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With an incredible mixture of ethnic groups, New Caledonia is a land with many traditions, customs and cultures. A blend of Melanesian and French culture, enhanced by Polynesian and Asian influences creates an exciting yet harmonious lifestyle.Read more
British naval explorer Capt. James Cook discovered the island in 1774. Its rugged coastline reminded him so much of Scotland that Cook named it New Caledonia in honor of his Scottish father. Both France and Britain settled the group of islands including Loyalty Islands, Isle of Pines, Belep and a number of smaller islands in the early 19th century. Today, New Caledonia is a self-governing territory of France and features the world's largest lagoon which covers approximately 14,912-square miles, making it one of the most remarkable and beautiful sailing locations. Cooled by the Pacific Ocean and trade winds, New Caledonia enjoys a soft, sunny climate. From the central mountain range to the warm tropical waters, visitors will discover an impressive assortment of plants and animals.
Nouméa, New Caledonia's capital, features French cultural influences. This cosmopolitan city feels much like the French Riviera, although it sits thousands of nautical miles away in the South Pacific. Colorful waterfronts are lined with bars, cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs. It is a terrific place to stock up on superb French gourmet food and wine before hoisting sail to the other beautiful destinations New Caledonia has to offer.
Tontouta International Airport is located 45 minutes drive from Noumea. A valid passport is required to travel to New Caledonia. The following countries are exempt from visa for a stay in New Caledonia that does not exceed three months: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Holy See (Vatican), Sweden, Switzerland. Beyond three-months in the territory, no extension of stay can be granted.
The following countries are exempt from visa for a stay in New Caledonia, not exceeding one month: Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Chile, South Korea, Croatia, USA, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, and Uruguay.
No extension can be granted beyond three months.
EU Nationals do not need a visa for New Caledonia.
Vanuatu: Tél +687 277621
Belgium: Tél + 687 261714
Great Britain: Tél + 687 285153 – firstname.lastname@example.com
Germany: Tél + 687 410020 – email@example.com
Switzerland: Tél + 687 442500 – firstname.lastname@example.com
Holland: Tél+ 687 284858 – +687 252284
Italy: Tél + 687 274282
The currency of New Caledonia is the CFP Franc (French Pacific Franc). It has a fixed equivalent parity to Euro. 1 Euro is equal to 119.33174 cfp
You will be able to withdraw "cfp" notes from ATM machines at the airport and all banks in town. You will be able to exchange currency at the airport and in several banks in town. Most of Banks are open Monday to Friday and close at around 3:00 pm. Most of the big stores and hotels accept credit card payment, but not small restaurants on the Loyalty Islands, please make sure you have some local currency. Duty free shops at the Airport and in Nouméa.
No vaccinations are required to travel to New Caledonia, but it is advisable to be up to date with universal vaccination: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and hepatitis B.
The sanitary equipment is excellent. There are hospitals in Noumea, Koumac and Poindimié. In the bush, there are clinics and/or private physicians.
Between December and April, mosquitoes can transmit Dengue Fever, which requires a medical consultation. Protect yourself with repellents. There is no major tropical disease to report.
At the beach, watch out for coral cuts. Shells like cone shells, and fish like stonefish or lionfish can be poisonous, so do not touch. If you dive, beware of the "tricots rayés" (black and white sea snakes).
You will have the opportunity to visit Kanak tribes. The Kanak culture is a very rich culture and one of the traditions is "the customary gesture." This custom takes place when entering a tribe for the first time. A simple and sincere gesture will be appreciated. ("manou"/sarong, a 500 cfp note and/or rolling tobacco).
Electricity: 220 volts. The sockets are identical to those found in France metropolitan; you may need to bring an adapter.
Emergency numbers:
Doctor emergency: 15
Police emergency: 17
Police in Nouméa: 25-23-23
Pompiers: 18
Sea rescue: 16
Winter: Greenwich + 10
Summer: Greenwich + 9
New Caledonia has a tropical climate and the weather is spring-like year round. Average temperatures are between 20 ° and 32 ° C depending on the season.
Winter: Between the beginning of June and the end of September.
We have southeast trade winds most of the year blowing an average of 15/18 knots in winter and 18/22 knots in summer. Some areas need a good knowledge of sailing, while others are to be avoided without a skipper.
Day 1: Ilot Mato
Day 2: Ilot Ua
Day 3: Ilot Kouare
Day 4: Bonne Anse
Day 5: Noumea
Base Manager
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+687 78 44 43
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Getting There
Several Companies offer flights to Nouméa (Air France – Air Calin – Air Vanuatu – Air New Zealand – Quantas – Air Austral)
It can be organized by the base (costs mentioned in price list / 45 mn between airport & base).
Weather Forecasts
Météo France forecast are stuck up at harbour master's office and marina station from 7:30 am Special announcements are broadcasted in case of Cyclonic alert or tropical wave as well as special coloured flag on the mast of harbour master's office. Nautical weather forecast is broadcasted every day at: 6:30 am, 9:30 am, 3:15 pm et 6:30 pm
8 showers, 12 toilets & 12 sinks are available every day from 24/24. Magnetic key to DY NC office.
Several restaurants nearby. Supermarket: CASINO 500 m from base. Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday 8am – 12am. Dream Yacht can take care of your provisioning. Send us back the provisioning list available on the site (once you filled it up) and everything will be on board upon your arrival.
Call from New Caledonia to France: You just need to dial the number of your contact (home or cellular). There are no special numbers to add. Call from France to New Caledonia: You dial the 00 687 + 6 figures of your contact (home or cell phone). Call from abroad: You dial the 00 687 + 6 figures of your contact (home or cell phone).
Marina is equipped with Wifi network. Contact Harbor master's office to know how use it. (tel: (27 71 97).
Only soft bags – No suite case (rigid suite cases are too cumbersome)
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The Future of Sports is Fan-Controlled
The first professional football league where fans call the shots
You hire the coaches, draft the players, and call the plays in real-time
Get In The Game
A New Pro Football League
Where The Fans Call The Shots
The Fan-Controlled Football League (FCFL) is exactly what it sounds like, a real world sports league where the Fans are in charge. It's like Madden in real life.
All FCFL games will be live-streamed on Twitch, the world's leading social video service and community for gamers and eSports, available on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The FCFL has also teamed up with IMG Original Content who will be supporting the league with their unparalleled expertise in sports and entertainment.
How it Works
For The Players
In the FCFL you don't play for your hometown fans, you play for fans across the globe. All 8 teams will be based in a single city and play in a massive production studio. This is a league built for the digital fan, and as a player you will have a global stage to show what you can do. Our streaming broadcast deal with Twitch provides an audience of more than 120 million passionate fans ready to call your number. Time to show the world what you've got.
- 7 on 7, fast-paced, high-scoring football
- 8 teams – 18 man rosters
- 1-hour games, start to finish
- $1,000,000+ championship pool
For The Fans
Via an interactive video overlay on Twitch or in the FCFL app, fans will call all of the plays in real time for the 8 teams in the new league. The outcome of each fan vote will be relayed to the quarterback and executed on the field.
In addition to play calling, the FCFL is putting fans in the General Manager role for the first time in sports, allowing them to determine each team's name, logo, coach, and the players that make the roster via a fan-run draft. It's a video game brought to life, and it's what ever football fan has been waiting for.
Check out this blog post for an in-depth look at how the fans will call the shots in the FCFL.
Proof of Concept
In 2017 we proved the fan-run model when we launched an expansion team called the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles in the Indoor Football League. We partnered with both Amazon's Twitch and Sports Illustrated, and turned over control of the team to our fans – generating hundreds of thousands of streams and play-calls via our mobile app from fans across the world. The fan playcalling lead to one of the most high-powered offenses in the league and our quarterback was named Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Video views across Facebook, Youtube & Twitch
Plays Called in Real Time By Fans Like You
Capital Invested In Building The FAN Platform & Token
#1 Rank
Led the IFL in 2pt & 4th Down Conversions
Get Your Spot In The Front Office
How To Earn FCFL Voting Power
FAN tokens are the power behind fan interactivity and engagement in the FCFL. All activity in the league relies on FAN tokens, from voting on which coach to hire to real-time play calling during the games. The more FAN tokens a fan owns, the more control that fan has over their favorite team.
Fans can accumulate FAN tokens by watching games, calling plays, proving their knowledge, making team decisions and competing against rival fans. Certain top fans of the team that wins the title get a cut of the $1,000,000 and growing championship prize pool and bragging rights over the rest of the league.
Meet Our Awesome Squad
Core Team & Contributors
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this actual football with real players?
Yup! This is real football featuring guys who have been on NFL rosters, been through NFL training camps, and played high-level college ball. We have several key members of the FCFL with direct NFL experience, including co-founder Ray Austin, who played safety for the Chicago Bears and New York Jets, and is a proud Tennessee Volunteer. In addition, senior advisor Andy Dolich is the former Chief Operating Officer of the San Francisco 49ers, and senior advisor Manish Jha is the former General Manager of Mobile Operations for the NFL.
The FCFL's prototype was the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles, an organization in the Indoor Football League whose offense was run entirely by fan voting and ended the 2017 season ranked third in the league. The quarterback of the Screaming Eagles, Verlon Reed, was named rookie of the year. We are now taking this experience and applying it to an entire league. Real football; real fan engagement.
To learn more, check out this blog post introducing the FCFL to the world.
Where will the FCFL play its games?
We haven't finalized a location yet, but the plan is to have all 8 teams play the first season in one location. Each team will have its own style and identity, so fans favorite team won't just be a random squad from their hometown but will be the team they most want to root for. Think of it kind of like PGA, Nascar or UFC – the athlete you root for in those sports is probably not from the same city as you, but you like them because you dig their game.
Can I try out for the league?
Definitely – if you are a legit top flight athlete with major college or pro football experience.
This is the Fan Controlled Football League, meaning the fans get to take over the role of the GM and Coaches. Its not the Fans Playing Football League, so only legit players need apply.
Be sure to sign up for more info and we'll be announcing regional try-outs later this year.
How does fan voting work?
Fans will call all of the plays in real time for the 8 teams in the new league either directly on Twitch or via the FCFL mobile app. The outcome of each fan vote will be relayed to the quarterback and executed on the field. In addition to play calling, the FCFL is putting fans in the General Manager role for the first time in sports, allowing them to determine each team's name, logo, coach, and the players that make the roster. Each of these votes, and the fan-run draft, will be in the FCFL app.
FAN Tokens are the lifeblood of the fan-controlled sports engagement engine, and like a video game, your tokens can be used for a variety of transactions, including unlocking additional content, procuring merchandise, or gaining access to exclusive events including sideline viewing of games. We will even maintain a public leader board where fans will compete to see who is objectively the most successful owner/GM/coach, and the highest-performing fans of the championship-winning team will share in the $1,000,000+ purse.
How can fans earn power in the FCFL?
ENGAGE! Once the FAN Token sale closes up, the only way to acquire Tokens from the FCFL and all future leagues will be to actively take part in league operations. Call plays, scout opponents, write a review of the past week's games; there are many touch-points through which fans will be able to accumulate FAN Tokens. The more you prove your worth as a owner/GM/coach, the more you will be rewarded with FAN Tokens demonstrating your sports aptitude.
What are FAN Tokens, exactly?
FAN Tokens will be the lifeblood for a new form of deeply fan-centric professional sports leagues where fans are tasked with making all operational decisions – from scouting and signing personnel, to strategizing for upcoming games, to calling plays in real-time. This is accomplished via crowdsourced, decentralized votes that are housed on the blockchain to maximize transparency.
Each fan's token stack, along with their level of engagement, will determine the power of their vote for their team's decisions: the more tokens a fan owns and the more tokens they have earned, the more weight their vote will carry. Fans are able to earn FAN Token through various touch points across the FCFL (and future leagues to come), including successfully calling plays, participating in votes and operational decisions, interacting with sponsors, creating and consuming content, and more. For a limited time, fans can gain access to FAN Tokens through our upcoming public token sale.
For further explanation of the mechanics of FAN Token-powered football, check out our FAN Token Explainer video.
When do we get to start calling the shots?
We are preparing to launch the first season of the FCFL in the near future, but there is a lot of work to do before we kick off our first games. In the coming weeks fans will be helping to name the teams, design the logos and jerseys, hire the coaching staff, draft the players and construct the playbook.
Register your email on our homepage to stay abreast of all news and updates, and join the Telegram channel to gain direct access to the league's founders. We want your input!
What if I want to write a story about the FCFL?
We are always excited to chat with members of the media and get all their questions answered. Our Co-Founders are all available for interviews – you can check out their bios here. They are great in person, in studio, on skype, in print – get 'em how you want 'em! Just contact us at email@example.com to get your questions answered or to schedule an interview.
How do I become a sponsor?
If you've got a business, product, service or brand you'd like to share with fans of the FCFL, we'd love to hear from you. Just as we take pride in the innovative approach we are taking to live sports, we'd be excited to innovate with you in creating unique, fan-centric engagements. You can reach us directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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The Platypus Women's B-Line Hydration Pack is a backpack focused on the essentials for cyclists. The low-profile design will stay out of your way as you pedal onward while making sure you have what you need along the way. Spend all day riding, you can store 3 Liters of water and up to 5 Liters of gear inside the bag. Keep some extra layers and rain gear at the ready just in case the weather takes a turn, and stash a snack or two in the waistbelt pockets. This pack is designed with a women's-specific fit, offering contoured shoulder straps, a short torso length, and an angled waist belt. You won't have to worry about discomfort caused by sweat build-up thanks to the breezy RidgeAir™ backpanel that channels air between the pack and your back.
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IHTM: I Tried a Skincare Product That Jacked Up My Skin Barrier So Here's How I Handled It
I basically called my mom for help. Except when I say mom, I mean an esthetician.
It's a darn good thing I've made a habit of reading every word on beauty packaging. I COULD HAVE DIED IF I USED THIS.
OK, I probably wouldn't have died. After all, it's natural and vegan, and both of those terms are synonymous with SUPER-SAFE. (That was sarcasm caps.)
I'm actually not entirely sure what would have happened, but this is what the box says:
I have extremely fair skin, so... yeah. I'll give this to a darker-skinned friend--I have a lot of those because I'm whatever the opposite of prejudiced is.
Anyway, I'm guessing from the context clues that it could potentially stain very fair skin and consequently make one of your friends ask, "Hey, what's with your new birthmark?" to which you would reply, "An adult can't have a 'new' birthmark. A birthmark is something you're born with," to which they would reply, "Maybe you were born again like a Protestant or Syreeta," to which you would reply "You can't get a birthmark from metaphorical rebirth. I can't believe we're even talking about this right now. Remind me why we're friends?"
So, clearly, what would have happened if I used this product is that I would have found out who my smart friends are.
If you don't have extremely fair skin, Aubrey Sea Buckthorn with Ester-C Rejuvenating Serum is a convenient way to get a dose of age-fighting vitamins. It's in rollerball form, and you just massage it in while I make you feel awkward by watching you jealously, you melanin-priveleged princess.
I'm sure there are other products that have wacky warnings on them--I just can't remember them. So that's why I'm asking today's Quick Question: What's the weirdest thing you've ever read on a beauty product's package?


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I enjoy listening to classical music and I was elated to hear Tarja!
Since classical music was her initial endeavor, it is only fitting that she'd sing what she loves! The album features pieces from different composers. Listen to the first track below:
Her voice is just stunning. The album is a great experience 🙂


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Frontier markets
The Bonds of War: Ukraine, Russia, the IMFFeb 11th, 2016 | Filed under: Business News, Finance & Economics, Frontier markets, Insolvency, Newly Added, The Global Economy & Currencies
Argentines take heart. Yes, you have implacable holdout bondholder NML Capital to contend with, and NML has been beating you in court battles arising from your 2001 bond defaults. But … Paul Singer isn't Vladimir Putin, and NML isn't Mother Russia. Your courtroom battles aren't actual battlefield battles. The defaultRead More
After the Balkan Adventure: A Bad Bank Gets WorseMar 9th, 2015 | Filed under: Frontier markets, Private Equity
Over the weekend that began March, auditors in Austria found that the billions already invested in the wind-down of Heta, part of the nationalized Hypo Group, would not suffice for the orderly wind down of this "bad bank." A worse-and-worse bank, it appears. Read More
Recent Russian Investment History: Misty Water-Colored MemoriesFeb 8th, 2015 | Filed under: Emerging markets, Frontier markets, Hedge Fund Strategies
William Browder's new book, Red Notice, is a fascinating window into the recent history of Russia, both when Yeltsin (and at first Putin) welcomed foreign investment and then when things turned very ugly for those investors. Read More
Missing the Market: An American Visits NigeriaDec 17th, 2014 | Filed under: Alpha Hunters, Frontier markets
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Some Oregon schools testing teacher bonuses
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In the past six months, seven Oregon school districts have paid about $3 million in bonuses to teachers and principals who were rated highly in districts that improved student test scores.
The performance bonuses are a federally funded project to determine whether cash rewards can boost student achievement, The Oregonian reported.
The program is run through the Portland-based nonprofit Chalkboard Project in six districts: Salem, Bend, Redmond, Crook County, Lebanon and Albany. Oregon City was going to take part, but it backed out after the teachers' union balked. The McMinnville district is in the program independently.
Top-rated teachers and principals at schools with big achievement gains got checks as large as $4,200. The average hovered around $2,000.
The Obama administration has awarded grants to districts, nonprofits and state education departments in 26 states to test paying by performance rather than tenure.
Some teachers and principals at Oregon schools that paid bonuses say they're enthusiastic about the new evaluation system — not the money.
"The incentive money, to be honest, is just a bit offensive to many of us — like dangling this extra money in front of me would make me do something I wasn't already," said Elizabeth Hendrie, a reading specialist at Yoshikai Elementary in Salem. "I'm already working as hard as I can."
All six Oregon districts in the Chalkboard Project consortium gave teachers a big say in how they're evaluated. And all decided to judge teachers based on entire schools' test score gains, not those of the particular students each taught.
Some of what the districts learn could shape the way all Oregon school districts respond this fall as they introduce teacher evaluations required by the state.
Gains in student achievement, including state test scores, must be a factor.
Districts won't have to pay bonuses based on classroom-level gains. But students' academic growth must count toward at least 10 percent of every teacher's rating by 2014-15, said Heidi Sipe, Oregon's assistant superintendent for improvement and innovation.
Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com


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This game is intended for elementary aged students! It targets following directions in a fun game that allows your students to get active and have fun! You can find it in my TpT Store here.
To Play:
Decide who goes first. Have that student flip over one card at a time (pink, then orange, then blue). When all three are flipped over and put on the mat, they should complete the action with the correct prop. If they do the sequence correctly, they return their cards to the bottom of the deck.
If they get an OOPS! card, their turn is over. They should return the cards to the bottom of the deck.
Pink Cards = An action
Orange Cards = An object
Blue Cards = Where to put the object (on their body) or who to do the action with
There is a mat included!
If this looks like something you could use in your speech room, check it out in my TpT Store here. THANK YOU!
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Accepting only Mainland Chinese citizens, Bakuoyin Cultural Hotel offers accommodation decorated in a local style in Lhasa. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.
Located in Chengguan District, Bakuoyin Cultural Hotel is within a 15-minute drive of Potala Palace. Lhasa Railway Station is a 25-minute drive away. Lhasa Gonggar International Airport can be reached in 60 minutes by car.
All rooms are equipped with heating facilities, a TV and an electric kettle. Free toiletries and slippe...rs are provided in the private bathroom with a shower.
Staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with luggage storage. Daily maid service is also provided. There is a shared lounge where guests can chat with each other.
Many dining options are located within walking distance. Guests can find a wide range of local dishes around.
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The candidate should be from 2013 (trained) / 2014 batch BTech/BE (CS/IT) or MCA. Candidates should have Good pH Score & academic record
As a part of development team, you will be developing mobile applications.
Experience : Freshers
Salary : Rs.3.6 LPA
Job Location : Bangalore
Qualification : BE/B.Tech
Company Name : MetricStream
Company Address : NA
Company Profile : MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide GRC and Quality Solutions. Its GRC platform is widely used in Fortune 500 and Fortune 2000 organizations in industries as diverse as pharmaceutical, high tech manufacturing, energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, food and beverages and automotive to manage quality processes, manage corporate policies, manage regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives. Metricstream is now expanding its GRC footprint in the mobile space with a specific focus on hybrid builds (on Android & iOS). Towards this objective the organization is seeking to enhance its existing mobile team.
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Attempt to Identify Bicycle Theft Subject/
SARASOTA, Fla. – February 23, 2016 – 3:15 p.m.
Sarasota Police Officers are attempting to identify a subject who was caught on camera stealing a bicycle from inside a parking garage at the Renaissance, 750 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Video of the subject taking the bicycle can be viewed at https://youtu.be/RpqWIxn3TO0
On Sunday, February 21, 2016, Officers responded to 750 North Tamiami Trail in reference to a theft. When Officers arrived, the victim told them someone had cut the lock off her bicycle and stole it. The victim has described the bicycle as a light green/teal with white trim, made by Specialized and has the word "Ariel" on the top frame bar. The bicycle has a value of approximately $585.
Bicycle owners are encouraged to store bicycles in a secure place when not in use and to lock them. Officers also encourage bicycle owners to use U-Locks and not cable locks because cable locks can be easily cut. When using a U-lock, make sure to position a bicycle frame and wheels so they take up as much of the open space within the U portion of the bicycle as possible.
Bicycle owners in the City of Sarasota can register their bicycles online at http://www.egovlink.com/sarasota/action.asp?actionid=17232 If Sarasota Police Officers recover a stolen bicycle, they are able to identify the owner if it is registered.
Anyone with information on this case, please call Detective Darrell Nixon at 941-954-7078 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS (8477) or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com


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Guest Stars Galore: Coming to Warehouse 13Matt Richenthal at . Comments
Billed as the the most successful series in Syfy history, Warehouse 13 returns for a second season this summer. A slew of guest stars will pop up when it does.
First, Gina Torres (pictured) will appear on the mysterious dramedy as a love interest for Pete. Her character, named Kate, will be an agent from Pete's cast. The actress guest starred this season on The Vampire Diaries.
Also slated for appearances: Philip Winchester and Paula Garces.
The latter will take on the role of a veterinarian in the Warehouse town of Univille; the former will play a former movie star.
Warehouse 13 returns to Syfy in July.
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Danny Escobedo, whose name was made famous in a landmark Supreme Court case, was indicted Tuesday on charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery, armed violence and unlawful use of a weapon.
Escobedo is the name associated with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established a suspect`s right to retain a lawyer during questioning. The high court overturned his 1960 murder conviction, saying Escobedo`s rights had been violated when police refused his request to talk with his lawyer during questioning.


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The EmployAbilities Program is designed to support individuals with I/DD interested in obtaining paid employment in the community and employers who strive to build inclusive workforces. Supported Employment Coaches provide individual assistance to each participant in finding job vacancies and completing resumes, applications and interviews. After the participant is hired, the job coach works side-by-side with him/her for a period of time. This on-the-job training helps to ensure proper workplace communication and safety. Our individualized approach allows us to customize our services to meet the needs and goals of both the individuals served and their employers.
When an individual is seeking employment they are partnered with a job coach. The job coach provides any or all of the following support:
- Employment assessments to determine program participant and employer interests
- Job search and placement
- On-the-job training
- Follow-up job coaching and support
- Ongoing communication with employers
- Assistance with arranging transportation
Additional employer benefits:
- No cost on-the-job training and follow-up services
- Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Tax credit benefits
- An inclusive workforce and positive organizational culture
Work is part of our identity. When we feel good about having a job, we often see ourselves in a more positive way. Work provides structure and routines. Job income gives us more choices, about what to buy, where to live, and gives us a chance to build savings. Through employment, adults with developmental disabilities gain valuable experiences where they earn their own money and greater independence.


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Video games have long since been given a negative stigma. Your mother telling you that you are going to get square eyes from staring at the TV too long, or professional postulating that violent video games cause violent behavior, it has always given video games a bit of a bad name. Gryffin Sanders, however, is changing that one saved granny at a time…
Ten year old Gryffin was taking a ride with his granny and younger brother in Golden, Colorado. The trouble started when the 72 year old grandmother passed out at the wheel while travelling at 60mph. This, as I am sure you have already concluded for yourself, is a recipe for disaster and tragedy.
You forgot about Gryffin though! The ten year old jumped into action, leaping across and taking the wheel. He then directed the car away from incoming traffic and into a nearby ditch. The car came to a gentle stop with all occupants of the car safe and sound.
Here is the best part… Gryffin attributed his quick reactions and ability to steer the car out of harm's way on Mario Kart Wii. Happy ending and a gold star for video games, now this is a story!
Gryffin you get a Guts for being calm under pressure and restoring video games' good name.Categories: News , Viral Video


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No. 1 ODU faces top ACC teams
Preview: Penn State, Michigan meet in Big Ten showdown
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Oct. 14 -- 3 p.m.: No. 9 Millersville Marauders at No. 3 West Chester Golden Rams (DII)
Oct. 14 -- 6 p.m.: No. 1 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs at No. 3 Maryland Terrapins (DI)
Oct. 16 -- noon: No. 8 Amherst Lord Jeffs at No. 3 Bowdoin Polar Bears (DIII)
Oct. 16 -- noon: No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 10 Michigan Wolverines (DI)
Oct. 16 -- 1 p.m.: No. 7 Duke Blue Devils at No. 1 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs (DI)
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Division III: Rachael Dix, Rowan (Senior, Forward), Olivia Triano, Kean (Senior, Forward), Lauren Greer, Middlebury (Junior, Forward).
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• Division II: No. 5 Merrimack is off to a 13-1 start and the credit is due to its stingy defense. The Warriors have only allowed 10 goals and have posted nine shutouts -- most in the nation.
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My name is John Mohan and I was a student of Claude Gordon from 1979 until 1995, although I only studied part-time between 1987 and 1990 due to my being on the road as Musical Director and Trumpet Soloist for two different international Circuses during that time. I consider myself extremely fortunate in having had the opportunity to study with Claude, as I feel that his tutorship is largely responsible for my success as a professional trumpet player.
I found out about Mr. Gordon when I was a sophomore or junior in High School growing up in a suburb of Chicago. I was a pretty good trumpet player, always hovering around 1st or 2nd chair in my Jr. High and High School bands, but none the less, I definitely was a "struggler". Whatever abilities I had, I worked very hard for, and I had a lot of trouble with inconsistency in my playing. And I was constantly besieged by teachers who had all kinds of various theories about "breathing from the diaphragm", "smiling when playing", "using no pressure" and always, "you need to completely change your embouchure or you will never progress". I found myself in a tailspin and was quite upset at the fact that I was a better player at the age of 12 than I was now at the age of 14 or 15! One day I noticed an advertisement on the back of my Arban's book for Claude Gordon's "Systematic Approach to Daily Practice for Trumpet" book. The ad said that the book "is designed to develop a register from the second C below low C to C above high C, along with the power, endurance, sound and control necessary to meet the demands required of the professional trumpet player." This sounded good to me! Furthermore, among the professionals who endorsed the book was Maynard Ferguson, one of my idols, who wrote that his present lead trumpet player Stan Mark (another idol) was a student of Claude's.
Upon purchasing the book, I proceeded to carefully study the written material that composes the first ten pages of the book. Everything written in it seemed to be the exact opposite of what the many different "theorist" teachers had been pounding into me, yet everything written seemed to make much more sense to me. Excited, I took the book to show to one of my music teachers in High School (a brass player himself). He took a look at the book and said to me, "John, if you use this book, within six months you won't be able to play a single note!" Well, he had been one of the ones telling me to "smile when you play, stick out your diaphragm and don't use any pressure." These brilliant ideas hadn't got me anywhere except halfway to the insane asylum, so I ignored him and proceeded to begin the book. I practiced the exercises and supplementary material exactly as the book directed. Within a week, I had added several steps to my range and a feeling of consistency that I had never felt before began to develop. I continued to use the book and continued to improve far faster than I ever had even while studying privately with anyone. It now became my ambition to somehow study with Claude Gordon himself.
The following summer, I was at a Music Camp at a University in Minnesota and I ran into an older trumpet player who had attended one of Claude's Clinics. He actually had Claude's business card! I copied down the number and as soon as I got home I started trying to reach Mr. Gordon. It took several months, because every time I called he was out of town performing or doing Clinics. Finally, one time when I called a man with a kind of gruff but friendly voice answered the phone. I asked if I could speak to Claude Gordon. He replied, "Speaking." I just about lost my voice I was so nervous and excited! Regaining my composure, I told him about myself and we talked about my playing for a bit. He gave me some pointers and told me I was welcome to call him any time I ran into problems with my playing. And this I did, from time to time. Eventually, he invited me to fly to Los Angeles and take one of his "Crash Courses" – an intensive week of lessons with about a year's worth of lesson assignments to do back home. I took my first "Crash Course" in January of 1979. I took a second one about a year later. Finally, in 1982, my wife and I saved up enough money (with help from my family) and moved to Los Angeles where I began studying full time with Claude and began my career as a freelance trumpet player in the Los Angeles area.
What Studying With Claude Was Like
Lessons with Claude Gordon were a wonderful positive experience. The man absolutely radiated positiveness and warmth. I always did my best playing in front of him. Claude was an extremely in-demand teacher, and it was not at all unusual for him to schedule non-stop lessons from 8:00am until 10:00pm. He divided his time between Los Angeles and San Francisco, teaching alternate weeks in each of the locations and spending week-ends with his wife at their mountain home in Big Bear. He would even eat his meals during lessons rather than turn students away. And Claude wasn't one of those teachers who hand picked only the best players to be his students (as many of my former "theorist-teachers" had tried to tell me). He took anyone who had a true desire to practice hard and work at the horn. Natural talent was not a prerequisite - I'm living proof of this!
When I had my first lesson with Claude, I was surprised that he set up a fairly undemanding lesson. He assigned me material I had already gone through by using his Systematic Book and its lesson assignments. Furthermore, he even made the material itself easier, for instance, having me play Clarke Technical Study #1 with only one repeat instead of "eight to sixteen times each" as the book instructs one to do, and he had me play the Clarke's at "a full comfortable volume", instead of "at a whisper" as the book instructs one to do. I was a little disappointed but I did what I was told to do. The routine in the beginning only took about 30 or 40 minutes a day to do. But gradually, it built up. Did it ever! After several years studying full time with Mr. Gordon, it reached the point where I was practicing four to five hours a day! But he built up the routine very slowly and in this way, made me strong enough to handle that amount of playing. And we would go over material many times, each time making it a little more difficult. I went through the Clarke Technical Studies book a total of three times, spending about 8 – 10 weeks on each study, playing them single tongued for two weeks (or rather "K-Tongue Modified" as he called the special way of tonguing he taught me), then "K-Tongued" for two weeks, then "Double Tongued" for two weeks, etc. until finally, slurred for the final two weeks. It wasn't until the third time through the book that we did them as Clarke wrote in the book, with many repeats and at a very quiet volume. In addition to the many exercises and books that he wrote personally, Claude took me though just about every major trumpet method book written, including many that have been out of print for years.
Claude's way was to build an extremely strong technical foundation in his students before working on Solos and Etude type material. It wasn't until the 5th or 6th year of lessons that we began spending time on this type of material. At that point, when we began working on the Virtuoso-Style Solos, it was a pleasure to play this type of music without having to struggle with technical deficiencies while doing it. And Claude was very diligent about playing musically. He would stop me often and have me play sections of songs again and again, imploring me to "Treat the music like you are a great opera singer." I have read other accounts from people who have studied with Claude for briefer periods of time and said that Claude didn't give them musical material to play (Solos and Etudes). What they don't realize is that Claude's way was to build a strong foundation first, and then create the walls and the roof. I'm afraid they just didn't stay with their studies long enough to realize the full benefit of studying with Claude Gordon. It was much the same way for people who thought Claude didn't concentrate on having players learn to play soft. It was just that he first covered material such as the Clarke's and various other flexibility and technical exercise books at a "full comfortable volume" to prevent the developing player from trying to pinch off the sound and strain improperly to play soft. Then, gradually over time, he would reassign material. The second time through he would implore the student to "play it easy – nice and relaxed". Then, on the third time through a book such as Clarke's Technical Studies, he would have the well-developed student play truly soft (as well as loud when called for).
Some of My Favorite Gordon Quotes
Claude had many little sayings that he would say to the student or even stamp in his books. The following are some of my favorites and have helped me many times through the years.
"Hit it hard and wish it well!" Any time I get nervous, for instance when I have to play one of the many loud, upper register exposed passages in the musical "Cats" for which I play 1st Trumpet, I think of this one.
"Lift Fingers High, Strike Valves Hard" Although there are times when one shouldn't apply this principal (for instance the 2nd Movement of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto), the rest of the time, this idea can make a huge difference when tackling technically difficult music with fast and awkward fingering patterns. Soon they become fast and graceful finger patterns.
"Watch the Tongue" Claude would stamp this into all of one's flexibility and range-building material. This meant to get a feel for how the tongue arches into the "eee" (as in "sea") position to play in the upper register, and drops down into the "aaw" (as in "saw") position to play lower notes.
"Big Breath Chest Up" Another of Claude's stamps, this implored the player to breath correctly and always fill up.
"There is no such thing as playing with 'no pressure' (lip pressure). Forget about 'pressure' and let proper practice and development take care of the amount of pressure." This is one of Claude's philosophies that still to this day causes controversy, and I simply do not understand why. It made sense to me as a child of 14, and it certainly makes sense to me today as a full time professional trumpet player. Does anyone out there doubt for a minute that Maynard Ferguson, Wayne Bergeron, Maurice Andre, Bud Herseth, or any other successful player uses a certain amount of pressure when playing, especially when ascending into the upper register? Of course they do! It seems to me that the only ones that advocate "playing with little or even no pressure" tend to be professional teachers who don't play for a living at all, never have and never will. Their teaching philosophies are based on all kinds of unproven theories and ideas that often result in confusion and despair for their students rather than successful trumpet playing.
"Let the Air Do the Work – Let the Air Save the Lips" Trumpet playing is a balance of several different forces. One of these forces is the tension of the lip and facial muscles and another is the air power created by the breathing muscles and channeled (controlled) by the tongue. The breathing muscles are a whole lot stronger than the lips and facial muscles, and therefore the idea behind this quote is to shift the balance of power to the bigger and stronger breathing muscles and rely less on the muscles of the lips and face. This is one of those things one "gets a feel for" over a period of time and is a little hard to explain in words.
"Don't worry about High Notes. High Notes are inevitable if you are practicing correctly." I was always worried that I wouldn't develop the extreme upper register that I wanted. And Claude said the above quote over and over. He was right.
"Don't worry about getting your chance, worry about being ready when your chance comes." Claude was SO right about this one. I was always worried about getting my chance. In retrospect, I wasn't ready when my "chance" came. Fortunately, I got even more "chances" down the line! Which leads me to the next quote I will write:
"There's always room at the top. There's always room at the bottom. It's the middle that's overcrowded." Show me a player of Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, or Maurice Andre's caliber who isn't working. I don't think you'll be able to. There is nothing special about them. They are human beings of flesh and blood just like the rest of us. Well, there is something special. They are among the most intensely dedicated human beings on this planet. I firmly believe that for any and all of us, our potential as trumpet players is only limited by how much we choose to put into our practicing and playing. And that's exactly the way it should be.
And my final Claude Gordon quote, as heard on the end of his Selmer-Produced Video, "The Seven Natural Elements to Brass Playing":
"Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice…."
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to study with Claude Gordon. Something he often said to me was to pass on what he taught me. His words were, "As Herbert Clarke said to me, don't stop where I left off, but strive to go even further." Up until now, I have been pretty much wrapped up in playing and haven't gotten around to teaching what Claude taught me. Eventually, that will change.
John Mohan
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Optimal Design of Experiments: A Case Study Approach (Hardback)Peter Goos (author), Bradley Jones (author)
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"It's been said: 'Design for the experiment, don't experiment for the design.' This book ably demonstrates this notion by showing how tailor-made, optimal designs can be effectively employed to meet a client's actual needs. It should be required reading for anyone interested in using the design of experiments in industrial settings."
Christopher J. Nachtsheim, Frank A Donaldson Chair in Operations Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
This book demonstrates the utility of the computer-aided optimal design approach using real industrial examples. These examples address questions such as the following:How can I do screening inexpensively if I have dozens of factors to investigate?What can I do if I have day-to-day variability and I can only perform 3 runs a day?How can I do RSM cost effectively if I have categorical factors?How can I design and analyze experiments when there is a factor that can only be changed a few times over the study?How can I include both ingredients in a mixture and processing factors in the same study?How can I design an experiment if there are many factor combinations that are impossible to run?How can I make sure that a time trend due to warming up of equipment does not affect the conclusions from a study?How can I take into account batch information in when designing experiments involving multiple batches?How can I add runs to a botched experiment to resolve ambiguities?
While answering these questions the book also shows how to evaluate and compare designs. This allows researchers to make sensible trade-offs between the cost of experimentation and the amount of information they obtain.
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 600 g
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Even behind the razor wire, eight-foot-tall sandbags and surrounded by his troops, Col. Kell Soler keeps his Tavor 5.56-mm machine gun slung around his neck and his helmet within reach.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas have controlled this agricultural village at the dead end of a dirt road for decades. Soler's military base sits on ground that used to be a guerrilla stronghold and played host to some of its most notorious commanders. For soldiers to be here, deep in central Colombia, is a stick in the eye.
"The fact that we're in their rearguard, in an area that's important to them — they have to understand that they're being defeated," Soler said. "They have to feel like they're not safe anywhere."
The FARC turn 50 on Tuesday, making them the longest-standing guerrilla army in the hemisphere and defying those who have predicted their demise.
From their birth as a ragtag rural militia in 1964 under the command of Manuel "Sure Shot" Marulanda, the FARC metastasized into one of the world's deadliest guerrilla groups with global ties and awash in cash from extortion and the drug trade.
Gone are the days when the group — labeled as terrorists by Colombia and the United States — could muster almost 20,000 men and credibly threaten to overrun the capital. A prolonged war and more than $9 billion in U.S. military aid have left them deeply wounded. The army estimates the FARC are about 7,000-strong and have a support network of thousands more.
But Soler's caution is a sign that they remain deadly. Although the area around La Julia is crawling with about 3,600 soldiers, the single road into town is prone to guerrilla raids and is off-limits to troop transports, he said. Instead, soldiers rely on Black Hawk helicopters to shuttle them 32 miles to the nearest town of Uribe.
"They avoid direct combat and have gone back to fighting guerrilla skirmishes," Soler said of the group. "They dress like civilians, look for troops, and when they see the opportunity they strike."
Even so, some believe this FARC anniversary may be among its last. For 19 months, guerrilla leaders have been meeting with government officials in Cuba to hammer out a peace deal that would require the rebels to lay down arms, shed fatigues and join the cutthroat world of Colombian politics.
The fate of those talks is at the center of Sunday's election, where President Juan Manuel Santos is hoping to stay in office with the promise that he's the only one who can guarantee the peace process. His primary rival, former Finance Minister Óscar Iván Zuluaga, has threatened to pull the plug on talks — or at least tack on conditions that may make them untenable. The two are expected to face each other in a June 15 runoff.
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The administration is optimistic about talks, but many here are skeptical. Valentín Gomez has a clubbed foot and pale eyes that seem sun-bleached from living in the Colombian plains, or llanos, for 88 years.
Gomez said he first fled political violence in the 1940s when Conservative and Liberal gunmen terrorized the countryside during what's known as La Violencia. After the FARC spawned from that conflict, he recalls having to run at least four more times. He's seen several peace talks start with promise only to fail.
"I don't believe peace can happen," he said, as he watched soldiers slap up posters encouraging guerrillas to defect. "War is a business and a lot of people make a living on it...What is the government going to do with all those armed boys in the hills? There's not enough work for them in this country."
The government admits that poverty is one of the driving forces behind the FARC and other criminal groups. But it also says the guerrillas owe their longevity to Colombia's unique geography. This redoubt is flanked by mountains, sliced by rivers and provides thick vegetation to hide in. The ground also bursts with one of the most lucrative crops on the planet — coca to make cocaine, and the FARC are major players in the drug trade.
The FARC delegation in Havana has not responded to multiple requests for comments, but people in La Julia say the vision of the FARC as a drug-fueled mafia is too simplistic.
Nancy Castaño, 48, is a community leader who sells livestock feed. Although she was jailed for three years for being a guerrilla collaborator, she says the charges were trumped up. But that hasn't dampened her sympathy for the group's cause.
When the FARC took up arms a half-century ago, longtime neglect of rural areas and deep inequalities provided fertile ground for the movement, she said.
The uprising "had so much resonance and, I would say, was based on such an objective view of life on the ground that it turned into a global phenomenon," she said. "There are reasons and causes that led to their birth 50 years ago that are still with us."
Even today, the gap between Colombia's rich and poor is growing faster than any other nation in Latin America, according to U.N. figures.
When Fidel Castro overthrew the Batista dictatorship in Cuba in 1959, it inspired leftist guerrilla movements in every country in the region except Costa Rica. But the FARC's roots can be traced back to the 1940s when Marulanda, whose real name was Pedro Antonio Marín Marín, took up arms after the assassination of Liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.
Eventually, Marulanda and his men formed a communist enclave called Marquetalia in central Colombia. The government — backed by U.S. military advisers and equipment — attacked Marquetalia on May 27, 1964.
Outnumbered and outgunned, Marulanda managed to escape and lead his troops to safety. Although the band didn't adopt the name of FARC until 1966, it has always considered the Marquetalia attack its symbolic birth.
As the FARC's power and military might grew and they found new sources of income, such as kidnapping and drugs, successive governments tried to broker peace. Two initiatives in particular provide reason for pessimism and help explain the FARC's longevity.
In the 1980s, the administration of Belisario Betancur signed a cease-fire and the guerrillas tiptoed into politics by forming the Patriotic Union, or UP party. The UP won more than 200 local council positions and a handful of congressional and senate seats in 1986. But in succeeding years, more than 1,500 UP leaders were assassinated, including presidential candidate Jaime Pardo in 1987. Both sides accused each other of acting in bad faith and the FARC stepped up its military push.
A new peace process got underway in 1998, when the Andrés Pastrana administration cleared the military out of a 26,000-square-mile area, larger than the state of Maryland, as a precursor to talks. The area, which included La Julia and Uribe, was known as Caguán, but many called it Farclandia because the guerrillas had free reign. There was a nightclub for officers and the FARC owned the streets.
Those talks broke down in 2002 after the guerillas hijacked a commercial flight to snatch a senator. When the army and right-wing paramilitary squads moved in to reclaim Farclandia, they found the guerrillas were stronger than ever. The clash generated grisly violence and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.
This whole area still lives with the stigma of being a onetime FARC bastion. Rosa Gilma Gonzalez, 34, has been the head of the local school district for about a year. But when she goes home to Villavicencio, she doesn't talk about it.
"My mother has forbid me from telling anyone I work in Uribe," she said. "The idea they have about this place is that we're all guerrillas."
Marcelino Chacón, the mayor of Uribe, spent two months in jail at the beginning of his term in 2011 after authorities charged him with being a FARC collaborator. The case is still under investigation but he denies the charges.
He was detained, he said, because he insisted on traveling to rural areas without bodyguards.
"They didn't link me [to the guerrillas] because they saw me armed or working for the FARC," he said. "It's simply because I'm the mayor of Uribe and simply because I tried to take the state presence to the countryside."
On paper, Chacón is following the government playbook. With U.S. funding, authorities launched a pilot project in 2007 to push public services into these long-neglected communities in lockstep with the military.
The "Integrated Consolidation Plan," as it's known, has been rolled out in seven other regions, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has earmarked $235 million to the effort from 2011 to 2016.
But the FARC still exert control in other ways. In La Julia, a much-needed bridge and a health center are both half-built. The military says guerrilla extortion chased away the construction firms.
Castaño, the community leader, said that a peace process will be a chance for the government and the FARC to prove that, after 50 years of fighting, they both want the best for Colombians.
If the negotiations are successful "we can begin to lay the first little rock so that everything that has been invested in the war can be invested in peace and the needs of the people," she said. "I think we're about to start that process."
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Welcome to another edition of the Carnival of Cool Homeschoolers. I hope you enjoy reading the entries as much as I did.
Alasandra challenges us to read a banned book. This week is "Banned Book Week". Read a book from the banned list and help maintain our freedoms.
Everyone is free to make decisions about what to read, but no one should be allowed to prescribe to everyone else, what they may, or may not read.
I thoroughly enjoyed this next entry. Living by Learning says,
Discover ideas and resources to enrich home school lessons through field trips to museums and zoos. Find links to online resources that will help you plan a fun and engaging trip.She gives very good ideas on how to use digital "toys" on your next field trip.
I know that many consider iPods to be luxuries but in our home they are necessities for our children's education. We've filled their iPods with good music and good literature. We have strict rules, no earphones and no walking around with them. Each child has a set of speakers that s/he can move around the house and I have an adapter for use in the van. The iPods have saved my voice on more than one occasion. The kids have always had a taste for literature that far exceeds their current reading ability. I just was not able to read enough to them to keep them satisfied. The iPod allowed them to listen to as much literature as their little hearts could ever want.
Thomas J. West investigates whether those musical instruments available at Wal Mart and Toys R Us a good choice for homeschoolers? If your child is beginning to learn to play a new instrument, you need to read this article before you buy him/her the instrument.
I love the art idea from Narrow Path. She gives step-by-step instructions on how to help your child make an impressionist masterpiece.
Maxwell sent me a link to a website that is chock full of really good arts activities. Artsology. On their Investigations page, they visit, amongst others, the Cloisters in NYC to discover monsters in art, Navajo sand painting and artistic representations of Zeus through the ages. Their videos page contains a selection of videos
Jazz legend Thelonious Monk plays the classic song "Round About Midnight."
Listen as Jack Kerouac reads from his novel "On The Road" with a slideshow of images of Kerouac as well as Neal Cassidy.
A selection of flower paintings by the American artist Georgia O'Keeffe set to a soundtrack of music by Mozart.
A video slideshow introduction to the paintings of Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
Watch Miles Davis performing "Footprints."
A video montage of faces painted by Picasso, with each one transforming into the next one.
Watch the influential bebop genius Charlie Parker play his alto sax!
Hear Pavarotti sing the famous aria "Nessun Dorma" by Puccini.
A fantastic display of tap dancing by Gregory Hines.
Moving from the arts to science. Kim writes:
I've started a pretty big undertaking for me. I'm running a weekly physics class for elementary students. Here's a summary of my first class. It's quite nerve-wracking knowing that every week I need to prepare a lecture, an activity or experiment, review the previous information, and also prepare any needed vocabulary and concepts for future classes. I'm having fun so far and the kids seem to be getting something from it. I'm really happy that those moms felt OK with trusting me with their kids. It also is a class that needs to be developed from scratch because I want to present the evidence required for the first ideas and the next ideas. That's a tall order because every other science programs starts with the final conclusions or just very impressive bouncy balls or slime.I wish we lived closer to Kim as her science class sounds like the type of science class I would want for my children. I have huge problems with almost all the science programs I have found as they do not present the information in a logical way. Her second science class sounds even better than the first. Kim, I think you need to package this class for resale. I'd certainly be interested in buying it from you.
I've recently discovered the joys of distance learning. I realized a few months ago that I become overwhelmed when I try to teach every subject to my children. I often struggle to find the perfect resources and end up having to do too much work before I teach the kids. Luckily, there is a growing body of master teachers who are providing their teaching services over the internet and through teleconferences. I think that these services are underutilized by the homeschooling community.
Amongst these teachers is Scott Powell of History At Our House. Scott is a masterful teacher who brings history to life for his students.
Scott has written a good essay in Secular Homeschooling titled, "Why History".
History is widely considered to be a core component of a proper homeschooling curriculum. In fact, according to homeschooling authorities Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer, "history is the subject," because it presents "the unfolding of human achievement in every area — science, literature, art, music, and politics." Yet how many of us can say we were excited to learn history as a child, that we emerged from our own youth with a history education that actually empowered us to make our way through the world, and that we regularly engage the past of human civilization as a vital component of our lives?Read the entire essay here
There is no shame in admitting that you found history dull, that you thought it was a waste of time, or even that you hated it as a child. The way that it was taught, it probably deserved your disdain! Like Kevin Arnold, the young man of the TV show The Wonder Years, you probably remember history as mind-blowingly boring. I'll never forget the episode in which Kevin's history teacher, played by Ben Stein, begins a lesson: "The Hundred Years' War…Year Four!" As a historian, I laughed and I cringed when I first saw that episode. It captures perfectly why for so many people the mere thought of attending a history lecture causes their eyes to roll to the back of their heads.
Honestly, if you like history (or, like me, you love it), you know you are one of only a few.
But if history is something almost everyone hated as a child, how can it be something we all believe we need to teach our kids? Is it because we want them to suffer as we did? Of course not. Still, the question remains: "Why history?"
Scott is not alone in teaching homeschooled students over long distances. Michael Gold tutors all levels of mathematics through calculus and statistics, to work with home schoolers on math courses and curriculum, to teach logic and basic science, or to prepare you or your child for the SAT, ACT, THEA, GRE or GMAT. He writes:
To make it easy for the student and to properly build the student's knowledge of mathematics, I teach in a step-by-step manner. Material is organized logically to make math easier for the student to grasp, and methods are always provided for working problems. This organization and use of method should give students reasoning skills that will help them in other areas of academics and in life. I also provide applications of mathematics, to motivate the student and to show the power of ideas.When I heard about Michael's business, I thought of all those people whose main complaint about homeschooling is that they believe the majority of parents are not able to teach higher level math. It's becoming easier and easier for homeschooling parents to outsource the subjects they don't wish, or feel competent to teach. A cheaper option for distance math education, but far less personal than Michael's services is Aleks.
The study of mathematics provides a unique opportunity to learn fundamental thinking skills used in all areas of life, from science to law, from reading to analyzing every-day claims. So, as it arises naturally in our tutoring sessions, I will use our time to improve the student's logic and reasoning abilities.
I've only heard good things about Aleks, however, when we tried it, I discovered that my children need human interaction. Perhaps when they are older, computer based math learning will work for them, but right now, they need to interact with a human.
ALEKS is a web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course. ALEKS then instructs the student on the topics she is most ready to learn. As a student works through a course, ALEKS periodically reassesses the student to ensure that topics learned are also retained. ALEKS courses are very complete in their topic coverage and ALEKS avoids multiple choice questions. A student who shows a high level of mastery of an ALEKS course will be successful in the actual course she is taking.
ALEKS also provides the advantages of one-on-one instruction, 24/7, from virtually any web-based computer for a fraction of the cost of a human tutor.
Unlike Scott and Michael, Melinda Kinnear does not specialize in one specific subject. She offers workshops and tutoring for grades K thru 10th in the following subjects:
Language Arts & English
Reading Comprehension
Science (Earth, Physical, & Life)
History (U.S. & World)
Spelling & Vocabulary Building
More importantly, she offers very individualized instruction. She writes: If your child is having a particular problem with a subject, I can
customize a course just for him/her to address & meet his/her specific
I realized I am not alone in struggling to find good textbooks and curricula for my children. Kathy Ceceri of Crafts For Learning writes that textbooks stink!.
In a November/December 2004 article in Edutopia magazine called The Muddle Machine, writer Tamim Ansary confirmed what everybody who's ever opened a lousy science, math, history or English textbook has suspected for a long time – the answer to the question "Who writes these things?" is "No one."
Ansary, a columnist for the online encyclopedia Encarta.com and author of 38 nonfiction books for children, was an editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich for nine years before going on to write for Houghton Mifflin, McDougall Littell, Prentice Hall, and many other textbook publishers. And according to his insider's view, the process used to create the books schools rely on looks more like a sausage factory than a scholarly collaboration.
Regardless of the prestigious names and credentials which often appear on the title page of most textbooks, in standard practice textbooks are written by teams of in-house writers (or, more recently, outside "development houses") who use as the basis of their product not the latest findings by experts in the field but – other textbooks. As Ansary describes, the "chum" is then updated by the application of whatever hot new teaching philosophy is coming down the pike, tweaked by an editor to make it sound as if it were penned by a single consciousness, and only then adorned with the name of the researcher or professor who is dubbed "the author."
Dana is a far better mom than I. When her children acquired gray tree frogs, instead of telling the children to send them back from whence they came, she went shopping and set up a habitat for the frogs. Dana, I think Ben and Shira want to come and live with you. They think life is very unfair because I refuse to have any reptiles or rodents in the house.
It was fortuitous that Mary of The Informed Parent wrote about italic handwriting.
Italic handwriting makes a lot of sense to me. You first learn to print and then it doesn't take much to switch over to cursive italic letters.Shira want to learn how to write in italic or how to do calligraphy. All of a sudden she is transforming her chicken scratch handwriting into something beautiful and wants the tools to make it even more beautiful.
Dawn is my kind of homeschooler. She submitted two entries to this carnival. In the first entry, she writes about the excellent lesson plan on classical music she developed. Then, just before I could start to feel inadequate, she wrote:
I don't know if you accept multiple posts but I thought this and the "Musical Afternoon" had to go together. The first is that typical, "Look at everything we did! I'm so organized and clever!" post and this submission is the immediate followup where I realized that post made me look like something I'm not - an organized mom. Of course I had to correct that!.
Kris, a truly organized homeschooler, blogs about the joys of dusting off all her old preschool "stuff" for her current young preschooler and teaching one-to-one correspondence to preschoolers through (mostly) play.
Angie of The Homeschool Classroom shares her list of age appropriate chores. What makes this different from other chores list are the side notes on what to expect from children about chores as various points in their lives.
I always enjoy reading about homeschoolers who have finished their journey. Malia Russell shares the story of her daughter, Christina's homeschool graduation. Christina is a remarkable young woman who is an inspiration to us all. Mazal Tov, Christina.
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