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It seems like everyday I meet a new parent who is exploring his/her school options and wants a little guidance along the way. Some are anxious, panicked by all of the playground chatter. Others just want to get a head start so they won't be so stressed when it's actually their turn. Most of the time, these are parents to toddlers or wee ones who will be entering Kindergarten in the fall. While I love working with entering elementary parents, I can't help but wonder:
Where are my entering high school parents?
I can't think of a more meaningful opportunity to coach your child through the decision-making process than in that of choosing a high school. By 8th grade, our kids have begun to shed their "child" skin and have had enough life experiences (no, seriously) to be reflective. With a little coaching, they can figure out who they are, what they are and aren't good at, what kind of people they want to be, and at the very least which subjects and teaching styles capture their interest. Having them reflect on their developmentally intense middle school years to identify what they think they need from a high school is a magnificent exercise in being self-aware and using that knowledge to drive one's decision-making.
For many, this is the first opportunity kids have to make a semi-high stakes decision. In the same way that we walk beside and hold the back of our kids' bikes when they are learning to ride, so too should we stand beside them as they learn how to make important decisions. Engaging 8th graders in the school selection process is the training wheel version of what they will have to do with the higher stakes decision of choosing a college.
One of the most important things we can teach our children is to be self-aware and self-advocating, and they can't become those two things without our teaching them how to assess where they are (their strengths and areas for development), decide where they want to be, articulate what they think it will take to get there, and ultimately act on their findings. Not only are these the most essential steps in finding a school, they also happen to be critical to setting personal goals and making strategic decisions–a skill set that will last them a life time.
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Sacramento, CA – While most advocates must wait until September or October for their proposals to be signed into law, efforts to help people with developmental disabilities have turned into early victories thanks to legislative and budget proposals by Assemblymember Chris Holden. The impacts of these victories will result in $400 million for developmental disability service providers, $3 million for speech-language pathologist training, and better standards for music therapy.
Assemblymember Holden's Bill on Assurance of Voluntary Compliance Signed by Governor
Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom signed Assemblymember Chris Holden's legislation, Assembly Bill 669, that authorizes the Attorney General to accept Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) when settling with companies that have violated consumer protection laws.
Governor Newsom Signs Wildfire Legislation
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Chris Holden's legislation, Assembly Bill 1054, which protects ratepayers and increases accountability for investor owned utilities, was signed into law today.
"This package offers a durable solution to the problems arising from utility-caused wildfires in California," said Assemblymember Holden. "The incredible devastation catastrophic wildfires have inflicted on the lives of Californians, the cost to customers and the impact on solvency of the providers of power to all of us is the reason why this legislation is crucial."
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Sacramento, CA - Assemblymember Chris Holden's legislation to remove the 710 North Project Area between Interstate 210 and Interstate 10 from the California State Freeway and Expressway code, Assembly Bill 29, unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Transportation today.
After a Three-Year Effort, Another Win for the Developmental Disability Community
Sacramento, CA – After a three-year legislative and budget battle to increase funding for developmental disability service providers, Assemblymember Chris Holden has claimed another victory to add more than $200 million in new state funding, in addition to the $200 million federal matching funds, for a total of over $400 million for the developmental disability community. This increase will address the minimum wage disparity and help nearly 330,000 Californians living with these disabilities to find the services they need to lead valued and productive lives within our community.
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"And they clothed him with purple and platted a crown of thrones, and put it about his head." (Mark 15:17).
Majestic is the color purple in the Holy Scriptures. The radiance of the color purple represents holiness, royalty and high ranking authority. God himself designed Aaron's robe with the color purple, which exhibited holiness and symbolized the spectrum of God's glory. When the color purple is displayed on a man, it is a representation of his nobility and an emblem of his high spiritual or earthly birth. Our Lord Jesus was dressed in a purple robe as a mockery of his heavenly kingship. His spiritual birth and authority were rejected by imposters of love. However, the purple robe of scorn that was placed on Jesus bloody body was truly a robe of Purple Love for all of humanity.
Jesus wore his Purple Love in the highest honor to God the Father. He suffered all the way to Calvary, with blistering scars on his back a crown made of thorns piercing his head. This kind of love is like the red crimson, and blue and purple veils that covered the holies of holy. Purple Love is an unconditional and powerful love that displays majesty beyond any human understanding. Jesus wore this purple robe in the present of sinners who dared to mock the God of Creation! Jesus displayed his nobility not with gold or silver or self-praise, but in humility. True love is purple and radiant and undenialably beautiful!
Jesus was unique in wearing his royal Purple Love. He gave his life, unlike, "A certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar name Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full or sores. And desiring to be fed with crumbs, which fell from the rich's man's table." (Luke 16:19-21). This rich man did nothing to comfort Lazarus, as long as his belly was full and his household taken care of, Lazarus did not matter to him. Unlike Jesus, who said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord". (Luke 4:18-19). Jesus dressed himself with Purple Love and went to Calvary that we may have the opportunity to be forgiven for our sins and not perish and be condemned to Hell! He did not ignore our sinful condition. Jesus saved us through the power of love. The greatest power on Earth and in Heaven.
Many believe people that if a person puts on a purple robe, that they are noble. This is not true. Many wear gold crowns on their heads and are decorated with a purple robe, but their love for God's people are none existent. I am not talking only about kings and queens by title, but I am talking about the rich, the self-appointed mega church ministers and the elite in society. They snatch all they can and ignore the hopeless, helpless and the homeless. Instead, the rich gather together and make rules and laws to keep their wealth, while the Lazarus' of the world suffer! But the Word of God states: "And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom." (Luke 16:22-23). Those who are rich and spiritual gifted in this life and do not have Purple Love like Jesus, but wears his purple robe for grandeur and not love, will truly meet hell's torments at the end of their reign.
Thank you Lord Jesus for wearing the purple robe of humility and displaying true and unconditional love, which I call Purple Love. A love that is beautiful, radiant and an emblem of your holiness, royalty and spiritual beauty. If I may just touch the hem of Jesus garment, I will be made whole by his Purple Love. God bless you and Amen!
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One year ago, I experienced several injuries back to back. As I reflect over that time, I've taken many lessons away from those injuries. First, never wear sandals in the rain. You may slip while getting into a vehicle and break a toe. Second, never, and I do mean never, wear socks or long pants when walking down a flight of wooden stairs. Third, always hold the handrail while on the stairs. I have since made every effort to practice upmost stair safety, just ask my family. However, I am currently learning another lesson. It is a basic Christian 101 lesson.
When we come to our Heavenly Father in petition and prayer, the answer you receive may look completely different than the answer you thought you would or should receive. Basic,right? I thought this was ingrained in my walk with God since way back from Sunday school days. Turns out, we can learn or relearn something new each day.
The injuries I obtained with the fall on the stairs have had lingering issues into this year. Finally, enough was enough. I began to pray. I was praying for healing. I believed that I was going to receive complete restoration and mobility back into my hip. I was tired of being in pain, tired of limping around and tired of feeling like I had to put a limit on physical activity for fear of aggravating it. However, my healing wasn't coming quickly enough. I mean, I had been praying for months. Finally, I was tired of waiting. I decided while I waited for God's healing power, that I have personally witnessed, I would do something about it. Do you want to know what I did?
I went to spin class. Oh yes, you read that right. I figured it couldn't get any worse so off to class I went. Each class brought strength and mobility back into my leg, which in turn brought relief in my hip that had been bothering me so badly. It dawned on me after a few weeks that I was receiving healing, however that healing looked so much like work, sweat and effort. It took me out of my comfort zone and right into the action. God was meeting me there each day.
You see, when we ask God for something, sometimes he will just answer in a timely manner and exactly how we expected. But other times, our answers may take on the face of work or sacrifice and can look nothing like we expected. In all of my years of being a Christian, I have seen God move in both ways. In both instances and in all circumstances we are to give glory to God. Be encouraged friends, God is always moving. It's up to us to press in and move closer to him.


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|Apparently this applies to coaches too.
- it makes me feel sick
- we don't have time
- it's really bad for technique
- no-one will want to do them
- we're fit enough already so we don't need to do ergs
- and so on!
|Meerkats, with their excellent posture, have featured highly.
|One day I'll get them dancing! If it's good enough for Team GB...
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|Not like the old days of horseback coaching!
|Me coxing the women in a Bumps race.
|I want them to be as happy as these guys! Usually that comes through winning ;)


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Lesson 21 – How Your Fertility Pattern May Differ than the Ideal
Lesson Objectives:
- Learn ways that your chart and ovulation pattern may differ from the ideal
Major Points in this Lesson:
- Not all women experience an ideal fertility pattern.
- Knowing how your fertility pattern differs from the norm can help you better analyze your own chart.
Fertility charts and patterns can range from woman to woman. As not all women experience "ideal" patterns, it's important to understand the different ways in which your chart and pattern may differ from the norm and still show ovulation.
Slow/Sloping Rise
In some instances, your temperature may rise in a slow or sloping rise, rather than an abrupt shift. You may notice a pattern of a gentle, curved shift that takes around three or four days to elevate which indicates ovulation has occurred. Slow temperature rises may occur slowly at one-tenth of a degree Fahrenheit over a course of four to five days.
Fallback Rise
Your temperature may also indicate a "fallback rise", which occurs when the temperature significantly rises as normal, but then immediately drops before rising again. It's then sustained through the luteal phase. Looking at your non-temperature-based signs can help you better distinguish a fallback rise pattern.
Sawtooth Rise
During a sawtooth rise, temperatures rise in a sawtooth action meaning they rise, fall slightly, and rise again. This pattern often occurs frequently.
Staircase Rise
In a staircase pattern, you'll find that the temperature rises, remains steady, rises, and remains steady again until it reaches an elevated level. This pattern will usually occur over a period of several days.
Long Cycles
Later in your cycle, your chart may indicate increased fertility. Charts containing longer cycles typically show signs of increased fertility multiple times before ovulation. During this time it's not uncommon for your ovulation day to be later in your cycle. To determine ovulation, you may need to pinpoint a thermal shift.
Erratic Temperatures
There may be times when your temperatures are erratic, shooting up and down without showing a sustained shift. Correlating other signs to your chart can help you pinpoint ovulation.
Out of Place Temperatures
You may find that some temperatures simply do not "fit" in your pre-ovulation and luteal phases. This is normal and is often a fluke caused by various factors.
High Temperatures During Period
High temperatures are common during your period due to sustained progesterone levels from your previous cycle. These higher temperatures will usually lower again before your thermal shift occurs.
Erratic Temperatures During Period
Having high, low, or erratic temperatures during your period is also common, but will usually regulate before your thermal shift.
Dip Before Rise or Ovulation Dip
A slight temperature dip is common as estrogen increases before ovulation. Known as an ovulation dip, this sign could signal that ovulation is near and it's the best time for intercourse to take place for a successful conception.
Multiple Patches of Fertile Cervical Fluid
Over the course of your cycle, you may experience multiple patches of fertile cervical fluid. However, ovulation will only occur once. Treat any fertile-like cervical fluid as potentially fertile to avoid possibly passing over ovulation.
Multiple Positive OPKs
Ovulation prediction kits may detect elevated levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) even if you are not immediately approaching ovulation. In most cases, ovulation will usually occur after the last positive OPK. However, it's best to treat any positive OPK as a signal that you may ovulate soon.
No Egg White Cervical Fluid
Not all women will experience a patch of fertile cervical fluid before a thermal shift. If this happens to you, time intercourse as close to ovulation as possible by treating any patches of fertile cervical fluid close to ovulation as your most fertile cervical fluid.
Microscope, Fertility Monitor, OPK Does Not Correlate
Not all tools and devices used to monitor fertility line up with your chart. Charting your basal body temperature (BBT) is often the best way to pinpoint ovulation. Use an easy-to-read, accurate device to take your BBT, such as an in-ear BBT thermometer. Correlate your BBT with other fertility signs, such as cervical fluids.
Fertile Cervical Fluid After Ovulation
The cervical fluid typically dries up after ovulation. However, it sometimes remains as the corpus luteum produces estrogen. If you find that you have already ovulated but still have some cervical fluid, this is normal but should not be treated as a fertile cervical fluid.
Cervical Position or Fluid Does Not Correlate with BBT
Cervical positions or fluids do not always correlate with your BBT when cross-checked. Knowing your unique pattern can help you better target ovulation.
Temperature Shift Maybe Ambiguous
It's not always easy to determine ovulation date with certainty. Your pattern may show a slow rising BBT with some dips. Some data on your chart may also be conflicting. While you may not always be able to pinpoint ovulation with certainty, you can increase your odds of having intercourse during your fertile window by looking at all your fertility signs.


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The Minimumweight division has long been one of the most over-looked in weight classes in the sport, and we suspect it will remain that way going forward despite the division having some of the most exciting fighters of the last decade, such as Katsunari Takayama and Akira Yaegashi both feature in some simply amazing fights at 105lbs.
This coming Saturday we see a bout to crown a new OPBF champion champion at the weight as Tsubasa Koura (10-0, 7) takes on unheralded Filipino Jaysever Abcede (14-6, 9) for the currently vacant title, which was vacated by current world champion Hiroto Kyoguchi prior to his bout with Jose Argumedo. The bout may not set pulses going around the boxing world, but for fans who have seen the two men in action, this really looks like something that could be very enjoyable, and a potential coming our party for Koura. That however isn't a given, as Abcede has the potential to spring the upset, which he's done in the past, notably against Pigmy Kokietgym.
Of the two fighters it's Koura with the most upside. He's unbeaten, good looking and developing a fan base which has grown since he won the 2015 Rookie of the Year tournament. Since then he had gone 4-0 (4) including a big stoppage win over former world title challenger Jeffrey Galero. That win over Galero is his best to date, and came less than 2 years after Galero had challenged WBC champion Wanheng Menayothin.
Blessed with natural power Koura looks like a puncher on the rise, and couples that with good development out of the ring, at the E&J Cassius Gym. In the ring he's blasting away opponents at a lightning quick speed, taking just 10 rounds to stop his last 4 opponents, but he has shown the stamina to go 5 rounds before and is likely able to go deep in to the bout. The question does remain in regards to "how far?" but so far he's not shown any issues with stamina, and at 22 years old we're not expecting him to have issues in regards to going 10 or 12 rounds.
Filipino road warrior Abcede is also 22 and is a talented southpaw with an upset based mentality. That mentality was seen most notably against Pigmy Kokietgym, who Abecede stopped in 11 rounds back in 2015 in Thailand. That win is Abecede's only win on the road, but he has shared the ring with Petchmanee Kokietgym and Wanheng Menayothin, and didn't look dire against either of those unbeaten men. His record looks marked up, but he did begin 3-3, including a loss to the talented Dexter Alimento, since then there was the losses to Petchmanee and Wanheng as well as a surprise stoppage loss to Lito Dante. They aren't bad losses to have on your record, and really show that he has just been matched hard, rather than carefully developed.
Whilst Abecede has been matched hard he has proven a number of things. He has shown he can fight well on international soil, with his win over Pigmy essentially costing Pigmy a world title fight, he can go the distance, stopping Pigmy in round 11 and going 12 with Petchmanee just 2 months later. Those could be significant coming into this 12 round bout with Koura, and will leave him feeling that if he can see out Koura's early surge he can come on strong and take the Japanese fighter into deep water late on.
This bout really could be a very interesting one. It'll test Koura's power for sure,and potentially check his stamina and heart, and if he goes on to win late he could end up answering a lot of questions fan have of him. However it's not a foregone conclusion and Abecede will not turn up to just roll over. Instead he will look to see out the early power of Koura and take the fight to him late, likely making for a fun fight, especially in the middle and later rounds.
We suspect Koura will win, but he will be forced to really prove himself to come out on top here, in a really good match up.
Having canned the old "Full Schedule" of Asianboxing we have instead decided to concentrate more on the major bouts. This section, the "Preview" section will look at major bouts involving OPBF and national titles. Hopefully leading to a more informative style for, you the reader.
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Get Researching
Once we had decided that the move to France was something that we wanted to seriously consider, it was time to do a lot more research. To do this we made use of both friends that we had already living in France and also online.
Friends Are Invaluable
We are very lucky because we had a couple of friends who had already made the big move to France and they were very willing to speak to us and pass on their first hand experience.
We had a long chat on the phone with a friend for example who had moved 2 years previously and that was the time to ask those questions that had being gnawing away at us :
- What is the house buying process like ?
- Is it easy to fit into a new country & culture ?
- What do we need to look for when buying a house ?
- What is the cost of living like compared to the UK ?
Use Social Media
Back in the day all research had to be done out of books or asking people who had experienced it in person but social media and especially Facebook has been invaluable.
We made contact with our other friend in France through Facebook and direct messaging was a great way of asking questions.
Expats In France
Both of our friends also advised to join the Facebook group " Expats in France ". This is a closed group but provided you are not intending to join the group to Spam the members & you explain about your intended move to France, they will let you join. There are also other groups to join.
In this group the members are either currently in France or are looking to move and questions will get asked about everything from how to move your pets to France to what is correct number of kisses on the cheek when you meet someone ( evidently it varies by region ! ) .
It was still quite secret for us the impending move and only a handful of people knew of our plans and so I am quite happy to admit we were just " lurkers " in that group absorbing all the information being shared.
Apart from the big decision of making the move, the most important thing is deciding where to live. The move for us was going to be a downsizing exercise for us and being mortgage free and France is a great way of doing this.
House prices are much lower than the UK, have a look at the Leggett website, choose a region on the map and put in number of bedrooms etc and see what it throws up. If you are uncertain where to search, go with Department 87 , Haute Vienne .
You Can Overdo It
You can do masses of analysis recording massive spreadsheets of all information for each area and go into super overload of information but I think that can be overkill. I am happy to admit I am a Management Accountant and we love data but in the end any decision on your location will come down to gut feel and knowing you have found " the one " .
Data is good but you will rely just as much on photos and your memories. Though recording will become important later on when viewing houses when you record your views on each house you see.
Get Yourself Over There
The best research is boots on the ground, in another post I will let you know how me & Hazel got on when we made our first visit to France in 11 years !


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Thursday, August 28, 2008
A Bit of Culture in Dun Laoghaire
Last weekend was another busy one, with most of it spent at the annual Festival of World Cultures in a quaint seaside suburb called Dun Laoighaire on Dublin's South Coast.
It's become rather popular in Dublin, mostly for it wide variety of food stalls selling delicacies from all over the world, as well as free outdoor concerts overlooking the sea.
For this reason, it is of course preferable to have a nice, sunny summer's days to wander the stalls and watch the concert. We weren't so lucky, and from the moment I set off out of my front door to the late afternoon, it really rained. Then there was the mud.
Fortunately it cleared in time for some great concerts and an impromptu Brazilian jam session by the sea....definately one of the highlights.
We caught an amazing West African family band on Saturday night, then headed home for some sleep before returning on Sunday.
The weather cleared up on Sunday and I experienced bright, warm sun for the first time in awhile. 23 degrees and it was even described as 'boiling'- funny how quickly we adjust!
One of the best bands of the weekend played on Sunday night at a local loft pub- Balkan Beat Box. Definately the most original band I have heard in a long time, they were really fantastic.
All in all the weekend was really great. I tried a variety of foods, the strangest being Polish 'pate'... not really pate at all, but pork lard mixed with onions and spread thickly on bread. Hmmm....fat on bread. This is only one of many festivals to come in Dublin. The International Theatre Festival and Fringe Festival are coming up soon. I'm hoping to catch a bit of Oscar Wilde-a compulsory Irish experience.
I will post photos soon.
Hasta la vista
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TUESDAY PUZZLE — It's always nice when you get more bang for your buck with a puzzle. Solving the puzzle itself is the main point, but who doesn't like a word ladder thrown in for good measure?
That's what we have today in David Poole's crossword, and he offers us a chance to beat him at not one, not two, but three games: OTHELLO, REVERSI and a word ladder.
Today's Theme
If you've never played the board game OTHELLO or its offspring, REVERSI, the rules are very simple, and you can read them here. The main thing to keep in mind for the purpose of solving Mr. Poole's puzzle is that each disk is BLACK on one side and WHITE on the other.
We have OTHELLO at 23A and REVERSI at 50A, but it's the word ladder hinted at in 23A that makes the theme: You can almost feel the disk flipping from one color to the other as the ladder proceeds symmetrically down the grid in a backward S pattern.
You say you don't see the word ladder? Take a closer look at the starred clues, and you will note that one letter changes at a time in the answers until the disk has changed color. To see it in action, click here.
Tricky Clues
■ 1A: If you tried to start here today, you probably didn't meet with much success. The word "piece" might tip you off that this clue is about a game piece, but you really don't have enough information yet to know the answer. My best advice is to read through the clues so you get a good sense of what's going on. 23A is a revealer and basically tells you all about the puzzle.
■ 11A: ENTs, the treelike beings of Middle Earth, have been in The New York Times Crossword 384 times, and are worth knowing even if you are not a Tolkien fan. You will see them often in crosswords.
■ 21A: Julio is a man's name, but it is also the Spanish word for the month of July. Since we're speaking Spanish, the answer to "Julio is part of it" is AÑO, or year.
■ 25A: AMERCES is a tough word for a Tuesday, but it means to arbitrarily punish or slap with a court fine. #TIL
■ 11D: More good puzzle trivia to know: ENIAC, or the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was built in the 1940s and was the first large-scale computer to run at electronic speed without mechanical parts. And a mere 70 years later, you can do that on your Apple Watch.
Constructor's Notes
This puzzle grew out of a failed attempt to construct a different puzzle. Beginning with the not-exactly-earth-shattering observation that BLACK and WHITE have the same number of letters, I spent some time trying to create a "Schrödinger puzzle," in which the central five-letter entry could be either BLACK or WHITE with the crosses using the same clues either way. It didn't take too long for me to realize that my constructing chops aren't good enough to pull this off.
So, Plan B: Construct a puzzle around a word ladder, BLACK to WHITE. There are lots of possible ladders for this, but I settled on the one I used in today's puzzle. However, the puzzle still seemed to be lacking a raison d'être, something that changes from black to white. The discs in the game Othello! O.K., now we're getting somewhere, but just sticking OTHELLO into the grid as a revealer of sorts seemed inelegant. Then the crossword gods smiled on me: The game Reversi, on which Othello is based, also has seven letters! So I could put both OTHELLO and REVERSI into the grid symmetrically.
On to construction. With a ladder of nine, five-letter words needing to be placed in a particular order, along with OTHELLO and REVERSI, there are some serious constraints on the grid. I had wanted the ladder to flow down, for example with SLACK at 15-Across and WHILE at 63-Across. However, I couldn't get decent fill with this placement. So I settled for the grid you now see and, all in all, I'm pretty happy with it.
Will and Joel tweaked some of the clues to make the puzzle Tuesday-friendly but, for the most part, they either kept the spirit of my original clues or improved upon them. For example, at 15-Across, I had "Actress Melanie's actress mom" for TIPPI, which is now " Hedren of 'The Birds.'" I like that change for a Tuesday puzzle.
I'd say the only changed clue that I don't like is for 60-Down: MII [The year 1002]. I had "Personal avatar in Super Mario Galaxy." Maybe that's not a good for a Tuesday, but I have an aversion to random Roman numeral clues. Minor quibble. I have to say that Will and Joel did such a good job with the clues that I had to go back and look at my original puzzle to know which clues they changed.
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Trowbridge recommends 'extensive reform'
The Life Insurance and Advice Working Group's much-anticipated response to ASIC's review of the risk advice sector has been released.
In the report, released today, LIAWG-appointed independent reviewer John Trowbridge makes 11 recommendations, with adviser remuneration changes top of the list.
The report recommends a "reform model" be implemented for insurance adviser remuneration over a three-year transition period.
The reform model reflects a level commission regime supplemented by an "initial advice payment" (IAP), which would become available at a client's first policy inception and then "no more than once every five years".
This initial payment would only be available where the level commission is a maximum of 20 per cent of premiums; the IAP is paid from the insurer to the adviser on a per client basis; and the IAP is a "maximum of $1,200 or, for customers with annual premiums below $2,000, no more than 60 per cent of the first year's premiums".
This payment will also only be available for personal advisers, not general advice or direct sales, including group life policies through super.
The report also recommends that all commissions and payments be "fully transparent" to the client, but that in addition, "the adviser and client remain free to agree on fees for services that are additional to the insurance premium".
"The single IAP is intended to address the problem of an adviser having a financial incentive to replace a client's existing policy with a new one, often referred to as 'policy churn'," the report states.
The change would reduce aggregate costs of life insurance protection by between 5 to 10 per cent, it anticipates.
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was never cleaned up or removed-2 wks later!
wall mart "investigated" claimed to have nothing on any surveilance tapes
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Denver VOICE Vendors Explain Their Food Choices
VOICE vendor Jon Lonardo
"I usually eat at Starbuck's in the morning, coffee and a bagel if I can. There is one restaurant downtown that sometimes gives me breakfast, though. Lunch is a free meal at St. Elizabeth: baloney and cheese sandwich, soup, and desert. A typical dinner is something from 7-Eleven. If you make $20 a day, you have enough for a pack of cigarettes, something to eat, and a cup of coffee in the morning. It's not the best diet in the world."
VOICE vendor T.J. Jackson
"I go to Dollar Tree and get their frozen food. Then I'll go to a convenience store with a microwave and warm it up."
VOICE vendor Albert Bland
"I used to eat from fast food dollar menus. I might go to Wendy's and get a 99 cent chili to break up the McDonald's monotony."
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Where to go, what to do today in Shanghai.
Storytelling @ Kaiba
Find out what China was like in the 50s and 60s through the lens of local elderly. Trace the steps they trod, hear the street voices they heard, appreciate the charming songs they listened to, and experience a meal exchanged from food token. Only then will you learn why and how patriotism was a religion.
🕒 Until July 27 & 31, 7pm – 9pm; July 29 & 30, 3pm – 5pm
💰 Early Bird ¥150; At the door ¥200
📍 479 Wuding Road | 武定路479号
Desire Soiree @ The Pearl
You are invited to experience fab moments of complicity around sensual music and the extravagance of the Desire Soiree's full-scale cabaret show. With visual and special effects by the creative team "Industrial Magic", performers are bathed in coloured and textured lighting sure to delight your mind and enthral your eyes.
🕒 9pm
💰 Pre-sale ¥100; At the door ¥150
📍 471 Zhapu Road | 乍浦路471弄
Burgers and Bubbles @ Andaz, Xintiandi Shanghai
Indulge in a delicious buy-one-get-one-free Andaz Burger deal! Buy one and get another hearty Andaz Burger for free. All ladies can also enjoy free flow of three selected sparkling cocktails (Gorgeous Night based on Absolut Vodka, Flowering Shrubs based on Pisco, Snow White mixed by Yakult, lime juice, syrup and sparkling wine).
🕒 5pm – 9pm
📍 88 Songshan Road | 嵩山路88号
Cuban National Holiday @ La Bodeguita Del Medio
The local Havana invites you to drink up to the big day and the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. For just ¥30, you can grab the cure for this sweaty summer: cool off and slake your thirst with their signature Mojito.
🕒 All day
📍 191 Hengshan Road | 衡山路191号
Will AI kill us all? @ The Camel
Is the growing demand of robots a boon or bane? For their 12th iteration, the Big Debates guys plonk this intriguingly controversial 21th century motion on the table. Expect verbal swords to cross at The Camel bar reshaped as a debate chamber.
🕒 7.30pm
💰 At the door ¥40
📍 1 Yueyang Road | 岳阳路1号
The Players Camp @ Quincy Pondexter
Get coached by NBA players like Quincy Pondexter, Mustafa Abdul-Hamid , and Dru Joyce. You will come out of this 3-day camp with sharper scoring and shooting techniques. The clinics that also involve basketball STX (situational training) and agility/plyometrics are intensive and competitive, so think twice before you decide to take up the challenge.
🕒 8.30am
💰 ¥1790
📍 218 Xinle Road | 新乐路218号
Sales Strategy Training @ AustCham
With China's growing economy and retail, you may be wondering how to get in on this business. This training session, led by Claudio Grillenzoni, will outline traditional CRM/E-CRM concepts and delve into how new technologies and business intelligence can advance your China sales strategy.
🕒 1.30pm – 5pm
💰 Member ¥888 / Non-member ¥988
📍668 Huai'An Road | 槐安路688号
"Sale" Dance Performance @ Shanghai International Dance Center
Enjoy beautiful dance choreographed by Eyal Dadon with six dynamic and unique dancers that reach the audience in an intimate manner. The performance is aimed to tease everything that is a challenge, challenges in life, with society, with games and rules, with Capitalism and with the results of our actions.
🕒 7.30pm
💰 ¥280 / ¥380 / ¥480 / ¥580
📍 1650 Hongqiao Road | 虹桥路1650号
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The first of two parts, this two-hour webcast explores why service matters most and why it is never enough. The class analyzes the different types of buyers and what customers want. Quick service and personal attention are key, and class discussion focuses on specific issues. (While a part of the AIAM designation course work, any agency staff member may attend this two-hour webcast.) This course has NO CE for Florida
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O Antiphones
O come, thou Wisdom from on high, Who ordrest all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, and teach us the way to go. -
December 17th-
O Wisdom
O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to thy tribes on Sinai's height; In ancient times didst give the law, In cloud and majesty and awe.
December 18th-
O Sacred Lord
O come, Thou rod of Jesse's stem, From ev'ry foe deliver them; That trust thy mighty pow'r to save, And give them vict'ry o'er the grave.
-December 19th-
O Flower of Jesse's Stem
O come, Thou key of David come, And open wide our heav'nly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path of misery.
-December 20th-O Key of David
O come, Thou Day spring from on high And cheer us by thy drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And earth's dark shadow put to flight. -
December 21st-O Radient Dawn
O come , Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all human kind; Bid thou our sad divisions cease, And be Thy self our Prince of Peace.
-December 22nd-O King of All the Nations
O come, O come, Emanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.
-December 23rd-
O Emmanuel
"O" by Paul Turner
Yes, you read the title right. That's " O" - the letter of the alphabet that most reminds us of breakfast cereal, inner tubes, doughnuts, hula hoops, no hitters, and Advent.
In many parishes, " 0" is the first word said in the new church year. Actually, we sing it in Advent's most popular hymn, " 0 Come, 0 Come, Emmanuel." It announces the season which anticipates the coming of Christ at Christmas. This hymn, which tells us Advent is starting, used to announce that Advent was ending. The last eight days of Advent form a little season all by themselves.
As the church prepares for the birthday of Christ, the liturgy gets more intense. At daily Mass, the Gospels relate the events leading up to the first Christmas. At evening prayer we have a special series of antiphons which beckon the Messiah to come. Each night gives him a new name, drawn from the Hebrew Testament. " 0 Wisdom," " 0 Sacred Lord," " 0 Flower of Jesse's Stem, 0 Key of David," " 0 Radiant Dawn," " 0 King of All the Nations," and the greatest of them all, " 0 Emmanuel," a name that means " God is with us."
For reasons which will be immediately obvious, we call that group of refrains the " 0 Antiphons," a hallmark of Advent, and a collection of music our church has treasured for many generations. The Mass now includes a version of them as the alleluia verses for the same eight days before Christmas.
By the middle ages those seven antiphons got strung together into a popular hymn. The last one became verse one, and " 0 Come, 0 Come Emmanuel" was born. Thus, the antiphon originally established for the last evening before Christmas Eve is now often sung to begin Advent.
That " 0," of course, simply tells us that we're talking to someone. It's like saying, "Hey, you." Only more politely. But " 0" reminds us of much more. It makes us think of something having no beginning and no end. Like love. Or an Advent wreath. It resembles the shape of our mouth, and the sound we make when we face a mystery we cannot fully comprehend.
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We've also been comparing materials for how they block light or let light through and why these properties are important. The white paper puppets, although opaque, did produce a 'lighter' shadow compared to the thick black card that other puppets were made from.
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The question is great for some industries and non-applicable for others. A general contractor, for example, will by definition employ subcontractors. Most Damar Cooling companies do not, but there are exceptions. You should always ask this question to your service providers. If they do use subcontractors, ask if they're all licensed and insured independently.
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Massage therapy schools should continue to see an increase in new enrollments if the newest edition of U.S. News and World Report is any indication.
They've listed massage therapy on their list of 50 best careers in 2011 for the first time as a health care job to watch for.
Massage therapy is listed at position #4 in the healthcare section of the list. Most are not surprised by the rank, considering the state of the economy and all of the career professionals who are heading back to school for retraining. Massage therapist are only required to carry a license and complete a certain number of hours at vocational school, as opposed to spending years of their life at a 4-year college. This is an attractive option for adults who are exiting one career field and looking to get into another industry.
However, students at massage therapy schools would probably warn them to avoid underestimating the amount of effort required to complete the vocational programs. Massage is a very strenuous activity and it takes a lot of strength and physical well being to stand for hours and massage others. Massage therapy schools act as conditioning camps for this type of work and the book education is no walk in the part, either.
Massage therapy schools teach students everything from basic human bone structure and kinesiology, to special diseases and health related conditions. Most students at these schools are also positive about their future careers because they know that helping others is what they really look forward to. Massage therapy is one of the few remaining industries in which people use a hands-on approach to heal another person.
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I have a busy weekend ahead. I still haven't completely finished editing Book I and this came up.
It should be fun though. A little motivation to finish never hurt anyone.
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You may know that I also run a website called GeekOnIn. It's basically CNET but run by real people, not a corporation afraid of a product that could make them lose money. It's supposed to be professional, not a couple sentences glued poorly together. It's supposed to be unbiased, and offer as much information as we can. We want to help people, not waste their time. But for some reason, I find it's much easier to rant here and not worry about offending people. I'll admit, I haven't been giving GeekOnIn enough love, which it needs. Much like this blog, it doesn't have the highest traffic, and the best way to gain viewership is to keep at it. But I have more motivation writing a pissed off angry essay on this site on a YouTuber who is more popular than I will ever be, than to write a news story on the latest technology that more people will enjoy, including potential advertisers, on GeekOnIn. For those that like the content on GeekOnIn, stay tuned. More is on the way, but I hope you also like my angrily written blurbs on here. This site is like my extended Twitter account. These are the things that I think and care about.


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If you didn't know already, Friday was the kickoff for San Diego Beer Week 12
It's a pretty joyous occasion around town filled with all sorts of fun events and unique opportunities to sample limited edition beer or fancy beer pairings!
Well, I decided to do something really crazy to celebrate this year, I went and got married.
So now here I am, getting ready to fly around the world and take my shenanigans international.
But I can't just leave my blog out in the cold, tied to a tree and in a puddle of mud. Nope, that's when you call in some back-up!
My very good friend, fellow blogger and a supreme Hop-head in her own right, Megan, of the outstanding blog Monkeybreadandsweetpea , will be covering for me.
Megan's taste in beers is pretty similar to mine, but with her culinary background, I believe she will bring some new insights to this beer blog. Hopefully when I get back she won't mind give me the keys back.
I have intentions of updating the blog while on the road, but we all know what they say about good intentions…
With luck, I'll get some updates from the road for everyone and show what strange new beers I come across in my travels but in the meantime I leave you all in very good hands with Megan!


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Reporter in Exile
Emilio Gutiérrez Soto didn't set out to be a hero. He just didn't want to be killed for his work.
by James Militzer
From the December, 2018 issue
When he wrote the stories that would ruin his life, Emilio Gutierrez Soto had no concept of their significance. He didn't realize they would set him on the grim path walked by journalistic martyrs who've risked everything for their profession, from Jamal Khashoggi to Marie Colvin to countless lesser-known compatriots of his in Mexico. He certainly didn't expect they would transform him into an international symbol of press freedom in the age of Trump--or lead him to a new start in a university town in the distant north.
A reporter at a small newspaper in Ascension, a town of some 13,000 in the state of Chihuahua near the U.S. border, Gutierrez Soto covered local news, including crime and sports. In 2005, he wrote three articles on a series of assaults and robberies, and quoted victims who said the perpetrators were members of the military.
"When I wrote that, I was thinking of doing my duty at work," he recalls in Spanish. "I did not think it would have these long and painful repercussions."
He hadn't expected to make powerful enemies. "If I had known," he admits, "I would not have written it."
He was summoned to a meeting with a Mexican general. Backed by a large group of soldiers, the general threatened to kill him because of his reporting and informed him that he was being placed under surveillance. The climate of fear grew worse in subsequent years, as the military's role in fighting Mexico's drug war expanded--along with attacks on the journalists who documented both sides' abuses.
Gutierrez Soto filed complaints with the police and with Mexico's National Human Rights Commission. He even published an article--without his byline--about the threats. But his actions only served to increase his peril, which culminated with a panicked late-night drive to the border in 2008 after he was warned of an impending plot to kill him.
He left everything but his then-teenage son Oscar behind. He hoped that they could start
a new life in the U.S. "I thought I would meet with a nation that would be more humane, with laws that would be more flexible," he says. He believed that, thanks to his "vastly credible reason that we had to leave everything behind in Mexico and ask for support and safety," his case for asylum would be clear-cut. But his ordeal was far from over.
Gutierrez Soto and Oscar arrived legally in the U.S. in May 2008 and applied for asylum. They were immediately separated and detained in different facilities. They were only allowed to speak on the phone a few times over the two and a half months that Oscar was held before being released to live with some friends. Gutierrez Soto was not released until the following January, after President Obama's inauguration.
Father and son spent nearly a decade in New Mexico, working odd jobs, operating a food truck, staying out of trouble--and attempting unsuccessfully to resolve their asylum case. But though those years were marked by growing support from the American journalistic and legal communities, it wasn't the life Gutierrez Soto had planned. "I was making good money" in Mexico, he says. "I didn't change that life to come here to wash dishes, to clean yards, to sell corn or ice cones--these are not denigrating jobs, but I did not change that to do this."
But he knew his antagonists in Mexico hadn't forgotten him, especially as his public profile--and his criticisms of his country's government--grew. "The military is present in all institutions of power in Mexico--in the senate, congress, all secretariats, in all of them," he says. "Mexico does not move if the military does not approve it--the military is everywhere!"
Even phone calls home came to seem risky. "After I requested political asylum, the telephones that my family members in Mexico had began to sound differently, with an echo," he says. "So that made us think that they were being watched." He decided the contact could put them in danger and cut off communication. Yet at least he was with his son. At least they were safe.
In July 2017, an El Paso immigration judge denied their asylum claim. The judge expressed doubts that Gutierrez Soto was in danger in Mexico and even questioned whether he actually was a journalist.
The decision and its timing, just six months after the inauguration of President Trump, sparked anger in journalist advocacy groups in the U.S. Many had come to support his long struggle for asylum and saw the decision as a reflection of the new administration's animus toward both the press and immigrants.
While the judge's decision was under appeal, the National Press Club invited Gutierrez Soto to accept its Press Freedom Award on behalf of journalists in Mexico. At the October 2017 event, he delivered a blistering, heartfelt speech attacking corruption in the Mexican government--and hypocrisy in the U.S. on the issues of human rights and freedom of the press.
A few weeks later, during a routine check-in with immigration, officials detained him and Oscar. Their wrists and ankles were cuffed and they were told they would be immediately deported, without waiting for the outcome of their pending appeal. His pro bono lawyer's emergency intervention prevented that, but the two were put in a holding camp and left there for almost eight months.
"From the first to the last day it was like living in madness, like living in limbo, living in fear," Gutierrez Soto says, choking up at the memory. He recalls the filthy living quarters and foul food, the humiliating lack of privacy, the anguish of seeing his son in a prison uniform, the cruelty of the guards. At one point immigration officials threatened to send Oscar to a different camp, only relenting when a camp doctor warned that it could dangerously worsen Gutierrez Soto's already high blood pressure.
"What they seek is to destroy you so that you go back to your country," he says. "The guards are trained to do that, to make your life miserable." But knowing he faced death if he returned to Mexico, he held out.
This past April, Gutierrez Soto was visited at the Texas detention facility by Lynette Clemetson, director of the U-M Wallace House. She'd gotten involved in his case in March, after the National Press Club invited Wallace House to join an amicus brief signed by some of the country's top journalism organizations. She was there to interview him for a possible Knight-Wallace Fellowship, which brings mid-career journalists to Ann Arbor for a year of academic study.
He told Clemetson that he still wanted to return to journalism even after his long exile from the profession. She vetted the quality of his work and made sure that she could legally offer a fellowship to someone with an uncertain immigration status. Then, on May 3--World Press Freedom Day--she announced the fellowship at the National Press Club in Washington. "I announced that we were offering him the fellowship there, intentionally, publically, in a different way than we do for other people, hoping that the attention around the announcement might prompt some change," she explains.
Gutierrez Soto and his son were released from detention a few months later. But Clemetson doesn't think the involvement of Wallace House and its journalistic peers had anything to do with the government's change of heart.
"I think they got out of detention for the most cynical of reasons," she says, "because there were FOIAs in their case that showed that they were intentionally targeted [for deportation]. A judge had ordered that those emails be turned over--and right before the emails were supposed to be turned over, they were miraculously released."
Clemetson expects that, like all Knight-Wallace fellows, Gutierrez Soto will develop his skills during his time here. But she also hopes "that the fellowship will help settle any dispute that the judge has that Emilio wasn't really a journalist ... that his life wasn't really in danger. The validation of the fellowship and the university helps address those things."
The fellowship isn't the only support Gutierrez Soto has gotten from the Ann Arbor community. After a researcher at the University of New Mexico did an exhaustive search to compile more than 100 of his newspaper stories--which weren't digitized or easily accessible--his legal team needed the documents translated on short order to submit to the court. "The Language Resource Center, here at the university, have this thing every year called a 'translate-a-thon,'" Clemetson explains. "And they translated more than eighty of Emilio's stories in one weekend, so that we could submit them to the court in early October by the deadline."
Zingerman's also got involved, training Oscar as a cook. "My son wants to become a chef," Gutierrez Soto says. "He was learning about hospitality and services in Mexico. So now, he is going to learn at Zingerman's. He is happy, very happy."
Gutierrez Soto himself seems most struck by Ann Arbor's diverse learning opportunities. "The spectrum of educational support that is offered here ..." He laughs. "If someone wanted to get a doctorate in 'enchiladas,' they could get one. Enchiladas are from Mexico, but there are specialized people here who would find the formula to make the tastiest enchiladas in the world. Here everyone has an educational opportunity for whatever they want. It's a nice city ... and the people are very supportive, very attentive, very in tune with social justice issues.
"What is happening, the [anti-immigrant] phenomenon that is occurring, has not happened with all Americans," he continues, choking up again. "And I have had the fortune to meet very good people, people with very big hearts. They have shown us a lot of solidarity, in a very humane way, and that is something that's truly valuable."
But it's not yet clear if the efforts of Gutierrez Soto and his supporters will make any difference. At a hearing in October, it appeared that the judge had lost some of the evidence that had been submitted to the appeals court, including the translated newspaper articles and hundreds of pages from the Board of Immigration Appeals ruling. The judge went ahead with the hearing anyway, and said he would issue a ruling in January.
In the eyes of Gutierrez Soto's allies, the mishap is one more sign that he was not getting a fair hearing. "They're not interested in evidence," says Clemetson, who testified at the October session, accompanied by another Knight-Wallace Fellow who went to support Gutierrez Soto and represent the fellowship class. "They've decided pretty much what the outcome will be."
Even if the judge rules against him, Gutierrez Soto vows, he'll appeal again, all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. In the meantime, he's moving ahead with his fellowship, attending events with students and colleagues, and considering his next steps--which may include writing a book.
"We have 140 journalists that have been murdered [in Mexico] since 2000," he says. "That is something catastrophic for global journalism, not only for Mexico but for the world. But they don't realize that even though they kill the messenger, the message arrives."
This article has been edited since it was published in the December 2018 Ann Arbor Observer. The status of Gutierrez Soto's court case has been corrected.
[Originally published in December, 2018.]
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Update December 2013
Intoxicated Man & Pink Elephants Deluxe reissues
In early 2014 Mute Records will re-issue Intoxicated Man and Pink Elephants as a deluxe packaged double album. To celebrate this auspicious event Harvey intends to finally bring these interpretations to the stage with a limited number of special performances in the first half of 2014 featuring a 6 piece band, a string section and an array of guest singers. The reissues will have an early release in Australia in January 2014 to coincide with the Australian dates followed by a Northern Hemisphere release in April and shows in Europe late May/early June.
The Ministry of Wolves
Mick has collaborated with Alexander Hacke, Danielle de Picciotto and Paul Wallfisch as The Ministry Of Wolves to create songs for the theatre production 'Republik der Wölfe' to be performaed at the Theater Dortmund in the first half of 2014 Based on the writings of the Brothers Grimm, in particular Anne Sexton's 'Transformations' (1971), the Pulitzer Prize winning poet's reworking of the Grimm's fairy tales, the album has been created as a soundtrack to theatre piece to be directed by Claudia Bauer. The album, Music From Republik der Wölfe will be released on 17 February 2014.


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Where has our love of our learning escaped to? Too often we find ourselves cramming knowledge in education institutions. Studying for the sake of passing exams. I feel completely guilty of this and if you asked me what I remember from lectures from my university days, I will struggle to recall much. India seems to take this to another level though, where most students leave school with one incredible skill: a mastery over rote learning.
We recently found ourselves in a school like none other though. Parents School like Satara is nestled in the foot of a beautiful range of hills. The school itself looks like your average school, complete with a sports field, toilets, a set of classrooms and a couple hundred hyperactive children.
What we didn't realise upon first glance is that the soccer posts on the field were actually cut, welded and put up by the students. The taps outside were installed by the children, piping, plumbing and all. As we took a tour of the school we found children building stools, rewiring fans and blenders, sewing, mixing fertilisers and growing various plants. We had the greatest surprise in one class where one 11 year old student asked Dave for his hand, and went on to collect his blood and check his blood group and hemoglobin levels! If any of you have seen 3 Idiots, this school certainly reminded of the school we witness Rancho running at the end of the movie!
We spent the following days learning more about Lend-A-Hand-India's skills based education programme that they run in rural schools across India. Beyond merely providing skills, students engage with and use their skills to benefit their community. They often also charge a small fee for what they do – be it repair electronics, blood tests or selling plants. The money earned goes back into the school, helping fund the programme. Practical skills, community service, entrepreneurship all in one – what a sweet learning environment?
The teachers too were so committed to developing their students to be good well rounded people. Values, service, yoga, meditation are all part of the education system. Much to learn from them!
Why do we learn? What is the purpose of education? How can we maintain a passion for learning? How can we create learning environments – be it at home, work or through study that develop us to be well rounded people? How can we use what we learn to serve the community?
Check out this video of our friend Touhid and the school in action:


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Primary and secondary schools across the Highlands will receive £1.2m from the Scottish Attainment Challenge fund in 2018/19 to help boost the attainment levels of the most deprived pupils.
Nine local authorities in Scotland and an additional 74 individual schools will share £50 million funding from the Scottish Attainment Challenge fund for initiatives targeted at children living in communities affected by high levels of deprivation.
This brings the total Attainment Scotland Fund investment to £170 million this year.
Existing examples of this funding in action in the Highlands include a senior mentoring project at Kinlochleven High School, helping to build an outdoor classroom for Eigg Primary School, leadership training for pupils at Portree High School and the creation of reading spaces in the Kingussie ASG.
Kate Forbes MSP said: "The latest Scottish Government investment of £1.2m in Highland schools will help us significantly drive up standards in education and raise attainment in our schools.
"We want to ensure that every child in Scotland has the best possible start in life, no matter their background, and this investment will help us narrow the poverty-related attainment gap across the Highlands.
"Pupils in the Highlands should get the same opportunities to learn and grow as children elsewhere. Obviously, with more smaller schools there are both advantages as well.
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If there is any brand that is super supportive of bloggers it is Voodoo Vixen. In the past I have reviewed quite some items and even got invited to be a VIP at London Edge. (click to read all about this) Today I will review an amazing dress from their new AW16 collection.
The poppy dress is a typical Miss Ginger dress, since I am a sucker for floral dresses, especially in these tones, red, grey, white and black. The print has some beautiful red lilacs and wild roses paired with black and grey leaves. The white background really makes the print pop!
As with every Voodoo Vixen dress I own, the fabric is great quality. It has a lovely stretch, is comfortable and soft. The black details on the bustline, the fake collar and button give a great shape to the neckline. The poppy dress is paired with a fabric black belt to accentuate your waist. I have paired my dress with a triple rose hairpiece that I made myself.
The new Voodoo Vixen collection is online now, get your hands on this pretty dress soon, because I have the feeling it will be a very popular style! ❤
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