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Khan Academy on Positive and Zero Exponents
Lesson 3 of 17
Objective: SWBAT to work efficiently with basic positive and zero exponents
Assessment Overview
This assessment can be done at home or in class. Either way, I ask students to prepare for the assignment by watching the video I created to help students.
This video is a bit different from other Khan Academy prep videos I use in my class. Instead of preparing them directly for the practice module, it gives them an in depth lecture aimed at explaining the why and how connected to the Khan Academy exercise.
The video is about 6 minutes and I recommend that all students watch about 2 minutes of it. Then, I recommend that they pause and decide if they need more support. In the classroom, I set them up with headphones and a notebook. Writing notes encourages active listening. (This can not just be another YouTube video experience.) These mini videos are meant to help students grasp complex concepts and get started on mastering basic exponential algorithms
Source URL: http://youtu.be/lTrPkx5cdEw (accessed Aug 12, 2014)
Later in this lesson, as I teach, I make that connection for my students. To do that, I end each class with a discussion about the problems they tried and even review them in the beginning of the next class session. The goal is to consistantly spiral concepts, taking as many approaches as possible.
A challenge to using Khan Academy effectively is that KA is constantly changing its layout and its scoring system (as of Aug 2013), but for this activity I would ask students to log in (optional) and work until their achieve mastery. This is a topic I will need to discuss with my students. "Mastery" in Khan Academy might mean something like getting 20 correct, but I want students to complete about 10 questions and only continue if they think they need more practice.
I have had many students complain about Khan Academy. They get frustrated, because if they make a single mistake they need to basically start from the beginning. They find this discouraging. They kept working and working even when they understood the topic. They spent hours trying to get "mastery" and would give up if they hit the wrong button or number. Instead, they need to stop and reflect. They need to think, "do I need more practice?"
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The Assessment
There are currently 12 exponent exercise sets on Khan Academy. They don't all apply to the 8th grade standards, but this is a nice opportunity to differentiate up and challenge students. I like to offer each assessment that is required and then point out the exercises that would be "awesome" to master. I have tried different incentive systems around the challenge concepts (challenges = badges), but the biggest hook is in the presentation of the challenge. Students have a natural tendency to want success. We are just giving them a chance to show how smart they really are.
The structure of the site is overwhelming to many students. To simplify the process, I have them log in to Khan Academy and then open a second tab and go straight to this link:
They could also go to the exercise dashboard and type in "exponents."
Last year I set this up in a series of assignments through my website so my students typically work from here:
A key to making these flipped lessons work is to ask students a follow-up question. The guidelines for the Positive and Zero Exponents Work are as follows:
- Finish the "Positive and Zero Exponents" Exercise Until you reach "mastery"
- As you work, write the questions and answers in your notebook
- When you are finished, annotate your notes and explain some general observations you made as you worked.
- Create solve and explain a challenge problem that would fit in this exercise group.
- Answer this question and use examples to support your reasoning: Many students could solve all these problems in their head. Could you explain how you might do something like 8^3 in your head? How would you argue that 8^0 does not equal 0?
I usually ask for the parts 4 and 5 via email. Since all students have set me up as a coach I can easily monitor their progress after class. I circulate during class and help students by asking them reflective questions, like "when you move the decimal, what are you doing to the number?"
I collect the notes from at least 1 student who has mastered the topic and 1 who is struggling.
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Assessment Review
I finish this lesson by reviewing questions with the class. I log into Khan Academy and project the tasks for the whole class to see. Then, I popcorn around the room and ask students to solve and explain.
For each question I usually ask for and get at least 2 algorithms, since students love to hear other strategies. I have noticed that many students use one strategy throughout all the problems and are usually so tired of it by the end that they crave a more efficient strategy. I wait until the end to share all strategies because I believe that process of struggling helps them process the importance of a more efficient strategy. If we just shared at the start, I think many students would blindly plug in the more efficient strategy without understanding why or how it is efficient.


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"There are some services that we provided over the years that we just won't be able to do anymore," Wheaton Deputy Police Chief Thomas Meloni said this week.

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(AP) Delta: No voice calls on our planes
By JOSHUA FREED
AP Airlines Writer
Delta Air Lines won't allow passengers to make voice calls from its planes.
Right now, federal rules prohibit voice calls on planes. But the government is indicating that it might loosen those rules. If that happens, it could be up to airlines to set their own policies.
On Wednesday, Delta went ahead and said, in effect, hang up and enjoy the view from 40,000 feet.
CEO Richard Anderson told workers in a memo that the airline will not allow cell calls or internet-based voice communications on mainline or Delta Connection flights, which are operated by other airlines under contract for Delta.
Anderson also said Delta employees, particularly flight crews, are against allowing calls during flights. Atlanta-based Delta is one of the world's biggest airlines.
The Federal Communications Commission has barred calls. Now the FCC is taking public comments about the idea of relaxing the ban.
However, the Transportation Department is considering banning calls because, it says, the calls would hurt consumers.
A few weeks ago, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on using personal electronic devices such as iPads and Kindles below 10,000 feet, saying they don't interfere with cockpit instruments.
Delta shares fell 20 cents to $26.74 in morning trading Wednesday. Its shares have more than doubled so far this year.
Delta: No Voice Calls on Our Planes
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Students at Post 16 make up the school's most senior students. Expectations are high in Years 12 and 13 and we encourage our students to develop self discipline and motivation. The school provides a learning environment within a caring community where each student is treated as an individual.
Post-16 students are treated like young adults, receiving rights and privileges that are not available to other students in the school. They have their own common room, which is equipped with ICT facilities, microwave ovens, a fridge and seating areas. The common room primarily serves the social needs of Post 16 students while the study room is intended for independent study.
Post-16 students have their own uniform which sets them apart from the rest of the school. They are expected to dress smartly according to the dress code, setting high standards and expectations for younger students in the school.
There is a well developed pastoral care system which supports the students' academic, personal and social development during their Post-16 years. Full support and guidance is offered with university applications, career development and helping the students focus on life beyond school. A team of Post-16 Learning Mentors are available for advice and encouragement.
While academic study and achievement are at the centre of life in the Post-16 years, there is much more to it than that. Students are offered many leadership opportunities through the Post-16 leadership team including the Community Service Award. Post-16 students also join in school-wide activities such as world maths challenge day. Guest speakers from a range of universities, including those from the UK and UAE, are invited to the school to address Post 16 students, outlining opportunities available to them at their institutions.
The more students put into life at Post-16, the more they will get out of it. Being a Post-16 student offers more freedom and opportunity but with that comes responsibility. It is expected that all students promote Al Yasmina values through the Post-16 charter, which was drawn up by the students, use their study time wisely and maintain an appropriate work and social balance.
We encourage Post-16 students to participate in extracurricular activities, ranging from school productions to being part of school sports teams. The students are also expected to play their part in the school community and act as role models to younger students.
Punctuality and attendance is particularly important at Post-16. Evidence suggests that students with an attendance rate below a 90 per cent average can fall by half a grade year on year.
Students and their parents sign a 'working in collaboration' agreement which outlines what the school will provide and what students will agree to during their Post-16 years.


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Tito Muñoz, Virginia G. Piper Music Director
Tito Muñoz is increasingly recognized as one of the most gifted and versatile conductors of his generation. Most recently serving as Music Director of the Opéra National de Lorraine and the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy, his previous appointments have included a three-year tenure as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and League of American Orchestras Conducting Fellow, and Assistant Conductor positions with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.
An alumnus of the National Conducting Institute, Mr. Muñoz made his professional conducting debut in 2006 with the National Symphony Orchestra. That same year, he made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at the Blossom Music Festival at the invitation of David Zinman. Mr. Muñoz continues to maintain a close relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra, where he has returned to conduct annually, including a critically acclaimed subscription week, stepping in on short notice for Pierre Boulez. Mr. Muñoz conducted his first performances with The Joffrey Ballet and The Cleveland Orchestra in the summer of 2009. This successful collaboration led to further performances in the summer of 2010 as well as an invitation to tour with The Joffrey Ballet in the 2010/11 season. In the 2012/13 season, he conducted The Cleveland Orchestra's first complete Nutcracker performances and in summer 2013 he led the orchestra's first staged Rite of Spring, both with the Joffrey Ballet.
Mr. Muñoz has appeared with the symphony orchestras of Alabama, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Columbus, Eugene, Hartford, Houston, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kitchener-Waterloo, Phoenix, and San Antonio, among others. Other recent and upcoming engagements include return performances with The Florida Orchestra and the Detroit, Kitchener-Waterloo, Pasadena, Phoenix and Toledo symphonies as well as subscription debuts with the Naples Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra, and the Pacific Symphony. Festival appearances have included the Chautauqua Symphony and the Grant Park Orchestra. Following engagements in Europe with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra the Opéra de Rennes, Mr. Muñoz has upcoming debuts with the Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken, Luxembourg Philharmonic, and the Orchestre National de Lorraine. Future engagements include debuts with the Auckland Philharmonia, the Sydney Symphony, and the Sao Paolo State Symphony Orchestra.
Committed to working with young artists, Mr. Muñoz has conducted performances at the Aspen Music Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, Kent/Blossom Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, New World Symphony, Oberlin Conservatory, and the New England Conservatory as well as a nine-city tour with the St. Olaf College Orchestra. His recent debut with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto led to an immediate re-engagement. Additionally, he has had an ongoing relationship with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and the Portland Youth Philharmonic and has worked with conducting students both at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
During the summers of 2004 through 2006, Mr. Muñoz attended the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen where he studied with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin and participated in master classes with Asher Fisch, Leon Fleisher, George Manahan, David Robertson, and Leonard Slatkin. He is the winner of the Aspen Music Festival's 2005 Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize and the 2006 Aspen Conducting Prize, returning to Aspen as the festival's Assistant Conductor in the summer of 2007 and then as a guest conductor in summer 2011.
An accomplished violinist, Mr. Muñoz began his musical training in the Juilliard School's Music Advancement Program, continuing studies on violin and composition at the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, and was a member of the InterSchool Orchestras of New York and New York Youth Symphony, where he also served as Apprentice Conductor. He furthered his training at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, as a violin student of Daniel Phillips.
For more information and to download high-resolution photography of Tito, please click here.
To view The Phoenix Symphony's official Press Release on Tito's appointment, click here.


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August 22, 2016 - From babies to adults - mammals (including humans), birds, fish, insects - seem to love bubbles. Above ice (as shown her...Read the Full Post »
August 15, 2016 - Just as sure as the sun rises and sets, August ushers in the season of sunflowers. They line the roadways with New Mexic...Read the Full Post »
Once more, for the aces
August 08, 2016 - Migration is one of the great wonders of nature. Particularly stunning is hummingbird migration. Why do they move from a...Read the Full Post »
new eyes
August 01, 2016 - "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust Proust ce...Read the Full Post »
July 25, 2016 - Photographers, by nature, are peripatetic. Although the word is often used to describe teachers and professors walking b...Read the Full Post »
Return of the Gingers
July 18, 2016 - With almost the same consistency as the returning broad-tailed hummingbirds around United States income tax filing time...Read the Full Post »
our world
July 11, 2016 - Where do we go from here? Any way you slice it, this week in America has been profound and distressing on almost ever...Read the Full Post »
July 02, 2016 - The photo shoot in ponderosa pine and aspen stands along Highway 64 west of Tres Piedras with Jessica Fry had me glued t...Read the Full Post »
June 26, 2016 - The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word facet as "one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem". The...Read the Full Post »
June 20, 2016 - 120 degrees in Palm Springs, California. 116 degrees in Phoenix. 95 degrees here on the mesa yesterday at 7,800 elevatio...Read the Full Post »
the mother lode...
June 12, 2016 - ...of wild iris, that is. I never know when we drive west on Highway 64 between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla at thi...Read the Full Post »
fade to black
June 06, 2016 - The expression "fade to black" has been in English usage for at least a century. The heavy metal band Metallica used it...Read the Full Post »
Memorial Day
May 29, 2016 - Some think of Memorial Day as the official opening of summer, others know it only as a three day weekend and holiday fro...Read the Full Post »
eye of the photographer
May 23, 2016 - The complete title of an upcoming show is "Eye of the Photographer: Four Guys...Two Galleries...One Outstanding Exhibiti...Read the Full Post »
the green of spring
May 16, 2016 - Poets and writers have expressed their love for and the joy of spring in words flowery and rich, reflecting the time of...Read the Full Post »
San Francisco de Asis mission church
May 08, 2016 - On Friday morning in Taos, I met with Stacey Otte-Demangate, Executive Director of the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature...Read the Full Post »
in northwest gardens
May 02, 2016 - At this time of year in the Pacific Northwest, as well as coastal California and Oregon, so many flowers, shrubs, and tr...Read the Full Post »
about the water
April 24, 2016 - Despite the fact that there were four straight days of record high temperatures in the greater Seattle area last week, t...Read the Full Post »
out of town, as it were
April 18, 2016 - It is always an adventure blogging remotely, as I am this week. While taking care of my sister in the Seattle area, I ha...Read the Full Post »
This and that in Taos
April 10, 2016 - When a last minute drive presents itself, I take my cameras, regardless of destination. This week, the drive was normal,...Read the Full Post »
April 04, 2016 - On mornings such as this one, I find myself grasping for the proper words to describe the feel and smell of the air. Aft...Read the Full Post »
They are back
March 28, 2016 - Short of the hummingbirds, which usually arrive in the middle of April, most of the summer birds that frequent the high...Read the Full Post »
noble wood
March 21, 2016 - Wood is one of the oldest building materials used by humans. It is extremely strong, and, in the right climate, it is du...Read the Full Post »
March 14, 2016 - From 1995 through 1997, I had the privilege of photographing some of the great minds on the planet who were either in re...Read the Full Post »
inkling of spring
March 07, 2016 - The vernal equinox is more than two weeks away, and yet, in many parts of the country, spring has definitely arrived. Su...Read the Full Post »
photography and writing
February 28, 2016 - I have notebooks, binders, and folders full of pithy writing, varying in length from short quotations to pages of signif...Read the Full Post »
compression and tension
February 22, 2016 - As you might have noticed, my blogs are sometimes responses to bits and pieces of information that are of interest to me...Read the Full Post »
February 15, 2016 - Last week held massive high drama, including the death of Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia and subsequent idealogical...Read the Full Post »
February 07, 2016 - Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, and Carnival celebrations are going on around the world this week, ending as th...Read the Full Post »
Glass: its own world
February 01, 2016 - When a blog reader mentions a specific area of art or photography that she or he likes, I think about that and, if possi...Read the Full Post »
January 25, 2016 - One of the hazards but also one of the great joys of being a photographer is an obsession with everything visual. I cann...Read the Full Post »
fantasy in ice
January 18, 2016 - "Diopter: a unit of measurement of the optical power of a lens or curved mirror." Thank you, Wikipedia, and happy 15th b...Read the Full Post »
Taos goth
January 10, 2016 - When I do an environmental portrait, engagement, wedding or family reunion shoot, I try to bring only equipment, the fac...Read the Full Post »
Winter 2016
January 04, 2016 - Who would have known that the "new normal" during winter in New Mexico might be overcast skies with broken sun? It seems...Read the Full Post »
welcome the new year
December 27, 2015 - No doubt you have heard me say and read the sentiment "Where did the year go?" Once again, I am saying that, because 201...Read the Full Post »
in celebration of the sun
December 20, 2015 - For people in northern climates where the winters are not only cold but dark, the winter solstice cannot come soon enoug...Read the Full Post »
Color it Red, second installment
December 12, 2015 - In last week's blog, I presented some of the images I plan to enter in the Red Dog News Color It Red photography contest...Read the Full Post »
Color it red
December 07, 2015 - Through the New Ground Matrix Fine Art Gallery in Albuquerque's Nob Hill area, I found an extremely helpful photography...Read the Full Post »
rime ice
November 30, 2015 - Nature frequently puts itself front and center and says "Look at me!" Such was the case on Saturday morning when a fog c...Read the Full Post »
November 23, 2015 - In the United States of America, Thursday 26 November is Thanksgiving this year. Canadians celebrated on the second Mond...Read the Full Post »
into the fog
November 16, 2015 - Fog is mysterious and mesmerizing, rendering the landscape into a monochromatic palette. Little wonder that it is used i...Read the Full Post »
the war to end all wars
November 08, 2015 - 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 is a time period that some among the living still remember. For those who fought in Wor...Read the Full Post »
when tango and Dia de Los Muertos meet
November 02, 2015 - The Albuquerque Tango Festival, one of the largest in the United States, is held the first weekend in November every yea...Read the Full Post »
new friends and memories
October 26, 2015 - Given the fact that we spent a lovely day yesterday with Bonnie and Ken, new friends that my sister and I met during the...Read the Full Post »
for the artist in all of us
October 18, 2015 - I have written before about this year's Taos Fall Arts Festival, which began on Friday evening, 25 September and ran thr...Read the Full Post »
webs of life
October 12, 2015 - Trying my best not to begin this blog like Dashiell Hammett, I will say there was a morning last week when the fog lay o...Read the Full Post »
Highway 64 splash
October 05, 2015 - You can see the veins of gold and yellow in the Rocky Mountains from miles away. Given the fact that today is the 5th of...Read the Full Post »
Artists' Moon
September 28, 2015 - On Friday evening, the Taos Fall Arts Festival opened in downtown Taos, with the Taos Open section at the Stables Galler...Read the Full Post »
harvest jewels
September 21, 2015 - Just after I had photographed the corn featured in last week's blog, I went into the raised bed again to see what other...Read the Full Post »
September 14, 2015 - Frequently people ask about the process of developing my blog, writing, and taking photographs. My thoughts always retur...Read the Full Post »
Labor Day
September 07, 2015 - Labor Day weekend has very nearly come and gone, as the traffic along the highway signifies the efforts of many to retur...Read the Full Post »
August 31, 2015 - During the seven years I photographed people throughout the state of New Mexico for my book "A Place Like No Other: peop...Read the Full Post »
Santa Fe Indian Market
August 23, 2015 - In 1972, my husband and I drifted into Santa Fe on our honeymoon. It was a rainy August afternoon, so we booked a room a...Read the Full Post »
Dancing with the ancestors
August 17, 2015 - About this time last year, my sister and I were close to departure on our river cruise to central and eastern Europe. On...Read the Full Post »
Why Art?
August 10, 2015 - The circus came to town this week in the form of the Republican Party debate. In my opinion, it met very few traditional...Read the Full Post »
design by plants
August 02, 2015 - The first commercial chile roasting stands are popping up in parking lots all over New Mexico, a sign that the chile har...Read the Full Post »
also rans
July 27, 2015 - The week was full of photography, from another mini-workshop on lighting with documentary friend Cristina McCandless, a...Read the Full Post »
a broader view
July 19, 2015 - You have read several times in this blog that Highway 64 between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla bisects some of the mo...Read the Full Post »
variations on a theme of gaillardia
July 13, 2015 - It is high summer. Paintbrush and cacti are giving way to light purple penstemon, along with numerous yellow and white c...Read the Full Post »
Lighting 102
July 06, 2015 - Documentary filmmaker, Cristina McCandless, brought her moveable film setup to the house last Monday. I was deeply humbl...Read the Full Post »
June 28, 2015 - Much of this photographic week has been spent working with my new Westcott uLite kit, familiarizing myself with its capa...Read the Full Post »
the time of light
June 22, 2015 - As I begin to write this blog, it is summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and the first "official" day of summe...Read the Full Post »
the winner is...
June 15, 2015 - When rain falls on the mesa, magic happens. Even the sagebrush comes alive, showing a brightness and depth of color that...Read the Full Post »
June 08, 2015 - It was slightly more than a fleeting thought, a lark as it were, that took us over the pass in search of that stunning f...Read the Full Post »
June 01, 2015 - The first of June it is, and summer is starting to make an appearance on the mesa after a record-setting, wet and cool M...Read the Full Post »
challenge the photographer in you
May 24, 2015 - I have the people who put the BBC News website together to thank for this week's blog. The website features a section ti...Read the Full Post »
inside out
May 18, 2015 - As humans, our eyes bring settings into stereo view, which enables us to see broad vistas and take in the "big picture"...Read the Full Post »
the beauty of erosion
May 11, 2015 - The word erosion, from the Latin erodere (meaning to eat away), carries negative connotations, particularly in the weste...Read the Full Post »
Rose is a rose is a rose
May 03, 2015 - Gertrude Stein had a way with words. When she said "a rose is a rose is a rose", she was speaking the truth, to a certai...Read the Full Post »
fast forward
April 27, 2015 - The spring festival at Tierra Wools in Los Ojos was held on Saturday, and although it was snowing near the pass on Highw...Read the Full Post »
April 19, 2015 - Wind is one of those forces of nature that effects almost everything and everyone. It churns the water in lakes, refresh...Read the Full Post »
splash of color
April 13, 2015 - Although Española, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and points south have already seen fruit and nut trees blossom, and other bulb...Read the Full Post »
of sheep and humans made
April 06, 2015 - Since images of sheep and people have been in the forefront of my brain and digital development this week, I will contin...Read the Full Post »
O'Keefe country
March 22, 2015 - A year in New Mexico is not complete without a drive to or hike in the area I and many call O'Keefe Country. There was a...Read the Full Post »
signs of spring
March 15, 2015 - At 22:45 UTC (coordinated universal time) this Friday 20 March, the Vernal Equinox is upon us. According to Wikipedia, "...Read the Full Post »
traps of reflection
March 09, 2015 - I love the substance and power of the polished surface and its ability to reflect any number of subjects. As a photograp...Read the Full Post »
snippets from a winter weekend
March 02, 2015 - When an event like the Taos Wedding Expo has been planned for months, organizations and vendors are not likely to cancel...Read the Full Post »
Winter companions
February 23, 2015 - The temperature is 15 degrees fahrenheit right now, and a north breeze is blowing the snow into drifts around the house.Read the Full Post »
dreams in stucco
February 16, 2015 - Fans of every conceivable thing on this earth and in our society exist in odd and wonderful forms. I am a fan of many, b...Read the Full Post »
Why not love?
February 08, 2015 - This coming Saturday is Valentine's Day. It can be a day overflowing with joy and fun, but also a day that strikes fear,...Read the Full Post »
Hello, Winter!
February 04, 2015 - After what was a relatively warm January, Winter said "hello" this week, leaving a foot of snow on the high mesa to nour...Read the Full Post »
Teasing us
January 26, 2015 - While the United States eastern seaboard is preparing for a winter storm of epic proportions, we are experiencing a Janu...Read the Full Post »
It was, after all, a river cruise
January 18, 2015 - During the last four months and a bit, photographs from the river cruise my sister and took on the Danube, Main, and Rhi...Read the Full Post »
Windmill dreams
January 12, 2015 - Windmills are a symbol of the wide open spaces of the American west. In May 1977, on the day the Aeromotor windmill was...Read the Full Post »
Reflections - Kinderdijk and a bridge too far
January 05, 2015 - Before the cruise, my sister had told me about Kinderdijk and the windmills that make this enchanting part of Holland fa...Read the Full Post »
The fragrant city
December 28, 2014 - Although writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge had little good to say about the city of Cologne or Köln of years past, the mode...Read the Full Post »
Along the Rhine
December 21, 2014 - On the afternoon of the eleventh day and during the dark of that night on our river journey, we departed Wertheim, saili...Read the Full Post »
On the River Main in Würzburg
December 07, 2014 - There was a feel about Würzburg that is difficult to explain. I was enchanted by it. This Franconian city on the River M...Read the Full Post »
Center of the Holy Roman Empire
December 01, 2014 - I did not know nor would have guessed that Bamberg - that lovely, northerly starting point of the Main-Danube canal - wa...Read the Full Post »
November 22, 2014 - Nuremberg is a city of contradictions. Known as the center of Nazi activities during World War II and home to the Nazi R...Read the Full Post »
rainy city
November 17, 2014 - When you think of rainy places in the United States, Seattle, Portland, New Orleans, the Hawaiian island of Kauai, and t...Read the Full Post »
Travis Webb: Renaissance Man
November 09, 2014 - My husband and I met Travis when he was 17 and taking tango from dance teachers in Taos. He was a great dancer then, and...Read the Full Post »
Pausing in Passau
November 03, 2014 - After a weekend full of tango dancing and conversation during the Albuquerque Tango Festival with friends old and new, t...Read the Full Post »
food and beverages included
October 26, 2014 - What is culture? Art, buildings, music, dance, language, some might say religion, and the endless imagination of individ...Read the Full Post »
Melk Abbey
October 18, 2014 - One of the joys of traveling by river is that you are presented an altered view of the land. During a morning trip throu...Read the Full Post »
Gustvav Klimt, art nouveau and the Secession movement
October 12, 2014 - Ah, Vienna. What can I say? Every turn of the corner, every building, every street, a sigh. After the initial panic of k...Read the Full Post »
begin at the beginning
September 28, 2014 - For a week I have been pouring over more than a thousand images, analyzing each, and feeling a bit like I did when we ar...Read the Full Post »
Cruising the River Danube
September 21, 2014 - One of the challenges of a fifteen-day trip is digesting the places, people, architecture, colors, smells, and sounds, n...Read the Full Post »
floating down the river
September 07, 2014 - The photograph below might be familiar to some of you. A red door and an alley. Taken in Brugge, it reflects the city's...Read the Full Post »
Labor Day
September 01, 2014 - My blogs addressing this holiday usually point to the fact that many treat Labor Day as only a holiday without rememberi...Read the Full Post »
summer remnants
August 25, 2014 - Despite the fact that a friend from the Phoenix area said his swimming pool temperature is 90 degrees and that is how he...Read the Full Post »
the sky looks like rain
August 16, 2014 - Anyone who has lived in the desert or the western United States understands microclimates and has seen rain pouring out...Read the Full Post »
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Key informationTeam registration fee: £150.00 per team
Team fundraising target: £1,200.00 per team
Was nervous about doing this but I'm so glad I got a team together because it was the best time I've spent in the mournes.We all had a great time and I've spent a lot of time walking in the mournes because of it,I'm so glad they're on my doorstep.
Michael Graham (Captain)June 2012
I would just like to say how proud I am of my team and how we all handled the tougher than usual conditions in the Mournes!!! The weather in the lead up to the event was awful, but just as we drove into Newcastle the cloud broke and you could actually see to the top of Slieve Donard!!! The weather ended up perfect but didn't take away from the mudslides and fast flowing rivers we had to cross!! Taking all into account a very enjoyable event and a great achievement to complete!
I would like to say a very special thanks to Lee Pritchard, Lyndsay Cameron, Yvonne Cudworth and our Support Driver Chris Watson for being such a great team!!
Ed RoulstonJune 2011
Thanks to all who I encountered through my 'journeying' around/through the Mournes.. it was good to talk to someone at each checkpoint and trade off a mars bar or a wine gum!! It made it easier going from one checkpoint to the next knowing that there was someone there (and I was at the right place!).
Looking forward to next year!!
Susan Hanna - Support driver Blue EagleJune 2009
I certainly had lots of fun (well most of the time anyway !!)
Many thanks to you and all your team, the organisation was top notch and without doubt made what was a demanding task very enjoyable.
Here's to next year...........
Chris Murray - Plodder Blue EagleJune 2009
I just wanted to say that I was very proud to have been part of the Iplod team, I had a fantastic time crawling up bloody bridge in the dark and Lough Shannagh in the rain, I would not have traded it for anything.
I look forward to next year either having a team in for the competition or being part of the marshall team. Once again thank you for your company and allowing me some precious moments in the glorious Mourne Mountains.
Brian Bell - Marshall/support staffJune 2009
Thanks for everything, we had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, feeling a bit bruised and battered but chuffed with our finishing position. Congratulations to you and your team on a brilliantly run event. Looking forward to seeing the photos!
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Children have absolutely no idea as to what the gravity of drug experimentation is. The earlier we can instill prevention. . .the better equipped our youth will be to understand the consequences of drug addiction
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The University of Florida conducted a study to test the speculation that people with ADHD experiment with drugs at a younger age, as opposed to their non-ADHD counterparts. According to the University of Florida on Jan. 27th, the study confirmed their initial suspicions, concluding that those who used illicit substances began around the age of 13; when 14 is the typical age in which children begin experimenting with drugs. Harbor Village Detox is a national inpatient medical detox center, rescuing victims of drug abuse. The facility keeps abreast of new studies on drugs to progressively update their treatment methods to guarantee that their clients are receiving the most specialized and powerful treatment possible is given to clients.
The University of Florida surveyed over 900 adults with ADHD who admitted to using drugs within the preceding six months. Eugene Dunne, a third year doctoral student in clinical and health psychology was quoted by the University of Florida, "As hypothesized, we found the progression of participant's adolescent substance use to be similar to that in the gateway theory of substance use, with alcohol being the first reported. . .then leading to marijuana and eventually more illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin."
Dunne warns people to avoid incorrect assumptions stating, "The take-home message of this study shouldn't be that children with ADHD are more likely to become drug users, rather, seemingly 'normal' teenage behavior, such as experimenting with tobacco or alcohol use, may occur at younger ages for individuals with ADHD."
Harbor Village Detox is committed to providing their patients with the apex of detoxification treatment. As such, the facility plans to help initiate drug prevention measures in their Florida based facility; to promote the wellness and continued longevity of youth who may be at risk of experimenting with drug abuse. A medical staff member comments, "Children have absolutely no idea as to what the gravity of drug experimentation is. The earlier we can instill prevention education across a multitude of venues, whether it's in school, on the media, or at home, the better equipped our youth will be to understand the consequences of drug addiction, and choose to steer clear of it. Sharing the explicit truth with children, as opposed to the watered-down versions of being 'drug free' is essential. Kids need to know about the nitty-gritty details that are coupled with addiction to better understand the dangers of it."
Harbor Village Detox is a luxury inpatient medical detox facility that focuses on ameliorating the effects of withdrawal, and eliciting the hidden spirits of their patients. Harbor Village Detox believes that every patient is capable of overcoming drug addiction with the right method of treatment that benefits their specific level of addiction explicitly. Their inpatient medical detox facility heralds 30,000 sq. ft of outdoor space to reconnect with nature and meditate in the lush gardens helped cultivated by the patients attending the facility.
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Joseon Gunman's Lee Joon Ki and Nam Sang Mi look dreamy together in Harper's Bazaar
Lee Joon Ki and Nam Sang Mi, lead stars in the new DramaFever series The Joseon Gunman, recently did a photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar Korea July issue. The strong emotion evoked by the photos engages an atmosphere of film noir. The couple was dressed in stylish modern attire, not what we would have expected since they are filming a Joseon period drama, but their intense chemistry is clearly evident even 7 years after they first met and starred together in the action-romance drama Time Between Dog and Wolf.
Regarding The Joseon Gunman, Nam Sang Me said, 'Compared to 7 years ago, I think Lee Joon Ki has become even more adorable. At that time, we were both young and headstrong. Now, we feel like real siblings.'
Lee Joon Ki said, 'I've always wanted to work with Nam Sang Me again. Previously we acted in a tragic love that could not be fulfilled. I kept thinking it would be nice to film another love story together when we are mature. Now, we are older and more experienced. As soon as I heard that Nam Sang Mi joined the drama, I was very excited and happy. It takes time for an actor and actress to become familiar with each other to interact in scenes. Acting with Nam Sang Mi definitely saves time and we can rely on each other. I feel very fortunate. During the rehearsal, every moment felt blessed and the result was excellent. It's all thanks to Nam Sang Mi.' As he praised Nam Sang Mi, she suddenly said, 'Aigoo!' It really showed their affection for each other.
Harper's Baazar definitely adores Lee Joon Ki too, as their Chinese edition did a photo shoot with him in April. These photos show off his bright and cheerful nature.
Yes, jumping for joy! I can't wait to see the multifaceted and talented Lee Joon Ki in the new action-romance drama series, The Joseon Gunman. Make sure to tune in on Wednesday.


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This big beamy is equally capable of comfortable family cruising and serious fishing!
Considered one of the biggest boats in her class with a 38' LOA and 13'5" beam, she features a very large beautifully appointed interior and wide-open cockpit.
In addition to Sea Ray's long list of standard features included options include a 5KW Kohler generator, Ray Marine Radar/Chart Plotter and aft cockpit removable L-shaped bench seating.
This boat has been very lightly used and shows like a much newer boat at a fraction of the cost.
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This boat is located off-site. Please contact the listing broker, Jerry Thompson at (732) 299-8810 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com for additional information or to schedule an appointment.
The Sea Ray 340 Amberjack, perfect for fishing or cruising, features a wide beam and large cockpit. The standard removable L-shaped aft bench ensures comfortable seating for passengers. The cockpit bolsters protect thighs and provide leverage during big fish fights. In the raised bridge area, the entire forward cockpit sole can be raised electrically for easy access to the engines. The helm includes a backlit switch panel with illuminated weatherproof rocker switches, dual gear shift and throttle controls, and plenty of room for additional electronics. Down below, the galley features a refrigerator; flush-mount, two-burner electric stove; microwave; and fiberglass countertop with sink and Corian cutting board. The dinette easily seats four for meals, and the TV / VCR / radio combo provides electronic entertainment in the cabin. The full fiberglass-enclosed standup head with shower and curtain also features a VacuFlush head, a mirrored medicine cabinet, and a vanity with sink and storage below. The forward stateroom has a hanging locker with a mirrored door, side shelf storage, and a comfortable full-size bed. A pocket door ensures privacy. Standard power comes from twin 8.1 S Horizon MerCruiser gasoline inboards.
The modern wood paneled interior is open and airy. To port the dinette seats four for dinner and sleeps two overnight. Upper cabinets along the starboard side provide plenty of storage. Located forward the master stateroom features a full size berth with storage underneath, a hanging locker with mirrored door and a privacy curtain. In the galley the granite colored fiberglass counter top includes a molded in sink with Corian cutting board and a flush mounted two burner stove top. The built-in microwave and refrigerator complete the arrangement. Finally located at the companionway base, the fully enclosed fiberglass head features an electric vacu-flush toilet, sink and shower.
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Fishing, cruising or entertaining the wide open two level cockpit will accommodate a crowd.
The cockpit is accessed thru the stern door from the swim platform with its boarding ladder. Seating is abundant with the large optional (and removable) L-shaped settee and double aft facing seat. To starboard the fish prep/ entertainment center features an ice maker, sink, cutting board and ice chest. Visibility from the double helm and Companion seats are excellent. The outstanding electronics package includes radar, chart plotting and fish finding capabilities. The flip of a switch activates the cockpit sole hatch for engine room access.
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The lead composer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf is leading The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's soundtrack
An interesting little musical tidbit for fans of both the Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda series has been revealed recently.
The previously lead music composer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Manaka Kataoka, is reportedly leading up the soundtrack for the upcoming Zelda title Breath of the Wild for Wii U and Nintendo Switch. This information comes from the 30th Anniversary Zelda concert played across Japan last year.
In addition to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Manaka Kataoka has also had her hand in music composition for Animal Crossing: City Folk, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and Wii Fit in recent years. Although it might seem like a strange choice to some at first, the tone of the game's large open-world seems quite fitting actually.
Those who have been following Breath of the Wild closely so far know that the game doesn't tend to have much prominent music while exploring the open-world, but more subtle ambient undertones. There's definitely a comparison to made there in regard to the often subtle hourly background tracks of Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
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My copy of "Stan Lee's How to Draw Marvel Comics" on VHS still lives somewhere in my parents' house. I was obsessed with two kinds of animated characters when I was a kid--Disney princesses, and Marvel comic heroines.
Obviously, those are two opposing female archetypes in the world of character animation, but for me, a little girl who wanted to be an animator (or a comic book artist, or anything that would just let me draw all the time), the princesses and women with superhuman powers were fascinating to me. Studying the way they were drawn and rendered became my favorite after school pasttime.
I never became a comic artist or an animator (not yet at least, I'm only 30), but studying the female figure through that lens easily translated into fashion illustration, which is what I do now. I never realized that until very recently.
What brought it to my attention was David Trumble's satirical rendering of significant women in world history as princesses, entitled "World of Women." It's jarring to see. Rosa parks smiling sweetly and demurely, with a face younger than the one we came to know in that famous mugshot. Hillary Clinton holding a hummingbird, posed in a manner you may see in a housewares advertisement from the 1950s. And Anne Frank as a tiny, meek figure, head tilted as she smiles shyly.
All of the women in the composition are fashioned into princesses of Disney proportions. They;ve got wide eyes, friendly smiles and nipped waists. And sparkles. Lots of sparkles. It (rightly so) made a lot of viewers uncomfortable.
"I drew this picture because I wanted to analyze how unnecessary it is to collapse a heroine into one specific mold," said Trumble, "to give them all the same sparkly fashion, the same tiny figures, and the same homogenized plastic smile. My experience of female role models both in culture and in life has shown me that there is no mold for what makes someone a role model."
And he's right. It is incredibly insane to try to compress these complex, important women into the simplified and sanitized mold of "princess" that we sell to so many of our girls. Doing so erases the character of our female heroes.
So all of this made me think back to my childhood, and consider the fact, that while I did love the princesses and the superheroes, they were the only animated examples available to me. (Well, them and Jem. Who was awesome because JEM.)
"World of Women" illustrates the need for us to think harder about the kind of animated females characters we offer our girls--and boys. We need characters who can capture the imagination and excitement of little kids, without falling into the prevailing princess archetype.
Dora the Explorer and Doc McStuffins are already there. Merida from Brave was there, but sadly, the fiery, adventurous girl warrior was made-over, nipped, tucked painted into princess perfection. Merida's make-over, in fact, was what prompted Trumble to create his "World of Women" in the first place.
Still, as a woman of color, my support of Trumble offering girls characters beyond the princess archetype comes with an asterisk. The archetype is limited when it's the only one offered, but in itself is not inherently bad. "Princesses" stir our imagination because they indicate girls who are admired, celebrated for their beauty and considered worthy of respect and adoration. Women of color, however, are often excluded from such distinctions, seldom offered the privilege of being considered muses or symbols of royalty.
This is why so many adult black women went in droves to see the premiere of the first Disney movie to feature a black princess, "The Princess and The Frog." That was in 2009. And after the credits rolled, so many of those women left the theaters with tears in their eyes. Princess Tiana represented something more than a sparkly dress and a prince's love interest. Princess Tiana represented black women finally being seen and cherished.
This is not to say a Princess Harriet Tubman is appropriate or necessary. But for young black girls, it's just as important to see a glamorous, animated Dorothy Dandridge, Eartha Kitt or Josephine Premice. Black women, you have to remember, have our own royalty, and they're worthy of being celebrated as the real-life princesses and queens they are. So while I admire Trumble's effort to point out that the idea of "princess" may feel restrictive for some reason, it opens up a whole new world -- pun totally intended -- for others.


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It's Neill Blomkamp's District 9 follow-up.
"We're gonna break into the most heavily guarded place in the universe" is a bulletproof tagline. (So is "Hey, bring down the bone saw," come to think of it.) But Elysium comes from Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9, so expect more than just soundbites. It's 2154 A.D. Rich folk live on Elysium, where all life's drags — poverty, war, cancer — are strictly uninvited. Earth, however, sucks, and that's where Matt Damon lives. At a preview event Vulture attended on Monday, Blomkamp admitted he tries to show as little as possible before the film drops, which explains the slight vagueness of the trailer. We can safely say that we're unsure of what Jodie Foster's role is, that the effects look tasteful and great, and that we'll be there on Aug. 9.


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Renaissance Public Academy is on a mission to bring more of the arts to their little country school.
The public charter school builds their offerings around classical education, and that includes some different opportunities than a traditional public school, such as Latin studies. Now, they are blending art into the landscape of their school, beginning with a new art curriculum.
According to Renaissance Administrator Michael Gibson, teachers at the school had already been incorporating the arts into their regular lessons, but there was nothing official until they recently purchased the art curriculum.
The new program involves examining artists and applying the artists' methods.
"It highlights different artists: van Gogh, Michelangelo, some of the early classics and then some of the modernists also, Picasso, Venoir, Cassatt," Gibson said.
On their first day of the new curriculum, Renaissance's sixth grade students learned about Mexican self-portrait painter Frida Kahlo.
"It was silent," said Jessica Tosti, Renaissance's sixth grade instructor. "They were riveted by it, by her life story, by her art. They were really involved in everything. They had questions about the art."
After the lesson, students got to work sketching their own self-portraits or fan art in Kahlo's style. Students Helana Otter and Kinzley Wilcox were focused on their portraits, and they shared their thoughts about the new curriculum.
"I like it…because it's an opportunity for more people to do art," Wilcox said.
Tosti, too, was impressed with the program thus far.
"I'm really excited to delve deeper into it," Tosti said. "We're just doing the introduction right now, but once we really get into it's going to be phenomenal."
With art studies now in place, Gibson is thinking ahead to add more of the arts to the school including choral and drama.
"If you want to transform schools, and transform kiddos, just bring in the arts for them," Gibson said. "Let them sing, let them dance, let them do drama. And make it just as important as all the other subjects."
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Homeless people are sleeping on the streets, in cars, in tents, or seeking shelter in abandoned buildings in San Francisco. They number about 7,000, and according to a 2015 Homeless Point-In-Time Count & Survey Comprehensive Report, 71 percent of them once had jobs, and homes. What happened?
It isn't just one event but a combination that have created a significant amount of homelessness in San Francisco. Technology jobs increased, home prices increased, but housing programs and social services for low-income people decreased. Even the voucher system that subsidizes rent for low-income families is failing many. San Francisco's Housing Choice Voucher program allows low-income people to live in affordable apartments. Residents pay just 30 percent of the total rent cost, and the housing program pays the rest.
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A few months ago, Natalie told me her next Real Living shoot was a kids bedroom shopping one. I volunteered myself for the shoot day to help out for fun and experience. But Nat put me to work beforehand, slave driver. But I was secretly thrilled to be a part of it – it was great getting to see some of her inspiration, her plans and ideas all come together. She asked me if I'd like to make a pom pom garland and fabric height chart for the shoot. Um, yes! So, I did. Happily it made the cut and is featured in the girl's pastel princess nursery on page 60-61, below.
And so, just to celebrate this fact and to give potential customers another look at it, I attempted to photograph it with my children measuring each other. Things didn't quite pan out the way I wanted it to. The old "never work with children" rule is a golden one for a reason. Zak refused to wear anything other than bright green undies and kept running away. Then I tried to get Layla out of the tutu and into a cute little skirt with leggings and puffy-sleeved shirt. She screamed the house down, smacked me across the face and also ran away. I finally gave up and let her wear the tutu and managed to get her surf shirt off but she refused to let me put a different one her – only the surf shirt. Finally I got a singlet on her while distracting her with the bird marker. It was fun…
I wanted Layla to be standing on the stool measuring Zak with the bird marker. Zak finally got in place – dressed – and decided he wanted to be standing on the stool and promptly broke it. So then no one was allowed to stand on it – only sitting – and even with bribes of chocolate and threats of no ice cream after dinner, I didn't get a smile. This is what I did get.
The last image pretty much sums up the whole day…
Back to the chart… Nat and I debated about whether or not to make it a project or sell them via an Etsy store. In the end, we decided to credit my blog and I'll guage interest in it before deciding whether or not to pursue opening a store. And so… I have a couple more in the works – a few variations on this idea in different colours and fabrics, so if you're interested, please email me on firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll keep you posted on what I'll do. The price for this particular one is $49.95, plus postage and handling (approx $5). It comes with a bird marker to mark your height (it pins on) or you can use the chart as a ruler and mark on the wall behind it if you want a permanent record. The back is a dark grey and the edges are deliberately raw and slightly frayed to rough up the girliness a little! You can hang on a coat hanger as I have or like a traditional wall hanging with a piece of dowel.
Come back tomorrow – I'll share a little behind the scenes of the kids room shoot. It was lots of fun – possibly because there were no children in it!
{scan courtesy Real Living mag; all images by Belinda Graham for The Happy Home}
17 Responses to "made by me: fabric height chart in real living"
- Ummm… hello. Are you feeling ok? Did you just delight me by posting TWICE in ONE day? What a treat.And that chart? To die for.I wish I have more wall space… I am going to see if I can rearrange things and consider it.Your Layla just melted my cranky heart tonight. Thank you.xx
- The photos of Layla are hilariously gorgeous! That last pic of her is exactly how I felt today!Thanks for making me smile this evening.
- I was just looking through this issue of Real Living for the 3rd or 4th time today and stopped and had a good look at the height chart. It thought it was such a great item. I must confess I love it all the more now knowing you did it! GREAT job Belinda!!! Will have to share this on my blog!
- waaoooooooo wonderful idea
- looks great, i noticed it in the mag. Hope the fly out the door!
- Ok, I'm completely envious of you! I've always wanted to see what it's like to style an interior – how absolutely cool to do so!! (and i love your pom pom garland – so fun that it made it in!!!)
- Oh Belinda, you're too funny. And clever! The pics are great. The one of Layla on the floor is a keeper for life. Gorgeous!And you say you don't know how I have the time to do what I do – look at this mini photo shoot. Brilliant. Love the bird marker.Thanks a million for all your help on the shoot day (and beforehand with all the projects). Next stop – gardens – get your thinking cap on!
- Great job Belinda, I love it! do you have any slightly more boyish materials? perhaps you could add little age tags (1 years, 18 months, 2 years etc) that could be just tacked or pinned on and the cute little bird could be where they are up to now?? just a thought!
- I love it Belinda! You have done such a great job!
Why don't you have your own etsy/made it store!?!?!?!
- Wow, you are amazing – I love it! Would definitely buy if on etsy….such a delight and I love the raw edges too!
- I love the height chart and your children are beautiful – they did exactly what my 28 and 25 year old would have done at their age!
- The height chart looks fabulous Belinda – you should so open an Etsy store and sell them. Love the photos of your two angels
- That chart is a fabulous idea.
Love that last pic.
- love everything! where did you find that rug (the one with red flowers in the "pastel princess" room)?
- Hehehehe Belinda, the pictures (and descriptions you gave) of your kids and you photoing them with the height chart cracked me up! Thank you!!! I love your honesty….it's nice to see inside other people's lives and know that it's very normal for kid's to be a little 'hard' and uncooperative at times LOL!!!! I really enjoy your blog Love the height chart too ;o)


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More Canadian Dads Working Part-time
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September, 2009.
The number of Canadian fathers who work part-time while their partner works full-time, has increased by 700% since the mid-1970s, according to new unpublished data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey (LSF).
The overall number of Canadian families with children has not changed much since 1976. But, according to the new data obtained by FIRA from Statistics Canada, the number of part-time working fathers with a full-time working partner grew from 6,555 1976 to 52,755 in 2010. During the same period, the number of families where both the mother and father worked part-time more than tripled. The vast majority of fathers with children still work full-time. But this increase in part-time employment among fathers combines with other trends such as the increase in stay-home fathers to provide further insight into the gradual evolution in roles played by Canadian fathers.
Father and Mother working patterns in dual earner father/mother families with at least one child under 16 at home.)
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Father PT/Mother FT 6,555* 16,555 27,640 37,915 52.765
Both Part-time 5,360 12,575 18.355 18,815 22,455
Both Full-time 673,296 833,050 1.04M 1.25M 1.31M
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But Dunham's justification for supporting Clinton's global warming stance rang false.
"And Hillary Clinton believes that the globe is actually warming, which everybody in this state can attest to, because I didn't even need my jacket outside and it's January in New England," Dunham said.
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