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Matt McShane needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 16 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Hive Property Solutions (Hive)g
I run a Production company producing television, Radio and Print work for various clients in Australia.
Are people that have been homed by the North East Housing Service. These people have usually been living on the streets or have had a hard start to life.
I have been asked to produce a z-fold brochure for a local housing company, that believe there is a right of all people to have access to safe and secure affordable housing.
There is a department inside North East Housing Service Ltd (NEHS) called Hive Property Solutions.
Hive Property Solutions (Hive) is a community/social enterprise established by North East Housing Service Ltd (NEHS) in 2008. Hive provides a range of professional property maintenance services to meet your organisations needs.
Hive's ethos is to provide employment opportunities to people who are work ready but that may have experienced a period of unemployment.
My brief to you all is to produce a z-fold (DL Flyer) introducing HIVE to the people that use NEHS.
I will upload a HIVE Logo I have produced quickly (if you want to produce another, feel free but no extra prize money will be awarded. I will also upload the NEHS logo (although the HIVE logo needs to be bigger/more prominent), the copy needed and some images (although these are only for placement - I will change them at the end when i have final images from the client.)
Adobe Indesign Please.
At the moment there are no style guides - so use whatever colour fonts you desire. But i would use the blue from the NEHS and the yellows from the hive logo.
The file should be set up at A4 size (297mmx210mm)


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Teach for America Accepts Three Wabash Seniorsby Howard Hewitt • November 10, 2010 Share:
Wabash graduates are clearly making a name for themselves with Teach for America. Four Wabash men joined the TFA Corps in the spring. Three Wabash seniors received notification Tuesday they would also be joining the teaching ranks.
Alex Moseman, Cody Stipes, and Ricky Ritter learned Tuesday they were accepted into the prestigious program. Three of five Wabash applicants were accepted in this initial round of applications. TFA takes some of the nation's top graduating students and places them in lower performing schools to address educational inequity. Wabash men have been particularly successful in TFA if you consider nationally the organization takes just 9 percent of all applicants.
Dean of Students Mike Raters knows all three young men and feel confident they will make an impact wherever they go. "I'm even happier for those young people who will benefit greatly from the passion, energy, and skills our guys will bring to those schools," the 1985 graduate said. "Having been a classroom teacher for 20 years and an instructor of teaching candidates for five, I recognize that student achievement can be greatly impacted by the quality of instruction one receives. This year's Wabash crop of Teach for America instructors will carry on the great tradition that predecessors like Jeremy Robinson, Tim Flowers, Andrew Hasty, and Gary James have developed over recent years."
The list of recent Wabash men who have joined TFA is impressive and long. See the full list below.
Alex Moseman, Bloomington, IN., will be headed to the Mississippi Delta area to teach physics. "When I found out that I got in I was on the mall, and I started yelling," Moseman said. "I think I might have scared a couple of the freshmen. I was literally shaking with excitement. It's been a long process for me, something I've known I wanted to do since high school.
"It was something I have worked for, for a long time. And you're constantly reminded that they only accept around 9 percent of applicants. It's still all a bit surreal. I'm not sure when it will really sink in."
Each of the three young men wanted to thank important mentors. "The most important thought for me is I want to thank the people who helped get me to this point," Moseman said. "Howard Hewitt, for helping me grow into the leader I am today. My roommate Jake Ezell, IUSOM class of 2012, and my Girlfriend Elisabeth Martin for teaching me what hard work and focus really are. And lastly, Gary James and Pat McAlister, for their role as leaders, and role models in my life and their help through application the process."
Ricky Ritter, New Palestine, IN., called his acceptance a great feeling knowing he's joining a very selective and respected program. "It is also awesome to know that my fellow Wabash men are having the same success," he said. "The opportunity to impact the lives and the education of some of the most underprivileged youth in this country is a challenging, yet inspiring one. I know that our time here at Wabash College has helped to shape Alex, Cody, and I into the leaders this program seeks out and I cannot wait to see the impact we can make through Teach for America."
Ritter has been assigned to a middle school in St. Louis, Mo., to teach general science. He credits his parents, two sisters – who are both teachers, Coach Jason Hutchison, Dr. David Hadley and Mrs. Ann McKelvey (former grade school teacher) for being great role models.
Cody Stipes, Bunker Hill, IN., will not head far away with an assignment in Indianapolis to teach math. "To have the opportunity to make a difference in my home state of Indiana is something that is truly humbling," the current student body president said. "Many people do not fully understand all of the challenges of education in Indianapolis, but I am excited to face these challenges and start making a difference. This opportunity to join Teach for America is something I have wanted to do for years and to see it finally come true is still shocking to me."
Stipes also credited those who have helped him through Wabash. "I really want to thank my family and friends for their continued support, Dr. Michelle Pittard for her continued commitment to the Wabash College Education Program and preparing me to become the best educator possible, and finally Dean Mike Raters. He is a person who has taught me valuable lessons about leadership, perseverance, and character, but more importantly, he has been an excellent example of what it means to be a great man."
TFA has several cycles of application and appointment. Additional Wabash seniors have applied and they will learn whether they've been accepted later in the school year. Still, getting three of five in the first round is impressive.
"To receive three appointments to the program indicates the respect the Teach for America staff has for our College and the impact men we produce," Raters said. "In fact, a Teach for America representative called last month asking me to please keep delivering Wabash applicants to their program. She is clearly pleased with the performance of past recipients and excited about the positive changes our current and future TFA leaders will make in their assigned communities. We at the College share her enthusiasm and optimism."
Previous Wabash men in the TFA program include: Jeremy Robinson '04, Joe Warfel '04, J.J. Guthrie '05, Patrick Banks '06, Tim Flowers '06, Joe Moore '06, Joe Cooper '07, Zack Foughty '07, David Coddens '08, Filip Drambarean '08, Chris Geggie '08, Ryan Leagre '08, Jason Simons '08, Grant Gussman '09, Andrew Hasty '09, Spencer Elliott '10, Gary James '10, Patrick McAlister '10, Brandon McKinney '10

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This Car Runs on Thin Air!
by Nick D'Alto
Can noncombustion technology create a no-pollution way to drive? Imagine pulling into a service station to fuel up your car. But not at the gas pump or electric battery charger—at the air pump! That's not hot air, either! The next generation of cars may run on thin air. Wouldn't that be an incredible way to cut both pollution and dependence on foreign oil?
If you've ever inflated a balloon and then let it go, you've got the basics to test-drive the amazing MiniCAT, currently being developed by Moteur Développement International (MDI), headquartered in Luxembourg. Invented by Formula One racing car designer Guy Negre, this experimental vehicle is unlike any car you've ever seen. While your family's traditional sedan or SUV draws its horsepower using combustion (flammable gasoline explodes inside the engine's cylinders), the only fuel that MiniCAT needs (CAT stands for Compressed Air Technology) is the air we breathe.
Start with about 25,000 gallons of air (enough air to fill a small house). Now, squash it all into a space smaller than your school locker—because that's the size of two super-strong, high-pressure air tanks, custom-fabricated from exotic, spun-carbon fiber and mounted beneath the air car.
Talk about a tight squeeze! Confining that much air inside those little tanks (it's done using special compressors) generates an internal pressure of over 4,000 pounds per square inch. That's over 300 times normal air pressure.
When this cold, high-pressure air enters MiniCAT's unique, multichambered engine, it interacts with warmer air to create pressure waves that pump the engine's ingeniously engineered pistons to propel the car. MiniCAT's projected top speed is 60 miles per hour, with a range of 120 miles on a full air supply.
And pollution? Traditional internal combustion engines spew out carbon monoxide and other poisonous hydrocarbons, producing smog that is dangerous to human health and greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. MiniCAT's only exhaust is air—filtered so that it's cleaner than the air we breathe. This negative contamination (called "minus pollution") marks a revolutionary advance. While driving an ordinary car increases pollution, driving a MiniCAT actually cleans the atmosphere. That's not just zero pollution—it's even better!
Because there's no fuel burned, this car's air-exhaust comes out cold—so cold, at minus 22 degrees F, that you can blow it inside the car to produce no-cost air conditioning! In fact, this car's advanced, four-cylinder engine runs so clean that it's lubricated using just three and a half cups of vegetable oil! (Like you'd put in a salad—just change it every 30,000 miles!) The air car engineers are also experimenting with Earth-friendly body panels made from natural hemp fiber and mounted on an aircraft-inspired aluminum chassis.
Are you ready to take a test drive?
With no combustion (explosions) in the engine's cylinders, MiniCAT's ride is extremely quiet. Need to slow down for a curve? MiniCAT's brakes reduce the car's speed—but they also refuel the car! Called "regenerative braking," this works by absorbing the energy of the car's forward motion to operate a pump that raises the pressure in the air tanks. That extra pressure later helps run the car. Stop at a red light, and the engine literally stops, too—another feature to conserve power. The really cool part is the engine's automatic and instantaneous restart when you step on the gas pedal.
When it's time to refuel, just pull into an air station—where in three minutes, via a high-pressure hose, your air tanks are refilled. At home, simply plug MiniCAT's onboard electric air compressor into an ordinary wall socket (like running a tire pump from your car's cigarette lighter). Projected cost to fill your tank? About two dollars—or 1.6 cents per mile.
When you leave the city, flipping a switch will turn MiniCAT into a standard gasoline car. That's because the MDI engine is an "ultra hybrid"; the same engine that "breathes" compressed air to run pollution-free in populated areas burns combustion fuels (gas, diesel, or liquefied natural gas) in rural places, where emissions are less of a problem.
So will your family's next car be air-powered? MDI debuted its vehicles at Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2000, offering an opportunity for the developing world to enter the Auto Age without the pollution of gasoline. A fleet of 40,000 compressed air taxicabs is already planned to replace gasoline-powered taxis in heavily polluted Mexico City. Instead of building huge auto factories (which create lots of pollution, too), MDI plans small regional plants to conserve land and labor use. Sites in cities from Paris to Tel Aviv are already in development.
Of course, this new technology has its critics. Some argue that air power really only moves pollution from one place to another, especially since the air stations used to refuel the cars run their compressors on energy derived from fossil fuels. Like many new technologies, air cars are still experimental, so they don't run perfectly yet—prompting other opponents to say about the air car, "Don't hold your breath!"
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- A solid cylinder or disk that fits snugly into a larger cylinder and moves under fluid pressure.
- What is one simple machine that you learned about in Lesson 3 that you could find inside of the MiniCAT?
[anno: You could find a wheel and an axle inside of a MiniCAT.]
- Since the MiniCAT's top speed is 60 miles per hour, would this car be most useful in an urban, suburban, or rural area? Why?
[anno: Answers may vary but could include that the MiniCAT would be most useful in an urban area since there are usually fewer highways.]
- What is one drawback that some people see in the MiniCAT?
[anno: Answers may vary but could include that the air stations used to refuel the MiniCAT use fossil fuels to run their compressors.]
- Think about another device that can benefit the environment and also uses a wheel and an axle: the wind turbine. The wind blows and turns the blades of the wind turbine. The blades then turn an axle. Wind turbines turn the kinetic energy of wind into power for other things, such as batteries and appliances. Although wind turbines have environmental benefits, they also have drawbacks. Some people think entire hillsides covers with wind turbines is an ugly sight.
Waves are a form of naturally occurring kinetic energy in the ocean. Scientists have invented a machine that floats on the surface of the water and captures wave energy. Write a short paragraph about the potential benefits and drawbacks of a machine that captures wave energy. How might the energy be used? What are some of the potential drawbacks? Think about where the machines would be located. How would the machines be fixed if they broke? Where might the energy they capture be stored? What effect might they have on the plants and animals around them?
[anno: Answers will vary. Student answers may include the benefit of capturing a source of energy that might otherwise go to waste. This energy could be stored in batteries. Drawbacks might include: if the machines are too close to shore, they might interfere with human activity. Animals may damage the machines. If the machines are far out in the ocean, it would be hard to maintain them.]


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In the meantime some inspirational images of ladies doing it right by wearing one.
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ALGONQUIN – St. Charles East senior Paige Jordan shrugged off her standing as medalist at Wednesday's IHSA Class AA Crystal Lake Central girls golf regional.
A little less than six hours earlier, she was prepared to take the same sentiment toward her round.
An opening birdie left Jordan confident about tackling Golf Club of Illinois through cool temperatures and driving drizzle. When the next few holes went much less smoothly, she never figured she might wind up with an 82.
"I thought I was so out of it that I was just like, 'Oh, I might as well just play to make sure I get into sectionals,'" Jordan said. "I wasn't planning on winning. I was just planning on moving on."
Jordan headlined a strong group of Chronicle-area athletes to advance to Monday's Burlington Central Sectional at Randall Oaks in West Dundee. She'll be joined by teammates Darby Crane (92) and Jane Noelker (94), as the Saints continue a season dedicated to late former teammate Anna Daley, who died from complications of acute myeloid leukemia in May.
St. Charles North advanced as the third and final qualifying team, scoring 368 to finish behind Prairie Ridge (340) and the Crystal Lake Central co-op (365).
Ariana Furrie (85), Jessica Grill (89) and Jordyn McFarlane (90) formed a solid nucleus, and are looking forward to seeing what Sam Scroggin (104) and the rest of the North Stars do as an encore next week under what they hope are better conditions.
"Even if we don't have our best day – and today wasn't great – we're still able to get it together," said Furrie, a senior. "I'm really confident with what our team can do. We bond really well."
Like Crane and Noelker, Geneva's Elise Anderson (96) and Nicole Hassels (97) advanced as individuals. Hassels seemed calm when taking an unconventional path to the 10th and final qualifying spot, needing three holes to defeat teammate Mary Clare Novak and McHenry's Kaylee Ross in a soggy playoff.
Novak was eliminated after two holes, but Hassels remained dialed in as she approached the next tee with Ross.
Earlier, she navigated a wait of around two hours from the time she turned in her scorecard to when the final group – which included Furrie and Jordan – descended on the clubhouse.
"Just telling myself that I'm fine and stuff," Hassels said. "Trying not to focus on other scores."
Keeping a clear head also helped Jordan, especially as she gulped through a handful of sevens.
Shaky wedge play contributed to a triple bogey on No. 14, but after that, the Carthage College signee parred out. Her iron shots fused together nicely, and included an approach to within about eight feet on No. 16.
Jordan had a chance for birdie on the final hole after lofting a 7-iron over a sizable pond from about 150 yards. She missed the putt, overcompensating the green speed after playing a slower surface on No. 17, but recovered for par.
At that point, she had located a slightly stronger pulse on her score range and uncorked some nervous energy, then a smile.
"It's a bittersweet kind of win," Jordan said. "I wish I would have done better and played much better, but a win's a win. And a championship is nice."
Much like they did GCI, many Tri-Cities players will take an open approach to Randall Oaks. It's a course they see sparingly, if at all, during the regular season and summer tournament circuit, so there's plenty to be said about a solid practice round.
Furrie's dad, Shawn, plays Randall Oaks often enough that his daughter finds he "knows it completely." Furrie will be sure to have attentive ears in the next few days while keeping her eyes open, too.
Wednesday's dreary conditions increased her gratitude for coaches and parents who follow various groups as de facto forecaddies.
"I should be wearing contacts, but I don't, so I really can't even see the ball in daylight," Furrie said. "So today was just kind of extra hard."
Ultimately, she pushed through it.
It was that kind of day.


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Shawnee Junior Explorer Post's annual spaghetti dinner and basket raffle will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Shawnee Firehall, 3747 Lockport Road, Sanborn.
There is no admission fee. Come for dinner, the auction or both. Dinner for children 12 and under is $4; for adults, it's $7. The drawings for the auction will start at 4 p.m. Donations are welcome.


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No school has meant more to the African American community in Los Angeles than Crenshaw High. For most of its 45 years, it has been an established neighborhood hub, known for championship athletic teams and arts programs, sending graduates to top colleges.
But the Leimert Park campus has declined in recent years. Dropout rates have soared and student achievement has plummeted. L.A. Unified school Supt. John Deasy calls it one of the district's biggest disappointments.
In an effort to turn the school around, the Board of Education on Tuesday approved Deasy's drastic proposal to remake the campus into three magnets — and require teachers to reapply for their jobs.
Deasy's critics, including those at Crenshaw, were quick to complain. They say he is using an ax instead of a scalpel, that his approach would jettison talented people and abandon efforts that show some promise and deserve his support.


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Lancaster Super Speedway, with the forecast of favorable weather Saturday, is looking to open its 2015 dirt track racing season.
LSS was slated to crank up the 2015 racing campaign last Saturday, but heavy rain Friday into early Saturday morning, halted those plans at the half-mile oval.
Lancaster Super Speedway will roar back to life to start the 2015 dirt track racing season.
Action Saturday will be the speedway's 61st straight year of racing.
Lancaster Super Speedway cranks up its 61st season of racing Saturday, March 14.
Lancaster Super Speedway drivers and staff members are looking at a busy, but fun day when LSS will host its 15th annual car show Saturday, March 14.
The car show, presented by Swankyville, is noon to 4 p.m. in the track's grandstand parking lot.
Lancaster Super Speedway, as part of its 61st season of racing, will host the USCS Outlaw Thunder Sprint Car Series on April 11.
A year ago, the 2014 racing season saw a first-time winner in the USCS Sprint Car Series as Lance Moss posted his first career USCS Sprint Car Series win.
Lancaster Super Speedway will open the 2015 season Saturday, March 14 with an action-packed event.
The track's 2015 car show will be held at Lancaster Super Speedway in the Grandstands parking lot.
The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series is set to invade Lancaster Super Speedway twice during the 2015 racing season.
The Carolina Clash is very popular when it comes to Lancaster Super Speedway because of the speeds the Super Late Models reach on the big half-mile track.
Hanging Rock Kartway provided some fireworks Saturday night, Dec. 27 with real track fireworks between drivers.
Hanging Rock Kartway also produce some amazing racing as well.
The 2015 racing season is still months away for Lancaster Super Speedway but the LSS staff has been busy this offseason scheduling races for the new racing season.
Following a rainout on Saturday, Dec. 6, Hanging Rock Kartway roars back into action this Saturday night, Dec. 13.
Hanging Rock Kartway, located in Kershaw at 1082 Horton Rollins Road, will be hosting the King of The Rock/FH Mania.
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text: Latest News Turkey, Greece and the Tragedy of Cyprus Turkey's aggression and Greece's responsibility for Cyprus's tragedy. Published 3 years ago on July 20, 2016 By Alexander Mercouris 763 Views Share Tweet My colleague, Alex Christoforou, has written a fine piece drawing attention to the fact that today is the anniversary of one of modern Europe's tragedies, which however the governments and media of the West dislike being reminded of. That is the Turkish invasion and subsequent partition of Cyprus. This is for me a particularly distressing episode, not just because as a Greek I share in the tragedy of the Greek people of Cyprus who were the victims of the invasion but because as a Greek I feel guilt and shame for the role my country – Greece – played in the affair. The pretext for the Turkish invasion (though not the real reason) was a fascist military coup that took place in Cyprus and which overthrew the democratically and constitutionally elected government of Cyprus's President, Archbishop Makarios. This coup did not have its origins in Cyprus itself. Instead it was ordered from abroad by Dimitrios Ioannides, leader of the fascist military government of Greece, which had seized power in Greece in 1967 by way of a US backed coup. By 1974 the fascist government in Greece sensed power was slipping away as it faced popular protests in Greece and was itself becoming subject to internal divisions and infighting. As a way to bolster its support in Greece it used certain fascist Greek army officers seconded to the Cypriot army to carry out a coup in Cyprus with the eventual aim of uniting Cyprus to Greece. It is important to stress that the coup in Cyprus was only a pretext for the Turkish invasion. The coup had almost no support in Cyprus and was overwhelmingly opposed by the Cypriot people. Anyone who knows Cyprus and its people at all well knows that they are not the sort of people to take a coup lying down. For historic and cultural reasons they are also highly organised and in 1974 were also well-armed. In the 1950s they fought a highly effective insurgency against the British army. It would have been just a matter of days or weeks at most before the coup appointed government would have faced overwhelming resistance and would have collapsed. This was a fact fully known by all the outside powers that mattered: the US, the UK (the former colonial power which to this day still has bases on the island) and Turkey. In fact the only government that did not understand it was the extremely stupid and ill-informed fascist government in Greece. The coup nonetheless provided Turkey with the perfect pretext to invade Cyprus to protect the Turkish minority on the island, as it duly did. The sequel was that the Turkish army occupied 40% of the island (what was historically the richest and most fertile part, closest to Turkey, in the island's north), the Greek population was driven from there, and a Turkish controlled statelet was created there, with Cyprus for the first time in its long history partitioned on ethnic and sectarian lines. Alex Christoforou in his article sets out the details. The Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus and the resulting division of the island continues to this day, making Cyprus Europe's oldest frozen conflict, though one that the Western powers would prefer we all forget. As for Greece, the debacle in Cyprus caused the collapse of the fascist government there and led to the restoration of democracy. In other words the price of restoring democracy in Greece was paid for in blood and ruin by the people of Cyprus. As a 13 year old exile in London I followed closely all these events, filled with guilt and shame. I would make one final observation. In 1974 Turkey, a US friend and NATO ally, did in Cyprus what Russia is falsely accused of doing in eastern Ukraine: invade another country on the pretext of protecting people of its own nationality supposedly threatened by an ultra-nationalist government brought to power through an unconstitutional coup. Turkey has however never faced much criticism in the West for what it did in Cyprus in 1974. Of course any idea of any sustained Western boycotts or sanctions of Turkey because of its invasion of Cyprus were and are out of the question. Turkey continued to be the US's friend and NATO ally after the invasion took place, and remains so – at least in theory – to this day. By contrast the Western campaign against Russia has been hysterical and relentless. No one need look for any logic or consistency here. Nor, I suspect, will that absence of logic or consistency surprise anyone. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! 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Published 11 hours ago on February 20, 2019 By Seraphim Hanisch One of the aspects of news about Ukraine that does not make it past the gatekeepers of the American and Western news media is how a significant contingent of Ukrainian nationalists have espoused a sense of reverence for Nazis. The idea that this could even happen anywhere in the world in an open manner makes the claim seem too absurd to be taken seriously. Gone are the days when the Nazi swastika adorned streets and buildings in Europe. Right? Well, maybe, wrong. This was seen in Kyiv's Gorodok (or Horodok, if you insist) Gallery, a shopping center in that city, located on Bandera Avenue. The pro-nationalist news service UNIAN wasted no time going to press with their explanation of this incident, which admittedly may be accurate: Children and teenagers who participated in the All-Ukrainian break dance festival held in the Kyiv-based Gorodok Gallery shopping mall were shocked to see a swastika image projected onto an LED staircase. The mall administration apologized to visitors, explaining saying that their computer system had apparently been hacked. "The administration and staff have no relation to whatever was projected onto the LED-staircase, and in no way does it support such [an] act. Now we are actively searching for those involved in the attack," it said in a statement. According to Gorodok Gallery's administrative office, it was not the first time a cyber breach took place. As reported earlier, Ukraine is believed to be a testing ground for cyberattacks, many of which are launched from Russia. Hackers have earlier targeted critical energy infrastructure, state institutions, banks, and large businesses. This time, it appears, hackers aimed to feed the Kremlin's narrative of "Nazis in power in Ukraine" and create a relevant hype-driving viral story for Russian media to spread it worldwide. The Gorodok Gallery also apologized on its Facebook page and said that this was a result of hacking. But what about the street that the mall is on? From the self-same Facebook page, this is what we see: To translate, for those who do not read Ukrainian or Russian, the address says the following: 23 Steven Bandera Prospekt, Kyiv, Ukraine 04073 This street was formerly called "Moscow Avenue." Big change, as we shall see. Steven Bandera got his birthday designated as a national holiday in Ukraine last December. He is known in Ukraine's history for one thing. According to the Jerusalem Post: The street where the shopping mall is located is named for Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist who briefly collaborated with Nazi Germany in its fight against Russia. His troops are believed to have killed thousands of Jews. Several Israeli papers picked this bit of news up, and of course, the reasons are understandable. However, for the West, it appears possible that this news event will largely go unnoticed, even by that great nation that is often called "Israel's proxy", the United States. This is probably because for certain people in the US, there is a sense of desperation to mask the nature of events that are happening in Ukraine. The usual fare of mainstream news for the West probably consists of things like "Putin's military seizes innocent Ukrainian sailors in Kerch incident" or, "Ukraine's Orthodox Church declared fully independent by Patriarch of Constantinople" (not that too many Americans know what a Constantinople even is, anyway), but the overriding narrative for the American people about this country is "Ukraine are the good guys, and Russia are the bad guys," and this will not be pushed aside, even to accommodate the logical grievance of Israel to this incident. If this article gets to Western papers at all, it will be the UNIAN line they adhere to, that evil pro-Russia hackers caused this stairway to have a swastika to provoke the idea that Ukraine somehow supports Naziism. But UNIAN neglected to mention that the street name was recently changed to Stephan Bandera (in 2016), and no one appears to have hacked this. Nor does UNIAN talk about the Azov fighters that openly espoused much of the Nazi ideology. For nationalist Ukrainians, this is all for the greater good of getting rid of all things Russia. A further sad fact about this is the near impossibility of getting assuredly honest and neutral information about this and other similar happenings. Both Ukrainian nationalists and Russian media agencies have dogs in the race, so to speak. They are both personally connected to these events. However, the Russian media cannot be discounted here, because they do offer a witness and perspective, probably the closest to any objective look at what is going on in Ukraine. We include a video of a "torchlight march" that took place in 2017 that featured such hypernationalist activity, which is not reported in the West. More such reports are available, but this one seemed the best one to summarize the character of what is going on in the country. While we do not know the motive and identities of whoever programmed the swastika, it cannot really be stated that this was just a random publicity stunt in a country that has no relationship with Nazi veneration. The street the mall is on bears witness to that. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest It's Back to the Iran-Contra Days Under Trump Abrams and his cronies will not stop with Venezuela. Published 16 hours ago on February 20, 2019 By Strategic Culture Foundation Authored by Wayne Madsen, via The Strategic Culture Foundation: Showing that he is adopting the neoconservative playbook every day he remains in office, Donald Trump handed the neocons a major win when he appointed Iran-contra scandal felon Elliott Abrams as his special envoy on Venezuela. Abrams pleaded guilty in 1991 to two counts of withholding information on the secret sale of US weapons for cash to help illegally supply weapons to the Nicaraguan right-wing contras, who were battling against the government of President Daniel Ortega. Abrams would have headed to a federal prison, but President George H. W. Bush, an unindicted co-conspirator in the scandal, issued pardons to Abrams and his five fellow conspirators – former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, and former Central Intelligence Agency officials Alan Fiers, Duane "Dewey" Clarridge, and Clair George – on Christmas Eve 1991, during the final weeks of Bush's lame duck administration. Abrams escaped being charged with more serious crimes by Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh because he cut a last-minute deal with federal prosecutors. Trump, who has made no secret of his disdain for cooperating federal witnesses, would have normally called Abrams a "rat," a gangster term meaning informant. The man who helped engineer the pardons for Abrams and his five convicted friends was none other than Bush's Attorney General, William Barr, who has just been sworn in as Trump's Attorney General. Trump, who is always decrying the presence of the "deep state" that thwarts his very move, has become the chief guardian of that entity. During a recent hearing of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, newly-minted congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, reminded her colleagues and the world about the sordid background of Abrams. Omar zeroed in on Abrams's criminal history: "Mr. Abrams, in 1991 you pleaded guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress regarding the Iran-Contra affair, for which you were later pardoned by President George H.W. Bush. I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony you give today to be truthful." Abrams, as is the nature of neocons, refused to respond to Omar and cited her comments as "personal attacks." Abrams's and his fellow criminals' use of mercenaries and "death squads" to conduct secret wars in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala during the Ronald Reagan administration in the 1980s has made a re-entrance under Trump. Abrams was brought on board by neocons like National Security Adviser John Bolton, Vice President Mike Pence, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to oversee a US military build-up in Colombia, said to be 5000 US troops, to support Venezuelan paramilitary and military efforts to topple President Nicolas Maduro. Abrams and Bolton are also believed to have retained the services of another unindicted conspirator in the Iran-contra affair, Michael Ledeen, a colleague of the disgraced and convicted former Trump National Security Adviser, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn. Ledeen and Flynn co-authored a book titled, "The Field of Fight: How We Can Win the Global War Against Radical Islam and its Allies." The book contains nothing more than the standard neocon tripe one might expect from the likes of Ledeen. An official investigation of the Iran-contra scandal by the late Republican Senator John Tower of Texas concluded that Abrams's and Ledeen's friend, Iranian-Jewish middleman Manucher Ghorbanifar, a long-time Mossad asset and well-known prevaricator, was extremely instrumental in establishing the back-channel arms deals with Iran. Ghorbanifar has long been on the CIA "burn list" as an untrustworthy charlatan, along with others in the Middle East of similar sketchy credentials, including the Iraq's Ahmad Chalabi, Syria's Farid "Frank" Ghadry, and Lebanon's Samir "Sami" Geagea. These individuals, however, were warmly embraced by neocons like Abrams and his associates. Abrams, whose links with Israeli intelligence has always been a point of consternation with US counter-intelligence officials, is part of an old cabal of right-wing anti-Soviet Democrats who coalesced around Senator Henry Jackson in the 1970s. Along with Abrams, this group of war hawks included Richard Perle, Frank Gaffney, William Kristol, Douglas Feith, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Abram Shulsky, and Paul Wolfowitz. Later, this group would have its fingerprints on major US foreign policy debacles, ranging from Nicaragua and Grenada to Lebanon, Iraq, and Libya. Later, in December 2000, these neocons managed to convince president-elect George W. Bush of the need to "democratize" the Middle East. That policy would later bring not democracy but disaster to the Arab Middle East and North Africa. Abrams and his cronies will not stop with Venezuela. They have old scores to settle with Nicaraguan President Ortega. The initiation of "regime change" operations in Nicaragua, supported by the CIA and the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami, have been ongoing for more than a year. The Trump administration has already achieved a regime change victory of sorts in El Salvador. Nayib Bukele, the former mayor of San Salvador, who was expelled from the formerly-ruling left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMLN) party and joined the right-wing GANA party, was recently elected president of El Salvador. Bukele has quickly re-aligned his country's policies with those of the Trump administration. Bukele has referred to President Maduro of Venezuela as a "dictator." He has also criticized the former FMLN government's recognition of China and severance of diplomatic ties with Taiwan. It will be interesting to see how a sycophant like Bukele will politically survive as Trump continues to call hapless asylum-seeking migrants from his country, who seek residency in the United States, "rapists, gang monsters, murderers, and drug smugglers." Another country heading for a US-installed "banana republic" dictator is Haiti. President Jovenal Moise has seen rioting in the streets of Port-au-Prince as the US State Department removed all "non-essential" personnel from the country. Moise, whose country has received $2 billion in oil relief from Venezuela, to help offset rising fuel prices, has continued to support the Maduro government. However, at the US-run and neo-colonial artifice, the Organization of American States (OAS), Moise's envoys have been under tremendous pressure to cut ties with Venezuela and recognize the US puppet Juan Guaido as Venezuelan president. Moise's refusal to do so resulted in armed gangs hitting the streets of Port-au-Prince demanding Moise's resignation. It is the same neocon "regime change" playbook being used in Venezuela and Nicaragua. There will be similar attempts to replace pro-Maduro governments in his remaining allies in the region. These include Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Abrams was also brought in as an adviser on Middle East policy in the George W. Bush administration. The carnage of Iraq is a stark testament to his record. In 2005, it was reported that two key Bush White House officials – Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and Deputy National Security Adviser Elliot Abrams – gave a "wink and a nod" for the assassinations by Israeli-paid operatives of three key Lebanese political figures seeking a rapprochement with Syria and Lebanese Hezbollah – Member of Parliament Elie Hobeika, former Lebanese Communist Party chief George Hawi, and former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. In 2008, a United Nations panel headed by former Canadian prosecutor Daniel Bellemare later concluded Hariri was assassinated by a "criminal network" and not by either Syrian and Lebanese intelligence or Lebanese Hezbollah as proffered by Abrams and his friends in Washington. Representative Omar was spot on in questioning why Abrams, whose name is as disgraced as his two fellow conspirators – Oliver North and John Poindexter – whose criminal convictions were overturned on appeal, is working for the Trump administration on Venezuela. The answer is that the neocons, who can sense, like raptors, Trump's political weakness, have filled the vacuum left by top-level vacancies in the administration. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Putin: If mid-range missiles deployed in Europe, Russia will station arms to strike decision centers Putin: If US deploys mid-range missiles in Europe, Russia will be forced to respond. Published 16 hours ago on February 20, 2019 By RT Via RT… If the US deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Moscow will respond by stationing weapons aimed not only against missiles themselves, but also at command and control centers, from which a launch order would come. The warning came from President Vladimir Putin, who announced Russia's planned actions after the US withdraws from the INF Treaty – a Cold War-era agreement between Washington and Moscow which banned both sides form having ground-based cruise and ballistic missiles and developing relevant technology. The US is set to unilaterally withdraw from the treaty in six months, which opens the possibility of once again deploying these missiles in Europe. Russia would see that as a major threat and respond with its own deployments, Putin said. Intermediate-range missiles were banned and removed from Europe because they would leave a very short window of opportunity for the other side to decide whether to fire in retaliation after detecting a launch – mere minutes. This poses the threat of an accidental nuclear exchange triggered by a false launch warning, with the officer in charge having no time to double check. "Russia will be forced to create and deploy weapon systems, which can be used not only against the territories from which this direct threat would be projected, but also against those territories where decision centers are located, from which an order to use those weapons against us may come." The Russian president, who was delivering a keynote address to the Russian parliament on Wednesday, did not elaborate on whether any counter-deployment would only target US command-and-control sites in Europe or would also include targets on American soil. He did say the Russian weapon system in terms of flight times and other specifications would "correspond" to those targeting Russia. "We know how to do it and we will implement those plans without a delay once the relevant threats against us materialize,"he said. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Your donations make all the difference. 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Sunday, August 28, 2011
A Little of this and a Whole Lotta That!
What has truly impacted my temperature and exhaustion level is.....wait for it....I am pregnant! For anyone who has read my blog from the beginning you know that having a family has been something I have wanted for a looooong time. We have been trying for three years and experienced a heartbreaking loss last September. We used fertility drugs and underwent to fertility treatments (IUI). We found out in April that it had worked! While we were incredibly excited, we were very scared! We waited until I was 23 weeks to even announce it. I have been scared to even let the parents of my kiddos know because they just met me and have no idea that I will do EVERYTHING in my power to ensure the great Kindergarten experience that their child deserves. I owe so many of you many thanks for all the emails and prayers over the last months. You all have been an incredible support to me!
Now on to some school stuff...I have meant to take pictures of my room and bulletin boards, but atlas, I didn't! I thought I would upload a few documents that I use for anyone who wants to see.
Hope there is something that you can use! Have a wonderful week! Don't forget to leave some love if you download!
All documents contain fonts that are copyright DJ Inkers. Virtually all documents contain graphics that are copyright DJ Inkers. They are used with permission. Please visit http://www.djinkers.com/, for wonderful clipart and fonts.
Here is the newsletter format I use, I create it in PowerPoint because I am a P.P. junkie!
August 29 2011
Here are my lesson plans for the week of August 29. It's not quite in the normal format because we don't have all our specials yet, all components of the curriculum don't start yet, and because I don't start teaching centers for a little bit...I like to give my new kids time to adjust to the hectic pace of Kindergarten. This is one of the few things I do in Word. It looks fancy, but it's just tables. I split and merge cells, just takes practice!
Week of August 29 - September 2
Here is my crazy pacing guide for the year. I print it out on 11x17 paper and use it as my desk calendar, which is actually always covered in piles! Again, created in PowerPoint. You can see that all my poems aren't on it yet...that's because our theme order changes based on field trips and special events that aren't always in my control.
My 2011-2012 Pacing Guide
Here is the Language Arts Assessment that I use.
My Language Arts Assessment Chart
Two little Pete the Cat Goodies for you...
The first is a little book that is a bit goofy...before you send me emails that say "Pete's shoes wouldn't turn yellow if he walked in bananas"...I know this. The book is to help teach colors and is fun!
Pete Loves Colors Book
The second upload is an idea from Leslie Bjelde! Leslie has been so generous in sharing materials with me! This is a school tour book. I needed to save on colored ink, so I had to make my own version. The first and last pages are copied on white card stock. The rest of the pages are copied on colored cardstock that corresponds with the color of shoe that Pete lost. I copy the large shoes on colored cardstock, as well.
Pete the Cat School Tour Book
Coming Soon...Spider Unit!
72 comments:
and thanks for the freebies!
Spotlight on Kindergarten
Congrats!!!! Very exciting! :)ReplyDelete
Love Pete the Cat! Thank you! :)
Crayons and Curls
Congrats!! What wonderful news:) Thank you for the fantastic freebies!ReplyDelete
Congratulations, what an exciting time for you!! All of your activities are awesome!ReplyDelete
CONGRATS!!!! I'm so happy (hoppy) for you!!!!ReplyDelete
A baby, YAY!! I have been reading your blog for awhile, so I have read about your journey towards starting a family and I am so excited to hear this news. Because I can tell you care so much about your students and sharing with others from this blog, I know you will be an amazing mother. Thanks for sharing all of this downloads!!ReplyDelete
Kari :)
First off...CONGRATS on the big news! You have been blessed, and deserve it! Thanks so much for the Pete the Cat freebie!! LOVE IT!!ReplyDelete
Kindergarten Is A Jungle
Congrats!!! I love your lesson plan form...I think I'm going to try to do this, too! Thanks for the freebies!ReplyDelete
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Congratulations! You must be over the moon! Make sure you're drinking lots of water in that hot classroom - I can't believe you have class without a/c! It has been in the 100's here so we have don't get to go out for recess, but at least we have good a/c! Thanks for the Pete the Cat stuff - I love the books and can always use more ideas to go with it!ReplyDelete
I am so happy for you. Thank you for all that you do. I truly appreciate your generosity.ReplyDelete
Congrats!!!! :)ReplyDelete
Shannon, that's great news! I have followed you for some time now and wish you only the best! You will be in my prayers!ReplyDelete
And, I totally feel your pain with the heat! It has been crazy hot here in CO, and though I'm not pregnant, my wing in the school is not air conditioned and {pinched face} I am for sure entering the first stages of the "almost 40, hormonal changes". So the heat is horrible, and my textbooks have not arrived either...I'm ready for a good year! Can't wait to follow your progress!
Thanks a million for freebies!
Ms. Solano's Kindergarten
SOOO happy for you!! Congratulations! and I will continue to keep you in my thoughts!!!!!ReplyDelete
I just LOVE the Pete the Cat stuff you have shared! Thank you! :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations Shannon - this is wonderful news! I have been reading your blog for awhile and knew about your struggles. So happy for you for the good news! Now, let's hope for cooler temperatures for you!ReplyDelete
YAY! I couldn't be happier for you! So exciting!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the AWESOME stuff!!!!
Congratulations! I was so excited at your news I didn't even read the rest of your post. Now to scroll back up and take a look at your generous "goodies".ReplyDelete
Congrats! How exciting! This school year I am starting off 32 weeks pregnant and am curious to see what the parents say as well! Best of luck and thanks for all the great freebies!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the great printables. I really like your pacing calendars. That is something I should do to keep organized. Also, congratulations on your wonderful news.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! So happy for you! Thanks for the freebies!ReplyDelete
What wonderful news. I'm so happy for you. Thanks for all that you do, it is truly appreciated.ReplyDelete
Congratulations, Shannon! Well worth the long wait!ReplyDelete
Question- I wanted to try out your lesson plans to see how they worked, but can't seem to edit them. Are they locked?
Congrats! I know that baby is loved so much already! Thanks for all of your downloads...your blog is a FAVORITE! :) Have a great school year!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I am so happy for you.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great downloads.
Congratulations Shannon! I'm so excited for you! Thank you so much for the "freebies". You are awesome and your student teacher is lucky to have you as their Master Teacher.ReplyDelete
Congrats on the very happy news!! Wishing you lots of luck for the end of your pregnancy! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks, once again, for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and "freebies" with us all!
What wonderful news!!! I'm so happy for you!!ReplyDelete
Thanks SO much for being so generous with your creations. My kids will love these. Congratulations, too, on the baby news! I've been reading your blog for a while, so know of your struggle to start a family. Keeping you in my thoughts!ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!!! I'm sure you and your hubby are over the moon! What wonderful news!!ReplyDelete
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy reading your blog. Your ideas are so creative, and it is very very generous of you to share with everybody. I always get excited when I see that you've posted something new! I hope you have a great year!
Wow! You're amazing! Don't know how you do it all. Thank you so much for your cute documents, ideas & most of all saving me time. :) Congrats on your pregnancy. I have a friend who struggled with infertility & I know what a blessing it is when you finally see that "positive" result! ~HeatherReplyDelete
Congratulations. I'm so excited for you. I know what it's like to wait for a baby. Enjoy it. You'll be holding a baby before long.ReplyDelete
Congratulations, that is so exciting.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 6:22 PM
congratulations! that is so exciting and i am so happy for you! you will be in my prayers! thank you for everything you do!ReplyDelete
Hi Shannon,ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I have been reading your blog for a long time and also had a heartbreak before the birth of my youngest. God works in mysterious ways. Thank you for all that you shared and continue to share.
Congratulations on your baby! That's wonderful! Thanks for all of your hard work creating things and sharing them on your blog!ReplyDelete
Thanks for always sharing and congrats on your wonderful news!! :)ReplyDelete
My Kindergarten Kids
Lucky baby to have you as a mom, lucky student teacher to have a great mentor, lucky me to have an adorable Pete the Cat reader for my class :)ReplyDelete
Congrats! I had several failed IUI's, a failed IVF, and a ton of heartbreaks in between. I am now the happy mother to a 1 1/2 year old, and am thankful for all we went through because I cherish her so much and never take a single moment for granted. I know what you mean about waiting to tell people. It's sooo scary. Take care of yourself and your little one.ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I am so, so, so excited for you! Best of luck, and try to stay cool!ReplyDelete
COngratulations - I am so excited for you!!! Thanks you for sharing so much of your professional and personal lives!ReplyDelete
I am so, so happy for you! I have been following you for a long time and am so glad that you will have your own sweet baby! Your student teacher is one lucky person to have you as a model! Best of luck and thanks so much for all of your help!ReplyDelete
I have followed for some time now and have read almost everything that you have posted. I know that I do not know you in person but I know that you will make a wonderful MOMMY! You are so giving and your blog shows how much you care for your kiddos in your room. The best of luck new MOMMY! Thanks for everything you give the teaching family.ReplyDelete
Wonderful New! You are a very generous person with sharing your professional materials. Love all the Pete the Cat items.ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!! We are soo happy for you! We miss you..ReplyDelete
Lunaparrra Family
Hi Shannon!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing all of the things that you do!
I was looking at your lesson plans and was wondering what type of writing curriculum you use. I'm always on the lookout for good writing curriculum and was curious. Thanks!
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Thanks for sharing this, shannon! We are in LOVE with Pete in my class;)ReplyDelete
Thanks for everything! I'm awarding you one of Tamara's "Top Ten Teaching Blog" awards:) Go here to get your award button:) http://bit.ly/rtHPbLReplyDelete
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Little Warriors
I am thrilled for you!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your hard work!
Thank you for all the wonderful units and information.
Congratulations! Please post your due date and if you know if it's a boy or girl! Thank you for everything that you share with us. This will be a great year, with a student teacher and a little baby!ReplyDelete
Congrats and good luck! Downloaded your Pete the Cat book, I love the way you put the dots under the words, thanks!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on your baby news!! They are such a blessing to a family. Congrats!ReplyDelete
Thank you for all the freebies!!
Congratulations!!! I enjoy your blog very much. You are very talented and I am sure a great teacher of those little ones. I love kindergarten. That is my all time favorite grade to teach. Thank you for everything. You are going to be one terrific Mama.ReplyDelete
CONGRATULATIONS on your wonderful news!! Thanks for the goodies- especially the Pete the Cat ones!! My Pre-K kids are in love with him and his songs! :)ReplyDelete
So happy to hear your wonderful news! And thanks again for all of the great goodies! I LOVE your blog :)ReplyDelete
Just found your blog and I love it!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Would you be willing to post or send an editable copy of your plans?
I would love to have plans in this format.
Thank you Shannon for always sharing your wonderful ideas! I appreciate your work SO much. And CONGRATS on your pregnancy!! Woohoo. I know how heartbreaking fertility issues are. Very happy for you! Best of luck this school year.ReplyDelete
I just voted you as one of my Top 10 blogs! Thanks for being such an inspiration to new bloggers! You are appreciated by this Kinder teacher….FOR SURE!!ReplyDelete
Live Love Laugh Everyday In Kindergarten
Just found your blog through someone else and I'm very excited. All your freebies are great and so generous. I actually teach kindergarten in Park Foret, IL, right down the road from youReplyDelete
Congrads! Thanks so much for the wonderful ideas and freebies.ReplyDelete
Yay for you! Congrats! I know you must be very happy. Wanted to share with you that I have nominated you as one of my TOP TEN blogs! You are the best! I love your wonderful ideas - thanks for sharing all that you do!ReplyDelete
Hello! I have listed you as one of my top 10 rated blogs! Check out the post hereReplyDelete
Grab your award here: http://www.teachingblogaddict.com/2011/05/top-10.html
Thank you for being an inspiration! Congrats on the baby! How wonderful!
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- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 5:29 PM
I just want to say that you truly are an amazing teacher! It is my first year teaching Kindergarten in a Catholic school, and boy is it overwhelming! I got some great ideas from you! Thank you so much! I did tell my partner teacher about your site, as well. Good luck with your pregnancy, you and your baby will certainly be in our prayers! :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations! I am in the same boat as you were (trying for years...still waiting), and your story gave me more hope! Thanks for being so generous with your resources! Good luck with the upcoming year!ReplyDelete
Just wanted to let you know that I passed on an Award to you.. it is called the Versatile Blogger Award. Please see my site for information! Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration to me!ReplyDelete
I just found your blog on Pinterest and I am in LOVE! You're amazing! Wish I had this when I taught kindergarten but it works for preschool too. Thanks so much for the freebies! And congratulations!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing all of your wonderful creations.ReplyDelete
Congratulations - I am so happy for you! I have no doubt that you will be a wonderful mother!
It has taken me almost an hour to figure out how to comment!!! (blond moment, what can I say?) Love catching up on the blog, LOVE getting a sneak peek at what is coming next, and of course LOVE LOVE LOVE that my Timmy is getting to experience your EXCELLENCE first hand! :) He is beside himself with love for you, school and everything you guys are doing! Pete the Cat is awesome, how much fun! And finally, as I said elsewhere, but want to share again is my deep gratitude for your sensitivity and skill in teaching a group of 5yr olds about the sad events of 9/11/01. Until now I had tried to "shield" my younger kids from even knowing about such evil but with the anniversary approaching, it was inevitable that they would absorb some of the media coverage. You found a way to introduce them to this horrifying part of US history in such a way as to impress upon them the sadness and seriousness without scaring them. Of all the things you will teach Timmy this year, I think I am most grateful for this. Thank You.ReplyDelete
Even though I have never met you, as somebody who has gone through almost EXACTLY what you went through, I cannot tell you how happy my heart just felt as I read this post! Being a mommy is the very best thing that has ever happened to me and when you go through what we have been through to become one, I think it might be even more special to you! Congratulations - and enjoy every minute! It will go by in a flash! Also, be really careful - once you actually deliver a baby, it becomes MUCH easier for most people to become pregnant again! I am living proof! lolReplyDelete
And thanks SO much for all the super cute stuff you create! I HEART visiting your blog - it is A-MAZ-ING!!! You are a fantastic teacher and you will make a wonderful Mommy!!!!!
Hi again!! I'm just hanging out on your blog tonight ;) Thank so much for the Pete the Cat stuff - I love the idea of the Pete the Cat tour - we always do a gingerbread hunt, but I think it's silly since people typically tie gingerbread men to Christmas... I'm going to see if we can do Pete the Cat for next year's tour! ;) Thanks for the pacing stuff too!!ReplyDelete
New to your blog and I LOVE it!! Thank you for the ABC's of school- perfect! and the FROG folder idea I will be putting in place. THANKS!!!ReplyDelete


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Fredda C. Carr Photographs
Fredda C. Carr Photographs
Collection number: MS 12The University Library
Special Collections and Archives
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
- Processed by:
- UCSC OAC Unit
- Date Completed:
- 2009
- Encoded by:
- Debra Roussopoulos
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Contents
Home, Photography Studio, Order of the Amaranth, 1955-1973
Home & Studio - Boulder Creek & Ben Lomond, cats, ca. 1945-1985
Receipts and news clippings, 1954-1968
Series 2 Photographs, 1949-1985
Ben Lomond, 1949-1968
Brant Home, Christmas Party, 1949-1954
Minstrel Show, 1955
Comedy Capers, Community Club, Husbands in drag, 1956
Fashion Show, Paddy Smith, Valley Players, Christmas Dinner, 1956
Auxillary Fashion Show, Barbeque, Dam dedication, 1957
Fire Auxillary, Halloween Dance, 1957
Hind Family, Lou's Ron-da-vou, PTA Spring Play, Valley Players, 1957
Auxillary Installation, Fire Auxillary Can-Can, Halloween Dance, 1958
Swimming Hole, Jerry Tugwell, 1958
Andre's San Souci, Auxillary Dance & Installation, Brant Family, Halloween, 1959
Halloween, Minstrel Show, Theater poster, "Accidentally Yours", 1959
Halloween, Park & Barbeque, Newell Dam Slide, Play, "Intimate Strangers", Wee Kirk Church, 1960-1968
Valley Days, ca. 1945-1985
Boulder Creek, 1950-1965
Veteran's Building Dedication, Study of Cancer, Christmas Dance-High School, Boulder Creek Days, Businessmen's Assoc., Professor Gordon, 1950-1953
Aldenhagen Home, Bowling, Boulder Creek Days, Halloween, Floral Club, Harry Pons, Skit, 1954
Calla Fields, Children & Pets, Boulder Creek Days-Judy Lee's Leonettes, Group portraits, Parade, 1955
Log Sawing, Parade, Side Show, 1957
Boulder Creek Days, Father Hubbard, Log Sawing, Mary Ann Arris, Square Dancing, 1958
Boulder Creek Days, Post Office Dedication, Square Dancing, 1959
Boulder Creek Days, Pavilion Dedication, Portraits, 1960
Boulder Creek Days, 1961
Boulder Creek Days, Fashion Show, Ray Scott, 1964
Boulder Creek Days, 1965
Felton, 1954-1962
Horse Shows, 1949-1959
Boulder Creek, Felton, Graham Hill Showgrounds, 1949-1950
Los Gatos, Watsonville, 1950
Santa Cruz County Horseman's Association (SCCHA), Los Gatos, 1950-1953
Boulder Creek, 1953
Santa Cruz County Horseman's Association (SCCHA), Santa Cruz Sheriff Posse, 1953
Boulder Creek, Guadalupe Red Shirts, 1954
Graham Hill Showgrounds, 1954
Parade, Installation, 1954
San Lorenzo Valley Horsemen, 1954
San Lorenzo Valley Horsemen's Association Dinner, Santa Cruz County Horsemen's Association Television Program, 1954
Boulder Creek Stables, Horse Portraits, Graham Hill Showgrounds, Santa Cruz County Horsemen's Association Installation, Terry Colt, 1955-1959
Horsemen, Horse Shows, Flat Saddle Los Gatos, Santa Cruz County Horsemen's Association, ca. 1950-1980
General, 1954-1985
Dancers, Henry Cowell Park; Masonic Club; School Bus Driver; San Lorenzo Valley Majorette, 1949-1953
San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley Little League, 1955-1956
Family Portraits, Square dancing, Masonic orders, 1960-1963
Group Portraits, 1964-1969
ca. 1945-1985
Negatives 4x5 black and white, 1949-1987


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Renter Protection during Foreclosure
Feb 18, 2013
If you're a renter in a Fannie Mae-owned home that goes into foreclosure, you may be eligible to continue renting the home under Fannie Mae's Tenant-in-Place program. The program mirrors the protections of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA). Under this law, valid tenants are permitted to remain in the residence as renters paying market-rate rent until the end of their lease term or, if the lease is a month-to-month lease, provided with at least 90 days of notice before the termination of their lease.
Likewise, Fannie Mae's program allows renters to continue to lease the home for a period of time, providing relief from the foreclosure process on the home, and gives them time to transition to new housing.
In addition to remaining on their existing lease through the end of its term, valid tenants may be eligible for one of two Fannie Mae lease types—month-to-month or term leases at market-rate rent. "If the tenant states their intention to remain in the property as a tenant following foreclosure, we assign one of our local property management agents to meet with them and review terms specific to their situation," explains Joe Fusco, director of customer account management in Fannie Mae's Real Estate Asset Management division. Renters also may be eligible for financial assistance if they choose to relocate rather than remaining as a tenant, notes Fusco.
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While PFTA protects renters until the end of 2014, when it's currently set to expire, there may be state or local laws that provide tenants with additional rights. And if you're in a home owned by Fannie Mae you may be eligible for the Tenant-in-Place program.
To find out if you qualify for Tenant-in-Place and to obtain additional information, contact the Fannie Mae Resource Center at 1-800-2FANNIE (1-800-232-6643). If you have any questions about your legal rights, contact an attorney for assistance (to find attorneys in your area go to findlegalhelp.org).


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Gridiron sports fans are famous for their love of statistics and trivia surrounding their sport. One bit of trivia they might not know, however, is that last season's popular Facebook fantasy football app was developed in Karachi, Pakistan – a city known more for its chronic ethnic and sectarian bloodshed than football scraps.
The app, called Game Day Pick 'Em, allows NFL devotees to pick teams and compare their results with friends and leading TV analysts. Game Day Pick 'Em – a major hit in the US and quiet profitable for the startup that created it – is just one example among many of a small but increasingly vibrant software industry here.
Long in the shadow of their more illustrious counterparts in India and East Asia, Pakistan's software industry is today making strides thanks in part to the rise of mobile and social media led gaming. And it's a boon for the country's fragile economy.
Pakistan's IT industry's global share is currently estimated at $2.8 billion, according to the Pakistan Software Export Board, and that includes a global sales revenue of $1.6 billion. Over 30 small studios, concentrated in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi, are now mainly devoted to developing games for Facebook or smart phones.
"With the surge of web-based and Facebook apps, the industry here really took off in 2008-2009 … catering for the Western market," says Ahmed Hashim, founder and CEO of Cynis media, which created the Game Day Pick 'Em app. Cynis, which was founded in July 2010, now has 22 employees and counts websites like AskMen and Pizza Hut among its numerous foreign clients.
That's a good thing for Pakistan says Murad Akhter, CEO of Lahore based-startup Tintash. He points out that because smart phones and tablets are relatively new platforms worldwide, "you're not going to have a lot of people with a lot of experience working on mobile games or apps anywhere. So it levels the playing field and that allows us to compete."
A typical successful CEO
The profile of a typical successful CEO in Pakistan today is someone who has either studied at or spent time working in the US and therefore has a network of contacts within Silicon Valley, says video game developer and business journalist Jazib Zahir.
Mohsin Ali Afzal, the soft-spoken founder of We R Play in Islamabad, is one example. Mr. Afzal graduated with an MBA from Berkeley in 2008 and interned at LucasArts before returning home to start his company in August 2010.
"Having a Berkeley MBA helped. All the companies we're working with are from San Francisco ,you have the Bay Area connection. It adds a bit of credibility," he says.
Operating from a converted warehouse in the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, We R Play now has a staff of 35 employees, mostly under 30. Dressed casually in jeans and T-shirts, We R Play workers – almost half of whom are women – work in a laid back atmosphere reminiscent of the Silicon Valley startups they aspire to.
Desks are lined with action figures and sci-fi artwork, while the rec-room has a large Pakistani style lounge with traditional rugs and cushions, as well as a Table Tennis table.
When it comes to producing quality work, though, Afzal has proven his company is anything but lazy. Among their list of accomplishments, We R Play developed Gardens of Time for Disney subsidiary Playdom, which became Facebook's most popular game in 2011.
Working in a politically and economically volatile country has its challenges.
"We've had days when we haven't had electricity at," says Azfal, recalling the times before he could afford generators. "There have been days when the Internet hasn't worked and we've had to go to coffee shops just to download our tasks."
At other times, he adds, "There have been days when people haven't been able to come in because the roads were blocked from protests. These are part and parcel of working in Pakistan."
But the main challenge facing the industry is creating original content, says Mr. Zahir the business journalist.
Currently, these companies are doing outsourcing work for Western companies like back office coding and artwork. What gets more attention and generates more revenue is when businesses make original software and keep the rights to the intellectually property. That's just starting to happen in Pakistan. Before Pakistan is recognized as a country producing original software, not just outsourcing services, that has to be stepped up, he says.
"Providing services bring in clients. It needs efficiency and you have to satisfy the clients. You do that by being efficient with your processes and meeting deadlines," says Zahir. Creating new, original products, on the other hand, is trickier. "It's less to do with efficiency and more to do with talent. It's a much bigger risk."
Apple's app store and the Android Market provide a good forum for startups to take those risks. It's a forgiving market driven by impulse buys, says Mr. Akhter, whose resume includes stints with Apple's headquarters as well as with Microsoft. His company's app Fish Frenzy, for example, has now seen over 2.5 million downloads.
"I think people are more open to taking risk than they were in the past and that's a good development. Wherever you have startup activity you have innovation and that's a really good sign for the country."


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American Sleep needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
American Sleep Association
We manufacture and make FDA approved oral appliances for sleep apnea. A copy of our website is attached in the PSD file.
Males and Females between the age of 35 and 70.
Create us 1 banner ad for Double Click(728 x 90) and submit it. The format may be: gif, jpg, png, swf . Please make it look very professional. Once we accept and reward you the job, you will take this add and make it fit the following sizes:
300 x 50 Mobile leader board
468 x 60 Banner
250 x 250 Square
200 x 200 Small square
336 x 280 Large rectangle
300 x 250 Inline rectangle
160 x 600 Wide skyscraper
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Hamburg's Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest classical buildings in the city - but in order to keep with the times it needed a modern renovation. The historic building couldn't undergo just any renovation, so to provide the necessary space Benisch Architecten inserted a shining modern addition in the main hall. Haus im Haus is a light-filled glazed gem completely lit with LEDs which contrast nicely with the heavy, classical architecture of the rest of the chamber.
Benisch Architecten won 1st prize in an architecture competition to design a renovation for the historic Handelskamer, which serves as Hamburg's Chamber of Commerce. Originally, the plan was to insert a large 3-story module inside the large hall, but Benisch Architecten's plan called for a taller 5-story insert that would have a smaller footprint to exploit the hall's height and accentuate the space. Haus im Haus provides 1,000 square meters of additional space that includes a business start-up center, consultation rooms, exhibition space and meeting room facilities for members, guests and visitors. The uppermost level affords access to generous roof terraces and beautiful views out over the roofs of Hamburg through a band of arched clerestory windows.
Haus im Haus is more of a functional sculpture within the building than a renovation. The light and translucent materials contrast with the historic hall's ponderous stone bulk. Each floor seems to float above the rest, making the addition seem like an airy staircase to the heavens. (This impression is reinforced by an arched ceiling painted with stars.) The new addition is matched to the rest of the building, and a number of entrances and exits interweave into the building to improve circulation. Square LED modules are inserted into the ceilings throughout the new structure. Haus im Haus is said to be the first structure in the world lit by LEDs. The project was completed in 2007 and has since received a number of awards, including the 2008 Building of the Year award presented by the Architekten- und Ingenieurverein Hamburg e.V. and a 2012 WAN Adaptive Re-Use Award.
Images ©Jürgen Landes


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Nanoelectronic Modeling Lecture 21: Recursive Green Function Algorithm
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The Recursive Green Function (RGF) algorithms is the primary workhorse for the numerical solution of NEGF equations in quasi-1D systems. It is particularly efficient in cases where the device is partitioned into reservoirs which may be characterized by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian and a central device region which is Hermitian. Until now (2009) it also appears to be the only scalable algorithm that enables the rapid computation of incoherent transport with NEGF.
The NEGF equations formally require the inversion of a sparse system Hamiltonian matrix to compute the full matrix Green function. However, in most practical computations one does not need the full inverse but only a few elements of the inverse. RGF provides the formidable feature that it allows for the targeted computation of a few blocks of the inverse. RGF is numerically efficient in that it scales as O(N B3) where N is the number of layers and B the number of coupled orbitals in that layer. RGF is therefore particularly efficient for long and thin devices, and in the limit of an effective mass model or a 1D heterostructure effectively scales as order N.
This lecture derives the RGF equations from standard Dyson equations and provides an intuitive overview of the computational flow. The lecture indicates that for a pure current calculation only a single fully connected green function element is needed, while the computation of quantum charge requires the computation of all diagonal elemets of the inverse and a few partial rows to off-diagonal elements.
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the need for an efficient computational algorithm that targets only a few inverse matrix elements, rather than the full matrix inverse.
- Computational flow of the Recursive Green Function (RGF) algorithm for
- Pure current calculations – only a single matrix element is needed
- Quantum charge calculations – all diagonal matrix elements are needed and a few partial rows of off-diagonal elements
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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy


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My friends at Goodbite featured this lovely grilled figs and burrata cheese video today, and since I've been seeing lots of fresh figs at the market I thought I'd re-post it. If you haven't seen it before, I hope you enjoy. If you've seen it, but didn't get around to trying it, then consider this a friendly reminder that you really, really should!
The original post from last August follows:
If you watch as much food television as I do, you hear the adjective "sexy" thrown around quite a bit, and more often than not, it just doesn't fit. No matter how nice a bowl of chili looks, or how beautifully a game hen glistens, they're not really "sexy."
This burrata bruschetta with grilled figs on the other hand? Totally "sexy!" If there were such a thing as word association flash cards of food, the most common result for this one would be "sexy." Okay, I'm going to stop using those quotation marks now.
Above and beyond how awesome this recipe tastes, it's so nice to be able to post such an aesthetically pleasing dish after the recent string of homely food. I appreciate all the nice comments about the sausage and zucchini stew, but if that thing was a blind date, it would have been described as, "having a nice personality."
Depending on the location, I can't guarantee you'll be able to find burrata and fresh black mission figs, but if you can, you really need to give this a try. I know someone will ask, so I'll tell you right now, there really isn't a great substitute for this heavenly cheese.
A very fresh mozzarella would be the closest, but it would still be like substituting for Beyonce with Wanda Sykes. That's no insult to Wanda Sykes (she has a great personality), but in the sexy department, Mrs. Jay-Z is in a whole other league, and so is this burrata and grilled fig bruschetta. Enjoy!
burrata cheese
fresh figs
Italian bread
balsamic vinaigrette (1 part vinegar to 1 part extra virgin olive oil - shaken vigorously)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste


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By JANE LOPES
By JANE LOPES
Editor, Middleboro Gazette
MIDDLEBORO — Together, Middleboro and Fairhaven have a better shot at getting state grant money for housing rehabilitation and road/sidewalk improvements this year than they would if they applied separately, Fairhaven's community development director told the selectmen Monday night.
With the approval of both boards of selectmen, the two towns plan to apply for about $950,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the state Department of Housing and Community Development, said William Roth, director of Fairhaven's Office of Planning and Economic Development. He attended Monday night's meeting with his Middleboro counterpart, Jane Kudcey, Fairhaven Chairman of Selectmen Brian Bowcock, and Middleboro Housing Authority Director Josephine Ruthwicz.
Mr. Roth and Ms. Kudcey said the grant money would be more or less equally divided between the two towns and would create a pool of money that could be borrowed by homeowners for rehabilitation projects in target neighborhoods that roughly encompass the downtown area in both towns. In Middleboro, grant money would also be spent for improvements on Sproat and Park streets near the Nemasket Apartments, one of the town's two senior housing complexes, while in Fairhaven money would be spent for improvements on Elliott Lane, the only gravel road in the downtown area.
Ms. Kudcey said the housing rehab money, around $170,000, would pay for perhaps five to six projects. Ms. Ruthwicz said the infrastructure improvements, estimated at around $150,000, would benefit the tenants in about 20 apartments that abut Sproat and Park streets. Middleboro would likely receive over $400,000 if the application is successful, with the balance going to engineering and administrative costs. Mr. Roth said the breakdown for Fairhaven would be similar. He said the application has not yet been finalized.
Mr. Bowcock said Fairhaven has been successful with block grant applications over the past several years, with awards totaling $6.5 million. He said the town has a consultant with a good track record, but the CDBG grant process has become increasingly competitive.
"It's imperative that we collaborate with other communities," said Mr. Bowcock, who explained that grants are awarded now according to a point system. "You get extra points by collaborating. Last year we got our grant by one point, so everything is critical."
Middleboro Chairman of Selectmen Al Rullo noted that after several years of success in obtaining grant money, Middleboro's application was passed over last year "because we just didn't have enough points." He said he was hopeful that having the grant writer Fairhaven has used will help make the difference.
Mr. Roth said Fairhaven will pick up the cost of the consultant, since the expense has been in the town's budget since 2005, when the consultant helped the town obtain its first $100,000 grant. He said the annual cost of the consulting service is $4,000.
Mr. Roth said the towns will get two points for collaborating, and Middleboro will further benefit because while its total "score" from the state is 25 points, Fairhaven has 30 and will be the lead applicant. Both towns will also use the same engineering firm for the infrastructure improvements. He said the towns could submit joint applications every other year.
Fairhaven will be holding a public hearing on the proposed joint application next Tuesday, Jan. 22, and the Fairhaven selectmen are likely to vote on the application on Jan. 28. If they approve, the application will come back to the Middleboro board for approval.