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A Star Wars - Edge of the Empire Game
It is a time of turmoil in the aftermath of the recent destruction of the second Death Star, and a large portion of the Imperial fleet. The Emperor's death has been touted by the Rebel Alliance to the rest of the galaxy. Many denizens of the myriad of worlds found that hard to believe after the long reign of the despot leader. But a few weeks later, The Rebel Alliance took over Holonet news broadcasts and that convinced most of the galaxy that the Empire had truly fallen.
But in the Fringes of the galaxy, this revelation only created more chaos. The criminal organizations have gone into full swing trying to take over footholds the Empire had previously controlled. Massive changes in alliances, betrayals, power grabs, and more are now taking place all over the galactic rim worlds. Warlords, Imperial Remnant forces, and independent systems are fighting to either keep or expand their territory. Civil wars have erupted on many planets as they try to overthrow Imperial-backed leaders.
Others see opportunity in the chaos, or a way to improve their lifes at least. Regardless of whether good or ill, there is adventure to be had..


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Well maybe this is part 4 or 5…I forget. Anyway, I was walking through Hampden today and while crossing the intersection of 36th street and Roland avenue, I looked up and noticed this.
Yes, that's a cowboy boot about 15 feet in the air on a cross walk sign. Hipster "art" installation or it's raining Western footwear in Baltimore? You decide! #Shoegaze? #ShoeCity4real

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One of my favorite David Nail songs — and that is a very, very long list – has to be his cover of Adele's "Someone Like You."
"Holy smokes," Nail told me at the ASCAP Awards in Nashville on Nov. 2. "How great is that?"
But hearing her flawless voice has made Nail question his own talents.
"You start to feel good about yourself as a performer," he admitted, "and then you hear something like that. Then you're just like, 'Golly, man. I'm the poorest excuse for a singer there is.'"
He said that his wife sent him a link to "Hello" right when it was released, and he listened to it six times in a row, right away.
"I've never heard anyone sing with that much pain and emotion," Nail said.
So, will he cover it? Most likely, no. Because he told me he can still barely believe he did it with the first one.
"Why did I want to record a song that is so impossible to sing," he laughed.


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Little new resource for you all…
It's a concept cartoon filled to the brim with common misconceptions about expanding brackets… I'm sure I've missed a few so be gentle 😛
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Andy x
29 Monday Feb 2016
Little new resource for you all…
It's a concept cartoon filled to the brim with common misconceptions about expanding brackets… I'm sure I've missed a few so be gentle 😛
cartoon concept expanding double
Andy x
24 Wednesday Feb 2016
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Made it!
page 10 of 103!
…and now, the continuation
Part A: Overall Effectiveness
Schools' work in mathematics has shown little improvement over the last three years.
Good or outstanding judgements were made on 52% of the 192 schools visited
thats… probably about what I would have expected even before looking at the results. Given the political pressures on Ofsted and henceforth the constant moving of goalposts. I am not shocked… Maybe I should be… let's look at some more evidence…
on first glance this chart shows quite a worrying trend with regards to the amount of pupils hitting the thresholds as they get older. However as we look a little closer we can see that actually, when comparing the same level and key stage we can actually see a rise in the majority of categories from 2005 to 2011… Lets remind ourselves about what Ofsted said…
Schools' work in mathematics has shown little improvement over the last three years.
now… a 14.2% improvement over the last three years (A* to C) seems like a pretty big deal to me… granted other Key stages are not as impressive but still. harsh!
recognition a bit further down!
Although the largest increases have been in the proportion of pupils gaining A* to C grades, the average performance and the proportion gaining A*/A grades have risen too.
I suppose it should be noted that this is 2011… its a bit out of date! All bets are off regarding the new exams I'm afraid!
ok wow… here we go…
While this overall improvement in pupils' progress is welcomed, two issues have emerged. First, the decline in the proportion of pupils reaching Level 3 by the end of Key Stage 1 reflects underachievement of the most able but this is masked by the expected two levels of progress measure in Key Stage 2. If, for instance, an able Year 2 pupil was not sufficiently challenged and reached Level 2a instead of Level 3, her/his progress to Level 4 by Year 6 would be considered to be in line with expected progress, whereas in reality Level 4 would represent underachievement for that pupil. Crucially, expectations of the same pupil five years later would be grade C GCSE, yet that pupil perhaps should have been on track to reach Level 5 at Key Stage 2, then an A*/A grade at GCSE, leaving her/him appropriately equipped to pursue the subject at A level or beyond.
This is some serious blue sky thinking right here guys and completely ignores the opposite scenario where a pupil massively achieves and barely scrapes a level 2c, this poor kid who might just have had a great and very lucky day (it happens) now has an unrealistic target and would be seen as 'failing' by certain establishments for not living up to his inflated potential.
The reality is that both of these statements are at the very extreme of what actually happens and so for Ofsted to include this I feel is somewhat dangerous in terms of viability and liability.
Part of the problem is that external assessment in mathematics at all ages is generally based on a compensatory model: success with some questions in a test or examination compensates for poor performance on others
Fair play to Ofsted for this one. They seem to have found a partial solution to this at KS2 by asking for a whopping great portfolio of evidence on the pupil… as well as an exam at the end… I feel sorry for the 95% of primary schools whose exam results won't match the portfolio…
on we go…
…a third of FSM pupils enter secondary education below the expected level and their chances of progression to grade C or better at GCSE are slim.
This is an issue.
It's an issue for the pupils who are sadly being let down and it's an issue for the schools who receive extra funding and will need to justify the spending. The school I am at has spent a lot of time cleaning house so to speak on the pupil premium issue to the point where there are 'pupil premium' champions in most departments (myself being one!) where part of our role is to make sure the department has a strong focus on the pupil premium cohort.
We're doing this by making sure we have a percentage of PP books during book looks, a percentage of PP in the various intervention strategies. There's more but I'll save that for a separate blog post.
more attainment stuff…
even more attainment stuff…
some stuff on travellers not attaining.
problems with SEN and attainment… you know…all the usuals.
This looks a little juicier…
All the pupils in a class often tackled the same work, continuing to practise beyond what was necessary rather than moving on swiftly to more complex or unusual questions that stretch and deepen pupils' thinking
The ol' differentiation chestnut…
I've had lots of time to think on this (and have talked about it lots in the past)
The issue is not the differentiation, it's the assessment. I know that I don't want to push a pupil faster than they can go as I want to nip any misconceptions in the bud as they appear. At the same time I do want to push them as hard as I can. As we are often held accountable for the pupils progress is it not possible (and I'm playing devils advocate here), is it not possible that without thinking we hold all pupils back until everyone is ready to be moved on. With better in class assessment at a very regular basis (both formal and informal of course) we would have the evidence and the peace of mind to push pupils in all sorts of different directions.
Of course on the flip side it could also be that we (the proverbial teacher we) do not like letting go of our power/control and as such do not let pupils explore more by themselves?
Do we baby and spoon feed too much (the answer to this is yes by the way.I don't think I'm being controversial in saying that either.)
regardless let's move on or i'll never get the thing read!
Nearly all the secondary schools had set themselves targets for increased proportions of pupils to pass five or more GCSEs at grade A* to C, including English and mathematics. Consequently, they were keen for more pupils to attain grade C or better in mathematics … … These tactics account for the rise in attainment at GCSE; this is not matched by better teaching, learning and progress in lessons, or by pupils' deeper understanding of mathematics.
Sorry, no dice! Product of the accountability system Ofsted helps to enforce. The cost to the lives of the pupils, teachers, schools and local communities of not working like a dog to these artificial standards is lower than sacrificing other elements of the curriculum in which many students find success in .
ok… last topic for today!
It remains a concern that secondary pupils seemed so readily to accept the view that learning mathematics is important but dull.
A popular viewpoint in the wider world as well. We as maths teacher love our subject, see the beauty in it and share that daily. Unfortunately it feels sometimes that we are urinating into the wind when it comes to this area.
Being smart (apparently) isn't cool…
I'm not going to delve too much into this here as it's a whole hornets nest and I've still got 80 or so pages to go!
instead I'll drop this link here that sums up a lot of my thoughts on the topic.
Wow… so there we go! we made it though a whole extra 9 pages today! (go team!)
Im probably going to read quite a bit ahead and summarise a larger chunk in the coming week (this blog diversion does NOT need to be 15 posts long!!)
If you're interested in reading the document yourself (and why wouldn't you). Iv'e saved you a google search and you can click the link below
Thanks for reading… i'll be back with more later!
Andy x
23 Tuesday Feb 2016
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As part of a pre-reading task for a course I'm starting I've been asked to read/look over/ familiarise myself with the Pulitzer prize winning* Ofsted report: Made to Measure.
Seeing as it weighs in at a whopping 103 pages of fun and excitement, I figured I would highlight, comment and generally balls my way around the report in the hopes of :-
a: keeping myself sane and…
b: actually help some of the more interesting/ important bits stay in my head!
With that said let's dive in…
We've seen some improvements during the last three years… … But our report clearly highlights three worrying problems which need to be tackled.
Ok, good start. Things to improve, let's take a look at what they are!
1: Pupils not fulfilling potential… something about too many pupils sitting early entry and not progressing past a grade C… can't imagine why…*cough*ofcourseIcan*cough* surely it can't be to do with pressures from organsations like Ofsted to achieve a baseline level… or else…
moving on
2: Too many of the pupils who have had a poor start to mathematics not catching up. Quite worrying yes and possibly a sign of some systematic failure in the way maths is taught on a national level?
3: Too much variance within the actual teaching of the mathematics, Ofsted claims it can differ widely even within the same school.
Things are getting juicy now!
… Wait! Stop the presses! I want to quote this…
We also urge the Department for Education to raise national mathematical ambition and take action to improve pupils' mathematical knowledge and understanding.
Now over the last few years we've seen a BUTTLOAD of the second bit (introduction of the new exams etc) but I'm struggling to think of any time in the last few years the DfE have gone loopy and actually promoted the subject in the mainstream media as the hottest thing since Daryl Dixon's scruffy haircut. (im sorry DfE, but giving a thumbs up about how important maths is as a 'talking head' on a news story isn't going to cut it…)
approx 2 pages of recap… then…
While weak performance was generally challenged robustly, attention to the mathematical detail, so crucial in improving teachers' expertise, was lacking. Moreover, information gleaned from monitoring and data analysis was rarely used to secure better quality provision, usually because analysis was linked to intervention and revision and monitoring focused on generic characteristics rather than pinpointing the subject-specific weaknesses
ok, this is pretty interesting. Lot's of praise for how the secondary sector is using the data to identify and challenge under performing pupils but criticising the generality of the help given.
In short:
[About outstanding schools]… The schools focused on building pupils' fluency with, and understanding of, mathematics.
BOOM! There it is!
It took 7 pages but we've done it guys! The first mention of fluency!
Just as I think it can't get any better…
Being 'made to measure' might describe schools' perceptions of, and reaction to, the pressures to raise standards. However, the aim for all schools should be to secure high calibre, 'made-to-measure' mathematics provision to optimise every pupil's chance of the best mathematics education.
They actually did it! They mentioned the report name, in the report! How meta!
ok, all joking aside the report makes a lot of sense so far and has very worthwhile (if a little lofty) goals.
and so…Onwards…
Summary of Key Findings.
The best schools tackled mathematical disadvantage with expert insight and ambitious determination
…attaining a key threshold does not represent adequate mastery of skills and sufficient depth of conceptual understanding to prepare pupils for the next stage of mathematics education. [teaching to the test it would seem!]
I interupt your big list to bring you a cheeky link to some of my own thoughts on problem solving in the classroom
And so with all the keys all found, Ofsted have some recommendations (don't they always?)
DfE Should:
Schools Should:
Secondary schools should:
Made it!
page 10 of 103!
TO BE CONTINUED! (probably tomorrow as sod reading any more of this at 11pm on a school night!)
22 Monday Feb 2016
Holy Humdinger Batman! Mr L finally put out another blog post!
Hi peeps,
It's been a while since I did one of these. Enjoy!
12 Friday Feb 2016
It's been a long time since I updated!
work/life balance is pretty crazy right now so the blog's had to take a small step back for the moment. Doesn't mean I don't love ya though!
Here are the next set of potential homeworks/ mastery worksheets if you're interested!
As always feel free to share
topics this half term include
I'll link to all the older worksheets at the bottom!
Old worksheets can be found at…


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Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Publication Date: February 02, 2016
Binding: Kobo eBook
Availability: eBook
War, trauma, destruction, death. Personal conflict and a love under threat from adversity and fate. Can they survive? Can their love?
US Marine Staff Sergeant Joe Anderson is home after having been missing for many months a shell of the man he once was, tormented by guilt, consumed by rage and with a terrible hunger for revenge.
Corporal Katie Anderson, nee Walker— How far will she go to help the man she loves? Is she willing to put her life on the line to stop Joe from his continuous journey toward mental destruction? Does she have the strength and the commitment to her man? Does she love him enough?
In Afghanistan Katie finds Joe and realizes that she has bitten off more than she can chew. Life in a combat zone is already tough. The Taliban have stepped up their attacks. There is no room for complacency, loss of focus or personal life issues. But, are there worse things than the enemy lining her up in their sights to kill her?
Can Joe find peace or will he die trying? Can Katie find the tenacity to bring Joe back to his senses, convince him that revenge will only get him killed? Is Katie's love strong enough to overcome Joe's hate, rage and guilt, his unwavering obsession for retribution—or will fate step in to destroy them before they can move toward healing Joe and healing themselves?


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16637 Billy Lane : Poteau, OK 74953
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Farm Description
Location This property is located on 16695 Billy Lane which is roughly 5 miles out of the city of Poteau. The larger city of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, population about 80,000, is 30 miles away. Area points of interest include Lake Wister State Park, Kerr Lake, the Ouachita National Forest, Cedar Lake, the scenic Talimena Drive, Broken Bow Lake and Sardis Lake. There is excellent hunting for whitetail deer, wild turkey, black bear, wild hog, squirrel and other small game. Fishing for crappie, bass, catfish, perch and other panfish can be done in the many local area lakes, rivers and streams. The national forest has lots of trails for the hiking and camping enthusiast.
LAND 10 acres of level land that is in pasture that would be suitable for running a few head of livestock. There is plenty of room for a good garden spot and fruit trees if desired. There is nice landscaping around the home.
SERVICES Kiamichi Electric, Rural Water 1, Mail delivery, school bus routes. There is a water well with a submersible pump that could be utilized if desired for watering livestock and gardens.
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KITCHEN/DINING 11.7 x 19.5, Vinyl inlay floors, off-white textured walls, same pine tongue and groove ceilings, granite countertops, custom knotty alder kitchen cabinets, tile backsplashes, deep kitchen farm sink. Appliances include an electric solid surface range, vented microwave oven, dishwasher, and refrigerator with ice and water in the door. There are double glass doors leading out to the rear covered patio.
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"The scripture that comes to mind, "For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (Matthew 11:30." The Lord is using this program to redeem our children so they can succeed. And it is an answer to prayer."
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"When my daughter first began in the training class, she wasn't at the point of reading, but with the blending of words, she immediately picked up reading so fast and became the Number One Reader in her class. And my toddler began to pretend to read. She takes her sister's books and training books and imitates reading. With this program, I have also seen where it has drawn me closer to my children."
Pastor Alvia McKenzie
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"We attempted to study with other programs and they were not very productive. Justin was intrigued with the newness of them and then it wore off and he lost interest. Not being in the education field, we were at a loss, but the way Dr. Carol's course is designed and the way she introduced it to us, gave us clear guidance on how to proceed with instructing our son. Because it is a Christian-based course, it helped us to grasp the Christian principles. Things are first spiritual before they are natural and the program is like a jewel for us. Although we are not teachers, the program has equipped us because we are dealing with it through The Holy Spirit. We cannot measure, and it is hard to grasp the scope because it's so amazing to see what God can do. We are participating in the training and teaching of Justin."
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A few days ago, I created a Wordle of my dissertation. I've done this before for individual chapters, but I think this is the first time I've put the whole thing together. It seems to reflect the things I think are most important in my dissertation, which is good, but it's weird that Wordle was able to intuit that a black letter font might be appropriate here! (Seriously, it was not my choice, but I thought it appropriate, so I left it.)
I've almost always used wordle in order to analyze my own writing, though usually in smaller chunks. I have a tendency, especially when writing very quickly, to overuse certain words. There's no consistency to which words I overuse. One of my advisors has noted a different such word in each of my chapters, usually in just a few paragraphs that I didn't revise enough before sending it to her. Wordle helps me see these words because I often can't otherwise.
But today I started thinking about using it with literary texts. I'd seen a post on ProfHacker a few months ago about using Wordle as a tool to help teach students different forms of literary analysis, and recently the Early Modern Online Bibliography blog posted reviews of a whole slew of other digital teaching and research tools, including one from Wine Dark Sea called LATtice that can be used to visualize linguistic variation.
One of LATtice's data sets is for Paradise Lost, and while I wasn't quite sure what to do with the results from that sort of visualization, I thought I would see what would happen if I ran each book of Paradise Lost through Wordle. The results are really cool, and not just because it means I have pretty pictures of my favorite poem now:
The first thing that popped out for me is how prominent Heaven is over either Earth or Hell. The second thing is how much Milton uses of "thou," "thee," and "thy" in every book. The third is how important "thus" is to Milton. These are things I haven't consciously noted before, and I don't know why they are important yet, but I expect I'll bring an awareness of them to the next time I read the poem, and the next time I teach it. I'm looking forward to seeing what my students might do with this sort of tool as well.


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Thought some of you might be interested in entering Canadian Geographic's online contest, "Choose The Next Cover Contest".
The contest ends on July 20, 2012 at 12 p.m. E.S.T. The winner will be drawn in Ottawa at 1 p.m. E.S.T. July 20, 2012. The winner will be notified by 5 p.m. on July 27, 2012. To enter and be eligible to win, you must be a resident of Canada, of the age of majority.
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The Iwokrama Rainforest Canopy Walkway
#Guyana is filled with dense rainforest, and it has become a well known hotspot for bird-watching. We were able to stay #active when we were there, mainly by hiking and enjoying the #nature reserves. The jungle was hot and steamy, but we still enjoyed bonding with the animals living in the rainforest.
After seeing a parade of beautiful exotic birds on the drive into the Iwokrama Rainforest and discovering that Guyana is an elite birding destination, I was expecting more of the same on the Canopy Walkway. We arrived at the Atta Rainforest Lodge, which is home to the trails where the Canopy Walkway is located.
I was greeted by Ted the baby sloth and a tame black currosow who roamed the grass around the lodge.
I was greeted by Ted the baby sloth
A couple of cups of coffee and after getting a tour of the lodge, it was time to hit the jungle and see more birds and with hope, monkeys and mammals. Although rarely seen, the Iwokrama Rainforest is home to a healthy jaguar population.
Unfortunately, it was not to be as far as the wildlife was concerned. It was past 7 a.m. when we got started as we had stopped many times coming into the jungle to see and take pictures of macaws, toucans, and other birds along the Georgetown-Lethem Road on the way from Rock View Lodge to the rainforest.
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Once the jungle heats up, the birds and mammals lay low. It does not mean you will not see anything, but the pickings get slim during the middle of the day. We did see two green-winged macaws on a dead tree before hitting the Canopy, but that was just about it.
We could see the tree covered hills in the distance as well as the trees and vegetation directly below us. It was a different perspective from what one usually sees from the ground. I can imagine it would normally be a great place to spot wildlife a little earlier in the morning.
This is not to say we did not see anything. We saw a few birds on top of the canopy including purple-throated fruitcrow and down in the jungle we saw some lizards and one interesting camouflaged spider. The spider was the same color as the tree. When we purposely spooked it, it went directly to another spot on the tree that was the same shade as the spider. It is interesting how they know where to sit on the tree in order to hide themselves.
While walking through the jungle I got to hear stories from my guide Gabe who routinely takes people through this rainforest. He has seen tarantulas, fer-de-lances, and sometimes even jaguars in the past.
Too soon it was back to the car and back to Rock View Lodge. One regret from this trip is I did not make arrangements to stay at Atta Lodge.
If I stayed here I could have awoken at first light and hit the canopy when it would certainly be alive with birds and monkeys.
I could have awoken at first light and hit the canopy when it would certainly be alive with birds and monkeys
I could have then relaxed away the day at Atta in a hammock hanging out with Ted the sloth and waited till evening and hit the jungle again.
There are three ways to get to the Atta Rainforest Lodge.
You can either fly into Annai and arrange transportation with Rock View Lodge. This will be expensive if you travel solo. You could also fly into Annai and take a maxi-taxi back to Atta. You could also hitch-hike as in the Amerindian villages in this part of the world you are completely safe. You can also take a maxi-taxi from Georgetown. In the future, there may be air-conditioned buses driving visitors on the Georgetown-Lethem Road, so this could be a potential fourth way to get there.


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On a recent post, 3vil5triker asked whether all ideas of God are not a form of idolatry that leads us to accept authority in defiance of reason and conscience.
I like this question, mostly because it illustrates the very important sense in which atheism is a kind of faithfulness to God. I don't mean this as an appropriation of atheists into my own belief structure, but rather as a nod of respect to my atheist siblings and to the good that they bring to the table in our search for truth.
The answer to the question is, in a sense, yes. All concepts of God are essentially constructs. They have the capacity to serve as icons, illuminating or at least pointing in the direction of a mystery. They also all have the capacity to function as idols, as a replacement for the radical Otherness of divinity.
This Otherness is really difficult to keep a handle on, because we want to make God our own – but God will not be constrained in this way. The Bible, for example, is basically the story of a massive tug-of-war between the Jewish people (who want God to be their tribal war god) and God, who wants to assert a fundamentally more inclusive identity as the author of all Creation. This tension between our desire to appropriate God as a means to our own, usually fairly petty, ends and our desire to know God qua God is at the heart of all spiritual experience, and it is the essence of the First Commandment.
I recall, several years ago, there came a day when I was completely frustrated with certain aspects of Catholicism as I had received it. I said in my heart, "I'm finished. I think that I'm an atheist." There was a tremendous relief associated with this realization, as though I had just laid down a massive and wholly unnecessary burden. I did not believe. All was well.A small, quiet voice within replied, "Why?"
I paused for a moment, breathing, feeling the lightness of my own surrender. "So that I can worship the Good, the Beautiful and the True for no reason except that it is Good, Beautiful and True."
God, with a small laugh, replied, "And who is the Good, the Beautiful and the True?"
It was one of those moments of wry tenderness that I treasure most in my relationship with God. So of course I went on believing.
But not in the same way.
What my fifteen seconds of atheism taught me was that I cannot allow a religious system to take the place of God. If I arrive at a point where dogma becomes an obstacle to the exercise of reason and conscience, I've made an error: I'm no longer worshiping God, I'm worshiping a system of theology and a system of morality which – though good – are ultimately the "work of human hands." This work has to be repeatedly sacrificed on the altar of mystery or else it becomes a kind of stagnant intellectual wealth that ultimately enslaves and condemns the soul.
The great risk in all religion is the tendency of human beings to break the second commandment, to "take the name of the Lord in vain" by invoking it to champion their own worldly causes. God gets called in, more or less constantly, to support everything from private revelations, to political candidates, to academic theories. God is thus appropriated and reduced to a particular system, practice or agenda.
Atheism resists this. Not all atheisms – it is perfectly possible to be an atheist for petty or evil reasons – but at its noblest, atheism is a refusal to see God mocked by the self-important casuistries of worldly religion.
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text: 23 Oct 2018Uncategorized Abrams Extra 10/12/18 Abrams Extra October 12, 2018 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here ABRAMS EXTRA In This Issue Candle Lighting Translate the Extra Budowsphere Raanan Art Early Friday Dismissal Mural Message to Alumni EITC Chicks Abrams Residence City of Jerusalem Mural 2018 Soccer Schedule Israel Trip 2019 Donation Bricks After School Art Recruitment Security Reminders Cell Phone Rules Donor Support Oorah School Lunches Car Pool Rules Dress Code Rules Abrams Notes Join Our List 31 W. College Ave. Yardley, PA (215) 493-1800 abramsonline.org October 12, 2018/ 4 Cheshvan Candle Lighting 6:06 pm/ Noach Translate the Extra- Hebrew and Russian Translate the Abrams Extra: Hebrew: https://goo.gl/pRVL4s Russian: https://goo.gl/EnVH6h Translated by Google Translate Budowsphere Dear Parents: This week I'd like to talk to you about ants! Please bear with me as I explain. Ants have a maximum lifespan of six months, and their only purpose from birth to death is to survive; survival for an ant means food. Ants are so adept at gathering food that in one week they collect more than enough to sustain themselves for their entire lives, but they continue to gather sustenance until they die. These hard-working insects follow a rule of behavior that is extremely interesting in that they never take food from other ants. In other words, they do not steal. Contrast the behavior of the ants to the story in this week's Parsha Noach. This Torah portion describes how Hashem punished the Jews for being corrupt, immoral, and thieves by sending 40 days and nights of floods that caused total destruction; only saving Noah, his family, and the animals of the earth by instructing Noah to build the ark that saved them from the fate of the sinners. What was the main reason G-d sent the floods to destroy mankind? Some people talk about the immorality and corruption of the people, which was certainly significant, but the reason Hashem decided to "start over" was because people stole from one another. Hashem thought that the easiest moral principle to understand is not to steal; after all, even a lowly ant comprehends that tenet. If people could not even grasp the most basic concept of goodness and humanity, they did not deserve to live. Before we all think how much better we are than the ancient Jews, I must ask how we are so much different. I have recently read articles about department stores that are beginning to track the multiple returns made to stores by the same shoppers who buy an item, use it for one occasion, and return it used for full credit. These people are not making these returns for legitimate reasons, but are "borrowing" fancy dresses to wear to a special occasion and then taking them back for credit; purchasing tools to repair something in the house and returning the tool once the job is completed, etc. Large stores have always had a very generous return policy, and most people "get away" with this suspect behavior, but are these behaviors really morally legal and honest? Shan and Toad, a web-based children's clothing store located in CA has implemented an exchange or store credit policy only (no refunds) for orders placed from Lakewood and Passaic in New Jersey and Brooklyn, Monsey and Monroe in New York. Each area is known for having a large community of Orthodox Jewish residents. The owner of the store is an Orthodox Jewish woman, but said that the policy is justified because customers would order multiple articles of clothing and then ship the garments back in terrible condition for a full cash refund, sometimes weeks and months later. It is a very sad commentary when a store has to go to such extremes to prevent its policies being abused, particularly from religious community members. The Torah tells us to fear G-d, and Rashi explains that we should fear G-d because Hashem knows what is in our hearts. Regardless of what reasons we give for our actions, G-d knows our real intention and judges us accordingly. The Torah tells us to remember history and the floods that Hashem sent because people were irredeemably dishonest. Let us strive to be as honest as possible with one another and ourselves. L'Shalom, Rabbi Ira Budow Yoram Raanan Torah Art Raanan is a noted artist who expresses his emotions about the Torah through his art. One of his projects was to portray his feelings about each weekly Parsha through his paintings. These are his paintings interpreting his feelings about Noah's Ark and the flood. Early Friday Dismissals Early Friday Dismissal Begins NEXT Friday, October 19, 2018 Children will be dismissed at 2:00 pm Rabbi Message to Alumni Alumni and the Israel Trip Commemorative Mural The most significant thing that I have done in my Abrams career is to take children to Israel. You can see the many pictures in my office of our trips through the years, and I am proud to say that I have accompanied hundreds of students and adults to Israel during the past 20 years. This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our annual 8th grade trip, and to commemorate this momentous occasion Joni and Joe Glassman have generously funded a beautiful art mural depicting the city of Jerusalem. There is a committee to promote purchasing pieces of the mural to generate funds for the school and honor the mission of Zionism and love of Israel that is at Abrams' core, but I want to appeal specifically to Abrams alumni and parents with this message. We made the pilgrimage to Israel for the past 20 years, even during times of the Intifada when no one was traveling to Israel. The Jerusalem Post and television stations took notice of us in print and video because we were so unusual in our determination to continue to visit the Holy Land despite turbulent times. Our trip is not the typical tour- we go to unusual places and travel all over the country from the ice rink in the North that was dedicated by Canada to Eilat in the South, and everywhere in between. I understand that $1,000 is difficult to donate all at once, but I have an idea that will make this donation more manageable. Do you buy a coffee every day? A newspaper? A bagel? I am asking you to give $1 per day- less than the cost of the above-mentioned items- for 3 years. Your $1 per day over the course of 3 years will earn you a plaque on the commemorative mural and support your school. We will contact you shortly, and send you a charity box as a reminder. At the end of each year you can send a check for $360, or you can simply send your check for $1,000. Please respond to this request- remember your experience on the trip with your classmates and help to commemorate this milestone in your life and support Abrams for the future. Best, Rabbi Ira Budow How to Participate in EITC Tax Advantages Giving, for individuals, under the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) WHAT. Pennsylvania individuals that contribute to the EITC may be able to both: (a) Significantly reduce their Pennsylvania state tax liability by receiving tax credits for contributions to state-approved scholarship organizations (i.e. Abrams). The PA income tax credit is equal to: a. 75% of the contribution for a one-year commitment or b. 90% of the contribution for a two-year commitment (preferred) (b) Claim a charitable tax deduction on their federal tax return for these contributions. HOW. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the schools in the region have created the Foundation for Jewish Day Schools. The Foundation raises contributions through the EITC program. Individuals can participate by joining a special purpose entity (SPE). You complete an application to join the SPE. Once your application is approved you will need to send in your donation check. The SPE applies for the tax credit to the State and disperses the approved funds to schools. You will received the State tax credit K1 form in February from the Jewish Scholarship LLC to file with your taxes, and you should expect to receive your State tax refund as you normally would. WHO. Qualifications: – Individual income of $200,000 or joint income (spouses combined) of $300,000 – Minimum PA tax liability of $6,900. – Minimum donation of $6,200 in each year. ACT NOW. Pennsylvania only allows a limited amount of charitable contributions to be donated to the EITC every year, so you'll need to act quickly. We currently have 2 opportunities available: – For 2018 tax year: We are in a unique position this year of still having funds available for new donors for the 2018 tax year for qualified people who pay PA state income taxes personally (not through their businesses). We do not know how long these funds will remain unclaimed, so please contact Rabbi Budow to put your name on a waitlist. – For 2019 and 2020 tax years: If you are interested in participating in the EITC for those years, please call Debra Goldfarb at Abrams; ph: 215-493-1800; email: firstname.lastname@example.com as soon as possible It is advisable to consult your tax advisor before participating in the EITC program. Most taxpayers work with their tax advisors to prepare a projection of their estimated PA tax due before participating in the EITC program in order to determine eligibility as well as their eligible tax credit. Chicks in the Science Room Chicks! New fluffy faces appeared in the science lab this week. Thanks to the Penn State 4H extension our students were able to observe the development of the chicks from eggs to feathery fowl. This unit is a great addition to the Life Science Unit. All students from pre-school through 8th grade have been able to spend time with the chicks. There is no book that can duplicate the experience of watching life develop and being able to hold the live animal, so Abrams is grateful to Penn State 4H for this opportunity. Abrams Residence Visit Abrams Residence Visit The 8th grade class met their new "friends" at the Abrams Residence. It is an opportunity for students to interact and form bonds with seniors and perform the mitzvah of honoring their elders. This program is a win-win for the residents and children alike. City of Jerusalem Mural City of Jerusalem Mural The High Holidays are the time of year when Jews reflect on the past and look to the future as they focus on their lives and what Judaism and the State of Israel mean to them personally. Abrams has always been committed to fostering Zionism and support of the State of Israel within its students, and the culmination of an Abrams education is the 8th grade graduation trip to Israel. This year, 5779, is the 20th anniversary of the annual Israel trip, and generous donors have funded a commemorative City of Jerusalem art piece to be installed prominently in the school as a lasting tribute to the relationship between Abrams and the Land of Israel. There are 78 naming opportunities to memorialize your support and commitment to Abrams by purchasing plaques to be affixed to the sculpture. Each brick, stepping stone, windowsill, or urn plaque costs between $1,000 and $9,000, depending on the size of the plaque, and is an opportunity to give a beautiful tribute to whomever you wish while supporting Abrams. At this time of year, when Jews gather to pray, reflect on their lives, and recommit to Tikkun Olam, please consider donating to this worthwhile and beautiful project. If you are interested in contributing or have additional questions, please contact Debra Goldfarb 215-493-1800 ext 29; firstname.lastname@example.com. 2018 Soccer Practice and Game Schedule Soccer Practice and Game Schedule **New Update- Israel Trip 2019 ** New Update- Israel Trip 2019** The 2019 8th grade trip to Israel is scheduled April 1-12, 2019. The trip is rather early this year to allow people enough time to take the trip and return in time to get ready for Passover., which begins on April 19. Shmulik Taylor from the Jewish Journey Ltd will meet with the 8th grade parents to discuss the trip on: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7 PM * It is very important that all 8th grade parents be present at this meeting- it is the only opportunity for you to meet with the tour company representative before the trip! Bricks in the Link Buy a Brick on the Link Wall and Support AHA Support Abrams by purchasing a commemorative brick on the wall in the Link for a $100 donation. The bricks are made of colored Plexiglas and visibly located on the wall outside the gym. Buy a brick to commemorate a special occasion- it is a wonderful and lasting gift to celebrate a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, birthday, anniversary, graduation, or to recognize the memory of a loved one or friend. Your donation will be acknowledged to the recipient, and Abrams will benefit from your donation. Please contact the office if you would like to purchase a brick. ********** After School Art After School Art Club with Donna Moskowitz Dates: Tuesday Afternoons (8 classes) October 9th – November 27th Time: 3:30pm -5pm Cost: $100 Fall 2018 After School Art Form Recruitment "New Family Recruitment" Open houses in people's homes is an effective way to meet with families who are potentially interested in enrolling their children at Abrams. Rabbi Budow and a small group of faculty members are happy to travel to meet informally with your friends and neighbors to discuss the advantages and opportunities that Abrams offers to Jewish children. If you would like to volunteer to host one of these gatherings, please contact Rabbi Budow. Safety and Security Reminders Reminder- AHA Security Procedures: All parents should use the front door to enter the school with key cards and not the back doors. Parent swipe cards only work at front door. Please do not ask students to open any doors– parents must report to the front office and check-in before entering the school. No student or other person should use the lunchroom doors other than for dismissal or emergency purposes. These rules are for our children's safety. Thank you for your cooperation! Cell Phone Rules REMINDER: Cell Phone Rules Electronic devices have become a common means of communication and information access in today's society. However, these devices have the potential of disrupting the orderly operation of school. Our cell phone/personal electronic devices policy is designed to keep the focus on education. At the start of the school day, all cell phones MUST BE TURNED OFF (NOT IN SILENT MODE) AND STORED IN THE STUDENT'S LOCKER OR BOOK BAG FROM 8:30 AM UNTIL 3:30 PM. Students are not permitted to carry them on their person or to use them to make or receive any calls or text messages during the given time. If a student has an emergency, and needs to be in contact with someone, she/he must use a school phone, or have the permission of a faculty member, to use his/her cell phone. Parents should contact the school office, if they have an emergency message for their Child(ren). Electric devices, such as iPods, or hand-held gaming devices may be used on the bus/van transportation to/from school, prior to school, and following school. Students must turn off and place these items in their locker/backpack during school hours. If any of these items are out at the inappropriate time, they will be confiscated by staff, and given to the director of discipline. Students will be allowed to bring cell phones on school trips for emergency use only. Any hand-held gaming device will be the responsibility of the students on a school trip. The school is not responsible for lost, misplaced, damaged or stolen electronic devices/cell phones. CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THE ABOVE RULES: 1st Offense – Phone confiscated, and returned at the end of the day. 2nd Offense – Phone confiscated, returned at the end of the day, and written notification that requires parent signature. 3rd Offense – Phone confiscated, and parent must pick up phone from director of discipline. 4th Offense – Suspension from school Support AHA Donor Businesess Abrams is greatly appreciative of all of the benefactors who donate generously to the school through participation in EITC, LLC, grants, cash donations, etc. Many of these donors are business owners, and Abrams encourages the AHA community to support the businesses of these people whose largess supports the school. Some of these generous people are: McCaffrey's Food Market Team Toyota Swartz & Culleton Regional Orthopedic Medical Associates Rothenberg Law Firm Flager & Associates Princeton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Marcus & Auerbach Marlowe, Zwillenberg & Ghaderi Your Eyes Center Espresso Cafe Center For SmartLipo & Plastic Surgery * This is not a complete list- we will add businesses throughout the year! Thank you very much to all of our supporters! Oorah Abrams thanks Oorah, a nonprofit organization located in Lakewood, NJ for all of its financial support to our students. Oorah sponsors numerous programs that all share the common goal of opening doors for Jewish children and families. The mission is to reach out to Jewish families everywhere with opportunities to make their Judaic heritage more personal, relevant and meaningful. Abrams received $100,000 in scholarship aid for qualified families this year from Oorah and is extremely grateful for the generosity of this organization. School Lunches Please do not send meat lunches or snacks to school with your children. Food sent from home must be dairy or Pareve only! Thank you very much for your cooperation Car Pool Rules All Parents who Car Pool: Please note that the car pool line is for grades N and K only. All other students are to be dropped off in the front of the building. Parents who use the back for drop off should follow the directions of the teachers in the parking lot. They are there to assist students and maintain a safe environment. Under no circumstances are parents to park their cars in the middle of the line and leave them unattended to walk students into the building. ** We ask that parents refrain from cellphone use in the parking areas while dropping off and picking up their children. Abrams Dress Code Dress Code Studies have found that appropriate dress influences behavior and learning. Abrams strives through the dress code to maximize the learning environment. Respect for the sensitivities of others requires that students/parents/guests follow reasonable standards of modesty and privacy. We ask that students/parents/guests dress in a manner befitting a Jewish day school when entering the building. Dress Code for Grades 1-8 Clothing cannot advertise or advocate the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco or weapons. Clothing cannot display writing or pictures that are obscene or suggestive. No writing or pictures on the back of pants. No sleepwear or bedroom slippers to be worn at any time, unless pre-approved for a special occasion. Heavy linked chains may not be worn as jewelry. No extreme hair colors are permitted. All boys must come to school wearing a kippah. Baseball caps and other head coverings are NOT permitted. No sleeveless shirts, tank tops, halter tops, spaghetti straps, tube tops, crop tops, belly shirts, or tight shirts. Dress Code for Boys Grades 5-8 Shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and tee-shirts should be appropriate for school. 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Clothing that exposes any part of the midriff, cleavage (front or rear), or any clothing excessively revealing may not be worn. Clothing materials for tops and bottoms must be opaque (not see-through). Consequences for Students Who Do Not Follow the Dress Code: 1st Offense – Explain to student what is wrong with his/her attire. Student must change into appropriate clothing. 2nd Offense – Written notification that requires parent signature. Student must change into appropriate clothing. 3rd Offense – Student must change clothes to follow guidelines and parent is called on the telephone immediately. 4th Offense – Suspension from school. Parent conference required for student to return to school. Abrams Notes Birthday Celebrations at School When sending birthday treats into school to celebrate that special day for your child, please consider sending in a healthy treat, such as frozen fruit bars, rice cakes, fruit salad or cups, sugar free pudding snacks, yogurt cake or pie, cheese sticks, light popcorn or air popped popcorn (when age appropriate), pretzels, carrots/celery (when age appropriate). Please do not send anything with nuts due to allergies. In order to maintain a consistent kashrut policy and to avoid confusion, ALL orders for birthday cakes/cupcakes MUST be ordered from Cramer's Bakery, 16 E. Afton Avenue, Yardley. Cramer's will deliver the order to the school at a discounted price. Please call Kim Pierce at 215-321-5707 to place your cake/ cupcake order. Celebrate Your Simcha at Abrams Abrams Hebrew Academy is a perfect choice to host your family or social affair, business meeting or athletic event. 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We met Bach when we were about to leave Milan in October last year. We were selling our no-need-anymore stuffs. She came to our place to take a tent in a morning. We talked a little while and agreed to arrange another time to talk longer. She then went on her one day trip to somewhere. We soon left Milan, into the mountain.
Several months later, we were told that she had got a place in Corso Porta Ticinese in Milan, an undoubted popular spot pretty near city center. It was a great step forward for Bach from running online business to having a real shop in such a place. We were quite happy when she asked us to be her consultants on interior design. Moreover, Mi, who studied industrial design in school and works in a famous Milanese styling company joined us.
Composed by Bach (interactive design), Bach's boyfriend Yuan (automobile design), Mi (product & styling design) and we two (architecture), a multi-disciplined team was formed.Continue reading Bach Shop
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Cai Kai is a new media artist but quite familiar with design, since he used to earn his life by doing "day job" in design companies. Now, with the other partners, he opened his own firm: Network Party.Continue reading The Chosen Wall: Studio Network Party
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Elaine W. Ho went to Hong Kong for two weeks and left the work-live space of HomeShop on Xiaojingchang Hutong to Tao. As an exchange, Tao was asked to make the residency term a means "to finish a project here". His architecture internship at the firm Limited Design consisted of working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays including the commute, which meant that only sleeping hours were spent at HomeShop. As it happened, this project was inspired by just such a relationship between time and space.Continue reading Temp Space & Time-plot Ratio
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In response to the theme "re-appropriation" of MIAW 2010, we wanted to dig out some hidden values in the campus. In the building of architecture school, during breaks, people chat outside the classroom while lean against handrails, on which coffee cups or coke tins can always be found. People do it naturally. But the performance of handrail could be better. By just adding wooden boards, we found the potential of handrail lying in its width. Finally, it was proved to be highly welcomed.Continue reading Pausa Café
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Our first home in Milan was the left one above, with a big door facing street directly. Functioning as both door and window, most of its surface was made of glass; concerning privacy, translucent glass was used.Continue reading Door Garden
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When we moved into our previous house, we was captured by the little balcony. It brought us fantastic view. However, the concrete ground was not in a good condition, rough and untidy. We kept this in mind till we encountered a set of bed planks in IKEA.Continue reading Nuts Balcony


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Salmaninejad, Arash and Khoramshahi, Vahid and Azani, Alireza and Soltaninejad, Ehsan and Aslani, Saeed and Zamani, Mohammad Reza and Zal, Masoud and Nesaei, Abolfazl and Hosseini, Sayed Mostafa (2017) PD-1 and cancer: molecular mechanisms and polymorphisms. Immunogenetics. pp. 1-14.
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The programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) is expressed by activated T cells that act as an immunoregulatory molecule, and are responsible for the negative regulation of T cell activation and peripheral tolerance. The PD-1 gene also encodes an inhibitory cell surface receptor involved in the regulation of T cell functions during immune responses/tolerance. Beyond potent inhibitory effects on T cells, PD-1 also has a role in regulating B cell and monocyte responses. An overexpression of PD-1 has been reported to contribute to immune system avoidance in different cancers. In particular, PD-1 over-expression influences tumor-specific T cell immunity in a cancer microenvironment. Blocking the PD-1/PD-1 ligand (PD-L1) pathway could potentially augment endogenous antitumor responses. Along these lines, the use of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors has been applied in clinical trials against diverse forms of cancer. It was believed that antibodies targeting PD-1/PD-L1 might synergize with other treatments that enhance endogenous antitumor immunity by blocking inhibitory receptor-ligand interactions. However, in all cases, the host genetic status (as well as that of the tumor) is likely to have an impact on the expected outcomes. Various investigations have evaluated the association between PD-1 polymorphisms and the risk of various types of cancer. Frequently studied PD-1 polymorphisms, PD-1.1 (rs36084323), PD-1.3 (rs11568821), PD-1.5 (rs2227981), PD-1.9 (rs2227982), and PD-1 rs7421861, and their associations in the risk of susceptibility to different types of cancer are mentioned in this review, as are studies highlighting the significance of conducting genetic association studies in different ethnic populations.
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Summer has apparently arrived, and whilst in the UK it seems more like September, those travelling abroad will hopefully experience a better time weather-wise. For those of you who don't know, I have just returned from a month long trip around South East Asia, and so have listed bellow my favourite summer beauty essentials that are … Continue reading Beauty Essentials for £10 and Under: Summer Edition
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