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I agree, but you don't win hearts and minds if you're not talking.Damn good plan.....
Coupled with a restorative plan, it might work. The Berlin Wall came down because of American blue jeans, rock and roll and Playboy magazine.
The US has created resentment in the people, I have listened to them. They do not understand at all why they are punished for something over which they have no control, the actions of an unelected government. When Kennedy invoked them, it was to save face, without any regard for the consequences to the people, while the US was still aiding and rebuilding Japan and Germany.
The hearts and the minds of a nation are what needs winning, not ego battles and heavy artillery. Poland's Solidarity could not have gone anywhere without the Polish people behind them, and they followed because they wanted ****ing tractor parts, blue jeans, and better Vodka.
Having been to Cuba, having compared it to other Caribbean islands, it is the same here. Let in some ****ing blue jeans, baseball uniforms, cleats and bats along with some auto parts and Raul won't last long.
Obama, as usual, is blowing smoke, he has no clear agenda other than what he can mis-represent to the American people, with an agenda that has so far only angered the country's leadership. Based on history, from Vietnam to Iraq, I am certain the White House doesn't know the first ****ing thing about the needs of the people....they are functioning on the needs of the White House.
When you win their hearts and minds, their asses and pocketbooks are soon to follow.
And start paying ****ing rent on Gitmo....


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Senior sixth-formers preparing for the Bagrut matriculation can also rejoice - about a reduction in their exam load. The existing Bagrut system comprises seven compulsory subjects, but the need to acquire points means pupils cram for anything up to 13. All subjects include an externally-assessed exam.
A newly-announced reform, to be implemented over 10 years, probably from next September, will limit the number of subjects to nine. At the first stage of the reform, one of these subjects will be assessed by the school, partly on the basis of project work. By the end of the 10 years, six of the nine subjects will be internally examined.
Good Bagrut results are crucial for university entrance and good jobs, both during and after army conscription.
Education minister Amnon Rubinstein wants to get more pupils through the Bagrut (about 40 per cent gain a matriculation certificate at present) and enable more than the current 30 per cent of the relevant age group to enter higher education.
As a result of his initiatives, some 6,500 junior and senior sixth-formers are studying in smaller than average classes this year, with nearly double the classroom time accorded to their peers. Also, more than 1,000 pupils who failed between one and three exams last year are deferring their army service for four months to have a second attempt.
The minister himself wrote to all who left school in 1991, having failed one exam, inviting them to take a free course that would help them pass the second time. Some 500 students came forward. Next year, the programme will be expanded to include the graduates of 1992.
The ministry is looking at ways to give financial inducements to schools to weaker pupils and get them through the Bagrut.
As part of a more general equal opportunities move, the ministry is sending teams of educational experts into 37 disadvantaged areas for at least three years. The teams will work with local educators on improving the system, from kindergarten up to senior sixth form.
Another pressing priority is to reverse cuts in classroom hours, made during the 1980s, which severely squeezed subjects such as music and art, and have forced parents to pay for supplementary lessons.
The education ministry is continuing to add hours. Pupils, who start school at 8am, are now leaving at 1pm, at the earliest, rather than at noon.
Other initiatives under way include the computerisation of schools (more than 14,000 computers were installed last academic year), and the introduction of the Middle East peace process as this year's ministry of education theme in schools.
Meanwhile, efforts are continuing to close gaps between Jewish sector education and that of Arabs and Druze living within the Green Line. (In most of the occupied territories, education is now in the hands of the Palestinian Authority).
Israeli Arabs and Druze constitute around 255,000 of Israel's nearly 1. 7 million pupils, and study in separate schools for linguistic, cultural and geographical reasons.
Over the past two years, extra hours have been allocated to these schools to bring them up to par. They will now also benefit from a system that awards additional class time for weaker pupils on the basis of socioeconomic and other criteria. Of the 37 districts to beoverhauled with the help of teams of experts, seven are Arab or Druze.
Asked to comment on the year, Avraham Ben-Shabbat of the Histadrut Teachers' Union commended the government's efforts, but said more had to be done to improve pupil:teacher ratios. Classes of 35 to 40 are not uncommon.


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How Xanax works for treating anxiety disorders?
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What are the available Xanax dosages?
The Xanax dosage would be normally prescribed depends on your body condition. Xanax medications are available in strengths of 0.25 milligrams (mg), 0.5 mg, 1 mg, and 2 mg. Since this medication is available in different dosage strengths, and it be would opt for different patients to get treated for the medical disorders.
How to take Xanax medication?
This medication is available in the form of capsules and tablets. Consume the medication orally by mouth as per the doctor advice. This drug would be prescribed to be taken for two to three times per day at regular intervals. It is better to be sticking up with the prescribed dosage to avoid health consequences. Your doctor may increase your dosage level occasionally to make sure you get the best results from this medication.
Xanax will create the habit-forming. So never share this medicine with another person, especially when someone has a history of addiction or abuse. Keep the medication away from others in the place where one cannot afford it. It is not recommended to crush or chew or even breaking this drug. Swallowing it whole is the recommended way.
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Signs of Xanax overdose can include:
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– Respiratory depression.
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Month: June 2008
LBGTQI Portrait: Mauragender, LBGT, unpublished work
LBGTQI Portrait: Jess Younggender, LBGT, unpublished work
LBGTQI Portrait: Star St. Germaingender, LBGT, unpublished work
LBGTQI Portrait: Lolit Mendezgender, LBGT, unpublished work
LBGQTI Portrait: Gordongender, LBGT, unpublished work
LBGTQI Portrait: Sadie Lunegender, LBGT, unpublished work
Anne O'Hare McCormick Scholarshipfile under: hope, j-school
Rockin' way to wake up! I got a call this morning from Joan Sullivan, the president of the Newswomen's Club of New York. As it turns out, I'm one of two women selected to receive the Anne O'Hare McCormick award for 2008!
Big, big thanks to Brendan McDermid at Reuters, for telling me about it the award- and then pretty much forcing my skeptical ass to apply. Thanks also to Gary Hershorn and Meryl Levin for the recommendations.
In further exciting news, I photographed amazing artist Star St. Germain today, and will be picking up negs of the lovely Sadie Lune and her snake-children from the lab tomorrow morning… so more portraits are on their way!
Iraq War Vet turned Farmer: Chris Whittakerfile under: hope, unpublished work, war
The second Iraq war vet turned farmer I photographed for this story is the wonderful Chris Whittaker, who now works on Fresh Edibles Community Farm with his father, Bob. Chris got back from Iraq this past September, and between his Army discipline and his dad's mainstream agricultural background, got their farm up and running.
Chris picking kale.
A really happy Bob and a candycane beet- yep, seriously, it's a striped beet. And it's delicious.
After only a year of business, Fresh Edibles makes deliveries of organic vegetable boxes to over 50 clients twice a week around the Stockton, California area. Bob and Chris wouldn't let me leave the farm without taking my own overflowing crate of vegetables, picked while we were out in the fields.
They were the best tomatoes I've ever tasted.
Reuters Multimedia Pieces: Gay Marriageclips, LBGT, mainstream media
Also, here's a story called "Third Time's a Charm" that Reuters put together with photos I shot last week. Click here to check it out.
Here's some of my stuff that they've packaged from the past few days of weddings:
UPDATE: And yet another link, in which Bidar (the Bisexual Writer's Association) deconstructs Reuters "gaywashed" reporting on the piece.
Weddings for AllLBGT, mainstream media
The Reuters package of my photos is here!
Congrats to everyone who got hitched!
Let the Gay Marriage Chaos begin!LBGT, mainstream media
And begin it did, with me having some crap luck for once and getting stuck in a really bad spot for the historic wedding of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. Damn. Yep, the wedding cake was exactly in front of Del's head. Let's just say that the picture desk editors in Singapore spiked all but 5 photos I filed.
Outside afterwards, there were a few demonstrators- something I'd much rather be shooting than a crowded press conference disguised as a wedding reception.
Army Global Medic Traininggovernment, photojournalism, war
5:30 a.m: The last "Global Medic" training at Camp Parks in Dublin, this time using troops roleplaying dead and wounded along with the Army's arsenal of realistic mannequins.
Chilean President Michele Bachelet in Berkeleymainstream media, photojournalism
Twentysomething LBGTQI Portrait: Maren & Philipefile under: hope, gender, LBGT, unpublished work
Twentysomething LBGTQI Portrait: Elizabethfile under: hope, gender, LBGT, unpublished work
FX Photo Exhibition: Saturday!art photo, file under: hope, mentoring, youth and photography
If you're around the Bay Area this weekend, come out and support the First Exposures graduation show, which is the final exhibition of the youth in the photo mentoring program I've been with this past year. Just about every single image is absolutely amazing- so seriously get there, and check it out.
Twentysomething LBGTQI Portrait: Ariesfile under: hope, gender, LBGT, unpublished work
Poetic genius Aries Hines.
Twentysomething LBGTQI Portrait: Catfile under: hope, gender, LBGT, unpublished work
Jason, part twofile under: hope, gender, LBGT, unpublished work
Twentysomething LBGTQI Portrait: Jasonfile under: hope, gender, LBGT, unpublished work
Twentysomething LBGTQI Portrait: Emmafile under: hope, gender, LBGT
Emma was one of those people who just take your breath away- she was stunning. If there ever could be a modern day Mona Lisa, she'd be it. My film came out looking dated, underexposed, which was only partially intentional- it left me wishing I'd been shooting anything but large format, that I'd taken 100 frames instead of the 4-6 allotted for each session.
And yes, that is a badass Emma Goldman tattoo on her chest.
Twentysomething Queer Portrait Projectgender, LBGT, unpublished work
New series! I'm shooting portraits of people who self-define as twentysomething queers/ LGBTQI.
The first portrait is Stephen.
Most of my subjects so far are friends of friends, or else have heard about the series through my amazing know-everyone friend Lisa Jervis, or through Daisy Hernandez. A few people have also answered a post on Craigslist, and are simply patient strangers willing to sit while I deathmatch my lights and 4×5 camera into submission.
The Welfare Queensclips
Last night, I photographed the welfareQueens, a San Francisco project, at the office of Poor Magazine for Make/Shift. In their own words:
"Through intentional use of the highly problematic objectifying label/stereotype of 'welfare queen', originally coined by Ronald Reagan as an extremely derogatory reference to poor mothers who were receiving cash aid from Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), the welfare QUEENS project will re-contextualize the word and who it refers to in the framework of a post welfare reform, increasing stratified American society. This society makes it illegal to be poor; this society does not recognize, support or legitimize the "work" involved in raising children; and this society is quick to accuse poor mothers of the crime of being poor rather than recognize the heroism of their survival.
Through the creation of a play, movie, publication and education project of the same name, a group of mothers, daughters, sons and fathers who have survived, struggled and dealt with this ongoing oppression will tell their stories, enact their struggles and realize their dreams of survival, thrival and resistance.
The team of very low-income, poets, writers, and storytellers who are or have been on welfare, struggled as working poor, immigrant or homeless parents, sons or daughters, will write, co-direct and act in this play in an ensemble cast. The team is led by poverty justice organizer, poet, journalist, co-founder of POOR Magazine/PoorNewsNetwork, and author of the recently published memoir, Criminal of Poverty – Growing up Homeless in America, Lisa Gray-Garcia aka Tiny."
Taking the Pledge screening, Mexico CityPolitics: race, class, gender
"Taking the Pledge" will be screened at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, from August 3-9, 2008. Screenings will take place inside the Video Lounge of the Global Village.


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After long-running public consultation, VicRoads says it will become more transparent with regional drivers.
South-west road users have been involved in community meetings and online feedback on the region's roads, with poor maintenance a common theme.
In response, Roads Minister Luke Donnellan and VicRoads chief executive John Merritt released the Country Roads, Your insights, Our Actions report in Ballarat on Tuesday.
While there was a focus on transparency, the announcement did not come with any new strategies or funding to address the state of country roads.
Outgoing VicRoads chief executive John Merritt said the organisation was being brutally honest about the work it was doing.
"The issue of maintenance weighed heavily, with criticisms at times of the work we are doing," he said.
"People want more visibility and more data on roads."
Tuesday's announcement included a new "digital dashboard" to provide up-to-date information on road upgrades, maintenance and major projects.
A rating tool to measure the dangers of country roads, starting with the state's 20 most accident prone highways, was also announced.
Roads Minister Luke Donnellan said the biggest challenge was accommodating the fast-growing regional centres in Victoria.
"We have doubled the spend on road maintenance and identified where freight upgrades need to happen," he said.
"Rural and regional Victoria has grown faster in the past 12 months than anywhere else."
The state government said the consultation process involved feedback from 11,000 Victorians, 700 stakeholders and 30 councils.
It said public feedback was also informing Transport for Victoria's development of a regional roads strategy.
Member for South-West Coast Roma Britnell said it was going to take "a lot more than a new website and a glossy document to fix the issues we have with our roads".
"Transparency is great – but we also need to address the inefficiencies in the management and maintenance of country roads the Victorian Auditor General highlighted earlier this year," she said.
The state government spent $260 million on roads maintenance in the last year. This included fixing more than 850km of deteriorating roads.


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Study of the Effect of a Fermented Dairy Product on Gastrointestinal Well Being in Adult Women
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First Posted : July 6, 2011
Last Update Posted : October 27, 2016
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8-29-13 RMB Little Guy
Dear Rita Mae Brown,
On Thursday's after work I take my sister to a meeting at the church which the boys attend on Sundays. The boys and I go to a park nearby and they play while I walk. Beforehand we normally grab a bite to eat at one of the many fast food establishments.
I am going through a phase of carrying a small purse-like contraption on a long string, it would qualify as a wallet, except it has that string. Before this I carried stuff in my pockets, like my ID and money. But as I lose weight my pockets, along with my pants, are now smaller, there is not enough room. Enter what I affectionately refer to as my "little guy".
Part of the reason I have carried things in my pockets most of my life, is because I tend to be forget my purse or little guy, or whatever I am carrying and leave them various places. Fortunately I have not lost a child this way…yet, and my head is attached, although not always in top working condition, so there is no danger of leaving that, but if it wasn't attached…
Anyway, tonight I dropped off the boys at their home and brought the sister home, only realize my little guy was nowhere to be found. I cursed myself, sure that I had left it at the burger joint. I returned to the restaurant and found that, yes indeed my little guy had been running amuck there. The counter girl remembered the boys and me. She brought it out as soon as she saw me walk in.
Thank goodness for the kindness of others. I have had things returned to me in various ways, through a stranger's kindness.
I search for the lesson I am supposed to learn here. As I struggle with anger towards myself for being forgetful, I wonder if the lesson is kindness to myself. I have a temper and tend to be hardest on myself with it, something I find common among we humans.
A song written and sung by Helen Reddy in the seventies plays in my mind often, Best Friend. She sang it in the movie Airport 1975. It is about taking care of yourself, realizing you are your own best friend. I recall hearing it as a child, memorizing it and mentally singing it as I walked to school.
I am sure it helped me some with my own struggles, but it also caused me to consider hers. What conflict must she have endured to have searched out solace and written such words?
I have always been a big fan of hers. A couple of years ago I read her biography The Woman I Am. I like her mystical side. Not sure I follow every thread of it, but it intrigued me. Much of the things I wondered about were clarified, her struggles, her joys and her losses. I am thankful to her for sharing her story. In the grand scheme of things, hearing it from the woman that brought us I Am Woman, it is important. History will remember her and it is good to have her own words added to the mix. She is brave, for living the life she lived, for sharing her insights, for thinking outside the box.
She sang "Would you take better care of yourself? Would you be kinder to yourself…if you realized that your best friend is yourself? Who is always with you everywhere? Who is on your side when others are unfair?"
I'll try,Loraine


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Welcome to the Guild Hall. You have arrived just in time to hear my tribulations. I have yet to embark on a crafting quest that has felt a chore until I accepted this latest mission. Admittedly, the troubles started by my own accord and a foolish decision that nearly doomed the entire expedition. Instead of making my usual card, I decided to try my hand at making a tag. I have only made a tag once before and it wasn't a "stand alone" tag. It was crafted then quickly settled into its new home on a card face. It had purpose. This one was going to be a lone tag - a rogue. It was rough going the whole way through. I suppose I do need more practice at this particular craft.
The tag itself was one of my spoils gained from the Crafters Guild Raid last weekend. I started by inking the tag using Dylusions spray inks. Step two was stamping the Stampotique image using Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. Then I sat there and stared at the tag for a good ten minutes trying to decide what to do next. Hmmmmm....nothing was coming to me. Luckily it was time to sup; a well needed break away from this tag that was apparently going no where.
My evening meal consumed, I returned to the crafting chamber and stared at the tag for awhile longer. I finally decided to emboss the one side and ink it up. Then I dug through my "bits box" to try and find something of use. I came across that owl image that I had cut from the Storybook cartridge literally two years ago and that weird orange shape that I think was the inside piece of a jack-o-lantern mouth at one point.
Next I stamped the sentiment from the Dylusions "Say What You Mean" set and the eyes from the "Dependable Dotty" set. I also added glossy accents to the eyes. I still thought it looked a little plain, so I stamped the key and button things from the 7 Gypsies "Steampunk" stamp set. Last I inked a piece of silver ribbon using the Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and frayed the ends of it.
I stared at the tag a little longer and decided that nothing I could add would make me like it more. Best just enter it into the Stampotique Designers Challenge (#64: Colour Challenge - mustard, navy, orange) and be done with it.
This endevour wasn't a complete failure having earned myself +190 exp points in tag making. I will definitely need to attempt a similar quest again before I will have enough experience to level up this skill.
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Hi, I just had an awful Adobe Chat experience with agent Dharma. I waited a very long time and when Mr. Dharma finally was able to help me, he wasn't able to. I was told that my product would no longer be supported and I couldn't be helped by Adobe because it was CS5. I was also sent to a faulty link. Anyway, I recently purchased a Canon EOS 6D and when I tried uploading my photos to Photoshop CS5 it said my RAW photos could not be supported. I followed the appropriate links for support and help.
My CS5 is updated, the Adobe Bride is updated. The extension for the photos is CR2 and they will not show the thumbnails in bridge and won't load in Photoshop. I need help. Now, I am hoping Adobe will support it's product and customer.
As each new camera comes out, Adobe have to write the code that enables Camera RAW to work with its RAW files. It is nrealistic to expect them to keep doing this for all previous versions of Photoshop. The Canon 6D needs ACR7.3 which Photoshop CS6
You have several alternatives.
I'd go with the Bundle deal. There is a lot more to CC than reading Canon 6D RAW files.


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WWE Raw Results – 2, July 2012
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Christian, Santino Marella, R-Truth and Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes, David Otunga, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young.
Alberto Del Rio Vs Sin Cara ended in no contest.
AJ Lee and Sheamus defeated Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler.
Heath Slater defeated Doink the Clown.
Big Show defeated Kane in a No Disqualification match.
Tyson Kidd defeated Lord Tensai .
Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan Vs CM Punk and John Cena ended in no contest.
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GM ups the cost of the recall: $1.3 billion
The cost of GM's recall has escalated to more than three times the automaker's original estimate, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.
GM raised the estimated cost of the recall to $1.3 billion.
The recall centers around faulty ignition switches known to shut off cars without warning. Those problems are tied to 13 confirmed deaths and center on the Chevrolet Cobalt, though other models have been affected.
The $1.3 billion cost of the recall is bigger than GM's first quarter profit from a year ago. Analysts told The Wall Street Journal that the Detroit company is preparing for its first quarterly net loss since it emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.
Meanwhile, The New York Times has this story about two GM engineers being placed on leave.


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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Openings in Stories
I recently attended a writing workshop led by Tom Jenks, editor and co-founder of Narrative Magazine. He offered some guidelines for writers including the following: "The beginning of a story must posit the initial events from which everything must follow." Jenks relies heavily on the notions of fiction found in Aristotle's Poetics. You can go to the website www.narrativemagazine.info and get Jenks' advise to writers. In the rewriting of a current story I am working on, I am writing and rewriting that initial event to contain the tactile, the emotions, the metaphorical underpinnings of the story. In a nutshell, it isn't easy.
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This is what I made to work on while attending a Joann open house on Saturday. I was able to tell people about my upcoming classes and hopefully get them excited about using their Cricut! The images are from the Mini Monsters cartridge, and the paper from DCWV and American Crafts.
And here is a layout that my 11 year old daughter made. Isn't it good? I am so impressed!
Monday, September 13, 2010
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.comments2018-05-21T10:15:01.059-04:00Eye On Tampa BayEyeOn firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-50177024045721446242018-03-07T08:54:57.937-05:002018-03-07T08:54:57.937-05:00I assume you have not been at the TMA meetings whe...I assume you have not been at the TMA meetings where the MPO members from Pinellas admitted Greenlight Pinellas was flawed. GP had a basic third grade math problem. Jacobs Engineering, who did the GP Alternatives Analysis recommending rail, and has just proposed the regional BRT, now admits that GP could never get federal funding required for the billion dollar boondoggle. This post calls out the flawed bills (that are now dead this session because they are so flawed) diverting state SunRail dollars in 2022. Transit is being disrupted with innovation today like Amazon disrupted traditional retail. Transit ridership is declining in Tampa Bay while it's operating costs are increasing. How does billion dollar boondoggles fix that problem? Sharon Calverthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-43992606503401341092018-02-22T12:56:14.275-05:002018-02-22T12:56:14.275-05:00I am supposed to believe your post when you purpos...I am supposed to believe your post when you purposefully lied and misrepresented Greenlight Pinellas that had the backing of all regional government bodies who were desperately seeking to enhance public live and ease traffic congestion. You lie always and always you lie.Dave Stantonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-72492597240083318602018-02-11T20:15:55.723-05:002018-02-11T20:15:55.723-05:00Hagan stepped down from the board seat and spoke o...Hagan stepped down from the board seat and spoke on the floor for Bass Pro, but a lobbyist shouldn't be paid $1.3 million or more by taxpayers in salary and benefits.Chris Paradieshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-63987580114016263612018-02-11T19:43:06.422-05:002018-02-11T19:43:06.422-05:00Hagan is exploiting a loophole in the County Chart...Hagan is exploiting a loophole in the County Charter that intended Commissioners to sit out and return to the private sector after 8 years. 8 is enough! 16 years is way too much. I can't fathom Hagan being my "representative" for 24 years. I live in District 2 and fully support West Point graduate Chris Paradies who earned a PhD in Materials Science and is also an Innovation Attorney helping grow small businesses that produce real high tech jobs. I will vote for Chris Paradies in August and I'd pray a majority of voters in the district will do the same. We need to #throwthebumsout and enforce #8isEnough!Karen Jarochhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-5844147646259364552018-02-11T10:27:48.176-05:002018-02-11T10:27:48.176-05:00Sounds like Hagan needs to register as a lobbyist!...Sounds like Hagan needs to register as a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-61271467691012574192017-12-22T05:27:47.690-05:002017-12-22T05:27:47.690-05:00Mark and Sharon, you both know well that the many ...Mark and Sharon, you both know well that the many power players want the streetcar to eventually be forced into the interstate median, where ridership will forever be lackluster. Then you both will continue your clamor to shut it down completely. Remember this, any federal money used to build the streetcar would have to be returned. That would be the biggest sock to taxpayers. So please think about this as you go through the holiday.globaltransitguidebook.comhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-51644907697220173782017-11-21T13:57:59.632-05:002017-11-21T13:57:59.632-05:00I'm curious... If National Rental will pick yo...I'm curious... If National Rental will pick you up. Wouldn't it be preferential to call a National Rental, off airport property and have them pick you up for free?
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-76027262503737515542017-11-21T09:27:39.266-05:002017-11-21T09:27:39.266-05:00This is why I usually end up renting off-airport. ...This is why I usually end up renting off-airport. Last summer, I took a city bus a few miles from Ontario Airport (California) to pick up a rental car. I also could have Ubered. I am willing to go pretty far in order to not pay the airport car rental penalties, and I'm not alone in this.Tom email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-45409362249721987012017-11-19T23:06:44.844-05:002017-11-19T23:06:44.844-05:00What does it take to fool Hillsborough County Comm...What does it take to fool Hillsborough County Commissioners? The answer is, not much, especially when they want to play dumb. They never asked for any backup documents. They never asked the most obvious questions...
Why didn't Hagan make it clear that the Sheriff said ethics violations were outside of his jurisdiction?
If the BOCC had decided not to approve the funding, wasn't Hagan going to spend his own money to pursue getting reimbursement anyway?
In the 2014 ethics case that Hagan pleaded guilty to, did he ever reimburse the county for defending him?
Why did Hagan only ask for reimbursement of the county's expenses to defend him? He said that the cases wasted taxpayer money. If so, then why wasn't he interested in getting reimbursement for Murman's expenses also?
Since similar cases were filed against Murman, were the filers malicious in those filings? Or were they just malicious toward him alone? Why would the same filed charges end up being malicious toward one commissioner and not the other?
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-16331874301701665872017-11-06T12:50:49.647-05:002017-11-06T12:50:49.647-05:00Unincorporated residents are paying for buses and ...Unincorporated residents are paying for buses and mass transit that we don't use. There is no doubt that the balance of HART members needs to be changed to provide us with representation that aligns with our views on whether to spend our tax dollars on roads or low-ridership trains. We want fair representation!George firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-71945831772735857672017-10-26T14:43:40.330-04:002017-10-26T14:43:40.330-04:00The Rays need to follow the Oakland's A's ...The Rays need to follow the Oakland's A's professed path for its new stadium - 100% privately financed.

An on-going national tragedy is that taxpayers continue to pay for sports venues for billionaire sports franchise owners (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and now MLS). This is a transfer of wealth from the taxpayers to the super-rich at about a $2 billion per year rate.

Please read the attached articles to get a sense of what is going on with MLB. The executive summary of these articles is:

· MLB is becoming increasingly more profitable as revenues grow rapidly.

· MLB franchises are becoming increasingly more valuable.

· MLB is paying a declining % of its growing total revenues to the players. even though it provides many long-term player contracts that are just plain stupid - currently there are 47 MLB players with $100 million or greater long-term contracts - 6 of these players will not play a single game this year.

· Giving even a dime of taxpayer money to MLB to build or renovate stadia is akin to providing publicly funded scholarships for the children of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett!

It is a similar story for the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MSL.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-more-public-money-major-league-baseball-scott-myers

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/price-delusion-mlb-continues-grow-scott-myers/?published=t

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/11-7-mlb-starting-pitcher-worth-155-million-over-65-years-scott-myers?published=tscott myershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-9756972102250218092017-10-26T10:11:17.041-04:002017-10-26T10:11:17.041-04:00The link to the current Board of Directors and Exe...The link to the current Board of Directors and Executive Board are both broken. Can find Executive Board at http://tampaedc.com/leadership/, but not all Board members on their firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-16100992388426143972017-10-13T13:36:26.067-04:002017-10-13T13:36:26.067-04:00This year Speaker Corcoran published Florida's...This year Speaker Corcoran published Florida's annual budget. I was surprised to see the Senator Latvalla had earmarked $8 Million for Pinellas for Entertainment. I refer to $1M for Holocaust Museum plus $2 Million for a building for them, $1 Million for Clearwater Aquarium a private company, $1 million for Ruth Eckert Hall and the rest to various museums. I guess we are in the entertainment firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-82681420719678447742017-10-03T08:22:33.275-04:002017-10-03T08:22:33.275-04:00The push for regional rail while ignoring roads co...The push for regional rail while ignoring roads coming from the "Swamp" will raise the cost of living tremendously and hurt our economy. The Tampa Bay Swamp is as bad as the Swamp in DC. TBARTA has been in existence for years now and what have they accomplished? The answer is nothing.

At the request of the Bay's career politicians, the business power brokers have joined the cabal to force rail, as well as, force people from their preferred form of transportation, cars.

The Rail Cabal will end up hurting our economy by not listening to the local residents. When that happens, the generations that have grown up here will look for other places to live and spend their money. And the business community will continue to get a free ride because we will be forced to pay for both (low ridership) mass transit, as well as, our cars, which we will never give up.

Drain the Swamp before it overflows!!!George firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-40605320608376687852017-09-05T09:17:04.265-04:002017-09-05T09:17:04.265-04:00As a lawyer, name calling is how you debate this i...As a lawyer, name calling is how you debate this issue? FDOT provided the opportunity to the MPO Chairs but did not provide criteria for who to invite/. As a lawyer, if you have such evidence that FDOT provided specific criteria for who to invite, please provide it. I recall FDOT was asked in a public forum that very question and they answered they did not set any criteria because they wanted to be totally neutral but sent the opportunity invite to the MPO chairs. If you have evidence that the entire MPO board voted or agreed or even weighed in on who was invited, then provide the evidence.Sharon Calverthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-11656476712273251932017-09-04T21:20:05.445-04:002017-09-04T21:20:05.445-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kent Mosshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-15760763293613134492017-09-04T05:34:28.032-04:002017-09-04T05:34:28.032-04:00Sharon: This is fun. Can do it all day. 1. Where ...Sharon: This is fun. Can do it all day.

1. Where were you when Les Miller was voting at the MPO to support TBX. His thinking has evolved. You should try it.

2. My Sandy Murman reference was not an accusation ... it was sarcasm. You should, however, look into doing some ghost writing for her.

3. I'm sorry you missed out on the St. Louis trip. The BBQ was excellent and we took a nice bus tour of the city. Riding their metrolink to the airport was also instructive. That said, how did it become Miller's responsibility to invite you? FDOT outlined the invite list/categories. Miller nominated neighborhood representatives from his district. Last I checked, you live in Lutz and you surely do not represent the interests of the TBX impacted neighborhoods. If you have a bone to pick, it's with Paul Steinman. Think he's in North Carolina now.

4. No supporter of #groperdon or teabagger should ever, ever ... EVER ... write or speak these words: "False accusations are an admission you have nothing to argue". #birtherism #deathpanels etc.

5. Josh Frank is an intelligent young man with some great ideas. His bifurcation to boulevard presentation is eye opening and forward thinking. The seed for his master's thesis came from the input of community members during the TBX neighborhood engagement meetings. While I understand you'd like to see Tampa Heights, Seminole Heights and Ybor paved over to shorten your commute by (maybe) 5 - 10 minutes, we in the urban core object to that 20th Century approach. You might consider spending more time in Lutz or taking I75.

6. I agree we need change on the MPO ... But Les Miller isn't the problem ...

Rick email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-28922431806389467812017-09-03T08:11:57.184-04:002017-09-03T08:11:57.184-04:00"When rail lines are built they often cater t..."When rail lines are built they often cater to wealthier, whiter residents. When bus lines are cut they usually affect those who disproportionately depend on the service." Thanks for making our point - transit should be optimized around buses which are more flexible, more cost-effective and quicker to optimize - especially in dispersed areas like Tampa Bay. Costly rail lines going after so-called "choice" riders cannibalize bus service needed by transit dependent. Sharon Calverthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-13769902961429808592017-09-03T07:58:46.326-04:002017-09-03T07:58:46.326-04:00Come on Rick you are a lawyer, you certainly under...Come on Rick you are a lawyer, you certainly understand false accusations. False accusations are an admission you have nothing to argue.Sharon Calverthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-71576814433089888252017-09-03T07:49:39.848-04:002017-09-03T07:49:39.848-04:00On the issue if declining transit ridership: https...On the issue if declining transit ridership: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/articles/2017-05-17/how-can-we-reverse-declining-public-transit-ridership

Rick firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-64749189027759824352017-09-03T07:09:01.600-04:002017-09-03T07:09:01.600-04:00Don't forget to bill Sandy Murman ... Rick F...Don't forget to bill Sandy Murman ...

Rick Fernandez
Tampa email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-23760095105544202392017-09-02T18:41:35.794-04:002017-09-02T18:41:35.794-04:00For a city you say has "embraced" transi...For a city you say has "embraced" transit, St. Louis MetroLInk ridership has declined 20% over the last 3 years. This follows the national trend of declining transit ridership but MetroLink has also been plagued with crime. St. Louis transit ridership in 2015 was 8.6 percent lower than it was in 2000. "St. Louis MetroLink system has soaked up $3 billion from the public purse through capital outlays and operating subsidies. What do we have to show for it? Not much. MetroLink carries less than one-half of one percent of metro area commuters. Total bus and rail ridership in the St. Louis area is lower today than bus ridership alone was in 1991, three years before the MetroLink opened." https://spectator.org/heres-a-money-saving-idea-for-st-louis/ Missouri was looking at converting I-70 to a toll road aka tolling existing lanes which I also disagree with - different from adding additional capacity as managed lanes. Missouri has a huge transportation funding issue and with declining transit, more people are driving - new revenues then will have to come from somewhere. It is not a pretty budget picture in Missouri. The Missouri 2017 legislative session included in the transportation budget bill for the fiscal year 7/1/2017 thru 6/30/2018, HB 4, that no state funds could be used for any costs associated w/tolling interstates. That prohibition was for one fiscal year, there was no legislation passed to ban forever tolling, though there is an effort to put a referendum on the ballot next year but I don't believe it has made the ballot to date. Missouri is not a growth state like FL and they have budget issues so it will be interesting to see where they get the funding to not only maintain but improve their roads and highways - the budget was cut $250 million by the Governor. due to revenues being lowered than expected. Taking a funding option off the table in one budget cycle may not mean it is off the table in the future or forever or they may look at some type of P3 solution. Sharon Calverthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-43993387948406655812017-09-02T11:04:31.528-04:002017-09-02T11:04:31.528-04:00Sharon, is Sandy Murman paying you by the word? Ha...Sharon, is Sandy Murman paying you by the word? Had you been in St.Louis, you would have seen a city that has embraced transit and a state where toll roads are not allowed. TBX is dead. Transit will happen in Tampa. My neighborhood will not be destroyed for your minimal convenience.

Rick Fernandez
Tampa Heights email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-43398008256319753132017-09-02T00:07:15.133-04:002017-09-02T00:07:15.133-04:00It is very easy to spin this to cast aspersions on...It is very easy to spin this to cast aspersions on commissioner Miller's decisions. The fact is commissioner Miller's District the district most impacted by the tbx project and the neighborhoods the ones most adversely affected regardless of what percentage of the County's population that District may represent. From West Tampa along I-275 to I-4 out to 50th Street that is within District 3 of the County Commission; from the I-275 interchange northward beyond city limits is also within District.
I to consider challenging commissioner Miller in the the primary last year but chose not to because was going to enter the race and in a three-way race commissioner Miller would have prevailed. And my reason for even considering it was because commissioner Miller perceived support for TBX at no point was/is in the best interest of the residents of District 3.
When there are members of the MPO who don't even understand their role and believe their role is to simply rubber-stamp the decisions of the Florida Department of Transportation, when half of the MPO is not even directly accountable to the citizens of this County by virtue of not being in elected positions, and most of the rest did not represent areas adversely impacted by the tbx Proposal, it seems very fitting and appropriate that commissioner Miller would want to make sure that the MPO had other alternative viewpoints to consider. I for one do not support the idea of ripping out 275 north of The Interchange and replacing it with a Boulevard. On the other hand I do believe that we should have a light rail system built down the middle of the interstate. Like it or not our development, growth or sprawl has grown up around that Interstate for the last 60 years where it currently runs. Therefore I believe it is the most efficient and cost-effective spine for developing a light rail system. And some people think that ideas extreme.
I live within District 3 and my business is located within District 3 and I support the fact that commissioner Miller has at least demonstrated a willingness to listen to his constituency.

Rick Fifer

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576993731992352882.post-70530532225662235842017-08-30T22:22:26.269-04:002017-08-30T22:22:26.269-04:00The word that describes Miller's abusive contr...The word that describes Miller's abusive control is called despotism.George firstname.lastname@example.com


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We try to make life in Scholastica fun, educational and productive for students, while developing their skills beyond academics. We do this in numerous ways-community service projects, science fairs, leadership opportunities, international trips and sports competitions. Additional programs for older students, such as Boy Scouts and the Duke of Edinburgh Award program, encourage our students to broaden their horizons and build leadership skills. Learn more about the full range of our activities and programs through the links on this page.
"Scholastica is one of the best schools in Bangladesh. It is known for its unbeatable record in terms of education, sports and extracurricular activities. Our school gives the most amount of facilities and cares for our mental and physical growth. The students of this school will rise and shine in future and will be proud of their school."
- Aruba Ali, Class V
"Scholastica provides students the opportunity to achieve their dreams and aims. This is a great medium to learn in Bangladesh. The school offers many extracurricular activities. I am immensely satisfied with the school."
- Ayesha Chowdhury, Class IX
Through our art, music and drama programs, students not only build the skills that are necessary to perform and produce art, but they also hone an aesthetic and creative sensibility; learn about important historical genres, artists and works of art, music or theater; and learn how to talk about the arts analytically and with appreciation. In the high school, our Media Studies curriculum exposes students to the different types of media and their influence on daily life; the impact of media on social consciousness; and media literacy as a 21st century approach to education.
The arts are also an integral part of our extra-curricular activities. Apart from the annual plays, for older students, which are the highlight of our arts calendar, we also participate in, and sometimes host, cultural events, art competitions and performances, concerts, fairs, festivals, and exhibitions. School events that commemorate our cultural and national heritage include Shaheed Dibash (International Mother Language Day), Independence Day, Victory Day, Eid E Miladunnabi, and Pahela Boishakh. Field trips to art exhibitions and musical performances are another way to broaden the minds of our students.
An organized Physical Education Program is a fundamental part of our curriculum. The campuses of our junior schools have playing areas, and trained teachers supervise sports classes. In the two larger custom-built campuses, there are several sports facilities, including indoor and outdoor hard courts and a swimming pool in the Mirpur campus. Our students are not only taught basic skills in physical fitness and in a range of different sports, but they are also taught about maintaining their health and well-being. By playing various competitive sports, students develop teamwork skills, as well as discipline.
"The sports department of the school is a very successful one and shows great promise which excites me a lot and makes me feel proud."
- Wahid Murad, Class XI
Scholastica has several junior and senior sports teams for boys and girls. These teams participate in tournaments and matches after school hours or on weekends. Students also take part in various competitions organized by different federations. Currently the following sports teams represent Scholastica in various local and foreign tournaments: football, handball, volleyball, cricket, basketball, badminton, swimming and table tennis.
We are particularly proud of our sports teams, developed in both the Middle and Senior School, that have participated in countless tournaments and sporting events throughout Bangladesh, and the world, in countries such as Italy, India, Denmark, Australia and Sweden. Scholastica's students challenge others in football, handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and cricket. Our sports teams are ranked among the best in Bangladesh and regularly attain top positions in interschool tournaments. Our young athletes have conquered the far reaches of the globe!
|Name of Tournament
|Scholastica Team
|September 2017
|37th Karate Do Goju Kai Singapore KGS
International Championship 2017
|Ardee Mohsin
Class I, Junior Campus, Uttara
|Second Runners Up
in Female Individual
|September 2017
|Scholastica Interschool Basketball Tournament (Uttara)
|Boys Team
Girls Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
Runners Up
|September 2017
|Scholastica Interschool Volleyball Tournament 2017
|Boys Team
Girls Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|Runners Up
|September 2017
|5th Mother Euphrasie Green Herald Football Tournament
|U-19 Boys Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|September 2017
|Scholastica Interschool Football Tournament
|U-16 Boys Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|September 2017
|Scholastica Interschool Basketball Tournament (Mirpur)
|Girls Team
Senior Campus, Mirpur
|Runners Up
|October 2017
|Green Herald Interschool Volleyball Tournament
|Girls Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|Runners Up
|October 2017
|DPS STS Interschool Table Tennis Tournament 2017
|Senior Boys Team
Junior Boys Team
Senior Campus, Mirpur
|Runners Up
Second Runners Up
|October 2017
|Sunbeams Super Cup Football Tournament
|U-19 Boys Team
U-16 Boys Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|October 2017
|AISD Volleyball Tournament 2017
|Boys Team
Girls Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|Second Runners Up
|October 2017
|Prime Bank Pollima Sangshad School Table Tennis
Tournament 2017
|Senior Campus, Mirpur
|First Runners Up in Team Event
|November 2017
|Scholastica 40th Anniversary International School Cricket Tournament
|Cricket Team
Senior Campus, Uttara
|Runners Up
|November 2017
|ISD MS Football League
|Senior Campus, Mirpur
|Third Position
Scholastica students participate and organize different community service projects regularly. The community service club is involved in various activities such as organizing special drives to collect food or warm clothing for the underprivileged, fundraisers for worthy causes and other activities that contribute and support community organizations.
Leadership opportunities in Scholastica are numerous-students may be selected for the Prefect program, or may be asked to work with faculty and management to organize different events on campus. Students regularly take leadership roles in after-school clubs, sports teams and other extra-curricular activities like the Scouts Program and Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
In addition, Scholastica has partnered with The Global Education and Leadership Foundation to offer unique leadership curriculum for our older students, starting in Class VII and VIII. This curriculum is delivered once a month by Class Teachers during homeroom period and helps to raise awareness and skills for ethical leadership.
The after-school clubs in Scholastica are a way for students to explore their talents and passions and develop skills in different areas. Our students at all levels are encouraged to participate in after school clubs and events or programs, such as:
After school clubs are offered to the students from KG II onwards. The following clubs have been offered for the 2015-2016 session, however not all clubs are on offer to all students and in all campuses, some are offered to only to specific classes and campuses:
|Boys Scout
|Girls Guide
|Writers & Editors
|Duke of Edinburgh's Award
|Readers & Writers
|Indoor Games
|Photography & Film-making
|Table Tennis
|Science / Science & Robotics
|Art & Crafts
|Creative Writing & Yearbook
|Drama / Theatre
|Community Service
Scholastica also participates in and often wins prestigious academic awards in debate, quizzes, Math Olympiads, Chemistry Olympiads and international academic competitions through the participation of these clubs.
As a caring institution, Scholastica is committed to providing personalized attention to all students. The Student Affairs Unit is dedicated to the well-being of the students in terms of safety, comfort and happiness.
The Student Affairs unit conducts programs designed to raise awareness about important issues in a child's life. Various awareness programs are held to brief the students and parents about health concerns and other relevant issues:
The school holds a number of events and functions throughout the school year. These are an important part of our programs, contributing to our educational mission. Some of the events include:
The Annual Class Party allows students to spend their last day of the Term in school with fun and merriment (and an absence of academic work) but within the framework of propriety and discipline.
Going beyond borders is one of Scholastica's traditions and is an integral part of holistic education. We believe it is very important to organize field trips and other kinds of trips that expose our students to different challenges, multiple perspectives and other cultures or lifestyles. Scholastica was one of the first private schools in Bangladesh to organize foreign trips for its students, starting with a trip to India for the cricket team about 20 years ago! Since then, Scholastica's students have gone on school trips to compete in sports tournaments, leadership programs and cultural exchanges. Such trips help to develop student's confidence, public speaking skills, leadership and competitiveness and expose students to the larger global community and enhance the reputation of Scholastica abroad. We are proud of the range of trips we arrange every year.
This lists the highlights of the school-arranged trips that our students took in the last few years. We would like to thank all the parents, teachers and management who support our young adventurers as they spread their wings and explore all the corners of our country and the globe!
During the Academic Session 2015-2016:
Partille Cup Handball Tournament 2015, Sweden, July 2015 - Two handball teams from Senior Campus, Mirpur (Boys U12 and Girls U15) participated in the Partille Cup tournament, one of the world's largest youth handball tournament. Both the teams played 14 matches against teams from Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Gothia Cup Youth Soccer Tournament 2015, Sweden, July 2015 - The football team from Senior Campus, Uttara participated in the Gothia Cup – a youth soccer tournament. Scholastica is the only team from Bangladesh at the tournament. Scholastica played four matches against teams from Germany, Norway and Sweden.
Dana Cup Soccer League 2015, Denmark, July 2015 - Two football teams from Uttara and Mirpur campuses participated in the Dana Cup tournament, one of the world's largest football tournaments.
1st Nairong International Students' Conference 2015, Thailand, August 2015 - A group of 6 students from Senior Campus, Uttara attended the 1st Nairong International Students' Conference in Bangkok. The Scholastica group became champion in the group presentation competition by presenting their "Green Hopper Project".
Sri Lanka Model United Nations Conference (SLMUN) 2015, Sri Lanka, August 2015 - A group of 15 students from Senior Campus, Uttara attended the SLMUN in Colombo. Scholastica students represented Bangladesh, Norway and Sudan in the conference and were acknowledged by the organizers for their excellent diplomacy, comradeship, endurance and an undisputed debate. Maruf Zubery of Class XI was awarded the certificate of Best Upcoming Delegate for his outstanding dialogue in the State Summit on Terrorism Committee.
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Program, Sylhet, October 2015 - 102 students from Senior Campus, Mirpur completed their adventurous journey to Srimangal, Sylhet in order to complete the Silver Award. The students spent 3 days in an unfamiliar and challenging environment and returned home with unique, memorable and challenging experiences.
EXSPO-2015, International Sports Olympiad, India, October 2015 - Scholastica is the only school from Bangladesh that participated in EXPO 2015, which was held in Lucknow. The U-16 Boys Basketball team of Senior Campus, Uttara was awarded the Most Cooperative Team.
3rd Maharani Gayatri Devi Girl's School Model United Nations' Conference (MGDMUN) 2015, India, October 2015 - A group of eight students from Senior Campus, Mirpur participated in the MUN, which was organized by Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School in Jaipur. With the theme 'Illuminating with the Light of Unity' the participants attended various sessions in an attempt to resolve pressing global issues.
Community Development Leadership Summit (CDLS) 2015, India, November 2015 - A group of students from Senior Campus, Uttara participated in the CDLS 2015 that was held in New Delhi. 20 different countries participated in the conference where Scholastica represented Bangladesh.
Yadavindra Public School Model United Nations' Conference (YPSMUN) 2015, India, November 2015- A team of six students from Senior Campus, Mirpur attended YPSMUN 2015 in Punjab. The conference was aimed at providing a platform for a diverse group of delegates to discuss significant global issues and to present possible solutions to issues ranging from economic crises, to disarmament, to human rights.
"My experience at the YPSMUN 2015 in Patiala, India changed my thoughts about the world. It opened my eyes and now I can envision a better world…. This MUN helped me to be more … independent. I gained courage and more confidence to face the world in a diplomatic manner…"
-Mirza Faiaz Sami, Class XI, Mirpur Campus
Harmony 2015, India, November 2015 - A group of nine students from Senior Campus, Mirpur attended the Harmony 2015: Co creating Tomorrow, organized by the Global Education and Leadership Foundation in Delhi. Harmony is a school level event bringing students from all over the world together for a series of competitions and workshops, with the objective of searching for social, action-oriented leadership talent.
2nd International Environment Olympiad 2015 (IEO), India, December 2015 - Nine students from the Senior Campus, Mirpur attended the IEO, organized by City Montessori School Gomti Nagar Campus II, Lucknow. This program leads to environmental awareness where an earthen lamp is lit every alternate year to renew promises for a green tomorrow.
Confluence 2015, India, December 2015 - Senior Campus, Mirpur was the only school to represent Bangladesh in the Confluence 2015 which was hosted by the City Montessori School, Lucknow with a view to promote the ideas of world peace across the globe. Our students were awarded for their outstanding performance in various events: World Parliament (Senior team) – 3rd Prize: Khandker Navid Reza & Abrar Ibrahim Basit, Page Tech (Senior team) – 2nd Prize : Khandker Navid Reza & Mustavi Rahman Khan and Early Bird (Team Award).
World School Cricket Challenge 2015, Australia, December 2015 - The U-16 cricket team of Senior Campus, Uttara, the only representative school from Bangladesh, participated in the World Schools Cricket Challenge (WSCC) in Melbourne. The team played two T-20 and four one-day matches against school teams from Australia and New Zealand. Rayan Ahmad, Class VIII, received the Highest Wicket Taker award by taking 10 wickets in the tournament; Muntaser Alam Mahdi, Class IX, became the 3rd highest run-scorer of the tournament (135 runs with one half century); Md Nuhan Hassan, Class VI, received the All-Rounder Award; and Riyan Chowdhury, Class VIII, Sakib Saqibul Huq, Class VII and Rifat Ahmed, Class VIII achieved the Match Ball Award from the Umpires for their brilliant performance.
"It was a great experience for me to play in an international cricket tournament in Australia and become the 3rd highest run scorer in it. I am honored to play alongside such a cheerful team and was proud to represent Scholastica and Bangladesh. I look forward to play further tournaments representing my school and country and take my country's name to a higher position"
-Muntaser Alam Mahadi, Class IX, Senior Campus Uttara
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Bronze Award Program, Gazipur:
January 2016 - 67 students from Senior Campus, Mirpur completed their adventurous journey at the Base Camp, Rajendrapur as a part of the Bronze level award program.
March 2016 - 49 students of Senior Campus, Uttara went to Base Camp, Gazipur for two days to complete their Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) Adventurous Journey.
Academic Field Trips as part of social studies courses:
Gazipur, March 2016 - Students of Class V of Senior campus, Uttara went on a field trip to the Heritage Park.
Narayanganj, March 2016 - Students of Class IX & X of Senior campus, Mirpur went on a field trip to the Sonargaon Museum in Narayanganj.
Panam city, April 2016 - Students of Class IX of Senior campus, Uttara went on a field trip to the ancient town of Sonargaon to visit the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Folk Art & Crafts Museum and Panam City.
Singapore Model United Nations Conference 2016, Singapore, June 2016 - 6 students of Class XII from Senior campus, Mirpur attended the conference.
Daly College Chapter Model United Nations Conference 2016, India, June 2016 - A team of 7 students of Class VIII to X from Senior campus, Mirpur attended the conference in Indore.
To read about trips during 2014-2015 session, click here.
Dana Cup Soccer League 2014, Denmark, July 2014 - Two football teams from Uttara and Mirpur campuses participated in the Dana Cup tournament, one of the world's largest football tournaments which takes place every year in Denmark. Scholastica was the only school which participated in the tournament from Bangladesh in the under 15 and under 16 age groups.
"Taking a trip to a foreign country was an excellent opportunity for us to explore and to experience something new and thus our experience was wonderful. We had the chance to participate in Dana Cup and compete against world youth clubs. Playing football is my zest and after participating in an international I came to realize that I can do better and Bangladesh has a good future in football. We also had sightseeing opportunities which were breathtakingly wonderful."
Ahmed Musabbir Nafi, VIII
6th Odyssey International 2014, India, August 2014 - Five students from Class IX, Mirpur campus attended the event which was organized by the City Montessori School Lucknow. In total, 70 schools from 13 countries participated in this prestigious event. The Scholastica students participated in exciting contests: Phil-Harmonic (Song), La-Mascarade (Skit) and Ramp show-'Galactica'. The Team were given the Aesthetic Award for their ramp performance.
Model United Nations Conferences, India -Model United Nations (MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about civic and current affairs, effective communication, global issues and multilateral diplomacy. In most Model UNs, participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult and then develop solutions to world problems.
"After going to this MUN, I learnt how to socialize with others, including persons of different religions and countries I learnt how to speak in front of a large group of renowned people. I don't have words in my vocabulary to describe the directors of our conference, about how smart and knowledgeable they are and they taught us some really influential lesson about how to reach our goals in our life."
-Rynel Hasan, IX
In 2014, the students of the Uttara campus participated in two MUN conferences held in India:
August - Eleven students from Class IX and XI and two teachers attended Harvard Model United Nations India 2014 held in Hyderabad. Scholastica students represented Guatemala and Malaysia on human rights, women's rights, security issues, and cultural issues.
November - Seven students from Class XI and XII and a teacher attended Vivek High School Model United Nations Conference 2014 held in Chandigarh. Scholastica students represented Chile, Iran, Sudan and Liberia on human rights, women's rights, the Ebola outbreak, the Arab League, and the G20 summit.
Field Trip to Panam City, Sonargaon, November 2014 - A group of students from Uttara campus visited Panam City and Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Folk Art and Crafts Museum in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. As part of their education, the Bangladesh Studies and Environmental Management classes visited these sites of historical importance.
Annual International Community Development and Leadership Summit (CDLS), India, November 2014 - Five students from Uttara campus participated in the 9th Community Development and Leadership Summit (CDLS), held in New Delhi. As a part of its leadership initiative and global outreach program, students from 25 countries participated in this international students' conference. The participants also visited important places during their stay in Delhi.
"I would like to thank CMS for arranging the sixth IMYC conference that has changed my life. This conference has taught me that mathematics is something not only to be practiced but to be enjoyed, to be lived. It has enabled me to understand that one can simply never stop losing himself in the magical yet scientific world of mathematics."
-Mohammad Raziv Hasan, X
Young Mathematician's Convention (IYMC) - Mathematica 2014, India, December 2014 - A 14-member team from Mirpur campus attended the Mathematician's Convention in Lucknow. 21 schools from 18 countries and 56 schools from India participated in the four days of competition on 'Symmetry, Congruency, Integration, and Infinity' which provided an opportunity to compete within a multicultural and multilingual group. Four students from Scholastica - Naveed Ashfaq, Mohammad Raziv, Tausif Hossain Hasan and Abdullah al Mahin - won Bronze medals in the 'Math Wiz' competition and Naveed Ashfaq won a Bronze medal in the 'Solve-a- thon'. The team also received a special prize 'Pronto' for being the most prompt team in the competition.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Program - Bronze Level, Gazipur, December 2014 - 53 students from Mirpur campus took an adventurous trip to the Base Camp in Rajendrapur as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award program. To complete the Bronze level, the students stayed at the camp for two days and one night. During their stay, the students participated in various physical activities such as tree climbing, forest tracking, tent building and other field activities.
International School Cricket Premier League (ISCPL) 2014, Lucknow, India, December 2014 - A 17-member Cricket Team from the Senior Section Uttara campus participated in the 3rd International School Cricket Premier League 2014 which was held in Lucknow. The event was organized by the International School Cricket Council (ISCC) in collaboration with City Montessori School. In total, 18 teams participated from 7 countries and from different Indian states. Scholastica was the only school from Bangladesh. The team played two matches in the knockout system and Kazi Zahinul Islam became the Man of the Match in the match against Disha Delphi Public School, Rajasthan. Scholastica was awarded the 'Most Enthusiastic Team' trophy at the tournament.
Shakey's International Girls' Volleyball League (SIGVOL), Philippines, January 2015 - The Volleyball team from Uttara Senior Section participated at the event which was organized by Metro Sporting Club, Philippines and Philippines Volleyball Federation. In total, 11 teams from 4 countries participated in this tournament. Scholastica was the only school that participated from Bangladesh. The team played against Australia and Philippines and gathered experience to be more confident and independent.
20th International Boys Scout Jamboree, Thailand, April 2015 - Eight students from Class V to VII of Mirpur campus attended the event which was organized by Thailand National Scout at the Vajiravudh National Scout Camp, Chonburi, Thailand. The National Scout Organization of Thailand invites Scouts and Leaders around the world to participate in the Thailand National Jamboree on a regular basis. At the 20th International Jamboree, the Scholastica team won the following three awards:
Hanuman Award - This most prestigious award was achieved by Faisal Shahrior Oishik of Class VII for his outstanding performance.
Jamboree Award - For achieving five stars in overall performance.
Participation Award - For enthusiastic and active participation throughout the event.
"The journey to the Philippines was very exciting. It was very new to me. I never went to a new place without my parents and this was the first time. The place was clean and green. It was exciting and fun because we went with friends and teachers. Shakey's Volleyball Tournament was very grand and was a lot of hard work. Our effort in the game was very tiring and opponents were very tough - this is an inspiration for me to play hard and win other tournaments for the school."
-Elham Ayman, VI
Duke of Edinburgh International Award, Bangladesh, June 2015 - 71 students from Uttara campus took an adventurous trip under the Bronze and Silver categories to complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award program to the Lawachara Rain Forest and Srimangal Tea Garden. During their stay, the students participated in various activities such as forest trekking, physical exercise, camping etc. They also visited the tea gardens and explored tea history and experienced the life style of Monipuri people.
"The trip was great and awesome and one of the most exciting journeys. New bonds of friendship have been made. I have learned many things though the team works. I got to know the life style of Monipuri people by visiting their community. How beautiful our Bangladesh is, I came to know that by visiting Srimangal."
-Towhidur Rahman Bhuiyan, X
To read about trips during 2013-2014 session, click here.
Students' experience...7th Annual Conference on Sustainable Development, Biodiversity and Ecosystem for Youth and Children, March 2014....
"The trip to Egypt was an international platform for students from different countries to come together and share their perspectives about global environmental issues and share their own way to solve them. The goal of the platform is to make young people come up with ideas to help develop a better world in the future and learn to serve the global community and become a responsible citizen of the world. It was an encouragement for the participants to guide themselves and others to protect the world... The conference was a valuable experience and a very prestigious event for us as participants.... We also enhanced our knowledge about foreign traditions and cultures. It was a fun and educational program where we all made new friends and built excellent rapport with everyone. We learned how to coordinate and develop confidence to lead others. The workshops and the interactive learning experience taught us all to use our skills fully and to present them in front of an audience. This way the new generation is aware of the problems faced by the world and they will take steps to protect it."
- Maishara Alam, Class VIII
Partille Cup International Youth Handball Tournament 2013 - held in Gothenburg, Sweden in july 2013.Bangladesh Handball Fedaration selected three teams to represent Bangladesh at the tournament, And out of these three teams, two teams were from Scholastica.
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Trip 2013 - went to Bogra, Bangladesh in September 2013
Int'l Green Economy and International Culture Conference 2013 - part of Let's Take Care of the Planet - a UN sponsored program, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in October 2013
Confluence 2013: The World Unity and World Peace Festival 2013 - held in Lucknow, India in December 2013.Scholastica team won the following prizes:
7th Annual Conference on Sustainable Development, Biodiversity and Ecosystem 2014 for Youth and Children - held in Hurghada, Egypt in March 2014. The students visited the German Recyding Farm and observed water activities in Fanoos Beach. A UN session was also conducted on water management and waste recycling.
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Journey 2014 - went to Bogra, Bangladesh in April 2014
St. George's Girls School Intl Students' Conference 2014 - held in Penang, Malaysia in May 2014
At Scholastica, the day starts with assembly or homeroom period (for Class I onwards). This is a time for students to reaffirm their national pride by singing the school anthem and raising the Bangladeshi flag, to restate their commitment to be responsible citizens of their school and community, and also to listen to announcements and news, celebrate achievements or participate in short events. Homeroom period is a time for Class Teachers to conduct activities that build team-spirit, teach discipline, counsel students on various issues, develop leadership skills, raise awareness of current affairs and the world, and also build healthy relationships among the students.
For Playgroup and Nursery, students spend most of the day with their Class Teachers in fun and educational activities.
For KGI onwards, every lesson is 40 minutes long, and the number of periods in a day varies from class to class. Younger students have one short break in the day, while older students also have a lunch break. The breaks are time for students to take refreshment and spend time with friends.
The after school hours are the time for after-school club meetings, sports team practices, rehearsals for various events, and opportunities to meet teachers or members of the management for individual support.Sometimes, such activities as sports team practices and rehearsals or events are also held on weekends, with prior intimation and consent of parents.
Sometimes, such activities as sports team practices and rehearsals, or events are also held on weekends, with prior intimation and consent of parents.
For information about our campuses and which classes are located where, click here.
Scholastica believes in nurturing student's wellbeing by helping them to understand and deal with social, behavioral and personal issues. Both the larger campuses have Student Counselors who hold confidential counseling sessions with students to help them in their personal or academic affairs. The Student Counselors also consult and interact with parents, teachers and administrators in order to help students be successful in the education system and be settled in their personal lives.
The Student Affairs unit also regularly conducts awareness programs and briefings with students, teachers and parents on healthy lifestyles, and a range of social and personal issues that relate to children and adolescents.
Both the larger campuses in Uttara and Mirpur have full-time nurses who look after students who are unwell or injured. They communicate with parents, administer first aid, and even take students to nearby hospitals if deemed necessary. In the junior and middle campuses, a few teachers and administrative personnel have undergone First Aid Certification courses and are on hand to administer first aid when necessary.
In addition, we run regular briefing session with all members of our faculty on all campuses on basic first aid and health issues.