Nationally, about 2 percent of tenured faculty are dismissed in a typical year. If it is difficult --- purposely difficult --- to fire a tenured professor, it's also very hard to become one. The probationary period averages three years for community colleges and seven years at four-year colleges.
Learn about the breed. The Russian Blue is a type of purebred or pedigree cat. The origins of the breed are unknown, but it is believed they originated in the Archangel Islands in North Russia. The weather there is extremely harsh in winter, which is why the Russian Blue developed such a thick, plush coat for insulation.
Photo by marcos_leal CC GA 2.0. It's hard to find a symbol of Russia more popular than the traditional Russian nesting doll. These decorated wooden dolls with a secret are also called matryoshka dolls or babushka dolls. They are recognized even in the countries thousand miles away from Russia.Taking a Russian nesting doll back home is a must among tourists from Europe and the United States alike.ome historians of Russian life argue that matryoshka dolls originated from Japanese traditional dolls. However it's known that Russian masters would make hollow detachable Easter eggs from the wood long before the first nesting doll was made.