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In March, photographer Jeff Jacobson released The Last Roll, an introspective collection of images shot over the last eight years through a period of personal crisis. We sat down with Jacobson to talk about the work, as well as about his two previous books—My Fellow Americans and Melting Point—and the evolution of his career.
PDN: I want to ask about your new book, The Last Roll, and how it came about.
Jeff Jacobson: The Last Roll grew out of my experience of having been diagnosed with lymphoma at the end of 2004, and doing a course of chemotherapy in early 2005. I'd be so sick I literally couldn't go outside, and I found myself photographing around the house, and out windows, and found myself making pictures that interested me.
PDN: I keep coming back to look at the images in The Last Roll, but I'm not quite sure I understand them all, or how they're connected.
JJ: When I was putting together [the book] I knew that if I did write [some text] I would just write about the context of where these pictures came from in my life. I was writing about having had cancer, and about having Kodachrome discontinued. For me it was a question of what do you do when you're faced with physical mortality and creative mortality. Because Kodachrome was the tool I had used exclusively for over 30 years, 35 years.
I really feel like this book comes out of a situation where physical mortality is present. You're not going to live forever, and as a matter of fact, you may not live a hell of a lot longer. And you're not going to be able to continue to work in the way you've always worked, with the medium you've always used. What do you do? It's the classic question of, when life serves you lemons, what are you going to make? And [The Last Roll] is what came out of that. I wanted people to see what I think is the most beautiful work I've ever done, and I'm not afraid of beauty in photography. [For] a lot of photographers, you know, that's a no-no. Photographs aren't supposed to be beautiful. I love beauty in photography. So I really wanted to put it out there.
PDN: I wanted to ask about your lymphoma. I'm wondering how you are doing?
JJ: I was pretty cancer-free for six or seven years, and then it came back. I did a round of chemo, and then it came back [again] almost right away. It was a really bad sign. We have a friend [in medicine] who told me about this clinical trial that was starting in Philadelphia, where they remove your T-cells, genetically alter them and then put them back in your body. They've had some rather dramatic results with it. So that's the trial I'm about to do. It has the chance of wiping the shit out, at least for a while. It might not do anything.
You know, dealing with cancer, the first thing you have to deal with is the fear. Everybody has different techniques for dealing with it. If you can get to the other side of it, it's not that the fear goes away—[but] it becomes known, you know it, you recognize it, you notice it. Once you do that, it's actually quite liberating, because you understand: Oh, I'm gonna die [and] then everything else becomes secondary, and why am I wasting time doing shit I don't want to do? There's a huge gift in that, if you can accept it.
PDN: You say it's liberating. But has it changed your vision? How is the change manifest in what you shoot or how?
JJ: Well I think these pictures are very emotional. I think they're very beautiful, but I think they're very emotional pictures, and I think that's how it's manifested. And I think there's also an underlying political thread in this book [about] the earth and what we're doing to it, but it's not front and center.
PDN: Are there particular images in the book that are favorite children, so to speak?
JJ: Sure. The cover picture of the deer in the headlights. It's a metaphor for the two questions that this book presented to me of my physical mortality—being presented with a diagnosis of cancer and being told that my film was no longer available. I mean that's what it felt like: being a deer in the headlights—the vulnerability, being dazed, "What do I do? Where do I go?" That, and I think it's a beautiful picture.
It's a picture about instinctual energy, about real, instinctual animal energy, symbolically instinctual, and it's a picture that came out of my instinct as a photographer. I literally had just turned the corner right at the bottom of [the street I live on], coming home one night, and there are these deer in my headlights. I just raised the camera and took two or three frames out the window—boom, boom, boom—and that's what happened.
PDN: What other images?
JJ: I really like the picture of the escalator. It's just so bizarre. There's this fake desert. You look at it and you're kind of saying, "What the fuck am I looking at?" The experience of shooting it was hilarious and wonderful, even though, as I constantly tell my students, don't make the mistake of making a connection between the photograph and your experience, because your experience is your experience, it's not the experience of the viewer.
PDN: What were the circumstances?
JJ: I was out in Nebraska. Every year the sandhill cranes come and roost on the Platte River on their migration north. And there's this tourist museum there [that] is dedicated to showing America's glorious westward march, and what a great and noble chapter of American history it was, which is, ah, just ludicrous, so there's this fake desert with an escalator going up to the museum, which is full of heroic images of pioneers, and mean Indians.
PDN: This goes back to the theme of your first book, which is about [overblown] American myths.
JJ: That [escalator] picture is shot in the vein of this book [The Last Roll], but it's very much in the spirit of My Fellow Americans. I love the picture of John Edwards on the [scrambled] TV.
PDN: What do you like about that picture?
JJ: I was [visiting] my friend Richard Sandler, and the TV was going crazy. He said, "I'm sorry the TV is so bad" and I turned to him and said, "What are you talking about? The TV's great!" But I couldn't figure out how to get [the John Edwards picture] in the book, and literally the last editing session I was having with my son, Henry, he said, "Well, [it] relates directly to what you [write] about: having cancer, and losing Kodachrome. So if you're gonna use this picture, it's the lead picture after that [text]." And the minute he said that, I went, "Yeah, it really works." But it's a different kind of picture than almost any other picture in the book.
PDN: Why were you so attached to Kodachrome?
JJ: It had a richer, different kind of color than any other color film. I just fell in love with the color of it, with the look of it, with the feel of it. Kodachrome 64 was great for working with a flash because it was kind of a slow film, and it works really well with highlights and shadows. And then I started working with Kodachrome 200, and again quite by accident, started pushing it two stops. And once I started doing that, [in] the early 1990s, I never went back. Most of Melting Point is Kodachrome 200 pushed two stops. All of The Last Roll is Kodachrome 200 pushed two stops.
PDN: What do you use now?
JJ: I bought a little digital camera—a little Lumix. I carry it around and I go into situations and nobody pays any attention to me because they think I'm a tourist, and I love it. It's just a wonderful little camera. If I have a gig or something, I'll use a [Canon] 5D, but [the Lumix is] the only camera I carry everywhere.
PDN: What are you photographing?
JJ: I'm really photographing out of the process of my own life now. I'm not traveling to make pictures. I'm just carrying a camera with me, and taking pictures as I walk through my life.
PDN: As you were doing for The Last Roll?
JJ: Yeah, The Last Roll was more intentional. There's pictures from projects in here where I would travel around with an idea, and there are even photographs here from some magazine stories. I went to New Orleans after [Hurricane] Katrina, I did a number of stories in California. A couple of editors I've known for a long time would just give me carte blanche to do whatever I wanted to do. I gave them an idea, and they would say, "Go." [Former Mother Jones editor] Kerry Tremain was running the [Californian] magazine of the University of California alumni association, and [he sent me] out to California [to] do these very broad, environmentally based ideas.
PDN: How did you get interested in environmental stories?
JJ: That's the fundamental issue facing humanity. And it really fit in the kind of shooting I was doing.
PDN: Didn't that start with the Melting Point project?
JJ: A little bit. Melting Point started off as, and wound up, more as a visual idea more than any of the three books. My Fellow Americans was very political, almost a classic angry young man's look at America, although I still think it's a terrific book. But Melting Point was a book of somebody who had become a parent, gotten older and was seeing the world in a more complex way. And the pictures became more complex. There was certainly a political feeling throughout the book, and there was a lot of humor in the book, but not as much as maybe [in] My Fellow Americans.
PDN: How did you get started on Melting Point?
JJ: I finished My Fellow Americans in the late 1980s, and I didn't know what to do next. I started traveling. I went to Mexico. It completely captivated me photographically. I found it very liberating. Until that point I had been photographing almost exclusively in the United States and the work had been very socio-politically inspired. And Mexico has a somewhat similar historical narrative as the United States in the sense that it was colonized by Europeans. But the huge difference about Mexico is the Indians in Mexico were not annihilated. And so in Mexico you had this thin veneer of European Christianity on the surface, but right underneath it you had this very strong Indian culture, religion, spirituality. And that's, I think, what really intrigued me. Also, in the United States, the past has been pretty much visually obliterated. That's not so in Mexico. You can really almost see the layers of time.
PDN: So the visible layers of time and the underlying native culture—was that changing the way you were photographing?
JJ: It started to. The other thing about Mexico is the colors. The color in Mexico is just so vibrant and alive and right in front of you in a way that's different than what I was [seeing] in the United States. About the time I started photographing in Mexico I moved [from New York City] to Los Angeles. In LA, a very different kind of landscape opened up in front of me, and I got much more interested in photographs that didn't necessarily have people in them, and the light was different. And once that happened, then I no longer wanted to work with a Leica, because I wanted to know where the edges of my frame were. So I started working with an SLR. I stopped working with a flash about that time, right around 1991. So Mexico started it, and then moving to California really changed the way I was seeing.
PDN: It's funny how a place and the gear you use can define your vision.
JJ: A lot of photographers work from an idea. Especially in the art world, they work from a concept. But even in the documentary world, [it's] "Well, I'm doing a project on, ah, Ghana," or whatever.
PDN: Do you do that?
JJ: No. I never know what I'm doing until I'm many years into a project. I always follow the pictures. The pictures tell me what I'm doing. Obviously, throughout my career I've had to work on ideas, [while] on assignments. But even then I would tend to get hired for projects that were not quite as specifically defined, and even if they were, the editors that were hiring me would know that I would interpret it in a pretty broad way.
PDN: So a project would congeal after a number of years?
JJ: Yeah, and I would get photographically interested in something. Like [with] My Fellow Americans, I was interested in American events, but I also got very, very interested in this technique of working with a Leica and a flash, that I hadn't seen before.
PDN: How did you come up with that technique?
JJ: It was total accident. I was just starting to work with color. I was living in Boston and I started going to political rallies that George Wallace was doing. He was running for president in 1976 and he was having these political rallies in south Boston and they were just weird as hell, I mean they were like little, mini Nazi rallies. And for whatever reason I didn't take color seriously when I first started going to these things, so I just started messing around, letting the shutter run, wav[ing] the cameras around. When I got the film back, I was blown away. I quit a little job I had and started following the primaries around the country.
At some point I got tired of these long, blurry exposures, and I don't know how but I just got the idea to get a strobe, and pop a strobe in the middle of it. And when I saw that, the results of that, I went, "Ah ha! That's it." And so I continued photographing the campaign, doing that all through the primaries, then just kept using the technique.
What's interesting is that I thought I was this genius that had come up with this, but in fact, other photographers were doing the same damn thing. Mark Cohen was doing this in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, years before I ever stumbled on it. Martin Parr was doing similar stuff in England, around the same time.
PDN: That was the style you used for My Fellow Americans, and then Melting Point was very different.
JJ: If I kept doing that [flash technique], I was repeating myself. Some photographers can do that; they can follow a particular way of seeing and refine it and do it over their whole career. I just got really bored with it.
PDN: Let's go back to the "angry young man" comment. I don't look at My Fellow Americans as [angry]. It strikes me as incisive, observant commentary [about American culture and values].
JJ: I can tell you who my two main influences for My Fellow Americans were: Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman. They created the model for what I felt journalism was. Gonzo journalism. That's the way I saw myself.
PDN: Gonzo journalism? Meaning very subjective, with a very distinctive point of view?
JJ: Very distinctive point of view, yes, and visually if you look at My Fellow Americans and the way that shutter runs and sometimes faces just dissolve, I mean, go take a look at Ralph Steadman's drawings, you know, in Rolling Stone, with Hunter S. Thompson. It comes right out of that esthetic.
PDN: Who else influenced your work?
JJ: Certainly Andre Kertesz was a huge influence for me. There's kind of two schools that have emerged: one comes out of Kertesz and one comes out of [Henri] Cartier-Bresson. Kertesz's work, I think, was more from the heart, and Cartier-Bresson's was a little bit more from the head, but they both created a world—Cartier-Bresson's work was much more specific and structured and had a certain kind of frame, whereas Kertesz's work changed a lot over the course of the years. But still Keresz set this sort of emotional tone and Cartier-Bresson this graphic, intellectual tone. I always leaned very strongly towards Keresz, you know, and then Robert Frank influenced me for a while, Charlie Harbutt, [Josef] Koudelka and then some of my peers.
PDN: Why did you end up moving to California?
JJ: I moved to California because my wife is an actor and she wanted to go to LA.
PDN: And all that time you were taking editorial assignments?
JJ: Yeah, I started getting a lot of assignments in the entertainment business because that's what's out there. So I would go on movie sets, and sets of TV shows, I did a lot of that. Hated it.
PDN: The ambiguity of your work has grown noticeably since My Fellow Americans. Was that a conscious change?
JJ: With me it's never a conscious change. I let my photographs lead me, at least in the beginning. I think it's always useful to ask yourself as a photographer: Why do you photograph? And I think I photograph to find out why I photograph. And I know that's sort of a dog-chasing-its-tail answer, but I'm always looking for information about me.
PDN: Is there something you learned about yourself that you can attribute to your shift towards more ambiguity in the work you started doing in Mexico and California?
JJ: I think I was getting older and deeper. I was a parent. I just think I was growing up. I think that life is ambiguous. I don't think life is black and white, right and wrong, god and the devil. Those kinds of dualities are what's gotten us into trouble. I was growing to understand the world a little better. I was also looking at other work. I was looking at a lot of film, certainly in Los Angeles. I was looking at a lot of Japanese films, like Yasujiro- Ozu's, and Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy. I started looking at a lot of paintings, which I never had before. I don't think I was ever moved by Mark Rothko until I was ready for it.
PDN: You talked in the intro to My Fellow Americans about successful pictures being the intersection between your subconscious and reality. Can you explain what you meant? How do you explain that to students, for instance?
JJ: I'm fascinated with the world, and what we call "reality." I think it's what photography does best. I think it's the only thing that photography does that is unique as a medium: It renders a still image from a specific moment in time and space. That's it. But that's, to me, endlessly fascinating. So I'm less interested in conceptual stuff that's set up. I'm always interested in photographs made in reality but [that] have a certain ambiguity about them that allows me—the viewer—to wander around emotionally within the picture. So I'm less interested in kind of hard-news photography that is very specific to a story or to an event, and more interested in other photographs that are made in reality that are beautiful, but have a certain ambiguity.
PDN: Beautiful in what way? Do you mean in some classic sense?
JJ: When I teach, I teach people that when they're looking at a photograph, first and foremost they're looking at form. Before you get to subject matter, if the form isn't—I'll use the word "interesting" or "structured"—then the photograph probably isn't going to work. So for me, I'm really interested in photographs where form is very, very strong. It can be very simple. It doesn't have to be complex.
PDN: You defended beauty in photographs earlier. Are you suggesting that contemporary photography tends to eschew beauty?
JJ: I think often it does. Sometimes beauty is a negative connotation in the photography world, certainly in the photojournalism world, it often is. And that complexity of form is given this high degree of value. And sometimes [complex form] really is magnificent. But sometimes a very simple form … some Andre Kertesz photographs are so formally beautiful, but they're very simple.
PDN: And you're saying it's so beautiful because the form is beautiful? You mean the graphics, the composition, the balance …
JJ: Well, it's not so much that. I think that when it's really, really working in photography, there is a creative relationship between form and content. In Josef Koudelka's book Chaos there's a picture of a barge going down the river and on the barge is this huge statue of Lenin. And that's it. But it's just this beautiful form. And then there's this content, which is odd and strange and obviously has historical-political ramifications. But it's just this beautiful picture. And I think Koudelka does it all the way through that book. It's this marvelous dance between form and content. That's what I mean.
There's a book of Emmet Gowin's [Emmet Gowin: Changing the Earth], and they're aerials of these environmentally sensitive areas where there are real problems, and they're incredibly beautiful, but what's being depicted is really disturbing. So there's another example of a book where there's this contrast between form and content.
PDN: People have been criticized for beautifying tragedy, though.
JJ: Yeah, [Sebastião] Salgado is a great example. He was constantly criticized for that. I never joined that chorus. I think it makes [the work] more powerful. I guess it could be a problem. It's certainly an ethical issue that comes up. I remember that when Gene Smith was photographing in the Second World War, he realized he was [framing] dead bodies in a graphic way, and he found that very disturbing, that he was doing that. But my response to that is: Well, shit, he was making a photograph. Of course he's doing that. That's the gig!
And take a photojournalist like Eugene Richards. He's made photographs of very disturbing stuff, but the pictures are very strong formally. There's nothing neutral about those pictures. It's not prettifying anything, but I would say that those pictures are incredibly beautiful, even though sometimes the subject matter is really awful. He's got such a powerful sense of form.
PDN: My perception is that you are not exactly documentary, and you are not exactly fine art—although you are moving more and more in that direction—you're sort of in a never-never land.
JJ: I'm in a never-never land between the art world and the photojournalism world, and neither world has ever known quite what to do with me. And I've existed more in the photojournalism world, that's for sure, than in the art world.
PDN: Has that been frustrating to you?
JJ: Sometimes it's been frustrating to me. As I say, I'm much more interested in work that comes out of the documentary/photojournalism world than I am the art world.
PDN: Why is that?
JJ: Because work that comes out of the documentary/photojournalism world is rooted in time and space, and work that comes out of the art world is often rooted in an idea that comes out of the photographer's ego, and I'm less interested in that. There are certain photographers that are always exceptions to the rule, where they set stuff up and I think it's wonderful, but not many. You know, I've almost never seen anything come out of the Yale School of Photography that remotely interests me. I just find it vacuous. I don't think it's very intelligent. I'm sorry.
Koudelka has lived in this never-never land [between documentary and art]. His work has changed over the years and he's just a genius. And I love his pictures. But they're always rooted in specific time and space. And Andre Kertesz. He was a big deal in France when he [fled the Nazis], and it took him 30 years before he was accepted in either the art world or the photojournalism world in America.
PDN: Was there ever a time that you were the darling because of your style, and the novelty of it?
JJ: I was a flavor of the month, certainly after I was shooting three or four years and I had been using this [flash] technique.
PDN: Do you feel like you were able to capitalize on that?
JJ: I was not able to capitalize on that, mostly because of my lack of understanding of how that world worked. And because of my lack of wanting to succeed on the terms that that world set.
PDN: How can you say you had a lack of understanding? You're a smart guy.
JJ: I'm a smart guy, but I did not grow up in an environment that had any contact whatsoever with the arts, with journalism. I didn't know shit about how that world worked. And you know I was deeply involved with my family, from 1979 on, so I wasn't swimming in the social swirl of the photography world. I would go home to Staten Island, [New York,] every night to be with my wife and kid.
But also [my] work just didn't fit a profile. No one could quite ever know where to put me. It's been an interesting place to photograph from, because it's not that I've worked in obscurity, but I haven't had people demanding that I do the same thing over and over and over again to feed the machine. And that's what happens. People want you to do what you did last time. They want to hire you because they know exactly what you're going to come back with. And they don't want surprises.
Our interview continues. In "Jeff Jacobson on Making Pictures for Yourself," he discusses why he left Magnum, how he teaches his students what makes a good photograph, why finding photography was "a gift from the gods."
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"Most of the family members work together in the field during the farming season and harvesting season. The rest of the time men will go for earning money and women will stay home to look after the older members of the family and children.."
- Dipak
The daily life of a villager in Nepal
Nepal's 80% of people are farmers. 60% of farmers are under the poverty line. Which means 48% of farmers are very poor. They can not produce enough grains to live. Also they are not educated and they believe children are blessing of goddess. So we have got 2.5% of population growth.
As they have always hand to mouth problems, they will have to work in the field most of the days of the year. Specially there is two kind of jobs divided for men and women. Mostly men would do physically hard work and women would do light work. But women should work for long hours. Most of the family members work together in the field during the farming season and harvesting season. The rest of the time men will go for earning money and women will stay home to look after the older members of the family and children.
Men would take the responsibilities of earning money for their expenses like clothing, school fees, and other expenses needed to be bought for their daily life. It is important that 48% of them can not sell their productions and they will have to make money doing other works. Normally they go to the town to carry the bags from one villages to other. Some of them will go for trekking as a porter, some of them will go to the town to work in building constructions and the like. They make some money and back to home to fulfill the needs of family. We have culture to support to each family members who can earn money. So some one can make more money can not shave him/herself for their own life. Always they are to help to the family.
Women are there to look after the house and children. Mostly they wake up in the morning and go to the water tap for water, They bring the water, clean the house and cookings. They also go to the field to cut the grass. Some time they go to the forest to collect the grass for animals. During the dry season, they take their animals to forest graze.
Men will take heavy works like plaughing, digging field, carry paddy, milet and corn to home. Rest of the time they may go the villages if there are social events.
Special festivals are great for children. They can have new clothes and there will the meat at the kitchen. During the Dashain and Tihar holidays, schools are closed the swing is very popular for children to pay. This is the only entertainments at the villages. There are some festivals too in different villages, but mostly young boys and girls will enjoy there, Some of them may fall in love.
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October 23, 2014
State CPA society staff, members of state boards of accountancy, representatives of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), and CPA policy advocates from across the country convened in Chicago, Ill. last month at a workshop sponsored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to review updates to the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) concerning the definition of attest and CPA firm mobility. The UAA is the profession's model state accountancy act.
Last May, the AICPA and NASBA approved changes to the UAA to include a more comprehensive definition of attest encompassing all engagements performed under the AICPA's Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE). Previously, the only SSAE included in the UAA definition of attest was examinations of prospective financial information, allowing unregulated non-CPAs to perform certain attest engagements and issue reports regarding those engagements. The updated language ensures only CPAs operating within a CPA firm can perform attest functions.
Twenty-two U.S. jurisdictions already have adopted the more comprehensive definition, and the AICPA is encouraging the remaining 60 percent to update their state accountancy statutes in order to close this loophole and better protect the public interest.
"The workshop was a great opportunity for attendees from across the country to study, discuss, and debate the new proposals in detail, learn how they will impact the profession on a day-to-day basis, and discuss strategies for implementing changes in their own state statues," said Mat Young, AICPA vice president–State Regulatory & Legislative Affairs. Young added that several state profession leaders already plan to push for a new attest law in their states in 2015.
Workshop participants also discussed new UAA language that expands existing CPA firm mobility provisions to incorporate attest services. The new language would allow CPA firms to operate across state borders under a "no-notice, no-fee, no-escape" regime. Firms registered in one state would be able to provide attest services to clients in another state without registering or paying additional fees in that mobility state, just as individual CPAs can already do in 52 of the 55 U.S. jurisdictions. In exchange for this practice privilege, CPA firms would be subject to the laws and regulations of both their home state and the mobility state. They would also have to meet the peer review and CPA firm ownership requirements of any mobility state in which they are seeking to perform attest services. CPA firms will continue to have to register in any jurisdiction in which they have a physical office.
Nearly one-third of the country already has statutory provisions that allow for CPA firm mobility for attest services. Given the newness of the CPA firm mobility provisions and the need to account for other state-specific factors, the AICPA and NASBA will support state leaders who wish to expand their CPA firm mobility provisions, but neither will undertake a concerted national campaign at this time.
Workshop attendees received a variety of resources designed to assist state CPA societies and state boards of accountancy that are interested in incorporating the updated UAA provisions into their state statutes. For copies of these resources, contact Mat Young. For more information on the UAA, visit the AICPA's UAA resources website.


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What he does isn't the story. But it does play a major role in what happens throughout the story.
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Alberta's solo multi-instrumentalist Michael Bernard Fitzgerald teams up with Spotify to disseminate his new single 'Firecracker.'
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The Research Fund to Cure Pulmonary Fibrosis supports two funds that are awarded each year: the Albert Rose Established Investigator Award and the I.M. Rosenzwieg Junior Investigator Award. The Albert Rose Established Investigator Award is named for PFF co-founder Albert Rose and provides support to established investigators to develop new projects that explore innovative areas of research. The I.M. Rosenzweig Junior Investigator Award is named for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) co-founder Mike Rosenzweig and provides support to researchers in the early stages of their academic careers that may maintain and enhance their interest in pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
Launched in 2012, these awards support projects that work toward a better understanding of PF and encourage collaboration between industry and academic researchers. Each grant underwent a peer review process that was administered by the PFF's Scientific Advisory Committee. Each award recipient will receive a $50,000 grant that is distributed over two years. These awards are made possible by private gifts to the PFF and generous sponsorships. About the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
The mission of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) is to serve as the trusted resource for the pulmonary fibrosis (PF) community by raising awareness, providing disease education, advancing care and funding research. The PFF collaborates with physicians, organizations, people with PF and caregivers worldwide. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation has a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and is a Better Business Bureau accredited charity. The PFF's Summit 2015: From Bench to Bedside, its third biennial international healthcare conference, will be held November 12-14, 2015 in Washington, D.C. For more information visit www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org or call 844.TalkPFF (844.825.5733) or +1 312.587.9272 from outside of the U.S. About Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a condition in which, over a period of time, lung tissue becomes thickened, stiff and scarred. The development of the scar tissue is called fibrosis. As the lung tissue becomes scarred and grows thicker, the lungs lose their ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream. As a result, the brain and other organs don't receive enough oxygen. In some cases, doctors can determine the cause of the fibrosis, but in many cases, there is no known cause. When the cause of the fibrosis is unknown (and certain pathologic or radiographic criteria are met), the disease is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or IPF. There is no cure for IPF. Presently, there are two FDA-approved treatments for IPF in the U.S.
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Nubian's Goat's Milk & Chai Soap with Rose Extracts took first place for our favorite non-toxic soap out of hundreds displayed at Whole Foods and online. The amount of ingredients, type of ingredients, and fragrance were all factors in our selection.
The soaps all had to be free of parabens, sulfates, preservatives, pthalates, artificial colors, artificial fragrance, and animal ingredients. Believe it or not it took some time to find soaps that fit this criteria – liquid soap being the largest culprit of hidden harmful ingredients in seemingly "natural" brands. See below for our top 3 choices. All are available at the mentioned websites in addition to amazon.com and Whole Foods.
Nubian Heritage Goat's Milk & Chai Soap with Rose Extracts: This is the best soap we have found, with a light sweet creamy rose scent and best of all, a rich lather that you typically get with toxic laden conventional soap. The rose water acts as a mild astringent and the essential fatty acids in the goat's milk help to regulate skin pH, condition and soften. Specks of chai and rose petals provide a light exfoliation. The simple list of ingredients below are without harmful toxins or parabens.
Ingredients: 100% vegetable oils: palm oil and /or coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, organic shea butter, goat's milk powder, rose petals, rose extract, honey, camellia sinensis (chai) leaf extract, rose water, mineral pigment or vegetable color, natural fragrance and/or essential oil.
$3.07 at iherb.com
Grandpa's Unscented Baking Soda Soap: This is an unscented variety with only five ingredients. We love the simplicity of it but unscented is not for everyone so we put it second behind the delightful Rose and Chai scented soap above.
Ingredients: Coconut oil, palm oil, purified water, vegetable glycerin, baking soda.
$3.23 at iherb.com
Seed Power Body Care Grape Seed Enriched Moisturizing Body Soap – Simply Unscented: This soap features the antioxidant power of grape seed extract and a slightly longer ingredient list, albeit all natural and non-toxic of course. This unscented version does have a slightly sour soapy odor, so it comes in third.
Ingredients: Sodium Palmate, Sodium Cocoate, Water, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil (Grape), Kaolin, Sodium Citrate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape Seed) Extract (Grape), Punica Granatum Seed Powder (Pomegranate), Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder (Apricot), Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit Seed (Strawberry).
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- Are you different from an athlete?
Courtesy: Xtian Godefroy, positive club
Have you ever heard of Jesse Owens, the great African American athlete who set his first junior world record when he was still in high school?
This man is one of the greatest sports figures of all times. While still a student in university, he smashed three world records in one hour!
But he is best known for making a fool of Hitler and his nazi friends during the 1936 Olympics. His talent, physical aptitude, and strength of character allowed him to establish three Olympic records and win four gold medals.
Do you feel you are incapable of performing such exploits? You may be right, but things may also not be what you believe. Although Jesse Owens had an athlete's body, he also understood what differentiates winners from losers.
He wrote this in his memoirs: "One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks he can keep winning because of his lucky star, or the bad luck of his opponents. You must overcome this negative instinct, which affects all of us, and which is the only difference between the person who wins a race, and those who lose. This is the battle you have to fight every day of your life."
Do you still think you are that different from an athlete?
You probably don't have the physical strength and the training to be able to run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds. But, like every human being, you do have a character that you can develop. Persevarance is just like a muscle!
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order to be able to understand the
function of the heart, we shall have
to know about chakras, energy-centres
of which we have 49 in the totality of
our body. There are many books written
about these charkas giving elaborate
information.. It is enough to know
that we have 7 "main-chakras"
embedded mainly on our spinal column
starting on the coccyx (tailbone).
They have the specific colours of the
rainbow being red, orange (lumbar
vertebras), yellow (solar
plexus),green (heart), indigo-blue
(throat), amethyst (brow) and white
spleen is the spiritual organ
regulating our spiritual energy-flow.
The effect and consequences of these
rotating energy-fields are enormous
and decisive for what we actually are.
Many therapies apply chakra-force.
Unfortunately, not always is the
action is reaction principle
considered. When the radiation of one
chakra is changed all the other
chakras will adapt.
heart is the main energiser of
energy-flow (blood), the pump-force of
our present life. It is taking care of
pressurising a certain quantity of
blood in circulation. This is
apparently the main principle. When
impulses are received by us,
consciously or not , there are certain
consequences on the rhythm of our
heartbeat and chemical reactions
within our body. If there is no
esoteric knowledge or metaphysics, it
might be hard to comprehend that we
also have an universal heart. This is
the heart of silence, the position 0,
the non-emotional heart, the heart of
eternal life. In the history of
mankind, many symbolic images are in
existence. One of these is the cross.
There are various varieties of the
cross, each one has a different
one the church seems to have
monopolised being the one Jesus was
nailed to, is the main principle of
above-stated universal principal.
People made various interpretations of
this cross like the "cross of burden
and suffering" showing the hands of
Jesus pierced with nails. Another one
is called the cross of Resurrection
where Jesus has His Palms up showing
the world His Victory over Death. He
is going back to His Father¢s
House, starting a New Life and a New
various civilisations existing long
before the foundation of the church,
you will find the sign of the cross.
The cross is the symbolic sign for the
human being. It is connected with the
Ultimate Source bringing the
energy-impulses into Mother Earth and
vice-versa. Through spreading the
arms, energy is radiated out all over
the world. This is the basic concept
of our life like you find depicted in
quite a few statues of Jesus. The
human being is the connector of Heaven
and Earth. When we spread our arms
sideways we shape a symbolic cross,
hands left and right are the spiritual
ends – dualism – and represent the
spiritual position we are in. The
centre-point is the position 0 on the
sternum (breastbone) being the
symbolic heart of silence. Not the
silence caused by any noise or
sound. This is just an aspect,
but silence caused by harmonious
contact with the Ultimate Source.
There is no turbulence in this heart.
This is a rather old symbol worn by
Knights leaving for the Holy
Land(Templars). This red-painted cross
was located between their shoulders on
their backside and on the breastbone,
where the centre-point 0 exactly is
lay-out of the human being is exactly
created according to this principle.
Thus, it will be able to bring
energy-impulses through the chakras on
to Mother Earth from the Ultimate
Source and back.
only for the benefit of mankind but
also in harmony towards all living
creatures visible and invisible. We
are very much dominated by our Solar
plexus, the main chakra within our
present existence for most people This
is yellow-coloured and the emotional
centre. We live in a time full of
emotions on this planet and yellow is
the representative colour. There is a
lot of confusion about yellow and
gold-colour and quite often the two
are intermingled. Gold is the colour
of Universal Wholeness (Wisdom) on
Earth. This all seems to be quite
complicated and difficult, but in
principal it is very simple.
the perception is of importance not
the knowledge of details.


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Universalist Church on Bates Street in Lewiston, built in 1865 and later sold to St. Patrick's church in 1903 where St. Patrick's school now stands.
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- Title: Bates Street Universalist Church, Lewiston
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Town: Lewiston
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: phototransparency
- Dimensions: 2.25 cm x 3.5 cm
- Collection: Gridley Barrows Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Double check
What a cute photo of this miss double checking her make-up to make sure it looks just right. I really like her red and white check mini dress and her sheer white stockings that show off her sexy legs. She really doesn't have much to worry about; I think she looks wonderful.
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The Pissis with its 6,770 meters (22,211 feet) is the third highest mountain in the Americas and towers proudly over its neighbours.
Nestled within the argentinian desert, the sheer approach is an adventure in itself: over 90 kilometres off-track crossing through mountainous, desert terrain, fording streams and rivers, passing beautiful intensely coloured turquoise lakes under the curious observation of the numerous vicuñas and guanacos that populate this desolate landscape.
The Pissis five summits present an interesting challenge to those trying to climb it. Its principal summit can be reached after crossing snowfields, scree slopes and secondary summits. Enjoy
around 15 days full of adventure and incredible landscapes within an overwhelming alpine setting.
Day 1: Arrival in Santiago.
Pick-up at the airport, drop-off at hotel in Santiago, check of equipment and clothing. Dinner at hotel.
Day 2: Day in Santiago
Day for personal matters in the city.
Day 3: Santiago-Copiapó-Fiambalá
Day of travel from Santiago to the argentinian town of Fiambalá. Hot springs at night. Possibility of spending the night in Copiapó.
Day 4: Fiambalá-Camp 1 (3,600)
Arrival at camp. Hike up to 4000 mts on a nearby mountain.
Day 5: Camp 1-Camp 2 (4,300).
Drive between lakes and rivers to camp 2, to continue the acclimatisation process.
Day 6: Camp 2-Base Camp (4,790).
Base camp,comfortable setting in a narrow gully.
Day 7: Base Camp-Carrying equipment (5.400).
Carry day, from where the attempt on the summit will be launched.
Day 8: Base Camp
Rest day.
Day 9: Base Camp - High Camp
Hike up to the high camp. Day before summit attempt.
Day 10: High Camp -Summit-High Camp
Summit day. Long, scenic day in which snowfields are crossed and rocky paths are used. Return to high camp.
Day 11: High Camp -Base Camp -Fiambalá
Take down of the high- and base camp. Return to Fiambalá. Hot springs and dinner.
Day 12: Fiambalá-Caldera
From Fiambalá we drive to the hotel in Caldera, making the most of the afternoon at the beaches of Bahía Inglesa.
Day 13: Flight to Santiago.
Drive from Caldera to the airport and flight to Santiago.
Día 14: Day in Santiago.
Day for personal matters in Santiago.
Day 15: Drop off at airport.
Drop-off at Santiago airport. End of the Pissis expedition and the services of AndesContact.


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Meet the Professional Development Team
Get to know our cadre of educational professionals. They lead our Professional Development sessions and help educators get the most from their myON experience.
Karen Adamec
I have been working in the field of education for almost two decades and have experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a reading specialist with experience spanning K-12. Currently I am working as a literacy coach in a diverse, urban elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island. I received a BA in Psychology and Elementary Education from Sacred Heart University and a Masters in Reading from the University of Rhode Island. I am passionate about core literacy instruction and interventions and, through the years, have enjoyed mentoring pre-service teachers and consulting for various schools in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. My students love using myON and I love sharing the instructional power of this digital learning platform with teachers across the country.
Ofelia Alberto
My name is Ofelia Alberto and I live in Miami Lakes, FL. I was an elementary school teacher for 15 years, a Media Specialist for 7 years and I currently work as a Digital Convergence Facilitator providing professional development and supporting technology integration in the classroom. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Urban Education from Florida International University. It is very powerful when a child makes the transition from learning to read to reading to learn. myON provides the platform and environment for students to get excited and enjoy reading again. I am fortunate enough to be able to share myON and my passion for digital literacy with teachers and students.
Stephanie Binckes
I have been working in the field of education for almost 20 years. My background is in secondary education, and I taught both English and ESL in a large, urban district in Southern California. For the past ten years, I have worked in Ed Tech training teachers to use various online programs. Additionally, I have assisted districts and schools integrate technology into their classroom and school culture, and I have written curriculum to support technology instruction. I am passionate about seeing our 21st century students use technology as a tool to enthusiastically and eagerly write and read! As a fellow of the California Writing Project, I am experienced using technology to support a writing and reading workshop model. I earned a BA in English from University of California, Irvine and a Master's in Education from Stanford University.
Barbie Cahill
I am from Houston, TX and now reside in Galveston. I received a Bachelor's Degree from Stephen F. Austin State University with a certification in Special Education. I also attended Oklahoma State University and received a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and Reading Specialist Certification. Later, I continued my education to earn a Learning Resource Specialist Certification from Our Lady of the Lake University. I have 30 years of classroom and library experience. After retirement from public schools, I taught in the College of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at University of Texas in San Antonio, TX for three years.
Irene Castro
I have been an educator for over 20 years in New York City. It has been a childhood dream to be a teacher. I started my career in Early Childhood as a Kindergarten teacher and then became a Pre-School Educational Director. I transitioned into working in middle school as an English Language Arts teacher. Utilizing my experience in the educational field, my first Masters in Elementary Education and my second Masters in Literacy, I have been able to share my passion for teaching in the classroom and out of the classroom. As an Instructional Coach and Data Specialist, I provided teachers professional learning opportunities in using literacy in their classroom and using data to drive instruction. I am very fortunate to continue this work as a Cadre member of myON. When I am not working with schools, I look forward to spending time with my family in my new home in Florida.
Carole Crawford
I am a former educator with 18 years of classroom experience. I have a Bachelor's degree in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. After many years of teaching, and serving as a district resource for integrating technology into the classroom, I was recruited into K-12 technology sales and service. I was raised by a family that values literacy and education, and these are my passions. I am very lucky to be able to work in a field that ignites my spirit and allows me to manage projects, deliver professional development, design instruction and support other educators.
Tracie Daly
My name is Tracie Daly and I am from Philadelphia, PA. I am a die-hard sports fan and love my Philly teams! I have been in the field of education for almost 20 years, both in and out of the classroom. I have taught, tutored and coached countless students and I find that getting to know my students and watching them grow up is the best part of teaching. I love books and I love technology, so working with myON is perfect. I graduated from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia - we have one of the most famous team mascots in all of college sports, (Google it)!!!
Karen Diaz
My name is Karen Diaz. I worked in NYC public schools for 25 years. I specialized in dual language and English as a second Language. During that time, I introduced the use of computers to motivate and develop language. I noticed how my ESL students' faces lit up when they sat in front of a computer. It was far more powerful than I expected. My students were reading and writing English very quickly. I knew then that the integration of technology and learning were a motivating force for education. I have been working with myON for the past several years and I've seen that same excitement in the faces of children and educators using myON. They love using myON as much as I love teaching them about it. When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking from scratch, and doing simple fix-it projects around the house.
Caron Dunnam
I am an early childhood educator with 15 years of classroom experience. I have taught grades Pre-K thru 2nd and truly love the role I play in facilitating student learning. I am passionate about creating lessons based on literacy, focusing on content relative to current educational standards. Creating and aligning curriculum to core standards is a challenge I love. I am thrilled to be working as a Professional Development Cadre Member for myON, where I get to help implement these practices regularly. I am enthusiastic about literacy and love collaborating with teachers about increasing student achievement.
Jeanette Gautier-Downes
I have Master Degrees in Educational Technology, and in Childhood and Special Education, as well as one in Leadership for Educational Change in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education. I worked in the New York City Public Schools for 11 years both as a classroom teacher and as a professional developer. In this role I provided new skill development, coaching and mentoring to colleagues, administrators and families citywide. I bring 30 years experience working in a wide range of educational environments. My passion for education and desire to help others often leads me to new experiences both at home and abroad. I recently spent a summer assisting the Ministry of Education for the Kingdom of Bhutan in developing their special education teachers' skills focused on integrating emerging educational technology resources. In my hometown, I keep my classroom skills honed by teaching coding and robotics to kindergarten through 3rd grade students at a local school district. I am always looking for ways to improve myself and to support others.. My newest endeavor is with my local volunteer ambulance service. After extensive training, I'm almost ready to become a full-fledged "ambulance driver." I am looking forward to working with teachers who are committed to facilitating their students' love of reading.
Stacy Goebel
I have more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. I have worked as a teacher, a director of children's programs and educational trainer during my career. I am a graduate of Samford University, and have taught multiple grade levels at schools in Indiana and Arizona. I had the honor of being the 2008 Teacher of the Year for the Deer Valley Unified School District. Currently, I am the Director of Children's Education at Mountain Ridge Church in Phoenix, where I design and develop educational programs, classes and curriculum for children in first to sixth grades. I am also the Social Media Coordinator for Elevate Phoenix, a non-profit educational organization that mentors urban youth. I have been a Cadre member for Capstone Digital's myON Reader since August 2011.
Howard Gunther
I have been an educator for over 38 years. I taught for 18 years in an elementary classroom and became an early adapter of technology in my classroom then transitioned to middle school technology. I developed a fascination with emerging technology and left the classroom to become an Educational Technology Specialist providing Technology Professional Development to Connecticut Teachers. I was the non-techie in the Tech Department. I was the liaison between the Tech Department and the teacher. I have worked with districts to develop 1-2-1 programs, coordinate online testing and implement programs like myON into their curriculum. I am a person that continually wants to learn and am energized about new possibilities for technology integration in the classroom. I hold a Bachelor in Elementary Education from Mt. Senario College and degree in History from Wesleyan University.
Kim Hall
As the Program Manager for myON in Columbia, Missouri, I have the opportunity to promote a love of reading and learning within the community. I work to create effective community partnerships, provide resources to underserved populations, and actively promote early childhood literacy. I enjoy working with educators to create connections between myON books and exciting real-world experience that are relevant and engaging for students. I have a BA in Comparative Religion and Art History from the University of MO, and an MS in Geology from the University of NC. I have taught high school Physical Science, ESOL, and Environmental Studies. In addition, I have a commercial pilot's license, worked as a research diver in the Virgin Islands, and hunted feral hogs for the National Park Service. My goal is to connect reading to skills and life experience in order to get kids excited about exploring their world. My children, Grace and Brody, love reading on myON, and based on their enthusiasm and increased reading-levels, I know that myON works! In my free time, I enjoy travelling, gardening, cooking, and playing outside with my family.
Maranda Jones
I received my BS in Early Childhood Education from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. I am also certified in Elementary Ed. With 7 years experience as a former educator, I have spent time teaching 2nd grade and Kindergarten. However, my most important role is being a wife and mom to 3 very active girls. In my spare time (what is that with 3 kids? Ha!) I enjoy reading, traveling, and just spending time with my family and friends watching sports or being outdoors.
Tina Jordan
I have been an elementary school teacher for 23 years, and I hold master's degree in Psychology. I am wife and the mother of three children (and one crazy dog). Combining my passion for my profession, education, and reading inspired me to add "author" to my list of credentials in 2011, when I authored and published my first children's book series. In my free time I enjoy exercising, and being at our family cabin.
Gretchen Jordan
I am a former classroom teacher with over 20 years of experience in the field of education. In my current role as the Implementation Manager for myON, I collaborate with customers to develop a strategic plan for how to implement myON into current teaching and learning programs. I partner with designated Implementation Leads at school sites across the nation to discuss their literacy goals and how myON can support them. My passion and expertise lies in tailoring a plan to support the unique needs of each implementation. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with schools as they foster a love of literacy and build a community of readers. I earned a BS in Early Childhood Education from Northeastern State University in 1995 and became National Board Certified in Early Childhood in 2009.
Alison Kelly
I am a Reading Specialist in the Philadelphia area and have been in the classroom for the past 15 years. I earned a Bachelor's Degree from Neumann University in Early Childhood Education and I am also certified in Middle School English. I have worked as a learning specialist, reading intervention specialist, and English teacher in various middle schools in the Greater Philadelphia area. My passion has been working with children with learning differences and helping create curriculums that allow for all students to achieve success.
Doris Linville
I am the Senior Manager of Project Management and work with implementations in the USA and Latin America. I am a former Migrant Education teacher, and have also worked as a Senior Consultant and Director of Sales Support for educational technology companies. I have been providing professional development and consulting services to school districts across the nation for 16 years. My expertise is in the use of technology in the classroom, partnership development and making school and home connections to improve student achievement. I have a BA in Linguistics from Mary Washington College (Now University of Mary Washington), and a Masters in Science on Training and Performance Improvement from Capella University. I love to learn and collaborate to help others learn, my passion is to inspire all kids to be the best they can be!
Linda Lyness
I gained first-hand knowledge of the challenges schools face through my 27 years of active involvement not only as teacher, principal, program director, and School Improvement advisor, but also as a consultant for the Indiana Department of Education. There's nothing more rewarding than partnering with organizations and individuals to bring the best learning opportunities possible to students. Working as a myON CADRE Facilitator, I have the unique opportunity to support your literacy integration needs through the use of myON technology. I gained first-hand knowledge of the challenges schools face through my 27 years of active involvement not only as teacher, principal, program director, and school improvement advisor, but also as a consultant for the Indiana Department of Education. I earned degrees from Indiana State University and Ball State University, as well as specialty degrees in School Administration and Gifted Education from Indiana University and Purdue University. Let's team together to create the best learning path possible for all students.
Jeremy Majeski
Having been born and raised in the greater Chicago area, I'll always be a Chicagoan at heart. However, I recently took a post as elementary principal at an international school in Barcelona, and I'm ready to explore the world and all it has to offer. I've been in education for over 15 years, with the last 6 of those in the role of elementary principal. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Creighton University and Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. I am currently a Doctoral candidate in Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction at Aurora University where my dissertation work is focused on the experiences of non-traditional parents with public schools. I fell in love with myON while serving as principal and literacy director after seeing first hand how it engaged and motivated students to learn. As a cadre member, I look forward to sharing this amazing tool with you!
Social Media: Twitter @jjmajeski
Caroline Marandino
I am the myON Project Manager for the Indiana Migrant Education Program. My two daughters, (Annabella- 1st grade and Susanna-PK) are avid myON users. My husband Roger and I enjoy reading books with our girls and using myON as a family. I have a BS in Psychology from UC Davis, a Masters in Elementary Education from Brown University and a Masters in Reading from Wheelock College. In December 2015 I will have obtained my Masters in Educational Administration from Butler University. I joined myON from Washington Township Schools in Indianapolis, IN where I worked as a K-5 Literacy Specialist at Crooked Creek Elementary School. Over the past decade I have worked as a classroom teacher and reading specialist. I have taught in public, private and charter schools in New York City, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Indiana. My passion is educational equity, as every student should have access to the highest quality instruction, materials and content in order to lead literate lives and be future ready. I love being a part of the myON Professional Services Team!
Rebecca Moran
I'm originally from Long Island, NY though I now live in Ontario, Canada. After working in the classroom, I spent years traveling as an educational consultant working with different grade levels, environments, and types of learners. Throughout my career, blending technology with education has been a passion. I'm excited to be able to really help students gain access to literacy tools that can work with all types of learners. I love meeting new people, new schools, and new classes. I also enjoy creating fine art, podcasting, volunteering my time, learning and teaching the martial art aikido, biking, swimming, sailing, and being active in my community.
Susannah Moran
I am the NY Project Manager for myON, which is perfect because I began my career as a New York City English teacher and literacy specialist. For the past 13 years I have worked as mentor and professional developer, working with hundreds of schools and helping teachers integrate technology into teaching and learning. I have a Master of Arts in English Education from the University of Stony Brook (SUNY). In addition to providing onsite support, managing pilot programs, and developing project-based learning curriculums, I love to read, sail, run, and go to the beach, even in winter! I live with my daughter and three cats.
Randi Narcomey-Watson
A former Navy brat, I am from everywhere but live in Oklahoma. I am a Project Manager for myON and have collaborated with communities, school districts, families, and students to help promote literacy and using myON. I have worked the last 12 years in all areas of education, from a community nonprofit, to the Education Department of one of the largest Native American Tribes. I was also fortunate to teach college students all about art and photography while creating my work from my home. When I am not working, I enjoy being with my family and working on my home and art. I am a mother of a college student, teenagers, and a toddler.
Ashlee Noland
My name is Ashlee and I am an Oklahoma native and an OU graduate (Boomer Sooner). I live in Edmond, OK with my husband and two children. I come to MyOn with a successful development track record, which includes both political and non-profit fundraising. I served as Regional Resource Development Director with the Salvation Army Headquarters in Oklahoma City, Vice President of Daily Living Centers, and ran a consulting business where I worked alongside many small and large organizations alike. I hold multiple certificates in fundraising from the Indiana School of Philanthropy and received the Salvation Army's highest award in fundraising in 2012, raising over $1 million as a Regional Resource Development Director for the Southern Territory. It is very important to me to work for something I believe in. My passion translates to others and that is a gift I am thankful for and that I hope to utilize effectively with myON.
Lindy Plante
I am originally from St. Louis, MO and I'm a Cardinals fan! I have a Bachelor's Degree from Arizona State University in Family Studies and Child Development and an Early Childhood Education Teaching Credential from Metropolitan State College of Denver. For the past six years, I have been an early childhood educator at The Ricks Center for Gifted Children in Denver, Colorado. Prior to joining Ricks, I had the joy of teaching Kindergarten for four years and spent one year as the Assistant Director of a public school preschool. When teaching, literacy was my passion and I am excited to take that passion in a different direction with myON. I just moved to Southern California with my husband Jeff, my daughter Vivian and our dog Marty. During my free time, I enjoy going on weekend hikes and spending time at the beach with my family, reading, and practicing Yoga.
Nando Prudhomme
I'm an experienced educator having worked in education for over 13 years. Prior to working as a teacher, my vast background includes having an aviation business studies and management degree as well as my pilot's license. I also worked in the information technology field where my duties ranged from help desk administrator, desktop support/analyst to a systems management server administrator in Wall Street. I eventually started my career in education as a 2nd grade teacher in the Bronx. I left the classroom and went on to work as an Education Consultant, and later, a Curriculum & Implementation Manager. My number one priority is to the customer; building and cementing relationships with teachers, administrators and district personnel, ensuring to the best of my ability that children's lives are affected positively in and outside the classroom. I approach problems as an opportunity to build relationships. Despite the cliché, I truly am a team player who will do anything to assist my fellow colleagues and be part of a great team. With myON, I am part of an excellent team under a superb company.
Marilee Root
I've been fortunate to be a classroom teacher for 12 years, teaching kindergarten, first and third grade students. With each year, my passion for children, learning, and education deepened. As well, over the years I took on many leadership roles among my colleagues to help them implement their passion of teaching in the classroom. Working with myON allows me to share the love I have for literacy, technology, and teaching, while sharing the common goal of increasing student achievement. Currently, I live in Florida with my husband and 7-year-old son. I am a stay-at-home mom, volunteering in my son's school and substituting regularly. I love to watch football and baseball; could spend countless hours on the beach; and enjoy running and staying active.
Brigette Ryan
My name is Brigette Ryan and I am from Encinitas, California. As a California native, a great day for me is soaking up the sun on the beach with family and friends. When not on the beach you can usually find me in a classroom. After earning a BA in Liberal Studies from CSU, Chico, I spent eight years in the classroom as an Elementary Teacher. I have also worked as a grade level support provider to new educators, a BTSA Mentor and a Cooperating Teacher for student teachers. Most recently I have worked as a Reading Specialist for at risk students in a School Wide Enriched Learning (SWEL) program. As a cadre member I look forward to sharing my enthusiasm and knowledge of myON with other educators.
Marlene Simmons
I have been in the Education field for over 25 years. I currently work in one of the largest school district in the Nation. I have worked as a classroom teacher, Reading Coach at the school level and the district level, as well as for two Federal Grants. I am an avid reader and love that myON has created a platform which engages children in reading books at their level that they are thoroughly interested in reading. In the immortal words of Dr. Seuss: "The more that you read, The more things you know. The more that you learn, The more places you will go!"
Billy Spicer
There are no limits for learners with passion, foresight, and a desire to grow. It is under this mindset that I continue to push my efforts to develop learning activities that inspire students to take action. Currently teaching in a northwest suburb of Chicago, I have experiences in a variety of roles including 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, and technology integration specialist. With a deep and committed effort to helping learners understand the transformational power of technology, students are given ample opportunity to leverage new tools in their journey of purposeful learning. I strive to facilitate a passion for literacy, passionate learning, and incorporating social media to discover creative ways for students to meet their individual learning needs. Authentic and purposeful technology integration is a non-negotiable aspect in providing students with the tools to be successful. Pulling from experiences in a variety of settings including time spent working in environmental education at Disney, teaching in London, and living on a boat for a week in the Bahamas with the Shedd Aquarium, I guide students on their journey through cooperative learning and through building independence through partnership. It's all about engagement! When students are engaged, they pay attention, they're motivated, they learn more, and the learning sticks. I earned my bachelor's degree in elementary education from Illinois State University and an advanced degree in literacy and reading from Benedictine University.
Judy Steingass
I have 20 years of experience as a Technology Director in a district in the great state of Wyoming. There, I had the good fortune of working with administrators, teachers, and students in the implementation of technology into the classroom. I currently live and work in Southern California. I am passionate about how technology is used in the classroom and how to integrate products such as myON into the everyday curriculum to ensure student success. As part of the myON Cadre, I love to assist districts in finding ways to incorporate myON into their curriculum by sharing how to design instruction using myON projects, making real world connections with myON books as a resource for content, improving literacy and facilitating the passion to read for students. On a personal level my most important job is being a Grandma!
Nate Swenson
I have a variety of experience working with children and staff. It has provided a strong educational foundation from which I draw upon daily. I have taught kindergarten, third grade, fourth grade, middle school (computers and physical education), and high school technology integration. I was an elementary school principal in Minnesota for 10 years. During that time, I was also a federal programs administrator, district assessment coordinator, and curriculum director. I am an adjunct professor for St. Mary's University in both their master's level and administrative licensure programs. I have been trained in Responsive Classroom, Guided Reading, Response To Intervention, and Differentiated Instruction. I am currently an Elementary School Principal in Busan, South Korea.
Isabel Turner
I have been in the education field for twenty years and it's still my passion. Throughout that time I've served in numerous ways from a youth counselor, ESOL teacher, Reference Librarian and now a Library Media Specialist in an Elementary school. I love reading and finding new ways to engage students with literacy. As a myOn Cadre member I have been able to work with educators across the world and learn from customers as they show me ways they are inspiring their students. In my free time I enjoy cycling, dancing and watching musical theatre.
Haley Wallace
I am a former Technology Teacher for K-12 students with over 5 years of experience in the field of education. I am currently pursuing my Masters in Education with specializations in Technology Integration and Instructional Design. I received my Bachelor's from the University of Oklahoma. I live in Sand Springs, Oklahoma with my husband and two dogs. I enjoy working with educators and partnering with them to solve problems in their classroom. I used myON with my students and loved the way they had audio support and many book choices! I am excited to be a Professional Development Cadre Member for myON and am ready to help teachers implement myON with their students!


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Happy New Year
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Shiv Khera
Mahatama Gandhi
William Shakespeare
John Keats
Jawaharlal Nehru
Isaac Newton
Rabindranath Tagore
Swami Vivekananda
Guru Nanak Dev
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Dear Lord, please give me…
A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;
A work to do which has real value,
without which the world would be the poorer;
A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed;
An understanding heart;
A sense of humor;
Time for quiet, silent meditation;
A feeling of the presence of God;
The patience to wait for the coming of these things,
With the wisdom to recognize them when they come. Amen. - unknown
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
~Walter Scott
Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"
Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. ~Oscar Wilde
Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
~Martin Luther
Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols. ~ Thomas Mann
He who breaks a resolution is a weakling;
He who makes one is a fool.
~F.M. Knowles
Happy New Year Friend
I wish you Health...
So you may enjoy each day in comfort.
I wish you the Love of friends and family...
And Peace within your heart.
I wish you the Beauty of nature...
That you may enjoy the work of God.
I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...
For those things that really matter in life.
I wish you Generosity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.
I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And Blessings for the New Year.
I wish you the best of everything...
That you so well deserve.
"Here we are in a month named after the Roman god Janus, an appropriate personification of the start of the new year. This particular Roman god had two faces so that he could look ahead toward the future and back at the past at the same time. As we get rid of an old year and look forward to a new one, we all try to be a little like Janus. We know through experience what we did wrong and what we did right, and hope to do better this year. Some people make ambitious new year's resolutions; others just take a deep breath and hope for the best.…"
~Speaker's Almanac
Here are My Wishes for You
Hours of happy times with friends and family
Abundant time for relaxation Prosperity Plenty of love when you need it the most
Youthful excitement at lifes simple pleasures
Nights of restful slumber (you know - dont' worry be happy)
Everything you need
Wishing you love and light
Years and years of good health
Enjoyment and mirth
Aangels to watch over you
Rembrances of a happy years!
"Heavenly Father, for this coming year
Just one request I bring.
I do not pray for happiness or any earthly thing.
I do not ask to understand the way you lead me;
But this I ask—teach me to do the thing that pleases You.
I want to know Your guiding voice,
To walk with you each day.
Heavenly Father,
Make me swift to hear and ready to obey;
And thus the year I now begin
A happy year will be,
If I am seeking just to do
The thing that pleases You." ~unknown
I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's. ~Henry Moore
It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets. ~William Thomas
I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me. ~Anaïs Nin
I do think New Year's resolutions can't technically be expected to begin on New Year's Day, don't you? Since, because it's an extension of New Year's Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second. ~Helen Fielding
I compare the troubles which we have to undergo in the course of the year to a great bundle of faggots, far too large for us to lift. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. He mercifully unties the bundle, and gives us first one stick, which we are to carry today, and then another, which we are to carry tomorrow, and so on. This we might easily manage, if we would only take the burden appointed for each day; but we choose to increase our troubles by carrying yesterday's stick over again today, and adding tomorrow's burden to the load, before we are required to bear it. - John Newton
I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time.
I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months.
All that you sought and didn't find is hidden in me, waiting for you to search it but with more determination.
All the good that you tried for and didn't achieve is mine to grant when you have fewer conflicting desires.
All that you dreamed but didn't dare to do, all that you hoped but did not will, all the faith that you claimed but did not have—these slumber lightly, waiting to be awakened by the touch of a strong purpose.
I am your opportunity to renew your allegiance to Him who said, "Behold, I make all things new."~Bible Illustrator
"I asked the New Year for some message sweet,
Some rule of life with which to guide my feet;
I asked, and paused: it answered soft and low,
'God's will to know.''Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?' Aloud I cried.
And, ere the question into silence died,
The answer came, 'Nay, but remember, too
God's will to do.'Once more I asked, 'Is there no more to tell?'
And once again the answer sweetly fell,
'Yes! this thing, all other things above:
God's will to love.'"Guidewords: An Anthology of Inspiration and Humor
No, life has not disappointed me. On the contrary, I find it truer, more desirable and mysterious every year ever since the day when the great liberator came to me: the idea that life could be an experiment of the seeker for knowledge and not a duty, not a calamity, not trickery. - Friedrich Nietzsche