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If you've ever planned a wedding before, you probably understand why the job of "wedding planner" exists. This shit is a fulltime job. And not one that I—or my fiance—necessarily wants (or has time for). Alas, because our budget is tight (yes, at around $20,000, THE BUDGET IS CONSIDERED TIGHT IN WEDDINGLAND), we're being forced to do most of the planning ourselves. Our one luxury, as I pleaded for earlier, is hiring a day-of coordinator, so we don't have to do manual labor between our vows. (By the way, the coordinator is the best $800 we've spent so far.)
But whatever, wedding planners and such aren't what this post is supposed to be about. No, after that long, rambling and, rather, unskillful introduction, what I really want to talk about are the wedding rings, and more specifically, who's supposed to pick them out and buy them?
Engagement ring "rules," no matter how dumb, are a little more straightforward. Tradition says the person proposing should take care of that duty (and expense). But since we kinda bucked tradition on that (we saved some bones and used an heirloom ring I already had that belonged to my grandma), we decided to scoff once again at tradition in this case.
According to my three minutes of intense Google searching, it seems you're supposed to purchase one another's band. I don't really get it. Technically, I suppose, wedding bands are "gifts," but what if you both have dramatically different bank accounts? Or taste levels? What if one of you is a Kardashian? (Worst. Wedding band. Ever.) I dunno, it just seemed to us that the easiest, most fair and straightforward solution was to each just buy ourselves what we like, whatever we could imagine wearing each day for the rest of our lives.
And, come on, who really has time to send each other multiple links about what he or she likes or worse, spend an afternoon wasting precious wedding-planning (or not) time jewelry-store hopping? That sounds like a nightmare.
So instead, we did what living in the 21st century allows us to do and purchased our baubles online, without a whole lot of consultation with one another. So, no, our rings don't match. In fact, they barely even coordinate. But really, who cares? We don't wear the same style and size of pants, so why would we wear the same jewelry?
He chose a pretty basic 14k white gold 4mm band with a satin finish that he found on some random site called iWeddingBand.com. It cost him somewhere around $200.
I, on the other hand (LITERALLY, get it?!), went for something slightly less classic (and a little more expensive at $300). Unlike him, I also spent a little more time (maybe, like, 20 minutes instead of 10) Googling some options. Eventually, I scoped out an independent Brooklyn-based jeweler named Aaron Ruff, who designs under the moniker Digby & Iona. You'll have to use your imagination to picture this in polished 14k white gold, instead of rose:
You like? You don't have to answer that because we really don't care if anyone likes these or not. In fact, we barely care if each other likes them, as long as whoever's wearing 'em likes 'em because, again, it's not the bling that makes a wedding wonderful, it's the sentiment. And the dranks.


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Just watched Bad Teacher last night. Damn, that is a funny movie. Like he did with Orange County, director Jake Kasdan knocks it out of the park with a fun comedy that despite some of the vulgar trappings, offers a little growth and revelation at the end for its characters. But mostly it's Cameron Diaz being a completely drunken wreck of a teacher who does and says what she wants and was almost out of the profession until her boyfriend dumped her because she was a gold digger. Now she has to play relatively nice with her fellow teachers while trying to snag a rich new substitute and avoid the advances of the stoner gym teacher played by Jason Segal.
I didn't have much in the way of expectations going into this one so I was pleasantly surprised. Jason Segal is a blast as the gym teacher and always seems to be a step ahead of the people he mocks. Cameron Diaz, who I'm not really a fan of, is fantastic in this and I found her slutty bitch of a character quite hot. She should do it more often, as it comes across a little more real than the ditzy blonde she plays in films like Charlie's Angels.
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By Father Rafael Garcia, SJ
Sacred Heart Parish in El Paso, TX, because of its location and founding mission to serve impoverished immigrant persons, has long had an outward focus on social ministry.
The parish, founded in 1893, has supported initiatives to address the long list of challenges faced by the community: struggling public education, irresponsibly maintained rental housing, unemployment and low wages, vulnerability of the youth and elderly, violence in various forms, and irregular immigration status.
Situated just blocks from the U.S.- Mexico border, the parish is witness to about 120 migrants and refugees–families with minor children–arriving daily from Central America's northern triangle. They are processed at the border, "paroled", adults fitted with an ankle bracelet, and then permitted to travel to stay with family members or friends. Upon arrival, they are required to report to the nearest ICE office and continue the immigration process (often seeking asylum). Most families and individuals stay in El Paso for only a day or two, but the need is great during that time.
Mass for men at a US Customs and Border Patrol detention center
A great effort by churches and individuals provides shelter, food, and help with connection and transportation to family and friends in other parts of the U.S. It is an amazing effort, renewing the diocese and greater community. Women religious from other cities and college students on 'break' come to assist.
This migration is rooted in a significant human crisis. Violence in Central America is perpetuated by gangs, drug traffickers, etc. who are outside of government control. They extort, threaten, kidnap and kill individuals and families, with the hope of obtaining their servitude, driving people from their homes.
Despite the parole process, hundreds are detained in the city at a large facility where Jesuit Refugee Service provides staffing for the chaplaincy program. I am one of the volunteer priests who celebrates Mass and hears confessions at the immigration detention center, and will soon have clearance to provide other religious services at Southwest Key, a network of three immigration residential detention facilities for undocumented, unaccompanied minors. Pope Francis calls us all to go to the margins. The margins and the marginalized look differently throughout the world, and here in El Paso, the Jesuit community makes great efforts to follow this call.
Fr. Garcia with DACA student Efren Loya and his family.
The mission of Sacred Heart Church and its strategic location continue to give it relevance, especially when there is an increase in immigrant scapegoating, making them the lightning rod for complex problems in our nation. The mission of the Jesuits in El Paso is an ongoing response to the call of Pope Francis and the Society of Jesus to attend to the migrant, refugee and those on the margins.
(Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, is a member of this province. He currently serves as Associate Pastor/Vicario Parroquial at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso.This article first appeared as a blog post on the Ignatian Solidarity Network website, Jan. 26, 2017. Reprinted with permission.)
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A study has found that smartphone gambling apps are more dangerous than fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) for people with addiction problems.The study, published in the academic journal European Addiction Research, found that because users check their phones frequently throughout the day – referred to as 'snacking' – mobile gamblers tend to bet more often, even after suffering repeated losses.Matt Zarb-Cousin, a spokesman for gambling reform and co-founder of Gamban, an app that blocks gambling websites, said: "Our gambling laws were written before smartphones even existed, and at a time when internet gambling was only getting started."So while government is able to regulate stakes on machines like FOBTs, there are no such provisions for online, even though the games are the same. Our laws need updating in response to how people gamble today."The report's authors said smartphone gambling is more dangerous than FOBTs because it is "so ubiquitous", adding that there are almost no legal restrictions on smartphone gambling because the companies themselves are often based in other jurisdictions. "The job of regulating them is extremely challenging."Policymakers have clamped down hard on fixed-odds terminals because they've become associated in the public imagination with problem gamblers. But actually, we've been overtaken by technology, because it's now possible for people to gamble pretty much anywhere, any time on their smartphone."Source: Guardian
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Fifty years ago there was the first Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Today, celebrating an anniversary of this model, the American motorcar giant shows the future of cars Corvette.
The Futuristic Corvette StingrayFor the first time new Corvette Stingray has appeared on a motor show in Chicago in 2009. Later the car could be seen in a film «Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen». Creation of the car of the future with elements of design from the past was the basic idea at creation Corvette Stingray 50th Anniversary.
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The Hundred House Hotel in Norton, Shropshire is a first class wedding venue choice. This ancient venue has plenty to offer engaged couples and Nick Boy Wedding Video has enjoyed at this venue many times.
The guests gather in the bar, a cosy and inviting space, with open fires and plenty of nooks and crannies. Meanwhile upstairs the hotel rooms offer luxurious accommodation for the bridal preparations.
Civil ceremonies take place in the main barn style space, which is also used for the wedding breakfast and evening reception. Balconies at each end offer useful extra space.
Gardens to the side of the main building are really beautiful and have plenty of options for couple shots as well as group shots and your drinks reception.
The Hundred House is a fine choice for getting married in Shropshire, Nick Boy always really enjoys filming there.
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I'm trying to compile RIP using PGI and am getting the following:
/usr/local/lib/libncarg.a(agcurv.o): In function `agcurv_':
agcurv.f:(.text+0x66): undefined reference to `_gfortran_copy_string'
/usr/local/lib/libncarg.a(aggtch.o): In function `aggtch_':
aggtch.f:(.text+0x3e): undefined reference to `_gfortran_copy_string'
aggtch.f:(.text+0x7b): undefined reference to `_gfortran_copy_string'
/usr/local/lib/libncarg.a(aginit.o): In function `aginit_':
aginit.f:(.text+0x27e): undefined reference to `_gfortran_pow_r4_i4'
/usr/local/lib/libncarg.a(agscan.o): In function `.L23':
agscan.f:(.text+0x120a): undefined reference to `_gfortran_st_write'
agscan.f:(.text+0x1212): undefined reference to `_gfortran_st_write_done'
/usr/local/lib/libncarg.a(agsetp.o): In function `agsetp_':
agsetp.f:(.text+0x5fa): undefined reference to `_gfortran_compare_string'
I'm assuming it's because I downloaded the NCL Linux binaries that
were compiled with gfortran and that this is not compatible with
compiling RIP with PGI.
I tried compiling RIP with gfortran and got some of the following errors:
Error: Can't open included file 'netcdf.inc'
I'm assuming this is due to compiling NetCDF with PGI.
Do I have to compile NCL with PGI or is there something else I need to do?


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The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more.
CEPR on Greece
CEPR Co-director Mark Weisbrot's views on the Greek debt crisis continue to garner media attention. Mark was one of the first to suggest that Greece at least consider defaulting on its debt rather than accepting further austerity measures. Mark has become a sought-after expert on the Greek debt crisis. He appeared on Democracy Now! On June 29th, commenting on the breaking news that the Greek parliament had approved the harsh austerity package of budget cuts and tax increases.
In his latest Guardian column, Mark discusses the potential impact of the Greek crisis on the U.S., and asks "Where is the U.S. government?" As Mark pointed out on NPR's All Things Considered, the austerity demands being pushed on Greece by the IMF and European Central Bank are a form of collective punishment against the Greek people. But as Mark explained on Bloomberg Television, default might be a better option for Greece than continued recession.
Mark also wrote about the recent protests in Greece in thisGuardian column, and was cited in coverage by the BBC, Voice of America, and Firstpost (India's largest news site), among others. Mark has also discussed Greece's debt crisis on a string of radio programs. Mark's, and CEPR's, perspective on Greece have carried into the Greek media, where Mark continues to be interviewed by a variety of outlets, and other European coverage as well. His latest interview with the BBC can be seen here.
CEPR on the U.S. Debt Ceiling and Deficits
As debt ceiling talks heat up (and break down), CEPR released a primer on seven key facts you should know about the deficit. "7 Things You Need to Know about the National Debt, Deficits, and the Dollar," covers seven key points about the national debt, budget and trade deficits, and the dollar and shows why a clear, unfiltered understanding of them is crucial to current policy debates.
CEPR Co-director Dean Baker discussed the debt ceiling negotiations on CNBC's Kudlow Report. Dean also wrote this column on the debt ceiling. Here Dean takes down the deficit hawks, and in this article in the Nation from earlier this month he comments on President Obama's silence on the debt ceiling talks. He also penned this op-ed for the New Republic.
CEPR on Work Sharing and Financial Transaction Taxes
A new CEPR paper on work sharing shows that it may be the most effective way to avoid many layoffs and quickly return the economy to full employment with little additional spending. According to the paper's author Dean Baker: "The labor market in the United States is still suffering the effects of the last recession. With the economy operating well below its full capacity, work sharing could be a significant factor in preventing layoffs and lowering the unemployment rate."
Dean discussed Germany's experience with work sharing with Bloomberg News, and he talked about jobs and work sharing on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan show. The Today Show's Life Inc. featured a graph from CEPR Senior Economist John Schmitt's May 2011 paper on recent labor-market performance of 21 rich countries that focused on Germany and Denmark. And Representative John Conyers' SHARE Act is featured as one of the five smartest congressional bills you've never heard of in this Nation article. The article mentions Dean's and Paul Krugman's support of work sharing. Coincidently, both the Center for American Progress and the New America Foundation also published issue briefs about work sharing on the same day as CEPR, a sign perhaps that work sharing is an idea whose time has finally come.
CEPR's other prescription for economic recovery, the financial transaction tax, received an endorsement by the European parliament. Dean's 2008 paper, "Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax", was cited in the preamble of the resolution.
CEPR on the Brazilian Economy
CEPR Research Associate Franklin Serrano and his colleague Ricardo Summa released a paper that looks at the combination of external changes and changes in macroeconomic policy that contributed to an annual growth rate of 4.2% from 2004 – 2010. Mark Weisbrot wrote this related op-ed on the Brazilian economy for Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest newspaper.
CEPR's most recent Latin American Data Byte also focused on Brazil. As CEPR Research Associate Rebecca Ray reports, Brazil's first quarter GDP shows continued expansion, driven by manufacturing and private consumption. CEPR's Latin American Data Bytes offer brief, timely analysis of official data releases from governments and multilateral organizations. Published approximately three times every month, the Bytes will cover topics such as GDP, inflation, employment, and other key indicators of economic development.
CEPR on the Road
On June 2nd, Shawn Fremstad, Director of CEPR's Inclusive and Sustainable Economy Initiative, took part in a panel on "Challenges and Successes of Using Scanner Data for Public Policy" at this conference. It was moderated by Ephraim Leibtag of the USDA's Economic Research Serivce and other panelists included Mary Muth (RTI International), Mark Lino (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA), and Helen Jensen (Iowa State University). Shawn's talk was based in part on a report he authored titled "Income, Inequality, and Food Prices."
On June 6th, CEPR Senior Economist Eileen Appelbaum chaired a panel discussing the role of finance in the real economy and its effect on firms, jobs, and labor relations. Panelists included Damon Silvers of the AFL-CIO, Rosemary Blatt of Cornell University, and William Millberg of the New School for Social Research. On June 9th Eileen participated in an event co-sponsored by CEPR and the Economic Policy Institute titled "Flexible, Family-Friendly Labor Policy: Maximum Benefit for Minimal Costs". The forum examined the issues of paid family and sick leave in the United States and Australia. The featured presenter was Marian Baird, Professor of Work and Organizations and Director of the Women and Work Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School. Eileen and EPI's Elise Gould were on the panel.
CEPR Senior Economist John Schmitt joined researchers from several policy organizations for a roundtable discussion on jobs, wages and public-sector collective bargaining on June 6th. On June 9th, John traveled to Cleveland, OH for the 2011 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Policy summit. John took part in a panel on the interrelationship between housing markets and labor markets. Other speakers on the panel included Abigail Wozniak, assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame, and Joseph Tracy, executive vice president and senior adviser to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Dean Baker traveled to Wilmington, DE on June 21st for an event sponsored by the Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council. Dean spoke on how non-profits and community activists may want to frame their arguments when discussing economics, tax rates and government spending. He was on Capitol Hill on June 27th for a briefing on Social Security. Other speakers included Joan Entmacher, vice president for Family Economic Security at the National Women's Law Center, and Celinda Lake, president of Lake Research Partners. The briefing was moderated by Alison Reardon, legislative director for the Strengthen Social Security Campaign.
More CEPR Noteworthy News
--CEPR's paper "Ex-Offenders and the Labor Market" by John Schmitt and CEPR Program Assistant Kris Warner was featured in a Drug Policy Alliance report released by the ACLU of Ohio. Kris also provided additional data for the report.
--John Schmitt was asked to join the EARN (Economic Analysis and Research Network) advisory group. EARN is a network of state and regional multi-issue research, policy, and advocacy organizations.
--Dean Baker appeared on PBS's Newshour, discussing pensions. He was also on CNBC's Kudlow Report making the economic argument against a tax holiday on U.S. business' overseas profits. On the 27th he was on The Big Picture with Thom Hartman, talking about the debt ceiling and work sharing. And on the 28th, he was on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor", where he explained the origins of the recession to Laura Ingraham.
--Eileen Appelbaum published this op-ed on paid sick days for the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. She also penned this one for Alternet that outlines how the push for austerity harms the U.S. economic recovery, and this one for Truthout.org that lays out the argument against a tax holiday.
--CEPR research on the loss of wealth caused by the collapse of the housing bubble was featured in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times titled "The Nest-Egg Myth".
--Mark Weisbrot's column, "Fed Needs Accountability, Not Secrecy, Starting at the Top", appeared in the Sacramento Bee and was re-printed in 16 other newspapers across the country.
--June was another busy month for CEPR's Social Security Monitor, with members of Congress earning letters from both Mark and Dean after they made false statements about Social Security. As part of CEPR's Congressional Accuracy Letter Writing Campaign, Mark sent a letter correcting misstatements to Representative Joe Heck (R-NV), and Dean sent letters to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX), Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC), and Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND).
--Mark wrote two columns for The Guardian and Peru's La República newspaper on Peru's presidential elections – the latest Latin American election to elect a candidate, Ollanta Humala, opposed to neoliberal economic policies. Mark was also cited in news coverage of the election, and interviewed by various radio shows.
--CEPR's blog "Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch" continues to attract considerable attention, with recent posts on Wikileaks documents, cholera, and other topics receiving several thousand hits.
--CEPR's 2007 report "No-Vacation Nation" continues to be mentioned in the press. Recent hits include articles in the Indiana News and Tribune, the Palm Beach Post, the Dayton Daily News and the Denver Examiner. The report, a review of international vacation and holiday laws, found that the US is the only advanced nation that doesn't guarantee its workers and paid vacation or holidays.
--Dean's book The Conservative Nanny State is now available free of charge in a variety of e-book formats, including Amazon's Kindle and Barnes and Noble's NOOK. Look for Dean's new book to be released in August (more details coming in July's CEPR News – stay tuned!)


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When we married in 2011, it was our intention to have a baby together, as I'd already had two children and he his daughter who was born sleeping, years before we were together.
Together we'd had early miscarriages, but knew once we were married we'd try for a baby.
Our intention was to have a honeymoon baby, an apparent rainbow baby.
We just wanted a baby together.
My intention was never this…
Fast forward to 2015, Three Years Six months One Day into the death of our baby, my intention is simple..
To never let anyone on this path feel alone. To not walk away when things get boring or tougher.
I have tried to honour her memory before, with charity work or community groups.. only ending up feeling more alone when the support fails to show.
It is hurtful and embarrassing.
My intention is to now try and not let these failings bother me in keeping our daughter's memory alive, but to cherish the people who have walked beside me, even people who weren't around initially, are now squeezing my hands with no signs of letting go.
In honour of Melody Caitlyn I will continue to carry her with me.
Remain standing for her and her siblings.
Wasn't sure on what sort of photo to put for today's.
This one apt, as in the beginning our intention was to change policies for eye procedures.
Eye procedure has (apparently) been looked into. Her eyes are looking sore here, but still looks so beautiful…but of course I would say that.


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This reel originally went under a different name (The Tulla Reel) but has since become associated with the master accordian player, Joe Cooley. You'll almost always hear this tune played with "The Wise Maid" or "The Maid Behind The Bar.
Have a go in a different key, its good practice
K: Cminor
CGGC G2 CG|G2 FG Bcde|fdcd BGFB|B,CDF C3:|
|:d|cG ~G2 cede| cG ~G2 ecBG|(3FGF DF B,FDF|GFDF Bcde|
cG ~G2 cede| cG ~G2 Bcde| fdcd BGFB| B,CDF C3:|
E dorian?
It looks like c only occurs twice in this reel and is sharped both times. So does that mean this is really E dorian rather than E minor? (I know, it doesn't really matter; I'm just hopelessly academic!)
At my local session I've heard Cooley's followed by The Golden Keyboard.
I don't think the C belongs in there, sharpened or not. Usually it's fiddlers or piano accordionists who like to stick neat leading notes in tunes. I would skip it, frankly.
I really like playing Cooley's into the Sligo Maid.
It's one of those tunes that's based on a scale that foregoes the 7th degree. In the key of "D" that would mean the scale would go
D E F G A B d, no C sharp or natural. Any six note scale is "Hexatonic" as any five note scale is "Pentatonic" most 8 tone western scales are "Diatonic" (I wonder why not "Octonic", maybe the minor 3rd & 6th are accounted for). As most Irish tunes are in the dorian mode (with a C# in the mode of E dorian) as opposed to the natural minor (C Natural in the scale of E minor) if you are going to play the C most players would use a C#, making it E dorian rather than E minor.
The Sligo Maid is another tune where the C is optional & the F is absent - it can be pentatonic or hexatonic. So it could be played or written in a key signiture with no sharps - true A minor, one sharp - A dorian or 2 sharps - A mixolydian. And none of them are wrong or right. As you can see - Irish music falls within the explanations of classical western theory, but it also blurs the lines a bit. It's because this music isn't rigid & allows for different approaches to it.
"Details" Correction
I noticed under the "Details" tab that Cooley's was listed as being included on Mary Berin's Fedeoga Stain. Cooley's is on one of the tracks, but it the Hornpipe by Paddy O'brien and not the reel.
The Hornpipe is a great piece also - a lot of fun to play.
"Details" needs no correction
Read the "Details" again: it doesn't say that this particular tune is on that album: it just says "Recordings of a tune by this name". There's a difference. 🙂
Details Details
OK. I stand corrected.
IMHO it seems that it would be more useful information to know about albums that did have the particular tune. But thanks for pointing out the difference. - re
Put the Cake on the Dresser
I have an old recording of michael coleman playing "cooley's" under this name, and I have also heard it might be composed by Joe Mills. Does anyone know the origins of this tune?
I found this on cranfordpub.com:
"In trying to search out the 'true' composer(s), I've read a few theories. The most likely comes from Allan Jardine, a folklorist who interviewed a number of Irish composer / musicians during the 1970s. In his interview with Galway accordionist Joe Mills:
"There has always been some contoversy over the authorship of the tune. According to Joe Mills, who does claim to be the composer, the story goes that Joe Cooley was a young lad of 18 or so when he first heard Joe Mills playing the tune, (1938). They were both members of the Aughrim Slopes Band and Cooley was reported to be mad for the tune. "He quickly learned it, and played it sometimes 2 and 3 times per night."
Joe Mills feels that this is why so many people came to associate the tunes with Cooley, as does even his own brother, Seamus.
Mill's title Luttrell's Pass refers to the Battle of Aughrim, fought in Joe Mills' neck of the woods in the early part of the 17th century. Other titles include Joe Cooley's Fancy (Tony McMahon recording), and the Tulla Reel, (Ceol Rince na hEireann, Vol. 1, #200.)
Below are a few of the other possibilities:
Dan Collins, a student of John McGrath, says that Sonny Brogan told him that Joe Cooley and himself wrote Cooley's Reel together. This seems unlikely since Brogan was interviewed by Jardine and no mention was made of this co-authorship.
Another claim that Joe Cooley was a co-author comes from his brother, Seamus. Charlie Piggott and Fintan Vallely's book includes an account in which Seamus says that he and Joe heard some old concertina play a tune that they couldn't remember all of, and that they reconstructed it themselves.
Reg Hall, the author of the booklet included with the 2 CD set Michael Gorman:The Sligo Champion, states that the original name of the tune is Put the Cake in the Dresser and that Gorman composed it. No one can dispute that the variations are his.
Don Meade of NYC, who directed me to much of the above information, also adds
"Jimmy Keane of Chicago tells me, he has an old manuscript from Co. Kerry with a tune called Leahy's that is the original Cooley's Reel ".
Mayo accordionist Vincent McGrath claims that his uncle John McGrath, composed it. McGrath died in 1955. There are a number of his students still living and none that I've talked to verify Vincent's claims. Only one tune their teacher wrote, an untitled D reel known as John McGrath's Composition is most certainly his.
We await confirmation…"
Interesting, isn't it?
Something I know for sure is that Michael Gorman wrote a third part for the tune, and called it Put the Cake on the Dresser. Here is a recording of him playing all three parts: http://www.cranfordpub.com/mp3s/michaelgorman1.mp3
Actually, first time I ever saw the c# there. I heard it played a little differently, esp. starting the 3rd bar with (3FED instead of just FD. Also, from the 7th bar - afge dBAF |1 DEFD EGFD :|2 DEFD Egfg | which is a nice transition. The way it's written here I really don't understand what's going on in the transition. Anyway, there are some more variations but never mind. It's always fun to find variations on this site, gives me ideas 🙂
PS. I heard it played with Tarbolton Lodge, a tune I never quite managed to learn yet.
Correction - Cooley's
Apologies, it wasn't Michael Coleman (as I stated above) but Michael Gorman who has this tune recorded as Put the cake in the dresser. However, the bio that I have on Gorman doesn't mention it was the third part he wrote, but says that he wrote the tune itself. Has anyone gotten anything more definitive? Gorman wrote the mountain road which usually has only two parts commonly played, but Gorman is recorded playing four / five on the recording I have. Could he actually of composed "Cooley's" and the third part is original / or a variation on a theme? Just curious.
I have a recording of Alan Stivell (Breton harpist) playing this tune, but with another section included. On the track listing it is called E Kreiz Hag Endro. Does anyone else know it by this name? How does that fit in with the Cooley's/Mills debate??
Finally I know what this tune is!!!! I first heard it by Benoit Sauve (as much as of you here at thesession.org hate his playing) playing it in Bminor on a recorder (amazingly, that is).
The Dubliners' version
The Dubliners' version.
T: Cooley's Reel
R: reel
Z: firstname.lastname@example.com. 15. jun 2008
K: Emin
|:D2|EBBA B2 EB|B2 AB dBAG|FDAD BDAD|FDAD dAFD|
EBBA B2 EB|B2 AB defg|afef dBAF|DEFD E2:|
|:gf|eB ~B2 eBgB|eB ~B2 {a}gedB|A2 FA DFAB|BA FA defg|
eB ~B2 eBgB|eB B2 defg|afef dBAF|DEFD E2:|
Cooley's Reel in Dm?
Has anyone done a transcription of the Pat Surface's version of Cooley's on "Due North"? It's gorgeous but it would be nifty to have the notes.
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
LOL, see: https://thesession.org/discussions/19370/
Why not suss it out from the recording by ear? I suspect you're eminently capable. 🙂
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
Yes, I am capable, you are right. This query is for a student, and for a combined learning process, which is the most powerful. Learn the tune by ear, prompt yourself with the written language of music—the notes. Also doing a comparision of versions, so it would be helpful. Anyhow, thanks, Will.
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
fwiw, a really nice Dm setting of Cooley's can be heard on John Carty's album "I Will if I Can". In the liner notes JC calls Dm "the saddest of all keys". Don't know about that, but it's a lovely track.
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
Good answer, Bobbi. Still, you'll be better off if you transcribe the tune yourself. Listening closely enough to jot a tune down, and mark in all the nuances you possible can, is a great way to gete inside a tune, even if you never come back to use the notation. You'll be able to more effectively teach the tune because you've dug into it so thoroughly.
My $0.02.
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
octogreg, JC was quoting Spinal Tap there with the "saddest of all keys" thing 😉
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
Re: Cooley's Reel in Dm?
You got there before me Reverend, I was thinking of that very scene after reading octogreg's comment about it being the saddest key sig.
I actually think B minor is the most heart renching
With E major being the happiest
This reel seems to be one of the most recognized irish tunes out there… Anyone agree?
Just in general
I live quite close to where joe cooley was from and evdry year they have this big fesival calle the cooley collins.its a week of real irishness.a mini willie clancy/milwown malbay.i have a tune that goes well with it also so il check it out.i love that a tune i hear played so lovingly locally is a bit hit in the session
I've heard this tune played as an interlude between verses in Star of the County Down.
"Cooley's" in Scotland…
Some interesting comments above about the tune's origins. Thanks for that information. I reckon the band who made this tune common in Scotland was a 70s folk-rock band called "The JSD Band". It was on their very first album when the fiddler was Chuck Fleming. Certainly that's where Dougie MacLean and I learned it from, and we'll still bring it out in a session when we get the flute and the fiddle out. A genuine classic.
3rd part….
Don't think Gorman's 3rd part adds anything, myself. His 2nd part is also slightly different from the more usual version.
Tunes played with Cooley's
I like to play Bill Hart's just before and going into Cooley's Reel
Setting 4
Is the Michael Gorman (three part) version
Setting # 5: Jim Donoghue
plays Cooley's here:
Starts at ~ 13:20, 2nd reel. He plays it on a C whistle though, but I transposed it to E dorian for the sake of your convenience. 🙂
Go raibh ma'agat / Thanks megapop! 😉
A Clarke C, but I have to admit being particularly interested in his son's technique on the bodhran, the upper end of the tipper and the drum angled to that end, curious… 😀
Even more interesting is Seamus Tansey playing the goat skin without a tipper, a technique I have heard only on Mediterrean drums so far.
BTW I hear the two e in Bar 1 and 5 as the usual E.
That's old school… 🙂 That's the first way I learned to play it. You should check out how dear Tommy Hayes whacks the skin…
Starts at 19:50
Cooley's/John Brosnan's
Cooley's reel followed by John Brosnan's reel (B minor) makes a heck of a set.
Look at URL of this page - this tune is number 1 of all songs here on Session. It's amazing and it shows how great this tune is.
Hear Joe Cooley playing it here: http://www.joecooleytapes.org
Its on the "Joe Cooley And Miliosa Lundy (nee McWeeney)" tape.
Thanks to 'cathiewhitesides' for making it available (see https://thesession.org/discussions/31575)
Setting 6: Ríl na Tulaí
Ceol Rince na hEireann Volume 1, no.200 (p.77)
The key of Em?
Looking at the cords for cooley's reel, should it be F# instead of F. I'm trying to play the tune on a diatonic accordion and thought the major key for Em would be G. I don't have much knowledge of reading music. For example in the setting X : 1, what does D2 mean as to D or d? Also not sure what ^ means. Should I be playing this tune in the major key G? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Doug
There's no setting with chords given, is it? The letters just stand for the notes, and F is automatically interpreted as F# given the key of E minor/dorian, in this case. ^ means sharp. G major and E minor are equivalent regarding the accidentals, but the home note is E. For detailed information about this notation just check http://abcnotation.com/learn ….
decending triplet scale
Learned this with a slurred descending triplet scale first beat of bar 3 and all places where on here there's F down to D. It's just adding a passing note; F, E, D but it's handy for practicing/starting to do slurred triplets and probably helps to lead into separately bowed triplets.
X: 8 "Cooley's Reel" ~ C: brothers Joe & Séamus Cooley
A transcription request from a friend ~ based on the transcription from the following lovely book, a recommended read, I've taken that transcription as a starting point and adding some of the other ways people have with it. It's not quite how I've learned and played it, but very close:
"Blooming Meadows: The World of Irish Traditional Musicians"
Fintan Vallely & Charlie Piggott, photographs by Nutan
Publisher: Town House and Country House, 1998
Joe Cooley (1924–December 20, 1973)~ by Charlie Piggott, pages 64 - 69
Pages 66 & 67: "A tune which occupies a prime position in the repertoire of many Irish traditional musicians and is most often associated with the Cooley brothers is 'Cooley's Reel'. Though sometimes linked to Joe's music, the emergence of this fine piece of music derives from a combined effort and demonstrates how many tunes found expression in the pre-tape age. Séamus dates its origin to the 1940s when, still in their teens, he and Joe attended a house session in the adjoining county of Clare. An old man with a battered looking concertina sat playing in front of an open fire (some of the missing buttons had been replaced with cigarette ends!) and a particular tune which he was playing caught their fancy. Come what may, on returning home, they could not remember the tune but sat up in bed till daybreak whistling and humming until finally a bold reel emerged. Joe took credit for the first part and Séamus had recomposed the turn of the tune. It has been played and performed ever since as 'Cooley's Reel'."
Joe Cooley ~ 1924–December 20, 1973
"Tony MacMahon, knowing that Cooley was dying from cancer, arranged this famous recording session in Lahiffe's Bar in Peterswell, County Galway on November 29, 1973. Accompanying Cooley was his brother Jack on bodhran and banjo player Des Mulkere from Crusheen in Co Clare. Joe Cooley died a month later, in St Luke's Hospital, Dublin, on December 20, 1973. This clip is precious to me. Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam."
The Joe Cooley Tapes
"This site contains numerous field recordings made in the early 1970s of the great Irish accordion player Joe Cooley when he lived in the San Francisco bay area. The recordings were made on a Norelco cassette recorder by Jeremy Kammerer and Cathie Whitesides."
Nice one Ceol.
Kerry Reel
I was going to reprint the excerpt from the Blooming Meadows book here, but ceol beat me to it - good work, man. Fascinating tome, that, the story behind this tune is pretty funny.
Other thing I was going to point out is that this reel has always reminded me of a strathspey, the Braes Of Tullymet: https://thesession.org/tunes/3084 Of course the melodies depart company after a bit but the basic opening motif is similar - it would make for a nice pairing, no? And perhaps this was what the old concertina player was cranking out for the Cooleys.
Re: Cooley's
Marcas O'Murchu on flute……………..
Re: Cooley's
I learned this tune a few months ago,and I think it has so much spirit.


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Atletico Madrid offered him a two-and-a-half-year deal but they are yet to agree on a fee with PSG for him having had the first offer of €10m turned down by the French giants.
EPL: Vicente Guaita Transfer: All The Latest Updates
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Europa League holders Chelsea have reportedly made an enquiry for one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League over the last two seasons.
Crystal Palace shot-stopper Vicente Guaita signed for the Eagles at the start of the last campaign following his transfer from Spanish La Liga side Getafe and he has proven to be one of the best goalkeepers in the English top flight.
The 33-year-old goalkeeper is a target for both Manchester City and Chelsea as reported by Football London.
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- One position Arsenal must strengthen in January
The interest of Chelsea in Vicente Guaita was first reported by Spanish newspaper AS who disclosed that the Spanish shot-stopper has showed his quality in the Premier League in the last 18 months and that has attracted the Blues to his signing.
Vicente Guaita is the second goalkeeper to be linked with Chelsea in the past few days after England and Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope.
The links to Premier League goalkeepers have cast doubt on the future of Kepa Arrizabalaga at Chelsea following his series of errors at the club this season.
Kepa Arrizabalaga became the most expensive goalkeeper in history after Chelsea splashed over £71m on his transfer from Athletic Bilbao at the start of the last campaign.


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Melvin Edwards
25 November 2014 - 23 January 2015Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to present the first UK solo exhibition of Melvin Edwards, one of America's foremost contemporary sculptors. Celebrating a pioneer in the history of contemporary African-American art and spanning five decades, the exhibition brings together a compelling body of work including large and small-scale sculptures, drawings and a site-specific installation.
Tom Friedman: Gravity
14 October 2014 - 15 November 2014Tom Friedman is celebrated for his unique and meticulous approach to art making. Painstakingly created, his works often appear pre-fabricated, before closer inspection reveals remarkable attention to detail and handicraft. The artist celebrates the acts of construction and destruction through an alchemic transformation of unexpected materials, including Styrofoam and flock. In his artworks, materials and concepts explode and implode both literally and metaphorically.
Kendell Geers: Crossing the Line
9 September 2014 - 4 October 2014Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present Kendell Geers' fifth exhibition at the gallery which follows his recent major retrospective at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany. Born in South Africa and now living in Belgium, the show's title 'Crossing the Line' recalls both the journey of the artist's cultural heritage crossing the equator and his recent move into painting.
4 x 4
13 June 2014 - 26 July 2014Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to present '4 x 4', a historical exhibition of art and design which focuses on four key art movements occurring simultaneously across four continents in the 1960s and 1970s. It brings together some of the most innovative and important artists and furniture designers of that period and includes artists previously unseen in the UK.
Ged Quinn
2 May 2014 - 7 June 2014Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new paintings by acclaimed British painter Ged Quinn. This is the artist's second show at the gallery, following his recent retrospective at New Art Gallery Walsall and his exhibition at Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague. Featuring new paintings in all four galleries, this show will offer fresh insight into the artist's practice.
Study from the Human Body
14 March 2014 - 26 April 2014Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present 'Study from the Human Body', a group exhibition that pivots around two legendary twentieth century artists: Francis Bacon and Henry Moore. The show captures the complex discourse on the human form by aligning the timeless influence of these two masters with a diverse group of international contemporary artists working today.
Manuel Espinosa
5 February 2014 - 8 March 2014Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present Argentinian artist Manuel Espinosa's first ever European solo exhibition. Considered one of South America's most innovative painters, Espinosa (1912-2006) was a leading proponent of Concrete art who embraced variation as a true method of exploring and understanding form. This exhibition, organised with the estate of the artist, includes paintings from 1968-1970 and drawings from 1968-1983 and follows on from the artist's major 2013 retrospective at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires.


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Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is the first multi-dimensional measure of the World Wide Web's contribution to development and human rights globally. It covers ... 81 countries, incorporating indicators that assess the areas of universal access; freedom and openness; relevant content; and empowerment. First released in 2012, the 2013 Index has been expanded and refined to include 20 new countries and features an enhanced data set, particularly in the areas of gender, Open Data, privacy rights and censorship. The Index combines existing secondary data with new primary data derived from an evidence-based expert assessment survey. By compiling data across many different dimensions of Web health and making it freely available, the Web Index will help deepen and broaden our understanding of how countries can maximize the impact of this powerful tool. The results can be utilized by decision makers across the public and private sectors, as well as academia, NGOs, and the technology industry itself.
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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson (R) is one of the many coy presidential contenders speaking at CPAC this year. He hasn't said officially if he's running for president, but he showed up here with staff who are on the ground for him in Iowa and New Hampshire, as well as a slew of Gary Johnson for President signs. CPAC is generally very welcoming of Republican presidential contenders, giving them space on the dais to speak and time to make their case to the thousands gathered here.
Unless they're pot-legalization supporting libertarians like Johnson. Those, they throw off the stage.
Johnson's supporters are of the Team Ron Paul mold: young, libertarian and desperate for a GOP that stops caring about gay marriage and starts caring about eliminating the Fed. There are plenty of them here at CPAC, and the conservatives in attendance seem willing to accommodate them. Up to a point.
Paul will get a big slot on stage Friday, and his supporters may win him the all-important (but not really) straw poll Saturday. But Johnson's name wasn't even on the schedule before he spoke this morning, and a Johnson staffer told me that CPAC "bumped us then un-bumped us a few times."
In the end, they gave Johnson 15 minutes Friday morning, which he spent touting his many vetoes while governor (750, he said) and calling on the Republican Party to make a deal with Democrats to repeal the Medicare prescription drug plan that President Bush signed along with the health care reform bill that President Obama signed.
Johnson had just moved on to immigration when, all of a sudden, country music began to swell. The day's emcee, Pajama Media's Roger Simon, popped out from behind the curtain and stood to Johnson's right, waiting. Clearly, Johnson's CPAC moment was over.
The Johson staffer told TPM: "Yeah, they played him off."
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The town of Fauske stands on the shores of Skjerstad Fjord in the far north west of Norway. It's 33 miles inland from Bodo, 155 miles south of Narvik and is at one of Norway's narrowest points - so the Swedish border is only 2 miles to the east.
The E6 coastal highway and railway mainline pass through the town. Visitors who hire a car in Fauske can explore the surrounding Salten region. For example, the Rv83 heading west from here travels along the picturesque fjord shore and passes through several tunnels. It's an area of immense natural beauty and includes two national parks, two glaciers, many lakes and mountains reaching over 6,ft high.
Fauske is a small community within the Arctic Circle so visitors who hire a car shouldn't expect a glamorous or stylish resort. Instead the city serves as a shopping and service hub for a remote area and as a base for visitors to explore the natural environment. That includes tours of some of the biggest caves in Europe, fishing by the midnight sun or trips to see the Northern Lights. Local marble quarries have supplied high quality stone for world monuments like the UN Building in New York and the Japanese Emperor's Palace. You'll find a small museum and shop about 'Norwegian Rose' marble in the city centre. Other attractions here include the open-air folk museum with a collection of historic buildings.
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text: 3 Ways to Use Plants and Greenery in Your Gallery Wall Courtney Hayes January 23, 2017 DECOR Let's have a little chat about everyone's favorite topic: gallery walls. Whether you love them, hate them, are intimidated by them, or a mixture of it all, there's no denying the power of a well done gallery wall. When the 2017 Color of the Year was announced, we started brainstorming ways to bring this trend to each and every room at home or work. Without further ado, check out our favorite ways to bring plants and greenery into your gallery wall: 1. Use a set of mini-planters in a concentrated area of the gallery wall. Displaying a few small things close together can make them appear bigger or more numerous, giving your gallery wall robust look! A Cheery Home by the Beach in Oceanside, CA via Design*Sponge 2. Use tabletop plants and floor plants as a complement to your gallery wall. Make your wall reach new lows (in a good way) by adding potted plants on the floor or on shelves near your gallery wall. It's a way to add texture and color without putting another nail in your wall. Unexpected Color Combinations At Home… via Oh Joy! 3. Forego art in one small space and opt for a handful of plants instead. If your space is small and already full of patterns, you can opt for a few plants instead. They're the perfect addition for a little space with a lot of style. Step into a Groovy Pad Fit for a Queen via MyDomaine


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This 115hp Evinrude Ficht Ram outboard was never run. It was purchased by a vocational school in Miami and has never seen a boat. Essentially this motor is brand new. This is a direct injection evinrude outboard motor. This Evinrude 115hp v4 has power tilt and trim, weighs 349lbs, has a 20" long shaft, and is oil injected. The Ficht Model Evinrudes were decent outboard if they were properly serviced and upgraded. There are software and fuel pump upgrades that improve the reliability of these engines. . As you can see from the photos this motor is in mint condition and has very little wear or evidence of any usage. The zinc anodes are unblemished. We would require that you have this motor shipped directly to your local Evinrude or Johnson dealer and have them professionally install, prep, and upgrade this engine. By doing this you will ensure that this engine will function and perform without any issues. We are confident that this motor will represent superior value for anyone looking for a good motor at a discounted price. This is a great opportunity to get a brand new motor for 1/3 the cost of a 2007 model. This price is just for the motor no oil tank, prop, or controls are included. for The Evinrude 115 hp will work great as a bass boat engine( short shaft model), Open Fisherman, Cruiser, Offshore boat, Bay Boat, Aqua Sport, Well craft, Hydro Sport, Flats Boat, Race boat. Etc.
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"Your brand is what other people say about you when you're not in the room."
– Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon
Essentially, Bezos is saying that your company's brand is similar to your personal reputation. He couldn't be more spot-on. A brand, in its entirety, is a living, breathing, very real thing. Think about it this way: as a person you are more than your physical appearance and styling choices. How you speak, engage, think and share all contribute to your overall brand. A company operates much the same. Many business owners underestimate the importance of a holistic brand. I challenge you – a logo isn't enough. It's only a PART of the brand. It's as important as choosing to remain hygienic and wear appropriate clothing, but how you treat people matters even more.
A brand is all encompassing: look, form and function. A brand asset is something that contributes to the overall brand. A logo is a brand asset. It's a piece of the puzzle. Any one of the pieces should give you context and information, but until you put all of the pieces together, you lack true clarity. A great brand gives you clarity and sets an expectation. It's a promise. You know that you'll receive (blank) when you consume (blank). That's why brand matters.
Why is my logo not good enough?
Several times a week I sit down with business owners and marketing directors and we have the infamous 'this logo isn't going to fly' conversation. Too many times, I've had to say, "… Tell me about your logo. How does it make you feel? What does it say about you?" Too often the answer doesn't align with their intention as a business. I don't have this conversation to be mean, or because I enjoy picking on the work of others. I lean into this conversation because in order to succeed, sometimes a business just has to get out of its own way.
Strong logos follow these markers:
- Have a simple; thus, more memorable shape.
- Elicit a single idea or concept.
- Include negative space, to protect it from getting lost.
- Relevant font choice, including color and size.
- Defined proper usage, including different versions for different specifications.
- Stand the test of time.
Pictured: Branding for Aqua Blue Pool Service designed by Kicks
Beyond technical design parameters, brand visuals should take a brand identity into account. Does each element of the visual congruent with how the business wants to be perceived in the marketplace? Does each component of the brand reflect the value that the company is trying to bring? Brand identity is something that you as a business can control. It's the tone that you want to set. How the tone is received is your brand image. Companies, even small town mom and pop shops, have to take the reins and set the proper tone.
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After we've determined that there is a need, our engagement begins with homework. We send our clients a worksheet to help them prepare so that we can have the most productive conversation. From there, we're able to have more granular discussions and our research continues. Context is everything. Brands aren't created in a vacuum. Dialogue is so important. We want our clients to be raving fans of the work that we do. In the same vein, our work needs to be reflective of what our clients need. It's a two-way street, so the lines of communication must remain open and active.
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text: HULK: What Edward Norton Wanted To Change In The Incredible Hulk Movie January 03, 2016 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Marvel Just wanted to share this behind-the-scenes story from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that you might not be aware of. Cracked reports on a demand that Edward Norton made while starring in 2008's The Incredible Hulk. The article is part of a series Cracked published about the crazy things actors demanded of filmmakers. Check out the story below and let me know what you think. http://xtraneus.tumblr.com/post/136516365226/cracked-but-perhaps-the-most-heavy-handed-use Edward Norton The Incredible Hulk Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments Post a Comment


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Welcome to EF Education First, Tianjin.
Welcome to EF Education First Tianjin. Whether you are looking for TEFL jobs in China or ESL jobs in China, our schools offer fantastic teaching careers and all the support you would expect from EF Education First, the world's largest language training provider. Our teachers have come from all over the world to experience working in China and living in Tianjin. As we are growing very fast, we are looking for qualified and confident native English speakers to join our team of professional teachers. Our first EF Tianjin school opened in 2001 and since then we have grown to 7 schools with 7,000+ student. These include kindergarten, primary school, middle school and high school students range from 3 years up to 18 years old.
The City of Tianjin
Tianjin is the ancient port city of Beijing, and is China's third largest city with a population over 10 million people. It has a rich history and has many examples of old British and Italian architecture. The famous Italian concession area has the largest cluster of old Italian architecture outside of Italy. Tianjin is near the coast and is located 85 miles east of Beijing. Only 30 minutes by fast train! Like most Chinese cities, Tianjin is now a modern, developed city. But fortunately, this city has retained an authentic Chinese way of life. Tianjin has a reputation throughout China for being extremely friendly, very safe, and providing delicious food. It is also inexpensive.
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Foreign Teachers are responsible for providing a highly engaging and effective learning experience to learners aged 3-18 year olds through the delivery of innovative and immersive EF educational content. The Foreign Teacher is responsible for ensuring measurable academic results in an inspiring and lively learning environment, delivering an outstanding service experience to learners and parents, and collaborating closely with their local teachers and progress advisers.


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Fact: Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States
The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'prejudice' as: dislike, hostility, or unjust behaviour deriving from preconceived and unfounded opinions.
There's a small town in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, about halfway between Phoenix and Tucson. The town was established in the 1920s, but there had been people living there long before, descendants of the Hohokam. The Hohokam had carved canals into the rock-hard caliche to divert the life-giving water of the Gila River, they grew cotton, they grew their own food, their civilisation flourished. However, the arrival of Manifest Destiny in the mid 19th century drove the indians onto reservations. Europeans settled in the area, fought off Apache raids and, diverted the Gila River and eventually dammed it. As a consequence, people starved, the Akimel O'odham--the People of the River, lost their lifeline, part of their cultural lifeblood.
There are two communities. The town that was thrown up after the damming of the river, the one whose economy thrived on cotton and there's the reservation. There's only a mile or so of desert separating them, but the gap is so much bigger. The elementary schools still teach kids that Columbus discovered America, in spite of the fact that evidence of the original inhabitants' presence stands at the north end of town. People still think that tribe members do nothing more than sit in their free houses and collect their share of the revenue from the reservation's casinos. It's not just a local thing, though. That's the problem. In spite of cultural leaps forward like, the very corny, 'Dances with Wolves', reservations still exist. Prejudices still flourish. Injustices still happen.
I find it sad that, in this day and age, some lessons are never learnt. That prejudices which grew partly out of ignorance and partly out of 19th century government policy, still remain. I know it's not something that's limited to one country, it's a worldwide thing. There are displaced people everywhere, separated from 'society' by ignorance and prejudice. It's a fairly lofty wish, but it would be nice to think that one day, we can put aside one of the bad aspects of human nature, and sweep our prejudices aside.
So, what experience do you have of prejudice as a result of cultural differences? Leave a comment below along with an email address and you could win a signed print copy of either 'Stolen Summer' or 'Lord of Endersley', both of which involve cultural misunderstandings and differences in one form of another.
And don't forget to visit RJ Scott's blog to find links to all the other bloggers taking part in this month-long Autism Blog hop--a series of posts revolving around prejudice.


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Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.
A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and [a]pours out his complaint before the Lord.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord!
And let my cry for help come to You.
2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.
3 For my days have been [b]consumed in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
4 My heart has been smitten like [c]grass and has withered away,
Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the [d]loudness of my groaning
My bones [e]cling to my flesh.
6 I [f]resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.
7 I lie awake,
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
8 My enemies have reproached me all day long;
Those who [g]deride me [h]have used my name as a curse.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a [i]lengthened shadow,
And [j]I wither away like [k]grass.
12 But You, O Lord, [l]abide forever,
And Your [m]name to all generations.
13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.
14 Surely Your servants [n]find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.
15 [o]So the [p]nations will fear the name of the Lord
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.
17 He has regarded the prayer of the [q]destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
18 [r]This will be written for the generation to come,
[s]That a people yet to be created [t]may praise [u]the Lord.
19 For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed [v]upon the earth,
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free [w]those who were doomed to death,
21 That men may tell of the name of the Lord in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He has weakened my strength in the way;
He has shortened my days.
24 I say, "O my God, do not take me away in the [x]midst of my days,
Your years are throughout all generations.
25 "Of old You founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 "[y]Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
27 "But You are [z]the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
28 "The children of Your servants will continue,
And their [aa]descendants will be established before You."


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Mother Garden Soft Serve Ice Cream Squishy in a Cup
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Straight from Japan....Mother Garden Squishies are here! These are the Mother Garden Soft Serve Ice Cream in a cup squishy. They come in several different shapes, sizes and colors. Great fun and adorable looking squishy. The cup is an actual cup and the ice cream is the squishy.
Mother garden is well known in Japan for their great quality squishies. Get yours now!