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Progress toward a free-trade agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and the US, stymied for more than a year, is likely to see some "significant movement" after the March 20 presidential election, according to a leading trade executive.
The US side has been increasingly interested since the end of last year in resuming the exchange of high-level visits that could lead to a resumption of the dialogue toward an FTA, says Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the US-Taiwan Business Council.
That high-level dialogue was suspended by Washington at the beginning of 2002 when the US decided it was getting nowhere in trying to solve a number of trade issues that had poisoned US-Taiwan trade relations, primarily intellectual property rights (IPR) violations in Taiwan.
"There does seem to be an interest in getting things moving again, moving beyond the stalemate," Hammond-Chambers said.
He made the comment after appearing on a panel on the implication of Taiwan's presidential election for the US, sponsored in Washington by his organization and the Heritage Foundation.
He said he expects some high-level visits after the election "to get people talking not only about things that have negatively impacted our relationship, but what comes next."
The American Institute in Taiwan, the Office of the United States Trade Representative and other US offices are involved in the effort to restart the dialogue, he said. Those organizations "all report progress, all point to headway," in contacts established so far, he said.
The progress has been made on all four main trade frictions between the two sides -- IPR, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and agriculture, he said.
The optical media law passed last year, Hammond-Chambers said, was "quite good," noting that the last-minute changes made in the Legislative Yuan were pushed through by the People First Party, not President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) Democratic Progressive Party.
"There is a recognition within our government that the Chen administration is trying to do the right thing," he said.
Hammond-Chambers feels that the dialogue will resume irrespective of who wins the presidency. If Chen wins, there is a recognition in Washington that he has "pushed hard in some areas and has tried to make progress in good faith."
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In any event, no FTA is likely possible before the US presidential elections in November, he said.
Earlier reports said that US-Taiwan consultations under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) are expected to resume this fall at a high level, the first such meeting since 1998. The meeting will reflect the US feeling that Taiwan has made progress on IPR, as demonstrated by a sharp drop in US seizures of pirated goods trying to enter the US.
A sign of Washington's official view of Taiwan's progress on the IPR issue will come on April 30, when the Office of the United States Trade Representative releases its decision on whether to remove Taiwan from the so-called "Special 301" priority list of territories with particularly poor performances in tackling piracy.


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Vikoz Enterprises, one of the largest plastic recycling company in North America, announces major deal with U.S. and Canadian manufacturer of plastic powder, pellets and plant scrap.
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"This agreement fits perfectly into our long term goal to provide feedstock to our customer base," said a spokesperson for Vikoz. While complete details of the agreement were not available due to contract terms, Vikoz did say that the Sandy, Utah company expects to start receiving loads of plastic feedstock in the next couple of weeks from plants in Canada and Houston, Texas.
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Here is the OPI Liquid Sand polish in The Impossible. This is a beautiful glowing watermelon pink with just a hint of orange jelly with the sand, tiny square and small hex holo glitter bits and pieces. This is Summer. Bright, warm, fun. I think that this one is supposed to have stars in it? Is it this one? Whatever the case, none of my minis had the stars. *insert pouty face, here*
This swatch is, as with all of the Liquid Sand polishes I swatched, three coats.
This is a little VNL-y in photographs. It is opaque, in person.
And here is The Impossible with Orly Matte Top on my pinkie and middle and Seche Vite on my ring and index nails.


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New Jersey Turnpike Authority
The New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program (Widening Program) is one of the largest construction programs undertaken by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The widening program is located in central New Jersey and runs 35 miles through 11 communities and 3 counties, from Mansfield Township in Burlington County up to East Brunswick Township in Middlesex County. The project limits are from approximately two miles south of Interchange 6 up to Interchange 9. The program entails widening 35 miles of the turnpike, reconstructing 46 bridges at crossing roads and state and federal highways, rebuilding and realigning ramps at five interchanges and improving two toll plazas.
"This is a $2.5 billion program, which is fairly large, particularly for work in this region," explains Larry Williams, the authority's assistant chief engineer. "The budget is for the entire project, not only physical construction but also the design, management, inspection, right-of-way acquisition and utility work. It's a very significant project."
And it's for a significant purpose. The frequency of episodes of traffic congestion on the turnpike has seen a steady increase. Studies show that from 2005 to 2032, population and employment in central New Jersey are expected to increase by 17.5 percent and 28.2 percent, respectively. Goods movement from Port Newark and Port Elizabeth will continue to grow, and expansions at the Port of New York/New Jersey and growth at Newark Liberty International Airport will also contribute to increasing traffic. As a result, predictions indicate that by 2032, northbound traffic volume will increase by nearly 68 percent and southbound traffic by 92 percent.
"The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is dedicated to the safe, efficient movement of people and goods over two of the busiest toll roads in America, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway," the authority says. "Our highways are a critical link in the transportation network of the Northeastern United States and the safest, quickest and most convenient route for hundreds of thousands of commuters, truckers and recreational travelers every day."
Double the Road
The turnpike was the third toll road in the nation when it opened to traffic in 1951. It currently runs 122-miles from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the George Washington Bridge. From the southern end of the turnpike up to and through the widening project area it has one northbound and one southbound roadway, each of which are two to three lanes wide. North of the widening project area the turnpike has a "dual-dual" configuration that is comprised of two northbound roadways and two southbound roadways, with the inner roadways designated for cars only and the outer roadways available to cars and trucks.
The authority launched the widening program to address the forecasted increases in population and traffic demand. The major objectives includes improving safety and operational efficiency for those who travel on the turnpike, as well as increasing capacity and easing the traffic flow to and from the turnpike and connecting roadway systems. The program is building two new three-lane roadways to widen the turnpike mainline and extend the 12-lane dual-dual configuration from Interchange 8A south 25-miles to Interchange 6. North of Interchange 8A, the program is building one new lane on each of the existing outer roadways to complete a continuous 12-lane dual-dual section up to Interchange 9. In this area, only minimal construction is needed to widen the outer roadways since the existing overpasses are wide enough to accommodate the added lanes. The program will also relocate and expand the toll plaza and ramps at Interchange 8; widen the toll plaza at Interchange 7A; and improve connections at Interchanges 6, 7 and 8A and at service areas 6 and 7.
When the program is complete in 2014, the turnpike will have been widened to a 12-lane (6 per direction) dual-dual roadway from Interchange 6 (the connection to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension / Pennsylvania Turnpike) to Interchange 9. The program will have built approximately 170 miles of travel lanes; built scores of bridges and ramps; rebuilt two toll plazas and the connections at three more; erected four miles of noise walls; installed signs and lighting; improved drainage; relocated 17 miles of major utility pipelines and the facilities of 18 local utilities; and mitigated environmental concerns through reforestation and wetland restoration.
To best manage a program of this magnitude the turnpike organized the work into eight design sections, from which 32 construction contracts were prepared for roadway and bridge construction, sign fabrication and environmental mitigation. A joint venture of AECOM, Greenman Pederson, and Parsons Brinkerhoff (AECOM/GPI/PB) is providing construction management for the widening program. In addition to their CM responsibilities, AECOM/GPI/PB also is providing construction inspection services for six of the eight design sections, with construction inspection of the remaining two sections provided by Stone and Webster and HNTB Corp.
Stone and Webster manages section four, which involves reconfiguring the Interchange 7A toll plaza to accommodate three additional lanes as well as replacing and reconfiguring ramps and improving traffic flow through the toll plaza to Interstate 195. "Section four is a three-mile length surrounding interchange 7A," explains Peter Burd, project manager at Stone and Webster. "Our section has 13 bridges in it, and we are also widening and expanding the toll plaza at Interchange 7A which feeds into Interstate 195 – a main artery crossing the Turnpike."
HNTB is managing section six, which is broken into five contracts. Overall, this portion involves constructing a new 10-lane Interchange 8 toll plaza and ramps on the east side of the turnpike and demolishing the old Interchange 8, which is located on the west side of the turnpike. This relocation allows the construction of a direct connection to improve access from the turnpike to State Highways Route 133 and Route 33.
"This was considered the most complex section because it not only involved buildings, but every contract associated with this section has interfacings with other contracts," explains Antonio LaGala, field project manager with HNTB. The five contracts included :advanced grading and the completion of one bridge, the relocation of two pump stations as well as constructing a new garage and office building, the construction of the state's first single-point urban interchange bridge (SPUI), the new toll plaza at Interchange 8 and its accompanying administrative building, and the expansion of two miles of the turnpike roadway to a dual-dual configuration.
The Green Light
The authority gave the green light to start construction early in the summer of 2009. On July 2, 2009, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held at Interchange 8 to kick off construction of the widening program. While the objectives of the program are straightforward – managing every aspect of the planning, design and construction – a program of this magnitude is quite a different story and requires management techniques equal to the challenge.
From the beginning, the authority's strategy to successfully complete the widening was to recognize and prepare for its complexity. This led to the authority's plan to organize the program into eight design sections, with each section reporting to the authority's design management team. The scope of work contained in each of the eight design sections was then packaged into two to five construction contracts. The widening program has a total of 32 contracts, including four environmental mitigation contracts and five fabrication and miscellaneous wrap-up contracts. Of these, six contracts are substantially complete, 22 are active and four remain to be advertised, bid and awarded.
A significant challenge for the widening program is coordinating the many contractors and construction operations while maintaining traffic on the turnpike and local roads. Although the bulk of the work is for construction of new roadways on the outer portion of the right-of-way, most of the construction contracts also include demolishing and replacing bridges for local roads that cross over or under the turnpike to accommodate the widening. Coordinating the work requires careful consideration to maintain the overall construction schedule and avoid impacts to traffic on the mainline, as well as impacts to local traffic circulation.
The joint venture team of AECOM/GPI/PB also provided preconstruction services analyzing the program's overall constructability. "We were looking at the fact that we would have 23 contracts ongoing and that once we hit the ground, they all needed to run smoothly," explains Thomas O'Connor, project manager for AECOM/GPI/PB. "We had to make sure there were no flaws in the constructability aspect and that the contract plans were workable and when working across 35 miles of highway, we needed to make sure it was well coordinated."
"This is a mega project, for sure," Burd says. "One of the biggest challenges for the whole project is that we have 23 construction contracts ongoing. For all the sections to do work, we do have to close lanes on the existing turnpike and to coordinate with other sections and contractors is quite a challenge. We try to share lane closures and take advantage of those opportunities."
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has developed strict rules and regulations to manage and maintain traffic through construction work zones. The authority uses historical traffic data to predict when traffic volumes are likely to be heavy and to set hourly limits on lane closures and full-day prohibitions limiting closures before and/or after holidays. The authority has also predetermined the start-point locations for lane closures based on sight distance criteria, as well as limits on the maximum lengths of lane closures and the minimum distances between adjacent closures. The construction management team must coordinate the construction activity of each contract in a way that complies with the traffic maintenance requirements while balancing the need to complete the project on schedule. When contractors have conflicting needs for lane closures or detours, the construction management team works with them to reschedule or re-sequence their respective construction operations without impacting the overall construction schedules.
Identifying priorities and resolving the conflicting needs is crucial. A traffic coordination team meets weekly and works continuously to facilitate this important coordination effort.
"We have to make sure everyone gets their fair share of time that is necessary to do the widening," O'Connor explains. "Whether it's road work, bridge erection or demolition, the contractor requires access to the turnpike itself."
To ensure that construction work advances on schedule and within budget, the construction management team meets biweekly to review the progress of each construction contract and to resolve any safety, management coordination or constructability issues that arise. The construction management team also reviews the overall program schedule and, when necessary, prioritizes critical construction work.
Having a knowledgeable and experienced construction team has been a valuable asset to the authority. The construction management team assembled by the authority – AECOM/GPI/PB, HNTB, and Stone and Webster – is able to address issues and form solutions that can be applied uniformly across the entire program. They are seasoned, experienced senior-level professionals who are recognized in the construction industry. The wealth of knowledge that they bring to the project has been indispensable for managing this challenging project.
"We are working together as a seamless organization," explains John Fedun, field project manager for sections three and five. "Each of the firms has specialties in different areas, and while we utilize all the expertise of each organization, we picked the best folks in each organization for each particular area. For field inspection, the staff from each different construction management firm is fully integrated. It's absolutely seamless."
Of course, good contractors were needed to bring to fruition all the planning and design efforts that the authority invested in the widening program. The authority says some of the finest construction companies in the New Jersey area are working on this program including South State; PKF Mark III; George Harms Construction; Union Paving and Construction; Tetra-Tech/The Delaney Group; IEW Construction Group; Ferreira Construction; Crisdel Group; Rencor; D'Annunzio and Sons; A. Servidone; B. Anthony Construction; Sordoni Construction; J. Fletcher Creamer and Son; RCC Fabricators; Lehigh Fabrication; and Central Jersey Landscaping.
Wealth of Information
The system is working because the authority has the right management tools. When the turnpike authority solicited bids for construction program management services, they specified that the successful firm must use integrated computer-based systems to compile and manage information. Managing documents on a large project like the widening program is its own unique challenge. Before the advent of digital document control systems, managing 30-plus contracts would generate a lot of paper. For the widening program, a single contract may have more than 2,000 construction drawings. The number of important documents increases exponentially when one considers all the related shop drawings, demolition plans, erection plans and other required submittals.
The AECOM/GPI/PB management team chose two key systems: FACS and iPIMS. FACS is used for data collection and project information in the field, while iPIMS provides a single sign-on interface for management that integrates FACS, Contract Manager and the Turnpike's other cost management systems.
The FACS system is web based and used by construction inspectors and field staff via wireless internet connections. The construction contract documents, drawings, specifications, submittals and correspondence are uploaded to the system where they are always available to the field team. The inspectors take their laptops to the site where they can look up reference information and enter their daily reports, payment quantities and inspection notes. Since FACS is web-based, inspectors have access to all of the project information without the need to return to the field office. It supports timely and complete record keeping, which also can be done without leaving the work site, as well as the rapid preparation of pay estimates.
The AECOM/GPI/PB management team selected the iPIMS system to complement the FACS system and provide the authority and their management staff with the tools to manage the program. iPIMS aggregates the wealth of data gathered from FACS and the authority's cost management systems and provides a window into every aspect of the widening construction with the convenience of single sign-on access through a web interface. iPIMS is scalable, and the collected information can be viewed through program-level or contract-level dashboards, summary reports and detailed tabulations. In addition, iPIMS can produce custom queries and reports. This capability has been useful in helping the management team to identify and isolate the occurrence of specific pay items in any or all contracts, so they can develop comprehensive solutions that are consistent throughout the widening program.
Status Today
Today, all of the heavy construction contracts have been awarded for approximately $1.2 billion and the remaining contacts, valued at $45 million, will be awarded in mid-2013 and 2014. In terms of material progress, approximately 1,000 acres have been cleared; 3.75 million cubic yards of embankment have been placed; 540 thousand square feet of retaining walls have been built; 440 thousand tons of asphalt have been placed; 51 thousand cubic yards of concrete have been poured; all 17 miles of major utility pipelines have been relocated; and 31 of the 32 crossing bridges have been started and six are complete.
The widening program has now passed the mid-point of construction, and the authority is on track to complete the remaining work on time and open the new outer roadways to traffic by Memorial Day of 2014. At that time, traffic will be diverted to the outer roadways and the inner roadways will be closed for a final contract to repair and pave the inner roadways and complete the widening program, preparing the New Jersey Turnpike to handle the state's traffic needs for the next 20 years.


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Gerry McNeilly, head of Ontario's Office of the Independent Police Review Director, is scathing about how police handled the 2010 Toronto G20 summit.
He confirms what critics had said all along: that police were too often brutal in dealing with anti-summit protesters, that they arrested and jailed hundreds for inadequate reasons, that at times they exceeded their lawful authority.
But what McNeilly's 286-page report does not examine are the actions of two other parties involved in the wild activities that June: the government that set this fiasco in motion and the protesters who brought their grievances to downtown Toronto.
Certainly, there are no excuses for police excesses. McNeilly describes a scenario in which officers on the ground — and even their chief — did not always understand the laws they were trying to enforce.
He focuses in particular on the so-called five-metre rule, an old World War II-era ordinance, originally designed to prevent sabotage of hydroelectric plants, that was used by officers to conduct illegal searches of citizens.
He criticizes some officers for excessive force and some police commanders for excessive zeal — particularly in one so-called kettling incident where protesters, ordinary citizens and tourists were held for four hours in the rain at the intersection of Spadina and Queen.
He says police were disorganized and that some officers brought in from out of town had little idea of how to get around Toronto.
All of this is bad enough. But what McNeilly had no mandate to discuss — and therefore didn't — were the proverbial elephants in the room.
First, why did Prime Minister Stephen Harper insist on holding, in the downtown of Canada's largest city, an event almost sure to attract violence?
Second, what exactly were the protesters protesting?
That there would be trouble at the G20 was a given. Demonstrators have dogged international gatherings since 1999. Almost all have involved some degree of violence.
Indeed, Ottawa's initial and much shrewder plan was to host the G20 summit, along with the smaller G8 gathering, at an isolated Muskoka resort far from any major city.
To that end, local Conservative MP Tony Clement had already handed out bundles of money throughout his Muskoka riding to build arenas and gazebos.
Then for some inexplicable reason, Harper moved the G20 to Toronto. And not just to Toronto but to the heart of its downtown. Suggestions that the summiteers be quarantined in the relative safety of the Canadian National Exhibition grounds were ignored.
The stage was set.
But another group bears some responsibility for what eventually happened: the protesters themselves.
Don't get me wrong. Anyone has the right to protest anything. But I never could figure out what most demonstrators had against the G20.
Unlike, say the World Trade Organization or the Summit of the Americas, the G20 was not pushing globalization. Indeed, it was attempting to remedy those excesses of globalization that had caused the financial crisis of 2008-09.
And unlike the G8, which is an exclusive rich nations' club, the G20 includes a broader range of countries — from South Africa to Brazil.
It's not clear that the left-leaning government of Brazil, for instance, is trying to promote a soul-destroying corporate agenda.
Yet none of this seemed to matter. Demonstrators used the same old chants even when they didn't fit the facts.
In the end, it was like a rote exercise: the protesters protested; the vandals vandalized; the police went nuts.
But what precisely was being protested? And why, Mr. Harper, did all of this have to occur in downtown Toronto?
Thomas Walkom's column appears Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.


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Symantec Broadens Monthly Subscription Buying Option
Security vendor widens licensing program to help service providers lower upfront costs.
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Symantec Corp. said that it is broadening its Enterprise Service Provider program (ExSP) licensing program, previously confined to large service providers, to allow all qualified channel partners to purchase security software on a monthly subscription basis, a move the vendor believes will extend its products and services further into the small- and medium-sized business market.
Company officials said that the pay-as-you-go licensing offer is aimed at helping channel partners to reduce upfront costs and eases the transition to delivering more solutions in a managed services model, particularly to SMBs.
Under the program, partners can bundle Symantecs software with their own services, map use to payment schedules and eliminate pre-purchasing of estimated licenses, factors conducive to selling into the SMB segment.
Our partners are telling us that theyre finding success in offering Symantec software bundled with their services to solve their customers information protection challenges, said Randy Cochran, Symantec vice president, channel sales.
Cochran suggested that an extended ExSP program better accommodates smaller partners selling managed services to SMBs.
By enhancing our ExSP licensing program to make it accessible to our broader partner base, Symantec is enabling partners of all sizes to accelerate profitability and reduce their upfront investments to support growth, Cochran said.
The ExSP licensing program is open to all Symantec channel partners qualified as service providers, that offer end user customers a mix of the vendors products and their own services. Partners must hold a Symantec Technical Specialist (STS) certification to qualify.
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West Monroe Partners recently hosted a round table in Seattle for local workforce, HR and technology leaders on the topic of the future of work. There was a broad range of companies at the table, including Starbucks, REI, Zumiez and Delta Dental of Washington.
To start the discussion, we posed a question to the group:
With the advantages of being a "digital" company so well documented (better profits, increased productivity, improved decision making, flexibility, etc), why are only 18% of companies taking advantage of a digital strategy?
The primary reason is not unexpected: is difficult to make the change. Furthermore, many companies are still not completely certain what digital means. Is it a technology decision? Is it a marketing and branding term?
We advocate an understanding of digital as a holistic movement across many different areas of the company: from workforce optimization and process design to customer experience and advanced analytics to provide more seamless experiences and richer engagement for both employees and customers.
While acknowledging the challenges of making the transition, our roundtable guests all recognized the need. Some of the examples we heard from around the table about what's driving their desire to transform to a digital workforce includes:
Fear of disruption from outside the industry – this can come in the form of a start-up disrupting established retail or business models such as AirBnB and Uber, or well entrenched innovators like Amazon moving into an adjacent or overlapping market.
Customer led expectations – Customers embracing digital and changing the way a company did its business, forcing them to quickly 'catch up' and provide an experience to match the new behavior. This might look like customers ordering items (clothing or coffee) and picking them up at a retail location, or looking for items online before coming down to the store to check availability.
Leading a Culture Shift – Some expressed a desire to use it as a transformative moment in the company, to shake up an older or more established order and bring in new thinking and appeal to the next generation of worker.
To help successfully manage these issues and cross the digital divide, we recommended roundtable attendees consider the following to prepare themselves for the transition:
- Create a strategy for a digital world, not just a digital strategy.
A strategy for a digital world should address all aspects of your business, and be informed by your vision of the future of your market or industry in the medium to long-term. This strategy should include all the primary functions of your firm and have a leadership or governance structure to help guide it. Setting up an organization and governance structure isn't easy but it is worth the effort. This will give you a template and structure for managing change in the future when the next wave of disruption comes, as well as a team that starts to think about the challenges from many different perspectives.
- Build digital DNA into the work you do.
Start by looking at your teams and figuring out how to break down silos, get them to work more collaboratively and have regular sessions where they are sharing thoughts, ideas, challenges and concerns. Look for ways to augment processes done by people with technology, rather than ways to replace people with technology. . Promote smaller changes more frequently and start to increase the tempo of the organization, rather than dropping it all on their head at one time. Expect the process to be a journey, and not a destination.
- Develop a technology infrastructure and modern application platform that enables and harnesses the exciting capabilities of the last several years.
So much about enabling richer engagement and customer experience begins or ends with technology. Examples of new capabilities companies are starting to integrate into their businesses include: machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud applications, big data and high performance architecture. Build some internal competency in skill areas that will enable you to create a leaner, more adaptable and secure technology foundation for the company. Make it a priority to keep it refreshed and replenished through training and development of employees.
- Build employee engagement to develop internal champions who can be part of the company's success.
Engaging employees begins by bringing them inside the process of discussing and solving the company's strategy for a digital world. Building champions within departments, investing in training and making them part of the design and implementation are key.
Digital isn't the answer: it is the question we are being asked to solve. Many companies that are struggling to find the answer today have business models that predate many of the technology and business models that have evolved over the last 10 years. Ignoring legacy infrastructure and processes isn't an option for most companies, but digital also doesn't have to be a frightening or disruptive experience to companies that plan accordingly.


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Lately I've taken to asking people if they're happy. We'll be having a pretty normal conversation and I'll blurt out, "Are you happy?"
I'm not sure why this has become the question du jour.
Today I was having lunch with a friend and he seemed to me to be not happy and so I asked him the question. As it turns out, there was just a part of his life that he wasn't happy with but the rest was fine. So the job was a headache and unfulfilling but what he did with the rest of his life was okay. Not fabulous, but reliably okay. He didn't seem exactly taken aback by the question but did have a look that said, "Is this germane to anything?"
Why are you asking me if I'm happy?
A while ago, a therapist who worked with teenagers told me that the most important question you can ask a teen to see if they're doing okay is "How are you sleeping?" The thinking behind this, I believe, was that, first of all, if a person isn't sleeping well it influences how able they are to cope with the day, and second, what is keeping them from sleeping well? Is it anxiety or depression, nightmares or caffeine, or the drugs that psychiatrists prescribe so that tired people can get it together during the day that they often take too late in the day because they can't get to sleep until dawn?
I like that question, "How are you sleeping?" But I also really like "Are you happy?"
Both are disarming. For someone to stop our conversation to ask me if I'm happy puts me in a strange, reflective place that I didn't expect to be. Am I happy? I think to myself. I don't know. Sometimes 'happy' seems like am extravagant word for what I usually am which is a fairly robust okay. Still, I appreciate someone asking although sometimes it makes me think they suspect I might be seriously unhappy, depressed, clinical and maybe they should call someone to get me help. I'm suspicious of mood checkers, a fact that should deter me from being one but it hasn't so far.
So are you happy?
These days the bar for happiness is set pretty high. Now to be really happy, you have to be flying on a plane that used to be labeled joyful. Being okay, even a fairly robust okay, hints at the potential for descent into an unhappy place, a precarious place; okay, but barefoot on a thin wire strung between two distant poles. When did being okay become so insufficient and tenuous?
"How are you doing?"
"Really? Is there anything I can do?"
So if I ask someone if they are happy and they respond by saying they're okay, I need to remember that it's okay to be okay. Being okay is not a symptom in search of a disease. It hints at an even, uneventful keel like my friend today explained as he moved his hand in a straight line, "not a lot of ups and downs."
And that's good, right? Yes?
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First published as a six-part monthly serial novel beginning March 1996 and concluding August 1996, US author Stephen King's tale 'The Green Mile' was only later published as a complete novel in May of 1997. The tale was well received and went on to win the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 1996.
The tale was later adapted into the film of the same name in 1999 by Frank Darabont starring Tom Hanks and the very suitably chosen Michael Clarke Duncan.
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It's 1996 and Paul Edgecombe is getting old. But he's still got his memories and his stories. And one particular story from his life has never left him. One that took place over sixty years ago now, from back when he worked the 'Green Mile' at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. And he's finally ready to tell the tale for the first time. And so Paul Edgecombe, the now-retired block supervisor from the Green Mile death row, begins to tell his story to his closest companion in the retirement home – a woman named Elaine Connelly. A story about the man he got to know named John Coffey.
It was back in 1932 when John Coffey, a giant of a man, arrived at Cold Mountain Penitentiary after being convicted of the rape and murder of two young local girls. Coffey's defence on the murder was weak at best. Being a black man, with no fixed abode, found cradling the two dead girls in his huge hands; he never had a hope in hell. And so his arrival on to the 'Green Mile' death row was of no surprise to Edgecombe or any of the other wardens.
Along either side of the green linoleum stretch known as the 'Green Mile', line the handful of cells for those awaiting their death by 'Old Sparky'. At the time of Coffey's arrival onto 'The Mile', the stretch had become the last home for the psychotic 'Billy the Kid' Wharton, the well-tempered Eduard Delacroix, the Native American Arlen Bitterbuck and once real estate executive Arthur Flanders.
As the convicted inmates await their date with the electric chair, the guards responsible for them try to make their time there as regular and without incident as possible. That is, except for Percy Wetmore, who's sadistic and uncaring nature makes him far from a suitable officer for 'The Mile'.
As the days go by, the guards get to know those that they are responsible for. And Paul Edgecombe is no exception to this. He has the ability to empathise with most of those who find themselves awaiting their imminent death on 'The Mile'. But there's something different about this new giant of a man that has just walked onto his 'Mile'. Something that seems out of place in such a lonely and desolate stretch. Something that makes Coffey's incarceration on the Mile seem very, very wrong.
The man is a convicted rapist and killer of the worst possible type. But what is said about him and what is sitting quietly in front of him, afraid of the dark, now seem like two very different people. Could John Coffey be this vile and depraved killer that he has been convicted of being in a court of law?...or has there been a truly terrible mistake?
Whatever the truth behind the man is, there's one thing for certain: John Coffey's days are numbered…
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Most people have seen the film if not read the book. Indeed, Stephen King's 'The Green Mile' has become one of the author's better-known and almost universally revered stories. Perhaps this is because he has once again taken up the reins of a powerful and emotive thriller, rather than sticking to the horror genre that he has become most well-known and associated with.
The setting for the story is certainly an inherently depressing and emotionally provocative one. Whatever the reader's own personal stance on capital punishment is, the instant jab in the guts (whether a feeling of justice or absolute disgust) at the premise of inmates waiting for a lawful execution, is immediate and compelling.
The tale from the outset feels very American. It's very reliant on traditional values, traditional views, and more importantly – traditional prejudices. The moment John Coffey is first introduced to the reader, with the horrendous crimes that he has supposedly just committed, laid out before him, the reader's emotions are suddenly engaged and the story starts to take its effect.
As the story progresses, so King weaves a mesmerising but incredibly localised tale, with human interaction at the very heart of it. The absolute strength of the story comes purely from the characters that King has so lovingly created. It's this overwhelming attention to the characterisation that really pulls on the reader's heartstrings time and time again.
The tale is written in the first-person perspective of Paul Edgecombe, as both the 'present day narrator' and through-his-eyes from back in 1932 when Coffey first arrived on to the Green Mile. This narration allows for much greater warmth to the telling of the story to come out, with the narrator's personal emotions delivered directly to the reader. And that's really the key to the whole story. It's such an emotional rollercoaster, with a magnificent feel-good-factor running alongside a cold and unavoidably bleak undertone. Nothing is done by halves here. Everything (and I mean everything) seems amplified on the Mile.
King fills the novel with his usual black & white 'good versus evil' spiritualism, with a very strongly suggestive veering towards Christian self-sacrifice. To be honest, although included in a reasonably light manner, the whole religious undertone can begin to grate on the more agnostic of reader's. Yes it's only a minor element to the story, but its slow and stubborn leaning towards powerfully suggestive Christian symbolism can quickly became annoying.
As heart-warming and emotionally captivating as the novel is, it does have its gruesome and down-beaten moments. It's a Stephen King novel after all, so it's not going to completely pander to an altogether subdued audience per se. At times the novel will grab the reader by the throat, angering and frustrating them with the slightest of injustices. Other times the sheer compassion delivered by so many of the characters will pull you into the warmth of the tale, with your guard almost completely down.
As I've said in numerous reviews of King's work – he knows how to spin a good yarn. He really knows how to engage the reader, how to pull on their heartstrings whenever he wants, and ultimately how to make a story burst with a very passionately human energy. It's this that makes him such a loved and coveted author the world over.
And this novel is perhaps one of his finest.
The novel runs for a total of 480 pages.
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Every day of the year, Auckland District Health Board (DHB) brings together thousands of people to deliver world-class healthcare for our communities. Around 11,000 people are directly employed by the Auckland DHB and many others work in collaboration with us as volunteers, contractors, suppliers and professional partners.
Welcome, Haere Mai – We see you, we welcome you as a person.
Respect, Manaaki – We respect, nurture and care for each other.
Together, Tūhono – We are a high performing team - colleagues, patients and families.
Aim high, Angamua – We aspire to excellence and the safest care.
As employers and employees, we make promises to each other when we decide to work together. As an employer, we are aiming to make it easy for our people to do their life's best work at Auckland DHB. We want our workforce to be a shining example of a happy, healthy, high performing community.
In return, we promise our people:
The Auckland DHB People Strategy [PDF, 1.1 MB] outlines our goals and ambitions, and the steps we're taking to ensure we are a great place to work.
At Auckland DHB we celebrate the rich diversity we have in our team and in the population we serve. Valuing and promoting inclusion is part of who we are.
When you work with us you can bring your whole self to work knowing that we welcome and support people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. This includes recognising and supporting our Rainbow Community - lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, takatāpui and intersex (LGBTTI+).
As part of our committment to being an inclusive and equal opportunity employer, we offer a range of internal networks including a rainbow network to support our people. Networks such as this provide an opportunity to connect with colleagues, share, celebrate and value the diverse world we live and work in.
Being a part of the Rainbow Tick community is a way of ensuring Auckland DHB continually improves our processes, our environment and our culture, to be a great place to work for all our employees.
Having a workforce that reflects our community is important to us and it's important to our patients. Seeing others with similar backgrounds our patients know they can be their authentic selves and that we will treat them with dignity and respect. Research shows, this results in better health outcomes for our patients, community, and whānau.
Auckland DHB was one of the first organisations in New Zealand to be awarded the Accessibility Tick — a programme helping employers be part of the solution in creating a more accessible and inclusive New Zealand for people with disabilities. By signing up to the Accessibility Tick we have made a commitment and have a plan to continue to get accessibility right. To find out more visit the Accessibility Tick website(external link).
In 2018 we celebrated with and supported our Rainbow workforce and community by taking part in the Auckland Pride Parade.
See our latest vacancies on the Auckland DHB careers website(external link) or www.kiwihealthjobs.com(external link).
Auckland DHB is an active and committed participant in the New Zealand Human Rights Commission's Good Employer programme, and we are proud of our track record of improvement and high achievement. For the second year in a row, we received a 100 per cent rating in the 2016 report.
You can read the full report for Auckland DHB in 2016 here.(external link)
We have just published the 2016 edition of 'Celebrating Our People' [PDF, 30 MB], a booklet which provides an opportunity to acknowledge and share the fantastic achievements of our people. Take the time to have a look through and see stories of innovation, achievement, loyalty and professionalism.
This booklet cannot describe the whole story, we have many everyday heroes emplyed at Auckland DHB and you are ALL truly appreciated for the work you do.
You can also see the 2015 edition here. [PDF, 2 MB]
In late 2016, we surveyed our employees to measure their engagement and satisfaction with Auckland DHB. The results of the survey help guide where we need to focus our efforts to achieve the Auckland DHB strategy and goals, through a better experience at work for our people.
57 per cent of our people responded to the survey, and they reported a 77 per cent employee engagement result.
They also told us we have strengths, and opportunities for improvement:
Action planning is underway across the organisation to strengthen the good things already happening for our people, and make improvements where required.


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As a body of believers in Jesus Christ, we believe that each one of us is to be a participator and not a spectator. Every member is encouraged to be actively involved in our worship services and to exercise his/her spiritual gifts within the body of Christ through service in the various ministries. Our ministries are God-focused and people-focused, offering many opportunities for personal growth.
Check out the ministries listed and contact us to see how you can get involved!
Adult Ministries
Men's Bible Study
– Monthly Bible Studies
– Saturday Morning Prayer Breakfast
Women's Bible Study
– Bible Studies
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Young Adults – RELENTLESS
– Weekly Bible Study
– BBQ's, Prayer Nights, and Outings
Age 50+ – Soaring Eagles Ministry
– Monthly Activities & Outreach Events
– Heavenly Notes Worship Team
Youth Ministries
Kingdom Kids
– Wednesday Night Bible Study
– Sunday School Classes
– Kids Praise Choir
Middle & High School Ministry
– Wednesday Night Bible Study
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On-Site Ministries
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Sound Tech
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Worship Ministry
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Sermon CD duplication and sales
Outreach Ministries
Five Loaves Ministry
– Provide groceries and other food donations
– Distribute donations to families that are in need
Intercessory Prayer
– Sunday morning intercessory prayer meeting
– Telephone prayer support for all members of CCF
Samaritan Touch Ministry
– Provision of home meals to families in need
Going Places Under The SON (GPUTS)
– A ministry for family outings with a focus on Christ
– Church-wide outdoor day & camping trips
Missions Ministry
– Short-term mission trips
– Long-term updates on CCF's dedicated missionaries
– Operation Christmas Child
Special Events Ministry
– Assists in the planning of special outings and events
– Events include National Night Out, CCF Anniversary, Easter Celebration, Christmas Services, Harvest Night, Pastor Appreciation & Church Picnics
Shining Stars Ministry – Special Needs Sunday School Class
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Six scenes. Six years. Six moments that shaped the relationship of Jenna and Leon. Pink Wall examines what defines us, the pressures of gender expectations, and our perpetual struggle between life and ambition.
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POWELL, Wyo. ─ Two Northwest College music groups preview their fall repertoire and the acoustics in the new Yellowstone Building during a 7:30 p.m. Choral Sampler, Tuesday, Oct. 14.
NWC choir director Jan Kliewer said he left the door wide open when selecting music for the first concert to be held in the Yellowstone Building. The College Choir will sing a wide array of music, everything from "soup to nuts," in their musical exploration of compositions from 16th century Europe to 19th century American folk music.
The mood changes considerably for the second half of the concert. Under the direction of Craig Olson, the Studio Singers and their rhythm section bring the true American art form of jazz into the spotlight. They'll greet the season with a bossa nova version of Johnny Mercer's well-known jazz standard "Autumn Leaves," then swing their way home with "Let's Live Again," an upbeat tune by George Shearing.
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As you're aware, last night we discussed the reason that the national LP refuses free national airtime on Free Talk Live. For those of you who couldn't listen to the archive, here's the email we were discussing from Shane Cory, LP Chief of Staff, and my response:
I'm glad you like the show, and if you come up with something we can work together on, do contact me. I have no intention of burning a bridge because you made a mistake. Allow me to explain.
Yes, I'll stand by my previous decision and won't be sending an e-mail to our list for appearing on your show. As I stated before, I've never been asked by any producer at any level to do such a thing and won't make it a condition for me or my staff getting on a show.
That's your mistake. As I will show, this is the LP's loss, not FTL's.
You are correct about "scratching backs." Typically how it works is a guest takes the time to appear on a show to give a compelling interview that will please the listeners and improve a show's content. In exchange, the organization that the guest represents earns media through the appearance. That is how this system has worked for many, many years . . . long before we came along my friend.
Argumentum ad antiquitatem – Just because something is old doesn't make it right or good. FTL does not need guests at all. We invite very few and we appreciate them, and even archive their appearance on our Guests page, with permanent links to the guest's organization/interest. Yep, the RLC has a permanent link from the FTL site, and the LP is nowhere to be found.
Aside from that, let me be clear that this isn't simply about stubbornness (possibly on my part as I am a stubborn guy and vicious in protecting the organizations that I serve). We have a valuable e-mail list and every time we send out an e-mail we get unsubscribes. Every message that is sent must have a specific purpose and benefit to the LP or be seen as high interest to the recipients. By doing this, I've been able to keep the e-mail list subscriber numbers climbing for many months (ten to be exact).
Understood. Why is Alan Colmes of more interest than FTL? Or did you change your policy after announcing the last Alan Colmes appearance?
In regards to the email list, what makes you think the recipients would not be interested in the only national radio show with real libertarians on it?
If I start sending out radio show announcements it would happen nearly every day and turn into an annoyance immediately. That happened under the previous administration and I'm having to rebuilt the list after a strong decline.
I disagree with your policy. I used to enjoy the announcements, perhaps you should have more than one email list. One for people that like to hear things from the LP, the other for the people that don't like emails.
More frequent releases make you seem alive. Releases about media appearances make you seem relevant, especially if they are happening daily.
Should I break that stance and send out an announcement for FTL? What about the next host or producer that does that same using the FTL message as the precedent? I sincerely hope that you see my point of view.
If there's some other national radio show with a true Libertarian message, you should send out a release for them too.
Really, I'm only writing this since this was all ressurected by chance and to clear the air so you know where I'm coming from. I don't expect anything from you, and I don't need anything. If you decide to play ball, it will only help you.
I could care less what you do in regards to my show at this point, Shane. That's why I wasn't calling. We'll do just fine without you, and keep promoting other great Liberty minded organizations that have figured out how beneficial appearing on our show is.
For the LP's sake, I hope you come to your senses. It doesn't sound good when things like this come up on the air. The good news is, we'll draw people to you anyway by nature of being Libertarians, so enjoy the free members we send your way. Speaking of that, you'd be really wise to advertise with us. We're the number one recruiter for the Free State Project, and we're really affordable. ;)


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I don't expect this thread to create a ton of interest, but I finally got around to changing my flush valve seal on one of my American Standard Champion 4 toilets. The instruction were very simple and the whole job took less than 5 minutes.
I've been hearing water leaking by when I get up in the middle of the night and the tanks seems to always be filling up.
After I got the seal changed, I took a look at the old seal and noticed a few fairly large bubbles in in the seal that I am sure caused it not to seal properly. You can see the big bubble in the picture.
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French Country Bathroom Ideas
A French villa, a French country bathroom home and a Parisian apartment can be miles apart, but they all share a taste for design. A bathroom mirrors a French décor when it combines style with elegance, grace and a touch of the unexpected. Keep the style clean and classic for timely appeal.
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Wall paint in a French design bathroom varies from a cold blue to a warm golden orange. Possible wallpaper design includes a damask, border or metallic print. Some bathrooms can use a white breadboard on parts of the wall. Accent colors for the wall can be silver or nickel tone for the blue. Golden orange walls tend to get the gold tone metallic accents. Black wrought iron can be used in either. The floors can tile in the subway tile, a black and white design or marble. A window treatment can consist of cafe curtains in a colorful design for a country bathroom or a clean curtain in a more elegant bathroom. Louver gaps are also an option in many rooms. A skirt of French ticking material can describe the bottom of sink hide storage under and luxurious, thick towels in various shades hanging from hooks on the wall and in baskets. A country French bathroom can include a wrap mat for warmth in winter.
Rather than using regular cabinets to store their bathroom supplies, the French can create a display with the items. Colorful soap gels and oils go in clear bottles, while a perfume or cologne collection goes on a mirrored tray in the free. The French design may contain an armoire or consist of painted or stencil patterns on existing cabinets. A vanity can be in a larger bathroom with an antique mirror above. Framed landscape prints are combined with forged wheel designs for towel racks, toilet paper holders and a mirror or bell. Soap dishes can be glass or ceramic with ceramic on a shelf. A pharmacist's bathroom set holds a toothbrush and liquid hand soap, while the shelf contains small braided baskets for toiletries, makeup and small bathroom items. A crystal chandelier or two antique lamp lamps provide ambient lighting for a bath or you can set a shelf of scented candles with plants.
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Show up some simple curtains with white and blue toil – fabric printed with care illustrious herded-French scenes. "Turn your kitchen table into a pastoral oasis with this French country home decor.") The print will import the flavor of the country of France while the white background allows plenty of sunlight to pass through into space. Paint the walls a solar reinforcement yellow (shade of mustard, but paler) to complement the curtains and make the room look lighter.
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Canada's Virtue sidelined by surgery
Olympic and world ice dance champion Tessa Virtue will be sidelined for the start of the figure skating season.
Virtue underwent surgery on her shins and calves last week in her hometown of London, Ont.
Virtue, 21, had the procedure to reduce the lingering pain that has been diagnosed as chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS).
She had a similar operation in the fall of 2008. Virtue and partner Scott Moir missed most of that season, and plan on using this time to prepare for the world championships in Tokyo in 2011.
Skate Canada's chief medical officer, Dr. Marni Wesner, assessed Virtue's ailment during the national team's high performance camp in September.
Further tests revealed increased pressure levels in her calves and shins as a result of CECS.
Virtue and Moir planned on delaying the surgery until after the 2010-11 season. However, because of the discomfort Virtue was experiencing, the decision was made to have the surgery now.
As in 2008, Dr. Kevin Willits performed Virtue's most recent surgery.
'Enormous relief'
"It's an enormous relief to have a solution to the pain," said Virtue. "Apparently the surgery went really well and I am confident that I have the most competent support team to help me with my recovery. I am excited to get back on the ice as soon as I can and look forward to training and competing pain-free!"
Moir, who was with Virtue for her surgery, will travel back to Michigan to resume his training.
"We have two awesome routines this year, and I've got lots of work to do to be ready for our return to competition," he said.
"In the bigger picture, this is a minor setback, and we're excited at the prospect of Tessa being able to skate pain-free going forward," he said.
"It also shows just how strong Tessa was last year, and it was really amazing that she could shut out the pain and together we were able to achieve our dream of being Olympic champions."


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1) The show's first half an hour is crazy, crazy boring. Why-am-I-still-watching-this-show, boring. Ask-your-cat-what-the-high-and-low-points-of-its-day-were-just-to-kill-time boring -- a mix of Lindsay cancelling scheduled filming times, being difficult with the crew and acting, generally, like Lindsay Lohan. Everyone is not-surprised that Lindsay Lohan is being very predictably like Lindsay Lohan. Still, don't be so Lindsay Lohan, on your own show, Lindsay, Lindsay Lohan!
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The Federal Ministry of Health (FMH) has attributed over 50 per cent of Nigeria's infant and under-five mortality to malnutrition.
Speaking at a forum in Abuja, the Head of Nutrition at the FMC, Mr Chris Isokpunwu, believes that addressing malnutrition will reduce the rate of infant mortality in Nigeria.
"Malnutrition accounts for 53 per cent of under-five mortality in the country. A country where 2,300 children die daily, malnutrition would account therefore for more than 1,200 of such deaths.
"For us to address the high infant and child mortality rate in Nigeria, we need to address the issue of malnutrition," he advised.
A representative of UNICEF at the forum, Zack Fusheini, urged government to increase funding, saying it would help to improve the health and nutrition of children.
"I want to urge the government to continue to invest in nutrition, not just putting in money but providing adequate amount of resources to be able to implement the strategy," he said.
Experts at the forum said Nigeria is a major contributor to the global infant and under-five mortality, which the World Health Organisation said hit 5.9 million in 2015.
They, however, noted that addressing malnutrition among pregnant women and infants was one major step towards reversing the ugly trend.


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"Royal family"
2. The objectives of the lesson:
1. Consolidations on theme "Royal family"
2. To speak about their advantages in governing this country and to be informed about their life.
3. To adult the sightseeing of London.
4. To teach pupils to be polite with each other and to be always ready to help somebody.
3. Visual aids: interactive board, test paper, pictures of sights, pictures of Kings and
4.Type of the lesson. Revision and conclusion
5. Kind of the lesson: Untraditional. A cognitive lesson.
6.The method of the lesson: Question and answer, comparison, searching.
7.A connection of the lesson: History, environment
8.A form of the lesson: The collective work, the group work, the single work
9. The outline of the lesson:
I. Organization moment.
Dear teachers and guests
You are welcome, you are blest.
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We wish you to have good rest.
II. Warm – up.
Today we are having a particular day. We are going to show our knowledge in the English for you. I hope my students will be active. So the theme of our lesson is about Royal family in Great Britain. The aim of this lesson is to speak about their advantages in governing this country and to be informed about their life.
III. To consolidate the sightseeing.
Dear boys and girls look at the interactive board attentively. I am going to inform you about sightseeing of London. 1. (the picture of Buckingham palace)
-What do you think when you see this building? – It is Buckingham Palace.
-What do you know about this palace?
-Buckingham palace is the official residence of Queen. There are 600 rooms in Buckingham palace and the Queen tries to use and to put all of her presents there. It is situated on the mall avenue.
2.(the picture of Mall avenue)
— Look at the next slide. What is this in the slide?
-That is the avenue. This avenue is wide. It used for royal processions runs from Trafalgar square to Buckingham palace through St. James park.
3.( the picture of Albert Hall)
-What kind of hall is it?
– That is The royal Albert Hall. That is a very large concert hall where the best musicians of the world perform classical music. In front of the Albert hall there is a monument to Prince Albert built by Queen Victoria.
4. (Hadrian`s Wall
It is a Hadrian`s wall. It built by stone. A stone built across the north of England by the order of the Roman ruler Hadrian to defend the Northern border of Roman
from the Scottish tribes. Many tourists come over especially to look at the ruins of Hadrian`s Wall.
5.Trafalgar Square
It is the most beautiful place in London. In the middle of the square stands a tall column. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson. Four bronze lions look at the square from the monument. There are two beautiful fountains in the square. They are in front of the National Gallery which is one of the best picture galleries of the world.
It is a Big Ben. It is a large clock. You can hear the sound of Big Ben every hour in London. The clock and the Bell got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was a tall man whose nickname was Big Ben. So people the know clock as Big Ben.
7. Westminster Abbey
It is Westminster Abbey. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in London. It is very old too. It is more than nine hundred years old. There are so many monuments and statues there. Many English kings and queens are buried there. Westminster Abbey is famous for the Poet`s Corner too. Many great writers are buried there. For example Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling.
8. St. Paul`s Cathedral.
It is St. Paul`s Cathedral. It is one of the greatest English churches. It is situated not far from the Tower of London. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17 th century after the great fire. It look him 35 years.
9. Hyde Park and Regent`s Park.
They are parks. One of it Hyde Park and Regent`s Park. They are open to the public free of charge. Each park has its own character. Hyde Park used to be a hunting forest. Regent`s Park was also a hunting place and is now the home of London Zoo and open-air theatre which gives performances of Shakespeare`s plays in summer.
IY. Questions and answer.
Now I am going to ask you some questions about Royal family. I ask for you to be attentive and try to give me good concrete answer. Now listen to them.
1. Who lived between 1491-1547? – Henry YIII
2. When did Elizabeth I became the queen? 1558
3. Who organized to build the Royal Albert Hall? – Victoria
4. How long did Victoria rule the country?- 64
5. How to say kings and Queens another word? – Monarch
Y. Consolidate of Royal family.
Let`s consolidate about Royal family by playing a game. When you see this diagram and read the headline what come to your mind.
— About the members of the family. For example Henry YIII, Elizabeth I, Victoria, Elizabeth II.
— Ok, let`s play the game. Who is the best quick-witted. Who wants to join this game? I want to play with 4 students.
You are the first. Which number you want to open? — I want to open number.
1.King Henry YIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich Palace was died in 1547. Most people remember him only because he had six wives. Their names are Catherine of Aragon. Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleve, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr. But in fact he was a very important monarch. Under him Britain became independent of the Roman Catholic church, it got richer and more powerful. In 1534 Parliament named Henry head of the Church of England and gave the King all the power in the country.
2.Elizabeth I lived between 1533 – 1603. She was the daughter of King Henry. She became the Queen in 1558. She never married and is remembered as a very popular and strong queen. She is known for saying "I know I have the body of a week and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King…." During her reign England became very important in European politics, the Spanish Armada was defeated, arts and especially the theatre developed and the country
became very powerful.
3.Queen Victoria was born 1819. She came to the throne as a young woman in 1837. In that day she was 18 years old. She reigned until her death in 1901. Her monument is situated in front of Buckingham palace. She ruled for the largest period in the English history for 64 years. Victoria married a German, Prince Albert, But he died at the age of forty two in 1861. That was a great tragedy for queen Victoria. She had nine children, five sons and four daughters. The family life of Queen Victoria touched people`s hearts. During her reign Britain became a rich industrial country with a developed trade, an empire with a lot of colonies.
4. Elizabeth II was born in 1926, in Windsor. She was married. Her husband is Prince Philip. She has four children. She is on the British throne now.
YI. Presentation of Elizabeth II.
Presentation of Elizabeth II who has governing country. So students will tell her childhood, youth life when she was queen, her life in present time.
1.I was born in Windsor on 21 April 1926. My full name is Elizabeth Mary Alexander Windsor. But my mother called me Lilibet. It is my pet name. I am educating at home. My mother and my father teach me to read and to write. I am studying Latin, Geography, Economics, Music. I know foreign languages. I can speak French very well. My hobby is horse – riding. I am good at it. I like dancing, swimming. I take part in swimming competitions. I live in Windsor and Buckingham palace with my parents.
Young Lady.
2.I made my first speech on the radio in 1940 during the war. I wanted to help the army, that`s why I grew vegetables and knitted socks for soldiers. I learn to drive and married Prince Philip in 1947. Prince Charles is my first son. He was born in 1948.
Young Queen.
3.I came to the throne in 1952. It was crowned in Westminster Abbey in London on 2 June 1953. I made my first Christmas speech to my nation in 1957 from that year. I made my speech every year because it is traditional.
4.I play an important role in my country. I travel a lot. I have four children. Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward. I like reading, taking pictures, watching horse races. I have five official residences in Britain, Buckingham Palace in London and Windsor Castle near London among them.
YII. Additional information about Elizabeth`s II family.
Now among we have a guest. Volunteer of Philippians. Her name is Ms. Marisa. Now we would like Ms. Marisa to tell us about the Queens life. What do you know about British royal family of nowadays? What can you include for us expect you have heard.
YIII. End of the lesson.
a)Giving their mark
b)Giving their homework. Last week I gave to Erkebulan to make his own test for us about Great Britain. Is it ready? I want to give it as a home task to you. You are very active today. You show your knowledge in a high level. I think we have got a wonderful and useful time. We have taken a lot of information about Royal family and sights of Great Britain. The lesson is over. Good-bye.


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Over at theOneRing.net, director Guillermo del Toro let the Tolkien fanbase know about an upcoming non-Hobbit announcement "The key letter is 'D,'" says Del Toro. The speculation: "D" stands for "Deadman." It was rumored last week Del Toro would take on the project in a producer capacity. Could movement on the project be around the corner?
Release date: TBA
Collider has video interviews with Alex O'Loughlin and Gabriel Macht. They also have a solo interview with Kate Beckinsale:
Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, release date: September 11th, 2009
As CBR reported yesterday, Nicholas Cage has left the production. "The actor and the studio were not able to come to terms on a deal," says an article at The Hollywood Reporter. The production must now look for a new lead villain while still filming with other principle actors.
Starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou, release date: December 23rd, 2011
According to "Losers" artist Jock, writer Alex Garland is writing the film. Garland previously adapted "Trainspotting" and "The Beach" for director Danny Boyle. Boyle's company is producing the new version of "Judge Dredd."
Release date: TBA
Smallville star Tom Welling talked with TV Guide about the upcoming season. They discuss the black costume. "That is the symbol of the House of El. I've gotten away for many years with the blue t-shirt and the red jacket. Very easy wardrobe for me, very simple, straightforward, very comfortable. This new wardrobe, the leather jacket is a little warmer, you have to learn how to not step on your jacket when you're in a fight sequence. You learn that pretty quick -- it doesn't take many times before you figure that out!" says Welling.
New episodes begin: September 25th, 2009
I can't help but wonder if the slow news day has anything to do with "Beatles Rock Band" or the Apple press conference today. Or the fact it's 9.9.09. Either way, we're always on the lookout for good tips and healthy report on the films currently in production. If you discover something awesome, disheartening, or just plain weird, let us know! Take credit, come up with a clever nickname, or go anonymous. The choice is yours. Fresh rumors and movie news every weekday morning. I am Erik Amaya embracing the future threat of Gretsch Duo controller for "Rock Band."


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If we're talking one of the Best South Florida comfort food dishes of all time then Sakaya Kitchen's Kalbi Chunk'D Tots will easily make the Top 5. It's got well marinated Meat, Cheese sauce and fried Potatoes…….SOLD! It is so good that the first time I tried it, and before I was even half way done eating it I got back in line to order another one.
Mix all ingredients with short rib meat, cover and marinate overnight.
- 1 pound short ribs, thick cut in 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 1 apple, sliced
Combine ingredients in food processor until smooth.
- 1 cup fresh white melting cheese
- 1 cup Korean red pepper paste
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 scallion
- water, if necessary to blend
- 1 pound potato nuggets
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 2 cups cheese sauce (see above)
- 1 pound short ribs (see above)
- scallions, chopped
- hot sauce
Makes approximately 4 servings
- Set grill to high heat. Grill short ribs on high heat until well done. Set aside.
- Deep fry potato nuggets at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown.
- Remove potato nuggets from oil to a mixing bowl. Toss with a pinch of sea salt and cheese sauce until coated.
- Place tater tot mixture in serving bowl, top with short rib meat and garnish with chopped scallions and hot sauce.
Thanks to Chef Richard Hales for allowing us to reprint this recipe.