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When Quinn plans another robbery, Jack wants in on it, and things go bad. With his little brother bleeding in the backseat, Quinn is desperate. In a last ditch effort to save him, Quinn abducts a nurse from the hospital's parking lot. Tragically, the young girl he grabbed isn't a nurse, and Jack has lost too much blood. Now Quinn must not only deal with the guilt and grief of losing his little brother, he has to decide what to do with the girl he brought home in the trunk of the car.
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Quinn kidnaps Mayree thinking she's a nurse, his wounded brother dies and he's left with a problem, the only witness, Mayree. He can't kill her despite being a criminal. At first I understood Quinn's head space but as the book progressed I liked him less and less. His feelings for Mayree were clouded by something dark and perverse.
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Last year the bourse had 38 IPOs worth a total of 8.5 billion zlotys. This year, that is down to an expected 13 listings worth no more than 2 billion zlotys.
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In the good times, almost 2,600 licensed brokers and 1,300 other financial advisers shot up around the Warsaw Stock Exchange , as Eastern Europe's largest economy floated its former Communist monopolies.
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Warsaw's blue chip WIG20 index owes more than half of its members to the Polish treasury's privatisation drive, worth 52 billion zlotys in the four peak years before 2012.
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Wood&Co. managing director Pawel Tamborski and Credit Suisse's managing director Tomasz Bardzilowski moved on earlier this year, with Tamborski now in charge of what is left of privatisations as Poland's deputy treasury minister.
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Written by Lawrence Klingberg
Creating Golden Age Classics from a Cub kit
Construction article
Photos by the author
As seen in the August 2016 issue of Model Aviation.
• Curtiss Robin
• Waco Cabin aircraft
• Bellanca Skyrocket
• Fairchild FC-2
• Stinson Detroiter
• Monocoupe
• Travel Air 6000
Throughout the last 10 years, I have found that modifying or changing a basic Balsa USA 1/3-scale Cub kit into a high-wing classic from the 1920s to 1930s is a project that is enjoyable and might be of interest to modelers with slightly better-than-average skills. This modification is not difficult, but does require many changes to create a great scale model.
Aircraft that I've modeled include a Monocoupe, Waco Model E, a Fairchild FC-2, and many others. In looking through the Juptner U.S. Civil Aircraft Series books or others, there are so many high-wing airplanes that are not that difficult to replicate.
If this article inspires you to build a different type of aircraft, be sure it is within your capabilities.
The fuselage is the most difficult part of the airplane to modify. To begin, put the Cub fuselage plans on the bench and cover it with tracing paper. These will be your plans for the side and top view of the proposed model.
Draw a centerline on the paper to reference measurements for translating them from the three-views to your plans. A good starting point is to draw in the wing and stabilizer on the plans in their respective locations. They should not be changed, because it would alter the center of gravity and flight performance would be affected.
For this article, the Bellanca Skyrocket will be used as the example of how to modify the Cub's fuselage and other parts. Although the Skyrocket's side view is a drawing of a Peanut Scale airplane by Bill Hannan, it still coveys the outline that can be used for our purposes.
Let's start to draw up the side-view plans. Start by drawing the top and bottom outlines and then draw in the upright and bracing diagonal pieces of wood. When this drafting work is completed, it's time to cover the plans with something to protect them from glue. I use the backing from Solartex covering to protect the plans. It works better than wax paper and glue does not stick to it.
While on the subject of making the fuselage sides, always make one on top of the other, ensuring two identical sides. I use gussets at every joint on the fuselage. If I make up approximately 200 pieces before starting construction, there will be enough to finish the job.
When the two fuselage sides are finished, remove them and stand them up over the top view of the Cub plans and use a T square to hold up the sides. Pin them down before starting to cut the pieces of wood to create a square fuselage. Be sure to gusset each joint and check that the fuselage is straight and true at all stations.
At this time, I also install crossbracing to the top and bottom of the fuselage for added strength. By now the framework should start to look like an airplane. It is often best to leave the front portion of the airplane until last to finish. This allows ample time to consider engine mounting, windshield location, what kind of cowl will be used, and whether or not a dummy radial engine, such as many old aircraft used, needs to be made.
I like to build a wing center section at this point, which is made up as a unit to be attached to the fuselage with metal pieces screwed on and also wood pieces put on with epoxy glue.
Note that the leading edge (LE) is made from thin aluminum sheet. There is also a 11/2-inch hole in the center section ribs for the aileron wires to go through to connect the servos in the wing.
I made a few other changes concerning the Balsa USA Cub wing. The first thing I changed was to build the wing halves with aluminum LEs (see "Tin Wings" in the July 2010 issue of Model Aviation).
Another change, as pointed out in the article, would be to use a hole cutter to make holes in the wing ribs before putting the wing halves together. The 11/8-inch holes are the size of the cardboard tubes that the Solartex is wrapped around.
The last modification to the wing is to build the ends of the wing so that it has the somewhat square tips, as shown in the Skyrocket wing three-view.
The easiest job of all during this modification is the construction of the tail feathers. The stabilizer and rudder outlines are drawn so that all of the necessary ribs and hard points are in the right places. Design the ribs so that they are full-flying surfaces.
If the plans are finished, go ahead and build the stabilizer and rudder. Sometimes it is a good idea to use two long 6:32 screws and run them up through the fuselage and stabilizer and then into the rudder bottom, which has T-nuts for the screws to enter. I have found this method of attaching the stabilizer to the rudder to be solid.
To further strengthen the tail members, I make K&S Precision Metals streamlined tubing struts to run from the top of the rudder down to the stabilizer and then to the bottom of the fuselage. Aluminum end pieces are epoxied into the tubing and then fastened with 4:40 screws to hold everything together.
The rudder can use a pull-pull system for control with the servo mounted roughly 18 inches from the wing's LE on the bottom of the fuselage. Likewise, the stabilizer can be controlled in a similar manner.
Now is a good time to make the wing struts to hold the wings. I install two pieces of aluminum stock through the fuselage sides in two places (locate as required). The 5/8 x 1/8-inch aluminum pieces are 11/4 inches long. This allows approximately 5/8 inch to extend past the fuselage on both sides, so the struts can be bolted to the wing with 11/2-inch 4:40 screws. These strut anchors can be screwed and epoxied to the airframe.
To arrive at the true strut length, the fuselage must be weighted down in the middle of an 8-foot long workbench. The wing is attached with four screws at the center section, and boxes are placed under both sides for support.
We want the wings to have roughly an inch of dihedral at each end. This amount will be approximately 151/2 inches under the end of each wing half.
The Skyrocket's wing struts are slightly different from most struts, such as those the Cub uses. These struts are the lifting airfoil type.
To make this type of strut, pieces of 1/8-inch balsa for the ribs must be cut and glued every 3 inches onto a 21/2-inch piece of 1/8-inch pine that is approximately 34 inches long.
After making four struts, they are carefully measured and the end metal pieces are attached with screws to the 1/8-inch pine strut end. The other end of the strut is K&S Precision Metals 3/4-inch aluminum. Airfoil the tubing at the ends with metal pieces epoxied into them. These attach to the wing after being measured for length.
As stated in the beginning of the article, the forward section of the aircraft is the most difficult to build. By this time, most builders have given thought to how to construct this portion of the airplane from the side view.
My approach to this has been to draw the front end of the airplane on the plans and make a 1/8-inch door skin "phantom" nose section to get the front dummy radial engine ring location and the real engine firewall located, both on the plans and on the airplane.
The side view is cut from door skin and temporarily glued at the centerline location of the airplane, taking on the tapered shape of the dummy engine mounting ring.
Don't be fussy about these pieces because they will be cut out later to make room for the actual front ring and engine firewall. These two pieces, when glued in place, form a cross, which is the center for locating and mounting the engine on the firewall. Everything must be kept concentric.
Now that the dummy engine ring has been placed, you must decide to fully cowl the radial engine or to have the cylinders exposed. I prefer to assemble the radial engine with products purchased from Williams Brothers Model Products.
The 1/4-scale cylinders make a realistic-looking engine, provided you make a wooden crankcase and mount it on the engine ring. They can be cowled or you can fabricate a speed ring from them. Either way, they look great and add much realism to the aircraft's nose.
For a fully cowled version of the Skyrocket, an aluminum cowl from Balsa USA, designed for a 1/2-scale Sopwith Pup, is perfect. Its inside dimensions are 131/2 inches and the dummy radial is slightly smaller. The speed ring is another option, but it must be made by the builder.
Finally, the area from the end of the cowl to the start of the cabin must be considered. There are two choices.
One solution is to make aluminum panels to cover the area. I make cardboard templates of everything and then cut parts from thin aluminum sheeting, leaving 3/8-inch overlap on all seams. They are attached to the framework with #1 Phillips-head screws, spaced roughly an inch apart. These screws are available from Micro Fasteners and hold the panels on nicely.
Another way to cover the area is to make removable panels backed by formers and cover them with 1/32-inch sheet plywood. These can be glued on or made removable for engine access.
The engine and fuel tank mounting methods are up to the builder. The instrument panel and windshield can be left until last, again fabricating cardboard templates for patterns.
After all of the model's modifications are finished, I like to assemble everything and make sure that all of the components work and all of the parts fit before final sanding and applying four coats of Balsarite to the airframe. If everything is okay, it is then time to cover with Solartex.
After I've completed the covering, I put pinked tape on all of the seams and do all of the wing ribs, giving the airplane a finished appearance. For painting purposes, my choice is Rust-Oleum. It comes in easy-to-use spray cans, and once applied, it lasts indefinitely.
If graphics are needed, they can be painted or purchased from a stationery or craft store (letters, numbers, etc.).
I'll not spend much time describing the landing gear. Most builders make them from 1/4-inch steel rods and either silver solder or braze the joints together as needed. They are usually covered with balsa shaped to an airfoil, covered with Solartex, and then painted.
It has been my experience in the last 25 years that the most fun is equipping an airplane with pontoons. I have constructed roughly 10 pairs of Balsa USA 1/3-scale floats and used them on all sorts of large aircraft, so I feel that they are a worthy addition to the Skyrocket.
You need to build some hard points into the bottom of the fuselage to accommodate the struts that go between the pontoons and the lower portion of the fuselage. If float flying is a possibility, plan for it now.
I hope this article inspires a host of builders to try out the ideas set forth and see what they can come up with.
The author assumes no responsibility for results or performance of any modified kit and has submitted the information purely for the enjoyment of creating a scale airplane from a Cub kit.
—Lawrence Klingberg
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Ribbon A is assigned by default to Pitch Bend. But the SP itself does NOT respond to pitch bend messages. So you can use the ribbon to send pitch bend to an external synth, but not the SP.
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Second trailer of Suicide Squad released
The story of the movie revolves around imprisoned super-villains recruited by a secret government agency for executing dangerous missions.
Suicide Squad stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker.
The film is directed by David Ayer and will be released on 5th August, 2016. Warner Bros. will be distributing the action-packed flick.


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Herbicides and pesticides are not generally used in the Alameda, and so there is rich wildlife. Bird species nesting within the gardens include Sardinian Warbler, Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin, Greenfinch, serin and Wren. Winter additions include Grey and White Wagtail, Chifchaff, Black Redstart, Chaffinch, Short-toed Treecreeper and occasionally Kingfisher, while notable birds of passage periods are Hoopoe, Redstart, Woodchat Shrike and flycatchers. Kestrel (throughout the year) and Booted Eagle (in winter) regularly hunt in the grounds. Reptiles include the Moorish Gecko, Iberian Wall Lizard, Amphisbaenian and the harmless Horseshoe Whip Snake. Of the bats, the Pipistrelle is the commonest (often seen during the day), while Schreiber's Bat and the European Free-tailed Bat can also be seen. The Alameda Gardens are peat-free. Coconut fibre and our own composted material is used in order not to foster the destruction of peat bogs in northern Europe, which are important wildlife habitats.
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11 Fun & Famous Tattoos of NumbersBy minerva
Numbers. We see it, use it, and count on it everyday. Let's learn about numbers the FUN way with these numerical tattoos!
To check the time, count expenses, count the hours in this busy world of ours paying not much attention to how truly amazing and helpful to our lives these numbers are! Numbers are good tattoo subjects as well...especially if it means something special.
Some people get special numbers tattooed about significant moments in their lives. The tattoo above tells the date and coordinates where the client first met her lover.
AWESOME FACT: 666 is the sum of the first 36 natural numbers (example: 1+2+3.....34+35+36) and thus it is a triangular number. O_O
Eminem got the number 12 as an extension to the letter D (on his other forearm) to represent D-12, also known as "Dirty Dozen", an american hip-hop group he's part of based in Detroit, Michigan.
Can you guess which famous book series this number was derived? ;-) we bet you know it already!
The Golden Ratio (a.k.a. The Great Fibonacci sequence) is a sequence where each number is the sum of the 2 numbers that precede it (ex. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21...and goes on forever!). It's a simple pattern, but a really amazing built-in numbering system of the cosmos! It affects the formation of things such as the petals of flowers, spiral galaxies, our genetic makeup, trees, and even hurricanes!
Digging these bright and bold numbers! If numbers are your kind of tattoo, find a tattoo artist who specializes in typography to get the best results.


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A new program in Anoka County is aimed at helping uninsured and underinsured residents pay less for prescriptions.
Drug discount cards are scheduled to be mailed this week to all households as part of a partnership between the county and ProAct Inc., a pharmacy benefit management company based in Minnesota.
Residents can present the card at any pharmacy located in Anoka County to receive a discount on their medication, according to Karin Eckdahl, an account executive with the company.
Discounts range from 20 to 50 percent on generic medications and 10 to 20 percent on brand names. Even pet prescriptions apply.
The cards are preactivated and ready for use upon receipt, Eckdahl said. Each household in Anoka County will receive one, which can be shared amongst members.
Cards are to be presented to participating pharmacies nationwide along with a new prescription or refill.
More information about the program, which involves no enrollment forms, membership fees or income requirements, can be found at anokacounty.us/rxcard.
Residents can also direct questions to the ProAct's pharmacy help desk at 877-776-2285.
Sarah Horner can be reached at 651-228-5539. Follow her at twitter.com/hornsarah.


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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a variety of services to the campus community, including, but not limited to, individual and group counseling, workshops, and consultation.
Individual Counseling
Students seek individual counseling for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:
- Relationship concerns
- Stress
- Chronic mental health issues
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Homesickness
- Grief and loss
Students who schedule an intake session with CAPS will meet individually with a staff therapist to determine the services which will best suit their needs.
Counseling sessions may be spaced out across the academic year or once per week for as long as the support is needed. We work closely with students with chronic, long-term or in-depth psychotherapy needs. We will also facilitate referrals to practitioners in the community when it is appropriate and/or upon request.
Couples counseling is also offered. At least one partner must be a full time registered SMCM student. Similar to individual counseling, relationship counseling also follows our short-term approach. If the couple requires on-going or longer term treatment, we will facilitate referrals to practitioners in the community.
Group Therapy
One of the most important aspects of Group Therapy is the trust that is built between members. Each member must be prepared to make a commitment of confidentiality and respect for each of their fellow members. Depending on the group, some other commitments might include agreeing to come for a minimum number of sessions, coming to every group meeting or calling if you have to miss a group. As in any relationship, the development of trust, cohesion, and a sense of safety allows people to talk personally and honestly. Check out our news section for information regarding our current groups.
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Psychiatric Evaluation
St. Mary's College has a psychiatrist available for eligible students 6 hours a week during the academic year. Students are referred to the psychiatrist through CAPS staff only. In order to continue utilizing psychiatric services a student must continue therapy with a counselor in the center no less than two times a semester or as determined in consultation with the psychiatrist.
CAPS staff are available to students, families, faculty, and staff who may be concerned about a student, friend or loved one. CAPS is bound by limits of confidentiality when participating in consultations.
CAPS will facilitate referrals to practitioners in the community when it is appropriate and/or upon request.
Outreach Programs and Workshops
Advocacy Services
The Advocate is a confidential resource for student affected by any unwanted sexual experience or form of interpersonal violence. The Advocate provides support and referrals to on-campus resources including:
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Filing a report with the college
- Housing assistance
- Academic support
The Advocate provides support and referrals for any other victim services and resources, both on and off campus.
The Advocate also works to provide education and outreach programming to aid in the campus' efforts to prevent sexual violence.
Events and Activities Include:
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Government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Advisory Committee and a National Cyber Security Secretariat as Ghana begins the implementation of a National Cyber Security Policy and Strategy, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed.
The two bodies have been tasked to advice, devise and oversee a robust defence of Ghana's cyber security assets, especially in light of the Akufo-Addo government's digitization agenda as part of plans to formalise the economy.
Dr Bawumia noted that cyber security had been high on government's agenda in the wake of several high profile data breaches across the world and that with the digitization agenda, government was determined to leave no stone unturned to protect the data of her citizens.
Government, he said, was therefore, determined to take the necessary steps to ensure the enactment and enforcement of cyber security laws in order to strengthen the local industry and attract foreign investments, adding that government would ensure that global standards and practices are adhered to in the deployment of these technologies.
He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2017 edition of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence's Innovation week in Accra on Tuesday.
The Innovation Week, which is being organized on the theme: "Exponential Technologies and Innovations― Key Enabler for Accelerated Economic Development", brings together technology service providers, students, and tech innovators for interactive sessions and knowledge sharing.
Dr Bawumia explained that implementation of the Akufo-Addo government's Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) policy was one that would see to the realization of the vision to transform Ghana into an Information-rich Knowledge-based economy through the development, deployment and exploitation of ICTs within the economy and society.
He added that the protection of such data was crucial for its acceptance by local players in the industry and to help attract foreign partners.
He disclosed that technical work had been completed on the interoperability of the financial system and that full implementation was expected to begin in January to add another plank to Government's plan to formalise the Ghanaian economy.
Vice President Bawumia said the introduction of the digital drivers' license, digital vehicle registration, digital online registration of businesses at the Registrar General, Paperless port as well as the interoperability of the financial system were steps to formalize the economy.
Dr Bawumia said financial inclusion was very key to the economy and that to change the economy, there was the need for everybody practically to have a bank account, adding that for that to happen the technology ought to be available.
Source: ISD (Rex Mainoo Yeboah)


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Lea Tweet
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Recovery Podcast
I met Lea for the first time on the day that I officially announced our newly-created and on-going 365 Days and a Tree campaign, back in June of 2015. We lost touch with each other until a return trip from Sacramento, CA after bringing in the 2017 New Year.
But I won't get into that story, you can catch that on two of our podcasts, Drunkless LIFE: Recovery Podcast, and Drunkless LIFE:Wandering Podcast.
During our return trip, we talked a lot about various things in recovery and I was privileged to hear a large part of her story. I later discovered that she used to enjoy writing, but that she'd been out of touch with it for quite some time.Read More


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The City of Ember, By Jeanne Duprau - Critical Review
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The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau is a delightful young adult read. The main appeal of the Duprau's tale is the sense of mystery that pervades everything about her cleverly constructed world. In the tale, carefree and impetuous Lina Mayfleet, and her classmate, the more convicted and determined Doon Harrow, find themselves caught up in a centuries old mystery. In the process they become entangled in blackmarket dealings, political malfeasance, and the selfishness of humanity as their aged city begins to fail.
As a parent I really appreciated the value of truth and virtue presented by Duprau in the story. Through the book Duprau touches on the unbecoming responses of humans to an ominous future, covering the gambit from deluded activists, self-serving opportunists, and resigned gluttons. Interestingly, throughout all the plights and struggles against the baser human nature, there is a thread of hope and promise that is closely tied to virtue, and compassion. Traits that are clearly praised in the book are dedication, passion, thoughtfulness, and family ties.
If I were to over-analyze the book for its theological grounds I would say that it takes a rather hopeful agnostic approach to the existence of God and things of eternity. As a Christian I was a little worried that the 'believers' presented in the world would be used to disparage the undeniably similar Christian faith as some other authors like to do. As it turned out, the believers, while mistaken and perhaps self deceived into apathy toward their plight, were not ridiculed nor did were they presented as the worst of human nature in the face of slow impending doom. Despite seeming to quietly dismiss the self willed false-hope of the believers, Duprau consistently points to a hope beyond human invention, something tied to the creation, growth, and the progression of life.
I would heartily recommend this tale to any young reader as it is full of mystery, adventure, and virtue.
But, as a writer, I cannot help but to also critique the story. Please note the difference between critique and criticism. There are flaws and missteps in every novel. I like this story and it is in most ways a better work than I could produce. When I look for flaws, I'm not trying to disparage the author, but trying to better my own writing and nothing more. The following is my critical analysis of what Duprau, perhaps, could have done better and where the flaws in the book lie. SPOILER ALERT!
My biggest concern with 'The City of Ember' is that Duprau seems to have written herself out of her intended trilogy. The entire appeal of her story is in the world which she so thoughtfully developed. Her characters are decent, but not the most vivid I have read, and her narrative voice, while clean and uncluttered, is not a strength that would bring me back to a sequel in and of itself. To me the appeal of Ember is the mystery of the world; how it works, why it was made, who made it, and how it will survive. But by the end of the tale Duprau packages all of that up (rather satisfyingly) and puts it away. Where is there to go from here? I'm not sure, but the hints I got from the end of the book, and the sneak peak of the sequel don't give me much hope for another world that could possible be as engaging as the City of Ember.
It's hard to complain too much about a book written for young adults, but I will note that the occasional dues ex machina is employed to circumvent problems or move the plot along. Some that come to mind are, convenient black-outs, learning how to strike a match, learning of the word 'Egress' (which I can't imagine anyone ever actually using as was done by the Builders), and Doon's discovery of the E on the rock. Oh, and I almost forgot finding the cliff in the cave above ember from which they could drop their note . . . I liked the happy ending, and the imagery to the scene, but it was ridiculously lucky of the characters.
Likewise, I like a little more symmetry and mirroring in my fiction and there were a few loose/dead ends that could have been better employed. I liked Lina's bean sprout, and Doon's moth, but the were ultimately very diffuse in their allegory and didn't connect much with the plot. The whole red herring with the secret store room in the pipeworks would have been more satisfying if it had been employed somehow as a mechanism for Doon and Lina's escape once the truth was discovered. Another device not terribly well used was the death of Lina's grandmother. In the immediate sense it was used to help break Lina's ties to Ember, and both show Doon's sensitive character and build the bond between him and Lina, but after that, it is nearly forgotten, which is odd for such a life changing event as the death of a caretaker and guardian.
There were a few places, where the action picked up, that I thought the author did some 'head-hopping', but over all the writing was very solid even if it lacked flare. While the characters were well developed the narrative voice felt reserved and the images of the characters in my mind were seldom as vivid as the feel of the city itself.
For a first novel 'The City of Ember' is very good. Like I said, I think Duprau's strengths are in her world building and sense of mystery. Second to that comes plot, followed by character development, and finally narrative voice. If I were to advise Duprau on her next novel (for which it is already too late) I would suggest making the most of her strength in world building and working up a sense of mystery as the key hook to the story, and then to really focus on improving her narrative voice to give it more character and make it more engaging to the reader in and of itself. Overall the City of Ember is a great read, and an excellent first novel from Jeanne Duprau.
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October Round-up
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Its been a busy and successful couple of months for Pentaqua. We have returned to the Premier Division of the Arena League and finished a creditable fourth in our first meet. Our Lincs League teams both came second, with the senior team only losing out in the final relay of round 3 and our Masters squad has continued to go from strength to strength winning the Lincolnshire county championships and finishing as top Lincolnshire club at the national championships.


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GIRLS MONTH: PhiloSophie to debut at Surtex
The PhiloSophie brand will be making its debut at May's Surtex show in New York.
Created by Joanna Alberti, the illustration-led brand will showcase its birthday, bridal, baby and everyday collections during the three-day event.
Originally produced exclusively on stationery and invitations, PhiloSophie moved into the licensing marketplace in 2007 when Alberti teamed up with Enesco, a specialist in the giftware, home and garden décor sectors.
The collaboration produced a variety of novelty items including mugs, compacts and t-shirts.
With the introduction of new colour palettes and patterns coupled with the appearance at Surtex, Alberti is confident of moving the brand into more sectors.
"I think these new offerings combined with Sophie's overall versatility make the brand a terrific option for companies looking to connect and market to a wide age range of stylish, self-assured women," said Alberti. "I look forward to introducing her to the Surtex crowd, especially since the show focuses on original art, and I hope 2010 marks the beginning of many years at this fantastic event."


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Saving Water and a Playground
At first glance, a passerby might not realize the full value of the small planting adjacent to Haines Elementary School. Located in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, the CPS school was chosen over numerous contestants from across the country to receive a rain garden in order to help alleviate the flooding of its playground. The frequent flooding had meant that many outdoor activities were rendered impossible after periods of heavy rainfall, causing the students to spend their playtime indoors. So to kick off the Water Environment Federation's (WEF) 2013 Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEF volunteers partnered with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to convert about 1,000 square feet of impermeable cement located next to the school's playground into a rain garden1— a shallow, vegetated depression in the soil that aids in runoff collection and water absorption2. Many neighborhoods in Chicago suffer from flooding, a natural phenomenon aggravated by the city's low elevation and lack of permeable surfaces allowing for runoff drainage. The native plants in the Haines School garden have deeper root systems than many non-native species, allowing them to absorb water more readily. Since the native plants are evolutionarily adapted to the local climate, they also generally require less hands-on care and are less costly to maintain than traditional gardens. Water that isn't absorbed by the plants permeates through the soil, helping to recharge groundwater aquifers1.
While the construction of the rain garden had immediate benefits to Haines School students by allowing them to reclaim their playground, the goals of this particular project were more extensive; the garden installment was only one feature within the school's "Waterpalooza" educational celebration. As part of the event, representatives from the Center for Neighborhood Technology's Sustainable Backyard initiative and the Illinois Water Environment Association also taught students about the impact of green infrastructure and Chicago's storm water management problems3. WEF's annual community service projects have continued across the country, including at another nearby Chicago school, Pershing Magnet School in Bronzeville, where WEF volunteers installed a rain garden, an expanse of permeable pavement, and an outdoor classroom on the school's grounds4. While the students at these schools represent only a tiny portion of Chicagoans suffering from the effects of storm water overflow, the success of this project could potentially increase citywide awareness of the economic efficiency and efficacy of rain gardens in mitigating urban flooding. Expanding this project to a larger number of CPS schools would spread greater awareness of green infrastructure possibilities to young Chicagoans, and set the stage for more storm water management solutions to come.
[1] Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 2013. Press Release: New rain garden, native plantings to reduce flooding on Haines Elementary School playground. http://www.mwrd.org/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_8703126DE0572FD1B0E94F6422CFDC510A791800/filename/13_1011_rain_garden_photo_release_FINAL.pdf
[2] Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2016. Raingardens. http://greenvalues.cnt.org/raingardens.php
[3] Casey Cora, 2013. Haines Elementary School Receives a Playground Rain Garden.
[4] Water Environment Federation [WEF], 2015. WEFTEC 2015 Service Project Exceeds Size and Scope of Projects Past. http://news.wef.org/weftec-2015-service-project-exceeds-size-and-scope-of-projects-past/


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F/ The Legion
[Mr Lawnge]
Ahh, shit! Get ready for the lyrical beat down
Go for your gat, nigga, you can catch a smack, clown
You think you get props, nope, you're in the wrong biz
Because the Sugar dick Daddy Mr Lawnge is
Far from diesel but running shit like Eagle Beagle
I swing fast and kick ass like I was Steven Seagal
Sometimes I carry a glock and other times an eagle
And my dick's so damn big that shit should be illegal
Went from a fade to a 'fro to my bald cut
I run with real niggas now and the rest are butt
Your reign is over and you feel it deep within your gut
Now is the boogie down Bronx in the house or what?
When I strike I strike hard and you won't like that
And if I strike out my empire strikes back
My niggas who knock you, so I won't dock 'em, yo
I run deep as if my name was Jacque Cousteau
You're a petty punk, pussy nigga from pc
I'll pull your file, I'm buckwild like I'm from dc
You wanted a sequel not equal so here it comes
Now sit back as we run a train on your eardrums
We boys! X3
We like here, yeah
If it ain't rough it ain't nothing
Big man Cules raise up and then I start thumping
A nigga always into something, now back in the days
I used to sell the woolie-whoos when I was pumping
But now I'm bending mic stands and gripping mics
On some physical type of shit, the type of shit I like
The type of shit I like is this shit that my peoples' on
Molecules, Cee-Low, Smash, Dres and my nigga Lawnge
Now I kick the titles Black Sheep, the Legion
Yeah, you bitch ass niggas, we're coming to your precinct
I'm from the Bronx, I'm a gangster from the projects
Is where I live, peace to ag and Showbiz
Bounce around with G, Show, Dres and Lawnge
And the seven-thirty-five Is, yeah, we got it going on
We grown men, we're not fucking with toys
Like I said before, yo, we boys
[Chucky Smash]
Down with the Sheep, roll out the black carpet as we spark it
One, two, check it out, uh, right on target
Aim for the heart, yo, get I'll cause we're real
(The legion's in the house!) You know the deal
You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't
No matter what you want, you better not front
Cause I'm the nigga that's chilling, I seem kind of quiet
And if you even try it then get ready for a riot
One love, one land, how you win?
I owe you nothing because I'm down to the end
The Bronx is the borough, niggas crazy thorough
I'm looking at the Sheep and it's like looking in the mirror
Reflection, twenty-four/seven, representing
Hardcore connection, now listen, now listen
Chucky, I feel lucky, got shit caught in the smash
Peace to Barkley, Pinell and Boombash, aight?
Posse with the thickness as we kick this
Can I get a witness, down with Showbiz-ness
Whatever, take it the way it should be taken
Faking backs breaking, but makes no mistake
Round up, round up, round up, 1, 2, 3
On the down low it's only C double E
L-O, I flow, I flow, I'll let you know
When it's time to catch wreck I catch wreck like an old pro
You might have seen me in a video, heard it on the radio
Rolling with the Sheep, now here we go
One of us bigger, the other small, we never fall
A zigga-zigga, like I said before I love them all
Family affair, by the Legion I swear
To rip up mic stands and tracks to shreds and show no fear
One love with the bang, riding with the zootie
Watch your cutie cause I rap just like a doobie
You know the time and you don't need a watch
Just take a view so we can rock it on your block
It's shocking and tick-tocking all around with my flock
Even if the beat drops me and my crew will never stop
You don't know you better just come on and get with it
Hanging with my boys and we're kicking it
With no tricks the fix comes with dope fiend precision
I exercise and extinguish an emcee exhibition
I explode and expose, extreme my extent
I exist to expand, not excess but excellent
Strength to be the solo representative for the scene
I be the booming bashing, clocking crazy cash yet come from Queens
Fly like Marvel, addictive like Genesis
And if it was a comic, kid, I'd be your arch-nemesis
Blowing up the spot every time that I show up
Grow up before you get toe from the flo' up
Old skool like elementary, Watson
I rocks on, I mocks none and you can't take my spot, son
The one hands above all the shit stains
So hit yourself in the ass, bitch, and give yourself some brains
Here for the record, for the log, for the scope
You can keep your props cause I don't want 'em no mo'
You can't kill my flow, now you know, no denying
That nigga Dres is def, ah hell, he's death-defying
No lying, been dummy since I well a fed me goya
Yo, I'm just nice like Just Ice rocked Latoya
Here to drop a hammer, make you hop to hip grammar
Hot damn, I rock a rugged rhyme from the corner of the slammer
Black Sheep, fab where fam be
Cause I love you and you love me, yeah


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Quality System Overview
Through operational excellence and engineering support, we will provide our customers with a superior service experience and the highest quality magnetic components and assemblies.
In order to carry out this Mission, a Quality Policy was developed and documented by the company to clearly state the principles and objectives that the Quality System describes.
Magnet Sales & Manufacturing has documented and
Delight the Customer!
Enhance our reputation for products and services that are better than expected.
Deliver products error-free and on time!
Continue to meet the customer's product and services need every time.
Prevent defects - before they happen!
Support a system based on defect prevention rather than defect detection.
Continually improve - all systems, all processes, and all products!
Promote a company culture that thrives on improving products and processes.
The Quality System at Magnet Sales & Manufacturing was implemented based on the ISO 9001 International Quality Standard (for companies providing products and services).
The first and foremost requirement for meeting the ISO 9000 set of standards is Management Commitment! Every audit by the independent auditor includes a review of the commitment made by management in the audited company to support and lead the Quality System. The philosophy behind these standards is SAY what you do (document the processes), DO what you say (follow the procedures), and PROVE it (provide evidence of compliance). Every audit is a review of this philosophy.
An independent ISO Registrar has certified Magnet Sales & Manufacturing as meeting all the requirements of ISO 9002. The Initial Certification was issued in April 1998, following an intensive on-site audit of all 20 elements of the Standard. Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a world-renowned leading Registrar, conducts on-site periodic audits every six months.
The Magnet Sales & Manufacturing Quality System is documented on 4 levels:
1. Quality Manual (system overview)
2. Operating Procedures (system components)
3. Work Instructions (written or in flow chart format)
4. Records (documentation of completed activities)
There are three types of audits periodically conducted to verify the compliance of the Quality System:
1. Internal audits, which are conducted by associates of the company throughout the year on a scheduled basis - typically 2 or 3 audits per month of selected processes or areas.
2. External or third party audits, which are conducted by customers at their request.
3. ISO periodic compliance audits, which are conducted by our Registrar, DNV - every 6 months on selected elements or processes of the Quality System.
The audits comprise one of the most fundamental requirements of a certified system and offer us a continuing opportunity for improvement, leading to better products, processes, and systems. Audits may lead to changes in either documentation or practices in the company.
There are two industry associations within the United States that produce standards relating to the magnet industry:
The Magnetic Materials Producers Associaton (MMPA) , and
The Magnet Distributors and Fabricators Association (MDFA)
Both of these associations have published various applicable standards that are available from the associations or from us.
The contact telephone number for both associations is 312-456-5590.
© 2000 Magnet Sales & Manufacturing Company, Inc.


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Santafé's variety of Roof Tile profiles & colors allows for a multitude of design possibilities, from contemporary to authentic Old World styling. With one of the largest color selections of clay roof tile in the industry and our ability to customize, potential is limited only by imagination.
Santafé has all the accessories for your tile roof. Whether your tastes lean toward rustic charm or a modern finish, we have you covered.
Other Products
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Feedback from your colleagues is a great way to improve and grow. The Small Improvements 360° Feedback feature allows you to schedule feedback cycles for specific times during a year. It's an HR driven process and does not allow employees to independently request feedback from their peers.
Now we want to give everyone in Small Improvements the opportunity to request feedback at any time.
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13 Haunted Houses That Will Make You Wet Your Pants
6. Rocky Point Haunted House - Salt Lake City, Utah
Although this is Rocky Point's last season, come to this one for the make up. Rocky Point employs a large number of Hollywood make up artists who are true professionals at making normal people look horrifying. Many faithful patrons claim this is and always will be the scariest haunted house. They have the typical set ups-graveyards, haunted mansion, classic monsters-but it's the sheer reality that Rocky Point conveys that make it so successful and noteworthy. (Halloween)
5. Headless Horseman - Ulster Park, New York
Headless Horseman takes a top spot due to its unfaltering dedication to Halloween. An outdoor venue, Headless Horseman gives the true Halloween experience: outdoors, a galloping headless horseman threatening the lives of every tourist, an incredible haunted hayride, a massive corn maze and more gift shops than any other haunted house in the world. Though some argue at the Headless Horseman's fright level as compared to some others, the level of production is so immense that it's almost impossible not to have a great time here. (Halloween )
4. Terror Behind the Walls - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As if prisons aren't scary enought, this haunted house is based in the Eastern State Penitentiary, whose cells once held the likes of Al Capone and "Slick" Willie Sutton. Some of you might recognize this prison from the 90's MTV show "Fear," which forced a few willing young people to spread out and explore the penitentiary alone. But, come Halloween and the TBTW crew takes the history and spookiness of the place and amps up big time. Included this year is "The Experiment," a 3D madhouse complete with a bloodthirsty, psychotic doctor, and the all-new "Night Watch" which puts visitors in the pitch dark, only able to escape with the aid of an eerie flashlight beam. (Halloween )
by dave (not verified)
how could you leave off New Orleans' House of Shock?! Easily the most disturbing haunted house in the country!
by Anonymous (not verified)
You got to be kidding about the Nightmares website intro (hauntedhousenyc.com). What was so scary about it? You are a complete ween if you found that disturbing. Makes me question the validity of your list since I suspect Barney probably makes you wet your pants...
by Anonymous (not verified)
I think the house of shock in LA should be on this list. Has any one been to it.
I went to the Fright Dome in Vegas and it totally flipped me out.
by Anonymous (not verified)
I've been to two of these. Shocktoberfest in Reading is fairly decent, but I've been to better.
"Terror Behind the Walls" in Philly is an effing joke. I had to take a tour of the Eastern State Penitentiary in broad daylight and it was kind of spooky like that. For their Halloween show, they put all kinds of fake, neon dragons and crap in there and it's more fit for a rave than a haunted house. So dissapointing. Whoever's in charge of it should be fired, because it SHOULD be 100 times better.
by joe (not verified)
so you "had to click the "skip intro" icon immediately after it started because the intro was so disturbing...no lie"
If that's the case you're a pussy. It was like eight seconds of still images that showed absolutely zero worth being frightened over. Go review knitting groups or something if this is your idea of scary.
by Anonymous (not verified)
No house of shock? List blows
by Anonymous (not verified)
Not like Orlando's Universal Sponsored Halloween Horror Nights, which contains more actors (scharacters), Haunted Houses, Midways, Rides, Attractions, Props, Sets, Shows, etc. than ANY of these half-assed productions would possibly make such a list as this.
Stupid list, do more research.
by Anonymous (not verified)
I liked the list. I agreed with the ones I've been to. If you don't agree with the list, why don't you go create your own.
by Alexis
First off, thanks for visiting our site.
However, if you disagree with the list, why don't you pick your own top 13 (not just the best one but 13) and put it up in the comments. Let's see if everyone agrees with your list. We've had over 50,000 reads on the article and only a few complaints so we're going to assume that this is a great list unless you can prove otherwise.
American Inventor Spot Team
by Seth Plattner
For those of you that disagree with my list all I can say is that I'm sorry and remember that this is, in fact, opinion. Like Alexis said, if you think you've got a better list by all means try and get it on the website.
And I must say I was amazed at the amount of hostility at what scares me. There are some people out there getting really angry about some trivial stuff. Such is life though, right?
by Anonymous Casper (not verified)
or should I say "teeny boppers". Nothing scares them! They can handle it. Those "gay" references are also childish. To respond that YOU weren't scared just shows how immature you are--and suggests that you WOULD be scared IF the houses were a little scarier. That makes you vulnerable, afterall.
I agree that the hostility/aggressiveness over an article offered for their enjoyment is the scariest part.
BOO!!!!! [Who did I scared?]
by Anonymous Casper (not verified)
Should, of course, be "Who did I scare?" (not "scared")
But now I guess I am scared.
I suppose someone will also call my comments "gay".
by Anonymous (not verified)
no markoffs haunted forest? where would that have placed
by Chris (not verified)
Um... Newport, KY is all one word. I live about 30 minutes north of it.
by Evil (not verified)
House of Shock New Orleans should have been on this list. It's seems quite a few others agree.
by Alexis
We knew it was one word. We just wanted to see if anyone from Kentucky was visiting this site. Now we know.
Thanks for the catch. ;)
by Mike (not verified)
I am a huge fan of haunted houses so when i saw this list i was really pumped.... but than i saw your number 1 pick. Nightmare haunted house is without a doubt the worst piece of shit i have ever been to!!! Its not even a haunted house, you go from room to room and watch some lame ass skit play out and not only that it costs 20 bucks!. Next time maybe you should actually go to the places you talk about. This countdown is pure garbage
by Anonymous (not verified)
that list was looking interesting until I saw face your fear as number 1.... not scary at all..... and extremely short..scariest part was when you have to crawl in the dark, nothing pops out though. it was fun but like I said not scary at all... I wish they would bring back madison scare garden.. now that was great... took about an hour to get throught it all compared to the 20 min at face your fear.. very unimpressive
by Anonymous (not verified)
So negative and uncouth! I'm not sure if your "advice" is better than some of the negative comments.
by Anonymous (not verified)
I would think that you'd have a better chance at improving your Technocrati rating IF you (i.e., Matt) do not instruct "nonpraising" visitors to LEAVE. Besides, this site would become boring if you only had the "I loved your article" comments. Granted, some of the negative comments could be written in a more suitable/less offensive way, but that would be up to those commenting.
by Michelle
Hey Everyone...Let's take a chill pill
Our site welcomes constructive comments although I agree with Matt that some were a bit inappropriate. I am going to leave the ones but will delete future ones with profanities. If you got something to say...great. Just leave the cursing out please.
Thanks everyone for your input.
AmericanInventorSpot.com Team
by Anonymous (not verified)
I was wearing my Depends.
by Anonymous (not verified)
wow... its definite that alot of work was put into this site. as for the people with the negative comments??? i guess i didnt know that haunted house lists were that serious. or maybe youre just a bunch of losers that dont have much better to do. so my comment for those who are talking sh*t.... go f*ck yourselves and get a life, f*ucking losers.
by Anonymous (not verified)
...unless you'd pay $25 for something dirty stinkin' like doo-doo. I bought tickets for the "timed" 11:00 entrance in Brooklyn, and as it instructs we showed up a little before 10:45. The handling of ticket holders was virtually non-existent, and it seemed as though there was no way to handle the flow of people coming in. We stood around until after 12:00 until we were finally let in.....to wait in another line. Eventually our "group" was let into the maze, and after seeing the first room with the girl alone in her room (oh no, make it stop!!) we were suddenly merged with the group in front of us. No joke. Now, please, imagine trying to go through a dark maze with about 30 people into rooms about 10x10 or so. Needless to say, we saw nothing since we were stuck behind all those people. And on top of that, I'm sure we were somehow steered the wrong way and right out to the exit because we certainly didn't see 13 rooms. Either that or the whole thing sucked a** way more than I thought. Anyway, I digress. The point is that I can't believe how ineptly managed the whole thing was. The whole experience was absolutely pitiful, and they already had our $ so they couldn't have cared less!
by Mack (not verified)
There's not much like this in Manchester (UK). We went to something like this in Florida (can't remember the name, I was only a wee lad) and it was a load of fun. I was suprised at how professional it was all put together, having been used to tacky fairground rides etc.
by PastorZ (not verified)
Anyone intrested in haunted houses. If you would like to help put together and run a christian haunted house email me pastorZ at firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks and God Bless!
by Anonymous (not verified)
We here at North Bound are seeking sponsors to make the soul saving Hell House this year. If you are intrested in helping with this tax deductible gift or know someone who may be please contact pastorZ at email@example.com
by Anonymous (not verified)
USS Nightmare and the Idiots with the neative comments.
I don't agree that the Uss Nightmare should be on this list. I live near it and have been going to it since High School. It is a good one but definately not one that I would think would be on a top 13 list. However, it is only my opinion and I am no expert. I did go to one in Phoenix, AZ that you had sign a release form to enter and it was by far the best. My friends mom passed out! People could physically touch you and that I think is what made it great. Cant remember the name and they don't do it anymore. So I would say EREBUS in Michigan sounds like it would be the best. If ppl can come in physical contact with you it should be good. Its rare that they do that due to all you !@##$^% that sue. Prob. the same ppl making all the derogitory comments who would piss themselves it they did get scared,
by Anonymous (not verified)
The fright dome is not scary at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Anonymous
yeah i've had been n' da house ov shock n' LA. & I got scarE it felt like 2 die & 2 wet my pants till death!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ??????????????<chuky>


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Dominic Crompton, 45, is deputy head at the Skilts School, a weekly boarding state primary school for children with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties in Redditch, Worcestershire.
Teaching wasn't something I'd ever envisaged doing when I was at school but it's suited me down to the ground. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster, mind you. Originally I'd wanted to be an engineer but didn't get the grades. Luckily I loved my teacher training course, even though I later came to realise it gave me very poor preparation to be a classroom teacher.
In the late 1980s all of us trainee teachers understood the new national curriculum very thoroughly, but on our course we weren't helped to develop the practical skills we needed to manage a roomful of pupils. We never taught a full week or even a full class.
When I started my first job, I felt like I'd made the biggest mistake ever. The headteacher and I didn't see eye-to-eye. I was young and probably wet behind the ears and I think she saw me as a bit cocky. Looking back now with the experience of having worked with young teachers, I can see I wasn't supported at all, just thrown in a classroom and left to get on with it. By the end of a year, I'd had the stuffing knocked out of me confidence-wise.
In my new school, the deputy headteacher took me under her wing and helped to get me organised so I could actually teach. But overall the atmosphere – it was a junior school, so very small – was terrible. Everyone was divided and it was quite vindictive. Although I was enjoying teaching my own class, I wasn't enjoying my colleagues and it wasn't hard to make the decision to go and work abroad.
Getting hired for a job in an international school was an eye-opener. In those days there was an international heads' conference every year in London and headteachers would come over for three or four nights and they often needed to recruit quite a few teachers. My then girlfriend – now my wife – and I were both told by the head of a school in Colombia to meet him outside the M&S cafe in Birmingham. So we could identify him, he said he'd be holding a copy of the Guardian. It felt like an undercover meeting. He showed us a picture of the staffroom, with sunshine and parasols, and compared to Birmingham it looked like heaven.
The primary I taught at in Bogotá mainly had pupils from rich Colombian families, people in the diplomatic service, or big corporates. They were very privileged. I was 25 by then, and it was an adventure.
The challenges of working abroad are sometimes very prosaic. I was a PE teacher and it was usually extremely hot. A lot of what we were asked to do was improving the way that the curriculum – which was incredibly old-fashioned and not very relevant – was taught. These things can be sensitive. You have to be tolerant and respect a different culture, think carefully before rushing in.
When we decided to have kids, it was time to come back to the UK. My wife – also a teacher – and I looked at the other teachers' families out there and while the parents were generally fine, their children weren't. They were usually taught in the same school where their parents were working, and by the time they reached secondary school, there was too much of a gap between their lives and those of their highly-privileged peers. As teachers' children became older, we saw them become much more aware that they didn't have half the things their classmates did. And when parents moved around for work between countries and even continents, friendships could become very shallow and fickle. Life can get very lonely for a teen in that situation. We felt that was unfair.
I went on supply when we got back to the UK. Teaching abroad definitely gave me the confidence to apply for roles that were very different to my previous experience of teaching in an ordinary primary school. Somehow I found myself hired by an inspirational head in a secondary school for boys with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. I had no experience, but he believed in me. And it turned out that I loved working with such challenging kids. No two days are the same. You plan a lesson but you have three other things you might do because you never know how it'll turn out.
Those boys had been excluded from every other school. People had given up on them, told them they were failures. Educationally, this was the last chance saloon. Especially with children like this, you have to be very honest and genuine and communicate what your aspirations are for them. You also have to make it clear that your feelings about them as people are absolutely separate from your feelings about their behaviour. You have to show you appreciate them for the person they are.
I became a deputy head quite early, at the age of 34, probably because I had quite varied experience, and also because I'd helped to improve teaching and learning in a much more demanding, and in some ways, more liberated environment free of the constraints of Ofsted.
Funnily enough, what made me apply to a school where difficult behaviour is an intrinsic part of what we deal with was that I'd really struggled in my first teaching year. Before this job, when I was a behaviour adviser in Birmingham, I so wished I'd had the chance to go back to the head at my first school and show her how to support staff who were having problems with kids acting up.
I would like to be a head. I haven't applied for headships until now because I think the job – particularly at a special school – requires not just knowledge but experience and a certain wisdom that only time and working in a range of situations can provide. The current thinking is that you promote people very fast, and push people with flair and talent at a really young age. There's an inherent risk in that. There's a lot more to being a headteacher than being clever and balancing the books. You have to be a people person, and able to consider and evaluate other opinions.


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
taking a moment to notice the hilarity...... and actually blog about it.
I was hanging out with my friend Renee tonight, assessing the potential fit of my Owls sweater in progress... when the hilarity of the situation dawned on both of us. I tried on the body, pre-yoke, putting what is essentially a tube sweater over top of a tube dress (10 bucks at Jacob outlet today, Yo!).
I realized how ridiculous I must have looked... so we ran for the camera. When you look ridiculous, the only thing to do is embrace it... so I threw on what I had of the first sleeve, and... well... here you go:
Yep, clearly nuts. But how elegant. ;-)
Saturday, March 07, 2009
CharmedTHIS is such a charming project, I've come out of blog hiding to make sure anyone still visiting here has a chance to see it...
Be sure to click on "open the trunk" to see the patterns and read the stories. Also take note that you can pay for the designs in stories!
I really like the vintage style patterns, but I'm completely charmed by the frame for the project. Enjoy!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Dear American FriendsIf there weren't a zillion other reasons to vote Barack Obama already... he's using *yarn* as metaphor for John McCain's crappy healthcare plan.
Voting is Sexy. Vote well, and vote often (well, maybe just the once).
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
arwen, she be doneI told y'all I'd be back when the sweater was done...
She be done.
Cast on September 11, 2007; Last ends sewn in April 20, 2008.
Knit from Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. Soft and squishy.
Cast on September 11, 2007; Last ends sewn in April 20, 2008.
Knit from Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. Soft and squishy.
This is the first adult-sized sweater I've ever made.
I'm pretty happy:
Did provisional cast on and attached hem as I knit. Added one cable repeat to each sleeve (for more sleeve circumference) -- divided 4+4 on either side of the centre of the sleeve. (if you knit it, that comment makes more sense).
Also added about four inches in length (I'm not a croppy sweater kind of girl... I'm more of a croppy SHIRT kind of girl, then I need a sweater to cover my belly... see above.)
Kate Gilbert is my hero: this is a gorgeous sweater design. I also got to know Kate a bit while knitting her sweater... through email and also from the design. She has beautiful, complicated things inside her, she's very clever, and she doesn't necessarily like to do things the easy way. I like Kate an awful lot...
There were moments when I didn't know whether the non-typical construction would become anything like a sweater that would fit me. But it did. And the reversible cable makes me excessively happpppyyyyyyy.
I learned how to graft cables for this sweater. Seamlessly. If you look at the centre, top of hood... it is TOUGH to see where it was grafted. I'm pretty proud of myself for that... it took many tries and an abundance of swearing. I probably won't wear the hood much, only to cover my pointy arwenian ears from time to time...
Yep, I'm pretty happy with the whole thing:
special thanks to Broomwood manor for photography (among other things...)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Arwen updateWow, it's been so long since I've been in here that I almost forgot how to log on... anyway...
The knitting part is done.
Now comes the sewing up, and the "seamless grafting" of my cable panels... can't wait to see how that turns out. I'll settle for "nice looking seamed cable panels" if I can't work out perfect grafting in pattern (I'm reaching for my Montse Stanley right now). And of course, the sewing in of ends.
Then comes the singing and dancing, hysterically pleased with myself for actually making a sweater. A full sized adult sweater that I can wear, that I made myself, that is soooooo beautiful. I am a champion!
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Wish me luck with construction. I am trepidatious, and a little cautious with my optimism... but I hope to be back with pictures in a day or two.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
a post, a post!Just wanted to let y'all know I *am* in Ravelry. missewe
Also to say that I *will* blog again, but it will be pretty sporadic. Basically, I'm so busy that there isn't a lot of knitting content about which to blog. And frankly, this is strictly a knitting blog, and I don't want to blog about my personal or my professional life. So...
I'll see you when my Cardi for Arwen is done... hopefully before end of 2007!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
hmm... please contemplate thisI know, I know, I haven't been blogging... but this is kind of important, I think.
Interweave recently sent out a Knitting Daily asking people to vote for their favorite patterns of the last 10 years. The winners would be published in a free ebook. We all enjoy getting something for free, but personally I do not like to do so on the back of a fellow artist. While it may seem like an honour for a designer to be chosen as one of the favorite designs of the last 10 years, having a pattern published for free is not.
What Interweave does not mention, and as I understand it, depending on the contract for the pattern, there could be a (small) reuse fee for the designer, or possibly none at all, and having the pattern out there for free means that the designer is no longer able to make any money from the design through web sales or in wholesale patterns to stores.
IK is planning to publish more and more online, and while this makes sense for them from a business perspective, and seems nice for the knitters (to get something for free), I think it will take more and more away from our favourite independent designers.
As a musician, I have strong feelings against the illegal downloading of music, and photocopying of scores/music. This is to protect the interests of the performers and composers. That has made me think twice about photocopying patterns (I don't), and I believe the issue extends outwards to the art of our friendly neighbourhood knitwear designers.
Art is a tricky business: if you sell something you have created, it's still yours in design or concept, isn't it? And in order to continue to afford to make the art, you have to sell it somewhere. But depending on the terms of an agreement, the artist sometimes stands to lose an awful lot depending on how the purchaser decides to use the art. I think this may be the case here.
On behalf of my favourite artists and designers, I ask you to consider not voting for ANYTHING, talking to other knitters about this, and if the issue concerns you at all, sending your opinion to Knitting Daily.