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Pastoral Care
'In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this sums up the law and the prophets'. Matthew 7.12
Pastoral care is central to the total school environment at Bishop Druitt College. Therefore, pastoral care at Bishop Druitt College addresses the diverse needs of the community - emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Pastoral care is integral to the Bishop Druitt College community where everyone has the right to be safe, to learn and to be respected and treated with dignity.
Pastoral care is the practical expression of the Gospel message within the school community. It provides for a nurturing and secure environment.
Belief Statements
View our Vision and Values Statement
We believe that pastoral care:
- Embraces the example of Jesus and the teaching of the Gospel, especially in relation to faith, hope, love, forgiveness, justice and freedom.
- Promotes the dignity of the human person and the value of human life within a harmonious multicultural society.
- Provides opportunities for positive relationships and interactions within the school community, through both the formal and informal curriculum.
- Promotes a holistic approach to quality teaching and learning, in ways that foster the dignity, self-esteem and integrity of each person.
- Reflects the love of God by caring for those within the school community, especially those experiencing disadvantage.
- Makes provision for positive teaching/learning management policies, school rules and sanctions that will promote the good order of the school community, with a positive attitude to just and fair treatment for all members of the community.
- Maintains a warm and welcoming atmosphere, where members of the school community are recognised and affirmed.
- Is the shared responsibility of every person in the community.
- Contributes to students recognising that their fundamental freedoms and rights are reciprocated by responsibilities.
- Aims to ensure that students' needs are responded to with increasing sensitivity. Also to ensure that the meeting of needs is not affected by differences brought about by factors such as socioeconomic status, gender, ethnic origin, race or disability.
- Provides for the celebration and affirmation of individual qualities and differences. It promotes an awareness of the individual needs and learning styles of community members.
Staff Involved in Pastoral Care
- The Principal has overall responsibility for staff and student pastoral care in the college and is the Child Protection Officer.
- There is an Assistant Principal (Head of Primary) and Assistant Principal (Head of Secondary).
- The Director of Pastoral Care has day to day responsibility for pastoral care in both the Primary and Secondary.
- The Chaplain and Assistant Chaplain, together with the Principal, have oversight of the spiritual development and sacramental care in the college.
- There are three counsellors.
- Each teacher in the school has responsibility for pastoral care and is supported in the Primary School by junior and senior coordinators, while in the Secondary School are supported by year coordinators, assistant year coordinators and tutors.
Pastoral Care in the Primary School
Pastoral care aims to provide a supportive and caring environment where students can reach their intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional and social potential and become independent and interdependent members of the community, able to contribute to a wide range of activities.
We aim to develop students who have high self esteem, are responsible, are capable of making sensible, informed choices, and who can recognise their fundamental rights and responsibilities. Our key rights and responsibilities aim to assist each student in the Primary School to come to a better understanding of what it means to show respect for all. We understand that every child has the right to:
- Be treated fairly and with respect
- Be themselves
- Be safe and be heard
- Learn
- Have fun and enjoy school
- Be proud of Bishop Druitt College
Pastoral Care in the Middle School
The aim of the Middle School at Bishop Druitt College is to create an educational environment that caters specifically for the needs of our young adolescents. Year 7 to Year 9 students undergo a significant change from the relative safety and structure of childhood. Recognising and responding to the unique physical, cognitive, hormonal, emotional, social and moral changes that all students experience during the 'middle years' will be the foundation that underpins transitional and transformational change. Empowering students within a caring and supportive learning environment with a dynamic curriculum that engages, connects, inspires, challenges and enthuses will ultimately place them in a position to face the challenges of Senior School with optimism, confidence, resilience, vigour and enjoyment.
We focus on:
- Learning - Developing curriculum that engages, connects, challenges and enthuses students. Setting high expectations, recognising the importance of differentiation and embracing new technologies.
- Service - Being socially conscious, sharing our talents and resources and making a contribution to our community.
- Leadership - Making a positive difference in the lives of others, being role models for younger students and developing decision-making skills.
- Life - Developing faith, optimism and resilience and building strong, honest relationships.
Pastoral Care in the Senior School
Our aim is to create a learning environment that allows for academic success based on the holistic wellbeing of our students. The Senior School provides the opportunity for each student to develop and fulfil their potential – academically, socially, emotionally, spiritually and physically. This should be experienced in the context of feeling connected to the college community by full participation in the range of group environments and pursuing the leadership opportunities offered by the college. In this way, senior students exert a strong influence on the growth of a very positive student culture at the college.
We focus on:
- Learning - Building the skills and motivation required for successful lifelong learning. Creating opportunity and making informed choices for post-school options.
- Service - Caring for eachother and developing a sense of integrity, global identity and responsibility. Valuing college culture and creating new service 'traditions'.
- Leadership - Taking responsibility for decision making and for our actions. Being a positive role model and applying our skills and energy in effective ways for the benefit of our community.
- Life - Building stonger faith, optimism, humility and resilience, and pursuing a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
The College House System in Secondary
The college house system is the primary way that students receive pastoral support. It is designed to provide equal opportunities through a caring environment. The individual is valued and supported through mutual respect and encouragement by direct contact on a regular basis with a tutor. This tutor is a point of contact, support and encouragement during the students' time in the Secondary school. Tutors are in turn supported by heads of house.
- Year coordinators and assistant year coordinators are appointed to monitor pastoral care and academic progress (with the assistance of the heads of faculty).
- The heads of house have delegated responsibility for students in the colleges' six houses in Years 7-12 and meet regularly with their tutor teams.
- The year coordinators meet regularly with the heads of house, Director of Pastoral Care, chaplaincy, the counselling team and the Assistant Principal (Head of Secondary).
- The majority of teaching staff are tutors and liaise with parents when required.


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Here at the OA we can also support with emotional issues which may be affecting you, carers or dependents. Such issues may result in added pressures on relationships, family, friends and self confidence so the following information is offered to help. Alternatively contact us for further advice and support.
SANE provides emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers. Likewise, MIND and the NHS provide useful advice and information on how you can build your self esteem.
For younger people, Youngminds is a charity that supports young people and those on whom young people may rely, to build their self esteem. For Armed Forces personnel, families or siblings. in need of emotional support, SSAFA offers access to support groups which can help through times of stress and need, such as bereavement.
If you have been a victim of any crime or have been affected by a crime committed against someone you know, Victim Support can offer emotional support and advice. Their services are free and available to everyone, whether or not the crime has been reported and regardless of when it happened.
If you are feeling worried about domestic abuse, NHS Choices can offer help and support. They also offer support to men who may be a victim of domestic abuse. You can also find support for abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults. In addition Help Guide is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting women involved with domestic violence.

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So, it's that time again! Time to get your quote selected so you can come up with a creative story, poem, or whatever else you would like to share about your quote. Remember we have a week so there is no great hurry!
It has been a crazy week! I am sorry for being so late…
Ronovan is in charge this week and he chose the theme of:
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Here is my contribution for this week on the theme of "ADVENTURE."
An adventure of a Life Time
It was time to go. Marie placed her suitcase on the curb next to the car. She was nervous, even though it was filled with the required items on the list. Anything else she needed she would just have to get later. The suitcase was a graduation gift from her foster parents. That bit of irony made her smile. In other words, it was time to go.
"Are you ready?" asked Carolyn, Marie's foster mother for the last year and a half of high school. She hefted the suitcase into the trunk of the car with a grunt.
"I think so," answered Marie quietly. She looked around at the familiar surroundings that had become her home for the last couple of years. She felt a sadness that made her heart ache while at the same time she felt her heart beat in anticipation of what lay ahead. The decision to leave was the only logical one, she knew. After one last look around the neighborhood, Marie settled into the seat next to Carolyn. Her throat was tight and tears filled her eyes.
Both women were silent, lost in their own thoughts. Marie watched the fleeting images of the city she grew up in fly past the car window. Carolyn reached over and turned on the car radio.
"Nothing like a little music to brighten the situation," said Carolyn smiling at Marie.
The soft strains of the song "Leaving on a Jet Plane," wafted through the car. Carolyn laughed. "How appropriate is that?" she asked.
Marie laughed too. What were the chances that song would play today at this moment on her way to the airport, she wondered? It was the kind of moment she knew she would remember the rest of her life. It was a sign, an omen that she was on the right path.
"Now, remember to call me and let me know you arrived safely," murmured Carolyn.
Marie nodded. "If they let me," she said with hesitation in her voice.
The freeway exit to the airport loomed ahead. Carolyn took the exit with ease guiding the car into the appropriate lane for departing passengers. She stopped the car in the unloading zone and turned to Marie.
"You will be just fine. This is a brand new adventure, one you will remember the rest of your life," she said, tears clinging to her eyelashes. Carolyn knew she loved this girl whose parents had given her up to the state. Thank goodness she was able to be there for her, she thought. Foster care was never easy and Marie had been a typical teenager but now it was time for her to make her own way in the world.
Marie nodded and glanced at Carolyn. Their eyes met. She could not speak. How do you say thank you to the woman who took you into her home and family and loved you for who you were? Marie hugged Carolyn as tears rolled down her face.
"I know," Carolyn said patting Marie's back encouragingly. "I love you, too."
"Thank you," whispered Marie. She slipped out of the car and retrieved her suitcase from the trunk.
Carolyn wiped her eyes. "Write me and we will write you back," she shouted out of the car window to Marie's retreating back.
Marie turned around with a smile on her face. "I will," she said. "I love you, too!"
Carolyn watched Marie straighten her back as she walked toward the other young men and women gathered on the sidewalk in front of the American Airlines ticket booth. Staff Sargeant Banning was there in his dress blues, just as he had promised.
"Welcome ladies, and gentlemen," he said smiling. The bus to the induction center will leave in about 20 minutes. We will complete your paperwork and physical there and then it is back to the airport for your plane bound for Lackland Air Force Base. Welcome to the United States Air Force!
On July 12, 1976, Colleen Marie (Steinle) Chesebro left for basic training. It WAS the adventure of a lifetime!
It was great seeing you all. Come back again!


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2015 (65) Audi A3 1.6 TDI 110 SE Technik 5drLeyland Motorstore
This car is currently reserved. We may have a similar vehicle in stock, so please contact us for more details and we'll get right back to you.
Call now on 01772 830202*Enquire now
Vehicle summary
|62,214 miles
|1598 cc
|MPG (combined)
|74.3 **
|CO2 emissions
|105.0 g/km
|Road tax
|£20 per year
|Body type
Featured specification
- SD card satellite navigation system
- Cruise control
- Colour driver's information system display
- Acoustic parking system - rear
- Voice control system
- DAB Digital radio
- Audi music interface
- Front fog lights
- ISOFIX child seat preparation+airbag deactivation
This vehicle may have been advertised at the higher price for less than 28 days, but for a minimum of 10 days.
Standard specification
Driver Convenience
|Acoustic parking system - rear
|Colour driver's information system display
|Electro-mechanical PAS
|Low washer fluid indicator
|SD card satellite navigation system
|Service interval indicator
|Voice control system
|Audi music interface
|DAB Digital radio
Exterior Features
|Body colour bumpers
|Body colour door mirrors with integral indicators
|Body colour roof spoiler
|Front and rear electric windows
|Front fog lights
|Heated rear window
|Heated windscreen washer jets
|Rear wiper
Interior Features
|3 adjustable rear headrests
|4 lashing points to secure luggage
|4 spoke leather multi-function steering wheel
|60/40 split folding rear seat
|Adjustable front armrest
|Coat hooks on both sides
|Cup holders
|Driver seat undertray
|Driver/passenger sunvisors
|Front and rear interior lights with delay
|Front/rear floor mats
|Height adjustable front seats
|Height/depth adjustable steering column
|Illuminated glovebox
|Illuminated luggage compartment
|ISOFIX child seat preparation+airbag deactivation
|Jack and tool kit
|Removable rear parcel shelf
|Storage compartment in centre console
|Storage compartments in doors
|Variable boot floor
|3 point seatbelts on all seats
|Active bonnet
|Active front headrests
|Curtain airbags
|Driver and passenger side airbags
|Driver/Front Passenger airbags
|Drivers knee airbag
|Electromechanical parking brake
|ESC - Electronic Stability Control + traction control
|Front passenger airbag deactivation
|Manual rear child locks
|Seatbelt warning
|Tyre pressure monitor
|Warning triangle and first aid kit
|Anti-theft wheel bolts
|Remote control central locking
|Thatcham category 1 alarm + immobiliser
|Diesel particulate filter
|Aluminium air vent surrounds
|Space saver spare wheel
Technical specification
Emissions - ICE
|CO2 (g/km)
|Standard Euro Emissions
Engine and Drive Train
|Cylinder Layout
|Engine Layout
|Fuel Delivery
|Number of Valves
Fuel Consumption - ICE
|EC Combined (mpg)
|EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies
|EC Extra Urban (mpg)
|EC Urban (mpg)
|Badge Engine CC
|Badge Power
|Coin Description
|Coin Series
|SE Technik
|Generation Mark
|Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07
|Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years
|Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years
|NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %
|NCAP Child Occupant Protection %
|NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09
|NCAP Pedestrian Protection %
|NCAP Safety Assist %
|Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage
|Standard manufacturers warranty - Years
|Vehicle Homologation Class
|0 to 62 mph (secs)
|Engine Power - BHP
|Engine Power - KW
|Engine Power - PS
|Engine Power - RPM
|Engine Torque - LBS.FT
|Engine Torque - MKG
|Engine Torque - NM
|Engine Torque - RPM
|Top Speed
|Space Saver?
|Tyre Size Front
|Tyre Size Rear
|Tyre Size Spare
|Wheel Style
|Wheel Type
Vehicle Dimensions
|Width (including mirrors)
Weight and Capacities
|Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)
|Gross Vehicle Weight
|Luggage Capacity (Seats Down)
|Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)
|Max. Loading Weight
|Max. Roof Load
|Max. Towing Weight - Braked
|Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked
|Minimum Kerbweight
|No. of Seats
|Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb
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Audi A3
The entry-level 1.6-litre diesel '30 TDI' version of Audi's A3 premium compact hatch offers a sensibility package with more than a touch of desirability too. Jonathan Crouch reports
Ten Second Review
The Audi A3 recipe is one that's reasonably familiar to customers. Certainly, this current model (for hatch buyers offered only in Sportback form) doesn't diverge from the template of high quality and a big car feel miniaturised into a compact hatchback shape. What has changed is the market the A3 competes in. This current third generation car now has to work harder than ever to win sales. Fortunately for Audi, it seems up to the task, especially in the entry-level 1.6-litre diesel '30 TDI' form we look at here.
Why pay over the odds for surplus you don't need? It's a philosophy that works for all the big purchases you'll ever make, whether it be a house, a holiday or a car. Especially a car. It's so easy to be seduced into going large, just on the off chance you might one day need to carry five passengers or negotiate a muddy track. Then after a few years with the car, we realise that we only did that thing once or twice and would have been better off with something less ostentatious. Something like this Audi A3 1.6 TDI maybe. The formula for the A3 hasn't changed a great deal since it first appeared in 1996. Then, it weathered the accusations that it was a Volkswagen Golf in a posh frock then and it continues to do so today in an improved guise that includes a slightly smarter look. More significantly, Audi's latest Virtual Cockpit instrument panel makes an appearance as a desirable option and Ingolstadt's latest know-how when it comes to media connectivity is paraded in the redesigned MMI infotainment system. Let's check this car out in affordable diesel guise.
Driving Experience
The very first thing that strikes you when driving the Audi A3 is how quiet it is. That has traditionally been something that manufacturers of compact cars have struggled with in the past. Building suspension systems down to a price, packaging engines and ancillaries where it would have been nice to have extra soundproofing and the busy ride inherent in a short wheelbase vehicle were usually key contributing factors to why smaller cars never really felt like big cars to drive. That's changed with the latest generation of premium hatches and the A3 is probably the best of the bunch in this particular regard. It's wholly competent, if not a major entertainer. Should you want a bit of fun behind the wheel, the BMW 1 Series feels a more extrovert character and the Mercedes A-Class a more rewarding steer, but the A3 isn't far off that pace. It feels beautifully resolved when you thread it through a series of bends in that way that only seems to come from Audi. It's hard to ruffle it in any particular way, the control systems keeping a cap on any antics and the car feeling slightly disdainful at being manhandled along. Rest to 62mph in this 116PS 1.6-litre '30 TDI' variant takes 10.5s on the way to 124mph flat out. That's not far off the 8.5s and 135mph figures you'd get in the pricier 150PS 2.0-litre '35 TDI' variant.
Design and Build
Exterior changes to the A3 over recent years have been slight but the front still looks purposeful, courtesy of sharp lines for the familiar broad Singleframe grille. The headlights are flat, with distinctive outer contours and can be ordered in Matrix LED form, so they are significantly brighter and constantly adapt themselves to avoid dazzling other road users, plus of course they never need to be dipped. Equally subtle styling at the rear aims to accentuate the width of this car - with the horizontal illuminated graphics of the rear lights and the separation edge above the redesigned diffuser. Inside, the 'Virtual Cockpit' instrument display used in the TT and other pricier Audis is available in this one as an option. This displays the most important driving-relevant information in high resolution on a 12.3-inch diagonal TFT screen. The driver can switch between two views by pressing the "View" button on the multifunction steering wheel. In addition, the menu structure that works the centre dash MMI infotainment screen has been redesigned and is now more intuitive. Otherwise, everything is pretty much as before, with classy materials and strong build quality. The five-door Sportback hatch has a 365-litre boot - and there's still the option of saloon or Cabriolet bodystyles if you want them.
Market and Model
Pricing for this entry-level 1.6-litre diesel A3 '30 TDI' Sportback starts at around £25,000, with around £1,500 more necessary to get yourself S tronic auto transmission. There's no longer a 3-door Hatch option but you can have saloon or Cabriolet bodystyles. There's a choice between SE Tecknik, Sport, S line and Black Edition trim levels. The key option with this current model is the clever 'Virtual Cockpit' system replacing the conventional instrument dials with an eye-catching 12.3-inch TFT display. But of course, there's much else to select from. As for infotainment, well Audi reckons that this current A3 sets high standards here. An 'MMI radio plus' set-up with an electrically extending 7-inch diagonal monitor is standard, while the 'MMI navigation' system is fitted from 'SE Technik' trim upwards. Go further and specify the 'MMI navigation plus with MMI touch in conjunction with the Audi connect' package (what a mouthful!) and you can have many online functions in your A3 at high speed via the super-fast LTE standard. They include, for example, navigation with Google Earth and Google Street View traffic information in real time, as well as practical information on parking, destinations, news or the weather. There's also a free 'Audi MMI connect' app that enables other services, such as online media streaming and transfer of a calendar from a smartphone to the MMI. Mobile phones with iOS and Android operating systems can now be connected with the car via the standard Audi smartphone interface.
Cost of Ownership
Start cranking a bunch of options onto an A3 and you'll put a dent in what might be its biggest asset - the way it clings onto its value. It wouldn't require too much effort to push the cost of this 1.6-litre '30 TDI' A3 above £30,000 which, after a night's sleep, must feel vaguely terrifying. Better to stick with the standard equipment and add a couple of options that used buyers will increasingly look for such as navigation or Internet connectivity services. As it stands, the A3 has one of the best residual figures around. Buy an entry-level A3 '30 TDI' now and three years down the road it will still probably be worth over 45 per cent of what you initially paid for it. That's what makes this car worth paying the extra over, say, a well-equipped Focus or Astra, both of which have closed the gap in terms of quality in recent years. As long as you can afford the initial outlay, the Audi is going to work out cheaper to own. Perhaps the smartest thing about the Audi A3 is its efficiency. You'll have already justified the asking price of the car in terms of its build quality, equipment and power output, so getting excellent efficiency almost feels like a bit of a bonus. In its most frugal form, a 1.6 diesel '30 TDI' manages 53.3mpg (WLTP) and 114g/km of CO2. Or 54.3mpg and 103g/km in S tronic auto form. Which explains why this model is popular with fleet and private buyers alike.
The Audi A3 isn't the sort of car that naturally grabs the headlines, especially in this 1.6-litre TDI guise. It's just a little bit too sensible for that. The driving dynamics won't have magazine road testers getting all unnecessary and the styling isn't going to sell too many posters. It's the unsexy stuff that the A3 does so well. It studiously leverages the power of Audi's cherished brand. It's safe, efficient, discreet and makes sense financially when its crushing residual values are taken into account. So, a car that you buy with the head rather than the heart? Not entirely. The coldest pragmatist would gravitate to a Golf then realise that even better value could be had with a Skoda or a SEAT. No, the Audi A3 is all about walking a very fine line balancing value and badge equity. My personal take is that perhaps the A3 has become a little too cool and could do with a few more fireworks to really grab the buyer but you may well disagree. What's not up for debate is that this is a compact car that goes large on quality, refinement and maturity. Will continue to strongly challenge more recently designed models from Mercedes and BMW? You'd be foolish to bet against it.
This vehicle has previously been registered to a business or a vehicle rental company, or been used by a business, so it may have been driven by more than one driver.
** MPG figures are obtained in laboratory testing and intended for comparisons between vehicles. Please be aware they're not intended to represent real world efficiency.
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- 1.6 TDI 110 SE Technik 5dr
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- 2015
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- Spec Date
- 2015-09-29
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We learned we were expecting our third child in early December of 2007. We were excited and filled with anticipation. On March 30, 2008, at our 20-week routine sonogram, we were told that our baby didn't have any fluid around him. This meant that when he was born, he would likely only live for a few minutes to a few hours, if he lived at all, because his lungs would be unable to form due to the lack of fluid in the womb.
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Welcome to Alexandra's House
Life is full of uncertainty with no guarantees. If the life expectancy of your unborn, newborn, or infant is limited, Alexandra's House is here to help. Many services are provided directly through Alexandra's House and others are coordinated through a variety of community resources. Residential care is available for those meeting specific criteria.
Alexandra's House is a community based, all volunteer, peer-led perinatal hospice and infant care system for parents pregnant with babies with lethal or sub-lethal anomalies, for pregnancies that end unexpectedly at any point, from any cause, and for infants who die in the community, any cause. While its foundation is rooted in faith, its services offer a practical solution in meeting the time-intensive needs of families in these situations.
Alexandra's House does not interfere with or substitute for any existing medical, social, or hospice agencies' services. What it does is to help fill in the many gaps in care that do exist, as defined by those who have lived the experience of caring for a dying unborn or newborn baby. The ideal time to consult Alexandra's House is at the time of diagnosis or loss: a) so parents are fully informed and b) to help alleviate some of the acute anxiety and very common feelings of isolation and abandonment. Alexandra's House does not charge for its services nor does it accept contributions from people they serve.
Over 90% of our referrals come from the medical community – perinatologists, hospitals, doctor's offices, sonographers, the community at large and through our website. We have followed families in America as far away as Alaska and have provided assistance in the UK, France, Germany, and New Zealand.
Services include: bringing meaning to suffering, assistance in grief resolution, parent-parent partnering, birth planning, funeral planning, long-term support, one to one and group meetings, pre-natal and post-natal housing, if required. If a baby survives and is dismissed from the hospital, the family and baby can stay here for the duration of their life. Professional nursing services are provided through a licensed hospice agency.
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Miriam: A Short Encounter with God's Miracle
On July 26 of 2000, we took our first look at Miriam Ann as we had a routine ultrasound. She was sixteen weeks.
Laila-Grayce LeClaire
On September 14th 2007, my husband and I found out that we were expecting our first baby. We were both incredibly happy as was our family.
My first trimester went like any other. I felt sick, moody but still remained happy through it all. My husband and I wanted a baby for years but decided to wait until I graduated from nursing school.
The loss of a child: Baby Weston's Story
By Sarah S.H. Postpichal
March 2, 2002
Dedicated to my son Weston Garret Postpichal. I will never forget the time we
shared together. I will love you until the sun turns cold and all the stars fall from
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During the sonogram the nurse told my mother and I that so far everything she had seen was perfect. I watched Weston move around the screen so fast, I remember saying he had reminded me of a kick boxer. We all laughed.


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Solo & Relay swim information
Butlins Channel Races (1950)
Other lists to be added later.
Lists of successful solo & relay English Channel swims
A full list of all the successful CS&PF solo and relay swims to the end of 2007 can be found on the CS&PF web site http://www.channelswimming.net See the "Records" page
We have a database with a lot more information on it in our office. The results found here are an abridged version of the information we hold.
The Successful swims from the 1950's Butlin's English Channel races can be accessed from the heading in the left hand column
The buttons -Solo Name - Solo Year - Solo time - are the swim lists from Mathew Web in 1875 to December 31st 1999. They in the 3 different sorting modes (as labled) --- The same system is used for the - relay - buttons
The lists on this page are of the successful solo & relay English Channel swims to date. To the best of our knowledge the lists are of all the recognised Channel swims to date. They are sorted into solo & relays by name & solo & relays by date. Our database can sort other variations on the lists should you require something special. Please e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com we will try to answer your requests.
Where are you now?
We are starting a Swimming Scrapbook and trying to fill the gaps in the database records If you have swum the Channel or know someone who has, successful or unsuccessful, let us know all about it and help us update the gaps in our records.
The lists are long and require time to download - please allow extra time depending on the speed of your modem and computer.
If you need further information ask us - we might be able to help from our office databases.
English Channel swim records from all the successful swim to December 2007
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From April 29 to May 13 at the Brick City Gallery, the BFA Senior Exhibition will be on display. … [Read more...] about BFA Senior Art Exhibition
Visiting artist Elijah Gowin will be lecturing on April 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Brick City Room 312! Elijah Gowin uses photography to speak about ritual, landscape and memory. He was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1967 and received his MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico. His photographs are in the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of … [Read more...] about Visiting Artist: Elijah Gowin
Welcome to Brick City. At Missouri State, we call it an urban oasis of creativity. The department of art and design calls it home. Located just off campus, the cluster of brick buildings known as Brick City boast 85,000-square-feet of space. When renovations began in 2007, as part of Springfield's urban research park IDEA Commons, the buildings were about 100 years old, … [Read more...] about Where is Building 2?: A brief history of Brick City
Dig out your bell-bottoms and leisure suits for for this '70s-themed party! Costumed block party part of '70s event series The department of art and design has decided to go retro this semester with several events celebrating the 1970s, including this costumed block party, to be hosted on April 8 in Brick City's south parking lot. The block party is part of "The … [Read more...] about Blast from the past: Hippie block party rocks Brick City
The scenery around Brick City has changed in recent weeks. A mural can now be seen across the street, and you may have wondered how it got there and what it's all about. Drawing senior Michael Yates painted the mural for his Painting III class, and we caught up to him to find out more. Who else was involved in creating the mural? I collaborated with Jacob Burmood, my … [Read more...] about Student paints mural across from Brick City


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"We, the [Mission and] Outreach Committee of the Church of the Redeemer, with God's Guidance, strive to seek and serve Christ in all persons. Blessed with so much for which we are thankful, we affirm that much is requred of us in ministering to our fellow men, women and children int he community of Chestnut Hill and beyond. Our mission is conducted through the ministries of all the Committee members and the parish. Serving many, we are especially conscious of the needs of those who may be sick, malnourished, abused, lonely and persecuted or who are the victims of famine, natural disasters or economic injustice. Through our own service, we hope the parish and those we aid and support will continue to mature as God's people and that our service will promote a greater sense of community in the parish."
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Honey Cinnamon Ice Cream
Home-made Ice Cream
One of our favorite things in the entire world (besides a cold beer) is home-made ice cream. The creaminess, richness, and flavor cannot be beat by making your own ice cream. Believe it or not it isn't as hard as you think. By following a few simple tips and tricks you can make the most amazing ice cream that your family will be begging you to make day after day.
One of our favorite holiday ice creams is Honey Cinnamon Ice Cream. There is something amazing about the extra creaminess you get by using honey. It also helps balance the great spiciness from the cinammon.
Equipment –
You can make ice cream a lot of various ways but the process of churning your ice cream will ultimately determine the texture and creaminuess of your ice cream. We use a variation of this simple cuisinart ice cream maker.
Ratios –
We love ratios, it keeps things simple and predictable. And although we do stray away from this occasionaly it is easy to remember and a great starting point for all your recipes.
2 parts heavy cream – 2 cups
1 part whole milk – 1 cup
1/2 part sugar – 1/2 cup granulated sugar (or honey in this case)
5 egg yolks
Process Tips-
1) Get a thermometer! This simple/cheap tool will allow you to precisely cook your custard without over cooking it
2) Tempering – Simply bringing 2 liquids to the same temperature slowly. Usually done by adding a hot liquid to eggs. If you add the eggs to quickly to boiling liquid the eggs will scramble.
3) Cook your custard to exactly 170 degrees and keep it there for 5 minutes
4) Even though you have done everything perfect, strain your custard to remove any cooked eggs
5) We know you want to eat that ice cream right away but you really should allow the custard to cool in the fridge overnight, it will allow the flavors to meld together and you will end up with a superior product.
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|10 minutes
|Cook Time
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The addition of 100% local honey gives this ice cream a deep richness that balances the cinnamon spice.
- 2 cups Organic heavy cream
- 1 cup Organic Whole Milk
- 5 ea egg yolks
- 1/2 cup Local Honey
- 3 ea cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 tsp ground saigon cinnamon
- 1 pinch sea salt
- Assemble ingredients
- Add Heavy cream, milk, cinnamon sticks, sea salt and ground cinnamon to a heavy bottom sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- While cream mixture is heating separate eggs yolks into a stainless bowl. Add the honey and whisk until pale.
- Strain the cream mixture or remove the cinnamon sticks with tongs.
- Temper the egg yolks/honey by slowly adding strained cream mixture into the egg mixture.
- Heat the custard to 170 degrees for approximately 5 minutes. The custard is done when it coats the back of a spoon.
- Strain the custard through a fine mesh seive and place in an ice bath. You want to cool the custard as quickly as possible.
- It is preferable to let the custard sit overnight in the fridge but you can place in your ice cream maker as soon as the custard is below 40 degrees
- Run through your ice cream machine per the instructions. Put in your freezer until completely frozen, about 4 hours!


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Friday, December 28, 2012
My Nasty Christmas Letter
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- Anonymous said...
Loved this post, Charlotte. A wise outlook on life, to be sure. And I know what you mean about the scathing comment that you erased. I've done the same many a time, but it's always good to vent, to write your opinion down and bring it out into the open, even if no one else ever sees it.
- 3:28 pm
- Irene Bennett Brown said...
I, too, love Christmas newsletters and welcome whatever news the sender wants to share. A first this year, though, when among a letter writer's tidbits about renovating their home, travel to exciting destinations, activities to aid their small town, they add that a nephew remains incarcerated as he has been for two years. That one stopped me. I could what if that little seed from here to Sunday and have a novel. But is it okay to use? I have to think about it.
- 3:57 pm
- Charlotte Hinger said...
CK--as you can tell, I'm ambivalent about time spent on-line instead of actually writing. It's so easy to all our time connected and I'm not sure that's a good idea.
- 1:11 pm
- Charlotte Hinger said...
Irene, I think that's fascinating. I received my first wedding picture in a Christmas card of a committment ceremony between two men. I think people are becoming more open about all the aspects of their lives.
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Angie Theresia from Domus Cordis Community (part of Indonesian Catholic Church) in Jakarta, Indonesia brings us this awesome conference look.
The stage itself was inspired by triangle wall by Chris Monson, Faith Chapel.
The construction was from multiplex and white Coroplast. The triangles were made from 6mm multiplex, spray painted white matte. They also used a wire mesh to make the word "revealed" with each letter containing 22 layers of 2×2 cm wire mesh, also painted white to reflect the lighting.
At the edge of the triangle wall, they also added a WS 8201 LED strip light constructed in a chevron made from multiplex.
They also used a lot of volunteers, which made the process more enjoyable and less expensive.
Overall the budget for all the stage, lighting, and projector cost them around $5200 USD.


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For the past two years, Chamberlain Middle School has been granted the amazing opportunity to send a student to AirCamp at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Thanks to a financial scholarship provided by the Callahan Family of Carlisle, Chamberlain will see a third student attend the program this summer.
The 2017 scholarship recipient is Hailey Saylor, daughter of Michael and Stephanie Saylor. Hailey will spend a week participating in activities, and will be given the opportunity to learn about aviation, as well as the science, technology, engineering and mathematics of aeronautics. Hailey will spend the night in dorms at Wright State University. She will also have the experience of meeting other students from different schools.
Congratulations to Hailey! Carlisle Schools hopes you have an awesome experience!


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A capital gain is a profit that results from the sale of an asset, whether it be stocks, bonds, or something tangible like real estate that amounts to more than the purchase cost. This difference between sale price and original price (cost basis) is the capital gain. Capital gains are often calculated for tax purposes. This article will tell you how to calculate capital gains.
Determine the original cost--which is also called the cost basis. The cost basis is the amount originally paid for the asset. For example, if you bought 50 shares of Stock XYZ for $500, the cost basis is $500 or alternatively $10 per share.
Determine the sale price of the asset. This is simply the final amount received in exchange for the asset. For example, if you sold the same 50 shares of Stock XYZ for $750, then the sale price is $750.
Subtract the cost basis from the sale price. In the same example, you would subtract $500 from $750 giving you a capital gain of $250.
Capital gains can be calculated at any time but the capital gain is not realized for most purposes until the asset is sold. Usually, capital gain calculated before selling the asset is referred to as unrealized.
When calculating capital gains for tax purposes (IRS Schedule D for Example), you will figure your capital gain or loss as in step 3. Enter the capital gain (or loss) in the appropriate box on the tax form. The tax on the capital gain is calculated depending on your tax bracket and whether the asset was a short-term or long-term hold. Use the additional resources given to find your tax bracket and determining your capital gain after taxes.
- For tax purposes, the length of holding of an asset determines at what rate the capital gains will be taxed. Usually after holding an asset for at least a year, the asset becomes long-term and its capital gains will be taxed at a lower rate.


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Christie Brinkley has been ordered to pay back more than $500,000 in unpaid taxes after a legal claim was placed on her New York home.
Christie Brinkley has been ordered to pay back more than $500,000 in unpaid taxes.
The 57-year-old model - who is believed to be worth around $80 million - claimed an "error" on her behalf was responsible for US authorities putting a lien on her $30 million mansion, and vowed to pay back The Missing $531,720 by tomorrow (07.12.11).
She said in a statement: "I regret not paying more attention to my accounting, but I have been, and remain focused on my whole family as both my parents navigate serious health issues.
"I am grateful for the outpouring of understanding and support I have received."
The Internal Revenue Service took out a legal claim on the former Sports Illustrated pin-up's 11-bedroom home, which is set in 20 acres of land in Bridgehampton, New York, due to financial irregularities that are believed to have been neglected by the star.
However, she maintains the lien came as a "surprise" to her.
Christie added in the statement: "I was surprised to learn of the tax lien filing and took immediate Steps to rectify this matter, which for most people is a private matter.
"I discovered the tax lien was the result of an error. My taxes will be paid in full by Wednesday, December 7 and I expect the tax lien to be released immediately thereafter."
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The finale The Oprah Winfrey Show airs Wednesday, May 25.
How high might the viewership reach?
To assist your guess, Monday's Oprah episode drew a 10.0 household rating, which I'll back of the envelope in the neighborhood of 14 million average viewers. (Compared to recent weekly Oprah averages of around 7 million viewers).
What's your guess?
Update: Metered market overnights give the show a 13.3 household rating. My back of the envelope ballpark viewership is in the 17-18 million viewer range (pending the official viewership numbers from Nielsen). Readers were a bit optimistic.


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Do you have a Iphone but do not have a watch or GPS? Well did you know that you can turn you Iphone into a sports watch/gps by just downloading Runkeeper? With the free download you have access to your average speed, current speed, elevation gain, distance and a GPS that follows your route. And if that wasn't good enough it automatically connects to your account online and stores all your training activity in an easy to use online training log!
I was completely shocked when I first tried this application out on my run. Each mile it speak to me saying I had run a 1 mile in 10 minutes and 2 seconds with an average pace of 10 minutes per mile. I sure beat having to look at my watch each time and mile after mile I heard my overall time, my distance and my speed. I was very impressed and when I got in the car and clicked done it showed the route where I went! When I got home I logged into my account and was amazed to see how accurate the route was and was surprised to see my elevation and each mile broken down into how many minutes it took me per mile.
I used this application outside and it really is only meant for outside. The reason is it needs to be able to connect to a satellite and in order to do that it needs open space not a metal barrier to stop it. When you are about to start your run make sure to check the GPS signal on the screen it will show you how strong your signal is. Unknowing of the GPS signal rating I pressed go and ran on the indoor track. When I was done it said I had done .5 of a mile in 25 minutes, I know this was wrong because I counted 30 laps. This is how I figured out that is wasn't meant to be used inside! Also dense tree cover will also affect this device, so please remember this!
Another great feature that this application has is its after workout page, you can rate your exercise and you can also say the people you were with. This way when you go back through your training logs your can see how you felt that day and who you ran with. Although this app is free you can also buy an updated version for training plans and a more upgraded system. You can also set different workouts before you start and you can set music to play during your exercise. Runkeeper might make you think its just for running but in the menu before you click start you can click which activity you are participating in, for example biking, hiking, etc.
The application is not perfect and I know of people who have said that they went on a 10 mile run and their Runkeeper said that they ran it in 2 minutes. So please be aware that this application is not perfect, but pretty darn close! So if you are looking for an application to help keep track of your time, mileage and route then this application is perfect for you! This app also works for Android so if you don't have an iphone dont fear! If you have any questions or comments about Runkeeper please do so below! Have a wonderful day!


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On rifle-trenches: The General says…
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Peruse General William T. Sherman's Memoirs*, and you will read one man's experience and recollections of the US Civil War. General Sherman lead the Union Army effort, and his perspective encompasses tactical maneuvers, timing, and provisioning and transportation.
However, in describing the Atlanta Campaign, in mid-June 1864, he provides considerable detail (vol. II, pg. 55–56) about the rifle-trenches the soldiers fought from. This fits into his narrative as he discusses fighting around Kennesaw (Sherman spells it Kenesaw) Mountain, before Confederate forces fell back to Marietta, and later to Atlanta.
The enemy and ourselves used the same form of rifle-trench, varied according to the nature of the ground, viz.**: the trees and bushes were cut away for a hundred yards or more in front, serving as an abatis or entanglement; the parapets varied from four to six feet high, the dirt taken from a ditch outside and covered the way inside, and this parapet was surmounted by a "head-log," composed of the trunk of a tree from twelve to twenty inches at the butt, lying along the interior crest of the parapet and resting in notches cut in other trunks which extended back, forming an inclined plane, in case the head-log should be knocked inward by a cannon-shot. The men of both armies became extremely skillful in the construction of these works, because each man realized their value and importance to himself, so that it required no orders for their construction. As soon as a regiment or brigade gained a position within easy distance for a sally, it would set to work with a will, and would construct such a parapet in a single night; but I endeavored to spare the soldiers this hard labor by authorizing each division commander to organize out of the freedmen who escaped to us a pioneer corps of two hundred men, who were fed out of the regular army supplies, and I promised them ten dollars a month, under an existing act of Congress. These pioneer detachments became very useful to us during the rest of the war, for they could work at night while our men slept; they in turn were not expected to fight, and could therefore sleep by day. Our enemies used their slaves for a similar purpose, but usually kept them out of the range of fire by employing them to fortify and strengthen the position to their rear next to be occupied in their general retrograde. During this campaign hundreds if not thousands of miles of similar intrenchments were built by both armies, and as a rule, whichever party attacked got the worst of it.
What does an archaeologist learn from this description—besides the fact that the General wrote long paragraphs? How might this information inform archaeological investigation of a known or probable battlefield? Would you expect the trenches to be visible archaeologically nearly a century and a half later?
One can theorize that these features would, if undisturbed over the many decades since abandonment by soldiers, be lines of trenches perhaps as much as several feet deep, with the soil piled to the side facing the opposition, located in strategic positions across the landscape. Many would be in groups, either along a linear landform, or in several rows in other locales. We would expect that the head-log would have been removed or rotted in place. Rain and vegetation would have partly filled the trenches and reduced the height of the parapet.
Of course, some trench-parapets would have been leveled as fields were reclaimed for agriculture. Still, even flattened, the disturbance of the soil should be visible archaeologically, even if the general area had been plowed and suffered typical Piedmont erosion.
Now consider this: today, the area around Kennesaw Mountain is dotted with housing developments, shopping areas, gas stations, and considerable construction, many of them built during the last half-century. What impact does all this construction have on the remains of rifle-trenches that survived, however eroded or flattened from plowing, say, until 1950?


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Friday, February 10, 2017
A World Perspective
Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe,
our class, and our nation;
and this means we must develop a world perspective.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel
that the human race is their family circle.
- Freya Stark
Loyalty to the family must be merged into loyalty to the community,
loyalty to the community into loyalty to the nation,
and loyalty to the nation into loyalty to mankind.
The citizen of the future must be a citizen of the world.
- Thomas Cochrane
Color of skin, languages, religions, and traditions
are all part of the magnificence of humanity.
Honor diversity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: We are All Brothers and Sisters
Natural Web
Unity with Spirit and All Creation
All things share the same breath
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The First Bruise From School
It has been 3 weeks since my son first started preschool and today he sported his first bruise from an "accident" in school.
I was told that the bruise came from an accidental collision between another active little student and my son. When I enquired about the other boy, the teachers gave me vague answers that were worrying.
I wanted to know if the other boy had also been hurt from the collision. One teacher said the boy was fine. Another teacher told me the boy also sported a bruise and between the two, he was the one who cried louder. The funniest thing? The first teacher told me it was his classmate that collided into him while the second teacher said that it was a boy from another class.
Considering the discrepancies between their stories, I am starting to suspect that the teachers were being dishonest with me and that my son might have gotten hurt due to their negligence. Of course, I will never be able to find out how that bruise really came about.
I have since decided to let the matter rest even though it still worries me that the teachers were dishonest in recounting the incident. Luckily, my son only got a bruise and nothing more serious. I do hope that there will not be such "accidents" in the future.
This incident has gotten me thinking: why don't all preschools install an IP camera to record what goes on in school? With so many young children, it would be beneficial for both the parents and the school. Wouldn't an IP cam that was recording the whole incident save everyone the trouble of guessing what really happened?
I guess till installing IP cams in preschools becomes a mandated rule in Singapore, we, parents will just have to keep guessing where the bruises that appear on our little kids come from. Accidental collisions, or something more?


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Pretty Little Mini Quilts
Author: Ray Hemachandra
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Pages: 144
Photographs: Includes photographs
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Some cognitive scientists and their good friends in the philosophy of mind arena are concerned with working towards a satisfactory definition of "cognition". There is a long way to go. Here is a short examination of a small part of the Extended Mind Theory Andy Clark and David Chalmers presented in 1998. (Here is the full text.)
There is some kind of connection that happens when you use a tool—the right tool for the job: a well-honed axe will split a chuck of hard maple like a knife through butter. You can feel the task, the job the "thing that needs to happen", happening as you use it.
People who use tools develop relationships with them: some would go so far as to say they can only do what is needed by using a particular tool. A mechanic has a favorite spanner. When he uses it he can feel the right torque—just the exact turning for the exact bolt which will perform the exact job for which is was designed. He feels it—the rightness-- through his fingers. The spanner is a metal object physically between his fingers and the bolt, yet it becomes (an extension of?) his fingers and so he can feel the bolt, and feel from the bolt what is the correct turn of the spanner.
A driver knows her car. What the tires can, and cannot handle, which way she needs to turn the steering wheel when the tires hit a patch of ice, how fast she can take the curve, exactly how much to push down on the brake pedal. She knows when to slam on the brakes, and when just lifting her foot off the accelerator is enough to slow the car. She "knows her machine." She feels the road. The tool is superbly designed to its use. And she uses her body—feet, hands, eyes, ears, head—to accomplish the task via the tool. We do this in countless ways every day. We use objects to accomplish tasks. Does this necessitate or even suggest that the tools we use are imbued with consciousness? Are they merely conduits of our mental energy or are they, themselves, a small piece of mind?1 Clark and Chalmers (C & C) side step the question of whether the tool itself exhibits cognition, thus avoiding accusations of panpsychism, and name the relationship between a person and a tool as a system. (Note that Chalmers has gone on record as a panpsychist, and that point of view cannot be ignored, but I beg you to hold that in abeyance for this discussion.)
"Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?"
(Clark & Chalmers 1998. p.7)
What is interesting is the "kind of connection" that happens between the hand and the object being worked on, mitigated and facilitated by the tool in-between. Clark and Chalmers would have this "kind of connection" be a mind. They postulate that in the case of a human using a tool a kind of linkage--what they call "a coupled system"-- is created. And, they claim, this coupled system can and should be seen as a cognitive system in "its own right" (p. 10). This simple statement elicits a whole world of emotional responses-- more than I chose to address in this post.
In the forgoing examples, I use "tool" to mean a physical object or even a technology which is utilized by a human to accomplish a task, and that is required for the task. I leave aside, for the moment, the way C & C extend the definition of tool to include language. What is the relationship between a worker and her tools? Can the mechanic use a different type of tool or even a different particular spanner to accomplish the same task? Perhaps, but it might not work as well, or be as satisfactory to the mechanic himself. It might feel "off" or just not right. Does a coupled system develop between a driver and her car? "All the components in the system play an active causal role, and they jointly govern behavior in the same sort of way that cognition usually does. If we remove the external component the system's behavioral competence will drop" (p.10). Certainly if we remove the engine, the wheels, or even the driver's seat, the performance of the driver-car unit will drop, indeed might become null. That coupled systems exist seems unarguable. But do such systems exhibit cognition? Cognitive scientists tend to shy away from using the term consciousness, but I'd like to tweak their beards a bit and introduce it here.
If I replace the word "cognition" with "conscious", I respond with an unequivocal "No, the coupled system is not self aware, is not capable of intrinsic movement, has no soul, is not sentient." But C & C want to spread the epistemic credit around. They want to be sure that epistemic actions (those which "alter the world so as to aid and augment cognitive processes…" (p.9) contrasted with pragmatic actions which only alter the world in a physical manner) are covered in the definition of cognitive processes. The external relationships which arise and form a system are, by their reasoning not in the head but are still cognition. How are these not "in the head"? Are not these systems perceived or even birthed in mental ways? Let me touch one. Let me see one. Let me taste or hear a coupled system, and I will agree that they are external to my perceiving apparatus. (I go so far as to say, "Let me use my sense organs to ascertain the "real-ness" of the system!) Back we go to not having a satisfactory definition of cognition.
A theory of mind requires certain elements. According to Seager (1995), such a theory ought to provide answers to these questions:
1. What is consciousness?
2. Who/what in the world possesses it?
3. How can we tell who/what possesses it?
4. How does it arise in the physical world?
C & C are, arguably, working toward a full theory of cognition, but the Extended Mind Theory doesn't meet any of Seager's criteria. No, the spanner is not conscious. And no, the coupled system is not an extended mind.
1. The expression, "I'll give him a piece of my mind!" meaning to tick someone off, is an interesting example of how the term "Mind" gets tossed about frivolously. Does the speaker actually mean to give him some kind of tangible thing/object that is part of her consciousness? Is a proper ticking off – the action itself, or the content of the words used to tick off, a "piece of mind"?
Clark, A., and Chalmers, D. (1998). The Extended Mind. Analysis. 58:1, 7-19.
Seager, W. (1995). Consciousness, information and panpsychism. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 2(3), 272-288.


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If you want to convert people to customers, capture opportunities, and give others a deeper appreciation of what your site does, a well written About Us page is your ticket.
Your About Us page should answer:
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What do you do?
When did you start doing what you are doing?
Where are you located?
How are you accomplishing what you claim to do?
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In Microsoft Corporation v. Enfish, LLC, IPR2014-00574, Paper 13, IPR2014-00576, Paper 13, IPR2014-00577, Paper 13 (September 29, 2014), the Board denied Microsoft's request to join the petition, with one of the prior inter partes reviews Microsoft filed against the same patent. The joinder was essential for the petition to be timely.
Among other things, Enfish argued that joinder was not available because joinder only allows the addition of parties, and Microsoft was already a party. The Board ducked the question by quoting the statute and concluding that "[T]he standard for joinder gives the Director discretion as to whether to join an inter partes review with another inter partes review. 35 U.S.C. § 315(c)" without expressly dealing with Enfish's point that the statute explicitly says that parties can be joined, not petitions. Other panels of the Board have agreed with Enfish.
The Board went on to conclude that Microsoft had not sufficiently shown that joinder was justified, and in its discretion, denied the motion for joinder.
Discretion may be the better part of valor, but here it simply allows the confusion over joinder to continue.


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If I go to the main site via 'home' on the forums, everything is good. When I check my messages or just type in 'weasyl.com', I get the error message. Same with any other place I go to on the site.
I know there was a thread closed saying the issue has been resolved, so is it something on my end? It's pretty spotty with that error message right now (sometimes it loads, sometimes it doesn't), so maybe it's just something that's fixing itself? Sorry if this is has been resolved and is just an issue with me - wasn't sure ._.
Thank you.