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Shanti Vana
Shanti Vana is like an oasis perfect for your own retreat purposes. Tucked away in Almaguin Highlands, Ontario, Canada, Shanti Vana can be reached easily from Toronto in just 3 hours. Our rooms are comfortably furnished and there is plenty of space to read a book from our library. The land includes a garden, pastoral hillside and ponds, as well as a meditative Peace Labyrinth and outdoor yoga platform. Vegetarian, well balanced and mostly organic meals are provided. You could take the opportunity to participate in the meals' preparation to learn more about how food can support you and your treatment. Walking the meditative Peace Labyrinth will calm the mind and refresh your energy while the gardens will soothe and inspire you. You can also schedule an ayuvedic/wellness consultation and a personalized yoga class!
Positive Thinking - Meditation - Mandala paintings - Vegetarian or Ayurvedic Cooking as well as Silent retreats are included in the summer program and are great for the summer get away weekends.
If you want to learn more about how to prevent, treat and overcome osteoporosis, a visit to Shanti Vana will provide a relaxing and healing setting to begin your journey to healthier you!

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A few years ago, I received a unicycle as a birthday present from Libbets. She knew that I juggle and I guess she figured this would get me that much closer to running off and joining the circus. I don't think that's really going to happen, and I don't have any real aspirations of becoming a clown or any other sort of professional or semi-professional entertainer. I don't even seriously hope to ever be able to juggle while riding on a unicycle. However, I do really want to learn to ride my unicycle. I have not gotten around to putting in the effort yet, but that's going to change, with my 28th New Year's Resolution of 02009:
I resolve that I will learn to ride a unicycle by this time next year.
My goal is to be able to cleanly, confidently, and comfortably mount and dismount without aid of people or other supporting devices; to ride in a controlled manner, turn in either direction, and maintain my balance without feeling like I'm at constant risk of losing my balance. I am not aiming to do any super fancy tricks. I'm not aiming to go up or down stairs, to ride off-road, to do jumps, etc. I just want to be a proficient basic unicyclist.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
02009 New Year's Resolution #28: Add to My Circus Arts Repertoire
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC)
(A Joint Venture of Govt. of India and Govt. of Delhi)
DMRC Provisionally Results of Station Controller / Train Operator 2010
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) had organized a written examination for the Post of Station Controller / Train Operator. Candidate that was appearing in this examination and that bearing following Roll No. (Arranged in merit Order) have been short listed provisionally for Medical Examination. This written test held by the DMRC on 31st October 2010, Psycho Test held from 6th December 2010 to 8th December 2010 and Interview held from 13th December 2010 to 16th December 2010 according to its Advertisement No. DMRC / OM / HR / I / 2010. The Resultof this Recruitment is published by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited. Candidate Can See His / Her Result by Clicking the Web link which is given below: –
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WWU OK with developer's plan to rebuild waterfront building
Ireland-based Harcourt Developments is two steps closer to being able to purchase and renovate the Board Mill building on Bellingham's waterfront.
The first step came Tuesday, May 3, when the Port of Bellingham Commission gave the developer a six-month extension to apply for permits for a second building to follow the Granary Building revamp.
According to terms laid out in a development agreement that gives Harcourt first dibs to buy and develop nearly 19 acres on the waterfront, the firm was supposed to apply for permits for its second building by May 19. But port staff said that deadline was set before the developers expressed an interest in saving the Board Mill building and turning it into a hotel and conference center, with the potential for residential space.
The six-month extension does not necessarily dictate that the Board Mill will be the second building, said Sylvia Goodwin, port planning director.
Commissioner Mike McAuley criticized the request for an extension, saying the developers had a year to come up with a proposal for a second building.
Port staff explained that the firm, which does have preliminary drawings, wouldn't be able to apply for permits for the Board Mill yet because they don't own it, and as of Tuesday, the building remained in a 6-acre footprint set aside for Western Washington University's nonprofit corporation called Western Crossing Development.
The corporation was created in 2009 to allow for a private/public partnership on the waterfront and enable the university to buy waterfront property.
Aside from the extension, McAuley said he didn't think the proposal would create the public benefit of high-paying jobs.
"When I look at their proposal for this second building, I don't see the job creation aspect that the public sort of expected from Harcourt or anybody. I see service sector jobs," McAuley said during the Tuesday evening meeting. "If the outcome of this project ... is exactly what the private sector was going to do without port involvement, than why was the port involved at all?"
If the Board Mill were not approved as the second project for Harcourt, the second building would likely be residential, and next to the Granary, Goodwin said.
Commissioner Dan Robbins said he agreed with McAuley that things hadn't gotten going on the waterfront as quickly as he had hoped.
"On the other hand, I want to save that Board Mill building that's in Western Crossing, although a building next to the Granary would be a plus," Robbins said.
The commission voted 3-0 to extend the permit application deadline. Their full discussion can be viewed online at YouTube.com/PortBellingham.
Footprint shift
The next step toward getting permission to work on the Board Mill came Wednesday, May 4, when the Western Crossing board approved removing the building from its acreage during its annual meeting.
Port Executive Director Rob Fix, who sits on the Western Crossing board, explained to the other members Harcourt's interest in turning the Board Mill into a hotel.
Because the building is in the footprint set aside for Western, the port proposed moving that 6-acre rectangle south of the building, partway into the light industrial portion of the site.
"It basically takes three acres out of what we now call the industrial area, and adds it to Western Crossing," Fix explained.
The plan would then be to shift 4.1 acres along Cornwall Avenue to light industrial. Harcourt would still only have the first rights on roughly 19 acres.
Outgoing WWU President Bruce Shepard asked whether moving the university's footprint closer to an area known as the log pond would create any new environmental issues.
There are other contaminants in that area, Fix explained, "but no matter where you go in the site there are pockets that are contaminated with heavier materials."
Shepard said the university supports plans to preserve the building, as well as have the opportunity to hold conferences there.
The board approved the shift in the footprint.
"For Western, we want to be as accommodating as we can for people wanting to develop this," Shepard said. "We have concerns about moving closer to the light industrial, but as Rob pointed out, it will be light industrial. We are talking 40 to 50 years out, and it's hard to imagine that land will be industrial at all."
The area set aside for light industrial use is the southern portion of the former Georgia-Pacific Corp. pulp and tissue mill operation.
The port is expected to finish capping the northern portion of the site, known as the pulp and tissue mill area, this year, said Brian Sato, site manager with the state Department of Ecology.
Over the next month or two, the northern portion will be capped, following up on removal work that has already happened, Sato said Thursday, May 5.
"In general terms, a lot of heavy lifting has been done towards cleaning up this site," Sato said. "We are now starting to see the completion of the fruits of our labors. I'm very enthusiastic and excited to see this project get through cleanup."
But the southern industrial portion of the site is more complicated in terms of cleanup, largely due to mercury contamination concentrated near the south-central portion of the site, Sato said.
Ecology and the port are working on possible options for cleaning up that portion, and expect to bring a plan forward for public review in late 2016.
Next steps for Board Mill
The port will now have to negotiate a deal with Harcourt, which would purchase the Board Mill building and redraw the boundaries of the acreage it may develop, Fix said.
The port commissioners would have to sign off on the new boundaries.
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Starting during Period 5 class and continuing until 6:30 PM, all performers and technical crew will run the entire show with all lighting cues, sound cues, and special effects. Students will also dress in costume to practice their quick changes.
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2019 Year at a glance
Our open-stage shows are on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month, and they're all first-come, first-served. We only sell tickets in advance for certain special events. (Special events aren't listed here.)
We've been working hard on a lineup of great shows for 2019. Steve Harris from Rocky Mountain Highway came on board last year to help us find the best in acoustic music for you. Steve's done a wonderful job of booking a mixture of old favorites and some exciting, new performers.
(As with most things in life, our schedule is subject to change.)


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Mark Bagley Homages Ultimate Spider-Man #1 For Stunning Variant Cover!
New York, NY – April 09, 2015 – He was the artist that started it all – and now he's going to finish it! Today, Marvel is pleased to unveil Mark Bagley's exciting variant cover to ULTIMATE END #1! A stunning homage to the very first Ultimate Spider-Man cover, Bagley brings his inimitable style to a now classic image! The wheels are in motion, and the Ultimate Universe is set to crash headlong into the monumental Secret Wars. The end is nigh…but is there any hope for the Ultimate Universe or its most beloved hero? No fan should miss out on this iconic, can't-miss variant cover – only in comic shops this May!
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The two started flirting, and by September, they exchanged phone numbers. Vera allegedly drove over to his house and picked him up, and they drove around and kissed.
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The Automation / Customization Matrix: How Good Morning Love re-imagined drip emails
I believe that technology is most powerful when it: (a) brings people together
(b) enables people to do things more easily
Good Morning Love embodied both values, and I'm proud to see the many couples who enjoyed the product.
Too much email…
Most people get way too many emails and it's overwhelming. Sometimes you subscribe to an email list because you want to know what the brand is up to, and all of a sudden you're getting emails from them twice a day, every day. It's just too much.
With Good Morning Love, the idea of impersonal emails is turned on its head. The product was an email subscription with messages meant for just one person, not the same weekly promotion from Old Navy that's sent millions of people. We also wanted to respect users by sending exactly the number of emails they agreed to: one per day for a week.
…or the wrong kind of email?
According to AdWeek, 80% of smartphone users check their phones first thing in the morning, so email is top of mind starting the minute we wake up. Most of the time we open our inbox to find junk emails, promotions, and updates.
But what if what you saw first thing was uplifting, positive, and personal from someone who loved you?
That's what GML wanted to do, and that's why we delivered the emails at 7am each day - so you could wake up to an awesome message.
Happy users, happy couples
I was blown away by the positive emails from people who sent and received notes with Good Morning Love.
Here's a note I got just yesterday:
Loved your Good Morning Love. So did my husband.
Hope now that you have the technology working you set up 7 day modules that people can use for birthdays, anniversaries, or just because…
Thank you for doing this. It brought an element of specialness into the ordinariness of life and a long time marriage. Was also a great way to start the day. :)))
And lots of tweets:
@winniekao What a great concept! Best of luck with the art project love fest. :) - KM #HappyValentinesDay
— eHarmony (@eHarmony)
If you don't know what to get your love for Valentines, DO THIS! Friends too. It's easy & forever! http://t.co/hr8QjopKDS@winniekao
— Crystal Gornto (@CrystalGornto)
want to do something nice for your partner? how about a series of love emails over the next week - http://t.co/fE2Q55UfYA
— Stella Garber (@startupstella)
For those of u who are partnered up, this is such a cool idea - send an email to ur loved one each day for 1week: http://t.co/DT5W3Q1WUK#fb
— Ayokunle Falomo (@AFalomo)
For the do-ahead #cupids: #goodmorninglove will whisper your electronic sweet nothings to your love for a week. http://t.co/xKXWv9ootw
— Elissa Joy Watts (@elissajoywatts)
Gotta love marketers. A "drip campaign" of love notes. http://t.co/Abk72GE9hi
— Smit Patel (@thesmitpatel)
Adorable, nerdy v-day idea for those that love #MarketingAutomation (and someone else) http://t.co/9JDcXrX2Y6
— Clare Carr (@clareondrey)
Application of technology in new ways
I'm particularly excited about applying existing technology in new ways. Good Morning Love was a way to push the limits of interesting things you can do with online forms and automated emails. Specifically, it was about re-thinking the concepts of automation and customization.
Typically when something is automated, it feels impersonal.
It's the customer service phone tree you get when you really just want to speak to a human being. It's getting an automatic email confirmation that you don't need to open because every brand sends the same one.
On the other hand, customization is about taking the time and effort to do something personal. It's your friend sending a congrats note. It's your boss saying good job after your presentation.
With Good Morning Love, by combining the concepts of automation and personalization, we were able to create drip emails that were meant for a single individual, written by someone who cared.
User engagement across the globe
It was wonderful to see couples around the world participating in Good Morning Love.
Here's a map to show where our users came from. The 81.91% for North America refers to the percentage of users from the US. This number is normal and expected, considering that we are based in the US. The product also had pick-up in other countries.
In ranked order, the countries with the most participants were:
New Zealand
Drool-worthy open rate
MailChimp sends billions of emails each month and analyzes data on open rates.
According to their analysis on the software/web app category that we're in, email open rates average around 23%. The Good Morning Love emails had an 85% open rate - that's more than 3x the industry average. Pretty rad.
The future of Good Morning Love
I originally thought of Good Morning Love as a one week project for Valentine's Day that would be an interesting twist on drip emails, which are traditionally impersonal.
But over the past week, it's become clear that GML has tapped into something much larger. Hundreds of couples participated and wrote thousands of love notes. Many of you reached out asking whether Good Morning Love would be extended. It's been amazing feedback and I'm happy to say that Good Morning Love is just getting started. In the coming weeks, I'll be introducing new functionality to GML and expanding the types of drip emails users can send.
If you have thoughts, feedback, or fun stories about your week sending or receiving GML notes, I'd love to hear them. Feel free to send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks and I'm excited to see where things go from here.


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So some people wants the vibe of the original containment breach but the developers are planning for a more brighter and cleaner atmosphere , well I have an idea for both of them .
At the start of the game all the zones are brightly lit but once 079 had hacked the lighting systems ( which only occurs when the player had played the game for long enough , either halfway through the HCZ or stucked in the LCZ for too long , the sound could either be like the original 049 chamber or be like 3008 that flicked the lights off in an instant which could be a jump scare on its on ) then all the zones will be nearly pitch black which requires the night vision goggles so that it had more usage than the original game . during this event , some SCPs like 538 or 513 would blend in the darkness really well if the players dont have the goggles . Plus , there should also be a security/control/electrical room in each zone so that the player would have to locate and manage the power , lighting , lockdowns and be able to view the cameras for that specific zone .
Since 106 is the main antagonist then it would be terrifically perfect , just imagine running through the gloomy hallways in search for the security room to switch the lights on then all of a sudden , you see a pair of white eyes rising from the dark floor and start charging towards you but this time its faster due to the absence of light that slowed him down before , but now the eyes are pursuing you like a rabid dog with his raspy breathings and demonic cackles , I bet you wouldve wished you had never touched this game in the first place .


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Due to the federal observance of Memorial Day in the U.S. on Monday, May 28, the Guru.com office will be closed. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 29 at 9:00 a.m. (EST).
All U.S. banks will also be closed. Direct deposit, PayPal, Prepaid MasterCard, and wire transfers payments scheduled for processing will be rescheduled for Tuesday, May 29. Please do not make payments from your bank account to third parties until you confirm that you have received your payment.
To those celebrating, please be safe and enjoy the holiday weekend!


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Hello Dreamers!
This Friday is a follow up of last week's ideas on what to expect from the Student minds' peer support groups, and we will deal with how it might go if you're the only person showing up.
It's something to think about in order to avoid a rushed decision. The facilitators will assure you that you can do whatever makes you feel more comfortable, coming back the following week is not running away nor being weak; and staying for a chat is not a mountain to climb.
However, it should be a constructive opportunity. So here a couple of points that are worth considering:
- If talking in front of other students is uncomfortable, having a chat alone with the facilitators (remember, also students!) could be easier;
- Being the only person there inevitably makes you feel a little on the spot;
- For those who have gone through counselling, it can recall those meetings; remember that you don't have professionals in front of you. It won't be a questions and answers session, no one will teach you right from wrong.
It's about how the week is going, what's giving you a hard time and what's your zen moment during the day. If you're struggling to handle assignments, exams, internship or projects the far they go with the advices is making sure that you are aware of the support services the university offers; if you have people you trust to talk to; if you're taking time to rest and relax. Instead, if it's the eating disorder that is distracting you and distressing the most, they will cautiously suggest you to consider the help services in Cardiff.
Overall, you can't really predict what is going to happen. However, as any other one-to-one, it is likely to be a bit more emotional than a regular peer support group. That said, every decision is up to you. Take advantage of the opportunity if you feel up for it, and do not think that being ready will mean not having the famous 60 seconds of crisis. On the contrary, it might mean letting the crisis out, because it's the most natural and healthy thing to allow to yourself. For those feeling prepared, go for it. On the other hand, this is about honesty and transparency. For those who don't feel comfortable, there is no point in putting yourself in a distressing situation or a difficult position, so:
Keep a lookout for the next Safe place next Friday #closertoDreamingtheMoon


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Three Blog Post Worth Reading
September 24, 2012
Here are three blog post I have read recently that I have found very helpful. These are by United Methodist and deal with current issues.
- On the possibility of Jesus having a wife by Adam Hamilton
- Reflections on the embassy attacks by Timothy Tennett
- About Church and the political season by Ben Gosden


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Join us
Saturday, April 14
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
at Pitts Library
for Andrew College's first annual Campus Con! We have everything you need for an afternoon of nerdy fun: artist panels, cardboard cosplay demonstrations, escape room, vendors, video games, Dungeons & Dragons, photo ops, candy sushi, costume contest, food truck, and more!
This FREE event is open to both college students/faculty and members of the community. All ages are welcome!
Tickets are limited! Reserve yours now HERE!
Author of Scion Series
Michael J. Allen is a bestselling author of multi-layer science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in Oregon and an avid storm fan, he lives in far too hot & humid rural Georgia with his two black Labradors: Myth and Magesty. On those rare occasions he tears himself away from reading, writing, and conventions he can be found enjoying bad scifi movies, playing D&D or the occasional video game, getting hit with sticks in the SCA or hanging out with the crew of Starfleet International's U.S.S. DaVinci. To learn more about Michael, check out his website at www.deliriousscribbles.com.
Greg Burnham & Marcus Williams
Tuskegee Heirs Co-Creators
Greg Burnham
Tuskegee Heirs writer & co-creator
Greg Burnham is a children's book author and co-creator/writer of Tuskegee Heirs. His passion for history is only matched by his fire to inspire children to reach higher heights. By day, Greg works in finance, coaches basketball, and raises his two children. By night, he, along with Marcus Williams, form the duo that has brought Tuskegee Heirs to life.
Marcus Williams
Tuskegee Heirs illustrator, writer, and co-creator
A professional illustrator and comic artist of 15+ years, Marcus bring his experience of drawing and crafting high quality art and stories to this project. His comic career started by drawing and producing a wildly popular nationally published comic entitled, "Hero Cats of Stellar City." While working on this comic, Marcus fine-tuned his understanding of the business of making, selling, marketing, and publishing comics by attending dozens of comic conventions and even comic retailer summits where he conversed and mingled with VPs from Marvel and DC comics.
Terrence Harris graduated from Andrew College in 2015 with an Associate of Arts degree and has continued his education at Columbus State University. While at Andrew, Terrence was active in the visual arts and contributed regular comic strips to the Andrew Weekly student newsletter. Prior to leaving Andrew, Terrence began work on Adventure of Charlie Lizardon, a web comic that continues into the present. His drawings, paintings, and digital art at times situate themselves securely in the worlds of various fandoms; at other times, they create mythologies all their own.
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson, a graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina, is the Assistant Professor of Visual Art and Director of the Visual Art Program at Andrew College. Chris started at Andrew College in 2013, and has led his program in new and exciting directions, his most recent achievement at the college being the addition of ceramics courses in a renovated building in downtown Cuthbert. Outside of Andrew College, Chris has received recognition for his historical murals, two in Cuthbert, three grain bin murals in neighboring Shellman, and one in North Carolina. He is recognized for this work in the latest issue of Southwest Georgia Living Magazine. Chris's art is rooted in a variety of styles and mediums, including woodcuts and the recycled cardboard art he discusses in his Campus Con panel. His work has been featured in galleries across the southeast.
Jerami Sanders
A former Andrew College Fighting Tiger, Jerami Sanders now calls the Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta home. While at Andrew, Jerami was a vital force in the visual art department, helping set the tone for the program at the time with the energy, creativity, and enthusiasm he brought to both his own work and larger departmental projects. He has taken this passion with him to Atlanta. Jerami's work runs a broad spectrum, from fan art to hip hop album covers. His latest efforts, a series of drip portraits, finds him at his best.
Jerami Sanders
Free popcorn! (while it lasts)
San Joe's Mexican Food Truck – first 100 people in get a ticket for a free taco!
Guests may park in the Old Main parking lot and walk across the campus green to the library, or pass Old Main and turn right onto Highland Avenue from College Street. The library parking lot is the first right off of Highland. Event signs will be up pointing the way and student staffers will be on campus to help you find where you're going.


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Thank you Saskatoon for coming together to make our Tree of Plenty 2016 a great success!
Guest Blog: Chef Dale MacKay
"Food security in their local community might seem like a strange thing for a chef to be concerned with. While we do our best at Ayden Kitchen & Bar and Little Grouse on the Prairie to minimize food waste, the truth is that the restaurant industry can be pretty wasteful.
This is why we, as restaurateurs and chefs, have to do what we can to give back to the community. Supporting local doesn't just mean local food providers, but also to build up a positive culture of food in the city – and working with the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre helps us to do that.
The programs and services offered by the food bank help to instill a positive and healthy view of food for those who are food insecure in Saskatoon. Programs like the Garden Patch create gorgeous green space in the city's downtown while educating the community about growing their own food. The garden's ability to provide fresh produce is so important to providing a source of high-quality, nutritious food to those who can't always afford it.
Knowing what great work the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre does for the community in Saskatoon made choosing them to be the recipient of all proceeds from our upcoming Prairie Feast: Street Fair event a no brainer. We're bringing a group of talented and local-minded chefs from around the country to cook for attendees, and we're going to make sure to have lots of information for attendees about what they can do further to help create greater food security for everyone in Saskatoon.
Our title sponsors, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and specifically Federated Co-op, have worked extensively with the food bank in the past and are proud to continue this with Prairie Feast."
Dale Mackay
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SRC Digs in at the Garden Patch
Thank you Saskatchewan Research Council!
We are celebrating our AMAZING Garden Patch Adopt-A-Plot teams with a weekly spot light. This week we salute the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) for all of their dedication and hard work at the Saskatoon Food Bank Garden Patch. SRC has been sending employees (over 400!) to help out at the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre for the last 2 years.
Q1: Tell us about your team, organization of business.
The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is one of Canada's leading providers of applied research, development and demonstration (RD&D) and technology commercialization.
SRC launched its Employee Volunteer Program in 2013, as a way for SRC to directly contribute to and have a positive impact on the communities where we live and work. Volunteering at Saskatchewan food banks was selected based on a survey of SRC employees.
Our team is likely larger than most! We've set up a weekly volunteering schedule and anyone within our Saskatoon office can sign up to participate. Last year, we had 21 individuals help out in the Garden Patch!
Q2: Why does your team participate in the Adopt-A-Plot Program?
After our first year volunteering with Saskatchewan food banks, we received a lot of positive feedback from our employees and many in Saskatoon expressed interest in the Adopt-A-Plot program. Overall, the experience has been positive. Volunteers have enjoyed seeing how their hard work is having a benefit in the community, while also getting out in the sunshine, learning new skills and meeting colleagues that they wouldn't typically work with.
Summer Garden Program at the Garden Patch
Summer Gardening Program starts Friday July 10th 10-12PM
The Summer Garden Program, facilitated by Agriculture in the Classroom runs until August 14th, every Friday from 10AM-12PM.
Children of all ages welcome. No need to register, you may drop in to each session. Parents are free to stay at the session, dig in or enjoy the garden or drop off.
Please contact
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The Two Twenty Digs in at The Garden Patch
Thank you to The Two Twenty!
We are celebrating our AMAZING Garden Patch Adopt-A-Plot teams with a weekly spot light. This week we salute The Two Twenty for all of their dedication and hard work at the Saskatoon Food Bank Garden Patch.
Q1: Tell us about your team, organization of business.
Based in Riversdale, the Two Twenty is Saskatchewan's first co-working space; home for many of the city's creative and progressive industries and businesses. Our team, Urban Planters, is a mix of companies working within the Two Twenty along with some friends and family members. This is our second year participating as a Garden Patch Adopt-A-Plot team.
Q2: Why does your team participate in the Adopt-A-Plot Program?
At the very core of the Two Twenty's philosophy, is belief in the power of community and a love of urban lifestyles. We connect, we collaborate, and we create. What better way to do this than by getting together to give of our time and energy to nourish our community.
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Mrs. Buccambuso became part of the Brookfield School family in 2017. Starting as a Pre-1st assistant and Specials teacher, she worked with Mrs. Gookin's Pre-1st (Kindergarten) class while educating our entire Elementary student body in Computers. Last year she lead one of our esteemed Junior Kindergarten classrooms at The Little Campus. This year she is delighted to teach 1st grade at our Elementary Campus. She brings a wealth of knowledge to this role, having worked with many of our students in the past few years, and plans to share her experience to better prepare her class for their upcoming transition into 1st grade. Mrs. Buccambuso was born and raised in Nevada City, CA where her family still resides and visits often. After graduating high school, she moved to the Midwest to pursue her degree in Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute. In 2011 she graduated with her BFA and began working as an administrator for KCAI's Continuing Education Department. Here, she collaborated with teachers to develop adult and youth art curriculum. Having missed her family dearly, she relocated back to the West Coast to further her education. Mrs. Buccambuso is actively pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching and teacher licensure in Nevada. Since moving to Reno in 2015, she has enjoyed teaching for the Discovery Museum, St. Mary's Art Center, Tahoe Expedition Academy, and now, Brookfield School.
Having a background in art, Mrs. Buccambuso strives to support her students' imagination while encouraging them to be creative problem solvers of this world. She believes that creativity can serve as an outlet for higher avenues and concepts in learning. Furthermore, by incorporating visual art, nature and dramatic play into her everyday curriculum, she believes students stay better engaged in active learning. Mrs. Buccambuso also strives to develop a strong relationship with student families and believes working together to fit the individual needs and development of each child is one of the key elements to student success.
In her free time, Mrs. Buccambuso can be found hiking with her husband Matt, and bonding with their precious baby boy, Jack. She loves living in Reno as it's positioned closely to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and provides their family with many outdoor adventures. Other favorite pastimes of hers include art, running and biking. Mrs. Buccambuso is a lover of all things natural and enjoys sharing life's many beauties with her students.


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Diana Yesenia Alvarado & Lydia Maria Pfeffer
May 11th - June 11th, 2018
Club Pro Los Angeles is pleased to present Shapeshifter, an exhibition of new ceramics by Diana Yesenia Alvarado and paintings by Lydia Maria Pfeffer, both Los Angeles-based artists who intuitively explore the absurdity of human existence through their own reinvented mythologies.
Delving into the tradition of ceramic making, Alvarado (b. 1992, Los Angeles) creates free-formed figurines and abstract vessels that are concurrently autobiographical, fantastical and art historically referential. Her works not only evoke the Lares statuettes of Ancient Rome, which served as protectors over domestic and public domains, but also the ceramic works characterized under abstract expressionism, particularly made by artists on the West Coast in the 1960s, who espoused an experimentation with chance and exploration of traditional forms. In practice, Alvarado invites subconscious, or latent memories to manifest — her figures reference the ornate security bars on the windows of buildings in her hometown, as well as anthropomorphic guardians possibly encountered in childhood dreams. In a way, these works serve as "memory vessels" — of a childlike ability to construct wondrous, unfamiliar realms and of various preceding moments in ceramic history.
In her paintings, Pfeffer (b. 1976, Annaberg, Austria) creates chaotic, fantastical worlds comprised of referential and imaginary characters. Mythical figures from pre-Christian Alpine folklore play alongside devilish unicorns in bikinis, androgynous mermaids, and sexy Catholic saints in chains. These turbulent paintings read, on the one hand, like a detailed diagnosis of collective madness, or a play in a theater of chaos, where the convolution of pagan mythology, contemporary and biblical imagery, together produce a collapse in time. On the other hand, the paintings are magnificent visions of madness as a collective subversive force, a rebellion against a sort of psychological fascism present in us all—not necessarily in reference to the historical fascism of Hitler or Mussolini—but that which is in our heads, our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.


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Written By: Glenn Michaels, Op-Ed Writer
Over four weeks I gave everyone the FHA changes effective September 14, 2015 unless HUD delays the implementation of the changes again. These changes were originally set to take place on June 15, 2015 but HUD issued a delay to September 14, 2015.
HUD has taken away the discretionary methodology in calculating a borrower's income for a wage earner and/or hourly wage earner. Under the new guidelines an wage earner that is earning a specific income consistently that is the borrower's income. The underwriter must use the actual income. Borrowers being paid an hourly wage underwriters can use the income shown as long as it is being is being paid consistently. If not consistent then the income must be averaged over a twenty four month (24) month period.
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In my forty three (43) years of underwriting no one has ever defined what is a large deposit. Now the new rules state a large deposit is greater than one (1% percent of the bank balance. This takes away a lot of underwriter discretion. When reviewing a bank statement or bank book any deposit equal to or greater than one percent (1%) must be question or further reviewed. In some cases there will be more inquiries regarding the deposits.
Nontaxable income or tax free income under the present rules the income can be grossed up 25%. Now the income can be grossed up the greater of the tax bracket or 15%. In some cases this can work out better for the borrower than the old method.
Mixed use property calculations now are easier to utilize. Under the current guidelines the square feet commercial versus the square feet depended on the number of stories not the number of units, The new rules now state the property must be fifty one percent (51%) residential regardless of the number of stories. The one spot that could be problematic is the "health and safety" issues for the residents.
Low down payment calculation and the verification rules. The current rules state if a down payment is two percent (2%) or less the down payment does not have to verify if the bank balances are indicative. The new rules reduce the calculation to one percent (1% or less. More down payments must be verified than before.
FHA for years has had a Stacking Order for the files being delivered in a Case binder. Now FHA is requiring a review of the Case Binder Stacking Order and a review of the forms in the case binder. The FHA is now requiring all lenders prior to insuring their FHA case file to review it and to put the review in the case binder. The FHA does not state what penalty a lender will incur for not having the review in a case binder. Usually when a loan defaults the FHA will review a loan file and if the lender did not follow all of the rules the lender will be asked to indemnify against loss. More than likely files with case numbers issued September 14, 2015 and after if the case binder is missing this review the lender runs the risk of indemnification. I have set up a review form for my company to use on all files beginning September 14, 2015.
Underwriters and FHA lenders must be aware of these underwriting changes, or possible face indemnification.
About The Author
Glenn Michaels - As an op-ed writer, Glenn Michaels is a mortgage underwriting instructor for CampusUnderwriter (www.MortgageUnderwriter.org). As a BBA & FHA DE Underwriter, Glenn is a Pace University graduate who also graduated from New York University's School of Mortgage Finance. Glenn has conducted numerous training classes and has worked in the mortgage banking industry for 38 years.


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New York City Statistics: Youth & Dating Violence
One in ten teenagers in New York City schools reports experiencing physical or sexual violence in a dating relationship within the past year.
In 2011, in New York City, 10.4% of male and female high school students reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend/girlfriend within the past year.
6.5% of high school students in New York City report having been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.
Nearly one-quarter of homeless high school students in New York City said that they had been forced to do something sexual that they did not want by someone they were dating in the last year. This was more than twice as high as the rate for housed students.
One survey found that Black and Hispanic/Latino students in New York City public schools reported experiencing more relationship violence than non-Black and non-Hispanic/Latino students.
High school survey data from New York City indicate that physical dating violence increased from 7.1% in 1999 to 10.6% in 2005.
In 2016, 11.6% of all major crimes in New York City were related to domestic violence. This is a 6% increase since 2007. Domestic violence now accounts for one in every five homicides—and two in every five reported assaults—citywide.
In New York City, nearly half of all female homicide victims age 16 or older, were killed by their intimate partners, as compared to slightly more than 3 percent of all male homicide victims. 3.1% of these female victims were between ages 16-19.
One study indicated that in New York City, teen survivors of dating abuse are 3x more likely to miss school due to not feeling safe, 3x more likely to carry a weapon to school, and 2x more likely to experience bullying in school.
National Statistics: Youth & Dating Violence
Prevalence of Violence
1 in 3 teens nationally report experiencing some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships, including verbal and emotional abuse.
Approximately 1 in 5 female students and 1 in 10 male students have been victims of physical and/or sexual dating violence during the past 12 months. This includes being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon and/or sexual violence, such as unwanted kissing, touching or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.
For women and men, the 12-month prevalence of rape, physical violence, or stalking was highest among the youngest age group (18 to 24). Prevalence decreased within each subsequent age group.
A CDC survey indicated that among those who ever experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner, more than 1 in 5 female survivors (22.4%) and more than 1 in 7 male survivors (15.0%) experienced some form of intimate partner violence for the first time between the ages of 11 and 17 years. Another 47.1% of female survivors and 38.6% of male survivors were between 18 and 24 years of age when they first experienced violence by an intimate partner.
Of college students that had been in abusive relationships, 70% did not know they were in an abusive relationship at the time.
Gender-Based Violence
In 2015, a national youth risk behavior survey found that, among students who had been in a dating relationship in the past 12 months, the prevalence of physical dating violence was higher among female (11.7%) than male (7.4%) students.
In a study of young women seeking family planning services, 53% of young women reported experiencing physical or sexual partner violence.
A woman is more likely to be injured, raped or killed by a current or former partner than by any other person.
Women aged 16-24 experience the highest per capita rate of intimate partner violence, triple the national average.
A nationally representative study of adolescents found that 19% of girls ages 12-18 experienced sexual violence and 10% reported perpetrating such violence.
LGBTQ Relationships
One US study found that 43% of LGBT youth reported being survivors of physical dating violence, compared to 29% of heterosexual youth. 59% of LGBT youth reported experiencing emotional abuse, compared to 46% of heterosexual youth.
Among US high school students who dated in the past year, the prevalence of physical dating violence was higher among gay, lesbian, and bisexual students (17.5%) and students who identified as 'not sure' (24.5%) than heterosexual students (8.3%).
Technology and Dating Abuse
50% of people age 14-24 have experienced technologically abusive behavior.
22% of people age 14-24 in dating relationships say they feel like their partner checks up on them too often.
A 2013 study found that the most frequent form of harassment or abuse was tampering with a partner's social networking account without permission. Nearly 1 in 10 teens in relationships report having this happen to them in the past year.
In the same survey, 7.4% of teens reported that their partner sent them texts/emails/etc. to engage in unwanted sexual acts. 6.8% reported being pressured to send a sexual or naked photo of themselves.
In a survey of high school guidance counselors in 2012, 81% said their school had no protocol for responding to a report of dating violence. And while 61% said they had had occasion to advise a survivor of dating violence in the previous two years, 90% said there had been no staff training in the previous two years regarding students experiencing dating abuse.
Bystander Issues
Teens with friends who perpetrate dating violence are significantly more likely to perpetrate dating violence themselves.
US high school students who self-report being hit by friends are about 169 percent more likely to perpetrate dating violence.
Rate of Disclosures/Seeking Support
Of US teens that were in a violent relationship, 86% were more likely to confide in a friend rather than an adult.
Pursuing a protective order reduces the likelihood of a physical attack by 80%.
A 2009 study found that fewer than 1 in 3 (31%) teens had talked to their parents about dating abuse in the past year.
Effective Prevention: Teen Education
In a 2008 study, young people who received comprehensive sex education used significantly fewer acts of violence toward a dating partner by the end of Grade 11.
Current evidence suggests that acceptance of partner violence, poor emotional regulation and conflict management, and poor communication skills put individuals at risk for both perpetration and victimization of IPV. Therefore, promoting expectations for healthy, non-violent relationships and building skills in these areas can reduce risk for perpetration and victimization of IPV.
A study of one educational program in high school and middle school classrooms found that students exposed to the program reported between 56% and 92% less perpetration and victimization, respectively, at four-year follow-up.
Dating Abuse & Pregnancy
Thirty-five percent of women who reported partner violence also reported either pregnancy coercion or birth control sabotage: approximately one in five young women said they experienced pregnancy coercion and 15% said they experienced birth control sabotage.
Additionally, women who are exposed to IPV by the man who got them pregnant are more likely than non-abused women to have a second-trimester abortion (Jones & Finer, 2011).
Abusive men are more likely than their non-abusive peers to report being involved in pregnancies ending in abortion. There is a strong association between IPV and involvement in three or more abortions.
Dating Abuse & Suicide
Nationally, youth who are survivors of dating violence are more likely to experience symptoms of depression and anxiety, engage in unhealthy behaviors, like using tobacco, drugs, or alcohol, or exhibit antisocial behaviors and think about suicide.
Among American high school students who have experienced sexual and physical abuse by a dating partner, 9 out of 10 have seriously contemplated suicide, and over 80% have attempted suicide.
Dating Abuse & Academic Performance
American high school students who have been hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their partner earned grades of C and D twice as often as earning grades A or B.
20% of American high school students with mostly D and F grades have engaged in dating violence in the last year, while only 6% of students with mostly A's have engaged in dating violence.
Costs of Intimate Partner Violence
A CDC estimate from 2008 theorizes that IPV can cost anywhere between $2.3 to $7 billion in healthcare costs "within the first 12 months after victimization."
The total cost of IPV against women in the United States exceeds $8.3 billion each year.
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Awards & patents
Kommerkors designs attract attention. They regularly win design awards and nominations and are praised in the press.
1. The Lynx chair was designed by Kommerkors together with design office Esquisse for Casala. The chair was a three-time prize winner:
- Red Dot Design Award
- FX Prima Award
- Benelux Office Product Award
2. Our pump-free soap dispenser Soapbelly has been nominated for the Dutch design prizes.
3. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, we came up with the Beesies. With this, Albert Heijn scored the most successful World Cup campaign of 2010. Customers who collected Beesies spent on average 26 per cent more than normal. click here
4. For the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Kommerkors designed the Hup Holland Hamsters. The Albert Heijn Hup Holland Hamsters earned the widest recognition and highest rating from the Dutch people during the World Cup, according to Marketing Tribune.
5. Make people aware of how much power they are consuming. That was the purpose of ZieNu Remote, a handy device to display a real-time read-out of your power consumption. Diederik Samsom (PvdA) was handed the first model by Oohisee in 2009. The design also did not go unnoticed by our neighbours to the East: click here
Patents have been applied for on several Kommerkors products. For example on the energy meter for Electrabel, our chairs for Casala, the Parker writing implements and the Soapbelly soap dispenser.
Example of the patent for the Electrabel electricity meter: click here


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Blackpool North Shore Golf Club. (1904 - 1927)
The club was founded in 1904. Mr R H Mabbott along with a group of golf enthusiasts set about laying out the initial 9-hole course on the Knowle. The course was extended to 18-holes the following year.
The original course and clubhouse was located to the south of the current course.
The balance sheet for the first year was produced in February 1905, as follows; Income - donations, £77/19s; subscriptions, £249/7s/6d; entrance fees, £25/4s; visitors' fees, £25. The expenditure amounted to £395/2s/4d, as follows; laying out the course, £69/12s/4d; wages, £119/15s; stationery and printing, £27/10s/1d. The profit on refreshments was £31/12s/10d, resulting in a balance in hand of £51/2s/4d
The following report appeared in the Manchester Courier and General Advertiser on Monday 6th November 1905:-
The members of the Blackpool North Shore Golf Club were in a very happy mood on Saturday afternoon, for the Mayor of Blackpool, Alderman J Brodie J.P., opened their new golf house, and, moreover, he gave them a 40guinea bowl for competition. The occasion was unique in Blackpool's history, this being the first time any Mayor of the town has concerned himself with golf, and secondly, this is the only golf club-house in Blackpool. Mr Alexander H Doleman, J.P., who went to Blackpool as long ago as 1858, was the guest of the evening at the dinner. He told how he introduced the game into Fylde – he is known as "the Father of Fylde Golf" – by founding the Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in 1886.
Earlier in the day the monthly qualifying competition for the captain's cup had taken place, result as follows; H Rushton, 93-25-68; C Timmis, 84-6-78; J W P Loftos, 90-12-78; J E H Gorst, 87-8-79; J A Whittington, 103-24-79; R Rowlands, 95-15-80; A S Bark, 104-22-82; C A Saberton, 107-25-82; J B Wild, 96-13-83; J Humber, 88-4-84; W Benton, 95-11-84; A M Secker, 95-10-85; T Hynes, 100-13-87; F Hedge, 107-20-87; J H Tullis, 101-13-88; J P Stableford, 96-6-90; F J Cooksey, 110-20-90; W Bateson, 112-22-90.
The following is from the 1905 Nisbet's Golf Yearbook; Instituted 1904; Number of members 260, ladies 35; Hon. secretary - F H Gorst, 7 Birley Street, Blackpool; Captain, R H Mabbott; 18-holes; Entrance fee £2/2s and subs £1/1s; Green-keeper, Mr Fleming; Terms for visitors, 2s/6d a day, 7/6 a week. The links are situated on the high land at the northerly end of the town, and are easily reached by car from Talbot Road Railway Station to Uncle Tom's Cabin, about 250 yards from the clubhouse, fare 1p. The links are essentially of a sporting character, but not to difficult. The holes vary in length from 120 to 390 yards, the majority being from 240 to 270 yards long. The hazards are almost entirely natural, and are composed of hedges, a road, and two pits, a bunker being arranged in front of each pit to arrest running balls.
On Saturday 18th May 1907 there were 37 entrants for the Clifton Cup. It was won by H W Horsfall with a score of 87-12-75, runner-up was G H Harrop, 82-6-76.
There were twenty seven entrants for the R H Mabbott commemoration shield competition played in July 1907. Dr C W Sabberton was the winner with a score of 88-11-77, and was presented with a momento.
The spring meeting was held on Saturday 15th May 1909 Mr A E Stanley was successful in both competitions played. In the Stableford Cup (36 holes), presented by Mr J P Stableford, he scored 183-26-157. In the Clifton Cup, presented by Mr J Harling, he scored 85-17-68. Although successful it must have proved a very tiring day for the winner.
Result of a qualifying competition for the captain's prize played in May 1914; First division – M Shaw, 85-8-77; O T Robinson, 90-12-78; J Critchley, 89-10-79; W H Mann, 88-8-80; H H Evans, 88-6-82; S S Nash, 91-9-82; J S Jones, 95-12-83; J Prestwich, 95-12-83; F E Wedge, 95-11-84; W A Almond, 87-2-85; F Woodhouse, 95-10-85; J H Kershaw, 94-6-88; Second division – R W Graham, 93-14-79; J Gibson, 97-17-80; M Doniger, 97-13-84; E Fielding, 106-22-84; C E Hill, 106-22-84; A J Brown, 105-20-85; A J Perriss, 105-20-85; H W Beasley, 107-22-85; R Blake, 99-13-86; J F Hurst, 102-15-87; J Westhead, 106-18-88; R Robinson, 110-22-88.
The club moved to the current location at Knowle Hill in 1927.
The Google Map below pinpoints the location of the 1912 clubhouse.
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Content Management System
A content management system (CMS) is a computer application that allows publishing, editing and modifying content, organizing, deleting as well as maintenance from a central interface. We RVSPL have such systems of content management, which provides procedures to manage workflow in a collaborative environment.
RVSPL are professional in Joomla and Word Press developers. Our sites are featured in many online design portfolios. Our sites don't only look good – we market them so that they perform well and bring you traffic and business – and they are mobile friendly.
Once RVSPL – Web Design has developed your CMS site, it belongs to you. There are no monthly fees – no license fees – no maintenance fees – you are not tied to us in any way. You login to your own website to control your own content. You have complete independence and total control! If you should require any support, then of course we are there for you.


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Boxes and boxes of wool/
What have I been up to lately? Organizing the palette wool now that I have dyed all 69 colors in 8-gradations each. It was a chore figuring out how to organize and store the wool. Since my numbering system is arbitrary in terms of color, I found that I couldn't organize according to the dye numbers. I also found that changing dye numbers mid-stream is a bad idea. I tried it on a couple of dyes and ended up with jars of liquid dye in my cupboard that got mixed up and mislabeled because of it. I only found out after I dyed up material and lo and behold the wrong color emerged.
So I spent several hours viewing the wool and putting it into baskets that made sense in terms of color. Then I made little plastic signs and attached them to each basket so I know what is supposed to be in each basket.
I'm almost finished with Got Wool?, and will post a picture soon. Also been working on some surprises for the Kirby Midsummer Hook In on June 26th.


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Page 208 – Sun Rising
And so we get a look into Sun's home life as a teenager. Messy room, single Mom and minimum wage job at the ice cream parlor. And, we can't overlook the usual humor and love for wrestling that we've come to know. As we're about to find out, Sun's life is about to change forever.
Big thanks to Justin Riley for this story. Originally, it wasn't going to be seen for a while. I have an ending to the current Rival Angels storyline, which I affectionately refer to as 'Season 1.' I know how Season 2 is going to start but I wanted a break inbetween seasons. So, I asked Justin, 'I'd really love for you to write a Sun origin story to keep people coming back during the break.' I sweetened the deal with fast food and the promise that there would be more where that came from. He accepted and wrote a really great story. So great, and the love of Sun so strong in reader-dom, that I had to add it to the current storyline. Sun's not a bit player and you, the readers, know it. With what we have in store for Sun coming up, now was a great time to see our 'Lil Dragon's' humble beginnings.
Enjoy the story and definitely let Justin and I know what you think.
Canada's homepage for sports, SLAM Sports interviewed me and posted it on it's website. Covering hockey, baseball and football, you might be wondering what a sports site is doing reviewing a webcomic. Check out the link to find out!


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On arrival at Changi International airport, you will be met by our representative and will be transferred to the hotel.
In the Evening proceed for Night Safari. Night Safari is an entire open-air zoo set in a humid tropical forest that is only open at night. which is one of the best adventures for anyone visiting Singapore.
After breakfast, we have some pretty cool stuff planned for you. We have organized a Half day City tour of Singapore where you can see all the famous places to visit. Click a selfie and get 100s of likes.
Evening at leisure.
After Breakfast, Proceed for Universal Studio. Spend your day at Universal Studios Singapore. With your pick up around 10, and drop off around 7 in the evening, this day is going to be awesome as you go beyond movie screens and spend time INSIDE a movie sequence and much more with no time constraint.
In the Afternoon, proceed for Sentosa Island. Enter and explore the marine realm of S.E.A. Aquarium. To top it up board Singapore Cable Car to get a 360-degree panoramic view of city's best attractions, including the harbour, Sentosa and the skyline itself. There's no better way to complete a fabulous day at Sentosa than to take in a spectacular night show set outdoors against the backdrop of an open sea. Come, discover an awe-inspiring display of water, laser and fire effects, set to majestic music and a panorama of breathtaking vistas - Wings of Time.
Your Sentosa adventure ends at night.
After breakfast Check out from the hotel. Please complete your check-out formalities:
● Arrange for your baggage pick-up from your rooms.
● Return your keys at the check-out desk.
● Please do ensure that your baggage is with the Bell Desk.
You will get the transfer to the airport to board your Flight to India.
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On April 9, President Jim Borsig called a faculty convocation and announced that he would be declining the position of state commissioner of higher learning in order to remain president of the W.
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Biarritz, the posh seaside town located in France's Basque coast, could be best described as Hamptons' glitz meets Malibu's layback surfer vibes, but French. Sold yet? The seaside town has cycled in and out of fashion since its peak in the mid 19th century, but with renewed charmed, hip boutiques, and a revived culinary scene, Biarritz is back in trend.
This French seaside town is not a place where one comes armed with a planned itinerary by the hour; but rather a place where one visits and strolls aimlessly through its beautiful seafront and enjoys a lovely meal overlooking the ocean. But that doesn't mean there aren't anything to do. Here are 6 fun things you could in Biarritz.
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6 Fun Things to do in Biarritz, France
1. Have a pastry or two at the Miremont
If you are an indecisive person, you will undoubtedly struggle at Miremont. With a dizzying variety of pastries, the pâtisserie will leave your mouth watering and craving for more. So don't be surprised if you end up tasting few more pastries that you had intended.
2. Hike to the Biarritz Lighthouse
Enjoy a beautiful stroll from the beach to the lighthouse amid gorgeous view and lush greenery. Start at the Grand Plage and make your way up. With 248 steps to the top, climbing the lighthouse may not be for the faint of heart; but you will be rewarded with a panoramic view of Biarritz. The lighthouse is a top-rated attraction, so visitors during high season, make sure to go early in the morning to avoid lines. Although hiking is free, there's a 2.50 Euros entry fee to climb the lighthouse.
3. Watch the sunset from the Place Bellevue
There's no better viewpoint to watch the sunset than at the Place Bellevue. It's called Bellevue – beautiful view – after all. The plaza overlooks the ocean, with the lighthouse and the beautiful Hotel Du Palais in sight. Sunsets are renown in the Basque country, so make sure to enjoy them!
4. Have a crepe at Le Ble Noir
After a day frolicking under the sun, head to the Le Ble Noir for an afternoon crepe. With a vast selection of sweet and savory crepes, there's one for every taste at the Le Ble Noir. The quaint creperie is situated overlooking the ocean so make sure to grab a table outside to enjoy the view and the art of people watching.
5. Go shopping at the Rue Gambetta
Biarritz is bursting with hip boutiques, and most of them are located on Rue Gambetta. You may find yourself fighting the urge to buy everything from super cute stationaries to French handmade espadrilles – If you can only get one thing, make sure they are the espadrilles and support local artisans. They come in many designs so choose wisely!
6. Rent a bike and ride it on the coastline
What's more leisurely than a bike ride on the Basque coastline? Visit the nearby beaches where most likely, you will find a smaller crowd. You can also make your way to the neighboring town, Biart. It's a great place to spend a few hours visiting the square and shops. After working an appetite, grab lunch at Mahaina.
Best time to visit Biarritz
In the summer
Summer offers the best weather with temperatures averaging 75 F during the day and 57 F at night. That also means, be prepared to brace the crowd and higher prices during the summer - especially July. If you want to enjoy the weather but not the multitude, visit when the high season starts winding down in August.
In the spring
Spring offers some of the best hotel prices and reasonable weather: 59 – 64 F degree with the occasional rain.
In the fall and winter
In the fall, you will enjoy a similar weather as spring, but prices may not be as attractive. In the wintertime, you will see snow as well as the lowest hotel prices in the year.
Where to stay in Biarritz
During my visit, I stayed at the charming Hôtel Edouard VII. Nested in the heart of Biarritz, the hotel is only a short stroll from the beach and the vibrant shopping street. The residence is beautifully decorated in classic French style with a lovely terrace, where one can sit and relax over breakfast.
How to get to Biarritz
Biarritz is a small town; if you are visiting from the U.S., you will have to make your way to Paris first. From there, you can take the plane or train to Biarritz.
By Train
You can take the train from Paris Montparnasse to Biarritz Gare. Travel time is approximately four and a half hour.
By Plane
Flying is the fastest way to get to Biarritz from Paris. Flight time is about an hour and a half and depending on the season; you will find many flights throughout the day.
While in Biarritz, I highly recommend adding San Sebastian to your itinerary. For around 5 Euro, you can visit the charming Spanish town! To get to San Sebastian from Biarritz, you can take the train or bus – I recommend taking the bus as it's cheaper and you don't have to worry about switching buses. If you take the train, keep in mind that you will have to switch as there's no direct train ride to San Sebastian from Biarritz. You can purchase the ticket in advance or at the station.


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A New Experience of Learning
The Acceleration Academies prioritize students in the Needs Improvement or Warning levels of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) for participation in the Academies, excluding those who have chronic attendance or behavior challenges. Although quantitative analysis has concluded that Acceleration Academies have a positive impact on student performance on state assessments, the program's effects extend beyond that single metric, according to district and school leaders. What seems likely is that a set of interrelated outcomes leads to improvements in students' test scores.
This begins with the fact that, during the Academies, many students experience school in a whole new way. Personalized instruction, positive interactions with adults and peers, and expanded enrichment opportunities often enable students to see school as a place where they can truly be successful.
Many leave the Academies with a sense of accomplishment, knowing that they persisted through long days and gained knowledge and skills that they can use when they return to their regular classroom. With this often comes increased confidence, as students see that they are capable of learning and overcoming academic challenges.
Productive Struggle
In a more personalized environment, students are able to take more risks than they might in the regular classroom. And they notice that their teachers not only encourage them to "fail fast and fail forward," as one teacher put it, but also to wrestle independently with the material. In the words of one student, "Here, they let you struggle so you can learn from your mistakes, which helps you in the future." Instead of demonstrating how to solve a problem, teachers are able to let students work through it and guide them to, rather than give them, the answer. This dynamic is more difficult in a regular classroom when teachers are compelled to get through a lesson before the period ends and it is time to move on to something or someone else.
They Focus on You
Like teachers and administrators, many students noted the smaller classes as one of the best aspects and/or most distinguishing features of Acceleration Academies. One of the perceptible advantages of having fewer students in the classroom is that teachers are able to spend more time with each student, which enables them to quickly assess students' individual learning styles and deliver instruction in ways that meet potentially diverse learning needs. One student described the personalized attention by saying, "Teachers focus on you, and know how you learn and how you think." Students mentioned being able to understand more, both because their teachers taught differently – for example, incorporating more technology or hands-on activities – and because their teachers had time to slow down and reinforce the content.
Relaxed and Purposeful
In addition to enjoying the personalized attention during the Acceleration Academies, a number of students also noted that their lessons were more engaging and that their teachers made efforts to promote a "work hard, play hard" mentality. One student described her Acceleration Academy teacher in the following way: "She tries her hardest to make everything as fun as possible, but so that we learn something. She gets us to try to push our limits." A number of students attribute teachers' ability to relax and have fun with students to the lack of disruptions and distractions caused by behavior issues. From talking during class to more serious infractions, Acceleration Academies tend to be free from much of the "drama" that occupies students' and teachers' minds during the rest of the school year. Perhaps for this reason, at least one student feels that "Teachers seem to be a lot nicer than in normal school. They would make jokes, but in normal school, they're normal teachers…boring."
Students also noted the relaxation of some school rules and practices during Acceleration Academies, such as wearing uniforms or having assigned seats. These additional freedoms further demarcate the Academies from the rest of the school year, and serve as additional incentives for participation.
Invested in Learning
Research in both psychology and education is very clear about the role of motivation in learning, and has demonstrated clear links between motivation and academic achievement. As Toshalis and Nakkula have written, "Students exist within a dynamic ecology; it shapes them, while they also shape it. Knowing each student well enough to see how this web of causality motivates him or her to achieve is crucial to teaching that student well...Educators need to understand what they can about the different social, economic, and cultural contexts of their students and how these influence their efforts in the classroom. Moreover, it is beneficial to view these differences not as impediments to overcome but as resources that can enhance learning." We saw this asset-based approach to learning very much in evidence in many Academies classrooms. Teachers chose topics that they felt would be relevant to their students – whether focused on current events, enduring human questions, historical events with contemporaneous resonances, or simply by introducing games that were highly interactive and engaging.
Special Accommodations
Approximately 19 percent of Lawrence Public Schools students have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), while the percentage of students on (IEPs) in the academies is, on average, 5 percentage points lower (19% students with IEPs in the district, 14% in the Academies). This discrepancy is likely a result of those students who have IEPs that are related primarily to behavioral challenges that preclude their participation in the Academies. Riley is quick to point out that the district has a long way to go in fully serving young people with behavioral issues that may relate to the effects of trauma and/or conditions associated with poverty. The district also has a suite of other interventions, such as Saturday school and summer school, and more targeted interventions for specific needs – for example, an advanced educational technology tool that was originally designed for students with learning disabilities has been integrated into the regular classroom and is wildly popular with students.
Perhaps most surprisingly, students on IEPs generally do not need additional accommodations during the Academies because of the mix of small class size, excellent teaching, and highly targeted standards. As one teacher said, "In my classroom I have to really teach a variety of learners who have many different needs while still very consciously keeping my expectations of them very high regardless of any disabilities that they may have or outside variables that are interfering with their learning."
For one of the principals we interviewed, it had not occurred to her that students didn't need special accommodations during the Academies until we asked the question – leading her to wonder if there might be a larger lesson to learn about how the regular classroom is structured. "I guess sometimes accommodations can kind of be a crutch for a student...We don't accommodate during the week that they're here. We kind of meet them where they're at and move forward."
High-Stakes Testing
The Acceleration Academies are timed to coincide with state testing. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is given twice a year. The English Language Arts test is typically given at the end of February, on the heels of the February Academies, and the Math test is typically given in May, following the April Academies.
While all of the students know that the tests are coming, students in grades 3-8 did not seem preoccupied by this fact during the Academies.
Teachers seemed more aware of the tests, though their primary goal was more oriented toward ensuring that every student in their class met the standards. In any case, it didn't seem to cramp their teaching style. "Just because we're trying to get them to do better on a test doesn't mean we're only going to be doing worksheets…we are trying to teach them in a different and more engaging way,"said one teacher. Another told us, "It's not constant practice tests. We're doing critical thinking activities. We're doing conversations, simulating an assessment, like a narrative task, but doing that in creative ways."
Most of the school leaders we interviewed did not consider testing the first order of business in the Academies; instead, we witnessed what we interpreted as an unrelenting focus on helping students grow, and a sense of urgency about helping young people master the standards through highly engaging learning experiences. As one middle school principal told us: "If it's test prep, I'm not interested in being here. Test prep doesn't teach kids. It's so isolated and kids wouldn't want to come [to the Academies]. I mean, it does prepare kids…by making them think in higher order ways…but there's just no drill and kill."
In a parent focus group at one particular school, parents reported that their children felt extremely stressed about the upcoming state tests, but it seemed that the stress was attached not to the Academies, but rather to the fact that the students would be taking a new, more demanding exam.
At the high schools in Lawrence, the tests are a more present and immediate concern. On our visit to the High School Learning Center (HLC), a small alternative school in the system, we learned that the students enrolled there are attending the Academies so that they can pass the MCAS and graduate. They also receive two credits toward completion of their diploma. Despite this more instrumental approach to the Academies, the students at HLC seemed genuinely appreciative of a more enriched learning environment.
A Lasting Impact
Parents, teachers and the students themselves told us that the Academies have a lasting impact. Many finish the week with a sense of accomplishment, knowing that they persisted through long days and gained knowledge and skills that they can use when they return to their regular classroom. With this often comes increased confidence, as students see that they are capable of learning and overcoming academic challenges. Some students even give presentations about what they learned in the Academies in their regular classrooms, enabling teachers to see some of their students in a different light and sparking in fellow students a desire to attend the Academies in the future.


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