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Demo Mystery Game: The Great American Ballad
This demonstrates a simple format for an online or intranet mystery game. The same format can be applied to most educational topics. The purpose of this demo is merely to give teachers ideas of how to do it simply. This format is cheap, easy to produce, customisable, and can be scaled to any size from a single classroom to an international competition. This entire media set was created with software commonly used in schools such as animation, midi, text-to-speech voices and archival movies.
Those teachers wishing to apply the format to other topics are referred to these resources:
- Maths/Science – make your spreadsheet an 'adventure cockpit'
- Music – This ballad can be played with one finger
- Movie-making – multimedia and animation tips
This game consists of three video clues in decreasing order of difficulty. I picked a topic 'The Great American Ballad' that teachers should find particularly easy. The very title implies that only the most famous songs would be used as examples in such a series.
The purpose of the exercize is to demonstrate the principles of transforming a task into a game. The game version differs because of the introduction of certain elements:
- Task – the overall lesson here is not so much 'music' but 'game-making'. By playing this game you get ideas for games you can create for your own topics.
- Levellers – 'level the playing field' for participants through chance components such as cards, dice, and competitions. The levellers used here are the historical versions of the songs which only professional music historians would likely have ever heard. Most players will have to search the web based on the clues. The game can also be levelled by having players produce their own versions of the song. This spreads the skills over 'general knowledge', 'research' and 'artistic' realms.
- Contaminants – multimedia elements can enhance or even distract from the main message. Used strategically they can bring life to the exercize but sometimes at a price of adding too much cognitive burden. Examples include elaborate game aspects that add nothing to the topic being taught. This game keeps initial clues to brief 1-2 minute movie vignettes.
To play through the game
Follow the brief movie sequence on the MovieStorm site.
- Clue 1a refers to this as being Game '1' and the first clue as being 'a', hence '1a'
- Clue 1b follows
- then Clue 1c
- and finally 1d is the 'answer' (the actual full song)
By playing through the above clues then going online to the search engines (or a library) the intention is for participants to follow the 'Hero's Journey':" A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man " (Campbell, 1949).
This is a time-proven model for adventure: taking ordinary tasks into an extraordinary context. A single line can set the adventure "A celebrity is coming to town … ","Scientists warn of danger …" "A lost treasure awaits …" . The Great American Ballad game uses a newsdesk, for example to set the stage. The 'trials' then consist of the teacher's intended curriculum exercises. The Internet provides a "region of supernatural wonder" as participants look up the clues presented as a 'mystery', in this example identification of a particular Great American Ballad. Class presentations, reports, debates, and video uploads bestow the boon to others.
A text accompaniment to the videos is below:
The Great American Ballad: Overview (could be read out in class, for example)
Names like 'King Arthur' and "Hercules" are well-known. But scholars still debate whether these refer to real historical individuals. The same mystery has even attached to heroes in modern times. The first in The Great American Ballad series is of this nature. It is a song about a hero who lived in the modern era of pictures. People in modern times were tape-recorded who said that they knew him but there are only clues remaining to suggest that this was a real historical person.
The same can be said of the composer of the Ballad. The composers of many famous ballads have left no historical record. Indeed, the song may have evolved from a number of sources and there is no single person to whom we could attribute the song. It may have had many 'co-composers'.
This is common to many things in history and science. For instance it would be hard to nominate the very first reptile or the very first bird – their parents would have still been classed as amphibians or dinosaurs. At some point their family tree became reptiles and birds.
The same logic applies to music composers. The 'parent' or 'family tree' of a famous ballad is typically a folk tune. At some stage a new set of words is added to the tune and gradually it becomes the familiar hit song that we know as an 'oldie' 'campfire song' or 'children's song'. In such cases the 'oldie' may actually be hundreds of years old! So the composers of the tune are long lost to history. There is no copyright, no royalty to be paid. We call it 'public domain', meaning we the public can all use it. But someone at some time wrote the tune and lyrics. Together those folks are 'the Lost Composer'.
Clues to Ballad #1 as read by the avatars in the MovieStorm movies:
"He worked with steel but was not called a steel worker. He spent his day driving but actually stayed in the same spot while doing it and was called a driving man rather than a driver. He dug into rock but was not called a miner. He is revered as a hero but he didn't save anyone. He gave his life to a cause. Yet we have embraced the opposite cause to his and it has become our way of life. His story has inspired a novel and stage musical. A cartoon version of the story was nominated for an academy award-nominated. He even inspired a comic book superhero. But the real man who inspired the legends remains an enigma. There are people who were tape-recorded in interviews who said they had known him. Some researchers claim they have found his name in documents. Most agree he was a real person. Who was he? This crossword puzzle gives clues. It lists the names of most of the musicians who have recorded this famous ballad."
The Great American Ballad #1: Crossword Clues
(printable pdf version: ballad_1_crossword)
This crossword consists of the names of the artists who have recorded this particular Great American Ballad #1
|3. bruce
7. jerry lee
9. leon
10. fiddlin' john
13. joe
16. The name of this Great American Ballad
17. johnny
18. pink
19. pete
|1. huddy
2. paul
4. drive-by
5. woody
6. gillian
8. ramblin' jack
9. big bill
12. uncle dave
14. harry
15. van
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Did anyone else notice the warm welcome we received from FWi during the period when BFF was down. What do you see as the strengths of this forum against others?
Did anyone else notice the warm welcome we received from FWi during the period when BFF was down. What do you see as the strengths of this forum against others?
Mmm.... FWi use to delete any mention of BFF in the olden days. That they didn't this time is a warm welcome in comparison, I guess.
When I posted on fwi forum this afternoon there were just four other people on there. I can't see a 'members currently on-line' statistic here but I bet it is more, 750 members joined in 30 hours is pretty impressive!
the original fwi forum was very good till they changed it and everyone left and joined the bff.i occasionally look at fwi but its not a patch on this site
FWi is perhaps the answer to those who think two forums can't survive. As far as I can see, FWi has about 8 active members, and trundles along quite happily with only sporadic postings from others. There's little if anything wrong with that, though given that FW uses it as a source of feedback and sometimes publishes lightly edited postings, I don't think they're tapping in to a very representative selection of the farming community. This isn't a criticism of any of the FW journalists, who I think do pretty well.
10000 members was the strength now it appears some have broken away, not good
Well, it's taken 12 months and the old BFF to crash before I was able to register on here. No forum is perfect! Lets see if this one is worth the hassle of getting in?
I took me 2 miniuts to get back on, I have known some of the guys on here for many years,friends that would be lost without forum contact, when you live in the back of behond it ain't easy to have contact with people
It only took me 2 minutes this time! Before the crash though, I'd been trying to get on for ages but to no avail. The cock up has clearly focused a few minds!

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'Sitting Pretty' is just a saying, and it's probably a stretch to call our 2 Skewer Box Kite 'pretty'. Never mind, at least it flies great! Rain was forecast for this morning, but as usual here in Adelaide, it hardly rained a drop despite promising gray clouds.
Nice stiff winds were also forecast with a cold front edging closer overnight.
As weather conditions started to clear, we decided to get out and fly just before lunch, down at the Wilfred Taylor reserve. Pulling up at the reserve, I was disappointed to see barely any movement in the nearby trees. However, fresh gusts were coming through from time to time.
I rigged the 2 Skewer Box Kite in just over 2 minutes, including attaching the flying line.
Soon the kite was in the air, with my wife May snapping off photos and taking some video too, for this web page.
With all the cloud around, it wasn't hard to check the wind speed higher up. The clouds, which were much higher now, were scudding across from the West fairly slowly. Even so, I guessed there was at least 15 knots up there. All we had to do was to get the kite up high enough to contact that air. I mentioned Wind Gradient in the title up there. That just refers to how the wind speed increases as you go from ground level up to several hundred feet in the air.
On a day like today, there was sure to be a moderate wind gradient.
It was clear that hand launching would be an exercise in frustration, since the box kite dropped like a stone during every lull. So, I just walked out about 30 or 40 meters with the kite in hand, pulling line off the winder which was just lying on the grass. Back at the winder end again, it was a simple matter to wait for a gust, then climb the kite up above 50 feet or so.
The 2 Skewer Box Kite launches from the ground quite easily. Although it lifts off sideways, the lower cell soon swings back downwind and the kite is ready to climb out. From 50 feet, the wind really started to bite, and I almost got line-burn a couple of times while I let the line fly off the winder!
In no time at all, I had let almost all 150 meters of line out as the kite cavorted around, close in position to the bright morning sun. Our 3-year-old held on for dear life for a while - see the photo up there! The kite seemed to sit around 40 to 50 degrees from the horizontal most of the time.
Despite the cool air temperature, patches of sinking and rising air affected the box kite from time to time. Sinking air would keep it down around 30 degrees or so, pulling like a horse. The lifting air, on one occasion, boosted the 2 Skewer Box Kite right up to around 60 degrees. Amazing!
The kite seemed comfortable and stable, so I didn't worry about it floating high up over a section of the reserve which was covered with trees. However, after nearly an hour in the air, something did go wrong!
The kite started to fly low, but still seemed stable. After winding it in a lot closer, it was clear that something was wrong with the lower cell. The vertical cross-piece had slipped out, I have no idea how. That wasn't supposed to happen, since I had glued little lengths of bamboo to the main spars to hold the cross pieces securely in place.
Perhaps a spar had rotated a little, letting the cross-piece slip past. Maybe the loads on the kite had pulled the 2 main spars apart far enough to let the cross-piece drop out.
Whatever happened, once one cross-piece goes, it's only a matter of time until they all drop out! Hence, by the time I got the kite back on the ground, only 1 cross-piece was still on the kite - and it was about to drop out too. Incredibly, the kite was still flyable, although with much reduced performance!
Bottom line is this - the 2 Skewer Box Kite is a fantastic traditional-style box kite in terms of flying performance, but still needs some refinement to keep those pesky cross-pieces in place! It's looking more and more like I might just tape or glue them in place, like every other 2-skewer kite in the MBK series. The kite will still be portable enough to provide a lot of fun.
The story above was an actual flying experience with the described kite. My write-ups are definitely warts-and-all since things don't always go totally as planned. However, half the fun of kiting is anticipating the perfect flight. When it happens, it's magic!
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LeVell to Gray: Stop Lying, I am the Real Trump Candidate in #GA6
GA-6 Congressional candidate Bruce LeVell received a strong show of support and an endorsement from Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's former campaign manager, at a rally in Alpharetta on Wednesday. Despite being replaced as campaign manager before the general election, Lewandowski remains a close confidant and supporter of President Trump.
Lewandowski and LeVell both made clear statements that LeVell, not Gray, is the true Trump candidate in the 18-person special election to be held on April 18.
Bruce LeVell:
"I am the real Trump candidate in this race and this rally has proven it. No other candidate knows the President and the Administration like me. And there is a reason: during the 2016 election, I specifically tried to get each of [the] former and current elected officials in the Georgia 6th District congressional race onto the Trump Train. Not a single one of them would join. They all sat on their hands.
As for Bob Gray, he needs to stop lying to the 6th District. He'd do better just being himself instead of pretending to be someone he's not.
On election day, the voters will remember who Corey Lewandowski came to campaign for – and why."
Corey Lewandowski:
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President Trump needs Congressmen like Bruce LeVell to help promote his agenda on Capitol Hill. I am proud to be endorsing and campaigning for Bruce LeVell."


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Steve said, 'This a very talented group of young people. I met them previously on a visit to Westminster and I'm really impressed with their knowledge and concern for others. There are some future budding politicians in this group without a doubt.'
Selly Oak MP Steve McCabe today paid a visit to Selly Oak Trust School to meet with year 10 and 6th Form pupils to take part in a Question Time event where youngsters demonstrated a wide knowledge of current affairs and concerns. Questions ranged from: Why has Educational Maintenance Allowance been abolished? What will happen to our school transport? Are the cuts going to affect our school? What does an MP do and how much are you paid? Did Labour leave the country in debt? Have you met David Cameron and what do you think of him?


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You can ask fellow parents about the nurseries which they have chosen for their children, and you might also want to do some of your own research in the local area.
Why are nurseries so useful for you and your children?
Your Children Will Supervised Whilst You Are At Work
1) You can go to work after your children have been dropped off at the nursery. This is useful when you want to earn money whilst your children are still young. You can pick the children up from the nursery after you have finished your shift at work.
Your Children Will Be Occupied Throughout The Day
1) It is a good idea for children to be stimulated throughout the day when they are too young to attend school.
2) Children will take part in a large amount of activities and games at the day nursery in Nottingham which will allow them to burn off excess energy. At the end of the day, you can pick them up.
Your Children Will Start To Learn Some Brand New Skills
1) The nursery is the time when children start to learn some brand new skills that they will continue to develop as they grow older.
2) The children will start to read and count whilst they are at the nursery. They will also learn about shapes and colours as they are playing.
This is going to stand them in good stead when they start to attend primary school.
Your Children Will Be Able To Socialise With Their Peers
1) You want your children to start making friends when they are very young.
2) Nursey is the perfect opportunity for this because there will be lots of different children that they are going to be able to interact with during games and meal times.
Your Children Will Get Some Exercise
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2) The games that they play with other kids and staff members will allow them to help their bones and muscles to develop. Fresh air is also going to benefit them.
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|A meme shared by Donald Trump's son is getting criticized for being yet another example of the campaign's alliance with the alt-right movement.
I would add another image to the meme posted by the Trump son.
Of course, Trump offered much twitter praise to Gingrich for his "anger" aced tirade. It is amazing how the Right can not find any level of contempt for Gingrich;s behavior. Let's face it, Trump's bus ride audio /video contributed to the current state of inquisitiveness. Yet, there is an ever-present reality in Gingrich's act; he obviously read the memo regarding blame the media. Where was the bale when all media outlets anxious handed Trump phone interviews for almost a full year. Where was contempt for the media when Trump was wiping clean the 16 Republican candidate he faced in the GOP primaries?
Going on offense regarding Trump's self-state predatory tendencies only re-reinforces the narrative of some on the Right are inherently misogynistic.
Another set video broadcast least night serves to remind a nation of why so many feel Donald Trump is in fact a racist (to some degree) and the video offers another reminder. Many African-Americans have faced denied access to services throughout the course of their lives. Some of us are old enough to recall being denied a rental, when we knew full well the establishment had vacancies and would readily rent to a white inquirer.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell reminds of reports Donald Trump is of racist DNA and he was caught red-handed discriminating against potential apartment or condo renters who happened to be black.
If you watch a person or the person's spokespeople, insight into the person is readily discernible.


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When alpacas get overexcited, such as at treat time, they will occasionally pronk. This is a run which is characterised by bounding with all four feet in the air (like a springbok). It is HIGHLY amusing to watch.
Alpaca clothes wear well, some garments made of alpaca fibre were found in 2500 year old Peruvian ruins,
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Survey results
The lowdown (in their own words...)
If the firm were a fictional character it would be...
The Verdict
The firm
Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy has offices across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, and is recognised globally for its work in finance and projects. The firm's client base includes governments, financial institutions and international conglomerates across the full range of legal services. Allen & Overy won Legal Innovator of the Year and Competition Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2017.
The star performers
Acquisition finance; Asset finance and leasing; Bank lending - investment grade debt and syndicated loans; Banking litigation: investment and retail; Commercial litigation; Corporate restructuring and insolvency; Debt capital markets; Derivatives and structured products; Employment; Environment; High yield; Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP); Islamic finance; Oil and gas; Pensions; Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables); Property finance; Rail; Securitisation; Trade finance.
The deals
Advising Computer Sciences Corporation on the IT and outsourcing aspects of the client's £11bn merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's services business; worked for three different syndicates of banks on the Islamic Ijaara financing of twelve A330s and eight A320 aircraft to IAFC for lease to Saudi Arabia Airlines; represented semi-submersible accommodation provider, Prosafe SE, on the successful restructuring of its NOK 1.3bn and $288m bank facilities; acted for lead managers including Goldman Sachs on a €1bn notes issue by Nykredit Realkredit; acted for Société Générale in the refinancing of the construction costs of the Passante di Mestre toll road around Venice.
The clients
Angelo Gordon; Barclays; Bombardier; Cairn Capital; Credit Suisse; DVB Bank; Excelerate Energy; Fox Entertainment; Network Rail; Shell.
The Verdict
Recognised as a 'Magic Circle firm which is respected around the world', it is easy to see why the current trainees were attracted to Allen & Overy. Those surveyed commended the firm's 'strong practices across the board', especially the 'dominance of the finance practice'. The 'very good pastoral care' and 'prestige of the deals' make for some 'top-quality training', with colleagues described as 'passionate and intelligent without being overly competitive'. Stand-out moments include 'signing a multi-billion Euro deal in a matter of weeks' and 'being involved in some huge transactions and reading about them in the FT'. A truly international firm, it comes as no surprise that trainees are quick to praise the 'amazing international opportunities' which have earned Allen & Overy its Lex 100 Winner medal in this category. Correspondingly, 'going to New York for my final seat' was a clear highlight for one trainee. The firm's Legal Support Centre in Belfast was consistently applauded for the assistance provided to trainees, allowing them to 'generally do more interesting work since our time is not taken up with as much due diligence and document review'. As is to be expected in a City firm of Allen & Overy's status, the hours can be 'long and unpredictable' and 'sustained periods of late nights' can 'make it difficult to plan events outside of work'. However, many trainees were quick to point out that this was 'worth it for the training experience, client contact and level of responsibility'. If a firm which has a 'unique combination of world-class work', a 'genuine commitment to a friendly and encouraging atmosphere' and 'an unparalleled drive to make its trainees into the best lawyers around' appeals to you, take a closer look at Allen & Overy.
A day in the life of...
Harriet Rugg-Easey trainee, Allen & Overy LLP
Departments to date: Securitisation, IP litigation, structured asset finance
University:University of Manchester
Degree:Chemistry, 1st
8.30am: My day invariably starts with a coffee, which I pick up from our sixth-floor café and drink at my desk while I check my emails. If I've got items on my to-do list left over from the previous day then I look them over and prioritise them so I can hit the ground running.
9.30am: I go to our regular team catch-up meeting. At the moment I sit in the structured asset finance group in the banking department. We discuss the projects that are currently live - mostly shipping and aircraft financing, but also a couple of niche assets like smart meters and satellites.
10.30am: I act as a mentor for Smart-Start, which is a work experience programme for A-level students who are interested in City careers. This morning we're running a commercial awareness session with some of these students in the office so that they can get an insight into the working environment.
12.30pm: I'm working on the sale of a portfolio of aircraft from one aircraft leasing company to another. Our client is the purchaser and is securing a loan from a Middle Eastern bank. It's interesting work because it involves Islamic financing structures. I'm liaising with counsel on both sides of the deal, and because we're near closing, this means a lot of back-and-forth, so it's important to stay on top of the correspondence.
1.45pm: I go to the café on the tenth floor to meet up with some other trainees for lunch. Depending on how much time I have, I head to a lunchtime gym class (total body circuits) so that I'm energised for the afternoon.
2.30pm: One of the great things about the SAF team is the opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of work. My supervisor is an expert in shipping finance, so I'm doing due diligence on a portfolio of shipping loans to turn them into a security - a tradable asset.
3.45pm: I jump on a conference call with a client, a large bank, about a financing deal for the purchase of two new aircraft by a European airline. Although I'm a trainee I'm given the responsibility of running aspects of the deal and playing a key role in the delivery. Here I'm working on the conditions precedent process, making sure the documents are in place to get the deal signed off.
5.00pm: I catch up with my supervisor to talk about the projects I'm working on; although he's a partner, and usually very busy, he always tries to make himself available. Sitting with him is a great opportunity to witness the business development side of the firm, which I wouldn't normally have much exposure to.
6.30pm: There's no face-time culture at A&O and we're encouraged to call it a day as soon as we can. If things are busy I might find myself leaving later, but today I get out in good time.
6.45pm: Working near Spitalfields Market is amazing, and I usually go out for dinner with other trainees or meet friends from outside work. On Mondays I have Turkish lessons provided for me by the firm to prepare for my final seat, which is in the Istanbul office. I can't wait!
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Telephone: 020 3088 0000
Website: www.aograduate.com
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Senior partner: Wim Dejonghe
Managing partner: Andrew Ballheimer
Total partners: 527
Other fee-earners: 2,800
Total trainees: 174
Other offices: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest (assosicated office), Budapest, Casablanca, Doha, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jakarta (associated office), Johannesburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Perth, Prague, Riyadh (cooperation office), Rome, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Warsaw, Washington DC and Yangon.
Who we are: Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating at the forefront of business and shaping the future of our profession.
What we do: We're structured as seven global practices. Our key areas are corporate, banking and international capital markets.
What we are looking for: Commercially aware and quick to adapt, our well-organised trainees are effective team players with an eagerness to learn.
What you'll do:Training is based on four six-month seat rotations tailored to their interests and aspirations, including a guaranteed 'priority seat'.
Perks: Working at Allen & Overy offers an exceptional range of benefits, including: season ticket and cycle-to-work loans, permanent life, health and business travel insurance, a health and wellbeing centre including in-house GP, physiotherapist, dentist and dental plan, an on-site fitness centre and sports hall plus in-house beauty and wellbeing therapies, as well as access to a wide range of discounted goods and services.
Sponsorship:We pay the full fees for GDL/LPC and a maintenance grant of £8,000 for both. Other sponsorship support is looked at on a case-by-case basis.
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First year: £44,000
Second year: £49,000
Newly qualified: £81,000
Turnover in 2016: £1,520m (+16% from 2015) Profits per equity partner: £1.51m (+26% from 2015)
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So, last week I wrote about holding firm on your pricing, and how important it is for the survival of your business.
Got some nice feedback, and for that I'm grateful. We make it our goal to come alongside our business owner clients and contacts to help them think beyond their books and "just" their bottom line. After all, that topline figure (revenue) is pretty darn important, I'd say.
As I mentioned last week, price is the laziest and riskiest thing by which you could market your business. Unless you have some kind of TRUE economic advantage and can destroy your competition with it (see the rise of Wal-Mart), then you're playing a losing hand.
When you differentiate yourself based on price, you simply cannot provide good value. You end up competing on the wrong playing field.
Sure — while price competitors have been in operation since the beginning of time, it's important to understand that if YOU want to build a sustainable, scalable (and one day SALE-able) business, a core foundational piece of that puzzle is that you must be charging enough for your services.
"Is that even possible with so much uncertainty on the horizon?" Absolutely.
So, back once again to pricing this week. Last week we were fighting off together the forces that would hinder your survival (price-matching). This week, let's move from "surviving" … to thriving.
Valerie McLaughlin's
"Real World" Business Strategy Note
How To RAISE Your Prices
"Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well." – Lord Chesterfield
Your competitors (and many small businesses) are stressing and fretting over how to *survive* with so much uncertainty. We all hear the stats about how many small businesses fail. And yes, I believe there may be signs of stability on the horizon for the economy … but there are also plenty of scary signals.
And most businesses are, frankly, operating in survival mode.
That means they're committing some serious mistakes … and, as your advisor, I'd like to see you avoid their fate. Because if luxury brands like Nordstrom, NetJets, Mercedes and BMW still report record profits during downturns — how can this be?
It's simple, really. People DO have money to spend during down times … and if you're not bringing it in, you're simply not doing a good enough job showing them that your place of business is the best place to spend it.
You see, it's all about the value. And if you are having pricing difficulty, I'd suspect that you are not clear enough on the value you provide that you are effectively conveying it to your prospects.
So how can you do this? Here are some things you can do right now:
1) Eliminate Your Competition By Finding a Unique Angle
Your prospects have no way to know if you are the best option for them. To regular consumers, most options are the same — in almost every industry. So when you compete on price, you'll get price shoppers galore, who see you as just like everyone else. But, you are *not* like all the other options … are you?
So, what makes you different? And how do you show that to the marketplace? That's what you need to focus on and show the world. Your prospects must turn to you because they trust you, and because they see your business as worth the money to meet some kind of unique and specialized need or desire — not because you're the cheapest option.
2) Recognize That People Purchase Based On Emotion
Why can Nordstrom's charge higher prices for products found elsewhere (i.e. cars, purses, ties, shoes)? It's because of the VALUE they've attached to their brand (i.e. social prestige, enhanced customer service, increased self-esteem). They've moved themselves out of the commodity market and into the heart, emotion and primal urges of their clients.
You need to do the same thing in your business. Yes, Mr. Customer can get a widget or receive a service for $XYZ … but what are they NOT getting when they work with that other option? Focus on these aspects. It's not about the "feature" of your product or service … it's about the intangible benefits from working with YOU.
3) Shift How You Package Your Offerings
For service professionals, there are only so many hours in a day and you'll reach an income plateau very quickly when you are billing by the hour. Not to mention that you have to start every month over at zero –and there's no stability in that. So, one good option? Begin billing on a flat-fee/value basis.
If you're scared to shift, just think of the VALUE your customers will experience having a professional using flat fee billing. They won't be nickel-and-dimed for every phone call, email and fax that comes through the office. They can communicate with you as they wish without fear and they can pick their price point of choice if you have multiple flat-fee options. And believe me, people are willing to pay more for certainty. It's a win-win for them — and it's very much a win-win for the health/sustainability of your business.
For retailers or product providers, you can only play "margin games" for so long. So, identify *monthly* services which might augment the experience of using your products. Consider what your customers WANT, and the problems they face in using your services. Restaurants could initiate a "VIP club", with special perks, automatic billing and exclusive choices. Merchants can create enthusiast groups, or lessons and coaching.
The point is to go *beyond* the widget … and into the heart of your customers' desires.
Remember this: People still have money to spend … even when the economy sputters. And they NEED your products or services. It's up to you to convey the intrinsic value of working with you (even at a higher price point) so you can inject an even healthier dose of oxygen into the blood of your business.
I'm personally dedicated to your success. Can other accountants say that?
Feel very free to forward this article to a business associate or client you know who could benefit from our assistance — or simply send them our way? While these particular articles usually relate to business strategy, as you know, we specialize in tax preparation and planning for families and business owners. And we always make room for referrals from trusted sources like you.
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MINNEAPOLIS — For fans who prefer that their heroes remain predictable, Jean Nouvel has been a bit of a puzzle lately.
Two decades ago he established his reputation with the Institute of the Arab World in Paris, whose southern facade, an enormous grid of filigreed steel apertures, suggested inscrutable camera lenses. In the ensuing years this architect could generally be counted on for big, bold forms; a fetishistic obsession with technology; and a magician's bag of optical tricks.
His most recent projects, however, like the phallic, candy-colored Agbar Tower in Barcelona and the anarchic mix at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, have drifted toward the wildly eccentric, as if Mr. Nouvel, now 60, were more interested in letting his imagination roam unfettered than in impressing critics and academics.
The new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis should offer comfort to those who miss the 1980's Nouvel. Rising at the edge of the Mississippi, its confident forms are rooted in a vision of a muscular industrial America, and its structural bravura will certainly please the techno-fetishists. As a thoughtful response to the American city's evolving role as a haven for cultural tourism, it also coaxes new meaning out of a haggard landscape.
The site is a Modernist heaven on a former industrial strip along the riverfront. Just next to the complex is a grain elevator, similar to those that Le Corbusier once lauded as the American equivalent of the Parthenon, the "magnificent first fruits of a new age." An electric generating plant looms across the river; to the north, water rushes through a series of locks beneath an industrial bridge.
Like so many cities, of course, Minneapolis has gradually undergone an economic transformation. Most of the city's old flour mills were shut down long ago. The concrete grain elevator alongside the theater complex has been preserved as a historic monument, and a nearby row of warehouses has been converted into co-ops. Mr. Nouvel's design takes its initial cues from the city's early history. The complex's scale fits nicely with the structure next door. The boxy, piled-up forms echo the electric power plant across the street, anchoring the theater in the city's early industrial ethos rather than in the shopping centers and office towers downtown.Continue reading the main story
Yet that virile image of a landscape ruled by men and machines is tempered by Mr. Nouvel's typical subversiveness. The metal cladding is coated in midnight blue, a symbol of buttoned-down conservatism that suggests a killer in a pressed suit. A small terrace in a bright police-tape yellow juts impudently from the building's riverfront facade.
Enormous mirrored panels frame a restaurant terrace, snatching up refracted images of the surrounding city. Orange-colored LED images climb two towers that rise from the complex like high-tech smokestacks.
Mr. Nouvel's biggest gesture is a 175-foot-long cantilevered form that projects toward the river, its end abruptly sliced off at a sharp angle. Viewed from across the river, it looks like a bridge leading nowhere. Yet as you approach the main entrance along Second Street, as most visitors will, the cantilever reads as an extension of a walkway bridge that runs from the theater complex to a parking structure on the other side, an echo of the skywalks found elsewhere in downtown Minneapolis.
The cantilever houses a bar and an outdoor terrace. But its main role is symbolic. In embarking on such a spectacular structural effort for what most would consider a secondary space, Mr. Nouvel is upholding the value of the tangential experiences that are often the most important in life.
Inside, the main 1,100-seat hall, a nod to the liberal Modernism of the 1960's, pays homage to the underappreciated original Guthrie designed by Ralph Rapson with a thrust stage that bridges the distance between the performers and the audience. Seats spill down toward the stage from three sides. Above, a sweeping balcony is set just off center, giving the room a wonderful edginess.
Mr. Nouvel has also designed a more conservative 700-seat proscenium theater — albeit in an erotic lipstick red that plays off the stiff formality of the space — and a 300-seat black box for experimental work.
But the true heart of the building is its connective tissue, like a two-tier public foyer where theatergoers will mingle during intermission. A large window at one end overlooks the area where workers assemble the stage sets; from the other side, people can amble out to the cantilevered bar and terrace.
Here and there, the images of past performances, faint as shadows, are imprinted on the foyer wall, ghosts from the Guthrie's past. But once you drift out to the cantilevered bar, a sense of flux returns. The windows are framed in a mirrored steel that blends city views with refracted images of nearby buildings. In warm weather, a breeze wafts in through a large open window, carrying the scent of the outdoors.
Suddenly we're not altogether sure where we find ourselves, and that's part of the point. The city, too, is a theater, a vast unstable laboratory that is constantly being reshaped by economic, political and imaginative forces. Seldom does that reality seem this seductive.Continue reading the main story


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This is a model KG-3C. A very well-respected 6' 1" grand piano. Black satin finish. It was manufactured in Japan in 1973-74.
The action was restored to original specs approximately 10 years ago. Well cared for. One-owner. Non-smoking environment. A dream to play. Beautiful rich tones and smooth, even action. Fantastic piano to play. Wonderful tone.
You just cannot find this beautiful rich tone and AMAZING action for this price anywhere else. Motivated to sell!
Originally, $10,995. Reduced to$8,995. In-town sales include standard delivery and in-home tuning. Can arrange for delivery in lower 48.


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- Rehabilitation works in the gynaecological ward and installation of an incinerator at Khyber Teaching Hospital, in 2013.
- Construction of GAIT analysis lab at PIPOS for artificial limbs.
- Construction of a gynaecological ward in the Hayatabad Medical Complex.
- Constructed/Rehabilitated 13 labour rooms at Basic Health Units.
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I have been participating in Money Saving Mom's Clutter-busting Challenge this month. The idea is to get rid of 7 items each week day in May to reduce the clutter in your home. My son's school had a large garage sale last week. I worked at the sale and the prep beforehand. Each time I went over to work, I cleaned out more clutter and took donations for the sale.
Here is a look at my very messy cookbook shelves. My little guy saw the camera and had to be in the picture. He's enjoying a brownie I made for the yard sale/bake sale. I already pulled a few cookbooks off the shelf before thinking to take a picture. I have been wanting to reduce my cookbooks to two shelves for a long time to make room for art and craft supplies for the kids.
I cleared out enough cookbooks to create an empty shelf and found some other random things to donate. I took three loads of donations over to the sale last week. I did buy a few things at the yard sale which counteracts a portion of my de-cluttering, but I only bought things we could use and the big things were outside toys for the boys. All in all, it was a successful week of clutter-busting.
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A former Watford councillor has been paid more than £2,000 in allowances, despite living in America.
A former Watford councillor has been paid more than £2,000 in allowances, despite living in America.
COMMENT: One can't help but think Liberal Democrats in Watford will be breathing a big sigh of relief this morning.
A former Watford councillor who resigned to start a new life in America has said she will repay a "portion" of the allowances she claimed while out of the country.
A former Watford councillor has not paid back a penny of allowances she claimed while in Florida, it has been revealed.
A BUILDING of local interest has been temporarily saved from demolition by a quick thinking councillor.
Campaigning stepped up this week ahead of the forthcoming by-election in central Watford.
Voters in central Watford will return to the polls to elect a new councillor after the resignation of their current representative.
Doner kebabs will now be served up in a quiet Watford street after an inspector overturned Watford Borough Council's decision to refuse the late-night take-away permission to open.
Call me heartless if you like, but the complaints of a Watford student about finding her father's gravestone propped up with wooden stakes and rope at Vicarage Road Cemetery, as reported last week, cut little ice with me.
MAYOR Dorothy Thornhill and new councillor Sheila Smillie will be among those taking on the annual abseil in aid of Watford's Peace Hospice on Sunday.


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Pennywise and Pound Foolish
Ever since 9/11, I've longed for the days when the 24-hour news channels had to occupy themselves with round-the-clock coverage of Gary Condit and the shark attacks.
Yes, the "I had a Scream" speech was somewhat satisfying, but we've had to slog through numerous "serious" scandals like Valerie Plame, Abu Ghraib, and now Ahmad Chalabi.
We need a new issue. Thankfully, William Safire comes to the rescue:
Anyone who opposes this much-needed and long-overdue coin reform clearly hates America.
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why not get rid of cash all
why not get rid of cash all together and only use electronic money?
Hey, I collect pennies! And
Hey, I collect pennies!
And Spoonie, because we need to be able to conduct commerce during a power failure. Or whenever the computers aren't working for whatever reason. And believe me, it's a wonder they ever work at all...
Micha, I tried to say
Micha, I tried to say something about pennies! I too long for the days with news filled with shark attacks, and Gary Condit and his affairs, yet all I can think of this morning is the story of the trained terrorist who tried to turn himself in to the FBI in April of 2000. He told of planes to be hijacked, possibly blown up, and how he had associates who were trained to pilot the planes, and they had been trained in a camp in Pakistan. He was dismissed and sent home! Gaaaah!!! Then there's Scott Peterson's trial, if I see his dead wife's smiling picture in the media again I will run screaming! Man kills pregnant wife and son for massage-therapist girlfriend? Say it isn't so! Then there is my 'regular' local news from out of Detroit -- DAMN those folks are messed up! The murder, the mayhem, the lack of police patrols -- yet, as low on manpower as the police force is, did you know that they actually have a DOGGIE police force??? [of course, that's not what it's actually called :)] But, an entire force that goes around neighborhoods just to give tickets if you have a barking dog, dog's water dish is empty, etc. ? I WISH it could stop and I could talk about pennies!
If we abolish pennies, what
If we abolish pennies, what am I supposed to whip at people in movie theaters while I wait for the previews to start?
Even worse... if we abolish
Even worse... if we abolish pennies, how am I supposed to test the tread depth on my tires?
End Fiat currency all
What - the cable news
What - the cable news networks don't have enough Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson trial coverage to suit you you? ;)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was delighted to see his side recover from a nervy start to end their recent hoodoo against Swansea City with a 3-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium.
The visitors gained a first win over Swansea in four attempts courtesy of second-half goals from Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Joel Campbell.
Having bounced back from their midweek League Cup exit at Sheffield Wednesday, which saw Gabriel, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott limp off injured, Wenger felt his side merited three points, dismissing suggestions of a foul in the build-up to Koscielny's goal.
"I didn't see a foul but maybe I missed something and I have to watch it again, there's always a diverse opinion from managers on [issues like] that," the Frenchman told reporters, after seeing Arsenal pass 2,000 goals in his reign.
"It is always a difficult game [at Swansea], last season Swansea took six points off us so we came here a bit edgy.
"They showed quality again today, they are going through a spell with less confidence but they are a good side and our first half was difficult.
"In the second half we upped our tempo and the purpose in our passing, with added pace in our combinations, and once we scored the first goal we were the dominant team and won the game normally.
"I rested eight players at Wednesday and gave them a breather and it took us a while to get into the tempo today.
"I am proud of scoring goals because people come to see people who try to play but the most important was the three points."
With five Premier League wins in a row, Wenger's side appear primed to mount a sustained title challenge – keeping pace with Manchester City on Saturday while moving 14 points clear of struggling champions Chelsea.
Wenger has a fractious relationship with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and the Arsenal boss added: "I think it's better I don't talk too much about that [gap to Chelsea].
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RICHMOND, B.C.-In the final 200 metres of her sport's toughest race, one that often leaves speed skaters with the taste of blood in their lungs, Kristina Groves' heart and mind were shouting "Go."
Unfortunately, her legs were screaming "No."
Meanwhile, Dutch skater Ireen Wust had one eye on the big screen watching Groves in the final pair, knowing that for much of the race the Canadian was on pace to knock her off the top of the podium.
As a crowd of 6,000-plus rocked the Richmond Olympic Oval trying to urge Groves across the line, the spirit was definitely willing but those legs that felt like cement wouldn't co-operate.
"You just kind of can't move," she would say later. "It's incredible. You just kind of tie up. It's sort of like the wheels are falling off."
Well, the wheels didn't fall off completely as Groves hung tough for a silver medal behind Wust in the women's 1,500 metres, but the highly touted Canadian speed skating team has now suffered a few flat tires at these Games.
The Canadians had hoped to place two skaters on the podium in this event, having won four out of five World Cup races at the distance — Groves and Christine Nesbitt each had two wins.
Nesbitt, who also had a pair of silver medals in the 1,500 metres this season, followed up her Olympic gold medal in the 1,000 metres with a sixth-place finish. Brittany Schussler, considered an outside medal shot, had a skate problem just before her race and wound up 35th out of 36 skaters.
"The last Games in speed skating, we had 50 per cent of the medals," said coach Marcel Lacroix. "As an organization, you aspire to do this again. ... When you've got medals slipping away like with Denny Morrison, for example, who's been consistently on the podium, it hurts. It's like, 'Okay, is it us? Is it him? Is it what?' It's hard."
Groves became Canada's first double medallist of the Games, having earned a bronze in the women's 3,000 metres, and now has four career Olympic medals. But it was clear she felt the gold was in her grasp.
"I'm feeling good," she said. "I'm not feeling incredible. I think I just kind of tied up that last 100 metres. We're always looking for the perfect race. I didn't quite have it today. But I think in a couple of days I'll appreciate it a lot more."
Groves goes out as hard as she can in the 1,500 metres and is usually able to hold her technique together at the end.
"You know, the excitement, the nervousness, everything, that's just the way it goes," she said. "It's sport. Ireen had an incredible race. She's a competitor and she's really good at bringing it out at the biggest competition. Overall, I'm satisfied, but deep in my heart I really wanted to win that race."
For all the talk about home-ice advantage, the Canadians have struggled on the slow Oval ice. It certainly hurt Nesbitt, who is more of a sprinter compared to the three skaters who ended up with medals — Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won the bronze.
"She (Nesbitt) was amazing all fall in that race and certainly the ice is really not forgiving and I think for someone like her — who is typically stronger at the beginning of the race — that was probably a tough finish," said Groves "I was hoping we could both be up there."
Nesbitt was forthright entering the Games, saying she wasn't sure how she would handle the pressure of being a favourite for Olympic gold medals for the first time.
Lacroix, her personal coach, said she'd had a hard time sleeping before the 1,000 metres and was getting pulled in a lot of different directions after the gold medal win.
"It drains you out," said Lacroix.
Nesbitt said it's just started to sink in how much all the expectations were weighing on her.
"I didn't acknowledge how much stress and pressure I had on myself to perform in that 1,000," she said. "It took a lot of energy out of me. Even (Saturday), I was really tired during my pre-race skate and stuff. I went into this race just wanting to skate and enjoy it.
"And normally when I do that in a 1,500, I end up skating really well and I'm on the podium. I wasn't today obviously, but it's still good and I still won a gold medal so I can't be that upset."
Defending champion Cindy Klassen, a shadow of her former self since coming back from double knee surgery, couldn't find the glide on the tough ice and finished 21st.


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What's it like to change your office and your country – sometimes even your continent – every month? Well, our very own Emily Mitnick knows. In November she completed month four of Remote Year in Kyoto, a city of entrenched traditions, pod hotels and quite possibly Japan's tastiest ramen.
We caught up with Emily, just before Christmas, from Kuala Lumpur during month five of her working journey around the world. Here's how she's been getting on…
So Emily, that's Japan done and dusted. Have you recovered?
"I don't even know where to start. I am still reflecting on my incredible November in Kyoto – I absolutely loved it.
"Japan is so bizarrely beautiful and completely different from anywhere I've ever travelled – it's another planet. From hedgehog cafes, Mario Cart games, breathtaking historic temples next to 7-Eleven shops, fall foliage, fish markets, bike rides through bamboo forests, signs I could never read, the attention to detail, the peacefulness, the wild karaoke nights followed by late-night ramen, the sumo wrestling, the centuries of history, the politeness of the culture and the mayo tuna o-nigiri – wow, just incredible."
You went to Tokyo first to meet your Stylus colleagues, then Kyoto. Was it a real culture shock?
"Landing in Japan after 20 hours of travel from Europe was extremely shocking – both physically and culturally. I had a business meeting in Tokyo less than 10 hours after dropping my bags down in my hotel. New time zones combined with jet lag, new currency, new language, new culture – it was definitely an adjustment."
Did the other Remote Year participants feel the same way?
"A few of us felt very overwhelmed but luckily we are on this wild adventure together. We're on the other side of the world and we still have our jobs to deliver. This month was a reality check for us all. There's a group of us working odd hours and we call ourselves the 'night crew' – the ones who work on east coast hours through the night. There are lots of late-night coffee breaks, midnight snack runs and jumping jacks and stretching to keep us all productive and awake.
"Unfortunately, a few participants have left the programme for various reasons. There are family emergencies, work opportunities, health scares, devastating floods in Miami and fires in California. It's easy to forget that life is still happening around us, outside of our Remote Year bubble."
Did it help having Stylus colleagues based in Tokyo?
"Definitely, and for so many reasons. First, spending time with the Stylus team felt like a taste of home, which was extremely comforting after five months away. They were also so welcoming; they planned local dinners for me, organised my transportation to work and invited me to participate and shadow their business meetings.
"It was also extremely eye-opening to experience Japanese business culture first-hand. While Stylus is a global company, our offices in other countries are obviously different. I had the opportunity to meet with our Japanese clients, present our latest trend research (translated into Japanese), and have a business lunch with a Japanese CEO. The whole experience was extremely special and I'm excited to share my learnings with our US team."
How did you find the Japanese approach to work?
"It's closely linked with the overall culture, which is very traditional and formal. In Japan, working professionals wear suits and heels to the office, schedule time to sit down for lunch away from their desks, carefully exchange business cards with two hands, greet their superiors with a bow, and everyone is always on time. This is very different to my experience in the US, where we wear sneakers and athleisure to work, snack at our desks, share offices with SVPs and often start meetings 10 minutes late.
"Stylus has been tracking what the future workplace will look like, and experiencing corporate Japan really forced me to think about our research. While remote working, 24-hour café hubs and portable desks are on the rise, many cultures just aren't there yet. I'm curious to see how places like Japan – where formality and order is so deeply rooted – will adapt to and integrate these modern lifestyle shifts."
Did your month end up being productive?
"I think so, yes! I closed a new partnership, which I've managed to do every month so far on Remote Year.
"In each city I've visited, I've tried to get involved in the local business network. Fortunately, Remote Year selected me for a panel discussion on the future of work. I had the opportunity to share insights from Stylus and network with professionals in Kyoto.
"I didn't have many on-site meetings because local Japanese business networks are extremely difficult to break in to. Japan has a hierarchal society, and I quickly learned this while living there. I found that it takes much longer than one month to gain professional trust and build genuine relationships."
Did you catch the bullet train over to Kyoto?
"Yes, which I have always wanted to do! They run at up to 200 mph – It's completely nuts. Funny story actually – while we there, one of the trains left the platform 20 seconds early, and Japan Railways publicly apologised for causing a "tremendous nuisance". Their respect for time is mind blowing."
Was it nice being reunited with familiar Remote Year faces in Kyoto? And what was the office like?
"Our group has become family in a very short period of time. We live together, work together, travel together, laugh and cry together. It was really humbling to return to the group after a week away and be greeted with open arms and tons of hugs.
"Remote Year once again arranged a fantastic co-working space, this time on the top floor of a hip hostel overlooking the city. Its slogan was "work, nap and drink beer". It had workspace, nap pods and daily happy hours, so it was definitely in line with our research on 'hospitality hubs'.
Was the language barrier a problem?
"Yes. Using the washing machine for the first time was particularly challenging – I almost flooded my entire apartment. I relied on my Google Translate app for anything and everything. Mundane tasks like buying a bottle of shampoo or buying a pack of gum never came easy."
What did you do to relax?
"I bought a yellow bicycle and rode it all over the city. For me, this was the best way to experience Kyoto and discover its hidden beauty. Some days I turned off Google Maps and got lost. I rode through winding alleyways and stumbled into the best hole-in-the-wall ramen spots, ancient temples and funky coffee shops. I really felt like I was living in Kyoto.
"I also took weekend side trips, like one to Fukuoka to watch live professional sumo wrestling. We took five trains to get there, crammed into one hotel room and woke up at 5:30am to join a gigantic ticket line.
"Unexpected adventures and new experiences like this make me happy – I learned a lot about sumo wrestling and how it reflects Japanese culture overall. Sumo wrestlers are practicing centuries-old traditions by throwing salt in the ring, slapping their bellies and pounding their legs to ward off evil spirits. They live extremely regimented lives where they live together, eat together and train together. They're considered heroes in Japan, and I got to be a part of it all first-hand."
It's Christmas! What are your plans?
"Bali has been on my bucket list for many years – now I'm making it happen! There's a group of 20 of us on Remote Year who've rented a villa in a beach town called Canggu. I heard there will be Christmas music, secret Santa gift exchanges and Christmas stockings to set the tone for the holidays.
"I'll also be backpacking for a few weeks by myself around Indonesia. I have no plan, no set itinerary and there's an active volcano that just erupted there. Strangely, I'm not worried at all and I know I'll be just fine – isn't that exciting?"
We'll soon be finding out how Emily got on in Kuala Lumpur and Bali. By then she'll be in Chiang Mai – her last stop in Asia before heading for South America and the second half of her Remote Year.


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Don't be alarmed…. I said "bath."
I regularly shower my kids, I just don't *do* baths. I can run showers like an assembly line and have 7 kids squeaky clean in a matter of minutes.
Tonight however, I gave in to the boys' request to have a bath, and decided to throw Ella in there too. For the first minute, she just sat there grasping the edge of the tub saying, "Mommy! Mommy!" I tried to get her to play with the toys- she wasn't having it. She just ignored me.
But when Elijah tried to get her to play with the toys…. and put some bubbles on her chin….
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Let's just say, she doesn't like it when her brothers try to tell her what to do.
Don't worry, Evie heard Ella's screams and came to the rescue!
Eve can always cheer Ella up. Unless Ella is really mad… then she just pinches Eve in the eye, or screams at her while trying to pull her nose off.
But most of the time- they're best buddies!
The boys didn't want to get out. Elijah was a little hyper I think….
They eventually did get out, looking all soggy.
Forty-five minutes after the whole ordeal began, I cleaned up the bathroom floor and remembered why I don't *do* baths…


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Special Programs
Morristown Elementary School firmly believes in supporting all students with individualized learning and encouraging them to participate in activities beyond the normal school day. Doing so allows children to take ownership of their learning and interact with their learning community outside of the regular classroom environment. We offer a wide range of special programs that both support and encourage our students.
Our Programs
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We're pleased to offer quality after-school care to parents who need a little extra help between work and school hours. Please contact our school office for information about enrolling your child in our after-school care program.
Students in fifth through eighth grades are eligible to participate in the extracurricular athletics program. We currently offer volleyball, basketball, track, and fitness training. Morristown School is a founding member of the Central Mountain League, an organization that gives our students an opportunity to play games with other schools of comparable size. Other schools in the Central Mountain League include Congress Elementary, Model Creek, Wickenburg Christian Academy, Canon, and Festival Foothills. We require written parental consent for students to participate in interscholastic sports.
Students must furnish proof of insurance coverage before they begin participation in the sports activity and must enroll in the after-school program with paid fees or fee waiver. Students will maintain at least a "C" average and will be ineligible with two "D" marks on their progress report or report card. If students become ineligible on the basis of unsatisfactory grades, they may attend after school remedial sessions 2–4 times per week. Students may resume sports when they improve grades to eligibility level. We will advise students and parents of ineligibility by written notice. Injured students must have a physician's release before returning to playing status.
We expect students participating in sports to display excellent citizenship in the classroom as well as on the playing field. Failure to do so will result in loss of sports privileges.
Morristown School is fortunate to have a dedicated area for the study and preservation of the Sonoran Desert habitat for students in preschool through eighth grade. Teachers use this site, located just north of the fenced playground, for science, art, language arts, and physical education activities throughout the school year. During the school day, students may only utilize the site under teacher supervision after initial parent permission.
There is limited shade on the trail, so we encourage students to wear hats and closed-toed shoes. The Sonoran Trail is open to the public and is equipped with benches, trash cans, informative signs, and two water fountains. Developed with the funds from the environmental license plate fund and the work of many volunteers, we hope that students who use the trail will see themselves as stewards of the environment.
Students and staff always look forward to the yearly face-lift the trail gets each fall from the Grand Hikers Club. It is open for community access when school is not is session.
Our ESL program supports English language learners as they master the language in academic and social environments. Our goal is to help these students attain academic excellence through a variety of learning opportunities that will help ensure success for all students.
At Morristown Elementary School, "the arts are the heart of education." Experiences in the arts give our students opportunities to exercise problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and perseverance. A blank piece of paper, a lump of clay, a musical instrument, or even a written a story or poem, are all problems to solve for our young thinkers. The skills our students develop while creating and producing the finished product are the same skills they will use someday in the workplace and everyday in life.
We are proud to showcase our students' work in the performing arts in December at our winter programs. In April, we display their work in the visual arts at our school-wide art show. This popular event is co-sponsored by the Parent Teacher Student Association, (PTSA). The PTSA provides award ribbons and serves a delicious pancake breakfast during the show as a fundraiser.
Over the years, our students have had the privilege of working with professional artists via the Artist in Residence program. This program brings an artist to the school to teach and demonstrate his/her art form over a two or more week period during the school year. Our students gained valuable experiences as they worked with Juanita Hull-Carlson, who creates mosaics from cement and "cool junk." Teresa Shostakovich taught our students the art of "close drawing" for realistic effect. Susan Bendix integrated dance and technology to create some of our first student-created videos. Students learned about the power of Taiko Drumming with sensei Eileen Morgan. Since 1985, our students have worked with over 30 artists from a variety of genres.
The Morristown School District Governing Board believes special attention to the needs of gifted learners is critical to the effort to educate all Morristown students to their fullest capability. The main goal of this program is to challenge students at all levels to stimulate their academic potential. The program also seeks to develop study skills commensurate with ability, provide an opportunity for students to pursue goals that correlate with their academic interests, and develop thinking and creative skills that enhance the child's individual thinking process.
Program Description
Project E.M.E.R.G.E. seeks to provide gifted students with curriculum and materials that will enhance their gifted abilities. The school is rural and enrolls students in kindergarten through eighth grades.
The program primarily exists within the regular classroom with individualized materials and activities. Depending on a student's needs, a pull-out program is available. The special education teacher is primarily responsible for administering the program. The use of technology to help deliver individualized content to students who are ready for it is effective for many students. In this way, students can receive accelerated content without leaving the room. Teachers monitor student achievement through a variety of assessments including, but not limited to STAR reading and math, classroom performance on assigned work, and statewide achievement testing. The classroom teachers as well as interested community members receive staff development to raise their awareness of the needs of gifted students.
Gifted students will have the opportunity to share the results of special projects at the Arizona State Fair, the District Art Show, and the District Science Fair. When appropriate, E.M.E.R.G.E. students will make presentations in the regular classrooms.
Definition of Gifted Student
Morristown School District defines "gifted students" as those children of lawful school age who show or have the potential for showing an exceptional level of performance in one or more areas of expression. In accordance with the Arizona State Mandate for Gifted education, our district offers gifted services to all students who score above the 97th percentile on a verbal, quantitative, and/or nonverbal battery of a test included on the Arizona State Approved Gifted Test list.
We are pleased to offer children within our community the opportunity to participate in preschool three days a week, Tuesday through Thursday. Help your child get a head start by calling our school office to learn more about enrolling.
Our special education program works with families to create Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to meet the special needs of their children. This plan includes related services in and out of school, at no cost to the family, to complement the student's personal instruction and ensure that he/she receives the most benefit from his/her education.
STEM is that synergetic combination of science, technology, engineering, and math for the purpose of solving real-world problems. Teachers at Morristown School have training that enables them to help students see connections between these subjects, allowing them to see see the relevance of what they are learning and how it is used in the world outside of the classroom.
ESI-Engineering STEM Identities
Students in grades six through eight participate in science activities that help students see themselves as scientists using inquiry to build understanding of scientific concepts. Tablet technology and video conferencing are new tools that we use in this program. Our students will continue to work with other area schools and experts in the field of science through interactive video conferencing. The "Mustang Farm" was the result of the design challenge. Students have also embraced the challenge of efficient classroom organization. The concept of "Board Meetings" has revolutionized the way these students communicate, persuade, and share scientific information. For this program, Morristown School partners with the Maricopa County Educational Service Agency (MCESA).
Student Gardens
First grade students maintain a playground garden that is home to a wide variety of flowers and vegetables. In the fall, pumpkins grow among giant leaves, and in the spring, the students sow carrots, radishes, and tomatoes with hopes of a harvest before school's end. The students learn about where their food comes from and see the magic of a plant emerging from a seed.


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MSSU Committees
The Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) is governed by a number of different committees which address various functions and operations:
- The Oversight Committee governs and supports the operations of the MSSU
- The Executive Committee ensures the day to day running and operations of the MSSU
- The Advisory Committees provide advice and take direction from the executive committee to assist in building capacity in patient-oriented and health services research.
Patient Advisors
As part of its Patient Engagement Strategy, the MSSU is dedicated to including representatives from the Maritime patient community to act as equal members and decision-makers on all MSSU committees. These representatives are identified as 'Patient Advisors'. The purpose for the Patient Advisor positions is to bring a patient perspective to the governing and strategic operations of the MSSU committees and subcommittees.


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