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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Creative Sparks At SPACE
Musician Steve Dawson, who has garnered critical acclaim as a member of the alt rock/country band Dolly Varden as well as for his solo career, will join writer Mark Caro in presenting Songs, Stories & Creative Sparks at SPACE in Evanston this Saturday afternoon. The 1:00 p.m. event will feature them discussing and reading from the new book they've written together, Take It To The Bridge: Unlocking The Great Songs Inside You.
Dawson also teaches songwriting at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I interviewed him, along his wife—artist and Dolly Varden vocalist-songwriter Diane Christiansen—several years ago for the Illinois Entertainer. They came across as thoroughly engaging and funny as they discussed their music. I met with Dawson again in 2013 for an IE feature about Dolly Varden's For A While album. My article noted, "As a songwriter, Dawson draws inspiration from various sources, including the early 1970's music of Neil Young, Gram Parsons, and Linda Ronstadt, as well as The Beatles. He agreed with the image of him being like an artist working from a palette"
Mark Caro covered media and entertainment at the Chicago Tribune for a number of years and has recently appeared in Chicago Sun-Times. He hosted a film screening and discussion series called Is It Still Funny? at the Music Box that aimed to determine how well classic comedies like Blazing Saddles, Duck Soup, Animal House, and Something About Mary have held up over the years. It should be interesting to hear what Dawson and Caro have come up with in this new collaboration. Admission is $12.
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The county remains on red alert for more flooding, with wet weather expected this afternoon.
Three flood warnings still remain in place across the county, with homeowners in Oxford being warned of possible flooding over the coming days.
A warning remains in place for the New Botley, New and North Hinksey Area and Grandpont in Oxford, while there are two others for the south-east of the county.
There could be up to 20mm of rain today, mainly in the afternoon, and the downpour is likely to continue overnight into tomorrow.
Winds will be less strong than yesterday, reaching about 20mph.
Oxfordshire County Council has closed 11 roads.
They include:
Lower Street, Islip
Road from A329 to Drayton St Leonard
Great Brook Road from Buckland Road to Chimney near Aston
Grove Road, Harwell
B4016 between Blewbury and East Hagbourne
High Street, Clifton Hampden
A417 West Hagbourne junction
Longcot – Old Wharf Road at junction with Claypits Lane (under railway bridge)

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I love slaw but not mayo so I make this version for BBQs – it is great with grilled meats like soy-marinated flank steak or chicken. It goes quickly – even kids like it – and you can eat a ton and still feel virtuous. Use a mix of whatever nuts you have lying around (sunflower seeds and toasted sesame seeds are good too) but I like the combination of almonds, pepitas and pine nuts. Double the recipe for a big crowd.
• 14 oz. bag of coleslaw mix or 5-6 cups finely shredded green cabbage
• 5 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup unsalted dry toasted sliced or slivered almonds
• ¼ cup unsalted dry toasted pine nuts
• ¼ cup toasted pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Combine slaw mix or shredded cabbage, with scallions and nuts in a large bowl. Chill until ready to use.
2. Combine soy sauce, vinegar and sugar in a microwavable bowl or glass jar without the lid and heat for 30 seconds or until sugar is dissolved. Add canola and sesame oils and whisk or shake in covered jar to combine. Chill dressing until ready to use.
3. Toss cabbage nut mixture with dressing just before serving, adding just enough to coat the salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 6.


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A Mother's Prayer
By Carolyn Kresse Murray
On a cool December morning, two days before Christmas 1998, Daniel joined our family. Motherhood was my happy place. My daughter was turning three years old in a few days, and I was ready for this baby boy. When I gave birth the first time, I finally knew what people were talking about when they used the word bliss. I'd never felt such complete satisfaction in a job or relationship before. This was round two.
That same afternoon our pediatrician stopped in to meet him. From the other side of the room she took measurements, something that had already been done in the delivery room, and spoke to my husband. I heard a word and knew immediately what it meant. It was a life-changing word.
"There's some relative microcephaly here," Dr. Barbara was saying. I'm a Registered Nurse, and Daniel's father is an MD whose specialty is brain injury. He knew the meaning of the word, too. We were both stunned. This second shot at parenting would be very different from the first.
A diagnosis of microcephaly means that the brain is small. Daniel's head circumference was on the growth charts, but just barely. His height and weight were well within the tenth percentile, so in comparison to the rest of him, his head was microcephalic. Most of the time microcephaly is equated with mental retardation and a shortened lifespan. It's generally a symptom of a larger issue, and many genetic disorders have micro as a feature.
During our hospital stay I tried very hard to erase that diagnosis. I questioned other doctors on staff. One early morning, mid-way through the night shift, I was awake in the special care nursery where Daniel was moved because of low blood sugars and jaundice. I quizzed the neonatologist about the measurements. I told him our pediatrician's opinion that my newborn was microcephalic, and asked him what his thoughts were. He said that, no, a head circumference of 12.5 inches was well within normal range. This doctor had a big title; he had to know what he was talking about. Ha! Dr. Barbara was wrong!
When I reported this to her the next day, she wasn't bothered that I challenged her suspicions. That's not her style. She's a smart doctor with sharp instincts. She stood by her observation that Daniel was microcephalic, and said we'd talk about it more when we went home. Still, I scratched out the word microcephaly on his discharge papers before signing them. I'm nothing if not a stubborn mama.
A month later we met for consultations with a genetics specialist and a neurologist. It was official. I couldn't scribble away the microcephaly word any longer.
The early days were rough. Physically, I was raw from lack of sleep and emotionally I panicked. I imagined the worst and didn't know if I was up to the task. No one could give us a prognosis since his only diagnosis was microcephaly. He didn't gain weight no matter what we tried, and he cried all the time.
What did this mean, and would I be up to the challenge? I imagined him staying exactly this way forever, with me holding and rocking a wailing 45 year old baby. I unraveled.
I needed to learn new skills this time around. I didn't want to. I wasn't happy about it. I also knew I had no choice. This was not a repeat of my first experience with being a mother. I couldn't do this if I didn't gain some spiritual and emotional footing. I remembered the months leading up to Daniel's birth. It was important to find peace in my soul, and remember that he was exactly where he needed to be, with the body and brain intended for him.
Before Daniel was conceived, I was working on a proposal for a book on conscious conception, the idea that we can invite a soul into our lives with intention and prayer. My first book, Walking the Spiritual Walk, had a chapter entitled "Awaiting the Gift" that touched on that concept.
In my research on the way other cultures prepare for pregnancy, I read a book called The Conception Mandala: Creative Techniques for Inviting a Child into Your Life by Mark Olsen and Samuel Avital. Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning sacred circle, and they're sometimes used in Buddhist meditation.
In late 1997, I tried my hand at a conception mandala. I drew a giant circle on a poster board with a rainbow border. The circle had four sections within it, each with pictures, poems and prayers inside. In one of the sections, I wrote the words "Angel Baby" and glued a picture of a child-angel sitting on a sliver of a moon staring at the stars (a few years later, Debra Snyder, author of Intuitive Parenting and president of The Heartglow Center, invited me to join an online support group for mothers of children with similar disabilities called AngelBabyMoms). It was a little out there, maybe, but prayerful, and something I took seriously.
I pasted a little piece of my daughter Melody's pink and blue newborn hospital cap onto the page. I wrote lines from favorite poems, including Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality":
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting;
The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star
Hath had elsewhere its setting
And cometh from afar
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our infancy
Thinking about the mandala, and the idea that we'd prepared for him and invited him into our lives gave me hope. I still had my doubts, though.
It's in my nature to doubt, but also to believe. I'm willing to explore and be a little far out, but I am skeptical and down-to-earth as well. These polarities are part of who I am, and they don't diminish the faith I have in the soul journey we're on. Daniel chose us as parents. His soul knew what it was doing. He is here to teach and learn the art of loving. We each are.
It's been a long time since I first heard the word microcephaly. My marriage ended for reasons unrelated to Daniel's challenges. He is loved dearly by both of us, but it has been up to me to maintain his care. There've been lots of specialists, many hours of school and therapy, medications for the seizures that started at one year of age (also eased by following the Edgar Cayce seizure protocol), but no definitive diagnosis. Yet, it wouldn't define who he is or what he's about, anyway.
Daniel is gentle. His disabilities are severe and he requires full-care in every way. But his spirit is intact. The look in his eyes and the impishness in his smile are exquisite. I can see and appreciate his life. Daniel's path is his own. I don't know exactly why he chose to come into the world in a body that would always be dependent on others for care. I do know that he radiates joy.
The mandala I made in 1997 is still in my bedroom. The words from that invitation are fading, but clear. I pull it out from time to time to remind myself that our lives do have purpose. Microcephaly would not be the final word.
On the left side of the mandala, there is a Star of David enclosing a cross. The words, Savior Jesua, are on either side of the star, with the prayer "Be the Guide" underneath. Below is a simple request: We invite you, we bless you, and we ask that you join our home, Great Soul.
I asked and he answered. When I wrote and prayed for divine love and joy to be the central purpose of my life, I meant it. When Daniel got the invitation, he responded with acceptance. It's that simple. It's that profound.
Carolyn Kresse Murray discovered Edgar Cayce during childhood, and became a lifelong student of the readings. She is a registered nurse who works for the public school system. She is the author of Walking the Spiritual Walk, and her work has appeared in Nursing Magazine, the American Journal of Nursing, and Millikin Quarterly. Carolyn lives with her two teenagers and husband Rich in Jacksonville, Florida. You can read her other blogs at MyDanielsGift.blogspot.com.


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Obama's Dilemma: Arming The Syrian Rebels
The White House is taking its first tentative steps toward arming Syrian rebels. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about the U.S.' ongoing struggle to determine when is the right time to intercede. They also discuss moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani's victory in the Iranian presidential election.


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Photo of Scott Windsor taken from Amplifier Magazine's online site.
Each day this month, I'll be spotlighting a song that seems particularly appropriate to the season.
Back in 2005, vocalist-guitarist Scott Windsor gathered a secretive collection of musicians together under the name The Umbrellas. The band's self-titled CD offered gorgeous shoegazer music with an occasional dash of energetic techno rock. "Vampires" is an impossibly catchy tune with a shuffling drumbeat amidst a hypnotic swirl of keyboards and guitars. Windsor's androgynous vocals ooze sophistication as he sets the scene of his arrival at a high-society bash. "Last night we went to a party./There were a bunch of big names there." The protagonist immediately senses danger. "So I've got one hand on my neck to keep all the vampires out./I'm gonna finish this stiff drink and I'll be on my way." Windsor shifts to a more poetic tone as he describes the car ride back to his home. "I think the entire existence is asleep it's so quiet./My headlights dance pictures on the treeline./The song floats out the window into the fog-filled night." Although it's not explicitly described in the song, somehow this guy gives in the vampires' lure. "Now they're back at my neck and they're thirsty." Alone in his bedroom, he reflects on what he has done. "This apple in my hand, I just took one bite." Of course, it's possible Windsor intended all this as a metaphor aimed at the blood-sucking entertainment industry, but taken literally, it's a fun and seductive Halloween treat.


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This year's Grammy Awards are all about the quest to regain R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Sorry, nominees, but you are all taking a backseat to the planned Aretha Franklin tribute - because it'll mark the first performance by Christina Aguilera since she reamed the twilight out of our National Anthem during Super Bowl XLV.
But then again, isn't that what we watch the Grammys for anyway? Screw-ups, blow-ups, and dust-ups? We sure as hell don't care who wins, do we?
This can be at least partly blamed on the convoluted categories (what is the difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year anyway?) and partially on the fact that the Grammys have always been about quantity over quality. One Oscar is a hefty win. But one Grammy? You may as well just use that to tip the valet. It's all about multiple nominations and multiple wins here, folks.
Eminem's comeback is officially complete, as the rapper leads the way with a whopping 10 nominations (including Song and Record of the Year). Performer/producer Bruno Mars makes a stunning debut (his solo album only dropped this past October) racking up 7 nominations, while Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and country stars Lady Antebellum have 6 apiece.
That's not to say the Grammys is without its own unique charms, however. A scorching live performance can do wonders for a career. Just ask Mary J. Blige, whose blistering "No More Drama" in 2002 took her from R&B star to A-list superstar. This year's list of performers definitely has explosive potential, with Eminem, Arcade Fire, Cee Lo Green (get that "bleep" button ready), Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga. Not to mention Ms. Aguilera.
And, of course, there's the incomparable red carpet fashions.
This year's awards promise to be full of drama - you can't have Perry and Gaga in the same space and not expect an explosion of meat dresses and whipped cream-launching bras - even if it seems a bit heavy on tributes and lifetime achievement awards (Bob Dylan leading a tribute to acoustic music? Wow, thanks for the snack break heads up). Still, Mick Jagger's first ever live Grammy stage performance and a song from Barbra Steisand? That's like catching Bigfoot riding on the Loch Ness Monster, so you'll probably want to catch them.
Now let's just hope Christina's teleprompter holds up.
The 2011 Grammy Awards: Why We Watch
This year's Grammy Awards are all about the quest to regain R-E-S-P-E-C-T.


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Dr. Grumpy: "How do you do that?"
Miss Tuber: "I watch reality shows on TV."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Really? Did this make sense to her at all??
Yes, somehow.
I'm in extremely good shape. I watch professional sports.
I heard of just the opposite situation. Doctor asked if the patient worked out. Patient said no. Doctor raised eyebrows and said that she must do something for exercise. Patient still said no. Doctor eyed patient's build, noted well-defined muscles, flipped back through the chart for bp & pulse, then asked the stay-at-home-mom to describe a typical day. Hauling hay bales to feed animals, training horses, going on trail rides... Didn't have time to "exercise."
so does that make me a porn star?
American Idle.
"But I watch them on my iPad. Using Apple products automatically makes me cool and creative and physically fit."
What a knob.
If I had to watch reality shows I bet I would burn off SOME calories screaming and hurling heavy objects at the TV.
You never know, maybe Miss Tuber only watches reality shows on TV while riding on an exercise bike.
"Seeing Bruce Jenner on 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' really puts that whole 'physical fitness' business into perspective."
"'iCarly' IS a reality show, right?"
What do you say to these people? I know people really can be that dense but at some point someone has got to tell them they are full of poo, right?
then why am i not a size 2? i watch reality tv too
Which is precisely why she is seeing a neuro! LOL Aren't you glad you arent in psychiatry? you'd get the REAL nut cases..
You need to read this, Doctor Grumpy!
Maybe she is getting ideas from Snookie.
12 ounce bicep curls, followed by triceps lifts off the couch. Sounds like a workout to me.
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Van Persie strike downs Hammers
Robin van Persie struck after 33 seconds as Manchester United edged past West Ham 1-0 at Old Trafford.
But it turned into a nervy evening for the Barclays Premier League leaders, who were well below their best.
And whilst the visitors were not exactly on top form either on a bitterly cold evening, they came close to snatching a point late on, when Anders Lindegaard denied Carlton Cole from close range.
Any latecomers would hav missed Van Persie's 12th goal in his 18th game for United.
The Dutchman checked inside from the left flank, then made his way to the edge of the area as Michael Carrick exchanged passes with Anderson.
Van Persie swivelled past Winston Reid as he collected Carrick's forward pass, then profited from James Collins' desperate attempt to block, which only sent the ball looping over Jussi Jaaskelainen and into the net.
West Ham are resilient, though, and skipper Kevin Nolan turned Matt Taylor's low corner into the side-netting.
At the other end Javier Hernandez screwed a shot wide and the Mexican was responsible for the only other decent chance in the opening period, when Jaaskelainen turned his shot from the edge of the area around a post.
Once again anchored in midfield, it was one of those nights when Wayne Rooney struggled on the periphery of proceedings. It was not until he took aim with a curling shot from the edge of the area that Rooney really become a central figure as Jaaskelainen tipped it round and his departure 14 minutes from time was not unexpected.
Anderson's signal to the bench that he needed to come off was not a good sign and before Phil Jones could replace him, Cole, on for Andy Carroll, came agonisingly close to levelling, but Lindegaard turned away his five-yard effort as United held on.


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It's a plane! It's a bird! It's a burning UFO! Is it the herald of the apocalypse? Kind of, but not quite. What this is, is a nice photo taken by a very lucky photographer.
I have a hard time believing this unique shot of a meteor striking through the Earth atmosphere was taken with a cellphone camera, but looking at the image through Photoshop, it seems it is indeed a real photo. Or maybe it's not a meteor but a sundog, like some people in the comments pointed out.
The photographer—31-yo Matthew Pinless from Cheltenham, England—claims that the object raced through the sky. If it was indeed a meteor, he must have been really fast to take out his cellphone, and shoot quickly enough to snap two pictures of it. Whatever it was, it's good shot. [Daily Mail]


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PLEASE! folks, Now might be a good time to reread the Forum rules, which we all agreed to follow when we registered to participate on BeeSource.
The entire registration agreement is at the location posted above but I would like to summarize a few posting issues that seem to be more widely ignored. Keep in mind that offenders may be warned, given infractions and can have posting privileges withdrawn.
I would like to give extra emphasis on the overused and misused "quote" feature. Simply addressing the person you are replying to by name at the beginning of your post is often sufficient clarification.
Also the "civility" issue. Everyone needs to "speak" as if the person were face to face across the dining room table from them.
If you have any questions, PM me.
Don't quote back entire messages in your reply. While this board allows you to "quote" (i.e. include) messages when you reply to them, very rarely do you ever need to quote the entire message that was sent to you. Just quote the relevant portion and chop out the rest.
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Personal attacks are never okay. We can disagree and debate a subject, which is fine. You'll find no "know-it-all's" here. No one on this forum is in a position where they can't be questioned or disagreed with.
You agree to be civil and "observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy."
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This Current Affairs December, 2017 PDF capsule is designed specially for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL aspirants. It's free. Click on the link below to download the pdf file. Most of the events happened in the duration are duly covered. It is useful for all competitive and general studies exams.


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The avidly pro-Western Georgian government has just torn down a statue of Joseph Stalin in his hometown of Gori. Many people think of Stalin as Russian, but he was Georgian, much to the embarrassment of many Georgians today. There's an exception: Georgians who live in Gori adore the former Soviet leader; for them it's a case of local boy made good bad and all of that. As it happens, I visited Gori in 2005, and filed a story from there on Stalinphilia and the language of denial.
The newest star of Germany's national soccer team is an ethnic Turk. And the popularity of Mesut Özil is one of the reasons why Turkish has become just a little more accepted in Germany today. There are other reasons: the emergence of a small middle class, as well as the rise of writers, filmakers and politicians (our report from Cyrus Farivar includes comments from Cem Özdemir, Germany's first member of parliament of Turkish descent). Turkish in Germany remains nowhere near as prominent as Spanish is in the United States. It's the exception rather than the rule to find a German corporation marketing a product to ethnic Turks in Turkish. Earlier this year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Germany to offer Turkish as a language of instruction in high schools. German Chancellor Angela Merkel responded by promising more bilingual education. Related articles: a blanket ban on foreign languages at one German school, and the influence of Turkish and Arabic on urban, spoken German.
World Cup notes: this World Cup is breaking TV viewing records from China to Chile. A story here on U.S. TV ratings, which are especially impressive on the Spanish-language Univision channel. The Argentina-Mexico game was the most-watched Spanish-language telecast in U.S. history, with nearly 10 million viewers. Combined with English-language coverage, that game attracted nearly 14 million viewers — impressive for a contest that did not feature the United States. In contast, a combined 19 million watched the U.S.-Ghana game.
And there's a nice video montage from BBC Mundo here of the eleven official languages of South Africa.
Finally, British politician Chris Bryant has called French a "useless" language to learn. He suggested that children should instead learn Chinese or Arabic. After he made those comments, the BBC hauled him into a studio to defend himself, and to debate the issue with a German diplomat. (Late replacement for a French diplomat? Peut-être.)
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They filled every cushioned seat. Staff brought in extra chairs. The audience took every one of them. Then they stood along the walls, several rows deep in the back. When that space filled, people sat on the floor. They opened the doors and stood in the doorways, and those who couldn't do any of that milled around in the hallways.
One observer said Monday's crowd was the largest he'd seen at the Charlotte County Commission chambers since phosphate giant Mosaic tried to buy the naming rights for Charlotte County Stadium.
Funny thing. This wasn't a commission showdown.
It was a regular monthly meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board. The agenda: Review an application for a comprehensive plan amendment to revise Future Land Use Map No. 6.
Map No. 6 covers the northwest corner of the county, a sparsely populated, agricultural area that most county residents and tourists have never even seen.
So why the interest? It all comes down to one word: landfill.
Although the word never appeared in the application, and although P&Z chairwoman Paula Hess cautioned speakers that a landfill had no place in the discussion, everyone there knew differently.
They all knew that a group of investors, called Calusa Green LLC, wants to build a landfill on 554 acres of farmland now owned by another LLC, called Calusa Growers.
The P&Z board has already voted unanimously to deny Calusa Green's application for a rezoning. Map No. 6 may have influenced that decision because it identifies the proposed landfill site as a prime aquifer recharge area.
Landfills and aquifers don't mix well, so the Calusa gang, rather than abandon its dream of a landfill, hired a hydrologist to testify Monday that the map is inaccurate.
The applicants in land-use manipulation often have the upper hand at these meetings. They know how to work the system, and they have the experts and the financial incentives to get what they want.
On Monday, Calusa did not have that advantage. Neighboring landowners had also lawyered up and brought their own hydrologists, who offered different interpretations.
In the end, however, the applicant got caught in its own machination. Chairwoman Hess asked whether the map, as it is today, prevented the landowner from doing anything it might be able to do if the map were changed.
The answer was no, because Charlotte County's policies backing the map give primary consideration to agriculture. So, for instance, the county could waive certain protections if agricultural gains would outweigh environmental risks. That same consideration would not be extended to other less compatible usage, such as a landfill.
Calusa Growers LLC, the entity requesting the map amendment, raises citrus and thus is eligible for special treatment with or without the change.
Hess reasoned that because the status quo did not deprive Calusa Growers the right to intensify usage for agricultural purposes, there was no urgency to alter the mapping.
The board voted unanimously to deny the alteration in favor of a thorough staff review of the entire area and the policies behind it, the type of laborious work that takes a long time to accomplish.
That doesn't mean the landfill idea has died. The map amendment is still set for a Jan. 8 hearing before the County Commission, which could override the P&Z vote, which is advisory only.
A reversal is unlikely, though. Charlotte County doesn't need another landfill. The county operation on Zemel Road is expected to last another 70 years.
Calusa's proposed landfill would profit primarily by importing trash from elsewhere, and the commissioners surely don't want to turn the county into a regional trash can.
Thinking otherwise would be political folly, as the turnout demonstrated Monday.
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Specter of landfill brings out a crowd
They filled every cushioned seat. Staff brought in extra chairs. The audience took every one of them. Then they stood along the walls, several rows deep in the back. When that space filled, people sat on the floor. They opened the doors and stood in the doorways, and those who couldn't do any of that milled around in the hallways.


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Editor's note: The following is a recollection of one of Boulder's first natural-foods restaurants, the Carnival Café.
Let`s go back to the early 1970s, a time when Boulder was a simpler place to live and life was slower paced.
The pedestrian mall on Pearl Street had yet to be built, the old Crossroads Mall was a small shopping center, and the summer's big bicycle race was still called the Red Zinger Classic. Fields of grain grew beyond 30th Street. Celestial Seasonings made its soonto-be-world-famous teas out at the industrial park on 55th, which pretty much delineated where Boulder ended and the prairie began. Broomfield was a small cluster of homes with no nucleus, and the suburban tentacles of Denver were still miles, miles away. Boulder had not yet acquired the upper-class glitz that it now has.
Along Broadway between Canyon and Pearl existed a row of so-called "head shops" — old wooden storefronts, some from the early part of the century, that had been taken over by young entrepreneurs who offered various services.
For a short period of time there existed in the middle of them a quintessential example of the hippie, love, sharing-caring movement introduced by the '60s. It was a small restaurant brightly named the Carnival Cafe, a gypsy-esque bundle of energy that exuded beyond the perimeters of its walls. Outside it looked a bit faded and worn at the elbows, but to enter within was to be ushered into a whole other realm.
The Carnival Cafe was a colorful potpourri of enthusiastic alternativeness. Vibrant posters papered the walls, and plants possessed corners and overflowed from shelves. A huge, U-shaped, glass display counter dominated the middle of the main dining room and housed hand-made trinkets for sale and whole-grain goodies generous in their size, price and healthy ingredients. The insider name of the bakery section was "the Dateful Bread." Behind the back counter, bangle-bedecked girls in tie-dye T-shirts and saris baked next to the long-haired fellows in sandals who were cooking.
One corner was a children's play area with toys.
Music laced the air, ranging from folk to the Grateful Dead. The atmosphere was thick with character, laughter and love. When one came to the Carnival to eat, it was not just a feast for the tongue and stomach, but one for the senses and spirit, too. The Cafe started out as the "Carnival Restaurant" in September 1972, created by five friends who took over a vegetarian eatery called the Family Table Restaurant. They were soon joined by other similar-minded friends, bringing their number to 13.
Mark Gunther helped get it going by bringing his significant experience in cooperative operations that he had gained in Berkeley, Calif. Others in the troupe had been involved in a food cooperative in the same area. The "Carnies" were a lively bunch, involved in theater, clowning and dance.
The name "Carnival" came from a busker's carnival on the library mall that they participated in that summer. The core idea in the enterprise was that "Life is a Carnival," and it should be so lived, as stated by a famous banner they had displayed in the kitchen.
By 1974 only Margaret Theno of the original 13 remained, but the cafe had expanded to 14 fulltime and five part-time workers. The fare was vegetarian and as organic as was possible in those pre-Wild Oats days. The only true organic produce back then came in from local farms and was limited to a few lettuces, potatoes and green vegetables. But the Carnival still turned out meals that have never been equaled in wholesomeness and creativity by any of Boulder's healthier restaurants throughout the years. No pesticides, chemical fertilizers or herbicides were used on the produce. Whatever people ordered, they could be assured that they would get a plateful of healthy grub, rich in vibrant ingredients and love.
The cafe started out as a collective. Everyone would share the tips and managerial duties and would divide the earnings amongst themselves. They shared a checkbook called the "Sojourner Truth Memorial Checking Account." All lived in two houses that the Cafe paid for. When this proved difficult, they changed to a system where one could work 14 hours a week for unlimited meals and groceries, or 28 hours a week for meals, groceries and some managerial responsibilities. Many of the Carnies had second jobs where they earned their real living wages. On each shift, people chose which jobs they wanted to do that day. Those who worked on a particular shift were the authority for that shift. Everyone would stay an hour after closing to clean. There were some in town who questioned how sanitary the place was, but the Carnival's rating with the health board was always very high.
The Carnies always had a goal to make enough money to pay off their debt. Gunther had loaned the money to buy it, and by 1975 the debt was paid off. At one point, a legal pad was passed around, and 26 "employees" signed on as legal owners, meaning it truly belonged to the people working there. They, in turn, felt that the Carnival belonged to the community, and that working
there was a form of service to the people of Boulder. The Carnival had
the cheapest prices in town and great quality to boot, in contrast to
today's premium prices for natural food in restaurants.
daily special was advertised by a sign saying, "The Carnival's daily
love gift." On Thanksgiving, meals were free to all who entered the
door, although the soybean drumsticks they had one year didn't go over
too well. There was a counter space where people could leave their
plates if they could not finish their meals. The food would be put on a
fresh plate, and anyone who did not have money or was hard up could come
in and eat it. There was one guy who came in for a year and lived on
On Sunday
mornings, the Carnies held "the meeting." It would start with everyone
sitting in a circle and chanting the spiritual meditation word "om."
they would stand in a circle and massage the shoulders of the person
before them, then turn and repeat with the person on the other side.
After that it got down to business. Everyone had a voice in what was
going on, even visitors. Once, a major debate took place about whether
to serve coffee or not (coffee being a major source of both bad health
and worker exploitation).
at the cafe was always an adventure. One time, the electricity went out
and all the perishables in the cooler were going to be lost. The owner
of the New York Deli, Tony Schwartz, sent employees over with bags of
ice to help out. One customer remembers a day when a fly paper strip
lost its mooring on the ceiling and fell, draping itself around a
The cafe
was visited by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Alan Ginsburg, Black Elk, Dan
Fogelberg and Steven Stills. Mitchell once drew a picture of the cafe
turning into a parking lot, which was added to the Carnival scrapbook.
East- West Journal, Yoga Journal and others heralded the Carnival as the
prototype of a collective business in the U.S. Celestial Seasonings
mogul Moe Seigel used to deliver fresh herbs to them that he carried in
his backpack on a bicycle.
For everyone, the cafe was more a lifestyle than a job.
"I am so grateful for the experience of love the cafe gave to me at such a critical time in my life," Doe Gregoire says.
Geiger adds, "The cafe seemed to be a combination of many things to
many of us. Lots of us were just frustrated with not having a skill, not
having a home, not having friends/ family, etc. Here we found real
family and a life learning experience that made us all a part of who we
are now."
But all
good things must come to an end. In 1977, the city announced that the
entire block would be torn down to make room for a parking lot. The
Carnival had always had a monthto-month lease, and it was known when
they got the place in 1972 that this would be its fate one day. Still,
the Carnies were shattered.
made parallels to Mitchell's lyrics, saying "they paved paradise and
put up a parking lot." Despite protests, no one in the higher financial
and political end of things was going to listen to a bunch of hippies
and their customers.
parking lot opened on Aug. 11, 1978. It still stands today as a
monolithic, uninteresting structure across from the Municipal Building
on Canyon.
Carnival died a premature death that year, its loyal keepers spreading
to the four winds and other adventures. Surprisingly, many of the
Carnies are still in touch with each other more than 30 years later.
There is a website devoted to the memory of the Carnival Cafe with more
than 50 members: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carnivalcafe.
passing of the Carnival Cafe signified the passing of an era in
Boulder. Boulder changed from being a simple Western town to one that
had a more metropolitan outlook and an upscale feel.
establishments soon met a similar demise. The popular Green Mountain
Granary, one of the first real natural food stores in Boulder, was razed
to make space for the Senior Citizens Center. Hanna Kroeger's New Age
Foods kept making wonderful, inexpensive nutritious meals into the '80s,
until the success of the Pearl Street Mall brought in higher-stakes
businesses with big budgets that drove out most of the local stores.
is sad that the Carnival Cafe is so forgotten today. It was truly a
unique institution and one that left a big imprint on the city's culture
and consciousness during its short existence. It offered a cherished
look at life as a dance waiting to be danced and a song waiting to be
sung. It showed to those who experienced it that amongst all of one's
daily work and strife, you need to not just stop and smell the flowers
along the way, but lay among them and be one yourself.
article was written with help from the following individuals and
institutions: Carnegie Library, the written documents of Marc Weiss,
Steven Miles and Stephen Gassaway. Information was also gathered from
Larry Dixon, Karen Kaushansky, Richard Convertito, Cedar Geiger, Doe
Gregoire, Mark Gunther, Barbralu Fried and Perry Sprout.


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Actress Mila Kunis was supposed to be answering questions from BBC Radio 1's Chris Stark about her new movie, Oz the Great and Powerful. But he was really, really nervous. And she was—is—a great sport.
A few minutes into this most unusual interview it seems that, off-camera, someone in a position of authority starts thinking this is a bad interview. They try to get Kunis and Stark on track to discuss the movie. Wrong move, but Kunis handles that really well, too.
Hooray for people acting like normal people!
Mila Kunis talks to Chris Stark off the Scott Mills show [YouTube]


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The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is committed to supporting community college students and, in turn, strengthening the coordination and alignment between adult education and developmental education programs at community college campuses to better prepare students for the 21st century job market.
Supporting Student Success: Adult Education and Remedial Education Reform in Community Colleges is a two-year technical assistance effort intended to support the Administration's remediation reform goals and the Department of Education's Strategic Plan. Over the past year, the Department, in collaboration with the Manhattan Strategy Group, identified successful programs at four community colleges across the United States, to identify examples of alignment between adult and developmental education.
For this week-long discussion, staff from two of the sites, Kaitlyn Kos Transitional Strategies Initiatives Coordinator, Gateway Community College, and Matthew Favre, Instructor at the Adult Learning Academy, St. Louis Community College, will share their knowledge and expertise with you.
Kicking off the discussion, we would like to ask you the question:
Our program at Gateway Community College faces many challenges with participating students. As we all know, it starts with acknowledging the multiple levels students are coming in at. For example, we have students who just graduated high school, students have been incarcerated and are now returning to school, and students who have been away from school for 20 years or more and the common theme is all have barriers to their education. One major challenge I face with students in my program is the struggle with their schooling and their outside obligations. Many of our students while they are invested in school are not in a situation where they can take time off work to commit to class or they do not have the resources to assist with childcare or transportation. These students will start the program with the plan to balance all their obligations however we see attendance issues regularly. It is as simple as student will not come to class because they were called into work and they need the job so they can buy a bus pass to get to class; so when the opportunity to work more is offered students will choose that over class. This in turn results in them missing instruction time which they need to remediate their skills appropriately to be successful in the program.
Hi Kaitlyn:
Thank you so much for starting this discussion. I wonder if you might discuss some of the ways you are able to address the challenges you've mentioned -- especially the school-life balance.
And, I was wondering about connecting to students before they arrive. For example, the New Haven Adult Education Center has a transition program offered in partnership with Gateway Community College. I think group members would be interested in knowing about outreach efforts to connect potential students to important "success" efforts at the college.
Cynthia Zafft
Postsecondary Completion Moderator
In regards to the Boot Camp program we have created multiple models to try to meet the needs of as many students as possible. For example, the program is typically 3 weeks, 5 days a week. We have added additional models where students meet 3 days a week for roughly for 5 weeks or 6 weeks. This has been preferred by student who are also working full time jobs and helps those student who may be able to find childcare for 3 days rather than a whole week. We also offer an online program. As Mat mentioned Gateway also uses an "intrusive" advising method with students interested in the program. The program coordinator meets with students before the start the program and then checks on them multiple as they progress throughout the course, this may be weekly or even multiple times a week. The coordinator works with them to discuss obstacles about work/school conflicts and even assists in guiding the student with how to approach their boss about asking for changes to their schedule so they can attend class. Then once the student complete they course they also receive one-on-one advising.
As you mentioned Cynthia – Gateway also offers a transition program with NHAE. This program allows students who are enrolled in the adult education center to also enroll in one of our college courses; typically remedial math or English. These courses are offered at the adult education center but provides an opportunity for students to learn and understand the expectations of a college student. Students are also taught study skills and advised by counselors on how to be successful in college.
Once the course is completed the students are done with the Boot Camp and will move to the appropriate class. The college uses the ACCUPLACER placement test and multiple measures to determine appropriate placement. Boot Camp are not repeatable. There are students who will complete the program and move on to a college level coursework. The program however was designed to match our developmental level courses. There are two developmental level courses for math and English. The first level is 6 credits while the 2nd course is 3 credits. Typically we see around 70% of the students who complete the math and English Boot Camp move from the 6 credit class to the 3 credit class and about 20% of those students may go higher.
While reading these comments I can best answer this in relation to The College Prep Program at Austin Community College identifying program awareness as an evolving issue. Students do not always go searching for programs like a Boot Camp or like some of the other programs we have mentioned so the best thing you can have is buy in of the program from your institution. I have worked extensively with our testing office, counseling office, admission office, and registrar office to keep them informed about the Boot Camps. They are my some of my biggest tools in assistance for recruitment and getting the word out there. Getting those offices, faculty and staff members to see the importance of programing like this has made a huge impact on the programs success.
I agree with your observations about adult students. The real challenge is showing them the value of working on their studies prior to enrolling in class. Our program offers an online access to start the student at a level determined by a math and English assessment for their current skills. Emphasizing to students the importance of working on their skills is paramount to their success in college. We also stress study skills and making time either online or in the classroom with our program to prepare for their college entrance assessment. Our program has about 50 percent of the students who adequately prepare for their college assessment. Any ideas about developing students motivation for preparing to take the college assessment?
We have definitely experienced the same issues with students' lack of interest in taking the college assessment (in Texas, it is the "TSI"). Many times, students do not even understand why they must take this assessment, when they already earned a GED or HSD. I have found that showing them how many courses they may have to take in the developmental sequence, along with how much time and money will be involved often works as a strong motivator. We also have student mentors (our former students who have graduated our program and are now in college) who visit the program and speak with students about why prepping for TSI is so important. Sometimes, hearing it from other students works wonders that our staff cannot...
We've also found that the actual scheduling of the testing impacts students' perception of it as well. Our students take the assessment twice: once at the beginning of the program (for baseline) and then again at the end (to measure progress), and we pay for the test for students both times. Even though the worry of paying for the TSI has been removed, students are still understandably unnerved by the assessment, and we've come up with a way to address this problem that, so far, seems to be working: We offer them testing sessions over multiple days at different times (such as Tuesday morning and/or evening, Wednesday morning and/or evening, all day Friday, and Saturday morning), and we encourage students to take each subject separately. Rather than trying to cram in 5 hours of testing on one day, students sign up for reading on one day, math on another day, and writing on yet another day.
We also now offer them the opportunity to earn more free tests by attending tutoring sessions after they complete our program. They get one free test for every 3-hour tutoring session they attend (and can keep testing as long as our budget allows!). Knowing that they have multiple opportunities to take the assessment and "pass" it takes the pressure off, and students perform better because they see it as just practice for the next try.
Our test is computer-based, and we have a fantastic Assessment Center willing to work with us to offer so many testing options, so it's not a solution for everyone, but it really does seem to be helping our students achieve better results--and just to have a better attitude toward the assessment overall...
Good morning,
Our program, the Adult Learning Academy, uses a couple primary methods for approaching attendance-related issues: the first is intrusive advising. Our advisor--a career pathways coach--meets with students before enrolling to create a blueprint, which includes a conversation about barriers--anything that might interfere with success. Then once enrolled, if attendance (or anything else) begins to slow progress, faculty will refer the student to the coach to see if a solution presents.
The second method is building in flexibility. The ALA is flexibly paced, which means time to complete varies by student. If a student misses a day, that student can either work from home, come in on an off day, add extra hours the next scheduled day, or simply pick up where he/she left off. If a student needs to miss, say, two weeks, we'll stop them out until they are ready/able to commit to intensive study. They'll pick up where they left off unless the time away is enough to warrant a review of material before beginning again.
In short, we try to identify barriers to success early and often, and we design the curriculum knowing adults will need to miss time!
We begin a new cohort of students biweekly. Years ago, we allowed students to be added to the course whenever they were ready, but that model fell apart with increasing numbers! Biweekly enrollment allows us to get each cohort up and running and familiar with curriculum navigation before a new group begins. It helps that our model is self-directed--students work through material at varying speeds anyway. Group instruction takes place when we either find a few students who are at the same place in the curriculum or when we know enough of them need the same supportive exercises (we can always find a small group who can benefit from a combining sentences lesson, for example). The only built-in, scheduled group work is the first day, orientation.
I like the career coaching element. I am currently teaching a developmental education course that is a co-required enrollment with an English 101 course. Students can move through the required courses quicker but have the instructional support of a dev. ed. course. My students are mid-way through their first semester and they are discovering, more than the rigor of college, they need a clearly defined career goal. One student has already changed her area of study, another student is undecided. Both of these students are loosing motivation for partiicipation as they don't have a clear goal. Connecting students to career coaching helps keep the student connecting their adacemic process to their goals. Can you share your blueprint? Do students revisit it often? Do other support staff members know about the specific student's blueprint?
Thanks for sharing.
Kathy Tracey
We do have a copy of an older blueprint available through skillscommons.org. Here's a link: https://www.skillscommons.org/handle/taaccct/3051. It's from an earlier grant (MoHealthWINs), but it is quite similar to the one currently used. Staff do have access to the blueprints, but we share career pathway information in a number of ways. We also share with faculty basic information like the pathway, expected start dates, and academic background when helpful.
One of the tasks for our new student registration workshop (basically the first thing students attend after meeting the career pathways coach) is for students to save their blueprint to their cloud storage, giving them permanent access.
I think for us (The College Prep Program at Austin Community College), our greatest challenge has been increasing awareness of our program—both within the community and on campus. Our institution has over 40,000 students, 11 campuses, and thousands of program offerings. Because our institution is so large, it's always a challenge to get information about our program to stick in the minds of advisers and counselors.
Having said that, though, our marketing strategies have definitely improved over time. We've been able to secure the help of our college's Marketing department, which lead to the creation of our website and several news stories on our college's homepage. We've also attended advising forums to reach out to advisors and counselors, sent out hundreds of flyers, hosted information sessions, and attended many, many meetings and events, both in our college and in the community, with the hope of spreading the word about our program. These efforts have all helped considerably, and awareness is growing. However, creating greater awareness of our program is an ongoing challenge, particularly as we expand our program to new campuses…
David Fein, of Abt Associates, recently published a brief titled, Risk Factors for College Success: Insights from Adults in Nine Career Pathways Programs. This brief looks at characteristics and outcomes for adults in nine different programs under study in the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) evaluation.
The findings suggest a correlation between college success and past educational experiences, economic status, and expected work hours. Stress, academic discipline, and commitment to training are also presented as predictors of college outcomes.
Do the predictors of student success seen in these nine programs mirror what you're seeing in your programs? If not, what other predictors are you seeing, and how are your programs being shaped to support learners around these predictors of completion and graduation outcomes?
Mike Cruse
Career Pathways Moderator
Thanks for sharing the brief, Mike. Certainly the factors mentioned impact success rates, though we have not measured them. Broadly speaking, students also often lack academic confidence as they begin the Adult Learning Academy. Many have not had good experiences in high school or in college; many lack supportive home/social environments; many have long believed they are not suited to academics by nature (as mentioned in the brief).
Within the ALA we address these determinants in a number of ways. In addition to having dedicated faculty and staff, we've found that an intentional mix of teaching styles benefits students. For example, one of our educational assistants is an excellent teacher of literacy, but his role is also to be intentionally present for students, to go into the hallway and have life conversations apart from the curriculum. Having these different teaching styles available both allows students to more easily connect to faculty and prepares them for what they'll encounter as they move through college and/or training.
We've also designed the curriculum to build in intensity and expectation. Starting out, students are given a great deal of latitude to work slowly, to get a feel for academics and their own abilities without stress and fear of failure. By the end, though, we ask for more intensity applied to more difficult material. We found through experience that if students are allowed to move too slowly the whole way, they might succeed in the academy but not necessarily in subsequent rigorous academic settings.
We see this also in the Boot Camps. Since Boot Camps are no cost to the students it provides them an opportunity to refresh their basic skills in math or English, to adjust to college expectations and build confidence in a no risk setting. While our Boot Camps are intensive with the speed and length of the course we have seen that those who can persist through the course do have that increase in confidence as they move on to their subsequent course work. Similar to what Mat mentioned their persistence in the Boot Camps does not necessarily ensure their success in the next level course work in which they battle being enrolled in more than one class, managing their time and managing more rigorous expectations/requirements.
I thought I'd share a little more about our program through MoSTEMWINs. Students move through what we call the Portal on their way (usually) to a training program (i.e. MA or PCT). The portal consists of assessments, advising, new student workshop, digital literacy, "soft skills" workshops, and the Adult Learning Academy. This is all to put students in a position to be successful both short and long term.
While my focus is on the Adult Learning Academy, my students benefit from our digital literacy workshop. We ask everyone to come in to take two short quizzes: one for keyboarding and the other for basic knowledge of Windows, Word, and the internet. If a student passes both, they're though. If the benchmark isn't met on one or both, we enroll them in an online course where they can learn/practice to achieve proficiency. We recommend two weeks max to complete, although some finish in a day or two, and others (often those who have zero experience with computers) will take a little longer.
It seems like many college courses assume students' basic computer skills; of course, many students lack them, and this lack breeds uncertainty, extra time spent on assignments, poor communication with faculty, etc. From a faculty perspective, I can focus my time and energy on subject matter rather than on teaching computer skills.
I was wondering whether or how you approach digital literacy in boot camps or other ABE or Dev Ed programs. Do you have resources (computer labs/staff)? Do you design material or use existing? Have you seen the same benefits I have?
We have a basic course in computer skills but we could do a better job of getting people into the right stuff at the right time. They need the course *before* school starts, not while they're trying to figure it out.
Students do get referred to our tutorial lab where we can give them help with the basics but if it's s l o w typing ... that's an issue in and of itself. We once had a little course just focused on helping you with school tech stuff but when that person retired, so did the course (and nobody gets replaced here). It *did* have some very positive results.
Many of our students come in with limited computer skills. Unfortunately, we do not have any assigned training before they start the Boot Camp where they could strengthen those skills, which would be highly beneficial for all. Luckily, here at GCC the Boot Camp classes are held in computer labs, this gives us the opportunity on the first day of the Boot Camp to assist the students. The instructor, myself and an assistant work with the students one-on-one to teach them how to sign on to the computers, how to create or use their username/password for the school email/sign on. We have to help them register for the online component of the course through a website, which can be a barrier in itself as some students have limited experience with the internet. This can be a lengthy task to complete when class sizes are between 18-22.
We also face the issue of our students not having access to computers at home which effects their success in the program as one of the required components is online homework assignments. We work with these students to inform them of the computer labs in the school they have access to, about coming to class early or staying late to complete assignments and about using their local public library. While they have resources available to them not all students take advantage of these.
The keyboarding is handled through typing.com--students need to achieve Proficient level or higher. The digital literacy study material is at http://www.gcflearnfree.org/, though our staff developed the pre-assessment (the one used to test out) and each unit's quiz (if they need to practice skills). The actual quizzes are housed in the college's LMS. We ask them to move through six units: Computer Basics, Windows Basics, Word 2013, Internet Basics, Internet Safety, and Email 101/Office 365 Online. Each quiz in each unit can be taken until passed at 80%. We neither encourage nor object to these quizzes taken "open book"--the course isn't intended to be a major hurdle. Actually, if a student has not passed several attempts, we might encourage open book!
We've been spread a little thin, but it would be great to create our own material for digital literacy! Hope this helps!
Thanks to everyone for this very interesting discussion. As a former adult educator and current researcher/PhD candidate, I have been speaking with low-income pre-college adults who have a lot of hope about the benefits of college. Many also, however, have experienced trauma and never saw "school" as a supportive and meaningful endeavor. I also find many have learned a lot from their lives, as well as from work, but may not consciously see themselves as "learners". Have you found similar trends in your work with students? What is happening in terms of using what adults already know and are interested in as a way to help them connect to school? I really worry about the impact on student motivation and self-concept when students take the Accuplacer and are told all they do NOT know...
Great observation! I know that in a traditional classroom setting there's a fine line between allowing students to develop literacy on subject matters meaningful to them while still preparing them for future classwork that does not directly have meaning to them. Needless to say, each instructor is tasked with showing how anything connects.
As a part of the grant, though, we have a couple advantages. First, I get to speak to potential students before they take the Accuplacer: I can assure them that no matter the result, we have an answer, a path, that will work for them as individuals. Also, the Adult Learning Academy is contextualized to particular career pathways (a luxury most traditional settings do not have). For example, students who will enter training to be a nursing assistant will read and write about healthcare. This at least encourages investment based on current interest and future utility. The faculty and staff are also developing a version of the curriculum that will have wellness as a theme; the idea is that we can explore wellness (emotional, physical, vocational, etc) in a way that connects to individual lives, encourages personal/societal reflection, and prompts forward thinking while developing core literacy skills. It's an experiment for us! But the goal is, as you say, to help learners connect to the knowledge they have coming in while keeping in mind their academic/vocational goals.
Hi, Janet -
You may want to check out the Career Pathways Toolkit for ideas about Career Pathways program planning and development. There are a lot of excellent resources that have been developed by fellow LINCS members and contributors. If you have questions, please bring them to the community, and I'm sure others will be able to help you find answers.
Mike Cruse
Career Pathways Moderator
Thank you again for participating in this discussion - we will be hosting a webinar next week to discuss Contextualization- check out more information here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/supporting-student-success-contextualized-learning-webinar
Thanks in advance for your participation!!!
On April 13, 2017, from 1-2 p.m. (ET), the U.S. Department of Education's Supporting Student Success project team will host a webinar titled Supporting Student Success: The Hybrid Approach. The one-hour webinar will feature St. Louis Community College's Adult Learning Academy (ALA). The ALA is an innovative approach to developmental education which integrates all promising practices identified by the Supporting Student Success project – acceleration, contextualization, and student support.
Registration for this event is required. Join us here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1736453597635056641
The Supporting Student Success project disseminates successful strategies in promoting student success in Adult Education and Developmental Education programming. This is the third of four webinars. Each webinar highlights a different promising approach to program design – contextualization, acceleration, student support, and a hybrid design model. The webinars feature community colleges implementing these practices, which are aimed at increasing the college transition and completion rates of lower-skilled learners at their institutions.
All webinars will be recorded and available for later viewing in the LINCS Community Postsecondary Completion group.
Future Supporting Student Success webinars will be held on the following dates:
- Supporting Student Success: Supporting the Whole Student – May 9, 2017, at 2 p.m. (ET)
For more on this project and related topics, check out these earlier discussions/webinars available in the LINCS Community:
- Re-Visioning Instruction and Support at Community Colleges to Support the Whole Student (discussion)
- Building Bridges Between Adult Basic Education and Developmental Education (discussion)
- Intensive Skill and College Readiness Programs at Community Colleges (discussion)
- Supporting Student Success via Contextualized Learning (webinar)
- Supporting Student Success: Accelerated Curriculum for Impact (webinar)


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Not gonna lie, I had no idea this mod was balanced around Wait either. I've always kept the settings on Active and normal speed. There was ONE boss that I lowered the battle speed on because he was that horrible, but that's it.For anyone who has time, what's the real significance between Active vs Wait (and I guess Recommended too, which apparently is not recommended)? I already know what it does, but strategy-wise, what's so important that it makes Wait the 'intended' setting?
I actually have the Requiem Mod for FF8 installed, and I found it rather enjoyable for the most part. However, one of the major problems that it runs into later in the game is that because physical damage was significantly nerfed and magical attacks were greatly buffed, it relies far too much on magic. It eventually becomes a tedious process of casting Meltdown on the enemy (oftentimes several times as the hit rate is reduced), casting Double/Triple on your party and spamming Flare, with healing sessions in between. You can use limits for damage if you really want to, but they've pretty much have all been nerfed in a significant way, and magic is the better means of dealing damage. The spell Aura doesn't always land, and even has a chance of causing Death if it does. There really is no other viable alternative, so it gets extremely uninteresting once you realize that's pretty much the only thing you can do. I know this is probably a "Duh" thing for you, given how balanced you made this mod, but having one strategy completely outclass everything else just doesn't make for a fun mod. Making it so that there is something you need to do differently with almost every boss battle/random encounter so that one strategy isn't completely favored over another is what makes the experience more enjoyable.
I'm not sure it can be played if you don't speak french, there are lots of changings even in texts. But I thought about the mod you prepare, I know for sure that mexico has done a lot of hexedits so he can be of any help.
It's been explained before, but for Active in general:Active on faster speeds mitigates differences in ATB speed, such as via high Dex or Haste, allowing you to enter your action during enemy animations.Time sensitive buffs like Barrier and Shield deteriorate constantly, thus benefiting fewer attacks. Enforces parity since this also goes for enemy Barriers and Shields. You can still Slow your own tank to extend the duration of buffs at the expense of actions.Acts as a difficulty spike if you are slower to make commands; enemies take more actions than you as you think about your next action. Faster speeds just make the spike more frequent as you can be attacked more while you think.Wait, on the other hand:Wait can allow you to optimize the duration of time sensitive buffs by stopping them from deteriorating during animations, thus allowing them to benefit more actions.Can also optimize turn advantage if you happen to have a faster ATB gauge than your opponent (again, like via Haste). Setting ATB speed to slow makes this easier to accomplish, but can also make dealing with enemy defensive actions a chore.For animations that do not stop the ATB throughout, such as simple attack animations, you can abuse a free party member by entering a menu to prevent the ATB from moving during your actions. You can deny enemy ATB by trying to keep the ATB paused while your actions are queued. This also lets you take as long as you want to make decisions, making it the easiest mode to work with if you like having time to think.For the most part, optimizing ATB speed, Wait, and using Active vs enemies with temporary buffs isn't necessary to beat the game. It's just an extra strategy that you can employ to swing things in your favor or make a disadvantage less severe. Recommended is not recommended, as you said, but it will do some of the work to extend the benefit of temporary buffs so that they benefit more actions. You can still use it and win.
I'm afraid not, it's PC only. It'd be impossible to port the mod as-is to PSX as well due to differences in file format, size restrictions, etc. That being said, I could make a 'lite' version for the PSX game; it'd probably use stock enemy models for the new encounters though and I'd prob need to do some trimming on top of that.
I was fighting Protoroth a few days ago, and I saw something odd happen. He used one of his magic attacks that turned Aeris into a Frog, and when I went to cast a spell, I noticed that Pearl was the only spell that she could cast. I know that Frog is supposed to disable magic and limits, so it seems a little weird. Is this supposed to happen??On another note, in regards to the mod you're starting on for FF8, did you know there's an unused enemy called "Dummy"? Do you think that enemy can somehow be restored for the mod as an optional superboss or something?? Just an idea I had.
Also, quick question, for the Boss at the Quadra Magic Materia, is there another strategy besides:Spoiler: showConfuse all the little bombs with Hades/Bad breath/Confuse and then cast Demi 3 on them one by one and hope that random chance is your friend and they use their insta kill/eject on another confused bomb death attack to continue the chain reaction until only the big boss is left instead of using it on you.
So I've been trying to fight the Kaktuar boss in the purple materia cave and I'm stuck. I know the mechanics necessary in order to defeat him, as I beat in my last playthrough, but now that I'm doing a no SP run, things are much different this time. Since physical attacks are the way to go, I figured I could give Tifa a chance to shine and load her up with Water Element and the God Hand with 255 accuracy. However, because of his high evasion and more importantly, luck, Tifa can't land a lot of hits on him. I tried giving her the Amulet, which raises her Luck by 75, but even that really isn't doing much. Since all of the characters are now super-fragile because of No SP, and the Amulet's penalty of preventing barriers, Tifa can't really survive very long. I do have some SP Mines and Fletch Rockets that deal a decent amount of damage, though, and I've been using them with my other two characters. Kaktuar is also not susceptible to any noteworthy status ailments, either. My question is: do I have no other choice but to rely on those items, or is there something I'm not thinking of??
First, I want to say great work on this mod. I have been playing non stop all week and love it. I just made it to disk 3, and have gone to the Shinra mansion for the Zack fight but cannot get it to trigger. Is there something I need to do before this? I did skip the mideel flashback so I was wondering if that caused issues with this sidequest.
Only if it's possible to get the FF7 files off the phone and onto a PC (they're the same as the PC files, just encrypted) and there was then a way to get them back onto the phone reassembled with the patched files. Unless it's possible to patch them ON the phone with an app?
So there is a data folder; inside that should be a scene.bin, a kernel.bin, kernel2.bin, a battle.lgp, and an flevel.lgp. If those can be replaced with the NT versions, and the app put back together, then it should be patched unless there's some security over file modification. Could you show me a screenshot or two of the contents of the data folder? Specifically the data/battle and data/lang-en? (lang-en may have a slightly different name due to language)
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I counted more than 500 tweets alleging a referee high-fived Erik Spoelstra after a Mike Miller three-pointer to open the fourth quarter last night. That was only a few minutes afterward, so there've likely been another few hundred since. So let's set the record straight: there was no high-five. The referee (Monty McCutchen, if you care) is giving Spoelstra a tap to get him off the court and back onto the sidelines. Spoelstra's arm is out, but you can see pretty clearly the contact is with the coach's gut, not his hand.
So that's settled.


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