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Decoding the Periodic Table
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Objective: SWBAT use the information present in a cell of the periodic table to determine the structure of the element's atoms.
This lesson is designed after very pointed feedback from my students. After the first unit was primarily guided inquiry, students indicated being uncomfortable with that process. At this point, I went back to student entry surveys and approximately 30% of students indicated a preference for teacher lecture and note taking. While I am not willing to abandon inquiry-based instruction, I am aware that I need to structure and introduce it differently to be successful with my students this year.
This lesson continues to build on HS-PS1-1. We are learning how to use the information presented in the periodic table to understand what it tells us about individual elements. Yesterday's lesson focused on the overall structure of the periodic table, today we drill down to how to describe the periodic table, and what each cell represents. By doing this, we are setting the parameters for the periodic table as a primary model, addressing Science and Engineering Practice 2: Developing and Using Models.
Advanced students may begin to engage the Patterns Cross Cutting Concept, where charts and tables allow for distinguishing patterns in data. Although this is not the emphasis of the lesson, many students pick up on the patterns of atomic mass and atomic number present in the basic periodic law.
When students enter the room, the question "What are the three types of elements?" is either written on the board or projected on the screen. Students answer this question in their binders while I take attendance. This is a review of the previous day's lesson color coding the periodic table and using the colors to differentiate between metals, non-metals and metalloids. While students are answering the question, I return their colored periodic tables, which helps to un-stick students who don't remember.
I then ask for whole class responses, getting the three type of elements, each one from a different table. I ask students to look at their colored periodic tables. I ask how they would know where the noble gases are. Many students have no idea, but those who made good keys for their tables are able to respond. I then stress the importance of having a good key on their model so they can use it as we go.
I ask them to keep out their periodic tables, but to turn to a blank page to take notes today.
Whole Class Instruction
While students are setting up their paper for notes, I explain to them that I have heard their feedback that we should do more notes. I then explain that taking notes is a skill, not just copying what is on screen. To this end, I point out some things to students as we go through our Using the Periodic Table PowerPoint.
- I refer back to labeling the periods on the left side of their color-coded table, and encourage students to draw a sideways arrow in their notes.
- When discussing groups I remind them of finding the group number on top of each column, and encourage students to draw an up-and-down arrow in their notes.
- When discussing the location of each type of element, I ask which one is the exception to the rule of metals to the left and non-metals to the right. I point out that exceptions to rules are important to have in their notes, so Hydrogen as a non-metal on the left side of the periodic table is crucial to record.
- Many students do not want to write down and label examples, so when discussing the single cell, I have them first copy down the Carbon sample, and then we label each part rather than just take the notes in outline form.
- For the whole class practice, students will begin writing down the whole question. I have them stop, read the question, copy the example and then write down the answer to the question.
While students are working on the example, I pass out the paper for the individual practice.
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I ask students to put their names on the Periodic Table and Particles practice sheet. I then explain how the top of the page summarizes what we learned previously about sub-atomic particles and more recently about using the periodic table today.
We take the Iodine example from our notes, and apply it to the first row so students have an exemplar to refer to. Here is an example how.
After putting the Iodine example onto the page, I review the instructions, 15 elements that represent every period of the periodic table, and no more than one element per group of the periodic table. At this point, I let them work independently and walk the room to answer questions.
Students tend to struggle with the "most common version" (isotope) cell, either from forgetting how to do it, or incorrectly rounding the numbers. The other common mistake is in calculating neutrons. Although students now know the mass of protons and neutrons is counted as one, their number sense fails them in how to calculate the neutrons from the atomic mass. When students are clearly struggling, I take a highlighter and show the math like this.
Below is a sample of student work from this year.
I give students a 3 and 1 minute warning before heading into our closing activity.
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For the closing activity, I ask students to flip their paper over, and write two facts they learned today about how to use an individual cell on the periodic table. I then have them turn in their papers as they exit the room.
The most common responses are:
- The symbol has to be a capital and lower case letter
- The atomic number is the number of protons and electrons
- The atomic mass can be rounded and used to find neutrons
The troublesome one here is number 2. Many students forget the qualifier that this is only true for NEUTRAL atoms. It is something that I will touch on again the following day if it is a lot of the class, and I insert the word "neutral" in their feedback.


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Tyson Gay, the American sprinter who finished fourth in the 100m at the Olympics, has pulled out of the track and field World Championships after failing a drug test in May.
"I don't have a sabotage story… I basically put my trust in someone and was let down," said Gay, 30.
"I made a mistake. I am pulling out of Monaco (this week's Diamond League meeting) and the World Championships."
Gay had beaten Justin Gatlin with a 9.75 second 100m in the U.S. Championships in June, who in turn beat Usain Bolt. He had also run a 19.74 second 200m, the fastest time of the year.
UPDATE: This story may not be limited to just Gay. Reports out of Jamaica have four track and field athletes testing positive for a banned supplement. Two of them were sprinters, according to the report. Both were Olympic medalists. Stay tuned…
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More than 9,000 people have attended a Climate Change rally outside Westminster this week and Lucy was there to meet some of her constituents who wanted to raise their concerns with her in person.
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It was great to see so many people at the event yesterday and it was especially good to meet those from my constituency, including Sister Carmel Clancy. Thanks very much to St Patrick's RC Primary in Collyhurst for making a very informative bunting about why tackling climate change matters.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., November 15, 2008 -- Penn State held Indiana to 180 yards of total offense and six first downs, the fewest the Nittany Lions have allowed in a Big Ten game, en route to a 34-7 win today in Beaver Stadium.
The No. 8/7 Nittany Lions improved to 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten, earning their 20th season with at least 10 wins under Coach Joe Paterno. Penn State concludes the season on Saturday, hosting Michigan State on Senior Day, with the winner earning at least a share of the Big Ten Championship. The No. 15 Spartans (9-2, 6-1) were idle today.
Senior wide receiver Deon Butler became Penn State's career receptions leader with 172, making five catches for 56 yards and a touchdown to pass All-American Bobby Engram (167).
After the Hoosiers tied the game, 7-7, on a 57-yard by Marcus Thigpen with 11:24 to play in the second quarter, the Penn State defense shut down Indiana. At halftime, the Hoosiers had five first downs and 144 yards, but in the second half, they could only muster one first down and 36 yards against the Nittany Lions.
Indiana came into the game averaging 378.4 yards of total offense, but was held almost 200 yards below its average. The Hoosiers were averaging 202.6 passing yards, but were limited to only 57, completing 9 of 23 passes with one interception. Indiana's 180 yards were the fewest for a Penn State opponent in a Big Ten game since Iowa gained 168 yards in 2004.
Twenty-three Nittany Lions recorded at least one tackle, led by junior linebacker Josh Hull with seven. He also recorded his first career sack. Sophomore defensive end Aaron Maybin had five tackles and delivered his Big Ten-leading 12th sack of the season. Sophomore linebacker Navorro Bowman also had five stops and a pass break-up.
The Nittany Lions gained 442 yards, with 258 passing and 184 rushing. Junior quarterback threw for 240 yards, just four off his career-high, and set career-highs with 20 completions and 36 attempts. Clark threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Williams to open the scoring and a six-yard scoring strike to Butler in the third quarter. For the season, Clark has 13 touchdown passes and just four interceptions.
Williams delivered another outstanding effort, accumulating 164 all-purpose yards, the second-highest total of his career, on the heels of 154 yards last week at Iowa. Williams ran for a career-high 61 yards on just four carries (15.2), including a career-long 36-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. His 39-yard TD catch was his longest career reception.
The final member of the standout senior wideout triumvirate, Jordan Norwood, made a game-high seven receptions for 69 yards. Butler, Norwood and Williams combined for 16 receptions for 187 yards against the Hoosiers.
Sophomore tailback Evan Royster gained 63 yards on 12 carries, including a 19-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. He has 1,123 yards this season, good for No. 11 on the Penn State season rushing yardage list, with Curtis Enis (1,210 in 1996) next on the list.
Senior kicker Kevin Kelly connected on two field goals and scored 10 points, moving into third place on the NCAA career kick scoring list with 412 points. Kelly is second in Big Ten and tied for seventh in NCAA overall scoring with Indiana's Anthony Thompson. Kelly has 77 career field goals, good for 10th place in NCAA annals.
Senior safety Mark Rubin grabbed his second interception of the season at the IU 6 to give the Nittany Lions a great opportunity in the first quarter. But, on first down, Clark was hit and fumbled, with the Hoosiers recovering at the IU 2.
Penn State forced a punt early in the second quarter and the Lions quickly took the lead. Clark hit Williams in stride at the IU 6 and he bypassed a Hoosier defender for a 39-yard touchdown with 12:09 left in the second period. The scoring strike was Clark's 12th of the season.
The Hoosiers came right back to tie the game. Tailback Marcus Thigpen looked like he was going to be hit after a short gain, but avoided would-be tacklers, swung to the right and went 57 yards for the touchdown to tie the game at 7-7 with 11:24 left in the half.
Late in the half, freshman Nate Stupar blocked his second punt of the year, with the Lions taking over the IU 20. But, Penn State was forced to bring Kelly onto the field and he connected on a 32-yard field goal, extending his NCAA record to 31 consecutive games with at least one field goal. The Nittany Lions scored in the final minute of the first half for the seventh time this season and took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
Penn State took its opening possession of the second half 61 yards in eight plays to extend its lead to 17-7. Royster broke free up the middle, fought off three would-be tacklers and scored on a 19-yard run with 11:51 left in the third quarter.
The Nittany Lions forced a three-and-out and quickly moved 40 yards, with Kelly connecting on a 36-yard field goal with 8:20 left for a 20-7 lead.
On the Hoosiers' next possession, punter Chris Hagerup ran on fourth down and was stopped short of the first down marker, at the IU 29. Following a big run for a first down by Clark, he connected with Butler on a six-yard touchdown pass with 2:31 left in the third for a 27-7 lead.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Williams zipped 36 yards for the score, his longest career run, to make it 34-7 and close the scoring.
Penn State hosts Michigan State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the regular season finale. The Nittany Lion seniors will be introduced before the game. The clash for the Land Grant Trophy will have significant Big Ten Championship implications, with the winner claiming no worse than a share of the Big Ten Championship. With a Penn State win, the Nittany Lions would be the Big Ten's automatic representative to the Bowl Championship Series The Spartans are idle on Saturday. The contest will air on ABC/ESPN the Penn State Sports Network and GoPSUsports.com.


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Pre-Cana is a course or consultation for couples preparing to be married in a Catholic church. The name is derived from John 2:1–12, the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee, where Jesus performed the miracle of turning water into wine.
St. Francis de Sales requires couple to participate in a Pre Cana weekend before they are married. Call the parish priest to learn more (231) 755-1953 x223.
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The USCCB's wrote this document to help the needs of the adult, "Our Hearts Were Burning within Us—A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation" in 1999. Here is a quote from that document,
"Scripture and Tradition form the core content of all adult catechesis, for the Church has always considered them the supreme rule of faith. Through them we receive the very word of God, and in them resounds the voice of the Holy Spirit."
Adult faith formation is more than programs; it is ongoing development of living, explicit and fruitful Christian faith in adulthood. It requires growth in six dimensions: knowledge of faith, liturgical life, moral formation, prayer, belonging to a community and missionary spirit.
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This Program is a 10-session journey featuring best-selling author and popular speaker Fr. Gaitley, MIC. The 10-week session will begin on Thursday, April 27 and will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. in McCabe Center, Room 3. The power and drama of Fr. Michael Gaitley's best-selling book The Second Greatest Story Ever Told are captured in an amazing visual presentation that will challenge and captivate you. In 10 fast-paced and lively sessions, Fr. Gaitley connects people and events in history to a unifying vision of the splendor of God's merciful love. From the epic story of Poland's national suffering, to the events of Fatima, the revelations of St. Faustina, the heroic efforts of St. Maximilian Kolbe, and the life of St. Pope John Paul II, the panorama of Divine mercy is fully revealed as a transformative reality. Please contact Rebecca to register by noon on Thursday April 27 to register and to ensure that participant materials will be available for you. Free will donation.
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Once I finished with the blanket, I knew that I needed to work on a project that was as "not brown" as possible. Fortunately, I received a shipment from Yarntini that filled the bill exactly! The yarn is a semi-solid wool/nylon fingering weight yarn in a colorway called "Cabana Boy". The blues are so vivid! If you like blue at all, you can't help but love this yarn!
With a colorway name like that, I could only think of one pattern to go with it. It's the "Brainless" pattern from Yarnissima.
Really… What woman doesn't need a Brainless Cabana Boy?
I really liked the pattern. It wasn't totally brainless but just brainless enough that I could make fast progress. Due to gauge differences, I added 8 stitches to the circumference and then increased to a larger needle size for the upper part of the cuff. My one issue with these socks is that they're the tiniest bit too long… More like a size 9 than a size 8.5. They will work for me, but I'm half tempted to give them as a gift to someone with slightly larger feet. It would be a shame because they are really, really pretty!
I'm so impressed with how the heels turned out on these socks. I don't know if I've ever done my wraps and turns properly before, because unlike all of my other knitted socks, the wraps and turns are practically invisible! I'm really looking forward to doing more of Yarnissima's patterns!


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Children who attended Louisiana's pre-kindergarten classes consistently outperformed their state peers, and those gains have held up nine years later, officials said Wednesday.
Student achievement shot up from the 10th percentile — that means students outperformed 10 percent of their counterparts on key standardized tests — before the classes to the 50th percentile afterward, said Gary J. Asmus, director of information systems at the Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning in Lafayette.
"How long does it last?" Asmus asked. "Right now, it is at least through the eighth grade."
Asmus and Billy R. Stokes, executive director of the center, made their comments to the House Education Committee.
How students have fared in the classes, called LA4, carries added significance because the state is about to revamp its pre-K system, mostly because of criticism that it features uneven quality, standards and availability.
Stokes noted that LA4 classes began with pilot projects in 10 school districts in 2002 and were aimed at preparing at-risk students for kindergarten.
Supporters said that, without the training, those children often fall behind their peers and never catch up.
Stokes said that, four years after attending the pre-K classes, students who did so outpaced those who did not on state tests measuring English, math, science and social studies skills.
In addition, LA4 veterans also outpaced students who did not attend the classes on eighth-grade LEAP exams, which students have to pass to move to the ninth grade.
In the English exam, 76 percent of LA4 students achieved "basic" compared with 70 percent of those who did not attend public pre-K classes, according to figures provided by Stokes and others.
In math, 74 percent of LA4 students scored "basic" compared to 65 percent of their peers, and 69 percent got "basic" on science compared with 62 percent of the non-pre-K students.
LA4 veterans also outscored students statewide.
Stokes said the gains cut across all races, ethnicities and genders.
The LA4 program provides six hours of early childhood education daily and before- and after-school care to 4-year-olds from disadvantaged families.
Nearly 32,000 students are enrolled this year.
Asmus said studies also show that LA4 veterans have lower rates of needing special education and are less likely to have to repeat a grade.
Jenna Conway, executive director of early childhood programs for the state Department of Education, said in a "highly skeptical world" officials are excited to see a pre-K program that works.
Conway said the LA4 experience will aid officials when Louisiana's pre-K setup is revamped "so that we are not kind of reinventing the wheel community by community."


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Many people who provide medical, social or therapeutic services to people with MS are part of what is termed the Health Care Team or Multi-Disciplinary Team. In MS, a coordinated approach to managing the various affect of MS can prove most beneficial. Therefore making the best use of specialists in different fields or disciplines will capitalise on your treatments and interventions. It is advised to discuss the need and use for all health care practitioners with you GP or neurologist to ensure they are suitable for you.
MS Ireland's team of Regional Community Workers have much experience in working with the multidisciplinary team and the person or family living with MS. They can offer assistance on how to maximise the benefits of working the team and accessing their services.
Your GP or MS nurse should be able to refer you appropriately
This week Fergal Hughes wonders about what the future holds for him in terms of his MS ... and realises that he is more concerned with 'here and now' I was diagnosed in January 1996. The diagnosing doctor told me that he believed my type of MS to be remitting/relapsing (RRMS) and what that would more than likely entail for me. I remember in the days following my diagnosis I bought every book on the topic of MS that I could find in town. I then went home and promptly threw them all under the bed! Looking back, I think I was just trying to make sure that I at least physically 'possessed' as much knowledge as I could (I guess I was trying to get a sense of ownership over this unexpected addition to my life). But then I simultaneously created my own little 'Pandora's Box' in my room, never to be opened for fear of what it might contain. Coincidentally, my MS went into remission at that exact time, allowing me to develop a healthy denial about it. [Aside: If I remember correctly, I think I never actually read those books. Ever. In 1998, two years after the start of my remission, MS returned with one hell of a relapse, going so far as to give me a permanent limp in my right leg. Now, in 2018, I can say that I believe I've learned that attitude can be at least just as important as knowledge. In my opinion, there really is a lot to be said for that old chestnut, Positive Mental Attitude. Over 20 years since my diagnosis, I've developed two new conditions, both neuralgias and both facial/cranial extreme nerve pains. One is called Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) and the other is Cluster Headaches (CH). Nobody told me beforehand that I was going to develop these. There was no medical prognosis, best guesses, psychics, witch doctors, NOTHING . I just suddenly acquired the conditions and I had to quickly learn how to deal with them. And I'm still learning how to deal with them. Again looking back, a doctor or neurosurgeon or whoever, might have hinted TN and CH might be on the cards but personally, I reckon that that would have been a potential disaster. I say this considering the proven effect that fear and stress can have on a newly diagnosed person with MS. At the end of the day, there's only so much one can do about the future. Right now the most important thing for me is dealing with the here and now.
Nominations for this year's annual awards are now open! It would be a great honour to be nominated for the national awards, so we would encourage Branches and individual members and staff members to nominate members who they feel deserve recognition. Our Annual Awards are the Society's way of recognising the contribution many of our members make within their families, local communities and MS Ireland. The annual national awards will be presented at the Gala dinner in Athlone on Friday, 21st September 2018. Download form(s) and nominate someone special. MS Person of the Year MS Carer/Helper of the Year MS Volunteer of the Year Closing date for receipt of nominations: Friday, 17th August 2018 Nomination forms are also available from our National office, MS Care Centre and your local Regional offices. We would recommend you to return your nomination forms to MS Ireland, National Office, 80 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4. Get in touch For further information please contact email@example.com or call (01) 6781600 originally published April 2018
'But you look so good'…. MS & Me blogger Niall McGahon shares his thoughts and reaction on hearing this compliment. "But you look so good…." For some, this expression can be one of the most frustrating things to hear when you have MS. For me, it is simply someone paying me a compliment and my immediate reply is "Thanks a million…" Personally, the most frustrating aspect of having MS - is having this progressive illness. No two days are the same nor do they have any predictability. This is where I have tried to take back control of my life and put a bit of manners on MS! Now this was by no means an instantaneous migration and did not happen overnight. It was and still is difficult to make such major lifestyle changes and I am continuously learning each and every day. Many times, of course it does get in the way, or rather my right leg gets in the way of my left leg. Suddenly the footpath and I are about to become very close friends! But like all things you learn to live with and give yourself the best possible chance of limiting the relapses through exercise, major dietary change, meditation and focusing on what I can do and not on what I may or may not be able to do in the future. I follow the OMS program for all of this. The great sports phycologist, Dr Bob Rotella has a simple concept used for golf of "staying in the present". These golfers play their next shot until they run out of holes and then add up their score. I have taken this from my golf and tried to apply it to my illness, simply take each day as it comes and deal with that day. The rest of the days are, for the most part outside of my control. Since being diagnosed with MS in 2014 and having many experiences since, I have become acutely aware of how well I am in the grand scheme of human health. I have been in hospital for various treatments and have seen people who have much harder crosses to bear than me. So as a result, I am trying to make myself more aware of when someone is paying me a compliment. I have no idea what that person is going through, yet they have taken the time to think about me and what I am going through by paying me a compliment. The correct thing to do is simply say thank you. If you can add to peoples' knowledge of MS along the way through conversation, then brilliant. The greater the understanding of what a person with MS goes through daily, the better. You may be in pain, you may be heavily fatigued, and you may not be in a very good emotional place. What I have learnt over the last 4 years is that the person saying that you look good could be in the very same place but for a totally different reason, so saying thank you is sometimes best for all.
New treatment option for relapsing remitting MS The National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in Ireland (NCPE) announces positive recommendation for reimbursement for MAVENCLAD (Cladribine tablets). MS Ireland believes people with MS should have access to all and any appropriate and licensed treatments that would improve or assist in the management of their condition. The MS community is very much looking forward to having access to this treatment option. Read MS Ireland's briefing document on the process of licensing and reimbursement of new medications.
'Don't let MS stop you from finding your happily ever after'… This week Ciara O Meara reflects on dating and disclosing her MS when she finally found the one! Dating is a pure and utter minefield! Your preparation for the field is diligent and precise. You approach the field with care and caution, as you have no idea where potential disasters lie. The field itself is exciting; it's unpredictable and it's nerve wrecking. And your exit from the field can be a calamity or pure serendipity. MS just drops a few unexpected mines into the field of mayhem! MS never impacted on my dating life and it certainly didn't do anything to lessen the amount of frogs that reared their heads along the way! When I was diagnosed I was in a relationship, but that ship was already sinking long before MS was mentioned. It was sinking at such a rapid rate that I never told him of my diagnosis- what was the point? It wasn't going to make any difference to our relationship and I didn't want anyone hanging around out of guilt or fear. Plus, I was excited at the thought of single Ciara returning to the minefield of dating! I didn't have the Tinder experience when I was single. It was late bars, nightclubs or a friend of a friend. I didn't have the 'liathróidí' to approach anyone without an alcoholic beverage in hand. Give me some Pinto Grigio and I had balls of steel. There were once off kisses, numbers swapped, a regretful one-night stand, a date, maybe two, even three but MS was never mentioned and it never entered my mind. I had no visible symptoms of my MS and there was no indication that anything was wrong. I was young, free and single and playing the field and MS had no reason to be involved. Like I said, MS never impacted on my dating life, not until I fell in love that is. Ladies night out in a dodgy nightclub at home at Christmas- it was only meant to be one of those random drunken kisses. Numbers were exchanged, dates arranged and by month four we were 'Facebook Official' and I was falling and falling hard. I had told Dave I loved him long before MS was mentioned. Maybe it was fear, maybe worry, pity or embarrassment that stopped me every time from telling him. I thought if I told him that he would feel morally obliged to stay in the situation rather than wanting to be in a relationship. There were only so many excuses I could make for the perfectly circular bruises on my tummy and thighs from the Rebif. I wanted this relationship to develop and to do that I had to be honest about the uncertainty and unpredictability that this disease brings with it. When I told him he stared blankly for a few minutes, my heart rate increasing by the second. He looked at me, held my hand and said 'Ciara, I fell in love with you and now that I know you have MS, I will love you even more'. I had made MS out to be bigger than what we had when in fact our journey together with MS would make us stronger. Six years on and a house together is testament to that. He's there on the bad days, he's there on the good days and he's there to support me in everything I do. Everyone's someone is waiting for them. Don't ever let MS stop you from finding your happily ever after. Brace the minefield with open arms and kiss all the frogs that hop in your way- you never know which one is the right one!
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With all the lovely autumn leaves we've collected over the past weeks, we've had fun playing with them and using them for lots of different things. Last week we had a go at making a leaf bowl, linking in with some of the autumn books we have been reading.
I came across this idea in a fantastic book that one of my friend's lent me. It's called Make it Wild by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield and it's full of natural craft and art ideas exploring nature and being outdoors, using sand, wood, clay and ice to mention but a few. There are lots of great ideas for when the girls are older but lots of them can be worked for them now, particularly for Little Chick who is 3.
To make it easier to mould the leaves into a bowl shape we pressed them flat between some heavy books for a few days before using them.
We then took two small bowls and wrapped them in cling film, one with the inside of the bowl wrap and one with the outside of the bowl wrapped.
Little Chick got busy squeezing out the glue. We used a mixture of 50:50 PVA glue and water.
Then she got busy covering both sides of the leaves with the glue mixture. (If you have a little one who is just interested in glueing rather than sticking this is a great activity because it is all about lots and lots of glue everywhere!)
We then placed the leaves over the upturned bowl that had a cling film wrapped over the outside of the bowl. I raised the bowl up by putting a cylindrical pot underneath (I used an empty boullion pot), this meant the leaves could fall above the rim of the bowl and made it a bit easier to layer them on. It wasn't that easy to get the leaves to wrap round the bowl shape and not slowly slither off, as the leaves we had were fairly large and I needed to help Little Chick with this bit.
As you can see from the picture there was lots of glue!
We then carefully placed the other bowl with the cling film on the inside over our leaf bowl.
And turned it up the other way.
We then filled it with baking beans to give it a bit of weight to keep it in the bowl shape. Stones or marbles or anything like that would do. We then left it to dry. Ideally it would have been good to dry it in an airing cupboard but we don't have one so we left it on a window ill to dry. It did take about a week to dry. After a few days I took off the top bowl and then a few days later I removed the bottom bowl and because I'm impatient I used the hair dryer to finally finish it off!
And here's our finished dried bowl.
I just love the beautiful mix of colours.
And here's our bowl displaying some of our autumn fir cones.
This is a really nice craft activity for developing the idea of paper mache but using leaves instead of paper, getting sticky with lots of glue. I think next time we might have a go at making a leaf plate instead of a bowl which would make placing the leaves a lot easier. I wonder what else you could use this technique for?
The leaf bowl is now part of our autumn display of painted pumpkins, collected and decorated fir cones and conkers.


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Some controls in the Compact Framework don't have the same properties available as their Framework counterparts. Take, for example, the Label control. In a full Framework application, developers often use the BackColor property with the Label control. The BackColor property lets you customize a label's background color. This property, however, isn't available in the Compact Framework. Again, although you could create a custom control with this property exposed, a lot of extra work is involved.
Fortunately, in Visual Studio 2005 (formerly code-named Whidbey), Microsoft is supercharging the Toolbox for the Compact Framework. Microsoft is not only overhauling some existing controls but also adding some new controls. For example, Microsoft is overhauling the Label control so that it will support the BackColor property and is adding the DateTimePicker and Calendar controls.
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DjchunKfunK wrote:This is the same Gamereactor who said Squadron 42 was delayed until next year when Chris Roberts didn't actually say that in the interview. So I'd take this with a large pinch of salt.
Careful there now
Croberts hasn't denied the article either and its highly likely it will be delayed. Think the original interview was on a german media site called Gamestar by the way. Gamereactor might have passed it on from them.
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buttock pains - serious business
buttock pains - serious business
Iaquinta doubtful for the next game.
Amauri about 2 weeks.
Forza Giannetti, Bianconi and Libertazzi.
or we'll see DP-Quag...EL Malaka.
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god, feels like an Arsenal forum in here.
Speaking of, hopefully we send Traore back and get a discount on Van Persie
What's going on with Traore? Is he fit yet?
Guzoon Tight
^love your signature haha
But anyone concerned about what happened today?
I mean Chiellini gets hurt before the game even starts?! We definitely need to do something about....something.
Hope it's nothing serious.
Chiellini + De Ceglie - Sunday
Martinez - Unconfirmed broken metartasil - 3 months
we are very good at that... we paid 10 million euro for a defender who played 4 league matches and 1 cup match...
Forza Juve.. Vinci Per Noi
Initial prognosis:
Martinez out for 2 months
De Ceglie out for 3 months
Maninger out for a month
Chiellini out for a couple of days
So we have no wingers or wing backs fit for sunday?
We may have to play this
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"When we first played in the Champions League they [Juventus] were the top team, they were who we were aspiring to be like."
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This whole injury situation reminds the horrors of last season when we couldn't field the same starting 11 for two straight games cause of injuries which totally destroyed the team
I expect Camilleri to make an appearance. We are so unlucky..
Fractured kneecap. He even continued playing for a bit with it. The guy was improving then then f*ckin' Bonera happened. Piece of sh*t!
The return of Brazzo and Grosso is inevitable.
Traoré is a mystery and we could use Chiello on the left and have Camilleri or Sorensen for the bench. De SIlvestro is a right sided mid also who could be used but we have Milos. He's more useful on the right.
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Part 1 of this blog topic began to look one's feelings. There have been volumes written on this topic so what is shared here is just an overview. As promised, this continuation of the first part will look at naming your own feelings and listening to the feelings of others. I'll start with naming your own feelings. Quick……name the first three feelings that come to your mind. Really, before you read any further, close your eyes and name them. I'd be willing to bet you named happy, sad, and mad. These are the most basic of feelings and we usually become very familiar with them as children. However, if you do an internet search for a 'list of feeling words' or something similar to that you will be amazed at the words you know that describe feelings. Granted, many of them are synonyms for our three basic words, but each of them conveys a different state of the same feeling. For instance, just the word mad can be expressed with many words that indicate the degree/type of mad – from mildly irritated to murderous rage.
Naming our feelings helps us to better convey to someone how we are feeling and helps us to get a grasp on the intensity of the feeling. Hopefully it pushes us to explore even further to try and understand why we are responding like we are to the situation. Our typical human response is to assume that everyone will react as we are. If you check that out through your own experience you will notice that it isn't true. Something said to you may elicit rage while to someone else it's only mildly provocative – not even worthy of an argument. Discovering this and sharing it with someone is what helps develop a deeper, more intimate relationship or a better understanding of them.
On the other hand, listening to the feelings of others will help you to better understand them and help that relationship move into a more meaningful place even more quickly. And you can help someone else with their feelings. I like to call it 'mining' the conversation. When you are in a conversation with someone, pay attention to what is said and remember that there is something important about it to the speaker. Ask the questions that will help you understand why it is important. You may see them get enthused, excited, angry, pensive, or any other number of things and you can ask them about that reaction. Saying things like, "Wow, this is really important to you. Tell me more about it" can reveal things from their past that helps you become closer or understand them better. Much can be learned about someone from these responses. Compare these two potential answers to your question: "Is important to me because it will give me a chance to do something I love" or "It's important to me because it's the disease I lost my father to."
Listening doesn't necessarily mean hearing with your ears! If you pay close attention you will notice body language that tells you something about the conversation. When people are excited about something their eyes open wide, they may sit forward with an open body posture. If they are angry they most likely show it on their face with a grimace. These are moments when you can help the relationship by reflecting what you see. Asking, "I noticed that when we mentioned Joe Smith you didn't look too happy. Is there something about that topic that's hard for you?"
This sort of conversation is very difficult and awkward if you aren't used to doing it. And doing it in a setting with your church folk can be especially difficult because of the fear that we will embarrass our self or the person we are talking to. But genuine deep concern for the other person and a desire to understand so resolution and compromise can happen will make it easier to try. And the more you do it, the easier it gets!
And you won't enjoy expressing all of your feelings but learning to do so, especially the negative ones, like anger, hurt, disappointment, and despair, to name a few, actually helps heal your own self and a relationship. Being able to talk about past loss, hurt, or pain in the church setting helps others to understand why you may have strong feelings toward certain proposals and make them more likely to consider a compromise.
Last, remember that listening is just that – LISTENING! Not defending yourself, not trying to 'fix it', not offering possible solutions to other person's situation, not working on what you are going to say back and no problem solving. It's amazing how far good listening will take a relationship and help a body of people learn to practice grace!
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UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson has come out of seven straight scraps with his hand raised and, according to the 29-year old, it's not a coincidence he hasn't been beaten since falling to Anthony Pettis in late 2010. Though it was his second loss, the defeat to Pettis switched on a light bulb in Henderson's head causing him to realize he'd been entering the ring with the wrong kind of mindset.
Henderson recently elaborated on the impact the stumble had on his career, promising fans a different result in his rematch with Pettis.
"I didn't have wholesale changes in anything I did. A lot of time guys lose one fight, and they think, 'Oh, I've got to change things up. I've got to move and find different coaches.' Everything pretty much stayed the same. All my coaches stayed the same, all my training partners stayed the same at my gym. So there were no wholesale changes, but I changed the away I approach fights," explained Henderson in an interview with MMAJunkie. "After the Pettis fight, my mindset was to just go in there and go beat the guy up. I don't care about this or that or media or fans saying this or Dana White saying this or title fights promised. Forget all that. It doesn't matter. Go out there and beat the guy up. I changed my mindset after that fight."
And, as might be expected, the 155-pounder plans on doing just that when he gets his hands on Pettis next month at UFC 164.
"I'm going to go out there and beat him up. I'm going to dominate him for five rounds," the confident champ stated on how he envisions the fight unfolding.
Though the 19-2 Henderson's prediction implies a one-sided affair on August 31, backing up the tough talk could prove to be difficult. The well-rounded Pettis is 16-2 and has never been finished in his career (or truly beaten up for that matter).


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This is a figure drawing class led by local Fort Worth artist, Alexa Alarcon de Wierenga. Alexa began creating art at a very young age. At five she was in a stain glass window class with Mary Lynn Bowman, at 14 went to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and later obtained a BFA in painting at UT Arlington. At Booker T. WHSPVA, she was the first freshman to be allowed to participate in an extracurricular, nude, figure drawing class guided by Nancy Miller. Alexas artwork is heavily influenced by the 4 years of figure drawing classes, her concepts sweep within psychological states of mind, environmental and social politics. She currently works at Dow Art Galleries, LLC as an Art Restorer, while continuing to work as an artist in the evenings. The subject of the class will be a live nude model and the sessions will be split into two 45min sessions with a 15min break in-between.The first session begins at 6:30pm and consists of several poses timed at different increments to serve as a warm-up. The second session is a single 45min pose that begins at 7:30pm.


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Alaska Science Center
Tracking Polar Bears by Satellite
The USGS Alaska Science Center uses the latest technology in satellite radio-tracking to fill key information gaps on how polar bears use both the sea ice and land. Adult female polar bears are captured, fitted with satellite telemetry collars, and followed throughout their annual range. In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service we are also experimenting with glue-on and ear tag satellite transmitters, which can be deployed on adult male bears and younger, still-growing bears.
View previous dates of movements of satellite-collared polar bears.


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A day earlier, the DoJ accused rating agency Standard & Poor's of perpetrating a $5bn fraud by deliberately understating the risks of the bonds it rated before the financial crisis. S&P rejects the allegations.
The move against S&P, in particular, suggests a renewed appetite by American authorities to punish alleged wrongdoing that contributed to the financial crisis. In an action-packed few days, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of the country's largest financial regulators, has remained silent and out of the spotlight.
However, that will change in coming weeks when Mary Jo White, the regulator's new head, faces a confirmation hearing before the Senate in Washington.
President Barack Obama's decision last month to appoint White to succeed Mary Schapiro at the head of the SEC took some by surprise. Obama was quick to underline the credentials the 65-year-old had amassed during a decade spent as the government's chief prosecutor for New York.
It was a tenure that began in the early 1990s with the conviction of John Gotti, one of America's most feared mafia bosses for murder and racketeering. It ended with the 2001 conviction of four followers of Osama bin Laden for the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. "You don't want to mess with Mary Jo," Obama quipped.
But as arrangements are made for White's hearing, few know the career prosecutor and – latterly – corporate lawyer's thoughts about the major questions facing the world's most important financial markets.
Is, for example, the Volcker Rule – which bans banks from gambling with their own money and is still being finalised by SEC officials – workable? Has trading in shares and bonds become too dependent on computers?
And, perhaps, most importantly, which areas of Wall Street will she focus the SEC's energies on?
"It's unparalleled when someone comes in at the SEC with as much of a blank slate," said John Coffee, a professor of securities law at Columbia University. Given the number of UK companies with secondary listings in New York and the large operations banks such as Barclays and HSBC have on Wall Street, the answers that White gives will echo well beyond the US.
Even before White delivers her views, her appointment should grab the attention of foreign companies with listings on Wall Street or operations in the US.
White was hired by the independent directors of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp in July of 2011 as the escalating phone-hacking scandal raised the prospect of a possible prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), America's central piece of anti-bribery and corruption legislation. White had built up expertise in the field as a lawyer at New York firm Debevoise & Plimpton, which she joined in 2002.
White will join an SEC that has already stepped up its investigations under the FCPA, with prosecutions more than tripling to 80 over the past six years. Drinks company Diageo and Smith & Nephew, the FTSE-listed pharmaceutical company, were among the UK companies targeted.
"I could see her pushing the FCPA even harder," said Peter Henning, a professor of law at Wayne State University. "She knows how companies act and react."
Under US law, White will have to recuse herself from the News Corp case and any others she has been working directly on as a private lawyer. For the next two years, White is also not allowed to get involved in cases that have a direct bearing on companies she has ever represented. After almost a decade as a well-paid corporate lawyer, the list is a long one and includes JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley.
It is a stint in private practice, which included defending former Bank of America boss Ken Lewis, that has raised serious concerns whether White will be as vigorous in going after the wrongdoings of corporate America as she was after gangsters like Gotti. Adam Pritchard, a former senior lawyer at the SEC and now professor at the University of Michigan, argues that the fear is misplaced. "She has made her reputation being tough. This is an odd time to stop being tough," said Pritchard. "She is 65 – her next move after this is what? To make a lot of money? I doubt it."
Obama has been keen to promote White as the new sheriff in town, arguing that "we need cops on the beat to enforce the law". Although Obama's rhetoric is playing to the crowd, he is right that the SEC needs to remain tough on enforcement. Its failure to act on warnings that Bernard Madoff's amazing returns were thanks to a $60bn fraud left the regulator's credentials in tatters four years ago. It also needs the resources to stay tough.
"The SEC is confronted with a burgeoning workload and inadequate resources to handle that workload," argues Harvey Pitt, who ran the SEC between 2001 and 2003. One of White's first tasks will be trying to extract more money from Congress.
But the 65-year-old also needs to make sure that the SEC finishes writing the new financial rules that Obama says he has hired her to enforce. More than two years after Congress passed the Dodd-Frank, the financial reform legislation introduced in the wake of the financial crisis, 30pc of the required new rules have yet to be written, according to a report from law firm Davis Polk. "The regulatory function of the SEC is just as important as the enforcement one," says Pritchard.
White will also need to train the SEC's attention on new threats to the functioning of financial markets, including the growth of high-frequency trading.
Obama deserves some applause for hiring a top prosecutor, but White will need to be more than that as the new chief of the SEC.


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At Facebook's F8 2017 event, the unveiling of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology caused quite a stir.
Whilst the AR features showcased are mostly still in private beta, the VR stuff is out there now, though admittedly available to a more limited audience of Oculus Rift owners.
In this article, I'm going to look at some of the key functionality and what it could mean for marketers.
AR: The Camera Effects Platform
Snapchat on steroids gives creative power to the consumer
The best way to think of the Camera Effects Platform is as Snapchat on steroids. Take a look at the BuzzFeed video below and you'll see the platform takes the idea of Snapchat lenses and extends this functionality to other objects and parts of the scenery.
The video is compelling because it shows how photo and video sharing might be taken to the next level. One can imagine the creative lexicon of Facebook and Instagram users expanding quickly.
My first thought was: 'What does this mean for Photoshop?' Creative content production is becoming ever easier. With the Camera Effects Platform open to developers, these effects will multiply. Much like the app model, effects have to be submitted and reviewed by Facebook before being made available.
As the platform becomes richer, will we see consumers creating an even greater share of the most popular content online, just by using their social apps? Where brands were slightly slow to get to grips with Snapchat and perhaps justified this by thinking of it as a small(ish) walled garden, the same rationale cannot be applied to any camera app developed by Facebook.
The possibilities for brands to produce their own magical AR content are exciting, but so too are the possibilities of harnessing newly AR-literate influencers to create some of this stuff on their behalf.
Big advertising opportunities
We've already seen the potential for sponsored Snapchat lenses and filters. With Facebook's Camera Effects Platform, this potential is multiplied many times.
With any object recognisable, not just a face, the relevance for brands increases greatly. From cars to clothes, furniture to buildings, food to scenery, the creative applications should allow Facebook to create some snazzy branded experiences.
Adding sticky notes to real world objects
One of the immediate uses of the AR Studio (one part of the Camera Effects Platform open to developers) is to add information cards to real world objects. In his keynote, Mark Zuckerberg described the scenario of visiting the Coliseum and learning about the building by holding up your phone.
The implications of this are broad but are particularly interesting in education. The smartphone has long been touted as a way of making real-world learning more fun, but apps such as Zappar have had limited success in this area. Facebook's use of precise location data and not just visual triggers looks like it might expand the possibilities for annotating the real world.
These virtual sticky notes are of obvious interest if they can be updated regularly and provided in multiple languages. They may have uses in providing product information, too. The still below from Facebook's example shows a card applied to a bottle of wine when the user clicks the highlighted blue dot as they look through their phone.
Again, companies such as Blippar have so far failed to combine the physical and the virtual in this way – Facebook's tech will prove if those pioneers were hampered by lack of users or something more fundamental.
Are creative uses as exciting as functional ones?
Though the labelling of real world objects is a functional use, many have pointed out that the real sweet spot in AR is actually identification and search – pointing your camera at something (let's say a plant) and being told what that thing is and either where to get it or what to do with it.
This is functionality that has been around in admittedly limited form for some time (Amazon Firefly, Google Goggles, Bing visual search) but hasn't taken off (perhaps because of device and functionality limitations). As Pinterest and other tech companies enter this space again in pursuit of visual search, it's interesting that Facebook is concentrating on fun. Indeed, the fun side of AR is probably the only proven use case on a large scale, so Facebook is arguably putting its money on the right horse.
Of course, search has never been a big thing for Facebook, but sharing content has.
VR - Facebook Spaces
In the great tradition of tech product launches, Facebook's explainer video for Spaces is cringey beyond belief, but it's probably the quickest way to understand the platform. It's a heady mix of communication through avatars, 360-degree scenery, content sharing and 3D drawing.
A premium on 360-degree content
Facebook's new release says: "You and your friends can relive personal memories from your own Timelines, or even make new ones as you explore things that interest you from people and Pages you follow."
There's an obvious opportunity for publishers and brands here. Spaces needs 360-degree photos and videos for people to explore, and brands can provide this. Yes, there are brands that have already experimented here (e.g. Thomas Cook, Ted Baker, Renault) but the addition of social interaction makes for an interesting prospect.
Even from an experiential/events marketing point of view, rather than simply whacking a headset on a person, a salesperson can interact with the consumer within the content, leading to much more personable and enjoyable experiences.
Patience, everyone need a headset
VR headsets are few and far between at the moment (among the general populace), which means that as Facebook Spaces is rolled out, many interactions must necessarily be between one caller in real life and one in VR. Will these interactions work?
I know you've just watched one cringey video, but I'm going to make you watch another that illustrates one of these interactions.
I don't think it's such a terrible experience for the non-headset person as they can enjoy the cartoon avatar and relative novelty of the experience. However, I'm unsure of the benefit for the person calling in VR – all they see is a projected video call, just as they would do if they were looking at their smartphone.
Truly social experiences in VR will depend on headset penetration increasing dramatically. Brands don't need to worry about this in the wild for a while yet.
Is there an appetite for animation?
The unknowable is whether people will enjoy these types of experiences. Whilst I can relate to millennials and youngsters who want to hide behind an avatar, I also know that bitmoji isn't for everyone. That Groove Armada lyric comes to mind – "if everybody looked the same..."
Personally, I would use social VR over Skype (or webinar tech) in a heartbeat, if the animations and the mouth movement are indeed convincing. However, much further down the line, it's not hard to imagine a world of AR and VR making real experiences all the more valuable.
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People of all ages love riding the Spin 'n' Bump Cars! While these cars require drivers to be 48″ tall, our 2 seater passenger ships allow smaller kids to be included in the family fun.
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This is the second post in our series on the importance of blogs for business.
One of the most powerful ways that a blog can give your business a boost is by using it to establish yourself as an expert on a particular subject.
This is an effective tactic for a number of reasons:
By writing blog posts that showcase the breadth and depth of your knowledge, you reassure prospective customers that your business is legitimate – and that you have the expertise and background to deliver on your promises.
Blogs also allow you to show your personality and make a personal connection with your readers. This illustrates that you are not just a faceless corporate entity and is a powerful tool for attracting new customers – to get them to "take the leap" and purchase a product or service from you.
Writing blog posts is also a great way to keep in touch with current customers.
Each time you publish a blog post, you are reminding them about the particular expertise you possess. PLUS useful, insightful articles are the kind that they are likely to share with friends and family, bringing you a steady stream of new prospects.
As your blog grows and more and more people notice what you have to say, you may also attract the attention of the media.
Journalists are always looking for experts that they can interview. Fellow bloggers are always looking for insightful articles that they can link to.
This can lead to you being mentioned in widely read publications. This free publicity can grow your customer base at a rapid rate.
So is blogging to establish expertise for everyone? No. There are a few criteria you need to meet, before you become the "voice" of your company:
Stay tuned for our next post in this series, where we tackle the fine art of link-baiting.


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It's all about Katy Perry: MTV's first Artist of the Year
Katy Perry tops Adele to earn distinction as MTV's first Artist of the Year. Good call?
Katy Perry has been named MTV's first Artist of the Year.
The card-carrying "California Gurl" edged out stiff competition from British songbird Adele for the coveted distinction, the network said Thursday.
Just last week, Adele was crowned Billboard's Best Artist of 2011 in another battle with Perry. But the "Rolling in the Deep" chart-topper failed to overtake Mrs. Russell Brand in MTV's new annual round-up of the year's most dangerous lyricists.
The tough decision came after some heavy debating from a panel of seven pop music experts, Amy Doyle, the network's Chief of Music Programming explains.
The success of her sophomore offering, 21, catapulted Adele to the top of the international charts, but the panel was ultimately swayed by the enduring success of Katy's 2010 disc, Teenage Dream.
Just take a look at her brag sheet…
In August, Perry entered the musical history books alongside the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, when she landed a fifth No. 1 hit off her multi-platinum-selling album.
Katy's party anthem "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"climbed to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 -- just as the Snoop Dogg-assisted "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework" and "E.T.," which featured Kanye West, had done in the months before.
The feat made Katy and Michael the only two artists in history to earn five No. 1 hits from one album. Katy's now tied for the record set by MJ's Bad way back in 1988.
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The accomplishment was also the first for a female artist in the 52-year history of the Billboard Hot 100.
In May, the buxom pop star became another Billboard trendsetter after being named the first artist to spend an entire year in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. In May 2010, the sunny anthem "California Gurls" kicked off Katy's record-breaking stay on the chart, spending 18 weeks hovering in the Top 10.
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Additionally, Perry picked up the top prize at MTV's annual Video Music Awards last August. The promo for her hit song "Firework" was voted the best music video of the year.
The chart successes made Katy an obvious victor for MTV's Artist of the Year prize, network chiefs say.
"Riding high off the success of 2010's Teenage Dream, Perry didn't rest on her laurels," MTV wrote in a release announcing Katy's win.
"Instead, she set the bar even higher by hitting the road on the California Dreams Tour, where night after night, decked out in candy-colored clothes, she belted out her greatest hits and empowered her fans with tracks like 'Firework,'" the network added.
"That anthem, originally released late last year, became so ubiquitous this year that it finds itself at #10 on MTV's Best Songs of 2011 list. Visually, she always wanted to keep us guessing. She continually made music videos that were cinematic, tickling our funny bones at times and leaving us nostalgic at others."


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Nick Gray of UK based visual design practice Renegade, designed lighting for rockers Kasabian's live You Tube Re:Wired performance, streamed direct from London's O2 Arena, to welcome in 2012 with a big bang and a few WOW factors!
Challenges included only having eight hours on show-day to get in, rig and complete show programming before handing the rig over to Chase & Status' LD Neil Carson, so he could also squeeze in some programming time for their set. This feat was accomplished with some great teamwork between Renegade and the crew from London-based lighting contractor, Neg Earth.
The band have just finished the first UK leg arena of their new "Velociraptor!" tour, and some visual elements of this show were adapted for the New Year's Eve event. Says Nick Gray, "It was great to be able to work on another technically ground breaking gig with the band, who are always up for challenges and different ways of communicating with their fans".
Due to the time restrictions, Gray re-modelled the O2 stage set without the main video dome from the touring rig. Instead, he introduced new lighting aspects that helped adapt the space to work in this different context, whilst keeping the basic look and style of the show. He says, "I wanted to get as much of a massive light show in there as possible in the time we had available – and one that was also practical enough to be able to programme a meaningful show," he explains.
They retained the impressive 20 metre by 10 metre high wide structural front arch from the tour, complete with 134 x 1.5 metre lengths of Barco MiStrip.
Three custom 12 inch trussing arches were added mid-stage area, all of them raking backwards & Tilting upwards to contrast with the forward leaning angle of the front arch – and these were used to position a selection of Clay Paky Sharpies, Martin Professional MAC Aura LED washes and Atomic strobes.
Other lighting included 29 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s, ten Atomics and 12 single cell blinders around the perimeter of the main arch; Robe ColorWash 2500E ATs and CP Alpha Wash 1500s on the front truss and a large floor package based on five vertical truss towers, all rigged with more Alpha Spot 1500s on top plus more strobes and blinders on scaff bars. There were also six 4K Big Lites in a line in front of these.
As with the UK tour, the show was operated for Gray by Paul Kell using a Road Hog Full Boar console, which also drove a Catalyst media server running content to the MiStrips (that were supplied by XL Video).
To illuminate the O2's sold out audience, PRG supplied a series of trusses rigged with 20 Bad Boy moving lights and 70 VARI*LITE 3500 Washes, which were hooked into Kasabian's lighting control system.
Pyro Junkies added some special effects to Kasabian's set which ran from 11.30 through 1 a.m., rolling over into 2012 with a roof-raising rendition of "I Hear Voices" These included 40 black maroon-driven confetti drops at midnight together with 5000 black balloons. At the end of the set, six high powered blowers – four onstage and two at the front of house platform – pumped out a bespoke mix of feathers and black confetti showering the audience. (Black and feathers are both running themes throughout the various band artwork that stems from the Velociraptor! Album).
Kasabian next travel to Australia for the Big Day Out, then to Japan before touring Europe and the US until the end of April, with various versions of Nick Gray's visual design, which will be operated by Rob Gawler.
For more press information on Renegade, please call Louise Stickland on +44 7831 329888 or +44 1865 202679 or EMail : [email protected] To contact Renegade direct, please call Nick Gray on +44 7795 095427 or check www.renegadedesign.co.uk.
Photo shows Renegade's lighting for Kasabian's 2011 UK arena tour