lessons, projects, and reports. Available as part of the CultureGrams
Online Database, or in a stand-alone print format. The World Edition covers
25 categories, including history, religion, family, economy, and more |
 Highest and lowest statistics available. World Data
Analyst offers detailed statistical
comparisons of more than 200 countries around
the world, using both the most
recent statistics and historical
figures. Plus, students can create
tables, charts, and even export the
information to a spreadsheet for
printing and data crunching. |
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
The ART Collection, formerly known as AMICO Library, is a
collection of more than 54,000 digitized images from more than 20
museums in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Most of the collection is paintings, photographs and prints. Other
types of works include sculpture, textiles, and works of decorative art. The ART Collection has a
simple search engine that allows access by keyword, creator, creator nationality, and museum
that holds the original. Entries include information about the works and links to digital images.
Ohio K-12 students and teachers are authorized to use The ART Collection for individual
educational and research purposes.
Grove Art Online offers an award-winning resource on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day - includes: over 45,000 articles on fine arts, decorative arts, and architecture and over 130,000 art images, with links to museums and galleries around the world. 
Grove Music Online includes
over 45,000 articles on people and places, instruments and techniques, genres and styles, over 5000 links to images, sound, and other related web sites and over 500 audio musical examples.
The
Biography Resource Center combines award-winning biographies from respected
Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text
articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one
or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity,
occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted
custom search. 
AccessScience@McGraw-Hill
- the online version of the #1 bestselling McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
Science & Technology lets you browse through 7,000 articles, 115,000
definitions, and biographies of more than 1,200 key scientists. And AccessScience
is updated with 3 or 4 breakthrough science and technology stories every
week. 
Health Reference Center is a comprehensive, authoritative encyclopedic database containing more than 20,000 hyper-linked entries on today's most pressing health and social issues. It defines the causes, cures, key research, medical terms, symptoms, and treatments and trends of each field of study and explores the social impact of numerous health-related subjects. Entries are organized by topic and type, including biographies, encyclopedia entries, glossary terms, resources and organizations, social and cultural factors, tables and statistics, and tests and procedures
Science Resource Center includes thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations along with the latest scientific developments covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals. . The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards. 
