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♠ As it turns out, starving your citizens by diverting resources to ballistic missiles makes people sit up and take notice of you. As with all things concerning foreign policy, it is safe to assume everyone is lying. North Korea said the missile touched down about 60 miles off the Russian coast, Russia says, "Eh, it was more like 300 miles away from our coast". Not that it seems to matter. The narrative–excuse me; the Narrative says that North Korea is dangerous because it is building these missiles that are 1. long range and 2. capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It wouldn't surprise me in the least, however, if it is learned that some other country is handing its outdated missiles to North Korea–after filing off the VIN numbers, of course.
The Great Powers of the world need the backwater North Koreas of the world to keep their own citizens in check. "This tiny country that can't even feed its own people is threatening us all with Nukular Nyalashun! The only sensible thing for you to do is to give us copious amounts of power over your lives. Heck yeah, 'Murica!"
♣ Attorney General Jeff Session acknowledges (though he doesn't know it) that the Drug War incentivizes violent crime. Quote: "Drug trafficking is an inherently dangerous and violent business. If you want to collect the drug debt, you can't file a lawsuit in court. You collect it with a barrel of a gun." His solution? Keep the status quo. It's much better to keep and mourn over the violence than to allow a situation where drug lords are suing each other in actual courts of law. That would be nonsense. He goes on to talk about the number of Americans who die from drug overdose.
I would be interested to hear how many Americans died due to government overdose. It's a serious and growing problem. People start out with just a small hit; maybe a law requiring the wearing of seat belts, and before you know it they're demanding that government throw people in jail for "not believing in 'climate change'".
♥ That nice Scottish girl, Kara McCullough, wins the Miss USA title, even though she thinks that "health care is a privilege". Well, she's only partially correct: I infer that she means health care should not be mandated to the point of throwing people in jail for not providing it to someone else.
But health care isn't even a privilege. It is a responsibility. Each individual is responsible for his own state of health–within reason, of course. It's possible that a person suffers from some disease because his mother or father was promiscuous, and so passed their various diseases to the child. Otherwise, each of us knows what we need to do, and it's pretty basic: eat healthy, exercise, avoid unhealthy activities like smoking, drinking alcohol (to excess), and motorcycle jousting (to excess).
When someone declares "health care is a right", then what he is saying is that an individual should be provided "health care" (actually, medical services), even if it entails expense on the part of another person. You have to pay for his health care; it's a right! (smiley emoji goes here). It is a brutal philosophy, that violates God's law to not steal.
That's right; people who advocate for government-mandated universal "health care" (medical services) are probably going to Hell. One Corinthians 6:10.
♦ The McDonald's Corporation is spending a lot of its own actual money to help its franchisees fire people. I mean, er, to help its franchisees move into the 21 Century™. The money is to help install the ordering kiosks and such. It won't be too long before the cooking is done by robots, too. We'll all be out of a job , because robots will get all the jobs, and, and, MASSTERIA!!!!!
My Sunday School teacher talked about working at McDonald's back in the 1970's. He was an order taker. He didn't stand behind a counter, punching buttons with pictures of burgers and fries on them. What he did was go outside, and ask people their orders, and he would have to remember what they would order–no notebook. Then he would go back and tell the cooks what was needed. I don't remember everything he said, but it was interesting. There is a book, McDonald's: Behind the Arches, that details the company's founding. Great story. I first learned about it through one of Dr. Thomas Sowell's books on economics (probably Applied Economics, the best-selling sequel to his hit, Basic Economics).
I like McDonald's even if I am not always fond of its food. It's not always cooked right, and I have to be in the mood for it. I remember when they had those heat lamps, and columns of burgers on the slide. That was the best. That was actual fast food. "I want two cheeseburgers and a large fry." The clerk turns around, grabs the cheeseburgers off the bottom of the slide, grabs the fries, and you slap down your money and you're gone. Ah, the good old days.


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Mario Williams and Redskins fans talk mushrooms
Not sure which was odder:
1) Redskins fans taunting Mario Williams by using references to video games that were popular 20 years ago, or
2) Mario Williams thanking those Redskins fans for helping motivate him on a day in which he sacked Donovan McNabb three times.
The exact nature of the taunts is a little unclear. The Texans' Web site said fans were saying "eat a mushroom, and all that." The AP, meantime, said fans were saying "you need a mushroom, and all that." Either way, the taunts involved mushrooms, and the response from Williams was the same.
"They got their mushroom," he said. "They definitely got it. It's nothing but motivation, nothing but hard work and playing for each other on the field and, like I said, just getting that crowd quiet."
And Williams's reaction to Andre Johnson's game-tying catch?
"That whole crowd, they got quiet and we got crunk," he said.
In fact, Williams took time out to specifically thank the FedEx Field crowd.
"I definitely want to say, you know, I appreciate the help from the fans behind our bench," he said, via the Texans. "It really meant a lot, talking all that noise. It's great to have 92,000 (fans) shut up."
(A commenter points out that I'm horrifically out of touch with modernity by not knowing that newer versions of Mario Bros. remain popular. Apologies.)
(Someone else points out that the Texans show Super Mario graphics when Williams makes a big play. So clearly I'm the real idiot here. I can accept that.)
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I love that Mario is thinking about our fans during the game, means we are doing something right. Nice jobs fans!
Posted by: Hondo5 | September 20, 2010 9:48 AM | Report abuse
You sound surprised that fans were making a reference from a video game from 20+ years ago. Remember that there are still some people in the stands who cross-dress, carry parasols, and wear pig noses for some reason.
Posted by: cao091402 | September 20, 2010 9:56 AM | Report abuse
Dude, Super Mario Bros. for Wii is the best-selling video game of 2010.
Posted by: pb42 | September 20, 2010 10:16 AM | Report abuse
Redskins' fans don't have a whole lot to cheer about with their sorry team. Oink! Go Texans!!
Posted by: IM1RU12 | September 20, 2010 11:07 AM | Report abuse
As a proponent of taunting by home team fans, I'm not sure anything was done "right" by fans toward a guy who went out and sacked McNabb multiple times. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose with fan taunting. There's a difference between getting in a player's head and having the player turn taunts around as motivation.
Posted by: GFisher1 | September 20, 2010 11:12 AM | Report abuse
Mario is still one of the most popular characters IN ANY MEDIUM in the world. As someone mentioned, the latest Mario game is the best-selling Wii title this year. Pretty much anything with the Mario game is a sure-fire blockbuster. It's a pretty normal reference to make.
Posted by: thezapperdigital | September 20, 2010 11:48 AM | Report abuse
I was at the stadium and it was LOUD. Ask Rackers why he shanked his first FG attempt. Or their punter why he shanked a couple of his attempts. Or why their KO returner stepped out at his 1-yard line to open the game.
Of course since they won the match, he'll say he used it as motivation. Do you think if Gano's kick had made it, Williams would have been thanking the fans?
Posted by: tundey | September 20, 2010 12:18 PM | Report abuse
Strange. I sat right behind Houston's bench and did not hear anyone saying anything about mushrooms. Mostly, we were heckling Matt Leinart. Tho one guy was obsessed with Jackson. Didn't see anyone saying much to Mario, though it's possible it was someone in the Dream Seats since they were in front of us.
Posted by: Barno1 | September 20, 2010 12:44 PM | Report abuse
Strange. I sat right behind Houston's bench and did not hear anyone saying anything about mushrooms. Mostly, we were heckling Matt Leinart. Tho one guy was obsessed with Jackson. Didn't see anyone saying much to Mario, though it's possible it was someone in the Dream Seats since they were in front of us.
Posted by: Barno1 | September 20, 2010 12:45 PM | Report abuse
who heckles matt leinart anyway?
Posted by: Poopy_McPoop | September 20, 2010 1:47 PM | Report abuse
Talk's cheap, Mario. Thanks for a little return motivation should we meet again in the near future. You were lucky once and won't be lucky again.
Posted by: Rational_Man | September 20, 2010 4:03 PM | Report abuse
Quite a few people heckling Leinart, Poop. I was doing it mostly because he's an a---ole who took my friend to court over the rights to the website www.mattleinart.com, which my friend smartly bought while leinart was still in high school.
Posted by: Barno1 | September 20, 2010 5:37 PM | Report abuse
yeah but picking on matt leinart is like picking on the kids on the short bus.
Just too easy.
Posted by: Poopy_McPoop | September 20, 2010 9:05 PM | Report abuse
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Since its inception in 1993, Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has inherited the Qatar Monetary Agency's monetary strategy of targeting the exchange rate. The formal framework for the exchange-rate policy is a fixed parity between the Qatari riyal (QR) and the United States dollar (USD) at QR 3.64 per dollar. Hence, the de facto priority objective of the QCB monetary policy is to keep the QR stable against the USD. Consequently, QCB monetary policy is drawn and implemented to manage the short-term interbank interest rates with a view to sustaining the fixed parity between the QR and the USD. The current QCB interest rates framework focuses on the average overnight interbank rate (AOIR). The QCB overnight Lending Rate replaced the Repo Rate in 2002 as the main indicator of QCB monetary policy stance. The liquidity concept key to QCB monetary policy is the commercial banks' current-deposits account at QCB, since these funds can be immediately used as means of payment at the banks' initiatives. Therefore, the aggregate current-deposits account is referred to as "primary liquidity" or "QR liquidity."
Monetary Policy Committee
The primary responsibility of the QCB Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is to formulate QCB's monetary policy. The MPC is chaired by the Governor and includes the Deputy Governor, the Director of the Department of Researches & Monetary Policies and the Director of the Department of Public Debt, Banking Affairs and Issuance as members.
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Since 2003, the church has owned the building next door to the church, which was used by a youth charity. When this closed down, the church was left with an empty, disused building. In 2014, we started to ask the question, "What Next?" As we took a look at all the church was doing, we realised that we needed a bigger space to house all our work with children and families. But what should that look like? So we decided to ask the children! Not surprisingly, their ideas were so much more imaginative than anything the adults would have come up with! Altogether, about 60 children and young people had their say in the designs, which included the theater stage, kitchenette, hobbit hole, Faraway Tree and the favourite of all, the 'bounce room'!
Matthew 19 v14 in the Bible was an inspiration to us. Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these". We fought hard to retain the children's ideas, even in the face of opposition from adults, some architects and even builders, who at times said it couldn't be done. When it looked like the project would be too expensive, we got creative, sourced items online cheaply, and gathered the help of 60-70 volunteers, including the children and young people.
Our amazing, wonderful, creative God, has been our inspiration and source of wonder throughout the whole process, bringing people together to achieve the most marvellous and awe-inspiring place. The finished World of Wonder is a masterpiece of artistry, craftsmanship, imagination, and charm, created in fine detail by so many different hands.
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Lasting friendships are an important part of life, but making friends can be difficult for many people. Unfortunately, it can be even harder for people who are developmentally disabled, especially those who struggle to form meaningful connections with their peers. One California man may have a solution.
Recently, Ben Raskin created Friendi, an app specifically targeted at those with developmental disabilities, such as Autism, Asperger's, and Down Syndrome.
Raskin created the app with his 22-year-old friend and neighbor, Jared Selfridge in mind. Selfridge has autism, and his mother said her son has always struggled to make friends. She explained that she can teach him important life skills, but she cannot make friends for him.
Currently, the app is just in the beginning stages of testing, so there are not a lot of users yet. Friend matching for the app is based upon distance, age, and common interests. Parents can be involved in the process, messaging each other and exploring local resources for their children. The app takes some of the awkwardness out of meeting someone new. Not only can children form new friendships, but their parents can also connect with others in similar situations.
Of course, there are currently several apps for children with developmental disabilities, including apps that help children learn to read and that help them understand emotions. Then there are several dating apps and social apps that connect people to others with similar interests. Friendi is unique, though, in that it combines the two types of apps, appealing to a specific audience that is often overlooked.
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***Please note that The Colorado Hiker is no longer being updated. For current information on this trail and other Colorado tips, please visit Nomad Colorado. You can find specific information on this trail by visiting the South Valley Park page on Nomad Colorado.***
Trailhead: South Parking Lot Trailhead
Activities: Hiking
Closest City / Town: Denver, CO
Driving Directions:
- From Denver, travel south on C-470.
- Take the Ken Caryl Avenue exit and head west.
- Turn left onto South Valley Road.
- Avoid the South Valley Park north parking lot.
- Take a left on Deer Creek Canyon Road.
- The south trailhead is located on the left.
- Note: There is a portable restroom facility at this trailhead. For picnicking and better restroom facilities go to the north trailhead (see the Swallow Loop trail description).
Hiking Distance: 4.6 miles (roundtrip)
Description: South Valley Park is a great, easy way to escape the hectic hours and toils of urban life. Moreover, you don't have to travel a great distance to get there (at least for Denverites). However, like many other Jefferson County Open Space parks that line the Front Range along the Metro Denver corridor, South Valley Park can be scorching hot in the summer. We recommend finding time during the fall, winter, or spring to visit the area.
From the south parking lot, head north on the only trail that leaves the lot. Hike north for 0.4 miles, and take a left at the first trail junction onto the Swallow Trail. After another 0.2 miles of trekking, take another left at the second trail junction. The trail will cross over South Valley Road to the west side of South Valley Park.
Make the short climb up the hill on the west side of South Valley Road. The Grazing Elk Trail winds 2.2 miles through a pristine prairie full of blue grama (Colorado's state grass). This area is probably the least visited in all of South Valley Park, offering a decent amount of solitude. Moreover, it provides some of the best views that the Ken-Caryl Valley has to offer. The Grazing Elk Trail is actually a loop. After completing the loop, return to the south parking lot via the same way that you came.
Note that this hike can be done in conjuncture with the Swallow Loop.
Worth Noting: South Valley Park is a dream for many geologists and archeologists. The Park's solid rock monoliths and walls exhibit both the Fountain and Lyons formations very well. By way of comparison, the Fountain Formation was formed when rivers and streams eroded the ancestral Rockies down and deposited sediment along the Front Range. This material subsequently solidified over time. This layer became exposed when the current Rocky Mountains, which were uplifted between 50 and 70 million years ago, shot out of the ground. Other examples of the Fountain Formation include the Boulder Flatirons, Red Rocks near Morrison, and Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
On the other hand, the Lyons Formation was created primarily by the force of wind. The Lyons Formation is weaker than the Fountain Formation, which is why climbers generally gravitate towards areas like the Flatirons and Garden of the Gods, while steering clear of places like South Valley Park (besides, climbing is not allowed at South Valley). Sandstone from the Lyons Formation can be seen on many of the building exteriors at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
From an archeological point of view, the Front Range of Colorado has some of the oldest human remnants in North, Central, and South America. Evidence suggests that South Valley was inhabited by hunter-gatherers 12,000-10,000 years before present.
In its more recent history, John Shaffer purchased much of the valley in 1913, naming it after his sons, Kent and Carroll (i.e. "Ken-Caryl Valley"). After going through a number of successive landowners, South Valley wound up in the hands Martin Marietta. Martin Marietta, now the Lockheed Martin Corporation, sold South Valley Park to Jefferson County Open Space in 1997. Lockheed Martin still owns a large facility to the west; the building is highly visible from many areas of South Valley Park.


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Is it Really Time Already?
by Neva Cole
Different parts of the country are already thinking about "Back to School" in early August so Imagine is sharing a few ideas for the season. Our schedule here in Oregon runs a little later, so we still have a bit of time before thinking school supplies and fun fall activities. With my layout I wanted to have a color cohesiveness with the embellishments, because the patterned paper by BoBunny and my photos are bright and multicolored. It is easy with a bit of VersaColor ink and Imagine Embossing powder.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 90 minutes
Step 1
Select the journal card for the layout and hand journal with the fine tip end of a Memento Dual Tip Marker in Bamboo Leaves. Ink the edges in Scarlet and add irRESISTible in Lady Bug, Pear Tart, and Shimmer to the apples on the card to add a little dimension and shine. Set aside to dry.
Step 2
Stamp each of the embellishments on the yellow striped patterned paper. You can see my practice on the scrap paper in the background. A variety of school themed and alphabet stamp sets were used to create the various title strips. VersaColor ink in Scarlet is heat embossed with Candy Red Embossing Powder. The eyeball is stamped in VersaColor Black and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder. It was the perfect choice for an embellishment on a photo of the dissection of a cow eye! For the strips that were not already labels, the edges are inked in succession and heat embossed. After each edge cooled the next edge was completed.
Step 3
To make the chipboard letters match the color scheme exactly they are enameled with the Candy Red embossing powder. The surface was sanded so the first layer of VersaColor Scarlet would adhere more readily. Use tweezers to keep the numbers from moving too far as it is heat embossed. Immediately add another layer of embossing powder while the layer on the chip board number is still hot. Continue the process until a smooth enameled look is achieved. I did three layers of embossing powder. With the iterations, there will be excess embossing powder that will not adhere and blow around on your craft table so you can also do this in a small box, and some will stick to the metal tweezers requiring a bit of clean up.
Step 4
Select patterned papers. I chose BoBunny's Toy Box line using ABC, Storytime, and Cheerful. All the photos are backed with the yellow striped side and the edges are inked with direct to paper technique using VersaColor Scarlet. ABC paper is cut with a circle cutter and the edges are inked with VersaColor Scarlet. All pieces are set aside to dry before adhering together as the inked edges can mark up your project if you get in too much of a hurry.
Step 5
Adhere everything together and enjoy the memories of a fun fall!
- VersaColor − Black and Scarlet
- Embossing Powder − Candy Red and Black
- Memento Dual Marker − Bamboo Leaves
- irRESISTible Pico Embellisher − Shimmer, Lady Bug and New Sprout
- Craft Mat
- BoBunny − Toy Box, ABC, Storytime, and Cheerful
- Unity Stamp − Smarty Pants
- Inkadinkado − Test Tubes
- The Paper Company − Grade School
- Hero Arts − Tiny Carnival Letters alphabet
- Tweezers
- Acrylic blocks
- Heat tool


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Initiative of verification audit for accessibility features in Railway Stations
main purpose of the MoU between the DEPwD and SPA Delhi is to conduct verification audit of 10% major railway stations which have been made accessible
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Smt. Shakuntala D. Gamlin, Secretary, DEPwD, M/o Social Justice & Empowerment and Dr. P.S.N. Rao, Director, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, today in the presence of senior officers of DEPwD and SPA, Delhi.
The main purpose of the MoU between the DEPwD and SPA Delhi is to conduct verification audit of 10% major railway stations which have been made accessible.
The verification audit of 70 railway stations in 25 states will be completed within 6 months. In first phase, 15 important railways stations will be audited. Subsequently, 25 and 30 stations will be audited in second and third phase.
On receipt of verification audit reports, Ministry of Railways will take steps for any further modification and corrections if required, to improve accessibility of the stations.
Accessible India Campaign (AIC) under the aegis of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) M/o SJ&E is a flagship campaign launched on 3rdDecember 2015 by the Prime Minister, with the vision to create a barrier-free environment for the ease of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
Implementation of the Campaign was based on making three essential aspects of daily living in everybody's life universally accessible, namely; Built – up Environment, Transportation Systems and Information &Communication Eco-system.
Railways is an important means of transportation used by the general public. The DEPwD has been coordinating with Ministry of Railways to make railway platforms, ticket counters, toilets alongwith railway buildings accessible used by the public.
Ministry of Railways has informed the DEPwD that they have made 639 out of 709 major railway stations accessible under AIC.>


text: I did my nails again, this time pale pink and white. I wanted something fun and girly, what's more girly then pink right?! ;) I played a bit more with them this time, they are not all the same and I love it. Lately I just love changing them more often the I used to. Last ones were more serious and like someone called them - vampire nails he he, but i didn't mind, I love being different even crazy different ;) you can see them here nails - red. Only tool that I used was my dotting tool, but you can use a simple toothpick too. Simple, easy and girly!!!


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When it comes to tea parties, the pretty little details are everything. Below, you'll find all of the embellishments and decorative items we will be using for the Mother's Day tea party.
Doilies are the loveliest part of tea parties! You will need lots of dainty, paper doilies to decorate your tea table with. I got French lace paper doilies from PrettieParties. You can get various sizes in colors that fit your theme. Our tea sets are very colorful so I decided to go with white lace doilies in order to add a touch of elegance to the table. I will be placing 4" doilies under cupcakes, and 8" doilies under every teacup and saucer.
Gift tags can be used in many ways. You can attach them to invitations, party favors, or use them as table cards. Luna Gift Tags offers a great selection of pretty gift tags. I got plenty of tea party themed tags. They have scalloped edges, embossed borders, and come with coordinating ribbon. I plan to hang them from teapots to indicate what type of tea is in each teapot.
Ribbon can add color and charm to anything! I got a lovely assortment of the ribbon from TheGildedBee. You can get pretty pom pom ribbons, gorgeous garland trims, and luxurious novelty embellishments. The colors look like yummy treats which is why I decided to store it in the candy box. I will be using these on party favors, Mother's Day cards, and on presents. I will tie some of them on tier servers to add some whimsy to the tea table.


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I am very sad to report that Scrap N Pieces had severe server issues, they tried to restore the store, but it is cost prohibitive to do a completely new store. They were closed for a few days and unfortunately will not be reopening.....:( As I was exclusively designing for them, I am currently without a "home." I am searching for a new home and I am continuing to design with that in mind. Below I have included the message from Scrap N Pieces for those that have not seen it.......I will keep you posted on my progress.......;)
As some of you may have noticed, the store has been down for the last couple of days. After two days of hard work, it looks like the information for product downloads has been lost. The cost and time to reconstruct, re-upload, and continue to maintain that section is not going to be possible at this time. We are so sad to say that the store will not re-open. If you have made purchases in the last couple of weeks that you have not downloaded, please let us know by emailing admin@scraps–n–pieces.com and we will work at getting those products to you. The forum will remain open for a week or two in case there is any information you would like to gather from there. We, as well as most of our designers will continue to sell at the other stores that we are currently selling at and some will be adding new stores. Please follow along and continue to support them. Their information will be available in their newsletters, on their blogs and Facebook pages. We have loved being part of this community with you over the past 6 years. We have made so many friendships and hope that those will continue to last. Never fear, we aren't disappearing altogether, we will just be available at a different place. Thank you all so much for your continued support of Scraps N Pieces. We love you and will miss you. Our Scraps N Pieces Chatter Facebook page will remain open so we can keep in touch. This FB page as well as our Scraps N Pieces business FB page will remain active. All of our personal products are still available at our My Memories store and keep watching here for where else we will be opening.


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I know there are lots of retro blogs out there...and here's another one! ;) Just stuff from my own collection. (unless otherwise noted) I'm gonna try to post stuff that's at least 20 years old, but a bit newer is okay too, innit?
Sunday, March 25, 2012
What could've been...
I like it! They would have used these for the 1995-96 season but, of course, became the Colorado Avalanche instead.
I know the post isn't too retro, but it's kinda neat in a retro-future-never-happened kind of way. :p
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Warning: Potential Spoilers.
I was watching Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 silent film Strike for a second time when I noticed the use of owl related imagery. As the film introduces each of the spies the Imperial state sent to spy on the striking workers, the Owl's vignette struck me as familiar to something I had seen before:
"The Owl" from Strike
"BOB" from Twin Peaks
Of course, this may be sheer coincidence, but it's no stretch to imagine that David Lynch, one of the greatest American directors/producers of the Avant Garde, drew inspiration from Eisentstein, arguably the greatest of the directors of the early Soviet Avant Garde. Then again, maybe great minds simply think alike. Any thoughts, fans of either Eisenstein or Lynch?


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Secondary Distribution of HIV Self Tests by Female Sex Workers: An Innovative Strategy for Promoting Male Partner Testing and Reducing HIV Risk
Widespread HIV testing and counseling is the essential first step in HIV treatment and prevention efforts. Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among those likely to be HIV-infected is also one of the UNAIDS "90-90-90" targets. However, roughly 55% of HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa remain unaware of their serostatus. Men in particular are far less likely to test than women, and there is also a dearth of interventions targeted to high-risk populations in which regular repeat testing can be beneficial. Even less common has been the occurrence of couples testing, which can have a greater health impact than individual testing by resulting in improved sexual decision-making, including increased condom use and increased antiretroviral therapy use to prevent sexual and vertical HIV transmission. HIV self-testing is a promising approach that has the potential to substantially increase access to testing for individuals and couples in a manner that is confidential and empowering for users. Data from across the globe demonstrate high interest in and acceptability of self-testing among a wide range of populations. Although HIV self-testing can be a good alternative for those not engaged in regular repeat testing, little is known about the optimal distribution strategies for facilitating self-test use by the hardest-to-reach individuals. One innovative strategy is 'secondary distribution' of HIV self-tests, whereby an individual who is given multiple self-tests can distribute them to sexual partners or to others in their social network. This project will evaluate whether secondary distribution of self-tests by female sex workers in Kenya can be used to fulfill multiple HIV prevention goals, including the promotion of HIV testing among high-risk men and the facilitation of results disclosure, couples testing, and safer sexual decision making. Building on prior evidence on the feasibility of this strategy, this study will conduct a randomized controlled trial in which female sex workers are randomized to receive multiple self-tests or voucher to refer partners to clinic-based HIV testing. Aim 1 tests whether secondary distribution of self-tests by female sex workers results in greater identification of HIV-infected men and safer sexual behaviors. Aim 2 involves conducting in-depth interviews to assess study participants' experiences distributing self-tests to their sexual partners. Aim 3 will determine the cost-effectiveness of secondary distribution of self-tests by female sex workers. The project will help determine whether HIV self-testing can be useful for furthering multiple HIV prevention goals. It will also provide guidance on optimal distribution strategies for self-tests as countries in sub-Saharan Africa develop HIV self-testing policies and scale up the availability of self-tests.
Principal Investigator:Suzanne Maman
Funding Source: NIH NIMH
Grant Number: R01MH111602
Funding Period: 9/15/2016 - 6/30/2021
Primary Research Area: Population Health


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Heritage hogs bring new markets
Tom Primmer says that living through the ag crisis of the 1980s taught him how to deal with adversity. "I look closely at my expense and debt load," he says. "I try to keep it as low as I can."
He says farmers cannot control the weather or markets, but they can control their own spending. "Since we don't know what will happen in any given year, I have always tried to take a more conservative approach to my farming decisions."
Key Points
• Managing expenses and income can keep farms viable in troubling times.
• Heritage-breed hogs offer a niche market for farmers.
• Direct marketing allows communication with consumers on key issues like prices.
That mindset led Tom, along with his wife, Colleen, to create a unique pasture operation in Adair County. They supply the market with sustainable products from their farming system.
Reviving the breed
There are Herefords roaming the couple's northern Missouri fields, but they are not cattle. The red and white four-legged animals rooting around the pastures are actually pigs.
The Hereford hog is considered a heritage breed. Unlike other heritage breeds, however, the Hereford is a standard-size hog, weighing roughly 200 to 250 pounds by 5 to 6 months of age. Mature boars weigh about 800 pounds; mature sows, about 600 pounds.
The breed was developed in Iowa and Nebraska during the 1920s from Duroc, Chester White and Poland China bloodlines. However, Tom is quick to point out that the Missouri town of LaPlata claims to be the home of the original Hereford hog. "That controversy still exists today," he quips.
The name was inspired by the breed's color pattern of intense red with white, the same as that of Hereford cattle. "The breed registry calls for hogs to be primarily red, with a white face and two or more white feet," Tom explains.Over the years, the couple developed several niche markets for the hogs.
In demand
The Hereford breed began to decline in numbers during the 1960s, when the pork industry moved away from purebred pigs in favor of the crossbred hog. Today, with fewer than 2,000 Hereford pigs in the United States, the demand for breeding stock and show pigs keeps the Primmers busy.
The Primmers manage roughly 20 sows on a pasture system. Sows have access to huts for shelter in each paddock. They farrow twice a year, with the winter farrowing designated for the show-pig market.
"We sell roughly 50 pigs for show pigs each year," Tom says. "They make a great 4-H or FFA project." The family has raised a number of Missouri State Fair champion Hereford hogs.
They will sell another 50 pigs as breeding stock. "There are very few breeders left in the country," Tom says. In the last five years, they have sold hogs to 18 different states.
Consumer choice
The family markets the remaining 150 hogs directly at farmers markets and restaurants, and off the farm.
"Our consumers want to know where their meat comes from," Colleen says. "They like to be able to talk with us and visit the farm to see the hogs in their natural environment."
When the H1N1 (also called "swine") flu made national headlines, the couple received telephone calls to discuss whether the meat was safe. "We felt good that they called us directly," Colleen says. "And they trusted us." The open communication with customers has also allowed the Primmers to share the effects of the drought.
"We tell them how our input costs are going up," Colleen says. "They understand. They hear about it everywhere."
The couple expects the direct-market aspect of their operation to continue to grow. "People want to know where their food comes from," Tom says. "They want to buy local."
CONSERVATIVE ways: Tom and Colleen Primmer credit their conservative approach to finances and farming for sustaining their hog operation during drought years.
RED rovers: Two Hereford pigs run throughout the pasture paddocks at Primmer Pasture Pork.
This article published in the January, 2013 edition of MISSOURI RURALIST.
All rights reserved. Copyright Farm Progress Cos. 2013.


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The last time I trawled the scholarly 'sea' for relevant, quality research was when I was studying for my Postgraduate Diploma/MEd around 5 years ago. Back then, citation and impact factor, government papers and contemporary, trending theorists and topics were the way to navigate, assess the waves and hopefully make a good catch.
But nowadays there are 'donuts.' Woven, colourful donuts that visualise the online 'attention' that scholarly articles in journals attract. And before you start thinking that I've had a senior moment and mixed up my home baking blog with this one, I am in fact referring to the donut style visualisation from Altmetric.com, a company who have 'created and maintained a cluster of servers that watch social media sites, newspapers, government policy documents and other sources for mentions of scholarly articles,' bringing all the recognition together to formulate article level metrics or "alternative metrics."
Altmetrics.com present a very user friendly 'Explorer' interface for search and analysis using the Altmetrics API (also available for scholars/developers), a bookmarklet that you can drag to your search engine task bar that will report on attention received by research you visit online and embeddable 'donut' or label badges to denote online impact on users' article pages. The two previous highlighted links also provide simple overviews as does the embed below.
Besides Altmetrics.com, there are a variety of websites and projects that are calculating online impact, such as ImpactStory, Plum Analytics, Public Library of Science (PLoS) and Publish or Perish. In turn, publishers have begun providing such information to readers, including the Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier and (again) the Public Library of Science,
The evolving field of altmetrics provides article-level data. This is in contrast to the traditional bibliometric, journal level, citation method which has received criticism for it's quantitative bias that can be slow to reveal impact and open to manipulation.
As the altmetrics method uses a range of data sources, it is suggested that it can provide qualitative as well as quantitative information, and aspires to give a finer tuned picture of an article's influence. It also has possible advantages of constructing that picture at a much greater speed than that of academic publishing.
However, as altmetrics are still in their infancy, there is not as yet a shared view on what choices, analysis or data combinations are a reliable indicator of influence. In addition, there is debate on the correct conduct within and across Twitter, blogs and other social media sources. Altmetrics.com comment themselves in their blog that , 'Each altmetrics tool will have its own way of handling suspicious activity,' and that they use 'a combination of automatic systems and manual curation,' that does take much time and effort and so the company also requests that users aid monitoring and report anything unusual.
In terms of addressing scholarly consistency and widening access and impact to research, Ernesto Priego comments on the need for curating and maintaining an academic audience on Twitter, so that a tweeted article is propelled to an optimum reach. A 'yin yang' synergy of qualitative and quantitative methods is also argued for, with one informing and the other tempering, culminating in a fair and hopefully trustworthy measure.
Finally, just as assessment has always needed moderation in my familiar world of education and teaching, so does setting agreed standards in what constitutes quality assessment of research in order to bring excellence and consistency to practice. DORA (the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – to which Altmetrics.com has signed) currently provides recommendations for academic institutions, funding agencies and organisations that supply metrics, reminding us in its 2012 report that it is 'imperative that scientific output is measured accurately and evaluated wisely.'
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In your new book, you seem to want to recast the Rapture in a warmer light.
Actually I want to cast the nature of God in warmer light. The Rapture is a time of incredible mercy and grace. If you only look at the people who defy God, it's a negative time. But if you look at the whole population, it's a blessed time.
But you can hardly blame people for being scared. You've done as much as anyone to plant the catastrophic events of the Rapture in people's minds.
I wouldn't plead guilty to that. All we're doing is fleshing out the prophecy of the Bible. There is going to be a time of tribulation, but keep in mind that that seven years comes just before the millenium. The Tribulation is there to let people make a decision about Jesus Christ. For those who accept God's plan, what follows is nothing but utopia. But for those who reject it, it's eternal loss. I don't think that's different than what any Christian would tell you.
And yet the Rapture isn't considered orthodox Christian theology .
I think that is an erroneous conclusion propagated by the amillennialist and reform church movements. The truth is, Christianity is divided between those who take the Bible literally and those who take it figuratively. Those who take it literally are far more in the majority, if you're talking about evangelical Christians--Southern Baptists, Assemblies of God and independent churches, like the Brethren. There are a lot of denominational groups that accept this, so I don't think it's fair to say [it's a minority view]. Lets face it, we've sold more than five million copies of Left Behind books, and they say every copy is read by 10 people. Five million times 10 is a lot of people.
Is buying the book a sign they ascribe to millenialism?
No, but it's a sign they think about the future. Some are not even Christians. In my new book, I want to show that God's future is merciful. I believe we've been silent too long about the mercy of God and overexaggerating the wrath of God.
Who has overexaggerated the wrath of God?
The church. Those who don't take the time to teach the truth about prophecy are leaving it to people who want to be negative about the wrath of God.
The Old Testament is full of God's wrath and vengeance. In the New Testament, Jesus preaches forgiveness and love. How do you account for the change in God's approach?
I don't think it does change. In the Old Testament, God shows mercy on those who turn to him. He never calls out to the holy people and says "Turn to me." He calls out to the sinful people. The acts of God are pointed at the adulterers, the abominators. And he sends people to warn them time and again. He sent a prophet to Nineveh and the people repented and he spared them for 100 years, before they strayed again and he destroyed them. Is the Lord to blame because they rebelled against him?
There is a change in that respect. In the Old Testament, God raised up prophets--the books of the Old Testament were written by them. In the New Testament, he raised up the apostles and after the first century, he gave the Revelation. Now it's the church that has the job of spreading the word. And by the church I mean policeman and fireman and others in everyday lines of work. If they are fulfilling their commitment, they are sharing their faith.
You cite a couple in the book who are afraid to have children because of what their offspring might have to go through during the Tribulation. Are the Rapture and Tribulation really that iminent?
Well, first of all, people like that are selfish. And second, lots of people have tried to predict the time, and none of them have got it right. It's better to live each day with the Rapture in mind.
Can a person be saved if they don't believe in the Rapture?
Sure. There's no verse in the Bible that says you have to believe in the Rapture. You are just better informed. The only requirement is having faith in Jesus Christ, and a child understands that and could have that.
In Luke's gospel, Jesus predicts catastrophic events, but says they will happen "before this generation passes away." Some say that means he was talking about and to the Jews in the first century. How do you explain that verse?
The question is how to decide what generation he's talking about--the disciples or the one seeing the signs? There are many predictions that Jesus referred to that have yet to take place. In Matthew, in the parallel passage to the one in Luke, Jesus said he will keep us from the hour that will try the whole earth. That has never happened. Those who try to make the destruction of Jerusalem the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecies are unbelievable to me.


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Things definitely happen for a reason. It seems like all the stars are aligning at once…hopefully we can pull off this end-of-the-year project.
The Giver
I've been teaching middle school English for nearly four years now. My first year in the position, I was fortunate enough to inherit a rather large classroom library. One of the books caught my attention, since we had so many copies: "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. I knew that I could never possibly read every book that we had in the library, so the idea passed.
As the years went by, we introduced initiatives such as 1:1 class sets of iPads, mobile labs, and BYOD. I found myself relying less and less on our classroom library, and getting more and more techy. Tools such as Actively Learn provided digital copies of many of the same books, as well as several others, so there was never a time when we ran out of copies. Plus, organizing the classroom library was time-consuming, and generally a pain. So, I didn't put up much of a fuss about passing on our classroom library to a new teacher who inherited my room this year.
(Sidenote: I now recognize the value of a balance of media, both digital and print.)
Interestingly enough, "The Giver" resurfaced somehow in conversation a few months ago, most likely with other English teachers in my PLN. As opposed to picking up a copy in the classroom across the hall, I decided to download it in the Kindle app on my iPhone. It took me a long time to get to it, but I'm glad that I finally did.
I'm not going to ruin the book for you, but let me just say that if you haven't read it, you probably won't be disappointed. I am a huge fan of The Hunger Games. This book addresses similar themes, but I do believe it came first. I really enjoyed it, in that it has even more ethical considerations about dystopian societies.
Yesterday, I was pleased to see that it was made into a movie and available for rent from Redbox. I literally just finished watching it…haven't cried or thought so much from a movie in a long time. Even though I know most of what would happen already, it was magical to see it unfold in front of my eyes.
My Students
The school year is winding down, and my students will soon leave for high school. It is a bittersweet occasion…I really wanted to teach this particular group of eighth graders, because it felt like everything was coming full circle. In our K-8 French immersion school, students began taking English class in second grade. For many of them, I was their first English teacher when I came in 2008, so I really wanted to also be their last here.
In addition, over the years, I have worn many hats at the school. I have taught this group of incredible young people in some capacity for at least five years, if not more. As a result, we have formed an incredibly strong bond, that feels more like a family than anything else. Truth be told, I am having a hard time letting them go, but that's a blog post for another time.
Anyway, another thing that makes this group unique is their ability to dig deep and have rich discussions. This year, we have addressed topics, with wisdom ranging well beyond their years: systematic injustice, abuses of power, media bias, medical ethics, euthanasia, and more. I have never witnessed such a level of maturity and passion. They have taught me just as much as I have taught them.
I always tend to ramble when I talk about my kids…I will attempt to get back on track.
The Grand Finale
In these last days of school, we will not have a lot of class time together, as there are various end-of-the-year celebrations, trips, and other activities. In our curriculum, we are wrapping up the unit on Drama (their final projects are due June 1), and beginning Author's Study. To be quite honest, in these past four years of teaching middle school English, I have rarely even skimmed the surface of the final unit, particularly because the students get carried away with Drama, and I let them (hee!).
This year will be different.
I already promised my students that their Drama project would be their last assessment grade. However, I never said it would be their last project. After watching "The Giver," the skies opened up, the angels started singing, and my plan smacked me upside the head.
After the final SRI test on Tuesday and Wednesday, we are going to watch The Giver together, to kick off our author's study of Lois Lowry. As we do, the students will reflect by blogging about many of the themes in the movie (prompts TBD). This viewing/blogging process will take approximately three class days (quite possibly our last three class days).
That right there could be the end…"have a nice summer, don't forget to visit," etc. But for us, it will only be the beginning.
I really want to learn with my students, and read the other three books of the series. Thanks to my PLN, I now know how effective a Voxer book study can be. I'm very excited to use a this model with my students, especially now that group admins have more control.
Our book study will go on indefinitely, open to whomever in the class who would like to join. Hopefully students will take me up on the offer, as I think it will achieve multiple goals. This will allow them to remain in contact, even after they leave the school. In addition, and most importantly, we will continue to learn together. My hope is that when we finish the series, students will recommend other books that we can read.
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Matt Prigge has written about film for Philadelphia Weekly since the all the way back at the turn of the century. He of course means the turn of the 19th. He's also written for Metro, Nerve, Nashville Scene and Phawker. Some of his lesser accomplishments include discovering air, founding Paul McCartney & Wings, personally building the Guggenheim brick by brick and catching sharks. Cats seem to like him.
Some favorite movies: The Last Laugh, Un Chien Andalou, Bringing Up Baby, A Matter of Life and Death, Daisy Kenyon, Pierrot le fou, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles, Airplane, Baby Boom, Virile Games, Cold Water and Sátántangó.
Some favorite movies that never happened: Orson Welles' Don Quixote, Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune, Jacques Tati's Confusion with Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks, Mad Max 4, Michael Cimino's Footloose, Oliver Stone's Planet of the Apes and Mikio Naruse's The Return of the Pink Panther Returns.
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Richard J. Davidson, PhD, is a renowned neuroscientist and one of the world's leading experts on the impact of contemplative practices, such as meditation, on the brain. He is the founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The following is an excerpt from the documentary film The Science of Wisdom. In this interview, Dr. Davidson discusses how he came to studying meditation from a neuroscientific perspective, the role of the prefrontal cortex in meditation, the interaction of meditation and immunocompetance, and the intersection of wisdom and contemplative practice.Question Index:00:21 As a neuroscientist, how did you come to studying mindfulness?
1:40 So, when did things begin to change?
3:01 What are some of the specific benefits that you have found with the combination of neuroscience and meditation in terms of well-being?
5:11 In 2003, you reported on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Would you discuss more about the prefrontal cortex, and how it's affected by various forms of attention training?
8:08 In a few of your papers that you have co-authored, you've made mention of neurocognitive benefits with meditation, how does that work for the average person if they were to start meditating? How might they see these differences in their brain function or in their physiology?
10:31 More recently, you have published papers where you introduced mindfulness into classrooms? What kinds of results have you found from these studies?
14:08 There has been some recent research with meditation and wisdom. Would it be fair to say that you think there could be a link between wisdom and meditation in terms of a healthy society?
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The Best Backyard Patios in Toronto
The best backyard patios in Toronto are hidden gems that feel like an urban open-air escape (particularly for those without backyards or patios of their own) where one can enjoy a drink, a meal and some pleasant conversation (or personal introspection) in a relaxed outdoor setting.
Here are the best backyard patios in Toronto.
Burgers, beers and a large, beloved back patio with big trees to provide shade make this Danforth pub an ideal laidback hangout destination.
No longer really a secret, this bar hidden in a small Kensington Market mall has a happenin' back-alley patio with food, drink and DJ collaborations aplenty.
Live music, pool tables, a retro vibe and a huge back patio make this Parkdale spot a fave for enjoying a pint or three.
Count yourself incredibly lucky if you manage to nab a seat at this popular Bloordale bar's leafy, lovely and charming backyard patio.
This Portuguese grillhouse's location at College & Dovercourt boasts a massive back patio with picnic-table seating for sipping sangria while enjoying grilled meats and watching a game on one of the flatscreens.
A great hideaway on King East at any time of day, this pub's fun patio keeps busy with a ton of brews available on tap, a kitchen that stays open late and an all-you-can-eat weekend brunch buffet.
Found just off of Pearl Street behind King West's El Caballito, the often-packed El Patio offers tacos, tequila, margaritas and cervezas amongst colourful decor for a festive summer season.
Firepits, lawn games and cabana seating make this Wellington West lounge-meets-club created to emulate a Beverly Hills-style residence the epitome of backyard chic. Cocktails at the outdoor bars and BBQ eats for snacks make it perfect for summer partying.
It's difficult to resist the charms of this serene and dreamy back patio at this cafe and cocktail bar in Little Italy, with its hanging white lanterns and fairy light-covered trees.
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George Simpson (meteorologist)
Sir George Clarke Simpson KCB CBE FRS[1] HFRSE (2 September 1878 – 1 January 1965) was a British meteorologist.[2] He was President of the Royal Meteorological Society 1940/41.
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George Simpson making scientific observations in the magnetic hut during the Terra Nova Expedition.
George Clarke Simpson
2 September 1878
|1 January 1965(aged 86)
|The Chree Medal and Prize (1951)
Fellow of the Royal Society[1]
|Scientific career
|University of Manchester
Meteorological Office
George Clarke Simpson was born in Derby, England, the son of Arthur Simpson (the proprietor of a department store in East Street) and his wife, Alice Lambton Clarke.
He was educated at Derby School. He then studied Science at Owens College in Manchester graduating BSc in 1900 and then doing postgraduate studies at the University of Göttingen.
In 1902 he visited Lapland to investigate atmospheric electricity. In 1905 he became the first person to lecture in meteorology at a British university when he was appointed lecturer at the University of Manchester. In 1906, he joined the Indian Meteorological Service as an Imperial Meteorologist at their headquarters in Simla and inspected many of the meteorological stations in India and Burma. In 1910, he and his colleague Charles Wright were the meteorologists for Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition. Given the nickname 'Sunny Jim' by the other expedition members, he constructed one of the continent's first weather stations, conducting balloon experiments to test the atmosphere and determine how altitude affects temperature. Simpson recorded the temperature and wind observations at the base camp at Cape Evans. He also held command of this station for several months when Scott and his party left for the journey to the South Pole in November 1911.
Returning from Antarctica after the death of Scott and the other polar party members in August 1912, Simpson went back to Simla to re-join the 'Indian Meteorogical Services' which had its head office in Kolkata and its branch office in Simla. Whilst in Simla, George Simpson lived at Khud Cottage, today also known as Madan Kunj. It was here at Khud Cottage that Simpson compiled the notes he had made on the Antarctic exploration.
Currently this cottage belongs to Rajeev Madan, and it has been in his family since 1939. Khud Cottage was also the erstwhile residence of the Governor of Burma, during World War II when Burma was occupied by Japan.
When the First World War broke out in 1914, many of the staff of the Indian Meteorologist Department were drafted for military service. From March to May 1916, Simpson had to perform army service as the meteorological adviser to the British Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia, which now forms part of southern Iraq. Later, he was called upon to serve as Assistant Secretary to the Board of Munitions and had to leave Simla again.
In 1920 he was appointed Director of the Meteorological Office, London. He went on to be its longest serving Director, retiring in 1938. During his tenure as Director, he was engaged in research work in the fields of atmospheric electricity, ionization, radioactivity and solar radiation. He investigated the causes of lightning and in 1926 established the Simpson wind force scale, a modification of the Beaufort wind force scale which is the current standard scale used worldwide; still called the Beaufort wind force scale.
Simpson was knighted by King George V in 1935.
When the Second World War began in 1939, Simpson was recalled from retirement into active service, and was asked to take charge of the Kew Observatory. There he continued his research work on the electrical structure of thunderstorms until 1947.
Simpson was awarded honorary doctoral degrees by the universities of Manchester, Sydney and Aberdeen.
Simpson died in Bristol on New Year's Day, 1 January 1965, at the age of 86.[3]
Simpson married Dorothy Jane Stephen, daughter of Cecil Stephen, on 23 September 1914. They had four children: Scott Simpson (1915–1981), Professor of Geology at Exeter University; Arthur Simpson (British scientist specialised in the study of plants and sea animals); Oliver Simpson; and Jean Simpson.
Honours and awardsEdit
- Hon DSc (Manchester & Sydney)
- Hon LLD (Aberdeen)
- Fellow of the Royal Society, 1915[1]
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1919
- Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1926
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, 1935
- President of the British Meteorological Society, 1940–1942
- The British Antarctic Survey's Ice and Climate Building in Halley Bay, Antarctica (75° 35'S, 26° 40'W), is known as The Simpson Platform, in memory of Sir George Clarke Simpson.
- ^ a b c d Gold, E. (1965). "George Clarke Simpson 1878-1965". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 11: 156–175. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1965.0011.
- ^ George Clarke Simpson, 1878–1965 by Gordon Manley, in Journal of Glaciology, vol.5, Issue 42, October 1965, pp. 873–874
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.


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iOS 6 Announcement Was the Most Popular Occurrence on WWDC
According to tweets from WWDC 2012 Keynote, iOS 6 announcement was really the hottest topic out there. Retina display MacBook Pro release, OSX Mountain Lion update and other products by Apple weren't even nearly close to the newest firmware's popularity. A firm that specializes in social media research – Simply Measured, made an analysis for over 150 k tweets sent on Monday with #WWDC hashtag. The research showed that iOS 6 announcement was the most popular and trending topic among others.
The speed of tweets delivery was most impressive – around 1000 tweets per minute – 16,6 tweets every second during Apple CEO Tim Cook and high profile Apple executives introduced iOS 6 and other sweet innovations.
Tweets that included info about iOS 6 made up about 18% of all the #WWDC Twitter talk beating MacBook's Retina 15% (that's about 23,300 tweets). The upcoming Mac update – OSX Mountain Lion got only 6% of tweets. The least interesting was the talk about iPhone – the handset mentions got only 5% of overall tweets.
Generally, the results are not especially surprising concerning today's situation in gadget consuming space. Just one simple fact: in today's post-PC era over 50% of Apple's revenue comes from iOS-related product sales.
The most popular terms within #WWDC topics were Retina – 5%, Maps – 3%, Facebook – 3%.
What is more astonishing about World Wide Developer's Conference by Apple – is the attention that event attracted on Monday. Tweets related to it literally flooded the 140-symbol news network. Furthermore, 8 of 10 service's trending topics were occupied by the event which caused the site to get down several times. Do you know any other company that can bring such noise around their announcements?
Those numbers give us a clear picture on event's popularity among Twitter society. Apple was always good at such type of events and promotions and the company doesn't seem to lower their standards. The upcoming event this fall (reportedly in October), will bring even more excitement and talks about the company and new devices e.g. iPhone 5. We'd recommend Twitter admins to add more horsepower to their servers by that time.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
A lost art of sewing?
How to knit and sew are a couple of things. My mother-in-law
knits beautifully but she says she can't teach me because I'm left handed! I'm still
determined it can be done!
Starting next week Melissa of Pink Satin Sashes
(formerly of Cranberry Cottage) will be giving me sewing lessons! I can't wait to
learn how to properly use my sewing machine. There is so much toile material
calling out to me!
Another form of sewing I really want to learn that is quite an art is shown
here on this gorgeous piece of antique linen...
This piece of linen material is just incredible to touch. Thick and so luxurious!
On all corners of the fabric is a stencil just waiting to be sewn. Someone had
started a small section of it. Whoever started this piece was doing a beautiful job.
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- AnonymousNovember 12, 2010 at 9:10 PM
It is so thick and wonderful to feel, almost silky. Thank you Pamela I had a good day.ReplyDelete
It looks lovely, Pamela. I think it's satin stitch, maybe padded satin stitch.ReplyDelete
My daughter is left handed and her mother-in-law is teaching her how to knit. It seems to be working quite well.
Hi Pamela, That is a beautiful piece of linen, I hope you can find out how to do it so you can finish it off. I'm left handed and can knit. Not sure if I knit lefthanded or not!ReplyDelete
I just purchased a book called "left handed embroiderer's companion" by Yvette Stanton. I ordered it through Amazon.com - it looks amazing. There are more embroidery stitches than I ever knew.ReplyDelete
As I mentioned I'm left handed and decided to crochet right handed when I took it up again in 2008. It seems to be working out ok. I've made quite a few things and don't have to fuss with reversing patterns.
I didn't realize that there is a left handed or right handed way to knitting. I took a class in knitting so many years ago I just don't remember but it seems to me if you hold a needle in each hand why not just do it as a right handed would.
There are so many great tutorials/videos on Youtube that you should be able to teach yourself how to do any craft. Any of it just takes practice. Try it - you could finish that beautiful piece of embroidery you have.
It looks absolutely beautiful:))ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend, hugs Biljana
I hope that you find someone who can teach you or someone who can finish this lovely piece.ReplyDelete
It's gorgeous.
Oh, I am so excited for you, to learn to sew with the help of a friend makes it so much more fun. This makes me remember helping my girlfriend sew a skirt for her bathroom sink, lots of giggling involved. Have fun you two.ReplyDelete
Oh you will have fun sewing! I love to sew-especially when I have the time to do it. I believe that stitch is simply a satin stitch...and one of the easiest ones to do. However, the person that did this was particuarly talented..as I don't see much variation in her stitches at all. Look at the back...and if it is too "perfect" it was probably done as a satin stitch on a machine. Whatever it is-it is a beautiful piece..and I love the fabric it's on. If that was done by hand you are looking at hours and hours of work for what was done so far.ReplyDelete
I don't knit either and I wish I did! Maybe when I get old....hahahaha...oh-wait...I AM old! Hugs- Diana
sewing! I ALWAYS sucked at sewing! What a shame too, because look at some of the beautiful examples you provided of what one can do. I still need help with 'bobbin threading 101' It completely confounds me.ReplyDelete
Never learned to knit, but I sure could teach you to quilt! Oh, that wasn't on your list. Oh well. If you ever want to learn, crazy quilting is fab fun. All those embroidery stitches and beads and such.ReplyDelete
My grandmother taught me how to cross stitch, candlewick, crochet and knit, but I never learned more than the absolute basics when it came to sewing. That is on my things to learn list...ReplyDelete
I cannot wait to hear about your progress in learning how to sew. The linen pieces you pictured are gorgeous and I hope you can figure out how to finish them.
~ Tracy
Hi Pamela, weird...I commented on this post yesterday, but it didn't show up, so here I go again! I love that satin stitch, and there are some fancy sewing machines out there that can do that. I hope you get the machine you want soon. Now you've inspired me to try some more of my stitches on my machine. Have a great weekend. :-)ReplyDelete
I recognize that stitch on the linen piece - my neighbour has it on her machine. for appliques and stuff too. I am actually purchasing knitting needles today and my mother in law is going to teach my daughter. I though it was a great way to spend time together and visit. this is my inspiration:ReplyDelete
Beautiful linen. I have no idea what that stitch is called...not on my machine. I'd love to learn to knit someday, too. How exciting for you to be getting sewing lessons. Enjoy, sweetie! Just stopping in to say hello...haven't had but a minute to blog hop the past week or so. ♥ReplyDelete
Hi Pamela, how excited to be taking sewing lessons... can't wait to hear more about your adventure! Have a wonderful Sunday... hugs~~~ DaphneReplyDelete
Ohh I am learning to sew too! My Mum has lent me her machine and I've made a couple of cushions so far. I'm hoping to get my own machine for Christmas! So exciting :)ReplyDelete
Christine x
Oh Pamela! If we lived closer, we could take some sewing classes together. I started quilting in 2007 with a friend and made a quilt for our living room and then 2 more quilts..one for my mom and one for my dad. They are almost finished. I put them away for the summer, and I haven't done too much with them since...which is terrible I know. I agree with you...knitting and sewing are such wonderful hobbies. Angie xoReplyDelete
When I read this certain blog...I think of you because this scrapbooker/artist/blogger loves all things Victorian and pretty just like you. You should go visit her blog and scroll down into her archives and see some of her little handsewn projects and decor. All so beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Angie xo


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Corporate Social Responsibility
To BMW Manufacturing, Corporate Social Responsibility means being a catalyst for change. We strive to set examples for those we work with, for, and around with high standards of environmental management, corporate giving, and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be in South Carolina, and we appreciate the many different relationships we have established here.
Through education, environment, and other philanthropic efforts, we carry out our pledge to diversity. As citizens of both the global corporate economy and the Upstate community, we integrate these commitments into everything we do at BMW Manufacturing. We support dozens of local and statewide organizations, including our most visible initiative, the annual BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. Every partnership is an instrument of change. Each contribution is a reflection of our principle.
Corporate Giving:
Over $36 million through 2014.
- 47% to education
- 35% to the community
- 18% to the arts


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The colangitis, and the hepatic lipidosis, both common types but of feline diseases of the liver, can take to the fault of the liver if they do not treat in time. The colangitis is an inflammation of the biliary conduits and it is associated to the feline virus of the leukemia as well as feline infectious peritonitis. The conventional regime of the treatment includes antibiotics, stimulating of the appetite, immunosuppressive corticoesteroides and other drugs. The hepatic lipidosis, or the disease of the greasy liver, consists of abnormal fat levels certain that are accumulated near the liver. It is a idioptica disease (a disease whose exact cause does not know) that he is associate mainly to the loss of appetite and obesity. The tension, is also known for being one the factors that take to the loss of appetite.
The cats find generally difficult to adjust to an atmosphere changed like the displacement to a new home or arrival of a new kitten. Estan in tension even when the owner this in tension. There are occasions of the occurrence of the disease of the greasy liver due to the colangitis, inflammation of the pncreas, as well as a hepatic tumor. Like in many other conditions of health, the prevention is better than the treatment. It considers natural supplements and remedies herbal that support the health of the liver. Also there are natural remedies for mascots that help in reducing to the tension and anxiety, as well as to help him in the handling of the weight. The exact diagnosis for dogs of a disease of the liver and the cats are with a biopsy. The cats with disease of the greasy liver are an anesthetic risk and a sample takes shelter normally with the aid of fine a percutnea or laparoscopica needle. The hepatic lipidosis needs to be taken care of immediately to avoid fault of the liver.


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You see this? I have a confession to make. I've consumed exactly seven of these matcha parfaits for La Palme D'Or since June. I don't know what it is about these parfaits that make me crave them the way I do, because there are a ton of other good desserts in Hawaii. The first time I had the matcha parfait, it was shared between two friends. And then second time it was shared with my mom and sister. And the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh time, I had no intention of sharing with anyone. I must have gotten greedy somewhere along the way.
I first noticed the matcha parfait (sitting along the chocolate and strawberry parfait) at the beginning of summer. I like food in cups. I like vertically stacked foods (as long as it's not difficult to eat). And I love, love cream and cake and truffles and macarons!! You see, the parfaits are not created to be dessert of their own, like the custard puffs, cocoa-hazelnut cakes and Japanese cheesecakes. They're made of the leftovers. The broken. The unusable. I'm sure there are a good number of cakes and desserts that are broken, have toppled over. Or maybe there's an excess of cream, and crumbled macarons. All the rejects get together and are magically assembled into clear plastic cups and lined up next to the pretty desserts in the glass case waiting for some ignorant fool to fork over $3.50 in exchange for the parfait. I happen to be one of the ignorant fools.
The first four times I had the parfait, it was always a fun surprise. Once I found dice-sized cubes of dark chocolate ganache mingling with a vanilla sponge cake and custard. On another occasion, I dug into shards of white chocolate with little pink hearts piped into the surface of the chocolate.
But on the fifth, sixth, and seventh occasion something changed. The parfaits were uniform. There were no longer any surprises. The exact items that appear in parfait #5, were found in #6 and #7! No random walnuts floating in the cream. No nibble of cheesecake or cube of strawberry gelatin. Essentially, the parfait came to be its' own dessert. It was no longer a vehicle for smashed in leftovers. I suppose somewhere along the way the demand for these parfaits increased to the point where the bake shop found it profitable to turn the dessert of mishmash into something fit for regular production. Cakes were baked and matcha creams whipped specifically for this dessert alone.
Nowadays if you walk into La Palme D'Or and you order the matcha parfait, you will find layers of chocolate cake, matcha cream, dark chocolate ganache, a lot more cream, and a matcha macaron pressed nicely on the top. The element of surprise is completely gone.
A part of me was sad, cause I really like surprises. Especially good surprises. But another part of me was happy. I like to think my excessive patronage of the parfait contributed in a small way to moving it up from the bottom of the social dessert ladder to become a creation of its own.
Oh. One more thing. I would actually suggest sharing this dessert. (Note that I don't necessary practice what I preach). The parfaits are fantastic when you are limited to maybe 10 bites. But when you eat alone and you eat 30 bites it gets boring. And the excess of cream will make you sick. Are you curious about the chocolate and strawberry parfaits? Sorry I can't help you there. I've only had the matcha parfait. Seven times.
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9yo Perth boy battling brain cancer dies
The little boy whose parents opposed his cancer treatment has died.
Oshin Kiszko, 6, died peacefully in his mother's arms on Wednesday morning.
His mother released a statement to 7 News in Perth saying: 'My love Oshin took his last breaths peacefully as I lay cuddling him at 2am this morning.
'Oshin's journey has been extraordinarily traumatising for him and I am grateful he no longer needs to suffer through this nightmare.'
Oshin was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour last year.
Controversially his parents, Angela Kiszko and Adrian Strachan, chose quality of life for their son, opting out of treatment.
A court order in March forced Oshin to undergo radiotherapy, however; in September a judge ruled he should be moved to palliative care instead of being forced into treatment.
Angela posted an emotional tribute to her son on social media, news.com.au reports.
'How do I truly let go of my love, my only son Oshin,' she said.
'It took me a process of weeks just to say the words 'that it's OK for you to go and it's OK for you to say for I will love you beyond forever, more than to the moon, around all the stars, around the Earth and back to my heart'.'


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News from the Universe, February 2017
Each month, I host the Public Lecture Series at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Before introducing the main speaker, I present some Hubble discoveries and other astronomical findings and events called "News from the Universe".
The stories I covered for the February 7, 2017 lecture are:
-- A shadow across the disk of TW Hydrae may indicate the presence of an unseen planet
-- Nebula NGC 248 as observed by the SMIDGE project
Here are the description and links to the main speaker's presentation for the February 2017 Public Lecture Series:
Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal The Cosmos
Priyamvada Natarajan, Yale University
The cosmos, once understood as a stagnant place, composed of the ordinary, is now an expanding universe filled with dark mysteries. The formation and growth of black holes, dark matter halos, the accelerating expansion of the universe, the echo of the big bang, the discovery of exoplanets, and the possibility of other universes - these are some of the puzzling cosmological topics of the early twenty-first century. Dr. Natarajan will delve into the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past century and provide a tour of the "greatest hits" of cosmological discoveries. The acceptance of such new ideas about the universe and our place in it has never been linear and always contested even within the scientific community. However, as shifting and incomplete as science always must be, it offers the best path we have toward making sense of our wondrous, mysterious universe.
- On the STScI webcasting page (speaker only): Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal The Cosmos
- On the HubbleSiteChannel on YouTube (full event): Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal The Cosmos
An archive of lecture webcasts back to 2005 is available at STScI Webcasting: STScI Public Lecture Series Archive.
Most lectures since spring 2014 are also in a HubbleSiteChannel YouTube playlist: STScI Public Lecture Series Playlist.


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We are really proud to have Kyana on our team!
Check out WITT (Women in Trades Training) here: https://www.facebook.com/womenintrades and watch a short video featuring Kyana.
Grand Opening of Shiny Hansen's Truck Wash!
Darcy McKeown (Owner, Progressive Ventures Construction Ltd.) First to Drive-Thru!
Ground Breaking Ceremony at the new Kondolas Store site location
Ben Kandola (owner, Kondolas) with mayor Dave Pernarowski, David McKeown and Darcy McKeown (President, Progressive Ventures) and Bob York (Senior Estimator, Progressive Ventures).
Progressive Ventures Renovates Happy Gang Centre kitchen with donation from local lottery millionaire Bob Erb.
(Story below from Terrace Standard Newspaper)
Its last day of serving lunch is this Friday and renovations are scheduled to take a week, says Happy Gang Centre kitchen project coordinator Susan Broughton. The only things that are staying are the grill, the stove and the fridge. The rest is a total gut," she said.
That means new cupboards, a dishwasher that will be rented, new counters and a new and more efficient tea and coffee serving area right outside of the kitchen. Most important will be the installation of a tray rail system so that people with mobility or other issues won't have to cope with balancing food trays as food is placed on them.
"Some of the people have walkers and some are in wheelchairs," added Broughton.
The 40 volunteers who share kitchen duty will also have a rented dishwasher of the kind that dish and cutlery trays can be slid in one side and out the other. "It'll make for easier and more efficient handling," said Broughton. The centre opted to rent a dishwasher so that it can keep up to date with newer models requiring less maintenance and upkeep. Broughton, who is acting as the go-between between contractor Progressive Ventures and the Happy Gang Centre membership, said it was important to include the volunteers in the renovations planning.
"They were able to make changes that fit their needs. This is a renovation project right down to the colours," she said. "This project is important to all of us. The kitchen is the heart of the centre. It makes the money to keep the bills paid. Without the centre, your average person will be sitting and looking at four walls."
Other than replacing flooring and dishwashers when required, Broughton believes this is the first major kitchen project to be undertaken since the centre opened 33 years ago. The last major project at the Happy Gang Centre was the installation two years ago of an elevator, making it easier to use the downstairs for recreational activities.
Terrace, B.C. jobs fair helps locals looking for work
Progressive Ventures attended the "BC Jobs Starts Here" exhibit, continuing to train and hire locally.
View the article in the Terrace Standard online
November 2012
The guys in the Progressive Ventures office are participating in Movember!
UPDATE: Total Raised CAD $1,820
Ranked #4276 out of 23751 teams in Canada
Captain: Hatha Callis
Team URL: http://ca.movember.com/team/878329
For those who aren't familiar, this is an initiative where we start clean shaven at the beginning of November and grow and sport the best mustache we can until the end of November. In trade, we're asking you to donate to the Movember fund.
The link to our team page is here: http://ca.movember.com/team/878329 You can go to that link to see updated photos of the Progressive Ventures moustaches and to donate. Just click the "Donate To Team" button. All donations are secure, online transactions directly with Movember & Sons Canada.
For more information on the programs we are funding please visit the following:
Progressive Ventures value the positive business relationship we have with TIM-BR MART, especially
during the current construction of one of our projects in Tsay Keh Dene.
We are pleased and not surprised to hear of their recent success being recognizing as outstanding retailers and a top supplier!
On October 27, Victory Building Centre of Mackenzie, BC won TIM-BR MART's prestigious Retailer of the
Year Award for Western Canada. The award was presented at the Chalifour Canada Retailer Buying
Expo at Place Bonaventure in Montreal, QC.
In operation since 1967, the TIM-BR MART Group is a $2 billion+ member-owned organization serving
over 750 building material and hardware retailers, commercial dealers and manufacturers across
Canada. The organization exists to help Canadian entrepreneurs involved in the sale of building
materials and hardware be more profitable. To learn more about TIM-BR MART, visit
Proud Sponsors of the 2012 Terrace Kidney Walk
Progressive Venture's Construction is proud to be a Regional Silver Sponsor of the 2012 Terrace Kidney Walk. The Terrace Kidney Walk will take place this year at Furlong Campgrounds on Sunday, August 19th and will include options for Walkers, Fun Runners and Paddlers in both Individuals and Teams.
To view more event details of the Terrace Kidney Walk 2012 webpage, please visit: http://kidney.akaraisin.com/62AB8945F839436AB4B96E2EF4A6BEFC
For more information, contact Walk Coordinator Joan at (250)635-3834 or e-mail email@example.com
Northcoast Health & Fitness (One of Progressive Venture's Tenants) Region 1 Winners of BC Hydro's "Energy Fix" 2012
The Product Incentive Program provides financial incentives to small and medium businesses to replace old inefficient technologies with new energy efficient products. With the Product Incentive Program, your business will:
- Save money
- Improve the work environment
- Contribute to environmental sustainability
- Receive a financial incentive
Progressive Ventures Sponsors of 2012 Skills BC North West Regional Carpentry Competition
We are proud to have contributed to the ongoing growth of education in the industry by sponsoring the Annual Skills BC Carpentry Competition. Every year, the course exposes youth, teachers and parents to the career possibilities that exist in the trade and technology sectors by way of workshops, events and competitions that could not be possible without the help of volunteers.
2012 Skills Canada NWBC Regional Competition Results
A total of 71 students from across the Northwest region put their skills on the line in the Skills Canada NWBC Regional Skills Competition hosted by Northwest Community College on Friday, March 9th in Terrace.
Post-secondary and high school students competed in five individual competition categories and the deserving winners were:
1st place - Katie Julseth (Skeena Junior)
2nd place - Stephen Morrison (Kitwanga)
3rd place - Brandon Stella (Caledonia Secondary)
Executive of the Year Nominee Finalist 2012
Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Nominee Finalist for Executive of the Year, Sponsored by ScotiaBank.
This award recognizes the individual who has become the torchbearer of change by creating success through leading edge social and economic innovation. His/her standards of excellence and personal style provide a business role model for others to emulate.


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Should I change my website look,
Heres what it would look like.
But this is the one I have.
I just wondered if you wanted to have a new look or notI will try to make it so this will be a permanent post. and I will have a voting thing for this new website idea up for a month and when it's January I will see witch vote's win.
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A group of innovative entrepreneurs and educators, impatient with the traditional methods of academic instruction, got together and declared, "There has got to be a better way."
The leaders founded The One Nation Entrepreneur School with 'learning institute' in mind and its main purpose is to provide an alternative education system for college students. By alternative, it means smaller classes with personalized instruction. With this system, students who felt they did not fit into regular school could expect to learn through innovative teaching methods. This is not to say that it is better or worse than traditional schools, but is rather a method that caters to students who are more comfortable with this kind of system.
Opened in 2007, The ONE School is designed to be a small school. On average, there are only 10 students per class. The non-traditional methods and approach of the school is not for everybody just as not everybody is meant for traditional methods. The school believes in the "different strokes for different folks" approach to learning. Education program at ONE is more maverick, open-minded, mentor-type and collaborative.
The ONE School is an innovative learning institution that focuses on entrepreneurship. Once the students know themselves and know what to achieve, the school will be their to assist and guide them in reaching their end goals. As a progressive school, we recognize the alternative ways of education which make the students' learning experience personalized. Students who prefer a non-traditional way of learning should feel right at home at ONE.
The ONE School once opened pioneering courses in multimedia run by the School of Intermedia Film and Technology (SHIFT) and Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design and Marketing run by the School of the Fashion and the Arts (SoFA Design Institute).
Adopting the Harkness method, which espouses discussion-type instruction, the School currently focuses on Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Continuing Education Programs.
Are you meant for The ONE School?
We are looking for people who dare to dream. People who do not allow themselves be dictated by and be limited to the world's norms. People who are open to share ideas and impart lessons that would help them achieve their visions.