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Grade level:6-12
Approximate Lesson Duration:Two 45 minute periods
Unit/Lesson New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS):
8th grade (Statistics & Probability)
- Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and nonlinear association.
- Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit (e.g. line of best fit) by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
- Understand that patterns of association can also be seen in bivariate categorical data by displaying frequencies and relative frequencies in a two-way table. Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects. Use relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible association between the two variables.
HS (Statistics & Probability)
Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data
- Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable
- Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables
- Interpret linear models
- Making Inferences and Justifying Conclusions
- Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments
- Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments and observational studies
- Recognize the purposes of and differences among sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies; explain how randomization relates to each.
- Use data from a sample survey to estimate a population mean or proportion; develop a margin of error through the use of simulation models for random sampling.
- Evaluate reports based on data
- Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data
- Describe events as subsets of a sample space (the set of outcomes) using characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, or as unions, intersections, or complements of other events ("or," "and," "not").
- Understand that two events A and B are independent if the probability of A and B occurring together is the product of their probabilities, and use this characterization to determine if they are independent.
- Understand the conditional probability of A given B as P(A and B)/P(B), and interpret independence of A and B as saying that the conditional probability of A given B is the same as the probability of A, and the conditional probability of B given A is the same as the probability of B.
- Construct and interpret two-way frequency tables of data when two categories are associated with each object being classified. Use the two-way table as a sample space to decide if events are independent and to approximate conditional probabilities.
Brief Summary of Cultural Competencies Related to the Unit/Lesson:
What makes this lesson culturally relevant? This lesson examines data collected across several demographic indices by publicly available resources. Bivariate data analysis is used to examine the intersection of gender identity, race, class, age and other personal characteristics appear in data sets.
Lesson Overview:
- How can climate data be used to make the concerns of LGBT youth visible?
- How can mathematical models be used to develop agency in a school community?
- Data quality can be determined based on the replicability of data/study questions.
- Data visualizations are models of numeric (quantitative information) that can be used to build understanding.
- All published data are true.
- Studies/surveys of interest to LGBT youth are limited/non-scientific (invalid) because of their emphasis on self-reports.
Learning plan, experiences, intstruction and learning activities:
What is Expected?
- List the intentional learning objectives on the board.
Students will be able to:
- Discuss additional ways to aggregate and disaggregate data
- Organize data in multiple ways and discuss/evaluate the merits of each
- Create a graphical representation of data
Today we will be working on…data analysis and representation. By representing data within the classroom environment, students will create a small case study based on questions available in large sample data sets (GLSEN, ACS).
What is expected?
How will we hook (Introduce this to) the students?
- Activate thinking
- Consider the language you will use to introduce the lesson (See example in the table)
Link to Engagement
Recently, we…surveyed members of the class to determine characteristics about our birth dates and dietary preferences.
Using different color post its, ask students to identify their birth quarter (Q1: January – March, Q2: April – June, Q3: July – September, Q4: October – December) and primary dietary preference by category (plant-based, meat-based)
Turn and talk to a partner about…what the word PRIMARY means in data collection; additional categories that could be used to get more insight into the members of the community. Examples include vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, mainly poultry/fish, pork free, all meat; gender identity; age categories.
You are really beginning to understand BASIC STATISTICS. Today, we're going to dig deeper with a new focus. This focus is…DATA ANALYSIS and SAMPLING; MODELING AND STUDY REPLICATION.
What equipment, resources, or materials are needed?
GLSEN School Climate Survey 2017 Report
- Table 2.2
- Table 2.4
- Figure 2.5
- Figure 2.13
Availability of LGBTQ Inclusive Resources (FIGURE)
American Community Survey (related to U.S. Census)
How will we rethink or revise our thinking throughout the lesson?
- What learning is confirmed?
- What misconceptions are uncovered?
- What is your new thinking?
Using the identified resources from the 2017 GLSEN School Climate Survey, reproduce data collection for the sample of students in the class. From the engagement activity (post-it poll), groups will have slightly different foci: the Q1 group will analyze Table 2.2; Q2 will analyze Table 2.4; Q3 will analyze Figure 2.5 and Q4 group will analyze Figure 2.13. In small groups, develop a poll question and reproduce the data for the class sample.
Discuss ways to expand the study while maintaining the integrity of the study process (anonymity)
Compare focal data to the Availability of LGBTQ Inclusive Resources graph. Discuss how these data are different/same.
In small groups or as individuals, review data that are available through the American Community Survey (ACS). Create a replicate based on ACS questioning and/or data representations.
How will students self-evaluate and reflect on their learning?
Students can evaluate how closely their data compare to larger data sets by examining trends. If their representations are significantly different, they can write about why or expand their data collection.
How will we tailor learning to varied needs, interests, and learning styles?
This lesson can be done as a paper-pencil or technology-supported lesson to meet the specific needs of students/teachers.
Several teachers can work together to unpack the data from the suggested reports.
Students can prepare a presentation to share the GLSEN and ACS reports with teachers, counselors and advocate for specific programs based on school-based sampling.
How will we organize the sequence of learning during the lesson?
Scaffold the Instruction
- Model: Post-It Poll shows how to quickly organize data using simple variables.
- Guided Practice: Using available resources, students reproduce surveys without worrying about phrasing questions or introducing significant bias into data collection.
- Independent Practice: Students have opportunities to work in small and individual groups to practice data collection and analysis.
Check for understanding:
Each group will have opportunities to check-in with teachers; production of a final graphical representation of the data will serve as an exit slip.
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- Each group will prepare a summary of their focal data set and class data representation
- Individual students will use the ACS to re-create a single question poll patterned after small group activity


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Fast, Simple Salsa
I had an excellent justification for making this. Indeed, the absolute best explanation, the main explanation I at any point genuinely need to cook anything on, occupied a long time with no other gravitas-adding powers at play: I needed it. Last week I had a deep desire for the sort of salsa you get in a container that we went through pails of when I was in school, the sort of salsa that you'd get on a table at a Mexican restaurant that might sell margaritas in the desert flora stem glasses and I asked why I didn't have a go-to recipe for making it at home. Isn't that similar to my motivation here? Isn't that what I do here, consistently for almost 15 years, share recipes I trust will turn into your go-tos, however much they've turned into mine? Where was my seasonless* salsa recipe?
Thus I fixed it. Whenever I'd accumulated my fixings, it required around 5 minutes. It tasted better compared to anything I'd at any point purchased in a container or scooped from restaurant bowls, and we completed the entire thing. Hence, the following day I made more with Rachel, who helps me out once in a while, and she said, "Isn't this simply a major bowl of vegetables?" and I said, "It's essentially a plate of mixed greens," and we completed that as well, even though I presume we would have, encouraged or not. I trust the effortlessness and simplicity of this matches the straightforwardness and facilitation your week requires. It closes in endless heaps of essential plates of mixed greens, give or take a couple of fresh dark bean tacos, guacamole, or potentially an ideal margarita. Here it is some tips for small kitchen ideas.
* If you have significant new tomatoes where you are, don't rest on this three-fixing late spring salsa, alright?
Fast, Easy Salsa
You could likewise zest this salsa with a couple of spoonfuls of salted jalapeños, some puree from a container of chipotle, or a rehydrated dried bean stew or two. Save the emptied fluid out of your canned tomatoes for Bloody Marys.
- One 28-ounce can think of entire tomatoes
- 1/2 of a little or 1/4 of an enormous white onion
- One new jalapeño, managed
- One clove garlic, stripped
- 1/2 cup slashed new cilantro leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon genuine salt
- Juice of half a lime (2 to 3 tablespoons)
Channel the container of whole tomatoes in a sifter set over a bowl to get the juices. Suppose the tomatoes look full (for example, entire and flawless); press on them a piece to deliver more.
Finely hack the white onion, jalapeño (eliminating the seeds if you wish), and garlic. Add to a blender or food processor alongside the cilantro and salt and toil the pieces a digit more modest. Add the depleted tomatoes and lime squeeze and heartbeat the machine until you get your ideal salsa consistency. If the combination appears to be excessively thick, add a portion of the held tomato squeeze, a tablespoon at a time. Change preparing to taste.
Fill a bowl and destroy right. Extras will save for as long as a multi-week in the cooler.


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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky by Benjamin Ajak and Benson Deng is a classic example of what it means to grow up amid war, to live in an environment in which all one knows is war. The impact of this is clearly evident in this chilling account of the war in Sudan. However, historically, this is not the only account of children who have had to grow up in war-torn parts of the world. Other anthropological sources have indicated such circumstances for children, including A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone, An Anthology of Essays from Around the World edited by J.L. Powers. In this paper, impact of growing up amid war is provided from the perspective of the war in Sudan, and compared to the perspectives given in the other two texts.
The lives of Benjamin, Alepho, and Benson completely change when their lives are threatened by war, causing them to leave their home and flee to the unknown to escape death and suffering from war. The boys are from the Dinka tribe of Sudan, and like many other children, have their lives turned upside down when war breaks out. The life they once knew, in their close-knit communities and abundance out of farming is completely snatched away from them. All they had known was peace until that fateful night when the Murahiliin, the government-armed soldiers raided and started attacking their villages. Since then, the lives of the boys are completely changed.
The civil war in Sudan, tribal and politically motivated, would change the lives of the young boys forever. Like in many other conflicts, the most obvious reaction is normally to save one's life through escaping the pangs of war. Thus, Benjamin at the age of five and Benson at the age of seven had to run for their lives, disappearing into the darkness. Alepho at the age of seven also escaped two years after the two. This would become the reality of life for thousands of boys from Southern Sudan, who came to be known as the Lost Boys. Amid dangers, the boys would seek refuge in refugee camps, where their lives were not much better than what they were escaping back at home. The events of war would completely change the lives of the young boys, who had to live far from their families and friends.
War as viewed in the eyes of the children has remained an interesting topic for many writers. As such, many have recounted the effects of various wars on the lives of children. The various authors have thus presented captivating memoirs and histories of war through the perspectives of children. In A Long Way Gone, a similar, but even more interesting account of the effect of war on children is given. Just like the story of Benjamin, Alepho, and Benson, this is a tale of Ishmael Beah, who is forced into becoming a boy soldier in a civil war in Sierra Leone. The war began the same way the civil war in Sudan did, in a single day, a village is attacked and the lives of the children and their peaceful existence are completely shuttered. Beah's village was attacked when he was only twelve, causing Ishmael, his brother, and others to move from one village to another searching for shelter and food. This leads them to being used as boy soldiers, capable of unimaginable violence and for use as killing machines.
That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone is another similar piece of literature on the impact of war on children. Powers, like Benjamin Ajak and Benson Deng, does not want the impact of war on children and teenagers to be forgotten in any discussion of war like it is the case in many stories of war. This book takes a similar perceptive in detailing the struggles that children go through in the efforts to escape the pangs of war. The author speaks about the reality of the Vietnam "baby lift," when children from the war-torn Vietnam would flee to be adopted by American families. The reality of children in Iran being sent on suicide missions such as clearing land mines, the lost boys of Sudan, the bombed-out cities of Bosnia, the cartel-terrorized streets of Juárez, Nazi-occupied Holland, and Afghanistan under the Taliban, are among the many horrifying stories of children affected by war throughout history.
In conclusion, throughout human history, war has been an important part, with children being among the worst hit. Coming of age amid war, which is the common theme in the three texts, has been a reality for many children in various parts of the world. However, the stories are also tales of tenacity of human spirits, which leads to their salvation even against their suffering as young boys. They reveal both hope and survival in the midst of implausible suffering. An interesting aspect of the three books is that the tales are told by the actual victims of these wars and the effects narrated from their personal perspectives.
Works Cited:
Ajak Benjamin & Benson Deng. They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story
of Three Lost Boys from Sudan, PublicAffairs, 2006
Beah Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Sarah Crichton Books, 2008
J.L. Powers, That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone: An Anthology of Essays from
Around the Globe, Cinco Puntos Press (September 11, 2012)


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The Two Hardest Tests On The Spiritual Road
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"The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter." – Paulo Coelho
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Aries Horoscope for May 8, 2022
Today your intellectual and expressive abilities should receive a boost from the planets.
It's an excellent time to organize your thoughts about presenting a project to a possible collaborator, engage in trade, or write. In terms of your private life, it's also a good time to examine the latest events, certain aspects of which are still partially misunderstood.
Aries Love Horoscope
A square between the Moon and Neptune makes you dissolve with anticipation and pleasure at the thought of all that could happen tonight on your date with your favorite person. But your fantasies may not be the same as the reality. Wait until you get together before getting carried away with plans and ideas. This person may not be quite as you think, in which case you will need to amend your romantic agenda.
Aries Career Horoscope
Take advantage of someone else's weakness. Someone you work with is floundering. He or she has a hard time finishing a certain task or communicating with someone else. Now is your time to step in and show that you can pick up the slack.
Aries Wellness Horoscope
You have never been one to abandon a course once set out on, however, you must get used to the little detours life shows us along the way! Rather than looking at these detours as setbacks, consider them as curves in the road that were too subtle to be realized when you were starting out. Have faith that you're still on the path! Support your sensitive nature by taking night-time or early morning baths with a few drops of lavender oil.


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Rethinking Frustrating Conversations
Thursday July 22, 2021
Have you ever had a conversation with your loved one that went terribly, horribly wrong?
You are not alone. Dementia makes communication difficult. It changes the way you have conversations with your loved one. The old way of communicating won't work anymore. Your loved one can't think rationally. They don't understand that something is wrong. They may still think they can care for themselves independently. And all this makes everything harder.
We often hear caregivers voice frustrations over conversations that did not go as planned. And caregivers often express anxiety over future conversations about sensitive topics.
There are 2 ways to have every conversation:
The Old Way – Be completely honest. Share all the information.
Often, these conversations do not go well. Your loved one cannot understand what you are saying. There is too much information. You are expecting them to use rational thinking, and it's not fair to them.
The New Way – Be kind, thoughtful, and careful about what you say and how you say it.
There is a compassionate way to approach difficult subjects with your loved one. Take the time to make it easier on them and you.
Some examples:
Old Way: Mom, you have to take a shower. You haven't had a shower in 4 days, and you smell.
New Way: Mom, do you want to get a shower before or after breakfast?
Why? The new way gives your mom a chance to choose. This will help her feel more independent. You aren't demanding that she take a shower, rather giving her a choice of when.
Old Way: You forgot to take your pills yesterday. You need to take them now, so you don't forget. We don't want to have another bad day like we did yesterday.
New Way: Dad, you asked me to remind you to take your pills. Here they are. (As you set the pills down)
Why? The new way makes it seem like it was Dad's idea. You aren't telling him he forgot but that he thought ahead. Now, it's his idea.
Old Way: I cannot do this anymore. You are going to live at a memory care place because this just isn't working at home.
New Way: Mom, I know you have been worried that you are in our way here at the house and that you want your own space. I found this great apartment that I think you will love.
Why? The new way gives your mom a positive outlook. She is getting her own space again. This is a good thing that will benefit her.
Old Way: Honey, I can't keep doing everything around the house. You are driving me crazy, and I need out of the house some. I have a sitter coming to stay with you, so I can go out for a while.
New Way: Honey, a friend (insert name) is going to come by spend some time with you today. I am going to scoot out of the house to run some errands while she is here.
Why? Having the conversation this way gives your wife the dignity of a "friend" rather than a "sitter." It also takes away the tone of frustration and makes it something special for her.
Old Way: Mom, you can't stay home alone anymore, so we have hired an agency to send sitters to stay with you. Last week you almost caught the kitchen on fire, so you just can't be home alone anymore.
New Way: Mom, you know that I love you so much and that I worry about you when I can't be here with you. To make me feel better, I am going to have someone be with you while I can't be. I want to do this for you. She can cook and do housekeeping. Won't that be nice, so you don't have to worry with it.
Why? The new way takes away the blame and reminders that your mom can't do certain things anymore. Instead, it focuses on your love and concern for her.
This won't magically work 100% of the time, but as the saying goes, "You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
And if you're looking for more helpful advice on communicating with your loved one, check out our other blog posts on Respectful Communication and Communication Tips.


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Here are the current top mattresses of 2021. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
In 2021, you can be overwhelmed by the amount of mattress brands available.
The below brands have been the top mattresses of 2021 thus far.
The brands are listed in no particular order.
So, if you're searching for the best mattress available, you can't go wrong with any of the following brands. If you're wanting to purchase a mattress online, any of the brands listed below would be a great choice.
- Puffy mattress has become the favorite for many people, who claim it to be the most comfortable mattress available. They say it's the equivalent of sleeping on a cloud.
- Many with back pain claim to have relief, due to Puffy's Adaptive Flexible Cloud Technology.
- Puffy includes a lifetime warranty, and a 101 night sleep trial for every one of their mattresses.
- Incredible mattress for your money. Very high quality mattress. It does take 2 days before the Puffy Mattress is sent; since the mattress is made to order.
- Puffy's top layer is CertiPUR-US Certified, and is made of Cooling Cloud Relief Foam. The Cooling Cloud Relief foam layer is responsible for making you feel like you're sleeping on a cloud. The bottom layer is comprised of a Firm Core Support Foam, which is similarly CertiPUR-US Certified. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
- Dreamcloud is one of the best choices you could make for a mattress.
- Dreamcloud has great contour and bounce, thanks to its natural latex coat.
- Some of Dreamclouds highlights include: stitched handles across the sides, cashmere blends and flax yarns.
- DreamCloud is a luxury hybrid mattress, offering an whole year sleep trial; compared to the normal 100 night trial.
- Pocket Coil Technology allows for cheaper manufacturing costs, and the savings are based to you as the buyer. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Purple Mattress
- Purple Mattress is one of the most known and popular mattress brands on the market.
- Purple uses hyper-elastic polymer in the construction of their mattresses, as opposed to memory foam.
- Purple has a very different feel than any other mattress brand.
- Enables you to sleep cool throughout the night, all while having a really responsive motion transfer.
- Purple mattress includes a 10 year limited warranty.
- The first layer of Purple is made of polyurethane foam, while its last layer is made of polyurethane foam. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Nolah Signature
- Nolah's flagship product, the Signature uses proprietary AirFoam", along with high density polyfoam for a soft but supportive feel.
- The Signature 12 is a flippable mattress with two different firmness options. Medium-firm on one side, and Medium-soft on the other.
- Excellent motion isolation makes the Nolah Signature a good option for couples who are easily disturbed by mattress motion while they sleep.
- Nolah offers free shipping, and a 120 night sleep trial for their mattresses. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Sweetnight Mattress
- Sweetnight has a full line of mattresses and pillows, mostly using gel memory foam for their products.
- The company sells on Amazon, which is a convenient option for people who prefer to shop there. However, the company does not have a full range of sizes available for all of its beds.
- 5 mattress models available, and voted Best Budget Mattress, Sweetnight has something for everyone.
- Sweetnight offers a 100 night sleep trial, as well as free shipping for all of its mattress models.
- Available in both memory foam and hybrid.Sweetnight carries both memory foam and hybrid mattress models. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
- Nectar Sleep is one of the worlds fastest growing sleep companies, and was voted Best Memory Foam mattress.
- Nectar guarantees ideal sleep through optimal levels of firmness, coolness, breathability, and comfort with our mattresses, pillows and other sleeping products.
- An all foam bed in a box, Nectar contains multiple layers of high-quality memory foam.
- If you are a light or average weight individual looking pressure relief, comfort and support, Nectar is a great choice; especially for back sleepers.
- Nectar offers a Lifetime warranty and 365 night sleep trial for their mattresses. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
- Awara is a hybrid mattress model, combining innerspring support with a significant comfort system.
- Awara Mattress pairs a 4-inch layer of natural, Rainforest Alliance-certified Dunlop latex with a 9-inch support core of pocketed coils in their latex hybrid.
- The latex is certified by the Rainforest Alliance, meaning it meets criteria on economic, social, and environmental sustainability and impact.
- It is also certified by GOLS (Global Organic Latex Standard), which indicates that the latex is organic. The plush Euro top cover is composed of New Zealand wool and organic cotton. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
- The The Saatva Classic mattress offers all the features side sleepers need without sacrificing the decadence of a luxury brand.Saatva Classic mattress offers all the features side sleepers need without sacrificing the decadence of a luxury brand.
- Fully customizable, the Saatva Classic offers 3 firmness level, sizes and heights. It is also made from only high-quality, eco-friendly materials.
- Saatva also provides at home setup, and removal of your old mattress at no charge.
- Saatva offers free shipping and 180 night sleep trial.
Idle Hybrid
- Idle Hybrid has 2 firmness levels, Medium and Firm. The mattress is flippable, with each side having a different firmness.
- Firmness levels can be changed to Medium and Luxury Firm by request
- Idle Sleeps most popular model, the Idle Hybrid blends memory foam and pocketed coils, for just the right amount of bounce.
- The Idle Hybrid is backed by a lifetime warranty, and the industries longest sleep trial of 18 MONTHS. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Plushbeds Botanical Bliss
- The Botanical Bliss is PlushBeds most popular mattress model.
- Made from organic materials, including an organic cotton cover, a layer of organic New Zealand wool, and multiple layers of organic Dunlop latex, the mattress is sold in two firmness options: Medium and Firm.
- The Botanical Bliss promotes spinal health, is 100% latex and is actually recommended by chiropractors and orthopedic specialists.
- This mattress is great for those who would like to sleep cool, as well as have more bounce in their mattress.
- The Botanical Bliss comes with a 100 night sleep trial, as well as free shipping. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Support and Comfort
If you are looking to buy a new mattress, 2 of the biggest aspects will be comfort and support.
When you lie down, there are a few things that should take place.
For one, you want the contour and sinkage to be correct, for proper spine alignment.
You also need a mattress to properly support your body, as you sleep at night.
It is critical to have proper alignment from top to bottom as you sleep.
This is necessary to be sure you receive a healthy rest, and to make sure you're reducing your neck and back pain.
While not only supporting your body, a mattress needs to be a good source of stress relief.
Your stress points are what actually cause you to thrash during the evening.
Memory foam is known for being great at both support, and being comfortable through out the night. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Should You Choose Firm or Soft?
This is along the same lines, as when we talk about comfort and support.
A new mattress should never be either too soft, or too firm.
What you want in a mattress, is one that ensures your spine and body stay in a neutral position.
If your mattress is too firm, you risk pinched nerves and lack of blood flow.
If you find that a lot of the times you awake, with the sensation of having pins and needles in your body, this is a sign of a mattress that is too rigid.
If your mattress is too soft, you chance having a sagging effect, much like a hammock.
This is going to cause back pain, because your spine isn't properly aligned.
Hopefully now you understand why we want a mattress to be as close to neutral as possible.
You're looking a mattress that's soft in the right spots, but not too soft overall.
You likewise want a mattress that has some firmness to it; just not too rigid. Bear Mattress Made In Usa
Temperature Level
One feature most don't think about when shopping for a new mattress, is the fever neutrality, or 'breathability' of a mattress.
The best thing that memory foam has going for them, is their ability to conform to your body.
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Page-to-Screen: Malcolm Braly's On the Yard
By Brian GreeneJuly 29, 2022
They say write what you know. Malcolm Braly (1925-80) knew prisons. Orphaned as a teenager, the Oregon native spent the majority of his years aged approximately 17-40 behind bars. A career burglar and multiple parole violator, he was in a reform school at 17 and in the facility at San Quentin for the crux of his time in adult detention.
But when he wrote the working draft of his novel On the Yard (published 1967), things in Braly's life were looking comparatively rosy. A connection to influential editor Knox Burger–a staunch ally of Braly's and a believer in his talent–led to Braly's first two novels being published while he was still in prison. Felony Tank (1961) won a Mystery Writers of America second prize, and Shake Him Till He Rattles ('63) remains a cult classic to this day. A third novel, It's Cold Out There, appeared in '66.
Also at the time that he put down the words to On the Yard, Braly was serving his very final days as a prisoner. He was riding out the last part of a third parole violation charge in a cushy, low-security wing of San Quentin. He was around 40, was a published author with a promising writing career ahead of him, and he was about to be a free man. He felt he'd evolved past the reckless behaviors that led to his original offenses and first two parole violations (the third and final one was a comparatively bogus charge) and he was determined to stay out of jail from then on. He succeeded in this. A discussion of Braly's post-incarceration life follows below.
The Book
It's interesting to read Braly's autobiography, False Starts: A Memoir of San Quentin and Other Prisons (1976) and On the Yard back-to-back. As its subtitle suggests, much of the former involves the author describing life in lockup as he knew it. And when you go from that to the latter, you see how he utilized his keen storytelling skills to take that knowledge and shape it into a gripping novel. False Starts was championed by Nelson Algren.
Originally published by Little, Brown, On the Yard was Braly's first book to appear in hardcover, the earlier three all paperback originals put out in the Fawcett Gold Medal line. Set in San Quentin, the novel offers a panoramic view of prison life. Braly introduces a wide variety of inmate types, from hot-tempered men to moody ones to disturbed geniuses, etc. We see the sexual relations among the inmates, the friendships and adversarial relationships, the favors and the threats, the illicit business and trade world within the system, the gangs, the battle among the prisoners for good jobs and other privileges, and so on. Some of the detainees are common burglars while others among the main characters include sex offenders and a man who beat his wife to death, albeit unintentionally. We get to know the convicts' daydreams along with their perversions, and we see the pecking order of power among them. Some have mundane names and others go by colorful handles such as "Society Red", "Chilly Willy", and "Cool Breeze." Braly also offers portraits of various prison officials, from the warden to the job bosses to the psychiatric counselors within the walls. If you've read False Starts, you'll recognize that he worked in details of his own personal story. One of the redeeming qualities of the book is that its author never gets sentimental in attempting to make any of the characters especially likable. He just shows them as they are and lets readers decide what to make of them. There's no easy, comforting good guy/bad guy construct in play.
Through the slow-build story, Braly purposefully and successfully uses a flat tone–even when describing dramatic events–which effectively makes the reader see and feel the long, slow, monotonous days of life in the prison. There are several subplots that occur throughout the tale, but the big one involves the guy who's in for killing his spouse. This man, Juleson, is a detached sort of fellow who's an avid reader and something of a philosopher. On his birthdays, Juleson usually gets a letter with some money from an aunt. As his birthday is coming up, he borrows five packs of cigarettes from another prisoner who functions like a loan shark, believing he'll be able to pay the guy back when auntie's letter arrives. But it never does, and now Juleson has a debt on which he can't make good. The loan shark and his associates can't allow him to get away with stiffing them, so they start making plans to bring violence onto Juleson. The prison authorities catch wind of all this and offer Juleson protection until the drama can blow over, but the deep thinker is too proud to accept their assistance and opts to battle the gang on his own.
In authoring this book, Braly deftly walked a balance between being philosophically meditative and a describer of volatile actions. For this reader, Shake Him Till He Rattles is his finest work of long-form fiction. But Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. called On the Yard "surely the great American prison novel," and it's hard to argue with that assertion.
The Movie
Braly wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his book, which shares its title and was originally released in theaters between 1978-9. It was overseen by the husband-wife team of director Raphael Silver and producer Joan Micklin Silver. It was the first directorial effort by Raphael, who only held that position on one other feature film in his career. But he often acted as producer on titles Joan directed. Among Joan's more notable directorial works are Hester Street (1975) and Crossing Delancey (1988).
The film, which was shot on location in a Pennsylvania prison over roughly eight weeks, and which includes some actual convicts as extras, mirrors the novel in terms of atmosphere. It's a gritty, realistic, deadpan motion picture which is absolutely devoid of sentimentality. Braly never went too far away from his own source material in crafting the script, but there are nuances that separate the two. One interesting omission is a set of scenes involving homosexual relations between two cellmates; perhaps that would've just been too much for moviegoers in the late 1970s. Another distinction between the two versions of the tale is the details around a hot air balloon escape attempt by a convict; both are affecting each in their own way, but they differ in specifics. The film's most significant absence of content from the novel is the book's account of a fire that erupts as a result of the balloon escape effort–it's a dramatic set of passages and a key segment in the written iteration of the tale. According to members of Braly's family, this change was dictated by the Silvers.
Truth be told, there is plenty of taut tension in the On the Yard film, which manages to get that across while also making the dullness of prison life evident.
The main conflict remains the problem between Juleson (expertly portrayed by John Heard) and the prisoner loan shark Chilly (Thomas G. Waites) and some cigarettes the former borrows from the latter and cannot replace because his aunt doesn't come through with money he's been expecting. Just like in the book, Chilly has a small team of enforcers who do his dirty deeds. In a departure from the novel, Chilly is willing to forgive Juleson's debt if Juleson will simply use his influence within the prison jobs system to get one of Chilly's generals a cherished spot in the print shop. Juleson is defiantly determined to not engage in corruption and refuses to do this favor, so a war starts to build between the proud loner and the loan shark's firm. In a replication of the written version of the story, Juleson also dismisses the offers of help from sympathetic prison authorities in his dispute with Chilly.
Critical reviews–either from the time of release or since–of the On the Yard film are hard to come by. Roger Ebert seems to not have critiqued it, unless I've just missed that citing. It holds only a 5.9 user star rating out of a possible 10 on IMDB, and it has no critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes (but a 67% favorability rating from lay people there). But legendary film scribe Vincent Canby praised the movie without any real complaints in the pages of The New York Times in 1979. Canby credited Braly's writing, Silver's direction, and "superb" acting by Heard, Waites and all other main cast members in a film he said contains "surprising humanity."
My personal opinion is the movie is strong and deserves a much better rating than 59% positive. Maybe it tests some viewers' film-watching sensibilities by being too moody and not action-packed enough. But the case can be made that the somber tone only makes the explosive scenes more affecting when they come. The story has good pacing, and never really bogs down. The script, like the words in Braly's novel, probes into the complex psychology of prisoners. In another parallel with the novel, it manages to be philosophical without being pedantic. The acting, as Canby stated, is spot-on. Is it the best prison movie ever made? No. But something like an 8.2 out of 10 is a fairer rating than 5.9. Regarding the overall moodiness of it, Braly said this about prison movies to Washington Post writer Henry Allen in a 1979 interview: "There's a message of tension in them. There's a not a lot of tension, really. Who's going to get up the energy to kill somebody?" Truth be told, there is plenty of taut tension in the On the Yard film, which manages to get that across while also making the dullness of prison life evident. The Scorpion Releasing DVD includes a 30-minute talk by actor Waites, who plays Chilly.
Malcolm Braly in the Late 1970s
Braly's literary output, at least in the form of full-length books, was scarce for the decade after the publication of On the Yard. He spent much of the late 1960s through mid-'70s living with his second wife, Beverly, in a small town in the Catskills. They had one child together, a daughter, Braly having fathered a son from his first marriage, which came and went over his two times out on parole. Prior to False Starts' '76 release, the only Braly book that got published since On the Yard was 1973's The Master, a novelization of the film Lady Ice. But a short story of his got high recognition by being published in Playboy in 1975 (a short story by Vladimir Nabokov appears in the same issue), and with the release of False Starts, he seemed to be gaining momentum again. This positive trajectory continued when Penguin issued a new paperback edition of On the Yard in '77.
Not long after the publication of False Starts, a fan letter Braly received from a woman from Baltimore–a musician named Kris, then playing with the Baltimore Symphony–led to a love affair and ultimately his third marriage. In 1979 the couple had a daughter, Miriam Braly. Having recently revisited some letters Malcolm wrote to Kris during their courtship, Miriam discusses below how she sees where her father was in his life in the era leading up to, and during, the filming of On the Yard.
**Note: Miriam tells that Braly received a lump sum payment of $25K for his work on the film, and that he didn't protect himself with a contract or agent representation in his dealings with the Silvers.
"What I've learned from my father's personal letters is that despite his rising success as a writer, he continued to struggle financially. I'd imagine people think/thought he was doing well due to the popularity of his books. On The Yard and False Starts had just been sold to Penguin books for reprint but my dad, still living in New York while dating my mother in Baltimore, was struggling to scrape together train fare to manage a visit. There must have been some money, but I'd speculate either his lack of life experience or the excitement of finally having some cash of his own, caused him to squander it away too quickly. He brings up money so often in his letters: his lack of, his new article that will bring some… I feel safe saying he did not feel financially safe.
"I believe the prospect of the On The Yard film/screenplay and the large monetary award associated with it, was both a beacon of hope and a source of anxiety. My father feared tripping, creating any misstep that might cost him this proverbial carrot on a stick, a huge check. In conversations with my family, I learned that this fear was behind his choice to offer full compliance in negotiations with those involved in creating the film. To be clear, my father did not crave fame or wealth, he craved the ability to properly support himself and his family. In the end, he got his lump sum and donated every cent to the care of his first daughter and greatest love, Ananda.
"While my father worked on the screenplay for On The Yard, he was dating my mother in Baltimore and living with his wife and toddler daughter in Roxbury, NY; an odd situation, for sure, but a surprisingly honest one. I see in his letters a palpable joy and love for my sister, a building passion for my mom, excitement and gratitude for his growing career, and wonder. 'God truly works in mysterious ways'…"
Tragically, Braly died in 1980, so soon after the release of the film. In his final days, he was a beloved teacher as a writer-in-residence at the University of Maryland-Baltimore Country. That school's English department now hosts the annual Malcolm C. Braly Creative Writing Awards in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
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From the Regional Director of Oceania
There is an easy answer to the question, "What is the mission of the Church in Australia?" It is the same answer for the Church anywhere in the world. The mission of the Church, established by Jesus, is to bring about a unity of all people and all things in the one God. Given the conflicts in the world, this is a mighty mission, and without the Holy Spirit, we would not be able to do it.
Currently, the Church in Australia is considering this same question by holding a Plenary Council. A positive outcome of the process so far is that the first item on the agenda is the relationship between First Nations people and all the rest of us who arrived in this country later. Given the terrible history of the relationship between these two groups of Australians, there is no wonder there is a strong call for reconciliation and justice.
We can acknowledge the working of the Spirit in the hearts and minds of many people who have committed to building bridges of understanding and respect for First Nations people. The document from the Plenary Council takes its lead from NATSICC (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council), which has a vital role in the life of the Australian Church. There are good practical proposals recommended to build this unity desired by God.
The introduction to the section on First Nations starts with: "All Australians have much to learn from the cultures, spirituality and knowledge of the country of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people." I have heard this often and totally agree. Whenever we see another big bushfire, I keep thinking, "Why don't we learn something from First Nations people?" This is OK as far as it goes, but what about spirituality and theology? Can w learn more about God by listening to First Nations people?
I recently listened to a podcast by Dr Anne Patell-Gray, a Bidjarra woman from western Queensland, and realised that I do have much to learn about the Gospel, about God, from them. As a theologian, she was able to speak of God, the Creator, as she was taught by her family growing up. She spoke of the gifts of her own spirituality and faith. Coming from a collective culture, she had learnt to share with the rest of the community and understood that this was what the Creator wanted of her and of the rest of the world.
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In listening to this podcast, I was reminded of the experience of many of our Columbans who work in poorer countries and also those who work in cultures shaped by other religions. "Solidarity and "dialogue" are two words that have become important for us as a result.
As we in the Church ask questions of ourselves here in Australia, maybe we should bring the same two words to our understanding of our own mission. Our theology recognises that the Holy Spirit not only created Australia and the people in it over many thousands of years and that the Spirit continues to inspire and guide the First Nations people. The rituals they have developed and the law they follow are all ways and means of expressing their faith and spirituality. Their lives were and are influenced by the work of God. Like all of us, they too share in the sinfulness of the world and together, we hope for a better world graced by our loving God.
The mission of the Church in Australia is to recognise and celebrate the working of God in our midst, including everyone and every place. These post-Pentecost times promise that God is always with us until the end of time, and this is the basis for our hope.
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Health authority denies recruiting from private care homes
A private care home in Merritt, B.C., is accusing the Interior Health Authority of aggressively recruiting its health care workers by offering them higher wages and better benefits.
Florentine Seniors Residence has lost three licensed practical nurses (LPN) and at least four registered care aides (RCA) to the health authority during the pandemic, according to president Frank Rizzardo.
"They are phoning our staff directly," he said. "It is not a matter of a response to an ad. It's a call to our employee."
Interior Health denies recruiting directly from private care homes and says it uses a centralized hiring process where vacant positions are posted and advertised publicly.
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Rizzardo is adamant the health authority reached out to Florentine employees to offer jobs at an Interior Health-run care home in Merritt and took to social media this week calling for a stop to the practice.
"I had a staff meeting on Monday and at that staff meeting I was told that two of our newest RCAs were called by Interior Health and offered employment," he said in an interview with CBC News.
"We paid LPNs to relocate and then once they are here, they only work a short period of time before they are snapped up by [Interior Health]."
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Slightly higher wages and better benefits are some of the things enticing his staff to leave for positions at Interior Health, Rizzardo said.
Some nurses and care aides left in order to take advantage of the Temporary Pandemic Pay program which provided eligible front-line workers a lump-sum payment equal to about $4 an hour for 16 weeks, according to Rizzardo.
Health care workers at private care facilities like Florentine did not qualify for the temporary pay raise.
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Florentine Seniors Residence is a 77-suite private care facility that offers assisted living and complex care in the southern Interior city.
The staffing shortage is leading to burnout among his remaining workers, Rizzardo said.
Rizzardo wrote letters to Health Minister Adrian Dix and Interior Health president and CEO Susan Brown calling for an end to the recruiting practices, but he has not heard back from either of them, he said.
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Interior Health did not agree to an interview with CBC News but provided a written statement denying Rizzardo's claims.
"Employees are hired through a centralized hiring process. Vacant positions open to external applicants are posted and advertised publicly."
Rizzardo said he's not surprised the health authority denied recruiting his staff and said he believes what his employees have told him about the recruitment calls.
The Ministry of Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Current Music – listening to this week's "This Week In Tech" podcast
Website Of The Day – Sadly Gourmet Magazine announced that it's ceasing publication after its November issue.
Mode Of Transportation To Work – company rental car
Exercise (b)Log – nothing
Morning Weigh-In – didn't check
Foot Mileage – 3 miles, Wheel Mileage – 0 miles
Pushups – 0, Situps – 0
Consecutive Days Of Bed-Making (Longest Streak) – 0 (0)
Vegetarian Days – 3, Carnivorous Days – 2
Marta Rides – 0
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– Take at least one photo every day
– Restart work on house, actually making progress this time (note: not successful during August)
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– Completely read the book 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
– Earn at least $150 through photography sales in order to cover the cost for the renewal of the Jalapeño Beach SmugMug account I opened the other day.
– Save $500 for the sole purpose of donating to charitable organizations of my choice
– Attend at least one professional photography workshop
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– Become a proficient programmer in Objective-C (iPhone development) and Ruby on Rails (Black Sheep web page concept)
– Do not create a solution for something which is not a problem
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Atlanta United manager Frank de Boer, captain Michael Parkhurst and veteran Jeff Larentowicz spoke frequently on Tuesday about playing with intensity being one of the keys to performing well in Thursday's Champions League game against Herediano in Costa Rica.
Those quotes were underlined and put in bold later that night when a lifeless and unfocused Toronto opened the MLS account in this year's version of the Champions League with a 4-0 drubbing from Independiente in Panama.
Intensity, indeed.
"I think we have more quality, but not always quality wins," de Boer said of Herediano. "If you don't put the same energy in as them, you will have a very difficult game, for sure."
Concentration, intensity focus, energy … whatever word fits best is what the 18 players de Boer selects on Thursday will need for Atlanta United's debut in the tournament.
The stadium in Costa Rica seats around 8,700. Very few will be wearing Atlanta United's red and black.
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The lighting is equivalent to that of a local recreation center.
De Boer, who has never played or coached in Central America, and his staff spoke to the players on Tuesday about what to expect.
"It's a new experience," he said. "I said to the players, the circumstances at Herediano are different, unlike in our stadium. They are more used to it than us. We have to adapt to those circumstances. I think they are ready."
And Herediano will likely come out with intensity similar to Houston in last year's disastrous opener, or Red Bulls' in last year's dispiriting loss in New Jersey.
If Atlanta United comes out as flat as it did in those games, or as flat as spiraling Toronto did on Tuesday, the Five Stripes could be out of the tournament before they have a chance to host the return leg next week at Kennesaw State.
Parkhurst has experience playing in Central America as a member of the U.S. national team.
He described the region as a "beast."
Once the games start, salaries don't matter. Being MLS Cup champs won't matter. Being the darlings of the league won't matter.
"People who aren't used to it think it should easy for the U.S. to qualify, it should be easy for U.S. teams to go to Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and beat teams easily," he said. "It's just not the case.
"These guys, when the play against U.S. teams, when the play against MLS teams, they play the best games of their lives, they play the best games of their year. They play with passion and pride. If you don't adapt and you aren't mentally into it and focused, you can get beaten. It can happen to us. We can go down there and lose."
Because of the gamesmanship and environment, Larentowicz, who has played friendlies and Champions League games in Central America, said that while you are playing soccer, the factors can make it feel like you are playing a different game. For example, he was once hit by a corn cob thrown by an angry supporter in Honduras.
But, Parkhurst said that's where the preparation and mentality of Atlanta United's players should come through.
The team bounced back from that 4-0 loss at Houston in last year's opener to go unbeaten in its next eight. It bounced back from that loss to Red Bulls to knock them out of the playoffs. It shut out Portland to win the MLS Cup in just its second season.
"Teams are looking to beat you, looking to prove themselves," Larentowicz said. "That's the mentality you have to be prepared for."
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