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Author: sunnyjune77
Vocabulary in the Content Areas
I have recently presented a teacher training, Building Academic Vocabulary in the Science Classroom, with Lisa Walsh and we shared different vocabulary techniques with fellow educators of all levels. We also learned from each other. She shared a technique called Picture Vocabulary. I love kinesthetic activities and was excited to try this activity. If you're an educator, you've probably completed some form of this activity. A great resource for activities like this is The Science Toolkit. I printed the definitions, labels and organs.
For the first activity, students are given either a term or definition when they arrive. Once everyone is ready, they find their match. Depending on grade level, the more alike the definitions can be, the more challenging. Wording can really be helpful in differentiation and challenge level. Once everyone found their match (or thought they had), I then lead the reading and sharing of the definitions aloud. As you see in the photo above, this vocabulary activity was based on the Digestive System. To start the discussion of terms, I started at the mouth and traveled down the system.
Second, each table group of 4-8 received 2-3 organs from the Digestive System. Using our vocabulary, we then built the system. I had a body outline file I used with a past activity, Tour of the Body Systems. I've had some Velcro for years. I decided to take the body outline and add the organs with Velcro so I can use it over and over. Of course, I laminated all the organs and vocabulary terms. I was really excited about it, but I had not ever tried this before. It was such a success! Here are some action shots!
My students really enjoyed the activity as well as the fact that the system was not to scale with the outline! We had lots of laughs. We also discussed the limitations of models. Several told me they enjoyed the lesson and liked "learning this way."
A Tour of the Body Systems
Now that it has been several weeks after the end of the school year and two weeks of writing curriculum and a trip to Mexico, I am ready to reflect on an end of the year review that I did with my learners.
A colleague came to me before our final weeks of school and asked if I'd like to try using Spheros in my classroom. I am ALWAYS game to introduce new technology in my classroom and grow myself, so I jumped on the idea. After discussing a few logistics, I suggested reviewing the body systems for their final exam. I would have three days, which made us all a little nervous…that is not a lot of time to "play" with the devices, plan the tour of the body system chosen, code the Sphero and then present to classmates for review. But, I was confident in my learners. We are a blended classroom and I had been throwing resources, Apps and digital challenges at them all year. They did not let me down (and impressed everyone.)
Steps in Planning:
- My colleague, Monica Champagne, sent me this Google doc to get the ball rolling. I made a few simple tweaks to the terminology and posted it to my LMS for my learners to copy and collaborate in groups.
- A week prior, I had learners download the Lightning App and view a couple of tutorial videos on how to use the app.
- One day before I had the Spheros available for students to "play" with in class once they had finished the day's assignment. I also had the outline of the body you see in the photos printed (we have an awesome printer in our library!) and ready. Thank you to Trisha Goins, my DLC, for trouble-shooting the size of this outline!!
- Next, was our planning day in the classroom. Groups were larger than I like, but we only have 8 Spheros and with our connectivity, they don't all always work at the same time. Eight would have been ideal, but we used 5 so we always had a back up. With the groups being large, I wanted to make sure all students were busy. So, I added PlayDough in the mix for learners to create their body system. So, body systems had to be created, the Google Doc had to be completed, the Sphero had to be coded and the hopes of a practice run-through all in one day! Students will always rise to high expectations and appreciate that you believe in them!!!
- Tour Day. I did have to give them about 20-30 minutes to organize and finalize their code, etc. This didn't go as smoothly as wanted with some devices not connecting, groups accidentally connecting to another group's Sphero, the code just not working. However, the students loved the challenge and the problem-solving; which is really what it is all about!!!
- Added half day (because it was just so awesome!) so learners didn't feel defeated and could have a chance to show off their tour of the system.
I would like to add that I had never used Spheros myself or in the classroom before this time. Take risks, educators!! In addition, one of my learners found the fix that helped every group in class in their solution to making the Sphero "speak." For all the groups in the beginning, the Sphero would complete the first movements and speak, but then stop even though code followed. After problem solving over and over, she found out that after the Sphero spoke you needed to have a timed pause that lasted the same amount of time that the Sphero spoke. I was in awe. She had never coded before and confessed to not watching the tutorial videos!! Her group learned together and then showcased their tour to the class. Then, each of those members went to other groups and helped them with their code. OUTSTANDING!!!
This whole process was amazing. And, it wasn't amazing due to it's no flaws success. It was amazing to see thinking, collaboration, problem solving, taking on a new challenge, etc. This is how learning should be. I call it "getting your hands dirty." We learn by experience, and this is one of the best experiences of the year. And, we did some really cool stuff!!
Thank you to Monica Champagne, Victoria Tong and Trisha Goins for your ideas, support and trouble-shooting! Thank you to Bruce Hermans, Emily Froese and Laura Francis for coming and spending time with us as we coded!!
#BreakoutEDU Science
Recently, I and my Digital Learning Coach (DLC), Trisha Goins @heartinlife, discussed #BreakoutEdu. We both were interested, but hadn't found much in our research. She then texted me and asked if I had time for a breakout activity in my class. I am always game for innovation, and that is how our journey began!
We met several times to design our breakout session for a genetics activity for seventh grade science. We started a little lost as we still couldn't find a tangible example of a breakout lesson that wasn't expensive nor broke down the lesson in steps to show the design. We went to Youtube and watched some videos and got some ideas. And, our design started to develop in our planning.
I love the Dollar Tree, a teacher's best friend. I found two small tool boxes, key locks and combination locks. This does beat the hundred dollar kit you can find online.
The Case of the Missing Chromosome became the breakout activity with four challenges, 1 per group, duplicated for eight groups. Each group of four where challenged to "breakout" their missing chromosome from a normal male karyotype. I set aside two class periods of fifty-two minutes each for completion as I did not know how long it would take the groups. You can see in the photo below, I have a missing chromosome at 6 and 21, one for each of the two large groups. I made these with pipe cleaners.
I designed four challenges, one for each small group of the two larger teams. My challenges were: DNA Model Challenge, Natural Selection Challenge, and a Punnett Square Challenge. I used Learn.Genetics for the digital resources. I love, love this site. You should check it out. (My all time favorite is Lick Your Rat Pups! Seriously.) My fourth challenge was a puzzle with the clue below.
This puzzle was a challenge to me! I wanted to cry at times when I made it. Really, I did. I persevered and did like my product. Well, at least one of them. I'll share that news in a minutes. So, I don't know why it was so hard to keep blocks straight, facing the same direction, not flip them, etc. BUT, IT WAS?!! Oh my goodness! I questioned my intelligence and if I should really be teaching young people. Again, I persevered. My husband's comment after two episodes of Big Little Lies and Shield, "You've worked on that for a really long time." Yep. Be quiet now. Cry a little on the inside.
It took me several hours, but I do like the product. The idea is, that they should know from class, that a flower reproduces sexually. They should put the puzzle of a picture of a flower together and then find the code to the combination lock when they flip it over. The other pictures are of a hydra and a bacterium; which would give them the wrong code. Mrs. Goins used Google Drawings to create the photos that I Mod Podged on the block. I purchased the 1X1 blocks from Amazon. In hindsight, I would not use so much white on the blocks. Three sides all have white corners and even though I did it to be challenging, that lead to some confusion.
However, I mentioned I share some other news? Well, one puzzle wasn't so successful. My students put the flower together and flipped it over to find a bit of a mess. Mrs. Goins, my DLC partner in crime, tried to help. Then I looked. Hmmm. I gave them the code; which you could kind of see in the mess on the back. Here is their reflection video App Smashing Pic Collage and ChatterPix. (Don't you love their honesty?!) We were stumped. Mrs. Goins stayed in class trying to make the puzzle work. Our brains were tired. I tried the next day as well and still got my learners' results. I swear every time I finished a side I flipped it to check the code! Cry a little on the inside. Resist the urge to throw the puzzle across my office.
That was really the only hiccup in our #BreakoutEdu challenge other than my students finished it in about twenty-five minutes! They were intently focused. So, in the future, I will add challenges or make them harder. This was also my learners' requests. Check out their feedback on this Padlet. They loved the pressure of the challenge, the competitiveness and that it reviewed what they already new, but also challenged in some new ways.
Finally, I wanted learners to summarize their process and reflect on this breakout session for their learning and for my learning. Here is the the reflection assignment to close the breakout activity. On the first day, I had them end with capturing their process and taking the photos listed in the reflection and any others they wanted. On the second day, we completed the Pic Collage and ChatterPix App Smashing sharing them on our discussion board in our LMS (Learning Management System), Schoology. I liked using ChatterPix suggested by Mrs. Goins. It had been a while since I used it and it worked well for this activity.
Hopefully, this helps any of you that may be wondering what is the #BreakoutEDU thing! Let me know if you have questions or comments! Try it! Your kids will love it!
Flexibility, Adaptability and Sacrifice
There are so many more things that come along as you become a teacher leader than what's in your job description. I had a very interesting week that may me think of this fact. I wear many hats in my position: Blended Learning Specialist, Science Instructional Coach and CBL (Challenge Based Learning) Specialist. These are my titles this year. Oh, and I teach a section of 7th grade Science!
This week I temporarily filled some other shoes as a PE teacher! We had a need for coverage for PE so the PE team could have a UbD (Understanding by Design) planning day. Another teacher leader and myself volunteered to help so that the PE team didn't have to be split for their planning session. Why didn't they just get subs, you say? Well, they did. However, you can't just have four subs in PE when you have to remember about safety and procedures. We needed some experienced staff present too. The perk is I got to wear sweats! I got a little sun and got to cheer on learners as they jogged the straights and walked the curves!
I'm also pulled for standardized testing because when I'm pulled multiple classes are not disturbed. I'm also pulled in emergencies when sickness surprises in the morning until a sub can be contacted, etc. But, you see with leadership comes the extras that you may not be prepared for in the beginning. However, if you are adaptable and flexible, it will all balance out. If not, you will not last. You'll either burnout or decide you don't like this leadership thing.
Sacrifice is a big part of the role as well. When others see you as a leader, they will look to you for advice and help — a wonderful thing! You'll find yourself flinching at times because you really need to get that quote for a purchase order so your department may dissect frogs or you're way behind in grading and this time was set aside for that purpose, or you promised to design a menu board or a Blenspace for a grade level or fellow teacher. But, you'll happily go and you'll help because that is how you are made. Whether you are a natural leader or you have a specific title, you'll need flexibility and the ability to sacrifice.
Like teaching is the hardest job you'll ever love, teacher leading is challenging but oh, so rewarding.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat
Many years ago I watched this movie I'd call a "c" movie. The "c" comes from growing up being forced to watch these bad movies because we had one TV and my Dad chose the movie! Remember those old Kung Fu movies where they just grunted a lot and made Kung Fu movements? Yeah, those. So, I started a rated system of letter grading for them. He'd just laugh. But, it was the summer in the middle of the night and I watched it. I can't remember if the name of the movie was Lather, Rinse Repeat or it was just the moment at the end of the movie that pulled all of it together. (A Google search did not help me.)
The storyline was a group of grown friends stay at the home of a friend's whose parents are selling the house in which she grew up in and the whole group had memories there. So, they stay one more night and party like they used to or tried. The culminating point of the story is that they haven't past the best parts of their life as they thought, they just need to lather, rinse and repeat. Have you ever tried it? Followed the directions on the back of the shampoo bottle? Well, if you have, you've experience a much richer lather and fuller experience.
For some reason, this movie kept popping into my head at the most random moments; in my classroom, in our PLC time, researching, etc. It kept coming up. What came to me is the connection within the classroom. When educating our students all of whom have very diverse background experiences, we must lather, rinse and repeat often. We must let them experience our content in multiple ways so they can grasp the meaning and connect to their prior learning; and hopefully, close the performance gap increasing their success.
Good Stuff
Today I facilitated my 7th grade science class in constructing a social contract. I always love hearing what they have to say and it is very eye-opening at times. If you'll let them, students will remind you of what is really important. They should have a stake in their classroom from lesson design to classroom environment. Above are the common themes share by each table. We discussed that these were probably more for me to know as their teacher and they agreed. But, don't you just love them! I would want to be in that class! As educators we need to constantly reflect and ask ourselves, "Would we want to be in our class?"
Check out this video of their products from group collaboration. This is what they came up with in small groups as what they wanted to their class to be like. There is a lot of good stuff here!
Our final product:
If we honor this contract, the learning will take place! I hope that you too allow your students voice and choice in the classroom and honor their needs and wants as best as you can this year! I'd love to hear your great activities. Share in the comments section.
Can You Blend?
I was recently asked to write a guest blog for TASA's (Texas Association of School Administrators) Vision in Practice blog. I really enjoyed this activity as it helped me further organize my thoughts in a more specific manner factoring in my growth as an educator and experiences learned.
Here are my thoughts:
Blended learning is most definitely a moving target. It is an intangible that can look very different as it is molded to fit specific educational programs. This also makes it very hard for parents, students and even educators to understand. The basic definition of blended learning is instruction that is part face to face and part online; leveraging technology for the benefit of the learner.
Blending can be overwhelming for even the veteran blended educator. For most, the visual of students being left in a room with a computer and without a teacher comes to mind and it's often said by the student that that the teacher "doesn't teach me." This happens to be one of the best qualities of blended learning. The fact that the educator moves into a facilitator role as the students drive their own learning is a hard change for all stakeholders; but one that needs to take place to transform education. Reasons for blended?
- Learning becomes personalized, differentiated for each student.
- Preparation of students to be successful in our ever-changing world.
- Students becoming the owner of their education.
- It is best for learners.
Blended learning allows students to take ownership of their education while personalizing through differentiation for each individual student. This personalization and ownership is gained by facilitating opportunity for students to have voice and choice in their own learning; which in turn empowers each individual allowing students to not only to gain understanding of content, but to develop the soft skills of time-management, balance of coursework and the ability to make choices. Educators have always had a tremendous job. Imagine, however, today's learner. Information is at their fingertips and our world is changing due to developments in technology. Educators today must prepare students for careers that do not currently exist. Talk about a moving target!
- Within the classroom
- In the hallways
- Learning labs (additional room designated with personnel for working online)
- Home, think snow days
Many times educators feel the pressure to have a specific space like a learning lab with personnel for student management to be able to blend their learning. That is a best-case scenario; but rarely available due to budget costs and space. Blended learning can truly take place anywhere. Blended educators typically call this organized chaos. It can seem overwhelming to think of each student working at their own pace and choosing different paths to get to the same goal. It can look like stations in a way, collaborative groups, it can be all students plugged in and working individually or a little of every type of instruction. To add to the room space leverage the hallways surrounding your classroom where you can allow students to spread out; while maintaining student observation. Another major plus to blending is the fact that your use of technology (see how below) allows students to access their learning anywhere; when sick, when missing school due to UIL activities, snow/ice days, etc.
- With BYOD (bring your own device), cart checkouts, computer lab checkouts and 1:1 devices
- Learning management systems (Schoology, Edmodo, Blackboard, Canvas, etc.)
- iTunes U, Google Classroom
- A multitude of Apps and web-based tools
Once again like the space, some educators think you can't blend learning unless you are a 1:1 classroom, school, etc. This is not the case. Blending can take place with BYOD to cart/lab check outs to 1:1 devices. If all you can do is use student's devices in BYOD, use it! They can do a lot on their phone or other devices. Think group work, jigsawing activities, stations, etc. With cart checkouts and computer lab checkouts, educators can plan for one to two to three days a week, depending on availability, for students to work independently and their own pace. While students are working independently, the educator is free to facilitate learning and activities giving more time one-to-one interaction; which brings us the the differentiation blending allows. With the leveraging of technology resources to allow students to work individually or in small groups, educators can incorporate workshops, small group support and individual support. Whether you are using another space, the hallway or every nook in your classroom, designing your blended instruction allows the educator to differentiate for learners in need of more support or more challenge. While students are working independently, students can be called into a small group session with the teacher. Data from formative assessments can be used to group learners according to need for further reteaching or deeper challenging. In addition, workshops can be designed to allow for learner choice in attending according to their need.
- The time for innovation in education is now
We as educators and stakeholders are at a crossroads in education. Now is the time to innovate and transform education for today's students. We are no longer in need of traditional education at its whole. We are in need of a redesign in which we do not discard all practices, but are creative with the time and resources we have. Do students need a fifty minute lecture? No. Might they need a ten minute direct teach? Yes. For example in a fifty minute classroom:
Traditional Instruction:
- Warm-up on overhead to get students focused 5-7 minutes
- Teacher lectures and works math problems on the overhead/board 30 minutes
- Students practice what they have observed 10-15 minutes
- Close class/assign problems as homework
Blended Instruction:
- Warm-up/Formative Assessment for focus 5-7 minutes, could be overhead, Google form, Socrative, Gizmos, challenge problem, etc.
- Teacher give direct instruction 10 minutes
- Students work individually in the learning lab or collaboratively work on problems, differentiated small groups are created with data from the formative assessment 20-30 minutes
- Teacher possibly gives a workshop open to any student who needs/wants further examples modeled 5-10 mixed within the full classroom time
- Close class/assign a few practice problems or 3-5 minute video of further instruction
Blended learning is the combination of best educational practices while leveraging technology to empower students to guide their own learning and strengthen their personal skills. Transforming our instruction will prepare students for a future of their own in a world that will require connecting to and collaborating with a global community; while maintaining a competitive edge.
What experiences have you had with blended? I'd love to hear from you!
Empathy & Probation Officers
As I worked with a colleague on our next topic, Empathy, in our Leading Innovative Change Series through our Tech Tuesday professional learning community (PLC), I reflected back on my own experiences.
To add to my personal Learning Moments Blog Series, a very dear to me student came to mind. After four years teaching and coaching north of Houston, I was ready to move back to the Dallas area closer to family and away from the humidity and bird-sized mosquitos! I found a job on the Irving side of Valley Ranch. As I started the year, a young man (we'll call him JA), asked me to sign a form for him. I gladly took it and said, "Ok, what is it for," as it didn't look like the normal school form for anything. He said, "Oh, my PO." In my mind, I thought PO. What's PO. And it dawned on me, Probation Officer. It made me wonder about him. I was still getting to know my students. As I progressed day to day, I watched this young man. I saw pleasantness, courtesy, calmness…I saw love in his eyes. His eyes that were as deep as wells, showed love and kindness. I wondered, Why does this kid have a PO?!"
I learned over time that he has a twin brother that was always getting into trouble and who was not kind in any way. JA being the good brother he is, would always back his brother which got him in trouble as well. JA became one of those students whom I would fight you for, a surrogate son of sorts even though I was not old enough to be his mother. Maybe and little brother. I say this because I did develop the relationship with him that allowed me to stop on the side of the road when I saw him trying to look "hard" with a group of boys he did not belong with to tell him if I ever saw him there again with those boys that I would lead him by the ear to my truck and drive him home to his mama. That got some, "yes ma'ams" out of him. He knew my threats were not empty.
One day, JA, was in a neighboring class and was brought out in the hallway because he was so upset. I joined as I was on conference, the teacher was a friend and it was JA! We learned that he was upset and crying-a 17 year old boy crying at school-because he was caught "slap fighting" and this would be his third strike and he would go back to juvenile detention. On our campus students could not "slap fight," the act of play hitting and rough-housing, as it would typically turn into a rumble between students.
Oh, well… I wasn't having that! I marched straight down to the principal's office and said let me talk to his PO! The principal trying to talk me off the ledge said he would talk with her and explain things, etc. After much debate, I told him I would trust him to handle it. I was skeptical, but he did handle it to my liking. He later told me that he had never had a teacher come in and go to bat for one of the "bad" kids.
That's just the thing. Yes, JA had been in trouble and yes, he was a teenage boy and "slap fought" in the hallway not remembering that behavior was not allowed. That's how boys go through their entire life! What a ridiculous thing in which to send a kid back to juvenile detention! Are you kidding me?!
I could empathize with JA. I could understand how being a teenager is hard enough even when you don't have a brother bringing you down. I have lost touch with JA, but I think about him daily. I wonder how he is. His mom finally separates him and his brother by sending JA to a private school so he could be his true self.
So, I challenge you to see all your students with empathetic eyes; especially the ones whom give you gray hairs and make you rethink your professional decisions. I could have written off JA at the first signature on the PO form like so many others. Make those connections. Grace goes a long way.
Do you have stories to share? Share them in the comments.! I would love to hear of the ways you've shown empathy with your students.
Smoking Weed to Cap & Gown
To continue my Learning Moments series, I want to share a story and a connection to an activity my Digital Learning Coach (DLC) and I lead in our campus' Tech Tuesday Professional Learning Community (PLC.) Today we launched our Leading Innovative Change Series (Inspired by George Couros' The Innovator's Mindset) in our Tech Tuesday PLC. We started with getting back to our beginnings and why we chose the teaching profession before we jumped into innovation. We wanted to remember why we are "here" and what keeps us going. We used the Teachers2Teachers toolkit for #whyiteach to focus our thoughts for today's PLC time. Take a look! (Check out the hashtag #whyiteach on Twitter.)
When thinking of the why behind teaching a memory came to my mind of my first year teaching. I had a student, we'll call him Tommy, in my first year who was assigned ISS or Alternative School often due to his use of weed and lack of shall we say focus. We'll as all teacher's know if a student is assigned one of these alternatives to their regular day, you have to make an assignment and send work for the day(s). (And, this was before technology.) If you've read my previous blog, Horses, Goats & Prayers, Oh My!, you know that I had the surprise assignment of PE and Speech my first year of a non-teaching position!
Tommy was in one of my PE classes; in which I had to just makeup work for him to complete as it was an activity class. Since I knew why he had been assigned to ISS and his extracurricular activity, I made him research Cannibis – the effects, longterm issues, etc. This evolved into writing essays as to how weed was going to help him be successful in the future. He knew every time he was in "need" of an alternative assignment I would get creative with the assignment and center it around his use of weed.
Well, after this year Tommy joined the work program offered in the district. He was able to work and alternatively finish school as he was behind his fellow classmates. Two years later, Tommy found me in my new (fitting) teaching assignment, Biology, in a new classroom. Why did Tommy come find me? To show me his cap and gown as he was graduating from high school. As I am typing, I'm getting goosebumps. This still affects me nearly 15 years later. This is #whyiteach. When you can see success like this from students in general and, especially; in those circumstances where they have a few more hurdles in their way.
Why I Teach:
Today was one of those days that was just uplifting! It is great to learn more about your fellow educators and remember the reason(s) we go back day after day to a very demanding job with little light at the end of the tunnel at times. Today we remembered the real reason we teach: our learners.


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Adaptive Recreation
The Heskett Center is an accessible facility and is open to all students currently enrolled and for faculty and staff that pay a fee to use the facilities. If a person with a disability wishes to use the facilities and has difficulty with equipment or access, Heskett Center employees will work with the person to achieve accessibility. All students can arrange a tour of the facility by phoning (316) 978-3082 or by going to the reception desk in the Heskett Center lobby.
Physical Education
Students requesting accommodations for PE classes should approach the instructor of the course for information on requirements of the course. Once this is complete, the student needs to make a request for an accommodation from the instructor on how the course may be adapted. If the student and the instructor cannot come to an agreement or think of an appropriate accommodation, then a meeting with the student, instructor and the Director of ODS should be arranged. Students should begin this process as far in advance as possible to allow the instructor and WSU time to make course and classroom adjustments.


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It was quite the starting debut for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Kaepernick and pass rusher Aldon Smith put on a show Monday night as the 49ers throttled the Chicago Bears in a 32-7 victory.
Kaepernick, starting in place of a concussed Alex Smith, certainly didn't look like a quarterback making his first NFL start as he led scoring drives on each of the 49ers first four possessions in building a 20-0 first half lead. Conversely, Bears starter Jason Campbell, filling-in for a concussed Jay Cutler, was incapable of doing anything with the football. San Francisco held the Bears to just 35 yards of total offense in the first half.
A Bears defense that entered the game with a league-leading 30 forced turnovers was unable to take the ball away from the 49ers. It was the first game this season where the Bears were unable to force a turnover. Kaepernick was terrific in completing 16 of 23 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile on defense, Aldon Smith caused fits for Bears right tackle Gabe Carimi. Smith ran over, around and through Carimi as he harassed Campbell all night. Smith finished with 4.5 sacks on the night to improve his season total to 14 sacks. Smith's 14 sacks is more than the Jacksonville Jaguars (12) and Oakland Raiders (11) have as a team.
Chicago finished with just 151 yards of total offense on the night. Campbell finished 14 of 22 for 107 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions for the Bears.
After a 32-yard field goal by David Akers gave San Francisco the early lead, Kaepernick led the 49ers on a quick four-play, 63-yard drive culminating in a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis to take a 10-0 lead.
Kendall Hunter scored from 14 yards out on the next San Francisco possession to take a 17-0 lead. Tarell Brown then intercepted Campbell on the ensuing possession to set up a 37-yard field goal from Akers to take a 20-0 lead into halftime.
Kaepernick then led another scoring drive to open the third quarter. The 49ers went 62 yards in five plays and Kaepernick found Michael Crabtree for a 10-yard score to take a 27-0 lead.
Campbell finally got the Bears on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall late in the third quarter. Akers added another field goal, a 32-yarder, and a fumble by Campbell on a split sack by Aldon and Justin Smith led to a safety to give San Francisco a 32-7 cushion.
Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery left the game with a knee injury in the second half and did not return. Jeffery had missed the last four games for Chicago with a fractured right hand.
UPDATE 11:55 p.m. ET: Aldon Smith was credited with another sack giving him 5.5 sacks for the game and 15 sacks on the season.


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Monster Tits Beshine Self Made Photos From The Fitting Room
the other day I was telling you about gigantic titted German wonder woman, Beshine, her enormous fake tits, and how she's actually a real girl next door, no matter how fucking unbelievable she looks.. well, recently she just added this fantastic self made pictorial, proving she's not seeing herself as a dream woman, but is just so damn proud of her mega knockers.. and it is fucking incredible to see such giant titted woman posing in such everyday setting inher diary updates @ Beshine.com.. cause back in the 90s there were a LOT of huge silicone tits babes, but they were all doing glamour shots, strip shows, and posing in all these crazy costumes.. Beshine is not into ANY of that stuff, and these self made photos she did in a fitting room of her favorite shop prove that better than anything:
self made shots and profile pics girls are putting on social networks such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc, almost became a fetish itself.. and Beshine just took the entire thing one step further (which is no wonder considering how fucking enormous her melons are), and did hers in a fitting room, looking like a fucking dream babe put into reality.. check out the entire pictorial in FULL RESOLUTION, only @ Beshine.com!!!.. fucking UNREAL!!!
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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's WoW selection is...
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Title: Bright Smoke, Cold Fire
Author: Rosamund Hodge
Series: untitled series, book #1
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: September 27, 2016
When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched.
The heirs of the city's most powerful—and warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt. Which means he must die.
Paris Catresou has always wanted to serve his family by guarding Juliet. But when his ward tries to escape her fate, magic goes terribly wrong—killing her and leaving Paris bound to Romeo. If he wants to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city, ally with his worst enemy . . . and perhaps turn against his own clan.
Mahyanai Runajo just wants to protect her city—but she's the only one who believes it's in peril. In her desperate hunt for information, she accidentally pulls Juliet from the mouth of death—and finds herself bound to the bitter, angry girl. Runajo quickly discovers Juliet might be the one person who can help her recover the secret to saving Viyara.
Both pairs will find friendship where they least expect it. Both will find that Viyara holds more secrets and dangers than anyone ever expected. And outside the walls, death is waiting. . . .
Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, Bright Smoke, Cold Fire is a darkly romantic and atmospheric fantasy from acclaimed author Rosamund Hodge.
I am a HUGE fan of Rosamund Hodge's retellings. HUGE fan. So I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I was to see that The Midnight Garden revealed the cover to Hodge's newest foray into YA retellings on Monday -- and that it was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet but from the end of their tale! Oh, and it's a duology! Doesn't it sound absolutely amazing?!? And isn't that cover just stunning?!? I seriously can't remember a time when I've wanted a book more. (Okay, that's not entirely true, but I MUST HAVE IT!!!)
What are you desperately waiting for this Wednesday? Let us know in the comments or share a link to your own WoW post!


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Instacart uses machine learning to map out individual stores and predict delivery times. Different variables such as the weather, traffic patterns, location and even factors such as large public events are taken into account when estimating the delivery time.
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NIESBUD Training - Intellectual Property Rights
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
NIESBUD is an Apex Institute in the area of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Government of India.
The basic objects for which the Institute has been established are: Promotion and Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises including Enhancement of their Competitiveness through Various Activities.
Intellectual Property Rights
Summary Description: There is an increasing importance of protecting one's Intellectual Property (IP) in the highly competitive business arena, which is also being recognized by the Government.
This program is being organized by NIESBUD, a premier organization of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India in collaboration with Institute of Solar Technology.
Training Objective:
1. The learning will take deep dive into the key concepts and techniques of IPR.
Hands-on approach ensures all the concepts are clearly understood and applied during the session.
2. After the completion of the course, the students will have knowledge of Patents, trademarks and copyrights.
Certificate will be Awarded by
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India
- Entrepreneurs
- Consultants
- Industrialists, Corporate
- People in Service, Retired People
- Engineers, Architects, Students,
English, Hindi & Local Language
(Training Soft copy in English)
Training Methodology:
The course will be delivered in class room board work, lecture using PowerPoint, with practical hands-on exercises, quizzes and questionnaires for better learning.
Carry own Laptop for practical class.
Training Materials:
- Soft copy of Training Materials as per Syllabus
- sample bill of materials, sample financial models etc.
Core Syllabus:
|Subject Name
|Introduction to IP
|Copyright, Related Rights
|Trademarks, Geographical Indications
|Industrial Design
|Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights
Course Fee:
Training Fee : Rs. 8,000/-
Pay Total Course Fee at the time of Registration/admission.
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IST - Authorised Training Center of NIESBUD (An Autonomous Institute under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship), Govt. of India,
Education is all about learning the theory. Traditionally, an education may reinforce knowledge in which that you already have a foundation.
And that's where IST Skill training differs; IST training gives you the skills to do something rather than just know about something. Training can be specific to your need, your work experience or your skills-gap.


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Top Jewish Donor Dumps Obama For Siding With Hamas-Fatah Alliance
A top Jewish donor announced today that he was dumping Obama.
Last week Barack Obama proposed handing over half of Jerusalem, the Wailing Wall, The Temple Mount, Old Jerusalem, and the tomb of Jesus Christ to the Hamas-Fatah terrorist alliance.
American Thinker reported:
Haim Saban, a billionaire Israeli-American donor to the Democrats has announced he won't be donating to President Obama's re-election effort. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera of CNBC reports:
The most prominent Israeli-American business leader in the United States, Haim Saban, says President Obama needs to do more to show his support of Israel in light of the President's comments last week suggesting Israel needs to return to its pre-1967 borders to achieve peace with the Palestinians.
In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Saban, one of the biggest individual supporters to the Democratic Party and chairman of Saban Capital Group, said Obama needs to visit Israel as he has done with other countries in the Middle East.
Saban will continue to donate to other Democrats and Democrat causes. But for every entertainment industry billionaire alienated by Obama last week, there are many more Jewish and non-Jewish supporters of Israel alienated by Obama's speech last Thursday.
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If you've checked out What's New in Minitab 17, you've had the chance to see that Conditional Formatting leads the list. If you've been reading the Minitab blog, you've had the chance to see demonstrations with Marvel's Avengers and the Human Development Index. But you might not have had a chance to see that you can highlight large standardized residuals from a regression model and that the highlighted cells will update when your model updates.
To demonstrate, we're going to look at data from a study where researchers sterilized males in herds of wild horses to evaluate the effectiveness of sterilization in reducing birth rates.
For Minitab to identify data rows with large residuals, you first need a regression model that can have large residuals. Do this first:
- Choose Stat > Regression > Regression > Fit Regression Model.
- In Responses, enter Foals.
- In Continuous predictors, enter Adults 'Sterile_Males'.
- Click OK.
When you click OK, a white checkmark in a green box appears next to the C3 above the response column. The checkmark indicates that the column is the response variable for a model. Minitab keeps track of the model to allow appropriate analyses—like highlighting the observations with large residuals:
- Click any cell in the response column with the number of foals.
- Right-click in the worksheet and choose Conditional Formatting > Statistical > Large Residual.
- Click OK.
Minitab shades the herd with 37 foals. According to the model, that herd has a lot of foals, even taking into account the number of adults.
But wait, there's more! If you look at the regression equation that fits the data best, you see that the size of the herd explains most of the variation in the number of foals. The number of sterile males is not statistically significant.
Term Coef SE Coef T-Value P-Value VIF
Constant -2.60 3.19 -0.81 0.421
Adults 0.1593 0.0187 8.53 0.000 2.61
Sterile_Males 0.114 0.314 0.36 0.719 2.61
If you change your model to include the square term for the number of sterile males, then the variable is statistically significant.
Term Coef SE Coef T-Value P-Value VIF
Constant 8.27 3.91 2.12 0.042
Adults 0.1003 0.0220 4.55 0.000 5.07
Sterile_Males -3.381 0.947 -3.57 0.001 33.08
Sterile_Males*Sterile_Males 0.2795 0.0727 3.85 0.001 20.33
More interesting for today's demonstration though, is what happens in the worksheet. Even though you didn't change any formatting rules for the response variable, two rows are now highlighted.
With the new model, 39 foals in a herd is also higher than we would expect. Minitab keeps the conditional formatting up-to-date for you!
Making your data easier to use is a compelling advantage in Minitab 17.2. Conditional formatting makes it easier to find important observations in your data that you want to highlight.
Of course, you can do more than identify unusual observations in a regression analysis. If you're ready for more, check out the Conditional formatting overview and the accompanying examples.


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The first annual LGBTI legal and regulatory conference is being held on 25 and 26 May in Melbourne. I will be speaking there- about IVF reproductive treatment and stored genetic materials. Who is going to join me?
The topics covered are:
There are top quality speakers, including:
The topics covered are:
- same-sex relationships, spouses and divorce
- birth certificates, passports and gender recognition
- special medical procedures for transgender teens
- intersex- misconceptions and surgical interventions
- discrimination and bullying in schools
- discrimination issues in the workplace
- end of life planning
- relationship breakdown from a family law perspective
- same sex domestic violence
- adoption rights
- international surrogacy and parenting orders- and finally my topic: TAHDAH!:
- IVF reproductive treatment and stored genetic materials
There are top quality speakers, including:
- William Keogh
- Kristen Walker QC
- Dr Michelle Telfer
- Sally Nicholes
- Morgan Carpenter
- Anthony Wood, partner from Herbert Smith Freehills
- Ben Sayer
- Paul Boers
- and of course me.


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You can't have nothing on your needles, right? Even if the stitching up isn't finished, you start something new. Heaven knows you just gotta have something else started. Can you figure out what this will be? I can't tell you yet, stay tuned! Click, click, click.....must go knit now.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
5 comments:
- breakmydreams said...
I know the feeling of having to always have a project on my needles.
I'm going to guess you are making a blanket!
- July 30, 2014 at 9:39 PM
- Cathy said...
I am aware there are problems with the web site, nhoping to have it fixed ASAP. Hang in there!
- October 16, 2014 at 5:51 PM
- Martha said...
Did you get everything back and how? Just happened to my daughter.
- February 10, 2016 at 4:28 AM
- Martha said...
Did you get everything back and how? Just happened to my daughter.
- February 10, 2016 at 4:28 AM
- Cathy said...
Yes, I had a paid web designer look at it and found the link had been hijacked. He got the extra part at the end of the link taken off. It was attached to an old counter I had on the page. That's now gone and shouldn't be an issue anymore.
- May 10, 2016 at 7:17 PM
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Hey all. Model builder here. Started about 7 years ago, took a long break from it and started back up late 2016. I've been having some airbrush issues and google led me here, so expect a post about that in the appropriate board.
I love Megaman, Johnny Ridden is my favorite pilot, and mt favorite gundam units are Gyan's anf Gundam Mudrock.
I use to be on GameraBaenre's forum before he closed it, and sense I haven't really had a good source for talking about gunpla junk. Facebook is no substitute for a forum.


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In the past three years of my professional career, I've been searching and working towards finding the right kind of role for someone like me. I use the phrase 'someone like me' because I imagine there are a lot of UX Mastery readers who feel like they don't quite fit into just one category. Chances are, if you're interested in user experience design, you're probably some type of hybrid. A hybrid in the way you think – equal parts creatively and intellectually. A hybrid in the way that you don't want to be given a brief, but you want to…

Continue reading at: http://uxmastery.com/moving-to-interaction-design/
5 tips on moving from graphic design to interaction design (from someone doing just that)
Learn how to talk confidently about UX. User experience designers are known for their communication skills.
I love this. Did you have to do work hard on this @leighrubin ? Any tips? I imagine it will be a difficult one to conquer for people that are naturally introverted, which a lot of our audience identify as being.
I know that @Louise transitioned into UX from a background in graphics, and I think that @Valencia_ is currently on the same journey.
I am indeed on this path as I started taking the course at Careerfoundry. However I am just at the beginning and it's online so I have not had to experience the interaction thing yet…
Hi @HAWK,
I have had to work incredibly hard on my communication skills. Many things have held me back from being able to communicate my ideas successfully and those centred around confidence (I would get so nervous that it would be quite visibly obvious to others) and learning how to show people how I had gotten to a conclusion without rambling on.
I used to practise any conversation, no matter how large or small that I would have with others about my work in my mind before hand. Now I like to talk my process through with a few different co-workers before I go into the main presentation. That way I've said it a few times to others so I could confidently talk it through all the nitty gritty details if I get questioned on them.
@valencia Let me know if you need any help when you get to the Interaction side of your course
This was a great article. I sent it over to a friend who had this very question in mind, thank you
Some of the things you talked about, work well for people coming from other fields too.
My prior work experience was in web development.But unknowingly, I'd worked on aspects of applications that I now realize were UX.
I speak about that in my interviews now when they ask for prior UX experience.
Transitioning from Graphic Design to UX Design is definitely a challenge.
I know one thing: finding the right UX educational materials is not easy, and I think it has something to do with the exponential diversification of User Experience in nowadays society. The domain becomes so vast that its meaning is rather a matter of interpretation than definition; so, each teaching institution has a very different approach, right? Not to mention that we are all different individuals with different levels of prior training, or expectations.
Therefore, some people understand things better when information is presented in an iterative form (repeating the same info in different forms, like speech, animation, text and so on, until the student takes it in his/her mind for good), while others would consider this approach redundant.
First of all, the terminology is so crazy because of the rapid evolution in this field, that I could hardly understand it. I have felt a bit lost since I couldn't always understand even the exact definition of it, but what encouraged me to consider UX as the next step of my career was one of the Interactive Design Foundation's materials, namely the following article:
Their approach was so simple and straightforward, that I finally understood the whole thing, and my only question left was:
"Ok, so that was it? I mean so simple?"
Their courses are also a helping hand, as they initiate you in the UX field from scratch.
Fortunately, there are many good quality online resources out there. You just have to find them, to know how to filter through all the noise:
I transitioned from graphic design.
I have to say, it was a little bit challenging reviving the logical and verbal parts of my brain that I didn't really used much when I was doing graphic design. In graphic design, I was designing static pieces - brochures, posters, business cards and just had to focus on what looked good and what made sense on that page. But now I'm designing user flows, multiple screens, interactions…which are all very logic based and much more complex. Also, changing from sitting in front of a computer screen every day, not talking much and just typesetting away, to communicating with multiple users, other designers and stakeholders daily, and writing big long reports, was a big change. My brain is still trying to adjust to this "paradigm shift".
@kacheekmonstar I know what you mean about reviving the logical parts of your brain you're not used to using. It's been a few years now and I still get home after a day of intense thinking and find I am completely spent. After a few user testing sessions last Friday I could barely carry on a conversation with co-workers when I still had a lot more work to get done that afternoon. I do find it's getting easier for me and on weekends my brain is all up and ready waiting for a challenge again. It's almost like a muscle that needs to be exercised to get stronger.
@boboc_mircea2005 I think one of the reasons there are not many teaching materials out there at the moment is because UX is very much a role that needs to be learnt on the job. It's useful to have an understanding of theories of design, psychology and research. And it's very useful to have career guidance in this area such as is being provided on UX mastery. But the true skill of a good UXer is to connect the dots between many different areas. By learning things by rote this might turn the UX process into something set and static. Whilst the people who sit at the top of their game in the industry are the ones designing new innovative processes depending on the specific job they're working on.
Thanks for this @leighrubin.
I particularly like your suggestion on combining UX with your existing job role. As a copywriter, I've been looking for ways to incorporate UX processes into my current projects.
@Kai Good to hear Kai. Have you had any success yet with these processes? UX rests heavily on good reporting so I imagine your skills would be very useful.
Still working on it, @leighrubin. Yep, I noticed that a good UX portfolio is centered around a narrative and is mostly content-based. Still need to polish up my problem solving skills.
I'm coming from the same situation you've just described in addition to working in the "technology" field.
Following this thread.
Hi @leighrubin - love your post.
You're so right about practising, it's the key to your success. Because UX is all about analysing 'behavior' unfortunately if you are on the quiet one on a UX team - it will be noticed. You need to inform all your designs decisions with research and clearfly explain why you made those design decisions. So getting feedback and working closely with team members is so important. This comes with practise.
Warmly, Louise
Hi @leighrubin, thanks for sharing your post! Here is another helpful post suggesting how to make a shift and get started in UX design. Hope this will be helpful for you guys!
Hi Leigh, it helps I suggest booking in user testing sessions in blocks of 3 and write up notes straight after … That alone could take six - seven hours. Try never to book in testing on Friday afternoon and as much as possible book them in mornings, to leave afternoons free for notes. Unless you can get yr sessions transcribed which is awesome, saving you heaps of cognitive overload,so you can focus on more testing!
Hi @leighrubin, nice article .
One thing I think might be helpful for people here new to IxD is a little more of a description of what interaction design involved on the particular mediums i.e. like with websites or mobile phone apps. A lot of what you've mentioned (if not all of it!) is true to most forms of UX. I.e. one very basic form of IxD is the creation and thought around how the user moves from one thing to something else, everything from their action, the animation of the thing they've actioned, to the resulting outcome.


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Living along an estuarine gradient : juvenile performance, reproductive patterns, and heat-shock protein expession [sic] in the barnacle Balanus glandula
Berger, Michael Stuart, 1967-
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The intertidal barnacle Balanus glandula is predominantly an open coast species in the Northeast Pacific. However, B. glandula commonly inhabits estuaries where environmental conditions such as salinity and temperature drastically differ from the open coast. The increased variability of environmental conditions within an estuary, and subsequent stress, can affect the survivorship and growth of recently settled juveniles and, in addition, adult reproductive dynamics. Along an environmental gradient, at the oceanic, mid-estuarine, and riverine end of the South Slough Estuary, Oregon, USA, I examined (1) seasonal variation in the reproductive cycle of adult B. glandula and (2) survivorship and growth rates of recently metamorphosed laboratory reared juvenile B. glandula outplanted to the field. High densities of adult B. glandula were observed at all sites. The oceanic site was characterized by a reproductive output that was higher than the mid-estuarine site. However, higher survivorship and growth rates were observed at the mid-estuarine site than the oceanic site. Although a disparity was observed between the oceanic and mid-estuarine sites, both sites ranked closer to each other than to the riverine site. A low annual reproductive output coupled with high juvenile mortality and a low growth rate made the riverine site the least suitable habitat within the estuary. In the intertidal, where organisms reside in an interface between an aquatic and terrestrial habitat, body temperatures of sessile marine organisms can reach 20–35°C for extended periods of time during low tide. In response to an environmental stress, such as temperature, organisms will upregulate heat-shock protein synthesis in an effort to save existing protein pools from irreversible damage. I examined the physiological response of the intertidal barnacle, Balanus glandula, to thermal stress by measuring thermally induced heat-shock protein expression. Induction of hsp70 occurred as low as 23°C regardless of field acclimatization or laboratory acclimation. Induced levels of hsp90 reached a maximum at 23–28°C; levels decreased by 33°C. Although a heat-shock response was observed, evidence of irreversible protein damage was not observed. The heat-shock response of B. glandula appears to be different than other intertidal organisms (e.g., molluscs). This dissertation includes my co-authored material.
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Starting Salaries Dip for the Class of '09
The good news for the class of 2009: Starting salaries are barely down from last year. The bad news: Only 20% of graduating seniors have actually found a job.
The starting salaries of college students who graduated between September 2008 and August 2009 is an average $49,307, slightly off from the previous year, according to estimates from a new survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. To put these numbers in perspective, salaries were up 7.6% for the class of 2008.
This year's decline may be a small amount ($386, to be precise), but it could have long-lasting effects.
People who enter the work force during a recession not only have lower starting salaries than their colleagues who joined in brighter times, research shows, but they have a slower trajectory up the corporate ladder. One economist even says the consequences can last as long as 15 years.
The numbers could have been much worse, you say? Starting salaries could have dropped 3, 4, 5%? Probably. The NACE data is based only on those grads who actually received job offers. The organization, which is made up of college career counselors and corporate recruiters, also reported that just 20% of seniors who applied for jobs are gainfully employed (down from 26% last year and 51% in 2007). That means the people who would have weighed the salary scale lower in the past probably just weren't offered jobs at all this year. …


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Hey, everyone!! I skipped my Project Read wrap-up for the month of April, so I decided to combine April and May into one post…(Project Read? you ask…click here for more info)
I have some how managed to stay on track for my 35 book goal. It was a bit touch-and-go there for a minute when I only read two books in April. However, in May I rallied and brought my total back up to where it needed to be...
The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas – Did you ever watch the Veronica Mars series? I was a huge "Marshmallow"! When the movie came out last year, I was beyond excited. And then when I found out there were books written by the creator of the show, Rob Thomas, I got even more excited! This mystery picked up where the movie left off (although, you don't have to be familiar with the movie to understand the book) and has Veronica investigating the disappearance of two girls visiting her town during Spring Break. Definitely an entertaining and quick read!
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion – I have had this book recommended to me a few times, so I decided to try it out and I'm quite glad I did. This book is told from the perspective of Don Tillman, a very socially awkward professor at a university. Don is in search of the perfect woman to be his wife and develops a model to try to find her. Rosie is looking for her biological father and Don, a genetics expert, offers to help. Rosie is definitely not what Don is looking for in a partner, but he can't stay away from her. The book never comes out and says that Don has Asperger's Syndrome, but he does display quite a few signs and his unique perspective on everything makes for quite an interesting read.
The Rosie Effect by Grame Simision – I liked the first one so much that I read the sequel. I won't tell you the premise of this one because then you'll know how the first book ends. This was another cute read, but I didn't think it was as good as the first. I found myself getting really frustrated with the characters in this one and found the book to be dragging in a few places.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple – I've had this one sitting on my bookshelf for a while. Initially, the premise didn't interest me – a mother leaves her family and her daughter follows a paper trail to try to find her. In the end, I'm so glad I gave it a try. This book was entertaining and funny. It tells the story of Bernadette, a mother who rarely leaves her house and has a hard time getting along with the other mothers in the community. When her family begins planning a trip to Antarctica, life throws her a few curve balls and she leaves her family without any warning. Her daughter, Bee, knows her mother couldn't have just left without leaving any clues and begins a search to find her. This book kept my highly engaged and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quick read and a good laugh.
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews – This is one of two books that I read in May that Stephanie Howell recommended on her Instagram feed. I was looking for a light-hearted, feel good chick lit and this book definitely fit the bill. Cara is a divorced florist who is trying to hit the big time in Charleston with the local wedding scene. When she has a chance to design the flowers for one of the biggest weddings in town she jumps on it, even though she has very little time and has to act as the wedding planner as well. There is also another florist who has moved to town and is intent on putting Cara out of business. Add in the handsome, yet frustrating, man who always seems to be popping up at her weddings and you've got an entertaining read - one that I mowed through in a day!
The Singles by Meredith Goldstein – This was the second book Stephanie recommended that I decided to try. Bee decided to allow everyone she invited to her wedding to bring a date, but five of her guests RSVP'd as coming solo. This book tells the story of those five. I wouldn't necessarily classify it as a romance novel, although there is a definitely a romantic theme throughout. The book is told from the five different perspectives and follows their separate wedding experiences. It was good enough, but it didn't really leave me wanting to find out what else Goldstein had written, you know what I mean? I would classify it as an average book that I could really take or leave, but it is a quick read if you're looking for a few hours to kill. (I know, I know, not a resounding endorsement there!)
As always, leave a comment letting me know if you have any good books to recommend!!


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The Laidley Spring Festival is building to once again be three days of events with something for everyone! The festival kicks off on Thursday with something new added each day!
On Thursday 6 September, the festival starts with the Quilt and Craft Expo, Spring Orchid Show, Botanical Cafe featuring displays and stalls by the Laidley Garden Club, open house at the Laidley Anglican Church, floral displays, markets and refreshments at the Laidley Lutheran Church, Lockyer Valley Artists Exhibition at the Lutheran Church Hall, Laidley Pioneer Village & Museum displays, demonstrations and activities plus free museum entry and food at Das Neumann Haus in Laidley. Businesses in the CBD of Laidley will be themed for the festival with spectacular window displays.
On Friday, the markets roll into town with a diverse range of items for sale, ranging from plants to locally grown produce, from jewellery to clothing or material plus so much more. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee at one of the many cafes and the choice for lunch is endless!
The last day, Saturday features the free family fun day including the eagerly awaited Street Parade at the new, locked in time of 10am. Follow the Facebook page for regular festival updates, new elements and displays, accommodation options and more.
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Safety third.
You're probably not thinking about how your Smith Women's Vantage MIPS Helmet looks, feels, or protects your head when you're skiing pow, but you can rest assured that it does all three damn well. For starters, Smith equipped this helmet with a Multi-directional Impact Protection System, more commonly known as MIPS, that uses a thin inner layer that rotates ever so slightly in order to disperse impacts across the whole helmet instead of the point of contact.
MIPS isn't the only innovative technology that makes the Vantage one of the best helmets on the market. Its Hybrid SL shell places bombshell ABS on top and lightweight, in-mold PC around the sides for a low-profile fit. Aerocore construction uses specialized Koroyd foam for improved airflow, ventilation, impact-resistance, and fog-free vision. Boa's FS360 adjustable system has a wrap-around halo design for a truly secure fit. AirEvac 2 ventilation uses a low-profile dual regulation that lets you open and close the front half, back half, or all 21 vents for optimized climate control. The goggle lock and Snapfit SL2 ear pads are removable, and you can insert Skullcandy audio systems into the ear pads for a musical fiesta in terrain parks and powder-filled bowls.
- Ski or snowboard in this stylish and protective helmet
- MIPS disperes energy and protect against rotational forces
- Hybrid SL shell reduces weight without sacrificing protection
- Adjustable Boa fit system ensures a snug and secure fit
- Women-specific X-Static lining with Nanosilver performance lining
- AirEvac 2 ventilation keeps cool air circulating through
- Low-profile dual regulator adjustable climate control
- Skullcandy audio systems available (sold separate)
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Great Helmet
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I love this helmet. Everyday I'm out skiing I know that my head is protected when I wear this. The fit is great and very adjustable with the BOA system. The visor is so helpful, I never get a helmet without one. The inside of the helmet is cozy and keeps my head and ears warm.
The Best Helmet
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I trust the Smith Vantage MIPS helmet to keep my head protected on the slopes. it has two sets of vents that cover almost the whole helmet, is audio-compatible, and has a BOA system to dial in the perfect fit. It looks great and is really comfortable!
Great Helmet
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
This helmet is great and well designed. It does run small though.
Mighty MIPS
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Light and breathable! I had to return a different helmet because I couldn't get the fit dialed....thanks to the BOA adjustment system, you can dial this in to get the perfect fit. The vents are perfect for when your noggin gets a bit warm, and the helmet is compatible with the Skullcandy audio system as well. Comfy and keeps my head protected with MIPS technology
Love the fit
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Granted I had a pretty old/crappy helmet before this upgrade, I LOVE this helmet. It is warm, comfy, and I don't look like a gaper compared to my old one! I would HIGHLY recommend this helmet.
So far so good
My wife wore her new helmet and was happy with the comfort and adjustability. She has a rather small head but felt the small was too tight when adjusted to the largest setting. She ordered a medium and it fits great when adjusted.
Time For An Upgrade!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
My helmet game was in need of a major upgrade. I love the look of the Smith helmets over the past 2 seasons. I really like the two vent system that allows customization in any type of mountain conditions. Very comfortable. Definitely worth the extra money to get the MIPS version. Protect your brain.
Get MIPS!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
After having multiple bike helmets with MIPS, I thought it was time to equip my ski helmet with the same brain-saving technology. I've been so pleased with the fit and comfort with the Vantage that I forget it is also providing more protection! Two vent adjustments allow for great temperature regulation. I purchased a medium in this helmet as my previous Smith ski helmet is a medium. The vantage fits a bit tighter than my earlier helmet, but still very comfortable. It seems that Smith could standardize their sizing a bit because I wear a small in a Smith Forefront bike helmet, but could barely fit a small Vantage on my head.
The Best Fitting Helmet
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I have had a couple of different Smith Helmets over the years, but the Vantage is definitely top of the line when it comes to ski helmets. The Women's Vantage has a very flattering fit, isn't too bulky, breathes well, and is very warm. I love the adjustable boa system in the back, so i can loosen up and tighten it depending on what I am skiing. Got the purple grape color and was unsure of it based on pictures but love it in person!
Awesome fit
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
Yet to put this to the test but it fits great, feels like it will breath well and be plenty warm
Just DO IT
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
If you're thinking about sending the Smith Vantage MIPS helmet, just do it. It's got a solid true to size fit, MIPS technology (why would you want anything else? Love yourself.), an awesome ventilation system to keep your warm or dump heat, audio capability, the boa in the back to adjust your fit, and a really clean design that makes you look great on the slopes.
Skiing Delight
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I bought this helmet for my wife for christmas, and she has really enjoyed this helmet. The adjustable boa fit is easy to adjust with a single hand. The MIPS keeps her head protected and the helmet is super light and breathable with 2 vent controls. Her only complaint has been the color choices. She went with black but would of preferred a more vibrant color.
Smith Vantage MIPS Helmet
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This helmet rocks. It's comfortable with a nice inner cushion that hugs your head without being too tight. It's easy to adjust and comes in great colors too!
Warm, cozy, lightweight
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The liner is very soft and warm and has velcro pockets for bluetooth speakers.
Go MIPS or go home.
A buddy of mine just bonked his head so hard he couldn't remember his wife. His lack of remembering reminded me to write a description for this helmet. He had a similar MIPS helmet, and his concussion would have been so bad that he would have forgotten his name if he didn't have MIPS in his helmet.
Great gear!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Love the ventilation and side padding. Super comfortable and that is just as important as saving my noggin on the ski slopes!
Don't think just buy!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I ordered medium my hat size measured 55.8cm so I was unsure whether to get small or medium. The medium fit perfect with no adjusting! Super lightweight and comfy on. Can't wait to try it on the slopes.
Great fit and nice features
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I got this helmet for my wife to replace an older Giro helmet that got towards the end of it's life last season. She really likes the BOA adjustment system - the last time we shopped for helmets she had a hard time finding a Smith helmet that fit, but the newer BOA system really solved that problem. The BOA adjustment does a much better job at wrapping around the whole head than just about any other adjustment system out there.
In addition to the great fit, the vents are very easy to use and provide a great array of options for ventilation. Unlike most helmets, the vent covers are split into two sections, so you can have the front and back of the helmet open or closed independently of each other.
Take advantage of the Vantage.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
After having realized that my ski helmet was close to 10 years old, I decided it was probably time to get a new helmet. Since my melon is pretty much the most important thing on my body, I was pretty dead set on buying a helmet that had MIPS and had heard really terrific things about Smith's offerings, so I had a little bit of tunnel vision going into this. That being said - initially I was waffling between the Smith Compas MIPS and the Vantage MIPS, mostly on account of the price tag. At first glance, the Compass and the Vantage a pretty similar but there's some small but stark difference between the two. For starters, the Vantage is equipped with the BOA fit system which secures your head from an allover standpoint rather than pinching it at the nape of your neck. In addition to its 21 vents and AirEvac system, the Vantage has a climate-control regulator which is pretty dang convenient when you need a little extra breathability. And while at first glance, the design of the Compas vs. the Vantage may not be noticeable, I really appreciated the slim and sleek silhouette of the Vantage. Plus the little visor is quite nice. The plush liner is removable and washable, which is nice if you've got a sweaty dome. And the helmet-goggle integration is seamless with my Smith Women's IO goggles.
As for size, my melon was right inbetween a small and a medium, but I went with the medium to avoid pinching and potential headaches. I found that measuring my head in centimeters gave me a more accurate read on how big my melon was and ultimately what size to choose. In regards to performance, the Vantage is flawless. To say the least, it's incredibly comfortable, as well as SUPER lightweight and it's SUPER easy to adjust with a mitten'ed hand (e.g. opening/closing the vents, the Boa fit system). Not to mention, I took a pretty substantial digger while wearing it the other day and while the rest of my body got rocked, my head was totally fine. So, I'm pretty stoked on this helmet to say the least.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Great fit and very light. Works well with iO/S goggles. I get cold easy, being able to close the vents on cold days really helps. MIPS is just the cherry on top. Glad I finally upgraded!


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Calgary Flames hope upgrades between the pipes pay off
Blame the backstops!
Get rid of the goalies!
The problem is between the pipes!
That seemed to be the consensus last winter among followers of the Calgary Flames, with many anxious to run the masked men — every one of 'em — out of Cowtown after a miserable campaign for the local hockey heroes.
The crease crew at the Saddledome has been completely overhauled since then.
All four goalies from last season are goners. Brian Elliott and local lad Chad Johnson are now partners in pads for the Flames.
"I don't think (the goalies) were bad last year, but it's just a situation where the storm kind of comes in and it's hard for everybody to weather it," Elliott said. "It's just something you have to deal with. I just think of it as another opportunity. I'm not thinking of pressure or that I've gotta be the solution or something like that. Everybody in this locker-room is going to be a solution. It's not one guy, it's not two guys … It's all the guys in the locker-room."
It's understandable that Elliott doesn't want to bad-mouth any other members of the puck-stopping fraternity, but Calgary's goaltending was, indeed, gruesome last season.
Certainly, there were other factors — a sluggish start, a putrid penalty-kill, hints that the skating staff had started to tune out the message of since-fired head coach Bob Hartley — in the Flames' tumble to 27th in the overall standings, but the boys in the blue paint were not exactly undeserving scapegoats.
The Flames posted the NHL's worst collective save percentage during the 2015-16 campaign, with Karri Ramo, Jonas Hiller, Joni Ortio and Niklas Backstrom (in order of appearance) combining for a dreadful mark of .892. No other squad was south of .900.
The Saddledome-dwellers also ranked dead-last in goals-against average, surrendering an average of 3.13 snipes per night.
As telling as any statistical evidence, all four of Calgary's netminders from last season are now out of the NHL.
Ortio didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Flames and, despite discussions about a backup role with another Pacific Division outfit, eventually signed with Skelleftea AIK in Sweden, while Backstrom (HIFK Helsinki, Finland) and Hiller (EHC Biel, Switzerland) both found work in their respective homelands.
Ramo, arguably the best of the bunch and certainly the guy with the most lofty contract demands, is still unemployed.
Flames GM Brad Treliving, who pinpointed a goaltending upgrade as a top priority on his off-season to-do list, landed Elliott in a draft-floor deal with the St. Louis Blues. After a timeshare in the Show-Me State, the 31-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., is thrilled to be a clear-cut No. 1 for the first time in his big-league career.
Calgary's crease reconstruction was completed one week later, with Johnson joining his hometown team in the first hour of the annual Canada Day spend-a-thon. The 30-year-old is cast as Elliott's backup, but with the schedule compressed due to the World Cup, he'll be relatively busy.
Jon Gillies, a 22-year-old who was limited to only seven showings for the American Hockey League's Stockton Heat before hip surgery last December, is next on the depth chart.
"During the free-agent period, all my buddies were like, 'We need you. We want you here. Sign here. We need goaltending,' " said Johnson, a graduate of the Bow Valley minor hockey association and coming off a career-high 45 appearances last winter with the Buffalo Sabres. "There was a lot of family and friends that were pushing for me to come here, just to make that difference.
"I believe in my abilities and I know Brian in his, as well. We're going to bring good value to this team and be a backbone for this team. Obviously we know that coming in here, there's an opportunity for us to be a difference compared to last year, where I think there were some issues there or some uneasiness for people.
"I'm very confident in both me and Brian as goaltenders. So I could care less about last year."
That's precisely what Flames goaltending coach Jordan Sigalet wants to hear.
Worried that the new arrivals might stress about being superheroes or saviours, Sigalet called a puck-stopping pow-wow early in training camp.
"All eyes were on goaltending last year, so that was going to be the focus right away, and I sat down with both of them and I said, 'You can't put the pressure on yourself. Just play your game. You're not going to become a hero overnight,' " Sigalet said.
"At the end of the day, we're going to need them at key moments and big times. But you can't put that extra pressure on yourself, otherwise you'll see it affect their games. It's about just relaxing and just doing what they've done on any other team they've ever been on."
On paper, the Flames should be better between the pipes.
Elliott posted a .930 save percentage for the Blues during 2015-16, tops among all netminders with more than a dozen appearances last winter. He tied for fourth on the loop with a 2.07 goals-against average.
Johnson's own numbers — a 22-16-4 record, a .920 save percentage and 2.36 GAA — are nothing to sneeze at either, especially since the Sabres finished only four points better than the Flames.
Exhibition results this fall, especially in Elliott's case, were also encouraging.
Pre-season statistics are best consumed with at least a sprinkle of salt, but Calgary's new go-to goalie allowed only two goals in seven periods of prep work. In his final tuneup, he was named first star in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Arizona Coyotes at the Saddledome, an impressive outing for a guy who'd had little shuteye since he and his wife welcomed a baby bundle of joy — Owen Daniel Elliott — three days earlier.
Johnson was fooled seven times in 130 minutes of crease-time this fall.
"They're two guys that are both just absolute pros on and off the ice," Sigalet said. "Every day, they're out there to not just make themselves better, but you can see how they make our team better. Just the effort they give in practice … They treat every practice like a game. They get scored on, they get mad, and that makes our team better. You know, it makes it tough for them to get goals in practice. They have to earn them. They're not just given to them. They're just a really good tandem and they're going to push each other."
And, hopefully, push the Flames back into the playoff picture.
No pressure, eh?
"Anytime you play in a Canadian market, and I learned that first-hand in Ottawa, it's heavily scrutinized. There's a lot of people that love hockey and have played at some level. It comes with the territory," Elliott shrugged. "So you're not really picking up papers or reading stories online. Everybody in this room, that's all that really matters — can you guys count on each other?"
"The way fans feel and the way people feel about it, we feel the same way," Johnson added. "That's our job is to stop pucks. We want to do better, to do more, to have more success. A fan wants us to do well, but this is our life, so we want it more than they do. You know what I mean? We want to do well — even more than they want to see us do well — because this is our livelihood.
"Yeah, the pressure is there, but I love it. I embrace that challenge to make a difference this year."
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Term: endocrine
Literally meaning: "affecting within "
Origin: Anc Greek
ενδο-/endo-(= compining form for "inside", "internal", "within")
+εκκρίνω/ecrino(=to secrete)>εκ/ec>(=prefix meaning "out", " from") + κρίνω/crino(=to judge, to separate)
Claude Bernard, in 1855 was first who used for the term 'internal secretion' in order to describe the release of glucose from liver glycogen. Ernest Starling (1866–1927) who coined the term "hormone" defined also the term of "endocrine" to contrast the actions of hormones secreted internally (endocrine) with those secreted externally (exocrine) or into a lumen, such as the gastrointestinal tract.
Endocrine is the type of signaling in which a hormone secreted by a cell into the blood and carried by blood and tissue fluids to the cells they act upon.