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I've mentioned before how Richard Beddard's Interactive Investor blog is probably my favorite blog.
Well, reading Richard's posts finally inspired me to start using Sharelockholmes. It's a site that screens stocks in the United Kingdom. And it's very, very good.
It's also reasonably priced. About $8 a month at the current exchange rate.
Anyway, I was thinking about how I'd just written an article where I said Warren Buffett looks for a good business priced to return 10% a year initially and grow from there. It used to be 15%. But he's lowered his standards. Berkshire simply has too much cash to invest. It doesn't help that stock prices aren't real low right now. But you play the cards you're dealt.
It shouldn't be too hard to find the kind of decent businesses at decent prices that Warren Buffett might invest in, right?
This is the quote I had in mind when designing my screen:
If we were working with $25 million – so we could sort of look at the whole universe of stocks – I would guess that you could find 15 or 20 out of three or four thousand that you would find that were A) selling for substantially less than they're worth, and B) that the intrinsic value of the business was going to grow at a compound rate which was very satisfactory. You don't want to buy a dollar bill that's sitting for 50 cents, and it demands positive capital, and it's going to be a dollar bill ten years from now. You want a dollar bill that's going to compound at 12%...And, you want to be around some competent people. Just the same thing as if you went in and bought a Ford dealership in South Bend. The same exact thought process goes through your...mind about all the other businesses that are in Standard and Poor's.
I figured I could do a quick screen and come up with a preliminary list of stocks that looked like they could both start you off with a 10% initial return – basically, a P/E ratio under 10 – and then reinvest future earnings at an acceptable rate.
Well, the preliminary list actually turned out to be quite short.
My requirements may have been a smidge too strict.
I asked Sharelockholmes to find companies with a 10-year ROE of at least 10% and a price to 10-year EPS of no more than 10. I also demanded the Z-Score be at least 3 since that's the clearly "safe" cut-off.
I then threw out any homebuilders myself, because I couldn't trust their Z-Scores. I didn't feel right including them in a list intended for Americans and other investors who might be looking at the U.K. stock market for the first time. Development works a little differently over there. It's tough to judge homebuilders by their 10-year records since there was a housing boom. So I just felt better leaving homebuilders out of this for now.
Once that was done, I went through each stock by hand adding up the 10-year or 11-year or 12-year average operating income – the length of the financial history differs from one company to the next – and comparing that number to the enterprise value. Basically, I checked to make sure the following inequality held true:
(Market Cap + Net Debt) / (Average Operating Income * 0.65) < 10
So, basically if you issued stock to replace all the debt and you took the operating income and taxed it at 35%, you'd still end up with after-tax income equal to at least 10% of your purchase price.
Again, I may have been too picky.
But then that is what we're trying to do here – pick stocks. The best businesses at the best prices.
Oh, I also threw out companies that reported any operating losses in the last 10 years.
Again, picky.
This list is based on the data Sharelockholmes gave me. So it's subject both to their errors and my own.
Here's my stab at a list of 7 decent U.K. businesses selling at decent prices:
- T. Clarke (CTO:LN) – Reports
- Flying Brands (FBDU:LN) – Reports
- Clinton Cards (CC:LN) – Reports
- Game Group (GMG:LN) – Reports
- Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY:LN) – Reports
- Fletcher King (FLK:LN) – Reports
- Andrews Sykes (ASY:LN) – Reports
Now, obviously, there's no way Warren Buffett is actually going to buy any of these stock. They're far too small for Berkshire Hathaway.
And looking over the list, I'm not even sure these are the kinds of stocks Buffett would have bought back in his partnership days or his first few years at Berkshire Hathaway.
Still, a couple of the companies look interesting. Maybe not interesting enough for Warren Buffett to invest in. Maybe not even interesting enough for me to invest in. But certainly interesting enough for me to write about.
I plan to write articles about some of these 7 U.K. companies. I'll try to look at them the way Warren Buffett might.
Watch for those articles over at GuruFocus.
In the meantime, start reading Richard Beddard's blog if you haven't already.
He's written about several of these companies already, like…
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HARARE - Zimbabwe has auctioned tobacco worth $1,1 million since the opening of the 2014 selling season last Wednesday.
Around 517 762kg of the golden leaf went under the hammer at three licensed auctioneers on the opening day.
Figures released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (Timb) on Friday indicated that farmers who sold 194 301kg at Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) received $468 015 while others who sold their crop at Boka Tobacco Floors (Boka) and Premier Tobacco Floors (PTF) received $308 030 and $ 397 994 respectively.
A total of 8 119 bales were laid the initial day compared to 3 047 last year while 7 411 bales were sold and only 708 were rejected for various reasons.
The 2013 tobacco marketing season generated $612 million from the sale of 166 million kg against a target of 170 million kg.
Zimbabwe is expected to increase production to 185 million kg this year, considering that the 97 000 hectares under crop represents 25 percent increase on prior year.
Industry experts say the sharp increase in tobacco hectarage can be attributed to the straightforward marketing systems that have been developed for tobacco and good returns compared to other crops like maize.
More than 88 000 farmers have registered to grow tobacco this year compared to 65 000 growers
last year.
Andrew Matibiri, Timb's chief executive, said he expects the country to surpass the 185 million kg target based on the increase of tobacco farmers this season.
"To date we have more than 88 000 growers who have registered with us compared to about 65 444 who had done so at the same time last year.
This obviously indicates that we will have more tobacco this year," he said.
Tobacco is Zimbabwe's single largest foreign currency earner and has become lucrative after the country abandoned its currency after it had been ravaged by inflation in favour of a basket of currencies such as the United States dollar and South African rand four years ago.
On the eve of the season opening, investment firm Tetrad noted that more could be done to help small-scale farmers, who are the majority growers, access funding and increase output.
"Funding is necessary so that farmers prepare in time and purchase the required chemicals during the whole process. The reason why this is now critical is that there isn't much scope or benefits to be realised from increasing hectarage but rather enhancing the quality of the leaf," said Tetrad in its weekly report.
The investment firm noted that enhancing the quality of the leaf will result in more proceeds being realised.
"As can be seen, hectarage only increased by two percent despite registered farmers increasing by 29 percent. Thus there is need for funding to be provided so that more resources will be channelled within the land under hectarage.
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text: Here's another photo from the Street Photography Workshop in Harlem yesterday. Every Sunday you will find many people all dressed-up for church. But yesterday was Easter Sunday! Even more people were dressed up! I always try to capture a photo with people unaware of me if possible. But when people see me taking their photo, I just smile. It's very rare that they are upset about having their photo taken. And often people ask to have their photo taken! You can see information about upcoming workshops and reviews on my site. Photo taken 16 April 2017.


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If you've jailbroken your iPhone on iOS 7, BiteSMS is arguably the jailbreak app everyone has to have. Mainly because it completely replaces the native Messages app and adds the sought after quick reply and quick compose features that Apple won't. Currently BiteSMS is in beta form for iOS 7 but that doesn't mean you can't have it right now. Here's how to get it:
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The nucleus of the Java(TM) 2 platform, the Java(TM) virtual machine is the technology that enables the Java 2 platform to host applications on any computer or operating system without rewriting or recompiling. The Java virtual machine is also responsible for the compactness of applications targeting the Java 2 platform, and is the basis for its security capabilities.
This book was written by those directly responsible for the design and implementation of the Java virtual machine, and is the complete and definitive specification for the technology. It is an essential reference for writers of compilers for the Java programming language and implementors of the Java virtual machine. This second edition specifies the newest version of the Java virtual machine and provides a fascinating view into the inner workings of the Java 2 platform.
In this book you will find comprehensive coverage of the class file format, the hardware, operating system, and implementation-independent binary format for compiled code. The authors fully describe the instruction set of the Java virtual machine. You will find an entire chapter of examples that demonstrate how to compile code written in the Java programming language into the instruction set of the Java virtual machine. In addition, the book presents a discussion on the vital topic of Java virtual machine threads and their interaction with memory.
All in all, this comprehensive, detailed, and methodical presentation provides the information necessary to implement your own fully compatible Java virtual machine.
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A Bit of History.
The Java Virtual Machine.
Summary of Chapters.
Types and Values.
Primitive Types and Values.
Operators on Integral Values.
Floating-Point Types, Value Sets, and Values.
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Reference Types, Objects, and Reference Values.
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Casting Conversion.
Numeric Promotion.
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Virtual Machine Start-up.
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Unloading of Classes and Interfaces.
Virtual Machine Exit.
FP-strict Expressions.
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Primitive Types and Values.
Integral Types and Values.
Floating-Point Types, Value Sets, and Values.
The returnAddress Type and Values.
The boolean Type.
Reference Types and Values.
Runtime Data Areas.
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Java Virtual Machine Stacks.
Method Area.
Runtime Constant Pool.
Native Method Stacks.
Local Variables.
Operand Stacks.
Dynamic Linking.
Normal Method Invocation Completion.
Abrupt Method Invocation Completion.
Additional Information.
Representation of Objects.
Floating-Point Arithmetic.
Java Virtual Machine Floating-Point Arithmetic and IEEE 754.
Floating-Point Modes.
Value Set Conversion.
Specially Named Initialization Methods.
Instruction Set Summary.
Types and the Java Virtual Machine.
Load and Store Instructions.
Arithmetic Instructions.
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Object Creation and Manipulation.
Operand Stack Management Instructions.
Control Transfer Instructions.
Method Invocation and Return Instructions.
Throwing Exceptions.
Implementing finally.
Class Libraries.
Public Design, Private Implementation.
The ClassFile Structure.
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Grammar Notation.
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The ConstantValue Attribute.
The Code Attribute.
The Exceptions Attribute.
The InnerClasses Attribute.
The Synthetic Attribute.
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The LineNumberTable Attribute.
The LocalVariableTable Attribute.
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Constraints on Java Virtual Machine Code.
Static Constraints.
Structural Constraints.
Verification of class Files.
The Verification Process.
The Bytecode Verifier.
Values of Types long and double.
Instance Initialization Methods and Newly Created Objects.
Exception Handlers.
Exceptions and finally.
Limitations of the Java Virtual Machine.
The Runtime Constant Pool.
Virtual Machine Start-up.
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Loading Using the Bootstrap Class Loader.
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Loading Constraints.
Deriving a Class from a class File Representation.
Access Control.
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Assumptions: The Meaning of "Must."
Reserved Opcodes.
Virtual Machine Errors.
Format of Instruction Descriptions.
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Use of Constants, Local Variables, and Control Constructs.
Accessing the Runtime Constant Pool.
More Control Examples.
Receiving Arguments.
Invoking Methods.
Working with Class Instances.
Compiling Switches.
Operations on the Operand Stack.
Throwing and Handling Exceptions.
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Terminology and Framework.
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Rules About Variables.
Nonatomic Treatment of double and long Variables.
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Rules About the Interaction of Locks and Variables.
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Prescient Store Operations.
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Locks and Synchronization.
Wait Sets and Notification.
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Marketers know that content must provide users with value in order to drive business results.
Nowhere is this point more clearly illustrated than Havas Group's 2017 Meaningful Brands index, released last week.
The annual study found that 84% of people expect brands to create content that provides solutions, experiences, entertainment, and events.
But 60% of all content created by brands is poor, irrelevant, or fails to deliver.
As a result, consumers wouldn't care if 74% of the brands they use just disappeared.
"The results of the Meaningful Brands global study this year show that most brands are investing in content without thinking through carefully what the expectations and the role of content is for them and their industry," says Maria Garrido, Global Chief Insights and Analytics Officer, Havas Media Group.
Havas has published the Meaningful Brands index since 2008, measuring positive business outcomes for brands that form "meaningful" connections with customers. They've found that Meaningful Brands outperformed other companies by 206% in the stock market between 2006 and 2016. And customers are willing to pay more for Meaningful Brands – according to the study, "meaningfulness" in brand marketing can increase wallet share up to nine times.
This year's study is Havas' largest yet, encompassing 1,500 global brands in 15 industries in 33 countries, as well as more than 300,000 interviews.
It's also the first year Havas has analyzed the impact of content on brand meaningfulness.
How Content Influences Meaningfulness
To create the new Content Effectiveness Index, Havas evaluated the 1,500 brands, plus their content. They measured how well the content was associated with the brand, how strongly the brand executed the content, and whether people wanted that type of content from the brand.
Overall, the survey found that great content is the strongest factor in determining users' well-being and therefore a brand's meaningfulness. In fact, content strength accounts for 71% of how a brand performs on "improving personal well-being." This is because people turn to content when they're looking to be educated, entertained, inspired, rewarded, and guided.
Garrido says that they've been seeing a correlation between content and meaningfulness in the eight years of conducting the study.
"We have consistently noticed that brands that are not meaningful primarily fail on delivering on the personal benefits that people seek from brands, like 'makes my life easier,' or 'saves me time,' or even 'helps me show off,'" Garrido says. "Today we know that good content can help bridge that gap on personal benefits."
Why Top Content Marketing Brands are Meaningful
Given that criteria, it's not surprising that there's some overlap between the Meaningful Brands and NewsCred's #ThinkContent Awards: 50 Best Content Marketing Brands of 2017. We've found that the best content marketers deliver users value at every interaction.
Google, for example, topped the Meaningful Brands index and was a winner in our #ThinkContent Awards.
Beyond being a category leader that offers people useful, high-quality products, Google also provides users with personal benefits, such as making peoples' lives easier, sharing new ideas, and helping people learn new skills, according to Havas.
In bestowing Google with one of our #ThinkContent Awards, we found something similar: "Google consistently delivers free content that people value. Their videos, apps, games, and written content speak to people at a human level. Most Google content is inspiring, entertaining, and informative, with subtle self-promotion. This is one reason people hold Google in such high esteem: Because the brand proves its value every time people interact with it."
That's evidenced in initiatives like Google Arts & Culture, created in partnership with more than 1,200 institutions around the world. People can explore interactive content like a curated collection of artwork, stories, and videos around Black History Month. Though the content engages users, Google is also subtly promoting its own products, like 360-degree maps and videos.
LEGO is another top Meaningful Brand.
Havas found that in addition to producing high-quality, safe products, LEGO also makes users happier, inspires "new ideas," and allows them to "show off."
LEGO is another of our #ThinkContent Award winners. Its best-in-class content strategy incorporates the values Havas highlights: On social media, LEGO users show off their creations and new ideas via photos and videos. The brand leverages that user-generated content (UGC) to further consumer engagement while discreetly showcasing its products.
PayPal, WhatsApp, YouTube, Marriott, Audi, and IKEA are also among Havas' most Meaningful Brands.
How Can Brands Create Meaningful Content?
In order for brands to be successful with content, they must have a clear idea of the role content plays in their industry, and what their audiences expect from them, according to Garrido.
"Brands tend to automatically associate content with an entertainment role and while this may be absolutely relevant in some industries, it isn't the case in others," Garrido says. "For instance, in the retail category, the principle role of content is to reward, inform, and educate people. In automotive, there are huge opportunities to inspire and entertain customers.
"Once the role of content is established for the industry, then you can break that down into what specific actions help fulfill that role, whether that be everything from live events, to good customer service to web series. There isn't a 'one size fits all' approach."
Travel is one industry that's consistently provided users with high-quality, effective content, according to Garrido.
"Brands in this industry have understood that the role of content is to educate and inspire its customers," she says.
But even industries that are not ranked highly in Content Effectiveness Index include brands who are strong content marketers.
Garrido cites the UK grocery store chain, Waitrose, which offers users recipe videos, livestreams of farms, and store finder apps.
"Consumers score them high on 'makes me happier' and 'has fair prices' personal benefits that drive meaning in this industry," Garrido says.
If brands want to drive meaningfulness and ensure they're not producing the 60% of content that's ineffective, they have to keep a few key factors in mind, according to Garrido:
- Create great content: "If a brand understands the role of content and hence, the specific content actions that correspond to that role, then they must drive quality to meet the expectations of consumers."
- Have a distribution plan in place: "Good targeting and reach are still important to ensure the impact and effectiveness of the good content."
- Consider which content formats will be most effective: "Since content actions can range from live customer support to inspirational documentaries, new and current technologies are both relevant to ensure brands can engage their customers in the right place at the right time, bridging that gap in personal benefits and having a true impact on the quality of people's lives."
That all starts with brands having a true understanding of their consumers and what they want and need.
"Brands need to understand the strategic importance of content in order to invest wisely and more effectively in the types of content that drive meaning and, ultimately, business results," Garrido says.
Maria Garrido, Global Chief Insights and Analytics Officer, Havas Media Group
Heather Eng is NewsCred's Managing Editor.


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"Who I am is not really defined. Most of the questions you asked I'd probably answer differently two weeks from now," said Raven Mack, smiling under his long beard. "I always reserve the right to change suddenly."
Mack's a poet without pretension, scribbling sonnets on his lunch break and supporting a wife, three children, and their home compound on "four dilapidated acres" in Fluvanna County.
"I grew up in the country," he said. "I wouldn't necessarily say I'm disgusted by society, but I'm not enchanted by it. I like to disappear."
Working largely in metered forms, Mack writes about train yards and talking to birds and digitalization as domestication.
"I spent a lot of my life being self-destructive, so I try to turn it into writing you can stab people with—writing that's real," Mack explained. His work tends to pitch (or combine) philosophical challenges to contemporary ideology with everyman imagery and offbeat humor. To wit:
birds by yelling "What the fuck
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He's self-published three books [under Workingman Books] and countless zines, including Football Metaphysics: World Cup 2014, Vehicular Tankacide, a volume of Japanese tanka poetry, and 1,000 Feathers, a series of pamphlets with titles like Primordial Traditionalist and Naked Polaroids.
Mack rejects the idea of ownership and intellectual property. "A lot of times people have a selfish notion of what creativity is," he said. "My thinking is it should be a party for everybody. We don't need to create the creative 1 percent."
He promotes this artistic cross-pollination through Rojonekku Word Fighting Arts, the bimonthly haiku poetry slams he hosts in Richmond and Charlottesville.
Last month, the event—a single elimination tournament in which participants present traditional 5-7-5 syllable pieces or 17-syllables-or-less poems to three judges and the audience members—featured some off-the-cuff creativity.
"This sweet little soul from Richmond who wrote about plants made it to the final round with my bearded tattooed friend Benji," Mack said. "During the battle, he read one about being broke or broken or something, and she actually stopped and wrote one on the spot about how he'd used poor grammar in his haiku. The room just erupted in laughter. She definitely had the highest moment of the night even if she didn't win the battle."
Mack hosted his first Rojonekku (a term that means "whatever someone wants it to mean," he said) during his 40th birthday party. Borrowing elements from fringe poetry slams to create something he wished existed, Mack made every partygoer participate. The series has grown over time, morphing from a "drunk hipster type of crowd" into a "family friendly-ish" event with teenagers and adults.
"When I was younger I still had dreams of being a professional writer," said Mack, who started making zines in high school. "I'm not as controlled by the notion of a career doing that now. I try to be not too serious about what I do, but it is kind of serious."
As host and organizer, Mack considers himself less an owner of the event and more of a space keeper, a host that promotes a safe space for all and shares weird, funny stories that break the tension for newcomers. He's making "uncomfortable people more comfortable."
"I call it Word Fighting Arts because I wanted to take the notion of that world I was in, the cultural poisons that some of us are born into, and reframe it. Instead of destroying myself, I'd screw with the world," he said. "But I try to make things fun and inspiring and keep it light. If you get too serious about anything, it kind of sucks."
He grinned. "There's a reason medicine is sugar coated."
Rojonekku Word Fighting Arts hosts its Hand-to-Hand Haiku Tournaments in Charlottesville every second Thursday of the month. Join the competition on June 12 at BON Café.


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Of all the things I have to do each day as a principal, my favorite "task" is getting into classrooms each day to see what students are learning. I actually don't see it as a "task" of something I "have to do," in fact I prefer it over all the other things that are on my necessary list of to-do's (like the stack of paperwork!) I am very passionate on this topic and believe it is every principal's responsibility to be in classrooms. While I could write an entire book on this topic (and hopefully will someday) this post will just be some simple tips to get started.
It is very common for a new administrator to follow an administrator that was not in classrooms, which can make it awkward for the teachers and students that are not used to this practice. Or maybe you as an administrator have never really been in classrooms and have decided that you are going to start. If you just enter the classroom without doing some initial introduction of this, you will likely end up disrupting a class. Either the teacher will stop the lesson to greet you and ask what you need or a student will announce to the teacher that you're there.
Before getting started, you will need to inform teachers of your purpose for being in classrooms. During my first year as an administrator, getting into classrooms helped me to get to know all of the students, know each of the teacher's instructional styles/strengths, better learn the curriculum for each grade level, and just have a pulse of what's happening in the building. (If you want to know more about what I do with walkthroughs now, you'll have to wait for the book!)
During the first week of every school year I go into each classroom and read students a story, practice their names (I love it when I get them all right during the first week!) and tell students that they will see me frequently throughout the year as I come into their classroom. I tell students that I am coming into the classroom to see what they are learning and how hard they're working. I tell them that I do not want them to stop what they're doing and they don't even have to say hello to me when I come in. In fact, I tell them not to say hello, but if they must they can give a smile or a wave. I learned as an Instructional Coach that when the younger students wave they flail their arms around in excitement (which is so darn cute, but a disruption to learning), so I teach them instead to give a special little wave with just their index finger. This "micro-wave" is their special, silent way to say hello to me. When I go into classrooms, if a student shouts out or announces that I'm in the room, I treat it just as I would as a classroom teacher---I rehearse the procedure. I give a reminder that they can just wave, I walk out of the room, and then come back in so they can practice the wave. After 4 years of this, it is extremely easy to pop into classrooms and just blend into the room. In fact, a few weeks ago during summer school a student told his teacher that I'm like a Ninja, because I'm so sneaky!
If you're a new administrator or a veteran administrator, put walk-throughs on your daily schedule and get into classrooms!
Just a place for me to reflect on my practice, my learning and connect with other school administrators.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Getting Started with Informal Classroom Walkthroughs
Posted by PrincipalJ at 2:36 PM
3 comments:
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Love the idea of a silent wave! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
- Mike BudischJuly 27, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Micro-wave would stick with our 4k-gr. 3 kiddos and we could use it in the halls as well. The memory of names activity is one of the best to conncect and also give the teacher a blow during the first days. Many thanks, Head LearnerReplyDelete
Thanks for the post! classroom walk throughs must be your favorite part!ReplyDelete
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Gamescom, the European cousin to E3, was in full swing this past week.
After being spoilt with an amazing E3, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Gamescom, especially with the Sony conference noticeably absent this year (as it will likely use the Playstation experience later this year to make announcements). Although I did miss Sony's presence, Microsoft quickly made up for this with some great announcements and gameplay trailers from their upcoming releases. Not only did Microsoft wow us with a great conference, we also got to see some really good indie games from the show floor. With Gamescom 2015 coming to an end, I gathered my thoughts on what I found most exciting.
1. EITR. The pixelated love child of Diablo and Dark souls.
EITR is what would happen if the developers of Diablo and Dark Souls got together and decided to develop a new game. The game is an isometric hack 'n slash game with a similar feel to Diablo, but with the deep fighting mechanics (and deadly boss battles) for which the Dark Souls series is known for. Not only does EITR combine aspects of two of the best games in recent years, but it does so using gorgeous pixel graphics.
Unlike most Hack 'n Slash games, the developers for EITR decided to implement a "favour" system instead of your stock standard levelling up. Favours drop in the same way as loot does. The difference is that favours are gifts from the gods and grant the Shield Maiden – the main protagonist of the game – passive bonuses while in her possession. These favours have a chance to be destroyed should she be killed. Players can alternatively consume these favours for lesser, permanent gains in the form of level increases. The players continually have to weigh up the risks when deciding how to use these favours.
Combat is fluent and strategic. The Shield Maiden is able to effortlessly switch from slashing with her sword, blocking an incoming blow and then firing an arrow into her opponent. She can be equipped with a weapon in each hand, a weapon and a shield or her bow. Changing weapons on the fly is crucial in EITR as battles are intense and require making quick and effective decisions in order to beat your opponents. Equipment will make use of gems which will allow the Shield Maiden to imbue her equipment with special abilities.
EITR looks set to be a very brutal, challenging and special game which I can't wait to get my hands on.
2. Mafia III. Say hello to my little friend.
Pinstripes and wing-tipped shoes have always been the hallmark of the Mafia series of games, this is about to change in Mafia III and I couldn't be more excited.
Mafia III takes place in the deep south of New Orleans 1968. With the Vietnam War in full swing, protest and violent racism a part of everyday life, this was a time of civil unrest and hate towards your fellow man. It is against this backdrop that we are introduced to Lincoln Clay, the new protagonist in Mafia III.
Lincoln is half black and half white, grew up an orphan and is constantly looking for a "family" to be part of. After returning from the war, Lincoln finds this "family" that he so longed for in the "Black mob". The dream of a new family is quickly shattered after Lincoln finds them murdered by the Italian mob. He decides to take revenge by wiping them out thus leaving a power vacuum in New Orleans, one he tends to fill with his own new family. This new family consists out of lieutenants that Lincoln can recruit to his cause they are; Cassandra and her Haitian gang, Burke and his Irish and Vito Scaletta (the protagonist of Mafia II) leader of the new Italian mob. Each of these lieutenants will grant Lincoln special abilities, as long as they are looked after and share in your ever growing empire. Should this not be the case, they will not hesitate to stab you in the back.
Not only do I love the era which they chose for Mafia III, the raw nature of the backdrop could make for a very intriguing and interesting tale. This is one game I will definitely keep an eye on.
3. Halo Wars 2. Two great developers join forces.
It was announced at Gamescom that Halo Wars (the troubled, but generally beloved), real-time strategy game set in the Halo universe would be getting a sequel in 2016.
Not much was shown except for a short announcement trailer. What has gotten me excited for Halo Wars 2 is that Creative Assembly, known for their great Total War series of games will be developing the game alongside Halo developer 343 Industries.
Between the great story telling that 343 Industries are known for and the real-time strategy experience of Creative Assembly, there is no doubt that Halo Wars 2 is in good hands.
4. Scalebound. Dragons + Awesome music = One amazing looking game.
It has been a while since we have heard anything about developer Platinum games Xbox One exclusive Scalebound. There wasn't a lot of information available on what exactly Scalebound was, that is until we were treated to a gameplay trailer at Gamescom.
Scalebound is an action RPG and follows the two protagonists; Drew, a mortal 20 something human who would not look out of place in our modern world and his ally Thuban, a huge dragon (yes you read right a dragon!). The two of them are inexplicably bound together (if Thuban dies so does Drew). This bond is indicated by the scales that cover one of Drew's arms. While the relationship between the two is a pivotal part of the story, it is also the basis for the multiple game mechanics. As Drew and Thuban grow to understand each other, more complex interactions (on both traversal and combat) will open up to them. The best part, you will eventually be able to ride Thuban.
Being a 20 something, Drew obvious always carries his headphones with him. During the gameplay trailer, Drew switched on his earphones right as he was about to enter a battle. The fluent, quick-paced combat paired with the frenzied beat of The Prodigy's "Wild Frontier" blasting through his headphones just felt right. It seems that music will be a welcome part of battles. The combat looked great, as is always the case with Platinum games developed titles.
Drew is able to give Thuban directions and orders; however he is also able to act independently. Even though Thuban is a formidable fighter, Drew also has some tricks up his sleeve. Drew can use his scale-covered arm to "scan" opponents for more information on them. He is also able to use his arm to unleash energy attacks from far, and even heal Thuban with that same energy. Players are also able to upgrade Thuban in appearance and abilities; this allows them to customize him to their gameplay style.
Scalebound is shaping up to be a great exclusive for The Xbox One, and one that might convince gamers who have not yet purchased the console to get hold of one.
5. Star Wars: Battlefront's Fighter squadron mode. Large-scale dogfights.
We knew we would see more of Star Wars: Battlefront, what we saw of the new Fighter squadron mode just made me look even more forward to its release.
Fighter squadron mode asks the age old question, would you fly a Tie fighter or an X-Wing (the correct answer is always X-Wing). The mode pits players against each other in 20- player dogfights. These dogfights are comprised out of both human and bot pilots. This, of course, makes for chaotic fights as laser fire and missiles fill the skies.
The gameplay trailer showed one of these chaotic dogfights taking place in the skies above Sullust- a barren planet with pools of lava flowing over its surface. Rebels are tasked with destroying an imperial shuttle before it escapes while the Imperials need to defend the shuttle ensuring its escape. The trailer showed the player taking control of X-Wings, TIE fighters, A-Wings and TIE interceptors, each ship handles different and even have different load outs. The larger X-Wings are equipped with laser cannons, homing proton torpedoes and a shield, while the more nimble TIE fighters are equipped with laser cannons, homing missiles, but not shields. Lacking the shield of the X-wing the TIE fighters have a boost ability to quickly speed out of trouble. Players are able to divert power from their boosters (increasing speed) to weapons (allowing laser cannons to fire longer) on the fly. Finding the balance and knowing when to divert power where is critical in surviving the chaos.
I also need to mention that the game looks and sounds amazing. From the – true to the movies -laser effects to the familiar screech as TIE fighter pass you, the game just feels like you are playing in the movie universe. The best part of the trailer was the Millennium Falcon power up, that allows players to pilot the Falcon for a short time. While watching the trailer the kid in me just couldn't stop from getting excited. Each time a new trailer or information is released about Star Wars: Battlefront my hype for the game just increases.
Gamers might have wanted a new X-Wing vs. TIE fighter game, but the new Fighter squadron mode is the next best thing.


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9th Nov 2017
Toby's fight touches the hearts of Murphy staff
Toby Nye, a four-year-old from Leeds, who is currently fighting a rare form of cancer, has been given £5,000 towards his treatment by Murphy.
9th Nov 2017
Rallying the troops on DIY SOS
BBC One flagship show DIY SOS: The Big Build, in which Murphy employees took part, airs on TV tonight at 8pm.
1st Nov 2017
Murphy meets BIM certification
Murphy was awarded Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 certification at Digital Construction Week, held at the ExCel London, last week.
20th Oct 2017
Murphy welcomes new procurement director
Murphy has announced that Ian Holcroft will join Murphy as director of procurement at the start of November.
16th Oct 2017
Murphy Ireland offices and sites closed due to weather warnings
Due to a red weather warning issued in Ireland, Murphy offices and sites are being closed for today (Monday 16 October).
3rd Oct 2017
John Murphy is appointed CEO
J. Murphy & Sons Limited has named John Murphy as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
30th Aug 2017
Murphy picks up golden gong for second year running
Murphy has won a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) gold award for the second year running at this year's RoSPA Health and Safety A
15th Aug 2017
Murphy continue mission to improve cycle safety in Hackney
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Marketing photographs is tough, at least it is for me. No one said it would be easy. Getting that train moving is not just about knowing what to push, or how hard but also with the proper amount of finesse (pinky up).
A great photographer in Paris, France had a video the other day that talked about the techniques to break into the photography market. Serge Ramelli is the photographer that taught me about the LR "Special Sauce" technique that is used in most of my images. It's very common these days (I think) and makes photos really POP.
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MAC Mineralize Blushers (L-R) Love Joy // Gleeful // Utterly Game - £21 each
Hands down MAC has to be my favourite high end make up brand, and with my pro discount makes it practically drug store prices. Normally I stick to their cream or powder blushers, yet recently I've rediscovered their Mineralized baked blushers and this is what I've been reaching for on a daily basis. I've actually only got the three blushes, however I have to admit I'm fairly content with my small collection and probably wouldn't add anything to it.
First up is Love Joy which is described by MAC as a warm mid toned brown with gold pearl, and personally I use this more as a bronzer/highlighter combo on days when I really can't be bothered to actually sit and put make up on. This has to be the ultimate lazy girl's blusher, however you need to be very light handed with this as the colour payoff is exceptional. Next up is a recent addition to the collection and is Gleeful, which looks so bright in the pan, but once applied is very sheer and build-able on the skin. Mac describe this as a deep dirty blue based pink, and I'd say on me this slightly leans more towards the red side. Personally I prefer to wear this when I'm tanned, as on my naturally paler than pale skin I look like I've ran a marathon.
Saving the best til last my all time favourite mineralize blush - Utterly Game, a blusher which I remember picking up on a whim when I saw the Fabulous Feline Collection. As this is limited edition I normally only ever use this on special occasions as I don't want to hit pan on it. I think the only way to describe this is a stereotypical peachy blush, which unlike the other two blushers you can quite easily afford to be heavy handed as the blush is that sheer. This has to be a universal blusher which looks as amazing on pale skin as it does tanned.
Obviously these blushes are slightly more expensive than the usual MAC blushers however for value for money and pigmentation you can't be beaten. Normally I will apply this with a fluffy blush and if I do find that I've applied too much, the colours are easily blendable. Are you a fan of mineralize blushes? Which brands and shades are your favourite?


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- Type: Diary
- Date: August 1854-1855
- Author: Lewis Timothy Litchfield
- Significance: Recounts the founding of Lawrence, Kansas and early confrontations with Missouri border ruffians
- Owning Organization: Kenneth Spencer Research Library
- Related history: Bleeding Kansas; New England Emigrant Aid Company; border ruffians; Charles Robinson; Samuel C. Pomeroy; John C. Frémont; James Henry Lane
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Lawrence and "Bleeding Kansas"
From its founding by settlers of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society in the summer and fall of 1854, through the "Bleeding Kansas" period and the Civil War, the town of Lawrence earned a reputation as the home of some of Kansas's most fervent antislavery activists. In such violent instances as the 1855 "Wakarusa War" and the 1856 sacking of Lawrence by proslavery Missourians, the town found itself at the heart of the dispute over Kansas Territory's future status as a slave or free state.
Ultimately, of course, Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861 as the nation embarked on the Civil War. But Lawrence was not immune to the violence of the war, as its citizens discovered on August 21, 1863, when William Clarke Quantrill's Raiders sacked the city and killed an unprecedented portion of its male civilian population, between 160 and 190 men and boys in all. While ultimately the conclusion of the Civil War brought an end to slavery, and the population of Lawrence had seen its political goals realized, the cost was high and paid with blood.
Document: Diary of Lewis Timothy Litchfield
This diary, housed at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas, takes modern readers several steps back to the first few months of Lawrence's settlement. The first-hand account offers up detailed descriptions of the settlers' religious motivations, their long journey to Kansas which included stops in Kansas City and Westport, the author's first view of the future town site on the Kansas or "Kaw" River, disputes with Missouri "border ruffians," the materials and methods the settlers used to construct buildings, and a few surprises along the way.
From sources besides this diary, we know that the first party of representatives from the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society surveyed the area in July 1854. They were led by Dr. Charles Robinson and Charles H. Branscomb, who selected a site west of the confluence of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers on August 1, 1854, which they believed to be the best in Kansas Territory for a new settlement.
Lewis Timothy Litchfield's diary begins by describing the second party, which according to the diary was led by Charles Robinson and Samuel C. Pomeroy and left Boston on August 29, 1854, arrived at the future site of Lawrence on September 9, and immediately began to establish the as-yet-unnamed town. Most of the diary appears to have been written retrospectively some months or years after the events described, which means that it is well-organized (even labeled with six "chapters"), but it is sometimes difficult to know the exact dates of the events described.
The party rode a train through Syracuse, Buffalo, and Detroit, and Litchfield likened "this scene to the one of our forefathers crossing the Broad Atlantic to make their home in the new world." The party continued by rail through Chicago to St. Louis and then traveled on the Missouri River to Kansas City, where they disembarked at the city's well-known landing, purchased supplies, and rested for three days. Their last stop prior to entering Kansas was at Westport, Missouri, which Litchfield described as "a flourishing town composed mostly of men of little or no principle who boast on their staunch proslavery principles."
Upon receiving a rifle from the citizens of Leominster, Massachusetts, Litchfield wrote, "Of this I shall say nothing, as I intend that the rifle is to become a part of my person as much as an arm or hand, and so long as the warm blood runs through my veins, it shall never be ... by the touch of a slaveholder."No summary of the rest of the document would do it justice, as the linked transcription is quite readable, but among other events, Litchfield describes the naming of the town and the construction of the first makeshift building in Lawrence, which ultimately served as a sort of boarding house and hotel, operated by Litchfield and his wife, for new migrants to Kansas. Litchfield recounted armed standoffs with Missouri border ruffians who challenged the Kansas settler's claims to the site and backed down only when the settlers "cool[ed] their ardor a little ... with shotguns, rifles[,] pistols, and every kind of firearms."
No blood is shed in this diary, but a small amount of background research unveils a gloomier story. In the document, Litchfield made it clear that he believed it was his God-given duty to be willing to use force, if necessary, to fight against slavery. At the beginning of the Civil War, Litchfield was a member of the Kansas Rifles militia, which had become known as "the Stubbs" for its men's short stature and history of fighting Missouri border ruffians.
"The Stubbs" were mustered into the First Regiment of the Kansas Volunteer Infantry as Company D and soon fought at the pivotal Battle of Wilson's Creek outside Springfield, Missouri, on August 10, 1861. In that battle, Nathaniel Lyon became the first Union general to die in the Civil War, and the early tide of the war in Missouri temporarily shifted in the favor of the South. For his part, it is documented in the resources listed below that Lewis Timothy Litchfield suffered the same fate as General Lyon at Wilson's Creek.
Additional Resources
Cutler, William G., A.T. Andreas, and Thelma Carpenter. History of the State of Kansas, containing a full account of its growth from an uninhabited territory to a wealthy and important State... Also, a supplementary history and description of its counties, cities, towns, and villages.... Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1883.
Eldridge, Shalor Winchell. Publications of the Kansas State Historical Society: Embracing Recollections of the Early Days in Kansas, Volume II. Topeka, KS: Kansas State Printing Plant, 1920.
Piston, William Garrett and Richard W. Hatcher III. Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000.


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Hello friends…
I am sure all of you had a great colorful Holi…
It gives me great pleasure sharing with you, the delightful Holi experience we had with our children in LEAD…
Here are the snaps:
I & Arun gathered at about 6 pm at our place…Children started flocking with their school bags, with the foggiest idea about the imminent surprise event planned for them…Some of them immediately opened up their books & scribbled on them just to flaunt it before us… "Sir, see this; I have written it…", "Sir, madam has taught us this", Sir, Surekha again didn't come to school yesterday"…The best one was when Madhuri proudly showed me her name on our new board… ;-)
Einnetti & Sunita (non-school going girls) were missing, so I brought them from their homes requesting their mothers for their break…
We started with their favorite program… seeing their photos... Arun had got his laptop & we played the video portraying the LEAD's journey from its pre-school days through school admissions to all the festival celebrations. They were seeing their Republic day & Circus snaps for the first time. Then came in the comments… joker, elephants, slides, Shainki knew that I had taken her solo photo while in the park... smartly she kept inquiring about that snap ;-)
Meanwhile, Saroj teacher arrived & she nicely took the charge of the uncontrollable bunch ;-) She began with a short & sweet prayer, instructing all the children to close their eyes. She even explained the meaning of the prayer beautifully… it was all about the truth, hard work etc… Then she narrated the story of Prahlad, King Hiranyakashyap & Holika, while I & Arun started working on the flowers in the back, nicely enjoying her lucid language & style of narration…While this story was primarily to serve the purpose of explaining the importance of Holi, it also ended up with a good moral -- triumph of good over evil. The room was instantly filled up with a wide applause. As HP was too anxious to join us, so we got in some more fillers viz. Saroj teacher played the game of Gandhiji's 3 monkeys… Children need to act according to her words…. Close their eyes when she says 'Boora Mat Dekho'; close their ears on 'Boora Mat Soono' & shut their mouth on 'Boora mat Bolo'… The game really gained the ground when she speeded up her instructions. It was really heart warming when, later, some of the children stood up & individually demonstrated the 3 morally upright behaviors.
Then we played the audio-visual of A.R. Rehmnan's "Maa Tujhe Salaam" to add in a patriotic color to the festival. The encouraging part was the children humming along the Vande-Mataram stanzas. Mother of Vinod & Madhuri entered right into the room to peep into the black box (laptop) so as to know what's there in it that makes their children glued into their seats. When asked humorously if she would invite us for their special dinner tonight, there came a pat reply, "Aa jao Sir, Mutton hai, Daaru hai…!"
HP joined us by then just to rush out for some sweets for the children. I had got the chocolates for the children but Saroj teacher wanted to contribute her part & handed over 50 bucks to HP for more chocolates. Now it was time for the real celebration—the real fun--- the real thrill—HOLI with flowers! Arun & I briefed them about the need & fun of celebration with flowers & after-effects of artificial colors. (Was I putting my integrity on question, as I myself was immersed into the same colors in the morning? ) If you have read the article in the front page of today's Times (Toxic Holi colour lands 16 kids in ICU), you surely feel glad that we could educate them about this yesterday.....Heres the link ...
The bag of 1Kg colorful, fresh, fragmental & fragrant flowers was almost emptied down into the hands of about 35 children. Their expressions & body-language clearly radiated out their excitation & enthusiasm levels. Why only them? Even we were in high spirits about this unusual Holi ;-)
I really don't know what triggered the flower-bomb, as there was a sudden uproar of loud noise along with the huge shower of flowers all around. Believe me; it was really difficult to be on our nerves amidst this super-charged-up atmosphere & action packed environment. I mean, forget about the full-stop, there was no comma in this. What an incredible experience! Smiles & happiness everywhere, children dancing & hopping around, flinging flowers everywhere & on everyone… (More on us ;-))… room enliven by the cries & cheers of the children as well as the colors & fragrance of the flowers… the now moist-turned feet due to the flower-fleeced cloth-carpet that further zinged up our emotions…Well, I really deserve a pat on my back to be in myself & get some snaps for you ;-) (Thank you Kailash for your digicam)
Some how we managed to gear down this break less car & made them settle down for the chocolates. HP came back with a bag full of yummy gulab-jamoons. Needless to say, they were back to their originals on hearing about the sweets. Some pushy children, fights, quarrels, lies, begging, snatching etc…We must say that we really had a tough time for distribution to the children, though the much insisted queue system did took off & brought in some solace later. The children did sweep across the floor with the broom nicely but again many of them threw off the chocolate wrappers outside our place. To make the things worse, the owner immediately pointed out the indiscipline of our children. (It's natural. Even a small stain/mark has enough power to ruin away the sheen of a neat & clean shiny white dress)
Our child Maruti however exhibited his leadership trait by helping us move the things smoothly. A real achievemnet for LEAD!
Don't wish to end this fun-ride with a discouraging note but would like to point out one thing & well, which equally applies to me too …
Somewhere, we are again being carried away by the customary academic meaning of education. In the quest to make this bunch compete against the other lot, we are simply teaching these children. Frankly speaking, that's not needed. They will clear their exams on their own till class-X. (Unfortunately, a Municipal school ensures that) So let's do something that is not being done by their parents & teachers.
Let's start shaping up their discipline now, building their character now. Let's spend some less time just teaching them academics. Let's go prepared well-in-advance what we will be doing constructive with them today. Good habits, a story with an impacting moral, an exercise, a prayer, a game that improves their Maths/ memory/concentration, some good manners, greetings—thanks, sorry, excuse me, good morning, stand up when a teacher/sir arrives/play simple games/ drawing etc.
Would you like these children to be ill-behaved in front of some other person? Our pain, efforts, time & money will be worthwhile only when these children become lovable to others too.
Some of them ask "can we punish these children?" Lets answer one thing, will we shy away scolding or beating our child if he/she does anything wrong....No, right? Because, we are scolding / beating/ punishing them for their betterment...
If any one of us is facing any problems regarding this, please share this with everyone… in fact that is the primary reason we have started a google-group....
PLZ PLZ PLZ let us not visit these children just to teach them Maths or Marathi or English…Only if we can build up their character & make them disciplined, we will be able to retain them in the educational system for the long term…
Rupesh S Gesota
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. It indeed, is the only thing that ever has."....Margaret Mead
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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I am ready to take a giant leap and see where my ideas take me!!!
I will share my thoughts, ideas and more in Week 12 of our 52 week Challenge!!!!
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Politics and Boxing Not NCAAs
Went to see the play Sucker Punch at the Studio Theater last night instead of watching round one of the NCAAs.
The sports on display is the story of boxing and how it gives underprivileged people the change at making it big. The setting is the politics of Margaret Thatcher in 1980s England. This is the turbulent race riots in cities as the kids of first generation immigrants from over the globe realize they don't have many opportunities in England. (Not the politics on display in Meryl Streep's Iron Lady movie).
The audience definitely roots for Leon, one of the lead characters as he begins to box his way out of his circumstances. He seems to be one of two characters capable of empathy. Most of the others believe in offering ultimatums as they struggle controlling lives that have not gone or aren't going the way they would like. Despite disappointment with the ending, the audience gave the performer Sheldon Best a standing ovation, which he graciously accepted.
The boxing scenes were quite believable, except in the last instance where I wonder if the two guys would be in the same weight class.
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Trilingual Website --- Sau ua 3 yam lus --- Site trilingue
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roblématiques contemporaines des Hmong
Topic Index
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En Franais
Lus Hmoob Dab Neeg
En Franais Histoire
Kao-Ly Yang
Message from Dr. Kao-Ly Yang
Welcome to my Trilingual Website
The Hmong Contemporary Issues
n 2002, the primordial reason for which I created this website was related to a wave of Hmong teenagers' suicides in Fresno County (considered as having the highest rate of teen suicides in the United States at that time).
I felt immensely powerless as a Hmong woman and researcher from France working at the University of California-San Francisco in the Southeast Asian Health Center when these suicides of adolescents and young adults occured.
At the personal level too, I wanted to do something to help the Hmong young generations who experienced deep and sorrowful crises due surely to their cultural identity confusion and apparent irreconcilable gaps while living in two worlds so different, the Hmong community versus the American Mainstream society.
I wanted to culturally bridge them to their heritage. So I wrote about the Hmong issues to offer them a positive representation of their rich history, culture, language, literature, arts, ... , and to enhance their understanding so that they appreciate their historical and cultural heritage.
I also wanted to leave a message: "
Difficult topics are talk-able
". And they should talk about using different approaches like academic studies, fictions, ... . So I wrote about sensitive topics such as the bride pride from various perspectives: fictional, ethnographical, critical, ...., academic. I included indigenous views and brought in the discrepancies or inadequate, or even appalling, impacts on the Hmong's daily life.
Trees have roots to grow and bloom, human beings need history, culture, symbols to root themselves in order to grow into maturity and flourish
", a thought that I often have in mind, which makes me conceive my website as a "
generativist tree
" with many roots and branches as hypertext links.
Because my target population was the Hmong young generation, I designed my website as a village with lots of flesh colors, filled with plenty of knowledge to take. I posted my poems, especially the ones I wrote as a young adult to connect with my young audience. I wrote in 3 languages (Hmong, French and English) so that all could read and understand wherever they live.
Without any skills to design a website, I slowly learned to build mine at geocities.com -- I chose this platform because it was cheap and easy for me.
Even if my English (
my 4th language
) was not enough sophisticated, I kept writing in hoping that some of the readers might be able to connect to some of my ideas. (Raised in France, having learned French since my childhood in Laos, French of course remains my intellectual language).
Managing a trilingual website, writing about Hmong issues i
n using different formats, fiction, academic research, journalistic report,..., and trying to make the topics relevant while paying attention to the reliability of the sources,
were not easy.
One thing leading to another, I found myself writing short-stories, social fictions in addition to poems, research papers, journalistic accounts, ... .
As I mainly devoted my time to conduct academic research, such a creative work, out of my area of expertise, was unexpected. Really, this site has broadened my horizon and revealed opportunities that I could not even imagine.
By writing with commitment and sincerity without seeking fame and richnesses, one can change, if not the world, surely lots of minds and hearts. Effectively, during my active years, I had received hundreds of emails where readers could relate to my fictional characters: "
Toua of the 3rd Beauty
", "
Ann PajYeeb of the Wedding Dilemma
", "
Malia of the 3 Pearls Facing Unfaithfulness
", etc. My characters had entered people's imagination, and lived beyond my website. I was really touched by all these emails of encouragement!
From 2009 to 2017, I stopped writing, and did not take much care of my website. But I did realize that this website Hmong Contemporary Issues had some fans. I discovered that some good souls archived my website out of charge, which has allowed people to continue enjoying my work over the years. From time to time, people reminded me of the usefulness of such a small website. It has some voices that count.
Truely, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people, unknown and well-known, who generously contributed to preserve it -- by asking my permission to host it, or sometimes by archiving it without my knowledge, and for many by acknowledging my work in their respective websites.
Starting summer 2018, I decided to revive my website at this address "hmongcontemporaryissues.com".
I am still very ignorant on how to build a website. So if you have time to help me, to write for my website, or to donate for the maintenance of this website, feel free to let me know at
[email protected]
I really appreciate any help because I realized that my website has been relevant to thousands of people.)
The 2018 design of my website won't change too much because I would like to have a continuity in color, spirit, sincerity, voice, ... , but I won't put the 3 languages together: each page will have the content in only one language.
I will continue to share my analysis and understanding of the Hmong issues through essays, fictions, poems, ..., and still in three languages (Hmong, French and English)!
I wish this website be a window widely opened to the Hmong issues where one can learn to appreciate and enjoy the Hmong culture, history, literature and arts.
The Hmong people have a Millennial history where they experienced several waves of migration, firstly inside China before reaching its pic in the 19th century where a fraction left China for Southeast Asia during the Miao Rebellion [1854-1873]. In 1975, after the end of the Vietnam War [1961-1975], the Hmong, allies of the Americans in their Secret War in Laos, fled to Thailand before departing to the West, in the Americas (United States, Canada, Argentina, French Guiana), in France, in Oceania (Australia, New Zeland).
Presented as a panoramic view, I wish to share my analyses on the various experiences of the Hmong people. In a critical approach, I will address the Hmong perspectives on history, the sociopolitical issues, the uses of language, the literary creativities, the religious and sociocultural changes, and other fields of knowledge.
It is important to understand one's culture, and to reconnect with the collective memory made of sufferings and joys from past to present time. Such an understanding and appreciation will boost the well-being of the members, and also the cultural and economic development of the Hmong community.
In combining both academic and educational approach to write, I hope this website, with its humanistic approach, will contribute to reinforce the historical awareness and cultural identity of the future generations so that they can access to a in-depth understanding of the challenges that await them and they will find the moral strenght to overcome the stakes for the growth of their community.
In writing in three languages, I also hope to increase more awareness among the various Hmong communities in Asia and in the Diaspora of the importance to recognize the cultural diversity as the foundation of the Hmong identity. Each fraction being immerged in a particular country has gained in culture and language diversity.
I deeply wish that my effort to write for this website will continue to have an impact on older and younger generations, born in the West, to establish a healthy and enriching dialog with themselves and their culture, to find the way back home to their community and identity newly recomposed by each piece of their new experiences in contact with their respective Mainstream society where they now live. Their appreciation and love of the Hmong people, their culture, literature, arts will take them to a life where they can peaceful cultivate their secret garden.
Being a Hmong in our time is undeniably an asset, a chance, and a richness!
Thank you for your visit!
Kao-Ly Yang Ph.D. (Nkauj Hli Yaj)
Fresno, California
July 7, 2018.
Trees have roots to grow and bloom, human beings need history, culture, symbols to root themselves in order to grow into maturity and flourish
a thought that I often have in mind, ...
To promote the new
Hmong Minor at Fresno State
, Kao-Ly proudly showed her Hmong Language textbooks given to students --at the photocopy cost only -- to Ezra Romero, Valley Public Radio host, 2016.
Dr. Kao-Ly Yang (right) touched the photo of her father at the HmongStory 40 art exhibit, Dec 2015.
Courtesy of Fresno State.
Young woman, fiercely in love with travels, Kao-Ly Yang enjoyed watching the Village of Ash, while sitting down at the gate of the Village Hav Tab Seeb, known as General Vang Pao's Village, Laos, 1994.


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Fabulous Summer-Fall Transitions from Madewell
Posted by Lady Grey at Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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I'm loving floral prints.... so my favourite is the second to last pic, the one with the white (ahh! white! love) jacket. I think that would be a great transition outfit.ReplyDelete
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You can't reinvent the wheel, but you can sure as hell try to reinvent the pet rock. The rock above is real and costs $85 from Nordstrom. What's it for? Even the description at their site isn't sure. "A paperweight? A conversation piece? A work of art? It's up to you," reads the description.
It's not clear if Internet snark that's been going around actually helped the "Los Angeles-area stone" find its intended audience or if the mépris caught up with it, but it's no longer available on the Nordstrom site. It had been on sale as recently as Tuesday afternoon.
Adding to the mystery is that Nordstrom has removed the reviews as well. Earlier Tuesday, the page was littered hilarious reviews. Like one rock owner who was not happy with what he received. "I ordered the leather wrapped stone as a gift for my beloved girlfriend," the reviewer writes, "but when it arrived in the mail I quickly noticed it wasn't as described. It clearly states that the stone was hand-made but upon inspection one could easily discern many markings from factory machinery. I had it returned so they could ship me an authentic hand-made stone."
It prompted a Nordstrom spokeswoman to tell Buzzfeed that the handmade part of the description was in reference to the pouch. The rocks? Well, they're rocks. Real rocks.
Other reviews might have been ribbing the retailer. For instance, one reviewer who goes by FredDingus wrote in a three-star review, "Have to say that this is a truly beautiful product, but I had to send it back because there aren't any doggone instructions. I don't even know how to turn the flippin thing on. I know you millenials know how to do all this new techno stuff, but help some of us old guys out, would ya?"
A five-star review reads, "As a single mother, it is often difficult to put food on the table for my 5 children. However, when I saw this piece of rock, I couldn't help it but to purchase this item. Yes, no one in my family will eat this month, however I have a piece of rock. The leather pouch wrapping the rock is just added bonus. I can't believe the rock is made by hand too! I was always told rocks were made through thousands of years erosion, guess I was wrong. This just goes to show how flawed our education system is! (all of my children are home-schooled for this very reason!) I would definitely recommend this piece of rock to all of my friends and family."
Or, "rock make all grak friend jealous best rock in village. rock work for hitting things. rock look nice in pouch to wear for hunt or night out with mrs grak. rock cost much but grak get what grak pay for."
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