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Warning: Spoilers if you haven't gotten to the three year cut off point for Naruto-manga. This has ZIP to do with the anime.
A Box for the Past
by Blue Jeans
She's a collector of monsters and strays, which is strange because you wouldn't know it if you look at her.
When she was very little, her mother used to bring to her dolls and she would play with them. One day she got sick of dolls and in her haste to throw them out, she accidentally ripped an old favorite at the neck. Her mother found her crying over the tattered fabric and white stuffing. "What's the matter, Sakura-chan?" the fond voice of her mother broke through her whimpers - a child's grief.
"I didn't mean to break her," she had said with dripping eyes and a dripping nose. "I just didn't want her anymore, but I didn't mean to break her."
With an adult's amusement, her mother took the doll from her small hands and smoothed away her pink, girlish hair. "It's alright, darling," the woman reassured the child. "You didn't want it anymore, anyway." With that, her mother gently dropped the doll into the garbage with its discarded companions. Yet, to her, it wasn't alright. She didn't want it anymore but that doesn't mean she wanted it broken. So, with childish regret, she had looked down at the broken doll, lying amongst many of its familiar peers, but it was transformed now, no longer like the other dolls or what it had been before the accident. She doesn't understand how or why, but all of a sudden, the broken doll was special again, and her previous lack of interest for the object dissipated as she remembered why she had liked it so much in the first place.
She wanted to rescue it from further suffering. She thought, maybe she could convince her mother to sew it back together and this time she'll treat it right. She thought, it is all different now, battered and bruised and no longer the perfect little doll she once knew, and she likes it better this way. Haruno Sakura doesn't like dolls anymore, but she kept one and adored it and never threw it out. She keeps it close, setting it on the shelf by her bed until the night before her wedding day. On that night, she carefully takes the doll from the shelf and tucked it away into a box for the future and for the children she may have later.
Haruno Sakura collects broken and lost little boys and relationships just the same, cherishing the wounds like she had cherished her crippled doll. She thought that the stitches and scars gave them character, which is good because there's no perfection in the ninja business, only complications. She's loved them soiled and stained, and the more they were life-worn, the more she goes out of her way to try and protect them with the emotions she herself doesn't understand all that well. She doesn't discard these discarded boys from broken homes and broken lives. Instead, even when she had out-grown some of the people and left behind a few of her relationships, she would take out a box in her heart and tuck them safely into the attic of her past for some other time to contemplate.
When it rains and she's relaxing with a cup of tea on her own, she takes out these boxes and thinks back on these collected, cherished things with a smile. These are the people and ties that make her who she is. She wouldn't dream of throwing out even one imperfect being, because to Sakura, these are the stains that make her.
Pink-haired and green-eyed, Haruno Sakura was practically a doll herself as a child, a perfect reflection of the name she bears. She didn't question it even though she's never liked the different kimono her mother has stuffed her in nor did she enjoy being treated like a doll. But Sakura was brought up to respect her elders, and obey her parents. She grew from between two people who wanted to make a name for themselves, especially since Haruno was neither a well-known nor a well-respected name in the Hidden Village of the Leaf.
She remembers most vividly how she used to look out longingly at the boys and girls that played freely in the mud. She remembers imitating her mother's disapproval of them, though inwardly, a voice began to grow and speak in discontent. She doesn't like long hair or her doll-like clothing, and she had done-away with her girlish toys, long ago. She doesn't want to play house or pretend she's afraid of getting dirty, and when she dreams of being attacked by a dragon, if she cannot kill it on her own, she calls it a nightmare, especially if someone else does the rescuing. She wants to ruin a few good kimono in protest and roll in the dirt like a puppy, because then she wouldn't feel so restricted or helpless or trapped. She wants to learn how to fight like a ninja and not die like an animal, but the world she lives in won't like her do what she wants.
Sakura doesn't want to be a princess. She wants to be a knight. She wants to learn to be brave and strong, because she is far from both. But when she thinks these thoughts she knows they're wrong and unwanted because Mother would never approve of them. She said them once out-loud, but her beautiful and delicate mother had looked so shocked and terrified that Sakura learned never to voice it again. Sakura doesn't understand these rebellious feelings as a child. She can't talk about her hopes and dreams to anyone, because for some reason they're already labeled as strange and dangerous and wrong. She doesn't know how to cope with these warring feelings all bottled up inside. So she starts to make imaginary friends and speak to the girl hiding behind that girlish face and awkward actions. Sometimes, she could spend hours conversing with herself in her head, by herself, just looking from her pretty cage at the world she couldn't join and didn't seem to want her to.
She likes to dream that there is someone out there who can understand what she feels and share in her dreams, but she doesn't dare share these dreams with anyone in her family. When the school options came up though, Sakura jumped at the chance to take part in the much heralded, Ninja Academy. Her mother was quite reluctant and a bit scared about the profession itself, but her father thought it would do well for Sakura to be around so many of the most honored and prestigious names in the village. If not Sakura, at least if she married well, the Haruno family may begin to have some of that prestige enjoyed by other families and neighbors.
"Maybe she'd find herself a nice husband and then she can stop being a ninja," her father encouraged his wife. "It'll be good for us if she marries into a good family." Her mother reluctantly agrees and Sakura is given permission, which both surprises her and brings her so much happiness that she jumps with joy. Sakura wants to escape her life of kimono, dolls and delicacy with a kunai to cut off the strings.
If her parents knew, they probably would never have agreed.
Sakura rarely brings home suitors but when she does it's never very good news. None of them are what her parents expected, though if they had really thought out where they were sending their daughter, maybe they would have been more prepared. At first she talks unendingly about the little Uchiha Sasuke, before he betrays the village and becomes both a Missing-Nin - at the age of thirteen - and a minion of the evil over-lord, Orochimaru - which would have sounded funny if it wasn't their village he was betraying and if it hadn't been their lives he would one day try to destroy.
She started to grow her hair long - with delight instead of reluctance - after meeting Sasuke and would ask her mother questions about boys and how to be pretty and elegant and desired when she first began to attend the Ninja Academy. The older Haruno is both frightened and delighted by her daughter's sudden interests. And suddenly, the prospect of her daughter going into such a dangerous field is no longer so daunting if it makes Sakura act more girlish than she had in the past.
Sakura studies hard though, a good trait, but doesn't seem to be that interested or determined to be a great ninja as she is in Uchiha Sasuke, which soothes her father out of his fears. Then she graduates with honors, and a title for being the "Smartest of her Class", they're proud of her and wish her luck in catching the "man of her dreams". But when she starts to train under the much heralded "Kakashi-sensei", the only name they know him by, outside of his reputation, they became unsure of how to handle their changing daughter. Her teacher was the son of a legend and is now a legend himself, a blessing all the way but soon to be their curse. They're delighted at first but soon perplexed, because as she grows older they are more and mores surprised by her growing determination. They hadn't thought she would continue with her education, but she's still young and her mother is happy with the fact that she's on the same team as Uchiha Sasuke - last of a once -most- powerful and renowned clan. They are, however, not at all delighted that she's with that trouble-maker Naruto, but it is a sacrifice they must silently bear.
"What's his family name again?" Sakura's father asked grumpily over dinner, though they all know Naruto doesn't really have a family.
"Uzumaki," Sakura supplies nonchalantly, though she would be the last to admit that she doesn't hate the blond as much after several missions. She still thinks his a dunce, and on a good day, an idiot, but she's becoming less and less understanding of her parents' hatred for him.
"Be careful with that one," her mother tells her, perplexed. "Try to stay away from him if you can."
She finishes her food and sets down her chopsticks with thanks. "Mother," she sighs as she rises. "He's on my team, I can't avoid him. He's my -teammate-." Her parents don't understand her words much less her emphasis, especially now that she's more herself than ever before. She had taken Kakashi's teamwork lesson to heart, and since the Water country mission, she's even beginning to admire the tenaciousness of her idiot teammate, though he's still nowhere near as cool as Sasuke.
"He's still trouble," her father warns her stubbornly. She chooses not to answer and goes to her room.
Months later, after Sasuke made himself quite famous for being bad, her mother would sigh and say she should have seen it coming. After all, Naruto was on their team and he's -such- a bad influence. For once, Sakura snaps, because the memory of Naruto at the hospital is fresh in her mind. "It's not his fault," she yells at her mother for the first time ever. But she hadn't the heart to blame it on Sasuke either, even though that voice that she's been talking to for years in her own head timidly points out that it is the dark-haired boy's fault, at least, for Naruto being so beat up. She blames herself too, for being too weak to go out with her blond-teammate and saving them both. She hates the fact that she's the helpless one who couldn't save anyone - at least, not without help - or defend her team - the people she's come to love and rely on.
She's reprimanded harshly for being disrespectful and doesn't get a chance to see Naruto off for training, though it wouldn't have mattered because they both had promises to each other to keep. But it's okay, because she's training too now, under the Hokage herself. Sakura knows, even though she hadn't voiced it yet out-loud, that she's never going to be the princess that her parents want her to be. She's going to be a warrior, a ninja, because being a wife in a kimono is not her dream.
One day, she's going to bring Uzumaki Naruto home as the official suitor, the future son-in-law. She's going to tell her pale faced parents that he's the man of her dreams. Her mother's going to faint and her father's going to become red with anger and say terrible things that he'll never be able to take back, though he wouldn't want to for some time. She's going to stand there, with this boy who's fought so hard for his promises to her with tears in her eyes, but she's not going to shed them. And then she's going to take a kunai in her hand and cut off the strings tying her to the obligations she's never going to fulfill anyway, by walking out of her house and never going back for years afterwards.
But for now, Haruno Sakura looks out the window on a rainy day, before anyone else has risen in her house. She wonders where Uchiha Sasuke is, who he's become, and how much closer to his goals he is now, after everything. She'll look to the clock that tells her that she's got another hour before she is scheduled to meet with the Hokage for training. She takes a sip and wonder if Naruto's okay, if his training is making him stronger, and if that too is taking him further from her as Sasuke is now from them both. She fears that she won't be able to catch up to that idiot teammate of hers, or the one that's betrayed them both, and she worries that she won't be able to keep her promise to the team. The thought makes her smile weakly into her cooled tea before she sets out to go see Tsunade-sensei, who pays more attention to her than Kakashi ever will, not that he doesn't care for her though she doubts he really knows what to do with her beyond the basics.
She's going to get stronger, and live a dream that's all her own. Sakura's accepted that as she glues back her heart from the pieces she's found though she knows it'll never really be as whole as before. It won't ever be the same again, like her broken doll and her broken friends, but in the end, she won't regret it at all.
Haruno Sakura isn't strong, but that doesn't mean she's weak or that she's going to break that easily. When she faces the fact that Uchiha Sasuke is now just a vassal for Orochimaru and that the boy she's loved since a child was never coming back, she thought she took to the news rather well, and much better than Naruto did. She didn't cry or scream or feel cheated, because some part of her, when she found the dead body of the Kazekage, Gaara, lying in that abandoned cave looking so very dead, realized how fragile these powerful boys she was chasing after really were. Since then, they had all been demoted from the pedestal she's put them on, and she's been the one to sooth those who went to her later for not being able to be more than human.
These boys with monsters and strange bloodlines running just beneath their skins were really so terribly mortal. In her Medic-Nin eyes, she begins to dissect away the glamour and power she's viewed them in and absorbed the truth of their humanity. Those dark circles under the Kazekage's eyes, the tears that sometimes spills from Naruto's sky-blue gaze, the faint scars on Sasuke's white, swan neck, these were the tell-tale signs of their clumsy hearts that is constantly threatened and on the edge of being snuffed out or broken or both. She liked that about them more than the fearful place of power and immortality she's once set them on. They are like the doll sitting on her shelf at home with a sewed up neck done in her own hand, one that she loves so much more for no longer being perfect.
Slowly, bit-by-bit, as the years went by, she found herself expecting doom and death far more than life and hope. It doesn't mean she's given up or stopped trying, but an unfulfilling result was not going to break up her world either. She's older now and her world is more real and less picture-perfect, which makes it less like glass and more like stone. It isn't as attractive as before but it'll endure the trials she's going to face in the future. This is the world she's always wanted to be a part of anyway, and so Sakura discards the delicate flower that she had once been known to be for the solid trunk of the tree that she is now. It isn't as pretty but it can last all year round through bright sunlit days and dark, stormy nights. She can only hope that she ages as gracefully and lives as long.
Sakura curls her toes into the mud on a rainy day as she stands beneath the showers and imagines her bare toes as small but growing roots. Naruto finds her by the river with her discarded sandals at the top of the hill when he comes back from his three year training. "Hey, Sakura-chan, if you're not careful, you'll get washed away!" he warns her after greeting her still, drenched form. She doesn't know he has a demon inside him yet, and he doesn't know she'll accept him far more easily knowing the truth. They had just gotten those damned bells off of Kakashi the day before, so she's rather ecstatic to see him, even though he's spent the last three years with the world's most famous pervert.
"Hm, Naruto," she smiles at him in case he thinks she's one of those silly girls who cries in the rain. "I'll treat you to some ramen if you promise to let me stand here a little longer -without- saying a word."
He laughs but can't hide his excitement. "Oh, how long?"
"Mm," she closes her eyes under the warm showers. "Five more minutes, I promise."
"You've got yourself a deal, Sakura-chan!"
Sakura closes her eyes and imagines that Sasuke is there with them and that Kakashi is late. She imagines herself thirteen years old, precocious and useless. For a moment, she wonders what it would have been like if Sasuke never left to go for revenge and Naruto never gone to train and they grew up together these three years. Sakura closes her fist and feels the strength in her arms, she dig her toes more deeply into the ground and feels the muscles in her legs, she breathes in deeply as the chakura inside her runs as wild as the river before her, and she smiles into the rain without regret or sorrow.
"Let's go have some ramen, Naruto." She opens her eyes exactly five-minutes later, coming back to the real world that she wouldn't change for anything, despite its many tragedies.
"Yeah!" Naruto cheers and stopped his fidgeting on the grass. They run the rest of the way to Ichiraku, even though they're both already drenched to their bones. They spend the rest of the afternoon laughing and chattering, living the mundane aspects of life that would keep them strong through harsher days. Sakura suddenly notices that though, in general, Naruto's still immature, he has also grown up in many different and unexpected ways, as well. And Naruto cannot deny that Sakura's also become far stronger, scarier and more beautiful than ever before - more than he had ever thought her capable of.
She's not in love with him yet, but that time will come. She trusts him already and even if she doesn't realize it, she's living the life she's always wanted. And one day, despite the tragedies, she'll smile in the rain and think back to the past. She never feels guilty when she indulges herself on the perfect times when broken boys and a helpless girl gathered at a bridge and dreamed impossible dreams while waiting for their sensei to arrive with excuses from his own haunted past. And when those moments pass, she'll just tuck the box away into the past where it belongs. In the end, Sakura would never trade her present for anything.
Her heart is far stronger and far happier after she mended the pieces from the one Sasuke broke a million years ago.
The End
Damn it. I always end up only voicing half of a really good idea...
God, I nearly died of a heart-attack when I realized I accidentally replaced this fic with Teacher's Pet when I was editting it!! Well, I'm putting the proper tale back with its proper title.


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So we were served our annual cocktail of Iowa gambling revenue numbers this week, for the fiscal year just ended.
But is our $1.45 billion glass half-full or half-empty?
The half-empty crowd no doubt will point to the largely flat, 1 percent growth in overall adjusted gross revenues. Only seven of the state's 19 casinos made more money this year than last year.
Imbibers of optimism may look instead at two new land-based casinos in the Quad Cities replacing old riverboat venues. They saw a sizable revenue jump. An infusion of new blood jolted a stagnant market. Capitalism, 101.
Two groups of optimists will be pitching rival downtown Cedar Rapids casino projects to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission this very morning. The Cedar Rapids Development Group will once again present its Cedar Crossing by the River concept, which failed to win approval in 2014, along with a smaller $105 million Cedar River Central casino adjacent to the U.S. Cellular Center, DoubleTree Hotel and Cedar Rapids Convention Complex.
Wild Rose Entertainment will pitch a stripped-down $40 million "boutique" casino for a site across First Avenue from the cellular center, etc.
No doubt they'll contend a shot of new casino competition would help Cedar Rapids, could help Iowa's gambling industry and wouldn't do much harm to existing casinos.
Trouble is, the commission is packed with glass half-emptiers. Based on their track record, it's a good bet they'll regard the revenue numbers as more evidence Iowa's market is saturated and in stable condition. Member facilities of the cartel need protection, not a jolt of new blood.
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Chances are, the two consulting firms they hired to study the market, and potential cannibalization wrought by a Cedar Rapids facility, will see it in a similar way. Marquette Advisors, who studied the market in 2014 and has been hired to do a 2017 study, predicted revenue growth similar to what we saw this week and insisted Iowa can't bear more gambling.
So our Cedar Rapids casino contestants are paddling upstream. Unlike past years, when applicants pulled out all the stops on their presentations, today, modesty might be the best policy.
They'll have the difficult task of arguing their plans are for good, high-quality gambling venues, but not so good that Riverside, Waterloo, etc. will see their customer bases vaporized.
Each plan has its selling points. Cedar Crossing Central would be Iowa's first casino built above tracks for a train. Cedar Crossing (Classic) on the River would include flood protection in case of heavy rain. Wild Rose already has three Iowa casinos, and its chairman, Gary Kirke, might lend you his plane.
OK, I'll stop.
Maybe you're thinking some new competition would attract new customers and push existing casinos to step up their own games. Gamblers apparently want new, as the Quad Cities numbers indicate. More than 60 percent of Linn County voters wanted new when they voted for gambling in 2013.
Sober up. You'd make a lousy caretaker of a casino cartel protected by and profiting from the status quo.
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The unintentional juxtaposition of two exhibitions by Lynne Moody — one on the topic of birds' nests at Fernbank Science Center and the other regarding wood storks and their habitats at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History — raises interesting issues about art and its educational uses that go far beyond the literal doings of avian species.
Fernbank Museum's show is, as is only right, less explicit about the relationship between art and instruction. In "Going Natives: The Lives and Uncertain Fate of American Wood Storks," Moody first sets out her agenda in an extensive text panel about wood storks and the forces threatening their survival: "Canal excavations and other water redistribution projects have resulted in a dramatic decline in Wood Stork populations in North America…. [The storks] cannot change their environment to suit their needs. They can only move on, searching for a suitable habitat.… If our species does not recognize the limits of — for example — fresh water, and the necessity to conserve it, where will we move?"
Given those ground rules, the excellent drawings in the exhibition make sense together. Accurate but emotionally charged sketches of storks, bearing resonant titles ("Stabat Mater," for example), hang adjacent to equally accurate drawings of bulldozers viewed from angles that imply brutal force. Even more allegorical drawings depict a turned-over empty bucket ("Spill") or a faucet from which water cascades and turns into a nest. It's left entirely to the viewer to make the connections between the images, simple though those connections may be once the wall text has been read.
The exhibition at the science center is more openly educational, and features actual birds' nests alongside Moody's artwork, which has long been based on the nest viewed as a visual metaphor for safety, for home and family environment, and for the site of many other possible events and interactions. The nest starts out as a literal object and undergoes a number of metamorphoses en route to its place in Moody's repertoire of symbols.
Thanks to the adroit collaborative work of Fernbank Science Center instructional media designer Judy Henson, Moody's art blends with educational text panels and illustrative natural objects so seamlessly that at least one group of viewers looking for the art show had to ask where it was.
This could be viewed as a misuse of imaginative artwork until you notice that the panels are instructing viewers in the nature of Moody's art as well as in the nature of Nature. Far from being incidental illustrations adjunct to the "real-life lessons" being taught, the paintings are presented as opportunities to offer art education alongside science education. Art and nature come together here as they rarely do in American educational experiences, and the artwork is as often symbolic as it is literal, and abstract as well as realistic.
It isn't the job of a museum of natural history to spell things out step by tiny step, and it's entirely appropriate that Moody's wood stork drawings at the Fernbank Museum can be approached as casually by viewers as the wonderful Christmas trees and holiday decorations from many countries that Atlanta's foreign consulates have presented one floor down. (That exhibition, by the way, is a family-friendly delight that offers its own healthy share of teachable moments.)
The Henson-Moody collaboration at the Fernbank Science Center, however, points the way to new possibilities. While it has details that are open to question (venturing into such new territory, how could it not?), it does a striking job of mixing lessons in natural history with lessons in how an artist operates. It accomplishes this in ways that ensure that grown-ups find as much to love — and possibly to learn — as their children do. This experiment in stretching children's aesthetic horizons while encouraging their curiosity about nature is one that ought to be extended by Moody and Henson, and emulated by others.


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With only four more games until the end of the 2016-2017 season, Lakers' assistant general manager Glenn Carraro has resigned after seventeen years with the team.
Carraro, who joined the Lakers in 2000, was promoted to assistant GM in late May 2012, walked away from the club on Thursday. This came shortly after the Lakers had hired a new general manager, Rob Pelinka. Carraro was part of the soul of the team and played a big part as one of the Lakers main salary cap consultants. Pelinka now has the job of trying to turn the Lakers into a long term contender after a four year spell in the draft lottery, a process that has landed the Lakers with a lot of young players with high potential.
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"No one gets to train with Master Dominic. He's like the king of Darkest Dreams. No one, and I mean no one will ever own him," Ella said.
Avery Masters stared across the Darkest Dreams BDSM club to the man that captivated every single person within the room. She had been coming to this place for over a year, and couldn't bring herself to do anything more than watch. For this club, prior to being accepted, she had to take a test. During the test she'd been so nervous, and after finishing it, she'd been graded submissive.
"All you do is watch when you could be with any other man here," Ella said, drawing her attention back to her.
"It's nothing. Honestly, I'm just, I don't know, I don't like the thought of anyone else touching me." The club had plenty of Masters, she simply didn't want any of them. All of the men were Dominant, and there were a few female Dommes as well.
Ella was her friend, who also happened to love the lifestyle. They got along really well, and tended to visit the club together.
"Why don't you just ask him?" Ella asked.
"Ask who?"
"Please, sweetie, you drool over him every time we're here."
"He's very good."
Right now Master Dominic was showing a man how to use a whip. This was what she loved about Darkest Dreams. Everyone could learn, and there would be no judgement. She didn't know the man he was teaching, but the woman currently secured to a spanking bench looked damn happy.
Licking her lips, Avery pressed her thighs together as another wave of arousal washed over her. What was it about Dominic that called to her? She didn't understand it. Yes, he was a handsome guy, but there were plenty of handsome men out there who didn't get her attention. He looked hot in a pair of leather pants, but then again, she'd never seen him naked.
"I'm going to head to the bathroom," she said, needing a distraction. She was starting to feel like a stalker herself.
"If you see a handsome man, just go with it. I think it's the only way you're ever going to get over your addiction to Master Dom."
"I'm not addicted." She didn't stick around to see what else her friend had to say. There was an attraction, and an addiction. Was it healthy? No, it wasn't. She hadn't been with a guy in a long time, even before she joined the club. Now she spent most of her time comparing all men to Dominic.
The bathrooms were clear, so she didn't linger, nor did she stare at her reflection. All she would find was fault. Her face was too round, her hips too wide, her stomach too round. At a size fourteen, she had to be one of the biggest women at the club. The only women she'd seen with Dominic were the kind that were slender, like bone slender.
Pressing her washed and dried hands to her face, she whimpered. "Just get him out of your mind. Completely, totally, out of my mind." This obsession was going to make her a lonely, miserable woman.
Still avoiding the mirrors, she made her way outside, coming against a sudden wall of human flesh.
"Be careful there, sweetness."
His voice.
Heat filled her cheeks, and when she looked at him she cringed, immediately looking down. "I'm so sorry, Sir, Master, erm …" she couldn't find the right words.
My first time talking to the man of my dreams, and I'm stuttering!
"You can look at me. The club has rules for certain people and couples. Not all of them need to be followed."
She frowned, looking up at him. "What do you mean?"
"Couples who believe in a complete Dominance and submissive lifestyle choose to do so within the club as well. Newbies are a different matter."
"I thought the whole head bowing was a sign of respect."
"Yes, and no. You don't bow your head for everyone, do you?"
"No." That would be embarrassing. She worked in an office all day. Bowing her head would just make her stand out like a sore thumb.
"You've never been played with, Avery."
"You know my name."
He leaned in close so that his lips were against her ear and whispered. "There's a lot I know about you."
Closing her eyes, she found herself leaning closer, trying to get as close as humanly possible without seeming weird.
"You're just a beautiful little peach waiting to be plucked." He shocked her even further by stroking her cheek. "Maybe one day."
Within the next second he was gone, and she stood wondering if she'd imagined the whole thing. Only when she'd got her bearings did she move back toward Ella.
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104 comments found.
I can't seem to be able to make the gallery work. I've followed the instructions in the documentation but I never get that result, I always end up with a mosaic of pictures linking to themselves, not a full width gallery like the one in your room pages.
Is there anything that has changed in the last versions of wordpress?
Sounds like you are clicking "Add Gallery" if you are getting a mosaic of images. The gallery is built automatically when you choose the gallery post format. You just have to add the images while editing the gallery. Check out the video walk through as it's covered step-by-step in the video.
If you need additional help, feel free to join our support forums. When posting, make sure to include a link to one of the gallery pages you are trying to setup: http://support.progressionstudios.com
Ok, I think I know what happened. I kept clicking the Insert button below right.
Thanks for the quick answer!
Hello I'm just wondering before I purchase the theme how do you create the pages? Are they created using shortcodes or is there a visual composer? Thanks.
Pages like the homepage, rooms, blog posts, and contact all have page templates that will build the layout for you. Any other page can be created easily using the built-in editor within WordPress. There isn't a page builder like Visual Composer but you could easily add that if you wanted a page builder. Any popular free or premium page builder will work with our themes.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thank you so much for getting back to me. Do you have a demo site that I could have backend access to? I would just like to see how the pages are created. Or even if you could send me a link to the documentation for the template. I love the look of your theme but my client want a very easy to use backend to the website so I just want to make sure of this. Thanks again.
Thanks I've done that now!
How can I increase the zoom factor for map?
Hello, can I create a separate category items and it do not see in the page of items? Thanks
Presale questions.
Is the theme wp 4.2 compatible? and wpml compatible?
And a can I avoid your booking to continue using my contactform7 module?
Best Regards
1) Yeah, all of our themes work and are running WordPress 4.2.
2) Yeah, this theme will work with WPML.
3) Yeah, you can use your Contact Form 7 module if you want. You can use any third party plugin for the booking areas or leave them blank and they will hide.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hi I can not upload your interface for my worpress. Currently I'm using Wordpress 4.2.2
I can assure you all of our themes work with the latest version of WordPress. Make sure you unzip the initial download from ThemeForest. It includes the documentation, photoshop files, and installable WordPress file.If you have any other questions, feel free to jump onto our support forums. We are happy to help: http://support.progressionstudios.com/
How do I put the photos slide to homepage?
Check out the documentation included with your download. It will cover how to setup any portion of the theme including the theme slider on the homepage.
If you have any other questions, feel free to jump onto our support forums. We are happy to help: http://support.progressionstudios.com/
Can you add background pictures to posts as well? Thanks for a great wordpress theme!
Ahh already found out how … I see by setting a background to the blog. Cheers!
I have a couple of pre-sale questions. Is it possible to activate the home slider on every page? If, a client wanted the slider behind the the content on most subsequent (lower level) pages, is that possible?
The homepage slider is only available on the Homepage page template. You can re-use this on most pages except for "Rooms" and "News/Blog". You can have a unique slider or the same on each of the pages that allow it. If you wanted the homepage slider on the "Rooms" and/or "Blog" pages, that would be possible with minor modifications. Feel free to send me an e-mail via my profile page contact form if you are interested in this customization: http://themeforest.net/user/ProgressionStudios#from
Pre sales question
Is there a facility for the system to check availability and if available allow the booing to be paid for online?
Many Thanks
The default form that the theme comes with is a contact form in which buyers can contact you for booking. If you would like a booking availability with booking payments, you will need to use a third party plugin. There are a number of awesome plugins that will work with our theme. Here are two recommendations that allow availability + paid booking: http://codecanyon.net/item/booking-system-pro-wordpress-plugin/2675936 and https://wordpress.org/plugins/easyreservations/
Pre sales question
Is there a facility for the system to check availability and if available allow the booing to be paid for online?
Many Thanks
The default form that the theme comes with is a contact form in which buyers can contact you for booking. If you would like a booking availability with booking payments, you will need to use a third party plugin. There are a number of awesome plugins that will work with our theme. Here are two recommendations that allow availability + paid booking: http://codecanyon.net/item/booking-system-pro-wordpress-plugin/2675936 and https://wordpress.org/plugins/easyreservations/
hi, i have same problem with sidebar look at http://goo.gl/WxQIFB – help me please
Hi , I'm thinking of buying this under regular licence . This is just to clarify before buying.. Am I allowed to customize the template (logo etc…) and sell this to my client?
Yeah, you can purchase this theme and make any customizations for clients. If you are going to use this for a client project we recommend them purchasing the theme so that they always have a copy. Then you can charge them for any service (setup/customizations). However you can purchase the license yourself and sell your services together as you have mentioned. Either way is perfectly fine.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Does this come with an admin panel to manage reservations ? Can we have a link to demo it…
The reservations built-in to this theme is a contact form. You would receive them via e-mail when a reservation is requested. The rest of the theme is controlled via WordPress and an options panel.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
- Is this theme include Newsletter? If includes, is it free or I must pay service separately?
- Can I put reservation form on other pages, or only I can use on home page?
- Is this theme include page builder plugin, and can I import demo xml for home page?
1) The newsletter in the live preview is a free service from http://mailchimp.com. We have directions in how to use this and setup the form. It has both free and paid options to manage and send newsletters. The live preview demos the free version.
2) Yeah you can place the reservation form on any page.
3) We do include the demo content with the theme. It is very easy to import. However we do not include a page builder. This theme is compatible with all the poplar page builders if you would like to use one.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
How to display reservation div on pages, like a demo? I can't find this option in admin.
Check out the documentation under "booking form" for how to insert the reservation.If you have any other questions, feel free to post in our support forums. We are happy to help: http://support.progressionstudios.com
I have some pre sale question to make sure Website will work well with the requirement
1- Can I temporary remove booking form ? 2- Is it possible to use third party booking form like Agoda booking.com Fastbooking replacing the original one ?
3 Is it the way to connect booking with payment gateway or paying with credit card 4- Is it possible to use Thai language on the page or use 2 language on the page 5- Is it possible to do 2 language website (Switch language)
6 Is it possible to attached Google map as 1 Column on the first page
Thanks very much
1) Yes, you can easily remove the booking form and any booking sections. You can also replace them or fill them in whenever you need to later on.
2) Yeah, you could use any third party booking form. If so, the only change would be some CSS styling as the forms won't match perfectly.
3) We don't have any payment gateways built in.
4) Yes, you can use any language.
5) If you wanted to use multiple languages, you would use a plugin like wpm.org or qtranslate. This is the same with any theme.
6) Yeah
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your reply.
1- according to Google map on first page how it look like. it will be one block replacing Deluxe Suite block as in link >> http://themeforest.net/item/anchor-inn-hotel-and-resort-theme/full_screen_preview/5462583) ?
2- In the FEATURED PACKAGES (first page in link), The block can be more than 3 block? like 2 line 6 block
1) Unfortunelty I don't understand. Please link to the page again and re-ask the question. Make sure to close the iFrame tool-bar in the top right in order to link to specific pages.
2) Yes, you can have 2 lines and 6 blocks. You can also adjust the column count if you want 2 columns, 3 columns, or 4 columns.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hi, thank you for a great theme. I have a question: On the home page reservation form, I changed the "child" option to "telephone no." The form works well, but the tel. field now has a calendar icon in it. How do I get rid of the icon? www.pelicanlodge.co.za?
Hi, is there in the teme for wordpress a launcher? to have it ready like the demo site?or I have to built it?
Yeah, all of our themes come with demo content. This allows you to easily import the demo content so that your purchase matches the live preview. The only thing different is that the stock photos are replaced with grey sample images.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
How do I update the Read More button that by default says "(more…)"?
Nice theme. How to put a video on room slider instead of the "featured" image?
You can easily add-in a video using the "Audio/video embed code" field. This will allow you to easily display a video. You can also add-in videos in the content area if you want a slider above.
If you have any other questions, feel free to post in our support forums. We are happy to help: http://support.progression-studios.com
Hi, thanks for your help. I did just that, put the embed code of a youtube video in the room/post options and nothing happens. The slider for that room display nothing and the content below it is moved up. Please check it out for yourself at http://auxjardinschampetres.com
If you are using a page, you can just copy/paste the link to the youtube page and it will automatically be embedded (no embed code needed). If you are using a room page, you can copy/paste the URL OR embed code into the "Audio/video embed code" field. I checked your site and the rooms are built using regular pages. That is okay though as you can just embed a video on the page directly.
If you have any other questions, feel free to post in our support forums. We are happy to help: http://support.progression-studios.com
Hi, thanks. I don't want to embed a video I want it to replace the image associated to the room page. I am using only room page on the homepage. When I put the embed code : <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J1FDnnY-LhE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> In the room options, it doesn't work. The slider is empty. If I put the embed code within the content of the room, il will only overlap the video over the room's featured image. I want only the video in full width in the slider and I want it to play automatically just like we can do on any other parallax modern templates. Hope you understand my point.
We can help you out with any questions in our support forums. Feel free to post in our support forums and we will assist: http://support.progression-studios.com
Just a quick question before purchasing Can I integrating Booking Engine with this will it work. And Can Include booking Engine with Payment Gateway.
Please respond ASAP
By default the booking built-in is a contact form in which users can request rooms. There is no payment gateway built-in. However there are a number of third party plugins that can add-in this functionality. Check out codecanyon.net or wordpress.org for booking plugins with this functionality.
Let me know if you have any other questions.


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"Twin linked, fool!" – classic
Error/what the- KA-BOOOMMMMMMMM!!!
Nothing says 'screw your vehicle' like hittin' the twin-linked, the pen, and then the explosion result.
Mmmmm. Explosion result. One hit kills no matter how many hull points… penhits rule.


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Over the last several years, membership in social networking sites has grown exponentially to include more than 50 million users worldwide. Facebook and MySpace are now used by approximately one-quarter of the population of the U.S. and Canada.
These impressive numbers will not slow in the near-term as more and more people seek their own personalized turf and social circles on the Internet. With the election of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the U.S., the core values of social networking are poised to reach far into the White House, helping to better engage citizens in the political process and allowing the voices and views of the masses to be heard as never before. Social networking is making democracy even more democratic. Barriers between elected officials and their constituents are crumbling further, as politicians have dynamic and instant access to public opinion via the Web. Elected officials who ignore the grassroots momentum of social networking and refuse to harness its potential may not only govern worse, they may find themselves out of office. In the last few years, we have witnessed Web-enabled social networking reshape the way politicians manage and run their campaigns.
From this point on, social networking will enable effective governance for both corporations and lawmakers at all levels. Given recent developments in both the public and private sector, it is not a stretch to say that the future viability of corporate governance will be somewhat dependent on the incorporation of social networking into its functional portfolio.
One of President Obama's fundamental goals is to make the U.S. government as transparent as possible. This same goal of transparency is shared by board members of corporations all over the world. After all, in the last year we have seen the devastating results of having low transparency and accountability in the private sector. Often enough, a lack of transparency stems from a lack of effective communication. Yet governance will always be dependent on communication and collaboration. Governance is about people knowing the rules, contributing opinions and sharing information about countless aspects of the governance agenda. When communication falters, risk increases. (I am reminded of this simple yet important concept every day when I take the subway in New York City: riders are reminded to be vigilant for suspicious packages and report them to the authorities immediately - the more eyes in use, the more that the risk to public safety is decreased.)
To date, the Internet does not have a great track record of bridging social and political divisions at a national or state level (although it has functioned well in disseminating information that makes lives richer and better). This is because government-based social networking has to serve the interests of a large community whose common interests will always be wildly divergent. The good news for business enterprises is that using social networking to help strategically enable corporate governance is a much less perilous task because the network's members will be sharing common corporate values and goals. Even better, for many organizations, the physical infrastructure that will be needed for robust social networking will already exist. Chances are high that existing communication and collaboration platforms (such as employee bulletin board services in the corporate intranet or specialized messaging busses) can be leveraged or scaled up.
Current belief among political pundits is that the White House's home page will start to morph into a quasi-social network, or at least incorporate many elements of social networking functionality. In this way, the current administration can better keep concerned citizens informed about issues and let them voice both positive and negative views about pending legislation. Their posts/comments will be reviewed in real time by government staffers, whose job it is to gauge public opinion and promulgate that to the appropriate governmental representatives.
But whether social networking is used to support government objectives or corporate ones, these networks need to be well-architected from both physical level and logical perspectives. On the logical side, networked discussions need to be carefully categorized and classified so that discourse can be easily tracked and managed by both users and administrators. From the physical tangent, discussions and posts must produce actionable data for driving change and mitigating future risks. The key to success is making sure that all participants feel fully engaged in the governance process. Major successes in the governance engagement model have arisen out of the application and integration of social networking into the public school system, with parents tracking and governing the progress of their children and collaborating with teachers on matters of performance. In fact, the entire effectiveness of a school district, school program or individual teacher can be measured once enough data is collected and analyzed.
President Obama was savvy enough to understand the advantages that social networking sites afforded his campaign at all stages - from before the primaries up until the general election through his first 100 days in office. It will be quite interesting to see if his administration will be able to use the same sorts of social networking technologies to govern the country better. Never before have leaders had such a means to link and interface directly with the populace.
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This month's edition of What I'm Reading features two books recommended to me by friends. That's part of the reason I love books – there is a shared connection, as you read books and recommend books with friends, that often leads to deep, interesting, and/or fantastical conversations. It lets you go places you may not have otherwise.
In this book, the author, Bryan Stevenson, tells his story of working predominantly with blacks in the South to free them from the death penalty when unjustly tried and sentenced. He also discusses cases where minors (including 13-year-olds!) are sentenced to life in prison without parole. Stevenson "founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system." This book is heavy, but it opened my eyes in a drastic way. It just might be the most important book you read all year.
(Thanks AEC.)
What I Know For Sure is Oprah Winfrey's personal account of the lessons she's learned throughout her life and can now say she knows for sure. As I first got into this book, I couldn't help but think, "I don't know anything for sure!" But as she shared her experiences and those things she knows for sure, I started to track my own list. Even little things count, and I found it encouraging to compile my own small list. Among much uncertainty, there are still many things I know for sure. Thank. You. Oprah.
Tip: Listen to the audio version of this book. Oprah herself reads it!
(Thanks EH.)
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Education payments company peerTransfer has grown quickly by providing a specialized service to a specific market, but it may be time for it graduate to new lines of business.
"Any place there is a large dollar amount of cross-border payments, there is an opportunity," said Mike Massaro, peerTransfer's CEO.
The Boston-based peerTransfer operates like a remittance company in reversethe biller, or college, is the client, enabling mostly international students and families to pay tuition and other education costs in their home country's currency.
The colleges and students use a dashboard to monitor payments and reconciliation, and peerTransfer's scale allows it to provide discounted currency conversion rates. It handles payments from local bank transfers, cards and online alternative payments.
Its formula has worked. In the first half of the 2014/2015 academic year, peerTransfer doubled its revenue, reached profitability for the first time since its founding in 2009, and is on track to process $1 billion in cross-border payments for the academic year. It's also adding new institutional clients at a rate of about 50 per quarter, and its network reaches about 200 countries and territories.
"In the past 18 months we have added more ways to pay, such as cards or Alipay in China," Massaro said. "And we've also seen an increase in the number of international students in U.S. boarding schools, and English as a second language programs."
The quick growth has helped peerTransfer draw more investment. This week Bain Capital Ventures led a $22 million round, which also included Spark Capital, Devonshire Investors, Accel Partners and QED Investors.
"We're getting queries from our board on how we can go faster, and believe there are other industries, while there is still room for growth in education," Massaro said.
The company has discussed going beyond education payments in the past. The opportunities include real estate, medical and other markets that have international supply chains.
"There is a pain point for many of these industries. They need to file a payment quickly and there is no good way other than a bank wire transfer," Massaro said.
In the education sector, the company has benefited from its closed-loop model and focus on larger transaction amounts, Massaro said, adding that a similar model can be used in other industries.
For example, Massaro said peerTransfer's model can narrow risk management because the dollar amounts and recipients are known in advance.
"It's a closed loop, as opposed to remittance services where the money can go to a variety of places," Massaro said. "If someone is going to launder money with this model, they're going to have to do it through a university."
PeerTransfer's dashboard also provides detailed information on the payer, which has proven helpful for universities, Massaro said.
While peerTransfer has focused on an individual sector thus far, it has also benefited from its specialized payment process, said Zil Bareisis, a senior analyst with Celent.
"The success of peerTransfer is a good example of what we at Celent call target-based payments value proposition development, as opposed to launching a generic payment product," Bareisis said. "Companies can become really successful when they find a target such as a customer segment or a specific payment flow which has inherent inefficiencies, and develop a tailored proposition for that particular target."


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Re-Bound shows readers how to take every day materials from around the house, flea markets and thrift stores, and hardware and office supply stores, and turn them into fabulous books. Instead of saying, "What can I make a book out of," readers will be thinking, "What can't I make a book out of?"
In Re-Bound, a vintage souvenir wallet becomes a photo album. Last year's trendy sweater becomes a take-along journal. Even potato chip bags get a second life as a handy pocket notebook.
This fun pursuit is economical as well as ecological. A variety of attractive, uncomplicated bindings, how-to instructions, and step-outs bring each project to life.
From the library.
When I first saw this at the library I was immediate intrigued but as soon as I cracked it open I was sorely disappointed. Unless you are an actual Martha Stewart clone and have all the specialty tools required this book is essentially a collection of pretty pictures. The "patterns" are virtually unusable for 99.9% of the population. What could have been a nice, fun craft book was instead a waste of time.
Unless you are a very specialized artist give this a pass. It's not even worth the two minutes it takes to flip through the project photographs.
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Lumber Liquidators (LL) responds to allegations made on the popular show "60 Minutes" that Lumber Liquidators' laminate flooring, manufactured in China, contains amounts of toxic formaldehyde that may not meet health and safety standards.
In response, LL filed an 8-k with the SEC today stating the following:
Form 8-K for LUMBER LIQUIDATORS HOLDINGS, INC.
Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. In light of Sunday night's 60 Minutes episode featuring Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. ("the Company"), the Company is providing the following statement:"Lumber Liquidators is a leader in safety, as evidenced by our track record of providing our wide range of products to two million satisfied customers across America.We comply with applicable regulations set by the California Air Resources Board ("CARB"), which is currently the only regulator of composite core emissions. Although the CARB regulations only apply in California, we adhere to these standards everywhere we do business. Every manufacturer of fiberboard cores used in our products is certified in accordance with CARB regulations. We have documentation to support each step of our production process, including vendor agreements, vendor invoices, CARB certificates, and test results, to serve as further proof that our processes, practices and products are compliant across the board. Independent third-party test results are available on our safety website at www.lumberliquidators.com/safety.We believe that 60 Minutes used an improper test method in its reporting that is not included in CARB's regulations and does not measure a product according to how it is actually used by consumers. Our laminate floors are completely safe to use as intended. In our attempt to be fair and transparent, we provided significant testing results to 60 Minutes, including the results of the random testing performed on products from each of our laminate suppliers. We also went to great lengths to document issues between the validated test method and that used by 60 Minutes. Our Chairman addressed the differences and our position on the test methodology but 60 Minutes chose not to include it.
After becoming aware of the nature and content of the 60 Minutes story, we immediately reached out to the Chinese suppliers included in the story. The suppliers have confirmed that all products provided to Lumber Liquidators have been and are CARB compliant. The suppliers could not verify the identity of the individuals appearing in the videos. One of the suppliers featured questioned whether the product shown was actually from its factory. We randomly test each of our six laminate suppliers in China using unannounced audits and all products tested are compliant and safe. Again, the results of the third-party testing are on our website.
As 60 Minutes noted, these attacks are driven by a small group of short-selling investors who are working together for the purpose of making money by lowering our stock price. Their motives and methods are wrong and we will fight these false attacks on all fronts.
All of our resources are focused on ensuring our customer understands the truth, our products are 100% safe and our testing is thorough. Also, we are focused on maintaining the customers' trust and addressing any concerns over our long purchase cycle.
We stand by every single plank of wood and laminate we sell all around the country and will continue to deliver the best product at the best price to our growing base of valued customers."
According the Lumber Liquidators Yahoo! profile, the company "together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, and hardwood flooring enhancements and accessories. It primarily offers solid and engineered hardwood products; laminate floorings; bamboo floor products, cork floorings, and vinyl plank flooring; wood flooring moldings; butcher block kitchen countertops, and staircase treads and risers; and accessories, such as sealers, adhesives, and underlayments, as well as flooring tools and floor cleaning supplies. The company offers its products primarily under the Bellawood and Morning Star Bamboo brands. It operates through various sales channels, such as stores, call center, and catalogs, as well as through its Website, lumberliquidators.com. The company primarily serves the homeowner, or a contractor on behalf of a homeowner. As of December 31, 2014, it operated 352 stores in 46 states in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Toano, Virginia."
During a time like this, crisis management executed by a talented public relations firm is absolutely necessary. Perception controls everything, not just in finance but in our daily lives. Shifting that perception of your company in a way that shows true value is the key to overcoming crisis solutions. By utilizing an array of channels to spread that message is imperative, where going beyond basic print and digital solutions is key.
It should be interesting to see how this plays out, considering that Lumber Liquidators (LL) is down over 20%+ as of the day and time this article has been published.
-Anthony W. Licausi
V.P. of Corporate Deveopment
Creative Director
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Orientation: Thursday, August 9th
Welcome back to school Bethune Academy families! Please meet with your child's teachers on Thursday, August 9 (5:00-7:00PM). We look forward to seeing you.
Backpacks and School Safety
School Supply List 2018-2019
This is the School Supply List for Bethune Academy (all grades). Click here for Bethune Academy Supply List for Students 2017-18 or pick up a paper copy at the school office. Stores should have copies available as well.
Bethune Academy Yearbooks On Sale
Bethune Academy 2017-2018 Yearbook is on sale in the front office.
Price Now is now $20.00.
Istation Home
Polk County Schools is providing a new resource for students to extend learning beyond the traditional school day. Istation's innovative reading, math, and Spanish programs immerse students in an engaging and interactive environment and inspire them to learn. With Istation Home, students pick up right where they left off at school and can continue on their individualized learning paths at home. Istation can be used at home if the application is downloaded onto a tablet, iPad, Kindle, laptop or desktop computer. It will not work on a mobile phone. To download the app, please follow these directions:
Telephone Notification System
Telephone Notification System: In order to receive important messages from your child's school, you must "opt in." Please follow these directions to be able to receive important phone messages.
"Full STEM Ahead" Duke Energy Grant
Bethune Academy is proud to have been a recipient of Duke Energy's 2016/2017 Full STEM Ahead Education Grant! With this funding, Bethune Academy was able to purchase Lego's Mindstorms Education EV3 Systems. With the addition of these STEM resources, our students now have the opportunity to design, build, program and test robots. Thanks to Duke Energy, this Grant has greatly enhanced our STEM program and will be utilized by multiple grade levels for years to come! On behalf of all Bethune Academy Stakeholders, we extend our sincere appreciation to Duke Energy!
Important Campus Guidelines
- School Hours: 8:00AM – 3:00PM
- Walkers must go directly to the crossing guard for safe crossing.
- Car Riders must be dropped off between 7:30 – 7:55 AM.
- Car riders must be picked up by 3:20PM from the car rider line. Car riders will not be able to walk away from campus; a staff member will call the car rider number at the car loading zone.
- If parents need a car rider number issued or replaced, they should see the office staff. Cars without a number should not be in the pick-up line.
- Early Dismissal Days: Dismissal is at 12:30PM Car riders must be picked up by 12:50PM.
- Parents in cars must NOT drop off students at the bus zone or the street in front of the bus zone.
- Do NOT park cars in the bus loading zone for any reason.
- Please do not drop children off after 8:00AM. A parent must walk tardy students to the front office for a tardy slip.
- All gates will be locked in the morning and remain locked for the remainder of the school day. ALL parents and visitors must check in at the front office when entering the campus.
- All visitors must present a current driver's license or Florida Identification Card in order to request permission to enter campus. A visitor's badge is required on campus at all times.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Morning Guidelines
Morning Arrival:
- No cars should be parked in the bus zone.
- Do not drop your children off at the bus zone – this is a safety issue!
- If you are walking your child onto campus, please park and take them to the gate in front of the office and we will make sure your child gets to class.
- Kindergarten students will be escorted to the correct location.
- All visitors will need to receive a pass to enter our school campus.
- If you need to speak to your child's teacher, please contact her for an appointment:
- You can write a note in the agenda
- email her
- call the school office at 421-3334 to leave a message.
- If you need to speak to your child's teacher, please contact her for an appointment:
Thank you for your cooperation.
Morning schedule:
- 7:30AM: Staff members are on duty.
- Students should not be on campus before 7:30. All students will go directly to the cafeteria. Students who need to eat breakfast will have the opportunity to eat (it is free for all BA students). At 7:45AM, students will be released directly to their classrooms from the café. Kindergarteners will be escorted to their classroom.
- 7:45AM: When students arrive on campus, they will either go to the cafeteria for breakfast or report directly to their classrooms.
- 7:55AM: Tardy bell rings. All students report to class.
- 8:00AM: All students should be sitting in their homeroom class.
- After 8:00AM: Parents MUST walk students to the office for a tardy slip. Do not drop children off at the front of the school without supervision.
Chaperones and Volunteers
IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Please sign up to be a volunteer. Only an approved volunteer may attend field trips as a chaperone. Visit the Volunteer website for more information. Must be completed before February 1st of each school year.
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School Uniforms
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Heat is on The Federal Reserve
Today there was a front page article in the Wall Street Journal about Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve, and the heat that is being put on the Fed recently. In this article Ron Paul's HR1207 and S604, which would allow for a far-reaching audit of the Federal Reserve, are cited as the source of some of this pressure. Bernanke has stressed that the independence of the Federal Reserve is crucial to its ability to function properly.
Unfortunately the past couple decades there has been little questioning of the Federal Reserve in the mainstream. Spurred by Paul, there is a new movement of resentment towards the Fed and its policies. What is really pressuring politicians to sign onto this bill (1207 has over 270 co-sponsors, while 604 has 18) is the grassroots effort behind the movement. People are calling in, emailing, and being confronted by constituents about this issue. Contrary to what the Fed says, this bill would be a far-reaching and revealing audit; not a takeover by politicans.
Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer of New York said, "Anyone who doesn't like the Fed's independence should wait until the policians can control it. Then they'll wish for independence." To this I say "ah, nah, not likely!" At the very least, politicans are responsible to the voter. Currently, the Fed is far from acocuntable to the public, yet they control the most important aspect of our country, monetary policy. They can destroy our economy like no ones business if they truly wanted to. Our dollar is already doomed to failure as it slowly (and currently rapidly) loses its value. Since there is no backing of anything of value (such as gold) the dollar as well as all other currencies will eventually be worth zero.
With so many people becoming passionate about ending the Federal Reserve we should see a far-reaching education campaign continue to reach across the nation. Ron Paul's new book, End the Fed, will be coming out this Fall and surely will add gas to the already raging fire. As long as the American public is oblivoius to what the Federal Reserve does, the history behind it, and its purpose, it is easy for the Fed to go on its merry way and to be painted as an "essential" and "important" institution. Not for long. Along with many others, I view it as a "detrimental, unconstitiutonal, and damaging" institution. I hope that, if nothing else, the recent focus on the Fed will motivate you to at least figure out why the heck they do what they do (or what they even do!).
Posted by DC at 2:03 PM
Labels: Audit the Fed, Ben Bernanke, Fed Independence, Federal Reserve, HR1207, Ron Paul, S604, WSJ
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If you go to a house as a visitor, a vacationer, or perhaps a potential purchaser, the very first thing you see is the surface. The outside of a house can converse volumes about what's contained inside and about what's necessary to the house's inhabitants as nicely. In a residential space of Palakkad, Kerala in southern India, we discover a beautiful exterior that definitely tells a serious story. The house, referred to as The Skewed Home, is from the group at LIJO.RENY.architects. Its exterior design appears as if mismatched bins have been merely stacked on prime of one another precariously from some angles. From one other perspective, nevertheless, it's straightforward to see how this artistic form might be interpreted as a contemporary, artificial reply to the city's surrounding mountains, as a press release about man and nature, and as a testomony to how man can certainly form his environment with the best supplies and a few tenacity.
When you'll be able to look previous the distinctive form of the house, you possibly can see how these shapes work together with each other, and with the house's 4650 sq. foot (431 sq. meter) inside. Mild emanates from inside in daring streaks and delicate slivers, retaining the house personal but in addition a bit welcoming.
As soon as inside, simplicity takes over. Though elegant particulars like vaulted ceilings and luxurious furnishings create an area to be reckoned with, the a relaxing white palette and low, clear strains are finally straightforward to expertise. This minimalism just isn't essentially what you may anticipate from the best way through which the outside appears to shout.
The house's central staircase is an fascinating design focus. Encased in glass and comprised of bent metal plates, it stands as an industrial inspiration on this in any other case modern minimalist design. Whereas the metal itself has the echoes of a warehouse or loft, its delicate thickness might simply be a nod to the act of human flight itself — mild, ethereal metal, seemingly a juxtaposition however instantly aloft.
The upstairs bedrooms have their very own character, with slit home windows that trigger the outside lighting results and supply circulation. Overhead grated skylights are extra than simply vents, although, giving a stupendous openness to the rooms.


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Chan Division News | General News
USC Chan gives back
Student-led Occupational Therapy and Science Council organizes OT Month activities.
Jul 9, 2018, in General News
By Yoko Ellie Fukumura and Elissa S. Lee/Occupational Therapy Association of California Newsletter Lady Gaga joins USC Chan students at the 2018 March for Our Lives in Downtown Los Angeles In honor of OT Month, the USC Chan Division of... Read more
Archive officially opens with Trojan Family fete
More than two years in the making, new USC Chan Archive holds rare and historically significant items.
Jun 18, 2018, in General News, Student News, Alumni News
By Mike McNulty Grace Baranek and Florence Clark unveil the portrait honoring Clark's 42 years as a USC occupational therapy faculty member. (Photo by Glenn Marzano) Occupational therapists from across the generations convened on June 15 to celebrate the opening... Read more
L.A. television news highlights USC Chan-led research study
Jun 12, 2018, in General News
Los Angeles-based television stations KCBS2 and KCAL9 highlighted a USC Chan-led research study during the stations' evening news broadcasts on Friday, June 8. The video package highlighted the National Institutes of Health-funded Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care... Read more
Meet the Class of 2018
Before the 135th USC Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 11, meet some of the outstanding Trojans receiving degrees in occupational science and occupational therapy.
May 7, 2018, in General News
Melody McKay, Master of Arts Degree in Occupational Therapy Melody McKay (Photo by Hong Le) Amid the hustle and bustle of studying for her "final finals" of graduate school, Melody McKay MA '18 still seeks the same work-life balance she... Read more
Earth Day Q&A with Camille Dieterle
In recognition of Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, Camille Dieterle — an assistant clinical professor at USC Chan and passionate advocate for all things environmentally friendly and sustainable — spoke with our Student Ambassador Erika about occupational therapy, the environment and healthier lifestyles.
Apr 20, 2018, in General News
Photo by Porapak Apichodilok/Pexels In your own words, can you explain the intersection where environment, occupation and health meet? The state of our environment has become a human health issue, now and increasingly into the future. In addition to changes... Read more
Sane in the city: 5 tips to manage the pressures of life in the urban jungle
Like every major metropolis, L.A. can be a noisy, overstimulating place — but USC experts suggest some ways to stay mentally and physically fit.
Apr 13, 2018, in General News
By Amber Dance / USC News Are noise, pollution, and too much screen time making you cranky? USC experts remind us how to stay ahead. (Photo/iStock) Los Angeles is a vibrant, diverse, dynamic city. Urban living in Los Angeles is... Read more
Troy Camp celebrates 70 years of community outreach
Apr 3, 2018, in General News
By Noah Peterson/Daily Trojan Photo courtesy of Lilian Aluri "Troy Camp also runs after-school programs every week at local elementary schools in the South Los Angeles area. The Student Mentoring and After School Help programs help students develop study skills... Read more
Faculty Q&A for World Autism Awareness Day
Linsey Smith helps answer common questions about identity, language and experiential issues for autistic people (and people with autism).
Apr 2, 2018, in General News, Student News, Alumni News
Photo by Iker Urteag/Unsplash April 2 marks World Autism Awareness Day, a designated day when communities around the world host events and activities that increase understanding, support and acceptance for people living with autism. In recognition of World Autism Awareness... Read more
Three ways for "wellderly" living
Mar 19, 2018, in General News
By Jeanine Blanchard MA '99, PhD '10 Photo courtesy of Ellen26/Pixabay Jeanine Blanchard is a project manager at USC Chan and was a member of USC Well Elderly Studies research team. It is well known that the aging population is... Read more
Why I chose USC
Occupational therapy graduate student Joyce Yoo MA '19 tells USC HSC News why she chose to pursue her education and training at USC Chan.
Mar 19, 2018, in General News, Student News
By Joyce Yoo MA '19/USC HSC News Photo courtesy of Joyce Yoo "In order to share why I chose USC, I must first explain why I decided to pursue occupational therapy. Though it has many different definitions, I have defined... Read more