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MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER Dear Parents,
particularly enjoyable prom which was held at the Basingstoke Country Hotel in Welcome to this summer's edition of News the evening. @ Cranbourne which I hope gives you a flavour of the variety of exciting events An exciting development this term is being that have taken place at college this driven by our Young Chamber group who term. are initiating a move for us to become a Fair Trade College. Whilst this might mean This term I have particularly enjoyed paying slightly more for a cup of tea, the watching our students working with their presentations they have made have primary peers, whether it be at the primary " [T]his mixture of joint work aids schools for events such as sports days or student progression, helps the special projects like the art mural at Kings transition process from primary to Furlong and the curriculum mornings at Manor Field. Joint events at Cranbourne secondary run smoothly and allows have included taster sessions for Year 5 skills of collaboration, teamwork and pupils in Music, Science, Design and leadership to be developed." Technology and Hair and Beauty, transition projects in Maths and History, convinced staff, governors and students Gifted & Talented workshops in a wide that paying people a fair wage in variety of subjects and, of course, the Year deprived countries is the right thing to do! 6 Induction Day and Parents Evening. I We look forward to hearing more from firmly believe that this mixture of joint work them in the Autumn Term. aids student progression, helps the transition process from primary to Following our GOOD OFSTED in 2012, a key secondary run smoothly and allows skills of focus for us throughout the year has been collaboration, teamwork and leadership developing our teaching to become to be developed. OUTSTANDING. A significant amount of Year 11 students approached their GCSE work has been undertaken on INSET days final examinations in a mature and and in after school sessions and the staff responsive manner. They worked hard in are looking forward to developing this the run up to the exams with many of work further next year to ensure even them attending extra revision sessions over more success in 2013-2014! the half term break. The climax of their time with us was the last Friday in June Betty Elkins when they had their Leavers' Assembly in Headteacher the morning with their tutors and a
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CONTENTS Student Enterprise and Achievement......... 4 - 5 Dutch Student Exchange............................. 6 - 7 STEM News………..........................................
Drama & Performing Arts….......................... 9
Enrichment Day, pages 10 –13
Enrichment Day Student Report.................. 10 -11 Enrichment Day In Pictures........................... 12 - 13 Sport @ CBEC……………............................... 14 Modern Foreign Languages…….................. 15
GCSE Photography Showcase.................... 16 - 17 MFL Winners, page 15
Duke of Edinburgh Award Update.............. 18 - 19
Library News……………................................. 20 LSU Update…….............................................. 21 Starting Secondary School…………………
Cranbourne Calendar.................................. 23 Pen pal Visit, pages 6 - 7
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STUDENT ENTERPRISE & Young Enterprise and Gifted & Talented students have all been very busy this term. The Young Enterprise students are celebrating their recent successes while the G&T students have enjoyed a range of trips and taken part in master classes with CBEC's feeder schools. Read on to find out more!
The barns were amazing and very big, and All the fresh air and creativity made us hungry there were swallows nesting on the beams so we then had a picnic lunch and a rest. inside.
After lunch Mrs Parker took us around the two barns and garden full of different artworks.
We took part in a willow workshop with artist There Tim Jackson.
Her work was a
Then he showed us fluff from tumble dryer filters. It took her a long
nests from different birds around the world so time to collect all the fluff and lots of it came
Report by: KIYA CHESTERTON-THOMAS
that we could see the differences. After that from students and staff at the school. We all
On Friday 14th June a small group of year 8 students were taken to The Hackwood Art Festival in Tunbridge, just outside Basingstoke. The festival is open once every two years to raise money for charity. This year it was in aid The organiser
Amanda Aldous holds the festival in her own grounds, which include a large number of lovely barns and outbuildings. The barns have an interesting history as one is supposed to have been moved there from Chineham, and some bricks taken from the ruins of Old Basing were used in the structure of the buildings.
we started learning to make domed shelters thought that it was imaginative and creative, made from willow. We all had a chance to and it was interesting to see all the items that do the top, middle and bottom of the shelters get caught up in the tumble dryer fluff. and their different techniques.
We had to
work as a team and we were in groups with There were lots of different styles of art, another school. It was great fun and creative. including painting, sculpture and ceramics. We
When we had finished Tim took us out to the vandalised bus shelter glass. It was good to privately owned woods where we worked in see real art because we could see the small groups and found safe and secret techniques and textures. It was very inspiring places to make nests. We were amazed that and encouraged us to try new things.
the family had their own woods and a had a really lovely day and all of us felt really fantastic home-made tree house too.
Working on the domed shelters
lucky to have been invited. I would love to go again another year.
Tim Jackson showing how it's done!
Mrs Parker's 'Ritual Accumulations'
different baskets and pointed out the different patchwork quilt, which was made from the colours in the weave.
of St. Michael's Hospice.
First he showed us some including Mrs Parker.
The finished product
ACHIEVEMENT @ CBEC SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR YOUNG ENTERPRISE STUDENTS Ten CBEC students are celebrating a successful year after their business, Time-Out, was awarded 'Best Company Report' at a recent competition. Their most recent success came when they attended the Hampshire finals in Southampton, which marked the 50th anniversary of Young Enterprise. The win marks the third time in the academic year that Time-Out have claimed a prize, as they also won the title of 'Best Stall' at both the Christmas and Easter Young Enterprise fairs that were held in The Malls in Basingstoke. After competing against six schools and sixth form colleges from Hampshire, the judges said they were impressed with their products and use of materials. Miss Young, who has coordinated the Young Enterprise team, said "I am so proud of the students. They have shown real commitment to setting up and running a company, working well as a team, producing quality products and presenting to the judges from the business world They have proved themselves worthy of being winners."
YOUNG CHAMBER'S BID TO MAKE CBEC A FAIRTRADE SCHOOL We are Young Chamber and we are currently looking to become a fair trade school. We are the steering group and we will organise all the things we need to do in order to become a fair trade school. For CBEC to become a fair trade school we need to hold three events per school year; one during the fair trade fortnight, one in the community and another will be held on a Day 10. Some of the events we have planned are : Swap Shop with the golden ticket
Fairtrade competitions Fairtrade products in the canteen and staff room
So why should CBEC become fair trade? Here's what we all think: 'I think the events will be really fun to organize.' - Lucy Swannell 'Becoming a fair trade school will benefit us as it will give us a positive reflection for the community' Grace Marsh
The Young Chamber team hard at work!
'Fairtrade will improve the image of our school.' - Dominic Palazacky 'I am looking forward to going to the banana factory to see what they do for fair trade.' - Cerys Crockwell 'It's good to help people who are struggling to make a living across the global community' - Isla NG
You can find out more at The Fairtrade Foundation's website: www.fairtrade.org.uk
CRANBOURNE STUDENTS Year 8 students have recently had the opportunity to meet their penfriends face to face. The scheme, which has been running for over a year, has been coorganised by Mr Kimber and Mrs Robinson. Mr Kimber said: "I have a family friend who is Dutch and teaches English in Holland. We arranged for her students to write to a group of students when they were in Year 7." In April of this year, CBEC's students travelled to Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard to meet the friends they have been writing to for the past 18 months. After the initial apprehension of breaking the ice the students had a fantastic time, getting to know each other properly and learning a great deal about each other's cultures. The day consisted of a thorough exploration of the Dockyard before they had the chance to do a little shopping at Gunwharf Quays. The day was then rounded off when everyone sat down for a meal. The excitement continued the following day when the Dutch students visited Cranbourne and sat in on some lessons. The cookery classes went down particularly well and the pizzas that the students made together were thoroughly enjoyed. The second day of the exchange also offered the students a chance to take part in PE lessons together, the results of which can be seen further down the page. "I'm pleased to report," Mr Kimber added, "that CBEC welcomed the Dutch students warmly and the school community was particularly excited, knowing that our foreign visitors were present." Following the success of the two-day exchange, CBEC students are anticipating their invitations for a reciprocated visit to the Netherlands. The positive impact the visit has had on both Dutch and English students is evident in the comments CBEC's students have made. Take a look on the next page for their thoughts on the exchange.
"CBEC welcomed the Dutch students warmly and the school community was particularly excited."
Netherlands - 1, England - 0! On the Friday of their visit, CBEC students and their penfriends
against each other with a game of football and Danish longball.
England were defeated this time but they hope to redeem
the near future, when Cranbourne students will travel to the Netherlands. News on this exciting trip will be available online and in our newsletters, so keep an eye out in the near future!
MEET DUTCH PENFRIENDS WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE EXCHANGE? COMMENTS FROM CBEC'S STUDENTS "It was amazing. Probably one of the best days of my life. I really miss them!" "Meeting the Dutch students was a great experience for all of us and it was really interesting to find out about Holland and show them what it's like in England. They were really nice too." "I had a really good time and I made good friends. I can't wait to go to Holland and see them again."
"It was just AMAZING! They were all so lovely and it was a brilliant experience. I have kept in touch with a lot of them." "I had the most amazing time with our Dutch pen pals. It was such a good experience. It was great finally meeting them. Showing them England was nice and learning some Dutch was interesting. Meeting the Dutch students was an amazing opportunity. I loved showing them round the dockyards and making pizza with them." "Meeting the Dutch students was an amazing opportunity and we were really lucky to meet them. It was great fun and by the end of the two days we made great friends. It was fun meeting people from a different country and we had to work hard to make sure they understood us. When we went up to Portsmouth it was a great day out and when we made pizza we got to bond with them more. We made great friends and I can't wait until we get to go over to Holland and see them again."
"It was really fun and interesting to meet the Dutch exchange students." "Everything was great. I think everyone enjoyed it all!" "It was great to meet different people. It was very nice to meet our friends in person and everyone had a great time. The activities were fun and trying new things with new people was really nice." "I really enjoyed being able to meet with people from a different background from me. I was really surprised by the way the students and teachers had such a laid back relationship with one another. It was all very friendly and informal."
"Awesome. Super fun. The best idea ever – I'd do it again!"
"I liked meeting them in real life because we got to know each other better." "I loved going to Portsmouth and going on all the ships and going shopping. I loved meeting my pen pal and talking to her. I also liked doing all the sport the next day. It was such a good two days and I can't wait to see all of them again and keep sending letters to them. I miss my pen pal."
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths FOOD TECH: Day 10 Squashed Tomato Challenge
Dragon's Den type scenario to the panel of STEM ambassadors.
The students were then able to show
the their teamwork skills as well as putting opportunity at the most recent Day 10 their D&T and engineering knowledge ev ent to work a lo ngsid e STEM and experimentation into practice. All ambassadors. The ambassadors work teams managed to produce a solution The
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stud en ts
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in allied professions and give up time to that ensured, in line with the challenge, work with schools to raise the profile of that there were no squashed tomatoes! the subjects.
The STEM advisors, when summing up
Each team had to allocate roles from the job descriptions provided; project manager, design engineer, finance manager
They then had deadlines
to work to tight produce system
model the
the day, said: "Considering limited resources, the students showed great imagination
produce a working solution. The best solutions were produced by teams who were committed and showed good communication skills."
important box of cherry tomatoes. Basic equipment such as ramps and pulleys were then utilised to produce a solution which was presented in a
Tutor group 8Wh produced the winning team and they were presented
prizes from the ambassadors.
TeenTech STEM Event A group of ten year 9 students have recently visited the Hampshire Court Hotel to take part in one of TeenTech's one-day STEM events. The aim of the day was to give students an insight into STEM careers by talking to a range of companies and watching talks, as well as taking part in hands-on activities. The students were divided into two smaller groups and then visited three areas for 15 minutes and two areas for 30 minutes each. Companies present on the day included NHS, Fujitsu, Balfour Beatty, Delarue, JVC, Wood and Douglas, AWC, Shire and Air Products. The day was opened and closed by Maggie Philbin, former BBC Tomorrow's World presenter, and students and staff rounded off the day by presenting their ideas on their app designs, which they CBEC students presenting their ideas
worked on throughout the day. Well done also to Emma Stewart, who won a prize from JVC. She is now the proud owner of a brand new stereo!
TeenTech events are designed to show teenagers how STEM subjects can be used in their future careers. For more information about the events they run, visit their website at www.teentechevent.com
DRAMA & PERFORMING ARTS Performances, trips, rehearsals...the Drama department has finished the year as busy as ever, with the Year 10 performance evening on 2nd July inspired by our trip in May to see The Woman in Black, a West End trip to the long running hit The Lion King on the 4th July and the performing arts road show with Queen Mary's College! For the autumn term we already have plans to see the sell-out Matilda The Musical in December 2013 (some tickets are still available so ask Mrs. Affleck-Cruise for a letter if you would like to go) and rehearsals, set/prop making continues for The Jungle Book performances which are now taking place on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September 2013.
Year 10 Performances
CBEC students recently travelled to London to see the musical theatre production of The Lion King. Mrs Affleck-Cruise said "I thought it was wonderful that students could enjoy the show with staff and their families. It felt like a whole community trip."
Tuesday 2nd July saw year 10 students performing work inspired by The Woman in Black and Dark Cinderella.
When asked what they thought of the show, the feedback from students was extremely positive. Here are just a few of the comments that were made:
The students were all fantastic and the performances terrifically chilling! One member of the audience even
Rosie: "It was really good, the way the elephant and the giraffes were built. The set design was really good, the costumes were amazing. The dancing was pretty good."
Molly: "It was good when they came down the aisles at the beginning. The lion face on Simba was good."
Tori: "It was fantastic and moving"
Megan: "It was really good with all the puppets."
Ellie: "It was an amazing experience."
Olly: "It was stunning."
remarked that the students "really created dramatic tension" throughout their performances. Well done to everyone involved!
The Jungle Book
A chance for you to be involved! Calling all soon-to-be Year 7s! Join the chorus of our whole school production at the beginning of term - see Mrs Affleck-Cruise or ask at reception for a leaflet. Forget about your worries and your strife and come and sing with us. It's a great way to make new friends
Look out for future issues of Cranbourne Catch Up to see news on our next theatre trip to see Matilda The Musical!
and become part of the school community!
We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to Mrs Kay,
Are you interested in becoming involved in any of the drama department's projects?
who has donated a range of costumes to the drama department which are suitable for plays set in the 19th and 20th Century. Some of them have already been in use when students worked on scenes from The Woman in Black.
Thank you from the drama
department and its students!
Contact the head of Drama, Mrs Affleck-Cruise, for more information! email@example.com 01256 868600 Or simply pop in to speak to Mrs Affleck-Cruise to find out how you can get involved.
ENRICHMENT DAY 2013: Enrichment Day took place on Friday 7th June. The day allowed Cranbourne students who had earned 700 stamps or more to try out a range of activ ities. Our student press team documented the entire day, interv iewing students and staff at each activ ity. The student reporters were Maxim Hudson, Georgia Tomkins and Charlie Hill. Read on to enjoy their reports!
ZOMBIES INVADE OUR SCHOOL! Report by MAXIM HUDSON One of the activities on Enrichment Day was filmmaking, which was zombie-themed. I have to admit that some of the zombie outfits were amazing. Student Antony Holmes said: "It was really fun and I would do it again." The outfits made were accurate and realistic and they were made out of old clothes. The make up and hairspray also made the zombies quite colourful as well as scary and realistic. It took a lot of preparation and hard work and I'm sure that the film will be amazing. The final film will be completed by the end of term and every student involved will get a copy of the finished production.
ART SESSIONS Report by CHARLIE HILL In the first three periods of Enrichment Day, students had the chance to try obscure kinds of art that they don't usually do in art lessons. When interviewing Lydia Rayden, who took part, she told us that she opted for art as it was something different to try and she was interested in but had not done anything like it before. The main activity was making batik art using hot wax and paints to make fine work. She also added: "It's a new material that was fun to use."
Why did you choose to do filmmaking today? Interview by GEORGIA TOMKINS "My reason for taking part in zombie film making was because it seemed interesting, fun and completely different to anything that I had taken part in before. I enjoyed helping out with the makeup production team and creating the zombie look on some of the actors that took part in the film. Also, I am most looking forward to being behind the camera at some point today as I get to play around with the effects." - Aaron Williams "I took part in film making as I thought that it would be an enjoyable activity and I wanted to try something new! My favourite part of today was getting my hair and makeup done by Georgia Tomkins as it made me get into my zombie role. I am most looking forward to progressing with the film throughout the day and I am excited to see the final product." - Anthony Holmes
MOUNTAIN BIKING Report by CHARLIE HILL The mountain bikers had an enjoyable experience riding for eight miles. They went up to Hatch Warren then round to Queen Mary's College where they did some time trials in the woods, before playing football at Crabtree. Jordan Russell, a student who went on the trip, said that it was something he would love to do again with the school and that the only thing he would have improved is that the day should have lasted longer. He said: "The best part of the day was the time trials and other challenges throughout the day." These were views that many of the others shared and all round it seemed to be one of the most enjoyable activities of Enrichment Day. Another fun part of the day enjoyed by others was the downfall of Mr Tibble, who fell off his bike midway through the session!
A REPORT BY CBEC'S STUDENTS! STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT SELF-DEFENCE Report by GEORGIA TOMKINS and CHARLIE HILL The year 7 students of Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College took part in a self defence class as part of their enrichment day activity. When interviewing some of the students in their afternoon session we found that the self defence class, led by Ian Rand, helped them become more aware of dangerous situations and how to protect themselves in the different circumstances. It seemed as if the class was very useful and they gained much needed knowledge out of the session.
"The class … was energetic and full of excitement as there were many activities to enjoy and take part in."
and Millie Hart, both 7CB, gave a detailed Awareness Programme) Instructor. He also summary of the 50-minute session and said teaches an afterschool club at CBEC every that "overall, it was a good idea to take part Wednesday night at 6.00pm. in for the entire year seven group". They mentioned that it enhanced their self defence skills, as well as learning how to identify when an attacker is going to take action and how to prevent it from happening. The class, when observing, was energetic and full of excitement as there were many activities to enjoy and take part in. Miss Bridewell, their tutor, was keen to add that even she had learnt plenty about self defence from the sidelines of the activity. She said, "It was a useful session for the students to learn how to identify an attacker and stop them and it was one of the best sessions throughout the day."
Ian Rand offers a range of self defence classes on a weekly basis for all age groups in order to enhance their skills in self defence. When asked, a large majority of the students said that they would take part in the class Ian Rand is the Chief Instructor at again as it was worthwhile and was a very Hampshire Self Protection and is a qualified good opportunity to try something new. British Combat Association & British Combat Karate Association Instructor as well as a Two year seven students, Gabbi Solomacha KEWAP (Knives and Edged Weapons
Further information about classes can be obtained by email: email@example.com Or by visiting their website: www.hampshireselfprotection.co.uk
HULA HOOPING FOR YEAR 7s
One of the activities for year 7 was hula hooping. We interviewed a couple of year 7s for their opinion on the activity. "It's quite fun and enjoyable. I would love to do it again," said one student. The students also told us that they chose to do hula hooping because it keeps them fit and it was fun.
Report by MAXIM HUDSON
At the start they were a little unsure about the activity but as they started to get into the hooping they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. Mrs Cooper, who was leading the classes, told us that she was very pleased with how well all the students did and that it was great for her to have the chance to teach others how to do something that she loves.
HEADTEACHER'S COMMENTS Report by CHARLIE HILL
Mrs Elkins was keen to give her view on the day and said that "it is days like this that make being a head teacher worth it." She went on to say that she would consider doing it all again sometime, once she discovers more about what the pupils got out of the day.
SPORT @ CBEC The weather may not have been ideal in the lead up to summer but that hasn't stopped Cranbourne's students from excelling in their summer sports! Thankfully the weather did manage to improve in time for the beginning of our National School Sports Week and has remained pleasant leading up to Day of Sport. This term has been particularly busy for the PE department, with an array of trips and key events being held for students in all years and we are pleased to share some of those successes below.
Henry Whitby and Liam Cook were the winning students at the Hampshire v Surrey 20-20 cricket game in Southampton after they guessed the nearest batting totals. They won Hampshire Royals baseball hats which they wore with pride!
DAY OF SPORT Reflecting on Day of Sport this year has truly reinforced the ethos at Cranbourne. On Friday 19th the entire college arrived in their PE kit to participate in the day's events and build upon the points awarded for the Swimming Gala, National Schools Sports Week and the athletic field events earlier in the term. On a very hot day four tutor groups became victorious in winning the competition for their year group. Congratulations goes to 7Ca, 8St, 9Co and 10At! The tone of the day was set when students emerged from their tutor bases carrying banners of support and some wore unified costumes and face paints to create an exciting environment that continued for the duration of the day.
Students worked
together to ensure that every event had a representative in it to score maximum points and those competitors who took on the 1500m did exceptionally well in the heat of the day.
Every student put in their personal best and some of these were rewarded not only
by finishing first but by smashing college records in athletics. These included 7Jg knocking two seconds off the 4x100m time, Cory Burton exceeding the long jump record and Tom Well done to Tom Greenland-Jones, who was
Went beating the shot putt record set 34 years ago!
recently a compere at the Hampshire Student Games!
The opportunity follows his work as a
Sports Leader at Cranbourne.
Students competed in rounders, football, basketball, athletics and tug of war before coming out on to the front field to support the staff events. Congratulations to the SLT team for winning the silly relay and the staff football team beat the Year 10 boys by three goals to two in a hard fought contest. To finish the day the presentation assemblies were made to each year group, revealing the winners of the trophies.
Congratulations to Michael Holmes who won a signed photo of Reading FC player Mikele Leigertwood, for his consistent and o u t s t a n d i n g performances this year for the school team.
The respect that students showed each other was
outstanding. A resounding appreciation for the winners of each event as well as the day as a whole made this year's Day of Sport unforgettably positive.
QMC SUPERSTARS Twelve PE Gifted & Talented students from years 7, 8 and 9 competed against all of the other Basingstoke schools at Queen Mary's College on Thursday 2nd May. Their skills and fitness were seriously examined as they were put through their paces in swimming, sprinting, target throwing, curling and a series of gruelling fitness tests.
Year 8 student Cory Burton came first in long jump
They all performed very well and notable performances
with a fantastic 5.48m jump at the Hampshire
came from Cory Burton, year 8, for coming 7th out of 22,
Schools Athletics Association in June. Well done,
and Charlie Ward, year 8 and Verity Jackson, year 9, both
coming 8th out of 22. Well done to all for their efforts on a long and exhausting day!
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Language Perfect World Championships CBEC Scoreboard
Between the 20th and the 30th May 2013, 26 keen linguists from Years 7-10 signed up to compete in the Language Perfect World Championships. Students spent over 220 hours completing online exercises which tested their reading, listening and writing skills
Gold Certificates (3000+ points) These students were placed in the top 2% of 225,000 competitors.
in several different languages.
vocabulary and as they reached certain thresholds they earned certificates and were entered into a draw to win some exciting prizes.
Erin Kirk, with a personal score of over 6000 after answering 17,120 questions! Leon Cooke Henry Whitby
Cranbourne students managed to earn 28,569
points and answered over 85,000 questions. In our category we were ranked 29th out of 249 schools. Students had the opportunity to develop their vocabulary not only in the languages
Silver Certificates (2000+ points)
Megan Harmon
taught in college, but also in some others including Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and Italian.
Bronze Certificates (1000+ points)
We are very proud of all the students who took part in the 2013 World Championships
and hope to improve our ranking next year. Bravo!
Comments from the participants:
Anna Higgins Andrew Hignett Isla Ng Monika Gurung
"Language Perfect has been great as it helps my spelling and pronunciation." - Jessica Appleby "Thank you for choosing me to represent the school. I am very proud of myself." - George Alexander "I am now better at listening to my vocab due to this website. I can easily understand what it is saying. It makes me understand each word better." - Alice Mountstephens
SPANISH RECIPES The year 8 Spanish students - Jasmine Stanley, Louie Homola, Precious Ncube, Molly Dane, Ella Horton, Sol Sherlock, Matt Croucher, Mahfuz Ahmed and Scott Williams - proudly show off their culinary skills!
Year 8 Spanish groups have been working on recipes and have learnt how to bake a chocolate cake. They worked in groups in their Spanish lesson to translate the ingredients and stages of the recipe and their homework was to bake the cake for the following week. It is the most successful piece of homework we have had this year and students really loved eating their homework!
GCSE PHOTOGRA This is the first year that CBEC has run a lens and lightbased media photography course. The students have all completed their portrait portfolios and they are currently working on their landscapes. These pages showcase just a few of the great examples of work that the students have been producing. We are lucky to have forged a great link with the world renowned landscape photographer, Gary Jackson, who is based in Northern Ireland. Student Dan Searle said: "I have actually emailed Gary some of my images and he has given me invaluable advice on how to improve them.� Gary has been voted Landscape Photographer of the Year.
By Aimee James
By Aliscia Martin
The students have been using digital SLR cameras and bridge cameras in their lessons and are learning how to manipulate and enhance their photography in Adobe Photoshop CS3.
By Maria Abrentes
By Beth Squires
By Louise Dorn
Comments from the students: "I love photography!
I really enjoy going out
shooting and using the techniques of professional photographers." "Taking photography at CBEC gives me really good experience for the job I want to do in the future. I want to be a photo journalist." "Photography is my favourite subject. I have learnt key skills
to enable me to
take really good
I have used these techniques to
teach my family." "It's a great course and Mr Fleeman is a great teacher.
He makes everything enjoyable and I'm
By Daniel Searle
going to use these skills in my dream job, which is a zoologist."
CRANBOURNE DUKE OF Year 10 students have been working hard this year to earn their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. To achieve the award they have had to take part in a range of
activities which enable them to develop a number of "The expedition was a great learning experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it."
essential life skills. The four sections that must be completed before the
"It was definitely the best part of DofE and I brought my harmonica to keep the team's morale high."
students can receive their award are:
"Never before have I been so tired, painful, annoyed but happy and pleased with my team and myself in my life!" "It was a good laugh and fun to do it with the people who were in my team." "It was good to get to know everyone on my team and work together to complete the expedition." "It was a fun time and I enjoyed every minute of it."
The students have recently completed the expedition section of the award and details of the weekend can be found on the opposite page.
STUDENT PROFILE Leon Cooke is one of the students working towards achieving The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. We asked him to tell us about his experiences so far.
"Really fun and I learnt a lot."
What made you decide to join D of E? I wanted to build on skills that I was lacking in, like teamwork. It's an exciting new adventure and it will also improve my CV as it prepares me for working life. Can you name one challenging aspect of the award that you overcame? The camping. I found it really hard carrying that massive backpack full of stuff and getting around with it on the expeditions! I'm not used to that but I was determined to keep going because my team wanted to get to the end and I didn't want to give up or let them down. What are you most proud of achieving so far? My volunteering. I did babysitting and it was hard work as I'm not used to looking after younger children. I'd never done it before so I was proud of doing a new challenge and trying something out of my comfort zone. I could have chosen to learn a new language, which I know I'm good at, but I went with something more challenging instead. What three words would you use to describe your overall experience? Exciting, tricky and rewarding. What advice would you give to students who may be thinking about doing the award next year? You must be prepared to work in a team and concentrate on teamwork, and don't do it if you don't want to give up some of your time. If you stick to the rules and times they set it's really rewarding. Although it's hard at times it's worth it and don't be afraid to try something out of your comfort zone.
EDINBURGH 2013 UPDATE D of E STUDENTS COMPLETE ASSESSED EXPEDITION Over the weekend of the 29th and 30th June, 17 Duke of Edinburgh students went to the New Forest near Lyndhurst with Mr Duffy, Mrs Absalom and Miss Mercer to complete their assessed expedition for their DofE bronze award.
the weight of their rucksacks and the extra pressure of meeting their DofE assessor at various points along the way to check they were on track and demonstrating the necessary skills to pass the expedition, resulted in a very difficult weekend.
This involved walking a total of 24km over the They had to make sure they paced two day period - or a little bit more for those themselves, and one of the most important who got lost on the way! things for them was finding a nice spot for lunch. The walks themselves were challenging They had been working hard planning their but very rewarding. The students were always routes and creating their route cards for a relieved to arrive at the next checkpoint. They number of weeks in the run up to the were also extremely pleased with how far they expedition weekend and all the groups were had walked and how well they were doing. feeling confident and ready for the adventure. At the campsite the teams put their tents up However, they had not been expecting such and made dinner on their trangias. Although high temperatures and that combined with supervised by the teachers and assessors from
a distance, students were left to their own devices. "The two days were tiring and physically demanding, yet it was still one of the best times I've had," said Tom GreenlandJones, one of the students who took part. Most of the students were exhausted after such a long day of walking and found falling asleep in their tents easy! We are extremely pleased to announce that all three teams had a positive debrief with their assessors and passed their final expedition which goes towards their Duke of Edinburgh bronze award. Congratulations to all of the students involved and a huge thank you to Mrs Stanley, DofE coordinator, for making it happen.
Message from D of E coordinator Mrs Stanley to this year's students and staff: "Thank you to Miss Mercer and Mr Duffy for all their hard work this year, as well as Miss Conroy and Mrs Absalom for helping with the practice and assessed expeditions. All your help is greatly appreciated! "The students have thoroughly enjoyed their training and I can see that they have found the experience extremely rewarding. As the school year has progressed, the students have demonstrated an increased level of confidence and maturity towards their DofE award and this is very encouraging to see. I hope they find the skills they have gained to be useful in their future endeavours. Well done to you all!"
LIBRARY Mrs Cooper is the librarian at Cranbourne and below is her update on all that's new in the library: "The library is beginning to take shape after being redecorated during the Easter break. The freshly painted walls are now adorned with lots of new posters and new displays are emerging throughout the library as well. Keep a look out for our competitions. We have one where you can win a chance to have a piece of your writing published. Come and see me if you are interested!"
On and around 13th September, we will be celebrating
the work of children's author Roald Dahl.
information about what the day will entail will be
Over 2800 fiction and 3500 non
available at the beginning of next term so keep an eye
-fiction books to take out
out for news!
Com puters
We have plenty of Roald Dahl's books in the library if you
classwork and homework
would like to refamiliarise yourself with these wonderful stories.
DVDs to borrow
Ample seating for classes and studying during breaks and after school
The library will also be hosting a Scholastic book fair the week beginning the 23rd September. Students will have the chance to purchase many popular titles at a reduced price and just some of the books available to buy are:
Ratburger by David Walliams
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Diary of a Wimpy Kid,: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
Revision resources U ni ve rs i ty
education information
furt he r
LSU We listen
We mentor
We counsel
We teach
The Learning Support Unit (LSU) at Cranbourne is a place of contrasts. It can be a very busy environment that buzzes with activity but it can also be a calm sanctuary for those in need of solace to the strains of a string quartet playing chamber music.
LSU NEWS This has been an incredibly exciting and busy year for the LSU team with many changes and improvements being made to the department.
New computers: we now have six very high spec machines that enable us to run a wide range of support packages. Students who have used these packages have made excellent progress.
This year we welcomed a new member of staff, Mrs Ennison, who has slotted happily into the team.
The LSU is now beautifully illuminated thanks to our new lighting.
We were also pleased to welcome back one of our ex-students, Ben Murphy, who joined us for a period of work experience.
The LSU is delighted to provide support for those students who qualify for examination access arrangements.
We were highly
impressed by the sensible and industrious manner in which our students approached terminal exams this year.
LSU provides an excellent support service to our students but don't just take our word for it - see what the students have to say! "It's good to be in LSU. All the LSU staff are willing to help and they are always there for you." - Fabiha Kalam, Year 10
"The LSU staff always have a smile on their faces when you go in." - Year 8 student
"All the people in LSU are friendly and supportive. It is easy to talk to them and they really understand my particular needs." - Leon Cooke, Year 10
INFORMATION FOR NEW YEAR 7S Year 6 Induction Day and Parents Evening A message from Mr Duffy, the new Progress Manager for Year 7: "Friday 5th July saw 146 new and excited year 6 students come to Cranbourne for Induction Day and the start of their journey with us at Cranbourne. The day provided the opportunity for students to meet with their tutor and tutor group, whom they will grow with over their time at CBEC. The students also took part in lessons (particular favourites included Design & Technology and Science) and gained stamps, just like they will when they start in September. "Throughout the day the tutors and tutor groups were supported by year 10 ambassadors who did an amazing job. They helped to make the year 6 students welcome as well as supporting the tutors. One of the highlights of the day came towards the end when we had a whole year group photo. This is a memory that will stay with me along with, perhaps, their leavers assembly in five years' time! "Parents and carers of our new students were invited to attend a parents meeting on Wednesday 10th July. This was another well attended event, providing information to parents about key aspects of life at CBEC. Thank you to all who were involved with this event and helped to make it happen. "As the new year 7 progress manager I am excited about the challenges that lay ahead; working with parents, tutors and most importantly the students to help them have a successful and enjoyable time at CBEC. I look forward to learning more about all of the students in September."
School Checklist What to remember for your first day of secondary school!
School Uniform and PE Kit : Double check you've got it all by visiting www.cranbourne.hants.sch.uk/uniform
Jewellery is not allowed (including earrings) and nail varnish must not be worn.
Don't forget to bring your summer project with you!
Equipment: Make sure you have all the necessary equipment, including stationery.
Back to School
Autumn term 2013 begins for new year 7s on Tuesday 3rd September, 10.30am.
Have you packed pens, pencils, a ruler, rubber and calculator?
For years 8 - 11, term begins on Wednesday 4th September, 8.25am.
And last but not least, remember to bring positivity to everything you do at Cranbourne!
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So I pulled a bonehead move this weekend and left my cell phone charger plugged into the wall in San Jose. Of course I figured this out somewhere in the middle of the Grapevine (about 4.5 hours into my drive home) when I noticed my phone was going to be deader than a doornail soon and I needed the charger. Luckily my friend sent it to me right away and the USPS didn't lose it (they care you know!).
My phone died sometime yesterday, not only reminding me of the Hannukah Miracle, but also making me wonder what we did before cell phones. I have a land line at home, but I rarely use it, so my cell is my primary means of communication. For the past few days I've felt untethered, disconnected and slightly off. While I am a little saddened by this intense need for communication and a small device I lived completely without just a few short years ago, I am also thankful that we have come so far technologically so that I can keep in close contact with my friends and family over ever increasing distances.

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Published: 2003/10/17
by Jesse Jarnow
Yo La Tengo, Bowery Ballroom, NYC- 10/12
NYC ROLL-TOP: Autumn Comes and All of a Sudden It's Gone
The crowd at Yo La Tengo's tour-closing show at New York's Bowery Ballroom
on October 12th was bloody impressive. Quiet. So quiet, in fact, that
one could literally hear the floor of the venue creak under the weight of
self-consciously shifting feet. So quiet that, when somebody accidentally
stepped on a plastic cup, dozens of eyes turned to glare. And that was
great, because Summer Sun, Yo La Tengo's latest, is so quiet that
it's almost not there. On it, sounds flit through the breeze, saxophones and
flutes reflecting ungraspable melodies. There are guitars, but they are
transparent, virtually absent from the conscious surfaces of the songs.
"Here's a good way to describe it," Beach Boy Brian Wilson once said of
"Let's Go Away For Awhile," an ethereal quasi-exotica instrumental from
Pet Sounds that serves as a prelude to "Sloop John B": "Try to hum
it!" "Good luck," Beach Boys' historian David Leaf added. The same could be
said for "Beach Party Tonight," Summer Sun's lead track, and the set
opener at the Bowery. James McNew plucked a repetitive acoustic guitar
pattern, Georgia Hubley quietly drummed, and Ira Kaplan played muted organ
drones and whispered nearly unintelligible lyrics into the mic. All three
members moaned quietly, building a mood of stately autumnal ambience. As a
mood piece, it's a wonderful composition, and the live arrangement, boiled
down from a complex studio orchestration, nailed the essence of the weirdly
non-linear piece and used it as an overture for the evening's performance.
The band shifted into Velvets overdrive for "The Story of Jazz," off of
1987's New Wave Hot Dogs, shortly before settling down to "Little
Eyes," another tune from Summer Sun. The former worked, the latter
didn't, but their juxtaposition shows why Yo La Tengo are one of the best
bands working today. Like most of the tunes on Summer Sun, "Little
Eyes" is filled with gentle noise not immediately adaptable to the stage.
Unlike "Beach Party Tonight," it's got a catchy chorus and a guitar hook.
Naturally, being the song's recognizable face, the latter took precedence in
the live arrangement. So, Kaplan played it. And the song sounded fragile,
and not in an intended, fractured way. Too bad.
But not too bad, since "Little Eyes" is still a great song. More
importantly, it shows that nearly 20 years into their career, Yo La Tengo
are still willing to not only try new things, but to try a completely new
approach to their music — which, as "The Story of Jazz" demonstrated, was
once fairly typical Velvet Underground derived indie rock. It's a clichbut they are making perhaps the best music of their career, appearing
occasionally as singable pop, but filled with completely creative structural
weirdness. It is the former quality that firmly debunks any criticism that
Summer Sun merely sounds like the group's last two records. Like
Radiohead, the band has found a considerable challenge in translating the
material to live performance, employing loops and homemade beats and
switching instruments with precision.
It was this obvious challenge, inherent in their performance even after
nearly five months of touring, which made the Bowery show so deeply
satisfying. The band performed the bulk of the disc, including the haunting
"Season of the Shark," the grooving "Moonrock Mambo," the icy "Winter
A-Go-Go," the fusiony instrumental jam "Georgia Vs. Yo La Tengo," and the
perfect "Tiny Birds." Some worked, some didn't. "Georgia Vs. Yo La Tengo"
felt like a rudimentary bassline and skeletal drumbeat drenched in keyboard
feedback; hey, no harm in trying; the drums/guitar feedback formula has
worked for them with guitar countless times before, it just didn't seem to
be challenging here. "Little Birds," on the other hand, arranged for
chorused acoustic guitar, snare drum, and egg-shaker (with a dab of
keyboards), and sung by McNew with shaky confidence was magnificent.
With each passing the song, the crowd grew quieter and quieter. The band
rewarded with a whispered rendition of the Holy Modal Rounders' "Griselda,"
from 1990's covers album Fakebook. With the crowd basically in the
palm of their hand, the band delivered their punchline: a doo-wop
arrangement of Summer Sun's "Nothing But You and Me," replete with
backing tape, and a synchronized dance routine by McNew and Hubley. It was
impossible not to laugh. Almost sadly, perhaps, the mood was broken. Though
the crowd quieted down again, the moment had come and passed, and the room
didn't achieve the same frozen solitude again until the end of the band's
third encore. By that time, the band had continued to charm, via a thumping
version of I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One's "Deeper Into
Movies," a raucous trio of Sun Ra tunes with members of the Sun Ra Arkestra
(looking resplendent in their Egyptian space get-ups), and another cover off
of Fakebook (The Mighty Cravers' "Emulsified"), before settling down
to another moment of perfection: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside
Out's "Our Way To Fall."
"Summer stays too long," McNew sang on "Tiny Birds" "Autumn comes and all of
a sudden it's gone…" Here or gone, the Moment came and left again. But,
knowing Yo La Tengo, it'll be back soon.


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Moving from LINQ to SQL to the Entity Framework
Posted 02 February 2010, 00:50 | by zhaph | g+ | Perma-link
As I said in my last post, I've rebuilt the site using ASP.NET MVC - other view engines are available, might be better, or at least better suited to your ideology, but this was the impetus I needed to actually start looking beyond the realm of Webforms.
The other main shift was from LINQ to SQL to using the Entity Framework (LINQ to Entities) as the data layer - once again, other ORMs are available, and don't have the baggage associated with being produced by Microsoft, but they also don't have the visual tooling - and while this site is primarily a place for me to play with cool new shiny toys, I do have a life, and more importantly a family, and didn't have all the time to learn how to configure them correctly or use them.
What I'm going to talk about today is my experiences moving from LINQ to SQL, some of the reasons behind why I moved, the benefits I saw, and the pain points I encountered - and to be honest, from what I've seen at the last two Tech.Eds, and read online, it looks like a lot of those pain points have been removed - although I'm sure there will a future post where I go over the "issues" I've encountered when upgrading
One of the key things that I disliked about LINQ to SQL was the fact that there was an absolute mapping between the tables in your database, and the classes in your model:
This is an image from my LINQ to SQL DBML file, and it looks exactly the same as the ERD that I'd see in SQL Management Studio's diagram of the database - finding the text for all the tags for a given image required code such as:
For each (var tag in photo.siteContent_TagsPhoto.siteContent_Tags) {
Which (regardless of the naming convention) was painful, and unpleasant, so what I ended up doing was creating a set of helper objects, with sensible names, that had the right collection of properties on them, including a list of tags, that I would then use as:
public static List<Photo> GetPhotos(int AlbumID) {
var zhpCtx = new ZhaphCoreContentDataContext([...]);
bool? filter = !(HttpContext.Current.User.IsInRole("Editors") ||
var photos = from p in zhpCtx.siteContent_Photos
join a in zhpCtx.siteContent_Albums on p.AlbumID equals a.AlbumID
where p.AlbumID == AlbumID && (a.IsPublic == filter || a.IsPublic)
orderby p.PhotoID descending
select new {p.PhotoID, p.AlbumID, p.Caption};
var results = new List<Photo>(photos.Count());
foreach (var photo in photos) {
results.Add(new Photo(photo.PhotoID,
GetTags(photo.PhotoID, zhpCtx)));
return results;
private static List<string> GetTags(int photoID,
ZhaphCoreContentDataContext zhpCtx) {
return (from tp in zhpCtx.siteContent_TagsPhotos
join t in zhpCtx.siteContent_Tags on tp.TagID equals t.TagID
where tp.PhotoID == photoID
select t.TagText).ToList();
There are some nice things in there - I can easily select just the elements from siteContent_Photos that I want - so I'm not pulling back the actual image data from the photo objects when I don't need it, however I've had to jump through all those hoops to get the text of the tags into the results list.
So what did I end up with Entity Framework?
Notice that I've lost the object representing the mapping table between Photos and Tags - great! I can now go directly from a Photo to its Tags, and from a Tag to the Photos.
BUT, this wasn't without its issues.
There were two main issues I had with Entity Framework version 1:
- I was unable to lazy load properties in Entity Framework as I had done in LINQ to SQL
- It was a lot harder to filter on complex CLR entities in Entity Framework than it was in LINQ to SQL.
Taking those points in greater detail then.
Lazy Loading Properties
As I showed above, I was able to easily select just those properties from an object that I wanted to load, projecting them out into a new class:
var photos = from p in zhpCtx.siteContent_Photos
select new {p.PhotoID, p.AlbumID, p.Caption};
So photos contains a set of implicitly typed objects, that have three properties: PhotoID, AlbumID and Caption - this is effectively the same as using the following SQL statement:
SELECT [t0].[PhotoID], [t0].[AlbumID], [t0].[Caption]
FROM [siteContent_Photos] AS [t0]
All that is retrieved from the database then is those three columns.
In Entity Framework I would say (method name has changed, but the result was the same, an object with a number of photos in it):
public Album GetAlbum(int albumId, bool loadPhotos) {
ObjectQuery<Album> albums = loadPhotos ?
m_DoodleContent.Albums.Include("Photos").Include("Photos.Tags") :
return albums.FirstOrDefault(a => a.AlbumId == albumId);
Which ended up loading all the content for each photo in the album - the reason I had to do it this way was that Entity Framework doesn't expose the AlbumID property of the Photo object either - so there was no way to say "give me all the photos with an AlbumID equal to x" as I had done in LINQ to SQL.
This also shows one futher issue that I've not fully resolved - as the TagsPhoto table is hidden from my object model, I can't query directly into that to build up the Tag Cloud that I had previously - were I'd been able to perform a GROUP in the SQL and get the COUNT of the tag ids from the TagsPhotos table, and then find the TagText for each tag.
Filtering on complex CLR types
Now, I've read a few explainations of why this behaviour exists, but none of them really convinced me fully.
In LINQ to SQL I could write the following, basically saying "get a blog post where the path (after the date) is equal to "path", and the Date the post was published on is equal to the date part of "publishedDate"":
BlogPosts post = (from blogs in blogPosts
where blogs.PostPath == path &&
blogs.Published.Date == publishedDate.Date
select blogs).SingleOrDefault();
However, that wouldn't work with Entity Framework - changing "SingleOrDefault" to "FirstOrDefault" allowed it to compile, but the site would throw nasty exceptions at runtime, along the lines of "System.NotSupportedException: The specified type member 'Date' is not supported in LINQ to Entities".
I initially worked around this by searching for all posts with a given path, calling ToList() on the collection, and then searching that for date, but I didn't like that either, as it (obviously) loaded all the potentially matching blogs before it found just the one I wanted.
What finally worked for me was:
BlogPost post = (from blogs in blogPosts
where blogs.PostPath == path
&& blogs.Published.Year == publishedDate.Year
&& blogs.Published.Month == publishedDate.Month
&& blogs.Published.Day == publishedDate.Day
select blogs).FirstOrDefault();
As Entity Framework did know how to pull out the Year, Month and Day properties of a DateTime object.
Overall neither of these were particularly big issues, but they caused some of the delays in getting the latest version of this site live - especially as most of the work on it is done late at night
Filed under: Entity Framework, LINQ


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Licenses & Shipping
King Trading – Swimwear Manufacturer Bali has full Import and Export Licenses and can organize shipping globally via either cargo (air or sea) or Courier like DHL to your door. We can also handle all shipping and documentation to your port or any destination should you want to use air cargo instead of DHL. Please speak to us on any request re-shipping or imports of fabrics or hardware required for your production. Using DHL saves on having to clear the goods into your country but costs more per KG than normal air Cargo. Unless heavy weight large bulk orders mostly everybody these days uses DHL for their logistics.
We are importing more fabrics such as Carvico & Euro Jersey from Italy and Nylon & Poly Supplex for the export of high-end Active & Swimwear shapes. We are now able to offer CoolTex Nylon Spandex as well which feels cooler to the touch with a very soft hand feel as well as Muscle control fabrics for the more Activewear market.
King Trading is the only Swimwear Manufacturer company in Bali who can import specific fabrics tax and duty-free, on condition the fabrics are made into clothing and exported. This is something to be considered especially as many other factories will pay 35 to 50% or more tax & duty on the landed price of fabrics into Bali.
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Egyptian Stuffed Grape Leaves (Warah Enab)
We meet the same recipes baptised and dressed differently as we travel across the Med; they probably play similar roles in the respective cuisines but carry different memories for the people of each country. These Warah Enab are the egyptian version of dolma..
1 cup uncooked basmati brown or traditional white rice
2 large tomatoes
1 medium onion
1 bunch parsley
1 tbsp vegetable oil
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp allspice
one 16 oz jar of grape leaves
1 cup tomato sauce
2 cups water
2 large carrots
- Grate your tomatoes and onions
- Roughly chop the parsley
- Slice the carrots into rounds of about 3-5mm thick
1. Mix all ingredients except grape leaves, tomato sauce, water, and carrots in a bowl.
2. Remove grape leaves from jar, unfold, and rinse with water. Place grape leaves with the rough side up, one at a time, on a large, flat plate. Be sure that the pointy parts of the leaf are directed away from you and the flatter edges and stem are towards you.
3. Place one teaspoon of the mixture on the bottom of the leaf, near the stem, and arrange it lengthwise using your fingers. First roll the flat edges near the stem upwards and tuck them slightly under the filling.
4. Then applying pressure to keep the leaves rolled tightly, tuck one side at a time of the two parts of the leaf pointing outwards. Now, roll the rest of the way upwards still applying pressure to keep the leaf tight.
5. Cook sliced carrots in water until tender. Cover the bottom layer of a large pot with these carrots.
6. Begin layering the stuffed leaves above the carrots and be sure that they are packed tightly together; otherwise they may fall apart during cooking. Each layer of leaves should be in varying directions across the pot.
7. Pour the tomato sauce and water over the leaves and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and place a flat plate (glass or stoneware) upside down over the top layer of leaves, and press down as hard as you can.
8. Leave the plate in place during cooking. Cover the pot with its cover as well, and cook for 40-45 minutes. Check one leaf to see if rice has cooked fully.
9. Serve warm.
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Rolling Your Clothes Sucks.
Rolling your clothes sucks.
There, I said it. And I said it not because I don't ever do it (though I rarely do nowadays) but because it isn't a very effective way to pack your suitcase. Well, it's about as effective as the way your parents taught you how to pack your bags; stacking your clothes one on top of each another, each piece covering up the next. And although I will give some points to those who "roll" over those who pack in the generic… or dare I say geriatric way, I still want you to understand why Rolling Your Clothes Sucks… and why my Filing Method rules.
1. Rolling Creates more wrinkles.
Don't just believe what everyone tells you, and do a test for yourself and you will find that even if you take your sweet ass time in doing a perfect t-shirt roll, you will still end up with more wrinkles than you would have folding your clothes. Fewer creases, potentially yes, but significantly more wrinkles.
Proper folding is the key to a perfect pack. Items should be folded in order to reduce the number of wrinkles or creases, and should be folding specifically for each suitcase you are using. Less movement is always better so having a nice snug fit is best, and that's why I believe people like the idea of rolling, cause you can put them together so nicely, or so it seems…
2. Circles don't fit well into squares.
Think of it this way. What could you fit the most of into a square suitcase (assuming they were contained the same volume): A cans of coke, or a square juice-box? Juice-boxes, right? The cylindrical shape of a coke can leaves way too much space left open in the corners. Have a look at my excellent drawing skills for my example of this idea and how you might lay them in your suitcase…
So understand that you are not saving space by rolling your clothes into round cylinders. And by squishing all your rolled items into your bag you are actually squishing them into pseudo-squares (as they are being pushed in an attempt to fill in those empty corner spaces), so in reality you might as well make them into a square like shape to begin with! Compressing your clothes is what saves you space… and there are many more efficient ways of doing that for a suitcase, like my method, the FILING (CABINET) METHOD.
*I do, however, understand that there's an argument to be had if you travel with a duffel bag, some rolling can be beneficial, but then of course you still have to deal with this issue…
3. It hides what's what.
By rolling your clothes, you are hiding away all the key differentiating features to your clothing. A t-shirt logo will be hidden, the back pocket stitching to a pair of jeans, hidden… aside from color or wash, you don't know exactly where the clothes you plan on wearing are without a little trial and error; pull this one out, unroll it, "oops, wrong one…", now you kind of take the time to re-roll, half-ass of course, cause you'll redo it better later (classic); put back in, disrupt your pile again and pull out the other one that looked like the shirt you wanted…
You should be able to see everything you have from the moment you open up your bag! Save time and energy while also saving your pack from being pillaged each time you pull something out. The Filing Method makes this easy; you see it, you pull it out. No moving things out of the way just to get at the one item you actually want.
Don't understand how the Filing Method works yet? Let me explain the basics: Think of packing like you are filing paperwork in a Doctors office… open the drawer, File Vertical, close drawer. Basic. The other files there will keep it condensed and upright and easy to find when you need it without having to look through the other papers first.
Your packing method should be a good combination of all things that will enhance your traveling experience, not hinder it. More time digging through your clothes is more time wasted while you could be out enjoying your vacation. And although attempting to arrive with the fewest amount of wrinkles and creases is good, it always helps to understand that no method will eliminate them altogether. Learn to be OK with that cause
There's more to packing then just reducing wrinkles and creating more space.
You have to be practical. Packing in a way that helps with only issue isn't a great plan either. Have you ever seen or heard about the "Engineering or Bundle method"? The one which involves laying your pants down first so they extend outside of your bag, then you place your shirts in a similar fashion but 90 degrees to that… blah blah blah… then you fold it all up into a wonder (and completely impractical) bundle of joy (that will take 20 minutes to dismantle when you want something from there) that will save you space (maybe, if you do it well enough and have enough clothes the exact dimensions of the suitcase or shove socks into random empty holes) and free from wrinkles (except all the ones that will come from bag slumpage when you place your bag upright and tote it around). Sound like a good and practical way to pack? Not for me.
By Filing your clothes, you will gain ALL of these pros at the same time, instead of just one or two of them:
– save space
– stay (relatively) wrinkle-free
– be able to see all your clothes from the moment you open your suitcase
– become overjoyed (and wowed) by your new sense of order in life or on the road… or at least in your suitcase!
– impresses your friends. Especially your OCD or nerdy friends, and especially your mom.
Summary: Packing methods, other than the Filing Method, make life on the road more challenging and time consuming. Or if nothing else, give filing a try and challenge yourself to learn a new method! If it isn't for you, no problem, do what works best for you and your suitcase! I just wanted to you to have the facts :)
The end. Rant, over.
Happy travels!
(And as always, if you need more of these tips, then help support an nerd/artist and buy my book! :)
Thank You Chris Walla
I just wanted to take a moment to say Thank You to Chris Walla. If you haven't heard, he recently played his last show with Death Cab For Cutie at a great festival in my hometown of Victoria BC called, Rifflandia. Chris was a huge part of Death Cab, but he was also a huge part of helping me get this How To Pack book off the ground. Chris was the second artist willing to be a part of the book, second only to Tegan and Sara. Chris and I spend a morning taking a few pictures before a good long day of pre-production for Tegan and Sara's Sainthood album and I couldn't have been more thankful for it. Some of my favorite photos for the book came from this shoot, including my handmade/hand-sowed sock-wing suit that allowed Chris to take flight… well when jumping off a fridge at least. In fact I'll add a couple never seen before shots just below here, after all, that the whole reason to come to the site right, special content?! Chris produced Tegan and Sara's, The Con and Sainthood albums if you weren't aware, so yes, he's a true talent that man. On a side note, Chris has a lot of really great socks. And this was before it was cool to have cool socks. He's the cool sock originator i feel.
So to Chris, Thank you to for being a big part of my book and thank you for the great music you made with your bandmates for over 17 years! You are a wonderful person and I look forward to seeing what's next for you my friend.
*photography by my good friend Rob Campbell.
Infomercials. We've all seen them, we can all recite them, (think "sham-wow!", "linguine-bikini", or "wow that's a big schticky" and that's all from just one pitcher!) and yes they are extremely annoying so I'll stop talking about them BUT I would love for you to imagine just for a moment that this next paragraph is done in that style of voice!
"Have you ever struggled to get all your clothes into one suitcase? Now imagine how much fun packing would be if you got to play tetris with your clothes? Image how simple it would be if you were playing with all the same sized objects? Now what if I tell you that this can all be done and that you, yes even you, could actually learn to enjoy packing your bags?! That's right, it can be done and I can show you how! But just wait, that's not all! I can even show you how to save precious space and learn how to pack more into your suitcase! With just one simple payment of $14.95 you'll be able to learn not only all my tricks, but also those of all your favorite rock stars!"
See how fun that was? Well either way, the reality is that packing with the rock star method, (or the filing method as I like to call it these days) can actually be much more fun than the normal methods like rolling or the other traditional one… and way more fun than imagining me with an infomercial pitcher voice, that's for sure! The key is in the folding. Find a way in which the depth and width of each clothing item is the same… I can get more technical if you like but I can't iterate enough, packing should be fun. Make an art out of it. Learn to pack your clothes vertically and treat them like files in a filing cabinet so you can see everything you brought with you from the moment you open your suitcase. Or have a little more fun and make shapes or patterns with your clothes and tetris it up! There are enough things to worry about before and during your travels, so don't let packing add to that stress. Have fun and safe travels!
here's an old series of shots I was doing for an animation showing how easy it is to fill a suitcase and see what all is in there as well as remove and replace items while you travel… Oh and ya that was also an attempt for subliminal messaging and a link to my book on amazon talking more about all of this, including tips and tricks from some pretty cool musicians. Here's one more link :P
Suitcase Packing Expert
Suitcase Packing Expert, c'est moi?
Last december I was invited to be on a national television show (CTV's The Social) to teach the shows hosts how to pack a suitcase. In short, it was a lot of fun and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience (despite feeling like a bit green for tv and sounding like a bit a bumbling goofball). Actually I loved everything about it, from flying out to Toronto to being my quirky self on the show. But the part I loved most was just before I was about to go on… I was backstage in my little green eating cantaloupe and asking the show producer how she first heard of me. Her answer was the best I've ever heard.
"I was just Google-ing 'packing experts' and I came across your name…"
So with that new jump in my step I went on to fumble my way through the show… no I'm kidding, I did alright, ha. I don't like talking too much about myself and what makes me an expert (which I understand is important, society likes to see framed papers on the wall or at least 'cool' street credit like playing playing bass for a popular band) but once we got past that and into the straight packing facts, I was golden! That's where I hit my stride. Less self talk and more nerd talk is what I always say. The point is, I actually do know my stuff and I really am here to lead this new suitcase packing style revolution! So who will join me?
Here are a couple pics from a magazine spread that I was asked to write… I called this shot the How To Pack Starting Point. (The First image above has the final packing pic on the right)
Talk soon. (And PIN away all you Pinterest friends and fans :)
Don't forget to check out the book for more tips on packing!
Packing wine into a suitcase
It's family time, and whether you are going home for Christmas or any other time of the year, you may want to bring back with you a favorite bottle of wine you just can't get at home. Maybe you've spent a year as an Au pair in Southern France or you've escaped from the North American winters with a fall jaunt to Argentina? The point is, there's plenty of great wine from all over the world that needs to be shared with the ones you love… and yes that includes you bringing it home for yourself! So sometimes you just have to put it in your suitcase to get it home. Oh but what about Duty free shopping? Well it just doesn't cut it when you have traveled and tasted your favorite wine, bottled strait from the source and need to get it home. Whatever the case, here are a few tips to help ensure your bottle gets home safely… despite the airport baggage handlers best efforts. Oh and Obviously it's never ideal to put wine into your checked luggage but just to let you know, I have successfully ported wine this way a few times… (hmmm, there's got to be some sort of clever joke involving 'port' and wine here right? I've got nothing, but feel free to let me know if you've got one….)
Here are my step by step tips for packing wine into a suitcase:
1. Most importantly, find a good wine worth taking back with you.
2: Find the most bulky and padded item in your suitcase, like a hoody or a sweater.
3: Wrap the bottle with it, taking special care to add extra padding around the neck, i.e. if you use a hoody, use the hood to wrap a few times around the bottle's neck as it's most vulnerable there.
4. Place the bottle into the middle of your suitcase (length-wise and bottle-bottom facing the suitcases' side with wheels) to ensure it has the maximum amount of protection from all sides. By packing it in this way, when the bag is upright, so is the wine, and even if the bottle settles down a little closer to the wheels side, it's still resting on the thickess and strongest part of the bottle.
5. In my bag, I have a mesh pocket on the top flap filled with my socks and underwear so this provides a nice padding for the top-side of the bottle…. So it works for me but just be aware of how your bag constructed; if you have to bury it down a little more, then do it. Again, make sure to protect it from ALL SIDES.
And there you have it, you should be all good to go now… but of course you can still be more cautious by first putting the bottle into a sealed plastic bag… then maybe another larger bag over that… but then I feel that if the bottle is going to break, a plastic bag isn't going to hold up against sharp broken glass anyway… so live a little, take a risk and start packing that wine into your suitcase anyway! Safe travels my friends.
Oh and enjoy the wine!
…responsibly of course :D
Christmas is a comin! (Holiday Travel tips)
Holiday travels can scare anyone. Hordes or people all trying to get somewhere at the same time and all with an extra sense of urgency. Combine this with the fact that for many of these people, it's the only time of the year in which they travel… ie. Travel noobs clogging up the system :P
These holiday travel tips will be fairly obvious advice to most of you, but you'd be surprised how much you can forget in the rush of the holiday season! Here are a few reminders for those of you in this scenario:
1. Give yourself more time than you think… in each and every part of pre-travel!
2. Pack earlier in the day, not the night before.
3. Get to the airport hours before, not an hour before.
4. Do your research, know what you can and can't bring with you as well as weight restrictions for baggage.
5. Don't forget your passport if you are crossing countries.
6. Don't forget to pack your gifts and presents!
OK so while we're on holiday travel tips as well as talking about presents and gifts…
I'll be very brief. You have friends and I have books. And you'll want to impress your friends with your choice of gifts for them right? Perfect, cause I've got you covered. I'm not even kidding. (While tooting my own horn at the same time) The book, How To Pack Like A Rock Star, is the perfect gift for your friends as it combines those laugh out loud moments along side the "Holy crap, this is such great practical advice! What an amazing gift giver you are!" and "Best. Friend. Ever!" comments.
You're welcome.
But order now so you'll be sure to get it before Christmas!!! PS you can't buy this book in stores. Oh and why not, for a little more incentive for ya I'll add a holiday promo code : XMAS to make the book an even $15 bucks for the holiday season. I'd love to share the book with you, will you share it with your friends? Hope so!
Hope the basic holiday travel tips helped a little but for those of you wanting more, don't worry, 'How to safely pack a bottle of wine in your suitcase' is coming soon! Also did you catch how I photoshopped the book into the image above, (my attempt at subliminal messaging, making travel synonymous with How To Pack…!).
As always, feel free to Email me with any questions or inquiries!
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A Good Reminder
The title, How To Pack Like A Rock Star was meant to be fairly self-explanatory and obvious, but how did you interpret it? Did you read it as, how to pack like a 'rockstar' (as in, a slang reference to something being done in the best possible manner or to "describe something good"). Or did you interpret a little more straight-up as it reads, 'Rock Star' (as in "Someone who is in a popular rock band")? That space, or lack of space between the two words, makes a big difference to me. So how did you interpret it?
(thanks urban dictionary for these)
The truth is, there is no wrong answer and both ways are right. Officially I was referring to the musicians in the book who contributed their expertise (so the Rock Stars), but in saying that, I also fully intended and expected for more people to see it the other (rockstar) way… because it is after all (in my opinion!) a far superior way in which to pack. So then why am I saying this now? To remind you and me of one key point: You don't have to be a musician to pack like a pro!
I was reminded again of this when professional soccer player Matt Watson of the Vancouver Whitecaps sent me a picture of his suitcase packed with pure class and elegance. Its obvious, and yet I still forget that Pro athletes can travel just as much as musicians, so doesn't it makes sense for them to be pro-packers as well? Don't be confused, I'm not saying that it makes sense for all athletes to 'support Green Bay football' (Get it? "pro-Packers". Sports joke. Hilarious, I know…) but what I am saying is that there are a lot of other professions that travel for work. So athletes, musicians, business people, travellers and vacationers alike, let this be a good reminder to all of us that we can all be rockstars within our travels. And as much as I really dislike the use of the word and term 'rockstar' (true story), I think it's fine if you use it in this setting… cause after all, we are reproducing the methods brought forth by true rock stars!
So yes, the Rock Star (aka 'Rockstar') pack method is expanding to the world of athletics, thanks to Mr Watson. Will you be the one to rise up in your world? Keep in touch if you do :)


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South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster began the first phase of a major European expansion plan on Friday when it opened a 450-square-metre store in the heart of London's West End.
South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster began the first phase of a major European expansion plan on Friday when it opened a 450-square-metre store in the heart of London's West End.
Aeffe had a strong first half as success in Greater China helped to drive net profits up by almost 80% and it also turned in a healthy double-digit revenue rise, with the increase spread across both RTW and leathergoods.
Walmart has quietly shuttered its employee delivery program, announced last year as part of a multi-pronged strategy to boost its $11.5 billion U.S. ecommerce business by tapping its massive workforce.
SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday it will team up with India's Paytm to launch a digital payments service in Japan.
Until recently, few luxury houses had thought to venture into Silicon Valley. Today, three French giants -- Hermes as well as Louis Vuitton and Cartier -- have set up shop there.
JD Sports has added a a new multi-stream music entertainment platform, called JD-X, to its in-store offer and to its mobile app as entertainment becomes a key feature of both store and online shopping.
The legal action being brought by House of Fraser landlords is set to delay the struggling retailer's CVA and means that the £70 million cash injection that the firm is getting from its new owner could be delayed too.
Twinset Milano has launched in London with a womenswear store that has just opened on Chelsea's King's Road and August 5 seeing the brand debuting at Westfield London's The Village.
Europe's biggest online fashion retailer Zalando is opening its first bricks and mortar beauty store in Berlin this week, seeking to buff up its credentials in the market for cosmetics, skin care and fragrance products.
The US-based e-commerce marketplace has announced improvements to its image search function which now allows consumers to look for products by dragging and dropping an image into the search bar.
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The UK sportswear and accessories retailer will open its debut Perth and Brisbane, in August and September stores, respectively, as it continues to push its physical presence in Australia.
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In this chapter, Verne explains the circumstances in which the above mentioned telegraphic dispatch about Phileas Fogg was sent. The steamer Mongolia, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, was due at eleven oclock a.m. on the 9 th of October, at Suez. The Mongolia plied regularly between Brindisi and Bombay via the Suez Canal.
Two men were promenading up and down the wharves, among the crowd of natives. One was the British consul at Suez, who was in the habit of seeing, from his office window, English ships daily passing to and fro on the great canal. The other was a small built personage with a nervous, intelligent face, and bright eyes peering out from under eyebrows, which he was incessantly twitching. He was manifesting signs of impatience, nervously pacing up and down. This was Fix, one of the detectives who had been dispatched from England in search of the bank robber. It was his responsibility to note all suspicious looking people. The detective was inspired by the hope of obtaining the splendid reward, which would be the prize of success, and waited with a feverish impatience, the arrival of the steamer Mongolia. He has a conversation with the consul, while awaiting the arrival of the Mongolia, in which he explains how he proposed to find the robber. Mr. Fix evidently was not wanting in a tinge of self-conceit.
As he passed among the busy crowd, Fix, scrutinized the passers by with a keen, rapid glance. He was irritated that the Mongolia had not yet come in and was questioning the consul on the course of the ship. The consul pointed out that the bank robber might be able to successfully hide in England itself, without leaving the country. This observation furnished the detective food for thought, and meanwhile the consul went away to his office. Fix had a feeling that the robber would be on board the Mongolia.
When the ship came in, Fix carefully examined each face and figure, which made its appearance. One of the passengers came up to him and politely asked if he could point out the English consulate, at the same time showing a passport which he wished to have validated. Fix took the passport, and with a rapid glance read the description of its bearer. An involuntary motion of surprise nearly escaped him, for the description in the passport was identical with that of the bank robber, which he had received from Scotland Yard. He found out that the passport was that of the mans master and he advised the questioner that for getting the passport validated, the master would have to make an appearance himself at the Consulate.
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My son's case manager calls them "your Earth friends." They are the people you know and love who do not have a mentally ill family member. They can sympathize. They can listen. But they really can't understand, no matter how hard they try.
Here are some things you have to live to understand:
1. Removing your child from yet another activity because other parents are complaining.
2. The sound of the psych ward door locking behind you during visiting hours.
3. Getting a slip of paper without comment that contains a diagnosis that changes your life forever.
4. Waiting with dread to hear from MIA adult children with mental illness .. and the instant relief when you discover that they are cursing out someone online. So they are alive!
5. What a really bad day is ... and what it is not.
That's why it's so important to find companions who have been there. I have had the good fortune of meeting many fine people at Families in Touch, the Mental Health America group, as well as our Support and Recovery Group, Loving Someone With Mental Illness, at Vineyard Columbus. Laughing together at jokes that everyone else would find in poor taste is such a great stress reliever.
I co-founded Loving Someone With Mental Illness because I wanted the opportunity to pray with others about our mentally ill loved ones. For me, the best way to live faithfully in a secular work as a radical Christian is to belong to a small group of spiritual companions. Our group is there to allow us to share each other's burdens and point each other to Jesus in good times and bad. Loving Someone With Mental Illness meets on the first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Vineyard Columbus' main campus on Cooper Road, Westerville.
Don't go through the pain of caregiving for a mentally ill person alone. Having someone other than your "Earth friends" to help you is truly a godsend.


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Wildfire skirts CA church, pastor shares scary momentsVENTURA, Calif. (BP) -- When the massive Thomas wildfire rushed the boundaries of Springs of Life Baptist Church in Ventura, Calif., Dec. 5, pastor Doug Jones was onsite with firefighters and others working to save the church, nearby homes and livestock.
Jones described the "terrifying" scene to Baptist Press today (Dec. 8). His church serves as a staging area for perhaps 60 Unified Command firefighters who manned 12 fire engines near the church in the quaint mountain community of Casitas Springs in Ventura. Read More
So. Calif. churches in wildfire path; DR on standbyVENTURA, Calif. (BP) -- With five wildfires burning in California, the latest in Los Angeles, Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers are on standby and several church facilities are unreachable, ministry leaders there told Baptist Press.
The Thomas fire in Ventura, the largest, is threatening churches in the Gold Coast Baptist Association that are included in mandatory evacuation zones, Director of Missions Vern Hancock said. Springs of Life Church in the Casitas Springs community of Ventura was in imminent danger, but Hancock had been unable to contact its pastor Douglas Jones by BP's deadline today (Dec. 6). Read More
Ariz. So. Baptists increase CP, report church plantingTUCSON, Ariz. (BP) -- During their 89th annual meeting, Arizona Southern Baptists were challenged to multiply disciples, leaders and churches for the sake of the lost in their cities. Looking beyond Arizona, messengers adopted a 2018 budget that will send more to Southern Baptist Convention causes.
"Multiply" was the theme of the meeting held at First Southern Baptist Church of Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 17. It was attended by 243 messengers and 36 registered guests from 99 of Arizona Southern Baptists' 460 churches. Read More
Puerto Rican pastors 'not forgotten' by SBCSAN JUAN, P.R. (BP) -- The "heart and spirit of Southern Baptists" are evident as churches and leaders help Puerto Rico recover after Hurricane Maria, pastor Jorge Alvarez said Nov. 11 in San Juan.
Alvarez, executive director of the Convention of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, was among 150 local pastors and guests who attended an appreciation dinner held in their honor. The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee and the North American Mission Board sponsored the event. The Hispanic Baptist Pastors Alliance (HBPA) and LifeWay Christian Resources also supported the event, held at the Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel. Read More
Wyoming Baptists adopt new convention nameCASPER, Wyo. (BP) -- The new name of the Wyoming Southern Baptist Convention is Wyoming Southern Baptist Mission Network, messengers decided during their 34th annual meeting on Nov. 2-3.
Wyoming Baptists also approved selling the property on Casper Mountain Road that it has owned for 23 years, a budget $110,000 smaller than last year's budget, changing the name of its state missions offering, and a re-working of responsibilities for state convention vocational staff. Read More
Calif. Baptists highlight 'The Power of One'RIVERSIDE (BP) -- Messengers to the 2017 California Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting welcomed a new executive director, re-elected the convention president and approved a 2018 budget during their 77th session that highlighted "The Power of One," based on John 17:22.
Held at Magnolia Church in Riverside Oct. 24-25, the Tuesday evening session featured Bill Agee, elected as CSBC executive director in May, who presented his vision for the convention as well as details about a restructure. Read More
Utah-Idaho Baptists report numeric & financial gainsMERIDIAN, Idaho (BP) -- Key numeric increases -- including church plants and baptisms -- were celebrated by the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention during their Oct. 20 annual meeting.
A total of 140 people -- 109 messengers and 31 guests -- gathered at Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, for the two-state convention's 53rd annual meeting.
Brian Catherman, pastor of Redeeming Life Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, ... Read More
Prayer, new partnerships highlight Montana conv.BILLINGS, Mont. (BP) -- Six church plants and a new three-year partnership with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention were among highlights of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting.
The convention, known in-state as Refresh Montana, held its Oct. 5-6 sessions at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Billings, where Paul Jones has been pastor for 28 years.
"Ministry in Montana is challenging on many levels," Executive Director Barrett Duke told the 203 attendees, which included 89 messengers from 52 of the state convention's 135 churches. "But you have proven that through dedication, hard work and God's leadership, great things are possible." Read More
Puerto Rico churches doing best to help, NAMB catalyst saysPUERTO RICO (BP) -- More than a week after Puerto Rico suffered its greatest natural disaster, the condition of most of the Southern Baptist churches on the island is still unknown, a church planting catalyst on the island told Baptist Press.
But the 12 churches Carlos Rodriguez has been able to contact are doing all they can to help survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria, he said in a telephone interview Sept. 27. Rodriguez had been unable to contact the remaining 75 or so Southern Baptist churches on the island because of damaged infrastructure and communication services, he said. Read More
SBC staffers serve on World Changers mission teamNASHVILLE (BP) -- A group of Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee staff members participated in 2017 World Changers youth mission initiatives that combined Gospel conversations with service projects at 712 sites nationwide.
Four members of the Executive Committee (EC) staff participated in the Nashville outreach July 17–21, leading a team of youth from 12 churches in projects across the city. The volunteers were among 8,000 who served in 50 cities in June and July that led to nearly 5,000 Gospel presentations and 281 decisions for Christ, according to LifeWay Christian Resources, which has partnered with World Changers ministry since 2011. Read More


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