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Life after Levels: The rationale
We have developed a scheme for assessment that empowers us to concentrate on what we value in the students' learning and that ensures that everything they achieve in their learning is clear, contestable and authentic.
I overheard someone saying of an observed lesson recently:
"The observer asked one of the students what level they were working at. 'Level 5B' the student replied. The observer asked, 'how do you know you're making good progress?' and the student replied 'because last term I was a 4A"'.
Apparently this was brilliant. This was not brilliant. It's a travesty.
No longer does a student have to derive pride from their attainment of a 'level 7' – now their sense of achievement comes from unlocking highly valued achievements in areas such as "Perform a Shakespearian Soliloquy", "Analyse an Extended Text" or "Write a Perfect Paragraph". Students achieve meaningful outcomes in pursuit of the knowledge and skills that our subjects encompass. We ensure these achievements are authentic by aligning them closely to our individualised programmes of learning, providing detailed exemplars to illustrate what 'success' looks like, moderating achievement with rigour and by issuing a digital badge to signify the student's success, they gain a real sense of meaningful achievement. We've called it Unlock: Achievement.
The power of true standards.
The stakes in secondary education are high. If students don't show the requisite 'progress' in their learning, careers and the future of entire institutions can be jeopardised. A damaging artefact of this is that it has become almost impossible for a student to fail. Far from being a case of the "all must have prizes" misnomer often ascribed to progressive secondary teaching, as soon as a student's progress falls below that of the average, spreadsheet's turn red, alarms sound and interventions are staged. All a school's spare resources can be poured into ensuring that a student's flaws are diagnosed, that they are then drilled in the right procedures, rehearsed in what to write and laser sharp precision teaching methods are employed on a continuous prescription until, finally, after intensive therapy, a test is passed and sufficient 'progress' has been achieved.
What is lost in this procedure (apart from the total bypass of the heart of English) is one of the most important lessons of all, the lesson taught by failure. Unlock Achievement puts constructive experiences of failure at its core by unlocking the power of the phrase not yet achieved.
How it works
An Unlock: Achievement Case Study – The Study of Shakespeare
The study of one Shakespearian play affords a teacher of English and Drama extraordinary opportunities to extend and deepen their students' learning. In our department we embrace this and think nothing of spending 12-15 curriculum weeks exploring the worlds of some of our greatest literary heroes and villains. Due to the multi-faceted nature of a Shakespeare study, it is normal for students to encounter opportunities to unlock up to 15 of the around 50 Key Stage 3 Achievements currently on our books. In those weeks, we will read the entire play cover to cover, analyse its language, characters, setting and themes, perform traditional and interpreted readings, explore writing using some of Shakespeare's techniques, examine the staging of a tragedy, create props that support the symbolism of the text – the list is endless.
The current models of assessment for work such as this generally revolve around the writing of an extended literary essay. We are great fans of the literary essay, but it does not by any means encompass the learning afforded by the study of a Shakespearian play. The dangers in relying on such narrow methods of assessment (which are, even more alarmingly, being increasingly presented to us as stepping-stones towards success in an English Literature GCSE, as if that were the sole purpose of secondary education) are many, but the most significant of these is the fact that a student can be drilled in writing an effective essay without having to fully understand the text it explores, nor the ideas it expresses. An essay can be written to a formula, and teachers under pressure to produce "Level 7" essays may be seduced into this practice by the pressure and expediency of it.
Our new model of assessment allows us to define the areas of attainment that are of the greatest value, and focus the students' attention on excelling in these areas.
Jamie's Shakespeare Study [read the project outline]
Exemplar 1: Read the Play
While the play is read, the students are asked to explore the language effects used by Shakespeare and explain their impact. This example demonstrates how the students unlock achievement for exploring the use of figurative language in a literary text. You can read here the post revision where he attempts, after receiving feedback, to extend his analysis in order to unlock the higher level Figure it Out badge.
Exemplar 2: Explore the text's dramatic dimensions
Later in the project, Jamie also made a prop for a scene he was performing from the play. He extended his appreciation for the symbolic significance of Macbeth's "Dagger of the mind" by making the blade of a transparent material and in his verbal explanation of the thinking behind his making of the prop, he finally unlocked the Figure it Out reading badge – but has not yet demonstrated the quality of analysis in his writing to unlock the corresponding badge in writing.
Exemplar 3: Perform a Soliloquy
As a dramatic example of the power of "not yet", you can view Jamie's first and second attempts at performing a dramatic monologue from Macbeth. His first attempt was an accurately-recalled attempt to unlock the Soliloquy badge, but didn't meet all the criteria. The films linked to below (and the comments attached) demonstrate the motivational effect of a set of clear guidelines and the inherent power of a fixed standard to encourage the pursuit of excellence.
COMMENT: (read the student's live version here)
Congratulations – this recital of Shakespeare's lines easily unlocks the "Poetry by Heart" badge.
To unlock the soliloquy badge that you're going for, your performance will need to show more evidence that you understand what Macbeth is saying (and feeling) at this point in the play. Remember he has just found out that his wife is dead, and he is facing his own end.
Rather than trying to be a broken king (something you may not have personal experience of), you might find it useful to think about his idea of the passing of time and how we all come to nothing. He is sad and disappointed – these are emotions we all feel sometimes, and if you are able to summon these feelings as you say these words, you are likely to convince us completely.
Have a look at the examples of students who have achieved the Soliloquy badge already – I look forward to your next try!
Exemplar 4: The Literary Essay
Jamie's literary essay was evaluated against two major sets of criteria: The Literary Essay badge is a writing achievement that defines and exemplifies the parameters for effective analytical writing. In parallel with this, he also attempted the This is Novel badge, which describes our expectations for the reading dimension of a literary essay. In addition to this, Jamie may also unlock a range of other achievements, including the Figure it Out achievement outlined earlier, and including the "Perfect" series of badges that define achievements for students able to render complex pieces of writing on the page without any technical error.
Students can log into the Unlock Achievement site at any time to see what they've achieved (The badges they have attained are summarised at the side of every page, and when they visit a badge they've already achieved it tells them so) – and to set their sights on their next goal.
Have a look at how a range of different teachers have interpreted this system for their programmes of learning:
- Mr North's Study of Julius Ceasar
- Mr Waugh's Study of Macbeth – and the Project Outline
How does it fit the state school system?
English state secondary schools have been given a great gift with the removal of the imperative to assess to national curriculum levels. Our new standards-based scheme allows us to take control of our Key Stage 3 learning programmes and ensure that one of the devices that was previously used to control teaching by outside agencies – the means of assessment – works to strengthen our objectives. Here are some key advantages
- It is standards-based, so all assessment outcomes are clear to all parties concerned.
- A badge is either unlocked or it is not, ensuring that students strive for the highest possible outcomes, and providing a very powerful mechanism of goals and a meaningful overview for students who are still working towards achieving these.
- A student can attempt a badge as many times as they wish, making their learning a progressive, individualised experience and failure a natural part of learning
- Attainment is determined by the teacher, so the outcomes of learning are precise and relevant to the experience of learning
- It is contestable, so students, their families or other parties are able to discuss the quality of a student's work and clarify what is truly required for a standard to be reached
- It is flexible, achievements can be created for every facet of learning that is deemed important by those who develop the programmes of learning
- It is valid, because the context and criterion are developed in concert with each other and described in clear, factual terms with exemplification
- Achievements are transferrable, once a capacity is defined, it may be demonstrated in a range of different modes or settings. For example, quality of reading can be assessed in both the verbal and the written mode. The quality of non-fiction writing can be assessed outside of the English domain – in a science or PE report, for example.
- It is precise, allowing for much more detailed and useful tracking of student attainment. Instead of knowing a student is "Level 4B and has made 1.4 levels of progress" you can determine that a student has not yet demonstrated the skill of: "Literary Writing, Expository Writing, Non-Fiction Reading and Perfect Accuracy". At a whole-department or whole-school level, this information is immediately useful – but to parents, it's gold.
- It lends itself to effective moderation. In our school, a variety of teachers take responsibility for moderating specific badges, calling for the work of individual students who have unlocked particular badges and checking this against the standards. See an example of moderated work below.
How can this system be used to track progress?
As every badge represents a fixed standard, they also enter the school's progress tracking system at a fixed grade point. Students are expected to complete a range of badges in our subject in each year of school which corresponds to 'expected progress', however they are not limited to these achievements. When a student unlocks an achievement, a teacher switches that badge to "unlocked" in our shared progress tracking document:
Then this document automatically updates the progress level for the student – taking the imprecise alchemy of determining levels out of the hands of teachers altogether – but still providing the school infrastructure with progress information in the form they need it.
We also run regular, formal, summative tests in the form of examinations to ensure a clear and reliable correlation between then levels of progress we award from the students class-based assessment and their performance in norm-referenced examinations. Here's an example of one of our purpose-designed Year 9 examination papers:
How is it Moderated?
Nominated moderators look at the tracking information and select students who have achieved a given qualification. They then call for the work that achieved this as evidence and a document such as this is produced:
Is it all about technology?
While the adoption of language from the world of gaming is not co-incidental, and the use of blogging prevalent in our department, these aspects are about our wider vision – they're not crucial to the notion of a standards-based assessment scheme like this. In fact, a scheme like this could just as readily be run using paper and stickers.
We're on a journey in the London Nautical School Department of English. In the first 18 months since our re-formation, we've put in place a wide array of new strategies to ensure the most rich and powerful learning experiences for our students. We care about their exam results too, and our performance there has been phenomenal. If you're interested in talking to us more, then please get in touch any time. We're always looking for partners and collaborators.
This journal entry is part of my "Build a New Department" series. Read Step 1 here.
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I really like your model of assessment and its simplicity focusing on achievement of a certain standard.
Would you mind if we tried out an approach based on your model?
Did you use any particular software to help create an online record of achievements – or did you design the system yourself?
have music tried it – how do they find it?
Thanks for posting and sharing your work.
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Jeff Conco June 15, 2015 at 7:49 am
Hi Chris,
This is truly inspirational stuff. I have a couple of questions if you have the time to answer them.
How did you convince SMT to go for such a radical change and how did the department feel about it at the start?
Also, how do the badges equate to the levels in the second spread sheet?
I'm not in a position to try this yet but it is firmly in my long-term vision for how English should be taught. I'd love to see it in action. In fact, I'd love to be student there. It sounds fantastic.
Thanks for sharing,
Jeff Conco
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This looks so good – how did you 'sell' this to the kids, please? And may I use it in our school? Is the tech easy to set up as we are all a bit phobic in this regard!
Hi Anne.
Thanks so much for this feedback. We really love working this way. It wasn't difficult to communicate to the students because it is based on a set of concepts that are familiar to them via their computer gaming. This is like unlocking achievements as they 'level up' in their games.
The technology aspect is a fairly complex matter and has taken us about 4 years to develop – but you could easily replicate something like this using an analogue system, I expect!
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Night Train from Cairo & other Ancient Egyptian Ruins17
May 7, 2012 by Jools Stone
Today's guest post comes from Katrina Stovold of Tour Absurd, who found that Egypt's trains were just as ruinous as the country's more celebrated ancient treasures…
Egypt is a land of unimaginable riches in the forms of art, culture, history, language, architecture, and agriculture. Although our trip was just over a week in length, we'd managed to squeeze a lot into our itinerary. We wanted to see every notable excavation between Cairo and Nubia. We planned rides in trains, planes, automobiles and boats. We thought we might even thumb down a camel to round it out.
Funnily enough, and in keeping with our "ancient ruins" theme, we discovered the trains were just about worthy of their own exhibit at the archaeological museum.
This train's so old it's in black and white! (via Wikimedia Commons)
We arrived in the evening of our first day and enjoyed the lush surroundings of our hotel. This may actually have set our standards a little high for the rest of the trip, since it was built in a former palace. The place was HUGE and boasted several restaurants, shops, swimming pools, and even live entertainment. Dario indulged in the opportunity to smoke a shisha (aka, hookah) pipe while I amused myself by repeatedly asking him, "Whooooo aaaare youuu?" à la Alice in Wonderland.
…and that's a small one (pyramid that is, not the camel)!
The next day our tour coordinator came to pick us up and take us to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in the morning and the pyramids of Giza in the afternoon. We were taking an overnight train from Cairo to Luxor to maximize our sightseeing time and save the cost of a night's lodging – meals included! Everything was so exciting – it was going to be like a bonus round of the Grand Tour from centuries past, only very, very quick.
After spending not nearly enough time at the museum, we were whisked off to a mediocre buffet lunch followed by a visit to the pyramids. We got there so late we were in danger of not being allowed entrance. Wesa, our guide, had connections, however, and had made sure to reserve our tickets for the Great Pyramid earlier in the day. We were the last ones in, so we actually got to stand inside with only one other person.
We passed on visiting the ubiquitous perfume factories and the laser light show at the Sphinx, so ended up sitting around a fluorescent lit train station with a tour company babysitter, of sorts. There wasn't much available at the snack shop, so we sipped on orange Fantas and tried to engage our overseer in conversation. Although quite friendly and willing to chat, it soon became obvious that we didn't have much in common. Not to worry – we were looking forward to the train and our private sleeper car!
Not our train, but of a similar vintage. (By Yusuke Kawasaki via Wikimedia Commons.)
When we boarded it became obvious rather quickly that the accommodations were not quite as fabulous as the palace the night before. The bathrooms, in particular, were …questionable. Still, we had our own little room with a tiny sink for hand washing and teeth brushing – and meals were included.
Impressive motor skills: brushing teeth while not falling over.
We soon discovered that our clever plan was not quite as ingenious as we'd hoped. Besides the frightening toilet situation, there was no way to control the air temperature. It may (or may not) surprise you to hear that November in Egypt brings about some rather chilly evenings. For some reason the cabin climate controls were set to "Freeze Tourists To Death" cold. There were no sheets or covers other than the tiny travel blanket I'd brought with me, and the bunks were too small for one person. That meant no sharing of precious, precious body heat. We were doomed.
Dario thought the overall design of the train seemed familiar. His suspicions were soon confirmed when he located markings from the previous owner of the train: Ferrovie dello Stato. Yes, this train had lived a previous life in Italy, most likely under the auspices of Trenitalia. Probably a marvel of modern engineering in its time, the train was now a rickety, worn out old thing that deserved a pension and a nice retirement home on a beach somewhere. Yes, we truly were doomed.
Oh, but wait – meals were included! That makes everything better, right?
Not pictured: about 3 other random, plain bread products. Mm, mmm!
Best thing I can say about the meal is that, well, it was included. And there was an orange. I suppose the meat was halal, too, but if the animals didn't suffer, we sure did.
I think EgyptAir set us up for a fall. Airline food is supposed to be bad, but they managed to make a more than decent meal for us at several thousand feet above the Mediterranean. Even the rice was a masterpiece of flavor. And of course this was followed by the aforementioned gorgeous hotel restaurants. This… this train "food" was appalling. We stuffed down just enough to squelch the growling of our bellies and finished the last bits of our sodas from the station.
We tried to watch some videos on a laptop to take our minds off the freezing cold and disappointing dinner, but it didn't work very well. I don't know if trains have shocks, but if they do, this one needed to have them checked. Or maybe the tracks were warped from desert heat. Or maybe, just maybe, there was a pharaoh's curse, after all. In any case, it was a very wobbly, rattle-y, chilly night.
Our breathtaking view of the sun rising over the fields of Egypt.
We managed to make it through the night without turning into tourist-cicles. I held out a brief hope that breakfast would be somewhat better than dinner. Foolish me! Well, at least there was the view. …Kinda.
The stamp on the glass indicates that it was made by an Egyptian company. I wondered if the glass had been shipped to Italy at some point in the manufacturing process, then come home for a glorious reunion with its country again, bringing along its new friend, Train. If, on the other hand, the glass was newer than the rest of the equipment, it would go a long way toward explaining some of the, ah, quality issues we experienced.
Once we arrived safely in Luxor, another tour company representative picked us up and transported us to the waterfront to check into our Nile cruise vessel. We asked him to contact the home office and switch up our plans for the return part of our journey. We had decided to fork over the extra cash for a flight and another night in the swanky hotel.
The view from our room aboard the cruise ship. Not bad.
Funny thing is, the length of river that is open for cruising – between Luxor and Aswan – only takes about 3 hours on the train. Cruise companies manage to stretch it into an affair that lasts for several days, stopping at 2 temples per day and having wacky costume dance nights and other amusements aboard the ship. But that's ok, we wanted a bit of silliness – and we certainly got it.
On a more serious note, our trip was made in November 2009, just over a year before the Jan. 25 revolution. One of the many things Egyptians were angry about was how so much money from tourism comes into the country, yet how little actually gets put back into basic infrastructure. I can't help but think that the uncomfortable train journey we took was one of the symptoms of the bigger problem. As silly and facetious as I often am, I am still awestruck at the bravery and determination of the Egyptian people. I still hope and pray that their revolution will lead to lasting change.
If they can move Abu Simbel, Egyptians can succeed with the revolution – and change the world.
As mentioned, on this trip we traveled with a tour company. This is actually a rather unusual thing for us to do. Normally we are all about independent travel, especially meeting up with our numerous CouchSurfing friends around the world. With such a tight schedule, however, this seemed the best option. If you'd like to read a wonderful piece about wrangling with the bureaucracy of Egyptian National Railways from an independent traveler's perspective – including some important information about tourist vs. local trains – please read this great piece from Travels With A Nine Year Old.
In refreshing my memory about this journey, I came across the website of a train company that offers the same service but appears to be quite a bit nicer. There's an actual dining car and a choice of entree, even. If memory serves, the prices are about the same as what we paid. When we go back, perhaps we'll give it another shot. Maybe the stretch of the Nile between Cairo and Luxor will open up, too.
And yes, we are definitely going back. Egypt, rickety trains and all, is simply too amazing to visit only once.
Looking for more on African trains? Check out this review of the Tazara train through Tanzania and Malawi.
Category Africa, Egypt, train travel | Tags: Cairo to Luxor by train, Egypt trains
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Cor, saw the title and assumed you'd travelled on a rickety 2nd & 3rd class slow train with the locals, the ones tourists never go on… Had some great adventures on those years ago…
Surprised to see you were referring to the air-conditioned tourist deluxe sleeper! Watania now run these trains, so the website you found and mention at the end (the train you might try next time) is in fact one in the same as the train you used.
Personally, I love cold air-con in hot countries, hate getting on a sleeper train that's been sitting in the sidings all day heating up, so you can't get under the covers for three hours until the namby-pamby European-style air-con gets a grip.
Trenitalia? Odd, these cars should be East German 1980s built, refurbed by CAF (a Spanish company) in the 1990s. What was marked Trenitalia?
Hi, Mark. The company may be the same, but the photos they show and the services they offer on the website now were not available on our trip.
Dario found markings that said "Ferrovie dello Stato" which, as stated, generally means Trenitalia. Maybe we just got, ah, "lucky" and found the only former Italian train in the fleet. I can only attest to our experience. 🙂
As for the temperature, we went in November. The evenings were quite nippy. The daytime got scorchingly hot for a few hours in the afternoon, but that was it. Had we gone during the hot months we might have appreciated the air conditioning more, but that was not the case. It was far too cold. We actually had to buy some long sleeved clothing while we were there, as we'd foolishly brought only thin cotton with short sleeves and one lightweight pullover apiece. The tour representative who met us at the airport was wearing slacks and a padded coat. "Well, yes, it's winter here!" he said. Oops!
Wow, way to sell the train travel experience! LOL. Seriously, that sounds like a bit of a nightmare, and I'm fairly certain we'd have switched to a flight on the way back as well. I'm afraid I'm one of those people who firmly believes that travel is more about the destination than the journey, as the process of "getting there" is usually a pain in the butt. As much as I'm looking forward to taking my daughter to NYC this summer, I'm dreading the 14-hour drive…
When people tell me that travel is all about the destination not the journey, I generally find that their only points of reference are long-haul flights and long laborious car journeys, and have seldom or never experienced a journey by train or ship, not strapped in, with room to move around, things to see, time and space to chat and think, flat beds to sleep in in your own little room, restaurants to eat in, and so on.
Or put another way, if it isn't better to travel than to arrive, it may suggest the need to adjust the way you travel…
And to think I'm badgering hubby to go on a sleeper train journey one of these days. Well, perhaps not in Egypt.
Wow…what an experience you had! OH and that food looked so mouthwateringly delicious!! NOT! You poor guy…you endured a lot and I really enjoyed your perspective on the journey. I love train travel and while your journey wasn't anything to write home about, it did bring back fond memories of my journey from Florence to Paris where we too had a private cabin and bunks with sheets and blankets…thank God. At the time, I didn't realize that was a luxury but after reading your post…oh boy..I guess we were living the good life.
@Bret – oh, do what Jools suggests and take the train! I used to take it on the west coast of the US all the time. (Took the Green Tortoise bus from Seattle to SF once, too. Oh, the memories!) I've wanted to do an east coast, and a couple of cross country trips, for a while now. Would love to hear what you end up doing!
@Mark – agree that how you travel is important. Some of our best travel days were taking it slow on trains and overnight ferries, while some of our worst were taking the fast, "efficient" options. Have to question what standards determine efficiency when one is left feeling drained, irritable, and fed up with travel!
@Marlys – I have high hopes that Egypt will come out of this period with vast improvements for the people of the country, but it may take some time. In the meantime, YES! Do get him to go on an overnight train in Europe. Did so on my first trip to Italy and it was such fun!
@Jeff – Oh, see? You need to talk to Marlys and tell her and hubby all about that. Sounds wonderful! I really need to do that one of these days. My overnight train in Italy was a budget trip, so no private cabin. Sounds so, so nice!
A holiday in Egypt is absolutely a mixture of highs and lows, I think. There are a lot of improvements that need to made to the infrastructure (can you imagine travelling on one of the non-tourist trains?) and yet it's also a wonderful place to visit. I'd a tear in my eye when I saw my first pyramid …
The non-tourist trains actually intrigue me quite a bit. I think some of our discomfort/disappointment came from the fact that we had paid a fair amount for the overall trip and had some expectations in place. I'd really love to go back and see Egypt from a less insulated standpoint. We became friends with one of the fellows who worked on the boat, but normally we come home with loads of new stories about wonderful people and smiles along the way.
Re: infrastructure, here's hoping the people of Egypt continue on their movement toward freedom, a government genuinely of their choosing, and the vast improvements in the quality of life that they so richly deserve.
I promise I'll be visiting Egypt someday! 🙂 I envy you for seeing the pyramids personally. It is included my Bucket list!
Oh, Liam, if we had had more time… there are so many more pyramids to see than just those at Giza! We didn't even get to the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. Make sure that your bucket lists includes "plenty of time to explore Egypt", too. 😉
I also learned that there are some fantastic pyramids in Sudan (you can read a bit here: http://onestep4ward.com/visiting-the-pyramids-of-sudan/ ). Oh, and if you ever pass through Rome, check out the Pyramid of Cestius. It's smaller and of a different design, but still pretty cool!
Had to look that up, Jools. 😛
A vacation in Egypt is absolutely a mixture of highs and lows, I think. Besides, it is among the most memorable events that leave you full of lifetime experience.
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How to defeat self-centredness
All of us know to one degree or another, what it is really like to be in love with another similar minded person and for this love to be freely reciprocated. The initial joy of genuine companionship, which we may have all experienced, is similar to the union and communion which existed between our first parents in the Garden of Eden. I have no doubt at all that Adam waxed lyrical every time he looked at Eve and their meaningful comments to each other would certainly have been memorable and meaningful.
The Song of Solomon was the result of a love-controlled relationship in which the man offered to his female partner the best of everything he had and she did likewise. In fact, they often out-did each other in demonstrations of their love even in public places, whether it was day or night. During his lifetime Solomon composed 1,005 songs and he regarded this particular one as more wonderful than any other.
As the reigning monarch Solomon had the pick of the cream of the crop in choosing the girl whom he wanted, at that time, to be the love of his life. On the other hand the Lord often chooses the misfits, the misunderstood and the often-rejected from among the assembly of the miscellaneous to be in His family. Consequently, the person whom God chooses is no longer an insignificant individual, another one among the many, but he is a channel through whom God will manifest His kingdom and bring many sons to glory.
1.2 �Kiss me.� A loving embrace coupled, with nice-sounding words are insufficient to satisfy the newly awakened desires of this pious soul from the religion of the present day to the religion of the heart. She strongly desires the deep assurance of pardon for sins forgiven. Consequently, the young woman asks her lover to captivate her entire soul with his love. The spiritually hungry one strongly desires a meaningful embrace resulting in a face to face meeting with the one she loves. Nothing less than this will satisfy, hence she prays in 1.4 �Take me.� This is the proper prayer to plead for we all need God�s gracious and unceasing activity on our behalf to enable us to satisfactorily fulfil the godly desires which He alone can give. Therefore, at no point in the Christian life will we ever be self-sufficient. In fact, our genuine weaknesses, of which there are many, will when fully aligned to His sovereign purposes be the catalyst and the channel through which His wisdom, strength and glory will be manifested.
�Take me.� These words clearly signify that the speaker is willing to surrender, submit, serve and freely partake of suffering. �You are my Son ... even though Jesus was God�s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered� [Heb. 5.5-8 NLT]. Therefore, to actively advance in the things of God we need to abdicate entirely from self- interest and self-involvement and apply these words to our hearts, for a holy calling to be wholly effective it is essential that it is interlaced and interlocked with innumerable strands of pure love. It was in this context that Jesus said, �God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God� [Matt 5.8],
Young woman 1.5-7
Maybe we have often discovered that it is a frequent and effective intervention of the enemy that whenever the holiness and the purity of God is stressed in a practical and life-changing way that an accompanying sense of our own worthlessness and consequently non-effectiveness come quickly to the forefront of our thinking and we critically and disdainfully look at who we are and what we do in relation to other people and then we add quickly to the ever-growing exclusion to conformity list where they live, how much money they earn, their influential contribution to the community, their financial asset to the church�s formulation and well-being, what high school their children attend how many private tutors they have, so on and so forth. Being aware of the potential dangers of this theological truth how then do we know when we have given free reign to the attitude of worthlessness? We will inwardly discover that we do not see ourselves as God sees us consequently there will be in our hearts the absence of love for the Lord and the accompanying zeal for His work. This was where the Shulammites yet to be fully sanctified mind and understanding were positioned.
Young man 1.8-11
1.8 �If you don�t know ...� Then he instructed her that one of the most beneficial remedies for attacking and removing the spirit of self-centredness is to accurately hear and obey a word from the Lord. In this particular situation between Solomon and his beloved he had a fourfold suggestion which when adhered to would gradually take her, one step at a time, from a period of self-introspection into the realm of unselfish activity, where there was enough room and development for her spiritual character to be divinely shaped and moulded. Therefore, he started and ended his word of encouragement and exhortation with reference to her outstanding beauty, where she should go, what she should do when she arrived there, namely, she was to stay as close as possible to the footsteps of the flock of God and position herself in close proximity to the shepherds tents, and very importantly she was also to remember at all times, as a result of her outstanding beauty, that there were a number of good men in the King�s court who would if they could have, sought her out for their own use [1.8-9]. However, she belonged to someone else.
Young woman 1.12-14
After carefully fulfilling the detailed instructions of the king regarding the place, position and performance of the Shulammite, the love of his life was invited into the king�s inner chamber where there were three specific items mentioned, �... perfume ... myrrh ... henna blossoms ...�and as each one was either poured out or crushed, their unique fragrances permeated the room and when woven together brought great pleasure to the king. Sometimes we think that our offering in relation to that of others is insignificant and miserly, and yet whether it was the most expensive body oil possible or a common garden shrub it was an acceptable offering, for the gift was offered with the best of intentions and received with a pure heart of love.
Young man 1.15
We often say when assessing a person�s suitability for a task in the church that their eyes are the window of their soul, indicating that as far as we know they are clean. Therefore, in this situation the dove can indicate spiritual perception and insight. Furthermore, there is also a Jewish tradition which identifies beautiful eyes in a woman as indicating the hallmark of perfection. The eyes of a dove are perfectly matched and this is reflected and realised in the behaviour of Solomon and the Shulammite. They only had eyes for each other. Interestingly, the dove is single-minded and can only see one person at a time. Here is an exhortation and an encouragement for the wavering believer to tighten up what is loose and to focus instead all his faculties and senses on the Lord of glory.
Young woman 1.16-17
Such was their love for each other that wherever they are and whoever is with them they will find a lawful and a deep spiritual avenue to describe in great detail, their inner emotional feelings and their previously unmentioned sensual desires. Everything, no matter what it is, is woven into their vocabulary and is often given a spiritually legitimate meaning. [David McArdle]
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WATCH VIDEO: What We Know About the East Boston Police Shooting Suspect
BOSTON, Massachusetts (NECN) -- Two police officers were shot in an East Boston neighborhood late Wednesday and the suspect, who had an assault-style rifle and a ballistic vest, is dead, authorities said.
Both of the officers' underwent surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and are still in critical condition, according to Boston Police Commissioner William Evans. Their names have not been released. One of the officers is a 28-year veteran on the force, while the other has served for 12 years.
The suspect has been identified as Kirk Figueroa, age 33, of East Boston.
Nine other officers were taken to Tufts Medical Center to treat minor injuries and emotional stress.
Authorities said officers were responding to a dispute between two roommates at 136 Gladstone St. just before 11 p.m., and when officers arrived, one of the roommates who was armed fired on police. The second roommate was not injured in the shooting.
The suspect was described to NBC News by a senior Boston police official as "heavily armed," and may have had as many as three firearms, including a weapon described as a "long gun/rifle."
Evans said early Thursday morning that the suspect, a 33-year-old man, had at least one assault-style rifle and a ballistic vest.
According to Evans, several officers entered the building after hearing gun shots and dragged out the injured officers while exchanging gunfire with the suspect.
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Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley pledged his office "will do a fair and thorough investigation."
Meanwhile, residents described the chaos in the immediate moments after the shooting.
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If there were an Alcoholics Anonymous-style 12-step programme for people addicted to tinkering with their "productivity systems" – to-do lists, calendars, email-management techniques, all that stuff – I'd have been a member for some years. (Though I'd probably have spent my time wondering if it shouldn't really be 10 steps, or 15, and whether to store details of the weekly meetings in a Moleskine notebook or Google Calendar.) The quest for the perfect system all too easily becomes a "personal fetish", as the erstwhile productivity guru Merlin Mann put it in a guilt-stricken post on his website, 43folders.com, which did much to exacerbate the problem. The field of productivity books and blogs, he argued, had become "a sprawling ghetto of well-marketed nonsense for people who really just need a Ritalin and a hug". For we desk workers, especially those with some autonomy over our schedules, tweaking the system easily becomes a substitute for actual work – and an especially insidious one, given it feels so much more constructive than, say, gazing out of the window while eating crisps.
I've found, though, that there's a third and oddly serene phase of the addiction, beyond the initial heady quest for a perfect system and the subsequent disillusionment articulated by Mann. The realisation dawns that a productivity technique needn't last for ever, or even very long at all, in order to be useful. As long as you don't waste half your life fiddling with your to-do list, test-driving new ways of working can be galvanising, freshening stale projects. Then, when their power fades, switch to another. In that spirit, here are three approaches I've been experimenting with recently. Spoiler alert: none constitutes the eternally perfect system. But then nothing ever will.
1 Eliminate distractions by embracing them. "Here are the rules: All work must be done in blocks of at least 30 minutes," writes Cal Newport (at is.gd/beAFDq), explaining his method for attaining what he calls "forced focus". You're free to abandon your most important work whenever you like, in favour of emails, minor errands and the like, but with a caveat: if you switch, you must stick to such "small stuff" for 30 minutes. The double benefit is that you "batch" your smaller tasks, clearing the decks more speedily, while creating a disincentive for getting distracted from the major ones.
2 SuperFocus. Mark Forster has been honing his systems of "closed lists" for some time (at markforster.net). The underlying principle: write your to-do list over several pages of a notebook, then cycle through the pages, doing whatever "stands out" and feels ready to be done – but you must do at least one thing per page. The result is creative tension between the rational and intuitive parts of your mind. Scheduling work too rigidly results in procrastination, as we rebel against the straitjacket we're seeking to impose, but just acting on impulse means unappetising tasks get left undone. Closed lists balance the two.
3 Spend an hour making choices. A lot of things masquerading as "things you have to work on" are really decisions you need to take, notes Steve Chandler in his book Time Warrior. Many can be taken instantaneously; the notion that you need to gather more information is often an avoidance technique. Make it a game: challenge yourself to take as many decisions as you can in an hour, and see how many items you can nuke from your list. It's weirdly energising. And if it doesn't work, there's always Ritalin and hugs.


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Super dope producer Timbaland will be featured on an upcoming episode of E!'s True Hollywood Story. This is an interview you don't want to miss out on. "This will be the last time I talk and I'm going back into hibernation," he says before spilling the tea on his suicidal thoughts and confessing he was actually in love with Aaliyah.
On Aaliyah
When I first met Aaliyah—it time for the world to hear this, I'm gonna give a little secret—I was in love with her. I said, But I'm not…She just a baby, I'm old. I said to myself, 'I'm just gonna be her brother.' Oh man, I was fightin', I was fightin' a lot—a big war. But I loved Aaliyah.
Timbaland also confesses that as he continued to gain weight throughout his career, he began having suicidal thoughts:
I was almost 400 pounds. Who wants to be a 400-pound black man? I'm looking in the mirror, my breast is bigger than a girl breast. And I was saying, 'That ain't cool.' So I got very depressed, like suicidal depressed.
In 2008, Timbaland married his long-time girlfriend Monique (who has a striking resemblance to Aaliyah) and the two are still going strong. He says of the relationship"
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Video: Sony Announces PlayStation Vita is Now Available in the US
Sony President & CEO Jack Tretton has officially announced that their new PlayStation Vita next-generation handheld console is now available in the US with some video footage below!
To quote: Today is a very exciting day for PlayStation, all of our loyal fans and the entire gaming industry. The highly anticipated PlayStation Vita, our next generation handheld gaming device, is now officially available here in the US.
We celebrated this momentous occasion from coast to coast last night, kicking off at a midnight event in New York where an enthusiastic crowd from the PlayStation Nation came to get their PS Vita units.
When we set out to create PS Vita, we were determined to deliver the best handheld gaming experience the industry has ever seen, an experience that would rival current consoles and set the bar infinitely higher for those exploring the portable gaming space. In the year following its announcement, you've heard us throw around words like "revolutionary," "innovative," "game-changing" and more.
In the past few weeks, fans like yourselves and members of the press have begun to share in our sentiments. Early reviews have hailed PS Vita as "the best handheld ever made" and "the most advanced portable gaming system ever made." It's clear that PS Vita is making a phenomenal impression on gamers across the world.
Once you have your PS Vita in hand, the choices are yours. With 25 titles available at launch, more than 70 others in development, and fan-favorite franchises such as Call of Duty, UNCHARTED, Assassin's Creed, Resistance, Mortal Kombat and new IP like Unit 13 coming to your PS Vita, the hardest decision will be where to start.
Our goal is to ensure that PS Vita owners are never without new entertainment choices. We've worked hard to create a lineup of great content unlike anything you've ever seen from a handheld gaming device and to add social features, services and functionality the will continuously enhance those great experiences anytime, anywhere.
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02-23-2012 #2elser1 Guest
it may have 25 launch titles or whatever but i wouldn't buy any of them.im overdosed on vita atm.. starting to annoy me, like a movie that has adds on all the time an is fully hyped, then you see it and its a bad movie.. hmm i wonder
02-23-2012 #3HeyManHRU Guest
The only think that makes me want to get the Vita is the graphics, I don't care about anything else, the touch screen and camera is just a waste imo.
02-23-2012 #4SanctumSlayer Guest
I'm satisfied with the graphics on the psp for portable gaming. The biggest selling point for me on the vita is the second analog stick which should have been includEd in the psp. The second is the english Final Fantasy Type 0 might be exclusive to the vita. Which again is something that should be available for the psp.
It does have a lot of new and exciting features, but I still only see it as a trasition to something greater not yet released.
02-23-2012 #5croft72 Guest
So far I like my purchase of the PS Vita 3g model. But the only titles that have my attention are Uncharted: GA, Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus, Ridge Racer & maybe Shinobido 2. Seeing that I'm not one for playing multiplayer shooters or any of the kiddie looking games (except for Kingdom Hearts & a very limited select few), there wasn't too much to choose from at launch.
I was trying to make up my mind of getting Marvel vs Capcom 3 but since I prefer playing fighters with an arcade stick then that purchase may be a bad idea (I learned that the hard way trying to do combos playing Darkstalkers on the PSP... lol).
02-23-2012 #6racer0018 Guest
I got two on the preorder. The kids have no stopped playing them. After school that is all they want to do. From the look of them and the small amount of time I spent messing around with it, I like them. Didn't really get a game I liked but still fun. I might have to get one for myself and hide it do the wife doesn't find it. We don't have AT&T service around here so only the wifi models will do for me.
02-23-2012 #7NTA Guest
>_> Didn't someone get shot when the PS3 game out? Hopefully that doesn't happen again
02-23-2012 #8racer0018 Guest
What is weird is that they were on sale yesterday around here. I know cause I went to Walmart and they had them out so I bought the kids two more games. But this comes out and says that today is the day they go on sale.
02-23-2012 #9moja Guest
I'm enjoying Uncharted right now, but it's a little annoying having to dig through the journal to find what pieces of trophies I'm missing, but at least there are cues whenever you're near one. I am just having a lot of issues trying to download demos off of the store. After 5 minutes my unit sleeps or whatever, and it effectively kills the download for me.
Guess I should just try it through a hardwired PS3 and transfer it. Other than that, system is pretty responsive 'tabbing' out of a game to the main menu screen and back. Playing Uncharted on a handheld screen is a little jarring at first, but I think I'm getting used to it.
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Online Marketing Plan Target Target 10,000 Reviews/month
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5. Mobile Application Strengths 1. Strong Credibility based on Regional Success
2. Strong Data Acquisition Team – leading to strong data quantity and quality
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5. Strong Campaigns generating more members and reviewers Opportunities 1. A Very large market still unexploited
2. Improving Content Layout & Design will attract more browsers
3. Increasing contents in other areas aside from dining will capture new markets and more browsers
4. Key Factor to Success is "Convenience"! Convenience both in "Simplicity of Usage" and in "Location of Usage" must be developed in order to meet the true needs of users.
5. Other methods of marketing must be planned and implemented. Online Marketing Alone will not be sufficient as competitors use both Online & Traditional Marketing. OPenRice.com TImeline Communication Plan Online Strategies Marjor Competitors Demographics 15-40 Years Old
Male 55 % Female 45% Consumer Behavior Simplicity in usage
Location of Usage Weaknesses: 1. Poor Content Layout
2. Doesn't Cover Necessary Info
3. Very Poor Mobile App Threats 1. Low Budget in Marketing allows major competitors to be many steps ahead.
2. Poor Mobile App allows competitors to capture all mobile market. Development & Improvement must urgently take place before it's too late.
3. Not meeting the needs of browsers such as providing necessary info such as place to hang-out or good place to travel to on a vacation; allows browsers to turn to other alternatives where information is more complete. SWOT 1. age 15-40
2. Male & Female living in the city with modern lifestyle and likes to dine outside Specific Targets 1. High School Students
2. College & University Students
3. Employees & Staff in large office towers
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Presenters Turned My Stomach Far More Than the Food . . .
By Paddy Shennan
IT'S been a difficult week to digest for people who love their food and love their TV.A two-part, stomach-churning tale began with Dispatches: Sand wiches Unwrapped (Channel 4, Monday) and ended with Rogue Restaurants (BBC1, Thursday).
Working backwards (my system's all over the place after sitting through these shocking shows), I couldn't shake the feeling that the makers of Rogue Restaurants had got the tone all wrong.
At times during the first programme of the new six-part series, presenters Matt All wright and Anita Rani appeared to think they were a wacky comedy double act making awacky comedy show.
But the prospect of food poisoning isn't funny - and nor were they.
Their bright and breezy approach was such that I half-expected one of them to say: "This food and these kitchen conditions may be hard to swallow, but never mind that and look at us - don't you think we should be given our own Saturday night light entertainment show?"
This week, they targeted a couple of Harvester restaurants, in Bromley and Brighton, and two country pubs - The Dumb Bell, in Hertford shire, and The Swan, in West Drayton - owned by the same man, Michael Hanley,who was subjected to that nowvery lame-looking on-camera confrontation at the end of the programme.
The corner-cutting and food safety breaches - including old TV favourites like a slug found in lettuce and food being picked up off the floor and still being prepared for the customers' "delight" - were as unpleasant as always and made you wonder about the true scale of the problem nationwide.
But dressing it all up in a jokey manner surely doesn't do anyone, least of all us consumers, any favours.
Things were less light-hearted in Dispatches: Sandwiches Unwrapped, which saw Channel 4 newsreader Alex Thomson investigate the pounds 5bn sandwich industry.
The Dispatches team carried out tests on butties from Subway, Boots, Pret A Manger, Greggs and Marks & Spencer, looking at their fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt content.
Those who believed that you can't go wrong with a shop-bought sandwich for lunch were in for a shock - especially fans of Subway's 12-inch Meat ball Marinara which is said to contain the same amount of salt as 18 bags of salted crisps.
Thomson uncovered an industry which looks in serious need of a regulatory overhaul and he didn't detract from his message by grinning too much.
But will these programmes stop us from eating out and buying butties, rather than making our own? No, of course they won't . . .
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When they returned to the US, Jeff and Becky contacted UCBC and applied for positions as volunteer instructors in the areas of English and Communications, where they intend to serve for the 2012-2013 school year if they can raise enough support. They are calling this special effort "The Jitoe Project." In Swahili Jitoe means "give of yourself." It's an expression often used in DR Congo to describe gifts that are not monetary, but instead reflect time, service, and talent. Becky and Jeff wish to give their time, service, and professional expertise in their early careers to fill staffing needs at UCBC.
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- support equal opportunity. UCBC practices non-discriminatory policies in accepting students. Currently, there are 350 students enrolled at the campus, in a broad range of ages, and 44% of those enrolled are women; many women and mothers who would otherwise have limited opportunities to continue in higher education have found them at U.C.B.C.
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- increase the region's security and stimulate its development. UCBC is positioned to stimulate development and security in a place particularly beset by political unrest. In the four years since the university was founded, Beni has become significantly safer and more stable, while the surrounding areas continue to be problematic, a strong indication that it plays positive role in stabilization.


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The Power of NetworksMay 21st, 2012 by Endswell in Videos
In the latest RSA Animate, Manuel Lima (senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing) explores the power of networks and the challenge of mapping an increasingly complex world. Listen to the full presentation here. RSA | Previously: The Divided Brain


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Jeffrey Pfeffer; Marshall Goldsmith; Richard Kessler
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Adam Baker is a promising young COO at Straus Event Specialists and the protege of CEO Merwyn Straus, who acquired him along with his failed company, Tallyrymple, a few years ago. Adam suggested that SES and two partners invest in a chain of hotels, and now he wants to run the new business. "That door isn't open to you" is Merwyn's response. "Let it go," says Adam's friend Kaleeb. "Be more aggressive," says Kaleeb's wife. Adam must decide whether to push Merwyn to give him the job. Commentary by Marshall Goldsmith, a leading executive educator and coach, and Richard C. Kessler, the CEO of a group of 10 boutique hotels in the U.S.
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'Philip K. Dick's Electric Sheep' will be a 10-part anthology series starring Cranston.
Inspired by the film 'Hidden Figures,' the ITV Studios America project would focus on women who couldn't become astronauts during the Kennedy administration.
This could be the most international version of the comedy horror franchise yet, even as viewership begins to wane.
The home entertainment industry is very close to rivaling that of the film industry – with just under $2 billion separating the two.
Whether fair or not, some fans are drawing comparisons to recent events in the United States to that of the hit Amazon show.
The author says she wants to make her popular book series the next 'Game of Thrones.'
Science-fiction ain't what it used to be in the United Kingdom. Oh wait, we're wrong. It is like what it used to be – in the days before 'Doctor Who.'
On this day of remembrance, we pick six movies across six different American wars that could help to reflect on those that gave their lives.


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A story about a romantic journey of a culturally opposite couple - Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan. They meet at the IIM-Ahmedabad College and during the program they fall in love. Complications arise after the program comes to an end and they decide to get married. Krish and Ananya belong to two different states of India. Krish, a North Indian Punjabi boy from Delhi, and Ananya, a Tamilian Brahmin from Chennai. They take a conscious decision; they won`t get married until their parents agree. Everything goes downhill when the parents meet. There is a cultural clash and the parents oppose the wedding. To convert their love story into a love marriage, there lies a tough battle ahead of the couple. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but much harder to convince. Will Krish and Ananya`s love for each other sustain the battles? Will they manage to convince their parents and make it to their wedding?
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The Emich sisters back in downtown Boulder with new restaurant & community commitment
The sense of restoring balance in the Boulder restaurant realm came to me when some friends and I went to Shine on Tuesday. That happened to be Mardi Gras (yes, I wore my beads), and Shine happens to be located in the space that three or four or five concepts ago was Red Fish, a Louisiana-style restaurant, micro-brewery and pool hall. Another aspect of the balance restoration is that the Emich triplets (Jill, Jessica and Jennifer), who operated Trilogy right next door, have opened Shine.
The Emichs, whol now describe themselves on their website as "the Blissful sisters," are committed to good food, creativity and community. They describe this restaurant in the idealistic Boulder mode thusly: "Shine is a place for us all to nourish ourselves through food, community, dance, education and celebration. It is hub for us all to share our gifts, to explore, and to have fun doing it. It truly is a place where we can all Shine."
Gone is the big beer brewing apparatus that was passed from brewpub owner to brewpub owner. Shine's "manufacturing" is not in your face. Wainscotting is of beetle-kill pine. There's a community table up front, and a bright and cheerful tree motif adorns one wall. The bar is up against the other wall. The whole place has a comfy community feel. The Emichs might have been out of the biz for three years, but they haven't lost their touch either in the hospitality end or the food end with this new venture. Shine serves "New American" food — shorthand for an eclectic mix of interesting combinations of enduring and resdiscovered flavors, plus attractive plating.
Since this is Boulder, Shine offers myriad options for omnivores carnivores, partial vegetarians, full-on vegetarians, vegans and those with food intolerances. But the ingredients are organic or at least natural — and taste prevails. Our congenial little group ordered mostly from the small but vareied happy hour menu, and the accommodating waitress gave us all separate checks — even one for the glad who had only herb tea.
Price check: At happy hour, small plates, $2.50-$6.25.


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There's no question that Chris Johnson got off to the worst start of his career this season.
No one has been able to say for sure why. Many speculated that it was because he skipped all of training camp and the preseason in a contract dispute. Some theorized it had to do with changes to the coaching staff and the scheme. Others pointed to the offensive line as the problem.
Whatever the case, this much is true: Even at his best, Johnson always has been better late in the season than early.
Johnson's 190-yard effort in the victory over Tampa Bay a little more than a week ago was the 27th time in his career he rushed for 100 yards or more in a game. Two-thirds of those performances, including his franchise record 228 against Jacksonville in 2009, came in November, December or January.
Thus, with Sunday's game at Buffalo the first of four this month, and with one more scheduled for Jan. 1 at Houston, the hope is that form holds.
"Regardless of how you're running in general — we haven't done great early in the season — but November and December, when you're trying to make a playoff push, that's when you want to be running the ball the best anyway," left tackle Michael Roos said. "You don't want to waste all your runs early on and [because] when the games start to matter more, you want to be able to run the ball."
Through his first three seasons in the league Johnson played 11 games in December and topped 100 yards rushing in seven of them. He was a perfect four-for-four in 2009 on his way to 2,000 yards and had 136 (on 19 carries) in his first, Dec. 7, 2008, against Cleveland.
His December average was 99.8 yards per game. That was his best for any month before his breakout performance against the Buccaneers (the third-highest single-game total of his career) drove his November average up to 104.8.
Plus, many of his best November games have come in the last week of the month. In 20 career regular-season contests played after Nov. 20, he topped 100 yards 13 times and averaged 103.6 yards per outing.
"The running … that's what we do," fullback Ahmard Hall said. "The Titans are known for the fact that we're going to run the ball. If defenses stack the box, we're still going to run the ball. For whatever reason this year, we started real slow in the running game."
For the first time in his career, Johnson did not have at least one 100-yard game in September. His most productive effort was 53 yards in Week 2 against Baltimore.
October offered a little hope, with 101 yards against Cleveland. He managed just 103 yards total in the three games that followed, though.
"We have been talking about it all year and how [the running game] hasn't been up to the standard of how we like," coach Mike Munchak said. "We have to finish real strong.
"For us, a successful year running the ball means that we win football games … by running that football. That has to be a big part of it."
That has not necessarily been the case.
The Titans entered this month with a 4-3 record in Johnson's 100-yard December games. However, they were just 5-7 overall in December over the previous three seasons, which suggests it is important to finish strong in the run game, regardless of how this season started.
"I feel like there's some momentum coming on," Johnson said prior to the Buffalo game. "We just have to keep consistent and keep executing the plays. … I feel if we do that, there are going to be some pretty good rushing days."
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There are any number of reasons for the Tennessee Titans to want running back Chris Johnson to rush for 1,000 yards again this season.
Fullback Ahmard Hall has one that is uniquely his own.
"I know it's important for everybody, but me — personally — just kind of being selfish, I've blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher every year I've been here," Hall said. "So it's definitely important for me to get him to 1,000 yards so I can keep that streak going. I know the offensive line, and everybody on the offense wants to get him there also."
Hall's streak covers each of the five seasons since he entered the league as a 26-year-old undrafted rookie in 2006 and includes three different 1,000-yard rushers — Travis Henry in 2006, LenDale White in 2007 and Johnson 2008-10.
It also borders on unprecedented.
Although the franchise has had a 1,000-yard rusher in 13 of the last 15 seasons and 23 overall, it never has had one six years in a row. The current streak of five equaled the one from 1996-2000, the first five years of Eddie George's career. There also was a four-year stretch from 1978-81, the first four years of Earl Campbell's career.
"I know people don't look at that as being as big as it was at one time, because you are playing 16 games," coach Mike Munchak said. "But it's still an accomplishment to get to that, and then you are
hoping to better that."
Hall's streak of clearing the way for 1,000-yard rushers already is a franchise record of sorts. George did not even have a fullback for the first three of his five straight. Campbell ran behind Tim Wilson for his four in a row.
"For any running back, getting over 1,000 yards, you're doing a pretty good job," Johnson said. "So anytime you're a starting running back, of course you want to get over 1,000 yards."
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TORONTO — Saadi Gaddafi, recently seen dancing at expensive Niger restaurants, hasn't paid the fees for his $1.6-million luxury penthouse on the Toronto waterfront, prompting the condo board to place a lien on the property.
Records show Toronto Standard Condominium Corp. No. 1694 filed the lien against Mr. Gaddafi's condo "for unpaid common expenses in the amount of $4,431." Mr. Gaddafi bought the apartment during a 2008 visit to Canada.
But his lawyer said Mr. Gaddafi, the son of Libya's late dictator, cannot pay his bills because of a resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council, which froze his assets during the revolution that ousted his father's regime last year.
"Saadi Gaddafi is not in a position at present to pay service charges because of his own impecunity. Were he to be able to pay outstanding fees he would only settle such debts with the approval of the relevant sanctions committee," Nick Kaufman said.
The lien suggests that Mr. Gaddafi, once a high-flying playboy, has had his wings clipped by international sanctions — although according to a recent report in The Washington Post, he has been spotted in Niger's capital Niamey partying until early in the morning hours at a "swanky" restaurant and dancing to a song glorifying his late father.
The Canadian government froze Mr. Gaddafi's Toronto condo last December. Libyans want the Gaddafi family's worldwide assets handed over to the country's new rulers, arguing the properties were purchased with money plundered from the nation.
Mr. Gaddafi bought the condo four years ago when he spent several months in Canada studying English and being courted by SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal-based engineering firm that has several lucrative contracts in Libya.
His bodyguard during that trip, Gary Peters, says that after the outbreak of last year's Libyan revolt he tried to find Mr. Gaddafi a safe exile in Venezuela, the Bahamas and Mexico. Mr. Peters' former associate, Cynthia Vanier, was arrested in Mexico last November for allegedly attempting to smuggle Mr. Gaddafi there on a false passport. She denies the charges.
During the final weeks of the Libyan dictatorship, Mr. Gaddafi fled by land to Niger, which has granted him refuge and refuses to hand him over to Libyan authorities, who want to put him on trial for alleged crimes committed during his father's reign.
Mr. Peters has told reporters he helped Mr. Gaddafi and several other members of the family flee Libya for Niger and Algeria. The Canada Border Services Agency is now attempting to deport Mr. Peters, an Australian who lives in Cambridge, Ont., for war crimes and people smuggling.
Mr. Peters has defended his actions, saying Mr. Gaddafi would have been killed had he not escaped Libya. "Saadi Gaddafi makes no comment on the role of Gary Peters and does not confirm or deny that Mr. Peters assisted him to leave Libya," Mr. Kaufman said.
Interpol circulated a wanted notice for Mr. Gaddafi last September for "allegedly misappropriating properties through force and armed intimidation when he headed the Libyan Football Federation."
But Mr. Gaddafi was allegedly not as intimately involved in his father's regime as his brother, Saif al-Islam. He has not been charged with war crimes and Mr. Kaufman is attempting to convince the Security Council to lift the assets freeze and travel ban it imposed on Mr. Gaddafi.
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Kathleen was born in sunny Long Beach, California, one of four daughters of a career Army officer.
As a former Army nurse with a master's degree in counseling, she has lived in Germany, Korea, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, Washington, D.C., Alabama, California, and Colorado.
She is married to a retired Army helicopter pilot and is the mother of two sons-one deceased- and stepmother to another son and a daughter, both of whom have been very busy making her a grandmother.
In her free time, Kathleen likes to quilt, play the Celtic harp, and be companion and caretaker to an aging English cocker spaniel. She is also a companion and the wifely caretaker to her husband, who is not quite so aged :)
Kathleen the Author
Kathleen began her career writing contemporary romances and soon moved to historical and futuristic romances. She sold her first book, a futuristic romance, in April 1990 while stationed in Korea as an Army nurse. Additional romances soon followed, until she had sold a total of fifteen books in the general market, establishing a loyal readership along the way.
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