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Our Christmas concert with correct titles, composers, composer dates, and texts.
Why am I posting this again? Google does a great job of picking up blogger blogs (probably because they own blogger). Anyway, I'm putting this 'out there' on the internet so that choral conductors will be able to find this information for their own programs in the future.
Valley Singers
Heather Cantwell, conductor
Fum, Fum, Fum
Mack Wilberg
(b. 1955)
On December five and twenty, Fum, Fum, Fum!
On December five and twenty, Fum, Fum, Fum!
On, a child was born this night,
So rosy white, so rosy white.
Son of Mary, Virgin Holy,
In a stable mean and lowly, Fum, Fum, Fum!
On December five and twenty, Fum, Fum, Fum!
On December five and twenty, Fum, Fum, Fum!
On December's most important day,
Let us be gay, let us be gay!
We go first to church and then
We have the sweetest buns and candy, Fum, Fum, Fum!
God will send us days of feasting, Fum, Fum, Fum!
God will send us days of feasting, Fum, Fum, Fum!
Both in hot months and in cold,
For young and old, For young and old,
When we tell the Holy Story,
Ever singing of his glory, Fum, Fum, Fum!
O Magnum Mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria
*combined with UAB Chamber Singers
O great mystery and wonderful sacrament
That animals see the Lord born
Lying in a manger.
Blessed virgin whose womb
was worthy to bear Lord Christ. Allelujah.
Carol of the Bells
arr. Peter Wilhousky
Hark! how the bells, sweet silver bells all seem to say, "Throw cares away."
Christmas is here bringing good cheer to young and old, meek and the bold.
Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song with joyful ring all caroling
One seems to hear words of good cheer from ev'rywhere filling the air.
Oh how they pound, raising the sound, o'er hill and dale, telling their tale,
Gaily they ring while people sing songs of good cheer. Christmas is here.
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On, on they send on without end their joyful tone to ev'ry home.
UAB Women's Choir
Dr. Philip L. Copeland, conductor
Deo Gracias
Jim Leininger
(b. 1942)
Kristina Howard, percussion
Erin Pair, conductor
Deo gracias!
Adam lay ibounden, Bounden in a bond;
Four thousand winter, Thought he not too long.
And all was for an apple, An apple that he took.
As clerkès finden, Written in their book.
Ne had the apple taken been, The apple taken been,
Ne had never our ladie, Abeen heav'nè queen.
Blessèd be the time That apple taken was,
Therefore we moun singen.
Deo gracias!
There Is No Rose
Z. Randall Stroope
(b. 1953)
Dale Reynolds, piano
Aaron Glenn, oboe
There is no rose of such virtue
As is the rose that bare Jesu; Alleluia.
For in this rose contained was
Heaven and earth in little space; Resmiranda.
The angels sungen the shepherds to:
Gloria in excelsis deo: Gaudeamus.
Now leave we all this worldly mirth,
And follow we this joyful birth; Transeamus Domini.
The angels sungen the shepherds to:
Transeamus, Gaudeamus, Resmiranda, Alleuia.
There is no rose of such virtue
As is the rose that bare Jesu; Alleluia.
Jefferson State Choirs
Jessica L. Hall, conductor
Jefferson State Choir
Gloria from Missa Brevis in F
Giovanni Palestrina
Glory be to God on high,
and on earth peace, good will towards men.
We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee,
we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord;
thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Jefferson State Singers
Ave Maria: A Choral Prayer
Jessica Franchi
(b. 1977)
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus [Christ].
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Jefferson State Chamber Singers
Wassail Song
R. Vaughan Williams
Wassail, Wassail, all over the town,
Our bread it is white and ale it is brown;
Our bowl it is made of the green maple tree;
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
Here's a health to the ox and to his right eye,
Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie,
A good Christmas pie as e'er I did see.
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto the
Here's a health to the ox and to his right horn,
Pray God send our master a good crop of corn,
A good crop of corn as e'er I did see,
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best;
Then I pray that your soul in heaven may rest;
But if you do bring us a bowl of the small,
May the Devil take butler, bowl and all!
Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock,
Who tripp'd to the door and slipp'd back the lock;
Who tripp'd to the door and pull'd back the pin,
For to let these jolly Wassailers walk in.
UAB Men's Choir
Dr. Philip L. Copeland, conductor
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
Hewitt-Trussville Singers
Nicholaus B. Cummins, conductor
The Glory of the Father
Egil Hovland
(b. 1924)
The Word was made flesh,
And dwelt among us,
We beheld the glory of the Father,
Full of grace and truth.
In the beginning was the Word,
The Word was with God.
In him, in him was life,
And the life was the light of men.
He came to his own,
And his own received him not.
The Word was made flesh,
And dwelt among us,
We beheld the glory of the Father,
Full of grace and truth.
Silent Night
Edwin Fissinger
Sing We Now of Christmas
arr. Fred Prentice
Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.
Of our Lord and Savior we the tidings tell.
Sing we noel, for Christ the King is born.
Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.
Angels from on high say, "Shepherds come and see.
He is born in Bethlehem, a blessed lamb for thee."
Sing we noel for Christ the King is born.
Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.
Shepherds found the child lying in a manger stall.
Joseph standing by and mother Mary mild.
So now sing we noel, for Christ the King is born.
Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.
Magi oriental journeyed from afar.
They did come to greet Him 'neath the shining star.
Glory to God, for Christ the King is born.
Sing we now of Christmas, sing we all noel.
UAB Concert Choir
Dr. Philip L. Copeland, conductor
Ave Maria
Javier Busto
(b. 1949)
The Three Kings
Healy Willan
"Who knocks tonight so late," the weary porter said.
Three Kings stood at the gate, each with a crown on head.
The serving man bowed down, the inn was full, he knew.
Said he, "In all this town is no fit place for you."
A light the manger lit: there lay the Mother meek.
Said they, "This place is fit: Here is the rest we seek."
They loosed their latchet strings, so stood they all unshod.
Come in, come in ye Kings, ye Kings, ye Kings.
Come in and kiss the feet of God.
-Laurence Housman
Choose Something Like a Star
Randall Thompson
O Star (the fairest one in sight), We grant your loftiness the right
To some obscurity of cloud It will not do to say of night,
Since dark is what brings out your light. Some mystery becomes the proud.
But to be wholly taciturn In your reserve is not allowed.
Say something to us we can learn By heart and when alone repeat.
Say something! And it says "I burn." But say with what degree of heat.
Talk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade. Use language we can comprehend.
Tell us what elements you blend. It gives us strangely little aid,
But does tell something in the end. And steadfast as Keats' Eremite,
Not even stooping from its sphere, It asks a little of us here.
It asks of us a certain height, So when at times the mob is swayed
To carry praise or blame too far, We may choose something like a star
To stay our minds on and be staid.
-Robert Frost
Jingle Bells
arr. Ben Parry
(b. 1965)
Combined Choirs
Dr. Philip L. Copeland, conductor
Of the Father's Love Begotten
arr. Paul Wohlgemuth
Rachel Hicks, soprano
Of the Father's love begotten,
ere the worlds began to be,
he is Alpha and Omega,
he the source, the ending he,
of the things that are, that have been,
and that future years shall see,
evermore and evermore!
O that birth for ever blessèd,
when the Virgin, full of grace,
by the Holy Ghost conceiving,
bare the Savior of our race;
and the Babe, the world's Redeemer,
first revealed his sacred face,
evermore and evermore!
O ye heights of heaven, adore him;
angel-hosts, his praises sing;
powers, dominions, bow before him,
and extol our God and King;
let no tongue on earth be silent,
every voice in concert ring,
evermore and evermore!
-Aureliss C. Prudentius


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Headed to the workshop tonight to play with the Limited Supply Challenge, but I then got off track (in a good way, of course) with some stamps that were demanding attention. I'm sure that many stampers understand that feeling!!!!
The first stamps that were calling my name were in the set Tastes Like Chicken by There She Goes Stamps. If you have not yet checked out this hilarious set of stamps, you really should. If nothing else, it will bring a smile to your face and a giggle to your soul!!
The second card was made with the Butterfly sheet by Innovative Stamp Creations. What gorgeous butterfly related stamps you will find in this sheet of unmounted red rubber stamps.
Hope you have a fabulous weekend of sunshine and joy!!!
Joanne (jojot)
Friday, April 3, 2009
Posted by Joanne (jojot) at 9:35 PM
Labels: all occasion, ISC, nature, TSG Release
5 comments:
- Joan said...
Both of these are wonderful.....colours and layouts!
- April 3, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- StampOwl said...
ditto ... fantastic cards as usual Joanne
- April 3, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Cindy Haffner said...
Super job Joanne, love your beautiful cards.
- April 4, 2009 at 12:31 AM
- Joan Ervin said...
These are beautiful, Joanne!!! Love all the colors you used and the stamps are must haves!!! I need to do a little shopping...thanks for enabling me!!!!
- April 5, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Silke said...
Joanne - you rocked the mi sofa - es su sofa image - awesome card!!!
Your ISC card is beautiful!!! Love that asian imagetoo ;)!!!
- April 6, 2009 at 8:27 PM
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This thesis concerns the optimization of structures subjected to impact loading. Major applications can be found in the crashworthiness design of vehicles. There is an industrial interest in using optimization methods in the crashworthiness design process. However, strongly nonlinear responses, including high frequency components, make the Finite Element (FE) simulations computationally demanding. This fact restricts the number of possible optimization methods that can be applied.
In this work two optimization methods have been investigated: Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Kriging. In both these methods the number of functional evaluations, i.e. here FE simulations, depends at least linearly on the number of design parameters. Thus, the number of design parameters is limited due to the computational effort. One objective of this work has been to reduce the total computational cost of the optimization process, or alternatively the possibility to use more design parameters at the same computational cost. When using RSM and Kriging, the number of functional evaluations in each iteration can be reduced, and/or the convergence of the optimization process can be improved. In many applications, RSM has been used with linear approximating response surfaces for robustness and efficiency reasons. Linear RSM may suffer from iterative oscillations, since the optimal design is often found on the boundary of the feasible design region. This oscillatory behaviour can be reduced if Kriging is used for the approximating response surfaces. However, it has been found that Kriging may have problems in fulfilling the constraints. In the initial design process of a structure very many alternative designs exist. At these early stages topology optimization is a mean of finding a structure that is optimal for the objective at hand. In this work a topology optimization approach is proposed for the design of crashworthiness structures. The resulting structure must still be subjected to an interpretation by engineers and also be improved by further optimization.
The aim of this paper is to determine the efficient number of experimental points when using the response surface methodology in crashworthiness problems.
The D-optimality criterion is used as experimental design method. Two application models have been studied, one square tube and one front rail from Saab Automobile AB. Both models were fully parameterized in the preprocessor LS-INGRID but only two design variables were used. The optimization package LS-OPT was used to determine the design of experiments using the D-optimality criterion. Both models were subjected to an impact into a rigid wall and the simulations were carried out using LS-DYNA. A general recommendation is to to use 1.5 times the minimum number of experimental points. A more specialized recommendation is for linear surfaces 1.5, elliptic surfaces 2.2 and for quadratic surfaces 1.6 times the minimum number of experimental points.
The accuracy of different approximating response surfaces is investigated. In the classical response surface methodology (CRSM) the true response function is usually replaced with a low-order polynomial. In Kriging the true response function is replaced with a low-order polynomial and an error correcting function. In this paper the error part of the approximating response surface is obtained from "simple point Kriging" theory. The combined polynomial and error correcting function will be addressed as a Kriging surface approximation.
To be able to use Kriging the spatial correlation or covariance must be known. In this paper the error is assumed to have a normal distribution and the covariance to depend only on one parameter. The maximum-likelihood method is used to find the latter parameter. A weighted least-square procedure is used to determine the trend before simple point Kriging is used for the error function. In CRSM the surface approximation is determined through an ordinary least-square fit. In both cases the D-optimality criterion has been used to distribute the design points.
From this investigation we have found that a low-ordered polynomial assumption should be made with the Kriging approach. We have also concluded that Kriging better than CRSM resolves abrupt changes in the response, e.g. due to buckling, contact or plastic deformation.
Optimization of car structures is of great interest to the automotive industry. This work is concerned with structural optimization of a car body with the intent to increase the crashworthiness properties of the vehicle or decrease weight with the crashworthiness properties unaffected. In this work two different methodologies of constructing an intermediate approximation to the optimization problem are investigated, i.e. classical response surface methodology and Kriging. The major difference between the two methodologies is how the residuals between the true function value and the polynomial surface approximation value at a design point are treated.
Several different optimization problems have been investigated, both analytical problems as well as finite element impact problems.
The major conclusion is that even if the same kind of updating scheme is used both for Kriging and linear classic response surface methodology, Kriging improves the sequential behaviour of the optimization algorithm in the beginning of the optimization process. Problems may occur if a constraint is violated after several iterations and then classic response surface methodology seems to more easily be able to find a design point which satisfies the constraint.
This paper describes the methodology used during the development of an energy absorbing Frontal Underrun Protection device (eaFUP). The aim of this study is to show how different optimisation methods can be used at different stages during the design process. It also shows one approach to derive an optimal design taking several different design alternatives into account, each of which consists of several different materials. The outcome of the optimisation process is three different designs of the eaFUP.
Topology optimization has developed rapidly, primarily with application on linear elastic structures subjected to static loadcases. In its basic form, an approximated optimization problem is formulated using analytical or semi-analytical methods to perform the sensitivity analysis. When an explicit finite element method is used to solve contact–impact problems, the sensitivities cannot easily be found. Hence, the engineer is forced to use numerical derivatives or other approaches. Since each finite element simulation of an impact problem may take days of computing time, the sensitivity-based methods are not a useful approach. Therefore, two alternative formulations for topology optimization are investigated in this work. The fundamental approach is to remove elements or, alternatively, change the element thicknesses based on the internal energy density distribution in the model. There is no automatic shift between the two methods within the existing algorithm. Within this formulation, it is possible to treat nonlinear effects, e.g., contact–impact and plasticity. Since no sensitivities are used, the updated design might be a step in the wrong direction for some finite elements. The load paths within the model will change if elements are removed or the element thicknesses are altered. Therefore, care should be taken with this procedure so that small steps are used, i.e., the change of the model should not be too large between two successive iterations and, therefore, the design parameters should not be altered too much. It is shown in this paper that the proposed method for topology optimization of a nonlinear problem gives similar result as a standard topology optimization procedures for the linear elastic case. Furthermore, the proposed procedures allow for topology optimization of nonlinear problems. The major restriction of the method is that responses in the optimization formulation must be coupled to the thickness updating procedure, e.g., constraint on a nodal displacement, acceleration level that is allowed.


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Well, while the twins are walking around the house, they won't outside. Lucas hates the grass but both of them have no problem crawling down the hard concrete bike trail. Silly Boys.
I love the angle of that top photo!!
Both of my boys hated the grass, too. They'll get it!
That's a great shot! Did you get a new camera?
They have their own ideas! lol
Little ones can be so funny sometimes. Nick's always doing things that make me scratch my head.
That is so funny. You would think the grass would be better for them to crawl.
Ooh, the sky in that top photo is gorgeous! And, of course the boys are adorable as ever!
It's so great they enjoy being outside. I think it's time to invest in knee pads. LOL
I seriously love the angle on that first shot!
The first photo is brilliant, love it!
They'll be running before long 🙂 I love the second photo, he's so cute!!
Getting down on his level gave you such a unique "baby's view" shot – love it!
They are so cute! Concrete can be rough on the knees :).
Love the angle on the 1st shot. It's like what another toddler would see.
That first photo is adorable!!!
the top one looks like he is trying to catch the red caboose! great shot. funny what senses they are more aware to. my middle grandson hated the feeling of anything on his knees (maybe from his SPD?) so he just got up and ran quickly! still hasn't stopped either 😉
so cute – and I'm jealous your trees are already budding – it's the latest spring ever in Denver!
Too cute. They are going to keep you very busy as they get faster!
They are adorable.
I can't believe they're walking {even if only inside} already! They are so cute.


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Biman Prasad: His Ideas are Always Worth Reading
Challenges for Principals of secondary schools and colleges in Fiji: Leadership, Integrity and Excellence1
Professor Biman Prasad
Professor Economics
The University of the South Pacific
- Introduction
The President of Fiji Principals Association, School Principals, invited guests, ladies and gentlemen. I thank you for the invitation to address you on your conference theme on leadership, integrity and excellence. All three are very important attributes for the future of education and the well-being of our nation.
I feel very much honored to have been invited to the Principals conference. As a secondary school student, I had the privilege of studying under three very fine Principals: the late Valekuta Mateni, Mr. Setareki Delana and Mr. Amraiya Naidu. These three individuals showed great dedication, selflessness and passion for the welfare and development of students. They were role models for many of us. The way they led the school had a lasting and significant impact on the lives of many of us students. In fact, my dream when I was in secondary school was not only to become a teacher, but also a principal.
I did not have the opportunity to become a principal, but today I feel very proud that my brother, Anil Prasad, is a Principal of a secondary school.
The role of School Principals in fostering leadership, integrity and excellence in our school children, and the community at large, is vital. It cannot be underestimated or downplayed. I will expound on this theme later on. But first, let me say a few words about how we have fared since independence in 1970, including its implications for education.
As we all know, Fiji has been caught in a coup cycle since 1987. Economically, we have stagnated in the last 26 years as a result of four coups. This has resulted in an increase in poverty from a low of 7% in the 1970s, to an estimated current high of more than 40%. In other countries like India and China, poverty has generally declined. It shows Fiji is regressing while others, like Singapore and Mauritius for example, are forging ahead. These two latter countries are somewhat comparable to Fiji. At one time, Fiji outranked them in terms of growth indicators. Now Fiji is well behind both of them.
In the last 6 years, Fiji has gone through various challenges characterized by uncertainty and poor economic performance, although since 2011, the economy has shown some sustained improvements. We have reason to be cautiously optimistic. We now have a new Constitution in place. Government has outlined plans for elections before September 30, 2014. While the process of arriving at this Constitution may not have been the best, the fact is that we now have a Constitution which has been implemented. We need to move forward with urgency. We have a lot of catching up to do. We can't afford any more coups. We need to ensure that we provide the leadership that builds on the positive aspects of the new Constitution. This is where the theme of your conference – leadership, integrity and excellence – could not have been more timely. As I mentioned before, these values not only relevant to your work in schools, but to the nation as a whole.
Earlier this year I talked about the status of teachers at the Fiji Teachers Union conference. I highlighted how teachers can provide leadership to promote democracy in our country. I revisit this crucial theme in my talk today before I talk about leadership.
- Democracy in the schools and classrooms
None of us as parents would want to send our children to a school where they cannot freely express themselves through debate and discussions. This would be counterproductive to their personal and professional development. I believe that our society dreams of democracy for its children. We want our children to grow up in a free, open, and transparent democratic framework.
This is not the least because creativity and innovation in education is best promoted through democratic teaching and learning. Indeed, it has been established through research over so many years that a creative person must have autonomy. He or she must be connected to the wider society, both locally and internationally, for ideas. He or she must develop a delicate balance between obedience and disobedience.
Therefore, the environment in which our children study can determine whether they become conformists, or creativists. Principals therefore have an important role in creating a school environment and moulding our students to be creative and equally crucially critically minded. Creativeness, innovativeness and critical thinking are the bedrock of success at the national and international levels. Principals must create the right environment in their schools to release our children's creativity so that they, and their country, can flourish.
By creating such a school environment, we will avoid creating a 'nation of sheep'. As Gandhi once said "Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep. Under democracy individual liberty of opinion and action is jealously guarded". School Principals and Teachers have an important responsibility in this regard to uphold academic freedom, to articulate different views, engage in free discourse, reason without rancor and debate important issues affecting the country and the world.
So what can Principals do to educate our children in democratic norms? For one, they can instill democratic values by having elections for school prefect. This will help students at an early age to understand the process of elections and of the value of choosing their own leaders. It will also teach accountability and transparency.
- Status of Principals
Let me now make some remarks on the status of Principals. The School environment is an important democratic space. Principals and teachers therefore play a crucial role in the cultivation of democratic imagination.
In Fiji we can safely say that as a country we have been able to continuously improve our educational objectives, policies, programmes, curricula, text books, and physical infrastructure. However, principals and teachers remain the single most important factor in determining the quality of teaching. The ability to attract highly motivated, skilled and committed individuals, and retaining them in the profession, is absolutely vital for improving the quality of education in the increasingly challenging global environment.
The retention of principals and teachers is linked to their economic status in that they need to be fairly rewarded for the important work they do. Principals as leaders have a significant responsibility in managing the finances, staff, students and facilities. Additionally, they are required to play and active community role. To attract good leaders, the government ought to review the Principals salaries to bring it to the level of responsibilities that Principals have in schools.
There are only175 secondary schools in Fiji. If we were to increase the salaries of Principals next year by $10,000 across the board, we would have raised the starting salary of the lowest level 4C principal's salary to $38,304 and the starting salary of $49,529 for the highest level 1D Principal. The highest level Principals salary after a $10,000 increase would still amount to less than 25% of the salary of the highest paid permanent secretary as of now. The total extra budget that the Ministry would need to raise the Principals' salary by $10,000 across the board would amount to $1.75 million. This is a small price to pay for the benefits that will be returned. This is a small, but wise, investment that will bring us good returns. I would urge the government and the Ministry of Education to look seriously into this matter.
Secondly, the social status of Principals is also important. All my three principals in the 1970s and 1980s had very high social status. Back then there was public recognition and acceptance of Principals as leaders and leading opinion makers in society. They were respected by students and communities alike as promoting moral and ethical standards in society. That status might be less evident today, and it may be because of the erosion of professional pride and professional commitment. It is also due to the deteriorating moral and ethical standards amongst some of our Principals.
The status of Principals and teachers has also been affected negatively in an environment of political instability and uncertainty. This has been the case since 1987, with no end in sight as yet. Many experienced Principals and teachers and school administrators had to leave the service abruptly to migrate as a result of the discrimination they perceived in the civil service. To make matters worse, the Bainimarama government implemented an ill-conceived retirement policy, which effectively shuts out productive and experienced Principals after the age of 55.
I am pleased to say that this policy, which was included in the draft Constitution, has now been removed and it is no longer part of the 2013 Constitution. However, government should immediately change its teacher retirement policy of 55 years to 60. It does not make any economic or educational sense to have a retirement age of only 55 in the civil service and least of all in the teaching profession where experience is vital. It is misguided that reducing the retirement age will help reduce unemployment and provide younger people more opportunities. All it will do is deny us the benefit of quality principals, teachers and administrators.
The public service in Fiji should not be considered as major generator of employment. Employment for young will be generated through better and sustained economic growth led by the private sector. The sooner government does away with the 55 retirement age policy in the civil service the better. In Papua New Guinea, the Public Service Commission is thinking of increasing the retirement age from 60 to 63.
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Let me now turn to leadership, integrity and excellence by highlighting that there is a difference between a leader and a manager. According to management expert, Peter Drucker "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things" My view is that most Principals are good managers but I am not sure if they are also good leaders. Management is about operational issues, managing the day to day affairs but Leadership is about providing and having a vision to lead an organization. As you can see, the distinction is very important.
Once you define and articulate the vision for your schools you will need to build a team to take the organization forward. Leaders would not be able to do this if they have too much pride, greed, anger, hatred and an excess of ego. Good leaders have humility, integrity, self reflexivity and honesty at all times.
Integrity is vital for good leadership. What is integrity and how can we build that in our leadership? Gus Lee & Diane Elliott-Lee, in their book, "Courage: The Backbone of Leadership" define integrity as follows and I quote:
"Integrity is acting for what is right. When we do this, we feel whole and uniquely powerful."
It is always important for Principals to differentiate between the right and wrong. As leaders, if we are not able to do that, than we would be sending a wrong signal to our students. Equally important is to cultivate not just a moral but an ethical sensibility.
When your colleagues and students; your school management and your community trust and respect you, it is because you as principals possess and embody certain admirable qualities that inspire them. These qualities include humility, understanding, and tolerance of others' points of views rather than being dictatorial and unapproachable in your dealings with students. Any form of dictatorship in school leadership is not going to work in this day and age. Principals should be able to create an environment of collegial debate, allow different view-points amongst students and staff and nurture dissent and respectful disagreement to move towards innovation and excellence.
Some Principals complain about the lack of student, parent and community support. These principals have to question why. They must also look within. Could it be because of the failure of Principals to engage effectively with the parent and community? Principals should find innovative ways of engaging parents. It is not enough to have a parent-teachers meeting once in a year. Parents could be engaged at different levels. Principals could, for example, organise informal talks, discussions, social events and workshops at different form levels with teachers and parents. Parents could be involved in organizing sports events, debates, school bazaars, talents quests, gardening etc. Such collaborations can build and strengthen school-community ties. The community becomes part of the school.
Another dimension that is adding to the increasingly complex role of Principals is the increasing rate of urbanization. The future communities in our country and elsewhere around the world will be urban communities. While urbanization will bring with it new opportunities it will also present special challenges for education or children. With more freedom of choice and exposure externalities such as drug, truancy, crime and urban poverty, Principals will have an even bigger challenge to deal with these issues in schools.
Let me add innovation to your sub-theme of excellence. Innovation and excellence is what is going to define the success of our education system. It is excellence in what we do as a country will determine our place in the world. In this age of globalization we have to be competitive. We can only compete if we promote excellence in our people.
We can no longer rely solely on traditional social institutions such as families, churches and other religious and social institutions to inculcate the virtues of good leadership, ethics and integrity and excellence. In fact many religious organisations and leaders have failed miserably in the past to deal with issues of integrity, ethics and good leadership amongst their members, especially amongst youth. Since 1987, we have seen the 'immorality of silence' amongst many of the religious organisations and leaders.
Many of them allowed politicians and public officials to diminish the office they occupied by succumbing to their immoral, unethical leadership roles in our society. Many of these self-serving religious organisations leaders have a lot to explain when it comes to addressing the social and moral decline in our societies and in our children. Given the failure of many of these religious organisations and their leaders, I am convinced that the only effective social institutions that can promote the virtues of excellence are the schools. It is therefore vital that Principals understand this role and become role models for students. I urge you all to rethink your roles, go beyond the normal bureaucratic ministry of education laid rules in the school to build effective collaborative strategies with parents and the community to serve the students. As principals you can leave lasting legacies for our future generations.
I now turn to another subject in relation to excellence. In many countries excellence is actually measured against global rankings. Benchmarking and measuring against global standards is important for us as a country. The most widely used measure of excellence is based on the OECD introduced Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2000. Creating an identity of excellence in our children and in our teachers can take us far. But too often we have concentrated our energy on other forms of identity – ethnic, religious, provincial and regional. What we should focus on is our children's capacity to excel in positive endeavours and exploit this to the full.
The McKinsey 2007 report on "How the World's best performing school systems come out on top" identified three issues in relation to high performing schools:
- The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers;
- The only way to improve outcomes is to improve instruction, and;
- Achieving universally high outcomes is only possible by putting in place mechanisms to ensure that schools deliver high quality instruction to every child
Additionally, in its 2010 report, "How the World's Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better" it concluded that a system could become better, no matter what its starting point, given a sustained leadership and a focus on key interventions necessary for systematic improvement. This report highlights the important role of principals, who have to be not only managers, but also leaders.
As you are aware, our economy and our society are constantly influenced by the vagaries of global issues. No longer can countries and societies isolate themselves from international imperatives and needs. We have to therefore produce global citizens. We have to steer our student's abilities and behaviour in a way that they are not only able to deal with their own cultural and national contexts, but they also develop skills and knowledge that will be applicable beyond their national boundaries.
Let me conclude by saying that in the last 13 years, several reforms have been implemented relating to the curriculum and assessment management of schools. Many of them were perhaps long overdue. It is important to import and adapt new systems that have been tried elsewhere. But we need to be mindful of the context and the readiness of our infrastructure to support changes.
- Time for another Education Commission in to Fiji's Education System
The last Education Commission report on Fiji's education system was done 13 years ago. Another inquiry is long overdue. It is now time for another Education Commission. The next Education Commission should be based on a detailed analysis of the outputs and outcomes that has been achieved through our education system in the last thirteen years. Fiji's future economic and social progress will depend on the kind of excellence we can bring out from our educational systems. Fiji's national productivity compared to many other similar countries is much lower partly because of lack of excellence in the educational system which has suffered due to coups and political instability.
- Concluding Comments
In conclusion, let me say that Fiji is again on the cusp of another critical juncture and that is the next general election. It should not matter much who wins the next election. What should and would matter is how those who win lead the country. Leadership based on greed, destructive envy, exclusivity, racial discrimination, lack of moral consciousness and leadership devoid of any ethical sensibility will not serve the country well. What we will need is leadership based on integrity, excellence and inclusiveness. Fiji's misfortune over the last 27 years has been that democracy- whatever its shortcoming- was not allowed to function because of military coups. The democratic deficit is huge and will require leadership, excellence and integrity in all our institutions including our military to reduce that. One hopes that after the General Elections, we would have all learnt our lessons to strive towards sustaining democracy, rule of law through good leadership.
As Principals you are leading children who are mainly aged between 14 and 18. In twenty years' time these children will between the ages of 34 and 38. They constitute a critical demographic bank as future voters. By then many of you would have retired. Imagine the legacy you can leave behind in terms of leadership qualities with these students if you do your part. When you look back from your rocking chairs, you will have reason to feel satisfied.
Students respect their principals a lot. Take it from me that they all look upon you as role models. Their expectation of you as a leader is that you will give them lasting influences that would help them develop their skills, knowledge, and cultivate attributes such as integrity, leadership and excellence. Their parents put great faith in you. They expect you to have the welfare of their boys and girls in your hearts. Do not let students, parents, and this country down.
I thank you all and I do hope that in the next two days you will have some serious discussions about your roles and we can improve the opportunities for good leadership not only in schools but build a foundation for excellence and integrity in leadership at the national level. I thank once again for the invitation and it is my pleasure to declare your conference open.
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For those sympathetic to the Occupy movement, it was a brilliant strategy. Foreclosures touched almost every neighborhood in America; an estimated 1.2 million homes were repossessed in 2011. In East New York, the hardest hit in the city, the foreclosure crisis struck 16.8 homes per thousand. Occupy Our Homes would alleviate neighborhood blight, provide shelter to the poor — and put banks on the defensive.
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Walter Sebastian laughed his ass off. That old girl ... Summer ... was a trip! She thought he was just an old, senile man with a dog. He scared her alright. He knew she wouldn't be able to describe him to anyone. He had made himself appear old. He had been sitting ... thinking about different things. She always popped up in his thoughts ... she made him want to play with his polka dots.
He thought about the tax man. He thought he'd made him disappear without a trace. Walter Sebastian couldn't count the people who had come into his life ... he made disappear. Oh, there were a few he let get away. He always seemed to know when it would be okay too. Sure enough ... the ones he let go never told anyone what happened.
Walter Sebastian sat in his chair on the front porch ... he was always in a pair of polka dot underwear ... he loved colors. For one so vile, evil ... one would think he liked dark colors. But no ... Walter Sebastian loved his colors. He had at least twenty pairs of polka dot underwear ... all in wonderful colors. Sometimes ... he loved to let others see his polka dots.
Walter Sebastian was damn bored again. He never could stay ... not bored. He always had to have action in his life ... things moving, screaming, struggling. Excitement! Walter Sebastian thrived on the pain of others ... he also, liked to end ... their pain. It was simple as that.
I'm so damn bored. He scratched his head ... looked around at the scenery around him. He never saw its beauty ... the only beauty he saw was in hurting others ... and his beloved ... colored ... polka dot underwear. His shirts, jeans never reflected his love for colors ... he kept his colors hidden. Why? He didn't know and further more ... he never thought about it. He didn't give a damn for nothing.
He saw a rabbit hopping along the edge of the yard. He thought about throwing the broken brick laying near his chair at it. He'd do it to watch it bleed ... thrash in agony. He closed his eyes imagining how it would be ... he put his hand to his crotch. Michael Sebastian played with himself until ... he wet his polka dots.
He grunted, groaned in ecstasy. He moved his hips hard against his hand. Harder, harder he pressed until ... the world was quiet again. The roaring in his head subsided ... his hand relaxed. Walter Sebastian closed his eyes ... went to sleep. As he fell asleep he smiled his strange little smile ... damn! That felt good!
Couldn't nobody play with himself like he could play with himself. He was the best. Colors! That's why ... he loved his polka dotted underwear. That's what he saw when he played with himself! Colors!
Walter Sebastian woke up ... walked to the edge of the porch ... pulled his Johnson out ... whizzed on wilted flowers below. Flowers never had a chance ... they came back each year ... each day Walter Sebastian pissed on them. He never saw them.
Walter Sebastian wanted to make someone cry today ... didn't matter who, what ... when. He walked into the house to find his jeans and a shirt. He pulled the polka dotted shorts away from his leg ... where they'd dried, stuck to it.
Walter Sebastian only bathed once a week if he felt he needed it. Surprisingly ... he never stunk unless someone came close to him or ... he got bloody from a kill. Walter Sebastian took a shower when that happened ... he couldn't just walk around with blood all over him.
He put his jeans, black shirt on ... walked out to his tax-paid pickup. Walter Sebastian drove up the long lane to get to the highway.
Thirty minutes later found Walter Sebastian standing in line behind a young mother holding a baby. The baby looked over his mother's shoulder into Walter Sebastian's face. His little mouth was puckered around a pacifier. For some reason seeing that little mouth sucking on the pacifier pissed Walter Sebastian. Damn spoiled little fucker!
No one was looking when Walter Sebastian reached up ... pulled the pacifier from the baby's mouth. The baby's eyes went wide ... his little mouth formed into an O ... he began to scream bloody murder!
Walter Sebastian pocketed the pacifier ... stood quietly as the mother turned around ... held her baby out to see what was wrong. She talked to the baby in a soothing, mother's voice. The baby quit crying. The mother held it close to her chest once again ... the baby looked over her shoulder.
Walter Sebastian began to grin his little strange smile ... he reached into his pocket ... pulled the pacifier out ... stuck it in ... his own mouth ... sucking on it.
The baby's eyes widened ... his mouth puckered up wanting his pacifier! He reached his little, plump hand out for it ... whining, crying louder for his pacifier.
Walter Sebastian sucked it harder as if it was the best thing in the world ... then ... he pulled it out of his mouth and acted like he was giving it to the baby. When the baby barely touched it with his little mouth ... Walter Sebastian pulled it back ... stuck it in his pocket as the baby began to scream again.
The mother turned her baby around ... her forehead in a crease ... wondering what was wrong with her baby. She never noticed Walter Sebastian at all ... him smiling the whole time.
Finally ... Walter Sebastian was outside the store. He saw the mother walking toward her car ... it was parked next to his tax-paid pickup. The baby watched Walter Sebastian the whole time ... with his little hand stretched out for his pacifier.
Walter Sebastian pulled it out of his pocket ... held it out to the baby ... put it back into his pocket quickly. The baby began screaming bloody murder again! The mother talked to her baby as she put him into his safety seat ... never knowing what was wrong.
Walter Sebastian got into his pickup ... grinning his evil little grin. That's how ... you took candy from a baby! In this case ... he took the pacifier from that little, spoiled bastard. Walter Sebastian hated babies.


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Outfit: Wine Tasting Evening
Went to a wine tasting event yesterday at the Four Seasons Hotel. The 5 star restaurant Aujord'Hui is excellent so I wanted to dress up a little, but still stay casual since it only was Tuesday.
-Black dress with heart belt, Victor & Rolf for H&M
-Tote, Anna Corinna Beckett
-Shoes, Joie Ballet Flats
-Spray Tan, Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs
-Bracelets, Roberto Cavalli
-Perfume, Tocca
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Crab & Spring Vegetable Lasangne with Basil Pure an d Goat Cheese Foam
Wine: 2005 Ulacia Txakoli, Spain
Roested Veal with Esplette, Peppers
Wine: Clos des Fees Cotes du Roussillion
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I am using Clip MIc Digital Pro from Senheiser in to Filmic Pro on an iphone 6.
And a go pro, you know the ones with 13 minute battery life?
Any way I shoot car documentaries and inside the car and I need to sound like these guys - no.... not the bloke.
I'd really appreciate your help.
The Iphone 6 is amazing a camera but - its small, the screen goes off, the filmic pro app sometimes forgets the mic, and there are sun glares all the time.
I need to plug in the best mic you recommend start driving and talk and know that the sound will at least be amazing.
So I guess I need a camera that has a good sound card?? Is that the right terminology?
The amount I have to do in post is crazy, but as a voice over I dont know a hoot about filming. I suppose also I need to consider my hideously low subscriber numbers when it comes to budget, this is still an experiement this channel. When it comes to mics though, I do know that the Clip Mic Digital might be ok with a better sound card, but equally you might suggest an in car solution for static condenser mic?
End result is to be able to click and go making post - 10 times easier.


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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
"Wait....did that guy just pick up his own arm?"
Somewhere round here...it all went down
So today was our Multi Site Staff Retreat/Meeting
A day to get away and finalize our plans for our second site in Holly Springs.
The day started great with Gary deciding we should stop at Bojangles and grab breakfast which was an awesome surprise as I haven't eaten there in forever. Great country ham biscuit.
SO we continued on and it was on me to lead the pack as I had directions and a GPS. Tim had set everything up for us to go to a cabin East of Ellijay, only we didn't exactly know how East it was.
We found ourselves on crazy backroads in the middle of the mountains running out of gas. I was low and Gary behind me was strugglin. Not only was the gas situation scary, but the Cajun Filet Biscuit from Bojangles had many adverse digestive side effects which were not helped by stressful mountain roads and it felt like a race with the devil to make it to the cabin before someone had an accident.
But after a very stressful journey we did finally arrive and the cabin was NOT a cabin. It was a mountain chalet. (I dont know what a chalet is but I mean it was amazing) It was the most incredible mountain cabin/home I had ever seen.
We then proceeded with all of the items of the day and after an amazing time of questions, debate, planning, quiet time, and excitement we felt very productive and had even finished ahead of schedule.
After even more important debate (where to eat dinner) we decided to head to the Smith House. Alot of us were excited, some of us looked like a little girl who had just gotten a pony.
As we headed back out and said goodbye to the cabin, we decided to head back to the gas station we had past on the way in, even though The Smith House was the other direction, but we didn't know a gas station was the other way for sure and we were on fumes.
So we headed that way and we saw what we believed to be a more bootleg gas station before and Gary and Jenna actually pulled over to get gas (we had 3 cars in this caravan) but Tim and I had heard that the other gas station was more legit, so we decided to head there. Well it didnt end up feeling that close, even though it was only 3 miles away, on fumes that can be very stressful.
So we finally arrived at "The Hunt'n and Fish'n Headquarters"
We pulled in...Tim and I got out of the car to pump gas, Gary told me they had the card and I should go ahead a fill up. At this point the day had been a huge roller coaster and by now many of us we stressed out to the point of snapping, so Tim and Gary decided to have "healthy aggressive verbal reconciliation of their issues" this is something we like to do at Revolution, run to conflict and have healthy honest discussions...we just haven't ever done it at a gas station before.
So I guess I was just very intrigued by all the days events and I remember Tim saying something to the effect of "this one must the only one thats working" about the gas pump in between continued talk with Gary.
Either way I was very distracted as I began to pump, just thinking lets get this gas then go have some southern cookin goodness. The beginning of pumping gas was weird (it didnt feel right) but I attributed it to the fact that we were in the boonies and they had old school pumps with tickers.
Well a few minutes into my fillin up, the world began to run a little slower and a sudden terrible realization flooded over me in a horrible way...
Do you remember that scene in Saving Private Ryan where they are on the beach at Normandy and the sound goes out and you can kinda hear gunfire and stuff but not really and the guys are gettin blown up and the theres that dude who is lookin on the ground and picks up an arm and then you realize its his arm?
Well thats what happened to me then, the rest is mostly a blur and I could post my thoughts but I think it would best to let Gary do it.
Because he has pictures and I lost the privilege when I made one of the dumbest decision I have ever made. I apologize to the entire staff at Revolution Church publicly and pray they will forgive me....
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