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|iomart Group is offering an expanded range of cloud and colocation hosting services to the UK public sector after being selected for G-Cloud 4
iomart Group is offering an expanded range of cloud and colocation hosting services to the UK public sector after being selected for G-Cloud 4, the fourth iteration of the pre-approved group of Cloud ICT suppliers to the UK government.
iomart has added its expertise in the bespoke provisioning of private and hybrid cloud solutions to the CloudStore catalogue, as well as offering data centre and colocation services. The new services can be found under the sections for Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS); Platform As A Service (PaaS); and Software As A Service (SaaS), for which iomart was accredited earlier this year when it was selected for G Cloud iii.
"In addition, we have also been accredited for data centre and colocation services, ensuring that we can offer prospective public sector clients the opportunity to utilise our nationwide estate of eight data centre locations and pan UK fibre network. This is particularly important as more and more government organisations are seeking IT outsourcing disaster recovery and off-site storage solutions with trusted suppliers."
iomart's existing public sector clients include one of the UK's biggest housing associations, as well as a range of councils and education providers. The company specialises in the delivery and management of bespoke mission-critical private and hybrid cloud and managed IT infrastructures, as well as providing cloud services such as storage, backup and security solutions.
Cloud computing has brought about a step change in the economics and sustainability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Government is committed to the adoption of cloud computing and delivering computing resources. The G-Cloud is an iterative programme of work to achieve this which will deliver fundamental changes in the way the public sector procures and operates ICT. The G-Cloud strategy itself is built upon government ensuring that it can:
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Literacy, the ability to read and write, develops from oral language competency in the first five years of a child's life. This inner language developed is built on formally, at school age, when learning is taken to the next level, attaching symbols to sounds in words (phonology) understanding the meaning of what is being written or read (semantics) including interpreting pictures associated with print. Rhyme knowledge is also part of this development.
Children learn to initially listen to words that "sound the same" and later, when they acquire grapheme knowledge they can then apply this to their written work, the basis of which is correct spelling. Many children, may struggle with this continuum, for a variety of reasons, even into their adult life, if not detected early and appropriate intervention provided.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Recently, I was in Puerto Rico. On our final full day, my beloved sat on our balcony enjoying the view while I went to the beach to capture the boogie boarders in action. Upon my return, I spied my beloved and thought I would take his picture from afar. The dude in question was wearing a red shirt, navy swim trunks, and a navy ball cap--the same apparel my beloved had worn all afternoon. I had my telephoto lens affixed to my camera and was all ready to take the stalker-like picture, catching him all unawares-like. As I was focusing on the dude, we happened to look at each other at the same time. And then, in a split second, this is what went through my head:
Hmm...I don't remember our floor being up this high...wait...do Pat's swim trunks have a stripe on them? And why is he standing? Is he looking for me? And why is he looking at me with my big, long, stalkerish zoom lens? Maybe he'll wave. That would be a fun picture. ZOMG! That's not my husband!! That's just some random dude that is wearing similar clothing and ZOMG he's looking right at me with a quizzical expression on his face!! ACK! He's wondering why there's some strange woman pointing her zoom lens at him! Point it somewhere else! ANYWHERE ELSE! YES! YES! AIM YOUR ZOOM LENS AT THE SKY!! THAT MAKES ABSOLUTE SENSE!
And so I swung my camera skyward and literally whistled, like they do in the cartoons, and I was all, HI-HO! JUST MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS SHOOTING CLOSEUPS OF THE SKY! And then I swung around towards the ocean and I was all HI-HO! WOULDJA LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL OCEAN! OHMERGEHRD! LOVELY! MUST! TAKE! PICTURES! And then I pretended to take pictures of the ocean for a few minutes. And then I ran with my head down into the hotel and proceeded to slink into our room and out onto our balcony, whereupon I breathlessly told my beloved of my stalkerish photo session. I am so smoove, yo.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
La Isla Bonita
|The capitol building as viewed from the Castillo San Cristobal.
|Castillo San Cristobal. Stunning views.
|Castillo El Morro from Castillo San Cristobal. Two beautiful, old forts in Old San Juan.
|The cemetery below El Morro. One of the most picturesque and symbolic sites in Old San Juan.
|El Morro.
|I'm a sucker for pretty doors. And Old San Juan had plenty.
|Those mountains? They make some good coffee.
|Governor's residence, Old San Juan.
|This guy? He was a great singer. And I understood about every 3rd word he was saying. High school Spanish only goes so far, people. I'm such a gabacha.
|The Cathedral of San Juan.
|Seriously. I could live here.
|See? More doors. Told ya. Complete sucker.
|Love the blue brick streets.
|Total sucker. And my oldest claims this as her favorite. She never met a turquoise she didn't like.
|Sucker, sucker, sucker.
|The view from our hotel room. Your shoulders just lowered 2 inches, didn't they?
|Hello pretty Puerto Rican finch. Why yes, I did see you carry away a lizard twice your size. Ain't skeerd.
|This lady? Not only was she beautiful, but she was a complete BOSS on the waves.
|Boss. Boss.
|"I am the mayor of these waves."
|This guy? SO FUN to watch. He hooted and hollered each time he rode a good wave.
|Wave + Face = Still way better than any attempt I could make.
Tomorrow I will post a picture and tell you a funny story about this trip. It involves my camera and my beloved and me. And that's all I'll say for now.
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Monday, February 4, 2013
The Post Where I Start Out Talking About One Thing And End Up Talking About Donuts (Mmmm...Donuts...)
I am a hot mess. I have been face-first in closets and cabinets for the last week, cleaning out, purging, organizing, and de-crapifying STUFF. Y'all. We have some STUFF around here. Too much STUFF. Like, I can't believe how much STUFF. Some of it is useful, some of it is pretty, some of it is memories. But much of it is crap. And I am not done. Not by a long shot. But other things have come into the picture that are causing me to have to pull my nose out of cabinets and closets and pantries.
I am leaving in six days for warmer climes. My beloved has a sales meeting in a warm place and the spouses have been invited to tag along. This has caused me jubilation because WARM! SUN! BEACH! But also panic, because ACK! Leaving for several days and relatives are coming in to care for my offspring and my house is sort of, well, a hot mess. Much like the housekeeper.
My parents are off enjoying their annual February in Florida trip, so we weren't able to
bribe ask them to come watch the kids. This time, the punishment duties fall to my fabulous sister-in-law and her husband, Aunt Heather and Uncle Steve, whom we shall henceforth refer to as Aunt Hes and Uncle Buck. (Not the unemployed, betting on rigged horses part. And not because of a physical similarity to John Candy. But some of the other stuff? Um...maybe. The whole hatchet thing? Could totally see it happening.) The kids are very excited to have their aunt and uncle coming to stay for a few days. Aunt Hes has already promised a dance off. (Sort of wish I was going to be around for that...) And I'm terribly grateful for their willingness to come over and care for my kids. But you know, it means that I have to lay out routines and phone numbers and appointments and emergency stuff in pretty good detail. And also I need to cook a few meals ahead of time so that Aunt Hes won't have to cook. And I need to get the laundry as caught up as possible. (HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Shut up.) And I need to get the house cleaned so that they won't see how we really live.
Things are also tough because I have a severe case of PWS. This is not to be confused with PMS (which, at times, I may or may not have but you probably shouldn't go down that road because it can only lead to bad things...). I'm talking about a full-blown, Midwestern wintertime induced case of PWS-Pasty White Skin syndrome. If you know someone who lives in the Midwest, then you know what I'm talking about. The sun is pretty fickle 'round these parts during the winter months. Sometimes it doesn't come out for days. And when it does, it's as weak as Chuck Hagel during confirmation hearings. No? As weak as the NRA's reasoning behind their defense of assault weapons. No? As weak as my similes? Bingo! Anyway, my point is: the sunshine, it is not so great in the winter. And the skin? Well it is covered virtually 24/7 with clothing. Because winter around here? Brrrr. And what does the combination of weak sunshine and virtual burqa-wear equal? Pasty White Skin. Hence my need to lurk around the tanning salon.
Yep. I'm outing myself. I have, for the first time in my 40-something years, been to a tanning salon. Now, I'm not talking about the spray tan that my daughter talked me into a few years ago that caused me to have carrot fingers. I'm talking about the lay-yourself-down-on-the-bed-with-the-cancer-causing-lights-that-your-mother-doctor-and-every-health-class-warned-you-about-tanning-bed. I know better. Really, I do. I am an SPF 50 kinda gal. True story. But vanity has overridden all of my common sense. And so I have found myself pulling up to the tanning salon, furtively glancing around before I get out of my car, and pulling my collar up around my face in hopes that I won't see someone I know. And it's not just because I'm not wearing makeup and I look, as my daughter would say, ratchet. (This definition is much easier to swallow than the one on urban dictionary.) I am afraid of running into someone and then having to justify myself for going to a tanning salon. The fact that the tanning salon sits right next to the doughnut shop is not a bonus. When you park in the lot, you are only going to one of two places, and neither of them look good. Hmmm....tanning or doughnuts? This is a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't quandary. I mean, it's not as bad a quandary as say, Heroin Den/Brothel, but still. Tanning salon? Skin cancer! Doughnuts? Stuck in bathing suit yet again! It's a suburban mommy quandary.
So far, the tanning salon is winning. But if I start looking carroty, I'm thinking that a Bavarian may be the cure.
**I'll be busy
tanning cleaning this hot-mess-house this week and then gone to warmer climes for most of next. But look for pictures to come the week after. And also, there could possibly be a wisdom tooth story as well. My daughter is having her wisdom teeth extracted immediately upon our return. Sad panda! However, this might produce significant blog fodder. Happy kitty! (Or something...)
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Sabres' O'Regan is glad he was traded to Buffalo
The former Sharks forward said he's been welcomed by his friends Jack Eichel and Evan Rodrigues
Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - After being part of the Evander Kane trade, Danny O'Regan played three games in Rochester scoring two goals. With the injury to Kyle Criscuolo, the Sabres only had 12 forwards, so O'Regan came up. The former Shark will not play Wednesday, but he's pretty excited to be here, "I was definitely surprised at the time because I wasn't really expecting to get traded like that, but I was really excited to get started here and this organization has been just great so far."
O'Regan played one full season on a line with Jack Eichel at BU. Evan Rodrigues joined the line at Christmas, and he said both were excited when he was acquired, "They're both good friends and I knew they'd make me feel right at home when I got here and they've been great so far.
"Jack was consistently the best player in the country and then Evan just provided that spark which was just crazy. I think he came up and had like 50 points in 20 games, he was insane, he was just playing with so much confidence, but we were all pretty unselfish players and we like to make plays and we all complimented each other really well."
After he was traded, we heard that he's an undersized, fast forward. O'Regan said, "I try to play fast, I think I hurt myself when I'm not playing fast and I start overthinking things, so just play fast and let your legs do the work."
Phil Housley is not using O'Regan against the Flames, but he said he could play Thursday in Ottawa.
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text: The History of Animal Law Animal law, as a distinct body of law has not long existed. It evolved not as law but more as custom, especially in farming communities around the world where order and rules for dispute resolution as those disputes would involve animals, were necessary. If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. Exodus 21:28 700 B.C. Zeus established the following way of life for men: whereas for fish and winged birds it is common to eat one another, since there is no law among them, to men he gave law, which is by far the best thing. Hesiod (Greek poet) in Works and Days. 450 BC – The Twelve Tables In the circumstances described at 450 BC – The Twelve Tables, the Roman law on animals began to take shape. Justinian's institutes, 533 AD The Roman law ultimately and singularly influenced the common law even as it is applied today, in terms of animal law. Roman was spread by the Romans as they conquered the territory now known as Europe. When they were ultimately pushed off those territories when the natives regrouped, those natives, the Saxons, the Gauls etc., mostly chose to retain the essence of the Roman law including the small body of animal law. for centuries, the Roman law was an amalgam of the opinions of different influential jurists but finally brought together into one code by the Emperor Justinian, in 533 AD. See 533 AD - Justinian's Institutes. Published: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Last updated: Sunday, October 19, 2014 By: Lloyd Duhaime Permalink LAWisms - Law Quotes Every lawyer knows that the law is the result of a great deal of learning. Justice Erle, The Queen v. Dowling, 7 St. Tr. (N.S.) 438 (1848)


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With e-sports growing in popularity, it's only natural for component manufacturers to take note and cater to an audience seeking out the best. But there's one company that's been on the forefront of this, LG, particularly with the LG 34UC79G UltraWide Monitor that's crammed with features necessary for e-sports success at the highest level. Regardless if you play Dota 2 or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This is the monitor for you. Here's why.
Multiple game modes for any game
Other monitors ship with a generic 'Game Mode', the LG 34UC79G on the other hand, has three. Each of them customised for the kind of game you're playing. FPS1 ensures maximum effectiveness when you're playing in brighter surroundings or during the day. FPS2 lets you play better at night or in dark surroundings with settings tweaked for greater visibility. As for the RTS mode? It ensures features like Dynamic Action Sync and Adaptive-Sync are enabled to allow for a superior experience in titles like StarCraft 2 and League of Legends.
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One of the more unique features of the LG 34UC79G is Crosshair. This places a striking point in the middle of the monitor, allowing for superior accuracy. This is crucial in fast moving, first-person shooters like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch, ensuring that you get better with each shot.
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The LG 34UC79G is a 144Hz IPS UltraWide monitor that's tailor-made for gaming. The 21:9 aspect ratio grants you a wider field of view, and coupled with LG's excellent panel quality, results in an immersive gaming experience.
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Is the future flipped ?
While the concept of a flipped classroom may feel alien to those of us who went to school more than a few years ago, there's a swathe of research suggesting that switching the tasks completed by students at home and those carried out in the classroom can have a significant effect on learning outcomes if this is adopted as part of a more thorough transition to a flipped learning environment. A recent article by EdTechReview found that 96% of teachers who have flipped a lesson would recommend that method to others and 9 out of 10 teachers noticed a positive change in student engagement since flipping their classroom.
Despite this, it still feels that flipped learning hasn't quite reached the mainstream and the initial hype surrounding the concept is dying down. But is this really the case or is flipped learning simply adapting as teaching styles and classroom technologies evolve?
The original idea behind flipped learning was for students to study a subject in their own time by watching video lectures, reading around a topic, or solving additional problems at home, enabling the classroom to become more collaborative and focused around group working and learning.
This student-centred form of active learning is said to allow learners to explore topics in greater depth and create richer learning opportunities. However, some teachers didn't embrace the concept, others thought their school wouldn't embrace it and yet more implemented a hybrid version of flipped learning but didn't fully commit to the process. Those that did flip their classrooms encountered a number of issues, most notable of which was having no control over whether students actually completed the at-home tasks.
So is flipped learning still a valid teaching method and if so what does the flipped classroom look like in 2017? In recent years it has become clear that while roles can be flipped, to achieve the full effect classrooms must also be designed to encourage collaboration and ensure students can be connected to any devices needed to complete the lesson.
This being the case, the traditional rows of desks facing a teacher and screen is not the optimum setup. In a flipped classroom, groups of students will sit at desks around the room with a teacher station centrally located. Each group will have a display on the wall rather than a central projector or screen for the entire class. Interactive flat panels are particularly popular in this setup.
Many educators also promote having areas set aside for quiet work, and flexible modular seating areas for informal discussions. With students bringing their own devices and working with tools such as tablets and laptops, desks with integrated charging and storage points are also popular.
However, this kind of setup does not come cheap and, with school budgets already stretched, it may not initially seem like the best use of scarce funds. Having said this, it should be noted that, by their nature, collaborative classrooms are designed to work for multiple age groups across multiple subjects so even an investment in a single flipped learning space could have a big impact on a wide range of students. In addition, in the competitive higher education sector, innovative use of the latest technology can act as a key differentiator when it comes to attracting students, with many young people now stating this is a pre-requisite for their place of learning.
While evidence of the benefits of flipped learning is more anecdotal than quantitative, it does seem to boost student engagement and means lessons can be revisited as many times as a student feels is necessary to develop the required understanding. It also develops key skills such as collaboration, teamwork, analytical thinking and communication which are crucial to success in most workplaces. The ability of teachers to provide more personalised learning and more deeply understand how a student is progressing adds a further element to flipped learning that can't be ignored.
While flipped learning may have stalled in the UK, the opportunities are undoubtedly huge. Talking to those who have already flipped their teaching spaces, or to integrators who can advise on the best use of technology to create the optimal learning environment is a great way to find out how it could work for your school and transform learning from primary to higher education.
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Serbia's legendary band Eyesburn is celebrating their 20th anniversary of their first big live performance, kickstarting their comeback with a huge and much talked-about performance in Belgrade in the first half of 2019.
They started out in 1994 with Coyote (Kojot) as the band's vocalist and as a frontman who, in the years to come, became one of the most recognizable faces in music. They soon followed up with their debut release "Dog Life" and set out to experiment, with Coyote playing his trademark trombone and Eyesburn's sound being enriched with the influences of reggae, dub and drum & bass. This led to their majestic album "Fool Control", with the eponymous hit single which defined a generation.
After numerous other releases, such as "Gabau" and tireless performances, the band took a break for several years. Following their comeback, they are marking the year 2019 as a special one, thanks to the anniversary which was also marked with the release of the video for "War Control", taken off the famous "Fool Control" album.


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Sofia Vergara is TV's highest paid actress, which works out well for the "Modern Family" star since she freely admits she "loves making money."
We have to hand it to the 41-year-old. While other celebrities might claim they're in the industry for the "love of the craft," Vergara cut straight to chase telling Glam Belleza Latina, "I'm not ashamed to say I love making money."
The Colombian actress has cashed in on her fame by aligning herself with a number of brands including CoverGirl, Diet Pepsi, and Kmart, telling the magazine that she has a "special eye for opportunities" and is very careful with her money, saving away and investing way more than she spends.
She also revealed she finds it "fun" to "shock" people with her business ideas, since she believes most people think she's actually the character she plays on "Modern Family."
"I think that the concept of being sexy and smart is difficult for many to grasp," she told the magazine. "Most people are more comfortable with the notion of 'sexy bimbo.' And I have to admit that I've capitalized on that to negotiate a couple of times. When the 'smart ones' think I have no idea what I can deliver, I end up costing them more."
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An airplane headed from Seattle to Dallas on Dec. 9 got turned back after a human heart was left on board, The New York Times reported.
Passengers on Southwest Flight 3606 reportedly were told the heart was on the plane, and the plane then flew back to Seattle.
Southwest Airlines told the Times there was "a life-critical cargo shipment onboard the aircraft that was intended to stay in Seattle for delivery to a local hospital."
"We made the decision to return to Seattle to ensure the shipment was delivered to its destination within the window of time allotted by our cargo customer," Southwest stated..
The Times learned that the heart was supposed to be picked up by a courier company after a flight from Sacramento, Calif., to Seattle, but was mistakenly left on the plane after that flight deboarded.
Deanna Santana, a spokesperson for Sierra Donor Services, a Sacramento-based nonprofit, organ, eye and tissue transplant donor network, told the Times that the heart was meant to reach LifeNet Health offices in Renton, Wash., within 48 hours of the donor's death so its valves and tissues could be used in future surgeries.
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Once again we have a match that is nearly unpredictable as North didn't play a single match since the major and fnatic played just two matches against mousesports with a new player and Gamers2 which is basically a mix, it's also worth mentioning that the new Gamers2 lineup got 2-0'd by Heroic and failed to qualify for IEM Katowice, so fnatic's wins are not as impressive as people may think.
The maps are pretty good for both teams, although North got a bit lucky as mirage and overpass are literally their best maps, I'd rather see them on cobblestone instead of overpass, but it should be fine, out of the two I think mirage should be a map they feel comfortable on and that's where I'd bet on them. So, let's bet on North on the first map, they were always great on mirage and should have a decent chance as long as they play with the original roster and no stand ins (FaZe got wrecked because of the stand in yesterday), so for now, small bet on North is what I suggest here.
My odds for this match: North 50:50 Fnatic
Really hard to call games to be honest. We have not seen the new fnatic that much and therefore calling this game is a tough one. The same can be said for North, who lost a more supportive player in rubino and gained more fire power in aizy. The maps today are Mirage and Overpass and honestly both maps are good for both sides. Fnatic have not really played with this roster, but did play overpass the other day and totally smashed mouz on it. I think we will see 2 close maps and betting on the amount of rounds would be a good bet here. Overall though, 2 really hard to call maps, but if I had to bet, I would go REALLY LOW on North for Mirage, and LOW on fnatic for Overpass.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain handed over the bogus Trump dossier to then-FBI Director James Comey.
McCain received the dossier from an associate, who got it from the author, Christopher Steele.
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The House Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena to an associate of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over his connection with the controversial dossier containing unverified allegations about President Trump and his ties to Russia, The Hill confirmed on Wednesday.
Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) wants to talk to David Kramer, a former State Department official and current senior director at the nonprofit McCain Institute, about his visit to London in November 2016, a source familiar with the matter confirmed.
While in London, Kramer met with the dossier's author, former British spy Christopher Steele, at McCain's request, to view "the pre-election memoranda on a confidential basis," according to court filings.
Earlier this year, McCain refused to say whether or not he knew the dossier was Clinton-funded.
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PHILADELPHIA — Sen. John McCain may find himself facing serious questions following the disclosure that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research utilized in the infamous, largely discredited 35-page dossier on President Donald Trump.
In December, it was McCain who notoriously passed the controversial dossier documents produced by the Washington opposition research firm Fusion GPS to then FBI Director James Comey, whose agency reportedly utilized the dossier as some of the basis for its probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Tragedy for the girl with the magic heart
Community mourns the death of five-year-old Immanuel College pupil Shani Berman, who was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at six weeks old.
How do you explain to a group of five and six year olds that their classmate is not going to be returning to school with them after the half term holiday? That she won't be playing, sharing jokes or learning new skills with them? This was the bitter task facing the staff at Immanuel College Prep School, after the tragic death of one of their beloved pupils.
Shani Berman, who was a bright and enthusiastic member of the small Year 1 class, passed away two weeks ago following complicated open heart surgery.
Shani was the youngest child of parents Simon and Juliet, who live in Borehamwood, and sister to Tammy, age 11, and Joel, age 13.
When Shani was six weeks old, doctors told Juliet and Simon that their perfectly healthy-looking baby had in fact been born with a congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia. This meant that she had a large hole in her heart and was missing the valve that links the heart to the pulmonary artery that takes blood to the lungs to be oxygenated.
About one in every 10,000 babies is born with some form of this condition.
"We were in shock," Simon recalled. "To be honest, we thought that they would do a scan and tell us that she has a small hole in her heart that would probably close on its own in time. This was not the case."
Shani had her first operation as a baby; surgeons at Great Ormond Street implanted a tiny Gore-Tex tube into her heart where the valve should have been. She seemed to be making good progress, and the doctors were cautiously optimistic. Then at 20 months Shani suffered from heart failure and spent two weeks in hospital trying to recover.
"We were told at that point that she wouldn't make it," Simon remembers. Yet, remarkably, she came through it. Over the next four years, Shani grew into a lively little girl, who knew what she wanted from life and was determined to get it.
She loved Lego, Disney Princesses and Peppa Pig; she loved school. Parents Simon and Juliet worked hard to keep the health worries in the background and to maintain a normal and happy family life.
Simon is vice chair of Borehamwood synagogue and Juliet has raised money for HeartLine, a charity which supports families of children with congenital heart defects.
"The Bermans are an incredible family," says Suzanne Yantin, a close family friend. "They're welcoming, and warm, and quiet. They're always involved in the community."
Shani herself understood that hers was a "magic heart" that meant she sometimes needed to rest, that wouldn't let her run with the other children. According to Simon, "one of her doctors recently told us that only a trained Sherpa carrying baggage up Mount Everest would cope with the low oxygen levels that Shani had throughout her life."
In the last few months, those oxygen levels depleted still further, and the doctors felt there was no choice but to operate again, this time to replace Shani's heart valve. Tragically, Shani did not pull through from this surgery.
Alexis Gaffin, headteacher at Immanuel College Prep School, held a special assembly to remember Shani. She arranged for an organisation called Grief Encounter to come into the school to talk with the pupils. "Friends [at school] put together a memory box of thoughts about Shani that we'll see at some point," says Simon. "They want to keep the connection between the family and the school."


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Rindi Salomon was born in 1978 in Darlinghurst in Sydney, daughter of parents who believed in Steiner Education which she attended until the age of ten. After leaving East Maitland Steiner School she attended Catholic primary and high school in Wollongong. These at times opposite systems gave her wide ranging moral and artistic influences.
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By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude
Last week, I shared a pictorial "travelogue" perspective of our recent visit to Illinois State University and the surrounding twin-towns of Normal and Bloomington. Or, Bloomington and Normal, if you prefer. Or Normington.
Now for some recollections, insight and observations gained from 48 hours in a place that had a profound impact on my life.
The Vidette: One of the highlights of my time on the ISU campus this July was the short visit made to the offices of the ISU Vidette, the university newspaper. For a couple of semesters, I was a member of the Vidette editorial team; my assignments ranged from features and editorials to the student government — one of the top beats. Thanks to the three friendly Vidette staff working that day, I got an opportunity to scan through archives of issues from 1975 and 1976 and read some of my articles. Some leads were pretty weak, but overall I was proud of my copy.
My Vidette takeaway: While on staff, I learned what it was like to work in a newsroom, a lesson that served me well after I landed my first post-graduation job at the City News Bureau of Chicago. Better yet, the experience taught me how to work in a team environment.
The Campus: Even before I visited ISU during a "Preview ISU" tour offered to incoming freshmen, I was somewhat enamored by the campus, especially the Quad, with its trees and crisscrossing walkways and framed by buildings of various architectural character. That magic was still there, as I remembered all of the buildings — all of which were open — the names of streets near campus and the hulking dominance of Watterson Towers from just about anyplace on campus.
My Campus takeaway: Hearing a student on the ground floor of Cook Hall practicing the xylophone. I listened behind a closed door and felt both pride and jealously: Proud that like me decades earlier, a student was pursuing his or her passion; jealous that I wasn't starting that phase of my life.
The Community: My Chicago neighborhood had turned into a pretty rough place during the 1970s, a predominant reason why I wanted to earn my college diploma someplace far away, someplace where I wasn't afraid much of the time. I found that place just three hours away, in a place called Normal. The lure of college-town U.S.A. didn't keep its hold on me much beyond my three-and-a-half years as a student; but the community gave me a chance to learn about life outside the streets of Chicago.
My Community takeaway: Three of the houses I lived in off campus were gone, replaced by apartments or retail strip malls. As a long-time real estate communications guy, I fully understand the principles of highest and best use and supply and demand. But it was a little sad to learn that progress now overshadowed memories of living in old homes on South Fell, West Willow and South Main.
The Flatlands: The terrain in and around Chicago is pretty flat, even though we have suburbs named Mt. Prospect and Arlington Heights. But I never new flatlands until I spent a few years living in Normal. From the top of Watterson Towers, one could see the proverbial patchwork quilt of fields from horizon to horizon. The prairies and plains of Central Illinois probably won't match the Grand Tetons for awe-inspiring natural beauty. But for this Chicago kid, they were serene and beautiful in their own way; plus in 1973, I could ride my bike for 20 or so minutes and be in a world far beyond the confines of the campus.
My Flatlands takeaway: On our drive down to ISU, we stopped in Pontiac for lunch, where my appetite was suppressed by one of the largest sandwiches on earth. (See accompanying photo.) From Pontiac we found one of the few stretches of old Route 66, the Mother Road, and followed that to Normal. Not much to see but farms and road signs — what you find on the flatlands; but that was okay.
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Happy New Year
I have a lot of great plans for this coming year. A few projects to share, some photowalk adventures to be had and a whole lot of crafting!
Over the weekend I have been blog surfing, crafting, hanging out with friends, and unfortunately getting sick. So I shall make this post quick and hopefully get some rest.
There are so many great blogs out there, that I feel almost overwhelmed and sheepish to create my own. I'm still finding my voice and hopefully I can narrow a bit of what I would like to share. Thus far it seems I like to dable in just about everything crafty. Either way here are some pictures of my first craft session of the new year.
I am in love with the golden, curry yellow right now, paired with a creamy white and kraft paper brown or a light earthy grey. These are simple to make and rather inexpensive, the time consuming element are the embellishments. The larger wreath has six felt roses and few with tulle for an extra softness. For the smaller wreath I used mini cup cake liners. These two wreaths will be going in our bedroom as I redecorate and get things organized. I have made four of these wreaths and am addicted, so I'm sure you will see more!
Moving forward:
This year, my husband and I have decided it is the year of us. We have dealt with some major upsets this past year, and would really like to focus on us, to find our voice, our style and who we want to be as grown ups away from our parents.This will be a challenge is listening to our inner voices and compromise with each other. We are excited to go on more mini vacations and explore our surround area. We have created a list of places to visit, local and out of state. Some of these adventures will be open to photowalks, so stay tuned. I hope to have a list of dates and locations soon.
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a student-run publication that seeks to provide space for voices that are not being heard on our campus. we are grounded by politics that are radical, anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-classist, anti-homophobic, anti-ableist, and anti-transphobic (against all forms of oppression) and that reject the structural neo-liberal paradigm that characterizes middlebury college and its official publications
During the past academic year, The Campus has continuously published articles that have both subtly and explicitly reinforced the marginalization of several groups on this campus. The most recent of which have been, "The Coddling of the Middlebury Mind", "Letter to the Middlebury Community", "I'm Only Human", and "Conversations in Confines". This last article in particular, "Conversation in Confines", which defends the validity of Justice Antonin Scalia's comments on black students at elite colleges, is especially degrading to Black students. For Black students, who have to constantly defend our place at Middlebury, this is not an abstract intellectual debate. This is the manifestation of the racism that undermines our intelligence.This ideology does not question the placement and intelligence of white students; this directly affects Black students.
Furthermore, the article proceeds to compare "athletes, legacies and other groups who are admitted on more than academic merit" to Justice Scalia's views on the intelligence of Blacks in collegiate settings. However, Justice Scalia was specifically talking about African American students' inability to meet the qualifications and the challenges of elite education, thus proposing to instead send them to lower-track schools. We condemn these views that perpetuate the racist stereotypes that have historically dehumanized Black people in and outside of academic spheres. We condemn the reductive nature of Scalia's view, which also erases the effects of racism and white supremacy on retention rates and academic outcomes of Black students at elite colleges. Our condemnation is not a one-sided argument, or a censoring of productive conversation, but rather a challenge to consider the implications of an article that willingly questions the very place of marginalized students in our school community. These ideas that devalue black students are grounded in a racist system that permits the dominant group to question a marginalized group's belonging with complete disregard for historical power imbalances.
Black students belong here at Middlebury. We do not have to justify our place at Middlebury. We do not have to engage those who ask us to justify our place. When you ask us to consider the other side of the argument, you are asking us to consider our assumed inferiority as a logical position. In no way does this consideration further our (or your) education.
The controversial Op-Ed, "I'm Only Human" similarly delegitimizes the struggles and concerns of people of color at Middlebury. It tries to invalidate microaggressions, which are detrimental to the daily lives of Middlebury students (as well as symptomatic of systemic racism), shrugs off white privilege, and more than subtly identifies the Islamic faith as a more urgent global problem.
We acknowledge that The Campus is supposed to be a forum for all student voices that may reflect the opinions of the broader Middlebury student body. However, The Campus needs to be held accountable for their journalistic negligence in failing to differentiate the views of guest contributors from those espoused by the editorial board, as the dissemination of these views actively harms and systematically silences minority groups at Middlebury College.
Given this, we call upon The Campus as our official school newspaper to:
We, the undersigned student organizations, hereby denounce the racist sentiments expressed/reinforced throughout the Middlebury community that serve as further indications of the lack of inclusivity at Middlebury. Institutions such as Middlebury were never intended for students such as the undersigned, and the ideas both directly and indirectly embodied by the Guest Contributors and published by The Campus further exacerbate this reality. We will continue to fight the implicit prejudice and explicit discrimination present in the Middlebury community and we will not be silenced.
Standing up against prejudice, In solidarity, Alianza
Combating oppressive perspectives, In solidarity, Distinguished Men of Color
We, the Muslim Student Association of Middlebury College, decry the indirect verbal targeting of Muslims in the Op-ed "I'm Only Human," which seeks to misrepresent our beliefs and problematize the existence of our faith. In addition, we stand with our black brothers and sisters against those who would question their right to the education they have more than earned. In solidarity, the Muslim Student Association of Middlebury College
We, as Asians and Asian-Americans, denounce expressions of racism that seek to undermine the concerns of minority groups. We also recognize that a stand for black liberation is a stand for all of us against white supremacy. In solidarity, Radical Asians (Raisins)
We, as Progressive Christians and Allies, strongly and unequivocally denounce attempts to downplay real and lived instances of racism and discrimination experienced by marginalized groups, especially Black students at Middlebury College. We recognize the harmful effects of racism on these groups and call for cooperation in making Middlebury an inclusive, safe campus for ALL students, especially those who have been historically marginalized and whose place here has been constantly questioned and undermined. In solidarity, Gather
We, as women of color at Middlebury, denounce stigmatizing and racist statements that misrepresent and trivialize the experience of historically marginalized people, especially black students. In solidarity, Women of Color
We, the Black Student Union, condemn any acts of marginalization masked as an intellectual debate. In solidarity, Black Student Union
In solidarity, Queers and Allies


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Tv Talks Networks, 15 December 201715 December 2017
The forthcoming extravaganza 'Prithvi Vallabh' by Sony Tv has created quite a stir for quite some time now.
Sony Entertainment Television has released the promo of its new offering – Prithvi Vallabh: Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi.
The historical-fiction show stars Ashish Sharma and Sonarika Bhadoria in the lead roles.
The actors look enchanting and convincing in their new avatar.
The 40-episode series helmed by creative guru Aniruddh Pathak will tell the glorious tale of the braveheart ruler of Malwa
and his love story with a warrior princess Mrinal. The breathtaking promo gives a sneak peek into this grand show
and the actors' powerful roles.
The Ashish Sharma-Sonarika Bhadoria starrer is all set to go on-air by early next year and the wait cannot be longer.
Reportedly, actress Alefia Kapadia has been roped in for the show and now two more actors will be playing integral characters in the show.
Actors, Sheezan Mohd and Ankush Bali will be playing the role of Prithvi's nephew, King Bhoj and Rasnidhi respectively,
apart from that Mukesh Rishi who will be portraying a vital role in the big show.
Good luck to the team for their majestic venture..!!
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Ankkush Bali
Ashish Sharma
Mukesh Rishi
Sonarika Bhadoria
'Swayamvar' gearing up for season 4
Ishita is dead - Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
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We had a great labor day weekend vacation exploring the San Juan Islands and the Seattle area! Mulder spent his vacation in a pet hotel for the first time so we were able to do things we would not normally do with him. We saw many things and took lots of pictures. so there will be multiple posts about the trip. The sequence may not necessarily be chronological. I decided to move on to other posts as there are so many events to write about.
After a full day seeing the San Juan Island, we were ready to hop on to the next one. Orcas Island is one of the major islands in the archipelago. Since we had already planned to spend the night in Seattle, we made it a point to get there early. Eastsound Village was a quaint charming town, more like a place you would stay if you wanted a quiet vacation. It still had a lot going for it like cool shops and good restaurants. The view was fabulous!
The Orcas ferry dock
Deer Harbor B & B
Deer Harbor Marina
Alternative island transportation
The Gnome House and the welcome committee of one
The countryside
Roadside flower stand
Cascade Falls at Moran State Park
Eastsound kitchen store
The view from the Madrona Bar and Grill where we had lunch
Eastsound chapel
The view from Mount Constitution at Moran State Park


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Monday, April 19, 2010
Craving for Portrait Lens Right Now | Screw Materialism
If you think that I'm using a f/2.8 or a f/1.4 sorta lens, then think again. :) I was only using the usual 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 standard kit lens. This was only done through the technique of blurring via Photoshop, with the cocktail mix of a gradient layer. That is to increase the shallow depth of field.
Aite, I had a RM 200+ (A$ 80.00) tripod I got from Sydney, I had a Nissin Di622, and a decent camera and kit lens, but somehow I intended to want more. As a whole, I had a basic camera kit already. But to the viewers out there who are also an amateur photographer like me, I bet you also feel the same thing, right?
Screw materialism. The business world needs our scarcity (needs) in order for the system to run. If the world is more to resource-based, then we can straightaway go for the best cameras ever - Canon 1D Mk. 4, Nikon D3X, Hasselblad H4D50, etc. Perhaps people might collaborate with each other to make a universally high-end camera for everyone?
Our lives are mostly indoctrinated by the monetary system and thus, it forms our general understanding of life. Well, in this world, we pay less and we get the lesser feature in an item. But what if your stuffs were being stolen, isn't that fair?
Materialism may reward you, but if you get caught into that trend, one day it will slowly leave you behind.
You want tasty food, but you won't enjoy it if you are old, as you need more healthier food to survive.
You want jewellery and blings, but you won't take them away from this life to the afterlife.
You need cosmetics to stay and look young, but one day you will grow old.
You want fame and glory, but one day you will be just another actor in the stage (Life's Brief Candle).
Screw materialism =.=
Pixelated at around err.... 4/19/2010 01:10:00 PM
It's About photography, zeitgeist
3 comments:
- kenwooi said...
the photoshopped picture doesnt look real.. haha.. anyway, it's nice to have bokeh with any portrait pics =)
- April 19, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- fiona06 said...
agreed, materialism is like a drug.. you long for it, but in the end..what do you get?
- April 19, 2010 at 10:58 PM
- Victor Tan said...
kenwooi: yepp, I wanted bokeh in my portraits edi xD
fiona: yes! You got the message! It's pointless as materialism is one of the reasons why society is sick - it causes individualism and cynicism.
- April 19, 2010 at 11:02 PM
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– Lonnie Barnes
House Republicans seek to open up national forests to mining and logging
Two bills will be presented to the House committee on natural resources this week that proposes to hand over parts of federally-owned land for commercial activity.
The federal government currently owns 600 million acres of land, most of which is in the less-populated West.
One bill would allow each state to claim up to 2 million acres of national park land for foresting and mining, etc. The second would allow up to 4 million acres for each state as a way to remedy a "decline in national logging rates."
The bills come only weeks after armed occupation of the Malheur national wildlife refuge in Oregon by protestors who wanted the federal government to turn over the land that that they felt was rightfully theirs.


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Older dogs are not only "extra special", but this one in particular means a lot to Joyce and "the Jersey Girls." This is Mr. Bones, old man, Dogtown star, proof that even older ones deserve (and can find) adopters and a dog who even in death is loved very much. Joyce wrote yesterday, "Mr. Bones - Saw this on the wall at Dogtown. Mr Bones with his mom, Sharon. Adopt an older dog!!"
After helping his new mom raise the money to make the long journey from Utah to the east coast with Mr. Bones (he couldn't fly due to his age and frail condition), the Jersey Girls returned Mr. Bones's ashes in April 2009 to finally rest at Angels Rest.
We also got word yesterday from Joyce that her bud, Lucas, had recently passed some tests and was allowed to have visitors. Joyce texted me, "So excited. Spending hands on time with Lucas a vicktory dog after lunch!!!"
Back to Lucas - This is the first time in several years that Joyce and Elena will finally be able to touch Lucas, who they have loved through a cage. Lucas was one of 20-some dogs to come to best friends and be deemed the "Vicktory Dogs" - Lucas was never to be adopted out or handled by anyone other than staff and that, believe it or not, was a blessing since a lot of places were calling for the death of these dogs. Best Friends and Lucas proved those wrong though and he's making a wonderful recovery!
Joyce wrote, "I can't describe how happy I was to finally show Lucas hands on love. He is such a love and quite the kisser. Five years of admiring from afar. This is one of the reasons I love BF's....they never give up."
Below is a quick video Joyce took while with Lucas yesterday also to which she added the note: "Our visit with Lucas, a Vicktory dog that was one of seven that was just purple collared which means he can have volunteers come into his run. Very emotional for us. He is a love!"


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Hey there!
It's been quite a week. I recounted the beginning of it on Wednesday, with the purchase of a 2007 Subaru Forester for my Accomplice, and the down payment on a 2005 Subaru Outback for me. When I wrote then, I was looking forward to our 20th anniversary dinner at the Plumb Oyster Bar.
Dinner was delicious. We shared two orders of asparagus prepared to perfection, and about a dozen and a half oysters of several varieties, all served on the half shell. We ended the meal by sharing crème brulee and carrot cake, and left pleasantly full.
Thursday afternoon, I purchased a website for Chef Bluebeard's Flavor Enhancement Sauces. It's not active yet, but getting the basics done and taking it live are high on my agenda for the coming week…
Because Thursday wasn't exciting enough with that huge step, Jim was experiencing abdominal pain all day, and, at around 11 PM, it got intense enough that we decided to go to the emergency room rather than take the chance that he had an appendix getting ready to burst. So that's where we spent the night after our 20th anniversary – to ultimately learn that the probable culprit was his gall bladder having a disagreement with our celebratory dinner the night before.
On Friday, we took Jim's Forester, which is a bit of a fixer-upper, to the shop, along with our elderly Legacy wagon, which will become an automotive organ donor – we gave it to the owner of the shop to part out at his discretion. We then went to Pizza Hut in my new Outback, making sure there was plenty of pie to bring home, because, after all, we have teenagers! =)
Saturday was Early Market Day #1, and today was Day #2, along the Erie Canal, which is why I'm only now getting to this post.
As for the name, I found a Jenga block in the backseat of my new car when we first saw it. I claimed it as name and talisman for my "Shuttlepod Two." It also makes for a good explanation of the kind of week we had.
So, after all that…how was YOUR week?
Eventful, or mellow?
Note: Goals I engaged with this session are detailed in this update. The links below give complete lists.
August goals
Round Three goals
2017 Goals
#oneword for 2017
- Trueborn Series: Add 3,333 words/week to Foul Deeds Will Rise (until draft completed). 2,062/3,333. Primary goal; good progress.
Here, on the Trueborn's Ledge, where Niaan had once insisted that she remain to watch her Kaivelt's stars, he made of himself a tool for Shinjao's hunting – and made of her, at the same time, a tool for his own.
When he woke, it was the pearly sky that precedes dawn. The air was chill with silvered frost, and the last embers of the Welcoming fire flitted below. The places where the three pyres had been were only piles of charred remains; even their scent had been dampened down by the air, so that it was a lingering overlay to the scent of a coming storm.
Enterprise Early Days Arc: Continue revisions on this project for my WIPpet Wednesday posts. This week's post: "No Perceptible Pattern" Secondary goal complete for this week.
Perhaps she should expect nothing else, on a ship commanded by a Terran who had openly professed a desire to "knock her on her ass". She was still uncertain of the precise meaning of the colloquialism, but there was no doubt that it had been hostile.
Blogging: Revise/maintain regular blogging schedule for August and September. Outline/draft working schedule for October/November. WIPpet and #SoCS/#8sunday done; Primary goal; some progress,
Other Platforms: Spend 3 hours/week with my Facebook Writer page; Instagram, Pinterest, and Patreon. Continue with Twitter #writingcrew and #AllStarTrek sprints/chats regularly. Dabble in other social media (LinkedIn, Medium, Quora, Wattpad, etc.) 1 hour/week. 1/3 hours; .5/1 hour; Quora. Stretch goal; some progress.
Chef Bluebeard's Flavor Enhancement Sauces: Assist my Accomplice with his business 11 hours each week. 22/11 hours; organization of new purchases; purchased and chose theme for website; acquiring/repairing cars; Saturday market. Primary goal EXCEEDED for this week!
Personal professional Development: Finish reading/exercises from Prosperity for Writers. Complete my writing business plan using this excellent article by Angela Ackerman as a guide. PSW: Maintenance exercises 2x. Business Plan: Step 4/7 in progress from June. Secondary goal; sporadic progress.
Hometending: 1 hour home/yardtending each week. Adapted goal COMPLETED for this week.
Selftending: Spend time with my beloveds, friends, and myself; get at least six hours of physical activity/week, catch up Baby Steps to 5K (currently 2 weeks/6 workouts behind; meditate and journal daily. Activity 7.7hr/6 hours; BSto5K: 2/6 workouts made up, with two weeks left to catch up. Meditated every day but one/journaled every day. Good progress; adapted goal.
Lifetending: Reading: What is Unschooling, by Pam Laricchia and You Are a Writer by Jeff Goins.
Audiobooks; Jefferson and Hamilton by John Ferling;and The Star Trek Chronology Project Episodes 286: Disaster – 310: Man of the People. .STCP: Episodes 296–298: Power Play, Ethics, and The Outcast. Replacing audiobook with catching up on Welcome to Night Vale. Some progress.
Paying It Forward: Spend 3 hours/week on back business for local crit group; and 2 hours/week on beta projects Spellfire's Kiss and Stained Blood. Finished a chapter for crit group member; Chapter Two of SK: p.6/11 completed.


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Charles Leadbeater is a researcher at British think tank Demos who focuses his work on innovation. He recently delivered a TED talk about innovation in education, and he challenges his audience to think beyond the places we typically look for new ideas in education– places like Finland, where prosperity and homogeneity contribute to success that is difficult to replicate.
Leadbeater knocks the "19th century Bismarckian school system" that still prevails in most of the world as increasingly irrelevant to students and to the world they live in. And he encourages people to look for innovation in the places where that system is least relevant: the favelas of Rio, the slums of Patna, or Kibera in Nairobi. In these places, where a teacher in a traditional classroom delivers lessons based on a tight curriculum, forcing students to memorize the kings and queens of England, the education system couldn't more more irrelevant for children.
For these students, more relevant learning would cover topics like "how not to contract HIV," or "carpentry 101," that would help them stay alive and find a job. But even this "extrinsic" motivation for going to school, based on a long-term payoff, is not enough for the slum-dwelling poor– the "long-term" is just too long. And so the most successful innovations in education have also included some intrinsic motivation, making learning relevant, fun and accessible. Put another way, if the Bismarckian education system was based on a "push" of knowledge to students, a new model needs to be based on a "pull" toward learning.
Not surprisingly, many of the most successful innovations in education have introduced technology to technology-poor regions. Leadbeater talks about programs that have brought computer labs into Rio's favelas, or installed single computers at the entrances to the slums in India's megacities. These projects have gone a long way toward pulling children and adults alike toward learning by making it relevant and accessible.
Why is this important here in the US? Because here, also, students are increasingly finding the schools they visit everyday disconnected and unrelated to the world they live in. This is particularly true with regards to technology. More and more students have cell phones, and they're texting up a storm. Increasingly, they won't find a job after graduation if they're not computer-literate. So when they go into a classroom in which a 19th century schoolhouse teacher would feel at home, it's a bad disconnect from the outside world.
Leadbeater broke down innovation in education into a two-by two box, which I've replicated at right. Most of the innovation we see today occurs in the top-left box: sustaining innovation based in formal classroom settings that, at best, improves what we have. He argues that we need a lot more innovation in the other three boxes– particularly in the bottom right, where disruptive innovation in informal, non-classroom settings will lead to a transformation of learning.
It's a really interesting talk, and now that you've spent half an hour reading me gush about it, you might as well spend the 20 minutes to watch it yourself.
(h/t Jason)


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ITWGC34: Lifespring!s In Touch With God's Character "Behind Bars"
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"I can remember it like it was yesterday. I awoke to find myself in decidedly unfamiliar surroundings. "Where am I?" I asked myself. I tried to focus, but I felt groggy, and the room was dark, with the only light coming in from the open door that led to a lit hallway. But there was something between me and that light?bars!"
Thus begins this episode of In Touch With God's Character. It is a true story from my past. Listen to the show for "the rest of the story!"


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Celebrities are reacting to 'Hello', the new Adele's single.
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