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GreenStar Community Projects is hosting a benefit concert to raise money to promote healthy food access, education, and food systems in our community. The Blind Spots will be groovin for one of their few nights on the local scene this year in support of these food justice efforts.
Doors open at 6:30pm at the newly renovated The Space @ Greenstar with a suggested $10 donation for admission. We will have beer, wine and snacks at the concession table (tips go to support Loaves and Fishes), and a silent auction full of wonderful gifts from our community.
PLEASE bring a food donation (perishable or non-perishable) for the Friendship Donation Network to be entered into a raffle to win a gorgeous piece of art from Helena Cooper.
The official event poster has been attached. Check out our website for more details on the work we do at GSCP for food justice in our community.
Hope to see you all there!!
Anna Kelles
GSCP volunteer
Note: I don't know how vegan-friendly this event will be, but I think it's one many vegans will be interested in!
"The Rhetoric of Criminality: Mass Incarceration and the Marginalization of People of Color
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Students for Justice in Palestine, Cornell Black Student's United, and Movemiento Estudiantil Chicano/Chicana Aztlan present:
The Rhetoric of Criminality: Mass Incarceration and the Marginalization of People of Color.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
6:00-8:00 pm
Uris Hall G01
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by the GPSAFC
As of 2013, there are approximately 2 million prisoners in the US today, constituting nearly a quarter of the worldwide prison population. Of these 2 million, a disconcerting proportion of inmates are minorities and persons of color. Why is it that one in three African American men in their twenties are incarcerated on any given day? How has the war on terror affected Arab and Muslim communities in the US? Have the new immigration laws led to an upswing in incarcerated immigrants? This student-run teach-in will not only address all these questions, but will also explore how the US government, private corporations and the justice system perpetuate and benefit from the mass incarceration of people of color.
Animal Rescue Fundraising Shindig!
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This just in from Browncoat Cat Rescue:
Americana Wineries is having a book release shindig, with fundraising for rescue groups (Seneca County SPCA, Pet the Pet, and Browncoat Cat Rescue!) There will be live music, face-painting, food, wine, raffles, a silent auction, and adorable animals to meet! Eat, drink, and save some lives.
Well mannered dogs are more than welcome to attend!
Come by BCR's little tent, and meet my boxes of kittens
Saturday, June 1, 2013
12:00pm until 6:00pm
Some vegan news and some news of vegans
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I'm still caught up in the world of new parenthood, but I had to share these few things that have been sitting in my in-box. Hope you're all having a beautiful spring!
- Read this: Guest Viewpoint: Criticism of Tompkins SPCA is unwarranted: PETA has its own issues to solve (Ithaca Journal, Apr 19, 2013) I side with the SPCA on this one!
- Animal Rights 2013 National Conference is slated for June 27-30, in Washington, DC.
- Vegetarian Summerfest is happening in Johnstown, PA, July 3-7.
Will you stand up for animals in this year's Ithaca Festival Parade?
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Just saw this on Facebook:
Please join Finger Lakes Animal Rights on Wednesday May 29th, to march in the Ithaca Festival 2013 Parade, themed "Where the Heart Is". We'll be walking resources — carrying signs displaying titles of books, podcasts, films, etc. related to making the world a better place through veganism. Anyone is welcome to join in. A great opportunity to show our community that it's a win-win situation to Wear a Heart for ALL animals.
More info and ongoing updates: www.veganedu.org/parade/
Contact & RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com
If you're not vegan yet, I bet this movie will convince you
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Or maybe not, who knows! But this movie does seem to be very convincing to a lot of people. See if it works for you, maybe!
Community screening SATURDAY in Ithaca:
DOVE (Demonstrating Our Values Through Eating) & Club Veg Film Series
FORKS OVER KNIVES: Join the Conversation That's Changing the Way America Eats
Saturday, April 13th, 7 – 9 PM
At the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca ANNEX Building, 208 East Buffalo Street, 2nd floor, Ithaca
FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
"A film that can save your life" ~ Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"I Loved it and I need all of you to see it" ~ Dr. Oz, The Dr. Oz Show
"Great movie" ~ Mark Bittman, New York Times columnist
"Convincing, radical, and politically volatile" ~ John Anderson, Variety
Who: Open to the public, childcare available
Cost: FREE (optional desserts and popcorn available for sale)
Reservations: Reservations for childcare REQUIRED by Wednesday April 10th.
Reservations for attending helpful for setup purposes. Reserve by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information call 272-1126 before 10 PM
Make sure to include your name, number in your party, if you want to reserve childcare (and how many children and what ages).
DOVE & Club Veg planning meeting precedes the movie starting at 5:30. If you would like to get involved with DOVE (Demonstrating Our Values through Eating) an Action Team of the Unitarian Social Justice Council OR Club Veg as a volunteer, come to a meeting for volunteers. Delicious vegan dinner available for $10/each. Reservations required if you would like to order a dinner. See reservation information above.
Do you know how to listen?
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I attended a free listening workshop here in Ithaca in 2011 that was really amazing. I went after I'd already been in Ithaca's Talking Circles on Race and Racism — which are so wonderful, but so dependent on good communication. I really think I could have been a better listener (and a better white ally) if I'd attended the Listening Workshop before the Talking Circles!
The main idea is that usually, people aren't really, truly listening to each other. They're kind of waiting so they can speak. For instance, when someone says something about oppression, the other person isn't necessarily listening with an open heart, ready to hear every painful detail — they're usually going through a whole list of automatic, unhelpful responses (agreeing or disagreeing, questioning, giving advice, problem solving, thinking of a similar experience, coming up with reasons or explanations, etc. — there's a list on our refrigerator!). The result is that we don't actually hear what the other is saying. It takes awareness and practice to move away from these automatic responses, but I've got to say that it is well worth the effort. It really changed the way I communicate with people, for the better.
Think about what widespread adoption of this approach to communication could do for our world. Learning to be better listeners can only help our struggles for social and environmental justice. When someone speaks of their experience of racism or classism or heterosexism or sexism or any other oppression, it may stir up memories of things you read, or movies you saw, but that doesn't mean that those are fit responses; the other is talking about their life, and now is not the time for anecdotes about movies, but for listening. Likewise, it might be painful to hear how we harm animals by not being vegan, but shouldn't we at least listen to the voices of those we're harming (via their proxies and spokespeople, those humans who can speak in words we can understand, who seem to have animals' interests in mind)?
If you're an activist, my guess is you'd like to be listened to. We have to be the change we want to see, so we need to work on our own listening.
Anyway, I can't recommend these programs highly enough — and there happens to be a Listening Workshop SATURDAY, April 13th, 9am-12:30pm (they ask folks to please be 5 minutes early).
It will be held at the Ithaca Community Childcare Center (IC3), which is a really cool building at 579 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850 between the medical campus and Boces on Warren Road. Please bring snacks/beverages, and register at: www.thelisteningworkshop.com. It is 100% free.
TODAY: Celebrate People's History Art Show at the Ink Shop
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Art Opening Friday, April 5th – Ink Shop Printmaking Center
People's History: This show, curated by Ryan Clover-Owens, will feature artwork from the Just Seeds Artists' Collective, a group of contemporary artists who have addressed a myriad of topics in the "Celebrate People's History" series, from Emma Goldman and Malcom X to the Occupation of Alcatraz and the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. The show is an educational program of the Durland Alternatives Library at Cornell University and is comprised of about 60 posters.
Ink Shop Printmaking Center (2nd floor)
at Community School of Music and Arts
330 MLK Street / E. State Street 1st floor
Legacy Foundation Gallery Hallway Ithaca, NY 14850
Ink Shop Hours: Tuesday to Friday 12 -6 PM, Sat 12-4 PM; CSMA Hours: Monday-Thursday 10-6 and Friday 9-5
Contact: The Ink Shop 607 277-3884
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New vegan book club starting up in Ithaca
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Via the Ithaca Vegans group on Facebook:
For those of you not on the meetup website I am starting a vegan book club and discussion group. The first date is for Sat. May 4th at 3:00. I suggested the first book, The Lucky Ones by Jenny Brown founder of Woodstock farm animal sanctuary. We will also discuss what else everyone wants to read. If you are interested let me know. – Stephanie


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The Cents had their eligible returning veterans in town Friday night for the start of training camp.
All of the vets were there, except for Tyler Pistone and J.J. Waldrop (who are both playing junior A in the US) and Tyler Miller (who's trying out for the WHL).
The players had a run on both Saturday and Sunday mornings before two-a-day practices.
I had the chance to talk with Centennials GM and Assistant Coach Tyler Forsythe this morning, ahead of today's first on-ice sessions.
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Andrew Job is a theatre-trained actor with many years of theatre productions under his belt. He started improvising in the Canadian Improv Games in high school. He now performs improv comedy weekly at Vancouver Theatresports League on Granville Island and for over a decade at every comedy venue in Vancouver. He is one half of Those Guys Vancouver, a Comedy Improv/ Sketch Duo that has performed at Vancouver International Improv Festival, Rio Theatre, Improv Against Humanity, Canada Place Convention Centre, Fortune Sound Club, Instant Theatre, China Cloud Theatre, Little Mountain Gallery, Cafe Deux Soleils, Rowan's Roof, Second Storey Theatre, and Groundlings L.A.


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Barry Comprehensive School's Presentation Evening 2013 was another resounding celebration of success with over 380 students being nominated for awards. As ever, these awards were for success across the entire curriculum, but students were also rewarded for life skills, anti-bullying work and for sporting achievement.
Special guests return every year to award significant prizes to our students, many of them having given years of service to the school. We also take the opportunity to remember past students and their families.
Mr. McNamara, Headteacher, presented at his first Presentation Evening, publically thanking staff, students, governors and parents for their contributions to our recent successful Estyn Report. He also showed a clip of a recent DVD featuring Nicole Cooke describing the extraordinary welcome she had received when visiting Barry Comprehensive School earlier in the academic year. Mr. McNamara described experiencing the same warm welcome he received and referred to the distinctive ethos of pride and energy that exists in our school.
As a school we continue to be proud of the close partnerships between school and community and it is the continued support of parents that allows us to continue to build on success. We look forward to celebrating another successful year in the summer examination results.


text: Tonight, as promised, Keith Olbermann attacked Senator Hillary Clinton in a ten-minute "Special Comment," saying that he was not endorsing Barack Obama but that "events insist" that he speak and stand against her "tepid response" to the controversial remarks of Geraldine Ferraro wherein she said that Obama wouldn't have been as successful if he were not black. Last night Olbermann decried the statements as "clearly racist"; tonight, he followed up with a doozy in which he accused her of "campaigning as if Barack Obama were the Democrat and you were the Republican." In so doing, said Olbermann — in letting the opportunity to forcefully oppose Ferraro's comments pass her by — Olbermann said that Clinton had "missed a critical opportunity to do what was right." Huffington Post.


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I'm turning wine into water ... yes, I know it's supposed to be the other way around - (just not when you're pregnant, haha).
I call it - a Bun in the Oven. :)
I love red wine ... good, dry, delicious red wine. I love it anytime of the year, from any country - any time of the day (well ok - not in the morning but anytime after lunch ... i mean, it's 5 oclock somewhere, right?). Few things in life are better than plopping down on the couch with your husband after a long day with a glass of red wine in your hand ...
However, I am temporarily "off" wine until little Nelson graces us with his presence (not too much longer) -- I'm also "off" Diet Coke. My two favorite beverages. The problem is this. I hate juice, its too sweet abd sugary. I hate water, it's too bland. Yes, this is a problem for an expecting mother who is supposed to be drinking ounces and ounces of water dailly!
So ... I came up with a solution!! For some reason, I drink wine MUCH faster (and more) than I should ... haha. :) So, I thought why not just drink water out of my wine glass? So I pulled out the cute initialed wine glass that Krystyn gave me when I got engaged, the Brita, the Cranberry juice and some lemon juice ... and voila! :) Such a yummy and delicious way to drink enough water!!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Virgin Cocktail - Bun in the Oven
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- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Awesome! I always mix water w/my juice! At least 25% water because I agree juice is too sweet! Glad my "A" glass is getting some use!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2010 at 8:37 AM
Whitney, you are too cute!!! I've enjoyed reading your blog and I can't wait to see what else you make for baby Nelson. My son is 11 months old now and I've enjoyed every moment. Motherhood is so amazing! Good Luck with everything and I look forward to reading about your family. - Meghan (Noll) PierroReplyDelete
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Restoring Life to Death
There is death. And then there is death.
Salmon swim upstream to spawn, and then die, having exerted themselves completely. Eagles and bears drag salmon carcasses into the forest, and the remnants nourish the trees. Without the salmon, the rainforest where I live would not exist. Salmon runs were vitally important times in the calendars of Coast Salish peoples all along the north Pacific coast.
My Irish and Scottish ancestors were salmon people too, and there was a time when salmon bodies nourished their forests as well. Salmon were associated with knowledge, wisdom, and initiation.
Salmon face death on their own terms. Like sacred kings, their bodies and their blood nourish the land. In the eyes of the forest, in the eyes of the people who inhabit it, in the eyes of eagle and raven and bear, and in the eyes of the gods, their deaths are right and good and life giving.
But this year in the Columbia River and its tributaries, more than half of the Sockeye run has died before reaching its ancestral spawning grounds. Fisheries biologist cite warm temperatures and low water levels, the result of a hot, dry season when the rainforest has barely seen any rain. Many First Nations are shutting down Sockeye fishing, despite the cost to tradition and to food security.
These death of the salmon before they can spawn is a different kind of death.
My death gods comes to me in the form of a bear and an old woman with Datura blossoms in her long, white hair. They have always been the most tender and loving of gods to me, despite their reputation for ferocity.
When a student of mine died in a fire, they helped me open the gate to allow her to pass through to the otherworld, and, though her death hurt deeply, they showed that it was in the flow of all things in ways that my talking, thinking self still can't fully understand. When I knelt in the dirt rubbing Devil's Club tincture into the gums of a horse, trying to revive him, they let me keep the gate jammed shut until I knew all hope was lost, and then led his spirit bounding through to the other side.
It makes sense that such gods would be companions to an herbalist. My friend and teacher Stephen Buhner once told me that a healer needs to know intimacy with death. Otherwise, we cannot walk beside people in fear and pain and surrender.
Though my wand is called a Green Wand, its true form is a bone entwined by Devil's Club shoots.
An intimacy with death gods has taught me that not all deaths are the same in their eyes. Some deaths are not in the flow of things.
My gods show me the deaths of unarmed Black and Brown and Indigenous people murdered by police. And the murders of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people, so many of them women, so many of them Trans*, that the police refuse to investigate.
They show me the Iraqi children who died of dysentery and cholera when the U.S. bombed Iraq's water and sewage treatment plants and then refused to allow their repair or the importation of adequate antibiotics for well over a decade.
They show me the caribou drowned when rivers were dammed.
My gods tell me that while they carried these dead out of this world, their true place remains within it.
These dead are restless, rattling at the gates.
In 2001,in Colombia, I met Hector Mondragon an economist who was tortured for his support for striking oil workers and then refused to give the names of his torturers to guerrillas who wanted to avenge him. Over several decades of work with unions and Indigenous and campesino groups, many of his friends were killed by his country's armed factions. Hector said "My murdered compañeros were killed twice . . ." once by bullets or machetes or bombs, and once by a world that refused to acknowledge their lives and their deaths.
Global capitalism was born of primitive accumulation — the violent enclosure (theft and privatization) of land, material, and labor from the Indigenous cultures of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas which stoked its fires. Today, that process of accumulation continues around the world from the rise in prison labor to gentrification to the commodification of water to sweatshop labor in Bangladesh to the violation of Indigenous sovereignty in the service of Canada's "resource economy." (And as Fjothr Odinsdottir Lokakvan reminded me, the bodies of ancient dead things, in the form of oil and gas, are literally the fuel that drives the engines of capitalism.)
The culture that arises from capitalism conceals the bodies of the dead — ancient, historical, and modern; human and non-human — so that its members can be insulated from the bloody cost of their standard of living. The erasure of the memory of so many lives and deaths is like a continuous pouring of concrete to prevent the return of what was driven from this world.
But some of us remember — and that makes the concrete begin to crack.
On the morning of the second day of Many Gods West, I was spirited away to Tumwater Falls.
Standing on a bridge over the Deschutes River, my companion and I looked down at what had been a rushing waterfall in seasons past. Rocks once covered with water were laid bare, and a spray that would have misted us in another time barely made it a quarter of the way up to the bridge. I looked at the withering vegetation on its banks and saw a wasteland expanding for want of anyone willing to ask the perilous question.
My green-eyed forest-hearted companion began to speak to me about witnessing — about how when we truly see each other and truly see a river and truly see a tree, it calls forth something luminous and alive from within them. My heart softened and my perspective shifted. I began to see the bare stones in their smooth, fluid beauty. The land and the water began to make themselves known to me.
That night, in ritual, I would meet a Gaulish war goddess whose name and image had been forgotten for centuries and accept the blessing of her warrior's mark. The next night I met the Matronae, the forgotten mothers of my ancestors, and recommitted myself to the return of what was driven from this world that is essential to its survival.
Witnessing and remembering are the beginning of restoring sacredness to the death around us to enable it to feed new life.
The Greek poet, Dinos Christianopolous wrote:
"what didn't you do to bury me/ but you forgot I was a seed."
When the seeds contained in the memory of the dead are able to break through the concrete, we shall see what this world can grow.


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Starting on Piccadilly outside The Cavalry & Guards Club on Hyde Park corner, runners will make their way past huge crowds and London landmarks including the London Eye, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
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Notice: Bitcointalk is down
The Bitcointalk.org forum which is the main discussion place for Bitcoin has been attacked once again. for security measures users should change their passwords as soon as they have access back to the forum. Your information might have been stolen and the hackers might be able to use them in some other websites you are a member of.
The admin , Michael Marquardt ( Theymos) has announced that the downtime would be at least 48 hours and he will publish a complete report on the incident once the servers are back up.


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Last week the following sight greeted me as I stepped out my bedroom door:
That's three complete tops and three complete backs, draped all over my living room.
Why, you ask?
Well, because the night before, I'd missed the edge of the side table, and my mug of pomegranate tea spilled all over the stack of tops and backs tucked underneath. (OK, a word of explanation: wooden crates make very useful side tables when turned on their ends, but those slats can be tricky. I'd tucked my fabric in the crate for easy access and constant reminder to actually baste and quilt them, never expecting this would happen!) Thankfully, once things were dry, I could not detect any pink stains, but the event encouraged me to reconsider how I store my pieces.
Soon I had a new addition coming my way! Behold, the gateway to Narnia!
Well, it is my grandparents' wardrobe, and it is perfect for storing my fabric and quilts. My parents had it in their garage and were waiting for an opportunity to bring it over. The picture explains how perfect it is, so I have nothing more to say on the matter:
My fabric stash is tucked willy-nilly, but the wardrobe is so deep I can easily see what's there and access it. Blue scrap bins are now off the floor (yay!), and quilt tops and other treasures have an honored place. At the bottom are vintage sheets, scraps of odd fabric (burlap, etc.), and chunks of denim awaiting further application.
It feels so sweet to have my grandparents as part of my sewing space, a reminder of their encouragement in my artistic endeavors since childhood. It's also quite refreshing to have a new sense of order to my materials. Creativity seems to come easier when the environment reflects thought and care, wouldn't you say?


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Title: The Merciless
Author: Danielle Vega
Publisher/Date Published: Razorbill, 2014
How I Got This Book: Purchased myself
Rating: 3 out of 5
Much like with cinema, sometimes in life you want a subtle story with reflecting characters filled with nuance and a plot that builds and stay with you. These books are wonderful and are often the ones that win great prizes, but can often be hard work and sometimes very worthy. Sometimes in life, you just need a borderline trashy story that hooks you in and drags you along for the ride, but that you have to concede doesn't require a great deal of thought behind it. In film, these story styles are usually found in gore-filled horror films or fluffy 'chick flicks' – people know what they're getting when they go to watch these, and if they're your genre of choice sometimes the more formulaic the story the better. Enter The Merciless, a standalone teen horror offering that combines all the bitchiness of a high school drama and the pure psychopathy of a serial killer film, all wrapped in a wonderfully obnoxious hot pink cover (daubed with a sparkly gold satanic pentagram, naturally). If nothing else, it's a work of design genius from Razorbill – it stands out so brightly amongst the rest of my titles, and is physically very enticing with deckled edge pages and a gorgeous hardcover finish. I have heard time and time again that people have bought this book, just because of the cover design. I can understand why.
Anyway, on to the actual story! Sofia is a professional new girll – an army brat teen, she's well versed at slipping into new schools and navigating through cliques, not outstanding enough to be popular, not odd enough to be bullied (at least not consistently). By chance at her latest school, she falls in with the popular girls – they're beautiful, friendly, yet oddly religious and a bit well… strange. Desperate to not make waves, Sofia goes along with her new crowd and finds herself inadvertently taking part in a DIY exorcism of a girl from their school deemed to be possessed by the devil. Now this could just all seem very silly and far-fetched, but the extent that these girls commit to this ritual, nd the levels of coercion and peer pressure that goes on throughout this novel ares straight-up Stephen King. It's at points genuinely gruesome. The downside to this is that the characterisation tends to lack any degree of subtlety and at times does read like pastiche of Mean Girls, without the humour.
It has to be said for The Merciless though, I couldn't put it down. Well, to be more precise, I put it down on numerous occasions to get away from some of the imagery that even a desensitised soul like myself had to wince at, but I was always insidiously lured back into the story, curious to find out how it all pans out. Much like the movies, I just couldn't look away.
In many ways, I would say this book is ideal for a film adaptation. I have heard that, somewhat inevitably, there is one in the works, adapted by Marlene King, the showrunner behind Pretty Little Liars. I would genuinely be curious to see how it pans out, although I would worry that the characters would seem even more stock when on screen, and the violence would either ascend to the point of ludicrousness, or be toned down at the command of studios. I'm not sure it would offer anything that Carrie or Mean Girls hasn't already done. Either way, it's one of those books that you will either love or hate, but it definitely won't bore you.


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Goan village scene. A fisherwoman on her morning rounds selling fish in Talaulim, Goa. An earlier post on this theme is here.
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Only in Goa. A strange sight in Reis Magos. This White Snapper (chonak in Konkani) will fetch the lady at least ₹3000 (~$50).
Home delivery. Fisherwomen making their daily rounds, bringing fresh catch of the day to your doorstep, was once an important feature of Goan life. Today it is an uncommon sight. These images are from 2007.
In one short verse, the great Goan poet Bakibab Borkar (1910-1984) captured the essence of what it means to be Goan1: Please Sir, God of Death Don't make it my turn today, not today There's fish curry for dinner. [1] Great Goans by Mario Cabral e Sa and Lourdes Bravo Da Costa, N.N.A.P. Publications, 1991. […]


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My feeling was that there never had been convincing evidence that subliminal messages were effective in persuading us to do or buy something, but I needed to update my information. Now, I have. So, if you've ever wondered about the dastardly practice of directing messages into our brains underneath the radar of consciousness, here is the story.
It all started back in 1957, when a man named James Vicary claimed that he had slipped subliminal messages into a movie being shown at a New Jersey theatre. The messages, which appeared so briefly on the screen that patrons were unaware of them, were "Eat popcorn" and "Drink Coke." Vicary claimed that sales of popcorn rose an incredible 58 per cent and Coke 18 per cent.
His announcement created an immediate furor. Mere months later, The National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters commented that "there may well be grave concern over the idea of advertising, which affects people below their level of conscious awareness, so that they are not able to exercise conscious control over their acceptance or rejection of the messages."
The initial research turned out to be meaningless, but several studies since then have shown that subliminal advertising works, although only slightly. As we understand the human brain better, it will problemably become possible to improve subliminal advertising techniques. But that just raises the larger ethical question of… if we can manipulate the biological basis for decision making, should we? Some would argue that marketing is just that, already. Others would say that the difference is one of resolution, and that being able to fine tune marketing tactics to individual brains would be unethical. The future holds some difficult decisions for business leaders.


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baby and child friendly holidays - Javea, Spain
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Javea, Spain from Clare, June 2010
Holiday Type: Beach holiday – sun, sea and sand
From: Clare
Was Javea, Spain good for children?:Javea is a really child friendly resort on the Costa Blanca with a great beach, and a car free promenade which meant the kids could run up and down it safely. We went to some great restaurants. The resort isn't spoilt, yet most people speak some English so you shouldn't experience many language problems.
How was your accommodation in Javea?Type: Villa
Name: Private villa booked through homelidays
How was the accommodation for the children?:Accommodation suitability for children rating: 5 stars
We loved the accommodation, it was excellent for us. We were 6 adults and 4 children. The villa was well furnished and well equipped. There was a lot of space so you could comfortably all be together in one place to relax or eat or for a moments peace, there were plenty of places to retreat to. The pool was brilliant with a great terrace and a bar area.
The owners have carefully considered young children and the pool is walled and gated from wandering youngsters. The whole grounds are secure with high walls to the garden and an electric gate. The only thing we had to watch were the stairs in the house with our 2 year old. However, we slept on the ground floor on the same level as her and didn't experience any problems.
Having a trampoline in the garden was excellent - it alone kept the children entertained for hours!
Did you eat out with your children in Javea?Eating out for children rating: 4 stars
We ate at a couple of restaurants both of which were really good. We had lunch at Austriaco and Cafe Wien on Arenal beach. Don't be fooled by the name they had some great spanish food - the paella was fantastic. The staff were great with the children.
We ate one evening at the Acqua bar steakhouse (Arenal beach). The food was really good and very reasonable. The kids menu was limited, but they really enjoyed the food they had. Again, the staff were really friendly. One warning - don't let children stray from the table too far, the restaurant is near part of the beach without a wall which has a drop down to the sea. Unlike other parts of Spain where you can't dine until 8.30 ish in the evening, these restaurants were open earlier and had plenty of diners in fro
Are there things to do for the children in Javea?Activities for children rating: 4 stars
We spent most of our time between the beach and the pool at our villa which the children were very happy with. The beach was great. There are palm trees at the back of the beach for shade and play areas with slides/climbing frames etc dotted across the beach. The sea was a good temperature and the children enjoyed jumping over the small waves.
We spent a lovely morning exploring rockpools on the other side of the harbour. Buckets and nets were really cheap to buy from the Arenal beach front shops, and the kids were really excited to catch little crabs, find shells and watch the little fish (all the crabs went back in the water of course). You will need good grippy footwear for the kids.
There is a working harbour, but hold tight to little ones' hands there as the harbour walkway isn't walled. There are other activities nearby like horse riding, pedal boats to hire and boat trips but we didn't feel the need to check any of these out.
Any other things you think parents should know about Javea?There are two Mercadona supermarkets in Javea which has excellent food at a good price. They stock baby milk and food but not usual UK brands. They sell own brand and pampers nappies. Mercadona is closed on Sundays. There is a supermarket called Saladar which is open on a Sunday which caters for English tastes and so is very expensive.
If you need suncream I would recommend Mercadona's own brand as it is good and cheap. A bottle of nivea suncream was being sold for 29 euros in one of the beach front shops!
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Dr Jitendra announces Rs 90 cr for Northeast hill area development
NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today announced Rs. 90 crore for "Northeast Hill Area Development" beginning from Tamenglong district on a pilot basis, in the first phase, for a period of two years.
Speaking to media persons after inauguration the two-week "Northeast handicraft-cum-handloom Exhibition cum Sale Bonanza" at Janpath in the heart of Union Capital here today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, he had made the commitment to introduce an exclusive hill area development programme during his visit to Imphal and the purpose behind this was to ensure equitable development of all the districts of the State, notwithstanding their diversities of topography, geographical conditions and other aspects. However, initially, the Finance Ministry had some reservations to spare funds but with the kind intervention of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the funds have been approved, in principle, for which we profusely thank the Union Finance Minister.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Ministry of Northeast (DoNER) got engaged in a detailed discussion with the Department of Expenditure and it was realised that for pursuing the additional objective of public welfare, an additional vertical sub-scheme may be created under the existing schemes for the hill area development in the North Eastern States.
Earlier, Dr Jitendra Singh personally went around various exhibitions-cum-sale stalls put up by North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) under the aegis of Ministry of DoNER. He also offered suggestions to promote further sale of products and give a wider publicity to the product.
Over the last three years, under the Modi Government, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the handloom and textile products from Northeast have been given the kind of boost which they had not received in the past 70 years. Two years back, for instance, he said, the first-ever Northeast permanent stall was opened at Delhi Haat under the name "Purbashree" which could have been opened several years ago. He said, the products on display have been innovatively designed for cosmopolitan use with latest designs, but produced with traditional Northeastern artisanship of Nagaland, Manipur etc. This is why, the exhibition is attracting people from all parts of the country to come and purchase these products, which is also a source of great inspiration and promotion to the local artisanship of the region.
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Autumn can be a treat for the senses, as you chase the sun towards the horizon on your ride home, or surf your way through crisp layers of leaves in the park. But as the nights draw in and rain becomes more likely, you'll also need to up your wardrobe game to stay safe (and dry) on your bike.
Read on and I'll talk you through my favourite pieces from Vulpine's Autumn and Winter collection for 2016, and explain what I think makes them work so well — both on and off a bicycle.
Long sleeve Extrafine Merino Alpine Jersey
There are two things I love here. Firstly — pow! — look at that orange colour. It's almost good enough to eat. Secondly, it's merino… but not as you know it. Made from an extrafine wool, this jersey is softer and faster drying than ever before. It's practical too: the long sleeves will keep you warm as the evenings edge towards being chilly, but when a jacket would still be too much.
Women's British Cycling Trenchcoat
A quintessentially British garment, with a subtle redesign to make it cycling-friendly. Tailored here in Britain from a showerproof fabric, it's the detailing that really makes this trench for me. The tail split is reflective, and the buttons are made from corozo, a natural material made up of tightly wound organic fibers.
(There isn't a men's version of this trench at present, but there is a Men's British Cycling Mac which shares a similar luxury aesthetic.)
Merino Block Socks
As one of those typical graphic designer types, I like to have a bit of colour on my person at all times. And what better place than on your feet? (Especially as you'll see an extra flash of it when you're out and about on your bike). The Block Sock will liven up any outfit without screaming "Look at me!" — which is why it's definitely my kind of style this autumn.
Urban Cycling Jeans
One of the problems with spending more time in cycle lanes is the inevitable exposure to certain parts of the people cycling in front of you. Vulpine's new Urban Cycling Jeans are as much a public service as a style statement, because they are carefully constructed to keep your back covered when on a bike.
They're stretchy too, with a Diamond Gusset for extra comfort (no sitting on seams in these jeans) and reflective details which are revealed when you roll up the right leg.
British Waxed Harrington
For me, the Harrington is the piece that defines Vulpine (and prompted me to name Vulpine my cycle style brand to watch back in 2013). An understated classic that you can happily wear anywhere around town without looking cycling-ey.
My old Harrington still attracts regular "New jacket? Very smart!" comments at work, so I can only imagine at the head-turning capacity of this updated (and British-made) version. Of course it's not just the styling details that are considered, the bike-specific features are all there too — from a discreet reflective trim to a cycling fit that allows your body to move freely on a bike.


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Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page! If you have a question, comment, or simply want to say, "Hi," swing by my Facebook page and drop me a line! I make an effort to answer every post. Cheers!
Q. What's your live rig?
A. I'm always tweaking, experimenting, and changing, but here's my current rig:
— Custom Stonebridge SJ 22 C-GS-C
Strings: John Pearse 700M Medium Phosphor Bronze
Tuning mechanism: Grover 106 Locking Rotomatic tuners
Pickups: Miniflex 2Mic (Model 1) & JJB Prestige 330
Preamp: Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre (preamp)
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— Gator guitar stand
— John Pearse armrest (rosewood)
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— Korg SV1-88
— Yamaha Tyros (1st generation)
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Q. Where the heck does the name "Sheltered Turtle" come from?
A. The short version: it was a MySpace (I know, I know, haha) name that wasn't taken.
The full version is a bit of a long story. Turtles have always been a part of my life. My childhood after moving to the US for the first time was during the heyday of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Leonardo was my favorite). The first movie I ever saw in theaters was turtle-powered! I've had baby turtles fall out of the sky into my life TWICE. Both were dropped by predatory birds. I found an adorable box turtle inside my garbage can and several more in my yard. I've saved turtles from being run over by cars several occassions. I rehabilitated a couple of turtles after someone anonymously dropped them off at my school. While traveling through Hawai'i, I've had families of green sea turtles appear on a handful of the beaches I went to. And so on, and so on. People who are into spirituality speculate that the turtle is my spirit animal and that it's befitting of me as my totem. Of course, this has lead to no shortage of ridicule and an overwhelming outpouring of turtle-related gifts. So yeah. Turtle.
As for the sheltered part, it was a punny play-on-words that also relfected my frustration with how sheltered I was from the realities of the "real world," teen angst and all. Since then, I've made it a point to try not to let ignorance shelter me from the very different lives people lead, both good and bad. I've been fortunate to have lived a relatively safe and privileged life around the world, so the name helps remind me to not take things for granted and to try and see issues from a position of compassion rather than quick, impulsive judgement.
Since then, the name's just stuck.
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While the origins of the name "Sheltered Turtle" is a lengthy tale, the spirit of its significance is simple. The turtle is an animal that often symbolizes wisdom, patience, and persistence. "Sheltered," is both a play on words as well as a playful reminder that like a turtle, we always carry the means to adversely shelter ourselves both intellectually as well as emotionally. Often, the arts in its infinite variety is what challenges us to venture forth from comfortable ignorance and discover new and fulfilling ways of perceiving and living life! Sheltered Turtle seeks to collaborate with like-minded artists from all disciplines who strive to create art as a positive force.
Q. What tuning do you use in ___ song?
A. I'm in the process of tabbing out all of my compositions. It's a long an arduous process, but join my mailing list if you'd like to know when they're available! Alternatively, you can sign-up for Skype/Google Hangout lessons and have me just teach it to you.
Runaway Sketchbook (2013)
- Aimless (CGDFBbD)
- Autodidactic Pedagogy (CGDFBbD)
- Yearning (CGCGCE)
- April Sakura (DADGAD)
- Yin Elegy (DADFBD)
- Puppies (CGCGCE)
- Hayfever (CGCGCEb)
- Warm Returns (CGCGCE)
- To Be Again (DADGAD)
- Tadpoles & Ice Cream (DADGAD)
Meridian Eclipse (2014)
- Polisar Porch (CGCGCE)
- Ithaca … In America! (DADGCE)
- Lexington Park (CGCGCE)
- Merlynd (DADFBD)
- The Stalker (DADFCD)
- Swimming Upstream (DADFCD)
- Unsung Heroes (DADFCD)
- I Spilled Soup On My Shirt (CGCGBE)
- Overcoming Sickness (DADGCE)
- Chasing Muse (DADGAD)
- Cracked Mirrors (DADFCD)
- The Six Years (DADFBD)
Alexis is Better (DADGCE)
Broken Arms, Broken Neck, Mended Heart (CGDGAD)
Canadian Catapult (CGDFBbD)
Dark Synthesis (DADFCE)
Gnarly Grove (DACGCE)
Hara, Hal, Imo (DACGCE)
Monterey by the Bay (Standard)
Sketches (CGDFBD)
Soul Storm (DADFCE)
Steps (CGDFBD)
Storm's Coming (DADGCE)
This One Time Mike Moss Slapped Me (DADGAD)
Trails (DADGAD)
Wet Paint (CGCGCE)
When Dedication Disappears (DADGAD)
Why We Love (CGDGAD)
Q. How many instruments do you play?
A. If we're talking sheer quantity, I'm willing to play them all! Some people have sports, others have video games, cats, fashion, clubbing, partying, etc. My idea of fun is teaching myself a new instrument and being able to play it well enough to jam with others and teach it to any who are interested. Piano/keyboard is by far my best instrument followed by guitar and then percussion. I've taught myself to play an ever growing list of random instruments: accordion, drum kit, bass guitar, cajon, djembe, congas, bongos, doumbek, darbuka, tambourine, Native American flute, tin penny whistle, bamboo whistle, recorder, ocarina, baritone, trombone, violin, kalimba, oud, with hopefully many more to come. Vocally, I enjoy singing harmony more than lead and am familiar with screaming (yup, I'm a metal head), scat, and beatboxing. I'm terrible at rapping mostly because I don't really practice it. I hope to one day be formally trained in air guitar.


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Monday, August 6, 2018
Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership's Metro Made Golf Tournament will be held at The Country Club of Jackson on August 6, 2018. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to our Entergy and Trustmark (Top Level Sponsors); Nissan North America (Gold Sponsor); Bradley (Awards & Reception Sponsor); Babalu Tapas and Tacos, and Pearl River Resort (Interactive Sponsors); Atmos Energy (Longest Drive Sponsor and Team); Cowboy Maloney (Hole in One Sponsor and Team); Regions (Closest to the Hole Sponsor and Team) and various Team Sponsors, Hole Sponsors, Food Sponsors and Door Prize Sponsors.
The Greater Jackson Chamber is pleased to announce a partnership with Aventura World by Central Holidays West to provide a discounted trip to Austria & Switzerland, September 18-26, 2018. This journey will experience Munich during Oktoberfest, Innsbruck, the famous Neuschwanstein Castle (the inspiration for Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom), "The Sound of Music" countryside, Lucerne and much more. You will enjoy first class lodging, meals, and motor coach transportation with a local guide. The rate is $3,449 per person based on double occupancy. However, if you reserve by April 27th you will receive the Early Bird Special of $3,349.
For additional information, please view the brochure by clicking on the link or call the chamber office at 601.948.7575.
The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership launched its new Livability Magazine at its Annual Meeting. The annual magazine is used for assisting members and investors in their efforts to reach newcomers and talent, assisting new and expanding businesses, as well as existing businesses and residents.
Stop by the Partnership to pick up a copy or read online at https://livability.com/ms/
Continental will Begin Training Center Construction Early 2018
Clinton, Miss. January 3, 2018 – Continental, the technology company and premium tire manufacturer, is preparing to start construction on its Employee Training Center this month. The training center will be a very important piece in Continental's plan to build a strong, successful workforce when hiring for its future commercial vehicle tire plant begins in October. "Tire business is people business," said Michael Egner, Project Manager for Continental's Greenfield Project in Clinton USA. "The training and qualifications of our workforce will have a significant impact on the success of the ramp up."
When construction is complete in the fall of 2018, the facility will be used for job interviews, employee on-boarding and training new employees. It will be equipped with classrooms, computer labs and hands-on technical training areas. The training center will be built to LEED Silver standards and include features that promote energy efficiency and sustainability, such as solar panels and advanced utility metering.
The development contractor for the Continental Tire Training Center is Copeland and Johns, Inc., of Pearl, MS. Currently, the design for the training center is being completed by Dean and Dean Architect (Jackson, MS), Edmonds Engineering (Jackson, MS), Laird and Smithers, Inc., (Jackson, MS) and Benchmark Engineering & Surveying, LLC (Brandon, MS).The training center will be Continental's first completed structure. Construction on the commercial vehicle tire plant will begin in early 2018. The production of commercial vehicle tires is scheduled to start by the end of 2019.
Continental has committed for a long term investment totaling approximately $1.4 billion and employing 2,500 people when the plant reaches full capacity in the next decade. This will be Continental's third tire plant in the United States. For updates and timelines on Continental's Greenfield Project, visit www.mississippi.org/continental.
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Sun Posts Wider Loss, But Beats Expectations
Restructuring Expenses, Impairment Of Assets Hammer Quarterly Results
Sun Microsystems Inc. announced its biggest-ever quarterly loss, due to investment-related expenses, but managed to post a slight profit on operations.
The Santa Clara, Calif., computer maker has been trying to bounce back since the Internet bubble burst, which particularly affected the telecommunications companies and financial-service companies that buy its large server machines. Sun officials said they are making progress in improving profitability, but said competition remains stiff and growth prospects uncertain....


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TMT Bar is a reinforced construction of alloy metal generally, steel and is tough on its outer surface and has soft inner core. It is manufactured with the latest rolling mills operated by highly experienced engineers. This bar is extensively used in the construction industry for making numerous sizes of building structures having different types of designs. It possesses high strength and provides excellent sturdiness to the building structures. TMT Bar offered by us is available in different specifications and is tested on rigorous parameters before being approved fit for the use, to assure its reliable performance.
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YouTube is the best Video streaming website where you can find all type of music and other videos. However, many of us may want to convert those videos or music files into WAV format. WAV is a popular type of Audio format and was very popular when we were using Nokia Phones. Some people still prefer WAV format of audios to use as a ringtone for their smartphone. So let's know how you can convert a YouTube Music to WAV to use as a ringtone or for any other reason. However, please respect the copyright of the material and use royalty free music only.
How to Convert YouTube to WAV using Computer (Mac and PCs) and Android Phones
- Visit onlinevideoconverter.com
- Copy the YouTube Video URL and paste in the URL Field
- Select the output format as .wav
- If you do not want to convert the whole file, but only certain duration, click on More Settings option and specify the start and the end point
- Click on Start Button and wait for the conversion file to be ready
- Once the file is ready, click on the Download button to download the file
- The file will be downloaded and saved in the wav format. Now you can use the file for any purpose you want as long as you are using a royalty free music and not violating any copyright.
Solution for iPhone users
If you are an iOS user, you can use MyMedia application and follow the same procedure we explained above. iPhone users won't be able to use WAV files as ringtone, but can only listen to the downloaded file.


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If you want to stand out from the crowd on your wedding day, 3D floral applique is one trend to watch! Floral applique have long been a popular choice when it comes to embellishment but this year florals go big and bold! Small floral appliques were carefully dotted on sleeves, bodies and skirts but runways were awash with big beauties too! These three-dimensional additions give romantic gowns a distinctly modern feel and definitely demand attention!
Ruffle those feathers! Designers including Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier and Carolina Herrera were ruffling feathers and finding unique ways to use this fabric. Feathers instantly add texture and movement to a gown and are perfect for fun and flirty brides who seek a dress to match their vibrant personalities. From full on feather skirts to just a hint, this whimsical trend is one to watch.
Plunging necklines definitely aren't for the faint hearted! The trick with this trend is to keep the rest of your look simple to avoid too many distracting details. Keep your silhouette slick for an ultra-feminine look.
Princess Kate's love for lace ensures this trend is set to stick for a while longer. But thankfully designers are looking for new takes on the trend and have turned to layers of lace for a bit of a revamp. Ideal for the romantic bride, lace is strategically layered over embroidered tulle and Swiss dot lace to create texture like never before.
Yes, hair jewellery is now a thing! Brides are demanding a unique alternative to the classic veil and alas, hair jewellery was born. Think Grecian forehead bands and statement tiaras and you're bang on trend!
This year designers have been taking their inspiration from the red carpet to create a collection of slinky silhouettes. And it's not all white and ivory either. If you love a little colour, delicate shades of blush or champagne will keep things interesting.
The LWD (little white dress) is favoured by brides with a penchant for vintage. Classic 1950s tea length gowns instantly give off this vibe and are ideal for the petite bride. The LWD is also perfect for continuing the party the next day!
Again, we've got Kate to thank for this one! Classic A-line silhouettes combined with long sleeves give a nod to tradition, but thankfully, with a twist! Gossamer sheer, illusion sleeves give the feeling of full coverage, while accents like lace, embellishment and intricate beading take gowns to the twenty first century.
Designers have recognised the bride's need to look good from all angles and have delivered! Low and illusion backs were a focal point at Bridal Fashion Week. For those who want to go ultra low, tasteful cut outs, peek-a-boo lace and illusion panels help keep things bridal.
For the bride who wants to feel a little more covered up, cap sleeves are a perfect alternative to a bolero or shrug. Oscar de la Renta and Temperley lead the way when it comes to this trend.
Whatever trend you choose for your big day, we know you'll look fabulous!
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Directions and Parking
Paige Laboratory is located on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, northwest of the Lincoln Campus Center on Holdsworth Way. A map and driving directions can be found here.
Parking is available at the Campus Center Garage. Also, there is one short-term free parking space in the lot on the north side of Paige Laboratory labelled "Soil & Plant Testing Lab" for customer parking.


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We want to live in a world where dedicated teachers have all the knowledge, skills and expertise they need to reach and teach their bilingual and multilingual learners (BMLs) effectively. Welcome to the next generation of training for teachers of bilingual and multilingual learners!
At the Centre for Educators of BMLs, we aspire to spread best practices for bilingual and multilingual learners to 21st century teachers around the globe.
Register for the Course that will Transform the Way you Work With Bilingual & Multilingual Learners!
We know that working in a 21st century classroom is demanding and requires you to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners. BMLs are now the fastest-growing student population and all teachers need to be equipped with the knowledge, skills and expertise to help them succeed in school.
This 8-week course not only provides you with the "theory," it up-skills you with the best practices, research and strategies that you need to help your BMLs thrive in school. Week-to-week, you'll be able to start applying your new learning right away, enabling you to enhance your expertise and teaching practices.
Teachers who've already taken this course have called it, "transformative," "practical," "fascinating" and even "essential." There's no doubt that this innovative blended learning course gives participants an edge in understanding their learning content through the practical lens of the students in their schools and classrooms. Each week, participants uncover new learning and apply it meaningfully to a case study student in their school. As they progress through the course, they fine-tune both their understandings and their practices.
Whether you're an experienced teacher or just starting out, you'll get a lot out of this course. It's designed to suit every teacher in a K-12 or primary & secondary school regardless of whether you're a classroom or subject teacher. We'll help you understand how to work smarter with your BMLs so that you can maximize the strategies that will help them make outstanding progress.
We know that empowering teachers with the right training translates to positive impact in the lives of students. That's why we've created this 8-week, certified Educator's Course, Bilingual & Multilingual Learners from the Inside-Out. It is designed to be informative, interesting and practical.
Here's What you can Expect to Learn:
It doesn't matter where your school is located or what timezone you're in, our course is completely accessible to all teachers around the world with our easy-to-use online platform.
REGISTER YOUR WHOLE-SCHOOL OR ORGANIZE A GROUP OF TEACHERS FOR AN 8-WEEK COURSE SESSION TO BE SCHEDULED WITHIN THE 2017 – 2018 ACADEMIC YEAR (You can set your own course schedule)
*DOWNLOAD Course Flyer HERE. If you still have additional questions, be sure to check out our FAQs or email us through our CONTACT FORM or firstname.lastname@example.com
If you'd like to register, simply hit the orange button to complete the form specifying that you'd like to register for the "Whole-School/Group Course." We'll then send you the registration form and a payment link. Once we receive your form and payment, we'll send you a confirmation email along with other registration details. You will need to book your course start date within the 2017-2018 academic year.
One week prior to the start of the course, we will send you an email requesting all of your staff emails so we can invite them to join the online group. They can then log in and set up their profiles. Once the course begins, participants can then download all of their materials and get started on the first module. Then each week, a new module will be released. After all 7 modules are completed, participants will work on an independent or collaborative project, based on a question, need or interest. All course assignments and learning activities must be completed in order to get certification. Please note: All materials are included in the fees.


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Definition of breathe (new) life into
- She is credited with breathing new life into contemporary art.
- The singer managed to breathe life into some tired old songs.
: to draw air into and expel it from the lungs : respire
: to inhale and exhale freely
: to blow softly
: having recently come into existence : recent, modern
: having been seen, used, or known for a short time : novel
: unfamiliar
: newly, recently
: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
: a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings
: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism (see metabolism 1), growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
: of or relating to animate being
: lifelong
: using a living model
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Friday, February 5, 2016
Houston TX: Urgent. 2-5 BARC alerts for medical/behavioral DOGs and CATs needing FOSTER or RESCUE
Today 2-5 there are 12 new DOG alerts and a repeat plea for a sweet, shy St. Bernard pulled off the euth list today for one last chance. There are two mothers with three and 11 puppies, and a wide variety of other dogs. There are two new CAT alerts including a Tabby and her five newborns, and Chelsea a skinny single five-month-old kitten suffering from a couple of ailments.
Everybody at BARC is very urgent. The pets on the following blogs are medical/behavioral impounds who are available for FOSTER or RESCUE. Please also consider previous days' pet alerts. Adoptable pets may always be viewed on Petharbor.
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CAT alerts may be seen at:
The shelter is the contact for FOSTER, RESCUE, or ADOPTIONS. They are very busy but rescue-friendly. Please contact them at email@example.com with any questions. There is a box at top left of each blog to search by ID number, breed, or other key word. Each alert has instructions for placing a hold, and may be shared individually by email or social media. Please share quickly and widely for the pets if you can.


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Welcome from our Head Teacher
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to our website which we hope, in turn, provides a warm welcome to our academy. Within the following pages we aim to give you a flavour of who we are and what we do.
Choosing a school is a very important decision and one that needs to be based on a good understanding of what the school has to offer. We extend a very warm and open welcome to come to visit our academy to look around and meet me, the staff and other children. We are happy to explain our aims and ethos and answer any questions that you might have, to gain the information you need to make your choice.
As a Catholic academy, our Mission is 'to value all in the name of Jesus the Christ' and our values and beliefs permeate every aspect of day-to-day learning and life. You may well ask what makes a Catholic academy different and the answer lies in our ethos of justice, forgiveness, love and compassion - values that are rooted in the scripture and the example of Jesus. Our academy is a living community where everyone is educated in heart and soul, as well as mind - a place where everyone is equally respected and unconditionally loved. We believe each child is unique in the eyes of God and, as we value and celebrate diversity, our academy is open to children irrespective of faith or background. As educators, we are here to help children acquire critical thinking skills, to write and speak articulately and to discover their own unique set of gifts, talents and vocation. We aim to do the very best for all the pupils in our care, in every aspect of their life and, as an integral part to this, to ensure that they in turn become people who want to build a better world for all people.
Working in partnership with parents is a high priority. We think good communication between parents and the school is vitally important and we look forward to developing a good home / school relationship throughout your child's time at our academy, in order that their time here is a happy and productive one. We welcome volunteers to help out in class or hear children read, as this is a brilliant way to support the academy.
At Saint Mary's, we have a dedicated team of hard working professionals committed to providing engaging learning opportunities within a broad and balanced curriculum. Our goal is to have high academic standards and progress, achieved by encouraging and supporting all children to have high aspirations, to believe in themselves and be the best they can be.
It is a privilege to work with the young children in Saint Mary's and their parents. I look forward to working with you and welcoming you into our Saint Mary's family.
Yours sincerely,
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Sep 15, 2005
I added a new section to my site, as you can see by the appearance of the Actionscript Code link in the nav bar of the site. Really, I added a couple things and changed a couple things around, but it was the addition of Actionscript that prompted general updates. Housed inside, is Actionscript source code that I have written.. the two pieces there now are the code for the GalleryAdmin I just finished and the SiteAdmin that I finished quite some time ago. I'm hoping to add some other pieces here as well as I go through my directories and perhaps add to a couple other sections as well. We shall see.


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In the last two weeks of January, two failed banks did not garner a single bid.
Though it is still early in the year to declare a trend, the two failures — along with a third in October that also resulted in a payout to depositors — hint at tougher struggles to market banks on the brink and could mean higher costs for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
"You have most of the big bank failures out of the way, with a whole lot of less attractive banks, and I am not sure who the buyers are going to be," said Chip MacDonald, a partner at Jones Day, a law firm in Atlanta. "I think we are going to see more payouts this year."
Nearly all failed banks found a buyer in recent years. Since 2008, 333 banks have failed, with only 22 resulting in the FDIC's cutting checks to depositors or, in the cases of FirsTier Bank in Louisville, Colo., and Enterprise Banking Co. in McDonough, Ga., the agency's creating a deposit insurance national bank, a temporary setup that allows depositors to move their money.
However, failure experts said that the inventory is evolving. The pool of well-established community banks that were imperiled by credit problems has shrunk, as many have either failed or been recapitalized. Their exit has left behind many small banks with little franchise value and not enough appeal to draw a group searching for a charter.
"Typically, when we have a payout, it is because the bank lacked franchise value. Maybe it was started relatively recently and didn't have the ability to establish core deposits," said Pamela Farwig, deputy director of the FDIC's division of resolutions and receiverships. "For the potential acquirers, they have to ask: 'Am I willing to pay a premium to assume this?' "
A high percentage of noncore deposits, which include brokered deposits, is a good indicator that a bank could prove difficult to sell, experts said.
The $100 million-asset Enterprise Banking, which failed Jan. 21, counted 35% of its funding as noncore and its sole branch was 125 miles away from its headquarters.
Though FirsTier was a larger bank, with assets of $781 million, experts said it likely was unable to attract a single bid when it failed, on Jan. 28, because noncore deposits made up 60% of its deposits.
Data from Foresight Analytics, a division of Trepp LLC, shows that 144 of the 556 banks on its own problem list had noncore deposit percentages of 30% to 50%. The data, based on Sept. 30 numbers but adjusted for failures since then, also shows that 23 banks had noncore deposits exceeding 50%.
"Not all of these banks will necessarily fail, but it looks to us that as many as 30 banks that have a high likelihood of failure could be difficult to market, based on the higher proportions of noncore deposits," said Matthew Anderson, managing director at Foresight, said by e-mail Tuesday.
Payouts also tend to be more expensive. On average, the estimated failure cost as a percentage of the bank's assets was 25% for 2009 to the present, according to DD&F Consulting. Payouts ranged from 11% to 55% of assets during that same time frame, with most of those failures costing about a third of assets.
Farwig declined to speculate about how many banks would be problematic in resolution this year and said the FDIC is able to spot potential problems early on. The FDIC begins marketing failures online four to six weeks before the expected shutdown and can track interest.
"We monitor how many are actively looking at it and get a pretty good picture about any potential issues with a transaction," Farwig said.
From there the FDIC can modify the transaction. For instance, it can offer a clean purchase-and-assumption agreement or try to pair the failed bank with other institutions in the area that are facing failure.
Still, since the regulator is required to use the least costly solution, sometimes a payout is the appropriate method. That, too, can take many forms. Sometimes the FDIC mails checks to depositors, in other situations it partners with another bank to serve as a paying agent. With the failure of New Frontier Bank in Greeley, Colo., in April 2009, the FDIC revived the deposit insurance national bank, which had sat in its toolbox for 27 years.
J. Brennan Ryan, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, said the inventory isn't the only thing changing; so are buyers' preferences. He said that though banks like Enterprise likely would have never attracted buyers out to enhance their franchises, it could have appealed to buyers seeking asset plays earlier in the cycle when loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC were more attractive.
"In those situations, the buyers are looking to liquidate and make money on working out the assets," Ryan said. "But these banks are small, and it takes a lot to manage that process, and the buyers can't find a way to make money from them."
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