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Course linking math, English gains national attention
San Jacinto College's unique collaborative course that incorporates algebra and English composition was a hit from the start and is now gaining national attention.
Because of the success of the course (informally called "Algebrish") professors Dr. Karen Hattaway and Kate Dinwiddie, who teach the composition and math components respectively, were invited to be presenters at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) conference held recently in Austin.
The national League for Innovation in the Community College also recently showcased the Algebrish course in its July Member Spotlight section.
In the linked math-English course, students work in a "cohort" model, staying together for both subjects, which are taught in tandem by an English professor and a math professor. Students who complete the linked course satisfy the math portion as well as one of the two communication components of basic college core requirements.
The course, that will soon begin its fourth semester at the North Campus, is taught in a "learning community" environment that includes mentoring and tutoring. "Students have peer support in and out of the classroom," remarked Mark Johnson, North Campus language arts department chair. "They also receive specialized instructor support in and out of the classroom."
Hattaway explained that the algebra and English components are actually two separate courses, not one course that combines algebra and English. "Students earn six hours of credit, working together in algebra on Mondays and Wednesdays, and then again in English on Tuesdays and Thursdays," she said. "The emphasis is on creating a community of learners. Studies show that learning communities support uncertain students more than stand-alone courses because the students have a recognized circle of classmates who become colleagues in learning."
Hattaway said such a concept fosters and improves critical thinking so that students can succeed in upper-division courses and in the business community. "Our industry partners say that some graduates cannot write clear reports, engage in business discourse or apply their learning or industry experience to new situations," she commented. "There is a recent trend to split STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) from humanities with the result that STEM majors often struggle to express their ideas well enough to function in an information-heavy business environment. For students to succeed in a science and information age, they must be able to explain what they know and how this knowledge contributes to industry decisions. After all, even rocket science has to be explained to government budget developers."
The algebra-English course is available at the North Campus and is offered exclusively in a traditional classroom environment, not in an online or hybrid format. Johnson said there have been discussions about offering similar courses at the Central and South campuses.
Data thus far suggests the linked course provides a productive choice for students. Retention and success rates for algebra are significantly higher than state and San Jacinto College District levels, and English composition retention and success rates (A-C) are as high or higher than district rates.
Student feedback has been mostly positive. "We asked students to provide comments," Hattaway said. "Tonya Volker, who made an A in both classes, had this to say: 'After an education gap of nearly 11 years, it was scary to think of taking classes like algebra or English again. Having teachers that are working together for your success is a big bonus. They both have the same students and can see where an individual needs help in two different areas. I knew if I was having a problem in one class there wasn't just one teacher there to talk to, but two. In a fairytale world, all classes would be this way.'"
Johnson said the novel concept explores the power of narrative in math and English. "Give a person some facts and part of the brain lights up; tell a person a story and the whole brain lights up," he commented. "The goal is to help students think differently about algebra and composition, two courses that can hold back students from completing degrees."
In order to be properly prepared to teach the collaborative course, Hattaway and Dinwiddie (both veteran educators) decided they should go "back to school" in a sense. Hattaway gave Dinwiddie a refresher course in English composition, and Dinwiddie returned the favor, giving Hattaway a refresher course in college algebra. Hattaway said she felt like a dunce while taking the algebra course, but Dinwiddie quickly said that Hattaway was being modest and was actually a quick learner. In like manner, Dinwiddie said she felt like she was a poor comp student, but Hattaway said the math teacher was an excellent student.
Watch Hattaway and Dinwiddie prepare a lesson plan together:
About San Jacinto College
Surrounded by monuments of history, industries and maritime enterprises of today, and the space age of tomorrow, San Jacinto College has been serving the citizens of East Harris County, Texas, for more than 50 years. As an Achieving the Dream Leader College, San Jacinto College is committed to the goals and aspirations of a diverse population of approximately 30,000 credit students. The College offers 186 degrees and certificates, with 46 technical programs and a university transfer division. Students benefit from a support system that maps out a pathway for success, and job training programs that are renowned for meeting the needs of growing industries in the region. San Jacinto College graduates contribute nearly $690 million each year to the Texas workforce.
For more information about San Jacinto College, please call 281-998-6150, visit www.sanjac.edu, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.


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Better late than never: my report on last week's mesh conference.
This year, mesh moved from its traditional home at the MaRS Centre to the more spacious Allstream Centre on the Exhibition grounds near the shores of lake Ontario in Toronto. Although the venue was larger, the event still felt "meshy," with plenty of networking opportunities, nice breaks between sessions, fabulous food, and valuable and stimulating keynotes, panels and presentations.
Billed as "Canada's web conference," mesh, now in its sixth year, features four streams: society, media, business and marketing. On Day One, Emily Bell (pictured here), director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, in a conversation with Mathew Ingram, talked about how the media is changing and where journalism is headed. Key quotes: "Aggregate or die" and "Trust is the new black."
By the way, a hallmark of mesh keynotes is the setup in which one of the mesh founders sits on stage and converses with the speaker. I prefer this style of communication over a formal speech. Bonus: little need for PowerPoint slides.
Next up, Ron Deibert of Citizen Lab, in a keynote facilitated by Rob Hyndman, shocked us a bit while discussing state control and surveillance of the Internet. Key quote: "The United States has a cybercrime strategy; and it says cybercrime attacks can be responded to with 'kinetic' means."
After a delicious luncheon buffet, participants scurried upstairs for workshops; usually five ran concurrently. I attended one that was described as "Social media's role in telling stories," but was really about how The Huffington Post uses social media, with Rob Fishman of HuffPo. Don't get me wrong: It was a very interesting talk, just not what I was expecting, being a student of storytelling. Key quotes: "The Huffington Post is OF the Web, not ON the Web" and "Every editor should be a social media editor."
Jennifer MacMillan of the Globe and Mail covered "How to handle online comments and community," giving us a peek behind the curtain at the newspaper. Key quotes: "It's not our community; it's the readers' community" and "Our reporters are using the same tools our readers are."
I'd been looking forward to Michael Geist's talk on "Copyright or copyfight: What lies ahead for Canadian copyright," and he didn't disappoint. He pointed to three pressure points around proposed changes to Canadian copyright law: trade pressure (mostly from the United States), narrative pressure (the notion that Canada is a "piracy haven") and social media pressure. It remains to be seen, after Parliament gets back to work, whether Canada will end up with U.S.-style digital locks. Key quotes: "Bill C-32 is flawed but fixable" and "Europeans think that U.S. copyright law goes too far."
After a short break we filed back to the main ballroom for the afternoon media discussion, a conversation with Tony Burman, formerly of the CBC and now with Al-Jazeera. Mathew Ingram did a nice job moderating. Many in the room were gratified to hear about Al-Jazeera "from the horse's mouth" and not filtered through U.S. media. My favourite insight from Burman is that he dealt with more political interference at the CBC than he does at Al-Jazeera.
Day Two at mesh is more about business. The first keynote, most of which I missed thanks to my late arrival, featured Mark Surman of the Mozilla Foundation. I did catch all of the Marketing keynote with Gabe Zicherman, moderated by Stuart MacDonald. Zichermann, chair of the Gamification Summit and Workshops, and co-author of the book Game-Based Marketing, was absolutely fascinating and engaging. As an expert on gamification (a word I had heard rarely before this week), Zichermann spoke about the connection between the power of games with brand and marketing strategies. Key quotes: "Crappy badges on a crappy Web site is not gamification" and "We need to put people in a state where they become one with the system and lose track of time, balanced between anxiety and boredom." Ok, you had to be there.
After lunch, crowds packed into the session on measuring online influence with Valeria Maltoni and David Armano, moderated by Mark Evans. I was unable to attend, since I was presenting on "podcasting for marketers" down the hall. I shared my more than five years of experience with the "why" and "how" of podcasting for marketing purposes, particularly in the B2B space.
I was a bit disappointed by the session I attended next. The guilty shall remain nameless, but I'd like to say that if you are ever asked to substitute for a colleague and deliver his or her presentation, you still need to prepare. If you say: "I've never seen these slides before; I'm reading them for the first time," you will lose your audience. If there's time to print your name in the program, there's time for you to prepare. </rant>
The final session for me was on advertising on Facebook, with Rolf Dinsdale. Normally this is not an interest of mine, but I'm working on a project for a client where we will indeed be running Facebook ads. I did learn one key thing: To overbid on your pay-per-click ad to get better placement.
Many others have blogged and tweeted about some of the terrific sessions that I missed. Check out this media coverage too:
Financial Post
Globe and Mail
And be sure to read Louise Armstrong's thoughtful post on conference etiquette.
A big thank-you to the mesh guys: Stuart MacDonald, Mark Evans, Mathew Ingram, Mike McDerment and Rob Hyndman.
Note to Western Canadians: The first mesh west happens in Calgary June 8, 2011.
Finally, here's a link to the official mesh11 photos by CNW photographer Kaz Ehara. Thanks for capturing the first-ever picture of me speaking where I don't look like an alien.

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Health Care or Doctor Care
It's Your Choice......
Dear Internet Friend:
It really is that simple.....Your Health is YOUR Choice.
Does that last statement contradict what you have been taught to believe? Are you one of the many people who might have heard and believe that one's health depends upon their family genetic history? Or that a Disease process (Heart Disease, Cancer, etc.) may strike as a matter of fate or chance?
Not true.. Again, your health comes down to a matter of choice--actually TWO choices.
Two Daily Choices Which Directly Influence Your Current Level of Health
1. The acquired "HEALTH" information which you've come to trust and believe.
2. The lifestyle habits you practice DAILY based upon that information.
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Hi. I'm Dr. Daniel Bettiol. I graduated Magna Cum Laude (New York Chiropractic College) and have enjoyed the privilege of "helping others" regain their health while operating a private practice in upstate New York. Over the years, I have treated approximately Three thousand patients and delivered over 65,000 Chiropractic adjustments.
I have prided myself on keeping up to date on the most current information in regards to Clinical research, Diagnostic procedures, and Treatment alternatives. In my practice, each patient is not only "treated" with Chiropractic care, but is also given an education into recently-updated Health information (research studies, articles) and Healthy lifestyle suggestions. This information is usually delivered during the "further solutions" step of the Evaluation and Treatment procedure EACH VISIT.
But sometimes in the process of providing educational information, there is confusion or resistance as to the "NEW" information. For instance, after Step #4 above, I tell each patient that Doctor Care is NOW over and that Health Care is to begin.
And with all NEW patients, CONFUSION as to the difference begins.....
Basically, most of my new patients view the spinal adjustment as the Health Care "FIX" they need and that no further action or information-gathering on their part is necessary. In fact, these well-meaning people PASSIONATELY wish to share with me many of the current "Health Care Myths" which they frequently HEAR AND BELIEVE from a well-intentioned friend, family member, personal Medical Physician, or the Media "Health expert".
Through blind faith and trust these nice patients adopt these Health Myths as FACT, and base ALL of their lifestyle habits upon this misinformation.
Here are a FEW of the Myths that are continually promoted by MANY "Health Authorities" and believed by most Americans---
Are you ready for the TRUTH?
Let's begin your search for the TRUTH with an exploration into the basic differences between Health Care and Doctor Care. After all, IGNORANCE as to the difference could prove not only harmful, but DEADLY as well.
Truth #1: As stated above-----You (and you alone) Control Your Level Of Health By The Acquired Health Information You Trust and Believe, AND The Lifestyle Choices You Make Every Day, Hour, Minute, and Second. Your Health is YOUR Choice. There are rare exceptions in regards to newborn and infant illness AND in Unexpected Traumatic events.
Truth #2: Health care is YOUR Responsibility. It involves Personal Responsibility in choosing effective Disease Prevention Measures (Truth-based, Researched information, AND Proper Lifestyle Choices). Health Care is NOT the responsibility of a Doctor Care Professional.
Truth #3: Doctor Care begins when a person Voluntarily Relinquishes their Health Responsibility to a Licensed Doctor Care Professional. Doctor Care is necessary when Sickness or Trauma has compromised a person's health and a Licensed Professional is chosen to help stabilize/correct the condition. After recovery, the patient may again choose Health Care (Personal Responsibility) OR to remain in Doctor Care (Licensed Professional Responsibility).
Truth #4: America does NOT have the best Health Care system in the world. However, the United States does have the MOST Technologically-Advanced Doctor Care system in the world and our Emergency Medical Care system is second to none, worldwide.
1. Medical: This group is associated with Medical Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, and Hospitals. Diagnostic and Treatment Protocol includes invasive procedures such as Surgery, Pharmaceuticals (Drugs), Radiation, etc.
2. Non-Medical: This group is associated with Alternative (Natural) Therapies. It includes Chiropractic Physicians, Acupuncturists, Homeopathic Physicians, Naturopathic Physicians, Massage Therapists, Herbalists, etc. Diagnostic and Treatment Protocol include invasive (X-Ray) and non-invasive (nutrition, exercise, etc) procedures.
How does the United States Doctor Care system stack up against the world?
Check out these statistics from Dr. Joseph Mercola's report of a recent comparison of 13 countries (Optimal Wellness Center-- June 30th, 2000). The United States ranked 12th (next to last) on average over the 16 health indicators that were measured between the countries. Here are some of the rankings for the U.S.:
With such POOR results on the global level, one may wonder.......
Well, after what I have seen in Clinical Practice, the answer is Y-E-S for the following reasons......
1. MANY PEOPLE experience UNEXPECTED trauma. Medical care addresses Major (life-threatening) and Minor trauma concerns. Non-Medical care (Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Acupuncturists, Homeopaths, etc.) addresses Structural, Functional, and Pain relief concerns associated with Minor trauma.
2. MANY PEOPLE choose NOT to take Personal Responsibility for their Health Care. They, instead, make lifestyle choices based upon wants and desires, thereby IGNORING any Researched-Based Health Care information. Consequently, they RELY on Doctors to "FIX" resulting health challenges. After the "temporary" fix, they immediately return to their prior lifestyle, regardless of the consequences. This group of people assumes the Doctor will ALWAYS be there to FIX them again.
3. MANY PEOPLE who do CHOOSE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY are frequently misinformed. This misinformation is promoted by "supposed" Health experts OR advertised by Corporations/Organizations through television, radio, and the print media each day. The repeated bombardment of advertising and promotion is intended to build credibility for these products/services (fast foods, fad diets, drugs, etc.). Over time, the public comes to trust and believe the product/service is "good for you" and faithfully adopts each into their daily lifestyles as a Health-Promoting Essential.
You see, we at 7essentials.com, feel the FOCUS should not be on what the Doctor Care system is doing to us. What should be examined and highlighted is what we are DOING TO OURSELVES--mainly out of ignorance as to Health Care Truths.
As I stated above, the role of ANY Doctor should be Diagnosing, Referring to another Professional when necessary, Treating, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, Educating Patients as to further Health Care alternatives. My role, as Your Internet Doctor, will simply be to EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE.
The education I provide shall be in the form of Quality Health Information and Lifestyle Choices which promote Health and prevent Disease.
The purpose of the 7 Essentials to Health Newsletter is to expose the MYTHS, reveal the FACTS (based upon Published, Peer-Reviewed Clinical Research) and to offer HEALTH-PROMOTING SOLUTIONS. We offer ALL THREE to YOU.
The Newsletter will expose the MYTHS continually perpetrated by the Beef, Chicken, and Dairy Industry and then reveals the FACTS about Factory Farms, Food Processing, and each food's Link to the Major Diseases that they don't want you to know.
We will address the THREE best-selling Diet books on the market now: Dr. Robert Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Barry Sears' Enter the Zone, and Peter D'Adamo's Eat Right for Your Type. We will summarize WHY these Diets are popular, WHAT premise the Diet is based upon, WHO has performed the Clinical Research, and HOW the dieter's health IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED over time.
FACTOID: 2 of these 3 Diet authors are OVERWEIGHT. Is THAT Healthy???
Remember, these 3 fad diet books have sold MILLIONS of copies. The authors shamefully pray upon the gullible Americans who so desperately want to BELIEVE that "Haagen-Daz ice cream, Snicker bars, 12-ounce bottles of beer, and Boston Creme Pie are acceptable.....and that Carrots are bad" (this according to The Zone). And you wonder why Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, and Diabetes rates are skyrocketing.....
First of all, let me say, NOT ALL Medical Doctors are incompetent or that ALL Hospitals are unsafe, unclean, and potentially deadly. I have many friends in the Medical Industry and the overwhelming majority of practitioners (MD's, DO's, Physician Assistants, RN's, LPN's, etc.) are fully competent and sincerely work in the BEST INTEREST of their patients.
But NOT ALL...........as is shown from an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), in regards to Drug, Surgical, and Hospital "safety". According to JAMA (Volume 284, July 26, 2000) the DEATH RATES PER YEAR associated with each cause are as follows:
Factoring in other Physician-Induced (latrogenic) Causes, the total comes to 250,000 Deaths per Year (Approximately 0.1% of the U.S. population) as a result of a Medical Doctor's activity, manner, or therapy which leads to treatment complications.
Do YOU know what this means? It shows that, according to the American Medical Association's own Journal.....
Why, my friend, didn't this JAMA report make national headlines? Simply, because the Drug and Insurance Industry and the Media outlets (which take their Advertising dollars) don't want you to know that their Drugs, MD's, and Hospitals sometimes kill.
The 7 Essentials to Health newsletter WILL provide the information that you NEVER, EVER see on television. Most of this QUALITY Health Information is buried in Medical Journals or Research Texts which are beyond the attention of most Americans. We will gather information from numerous Internet sources and also from well-referenced books (such as John Robbins' The Food Revolution) which are hated by the Disease-Promoters. Few industries and Corporations can benefit from this information.........................
And, best of all, YOU will learn the 7 Essentials to Health.
YES, you will learn that there are 7 actual Essentials to Health and that.....
Number and Quality Really Matter
Regaining and Maintaining Abundant Health is A Choice. It depends not only upon HOW MANY Essentials you follow each day, but also upon THE QUALITY of Health-Promoting Information and Lifestyle Habits YOU CHOOSE with each Essential.
We at 7Essentials.com are offering you a FREE Health Newsletter which offers MORE.
While other Newsletters send you to a Health food store for more synthetic vitamins (which usually end up in the septic system), we will recommend WHOLE FOOD products which your body will recognize, absorb, and utilize completely (no discolored, expensive urine).
While other Newsletter limit their scope to what one eats and then ONLY recommend dietary changes and supplements as the means to achieving Abundant Health, we OFFER MUCH MORE because.......
There are 6 other Essentials to Health which are just as, IF NOT MORE,
Thank you for sharing your valuable time with me today. I appreciate that. I hope I returned the favor by happily sharing with you the most important statement on this web page. That statement is ..
I invite you to join our Newsletter family. I promise to reveal The 7 Essentials to Health and to CLEARLY show you how to utilize that Health Care Information to regain or maintain Abundant Health for the rest of YOUR Life.
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Note: Some parts of the Academic Programme detailed within are subject to change due to possible changes to government requirements and as a result of internal reflection and quality management.
The isolation of Timbertop, life in Units and the outdoors programme stand out in the minds of students and anyone who has heard much about Timbertop. Whilst the outdoors programme dominates weekends in Terms 1 and 4 and some other occasions, for four and a half days a week students are involved in a full Year 9 academic programme with a timetable much like any other school. The only real difference is that at Timbertop, they do not have weekends on the same days as most people. For most of the year, weekends are Wednesday and Thursday, and Saturday and Sunday are normal teaching days. The reason for this is that Saturday and Sunday are busy times with bushwalking clubs and other visitors to the area, and so Timbertop changes the order of the week to avoid these busy and congested times.
The Academic Programme is a full one and very much a prime focus of the School in order to send students to Senior School at Corio thoroughly prepared for their Year 10 studies.
Where students have significant prior learning, contact should be made with the Academic Office to discuss appropriate subject choices.
Regular contact with parents is maintained by telephone or email through the Head of Unit. In addition, the following reports are made available to parents over the school year:
- Interim Report and Head of Unit Report
Term 2
- Mid-term Progress Report
- Reports for each subject and Head of Unit Report
Term 3
- Reports for each subject and Head of Unit Report
- Mid-term Interim Report
- Interim Report
Term 4
- Mid-term Interim Report
In Year 9, formal assessment usually occurs twice each term and these grades are accessed through the Community Portal under Online Reports in addition to the reports at the end of each semester (for further information see the Website).
All students study English, Mathematics, Science, History (Australian Curriculum), the Study of Religion and Spirituality, Outdoor Education and Positive Education.
Timbertop's Outdoor Education, Running, Skiing and Interunit sporting events in combination with the Positive Education and Pastoral Care programmes fulfil the requirements for Health and Physical Education as mandated by the Victorian Government. As such, Health and Physical Education is offered as an elective subject.
Students choose five semester units from the following:
- Chinese (Mandarin), French, Japanese, or German, (subjects that must be taken in both semesters)
- Music and Geography (subjects that can be taken in one semester or both)
- Health and Physical Education, Agriculture and Land Management, History (Powers in the 20th and 21st Centuries) and Visual Art (subjects that may only be taken for one semester).
Academic Support is designed to cater for students with a diagnosed learning disability. It recognises the individual needs of the students at Timbertop. In order to cater for these needs, screening and diagnostic tests are conducted at the commencement of the school year. These tests assist in the identification of students who are either under-achieving academically or who have high intellectual potential and need to be challenged. The results are used in conjunction with teacher and parent recommendations.
Catering for High Achievers
Timbertop recognises an inclusive definition of giftedness and encourages excellence in all of its forms of intellectual, academic and creative endeavour. Students who are identified as having high intellectual ability are offered a place in the Talented and Gifted programme. The team meets once a week for a two-hour session where students use their skills to create an individual project that is shared with the Timbertop community upon completion. In the past, projects have included: animation, dancing, creative writing, art, engineering and music. The projects chosen should be of benefit to the participants as well as the Timbertop community. The session provides the students with the opportunity to meet with like minds and to be stimulated by their intellectual peers.
High achievers in other co-curricular domains are given the opportunity to expand their talents, whether they be in physical pursuits, artistic endeavours or community activities. Open-ended programming allows for extension and enrichment to occur.
Academic Support Programme (ASP)
The Academic Support Programme is a subject offered to a small number of students who are in need of extra assistance in an English language-based subject and/or Mathematics. These students have been selected through diagnostic testing. This elective provides the necessary time for students to work on specific weaknesses identified by educational psychologists. In addition to this, instruction may be given in: time management, involving the setting of short-term and long-term goals; organisation, incorporating the physical work environment; and study skills, involving strategies for effective study habits.
Drawing on the Timbertop experience, this course develops language and literacy skills.
Text Response: Through the study of poetry, short stories, media texts, a Shakespearean play and a novel students develop their understanding of writing and explore the importance of theme, setting, character and plot. Students learn to write literary analyses, focusing on the importance of clear structure, the use of close textual evidence and the development of relevant ideas. Students also develop their skills in creative writing where they write their own poems, reflections and short stories. Wider reading is also fostered through daily reading time.
Oral Communication: Students extend skills and gain confidence by speaking and listening in a range of formal and informal contexts, including debates, discussions and oral presentations.
Grammar: Students are taught specific skills in the use of correct sentence structure, punctuation, spelling and the importance of drafting and proof-reading in the production of accurate written work.
1. Written (65%)
2. Oral (15%)
3. Classwork and Module (20%)
The Mathematics course is based on the Year 9 Victorian Curriculum with the opportunity of added enrichment throughout the course of each topic. Throughout the year the students will consolidate and develop their numerical knowledge and work towards more complex applications in problem solving situations. Creative learning activities will be embedded throughout with the students working both individually and collaboratively at times.
The course covers the following topics:
• Calculate the areas of composite shapes
• Calculate the surface area and volume of cylinders and solve related problems
Pythagoras and trigonometry
• Investigate Pythagoras' Theorem and its application to solving simple problems involving right angled triangles
• Apply trigonometry to solve right-angles triangle problems
Indices & Scientific Notation
• Apply index laws to numerical expressions with integer indices
• Express numbers in scientific notation
Linear Equations and Relations
• Solve linear equations algebraically including pronumerals on both sides of equals sign and bracket
• Solving problems with linear equations and transpose formulae and literal equations
Algebraic techniques
• Using pronumerals, simplifying algebraic expressions and fractions
• Expanding and factorising algebraic expressions
• Simplifying algebraic fractions –multiplication & division
• Applications of algebra
Linear relations
• Finding the distance and midpoint between two points located on a Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing software
• Sketch linear graphs using the coordinates of two points
Introduction to quadratic equations and graphs
• Graph simple non-linear relations with and without the use of digital technologies and solve simple related equations
Probability & Statistics
• Identify everyday questions and issues involving at least one numerical and at least one categorical variable, and collect data directly and from secondary sources
• Compare data displays using mean, median and range to describe and interpret numerical data sets in terms of location (centre) and spread
• Calculate relative frequencies, and assign probabilities to outcomes and determine probabilities for events
All students are required to learn, practise and apply mathematical skills and techniques, utilise knowledge within a problem-solving context and to communicate mathematical method and process in a clear and effective format. Generally mathematical method makes up 40% of each test or assignment mark.
1. Classwork and Module (20%)
2. Tests and Examinations (40%)
3. Self-directed Tasks (40%)
The course includes four main topics, which draw strongly on students to an appropriate balance of theoretical and practical learning methods.
Semester 1
The year begins with an introduction to "Science at Timbertop" that involves studies of wood boilers and the related concepts of heat transfer and move on to explore sound and light energy. The Light and Optics unit aims to develop students' understanding of properties of light, including reflection and refraction. The study of Chemistry at Timbertop builds on the students' prior knowledge of the Periodic Table. It aims to strengthen students' understanding of atomic structure and the relationships between element groups. This knowledge is applied, in particular, to an examination of ionic bonding and basic chemical reactions.
Semester 2
The students are introduced to the role of the nervous and endocrine systems in maintaining homeostasis and responding to stimuli. Further to this, the students learn about diseases and the role of the immune system in responding to disease. In ecology and biodiversity, the students learn about interdependence and the influence of living and non-living factors that create an environment. Students also study the flow of energy and matter in an ecosystem and the chemistry involved in photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Finally, the students consider the natural and human impacts that influence Australian ecosystems and conduct an investigation to evaluate the impact, and suggest solutions, for introduced species on the campus.
1. Classwork (20%)
2. Practical and Project Work (40%)
3. Tests (40%)
The Study of Religion and Spirituality (SRS) at Geelong Grammar School has been developed to encourage both an objective and sympathetic study of religion and spirituality. In particular to look at the beliefs, practices and experience of the Christian faith. The Year 9 syllabus aims at deepening the students' knowledge and appreciation of faith and spirituality in an Anglican context. Students are encouraged to assess the place of religion, spirituality and personal faith in the overall setting of the Timbertop year. In broad terms the academic studies for SRS are:
Term 1 Introduction to the Christian Faith, the Bible, Christian Denominations and Sprituality
Term 2 Ethical behaviour and a comparison of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam to Christianity
Term 3 The spread of Christianity through Europe and the formation of the Church of England
Term 4 The power of Christianity to bring about major social change in the world.
This is not a formally assessed subject and there is no official written report.
1. Essay (30%)
2. Source Analysis (20%)
2. Tests (30%)
3. Classwork and Module (20%)
In Term 1, the Timbertop 'weekends' commence with students camping out and learning the practical and theoretical skills that allows them to be safe, comfortable and to flourish in the outdoors. Their training culminates with a hike up Mt. Timbertop. The remainder of the term involves students developing their navigation and camp craft skills while undertaking increasingly challenging hikes. Students are also involved in an overnight solo experience that provides them with some time to reflect on their achievements so far in the term along with an opportunity to refresh for the remainder of Term 1. The term culminates in a 3 Day Hike where students choose their own hiking routes to test their skill and resilience levels.
In Term 2, students explore new terrain during a four day Unit-Based hike. This allows students to focus on the group dynamics of their unit and provides opportunities for individuals to demonstrate leadership. Another opportunity is provided this term for a solo experience with an increased period of time to reflect. A unit-based Rogaine competition, where units race each other to collect markers around campus and up on top of Mt. Timbertop, completes Semester 1 in the outdoors.
Semester 2 begins with students undertaking an overnight winter expedition on Mt. Stirling where they sleep in the GGS Hut. The adventure then progresses to a four day unit-based backcountry snow camping expedition on the Bogong High Plains. Term 3 culminates in a Mystery Hike competition in nearby bushland around Mt. Timbertop and the Howqua River.
The culmination of the skills and resilience students have developed in the first three terms is put to the test in Term 4. Students undertake a Unit-Based Hike, two Option Hikes in addition to a cryptic 'Hunt for the Hermit's Gold' Hike. The students then finish their year in the outdoors with a Four Day Hike and then a Six Day Hike where they plan their own route and create their own hike notes to enable them to safely navigate their way through the Victorian High Country.
Positive Education classes at Timbertop are taught throughout the year to all Year 9 students. The scope and sequence of the subject is built around the six pillars for living a flourishing life. These founding principles are: Positive Purpose, Positive Emotions, Positive Accomplishment, Positive Health, Positive Relationships, and Positive Meaning. Students discover their Signature Character Strengths which in turn increases their self-awareness. Students focus on topics such as Diversity, Sleep, Gratitude, Savouring, Active Constructive Responding and Teamwork. Students gain a conceptual understanding in classes, but importantly have many opportunities to practise the application of this knowledge in their daily lives at Timbertop. This is important preparation as they move to Senior School and life beyond.
This is not a formally assessed subject and there is no official written report.
Students choose five semester units. Some subjects, if chosen, must be done for both semesters, other subjects can be done in either or both semesters and others may only be taken for one semester. It is important that students select subjects that are appropriately challenging whilst preparing them for Year 10 and beyond.
Either Semester
The Timbertop campus is set on 325 hectares, approximately 200 hectares of which is farming land. It is well-suited to provide students with an exciting introduction to a diverse range of agricultural studies. Students develop their theoretical knowledge and practical skills by their involvement with the School's Murray Grey beef cattle, prime lamb enterprise and the vineyard producing Merlot and Nebbiolo grapes for Timbertop wine production at the Delatite Winery; and other working aspects of the Timbertop farm.
Students are offered one semester to study these sub-systems. Semester 1 is offered during Summer and Autumn and Semester 2 is offered during Winter and Spring, therefore, the fieldwork covered during a semester will vary, depending on the operations occurring during that season. In Semester 1 the students will study animal production including animal husbandry and reproduction and viticulture (establishing and maintaining a vineyard through to testing grapes and pruning vines). In Semester 2 the focus will be on animal husbandry, digestion and reproduction and pastures. This aims to optimise the use of all resources, including natural assets, labour and energy without contributing to environmental degradation.
It is expected that over the year all students studying this elective, whatever their background, will be exposed to a range of practical skills, ethical decisions and problem-solving experiences in a unique environment. The subject places strong emphasis on practical learning with the students being given the opportunity to work in the field on every possible occasion. These lessons will be of value to them in all of their present and future studies.
1. Theory (40%)
2. Practical Skills (40%)
3. Classwork and Module (20%)
Health and Physical Education at Timbertop encompasses sport education, fitness testing and evaluation, running technique analysis, and basic human physiology focusing on the body's response to exercise.
Over the course of the year students improve their co-ordination, fine and gross motor skills and their knowledge of game sense whilst participating in a broad range of activities. To further develop their physical capabilities, a range of games and sports that enhance all areas of skill-based and health-related fitness components are incorporated. These activities include Waterpolo, Netball, Ultimate Frisbee, Modified Games, Touch Football and a range of modified games. Students also implement ways to improve the quality of their own and others' performance through observation and video analysis.
The classroom-based health course is contextualised around the unique Timbertop programme. This begins by comparing the health and fitness elements of different physical activities and how each contribute to overall health and physical performance. Students analyse and evaluate the Timbertop physical programme and further develop their understanding about what is happening physiologically to their bodies as they increase their cardiovascular fitness, strength and endurance.
In the second half of the semester students are given the opportunity to collaborate creatively by developing a game or modifying an existing sport which they then teach, coach and facilitate to their peers, whilst learning about specific game sense and sporting strategies and tactics. To conclude student's focus on relationship wellbeing by reflecting on their unique living arrangements within the Unit.
1. Theory (50%)
2. Practical Participation (30%)
3. Practical Skills and Performance (20%)
All languages must be taken in both semesters.
Chinese (Mandarin)
(This course is not suitable for First Language students)
The Chinese programme at Timbertop requires that students have had a minimum of 100 hours instruction in Mandarin Chinese throughout Year 7 and 8, in a school where a language other than Mandarin is the main language of instruction. They must be familiar with Pinyin, and must be able to recognise the 150 most commonly used Hanzi characters. Students with no prior knowledge of Chinese (Mandarin), unfortunately cannot be accommodated at Timbertop. Likewise, students with Chinese background or who are experienced users of the language are not suitable for this course, as it is designed for learners of Chinese as a foreign language. Those students who use Chinese as one of their main forms of communication, or have had more than one year in a school where Chinese is one of the main languages of instruction, cannot study Chinese in the Timbertop programme. They may pursue other avenues in Senior School that will cater for their advanced knowledge of the language.
At Timbertop, students who elect to study Mandarin Chinese will continue to develop all four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. By the end of the year, students will be able to comprehend short texts in Chinese related to the topics in the textbook. Students will be able to participate in simple conversations regarding everyday topics, and will be able to write more extended sentence patterns, structured paragraphs and small written pieces. Language learning will always be supported by social and cultural contexts.
1. Communication (50%) [writing and speaking]
2. Comprehension (50%) [reading and writing]
The Timbertop French course is designed for students who have received at least two prior years of French instruction, thus equipping them with sound grammatical and vocabulary knowledge. It is a course in which students continue to develop the four macro skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in order to gather information relevant to various situations in everyday life, both at Timbertop and generally. Major thematic topics include: The Timbertop programme and school life; the French-speaking world; holidays and leisure activities; as well as discussion of personal and physical attributes applying to themselves, family, and friends. Grammatically, the course instructs students in the use of pronouns, modal verbs, interrogation, negation, adjective placement and agreement, and different tenses including the present, near future, perfect and imperfect past tense, conditional and imperative. This is done by encouraging the students to consider English grammar in greater depth, and drawing parallels between the two languages.
Classroom activities are varied and consist of role plays, small group conversations, fortnightly verb/vocabulary tests and grammatical instruction, supplemented by games and drills designed to encourage effective language acquisition. The course material is cumulative, and requires students to commit themselves to a consistent and efficient programme of study and revision.
By the end of the year, students are able to participate in everyday written and spoken French communication. The Timbertop course aims to foster an interest in the French language and to develop a level of proficiency therein that is appropriate for a smooth transition to senior-level French.
1. Communication (50%) [writing and speaking]
2. Comprehension (50%) [reading and writing]
This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of the language, while making provision for those who are continuing from the Year 8 Middle School programme. This is an accelerated beginners' course that allows students the opportunity to take up the language whilst preparing them well for future study in German. The course is particularly suited to students with proven linguistic ability. Students who have done the Year 8 Beginners' course in German at Corio will enhance their knowledge through the more formalised approach in the Year 9 course, particularly regarding grammatical structures and usage. The course content is cumulative in nature and commitment from students in the consistent revision and building on the language is imperative.
The four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are developed through the combined use of the Klasse 1! Textbook, its supplementary workbook and a collection of diverse activities and resources comprising various forms of media.
Major topics include: family, school, hobbies and interests, food, shopping, around the home and around town. The course offers authentic models of spoken and written language and an insight into the culture of young German people.
A combination of classroom activities such as, small group tasks, role-plays and games, reinforces the vocabulary and grammar instruction covered throughout the course. Classes are often divided into groups to target differing learning abilities, with groups working closely with the native language assistant in either remedial or extension tasks. By the end of the year, students are able to engage in everyday conversation, listen and read for specified items of information and write paragraphs of several linked sentences.
1. Communication (50%) [writing and speaking]
2. Comprehension (50%) [reading and writing]
1. Communication (50%) [writing and speaking]
2. Comprehension (50%) [reading and writing]
Semester 1 focuses on the physical Geography of the local environment whilst encouraging individual inquiry and development of individual geographical skills. Students learn to understand how Bushfires start and the effect fire has on natural environments. Students received instruction in a number of skill specific areas such as geographical surveying, map drafting, field sketching, data collection and analysis. Bushfires linked students to learning about the Australian Alpine region, as they proposed arguments for and against the importance of conservation of the endemic biodiversity. The final study of Semester 1 included data collection and analysis of local Waterways, examining the impact of humans on natural watercourses.
Semester 2
Geographies of interconnections focuses on investigating how people, through their choices and actions, are connected to places throughout the world in a wide variety of ways, and how these connections help to make and change places and their environments. Term 3 examines the War on Waste Australia is facing, as students collaboratively problem solve ways that transform the campus to be more sustainable. Term 4 studies the interconnection between information and communication technologies and the influence it has on the type and amount of products people buy.
1. Group Projects/Reports 40%
2. Module 20%
3. Individual Geography Skills 40%
Either semester
Elective History at Timbertop focuses on relevant social issues and the historical context in which they fit. The idea "What it is to be good?" will be studied through local history and the character of Ned Kelly. Further to this, students will learn how authoritative power grows and then becomes repressive through WWII history. Additionally, the consequences for the victims of WWII will be considered. Finally, the growth of power through social resistance is studied and viewed through the lens of female rights. These efforts across the semester are then consolidated and demonstrated through a thought-provoking self-directed project.
1. Essay (30%)
2. Source Analysis (20%)
3. Tests (30%)
4. Classwork and Module (20%)
Either or both semesters
Students must be enrolled in private instrumental/vocal tuition to participate in music as an elective subject.
In this course there is an emphasis on practical studies. Students are formed into groups to play or sing in small ensembles, as well as developing solo performance. There is some time for individual practice during class. Musicians, who are keen to keep developing their music skills, especially if they intend to take Music as a subject in Senior School, are encouraged to consider this elective.
Other areas covered include: aural comprehension, theory, creative organisation, a historical overview of the history of rock and roll in Australia and a study of world music.
Private Instrumental/Vocal Tuition
Tuition is available in major instruments. Serious instrumentalists and vocalists are encouraged to take Music Ensemble as well as having private lessons. Students are rostered for two supervised practice sessions a week. Unfortunately, due to the isolation of the campus, lessons on more obscure instruments cannot be guaranteed. In the situation where only a minimal number of students enrol in an instrument, lessons in that instrument may also be unavailable.
Students do not have to take the elective subject Music Ensemble in order to have private tuition. However, students who take the elective must be enrolled in private tuition if it is available for their instrument. There is a minimum practice requirement and students are encouraged to make use of other time when available.
There are solo and ensemble performance opportunities for instrumental or voice students both within and outside the School. Monday morning recitals in the Chapel are a much-loved part of the Timbertop routine as are concerts held for the School throughout the year.
1. Classwork and Module (20%)
2. Aural, Theory and Composition (40%)
3. Ensemble (20%)
4. Projects (20%)
1. Classwork and Module (20%)
2. Aural, Theory and Composition (40%)
3. Ensemble (20%)
4. Examination (20%)
Either Semester
Students explore a variety of media including drawing, ink, solar printing, stencil work and painting in both watercolours and acrylic. Through the study of artists and their works, students are taught the elements of Art and how to use technical terms to analyse and appreciate works of art. The rules of perspective are taught, as are the basic principles of colour, tone and hue. Several pieces are completed during the semester including landscapes, portraiture, still life and the design of a logo. In all these projects, the use of a Visual Diary is a vital component of the planning and exploratory process. Students are encouraged to assess their own completed art works and reflect upon the development stages involved.
1. Folio (50%)
2. Visual Diary (50%)
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Rose Mortimer, currently a Master's student in Bioethics and Society, will begin a PhD in October, at Oxford university.
The PhD is part of a Wellcome Trust funded project, focussing on the ethical implications of early intervention programmes in child psychiatry. Rose will be working with Professor Ilina Singh and Professor Michael Parker, and will be cross-appointed between the Department for Neuroscience and Psychiatry, and the ETHOX centre for bioethics.
Rose says: "I have greatly enjoyed studying bioethics this year, and I feel that I've gained a lot of knowledge and skills which together enabled me to be successful in my application to Oxford. During my PhD interview, I was asked to discuss issues such as the connection between normative and empirical research in ethics, and in answering I drew from discussions we had had in class, referencing some papers that had been on our reading list this year. Overall, my experience at King's has definitely prepared me well for what I hope will be a future career in Bioethics!"
The Department congratulates Rose on this achievement.
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The Å-machine
The Å-machine is a virtual machine for delivering interactive stories. It is designed for stories implemented in the Dialog programming language.
As the name suggests, the Å-machine is inspired by the Z-machine. The letter Å (pronounced [ɔː], like the English word "awe") follows Z in the Swedish alphabet. In international contexts, å can be transcribed into aa, as in "The Aa-machine".
The Dialog compiler can produce Å-machine story files starting with version 0g/01. The filename ending is .aastory. Support for the widely used and historically important Z-machine remains, and will not go away. But stories compiled for the Å-machine look better on the web, and are smaller and faster on vintage hardware.
In a sense, the Å-machine is to Dialog what Glulx is to Inform 7. It eliminates the tight restrictions on story size, and extends the basic functionality with a carefully balanced set of new features. But the Å-machine is designed to run the same stories on everything from 8-bit systems to modern web browsers. Data structures and encodings are economical, and the overall word size has not increased. Large stories are supported, but small stories still have a very compact binary representation.
Compared to the Z-machine and Glulx, the Å-machine operates at a higher level of abstraction. This improves performance on vintage hardware, both by making story files smaller, which improves loading times, and by allowing larger chunks of computation to be implemented as native machine code. The downside is that the virtual machine is more tightly coupled to the idiosyncracies of a particular high-level language, in this case Dialog.
Currently, two separate Å-machine interpreters exist. One is implemented in Javascript, and the other is implemented in 6502 assembler. Each must be combined with a frontend that handles input, output, and other platform-specific details. Available frontends include a web frontend based on jquery for the Javascript interpreter, and a Commodore 64 frontend for the 6502 interpreter.
Use the included tool, aambundle, to convert your .aastory file into a web-friendly directory structure, including story and interpreter, ready for deployment on a server. The same tool can create disk images for the Commodore 64.
- aamachine-0.3.1.zip (Å-machine version 0.3.1, 832.9 kB)
- aamachine-0.2.2.zip (Å-machine version 0.2.2, 645.2 kB)
- aamachine-0.2.1.zip (Å-machine version 0.2.1, 646.1 kB)
- aamachine-0.2.zip (Å-machine version 0.2, 596.2 kB)
- aamachine-0.1.zip (Å-machine version 0.1, 592.2 kB)
The release archive includes:
- The Å-machine specification.
- A Javascript interpreter, with two frontends.
- A 6502 interpreter, with two frontends.
- Source code and prebuilt binaries for the Å-machine tools aamshow and aambundle.
This software is distributed under a 2-clause BSD license.
My IFComp 2018 game Tethered and my IFComp 2019 game Pas De Deux running on the Å-machine.
Here is Cloak of Darkness (Dialog source code) on the Å-machine.
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Important differences between the specification and the JS reference implementation:
- IF_FLAG, IFN_FLAG, SET_FLAG, and RESET_FLAG: "1 <<" should be "0x8000 >>" (that is, the spec starts shifting from the least-significant bit, but the ref impl starts shifting from the most-significant bit)
- JMPL_MULTI: "SIM = 0" should be "SIM = 0xffff"
- JMP_TAIL: "SIM < 0x8000" should be "SIM >= 0x8000"
- UNLINK, SET_PARENT: seven occurrences of "value - 1" should be "value" (the ref impl never subtracts 1 from those object values, not even in fieldaddr() or unlink())
- LOAD_VAL: the result of get_longterm() should not be stored in arg3 if it is zero (that is, according to the spec "arg3 <- get_longterm(...)" is executed even if "!arg3" is true; a solution might be to introduce a local variable)
Minor things:
- IF_CWL, IFN_CWL: use "arg2" even though there is only one argument
- STORE_WORD, STORE_BYTE, STORE_VAL, SET_FLAG, RESET_FLAG, UNLINK, IF_MEM_EQ, IFN_MEM_EQ, IF_FLAG, IFN_FLAG: opcode index lists first argument as "VALUE/0", but opcode details have "0/VALUE"
- unbox_int(): "v.tag != integer" should be "v.tag != number" (this is the only occurrence of "integer" as a tag type)
- store_longterm(), push_longterm(): "HEAP.ramsz" should be "HEAD.ramsz"
- The initial state of the special-purpose registers is never defined (except for INST, though even that is somewhat hidden)
- FIELD_PARENT (=0), FIELD_CHILD (=1), FIELD_SIBLING (=2) are never defined
- It would be useful if pseudo-code invocations of runtime_error() explicitly defined the error_code (as it is probably not meant to be implementation-defined)
- input_get_line() is never defined (according to the Dialog manual this function works in a very specific way, so it is probably better to explicitly define it in the spec instead of leaving it up to the implementation)
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Tue 1-Oct-2019 01:00
Thank you very much! I was aware of a few of these issues, because I've started to work on a second implementation (in 6502 assembler) based on the specification document, but I didn't realize that somebody else was having a detailed look at it too. I should make a 0.3 that fixes the errors, without adding any new features.
Also, for what it's worth, the current Dialog compiler never emits AUX_POP_VAL, and I'm thinking about deprecating that instruction. But it ought to remain in the specification until it's time to increment the major version number.
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With these 45 wooden pallet bars as inspiration, your dreams of having your bar at home or in your garden can quickly become a reality! Build your own bar and kick back with family and friends to enjoy a delicious beverage or cocktail. To keep costs down, build the bar from pallet wood - and prevent them from the landfills too! The pride you feel will make those beverages even tastier!
Some of our Crafters have fantastic talent and creativity, and they have graciously shared their designs. They've made some great bars - both indoor and outdoor, Tiki-style, casual backyard ones, U-Shaped, L-Shaped and more. Look at the selection of wooden bars we've compiled, and you'll undoubtedly be inspired to make your own!
Wooden Pallet Bars are ideal projects for the pallet neophyte!
Here's a bar that is perfect for indoors, but can be moved outside for that rowdy poolside party. Serve your favorite beverages, from espresso to beer across this bar, and your family will be amazed! Stainless steel hardware, locking casters, and a satin finish with a deep espresso-colored stain allows this bar to integrate into an elegant, refined home, or poolside to get that party started!
Keep it light with this open, airy pallet bar. It is an elegant way to add a bar to your outdoor living areas. This idea was made of cedar, but it was easily adapted to pallet wood!
Make a bar with a little bit of style: add a concrete top! This Instructables idea is brilliant, and makes a durable bar for outdoor fun!
You don't always have to leave the pallets in their bare form. Paint them and add some metal for an industrial look!
This pallet patio bar lets the partygoers know when you're open for business.
- Available in 28 beautiful colors.
- Can be used to add beauty to any bare or stripped wood surface.
Check out this LED-lit pallet bar found in Equador!
Use a torch to give Wooden Pallet Bars a unique look!
Add visual interest by alternating wood types or staining half of the boards!
Build a party-on-tap beer bar and be the host with the most!
We're sure that your next spring project will be to make yourself a summertime bar! If you need to determine the size of your bar, here are the standard dimensions of pallets in different countries, this may help you.
- F&W Media-Adams Media Books: DIY Wood Pallet Projects
- Personalize your space without having to spend a fortune on getting that perfect rustic chic look!...
Wooden Pallet Bars like this little movable one made from recycled pallets & an old baby carriage. (source)
Bar counter for a Belgian organic craft beer, all made from old recycled pallets. (source)
This astounding pallet bar project is a complete outdoor bar with a 70 square meters terrace, entirely made from recycled pallets & wood. (source)
Another outdoor mobile bar made from reclaimed pallets, with storage below for the stools. (source)
Beach bar entirely made from repurposed pallets, for those on a tiny budget :) (source)
Named the « Cocktail bar,» this outdoor pallet bar was made for a Belgium festival by designers Esposito Sébastien & Henricy Gautier. (source)
An ephemeral pallet wood bar made for a show by the French theater company Rara Woulib. (source)
A beautiful bar counter made from two repurposed pallets and an old wardrobe door for the top…perfect for a garden summer bar! (source)
Need an outdoor pallet bar for next summer? This one was made from old wooden pallets and old lariat rope. (source)
Kitchen bar or island by reusing an old furniture and screwed some pallets on it. (source)
A home-made bar made by reusing eight wooden pallets. Everything was made from pallets in this bar except the base which was made with old car rims. (source)
Restaurant bar made from discarded pallets for the Antica Fiera di mezz'Agosto festival in Lastra a Signa. (source)
One of the most simple & cool pallet bar you can make at home! You'll need only two wooden pallets, white paint & 3 pavers…that's all :) (source)
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Indoor bar with a U-shape form made from 3 recycled pallets & with a jarrah timber for the finish. (source)
Another simple bar made from 2 pallets & 3 ground plates, perfect for your outdoor terrace! (source)
If you like outdoor gatherings, why not create Wooden Pallet Bars like this one? An outdoor pallet bar realized around a tree, think about it for your next big party :) (source)
Outdoor bar made from reclaimed pallets and concrete stepping stones for the countertop. (source)
Build Wooden Pallet Bars like this fantastic Tiki bar made from two 48 x 40" wooden pallets and one 12 x 2" board for the countertop. Nice :) (source)
Tiki bar on the Jersey Shore made from 8 discarded pallets and some lumber wood. Total cost for this bar: 180$. (source)
Counter/Bar for a local Tea Shop entirely made from repurposed pallet wood. (source)
This bar is made out of old discarded pallets and covered with palings & a red gum top and shelf. (source)
This gorgeous bar features an outdoor L-Shaped bar & its high chair, made from different kinds of reclaimed pallet wood. (source) Wooden Pallet Bars like this can be ideal for indoor applications.
Beautiful Indoor Bar made from 3 big recycled pallets. (source)
U-Shaped bar made from mainly recycled cedar wood pallet. (source)
Another Tiki bar, perfect for your backyard. This one was made from 3 discarded pallets for the base, and a pergola top added (but not from pallets). (source)
A simple outdoor bar made from 4 recycled pallets, 3 for the legs and one for the top. (source)
his Wooden Pallet Bars like this whitewashed project consists of an outdoor bar and its two chairs, all made from recycled pallets & field wood. (source)
Modular bar and all the furniture (chairs, coffee tables) are made from recycled pallets by "Le Collectif Nomade." (source)
Garden Tiki bar made from 3 recycled pallets, 1-inch plywood for the countertop and colored deck stain. (source)
Backyard Tiki bar made from 2 repurposed pallets, perfect for the BBQ :) (source)
Terrace room bar made from 3 pallets & painted with a black oil stain. (source)
An indoor bar made from 2 pallets (1 for the front and one split in two for the sides). (source)
WOW - Massive events bar entirely made from recycled pallets and with a surface of 25 square meters! (source)
This bar was used as an outdoor kitchen and all made from pallets, outstanding job on this one with a near-perfect finish! (source)
For the girls out there, a nice outdoor bar made from two recycled pallets and painted in a beautiful pink color. This Wooden Pallet Bars idea is movable with its four wheels. (source)
That's all folks! You now have seen 45 awesome wooden pallet bars to inspire you for your next pallet project!
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The Centre has asked the Bihar government to provide financial assistance to the Gaya cyber café owner and publisher who became a hero in September after catching two terror suspects, including the key accused of 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts.
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), in a letter, has asked the Bihar chief secretary to ensure financial support to Anurag Basu, the cyber café operator and editor of vernacular monthly socio-political magazine 'Saaf Swar'.
The MHA has also directed the chief secretary to apprise it of the action taken at the earliest.
Basu had chased and caught two terror suspects at Gaya, 100 km south of Patna, on September 13. Tauseef Khan alias Atik Khan, an accused in the Ahmedabad blast, was one of men. The blast had killed 56 people and injured more than 200. Tauseef is at present in the remand of Gujarat police.
READ| 2008 Ahmedabad blast accused among two terror suspects arrested from cyber café at Gaya
But Basu had to a heavy price for what his wife Aradhana Kumari describes was a "misadventure". With his business crippled for fear of retaliation, he has been staring at penury and also facing threat to his life from sleeper cells allegedly set up by the arrested terror suspects.
The MHA directive to the state government comes in the wake of a letter earlier written by Gaya MP Hari Manjhi to the prime minister's office (PMO).
In his letter, Manjhi had apprised the PMO of the hardships being faced by Basu, a third degree black belt, who had been giving martial art tips to youths at Tekari and Gaya for more than four years, and sought adequate compensation to Basu, "who has set an example of courage and patriotism".
READ| Double whammy: Business crippled, Gaya cyber café owner who caught terror suspects faces threat to life
Tauseef, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, had been hiding at Sahdeo Khap village in Bodh Gaya police station area, 16 km south of Gaya, since July 2008 with the help of Sarwar Khan of the same village. A computer engineer, well versed in mathematics, Tauseef Khan had joined a private school in the village as a teacher. However, he was also giving lessons in jehad to many Class 12 students who came to him for private tuitions, the police said.
Article source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/mha-asks-bihar-govt-to-help-cyber-cafe-owner-who-caught-two-terror-suspects-at-gaya/story-4fxYMLNBylm18p5F8eEKPK.html


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An initiative from Frankston's newest Rotary Club, Peninsula 2.0, the Birth Tree Project is now in its fourth year and commemorates the births of babies born in the local community, in the form of a living monument. This year also had added excitement with the first unveiling of the Family Garden, where older family members can also be recognised. Peninsula 2.0 President Emily Barr said that "Planting trees in recognition of births is a valuable way to encourage lifelong connections between children, their city of birth and their local environment".
The Unveiling Ceremony was attended by over 100 registered family and friends, as well as Frankston Mayor Cr Michael O'Reilly, MP Chris Crewther, and Cr Steve Toms, who has shown great support of this project. The day included a short ceremony where a plaque containing all babies and children registered were revealed, as well as free children's entertainment to help celebrate the day. Each registered baby received a certificate and a small plant as a gift.
Rotary's philosophy is to fundraise money to pass onto others, so it was appropriate that money raised from registrations for the 2018 Birth Tree were donated to the local community, this year going to the Special Care Nursery at Frankston Hospital. Allison Conroy-Joyce, Nurse Unit Manager of the Special Care Nursery attended the Ceremony and was presented with a cheque for $5,000 from Project Leaders Carmen Griffiths and Gill Casey. Allison explained that this money will be used to purchase a much-needed Humidifier for ventilator/respiratory support.
Registrations are now open for babies born in 2019, or for anyone wishing to be a part of the 2019 Family Garden. For more information, visit http://www.rotarypeninsula.org/birth-tree or https://www.facebook.com/birthtree/


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Great news for Harry Potter fans that own a Kindle and were thinking about buying digital versions of the treasured series by J.K. Rowling. Amazon announced today that all seven Harry Potter ebooks will be available in the Kindle Owners' Lendling Library on June 19th.
So you will be able to borrow the Harry Potter ebooks for free if you own a Kindle and you subscribe to Amazon Prime. The Amazon Prime subscription currently costs $79 per year. It lets you borrow one ebook for free each month and currently has over 145,000 ebooks to choose from. Prime also gives you access to a large library of streaming videos that you can watch for free as well as free two-day shipping on products Amazon sells.
Adding the Harry Potter ebooks to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library is a huge win for Amazon. Harry Potter is the best selling series of all time. The announcement shines a huge light on the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. People will want to find out what it is and will wonder what other great ebooks they could get for free if they join. Having the Harry Potter ebooks available for free to Kindle owners with Prime subscriptions will probably result in more Kindle sales and more Prime subscriptions as well.
The deal will drastically benefit Amazon but it will probably help J.K. Rowling out too. If you borrow a Harry Potter ebook from Amazon and decide you want to buy it you will be redirected to Pottermore. Pottermore is a website that J.K. Rowling has chosen as the only place where the Harry Potter ebooks will be sold. The is "a unique online experience from J.K. Rowling, built around the Harry Potter books.". Having the Harry Potter ebooks in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library will definitely make more people aware of Rowling's Pottermore site.
Of course if you want to borrow the Harry Potter ebooks for free there is another way. J.K. Rowling decided to make the Harry Potter ebooks available at libraries through OverDrive. This is unusual because most book publishers have chosen to not to make their ebooks available at public libraries. So there is a good chance you will find the Harry Potter ebooks at your local library and you won't need a Kindle to be able to borrow them.
Signing a deal to add the Harry Potter ebooks to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library is a gigantic win for Amazon and the ebook subscription model. It will be interesting to see if Amazon is able to get ebooks from other popular authors into their "library" as well.


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SIOUX CITY — Take a bow, Siouxland.
For the third year in a row, the trade publication Site Selection has named Sioux City as the small-size metro area with the most economic development projects.
Sioux City had 26 new or expanded corporate facilities in the category for metros with populations between 50,000 and 200,000 in 2017. That doubled up double the three metros who tied for second place with 13 qualifying projects -- Owensboro, Kentucky, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Gainesville, Georgia.
To qualifying, a corporate project must meet at least one of three criteria: involve a capital investment of at least $1 million, creation of at least 20 new jobs or addition of at least 20,000 square feet of new floor space. Site Selection's database does not track retail and government projects, schools or hospitals.
Topping Sioux City's corporate investments last year was the $300 million Seaboard Triumph Foods pork plant, which opened in September and hired 1,100 jobs for the initial first shift. Other top 5 projects cited by Site Selection also included Hendrix Genetics' $25 million hatchery near Beresford, South Dakota; the $25 million expansion of the Curly Foods ribs plant in Sioux City and Jay-Clone LLC's $12 million logistics center in Sioux City.
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Metro Sioux City, which includes Dakota and Dixon counties in Nebraska, Plymouth and Woodbury counties in Iowa and Union County in South Dakota, has now topped Site Selection's small-size metro list five of the last six years, with the streak interrupted only by a runner-up finish in 2014. Since 2007, the metro area has claimed the top spot seven times.
"Our community has every reason to be proud of our consistent performance in these annual rankings," said Thompson Electric/TEC Corp CEO Skip Perley, who also serves as chairman of the board of directors for The Siouxland Initiative, a regional economic development group. "For many years, our public and private sector partners have worked cooperatively to develop the economic development strategy that is currently paying significant dividends throughout our tri-state region."
In a story in the March issue of the magazine and online, Site Selection highlights the region's long run of success with the headline, "What's in the Water in Sioux City?"
The story quoted Chris McGowan, president of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and The Siouxland Initiative, as saying it all started years ago when his team looked at what the magazine was counting, and why.
"The first time we won this we were told to be prepared to be put on the road map," McGowan said. "That was prophetic. I have some good things in the pipeline right now too, and nothing would make me happier than to be hearing this news again this time next year."
Omaha and Chicago won in Site Selection's categories for mid-size and major metro markets.The Atlanta-based trade publication announced the decisions in its March 2018 issue.
According to Site Selection, which has a subscription base of 48,000, its annual rankings are considered the "industry's scoreboard" in the corporate real estate realm. The publication's Conway Projects Database focuses on new corporate facility projects with significant impact, including headquarters, manufacturing plants, research and development operations, and logistics sites, among others.


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- Cooling down after the match (all together as Fair Play activity).
- Goals must be properly secured so that they are safe and cannot be moved.
- Distance from the edge of the pitch (for safety): 2-3 m.
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The Mets have called up INF Matt Reynolds from Triple-A Las Vegas and will have RHP Rafael Montero on the taxi squad for Monday's game against the Reds in Cincinnati.
On Tuesday, OF Brandon Nimmo, LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Erik Goeddel, and infielders Eric Campbell and T.J. Rivera will be promoted from Las Vegas.
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To make room on the roster on Tuesday, the Mets will transfer INF Neil Walker to the 60-day disabled list.


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In the past year, I've started to listen to podcasts because I'm 90 years old. Any day now I'll start listening to CBC on the radio and needlepoint myself a motivational saying to hang on my wall.
After obsessively listening to Sarah Koenig's "Serial", I started hearing about a podcast called "Mortified", where adults share embarrassing stories or diary entries from when they were younger. My favourite one is Tynan's, who in high school would write in his journal as if he were a hip hop star, and ends every entry with what he wore, ate, and then says, "Peace! One Luv!" Unfortunately, I wasn't as interesting.
When we moved out of my childhood home, my older sister Brittany and I came across a box of my old journals. Oh yes. 7 in total, all spanning from age 8 to 18. I'm really disappointed to say that I did not try to impersonate a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, although to be honest, I think my main musical influences followed more of a Hilary Duff vibe. My best work is from 2003:
Take note, that is a velvet cover. Complete with lock, to hide my scandalous third grade lifestyle. It was a lot of recounting: what I did that day, what I looked forward to, and 8 year old drama (my sister got the new Shania Twain CD and NOT ME). Let me paint you a picture:
Thursday August the 14th 2003
me and my family are going to san fansico. We get a walk men for the plane Because I got a Muiltapulycan CD and it helps you better with math and sing too. On the plane I want to sit with Brittany. In the plane there is a T.V. so your not bored.
Yeah let that soak in. I was the kid on the plane listening to adults sing about multiplication tables (bit of a spoiler alert, it failed me). I think what's most concerning is the spelling, but hey, I was feeling good, going to san fansico with my walkman, lookout world. It's obvious I was not as creative as Tynan. It's also very possible that I will look back on this blog in a couple years and be thinking the same things as I did looking at my old diary.
I wore jean shorts, a tank top, and ate a bagel. Peace! One Luv!