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Either reporting or looking at reports of your top X whatever rarely leads to insights. Why? They rarely change. Ok, once in a while they do, but for the most part, your top keywords, landing pages, referrers, etc. are going to be basically the same. This is because (for most, not all) what you're offering doesn't change. The problem is that when you look at a report like this...
...you are looking at static numbers. The key to getting insights from your website is looking at trends, or what's changed. This opens up the doors to asking why things went a certain direction and finding out what's really going on where.
To do this, you simply compare one time period of any metric that's important to your business to its comparative time period. It could be this Sunday compared to last Sunday, this week compared to last week, this month compared to last month, this year compared to last year, or even last month this year compared to last month last year. It depends on the seasonality of your business and the amount of traffic you get. If you only get 1000 visitors per week, it's not going to do much for you to compare weeks. It would be more beneficial to compare quarters or six month periods.
Now we have something to work with! Your top keyword fell by 17%? That's worth looking into. You must be doing something right with #2 and #3. What? Over 20% drops with #5 and #7? What the heck happened?
Side Note: When you do a comparison for a shorter time period, make sure to compare data with days of the week aligned. For example, when looking at this month compared to last month, make sure your comparison lines up with the same days of the week to keep from having extra weekend or weekday days included that would skew the comparison. If you go back into the month before by a couple of days, that's more important than getting the exact dates of the months right.
Remember that when you look at what's changed for any dimension and
metric to focus on changes that are significant. If a keyword falls by
30%, that could be concerning. Unless, of course, it went from 10
visitors to 7. You don't care about that. If it went from 1000 to 700
or even 100 to 70, that would be worth looking into. Or if a keyword
only fell 10%, but it was from 7000 to 6300, that would also be worth
looking into. Therefore, it makes sense to look at only your top keywords over time periods that give enough volume to tell a significant story. So, you probably wouldn't want to focus on #4 and #6 above.
Perhaps more importantly (if you're using keywords for example), looking not only at single keywords, but groups or themes of keywords is important. If you're targeting the keyword theme of "widgets," you might not be quite as concerned if the exact term "widgets" had fallen as if the whole group of every keyword that contained "widgets" in it had risen when doing the same comparison. Therefore, look at the keyword group as a whole when doing your analysis to get a clearer picture of what's going on.
Perhaps even more importantly, once you identify the keywords that have changed, you must look at the long-term trend of what's happening, not just a comparison of two time periods. This tells a more accurate story. If a keyword or group of keywords decreased by 20% in the 2nd quarter compared to 1st quarter, it could be that there is a consistent downward trend or it could be that the keyword tanked in April, but rebounded back in May to even greater heights than pre-April. If this is the case, you might just focus in on that one month to see what might have happened so that you can keep it from happening again. Or, you might just keep your eye on this keyword and not worry much more about it at the current time. But, if it has decreased consistently month to month, it's time to dig deeper and find out what the problem is.
There's really no reason to spend time digging to find answers in areas where you don't need to. Looking at the long-term trend and not just comparing two time periods helps you to make sure you don't do that.
Focusing on what's changed for a metric and important segments of traffic that matter while viewing it through the context of their trends over time is a great way to help you find areas to focus your analysis and attention, saving you time and improving results for your business.
Mike Fleming specializes in Analytics and Paid Search for Pole Position Marketing, a leading search engine optimization and marketing firm helping businesses grow since 1998. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @SEMFlem. Mike enjoys playing, writing and recording music along with playing basketball to get his workout in. He resides in Canton, Ohio with a girl who threw a snowball at him one day…then married him.
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Living/Thinking/Looking: How can literature help people to live?
"Living/Thinking/Looking: How can literature help people to live?" is an Academic Masterclass being held by Siri Hustvedt in Aarhus, Denmark, on August 28, 2017.
"Living/Thinking/Looking: How can literature help people to live?" is an Academic Masterclass being held by Siri Hustvedt in Aarhus, Denmark, on August 28, 2017.
On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 2 pm Siri Hustvedt will give a lecture for "History and Psychology. Writing Life. Aspects of (auto-)biographic Writing Conference" hosted by Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen at Villa Vigoni, Loveno di Menaggio, Italy.
Video recording of Siri Hustvedt and Jason Tougaw in conversation at Strand Bookstore in New York, December 15, 2016.
The writer Siri Hustvedt and the neuroscientist Professor Vittorio Gallese are the guests of the Tübingen Poetics Lectureship.
Workshop and lecture at the Nordic Psychiatry Conference "Schizofrenidagene" in Stavanger, Norway.
Keynote lecture for Memory Symposium, Signe and Ane Gyllenbergs Foundation.
Keynote lecture at World Congress for Suicide Prevention, Oslo.
Keynote lecture for "Kierkegaard Reconsidered in a Global World: International Congress" in Copenhagen.
Keynote lecture for Réunion d'Hiver de la Societé de Neurophysiologie Clinique de Langue Française: Neurophysiologie de L'hystérie.
Lecture at International NeuroEthics Conference, Cleveland.
The Southbank Centre Annual Lecture, London Literary Festival.
Keynote lecture for Gutenberg Fellowship.
Minding the Body, Neuropsychoanalysis Conference in Berlin.
The 38th Annual Sigmund Freud Lecture in Vienna.
A lecture given at "Pain, Poetry and Perception: A Symposium on the Convergence of Neuroscience, Literature, and Psychoanalysis" at Georgetown University.

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In case you missed the "live" The Tonight Show version, here is the YouTube recording of the Billy Joel/Jimmie Fallon duet of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," using the Loopy HD app for iPhone and iPad. This powerful app allows you to "create music by layering looped recordings of singing, beatboxing, or playing an instrument with a savvy, sophisticated, tactile looper" (from their website). It certainly looks pretty easy to use . . . hmm, I don't usually acquire apps that cost, but this one might well be worth the nominal fee.
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free solidworks tutorial-3d-sketch
type : tutorial ebook - PDF
whats in for audience: lesson to exercise solidworks 3d-sketch
target feature of tutotrial: solidworks 3d-sketch
features used in tutorial:
- solidworks 3d-sketch
- solidworks fillet
- solidworks refrence geometry
- solidworks sweep
- solidworks circular pattern
- solidworks dome
difficulty level: advanced
provided by: SolidWorksAdvisor (SWA)
price: free solidworks tutorial PDF book
download the solidworks tutorial in pdf
or read the tutorial here:
You will create this squab during the tutorial :
In this tutorial I assume that you know the basic of solidworks and you should know how to interactively work with the software . this means that you should know how to open a sketch , define a plane and … . if you don't know the basics I recommend you to visit the solidworks beginner tutorials first.
If you had any questions don't hesitate and ask me . I always will be there for you .now go ahead and start designing with me my friend .
What we use to accomplish this model :
- Sketch
- 3dsketch
- Circle
- Line
- Fillet
- Circular pattern
- Plane
- Boss extrude
- Dome
This tutorial is funny . design with me and it will be over soon . we use 3d sketch to accomplish the part but here is the question :
When exactly do we need to use 3d sketch in our designs?!
Well it depends on you cause what 3d sketch do for you can be done by 2d sketches too but with more steps . in my opinion when you see a profile and a path in your part which goes through various planes (XY , XZ , YZ ) it's better to use 3d sketch because it will make your work much easier . our part here has the same conditions so we use 3d sketch .
Examine the picture of the part very precisely .the legs of the of the squab are similar so we create one of them and then we will pattern it in a circle . this leg has a circular profile and a 3d path so we start with 3d sketch to create the path .
Expand the sketch button and click on the 3d sketch . here we go .
We want to create this path:
But first we make it without any round corners and then fillet the corners . this will save your time and makes the job easier . of course you can create the round corners at the first place but I guarantee your headache!!! Why?! Because it is so damn hard to fully define an arc in a 3d sketch .
So instead of above profile , first we make the following profile and then fillet the corners .
In order to draw this profile click on the origin and sketch along the z axis . when you are in 3d sketch environment , you sketch in one of three main planes (XY , XZ , YZ) and you can switch between them by pressing TAB on your keyboard . when you switch to a new plane its name appears under the cursor and remains there until you switch the plane again . if you want to draw a line along the z direction then you should be sketching in XZ or YZ plane .
But how should we know that we are drawing along z axis?!
It's simple . when your cursor movements would be collinear with any of three major axis , the name of that axis appears in a yellow box under the cursor .this way you will see what you are doing .
Ok… if you haven't click the origin yet do it now and press tab to switch to YZ plane and draw a line along the z axis . just like the following picture .
Click and go downward along the Y axis and click again .
No we need to go along the X axis . so press tab and switch to XZ plane and continue your sketch .
Ok…finish your job like this :
Now set the dimensions to fully define the sketch:
Make the fillets :
Now you created your path . it's time to draw a circle as a profile for sweep . sketch a circle in front plane at the starting point of path :
Exit the sketch and sweep the circle along the path :
We have one leg this far . in order to make a circular pattern of the leg you must have an axis so draw a vertical center line in front plane from the origin :
Make a circular pattern of the leg:
Ok..the hardest part is over now .
We need a sketch to extrude the head and for that sketch we need a plane so define the next plane .
Open a new sketch and draw this circle on the plane1:
Extrude the circle :
the last part , make a dome on the top :
Congratulations…you just did it my friend .


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It was a beautiful end to a wonderful day with Lynne and Brian. It's late into the night now but I couldn't help but post just few images to whet your appetite. Huge thanks to my amazing husband and second photographer!
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Today was a beautiful day as Benetta and Abe exchanged vows and became husband and wife. It's super late but I just couldn't resist sharing a few images from their wedding.
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I just got back from a wonderful photo session with my good friend Benetta and her fiancé Abe. Full post will come soon but I just couldn't resist sharing a few goodies.
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Many of India's top tech start-ups are establishing a lobbying group to push for governmental regulations to put an end to global companies' continued success in the country.
The group, called Indiatech, will begin its operations early next year. Chief among its agenda is to coax the government in New Delhi into passing regulations to help local companies dominate the country's internet market, industry sources told CNBC.
The new group represents an aggressive new strategy for a local industry that has been scrambling to compete with global giants — and repeatedly come up short. If the lobbying efforts are successful, they could benefit domestic firms while squeezing out big-name companies like Amazon and Uber from the hugely promising market.
Online retailer Flipkart, Uber rival Ola and messaging app Hike are among the Indian tech companies behind the new lobbying effort. Local grocery marketplace Grofers, travel booking service MakeMyTrip, online classifieds platform Quikr and VC firms Matrix and Kalaari have also joined the organization, people familiar with the matter said.
"If one of the participating members went to the government with a proposal of this kind, it will not be taken seriously," said one source with knowledge of the matter, who requested anonymity as he wasn't authorized to speak to the press. "But if an industry lobby body, which represents nearly all of the local giants, makes a suggestion, it will be heard."


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Objectives: Encourage year-round visitation to the Lake Geneva area and promote its myriad of outdoor recreational activities and events to Wisconsin families and sportspersons.
Solution: During 2015, LGCC ran ad campaigns on both the Official Pocket Ranger® Wisconsin State Parks and Official Pocket Ranger® Wisconsin Fish & Wildlife apps. Its advertising messages were changed seasonally to promote available activities/events such as golfing, boating, swimming, winter festivals and ice castle contests, etc. Further impact was created with static ads on all relevant activity pages, plus statics within key informational content for Kettle Moraine State Forrest and Big Foot State Beach.
Result: The Wisconsin Pocket Ranger® mobile platform delivered incremental visitation to Lake Geneva and effectively promoted its many activities and seasonal events.


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Work doesn't need to be a stressful, uninviting place. The average American spends up to a third of their life at work, so you don't want to get stuck spending eight-plus hours a day at a place you loathe. That's why it's critical to find a place where you can be happy doing meaningful work that makes a difference.
Experience is invaluable. Of course, there's no way to get experience without actually being in the so-called trenches, so many young professionals get stuck in less-than ideal jobs in order to build up a resume.
SpyGlass doesn't make you work that way. We develop our young professionals early and give them real opportunities to perform meaningful work. That's part of the reason that we're the leader in the telecom audit industry. Here's why young sales professionals get the experience they crave at SpyGlass.
Nobody wants to get trapped in a position with no opportunity for improvement or promotion. Room for growth within a company is a major factor for most young professionals, and understandably so. Jumping from one business to another just to move up the proverbial corporate ladder can be exhausting. A successful company with opportunities for advancement is much more intriguing for driven individuals.
SpyGlass is growing, and we need good people to join our sales and operations teams. As one of the largest companies in the telecom audit industry, we're always looking to add talented, dedicated people that will make an impact and develop along with our business.
Just because SpyGlass is growing doesn't mean that we don't have time to get new employees prepared for their new career. We hire smart people, but even the brightest among us benefit from continual professional development.
No news isn't necessarily good news. Despite what the old saying might suggest, it can be risky to assume that everything is going well just because you haven't received news suggesting the opposite. When it comes to your telecom bill, a lack of updates can end up costing your company significant dollars.
Fiscal managers have many responsibilities, so it's easy to put telecom bills on the backburner and just make sure that they're paid on time. The bills may get paid on time, but that doesn't mean that your company is paying what it should. Invisible costs and erroneous charges often slip into your telecom bill and are overlooked by staff who approves and pays the bill. When that happens, no news can end up being very bad for your company.
Many CFO's and financial executives consider telecommunications as a utility; similar to natural gas and electricity largely because telecom is regulated in a similar manner. Telecommunications, however, differ from traditional utilities in the way they are billed and because there are nuances in the services that make them a hotbed for waste and inefficiency.
In a recently completed survey of our clients, SpyGlass found that 40% of respondents cited the need for pricing, contract and carrier information as a significant need for their businesses. Whether wireless or land lines, Internet or cloud services, access to information on current pricing and carrier option trends ranked very high.


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sifting through archives
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Category: Uncategorized
Sometimes you dig up lost treasures, like this one from a snowstorm while I was home over spring break a few years ago (my brother's shaved head indicates that this was his senior year of high school, when he played the King in The King and I and I went home to see it!
Sometimes, however, you wonder why in the world you never did a better job of editing. Seriously. Why did I choose to keep things like this?
Given the context of the photos around it, I'm pretty sure this is the limb of an otter? It was in the midst of photos from an aquarium visit. Yep. Definitely a keeper…


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On Lang Pagoda was built in the 17th century by Chinese immigrants from Quanzhou in Fujian, China and is now located on Lao Tu Street, Ward 11, District 5. With its unique architecture and long history, On Lang Pagoda is considered one of the oldest Chinese temples in Ho Chi Minh City. The nearly 300-year old pagoda is a sacred place of worship for the Chinese community in Cho Lon area. This pagoda has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign visitors annually.
On Lang Pagoda was built on a 1,800 square-meter campus, with the architectural style of ancient Chinese temples. Its garden, which is separated from the street by the red metal gate, contains an artificial pond and fountain. The pagoda complex itself comprises of a small front courtyard, an antechamber with an altar to the Jade Emperor, a fundamental chamber with a holy place to Mazu (the God of Sea), also known as Thien Hau in Vietnamese, and a large courtyard dominated by the statue of Guanyin.
The pagoda is built in rectangular shape. There are 3 entrances to the central lobby. On both sides of the main door are a couple of artistically magnificent stone unicorns, originated in China. The pagoda structure is supported by a wooden frame; its roof is covered with green tiles. The way to shape and decorate its roof is strongly influenced by Chinese people, with bent roofs attached decorative ceramic pieces. On the front wall, there are two wooden bas-reliefs ingenuously added with gilded flowers and embossed with the Four Great Diamonds. The substructure of the porch is exquisitely sculptured with unicorns, lotus and other flowers.
On Lang pagoda also preserves many antiquities from the time of the Quangxu Emperor (Qing Dynasty) including drum, incensory, and especially a giant bell from the year of 1825. In addition, the pagoda also has many Chinese horizontal and parallel sentences for the content of praising the merits of gods and expressing the wishes of man. The pagoda is popular among both Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhists. It is also the place where Vietnamese and Chinese communities living in Saigon exchange their cultures and customs. Most of the inscriptions are in Chinese characters, but some labels have been added in Vietnamese.
Although On Lang Pagoda is also called as Guan Yin Pagoda, Mazu, the God of Sea, is the one who was worshiped in the main hall of the temple. She is depicted as a kindly good-hearted woman dressed in multicolored robes and crown, having two maidservants on the both sides. It is said that she has miraculous blessings and is very responsive to the seafarers.
In addition to the main God, around the pagoda's courtyard is a series of other gods. Each chamber is exquisitely decorated with carvings and lines of praise for the God's merits. Offerings are always fulfilled by worshipers, and incense smoke smells up all day and night. Moreover, the Jade Emperor, the Monkey King, Bao Zheng (a good and righteous authority in the Song Dynasty of China) and famous heroes in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, etc. are worship here.
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She Dances
From a dream, dedicated to Selene
Gossamer wrap,
flows around
smooth skin.
A touch
cleansing mud
in her wake.
The jambé sings
under the rhythmic fall
of your palms.
Rests equate
to a magnetic
need to rub
the tight hide
sunwise within
its roped rim.
Through lobe-leaf
oak trees; tall,
hanging above.
The clouds slide away,
the moon appears,
greets the fire.
Light mingle light.
Bare feet trace
an instinctual path
in the sandy bowl.
Arms snake,
calling the bonfire
to rise, intrinsic unity.
Your arms energized,
endeavor attunement.
Her movements feed into-
-from the beat
like the tide.
nearby branches
to counterpoint.
Points her toe
to the ground,
rocks to her heel.
Small silver coins
moss-covered breasts
waving ocean hips,
flash in the firelight.
Metal meeting metal
tickles your ears.
She teaches the art
of silent calling.
Intuitive tending.
You surrender
to listen.
The cadence
closes your eyes.
She sways to you,
a wave meeting the shore.
Her fingers
bend to open
your eyes.
She raises your sight
with her arms
as her hips trace
an analemma,
close to your drum,
light reflects into her eyes.
Light mingles light.
On the fringes
you sense the undertow,
a flourish toward the center,
she dances.
One of my favorite poems. The inspiration came from a few places but mostly from one of my closest friends who belly-dances. Her man was on the drum. Their interaction, the energy of drummer and dancer was beautiful. Reminded me of the feeling of communion with divinity or deity. That trance where you feel swayed by an unseen force. Writing it was a similar experience. I want to capture it in oil paint because it seems to want me to, just haven't gotten around to it. Thankfully, it is patiently waiting. There is plenty at play in this poem. What do you "see"?


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Exhibition Installation
Cardboard – Of Course!
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At FachPack, a leading trade show for packaging solutions, an immersive viewing experience was created through custom video mapping. The installation highlighted the four key features of the client's product, i.e. solid fibreboard: individual cuts and forms, endurance against humidity, flexibility in packaging design and cost reduction. Instead of overwhelming the audience with information, it presented facts, figures and relevant features in a charming and entertaining manner. The solid fibreboard was even used to set up a small room that contained the custom video installation. Through projection on five differently sized boxes and adjacent walls, the four benefits were visualised in surprising, easy-to-understand stories.
- Client:VVK Verband Vollpappe-Kartonagen e.V., Darmstadt
- Design:Grosse8, Cologne
- Creative Direction:Stephan Müller
- Art Direction:Harald Mönch
- Motion Design:Julia Staufenbiel
- 3D Artist:Alexander Diestel
- Projection Mapping:Gerrit Kress
- Music/Sound Design:rain Productions, Cologne


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We take pleasure in welcoming you to Abroad. AIS serves students from infants through primary school. We provide an English-based comprehensive education which follows the Cambridge International Primary Programme and UK National curriculum. We maintain a low student to teacher ratio allowing for strong student teacher relationships and a variety of extra-curricular activities.
At the Primary School, we aim to make children confident and independent learners. . We provide a high-quality education in English for our student body. We support the curriculum with international adaptation, English as an Additional Language (EAL) support and character education program. In addition Japanese is offered as a subject and taught at the Kokugo level for able students.


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HR Manager / Head of Operations
- Recruiter
- Location
- Old Street, London
- Salary
- £37,650pa - £40,653pa
- Posted
- 21 Jan 2019
- Closing date
- 11 Feb 2019
- Job function
- HR & training
- Job level
- Management
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Education level
- A levels/Advanced GNVQ
This is a full-time position but a flexible working contract is also available. Start of the role: depending on candidate's availability.
Purpose of the post: To take a hands-on approach to the development and delivery of different school operations to support the School's overall strategic aims and objectives and the work of the Finance and Resources Director.
- To lead on the management of human resources and student admission process, as outlined below.
- To work under the direction of and provide support to the Director of Finance and Resources in the following school operational areas, as and when required:
- management of the school's administration team
- School's site redevelopment
- oversight of the School's website and communications
- compliance with GDPR requirements.
- Together with the Senior Leadership Team, to identify the School staffing needs and manage the recruitment of new staff to ensure the curriculum of the school is delivered in an efficient and cost effective way.
- To put systems and support in place to ensure the highest standards of job design, recruitment and selection are implemented and maintained.
- To manage the interview cycle and to monitor safer recruitment practices in line with the School's safeguarding policies and the statutory guidance.
- To take responsibility for maintaining the School's Single Central Record and personnel files, including vetting of external agencies working with the School.
- To put systems and processes in place to ensure that initial contract documents for employees are prepared and updated within required timescales and that all vetting checks for newly appointed employees have been completed prior to the start of employment.
- To be responsible for ensuring all new staff receive induction in relation to HR matters, including managing new staff induction processes.
- To be responsible for housekeeping arrangements for all new staff, including setting up passwords, providing keys and ID passes.
- To ensure that the recruitment process is run fairly, efficiently and in line with the equal opportunities policies.
Personnel records/payroll
- To interpret and advise on all legislation pertaining to staffing.
- To be responsible for maintenance of up-to-date accurate personnel records in accordance with statutory and audit requirements.
- To manage computer personnel software for all school purposes.
- To oversee and monitor sickness absence / leave of absence arrangements and procedures including liaising with Occupational Health about individual cases as appropriate.
- To arrange staff disciplinary and investigatory meetings, ensuring comprehensive paperwork is provided and attend to take minutes.
- To provide advice and guidance on employment-related queries for all staff, including maternity/paternity leave entitlement, etc.
- To ensure appropriate actions are taken in relation to staff joining and leaving the school in line with the school safeguarding and health and safety policies.
- To notify the School's payroll provider of all changes to staff salaries on a monthly basis.
- To supply confirmation of pay details to third parties (e.g. mortgage references and benefit claims).
- To implement changes to pay from statutory, national or local pay agreements.
- To ensure all School staff are issued relevant notification of pay (e.g payslips, annual salary statements).
- To undertake all statutory functions relevant to the role including taking ownership for the School Workforce Census and other returns.
- To oversee the development and periodic review of the School's employment policies and procedures, and to ensure they are communicated to all staff.
- To take part in setting and forward planning the School's budget by providing accurate information relating to staffing.
- To provide training and advice for senior leadership group and line managers in policy implementation as appropriate.
- To provide regular reports to the Governing Body on HR matters.
- To act as budget holder for staff expenses, hospitality, recruitment advertising, and DBS checks.
- To assist with the implementation and co-ordination of the school's performance management arrangements for support staff.
- To oversee the process regarding teachers' pay progression and ensure accurate records are maintained.
- To cover/deputise for the Cover Manager during absence.
- To be the first point of contact for all admission enquiries.
- To respond to all admission enquiries promptly and to process all applications for a place at the School efficiently.
- To maintain an accurate waiting list.
- To provide the Local Authority with the required admission data including informing the LA when a child joins or leaves the School.
- To be responsible for the production of statistical data and returns for matters relating to school admissions for both external and internal use.
- To provide guidance to the parents and external agencies in relation to the admissions process.
- To report to the Governing Body on the admission arrangements and any required reviews or amendments to the School's Admission Policy.
- To ensure that the School's admissions arrangements are published on the School's website in line with the statutory deadlines and that the information on admission is kept up to date.
- To ensure that the student files are transferred securely when a student leaves the School.
- To provide admission information to the School's Data Manager to ensure all admission information is kept accurate on the School's database and for census purposes.
- To run and facilitate any in-year admissions including ensuring that a student induction process has taken place and that all student information has been obtained from the parents/carers and from the student's previous school before the student joins the School.
- To run the School's aspects of the secondary transfer admission process including:
- To contribute to the planning and to attend all open events for prospective parents and students and facilitate visits to the School by prospective parents and carers outside the open events period.
- To plan and coordinate the fair banding process for all applicants
- To draft and coordinate sending correspondence to prospective parents and to those applicants who have been offered a place at the School.
- To manage the waiting list during the secondary process
- To prepare documentation for admission appeals and to represent the School at the admission appeal hearings.
- To ensure school admissions are administered in accordance with the School's Policy, The Admissions Code and other relevant legislation and government guidance.
- To work flexibly as part of the Student Support team to provide flexible and responsive support service for students.
- To promote the safety and welfare of the students and comply with the School's safeguarding and health and safety policies.
- To demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm to promote the principle of equality and diversity in service delivery.
- To carry out the duties of the post with due regard to confidentiality.
- To be the named contact person on the School's website and to monitor the School's general email address.
- To perform student supervision duties as required.
- To support whole school events as and when required.
- To undertake such additional duties or projects as the Headteacher or line manager may determine from time to time.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. An enhanced criminal record check will be carried out for the successful candidate.


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Hello users,
Currently using ST9, ordered. I am having a problem with my customized Quick Access Toolbar themes. SE is not recognizing the environment I am in, therefore it never has the correct theme loaded. For example, I have an assembly file open; I need to edit a .par part in that assembly. So I choose to open the part instead of edit in place. When that .par file opens, the theme is still showing my theme for an assembly, not a .par. Or, I will open a draft and the theme it is using is a sheet metal theme.
When I customize my quick access toolbar, I make sure that I select the correct "Environment to customize" option for each customized toolbar I create.
I am guessing that there is probably a button or something I am missing. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Brian C.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @BrianC
what are You meaning with "... shows sheetmetal when in draft?"
Can You post a picture to the forum?
Here is what is happening.
I have customized my quick access toolbar for each environment. See the examples below. I added the red rectangle to each view to show what commands are in each one.
Sheet Metal
So here is my problem. When I open a part file, I would expect (and maybe I am incorrect with that expectation?) that SE would give me the toolbar called "Part". But it doesn't. It will give me any one of the toolbars above EXCEPT the correct one. So every time I switch out from one environment to another, I have to manually switch the "theme" from what SE has chosen to the correct "theme". I have attached a video clip to show you what is happening. You can see that I start out in an assembly. I "open" a sheetmetal part that is in the assembly. When that sheetmetal part opens, the toolbar that SE gives me is a generic toolbar with only 3 commands in it. At that point I have to right click the toolbar and select "themes" and then select the toolbar "sheetmetal" in order to get the correct toolbar.
Hopefully this video will help explain this issue I have.
Brian C.
Hi @BrianC
OK, now I'm understanding.
And it isnot really a problem, only a small missunderstanding - by You!
You do not necessarily need a different theme for any environement, only for a different user, or customer, or project type or simply only one single theme for YOu only.
And now, Solid Edge saves those theme settings into this single name BUT for every different environment, that measn part, assembly, sheetmetal, draft and so on.
So save a theme e.g "Brian" change from environement to environement and prepare Your personal settings and buttons.
Save it - done!
You also do not need to change from environement to environement, You simply can do this also directly from the customization menu
Ok, I see now. Geez, I made that way more complicated than it had to be. It all makes sense now.
The help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks Wolfgang!
Brian C.
Hi @BrianC
Yes as always, once You have recognized how it works, it no longer is a miracle


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Author Archive
Jul 20 2010
Ok, so I'm a bit of a geek. As much as I try to hide it, people usually figure it out once they hear about things like my job as a programmer, the math degree from Waterloo or that I had Napoleon Dynamite glasses with super thick coke bottle lenses back in high school.
However, one of the things I never really got into was comic books. I'm pretty sure that I wanted to be Batman at some point of my childhood (but face it, who didn't?) but outside of Archie & the gang from Riverdale, I never explored the medium. It's only been lately that I've been checking some of them out, like Watchmen, V for Vendetta or Scott Pilgrim.
Today is the release day for Issue #6 of Scott Pilgrim or Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour. I'm sure you've seen the trailer or the commercials for the upcoming feature film starring Michael Cera and thought that it looks kind of like a comic book. Well, yeah, it's actually six different books with the conclusion of the series being released last night. Actually, I shouldn't act like this is some big underground, secret series as it's featured in most bookstores these days and it's pretty tough to ignore.
So anyways, where was I? Right, Scott Pilgrim #6. Since the series was set in Toronto and the writer was from Toronto, there were some pretty cool events in the city last night to celebrate the release of the conclusion to the story. I met up with fellow SilentTalkie Radio host Karim and his wife Kristie to check out the goings-on at The Beguiling, which is apparently a famous Toronto comic book store in The Annex. There was to be a few bands playing, awards for costumes, swag for sale and of course a lengthy autograph session with the man himself Bryan Lee O'Malley.
Karim and I showed up around 9pm and there was already the beginnings of a crowd gathering. There were a couple hundred people dillying about on a street that would typically have been quiet on a Monday night. I would've contemplated joining the autograph line, but I didn't bring anything with me to get signed. After wandering the block, there were plenty of signs of life among the patios surrounding the store, but we could find no sign of the promised bands, so we tried to find a patio to grab a drink. An hour and a half later, we joined Kristie and headed back. The street was now so crowded with people that it was unofficially shut down. About halfway down the block, they were handing out awards for the best costumes and some other stuff. Unfortunately, instead of a PA, they were just using a bullhorn, so I couldn't really hear exactly what was going on, but there was a real sense of anticipation building.
After a short detour for ice cream, (which I got in a mini-Blue Jays helmet, just admit it, you're jealous) it was finally time for the book to be unveiled. The event seemed to lack organization for the hundreds of people there. (I think they hit their target of 1000 or at least were really close) People were standing in unofficial lines until about 11:45 when they finally announced where the lines were to get your autographed copy, or if you didn't want to wait in the line of 500 strong, just your copy of the graphic novel. After a muffled countdown at midnight, we were handed our books and sent on our way.
All in all, it was a neat event. It was cool to see so many young people (everyone seemed between the ages of 15 and 35) just chilling, waiting for their piece of Toronto lore. On the nerd scale, with 0 being the Super Bowl and 10 being LARPing or a Star Trek fan expo, this is probably an 8 or about on par with the World RPS Championships. It was definitely nerdy, but it was still cool with plenty of girls and hipsters to be found. As for the actual book? Well, I won't ruin the story for you, but it's a fitting end, so check it out or just wait for the movie in a month.
Aug 26 2009
A Plea to CyclistsPosted by: Jared in General, Guest Blogger
It's been a while since Dave's had a non-sensical rant on here, so I'd thought that I'd take this opportunity to fill that void. I'll touch on a topic that's become an increasingly frustrating part of my life, namely cyclists.
Now, I'm all for cycling most of the time. If I had a commute that was shorter than 35km, I'd probably be cycling to work. I understand that cyclists have tough choices. Whether you choose to ride in on the street or on the sidewalk, there's always dangerous obsticles that present themselves. Most of these times, these obsticles are moving and don't show you any respect. This is why there's a push for bike lanes and bike paths to help alleviate these concerns and reduce the risk of an accident. So why don't people use them? My place of dwelling is situated between one street with a bike lane and another without one. Would it surprise you to learn that I see more cyclists on the street without a bike lane? Are cyclists that lazy that they won't go one block east to use a street with a bike lane? Instead, they'll travel on a street, with high traffic density, typically used by cars to get in and out of downtown as quickly as possible. This seems like a poor choice, to willingly put yourself in a perilous situation, when, with 30 seconds of effort, you could be travelling on a street with your own lane and much less traffic. I just don't get it.
The other thing is the number of cyclists that have blatant disregard for the laws of traffic while on the roadways. Stop signs, one way street, traffic lights or even attempting to pass a car on the right, who is in the process of turning right. Maybe the government needs to adopt an education and licensing system for people that ride bikes to make it safer for everyone. It seems like most of these things are common sense, yet they seem to be disregarded quite easily by cyclists, who apparently, have no concept of the trouble they can cause.
I know this doesn't apply to most cyclists, people that are grateful for reserved bike lanes, use them, and continue to push for more. I'll support your cause in the name of safety and enjoyment. Just please realize that if you want continued respect on the roadways, make you sure you respect the vehicles as well. It does work both ways.
Jul 07 2009
Allez Les Rouges, AgainPosted by: Jared in General, Guest Blogger
I'm not sure if you remember my last post for Dave's blog but I summarized Canada's latest World Cup Qualifying campaign at the halfway point. Needless to say, the second half of the campaign continued the trend started in the first half and Canada failed to advance. So once again, in 2010, I will be reduced to cheering for a country with whom I have no ties beyond a shared ethnic background that has little impact on my day-to-day life.
But not all is lost in the world of Canadian soccer. The CONCACAF Gold Cup has just started and once again, Canada is poised to make a decent run in the tournament. But wait, you say, aren't these just the same teams that have defeated Canada over and over again in World Cup Qualifying? How can Canada hope to have an impact when it has struggled continuously on the International scene?
Well, it's pretty simple. No one cares about the Gold Cup, especially in years when its champion does not qualify for the FIFA Confederations Cup. That's right. Most countries have not sent their stars to this tournament and although Canada is missing some of it's key players (Dwayne De Rosario, Lars Hirschfeld and Rob Friend to name a few), Canada has done pretty well in the tournament the last few times and is off to a good start, having beaten Jamaica on Friday, thanks to a nice goal by recent Toronto FC signing Ali Gerba.
Canada have won the tournament twice. Once in 1985 (just before making its only appearance at the World Cup) and again in 2000. They also would've reached the final in 2007 if not for a very questionable offside call that nullified a late potential tying goal against the US.
Just like in World Cup Qualifying, Canada have been placed in the toughest group, but, as mentioned above, they started off strong with a 1-0 win over Jamaica. Next is El Salvador (you can catch the game at 9pm Eastern tonight on Sportsnet) and if they can win, they will qualify for the knock-out round. Rounding out the group is a Costa Rican team, which has already lost to El Salvador.
I've already mentioned who's not on the team but there's still plenty of talent and some talented new faces who have an opportunity to impress. The squad will be led by Julian De Guzman and Atiba Hutchison in the midfield and Ali Gerba up front. Be sure to keep an eye on Simeon Jackson, who recently scored a last minute goal to give his team, Gillingham, promotion to England's third level, and defender's Dejan Jankovic and Andre Hainault, who are both having great first years in MLS.
Mar 13 2009
Tyranny Loves CompanyPosted by: Jared in General, Guest Blogger
Dave Duncan is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.
It's amazing what brainwashing can do, just ask me to play a game of solitaire. Once I find the red queen, I'm open to the power of suggestion.
Now that I've got the obligatory, obscure old movie references out of the way, I can get down to business. I was asked to write a post on the occasion of Dave's 31st birthday. But since I'm known to be terribly apathetic, I'll just leave you with this:
Happy Birthday Dave and may the Ides of March continue to be kinder to you than it was to Julius Caesar. Sic semper tyrannis!
Oct 09 2008
Allez Les RougesPosted by: Jared in General, Guest Blogger
After last week's contribution, I figured that I'd stick with another patriotic subject. Although this subject was mentioned only in passing by Dave about six weeks ago, I figured that it needed a full post.
The Canadian Men's Soccer Team has not qualified for a World Cup since 1986, where they were eliminated from group play without having scored a goal. Since then, it's been frustrating loss after frustrating loss leaving the Canucks on the outside looking in. Whether it's a lack of skill, extremely poor officiating or incredibly bad luck, Canada has failed to be represented on soccer's biggest stage in over 20 years. A frustrating time for those of us who were too young to watch that campaign in 1986. Sure there was the Gold Cup win in 2000, but I'm not sure how many people realize that Canada was once champion of CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) or could identify Carlo Corazzin and Craig Forrest as national heroes.
This time around was supposed to be different. Canada was supposed to qualify for 2010 in South Africa. They had a talent level previously unseen in Canadian history with players representing large clubs in England, Spain, and Germany. Unfortunately, it's never that easy for Canadian soccer. After easily dispatching St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Canada was drawn into an incredibly tough group with Mexico, Honduras and Jamaica, where only the top two teams advance. I know what you're thinking, "It shouldn't be that bad. Second place should be attainable. After Mexico, the Canadians should be able to beat everyone else." Well, unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. The group really features the strongest teams in CONCACAF aside from the United States. But like any good Canadian, optimism reigned. These teams had never seen the talent of Julian De Guzman and Dwayne DeRosario.
We should've known something was up when one of the most promising Canadian talents in Jonathan De Guzman acquired Dutch citizenship and offered to ply his trade in Orange rather than red and white. It was all downhill from there. It started off with an embarrassing 1-1 draw with Jamaica before a raucous crowd in Toronto. I say embarrassing not because Canada was outplayed by Jamaica (which they weren't), or because Jamaican ex-pats in Toronto outcheered the Canadian home support (for the first time in a while in Toronto, this wasn't true) but because of a miscue on a corner kick where an innocuous kick by Toronto-born Andy Williams wound up in the back of the Canadian net. Whether it was a misplay by goalkeeper Pat Onstad or if he was fouled on the play, it really doesn't matter as Canada was unable to recover and settled for the 1-1 draw.
Although there was this set back, there was still hope. Canada carried the play against Jamaica and this set them up really well for the next match against Honduras in Montreal. Unfortunately, this would be as good as it got. Canada lost 2-1 to Honduras and then went on to lose 2-1 in Mexico where the score line indicated a much closer game than what actually happened.
As you can see, Canada isn't out of it yet. If they can win out, they still have a chance to finish second. But this means winning in Honduras on Saturday while missing two players to suspension (De Rosario and Adrian Serioux) while their best player, Julian De Guzman, watches from the sidelines with an injury. It's still possible but even if it does happen, there's still beating a much superior Mexican team in Edmonton (although they'll have already clinched a spot and have nothing to play for) and beating a tightly-knit Jamaican squad on their island. While not impossible, it's definitely daunting and there's no room for error.
So if you're finding yourself with nothing to do at 9:30 pm on Saturday night, flick over to Sportsnet and cheer on the boys in red. They'll need all the support they can get.
Oh yeah, and if my last post didn't scare you off, get out and vote on Tuesday. Despite what I said, your voice needs to be heard and voting is the easiest way to do that. Unless of course you end up dating a cabinet minister and he leaves sensitive documents lying around the house.
Oct 02 2008
It's Not Apathy, It's Just That I Don't CarePosted by: Jared in General, Guest Blogger
We're a little over a week away from the Canadian federal election and I'm struggling to invest the time necessary to analyze party platforms and care about this election. No, I'm not all tied up in the US election, but I'm just having trouble believing that my vote makes a difference. This isn't one of those "The system is broken" or "I don't care about politics" posts, it's just, this is my third federal vote while living in Toronto Centre (the previous full election and a by-election earlier this year) and all I've seen is one party's candidates easily walk away with the seat. You may as well paint the entire riding red, as the Liberal's will win the seat easily. I was hoping for a little more competition after Bill Graham retired, but Bob Rae won by an even larger margin during the by-election.
When Dalton and I were heading to vote in the by-election in March, we ran into some NDP canvassers. When they noticed the voter registration card in my hand, they asked who we were voting for. I joked that it doesn't matter since the Liberals will win handily. I was trying not to laugh when they insisted that their candidate had a real chance and they mentioned some people thinking that Toronto Centre would be a close race between the Liberals and the NDP. Trying not to seem rude, I wished them luck in their campaign and went to vote. Although, I did laugh a little when I saw the results with 59% of the votes going to Rae and the NDP candidate finishing nearly 11,000 votes behind him and only 113 ahead of the Green Party candidate.
Anyways, hopefully you're lucky enough to live in a contested riding, so watching the English Language Debate tonight (or the French Language Debate last night if you're so inclined) will actually mean something. Even if the result in your riding won't be close, get out there and vote. Parties receive federal funding in the next election based upon votes received, so a vote for a losing candidate means a couple extra bucks for their campaign next time around. Plus, it's always fun scanning through the names of the lesser parties. Who actually votes for a party entitled the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada?
Oct 15 2007
How am I not myself?Posted by: Jared in General, Guest Blogger
Dave "Now happily married" Duncan should now be sitting in a cramped seat, flanked by his new bride and probably some fat guy, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, so I taking up the gauntlet he has thrown down to keep you, the reader, hopefully entertained but probably underwhelmed until he returns. Based upon his last few entries, it should not be that difficult. I just need a somewhat clever title referencing a film or song that you might have seen or heard and then a brief summary of some event, with little depth.
The wedding took place on a typical fall day in the Ottawa valley. The temperature rested in single digits, the sun and clouds alternated dominance in the sky with occasional showers and a light fall breeze stirred the air. I could give you a play-by-play summary of the day but I'll leave that to Dave or a future guest blogger should one of his groomsmen step up and give you the inside story. All I'll say is that it was a beautiful ceremony and I don't think that I've ever seen Dave that happy and exited.
If you need to kill some time, step into the "Way Back Machine" and check out the Grudge Match archives. It'll take you back to a time where MP3's required time and skill to locate and rap metal was all the rage.


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Whoo-hoo! Today is the first day of Bout of Books 18 and its drizzy cold and wet out – so perfect weather for curling up with a book (although I do have plans to go and do lunch and a movie with a friend who just moved to the area). My to-be-pile is ready to go – I have 5 books that are currently in progress that i'm hoping to finish up this week:
Sarah's Key – currently at 11%
Fire and Ice – currently at 12%
The Coffee Girl – currently at 31%
The Gift – currently at 12%
Promises in Death – audiobook – currently about 4hrs remaining
One of the things I enjoy the most about Bout of Books are the challenges that the hosts devise, so without further ado, here is my Day 1 Challenge post:
Introduce Yourself #insixwords
triathlete naval officer minions romance reader
(for what its worth…that is harder than I thought it was going to be!) how would you introduce yourself if you only had 6 words – no more, no less!


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Should the government regulate microdones?
Short video featuring Gregory S. McNeal
Gregory S. McNeal, Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine School of Law, discusses the FAA's approach to regulating the tiniest of drones: microdrones.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.


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This month Revista Atelierul is celebrating one of the most important events in life – marriage. Revisita Atelierul contributor ramsmade investigates the famous Maiden Fair of Mount Gaina (Targul de Fete), and the legends and traditional rituals surrounding it. The Maiden Fair of Mount Gaina is held annually around the feast of St. Elijah for mountain families to arrange weddings for their unmarried children. The celebration can take many years of preparation for the girls, who must collect a dowry packed into beautiful carved chests. Tens of thousands of people meet at the borders of Hunedoara, Arad and Alba and Bihor to spend the night around fires enjoying music, dancing and other traditional festivities.
Because legends are stories that have passed through time as stories, they undergo changes during the process and we do not know which is the original. So, let me tell you about both.
*** The most popular version of the legend says that once there was a hen that laid golden eggs who lives up in the Apuseni Mountains. It was revered and protected by the people in the mountains. Once a year when they gathered for their children to meet the chicken came down from its nest. When the hen was about to descend, it beat its wings once and turned into a beautiful fairy. Approaching the newlyweds it handed them a golden egg which gave them happiness and a long life. But as every story has bad characters the legend tells that one year when the hen was descending the devil stole the golden eggs from the nest. When the hen turned saw the theft, it flew away never to return Since then mountain people meet every year on Mount Gaina with the hope that the enchanted fairy will appear again.
*** In another version of this legend, the magic fairy and the hen that lays golden eggs are two separate entities. They say a fairy lived in the mountain and had a hen that laid golden eggs every day. Once a year, the fairy gave one egg to poor, quiet girls. This version also has bad characters. Five young thieves dressed up in women's clothes crept up and stole the fairy mountain's chicken and the golden eggs. Whilst running one of the robbers dropped the basket and the eggs rolled down the mountain far the rough waters of Aries river. The chicken then hid in the Abrud Mountain which, as is known, holds much wealth in gold. Angry, the fairy left these lands forever to other more distant horizons. Since then, young people climb to the top of Mount Gaina (1486 m) on the third Sunday of July hoping that maybe someday they will meet again.
Past tradition
Traditionally, the ritual began on Saturday evening when the boys and men gathered. The young people would spend all night singing and drinking brandy. At dawn, the daughters and wives appeared, and the whole party moved to the crest of Mount Gaina. The girls were required to dance to prove to the boys that they were not lame. Merchants sold cherries and honey, brandy, or pails and glazed pots. The most important moment was the establishment of "târguirea" girls. Parents laid out food such as pies, fried chicken, brandy, and the boy's father appeared for "negotiations".
Currently, the Maiden Fair takes place in Avram Iancu village in a mountain plateau 1486 m up at the intersection Alba, Arad, Cluj and Hunedoara. It has become a famous folk celebration involving people from the Apuseni Mountains and close counties, as well as tourists from all over the country. Preparations for the feast is done a few days before leaving for the mountains which takes place at around four in the morning. The opening ceremony features the famous mountain instrument tulnicărese (the alpenhorn.)
Although the ethno-cultural event was first documented in 1816, it is probably much older. The Maiden Fair of Mount Gaina was registered as a trademark of Alba County Council at the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks and is a center of tourism for Alba folk and central Transylvania.
Revista Atelierul is the first online magazine about handmade products in Romania.


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Cover art copyright
2006 Beth Peck
Abbie in Stitches
A picture book illustrated by Beth Peck, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2006.
From the Reviewers
Children's Literature
Peck's impressionistic double-page scenes offer sympathetic portraits of the girls and parents, along with appropriate historic interiors. The warm use of neutral hues helps set off the blues, pinks, and yellows of the clothes. Several scenes detail the sampler making while evoking the emotions Abbie feels as she struggles to produce an acceptable product and finally succeeds. A note adds considerable historic background.
School Library Journal
An afterword describes the era's educational practices for girls and the emphasis placed on the embroidered sampler. A good selection for those who like reading about life in other times.-Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
The illustrations have freely drawn impressionistic backgrounds and nicely detailed facial expressions and needlework bits.
EW.com (Entertainment Weekly)
This gem is both a little history lesson (albeit an effortless one) and a big lesson about outspokenness and strength of character.
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Diane Ravitch features our letter/position paper on her blog:
A group of teachers in New York City wrote an impassioned plea against the market-based reforms of the Bush-Obama era. It has since been signed by parents and educators from across the nation. It takes a strong position against high-stakes testing and the standardization of the Common Core. Read this letter and consider signing it.
This is the beginning:
"We have patiently taught under the policies of market-based education reforms and have long since concluded that they constitute a subversion of the democratic ideals of public education. Policymakers have adopted the reforms of business leaders and economists without consideration for the diverse stakeholders whose participation is necessary for true democratic reform. We have neglected an important debate on the purpose and promise of public education while students have been subjected to years of experimental and shifting high-stakes tests with no proven correlation between those tests and future academic success…
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The Beauty of YouTube
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What do you use YouTube for? Sending hilarious videos of people embarrassing themselves or a cat snuggling its kitten? Maybe you used it last weekend to look up a video on how to tie a bowtie for your boyfriend for a wedding, or maybe you just like playing music videos in the background of all your killer parties.
What could you be using YouTube for? Becoming a makeup artist extraordinaire, obvs. Makeup has always been one of my passions (that collection has since doubled or maybe even tripled…oops), and I recently got into the freelance industry as a side job, and the first question everyone asks is "How did you learn so much about makeup?" The answer is partly that I have spent an ungodly number of hours sitting in front of a mirror practicing the perfect cut crease and wandering the aisles of Sephora, but the answer I usually give (and one that is probably more accurate) is that I am a self-proclaimed YouTube makeup tutorial addict.
You can learn ANYTHING from these "beauty gurus" on YouTube, from how to self-tan without streaks and rock a purple smokey eye without looking like you've been in a fight to how to get that perfect Kim Kardashian contour or J.Lo glow. You can even watch reviews and swatches of any products you're thinking about buying, so you'll never have that moment of complete self-loathing when you realize you spent more than you would on date night on an eyeshadow palette that might as well be chalk.
Next time you're in the mood for step-by-step instructions on how improve your makeup skills or are just looking for a little creative inspiration (sometimes your Pinterest board just doesn't cut it), check out some of my favorite YouTube beauty gurus and get your girly on:
1. The OG of beauty gurus, Tanya Burr is an adorable Brit who vlogs her idyllic life in London and all things beauty.
2. Teni Panosian is newer to YouTube, but this California stunner specializes in soft, neutral, smoky eyes. Plus, her fashion videos are killer.
3. Lisa Eldridge is the makeup artist to the stars (Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley), and her less-is-more approach and obvious expertise make her a must-watch (keep an eye out for her holiday gift guides – AMAZING).
4. For a bit of Aussie sass, check out Chloe Morello's channel. Not only does this Victoria's Secret-looking beauty have a refreshingly candid persona, but she also gives us major makeup envy (as well as body envy…and hair envy…and life envy).
5. While Tati Westbrook's in-depth makeup tutorials are worth visiting her channel for by themselves, the real gems are her "Hot or Not" and "First Impressions" videos in which she swatches and reviews new products and shows how they wear throughout the day. Brilliant.
There are hundreds more, but take a look around and see what strikes your fancy (I'm partial to the Brits)! Happy primping, beautiful!
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Coulda ordered smoe buffalo chili from Tommy's Joynt on Van Ness and had it delivered bt now.
We're hungry boy!!!
(not that expect it to be all that terribly edible)
Coulda ordered smoe buffalo chili from Tommy's Joynt on Van Ness and had it delivered bt now.
We're hungry boy!!!
(not that expect it to be all that terribly edible)
These taffys have no bottle at all and shouldn't even be allowed to post in this section with their waffle, anyway frankie fancy a spagetti cook off competition? I am down to my last 2 portions of chili now, I think we should keep it down to one person per changwat, that will keep the soggy biscuit eating taffy out of hereOriginally Posted by ChiangMai noon
Be up for a spagetti cook off. We all know the Taffy ain;t never gonna show 'is 'ead up in here.
But Dog Again I've heard about the way you fellers from them foggy isles treat food. hell you taught the thais how to cook Farang food and look that mess!
Spagetti it is! You're up first!
Unless I can drag my self down to the market sooner.
Coming soon, so it is.
I've got this competition won, for sure.
I can post my "spaghetti gravy" recipe, but havent got a clue how to upload the pix, dont have a camera either. Made 10 liters last monday. Its even better out of the freezer.
spagetti what?
cookoff? gimme a break ..gawd pls punish these culinary infidels
another amateur food thread gone wrong, more sacriledge, more food torturing
everybody knows that if you're white and of a semi anglosaxon decent
ya jest dunno how to cook - nothing wrong with ya'll - you jes lack the proper genetic setup
famous food (and chefs) is chink food, dego food, frog food even thai.. but never heard of taffy food, memock food, ff food or the dog's food except for Alpo, Friskies that, I am told, are a tad better..
The first proof of your cooking inability is:
you buy, depending on the depth of your burse, imported shit like
Barilla or cheaper spanish or downunder crap or even worse yet the el cheapo Best Food doodoo brand stuff
the other day CMN was talking of his lasagnas.. and I was wondering wotdafok he used for pasta in it ..ole shoe soles?..or some worm infested package of ole noodles ?
i handmake my own noodles, yes my dear sirs
..flour (durum grain only and of course) , eggs,water, a pinch salt, a spoon of olive oil "extra vergine"!
mix it into a uniform glob, flatten to the right thickness betwix the rollers of me pasta machine and then pass it through the cutter shaper thingy to get tagliatelle, tagliolini, spaghetti or what eva my appetite dictates at the moment..
then lay the final product out to dry onto a wooden board.
Store the delicacy in the fridge and consume as appetite demands.
As for as the sauce..
what sauce?
a simple pommarola of fresh tomatoes and sweet basil or
a spicy 'aglio olio e peperoncino aka as arrabbiata'?.. or a "puttanesca"? or
the black squid sauce that makes yer teeth look like you jes emptied yer crankshaft well using yer gobhole
the delicate "al sugo di vongole" clam shells sauce for the uninitiated..or
the prince of sauces the galaxy famous "bolognese"?
gofokyourselfs you band of nosferratu demonfood charlatans!
*zippy runs to get into fireproof garments and surrounds himself with fire extinguishers - the flames will be many and bluish in colour*
Tap tap tap...
Is this thing still on??
Hmm.. pLace looks kinda empty.
No Welsh entry yet...
maybe he needs another week...
yes I think I saw one of those couple years back at Emporium, Fuckin' Yuppie was tryin' to get a decent trade-in credit on his 5 series BMW...i handmake my own noodles, yes my dear sirs
..flour (durum grain only and of course) , eggs,water, a pinch salt, a spoon of olive oil "extra vergine"!
mix it into a uniform glob, flatten to the right thickness betwix the rollers of me pasta machine and then pass it through the cutter shaper thingy to get tagliatelle, tagliolini, spaghetti or what eva my appetite dictates at the moment..
Contadina made a pretty decent fresh pasta; available in the bay area at least. and if I wanted excellent home made fresh stuff... north beach was 5 blocks walk from work.
But now? I'm in Fuckin' Chiangmai and i'll take what I cewn get. have to show you fellers how to make decent sauce I can see...
Be afew days ya see. I might have to head over to CMNs place show 'im how that can opener thingie works...
Evening Frank.
I am afraid that this day a hiccup occured.
Plans were very well made, ingredients had been bought.
An unfortunament was to happen that I didn't realise.
I popped into the gay book shop to see my friend Gareth and had a little afternoon drink. By 4.30 I was too drunk to make a pot noodle let alone a chilli masterpiece.
Just slept it off and have started to come round.
Too late to be cooking.
Will have to be tomorrow.
BTW Frank I bought a new bike yesterday. It's big and blue.
I heard. Like to see it!
This week bring it to dinner
I've gotta VFR with a stove in front End for sale... Cheap
FF its one of those handcrank stainless steel pasta machine manual jobs.. got mine in S'pore on Orchard.. name of dept. store now escapes me..- they got a lot of attachement noodle shapper/cutters -can't remember the exact price but the basic machine with the taglatelle cutter should be max 2k/3k bahtOriginally Posted by friscofrankie
not more than! These machine are so sturdy they last forever.. I taught the maid how to do the dow mix and how to flatten and cut the dow.. she loves it..happier than a pig in shit..
Will CMN show this evening, or will he chicken out again....?
where is the chicken icon?
I don't really have anything to say, I'm just bumping this thread up so I can find Frankie's Chili Recipe again! I just showed the pics to my wife and she says she can cook it.
BTW, does anyone know how to say Cummin in Thai?
Never mind folks, I googled it: it's ยี่หร่า
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go to the store; tops, foodland, any one of the vaguely farang supermarkets; buy it on your own. Take it home give her a whiff and say clearly "Cumin."
The ol lady comes from a long line of non-cooking Thai women she barely knows "pakchee!!!" You find out let me know, willya
Did cmns chilli recipe get deleted for being absolutely disgusting or something, cos I sure can't find it
I am waiting for the spaghetti cook-off.
Sure it was here somewhere...Originally Posted by dirtydog
Maybe he accidently posted in the Games room under the "What the Hell is This?" game...
The ol' lady's been buggin' me for some past with meat sauce lately. We'll do 'er this weekend.. Green salad, garlic bread to kill what ails ya and a nice tomatoey bolagnase.Originally Posted by Silly-Lily
Let's see who's up to the challenge.
FF, I'm sure your wife knows pakchee as I'm sure she knows pakche roi na. These words work for just about anything that looks good but either tastes like shit or is badly made.Originally Posted by friscofrankie
I make a mean spaghetti gravy as Mrs Bettini next door in San Rafael used to call it.
Usually do about 10 liters and freeze the remainder in packets that feed me and the kids. The longer in the freezer the better it gets.
She may know words to critique foods but anything that has to with cooking? Dumb as a post. Wel,l she does make a tasty Yum mama but thats it. Her mom knows all the best places to buy good food in Chinagrai and no one in her family cooks. NO-FUCKING-ONE!!
Thankfully I enjoy it. Cook most every night. Just like when I was "Mr. Mom"
I swear sometimes shopping is a trek. Last night i went to the local market that i have been going to for the last several years. I asked for 'pakchee' and the new girl thought that I had to pee. 'pud chee'Originally Posted by friscofrankie
The wife thought it was funny, the daughter wondered why the new Thai worker couldnt speak Thai?
Sometimes, I give up...
Anyway the 'pakcee' was wonderful in my Amerikan style spaghetti last night.
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Corriander in spaghetti? Going native on me hillbilly. Next thing I know you will be putting nam pla in your shine.
quite nice in a Margerita actually...
Glad you put that little smiley there. Can just see you rubbing the nam pla around the lip of the glass.
Ahh, you guys, ya aint begun to live yet...
Making do wid wat you got...
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2018 Buick Enclave Release Date, Redesign, Review
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We are speculating that there are likely to be about three trim levels altogether: Fundamental (comfort), leather, and high-quality (duplicated from the 2017 model).
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Something is certain, and that is the significance of the energy economy. Standard Engines needs to spend a little extra awareness of that "little detail" as well as start off developing even more efficient engines or perhaps hybrid types with this SUV. The current most reasonable choice is a 3.6-litre V6 engine coupled with 288hp. A 9-velocity auto gearbox is also an alternative they could take into account.
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I thought this blog was broken.
It was, for a while. It either wouldn't load at all or it would only show the home page and the most recent posts, but any link would instantly break. I frantically found a few different ways to back it up. The updated versions of WordPress didn't take or kept breaking or something. Earlier this summer, even, I wanted to link to an old post and couldn't get it to work. So, I gave it up for dead.
With the novel I'm writing, I should have known better.
Because in trying to decide how best to incorporate a blog element into my new website, I came back to check on this blog, to mine whatever I could from it, and found it sitting here, like it never left. Waiting.
So, hello.
It's been a year. Well heck, it's been two years since I last posted, and at least two more drafts since my victorious Draft 3.5. I joined a writing group and acquired some additional critique partners and they've been kicking my butt, in a good way. And now I'm plugging away at Draft (ugh) 6? This one really is the last one.


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BRAND SYSTEMS: integration of corporate identity, communications & interfaces
A good design system is the foundation for good branding and good business. It is good branding because it turns heterogeneous parts into an integrated totality. And it is good business because it allows to economically conceive all aspects of corporate communications while producing a package that is scalable and adaptable to future demands.
•• Building a design system is the best opportunity to achieve harmony between the core parts of corporate communications: identity, stationery, collateral and web. And it is the best way to leverage and reinforce design solutions as they arise from various parts of a company's communication program.
•• This design methodology is a strategy of vertical integration.
SCREEN MEDIA: UI design + web + video + multimedia
The ongoing explosion of digital technologies continues to redefine contemporary communications. It transforms media and interfaces, but mostly, it rearranges the dynamics between user and information, and between design and business.
•• Whether we work on websites, web applications, multimedia installations or video, we approach design from the point-of-view of the user. Information and media dynamics simply follow communication objectives.
PRINT: editorial + advertising + collateral + packaging + environmental + exhibit
•• Our body of work includes brand guidelines, print collateral, advertising, editorial design and illustration.
AGI 2010~ poster: Commentary on contemporary creative processes. In this instance I speculate that screen-based design is often conditioned bydigital toolsand their specific forms of language.
The Art Of Politics event ~ invitation expresses the tensions that are inherent to any political debate. Throughout the designs, the arrow points toward the continuation of the message on other pages.
The 2006 Information Architecture Summit ~ poster: the 10 axioms of mobile content.
AIGA ~ event poster promotes a most crucial social and political issue. Iconography reflects roadway and gas station pictograms, and loss of humanity caused by over-consumption: see text at Handbook.
SPECIAL PROJECTS: exhibit commissions + concept research + visual & text essays
Exploration and experimentation have been foundational to M-A-D since its inception. New tools, new communication techniques and new design philosophies, as well as collaboration with experts in other fields have allowed us to quickly identify emerging trends in the conception, distribution and consumption of design. Included below are commissions from museums, magazines and companies, as well as projects initiated by M-A-D. Also see events.
Venice Architecture Biennale ~ AirXY: From Immaterial To Rematerial: multimedia installation combines real time animation, sensors, haze, light & sound, screen & floor projections: info at airxy.org
Toronto Pearson International Airport ~ Dualterm: installation in physical and 3D world (DualTerm SLurl) explores airport as symbolic gateway towards new inhabitable spaces ~ curated by Year Zero One
Experimentadesign, Lisbon Biennale ~ Catalysts!/Engage ~ sculpture and five mixed media installations include 500 designs produced by M-A-D and dozens of designers from all continents.
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'Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin'. We've all heard it said. And sadly we've seen it done, too, and most likely had it done to us!
But not only is this idea actually not a Scriptural concept, it is based on a misunderstanding of a) the nature of 'sin', and b) what the believer's response should be to such perceived 'sin'.
In this excellent article, Tim, of the blog 'Jesus Without Baggage', challenges those who feel that they should 'love the sinner, hate the sin', and stands the thing on its head. And, for those who still like to look for the 'Biblical' support, Tim's is spot-on.
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self portrait in motion
etching on cotton rag
self portrait in motion with oranges
etching and monoprint on cotton rag
self portrait in motion with hands
etching, drypoint, and monoprint on cotton rag
self portrait in motion variation
etching and monoprint on cotton rag
FREE ORANGES! installation shot
FREE ORANGES! is a socially engaged performance where I invite partcipants to eat an orange with me and talk about compassion, self compassion, and healing.
FREE ORANGES! installation shot
installation with oranges, letterpress banner, table, chairs, and xerox litho pillow cases.
peeling of an orange (stage 5 of 9)
drypoint with monoprint on cotton rag
peeling of an orange (timelapse prints)
sequential drypoints with monoprint as annimated slide show