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1. Teachers play a critical role in enabling the educational achievement of all ākonga/learners.
2. The Treaty of Waitangi extends equal status and rights to Māori and Pākehā. This places a particular responsibility on all teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand to promote equitable learning outcomes.
3. In an increasingly multi-cultural Aotearoa New Zealand, teachers need to be aware of and respect the languages, heritages and cultures of all ākonga.
4. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the Code of Ethics / Ngā Tikanga Matatika commits registered teachers to the highest standards of professional service in promoting the learning of those they teach.
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Professional relationships and professional values:
Criteria 1: Establish and maintain effective professional relationships focused on the learning and well-being of all ākonga.
* Whanaungatanga
* PTC1 Blog Posts
* PTC 1 Google Doc
Criteria 2: Demonstrate commitment to promoting the well-being of ākonga.
* Manaakitanga
* PTC2 Blog Posts
* PTC 2 Google Doc
Criteria 3: Demonstrate commitment to bicultural partnership in Aotearoa / New Zealand.
* Tangata Whenuatanga
* PTC3 Blog Posts
* PTC 3 Google Doc
Criteria 4: Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional learning and development of professional personal practice.
* Ako
* PTC4 Blog Posts
* PTC 4 Google Doc
Criteria 5: Show leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning.
* Wānanga
* PTC5 Blog Posts
* PTC 5 Google Doc
Professional knowledge in practice:
Criteria 6: Conceptualise, plan, and implement an appropriate learning programme.
* Ako
* PTC6 Blog Posts
* PTC 6 Google Doc
Criteria 7: Promote a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
* Manaakitanga
* PTC7 Blog Posts
* PTC 7 Google Doc
Criteria 8: Demonstrate in practice their knowledge and understanding of how ākonga learn.
* Ako
* PTC8 Blog Posts
* PTC 8 Google Doc
Criteria 9: Respond effectively to the diverse and cultural experiences and the varied strengths, interests, and needs of individuals and groups of ākonga.
* Tangata Whenuatanga
* PTC9 Blog Posts
* PTC 9 Google Doc
Criteria 10: Work effectively within the bicultural context of Aotearoa NZ.
* Tangata Whenuatanga
* PTC10 Blog Posts
* PTC 10 Google Doc
Criteria 11: Analyse and appropriately use assessment and information, which has been gathered formally and informally.
* Wānanga
* PTC11 Blog Posts
* PTC 11 Google Doc
Criteria 12: Use critical inquiry and problem-solving effectively in their professional practice.
* Wānanga
* Ako
* PTC12 Blog Posts
* PTC 12 Google Doc
Ako - Practice in the classroom and beyond
* Ako Blog Posts
Whanaungatanga - Relationships (students, school-wide, community) with high expectations
* Whanaungatana Blog Posts
Wānanga - Communication, problem solving, innovation
* Wānanga Blog Posts
Tangata Whenuatanga - Place-based, socio-cultural awareness and knowledge
* Tangata Whenuatanga Blog Posts
Manaakitanga - Values – integrity, trust, sincerity, equity
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A more apt title for this film would have been something along the lines of A Neurotic Girl On The Train, or even better A Neurotic Drunk Girl On A Train. The Girl on the Train is based on a psychological thriller novel by British author Paula Hawkins which has sold over 15 million copies world wide. And as a book it no doubt made a good thriller.
As a film however, driven by it's nauseating reliance on internal monologues, it drags along at a snails pace causing the viewer to do all they can just to stay focused, awake. But as my wife who loved the book and enjoyed the film, kept telling me, just wait, just wait, things get interesting soon. You just have to stick with it.
And if you do stick with it there is a payoff by way of a bit of a twist, but you should also be given a bloody medal because the reveal just isn't enough to justify the hell you have to go through just to get there.
Sure Emily Blunt plays an awfully good neurotic drunk, but as with any drunk, the charm wears of pretty quickly, and any charm this film may have been hoping to have wears off before the end of her first train trip.
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Week from hell... almost.
Alright, here we go... Monday I had gone to lunch with my coworkers and when we came out to get back in the car found that someone had broken out my driver's side car window and stolen my purse!! OK, I know you're not supposed to leave valuables (or in this case, the appearance of valuables) in clear view but, I forgot, I was in a hurry. Damn!
Anyway, the interesting thing about it is that looking through the broken glass my very first thought was "OH MY GOD!! I am so glad they didn't take my adoption folder." You see it was sitting right there next to my purse and it wouldn't necessarily have had anything of value to another person in it but they definitely may have just grabbed it hoping for the best. Its kind of a little pink suede thing I carry all my papers around with me in. I don't always have it with me but Monday was to be a very big day for me. Bobby had taken some of his papers to the bank for notary and I was going to pick up the long awaited medical form from the doc and go to the bank later to have the notaries finished up. So it was with me. If they would have grabbed it, you know what would have happened, they would have seen nothing of value and dumped it into a dumpster. My 3 mos of work would require repeat. Not to mention the cost of having to reorder birth certificates, passports, etc. But the great thing is, they didn't take it.
Although it was a rough couple of days ie. paying to have the window replaced, two days on the phone to cancel credit cards, update online banking, auto debits, deposits, etc. It was really fine. Because in the long run my life, my real life, was not affected at all. So that's why it was "almost" the week from hell. As it turned out, even with my broken window, I drove over to the doc's office to get the form and went to the bank to have everything notarized. In fact while I was there I was able to change my account, etc. So in a way it was, uh, convenient... OK, I'm just kidding here. Truth is, it still sucked, but it did bring into perspective the reality that life is not always perfect, things get in my way and it doesn't always go as planned. People I love get sick, kids are not always "perfect", life is not always kind. But in the end, I must take it as it comes, do the best I can with what I have, and keep going forward. The only thing I can truly control is my perception of events/things/people I encounter.
I think I'll go hug my kid.....
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
Paperwork complete??
Ok, this is getting exciting. I have finally gotten the doctor to completely fill out my medical form. YIPPEEE!!! Also, I have gotten the DC approval of our letter to CCAA (China Center of Adoption Affairs) requesting to adopt. I've attached it here so anyone interested can see the type of things they're looking for. Now, all we have to do is get all these papers notarized and then we'll ship them off to the DC to have them verified and authenticated by the secretary of state and the chinese consulate. Once that's done we'll only be waiting on the I171!!!
Ok, this is getting exciting. I have finally gotten the doctor to completely fill out my medical form. YIPPEEE!!! Also, I have gotten the DC approval of our letter to CCAA (China Center of Adoption Affairs) requesting to adopt. I've attached it here so anyone interested can see the type of things they're looking for. Now, all we have to do is get all these papers notarized and then we'll ship them off to the DC to have them verified and authenticated by the secretary of state and the chinese consulate. Once that's done we'll only be waiting on the I171!!!
To The Officials Of The China Center Of Adoption Affairs:
We hope to adopt a child from The People's Republic of China.We are requesting a single, healthy, female baby between fiveand twelve months of age. We would like the baby to be
as young as possible.
As a family, we have chosen to adopt from China becauseit is a beautiful country with a rich history. Susan was fortunate
enough to be able to visit China in 1990 and enjoyed the countryand its proud people. We believe that a little girl from China wouldbe very happy in our home as we live in an area with manyChinese families. Close to our city is a large community ofChinese people where she will have the opportunity to learn about
and stay connected to her Chinese heritage.
Susan is an attorney who enjoys reading, gardening, and decorating.Bobby works for an aggregate company and spends free timeplaying sports and games with our two sons. Our adopted daughterwill have two older brothers age 17 and 15 years old who have
always dreamed of little sister. They both participate in numeroussports and love computers. We are excited to become an American-Chinese family and are already planning ways to educate ourdaughter about China. Susan has begun learning Mandarin andwe plan to have our adopted daughter learn as well. Chinese holidays,customs and interaction with Chinese Americans will become an
integral part of our family life. We plan when she is older to travel to
China so that she will be able to experience her first country personally.
We all sincerely promise to love and care for our adopted daughter
for her entire life. We will never abandon or abuse her or allow anyoneelse to cause her harm. She will immediately become a respected memberof our family and be treated the same as her two older siblings. She willshare equally in any inheritance. Education is very important to our family.Both our boys have always attended highly respected private schools withthe goal of attending and completing a college education. Our daughterwill be given the same educational opportunities. Our desire is forher to grow to be a strong, healthy, intelligent, proud woman.
For these reasons we respectfully request we be allowed to adopt ahealthy, baby girl between the ages five and twelve months, as young aspossible. Thank you for your consideration.
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Category: Honesty
Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different.
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I love Logitech's racing wheels and I grew up with several of them on hand in my home. I saved up money once for the Driving Force Pro that I used on Gran Turismo 4 and I currently have a spare Driving Force EX as a temporary replacement while I figure out where to go from here. I've always held off from buying a new wheel on the off-chance that a PS4-compatible Driving Force wheel shows up, and that's exactly what happened last weekend. Leaked images of the Driving Force G29 popped up online at several websites and the NeoGAF forums and I haven't stopped staring at it since.
The pictures first surfaced on Maxconsole.com, along with a copy of a certificate of approval, written in what appears to be Russian. There's nothing to determine a launch date for the G29, but sometime during 2015 would be a reasonable expectation – people, including myself, have been vexing for a decent yet affordable setup for the Playstation 4 for some time now.
The G29 seems to be a mixture of the Driving Force GT, with the plus and minus buttons traditionally used to set the traction control level as well as the LSD dialer located below the wheel's center. Up top, Logitech has placed the Playstation buttons out of the way, but still within easy reach. You'll notice that there's the usual Share, Options and PS Guide buttons found on the PS4 controller, so that's a definite answer to its compatibility with the console.
The wheel's rim is clad in fake leather with breathing holes for your hands and it looks like the G27's LED shifter lights have now been hidden in the plastic between the directional buttons and the Playstation buttons. The paddle shifts are still metallic with a brushed aluminium look, but the wheel's center is made of a different material to the G27, possibly magnesium. Next to the G29 is also a box for the shifter, which means that these will be sold separately. Logically, this could mean that if you have custom shifters, handbrake levers and pedals for your G25 or G27 already, then these will work just fine with the G29.
How far away from launch are we? Well, probably only a month or two, if I'm right. This picture was taken by Speed Hunter's Rebecca Martyn on their visit to Ghost Games recently, prior to the announcement of Electronic Arts and Ghost Games' new venture, Need For Speed (the image has since been removed from this blog post). Underneath the desk in the middle of the picture is a G29 sitting in its box. On top of it, if you zoom in, is also the shifter for the G29, which seems to have a completely different design. Looking closely, there's some steel with drilled holes in there, as well as what looks like a red button.
What makes me think the launch will be up soon is the removal of pictures of the G29 from another website, VirtualR.net. Considering that only the G29 has leaked, and the box it comes in has the words "Driving Force" on it (the G27 didn't), we could be heading for a consolidation of the G-series with the old Driving Force lineup, and it could end up that Logitech's sole steering wheel peripheral from 2015 onwards is the G29.
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MSI Aspiring Leaders
Marybeth Gasman and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions at Penn GSE
(Grant awrd : $745,000)
Supported by $745,000 in grants from ECMC Foundation and The Kresge Foundation, MSI Aspiring Leaders is a program developed by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) that will bring together prominent Minority Serving Institutions' (MSI) leaders to engage with mid-career aspiring leaders from the education, non-profit, and business sectors in an effort to prepare the next generation of MSI presidents.
MSI Aspiring Leaders includes both a leadership forum and mentorship program and has been designed to help promote diversity among higher education leadership. Alongside the Aspiring Leaders Forum, we have also designed a research component to better understand participants' experiences in the program. Over the course of the two-year program, we will interview participants to develop robust insights into their leadership philosophies and the areas of leadership that they hope to cultivate through their participation.The Aspiring Leaders Forum provides a unique opportunity to further our knowledge of individuals' profiles who feel called to serve MSIs and we aim to use these data to better inform future programming and policies.
Read the press release here.
Project Passport
Council on International Educational Exchange and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions
CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) have come together for a three-year strategic partnership known as Project Passport to increase study abroad at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The partnership features a series of opportunities geared towards college presidents, faculty, and students who are dedicated to leading change in their college communities as it relates to international education. The goal of Project Passport is to identify exemplary leaders – presidents, faculty and students – at MSIs who are dedicated to expanding international exchange on their college campus, to motivate culture change for the campus community, and to lead by personal example. CMSI and CIEE commit to supporting the partnership and facilitating research on the impact the program has on participating colleges.
Through this partnership, CMSI and CIEE works with 10-12 MSIs each year and provide them with a complete package to expand their study abroad programs, including a Leadership Workshop on international education, faculty training and development programs on international education, as well as study abroad fellowships and passports for students.
Project Passport includes:
- President Workshops on International Education
- Faculty Training and Development Programs on International Education
- Student Scholarships for Study Abroad
The goal of this study is to understand the experiences of Frederick Douglass Global Fellows, three cohorts of ten MSI students who participate in a four-week study abroad program, as well as three cohorts of fifteen MSI faculty members who participate in CIEE's International Faculty Development Seminar, a five-day event hosted outside of the United States that prepares faculty members to lead study abroad programs. Specifically, this study seeks to understand the effects of study abroad experiences on students from MSIs, as well as the challenges that faculty from MSIs face when planning study abroad programs for their students, in order to develop strategies to increase study abroad participation at MSIs.
Read the Project Passport press release here.
Faculty Training and Development Programs on International Education and Student Scholarships for Study Abroad
Frederick Douglass Global Fellows participate in one pre-program and one post-program interview. The pre-program interview covers their background, interest in study abroad, and anticipation of program participation. The post-program interview seeks to understand the highlights and challenges of their experience, how they feel that it influenced them, and what strategies they believe could increase study abroad participation. The three cohorts of Frederick Douglass Global Fellows each study abroad in different locations: the first cohort in London, England, the second in Cape Town, South Africa, and the third in Seoul, South Korea. The program structure provides opportunities to consider the roles of cohort makeup and location in shaping study abroad experiences, which will expand the scope of knowledge on study abroad as there is a dearth of literature on students of color studying abroad, and most study abroad programs have been hosted in Western countries.
IFDS faculty participate in one post-program interview, which covers their experiences during the seminar, lessons that they learned about intercultural competency and leading study abroad, and efforts planning and organizing a study abroad program. All three cohorts travel abroad to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Through interviewing these 45 faculty members from a range of disciplines and institutions, this research will provide greater insight into how faculty can overcome barriers to study abroad, and how their colleges and universities can support them in these efforts.
Read the press release for IFDS here.
HSI Pathways to the Professoriate
Marybeth Gasman and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions at Penn GSE
(Grant award: $5,100,000)
Pathways to the Professoriate, supported by a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will prepare 90 students from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) for Ph.D. programs over a five-year period. During the five-year program, the Center for MSIs will partner with three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) — Florida International University; the University of Texas El Paso; and California State University, Northridge — and five majority research institutions — New York University; University of California, Berkeley; University of Pennsylvania; Northwestern University; and University of California, Davis. Selected HSI undergraduate students will take part in intensive summer research programs and cross-institutional conferences, while also receiving mentoring, and support for applying to and enrolling in graduate school. The program's goal is to increase the number of Latino professors working in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities.
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HBCUs as Leaders and Teachers in STEM Education
Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen, University of Pennsylvania
(Grant award: $1,500,000)
Sponsored by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the goal of this research project is to elevate the role and approach of HBCUs in STEM education. We will uncover the approaches to learning that put HBCUs out in front with regard to STEM education so that all colleges and universities can use these approaches. We will also establish HBCUs as leaders in STEM on a national scale. More specifically, our objectives are to:
- Identify, document, and communicate efficient, effective, and scalable models of success in STEM education at HBCUs;
- Improve the capacity of HBCUs to strengthen current models of success in STEM education and to develop additional approaches;
- Strategically disseminate the findings not only to HBCUs, but also to all colleges and universities, funders, media outlets, scholars and policymakers;
- Build alliances across HBCUs and majority institutions to improve STEM capacity among African Americans and other under-represented students.
Understanding Teacher Education at Minority Serving Institutions and its Impact on Local Communities
Marybeth Gasman and Andrés Castro Samayoa, University of Pennsylvania
(Grant award: $750,000)
Through the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, this project examines teacher education efforts at Minority Serving Institutions. Institutions of higher education play a vital role in K-12 education by inspiring, instructing, and certifying the future teachers and leaders/administrators of the nation's schools and school systems. As the demographic composition of the K-12 public schools continues to reflect the nation's racially diverse population, examining and strengthening the role that MSIs play in producing the future minority teachers of our nation becomes an increasing national imperative. We will answer the following questions through this research project: What is the current landscape of teacher education at MSIs? Where do teachers emerging from MSIs serve? How can MSIs tailor their curricula to prepare future teachers for new state standards?


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Martin Callinan: my shock that Enda Kenny shafted me
Callinan's closest associates say late-night visit forced him to quit
FORMER Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan was shocked and perplexed at Taoiseach Enda Kenny's unprecedented decision to send a top civil servant to visit his home late at night.
Close associates of Mr Callinan last night said he felt that the house call by Brian Purcell, the secretary general of the Department of Justice, on the eve of last Tuesday's cabinet meeting left him with no option but to resign.
The revelation directly contradicts repeated denials from Mr Kenny last week that he effectively sacked the commissioner for political reasons.
Mr Kenny has so far failed to provide a proper explanation for the decision to send Mr Purcell – the civil servant who worked most closely with Mr Callinan in the Department of Justice – to visit his home.
On Friday, Mr Kenny said he did not have the power to force a Garda Commissioner to resign. But writing in today's Sunday Independent, Deputy Shane Ross said Mr Purcell was used as "an executioner" because Mr Callinan's failure to apologise for describing the actions of garda whistleblowers as "disgusting" was threatening to split the Coalition.
Mr Kenny's claim that he simply sent Mr Purcell to inform the commissioner about the impending controversy involving recordings of secretly taped conversations in garda stations was contradicted by sources close to Mr Callinan last night.
According to Mr Callinan's associates, the former commissioner was shocked that he was being made the sacrificial lamb for a practice that had started 30 years previously and that he had ended as soon as he heard of what was taking place last November.
He was surprised and saddened that Mr Purcell had been sent by the Taoiseach to deliver the news to him about the proposed discussions at the following day's Cabinet.
The former commissioner is understood to have been earlier advised by a senior Department of Justice official not to withdraw his controversial "disgusting" comments about garda whistleblowers.
Mr Callinan had prepared a statement retracting his comments and had even considered issuing it last Friday week and again on Monday.
The Sunday Independent has learned that Mr Callinan recently met with the Attorney General Maire Whelan at a private function at which he told her he intended to withdraw the term "disgusting". According to a source, the Government's legal adviser told him she would have "no difficulty" with this.
He had briefed officials in the department and the Attorney General's office as soon as he learned that telephone calls to garda divisional headquarters, other than 999 calls, were being recorded. Mr Callinan took immediate steps to end the practice and set up a garda working group to establish the extent of the taping.
But the issue was suddenly turned into a crisis by Mr Kenny and Justice Minister Alan Shatter, even though the gardai were not yet sure of the implications of the taping on any criminal cases other than a civil case relating to the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation, which sparked the crisis.
Mr Kenny will face accusations in the Dail that he effectively circumvented legislation which says the sacking of a commissioner requires a cabinet decision.
Fianna Fail plans to use a vote of no confidence in embattled Mr Shatter on Wednesday to expose cracks in Mr Kenny's explanation.
Its justice spokesman, Niall Collins, told the Sunday Independent: "Enda Kenny is the only person who believes that he (Kenny) did not sack Martin Callinan. It is stretching credulity beyond breaking point to maintain he didn't.
"Where Kenny is caught out is in the fact that when Purcell rang Callinan on Tuesday morning (before the cabinet meeting), he told him the concern at Government had not dissipated. But all the ministers are on the record as saying they knew nothing about the taping controversy."
Mr Kenny effectively sidelined Mr Shatter on the garda controversies in recent weeks after he became alarmed over his handling of the stream of damning revelations.
Government sources said Mr Kenny had taken a more hands-on approach after he was badly exposed by Mr Shatter over the Garda Ombudsman bugging affair. Mr Kenny had to correct the record after claiming GSOC was obliged to inform the minister of its investigations.
"It's a case of, 'If I deal with that myself, I know it will be dealt with'," one minister told the Sunday Independent.
Labour Party figures also want Mr Kenny to keep a tighter rein on Fine Gael ministers and believe the current crisis has been caused by "brinkmanship from Shatter". The junior coalition party feels Mr Shatter should have been forced to resolve matters weeks ago.
"Backbenchers and ministers were getting quite frustrated with the way the issue was handled. For the last six weeks or more, we have had a constant political mess around issues which could be handled in a different fashion," a senior party figure said.
The dramatic events of the past week also contradict the perception that Mr Callinan enjoyed an extremely close relationship with Mr Shatter.
Informed sources this weekend said Mr Callinan was not close either professionally, socially or politically to the minister.
However, he was in daily contact with Mr Purcell on routine garda business, in line with the practice involving all previous garda commissioners and department secretaries general over the past few decades.
The Government's popularity has taken a hammering as a result of the constant stream of controversies.
According to a Red C poll published in the Sunday Business Post, support for the Government parties is at its lowest level since the Coalition took office in 2011.
Support for Fine Gael is down three points to 26 per cent, with Labour down two to just nine per cent. Sinn Fein has jumped five points to 21 per cent, but Fianna Fail has failed to capitalise on the Government's woes, with support at a static 22 per cent.
Support for independents also remains unchanged at 22 per cent.
Meanwhile, Mr Shatter held talks yesterday with senior officials in his department to discuss the week's sensational developments.
The Sunday Independent has also learned that interim Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan is to hold crisis summit talks at the Garda College in Templemore on Tuesday to debate the ongoing controversies.
She has invited all assistant commissioners, chief superintendents and superintendents as well as civilian heads of sections to attend.
No deputy commissioners will attend as both positions are now vacant, while the number of vacancies for chief superintendents has also increased in the past few days with the early retirement of the head of the Special Branch and former garda press officer, Kevin Donohoe with at least one other also indicating that he too would be leaving shortly.
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- Melania Trump's hat stole the show at the White House's arrival ceremony for the French president on Tuesday.
- The bold look inspired instantaneous social media debate.
- Trump's hat garnered comparisons to one of Beyoncé's most iconic looks.
First lady Melania Trump stole the show at White House's arrival ceremony for French president Emmanuel Macron.
Trump wore stilettos and a white belted suit. The blazer appears to be made by Michael Kors, and is available for sale on Neiman Marcus' website for $2,195. The hat is also from Michael Kors Collection, CNN's Kate Bennett reported.
But, it was the first lady's wide-brimmed hat that grabbed people's attention.
Here's another look at the first lady's glamorous, over-the-top outfit:
And, here's a closer look at the hat:
Many people took to social media to freak out over the fashion choice.
Some were less impressed by the bold look.
Many thought the hat echoed one of Beyoncé's iconic outfits.
And, Beyoncé wasn't the only comparison people were drawing with Trump's hat.
Macron became the first world leader who President Donald Trump invited to the White House for a state visit when he and his wife, Brigitte, arrived on Monday. The White House will host a formal state dinner on Tuesday night, the first the Trumps have hosted.
"State dinners are a big deal in the US. The president usually hosts the black-tie event in the State Dining Room at the White House," Business Insider's Áine Cain reports. "They date back to December 12, 1874, when President Ulysses S. Grant held a dinner in honor of King David Kalakaua of the Kingdom of Hawaii."


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EPA should relax ethanol mandate
Weaning the United States of its dependence on foreign and, in some cases, hostile sources of energy is a worthy national security goal. Doing so with a mandate for the production of ethanol is the wrong way to reach that goal. Given this year's historic drought, and with spectacular increases in the nation's recoverable natural gas reserves, that mandate should be relaxed.
The economic case for ethanol has always been weak. Some scientific studies show that ethanol production — from planting and tending fields to harvesting to fermentation and distillation — actually consumes more energy per unit than ethanol produces. At the very least, ethanol derived from corn has a significantly lower net energy yield than petroleum.
Meanwhile, the environmental case against ethanol has been strong. Governmental subsidies and mandates in the United States have created incentives to devote more acreage to corn production, with more of that production dedicated to energy. This year, more corn will be used to produce ethanol than will go to food or feed.
The skewing of the agricultural market toward energy production has had an impact on food prices that is costly for American consumers, and potentially catastrophic for people in food-scarce regions of the world. The United States is the world's largest food exporter. More American cropland devoted to energy production means less and more costly food staples.
This year's nationwide drought has magnified these perverse effects. The price of corn is up more than 60 percent since mid-June, and hit record highs last week on the commodity exchanges.
The mandate that's driving the market out of whack requires refiners to blend 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol with the fuel supply this year. The requirement rises to 13.8 billion gallons in 2013, stepping up to 36 billion gallons in 2022. If you like price distortions now, just wait a decade.
The Environmental Protection Agency has the ability to issue waivers from the ethanol mandate under unusual circumstances. The drought and record corn prices qualify, and everyone from Texas ranchers to the director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for the EPA to do just that.
It's an election year, and the Obama administration has signaled its reluctance to issue waivers that would be unpopular in the nation's Corn Belt. But the detrimental effects of the mandate outweigh any potential national security — or political — benefit.


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It was a night of glitz and glamour as actors honored their fellow actors in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Here are the most memorable gowns from the evening along with those we all really want to forget!
Although this look is nowhere close to her breath-taking sighting 2 weeks ago, Julianne Moore dazzles once again in Givenchy. Although I'm not a fan of the tank top design and the somewhat messy hair, the emerald color is simply stunning and the intricate beading is flawless, and those purple Chopard earrings are not so bad either!
Reese Witherspoon continues her winning red carpet streak and shows up in a custom-made Giorgio Armani white one-sleeved gown. The blond beauty adds major bling thanks to 3.5 million dollars worth of Harry Winston diamonds.
Modern Family's Julie Bowen makes her return to the red carpet thanks to a flawless design by George Hobeika. The flirty floral patterned design hugs the actress' frame and compliments it perfectly.
Red carpet darling Naomi Watts wows in an off-the-shoulder navy Balenciaga gown. Once again, the actress flaunts her perfect diamonds from the BVLGARI along with a matching clutch from the Italian brand.
The stunning Khaleesi- also known by her real name, Emilia Clarke walks the carpet with so much sophistication and poise. The uber sexy Brit stuns in a black and navy Donna Karan gown and perfect Cartier jewels.
Jennifer Aniston gives Sofia Vergara a run for her money and takes a deep plunge in a vintage Galliano paisley print gown. The "Cake" actress adds her favorite gold body chain and goes for a blow-dry that just works.
In turn, newly engaged Sofia Vergara drops jaws in a killer Donna Karan Atelier red corset and flowing train combo. The Modern Family actress kept her hair simple and accessorized with her stunning engagement sparkler.
Emma Stone is an absolute winner on the red carpet! She takes a major risk and shows up in a Dior Haute Couture tuxedo jacket dress that is absolutely flawless! The actress keeps her hair and make-up simple and slips into a pair of sexy strappy Louboutins to complete her Best Dressed look.
Felicity Jones chose a beautiful Balenciaga design for the SAGs. It's too bad that she selected a powder pink version of the gown, because the color completely washes her out.
Claire Danes may not be the train-wreck she was at the Golden Globes, but that doesn't make her look any better. This Marc Jacobs halter design could have interesting if it weren't for that busy contrasting belt and stone accents on the sides- yes stone accents!
If you're feeling an intolerable urge to rip-off Julia Roberts' weird looking satin-like pelvis? "pockets", rest assured, you're not alone. Roberts' Givenchy jumpsuit's tailoring is completely off and those black peep-toes look one size too big/worn out!
Keira Knightley: still pregnant, still on the worst dressed list. Although the shade of purple of this Erdem gown is amazing against her skin-tone, Knightley once again chooses to hide her baby bump under layers and layers of unnecessary fabric! Impatiently waiting for this once fashion icon and Chanel darling to wow us again!
And last but not least, Modern Family's Ariel Winter brings the teenage cleavage to the SAGs red carpet courtesy of a winter white Zac Posen gown. Mind you, the actress is only 16 years old and although I read somewhere that she has trouble dressing for her body type, this look is too much dress and a whole lot of face paint for someone who is obviously going out on a school night!


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Then just before 8:00 we'll head over to 360 CHICAGO - please check the website - there is a cost to get up to the observation level - if you live in the city it's 1/2 price. http://www.360chicago.com/
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S et against the background of corrupt governments and voracious oil companies, Cooper's Promise is the story of Sergeant Cooper Chance, Army deserter and sharpshooter, who has ended up in a West African country and wants nothing more than to go home. But he can't, knowing he'll be jailed, and Cooper is acutely claustrophobic.
A patriot at heart, he fled Iraq when his Commanding Officer repeatedly sent him on missions intending Cooper to be killed. He became a mercenary in Africa – the only option open to him – until the mercenaries were kicked out by the country's ruthless dictator, Colonel Diamond. Left on his own, Cooper survives by trading diamonds stolen by children from the government-controlled mines.
Cooper meets Sadiq, a young Arab diamond merchant who is even more lost in the world than he is, having grown up in a rigid, traditional society which offers him no hope to find his true self. They fall in love, which lets each of them begin to make sense of the world and find their places in it. Sadiq's struggle, though, has a hidden dimension: before meeting Cooper, he adopted radical Islam and swore jihad to Allah.
Huge oilfields have been discovered in the country, and the local CIA station chief, Sam Brown, in a plot to ensure America's control over them, offers Cooper an honorable discharge and a way home if he assassinates Colonel Diamond during a visit by the U.S. Secretary of State. Cooper balks, tired of fighting 'other people's lousy wars.' Cooper has his own war to fight: the need to redeem himself for failing to protect his stepsister from his predatory father, which is the reason he ran off and joined the Army in the first place. He's befriended a teenage prostitute who, for her innate innocence, reminds Cooper of his stepsister. Unbeknownst to him, Lulay has been trafficked, and is sold again and disappears. In exchange for Sam Brown's help in finding her, Cooper finally agrees to carry out the assassination.
The time comes for the joint appearance of Colonel Diamond and the Secretary of State, and only moments after Cooper's shot kills the Colonel, a second assassin fatally wounds the Secretary. He recognizes the second assassin to be Munir, a friend of Sadiq's, and he chases them back to the diamond shop where Munir is ransacking the safe.
Cooper tries to stop Munir, who has the advantage and takes aim to shoot him when Sadiq throws himself on him and is killed. Munir, ready to take a second shot at Cooper, gloats and takes too long, giving Sam Brown time to show up and kill him instead.
Though the youth he loved is dead, Cooper has fulfilled his mission and redeemed himself by saving Lulay, and can now go home.


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Meet Julian who makes our Four Berries Jam and Orange Marmalade.
From a small unit just outside Uckfield in East Sussex, Julian and her small team prepare, cut and cook fresh fruit to make delicious jams with an extremely high fruit content. Not only are her jams extremely fruity and delicious, they are made to order. What you eat on your afternoon scone or toast in the morning will have only been made three weeks before.


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(a) A candidate for admission to the Program for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy must have obtained at least a Second Class Masters Degree with not less than 55% of marks of a University or a Degree recognized by the University as its equivalent in the subject in which the candidate wishes to pursue a course of research or in a subject allied thereto.
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9. Ralph: The complicated "hero."
Lord of the Flies
William Golding, 1954
Famous for: The Beast, a talking pig's head on a stake, a horrific descent into chaos and savagery.
In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Ralph is the boy you want to root for, right? He's charismatic—and a born leader. And you'd rather Ralph have the victory than evil Jack, king of the savages, wouldn't you? But is Ralph really a hero? Check out this Recap for the secret to William Golding's protagonist.
A word about our protagonist, Ralph: He's not really a hero.
Protagonists. You know, the character you want to root for. The character you should root for. But here's something to remember about Ralph, the protagonist in Lord of the Flies.
He's a complicated hero. In fact, he might not be a hero at all.
Ralph is charismatic, athletic, and a born leader. He does try to build a society and to protect the littluns. In spite of some of his treatment of Piggy, he is generally committed to morality. But here's where things get a little fuzzy.
Literary critics will tell you that the moment Ralph tosses the Lord of the Flies on the ground and takes up the stake to fight against Jack and his tribe of savages is Ralph's moment of moral victory.
Really? Ultimately, Ralph is helpless to triumph over savagery and immorality. He relies on adult society for rescue. He survives not because of his own innate goodness; he survives because the navy shows up.
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The introduction for the original Wired article about crowdsourcing reads:
"Remember outsourcing? Sending jobs to India and China is so 2003. The new pool of cheap labor: everyday people using their spare cycles to create content, solve problems, even do corporate R & D."
There are three important words in that title: outsourcing, jobs and labor. Each of these words implies that work will be rewarded financially.
If the whole premise of crowdsourcing were to be based on the premise of payment, then discussions of 'what is crowdsourcing' would be simple.
Digg would be nothing without it's an active user community, but it does not pay them so it is not crowdsourcing. Wikipedia relies on volunteers to contribute content but does not pay them so it is not crowdsourcing. Amazon encourages users to write reviews of books but does not pay for them, so it is not crowdsourcing. Nowpublic.com relies on it's user community to post news stories but does not pay them for contributions, so is not crowdsourcing. All these are examples of great user communities but they are not examples of crowdsourcing.
Mechanical Turk exists to link workers to work and pay them for it. The principle behind the site is to allow someone to post a task which they need someone else to complete. This can be because specialist knowledge is required or because it's tedious job that someone else will be willing to do for pennies.
Cambrian House is asking for ideas for software that they can produce and sell. They ask the crowd to submit ideas, they ask the crowd to vote on the ideas and they ask the crowd to contribute work towards designing and building the final product. If you are involved in the project you get a royalty payment based on the success of the product.
iStockphoto allows you to upload your artwork, photos and videos so that others can browse and buy your work. Selling uploaded work wasn't an after thought, it's why the site was designed – to connect those looking for stock artwork and those looking to sell it.
Threadless is a t-shirt site that only sells designs contributed by users. Designs are uploaded and voted on with winning designs being put into production. The beauty of this being that you know a design is going to sell because the users on the site are also your customers.
The term crowdsourcing may not be around for very long if it's definition continues to be watered down, or is it time to redefine the term?
This article was prompted by comments at Horse Pig Cow and further discussion at Billions with Zero Knowledge.


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Ms. Harrell is a proud alumna of Fisk University. She spent the majority of her career with non-profit organizations counseling and empowering adults to complete their education, obtain gainful employment and become self-sufficient. She has been a part of the Fisk family since 2008 working exclusively in the Franklin Library in various key roles including Technical Services Assistant, Research Assistant for Special Collections and Assistant Project Director for the HBCU Photographic Preservation Project.
In her current position, Ms. Harrell supports the Dean of the library with all administrative duties. Additionally, she maintains financial records, makes confidential contacts, acquires equipment, submits requisitions, and assists patrons.
In her spare time, Ms. Harrell relishes spending time sharing in her church's numerous activities and reading accounts of black history.
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Hey Guys
i just put an Heavy Duty Sway Bar Link Kit on my VN V8, cos the stock bushes were totally crumbled.
i was wondering if this Kit will cause Problems or Should i Just stick with stock links and Buy replacement Bushes ?
Any Help Would be Great Guys, this Forum has Already Helped Me out soo Much, i trust what im told here :)
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Why do you think the heavy duty link bars are a problem?? Usually the old ones are hard to remove as they are rusted up on the bottom nut.
If the heavy duties are designed for the VN and are installed leave them.
If your link bars are still stock then I guess the whole of your suspension might still be original... The next suspension kit you should replace is the rear upper trailing arms. Don't buy the individual bushes buy the two arms complete
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I don't think there will be any problem in future with you man.Because the heavy duty Sway Bar Link Kit will give you the better performance then other. So don't be worry about it and drive the as you want. Good Luck.
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It's been a gorgeous summer week here in Finland! Sunshine and warm weather, loving it! Here's a layout about a summer memory from last year. I created this layout with Scrapbook Werkstatt's June kit.
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Richard Patrick Carroll, born February 9, 1876 to Richard Carroll, Stonemason and Mary Carroll (née Power), Machinist. The namesake of his father and the eldest of his siblings he was raised at the family home, situate no. 5 Hanover Square, in the Liberties area of Dublin.
As was common at the time in working class communities, Richard left school early – around the age of fourteen and followed his father into the building trade where he was recruited into the trade union. His apprenticeship extended his learning and exposed him to working conditions which by today's standards could be considered penal.
While there are significant gaps in the history of his formative years there is little doubt that he was imbued with a strong self-belief and a deep sense of justice and fair play which informed his life's work.
Influences and life experience converged over time creating in him a desire to break down the status quo and bring forth a new and egalitarian Ireland. From an early age the ideal of self-determination was a constant pull towards activism. Famine struck Ireland a number of times in the life time of his own parents. The magnitude of An Gorta Mór (1845 – 1849), placed it among the worst Human Rights tragedies in history. Its impact reverberated and was palpable still, in his early years. It is likely that some transference of sentiment passed from one or both of his parents to the yourn O'Carroll from their experience of that time that, would shape the man he would become – visionary, articulate, profound and egalitarian, possessed of an innate intelligence and obvious ability to draw upon his inner resources.
His work within the Trade Union movement was his first expression of activism. By its nature trade unionism intersects with political and economic processes and the various ideologies and philosophies that inform the agenda of the ruling government and sectoral interests. From early in his working life his participation took hold and quickly gained momentum and by the age of thirty he was focused and making a difference. He understood the critical importance of political processes as a mechanism of effecting change and engaged accordingly.
Not Free merely, but Gaelic as well…
In the early 1900's with a deepening sense of nationalism Richard joined the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge) and changed his surname back to its original form of O'Carroll.
Family Life
At Westland Row Church in 1902, Richard married Annie Esther Power, daughter of a butler, of number 27 Haddington Road in Dublin. The couple had 7 children – the youngest child, baby Seán was born two weeks after his father's death in May 1916 and subsequently died at just eight months of age, adding to the devastating loss endured by the family. Post 1916, the elder son William was sent to be educated at the O'Brien Institute in Dublin's Fairview. Richard Jnr., just two years old when his father died followed some time later. Their daughters, Eileen, Maura, Annie and Dorothy were sent to a Boarding school in Co. Offaly.
At the time of his death, the family resided in the living quarters above the Brick and Stonemason's Guild Hall in Cuffe Street, Dublin 2. In 1920/21 Annie was re-housed to the Tenters area of Dublin where she resided until her death following a heart attack on February 19, 1937 aged just 57 years. During her time in the Tenters Annie became great friends with the widow of Thomas Clarke, signatory to the proclamation.
A strong and proud woman, Annie together with Hanna Sheehy–Skeffington, widow of renowned pacifist, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (another murdered soul at the hands of the infamous Bowen–Colthurst,) refused compensation from the Crown for the war crimes committed against their husbands.
Although a Parliamentary Question was put to the Under Secretary of State for War asking whether an investigation into the circumstances of Richard O'Carroll's death would be undertaken, there was no investigation and despite there being eye witnesses, Bowen-Colthurst was never formally charged with his murder. Murder charges were pressed in respect of three others however and resulted in a guilty but insane verdict. Bowen-Colthurst was sentenced to a term in Dartmoor prison but was released after one year and promptly immigrated to Canada.
In an interview soon after his death, Annie O'Carroll spoke of her husband's strong conviction in access to education as a means of empowerment and opportunity for the working class.
Miscellaneous papers relating to Cllr O'Carroll's death.
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DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS), DryShips, a diversified owner of ocean-going cargo vessels, announced yesterday that on May 19, 2017, it has taken delivery of the previously announced 159,855 deadweight tons newbuilding Suezmax tanker.
The vessel was chartered back to the seller and on May 24, 2017, commenced its five-year time charter plus optional periods in charterer's option, at a base rate plus profit share.
The total expected gross backlog under the time charter, assuming an average spot market for Suezmaxes for the next 5 years of $25,000 per day is estimated to be approximately $43.1 million.
The vessel was acquired from and chartered out to entities affiliated with our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economou.
The transaction was approved by the audit committee of the Company's Board of Directors and the independent members of the Company's Board of Directors.
Key Financial Information as of May 23, 2017:
- Cash and cash equivalents: approximately $215.9 million (or $17.75 per share)
- Book value of vessels, net: approximately $413.7 million (or $34.02 per share)
- Debt outstanding: approximately $200.0 million
- Equity, book value: approximately $429.1 million (or $35.28 per share)
- Number of Shares Outstanding: 12,161,510
Mr. Anthony Kandylidis, President and Chief Financial Officer commented: "We are very pleased to have successfully taken delivery of our sixth newly acquired vessel and to commence a time charter that is expected to provide stable and visible long term cash flow, while maintaining upside to the spot market."
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While marketed as a two-volume music CD with an accompanying booklet, Natalie Merchant's Leave Your Sleep might be better understood as a fascinating anthology of children's poetry accompanied by biographical notes and two CDs on which each of the twenty-six poems is set to music. But it is even more than that. Leave Your Sleep epitomizes a certain contemporary sensibility and style of parenting. It is as much a work about childhood as it is a work for children.
A gifted vocalist, Natalie Merchant is a tastemaker whose songs have provided a soundtrack for our times. In 1987 with the band 10,000 Maniacs and their terrific album In My Tribe, she introduced what might be termed Yankee Grunge; everything about it seemed to say Northampton and English Major. Then, in Tigerlily (1995) and Ophelia (1998), Merchant embarked on her solo career and, as these titles suggest, turned to feminism; the album photos of Merchant even seem to present reincarnations of Emily Dickinson. Her next phase came in 2001 with Motherland. Now, after a seven-year hiatus and with a seven-year-old daughter, Merchant has released this work of lullabies and children's poems.
More Robert Louis Stevenson (A Child's Garden of Verses) than Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends), Leave Your Sleep is, as Merchant says, full of stories about "witches and fearless girls, blind men and elephants, giants and sailors and gypsies, floating churches, dancing bears, circus ponies, a Chinese princess and a janitor's boy." If you hear calliope music at this point, you're not far off; the sounds that fill this album include dulcimers, fiddles, uilleann pipes, concertinas, and penny whistles. In truth, however, the work is a Whitman's Sampler of styles (Celtic, Klezmer, Cajun, reggae, ragtime, bluegrass) and performers (Lúnasa, the Klezmatics, Wynton Marsalis).
For the most part, the poems here are not au courant, though there are a few twentieth-century selections: E. E. Cummings's "maggie and milly and molly and may" (where he takes delight in the euphony of those names), Jack Prelutsky's street chant of flavors in "Bleezer's Ice-Cream" (which owes a debt to Wallace Stevens's "The Emperor of Ice-Cream"), and Rachel Field's "Equestrienne" (which recalls William Carlos Williams's "The Red Wheelbarrow" in the poem's imagistic fascination with "the girl in pink on the milk-white horse"). In the main, however, Merchant's chosen poems comfortably reside in the nineteenth century, and the accompanying small hardcover book, containing the complete texts of the poems, features author photos of men with handlebar mustaches and women with three names (such as Lydia Huntley Sigourney). Theirs was an era when Longfellow's "Hiawatha" was considered suitable childhood reading.
While apparently miscellaneous, this collection reveals a specific taste: in the shorthand of reviews, "Christina Rossetti meets Mother Goose." Here are Gilded Age poems that tell stories (Charles E. Carryl's "The Sleepy Giant") and specimens of nonsense (Edward Lear's "Calico Pie") as well as five poems by that remarkable writer Anon., who, as Pamela Travers once observed to me, has an amazingly uniform style.
Equally interesting are biographical accounts of the authors that appear in the book. We learn that Robert Louis Stevenson visited a leper colony in Hawaii and decided to give them the piano he was bringing to his Samoan destination, and that Albert Bigelow Paine ("The Dancing Bear") had a bear-sized crush on Mark Twain. Most interesting is the story about child prodigy Nathalia Crane who, at the age of eleven, published "The Janitor's Boy" — the poem that inspired Merchant's best song in the collection:
Oh I'm in love with the janitor's boy,
And the janitor's boy loves me;
He's going to hunt for a desert isle
In our geography.
A desert isle with spicy trees
Somewhere near Sheepshead Bay;
A right nice place, just fit for two
Where we can live alway.
Oh I'm in love with the janitor's boy,
He's busy as he can be;
And down in the cellar he's making a raft
Out of an old settee.
He'll carry me off, I know that he will,
For his hair is exceedingly red;
And the only thing that occurs to me
Is to dutifully shiver in bed.
The day that we sail, I shall leave this brief note,
For my parents I hate to annoy:
"I have flown away to an isle in the bay
With the janitor's red-haired boy."
Taken altogether, this offering by Natalie Merchant evokes a special mood and vision of parenting. Even as I write this, in early June in Southern California, the air is brisk with the smells of September — and somewhere in rural New England, a mother and her young daughter, in matching OshKosh overalls, stand on a stone or wooden floor, stirring lentil soup while Celtic tunes play in the background.
Leave Your Sleep
by Natalie Merchant
All Ages Nonesuch Records 4/10
2 CDs (26 songs) $28.98
Selections from the Album Leave Your Sleep
by Natalie Merchant
All Ages Nonesuch Records 4/10
1 CD (16 songs) $18.98
From the September/October 2010 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.


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The Walking Dead 4×03 Sneak Peek #2
"Is that a voice?"
Arrow 2×04 Promo 1 & 2
The Black Canary is here 🙂
Promo 1
Promo 2
Dear Santa
Dear Santa,
As early as October, i'm going to write you my wishlist already 🙂
I think it is already late because i should have started last September so you can get yourself prepared.
The first on my list:
I've always wanted an instant camera. I remember when i was a kid, i adore any polaroid picture that i see. They look great for me. I imagine having a wall with polaroid pictures of my own adventures and memories. I love the thought of looking at the back of the photo to check the name, date or location of where that souvenir was taken.
PS. Santa, i think you should be ready. I think i'll have a long list 😉
Love and Trust
I was only going to post a random quote on my facebook status but then, these just came up my head.
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You give your heart to someone hoping that that person will take good care of it.
No matter how well you know that person, he will still have secrets of his own. You cannot see a person's sides all at the same time. Even in the perception of our eyesight, there will always be a blind spot.
You will just blindly trust him not crush your heart. Even if you said that you will save some love to yourself, you are already giving him everything. You cannot hand someone half of something cause it won't work.
You give your all with eyes close, taking a frightening step at a time. That is why when you fall, you fall hard and it hurts so bad.
The trust you had given him is now broken.
And there is no turning back.
It's either you let go or move forward and ignore the hurt.
Sometimes it is better to hold on when there is a persistence to correct the mistake.
But sometimes, letting go is better because in the very first place, why would you hurt that person you love?
Don't do something stupid that would make you lose that very precious someone in your life.
Trust is not something everyone deserves to have or something that you just hand over to anybody.
It is earned and should be cherished once someone gives it to you.
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Accusations and Excuses
If you are doing the right thing, you don't owe anyone an explanation.
Other people can gossip false accusations about you, for as long as you know the truth, who the hell cares about what they say.
Some will try to meddle and say that they will try to mediate and help, but in reality, they have already judged you and found you guilty of something they don't have any true knowledge of the truth.
People who truly cares about you won't put you under fire over frivolous things.
White flag.
If you always end up fighting with someone, there will come a day that you'll get tired of never ending battle. An argument where you can never win, and will never ever win no matter how much you try to explain your side.
Hands up. You've just had enough of the bickering.
Lots of it.
It's as if you the only thing you need is to set an audio in repeat. It's the same argument over and over and over again.
The same set of lines that you hear whenever an old subject is opened and you try to explain the reason why they are wrong.
They just won't back down without the most ridiculous excuse they can come up with.
Little things that some people try to exaggerate causing fights.
Even if it is out of the subject, it always become the topic.
The emotional blackmail that someone throws at you.
It's a guilt trip that drives many people insane and many relationships broken.
And when I said relationships, it's not just the one a couple have but what you have with your family and friends.
Hurt, Strength and Patience.
You will never know how strong you are unless you have suffered so much pain and still be standing on your feet.
That painful feeling in your chest when you are trying to show you are not affected but deep inside you are pounded into million pieces while trying to swallow hurtful words and false accusations.
At the end you just continue what you are doing as if nothing happened.
Congratulations, you have one hell of patience and strength. A very rare gem of its kind.
The thing you do when you have finally calmed down and try to communicate with you inner peace.
Trying to weigh your options for the next things that you have to do.
Trying to contemplate for the right actions to face this battle and probably, to end this feud once and for all.
At the end of the day, who doesn't want to have one.
Things I want to Say to My Old Self
I want to travel back in time and give myself a pat on the back and tell the old me that everything will be alright. That all the bitterness in her heart will be gone and that the pain is all worth it, if not because of those tears she cried she won't experience the happiness her future self is so grateful for. And if not because of the hurdles, she won't learn how to stand up and walk again. That she don't need to shut the world out of her life.
I want to tell her how lucky she is to meet the people who will eventually be her friends for life. Who will never turn their back on her despite the fact that she can't always be physically with them. That in their presence in her Facebook inbox, there is no distance between them. That there are cool stickers to share her thoughts and that she can still have their shoulders to cry on. That she is never alone and never will be.
I want to tell her that there are so many inspiring stories that she'll learn along the way. That she too will try to inspire others. That no matter how many times she tried to give up on some people, still her stubborn self will still try to help them out. That it is an awesome feeling to see the people she have helped grow and flourish and be better.
I want to tell her that someday in her future, she'll meet someone who is crazy enough to accept her for who she is. Someone who'll try to understand her mad world and won't judge her crazy antics. That someone very sweet is there for her to cheer her up and is willing to draw a smile on her face. Who is willing to stay by her side silently while she stare blankly in the sky. Someone that will guide her to live life and experience the world and appreciate all beautiful things around her. Someone who will make her realize how blessed she is with her life. Someone whose hands perfectly fits hers.
I want to tell her that her world will be filled with love from those who treasure her in their hearts.
And yes, she will be treasured. She will be loved. She will be accepted.
So i'll hug her tight and wipe those tears and whisper to her, "Stay strong, self. Everything will be alright."
Just looking back "I Wear Black" 2002
Travel Philippines Challenge
This year i plan to travel to as many places as possible. Time and budget are the major challenges for me so it's been hard to plan especially when you have no idea where you are heading.
Luckily i bumped into Lakbayan which is a helpful lists of places in the country.
Hopefully i could explore more places this year.
2013 Senatoriables That Will Have my Vote
The 2013 election campaign officially started last February 12, 2013. It's time to choose and decide which senatoriables to vote. I'm not into politics but I know my right to vote.
The people has the power to appoint who should take those coveted seats in the Government.
Let's exercise our RIGHT TO VOTE.
Happy Anniversary to my blog: 5 Years and still blogging
Wow! It's been 5 years since I started blabbering my thoughts on cyberspace.
and my first post was… *drumrolls*
I was hoping it would be "Hello, world!" 😀
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Thursday, June 4, 1998 Published at 16:21 GMT 17:21 UK
Business: The Company File
Volkswagen in the driving seat
Volkswagen has agreed to buy Cosworth
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, has agreed to buy Cosworth, the high performance engine business, from Vickers for Ł120m ($195m).
The deal puts Volkswagen in pole position to win the bidding war for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (RRMC).
Rolls takeover battle
The acquisition of Cosworth comes just weeks after Volkswagen announced a Ł430m ($700m) bid for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Vickers' luxury car marque.
Volkswagen will use the Cosworth business to supply engines for RRMC.
BMW, the German car maker that currently provides the bulk of Rolls-Royce engines, has threatened to stop supplying the British luxury car maker if, as now seems likely, it is outbid by Volkswagen in the bitter takeover battle for the group.
Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen has said his group could supply RRMC with its own engines by next year and could use Cosworth to supply replacement engines.
Volkswagen said the offer was contingent on its bid for RRMC being successful.
Sir Colin Chandler, chairman of Vickers commenting on the bid for Cosworth said: "This is excellent news for all concerned and underlines the case for our shareholders approving the sale of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to Volkswagen this coming Friday."
Cosworth also makes engines for rally cars and Formula One teams such as Stewart-Ford.
Cosworth employs 1,200 people in the UK and America, including 700 at its headquarters in Northampton. It made an operating profit of Ł5.8m on sales of Ł116m, which included Ł18m of sales to Rolls-Royce.
The bidding war for Rolls-Royce Motors has turned into a long running saga. Volkswagen is now in the driving seat after it trumped BMW's Ł340m offer by Ł90m.
Eleventh hour bid
Hopes of an eleventh hour bid from Crewe Motors, wealthy luxury car enthusiasts lead by Michael Shrimpton, a Bentley driving lawyer, appear to be fading.
Mr Shrimpton is understood to be having difficulties in finalising a bid before a vital meeting of Vickers' shareholders on Friday morning.
Barring a dramatic last minute change of heart Vickers is planning to go ahead with the shareholder meeting. Unless Crewe Motors can come up with a firm offer by then, shareholders are likely to ratify the Volkswagen offer.
If Volkswagen's bid is unsuccessful it has said it will build its own top of the range limousine.
The sale of Cosworth and RRMC marks the latest move in the rapid consolidation of the worldwide car industry which has been dogged by overcapacity and intense competition.
The Company File Contents


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One fact of the Race for the Senate in CT that has been overlooked is the seat that was held by the Democrat Candidate for senate Chris Murphy is now open.
and that district in the Northwest corner of the state CT-5 has a candidate named Andrew Roraback who might be in a position to be the 2012 of Scott Brown in CT.
Although I didn't have a lot of time to speak with Andrew, I spent a considerable amount of time with his staff, he is a long serving member of the CT state House and Senate, and he was the only member of the GOP delegation to vote for death penalty repeal giving him some crossover appeal.
Most importantly the new district includes the towns he represented for many many years so he has a strong base of voters on both sides of the aisle who are familiar with and respect him.
So we have a GOP candidate with a long record and some crossover appeal running in an open seat. Unlike Scott Brown in 2010 he doesn't have the advantage of an opponent making critical mistakes on the trail but also unlike Brown he is not running statewide so his familiarity with the district and the voters could make all the difference.
With Mitt Romney and the GOP poised to control all three branches of the Government in January perhaps CT like Mass before them might decide they want to have at least one voice in the majority when the time comes to make decisions. Andrew Roraback can be that voice and with the GOP with such an advantage in fundraising over the Dems the party is in a potion to help make it happen.
Vote Andrew Roraback for Congress
Even the bluest of states deserve at least one seat in the Majority.
You can kick into his campaign here.
This coverage is made possible by you. If you'd like to help pay for this trip and move that thermometer feel free to hit DaTipJar below and keep the gas in the car a few meals and a hotel room for at least one night.
Update: Extra brown in the title, Hey I've been driving all day, a tad tired you know.


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Photos by Juan Lopez Gil
During the summer of 2014, my son Juan Lopez Gil (26) photographed several of the rooms we had completed recently. Here are some of the lucky children that enjoy our furniture. In no related order: Tys, Lulu, Violet, Dylan, Cora, Noah, Omar, Talya and Zach. Thank you all for letting us photograph you!
Roberto Gil
Brooklyn, January 2015.


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Show you work is a book that has made a big impact on me. Austin Kleon advocates sharing your work, your process and your ideas with the world and lays out a blue print on how to do it. I have certainly been inspired to share more of my work after reading this book (this blog is a direct result of it). I hope it inspires you to share your work too.
Here are some of my notes on the book.
You don't have to be a genius
Geniuses don't work in isolation and good work is not created in isolation. Instead, we geniuses are constantly inspired by other people's work that drives us to hone our own craft
Be an amateur, because in the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few. They are just regular people who get obsessed by something and spend a ton of time thinking out loud about it.
The best way to get started on the path to sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others.
You can't find your voice if you don't use it: If your work isn't online in this day and age, it does not exist.
Read obituaries: take inspiration from those who have walked this earth before us.
Think Process, Not Product
Take people behind the scenes: human beings are interested in other human beings, how they work, how they solve problems. Show them this world.
Become a documentarian of what you do (start a work journal, photograph album, scrapbook and share insights).
Share Something Small Everyday
Send out a daily dispatch (could be something very small tweet, photo, blog post etc.)
The "So What?" Test: does the work matter? Ask the So What question after reading the tweet or blog post.
Turn your flow into stock. Collect small pebbles of your work everyday, and by the end you can build a wall, house, play park or however you want to arrange them with it.
Build a good domain name. You need to own your share on the internet (and not on facebook, twitter etc.) Your own name. Don't think of it as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine.
Open Up Your Cabinet of Curiosities
Don't be a hoarder: Your influences are all worth sharing, because they show people who you really are.
No guilty pleasures. When you find things you genuinely enjoy, don't let anyone else make you feel about it.
Credit is always due. Attribution is key on the internet.
Tell good Stories
You need to know what a good story is and how to tell one.
Structure is everything. You stories will get better the more you tell them.
Talk about yourself at parties. Have an answer to the question: So What do you do? at parties. For example: "I am a writer, who draws." Don't ever use Ninja, rockstar, guru in your bio. Ever.
Teach what you Know
Share your trade secrets: the minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others. Share your reading list. Point to helpful reference materials. teaching people doesn't subtract value from what you do, it actually adds to it.
Don't Turn into Human Spam
Listen, Be thoughtful. Don't send out spam. People see straight through your selling techniques.
You want hearts not eyballs: stop worrying how many people follow you online. have a few followers that are really committed to you and your cause. Make stuff you love and talk about it and you'll attract people who love that kind of stuff too.
Vampire Test. Don't stay around people who suck the life blood out of you and drain your energy.
Identify your fellow knuckleballers. Meet with people who share a common passion as you do. Meet at meetup.
Learn to take a Punch
Let em take their best shot. As soon as you put your work out there, there will be critics. Roll with the punches. Don't feed the trolls.
Sell Out
Even the renessaince had to be funded. People need to eat and pay the rent. Sell the work you are proud of and be proud of it.
Pass around the hat.
Keep a mailing list. Make more work for yourself: try new things, be ambitious.
Pay it forward: You just have to be as generous as you can, but selfish enough to get your work done.
Stick Around
Don't quit your show: every career is full of ups and downs. Just keep going.
Chain smoke: Artists who've managed to achieve lifelong careers: they all have been able to persevere, regardless of success or failure.
Go Away, so you can come back: You need rest periods too in order to recover and put your best work forward.
Begin Again. Look for something new to learn, and when you find it, dedicate yourself to learning in the open.


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The spread of mosquito-borne diseases diseases is quickly becoming a major health risk in tropical and semi-tropical areas. The spread of dengue virus and chikungunya virus and more recently Zika has accelerated and now is found in the US. Zika is especially problematic because of data indicating it as a cause of birth defects whereas dengue and chikungunya are not. These viral diseases present in a similar manner, making it difficult to determine which virus is affecting the patient. It is critical to be able to capture the global immunity of patients to these viruses - especially for women of childbearing age, in diagnostics, vaccine and therapeutic programs.
Existing genomic tests only work in a very narrow window after the onset of clinical signs (Figure 1). Conversely, current immune-based tests (e.g., the MAC ELISAs for ZIKV and DENV; flavivirus Plaque Reduction Neutralization Tests), produce cross-reactive results. Immunodiagnostics for these viral infections are important as they allow testing and diagnosis of new infections after the viremic phase, which is crucial for the testing of individuals that meet, for example, CDC's ZIKV and DENV clinical criteria (e.g., clinical signs and symptoms associated with the virus infection) and/or CDC's epidemiological criteria. Therefore, the need for immunological biomarkers suitable to assess longer periods post-infection for discrimination between Zika and dengue is an important area of current research.
Molecular assays for ZIKV used in endemic areas are only precise detecting Zika infection within a very narrow window of 7-10 days postsymptoms. CDI immunoassays can detect infection well beyond this narrow period. The current test suffers from cross-reactivity and a lack of precision in areas where DENV or other flaviviruses may coexist.
Discriminating, multiplex and high-throughput:
CDI has produced the ZikaProt ZIKV/DENV protein microarray which contains the proteomes of Asian and African strains of Zika as well as dengue serotypes 1 and 2. This new research tool (Figure 2) allows for the rapid analysis of biological specimens (serum, plasma, CSF, etc.) for high-throughput discovery of biomarkers that may be able to discriminate between these two very similar flaviviruses in a larger window after initial infection than currently possible.
1) Planar arrays with the biomarker panel are provided by CDI to end users; 2) End user applies gaskets and diluted serum samples; 3) End user removes gaskets, scans arrays and acquires results with the CDI software.
- ZikaProfiler™ Zika/dengue antibody discovery service; Let CDI do the work. We will expertly analyze your samples and report back to you. The process is fully-customizable beyond initial screening to more focused analyses and detailed bioinformatics.
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