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U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly Update for Jan. 14, 2013
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 14, 2013) - The current U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly update released on Jan. 14 includes briefs on U.S. players.
LICHTMAN CONNECTING VOLLEYBALL GENERATIONS WITH GREAT CAUSE: Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.), an outside hitter for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is in the process of developing a series of "Play with a Purpose" volleyball clinics in California. But these clinics are more than just teaching volleyball skills. The clinics will serve as a way to connect the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to its junior membership. However, the clinics' purpose goes beyond just that as Lichtman is giving back to the communities in which she lives and trains with all monies from "Play with a Purpose" clinics going to Ronald McDonald House. The first two clinics will be March 31 at San Diego's Canyon Crest High School and on April 21 at a site to be determined in the Los Angeles area. To read her story, in her own words, as to why she is conducting the clinics, click here.
METCALF WITH AZERBAIJAN'S IGTISADCHI BAKU: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), an opposite on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is playing for Igtisadchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2012-2013. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Igtisadchi handled Telecom 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 on Jan. 8. Igtisadchi saved two match points in the fifth set to stop Rabita Baku 26-24, 25-18, 29-31, 20-25, 17-15 on Jan. 11 after having three match points of its own in the prolonged third set. Metcalf led all scorers with 27 points with 22 kills on 61 swings and five blocks. With the victory, Igtisadchi improves to 8-1 in the Azerbaijan Super League and moves into first place ahead of Rabita Baku (7-2).
AKINRADEWO WITH AZERBAIJAN'S RABITA BAKU: Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), a silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team at the 2012 Olympic Games, is competing for Rabita Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League. In CEV Champions League action, Rabita Baku will face RC Cannes in a home-and-home Playoff 12 round with matches on Jan. 16 and Jan. 24. While Rabita Baku went 6-0 in the first round, RC Cannes ended Pool A in second place with a 3-3 record.To watch the first match of the series live online, click here. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Rabita Baku rallied to post a 27-29, 25-13, 25-22, 26-24 victory over Azeryol Baki on Jan. 8 as Akinradewo contributed 13 points on a 47 kill percent. Rabita Baku overcame three match points in the third set to Igtisadchi on Jan. 11 and had two match points of its own, but could not come away with the win as Igtisadchi won 26-24, 25-18, 29-31, 20-25, 17-15. Akinradewo provided 18 points in the loss, including 14 kills on 26 attacks and just one error, three blocks and an ace. Rabita Baku falls to 7-2 in the league and now stands in second place.
HODGE, WILSON WITH AZERBAIJAN'S AZERRAIL BAKU: Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), a silver medalist on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Azerbaijan's Azerrail Baku in 2012-2013 along with fellow Penn State University alum Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.). In CEV Champions League action, Azerrail (2-4, 7 points) has advanced to the Playoff 12 round to challenge country rival Lokomotiv Baku in a home-and-home series on Jan. 16 and Jan. 23. To watch the Jan. 16 match live online, click here. Lokomotiv Baku finished Pool F with a 5-1 record and in first place with 14 points. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Azerrail defeated Lokomotiv Balajary 25-15, 25-11, 25-13 on Jan. 8. Hodge scored six points in the victory. In the second match of the week, Azerrail handled Telekom 28-26, 25-19, 25-19 with Hodge scoring 12 points with 11 kills on 31 attacks and an ace. Azerrail Baku is now 7-1 in the league and in third place.
TAMAS WITH AZERBAIJAN'S BAKI AZERYOLSERVIS: Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.), a 2008 silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Baki Azeryolservis of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2012-2013. Baki Azeryolservis lost to Lokomotiv Baku 25-19, 25-19, 18-25, 25-18 on Jan. 11. Tamas tallied four kills on 11 attacks in the match. Baki Azeryolservis, now 3-5 in the league is in fifth place.
DAVIS WITH GERMANY'S DRESDNER SC: Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), a two-time Olympic Games silver medalist as a libero with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, joined Dresdner SC late in the 2012-13 season. On Jan. 12, Davis helped Dresdner SC to a 22-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-23 victory over SC Potsdam. She recorded a 69 positive reception percent (50 excellent percent) on 16 serve receptions. Dresdner SC, which is in second place with 22:6 points and an 11-3 record, returns to the court on Jan. 19 versus 12th-place VCO Berlin (2:24). Before Davis arrived with the team, Dresdner SC finished the CEV Champions League Pool D in fourth place with a 2-4 record.
KIM GLASS WITH CHINA'S EVERGRANDE: Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, has reunited with her 2008 U.S. Olympic Games silver-medal winning coach, Jenny Lang Ping, with Evergrande Guangdong in the Chinese League this winter. Evergrande stopped Shanghai 23-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-19 on Jan. 8. Glass, who saw her most extensive playing time of the season by coming off the bench in the first two sets and starting the final two sets, scored 17 points with 17 kills on 22 attacks and just three errors for a 77.3 kill percent and .682 hitting efficiency. She added two digs in the victory. To open the semifinal round, Evergrande defeated Zhejiang KaiYuan 25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 25-22 on Jan. 12. Glass subbed into the match in the second set, but did not score a point. Evergrande will have a semifinal round rematch with Zhejiang on Jan. 15.
LARSON-BURBACH, BOWN WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KAZAN: Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who have each won an Olympic silver medal with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, are competing for Dinamo Kazan in the Russia Super League. Kazan topped Ufimochka 25-17, 25-17, 25-15 on Jan. 8 as Larson-Burbach scored 14 points, all on kills coming from 27 attacks and just one error. Bown did not play in the match. To view a photo gallery of the match, click here. With its undefeated season on the line, Kazan held off Uralochka 25-22, 28-26, 22-25, 17-25, 15-13 on Jan. 12. Larson-Burbach totaled 13 kills on 35 attacks, one ace and three blocks for 17 points to go with a 75 positive reception percent on 20 service receptions. Bown did not play in either match. Kazan, now 13-0 and a three-match lead over second-place Dinamo Moscow, returns to the Russia Super League schedule on Proton on Jan. 26. In the CEV Champions League, Kazan will now face country rival Dinamo Moscow in the Playoff 12 home-and-home series with matches on Jan. 16 and Jan. 23. To watch the first match live online, click here.
HOOKER WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KRASNODAR: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who earned the Best Spiker Award at the 2012 Olympic Games while helping the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team to the silver medal, is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar in the Russia Super League this winter. With Hooker out of the lineup, Krasnodar defeated Severstal 25-15, 25-12, 27-25 on Jan. 8 and Prton 20-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-18 on Jan. 12. Krasnodar (9-5, 26 points), now in fourth place, resumes league action on Feb. 2 versus Torch New Urengoy.
THOMPSON WITH POLAND'S BUDOWLANI LODZ: Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), a setter on the 2012 silver medalist U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Budowlani Lodz of the Orlen Liga in Poland for 2012-2013. Budowlani Lodz held off seventh-place KS Palac Bydgoszcz 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23 on Jan. 12. Thompson set her squad to a 42 kill percent in her starting role. Lodz (6-8, 17 points), now in sixth place, returns to action on Jan. 21 versus ninth-place Siodemka Legionaovia (3-11, 10 points).
LLOYD, FAUCETTE WITH ITALY'S YAMAMAY BUSTO ARSIZIO: Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.), a setter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing in the Italian Serie A1 league with Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio in 2012-2013 along with American Juliann Faucette (San Diego). Both athletes played for Epic Volleyball Club in San Diego as juniors before going separate ways at the collegiate level. With the Italian Serie A1 regular season on hiatus for the Italian Serie A1 Cup quarterfinal round, Yamamay Busto Arsizio split its home-and-home series with Imoco Volley Conegliano, which is in ninth place in the regular season. In the first match on Jan. 9, Conegliano edged Busto Arsizio 25-14, 17-25, 25-19, 21-25, 21-19 with a prolonged fifth-set victory. Lloyd did not play in the match, while Faucette was only a late sub in the fifth set. Busto Arsizio regrouped in its home match with a 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 25-22 victory to advance to the semifinal round. Faucette racked up 13 points with 12 kills on 33 attacks and a block. Lloyd did not suit for the match. Busto Arsizio now advances to the Italian Serie A1 Cup semifinal round on March 16 to face Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese. Busto Arsizio (10-2, 30 points) returns to Italian Serie A1 regular season action on Jan. 20 against second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo (10-2, 27 points) in a battle of the top two teams in the league. In CEV Champions League action, Yamamay Busto Arsizio has advanced to the Playoff 12 round to face Schweriner SC in a home-and-home series with matches on Jan. 16 and Jan. 24. Schweriner finished second in pool E. To watch the first match series live online, click here.
KLINEMAN WITH ITALY'S ASYSTEL McCARNAGHI VILLA CORTESE: Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) returns to the Italian Serie A1 for a second season, but will compete for Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese in 2012-2013. Villa Cortese entered its Italian Serie A1 Cup home-and-home quarterfinal round series as a slight favorite over Assicuratrice Milanese Volley Modena, and it came down to point ratio to determine which team would advance to the semifinal round as the regular season took a break. Villa Cortese captured the first match 25-17, 25-23, 25-22 on Jan. 9 as Klineman scored a team-high 17 points with 12 kills on 25 attacks, three blocks and two aces. She added a 65 positive reception percent (50 excellent percent) on a team-high 20 service receptions. In the second meeting, Modena came back to sweep Villa Cortese 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 on Jan. 13. Klineman notched a team-high 15 points with 13 kills on 28 attacks and two aces. With the teams splitting the home-and-home series, Villa Cortese advanced after winning the golden set 15-4. Villa Cortese will meet Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio in the semifinal round on March 16, while Foppapedretti Bergamo and Rebecchi Nordmeccania Piacenza face off in the opposite semifinal. Villa Cortese (7-5, 23 points), which is in fourth place, returns to Italian Serie A1 action on Jan. 20 versus Duck Farm Chieri Torino. In CEV Champions League action, Villa Cortese has advanced to the Playoff 12 Round to challenge Turkey's Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul in a home-and-home series taking place Jan. 17 and Jan. 24. Eczacibasi VitrA finished atop Pool D, winning all six matches in the league round. To watch the first match live online, click here.
HARMOTTO, GLASS WITH ITALY'S VOLLEY MODENA: Middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) and setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), both members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, are competing with Assicuratrice Milanese Volley Modena in the Italian Serie A1 in 2012-2013. Harmotto, a silver medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games, and Glass were also teammates at Penn State University before joining the National Team. Modena met Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese, currently fourth in the regular season, in a home-and-home Italian Serie A1 Cup quarterfinal round matchup as the regular season took a hiatus. Villa Cortese swept the first match 25-17, 25-23, 25-22 on Jan. 9. Glass set her squad to a 34 kill percent, but Villa Cortese converted on 46 percent of its attacks. Harmotto returned to the lineup and was inserted as a sub in the second set without scoring a point. Modena answered the loss with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 home victory on Jan. 13. Harmotto, who returned to the starting lineup, provided 12 kills on 21 errorless attacks with one block and one ace in the victory. Glass set the squad to a 47 kill percent and .330 hitting efficiency. However, Villa Cortese advanced to the semifinal round after winning the golden set 15-4. Modena (6-6, 22 points), which is in fifth place, challenges Imoco Volley Conegliano on Jan. 20 in its next Italian Serie A1 regular season match. In the CEV Challenge Cup, Modena has advanced to the 8th Final Round where it will face Ilbank Sports Club Ankara in a home-and-home series on Jan. 15 and Jan. 24.
GIBBEMEYER WITH ITALY'S VOLLEY PESARO: Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for Robursport Volley Pesaro in the Italian Serie A1 league in 2012-2013. The Italian Serie A1 regular season was idle this past weekend with the running of the Italian Cup. Pesaro met regular-season second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo in the Italian Cup Serie A1 quarterfinals, and lost both matches of the home-and-home series. On Jan. 9, Bergamo won 25-17, 25-17, 26-24 at Pesaro. Gibbemeyer started the first two sets and subbed in the third set, compiling four points all on kills via 10 attacks. In the Dec. 13 rematch, Bergamo completed the series sweep with a 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 25-19 victory at Bergamo. Gibbemeyer contributed nine points with seven kills on 17 attacks and two blocks. Pesaro (7-5, 17 points), now in seventh place in the Italian Serie A1 regular season standings, resumes league action on Jan. 19 versus third-place Rebecchi Nordmecannica Piacenza (8-3, 24 points).
PAOLINI WITH ITALY'S ICOS CREMA: Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, returns for a second season with Icos Crema as she helped the squad rise to the Italian Serie A1 Division for 2012-2013. Icos Crema was idle this week as the regular season halted for the Italian Serie A1 Cup in which it did not qualify to compete. Icos Crema (4-7, 11 points), which had its opening match of the Italian Serie A1 second half versus Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza moved to Jan. 29, faces eighth-place Chateau d'Ax Urbino (5-7, 15 points) on Jan. 20.
ENGLE, MURREY WITH ITALY'S BANCA REALE YOYOGURT GIAVENO: Ashley Engle (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who has trained with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is currently competing for Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno of the Italian Serie A1 alongside American Tarah Murrey (El Cerrito, Calif.) playing in her first full professional season. Giaveno was idle this week as the regular season halted for the Italian Serie A1 Cup in which it did not qualify to compete. Giaveno (3-9, 10 points) will look to break the losing streak versus last-place Idea Volley 2002 Bologna (0-12, 1 point) on Jan. 20.
TOM WITH BRAZIL'S UNILEVER: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a four-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball selection with two silver medals, is playing this winter with Unilever in Brazil's Superliga. Unilever (8-1) completed the first half of the Brazilian Superliga with an 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 14-25, 15-8 victory over Sollys/Nestle (7-2) on Jan. 11 in a battle of the top two teams. Tom started only the first two sets and scored two points. Unilever begins the second half on Jan. 15 versus Sao Cristovao Saude, followed by Volei Amil on Jan. 19.
SCOTT-ARRUDA WITH BRAZIL'S BANANA BOAT: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), the only five-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team selection and a two-time Olympic Games silver medalist, joined Banana Boat/Praia Clube in mid-season of the Brazil Superliga. Banana Boat/Praia Clube held off Rio Do Sul 25-17, 23-25, 25-15, 25-22 on Jan. 11 to end the first half of the Brazilian Superliga with a 7-2 record. Scott-Arruda tallied 12 points in the match as all five starting hitters reached double-figure scoring. Banana Boat/Praia Clube starts the second half on Jan. 15 with a match against Sao Bernardo, which Scott-Arruda played for last season. Banana Boat/Praia Clube continues the second half on Jan. 18 versus E.C. Pinheiros.
RICHARDS HILDEBRAND WITH TURKEY'S BAKIRKOY BELEDIYE YESILYURT: Kristin Richards Hildebrand (Orem, Utah), alternate for both the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Teams, is competing for Bakirkoy Belediye Yesilyurt in the Turkish League. Yesilyurt (5-6, 14 points) has moved into sixth place and is idle until Jan. 20 when it will face second-place Eczacibasi (10-1).
FAWCETT WITH KOREA EXPRESSWAY IN KOREA LEAGUE: Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), an opposite with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing with Korea Expressway in the Korean professional league. The Korean League fourth round starts on Jan. 15 with Korea Expressway playing GS Caltex.
LICHTMAN WITH SWITZERLAND'S HOTEL CRISTAL VFM I: Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for Hotel Cristal VFM I in the Swiss Volley League along with Americans Bianca Rowland, Brianna Barry, Michelle Kocher, Lise Muhlemann and Amber Roberson. Hotel Cristal VFM lost to Sagres NUC I 26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21 on Jan. 12 in the five-team, double-round round-robin playoffs. Hotel Cristal VFM, now 0-2 in the playoffs, faces VC Kanti Schaffhausen I (0-2) on Jan. 19 in its next match.
U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRYOUT: The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will hold its annual open tryout Feb. 22-24, 2013, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs. This tryout is open to United States citizens who are current college-age athletes and older, and high school athletes born in 1993 or earlier. Throughout the tryout process, USA Volleyball will be identifying prospective athletes for the following two different programs: U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Program; U.S. Women's National Volleyball Senior A2 Team. The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Program is available to athletes who have concluded their collegiate eligibility and who wish to be invited to be a member of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team on a full-time basis. This program could begin as early as the spring of 2013, or when an athlete's scholastic or professional club season has concluded. Also considered for training with this group will be athletes who have remaining collegiate eligibility and their participation beginning in mid-May or when their scholastic calendar ends for 2013. The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Senior A2 Teams is available to athletes in college and with collegiate eligibility remaining for the 2013 collegiate season. This projected 48-athlete program is scheduled to take place in Dallas from June 25 to July 4 with training and competition at the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships (GJNC). For additional details including tryout fees, click here.


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Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who come alive. -Howard Thurman
*tacit knowledge –
Let's start with the observation that the growing avalanche of data increasingly distracts us from something far more valuable. Here's the paradox, as data proliferates, something else becomes more and more valuable and yet more difficult to access. Tacit knowledge is the knowledge deeply embedded in each of us, our relationships and our unique contexts. It is the knowledge that we find most challenging to articulate and communicate. As seen in the link above, John suggests, in order to thrive, we exist in this tacit knowledge, build trust based relationships, and pursue our unique talent development.
**If this idea of a white space interests you, recommended readings:
- John Hagel's posts, in particular: Finding Stability at the Core of Change and The Neurobiology of Passion
- Lisa Nielsen's post: 10 ways to support self-directed learning
- Kate Fridkis on learning to read.
The book I'm currently reading/loving: Wounded by School, Kirsten Olson

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Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary Club (#77) is a part of Rotary District 5020 which is one of the largest in the world. District 5020 is an international district encompassing Vancouver Island, B.C. and Western Washington, from Pierce County south to Woodland and the Olympic Peninsula.
Through our fundraising efforts we support many local non-profit organizations, provide scholarships to Port Townsend High School graduating seniors, and participate in projects that improve the quality of life in foreign countries where so much help is needed. We sponsor several youth programs in the local high school - the international youth exchange program and the InterAct Club, both of which promote leadership, community service and international goodwill. If you wish to learn more about our projects explore this website, and feel free to contact me or another officer or board member.
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Mutina Petr MgA.
born in 1986, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2006 - 2011 University of Ostrava, Czech Rep. Faculty of Fine Arts, Studio of Painting of doc. MgA. Frantisek Kowolowski, Studio of Painting of MgA. Jiri Kudela
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2014 'Petr Mutina, Chilled', Chill Club, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2013 'The Yellow World', Tricafe, Prague, Czech Republic
2013 'Petr Mutina', U Jakoba Gallery, Opava, Czech Republic
2013 'Petr Mutina', Stara Posta Gallery, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic
2012 'Petr Mutina', 3 + 1 Cafe, Prague, Czech Republic
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2015 'Slezske Rudoltice: the Place of Muses and Art', Slezske Rudoltice Chateau, Czech Republic
2014 Petr Brandl Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2013 Galery of the Research Library in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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Why Am I An Ahmadi?
Do not merely follow your fathers
Importance of knowing why you are an Ahmadi
Claims of the Promised Messiah
Role of the Imam Mahdi
Role of the Promised Messiah
Why has the Promised Messiah not been accepted?
Ahmadiyyat – not a new religion
Important differences
Can a Prophet still come?
Historical Timeline of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Ahmadiyya Khilafat
Need of A Khalifa
Blessings of Khilafat
Importance of the Obedience to the Khalifa
Khilafat, Peace and Justice – ISIS unIslamic
How is Khalifatul Masih elected?
Khilafat and State
The Lives of the Successors of the Promised Messiah
Khalifatul Masih I – Hazrat Maulana Nooruddin
Khalifatul Masih II – Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad
Khalifatul Masih III – Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Khalifatul Masih IV – Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Khalifatul Masih V – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Khataman Nabiyeen
What is a Prophet?
Is a Prophet expected to come?
Can a Prophet still come in Islam?
What does the word 'Khatam' mean?
No Prophet will come after me
Does the Holy Quran allow Prophets to come?
Is there a need for a Prophet to come?
Death of Jesus
According to the Holy Quran
According to the Companions of the Holy Prophet
The meaning of 'Mutawaffi'
The meaning of 'Rafa'
According to the Holy Bible
Before Crucifixion
Just before Crucifixion
After Crucifixion
Truthfulness of the Promised Messiah
I – God as Judge
II – Past Life
X – Signs of the Latter Days
III – Holy or Unholy Speech
IV – Heavenly Signs
V – Prophecies
VI – Miracles
VII – Followers
VIII – Claimant
IX – Victorious
X – Signs of the Latter Days
Objections Raised
Difference of views
Difference of views between Ahmadis and other Muslims
Belief in One God
Belief in His Prophets
Belief in the Books of Allah
Belief in the Last Day
Belief in Taqdeer
Objections raised
Suspension of Jihad
Why don't Ahmadis join non-Ahmadi prayer services?
Why do Ahmadis not perform Hajj?
He Died in the Toilet
Agents of the British
Agents of Israel
Mubahalah Challenge
Marriage to Muhammadi Begum
Ahmadiyyat – its Purpose, Aim and Name
Why did he claim to be different things at different times?
Why is there division in Ahmadiyyat?
Attention Qadianis! (Ahmadiyya)
Allegations against God
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed Divinity
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed Qadian to be in the Holy Qur'an
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed his own Wahy to be better than Hadith
Allegation that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is one of the 30 liars
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Jama'at has no proof of the signs of Allah's help
Allegations against Muslims
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be better than the Holy Prophet
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be a law-giving prophet
Allegation that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has changed the Kalima
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was not buried in the Holy Prophet's grave
Imam Mahdi will be from the descendants of Hazrat Fatima
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad dishonoured Hazrat Fatimah
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad made up false hadith
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has insulted Muslims and said only his followers are believers!
Allegations against Christians
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad became Mary
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad dishonouring Hazrat Isa
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad did not fulfil the prophecy of the coming of the Messiah
Expectations of Being an Ahmadi
Expectations of being an Ahmadi
Ten Conditions of Bai'at
Important advice for Waqfe Nau children
Organisational Structure
Financial sacrifices
Suggested reading
Converts Accounts
Doves of the Messiah
Accounts of the Early Days
Account of Professor Clement Lindley Wragge
Account of Bilal Daniel Hawker Nuttal
Account of Bashir Ahmad Orchard
Accounts of the Sixties and Seventies
Account of Selma Mubarika Khan
Account of Ann Patricia Samia Sheikh
Account Of Nasir Ward
Account of Waliya Qudsia Ward
Account of Rafiq Mahmood
Accounts of the Eighties
Account of Muzaffar Clarke
Account of Tahir Selby
Account Of Ibrahim Noonan
Account of Naweed Ahmad Marty
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History of The Hartlepool Jama'at
Account Of Pamela Elder
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Account of Vivienne Noble and the Hedges Family
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Account of Ismail Wyeth
Account of Adam Spittles
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Account of James Benson
Account of David Lackey
Account of Andrew Hollingsworth
Account of Christine Sharif
Account of Alex Borthwick
Has Science disproved Religion?
The Big Bang Theory and Islam
Chance or Planned Evolution
Human Embryology in the Holy Qur'an
End of Atheism
Has Science Rendered Religion Obsolete?
Does God Exist?
Belief in a Living God
How to have your prayers answered?
Why does God allow suffering?
God – the Ultimate cause of all Creation
Gradual Progress of Man
Soul after Death
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We are producing an original web video TV series called Dr. Botox, following the life of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. This show is similar to Dr. 90210 on E!, but Dr. Botox is much more hip and cool. We need hip and edgy banners to grab some attention for our marketing campaigns!
We need ad campaign banners for websites. The banners should target both males and females. Style should be trendy, edgy, hip, cool. It MUST have sexy girls/ a silohette perhaps (you find it on Getty Images or 123rf.com, etc and we pay for it), a girl in a swimsuit (if using a licensed photo, we will pay for it) and some should have a picture of Dr. Botox (Here are 6 pictures of him for use - pick a few and use as you see fit: http://www.hutchmediaonline.com/ftp…ic/DrBotox ). Think LA, Beverly Hills, girls, celebrity, etc. The women in the ad should be classy (this is not porn) and should appeal to women, not just men.
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1982 BA Arts, Photography RMIT Melbourne
AIPP (Australian Institute Professional Photography) member with double master status
Chairman RMIT Program Advisory Committee 2003 to 2009
2006 Recipient AIPP Honorary Life Member
2011 Anita Traverso Gallery Richmond Melbourne – 'Rite of Passage'
2009 Anita Traverso Gallery Richmond Melbourne – 'Urban Edge'
2006 Anita Traverso Gallery Richmond Melbourne – 'Urban+Landscape Abstractions'
2015 Natasha Bowness – Shrouded Beauty #2
2012 Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre – 'So Ghostly Easy' from Rite of Passage series
2011 ArtBank - 3 works from 'Rite of Passage' series
2010 City of Yarra permanent collection 'Midnight Solitude'
2014 Bowness Photography Prize Finalist 'Shrouded Beauty #2'
2012 The Heysen Prize, South Australia - Finalist
2012 Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2D – Finalist 'Arithmetic in Grey'
2012 Muswellbrook Photographic Award - Finalist
2011 Nillumbik Art Prize – finalist -'Somewhere along the line…'
2009 International Aperture Awards- Bronze Award, 'Ode to JK'
2007 Prometheus Visual Art Acquisitive Award – Finalist – 'Urban reflection'
2006 Castlemaine State Festival, Highly Commended, 'The Observer'
2003 ACMP permanent collection No.10, 'Berlin Reflection & Visceral series- 'Elliot'
2001 ACMP silver award permanent collection No.7, 'Kitchen'
2000 AIPP APP gold award in Illustrative category, 'Dodge'
1994 AIPP Winner Victorian Photographer of the Year Award
1993 Winner Ilford Open Award, 'Grand Canyon'
2018 Manyung Gallery - Mt.Eliza Vic- 'How they see our World'
2018 Waterwheel Gallery Warburton "A Moment in Warburton"
2017 Manyung Gallery - Sorrento Vic
2016 ATG Pop up exhibition Prahran Melbourne
2015 Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) Bowness Photographic Exhibition
2012 Blake Prize - Directors Cut exhibition
2011 Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne – 'More or Less'
2011 Dark Horse Experiment Gallery Melbourne – 'The new guard'
2010 BSG 'Picture This' - Melbourne
2009 Ballarat Foto Biennale – Ballarat Victoria
2008 Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne –'Shadows' (curated by Catherine Fogarty)
2007 Dickerson Gallery Melbourne, 'Built Perceptions'
2007 Toyota Community Spirit Gallery – 'Crossroads'
2007 Castlemaine State Festival- Finalist Julie Millowick Photography Prize
2006 Anita Traverso Gallery Richmond Melbourne – 'The Only Constant'
2005 Artefact South Melbourne
2005 Dayelsford Foto Biennale - Dayelsford Victoria
2005 Dickerson Gallery Melbourne, 'Naked Truth'
2005 IDAA International Digital Art Awards VCA Gallery, Melbourne
2004 New Social Commentaries Acquisitive Prize, Warrnambool Art Gallery
2010 AIPP-APP Awards - Melbourne
2008 AIPP- APP Awards - Brisbane
2005-2007 AIPP Panel Chairman of Judges
1989 - 2005 AIPP National and State Photography Awards
2001 & 2003 ACMI, (Australian Centre Moving Image), Diegesis Festival
2003 Pearl Academy, New Delhi India in association with ICCP Melbourne.
2009 Photofile magazine Ed. 86 March-June 2009 – by Ashley Crawford
2009 3PBS 106.7FM interviewed by Fiona Gruber 'The Opening"
2006 3PBS 106.7FM interviewed by Fiona Gruber
2001 to present RMIT University Melbourne - School of Media & Communication
2003 to present PSC - Photographers Study College, Melbourne.
Regarding photography…'Mere representation is not enough'…quoted renowned
American photographer Fredrick Sommer. I agree. I prefer to create images that
have a visual interpretation of the subject or content. Pairing back the elements with
partial abstraction are some of the 'tools' I choose to achieve this. It is also the link
and inspiration between this body of work and the 20th century Russian/American
painter Marc Rothko (pictured)
Rothko ceased to be interested in representational likeness and became fascinated
with the articulation of interior expression. His best known works, have come to be
called his "sectionals", and Rothko felt they better met his desire to create universal
symbols of human yearning. His paintings were not self-expressions, he claimed, but
statements about the condition of man. The all-over compositions, the blurred
boundaries, the continuousness of color, and the wholeness of form were all
elements of his development towards a transcendental experience of the sublime.
My admiration of Rothko's philosophy and work has directly shaped these
photographs and as I gaze deeply into the images and observe the evolving
moments of creation followed by such exquisite dissolution, I wonder to myself….
surely this is a portal to Transcendence.


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Scott James writes a column for The Bay Citizen.
Many consider Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" sacred text. The novel was, after all, originally typed on a scroll.
Translated into 40 languages, millions of copies of the Beat generation classic have sold worldwide since the novel was published in 1957, placing it among the 20th century's most influential books.
When it comes to the big screen, however, "On the Road" has faced a Kerouac curse. Past efforts by Hollywood to adapt the author's work have been failures.
Now, somewhat quietly, "On the Road" has finally been made into a movie. The $25 million production, shot in San Francisco, Montreal and other locales, is scheduled for release this fall.
The movie is expected to be of keen interest in San Francisco where the Beats and their old hangouts are a cottage industry. Each year, thousands of people flock to North Beach to visit the City Lights bookstore and the bar Vesuvio or to gawk at Kerouac artifacts in The Beat Museum.
But with so much interest comes anxiety.
Adapting any beloved book for film is perilous and apt to irk fans, especially when it's a literary classic where the language itself played a starring role — something not easily translated onto the screen. "On the Road" is particularly daunting since the provocative ideas that defined the novel — casual sex and drug use and a rejection of materialism — are unlikely to raise eyebrows with today's multiplex audience.
The creative team from another counterculture road movie is leading the project: the director Walter Salles and the screenwriter Jose Rivera from the award-winning Che Guevara biopic "The Motorcycle Diaries."
The cast is peppered with actors with box-office appeal, including Kristen Stewart of "Twilight" fame, Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen. The two male leads, characters based on Kerouac and his fellow flâneur Neal Cassady, are played by lesser-known actors, Sam Riley and Garrett Hedlund.
In July, before filming began near the primary sets in Montreal, the cast and crew went through Beat boot camp — three weeks of immersion with Kerouac experts.
One "drill instructor" was Gerald Nicosia, author of "Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac," considered by many (including William S. Burroughs) to be the definitive Kerouac account.
None of the cast and crew were old enough to remember the Beat era, so Mr. Nicosia, of Corte Madera, approached the sessions as if he were teaching ancient history, "like I was bringing them the Holy Grail."
He said the actors were especially intense, knowing they would upset a lot of people if they didn't portray the characters accurately.
At the camp, Mr. Nicosia played an audio interview that he recorded in 1978 with Lu Anne Henderson, Neal Cassady's young wife, on whom the book's character Marylou is based. That conversation is also the basis of "One and Only: The Untold Story of 'On The Road,' " a new book by Mr. Nicosia out this fall.
Could the cast and crew dig, er, relate?
"They're all very unconventional in their own lives," Mr. Nicosia said of the actors. "If you're an outsider, you understand what counterculture is about."
This striving for authenticity is a stark contrast to many past efforts to film Mr. Kerouac's work.
His novel "The Subterraneans" about an interracial love affair was turned into a 1960 movie starring George Peppard and Leslie Caron (note: they're both white). And in 1980 "Heart Beat," about Kerouac's life, was derided by critics as having about as much literary substance as a Tic Tac.
Mr. Nicosia said concerns that "On the Road" would be similarly botched have thwarted past attempts to make such a movie. (The film's producers did not respond to requests for comments.)
Concerns remain. Joanna McClure, a Beat poet who was immortalized as a character in Kerouac's novel "Big Sur," is curious about the new film, but said: "It was the writing that was so exciting. How do you make that into a movie?"
Ms. McClure also wondered whether today's young movie audience, which she described as obsessed with "trying to get into corporations," could grasp a story about shunning worldly possessions.
"It must make a nice fairy tale for them to think about," she said. "People wished they lived in a world where that could happen."
Yet in San Francisco such wishes still resonate.
Gravity Goldberg, editor of the local literary journal Instant City, said many of the submissions she receives today are inspired by Kerouac.
"I think his influence, consciously or not, slips into the work of all these semi-autobiographical bar-hopping, nirvana-through-a-bottle-of-J.D.-seeking writers," Ms. Goldberg said.
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Walsh Seeks Tax Breaks For Fenway Project
Mayor Martin J. Walsh proposed $4.6 million in tax breaks to spark construction of a $550 million retail and residential development that would straddle the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park.
A Boston Redevelopment Authority board vote on the financing is scheduled for Thursday.
The project known as Fenway Center has languished for years due to legal and permitting challenges, and the developer has struggled to generate enough funding to move forward.
"This is a positive partnership that's going to help to spur growth," Walsh told The Boston Globe. "The city is open for business, and we're going to work with developers on good solid projects that can be supported by the community."
Fenway Center would have residential and commercial space in five buildings between Brookline Avenue and Beacon Street. It would include 420 apartments, space for stores, restaurants and offices, and nearly 1,000 parking spaces. Plans also call for a farmers market and a bike-sharing station.
The project is particularly costly and complex because it requires construction of a $35 million deck over the Mass Pike to support its main parking garage and a 27-story tower with offices, apartments and stores.
"We are going to cover up the highway and build a new neighborhood out of thin air," said John Rosenthal, president of developer Meredith Management Corp.
The tax relief would be structured to help fund construction of the project's retail spaces, not its apartments, Rosenthal and city officials said. The deal would reduce the project's taxes over a six-year period during its construction and early years of operation. After its completion, Fenway Center is expected to generate about $5 million a year in taxes.
Currently, the property generates about $152,000 a year.
The tax deal needs approval from the City Council and state economic officials, in addition to the redevelopment authority board.
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Tree Trust
Portland Tree Trust members include:
- Stan Bennett of Oakhurst Dairy
- Roxanne Cole of Portland Rotary
- Hank Dozier, resident
- Arthur Batson of Lucas Tree Experts
Planting Trees in Portland
Founded in 2001 with a goal to establish a 'public / private' initiative to enhance municipal tree planting,
the Portland Tree Trust funded the planting of 200 new trees in 2002. Trees were planted along city streets and in our parks and public grounds. Locations included:
- Exchange Street
- Along the Eastern Prom Trail as part of the 'Rotary Grove'
- Deering Oaks Park
- Payson Park
- Baxter Boulevard
- Dougherty Field
- Residential neighborhoods including replacing 56 trees lost in the July 2001 micro-burst
- Adding new trees after construction projects on Wayside Drive
- Rockland Avenue
Funding Provided by the Trust
In all cases, Tree Trust funds allowed us to plant or to greatly increase the number of trees planted at each site. On the 'city side', the 2003 CIP program contains $50,000 re-forestation project matching funds raised in the private sector. The Portland Tree Trust has become a model public / private partnership that will benefit our environment and beautify our city creating a better place to live and work for years to come.
Maintaining Forest City
The Portland Tree Trust's goal is to raise $250,000 over a five year period which would be matched with city funds. Hopefully, despite trying economic times, we can meet these goals and Portland's nickname, 'The Forest City' will continue for future generations.
Historically, Portland's tree planting began in the early 19th century funded largely from donation from 'civic groups'. By the 1860s Portland had been long known as the Forest City. The importance of trees and tree planting continues with even greater importance in today's environment.
In 2003
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I have shelves full of cookbooks, but a special favorite must be Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi. A delightful and thoughtful gift from my dear friend Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook. Completely vegetarian, these innovative recipes are accompanied by drop-dead gorgeous photos. It is one of those treasures that travels to the kitchen and back to the coffee table for browsing and reading. Stunning photographs, innovative recipes, informative, and a must-have for vegetarian cooks. A pure pleasure to have access to this astounding book.
The author tells us he has divided the chapters in "a quite unsystematic way". Beginning with one of his favorite ingredients, he elaborates on a dish and enhances it. Though not a vegetarian himself, he is a master in his kitchen. Root vegetables, mushrooms, onions, squash, peppers, brassicas, eggplant, greens, tomatoes, pulses, grains, pasta and fruit and cheese and some most tempting egg dishes. I have bookmarked so many and can't wait to try more of these creative and nourishing recipes.
|Pesto and Egg Potato Salad
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Adapted from Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes From London's Ottolenghi
Published on September 18, 2011
A fresh and refreshing late summer potato salad tossed with homemade pesto and topped with hardboiled eggs
More potato recipes you may enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
Tamarind Potatoes
Cheese Potato Puff with Dried Mushrooms
Mixed Vegetable Curry - Sabzi Bhaji
Mexican-Style Potato Salad With Avocado and Jalapeño
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This homemade costume for women entered our 2012 Halloween Costume Contest.
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The women in the picture is me, I spend a year putting my vixen pirate costume together. Lots of research, money and time went into piecing this costume together. It all started in Aug 2011, my boyfriend and I went shopping at a local mall where he bought me a cross necklace (as seen in my picture), after being inspired by a local Renaissance faire. Slowly my costume started to come together, finally I had gathered everything except for the bodice. I came across a clothing store online, that was 2 hours away from my home. I had planned on getting a red/black bodice, sadly the store didn't have that in my size, but I still tried on a bodice just to get my size, turns out the bodice that I was trying on would be the one I would end up falling in love with. I put the bodice and matching shirt on hold and a week later it was home and hanging up in my closet. I finally had the costume complete, except for a pirate hat. Once again I researched and priced already made pirate hats. The ones I liked were way too expensive and wouldn't be ready in time for the faire. My lovely boyfreind found a black floppy hat and was kind enough to suprise me with it. Again lots of research went into making this had into the pirate hat of my dreams. The hat took over a month to put together, countless trips to the craft store and countless hours of molding and shaping the floppy hat into a proper pirate hat. Finally the hat was ready, and it was time to go to the faire. The reactions to my costume were pricless, alot of people were asking to take my picture, and alot of questions were asked on how I put the costume together, I was more than happy to answer all questions and to pose for pictures. my friends even decided to enter me in the costume contest. To my suprise, I won 1st place. It is safe to say that all my effort was beyond worth it. I hope all the viewers enjoy my costume just as much as I do.


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The Anti-Porn Men Project is a new "online space for (mainly) men to write about and discuss anti-porn issues." And I really wanted to like it.
That statement may sound disingenuous coming from me. As a sex-positive feminist whose sexual identity is BDSM, I spend most of my time writing in favor of sexual freedom. I emphatically don't support the censoring of porn, and I believe that many such calls for censorship arise from irrational grossed-out reactions and sexual fears.
But I do think that it's incredibly problematic that very stylized mainstream porn is a dominant–perhaps the dominant–mode of sex education in America. This sucks particularly for women, since such porn is very rarely centered around female viewers' desires.
I also think that sex workers' rights are incredibly important, and that they're often violated by mainstream pornmakers. Recently, I published an interview with an independent fetish-porn producer who criticized big fetish-porn companies for unethical, non-consensual practices.
That's why I wanted to like the Anti-Porn Men Project. In their first post, they write that they intend to be not just "a source and platform for people who wish to speak about and explore anti-porn arguments and views", but "pro-sex." To this they add:
One of the reasons why we are anti-porn is because we are pro-sex. Porn is not sex, but in fact can play a very restrictive and damaging role in people's sex lives and the forming of people's sexuality.
Hey, sounds like we've got lots in common! I want to join the conversation! The authors present themselves as pro-woman and pro-equality. They describe porn, generally, as "sexually explicit material that is characterized in some way by cruelty, humiliation, or degradation of women." For them, porn is in no way sex-positive, which is why they oppose it.
But I got more and more uneasy as I looked around their site. For one thing, there isn't a single sex-positive feminist or sex-positive resource on their list of resources. For another, there is no indication that they are aware of, or care about, sex workers who like their jobs, or the pragmatic concerns of sex workers who don't want to quit but are agitating for better working conditions. And thirdly, the site includes a section on "porn addiction". Addiction? Really? People keep using that phrase, but I do not think it means what they think it means. As Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist Marty Klein writes:
Until about three years ago no one ever came in claiming to be a sex addict, or saying that his partner told him he was one. The number of these people has grown tremendously. Not the number of people acting out sexually—just the number of people using the magic words "sex addict" or "sex addiction" … The concept is superficial. It isn't clearly defined or clinically validated, and it's completely pathology-oriented. It presents no healthy model of non-monogamy, pornography use, or stuff like S/M. Some programs eliminate masturbation, which is inhumane, naïve, and crazy.
In addition, the sites' moderators don't acknowledge the existence of alternative porn. Not even relatively softcore, warm fuzzy films like those of Comstock Films. (Comstock uses the tagline "Learn through Love," and their films feature committed couples who talk in-depth about their relationships before having sex on camera that's just like the sex they'd have in private.)
Most importantly, I couldn't figure out the Anti-Porn Men Project's policy position. Are they actually interested in restricting porn access? If so, are they also inclined to restrict other supposedly "bad" sexualities such as BDSM? Would they go as far as advocating censorship? I decided to ask these questions openly, and left a careful comment. I tried to make it clear that I wasn't out to have a big argument, but simply wanted to understand where they were coming from.
It took a couple of days for my comment to appear publicly on the site. One moderator, Bjorn, answered that the site had no clear policy agenda as yet, and that he personally is instinctively opposed to BDSM. I sighed internally and responded that as a pro-BDSM feminist, I hoped he would consider some pro-BDSM feminist perspectives. I acknowledged that sometimes it's worth analyzing sexual power dynamics, but hoped they would make space for more complex narratives and multiple voices.
That was when I lost faith in the Anti-Porn Men Project. Because not only did Bjorn delete my response comment; he edited his own comment to remove his admission of being anti-BDSM.
If the Anti-Porn Men Project wants to encourage real thinking about porn and sexuality, then they ought to be acknowledging the complexity of these questions. They ought to put a wider spectrum of voices in their "Resources" section, including those of sex-positive feminists. They should either have a policy position or explicitly declare policy to be outside their scope. And they ought to be willing to acknowledge their own biases. By blatantly erasing perspectives such as, say, mine–a feminist who enjoys power exchange, and finds potential for liberation within it–the Anti-Porn Men Project is refusing to acknowledge ideas that may be inconvenient for some ideologies, but which matter profoundly when trying to resolve important porn questions like consent and workplace ethics.
I hope that the Anti-Porn Men Project will come to reconsider its current narrow focus, as well as the appropriateness of pulling the rug out from under commenters like myself. I'm all for critiques of pornography–really! I just hope to see them discussed in an intellectually honest and respectful way.
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It is exciting to finally see WinFX as top level part of the dev centers.
One question I have for developers, how do you anticipate distributing WinFX Runtime Components with your applications? There are several scenarios we are thinking about:
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2. Installing from CD/Media with your application
3. "Pre-req"ing WinFX for your web based application to work and sending customers to Microsoft to get the download and come back (like Acrobat)
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Homeschooling Resolutions for 2011
Here then, is a list of my goals for the coming year. I am sharing with you mostly my homeschooling goals and those that I think closely relate.
For my daughter who is beginning the second half of her 1st grade year, I want to:
• Find or put together a really good spelling curriculum. While the girl's ability to read astounds me, her ability to spell is not quite so astounding. It has, in fact, reduced her to tears a few times, and frustrated us both. I have been given some good recommendations by a few amigas, so I hope to buckle down and find us a program that will work well for her.
• Register with the state. I only have until June or July to register us as a homeschooling family. But I have been dragging my feet. So for the next few months I will be working to figure out all the requirements to make us a legal homeschool.
• Find a more rigorous math curriculum. The one I have seems to be going too slow for my daughter. I think that by now, she should be doing double digit math and more. A few months ago, I showed her how to do this while sitting in the waiting room at the doctor's office. She was intrigued and had a great time doing it, but this is not something that has been covered yet in our math, so I am disappointed with the pace they are taking. She loves math and I don't want her to get bored with it.
• Begin to explore more historical figures and world history. I have been, for the most part, following along with our 1st grade curriculum. But we are all getting bored. Ya no! I'm taking matters into my own hands and charging ahead. I have been reading about many great books and activities that I could be using with her to introduce her to people, places, and things. I'll be sure to share with you as we progress.
• I also want to get more aggressive in her Spanish learning. Actually, I want to do this for both of my kids. We have wandered from our curriculum, which by the way, they both really enjoy. So I want to get back on target.
• And, finally, I'd like to work harder to train my daughter to be happier. She is an emotional and strong-willed child, who is a little too moody, I think. I want to create more opportunities in which I can praise her for a joyful spirit, and say adiós to the bad-attitude monster who likes to raise his head a little too frequently.
For my son who is about to finish up his time at a local private preschool and begin Kindergarten at home:
• Investigate reading programs. One thing I have learned is that my children are very different. They have different learning styles and different strengths. My daughter immediately mastered letter recognition and letter sounds in the same preschool and was ready to start reading when we began homeschooling. My son loves to write (probably more than she ever did), but seems to easily foget his letters and the sounds that go with them.
• Review my Kindergarten curriculum to see if it needs modifying for his learning style. Obviously, I will be using a different reading curriculum. But now that I have more experience with teaching my children, I want to explore other programs and activities to use with my son, so that I can tailor our lessons with themes that capture his attention.
And for myself:
• I want to get better organized. Those of you who follow me on Facebook probably figured out that I spent this past week and weekend cleaning and organizing. I think that this is probably one area that many homeschooling families face (and maybe even those of you who don't homeschool!) It seems like everywhere I look there is clutter. I don't want to be a slave to the Cleaning Monster. But I do want to create a more peaceful and productive environment for my children (okay, and myself). And I think that it is harder to focus on what one is studying if there are distractions nearby. And a cluttered house (to me) is VERY distracting.
• I also want to be less of a slave to our curriculum. I want to be able to branch out and explore. So I am determined to investigate our community, and those surrounding us, for the many learning opportunities that they offer. My goal is to take the children on two field trips a month. And maybe combine these with family time, so that my husband can get more involved, as well.
• I also want to begin creating a solid set of family traditions. Those that I enjoyed as a child - making tamales, attending posadas, a weekend walk down to the local 7-Eleven for icees, boardgames played with my grandfather - are some of my favorite memories. I think it is time to create some for my own children.
What about you? Have you thought about your past year? Have you set some new goals for this one? Share with us!
Con mucho cariño...
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I was happy to discover your blog today. I was unable to find a contact link. I hope it's OK that I'm contacting you through a public comment. I've developed an educational program for Windows called SpellQuizzer that helps children learn their spelling and vocabulary words without the battle that parents often have getting them to sit down and write them out while the parents dictate to them. The parent enters the child's spelling words into the software making a sound recording of each word. Then the software helps the child practice his or her words. It really helped my children with their weekly spelling lists.ReplyDelete
I would love to have SpellQuizzer reviewed in Mommy Maestra. If you are interested in hosting a giveaway of a SpellQuizzer license I'd be happy to supply a free license to the winner. You can learn more about the program at www.SpellQuizzer.com. There's a video demo you can watch at www.spellquizzer.com/SpellQuizzer-Demo.htm and a community site where SpellQuizzer users can share their spelling lists with one another (www.SpellQuizzer.com/Community). Finally, there's a page targeted to homeschooling families at www.spellquizzer.com/spelling-software-for-homeschoolers.htm. I'd be happy to send you a complimentary license for the software. Please let me know if you are interested.
Thank you very much!
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Hi, Dan!ReplyDelete
Thanks for leaving a comment. I'll contact you directly.
Please let me know if you figure out a good way to address the happiness issue. My daughter tends to be moody and very dramatic, and oh my I'd love to help her figure out how to deal with that in a positive way.ReplyDelete
I will, Nichole!ReplyDelete
I think that a lot of it has to do with diet and rest. Sometimes I worry my daughter doesn't get enough sleep, because she wakes up at the crack of dawn. But she is at that age where naps are virtually non-existent. So I'm working on earlier bedtimes for starters.
She's also really sensitive to sugars, so I am actively looking for more "healthy" dessert alternatives, such as yogurts, fruits,etc. as well as a regular snack times.
I'll write more about this soon and let you know how it goes!


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