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Behaviors That Are Non-Sexually Creepy
One of the bigger social worries people have is that they'll come across as creepy.
When someone creeps you out they make you feel vaguely uncomfortable, wary, on edge, or squicked out. Your brain doesn't conclude they're so dangerous you need to get scared right then and there. Instead something about them makes you believe they could be a potential threat, even if it's a very small or abstract risk. (People use the term "creepy" in all kinds of nuanced ways, and I know that definition doesn't perfectly cover all of them, but it's good enough for the purposes of this article).
A good chunk of the behavior that's considered creepy makes people feel sexually or romantically uncomfortable. For example, a guy would likely creep out his female co-worker if he constantly stared at her chest, and then sneakily looked up her social media accounts and started leaving flirty comments on every post she made. There are already plenty of articles that go over how to avoid being sexually creepy. This one will cover the behaviors that can creep people out in a non-sexual way.
Put your fear of being seen as creepy in perspective
It's not good to be thought of as creepy, but some people are excessively concerned about it. Keep these points in mind:
Being seen as creepy doesn't always mean you are creepy
There are absolutely times where getting called creepy is a sign that something is off about your behavior, and you need to take that feedback seriously. However, in other moments you might be thought of as a creep when you didn't do anything wrong.
- Some people use the word way too loosely. They'll call someone "creepy" when what they really mean is "lame", "odd", or "unexpected" (e.g., "Brandon knows how to sew? That's creepy.")
- Some assessments of creepiness are based on harmful, inaccurate stereotypes about people with certain hobbies or values. Someone may get labelled a creep when their only "crime" is living a less-conventional life (e.g., "Women who don't want kids creep me out" or "People who prefer to stay in on Friday nights creep me out.")
- Some people have an overly sensitive "creep detector" and will see harmless, everyday behaviors as creepy. For example, "Abby brought donuts to work for everyone. That's so creepy. What does she want from us?" (Note, this isn't the same as women generally being more attuned to creepy behavior, because they're more vulnerable and have justifiable reasons to be alert for red flags.)
If you find out someone thinks you're creepy consider whether their complaint is legitimate or not. If it is, figure out what you need to change. If you decide there's nothing to it, then go on with your life, knowing your behavior is fine. Try to accept that dealing with the odd unjustified "creepy" label is sometimes a price for living in a non-mainstream way.
Being thought of as creepy won't necessarily ruin your life
Also, know that if one or two people unreasonably see you as creepy, it's not instantly going to destroy your reputation. The word isn't a magic curse, where if just one person utters it about you then you're tainted for all time. If most people see you as well-adjusted you'll be okay.
There are severities of creepiness. Even if you behave in an undoubtedly creepy way, your social life will survive if it what you did was a mild, one-off mistake. A single instance of low-grade, accidental creepiness may irk or confuse people, but they won't run for the pitchforks.
Behaviors people can see as non-sexually creepy
The things below might creep people out, but won't set off that reaction every time. Creepiness has a huge Je ne sais quoi factor to it, where we can't always explain why one person will trigger the feeling in us, but another won't. Though even if they don't creep anyone out, most of these behaviors are mistakes for other reasons.
Seeming as if you're monitoring someone's activity or movements
For example:
- A friend lets you use their Netflix password. One day they casually say, "I saw you watched two episodes of Stranger Things last evening. You normally go to your mom's for dinner that day. Did it get cancelled this week?"
- You're talking to a friend and they say, "I saw you liked Aubrey's Instagram photo yesterday afternoon. Normally you aren't on your phone at work. Did they have you working in the back that day or something?"
In each case you'd probably feel a bit unsettled and think, "Why do they know that? Why are they following what I do so closely?" On an unconscious level you may wonder, "Are they obsessed with me? Are they stalking me?" People have a deep aversion to being watched and followed. Even if you stumbled across the information harmlessly, be careful about saying anything to people that implies you're monitoring them. You don't want them to get the wrong idea.
Unintentionally sneaking up on people
For example, quietly walking up behind a co-worker then startling them when you say something. This can set off the "I'm being stalked by a predator" part of our lizard brain. If you're naturally, unintentionally stealthy, try doing little things to make noise and let people know you're there.
Showing you're trying to dig up info on someone
For example, you start at a new volunteer position, and a month into it you learn one of your colleagues had been asking around about you, and was trying to pry personal details out of everyone. You'd want to know why they were so keen to learn about you, and feel uneasy about what their motives were.
Showing you have dug up info on someone
That is, you share a fact about them that you wouldn't know unless you, say, read through their five-year-old posts on an obsolete social media platform, or Googled their name and found an old newspaper article they were quoted in. Even if your curiosity gets the best of you and you do some internet sleuthing on someone, don't let them catch wind that you've done it.
Asking a lot of overly probing, invasive personal questions
Especially with someone you've just met, where there's no way it would be appropriate to grill someone like that. Being prodded for really personal information makes people wonder why you want to know it. It also makes them think, "If they don't realize they shouldn't do this, how else could their thinking be off?" It's fine to take an interest in someone, but save the really personal questions for when the relationship is more established. And even then, back off if they don't seem comfortable revealing that kind of information.
Having too good a memory for minor details about someone you barely know
This one is the bane of people with naturally good memories. They may mean nothing by it that they can recall the details of a two-minute conversation they had with someone they met once a year ago. However, if they share their recollection, the other person may think, "Ewww... how on earth do they remember that? Have they been fixated on me all this time?" If you have a good memory you may want to pretend you remember less than you do. It's not fair, but people may judge you if your recall seems too on point.
Moving too fast in a friendship
For example, you get along with a new co-worker and go out for drinks with them one evening. The next day they start texting you about how happy they are to have such a close, amazing new friend, and that they can't wait to hang out again. You can't help but be a little creeped out and think, "Whoa, this is too much. I barely know them. We went out for drinks one time. Why are they acting like we're soulmates now? Do they have poor boundaries? Are they a bit unstable? Are they going to get so attached that they'll lash out if I reject them or spend time with someone else?" Even if you hit it off with someone or could see yourself being good friends with them, don't be too eager about expressing those feelings or try to move too quickly. Let things unfold at a more natural pace.
Being an overly attached, smothering friend
Doing things like:
- Wanting to hang out with a friend excessively
- Trying to take up all of their time during group hang outs
- Liking or commenting on everything they post on social media, minutes after it goes up
- Liking everything they like, and changing their old opinions to match theirs
- Trying to change their personality to mold themselves into what they think their friend prefers
Similar to the point above, an over the top level of enthusiasm and devotion unsettles people.
Coming across as angry and bitter, in a simmering, repressed, pent-up way
People aren't creeped out by temperamental hotheads who are open about their anger and aggressiveness. Annoyed or scared, yes, but not creeped out. They can feel uneasy if someone fits more of a ticking time bomb stereotype. Behaviors that can cause this sense of unease are:
- Seeming as if they hold on to their anger, and are unable to confront the people that irritate them
- Generally being negative and complaining a lot
- Going on about all the slights people have committed against them
- Seeming to get annoyed at little things
- Having tense body language, like they're agitated, but trying to swallow it down
- Muttering to themselves
- Seeming to have unrealistic expectations about people's behavior or what they deserve from the world (e.g., brooding for days because an acquaintance walked by them on the street without saying hello)
Seeming unable to take a hint about being rejected
For example, not realizing that their colleague doesn't want to be friends when they decline an offer to hang out after work for the sixth straight time, with the most flimsy, transparent excuse yet. This inability to pick up on the social cues of rejection can make people, particularly women, think, "If they can't notice these signals, would they also ignore signs of rejection in an intimate setting?" Another deeper fear this behavior taps into is, "If they're that oblivious about what I think of them, one day could they delusionally assume we're in a relationship, and then do something obsessive and scary?"
Overreacting to rejection
If someone sulks, stews, or has a fit over an everyday rejection it triggers a fear of, "Are they so upset about this that they're going to snap one day and do something dangerous and unhinged? Do they have a warped view of the world where they think they're entitled to never be turned down?"
Being happy and chipper in an excessive, forced way
Over the top cheeriness can unsettle people because it reads as fake and unnatural. There's a stereotype that extremely chipper people are making themselves act that way to repress and overcompensate for their inner turmoil, and that one day they might snap.
Having really intense, animated energy
There's nothing wrong with being bubbly and enthusiastic, but sometimes people are a bit too intense. One reason it can trip that hazy danger alarm is because someone can get like that if they're on drugs or they're having a mental health issue, like a manic episode. We don't know what to expect from that.
Extreme oversharing
Like someone telling a total stranger at the grocery store how you were abused as a child. Having zero sense of what things are acceptable to share in different contexts can be a sign you're not that mentally stable, which can put people on edge.
Casually approaching or chatting to someone in a setting where most people would be on guard
For example, striking up a conversation with a stranger at a lonely bus stop in the middle of the night. Of course, depending on the dynamic, this could be straight-up scary, not creepy. Like if a hulking guy started talking to a young woman, she'd probably feel frightened, not vaguely unsettled. However, even if there's no physical threat involved, being so casual in an inappropriate context shows a disconcerting lack of empathy, judgment, and knowledge of social protocol.
Being overly pushy and persistent, not taking 'no' for an answer
This one is adjacent to sexual creepiness. If someone's disrespectful of others' boundaries and preferences in a day-to-day social setting, people may think, "If they're this pushy over the fact that their friend doesn't want to order pizza, are the same way in the bedroom?", and then feel creeped out. A guy may not think anything of this kind of behavior, other than feel it's annoying, but a woman may be more attuned to its possible implications. Someone could also unconsciously conclude, "If they're this comfortable disregarding people's feelings about small things, would they also feel a lack of empathy and remorse if they hurt someone in a more serious way?"
Forcing unwanted physical contact on people
For example, someone makes a joke or comment that puts their co-worker on the spot to give them a hug or accept a shoulder massage. Naturally, this one can be sexually creepy as well, but people don't always appreciate platonic touching either.
Taking photos of people without their permission
Obviously this is sexually creepy if, say, a guy sneakily snaps a photo of a woman's butt at a bar. The socially creepy version is doing something like going to a festival and taking pictures of strangers for a photography project. It's in a public place and may be technically permissible, but not everyone will like having their privacy violated like that. They may wonder what you want the photos for. If you want to take someone's picture in a context where it's not expected, the considerate thing to do is ask.
Making tons of dark jokes about hurting people
Of course, if someone's humor revolves around rape jokes, that's just sexually creepy. If they make one too many jokes about things like kidnapping or dismemberment it makes people think, "What's wrong with them? Why do they find the idea of hurting others so amusing?" There's nothing wrong with the odd tasteless or edgy joke around people who like that style of comedy, but don't overdo it.
Having a mean-spirited, sadistic sense of humor
For example, playing pranks on people that make them genuinely embarrassed or uncomfortable, or making really cutting jokes that expose someone's deepest insecurities. A nasty sense of humor can creep someone out because they think, "Why do they get such a kick out of other people's pain? How else might they like to hurt people?"
Seeming to use manipulative social techniques
You meet someone and they strike you as a little too smooth and confident. Within minutes of talking to them they've used your name several times - a well-known ingratiation technique. They're also obviously mirroring your body language, and seem like they're trying to tell you everything you want to hear. When we talk to people who are clearly trying to use social tricks to win us over we may mainly think they're fake, insincere, or desperate. However, this behavior can also creep us out. We think, "Why are they being so manipulative? Why can't they get to know me in a more natural way? What do they want from me? Do they often approach social relationships in such a calculating way? What kind of person does that?"
Speaking using unnatural, canned wording
For example, when an office manager responds to a co-worker's basic question with a paragraph of vague, evasive corporate PR-speak. Or to make fun of my own profession, when a therapist says something like, "My Helping Self is so honored and appreciative that you can open up space to invite me to explore your system with you." When someone speaks to us in an unnatural way, when simple everyday phrasing would do, it can be a tad unnerving. We think, "Why can't they talk normally? Why aren't they communicating like a normal human? Are they being fake? Do they have an agenda?"
Being deceptive / hiding your intentions
The sexually creepy example is someone who pretends to want to be friends when they really want a relationship. Here's a more mundane scenario: A friend asks you to go for a walk and suggests a route. Your stroll takes you past a restaurant. They ask if you want to stop in and get something to eat, and you agree. Later they tell you their plan was to go there all along, but they didn't ask up front because they thought you might say no. Many people would feel a bit rattled upon hearing that. They'd wonder why their friend felt they had to deceive them. They'd question what else they're lying about.
Behaviors associated with shyness and awkwardness that can read as creepy
I know, I know. Shy, unconfident people have enough on their plates. Why do they have to contend with being thought of as creepers too? Unfortunately, some shy behaviors can seem creepy. It's not fair, but it is what it is. Fortunately, shyness doesn't always come across as creepy. People can usually tell when someone's behavior is due to nerves or inhibition.
Being extremely quiet
Some of us are less-chatty than others. People get that and aren't going to be weirded out if someone chimes into a group conversation a little less than usual. They can feel creeped out if someone doesn't talk at all for very long stretches. It mainly unsettles them because they don't know what the person is thinking - "They haven't said a word all evening. They're just sitting there and watching all of us. What's going through their head?" If you're extremely quiet, you don't need to become the life of the party, you just need to talk at least a little.
Lingering on the edge of an event and watching people, but not talking to anyone
On an unconscious level this can make people feel like gazelles that are being sized up by a lion. There's more to it than that though. If you're at a party or bar you may see several people standing off to the side looking at the crowd and not feel creeped out. The following can push a sideline watcher into creepy territory:
- Spending a lot of time staring at one person or group, instead of looking out over the crowd as a whole
- Looking tense or calculating, rather than happy or relaxed
- Seeming to follow a particular person or group around
- Only ever watching people, not seeming to have other reasons to be there
- At bars: Being poorly dressed, not seeming like they're a part of that scene or crowd
- Obviously being there alone, when combined with several of the above (if someone's alone, but otherwise seems well-adjusted and there for a reason, most people won't think anything of it)
You can be at a bar or party, even on your own. Just don't uncomfortably watch people the entire time. What if you're there to practice your social skills and try to start conversations, but are feeling nervous, and are worried you're going to come off as creepy despite yourself? Here you have to weigh your long-term goals against the short-term risks. It's possible being thought of as creepy by a few strangers is a small price you'll have to pay to practice and develop your interpersonal skills. It's also good to remind yourself that if you know you're not doing anything wrong, being thought of as creepy won't instantly ruin your life.
Being extremely secretive
Shy, insecure people can be guarded and secretive because they worry they'll be judged and mocked if the wrong information about them gets out. If someone's got an overly mysterious personal life it might get people thinking, "What are they hiding? What unsettling facts about themselves are they trying to keep under wraps?" The not knowing makes them fill in the gaps with possibilities much worse than reality.
Ways their appearance can make people seem creepy
Dressing or grooming yourself in a stereotypically creepy way
Here I mean your style and grooming is generally unfashionable, and then on top of that you add a few cartoonishly stereotypically creepy touches like a beige trench coat with sweatpants, certain types of glasses with oversized frames, or a bald head with long, greasy hair on the sides. Most people know better than to look like this, though some can accidentally slip into the creeper zone if their overall fashion sense isn't great.
Being unkempt and poorly dressed
This can put people on edge because when someone has a more severe mental illness they often neglect their grooming and appearance. Even if they intellectually know the risk is small, most people can't help but feel cautious around those with significant, obvious mental illnesses. Even if you're obviously not having a psychotic episode, if your grooming and fashion sense are a little too below average, it may set off other people's alarms just enough that they feel wary around you.
Interests that can get you pegged as creepy
As I said in the intro to this article, it's often unfair when someone gets labelled as creepy over their hobbies or lifestyle. The good news is someone may find a particular hobby creepy in the abstract, but when it comes to how they react to any specific person with that pastime, they'll consider their other traits. If someone has a "creepy" interest, but otherwise comes across as affable and socially adjusted, most people won't see them as creepy overall. However, if they seem creepy in other ways, then their hobby will be taken as further confirmation of their creepiness.
Being really into weapons and combat
For example, owning a bunch of knives or swords, reading a lot about guns, or always talking about how you know a dozen techniques to break someone's wrist. It's not hard to deduce why some people see this as creepy. They think, "Is this person obsessed with violence? Do they have fantasies of hurting people? Are they going to snap and use their weapons on someone one day?"
You may be thinking, "Ah come on. That's not fair. I'm a regular, stable person. I'd never hurt anyone. I just happen to think swords are interesting. I like the history behind them, and fencing is a fun way to exercise and meet people." Like I said, if you seem like a regular person on the whole, no one's going to be that creeped out by your sword collection. If you own a bunch of longswords, and seem like you're angry and bitter at the world, that gives them more to be wary about.
Being into death and other morbid subjects
You may assume I'm about to start bagging on goths, but I'm not. I think outside of some more sheltered, traditional types, most people aren't especially creeped out by goths, even though they're into spooky things. Your average person gets that being goth is a whole alternative subculture, and isn't just about being fixated on death. They may not choose to be goth themselves, but they understand why some people are drawn to it.
Goths put any interest they have in morbid stuff out there, in a disarming, exaggerated way. What's creepier is if someone otherwise seems mainstream, but it turns out they collect animal skulls or know a lot about embalming or taxidermy techniques. It clashes with their "normal" surface impression, and can make people wonder, "Why are they secretly into this stuff? Is something wrong with them?"
A death-related topic that usually gets a pass is being into True Crime and learning about serial killers. It's morbid for sure, but it's a fairly common interest, and most people aren't going to be put off by it.
Being really into conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorists are often thought of as off-kilter because they're overly paranoid and draw bizarre conclusions about the world. Another red flag is when someone goes on unsolicited, long-winded rants about the theories they believe. It triggers that worry of, "Is this person's mental health alright?" If you believe some conspiracy theories, use your judgment about who you bring them up around.
Having classically creepy pets like snakes and spiders
Many people see those types of animals as inherently off-putting. It's easy to see how someone could make the inaccurate mental jump of, "Tarantulas are gross and creepy... therefore anyone who's super into them has to be creepy themselves."
Being into new age stuff like crystals and energy healing
Most people think an interest in this stuff is kooky at worst. However, there is a stereotype that people who are into new agey things are strange and vacant, and might be mindless members of some twisted cult.
Being really into a group or organization that has a reputation for encouraging cult-like devotion
For example, someone may feel creeped out by a friend who's gotten way into a multi-level marketing company or self-help movement - "It's like they've being replaced by a brainwashed follower. They talk about the company all the time with this forced, blank smile on their face. They act like it's going to change the world, when it's just a bunch of over-priced meal supplements. If I try to say anything skeptical about it they've got some retort ready to go about how I must just be afraid to take charge of my health. They've drank the Kool-Aid for sure. Ugh, it gives me the heebie jeebies."


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Golf takes Lee across the pond
Published 12:00 am Sunday, February 23, 2014
SALISBURY — After staring on the links at Salisbury High School and Winthrop University, Allison Lee is taking her game to where the sport got its start.
Lee was accepted into graduate school at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she will also play on the school's club-level golf team, starting this fall.
"I studied abroad at University of Sterling a while back, which is a smaller school about an hour and half away from St. Andrews," Lee explained. "We went on a bunch of weekend trips with the program I was enrolled in. When we went to St. Andrews, obviously the golf side really attracted me. I was just mesmerized by the school and the old golf course. I looked it up when I got home to see how to apply.
"I applied in October and found out in January that I got in."
After finishing her sports management degree at Winthrop, Lee will enroll in the management program at St. Andrews to "gain a broader perspective on the business field."
"Since I had a sports management degree as my undergrad degree, I really wanted to have a broader perspective on the business field and go with a general management degree," she said. "The school seems to be a perfect for me."
As for the golf aspect, Lee still has a year of NCAA eligibility of remaining after redshirting her freshman year at Winthrop, allowing her to compete overseas.
"I didn't know how [eligibility] translated internationally," she said. "They have a club team, which is equivalent to our NCAA teams. They worked with me and told me that I would be a good match to play for them."
One of the parameters for the scholarship requires her to help out with the lower-level golf programs at St. Andrews, which parlays perfectly into her career.
"When I'm there, the way the scholarships work out with the golf team is you help with the junior golf program," she explained. "There are seven or eight courses at St. Andrews, so when you're not practicing, you're helping out with the junior program.
"I'm hoping to go in the golf industry in some capacity after I graduate," Lee continued. "I don't have something penned down quite yet. I'm still trying to learn. But I do always want to give back to junior golf because that's where I began.
"I think it's extremely important. The lessons that golf teaches are something that no other game to really teach. So whatever I do, I want to be involved in the junior golf program."
Salisbury co-athletic director and golf coach Dale Snyder, who coached Lee and the Hornets to back-to-back state championships in 2005-06, believes there isn't a better person to represent the school or the community overseas.
"I can't think of a better representative than her. She's hands-down the best as far as I'm concerned," he said emphatically. "This will not be a wasted venture on her. She will take it and run with it and make the most out of it as she can. It's going to be a great experience for her, and I can't think of a better person to do it.
"She's a great kid from a great family. I'm very proud to say that I was her coach. She's one of the ones that makes me proud to do what I do."
Lee is currently raising money to make her dream come true. As of publication time, she has raised $2,370 on her account at Go Fund Me, still shy of her goal of $7,000.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," she said. "I didn't make this decision lightly. I was really up in the air about it for a while because of the money. I just felt like in 20 years if I looked back on and I didn't give it a shot, I would regret it because it is such an opportunity.
"Anywhere I go, I talk about my town and North Carolina," she added. "I'm hoping to bring a part of what this town means to me and what the state means to me to Scotland. I hope people will ask where I'm from and that they'll want to learn about me."
To donate or learn more about Lee's journey to Scotland, visit www.gofundme.com.

subset: commoncrawl


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In Dialogue with Eirini Linardaki
For Greek based artist and activist Eirini Linardaki, who had been born and raised in Athens than moved and resided in France, cognitive diversity is at the forefront of her art projects. She sees her strength in building networks with different voices which help create an environment where diverse Ideas matter more than individual achievement. Through diverse social engagement methods, she aims to show that art is activism. She strongly believes that art can create direct channels for feeling and understanding within public spaces and communities, building trust and hope.Continue reading "Eirini Linardaki: Occupying Public Spaces"


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By G9IJA.COM
Divorce cases and landlords against tenants disputes, came top in a total of 22,389 issues recorded and resolved this year alone by the Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC in Lagos State. Also recorded were issues involving employee/employers, funds disputes and others.
The statistics was disclosed yesterday by Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC at the Public Advice Centre, PAC, advisory day tagged 'legal clinic', held in Ikeja.
The CMC Director said that all the issues have been resolved through the agency, saying: "this has helped to allow the magistrate and judges in the state to attend to critical issues and save cost for the parties." She said the agency which started as complaints centre in 1999 has been providing free Alternative Dispute Resolutions, ADR, to issues involving residents of the state, adding that residents are free to approach the centre on any kind of disputes.
Speaking earlier, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, urged residents to take advantage of government's initiative of providing citizens with easy access to information and advises on a wide range of issues.
Culled from Vanguard


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These are some of the more commonly held beliefs about the origins of the Star of David. I found it interesting to find out where all these beliefs originated from.
The Moloch Connection:
Many claim the flags origins are with the Star of Moloch. The young martyr Steven in the book of Acts (Acts 7:43) mentioned that the Jews of his day worshiped the Star of Remphan.
Most scholars draw a connection between the Remphan and Chiun (Amos 5:26) like Nelson's Bible Dictionary for example. Remphan/Chiun originated in Babylon, was the god of Saturn and possessed a Star. Bruce, F. and Lockyer, H. (1995). Nelson's new illustrated Bible dictionary. Nashville: T. Nelson, pp.507-513.
Steven before he was executed, made the connection between the Star of the Jews and Moloch worship. But is it the same Star? We can't be certain, but it appears that way.
"Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon." NKJV. Steven was reproducing the entire history of the ancient Israelites up until then.
For a more definitive answer about Remphan and Chiun, I went to the Septuagint (LXX).
Oddly enough it was Steven's numbering of the Jews who entered Egypt that first made me go searching in the Septuagint over a decade ago. My Septuagint studies have led me to believe that the early Church were reading the LXX and not the Masoretic text. In this instance also, I found Steven to be correct in his reference to Remphan. Amos Ch.5:26 in the LXX as quoted by Steven…" Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Raephan, the images of which ye made for yourselves." Brenton, L. (2007). The Septuagint version of the Old Testament and Apocrypha. [Whitefish, Mont.]: Kessinger Pub, p.1089.
Why the KJV versions translate this as Chuin in Amos and Remphan in Acts I will never know.
The prophet Ezekiel was also highly critical of Moloch worship in Jerusalem prior to the Babylonian Captivity. The punishment for Moloch worship was outlined in Leviticus Ch.18:21. The penalty for Moloch worship was being cut-off from the land and cut-off from among their people. Leviticus Ch.21:28-29.
Leviticus 18:21 'And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus Ch.21:28-29 "Lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people." NKJV.
It is for this reason the anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews, who protest in their thousands regularly don't support the modern-day Zionist State of Israel. They believe the people were scattered because of the abominations committed in the land. And, are now destined to live in exile as Lights to the Nations of the world until Messiah returns. When Messiah returns, He will restore the people to the land. That is their belief.
The Rothschild's Connection:
Others have drawn a connection between the Rothschild family emblem and the Israeli national flag. In his book Andrew Carrington mentions a date when the Rothschild's took on a red star as a family emblem. "On February 23rd, 1744 Mayer Amschel Bauer, an Ashkenazi Jew, is born in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Moses Amschel Bauer, a money lender and the proprietor of a counting house. Moses Amschel Bauer places a red sign above the entrance door to his counting house. This sign is a red hexagram (that geometrically and numerically translates into the number 666), which under Rothschild instruction will end up on the Israeli flag some two centuries later."
Hitchcock, A. (2012). The Synagogue of Satan. 2nd ed. United States of America, p.247.
The Rothschild's adopted the Red Hexagon, Rot (Red in German) Schild (shield or sign in German). As the Rothschild s were instrumental in the development of the modern-day State of Israel, it is their shield that was adopted on the Israeli flag. Except the Red was replaced by the Blue. That's what a link from the Jewish Virtual Library which had information to a Rothschild Archive stated, but since then the information has been removed.
The Zionist Connection:
The Blue Star could've very well been adopted from Rothschild's Red Star, as Theodor Herzl stated in his book, Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) that the Zionists did not at that time possess a flag, it was only later, towards the end of Herzl's untimely death that The Rothschild's became involved in the development of the formation of the State of Israel. Herzl had this to say…
"THE FLAG We have no flag, and we need one. If we desire to lead many men, we must raise a symbol above their heads. I would suggest a white flag, with seven golden stars. The white field symbolizes our pure new life; the stars are the seven golden hours of our working day. For we shall march into the Promised Land carrying the badge of honor."
Theodore Herzl, The Jewish State — Der Judenstaat.
Still very much in the period of modern-day Zionism, another contributor was mentioned in an article I read, this article related more to the design of the flag rather than the actual Magen David or Star of David.
"Actually, the flag design that David Wolffsohn came up with was one that had already been in circulation, although he most likely was not aware of it.
In 1882 Jews from Russia founded a town south of Jaffa named Rishon LeZion ("First to Zion"). It was funded in part by Baron Edmond de Rothschild. In the summer of 1885, the community started making plans to celebrate its third anniversary. One of the settlers, Israel Belkind, decided to make a flag for the occasion. Working with another settler, the two of them came up with the idea of a design that would look like a prayer shawl, with the Star of David in the center, between two blue stripes. The flag was adopted as the symbol of the town, and later, the word, Zion, was added in the center of the Star of David." http://christinprophecy.org/…/the-story-behind-israels-flag/
"Dov Gutterman, "Rishon LeZiyyon Flag," http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/il%7Dz1885.html, pp. 1-2. Accessed on March 5, 2008."
The Kabbalah Connection:
The most comprehensive material I was able to discover recently comes from none other than the founder of Modern-Day Kabbalah, Gershom Scholem. Scholem, was the Professor of Jewish Mysticism at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Firstly, he says that "The hexagram is not a Jewish symbol much less the symbol of Judaism."
Scholem's focus appears to be mainly on the pentagram and hexagram, which have a long history in magic. In Jewish circles the hexagram was mentioned by Joshua ben Asaiah (600 B.C). It was also discovered next to a Swastika in a Synagogue in Capernaum. Many Middle Age Churches also adopted and used this emblem in their architecture.
"The Hexagram was made popular by the Kabbalist, Isaac Luria. Max Grunwald wrote in 1973 about how the Kabbalist's viewed the hexagram resembling the ten spheres of the Sefirot. The lower and upper spheres come together to create Jewish magic."
"The first mention of the Hexagram in Kabbalah was in (1280-90) Joseph Gikatilla in Gates of Righteousness."
"The Star of David is also a symbol of Israel's coming Jewish military Messiah, Ben David."
Scholem, G. (1995). The messianic idea in Judaism and other essays on Jewish spirituality. New York: Schocken Books, pp. 257-281.
The Military Messiah Connection:
Only significant people were born under a Star! The Magi, who were able to read the stars knew of the importance of those born under this sign and their ability to change the world.
It was a long-held belief that Messiah will be born under a Star. No surprises then when Matthew in his Gospel expounds on the Magi following The Star to the place of Jesus's birth (Matthew 2:9-10). Matthew would have written this especially for his Jewish audience who were expecting Messiah to be born under a Star.
"When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy." NKJV.
Since Messiah Jesus was rejected as the Messiah by the Chief Priests and Elders, The Jews continued in their search for Messiah. Later, the emblem of The Star of David was used by Rabbi Akiba to promote Bar Kochba during the Roman revolt in 135 A.D. According to Rabbi Akiba, Bar Kochba was the promised military Messiah.
A "Star" Shines
"It was Rabbi Akiva who ascribed to Shimon bar Kochba the famous messianic verse: "A star will shoot forth from Jacob" (Numbers 24:17). That is how he got the name "Kochba," which means "star." Rabbi Akiva crowned him the Messiah. Rabbi Akiva was so widely respected among the people that if he saw in Shimon messianic qualities then the people immediately elevated him to the level of the Messiah. The helps us understand very well why the Christians would take no part in the war; it would have made one messiah too many."
A "Star" Fades and Burns Out
"Then they began calling him, "Bar Koziba," meaning the son of a lie; a false messiah. Their hopes were dashed."
Killed in Battle: "Beitar fell to the Romans on Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, in 135 CE, adding it to calamitous national tragedies of the Jewish people. Bar Kochba was eventually killed in battle. According to Dio Cassius and Jewish sources, at least a half a million Jews were killed. It was a tremendous blood bath."
"Even so, the Jewish people after Hadrian were crushed almost beyond recognition. Bar Kochba's defeat marked the end of any sort of Jewish autonomy in the Jewish homeland until the twentieth century." https://www.jewishhistory.org/bar-kochba/
Well, that was the end of Bar Kochba.
But how did the Christians during Bar Kochba's reign react to him having the Title as 'The Star"?
In a text by Rev. Dr Gustaf Dalman, we have an indication of how the Christians responded to Bar Koshba's claims. Quoting Justin Martyr (Apol.i.31) the author says that the Christians were severely punished for not accepting Bar Koshba's Star. When Rabbi Akiba referred to the prophesy in Numbers as being fulfilled in Bar Kochba (Taanith IV.8, p.68d) the Christians simply replied…
"Thou art in error, Jesus of Nazareth and no other is the true Son of a Star." Faced with this rejection Rabbi Akiba simply altered The Jerusalem Talmud from Ben Stara of the Christian into Ben Stada the Son of a Star into the Son of a harlot. Dalman, G. (1893). Jesus Christ in the Talmud, Midrash, Zohar and the liturgy of the Synagogue. London: Cambridge, pp.14-15.
The quest for Messiah's Star continues to this day, with websites claiming that a Star is expected to appear in 2020. Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective. (2018). New Star to Appear in Night Sky, Heralding Balaam's Prophecy of Messiah. [online] Available at: https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/…/new-star-appear-night…/ [Accessed 29 Nov. 2018].
It's my understanding then, that the Star of David is a very old symbol which predates David and Solomon. I discovered that Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Freemasonry, Churches and witchcraft all used this symbol. Scholem was right, the Star of David is not a Jewish symbol, but has been adopted as a Jewish symbol because of its connection to the spheres of the Sefirot…
Personally, I believe it relates more to the importance of those born under its sign than anything else. For example, in the book of Jasher, it mentions even Abraham was born under a Star.
Matthew the Gospel writer made an attempt to prove to the Jews of his day that Jesus the Messiah was in fact born under a Star and thus fulfilling prophesy. The New Testament Christians believed this was the case, and this significant person who was supposed to be born under a Star was Jesus Christ. As Justin Martyr pointed out that when the Christians rejected Bar Kochba, they paid a heavy price.
Whether or not Military Messiah will appear under a Star, I cannot say for sure, but I'm certain he will use the Star of David as his emblem, because of the supernatural powers the symbol possesses.
Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Cheryl Mason posted on 17 May. 2019.


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If you are currently encountering emotional problems which may affect your daily life, such as work or interpersonal relationship; Some may experience insomnia, emotional, low motivation, difficult to concentrate, overwhelm by depress, anxious feelings. You may consider starting your counselling session.
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Please refer The EMDR Association of Hong Kong (https://emdr.hk/what-is-emdr/) for more details.
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Bioneer is a revolutionary machine that can create compost from organic waste in just 24 hours. An innovation of Mumbai-based Excel Industries Private Limited, this product is in the market now.
Bioneer is a revolutionary machine that can create compost from organic waste in just 24 hours. An innovation of Mumbai-based Excel Industries Private Limited, this product is in the market now.
Everyday, our growing cities generate more and more waste and this is overloading our municipal systems. Governments as well as the common people have fortunately come to realize that responsible and inclusive waste management is the only sustainable solution to this mounting problem we face.
Excel Industries is an Indian company involved in the manufacture of domestic chemicals. It was set up as an agro-chemical manufacturing company in 1941. But it was only 20 years ago that it stepped into waste management in a big way.
Instead of letting waste just fill up landfills, this company has been coming up with various technologies to convert organic waste into compost.
"The first step towards effective waste management was to establish the Centralized Waste Management units. In these CWM units, all municipal solid waste, whether segregated or not, would be converted into compost. These large plants are capable of treating waste ranging in quantities from 100 to 500 tons of municipal solid waste," says Saurabh Shah, Vice President, Environment and Biotechnology Division, Excel Industries.
The flagship plant of the company at Ahmedabad treats up to 500 tons per day and produces a rich organic manure brand called Celrich.
One of the chief innovations of the company is the Organic Waste Converter. There are at least 1500 installations of this converter all over India.
This decentralized waste management system can turn large amounts of organic waste — like kitchen waste, garden waste and food processing waste — into compost.
Last year the company came up with a more compact unit that is faster in composting too. It is called Bioneer. This unit makes compost out of organic waste within 24 hours.
Bioneer, revolutionary in-vessel composter, has the potential to change how the world treats organic waste.
Mr Amit Choudhary, who is a resident of Rajnagar Extension in Ghaziabad, heard about this machine from one of his friends. He saw it being used at another location and convinced the people of his own housing colony to invest in it.
"We have placed the machine in the car parking space and since it is very compact no one is complaining. We have our rag pickers who collect the garbage from door to door every day and after segregating the waste, the organic waste is stored in a pit. Once a week we put it all into the Bioneer machine and by the next day compost is ready. This is fed immediately to our plants in the colony garden as well as in personal gardens. Everyone in our colony is very happy with this system of waste disposal," he says.
Excel has also created Bioculum and Sanitreat, two in-house manufactured powders, which help the converters do the composting easily.
Sanitreat is a free flowing light brown powder. It is a non-hazardous mixture of mineral and herbal components that control the putrefaction process of organic waste materials.
Since Sanitreat retards the formation of toxic leachates and gases, it is able to make organic garbage stink free in just a few minutes.
Sanitreat powder should be sprayed dry over the garbage using a powder sprayer. Though no special handling precautions are necessary, it is advisable for the users to wear gloves when handling this powder. The amount to be used varies upon the organic content of the waste material, the climatic conditions and how old the material is. About 2 kgs is enough to cover 1 metric ton of waste, which need not necessarily be segregated waste.
Bioculum is another mixture of micro organism cultures that accelerates the aerobic composting of bio degradable organic waste. It also treats the waste and makes it free from pathogens, foul smells and weed seeds.
Bioculum is free from any toxic or hazardous components and preserves the vital nutrients and organic matter in the waste.
"Bioculum is a key input in the Organic Waste Converting process and consists of cultures of naturally occurring bacteria, fungi and actinomyces and enzymes. These facilitate the rapid conversion of organic waste into a bio-stabilized compost," says Saurabh Shah.
If the organic waste is properly treated with Bioculum, the waste can be converted into stable organic manure that can be used for bio-organic enrichment (especially of soil).
In the Organic Waste Composter, as well as Bioneer, only segregated organic waste is put into the machine. The waste matter is mixed with Bioculum and an absorbant as recommended. For absorbant, the users of the machine can put in sawdust or even dry grass.
Within 15 minutes the organic waste composter processes the waste and the output is a moisture free material which is placed in open trays for curing for around ten days. After this it becomes ready to use compost. However, in the Bioneer unit, within 24 hours an innocuous, nuisance free output is produced.
This output can immediately be mixed with soil and within two or three days the product begins to work as compost.
Mr MK Garg, a horticulturist by profession, has invested in Bioneer as well as the Organic Waste Converter and is very happy with these products.
"Composting, especially with Bioneer, is an extremely hassle free method. We have it in our housing society in Greater Noida, and the organic waste of all the houses is converted into compost within a day," he says.
The compost is used by all the residents in the society as well as by Mr Garg for his horticulture plants.
"The output from this machine is a nutrient enriched fertilizer, which is 10 times better than normal manure. Over the past year I have grown many vegetables and flowering plants with this compost mixture and have noticed that growing high density vegetables in pots is very easy with this manure," he adds.
Excel's machines come in various sizes and capacities. The OWC comes in 5 sizes, with a capacity variance from 10 kg per batch to 170 kgs per batch. The Bioneer comes in four different sizes too, with the smallest one having a capacity of processing 100 kg of waste in a day and the largest being able to process 400 kg per day. These machines are best suited for housing societies, corporations, large kitchens, and even temple complexes.
"It is heartening to know that people are interested in sustainable waste management and more and more people are aware of making their surroundings cleaner," concludes the Vice President.
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2 Chainz Releases New Mixtape
2 Chainz is back in mixtape mode but who with? From the rappers who brought
us "No Lie", "All Me", and "F*in' Problems", 2 Chainz and Drake are back at
it and announced their new project in the best way possible.
2 Chainz took it to Instagram last Monday night to announce the news of his
new mixtape "Daniel Son; Necklace Don". He touted the project by posting a
screenshot of a text conversation between him and Drake. After hearing that
the tape was dropping on Apple Music, Drake responded with a set of praising
hand emojis and a hint about hooking 2 Chainz up with his contacts there.
Joining the loaded lineup are rappers such as Travi$ Scott's "Birds in the
Trap Sing McKnight" and Frank Ocean's "Boys Don't Cry", 2 Chainz dropped the
mixtape last Friday.
"Daniel Son; Necklace Don"will be 2 Chainz's third project of the year. Back in
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their project "ColleGrove" in March. Do you think his latest tracks are as good as his last 2? Check it out below.


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July 27, 2018. Command recently spoke at the annual meeting of the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT) in Key Biscayne, Florida, which coincided with the beginning of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association (FMAA) seminar.
The presentation was centered on how social media investigations can be successful in strategic surveillance scheduling, and how combining these investigations can be extremely beneficial in defending liability claims.
Several case studies were showcased, including claims where the combination of surveillance and social media investigations each led to significant claim savings.
Additional topics included evidentiary approved digital media preservation methods, surveillance pitfalls, trespass and other investigative legal boundaries.
The Florida League of Cities, administrator of the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust, is the state association for cities, towns and villages of Florida.
The League established its first insurance program in 1977 to provide workers' compensation coverage and services to governmental entities. Early success of that program led to the establishment of Trusts for the liability, property and health lines of coverage. This firmly established the League as the leader of these services in Florida.


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In the mid-nineties, Australian artist Craig Walsh created his first projection at Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland. Made with photographic slides, the massive installation temporarily transformed a tree into a large-scale portrait, enlivening the canopy and initiating what's become a 30-year project.
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Now encompassed within the artist's Monuments series, the digital works continue to animate landscapes and public spaces around the globe, and they've evolved in breadth and scope, sometimes incorporating live video and sound that allows viewers to interact with the illuminated characters. Blinking, yawning, and displaying various facial expressions, the emotive figures address both connections between people and their surroundings and conversations around whose stories are upheld and disseminated. "The work in the early days conceptually linked more to how the environment we exist in influences the human condition," Walsh tells Colossal. "Surveillance was another interpretation."
Today, the responsive installations more directly address traditional narratives and challenge "the selective history represented in our public spaces," he says. Many of the Monuments celebrate people who significantly impacted their communities, and yet, might be overlooked. His 2017 piece, "Churaki Hill," for example, pays homage to Churaki, an Aboriginal man who was responsible for many successful water rescues in the Tweed region in the early 1900s.
Similarly, Walsh's recent installation in Charlotte, North Carolina, honors the descendants of Mecklenburg County's Black residents. Created for the annual Charlotte SHOUT! festival, the trio of works occupies Old Settlers' Cemetery, the burial ground for the city's wealthy residents throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. He shares about the project:
Much like today, Charlotte was a diverse city in its founding century…By 1790, the census for Mecklenburg County lists a total population of 1,608 enslaved African Americans or 14 percent of the town's population. By 1850, enslaved African Americans accounted for 44 percent of the total population inside the city limits. While their graves are not marked, the north quadrant next to Church Street is the final resting place for the formerly enslaved members of Charlotte's first one hundred years.
On display earlier this year, the installation features folk artist Nellie Ashford, filmmaker and counselor Frederick Murphy, and DJ and musician Fannie Mae. Honoring the deep family ties and legacies these three hold within the city, the portraits memorialize their continued contributions to local culture.
Walsh is currently based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and his latest project is on view at Victor Harbor, South Australia, through September 11. Explore more of the Monuments series on the project's site and Instagram.
Source: thisiscolossal.com


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GlobalEd Leadership is pleased to introduce you to Lilian Nyaranga. Lilian is the founder of the Elimu Shop, which creates innovative and engaging resources which make STEM subject learning interactive, fun, and motivating to all learners. Lilian studied education for her undergraduate degree, majoring in math and chemistry at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. She also completed a Master's in Curriculum Development from Kenyatta University. Lilian taught for more than 15 years in leading high schools in Kenya and South Africa, as well as worked as an Instructional Coach and Curriculum Designer for NGOs where she created professional development programs and developed math curriculum.
Throughout my teaching career, I was troubled at the consistently poor math outcomes among students in Kenya. In a report by UWEZO (2014), three out of ten children from grade 3 could not successfully complete class 2 math. The report also raised concerns about equity and quality in the mathematics classroom. For instance, twice as many children aged between 10 and 16 from non-poor households passed exams for both numeracy and literacy skills as compared to children from poorer households.
In the 2016 Kenya Council of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations results, about half of the candidates scored grade E in mathematics, the lowest grade. Performance was equally poor in other sciences. This is a worrisome trend because achieving Kenya's Vision 2030 greatly depends on science, technology and innovation. Poor results suggest that most children will not be able to pursue courses in the STEM professions, limiting the country's ability to become competitive in the 21st-century global economy.
Based on these concerns and country-wide trends, I resigned from my job at the end of 2016 and enrolled at Sinapis Entrepreneur Academy for a 4-month entrepreneurship training, and in 2017, Elimu Shop was formed. Elimu is a Swahili word meaning education. The shop was inspired by my early love of board games and puzzles, as well as my interest in exploring how to build children's excitement and confidence in math. I was also interested in fostering children's ability to embrace their mistakes as learning opportunities and to see themselves as problem solvers and creative thinkers.
The Elimu Shop creates game-based or gamified resources which increase engagement and deepen understanding of concepts. The first board game, MathFlash, consists of 96 math activity cards, board chips, dice and the game board. The children play in teams and take turns in asking math activity questions from the playing cards, which allows them to earn or lose points. Children develop basic numeracy, collaboration, reasoning, problem-solving and social skills.
The school director Dr. Susan Kanayo had this to say about the game and the children's learning
One thing we noticed about MathFlash is that it has various activities that keep children engaged and competitive. It's a game that creates togetherness or 'ubuntu'. It has more power when it is played in groups. It has sharpened our children's critical thinking and confidence in math. Our children can think fast. This is something we value in our school because this skill can be used in other circumstances, when the challenges of life come our children will be able to think fast on their feet. The more they played with the game the more they improved. The game does not only teach math skills but important life skills.
We opted to create a physical board game instead of the popular digital games, to ensure that as many children from different social backgrounds were reached, regardless of technological access. This is corroborated by a recent study by USAWA (2020), which stated that on average, only 22 out of 100 children were accessing digital learning. I see this game as providing a break from technology and encouraging relationship building through interactions between parents, siblings, relatives and friends at home.
The Elimu Shop has also created other original gamified puzzles available in digital and physical formats, called AddSub and MulDi puzzles. The first versions were released in January 2021. These puzzles use the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, with the goal of developing basic numeracy skills and number sense, as well as building a strong foundation in algebra. The puzzles help children learn to be critical thinkers, problem solvers, and logical thinkers. They also build soft skills like resilience, learning from failure, and self-awareness.
I chose to create educational games because, beyond providing entertainment, research shows that using play in a learning environment can help increase student engagement, foster social and emotional learning and motivate them to take risks. Through games, learners can learn skills like collaboration, communication, creative problem solving and reasoning. Games can also help develop resilience in children by keeping them engaged, develop relationships and teach them how to fail positively, all of which are needed to thrive in the modern world.
In Kenya, however, the idea of using play in an educational context is still relatively new. As such, we have faced some obstacles in its integration partly because of a lack of understanding of its value as well as misconceptions of play in learning by educators and parents. We focus on demonstrating how our games are aligned to school, national, and global goals while improving buy-in from school leaders, which in term influences parents. For example, with the newly implemented Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), which emphasizes making learners competitive in the global world, we are working to show educators how game-based learning helps develop these skills, competencies and values through alignment to CBD guiding principles.
i. They ensure diversity and inclusion
The games ensure learner diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, social class and religion. We have been able to reach children in urban, rural, disadvantaged communities and even global with our gamified resources. The games also recognize the difference in learning abilities and needs of learners. Plans are underway to develop an app for the games; this will ensure diverse learners are reached with the resources.
ii. Differentiated learning
The different levels of the game are appropriate for each learner. We are constantly adjusting and updating to ensure all learners' needs are met.
iii. Parental engagement
Parents struggle with how they can support their children at home in the learning process, increasing teachers' workload. The games that we create can be done in home environments, and parents also enjoy working on the puzzles and playing board games.
We have been able to build partnerships with community organisations to further help in creating awareness for school leaders and parents. For example, InspireHer Stem works in mentoring girls in STEM in urban slums and rural communities and Big Picture learning, which works with children and schools leaders in urban slums in equipping children to realise their potential and acquire skills to fit in the job market. Through these partnerships, we have been able to facilitate training with school leaders and parents on how to incorporate intentional gamified learning in their children's learning. We have also partnered with school leaders from forward-looking schools like Children in Freedom School an innovative transformative Afrocentric blended learning school based in Nakuru and Bright Beginnings Daycare, an ECD centre that is focussed on developing a holistic child, based in Kilifi, Kenya. We have also created a social media Facebook group and page with over 5,000 educators and parents. These platforms enable collaboration through sharing ideas and resources in teaching and learning. While games cannot replace classroom learning, they can enhance classroom learning when paired with strong planning and lesson integration to ensure alignment with learning objectives.
To learn more about Lilian and Elimu Shop, please visit their website or follow them on social media.


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Friday, December 16, 2011
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
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We'd kill you, except that it can't be done without a silver bullet!ReplyDelete
I must admit, however, that I do like the movie idea. And I love the squirrel pic.
I do hope you're feeding your cuss jar. Think of how much you'll have accumulated by the time you come down to visit!
Oh William....the only good thing about the winter solstice is that the days start getting longer, which means were heading towards the spring...gotta like the spring and summer...ReplyDelete
Oh yes...his jar must be full over this one post...!!
BTW, the squirrel pic is cute!
His cuss jar overfloweth!ReplyDelete
wahahahahahhahahahahah, you are the best !ReplyDelete
I like winter but not quite the winter you love.
The snow is on the mountains where it belongs the temps in the valley were we are right now is 63 with a cool breeze and the sun is shining through the clouds.
Perfect Tucson winter weather !
I just passed on the road about 20 Italian I think, tour racer training for the next big race. Winter is so much fun here !
Love the squirrel/chipmunk ? photo and the dog catching the snow from the snow blower.
I'll send The Square Ones up to help you with the next Christmas post ! They would like that but remember the chicken strips !
cheers, parsnip
If you've got a picture of either of them playing in snow, post it on your blog sometime soon, Parsnip!ReplyDelete
Parsnip lives in Arizona. I don't think they get snow.ReplyDelete
I like winter as well. Actually, all the seasons are great but for different reasons. As for snow ... I've been waiting for a big-ass snowstorm to hit. Even have a new book all ready when it does.ReplyDelete
Happy Winter!
William you are absolutely right that Hollywood needs some new ideas, but I'm sorry I don't see a movie with the main subject being something that annoys, pisses people off and makes people move thousands of miles to a desert for example, as a big hit. Sorry. :)ReplyDelete
Bah, humbug. The only thing winter means in London is that it's even darker and gloomier than our fifteen minute summer.ReplyDelete
It's been in the high 70s the last few days- mmmmmm! I'm perfectly happy watching the snow on TV, just before I go sit on the porch in my shirt sleeves.ReplyDelete
I wish I had some photo of them in the snow.
We lived in Laguna Beach steps from the beach so I had some photos of them in the surf but no snow shots.
Scotties usually love the water or not. Mine do not like the water !
Not a fan of winter! Living in the UK for most of my life, it drained me. Now I enjoy the warmth of Cyprus. It does get hot but here in the hills the humidity is much less.ReplyDelete
Snow is to be viewed not lived. My son adores snow, so much so, he moved to Canada to enjoy a life of snowboarding with his snow mad wife. He sure didn't get that desire from his parents!
Enjoy the cold, William. :D
Hooray and welcome winter!ReplyDelete
Yay snow!!! :) I love living in MD. I always know there will be plenty of snow to make a huge snow fort at least once.ReplyDelete
Yeah, there should totally be a movie. Lol. I think that's why I love Christmas movies so much. There is always beautiful snow falling in them.
I'm moving where there's no snow! Yay!ReplyDelete
lol... I'm sure you do get tired of the cold where you're at. Down here in FLA, I get tired of the heat. I'd love to freeze my butt off for a couple months this time of year. Nothing worst than having one day of cold, one day of hot, back and forth back and forth. ughReplyDelete
Have a great Christmas!! :)
I used to love to play in the snow when I was a kid but it seems like the older you get the less you can stand the cold. That's why there's so many snowbirds and you see elderly people wearing sweaters when it's 90 degrees out! Great post. Have fun in the snow!ReplyDelete
Off I go to rent Field of Dreams... so I'd know what I'm reading here! LOL!! And an idiot's guide to baseball...or as I call it "rounders" LOL! Oh I'M KIDDING! Ahem.ReplyDelete
BTW, how much now in your very unique Cuss Jar of wintry words?!?!?! :-)
Spring is my fave season!
Take care
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31 Ultimate Tricks for Effective Report Composing
At some stage in your informative career, you will certainly be necessary to do review crafting, especially if your neighborhood of study is set in science and technology, modern technology, treatment, or company. Assuming you have been issued a written report to write down therefore you are curious about crafting a report, you then come in chance. It's less complicated than you feel!
The key to record producing is:
You have to be prepared and possess all your information accumulated and analysed so you can write down a report that could be precise and communicates the content you want to get over on the most factual and authoritative approach. That said you first need to experience a sound comprehension of precisely what a statement is.
Just what is a article?
A report is specifically as its label shows. It is a solution to record on details that you may have collected and reviewed so the designed visitors can see the facts in relation to a certain concern or challenge. Reports constantly consume a very clear and described design that has parts and subsections you might have meant to permit the data to be arranged within a rational way.
But that's its not all:
There are a lot of very good motives why you are understanding how to compose reports as comprehensive down below:
- You will need to totally fully grasp anything you have discovered coming from the do the job you will have done and the studying or investigation you possess done
- You will need realized tips on how to completely get applicable data and study it.
- You will need figured out the way to coordinate the data and examination in a manner that is plausible and makes sense.
- You will be able to arrive at affordable final thoughts according to the data and analysis of the records.
- You can provide tips for near future function in your community of analysis, in which right.
A history of reviews
You might be astonished to know that your merciless teacher failed to make up statement composing merely to torture you. Rather, the police were definitely the first one to work with it inside a specialist total capacity. Writing reports changed from the requirement of authorities to document on measures they got to protect the law and guard inhabitants. The initial police records were definitely presented to Caesar in 27 BC by his police officers, the Roman Vigiles.
The British Bobbies provide the respect of becoming the earliest specialized police officers pressure on the planet. This drive was proven in 1829 and they also conducted them selves with rigid willpower, getting pride within a expert overall look. They took in employment and document composing extremely significantly. It wasn't right up until 1902 once the Intercontinental Connection of Chiefs of Law enforcement was released inside the United states
So, who specially is it necessary to give thanks to on your report creating task?
August Vollmer! Vollmer was the chief on the Berkeley P.D. and he seemed to be the patriarch of police dependability. Because of Vollmer, the Usa obtained criminal activity laboratories, fingerprint repositories, and standard offense reporting.
Vollmer seemed to be in charge of building the 1st authorities instruction academy, which he imagined was required because universities didn't offer you sufficient training for police officers. The academy was the home of the first department of criminology in the country and so they taught ways of effective record composing.
Our modern-day kind of publishing accounts progressed to some extent through the strong and tough atmosphere of authorities training which stringent method of instruction and qualified expectations continues currently. In reality, the indicates that one could in fact require a cops report creating training course by means of on the web teaching to know the ideal review producing techniques.
Now you have feelings of where by the very idea of the record emanates from, it truly is time to figure out how to structure a study.
Normal construction of your statement
While there are numerous brands of records that depend upon the different disciplines where they can be written, there is a fundamental report writing design that is a minimal necessity for any review you are going to write down. Let's have a look at the crafting design and firm of the simple report:
- Summary: This is why you may create an overview with the full report that notifies the reader what the heck is included on the review. At the minimum, this summary will introduce the reason for the document and the major options. You might also point out any findings reached and provides up testimonials.
- History: This is actually the section where you present the reason for the record in larger details. The background information to the review can also be presented below. This back ground deals with the 5 Ws: Who, What, The place, When, and Why.
- Conversation: This is why you existing your outcomes and investigations. You will incorporate all of the evidence, all info, benefits, and disputes, during this section and it needs to be perfectly-planned. Use headings and subheadings to make sure your details makes sense on the visitor.
- Conclusion: This is when you evaluate the primary factors from your own talk and point out all final thoughts which you possess appeared. You must explore the leading bottom line 1st, followed by the other final thoughts, displayed in a very reasonable sequence. You can also offer testimonials, it this is certainly strongly related to your report.
While every one of these have to be contained in a broad article system and formatting, specialised different types of report publishing might call up these sections by different leaders and they may possibly involve additional sections to help provide you with the needed info.
At a minimum, make sure you normally will include a label web page, a family table of elements, and appendices. The and still provide good instances of a study writing formatting.
Bearing that in mind, let's check out some precise and prevalent forms of reviews that you can have to create.
But remember:
No matter whether the simple truth is a given structure for record writing here or anywhere else, you will need to make sure that it fits with the sort of record you need to create. To ensure this is the case, below are some useful tips:
- Study all formatting rules very carefully and pay attention to the terminology utilized in record creating regulations. It really is unusual for an authorized website to use colloquialisms, when you see these, the rules most likely are not efficient.
- Guarantee the suggestions are compatible with the particular review you will end up writing. Since there are various types of studies, you will discover a good chance which the rules you have stumble upon are for your unique kind of article.
- Usually do not carelessly adhere to any guidelines. Whether or not the suggestions for crafting a report essay are published as outlined by substantial criteria, it does not mean that you should involve all segments advisable on the tips. Only include segments which might be strongly related to your review and transform them if necessary.
Now you be aware of the general framework associated with a report and what to take into consideration when dealing with document suggestions, you must remember that the academic review crafting structure can vary with the kind of statement. Consequently, it's time and energy to commence understading about most of the precise different types of records you may well be essential to write, beginning with financial reviews.
Economic report
Fiscal records and information are already made for as significantly again individuals are already creating. People in old Mesopotamian communities powered each insurance protection and credit score organizations along with the obvious need of documentation. Currently, which need for documentation is just as solid as it ever was and people produce fiscal studies on a daily basis worldwide of economic and pay for.
Simply what does this indicate on your behalf?
If you are a student of economic, then you will want to discover ways to compose fiscal records. A monetary document is simply a form of small business document crafting as well as its system is much like the basic composition furnished above. The main elements of the structure of a economical document are the following.
- Name Website page: For example the name of your own review, your name, and also the date of distribution.
- Professional Overview: That is essentially the Review discussed higher than, which you current a summary of your overall report, along with the strategies to evaluation made use of, results, and suggestions.
- Table of Items: Listed here you offer a extensive number of the portions and subsections within the article.
- Guide: This is the equivalent of the backdrop discussed from the common framework. You ought to contain not just an describe on the record, but any appropriate history and relation to reference your reader desires.
- Physique: Here is the same as the Dialogue shown above. It is best to divide the conversation of your information and discoveries into structured portions and subsections.
- Conclusions: As explained previously, on the summary you might review the primary tips from the review, the studies, the conclusions sketched, and then any advice, if suitable.
You could refer to the for precise information on how to compose fiscal report. even will show you how to read through an economic document, that will certainly aid when publishing just one.
Clinical review
Doing experiments may be pleasurable. Why not enjoy yourself when mixing up up some chemical substances or doing physics experiments? Nevertheless, the amount of time should come if you should present the results of your laboratory such as a formatted research laboratory statement. This is where you might be asking yourself how to write a lab record. Loosen up. It's a lot easier than you might think.
The aim right behind research laboratory reviews is always to illustrate to the teacher that you just understood the clinical and may also offer your discoveries completely. A research laboratory article is a clinical paper that summarizes the intention of the research laboratory you conducted, including your approaches and conclusions. A lab document typically is made up of 8 major segments, as follows.
- Name web page: This is why you may would be the subject from your play around, your name (plus the leaders of other team subscribers), the name of the class, your instructor's title, and also the day in the play around.
- Arrival: This can be a review of the test and why you are conducting it. You must include any analysis concerns or hypotheses attended to from the play around. Understand that a research concern and theory are primarily the same thing conveyed in different ways. Thus, you only need to use one of these.
This is an example:
A study real question is, "Can background rock and roll tunes boost students' arithmetic results?Andrdquo;
The equal study theory is, Andldquo;History rock music could have a favorable impact on students' math concepts results."
You have to observe that the issue makes it possible for either a beneficial plus a damaging answer, as the theory provides a distinct direction for any response.
- Approaches and elements: It truly is here which you provide the techniques and elements you utilized in the play around. You must clarify how you get decided on these techniques and components by using correct vocabulary.
- Success: Briefly point out exactly what you located when executing your try things out. Use a amount of strategies to present your data, like use tables and graphs, to make sure your effects are super easy to fully grasp.
- Conversation: This is a vital part of your lab statement, which implies it will be the greatest. It is actually on this page that you will discuss the crucial analysis of your own discoveries and offer an handling of these. Make sure you website link this discussion to your original research problem or hypothesis and explore the possibility restrictions of the methods see this website.
- Conclusions: Lightly summarize the play around or research laboratory you conducted as well as the success. This is not an area in which to consist of new details.
- Referrals: Check with the required citation fashion guidelines and make sure to include every one of your options in this segment. Find out about and .
The natural way, you could be composing clinical studies in a variety of sciences, such as physics, biology, chemistry, and geology. Having said that, they, as well as technological report creating, tend to continue with the same basic structure.
The following is an excerpt from your psychology lab report that is useful, whatever the kind of laboratory statement it is advisable to write down:
Students' math concepts functionality will depend on quite a few components. Among these, the learners' inborn skills, the potency of instructions, along with the psychological weather conditions on the class are the most critical. Manthei and Kelly (2010) concluded that classical and well-known tunes has no result on educational results.The purpose of this scientific studies are to analyze the result of rock and roll popular music on arithmetic results of high school graduation college students. The hypothesis on this review is the fact that backdrop rock popular music can have a constructive influence on the mental weather conditions on the class room as well as on students' math concepts functionality. A similar mathematics test out was undertaken in just two unique training with and with no back ground rock and roll tunesAndhellip;
The provides a wonderful failure of the system of a clinical article. To get a trial clinical review, look into the . comes with a fantastic clinical statement example.
Now survive, though not the very least:
Let's consider how to write a health care review.
Health record
Should you be a health learner, you then will likely be required to write down professional medical assessments. Due to the fact well known health care doctors began to statement in their important findings about their medical advancement, health-related reports turned out to be a crucial part of giving liable medical treatment.
Compared with lots of other types of accounts, when composing a health care report that you are going to show to still another-get together, you should have the permission of the tolerant or their legitimate guardian prior. An official request a written report can also be a purpose to compose a report during the health care field.
A case investigation is regarded as the most common sorts of health-related article and the composition or even the scenario review bring a foundation for any other health assessments. The following is the normal health care statement set up of your situation study healthcare record:
- Background: The Backdrop offers a summary of the article. From it, you must description each of the background information that is certainly strongly related to the patient's circumstance. This can include the night out, time, area, and basis for all exams and consultations.
- Medical History: The Health Background gives you the opportunity to quickly illustrate the patient's health background. In this article you can expect to consist of all particular and spouse and children health background and just how that relates to the current condition.
- Evaluation: Listed here you can expect to offer information about the end result with the evaluation, for example the intellectual, emotionally charged, and physiological declare in the individual at the time of exam. You should also note the condition of any areas of the body connected to the reason for the evaluation.
- Specimens: If any specimens are applied or checks are carried out, you should detail this primary.
- Managing: When you have any comments on sufferer supervision, make sure you incorporate them below.
- Viewpoint: Whilst the points has to be offered, the physician's specialist judgment is likewise useful and you should provide this. You should formulate this point of view from an unbiased and unbiased placement.
Keep in mind that it must be very important to all authentic notices to compliment a health statement. The provides an great list of recommendations for writing a health-related report. Monash School offers a tutorial on the way to compose an instance article while using a .
The aforementioned manual delivers the best way to commence figuring out how to create records. In case you are continue to having difficulties with record composing after you begin entering a report so you experience a company to write down a study on the net no cost or to write a report free, usually do not rely on it. These types of solutions can cause you difficulty in relation to quality and plagiarism.
This video recording from Masset Institution can be another extraordinary useful resource when figuring out how to produce a study.
Not surprisingly, when all else falls flat, you can employ a to compose a stellar document as your representative.


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