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If you're looking for the top 10 things to do in New York City on a New York holidays vacation then you are like the nearly 50 million tourists who visit NYC every year, including 10 million foreign visitors. We've been there and we'll let you know what to do to have a great time on your trip.
Places To Stay in NYC: NYC Hotels Luxury & Discount
With hundreds of NYC hotels to choose from, booking a hotel in New York is all about location. Prices vary from economy priced to very expensive in most locations. Look for weekend discounts or if you really want to penny pinch try one of a variety of New York City hostels.
Hotel Metro – Affordability, style, and quality, with complimentary Continental breakfast and NY Times. Moderately priced, with Art Deco interiors and comfortable rooms. Midtown Manhattan.
Amsterdam Court Hotel – A New York City hotel known for superior location and budget price makes the Amsterdam Court Hotel a great find. Just two blocks from Rockefeller Center and within walking distance of Times Square, Broadway, and Central Park.
Ameritania Hotel – A cheap NYC hotel with a great location, the Ameritania Hotel is the place to stay for the theatre crowd. Located in Broadway's Theatre District it is very popular with the hip, theater-going crowd as well as business and vacationing travelers.
Best Western President Hotel – A complete renovation has upgraded the Best Western President Hotel into a modern classic. With 334 chic and comfortable guest rooms done in a modern and politically-inspired motif. Highly recommended for the frequent traveler who would enjoy something different. For the politically sensitive, be sure to specify a Republican or Democratic room unless sleeping with Reagan or Clinton memorabilia is not a problem. Located in the heart of Times Square and the Theater District.
Hampton Inn New York – Chelsea – New, but very basic, moderately priced, is within walking distance of Madison Square Garden.
nyma – the New York Manhattan Hotel (formerly Red Roof Inn Manhattan) – Very nice, recently renovated, budget priced, the nyma is well located near the Empire State Building, the fashion district, Macy's, and Madison Square Garden.
Belvedere Hotel – Built during the 1920's Art Deco period, it retains elegant ambiance with spacious, earthy toned, comfortable rooms. Budget to moderately priced. Located in the heart of New York City's theater district, it is also convenient to Times Square and Rockefeller Center.
Clarion Hotel – LaGuardia Airport – Comfortable, clean rooms, close to the airport, a discount New York hotel.
Wellington Hotel – One of the most popular Midtown Manhattan hotels, the Wellington features one-bedroom suites with kitchenettes, perfect for vacationing families. Budget to moderate pricing. Situated next to Central Park near the Theatre District and Rockefeller Center, and just a block from Carnegie Hall.
New York City is divided into five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. For most though it is just about Manhattan; the others, while not without their charms, are mere bedroom communities. Most of the best things to do in New York City are in Manhattan including Wall Street, Broadway, Times Square, the Empire State Building, Macy's, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park and the Juilliard School.
New York City Food Stops
With 18,696 New York restaurants to choose from which will you like the best? With New York perhaps the best answers are location, location, location and what type of food do I like? Here are a few good choices:
Cheap Eats:
Amy's Bread – Tasty, creative breads, pastries, and sandwiches served with great coffee. Best for breakfast or lunch. Three locations, Chelsea Market, Hell's Kitchen, and the Village. A great discount new york restaurant for you.
Grimaldi's – For the Best pizza in NYC try the legendary Grimaldi's Pizzeria located under the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn. New York Style with thin, brick oven-seared crusts, mouthwatering homemade mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil. No slices, No Cash, No Reservations – Just good cheap New York City pizza. Always a line, which adds to the fun.
Burger Joint – Best burgers in town, Le Parker Meridien Hotel, just south of Central Park.
El Malecon's – Mouth watering Dominican-style rotisserie chicken, Best in NYC. Upper West Side.
Tartine – Inexpensive and delicious French Fare. BYOB to this corner-sized store where there is always a wait. West Village.
Chat 'n Chew – BBQ, American, Southern/Soul food. Best place for Mac and Cheese. East Village.
Estiatorio Milos – Greek, seafood, Mediterranean – Theater District
More Pricey:
Felidia Ristorante – Best NY Italian. Presided over by co-owner Lidia Bastianich, cookbook author and teacher to Julia Child. Midtown East.
Agave – Mexican Fusion – Best Mexican. Elegantly casual, voted one of the Top 10 Tequila Bars in the USA by Playboy Magazine.
Wo Hop – Best Chinese – Open 24 hours, serves Cantonese. Chinatown.
Tomoe Sushi – Best Sushi, always a wait. Greenwich Village.
Aquagrill – Best Seafood, fresh fish of course. SoHo
The Strip House – Best steaks with classy bordello backdrop. East Village.
Getting Around NYC
NYC is easy to get to by Amtrak, or airplane with three convenient airports to choose from; John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia. Once you're there, NYC offers public transportation so you can get to the places you want to visit. The New York City Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the USA. With 468 stations, the subway stops near most attractions.
Parking is a nightmare in New York, so use of public transportation is highly recommended for your own convenience as well as for the environment.
New York City Night Life
THE CLUB SCENE – It's open all nite!
Marquee – With its exclusive, see and be seen clientele, have a back up plan ready to get in. Great music, good-looking people. Hip Hop and House.
205 Club – Edgy crowd attracted by the freight elevator entrance, the upstairs re-creation of Andy Warhol's Factory complete with tinfoil spray painted walls and a bar of broken down file cabinets. The DL keeps everyone dancing to classic rock and hip hop.
S.O.B.'s – is the abbreviation for Sounds of Brazil, a Latin American dance club blasting the beats of the rhumba, mambo, cha-cha, and salsa. Try the fresh fruit mojitos. SoHo.
Things To See In NYC
Endless choices await visitors to NYC, so start with some the most famous attractions.
Statue of Liberty
'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,' from Emma Lazarus' famous poem at the base of the statue. A gift from France, the Statue of Liberty, Lady Liberty, is an icon of America's democracy. View from shore, the Staten Island Ferry, or take a boat ride and climb the 354 steps to her crown when you visit NYC.
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Station, oops I mean Terminal, opened in 1913, was refurbished in the 1990s, and is used by 150,000 passengers each day. It has an abundance of shops and restaurants.
Rockefeller Center
Now a National Historic Landmark, Rockefeller Center is just like you've seen it in movies and on TV. Located in midtown Manhattan, is known for numerous shopping and dining opportunities, both in the Center and in the surrounding area. Many consider a visit one of the top things to do on New York Vacations. Its magic fully comes to life at Christmas, with the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Ice Rink, and Radio City Music Hall with its Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes.
Perhaps the best known building is the GE Building, former home of Late Night with David Letterman, and home of Saturday Night Live, NBC News, and MSNBC; the Top of the Rock observation deck; and the famous Rainbow Room club restaurant. The underground Concourse, reaching from 47th Street to 51st Street and from Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue, is filled with shops, restaurants and other fun things to do in NYC.
Comprising 19 buildings on 20 acres in mid-town Manhattan, Rockefeller Center is the largest private building project ever undertaken in modern times. Built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. over the course of 10 years, the final building was completed in 1939.
Empire State Building
Feeling a little small surrounded by the giant skyscrapers of NYC? Ride up to the top of the Empire State Building and look down upon the city from the observation deck. Built in 1931, it is still one of the tallest in the world and will be a high light of your New York vacation visit.
American Museum of Natural History
What's better than dinosaur bones, a giant blue whale, and a live butterfly exhibit? Opening to New York vacationers and residents in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History contains the most technologically advanced planetarium in the world, kid-friendly exhibits, and interactive learning displays.
Central Park
Need some green space after touring the city? Then Manhattan's Central Park is the place for you. Visiting Central Park is easily one of the top 10 things to do in New York City. Play in a pick up soccer or softball game. Sunbath, visit the Shakespeare Garden or take a Summit Rock climb. You can see and do it all in this National Historic Landmark first opened in 1859. Scenery includes lakes, ponds, trees, meadows, and bridges. Attractions include ice skating rinks, swimming pools, and walking tracks. You can watch concerts, shows, and street performers. It's all contained in Central Park's 843 acres. For a fee you can take a carriage ride, rent a boat, or visit the zoo, the rest is FREE. If you are looking for fun things to do in New York City then Central Park is for you.
Conservatory Garden
Alive with tulips in the spring, chrysanthemums in the fall and roses in between, the Conservatory Garden is the only formal garden in Central Park. The Garden takes its name from a conservatory that stood on the site from 1898 to 1934. A natural experience and part of many New York vacations.
The Reservoir
The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, more commonly known as the Central Park Reservoir, is a favorite with aquatic birds as well as joggers and walkers. Surrounded by Central Park, the reservoir is 40 feet deep and holds over a billion gallons of water. It has a mile and a half trail around it. After 131 years of service providing fresh water to the citizens of NYC, it was it was deemed obsolete and decommissioned in 1993.
Fun Things To Do In New York City
The Best Of New York
Have lunch at the legendary Grimaldi's Pizzeria, under the Brooklyn Bridge. Then take the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan, above the traffic and into the Financial District. Visit the South Street Seaport. Then catch the subway for the short ride to Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site. Now on to your next stop on your New York vacation's itinerary.
Take the Staten Island Ferry ride past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Enjoy the skyline. After arriving you must depart from the boat, but must return soon for the return ride. It's FREE, operates 24 hours a day, and leaves every 30 minutes.
The Boroughs:
Bronx: The Bronx contains some fun things to do on your New York City vacation. It is home to the famous Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park. If you are in to art you can visit the Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the European Middle Ages art and architecture. For baseball fans, take in a game at Yankee Stadium.
Bronx Zoo – Though outside Manhattan, it's worth the trip to see this — the largest urban zoo in the United States. The Bronx Zoo is home to more than 7,000 species of animals in exhibits like the Congo Gorilla Forest and Jungle World.
Brooklyn: Visit the New York Botanical Garden, one of the premier botanical gardens in the world. Spread out over 250 acres it contains 50 individual gardens or plant collections. Also visit Prospect Park and the Prospect Park neighborhood, home to many fine restaurants, shops, and bars.
Queens: Top attractions are the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Zoo, and the American Museum of the Moving Image.
Staten Island: Visit the 83 acre Snug Harbor Cultural Center, home to the Staten Island Botanical Garden, the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, the Staten Island Children's Museum and the Noble Maritime Collection. Go to the Todt Hill Road/Slosson Avenue intersection, at 410 feet above sea level the highest point on the eastern seaboard south of Maine.
To get around New York it helps to understand its geography. Manhattan is the center of activity, on an island bordered on the west by the Hudson River and on the east by the East River. Across the East River, the Bronx is to the north and east, Queens directly east, and Brooklyn to the east and south of Manhattan. Staten Island is to the southwest of Brooklyn, across the Hudson River. Google maps gives a great visual.
Manhattan is the New York we all know. The most urbanized spot in the USA with 70,000 people per square mile, Manhattan is a world center of finance, culture, fashion, and entertainment. No matter what you see, there is always more around the corner. So take NYC as it comes. Be prepared, but be open to the new and unexpected in this travel destination.
Must See Spots in and around Central Park NYC
Bow Bridge
Just sixty feet long over the lake, the Bow Bridge is one of the most beautiful cast iron bridges in the world. The Bridge offers one of the best views of the park and Fifth Avenue Skyline.
Belvedere Castle
A miniature castle of stone rising out of Vista Rock, Belvedere Castle is an unexpected find in Central Park and one of many fun things to do on NYC vacations. Truly a fantasy castle on a high point in the park, it provides many views. Inside are many displays of the natural world and Central Park birds.
The Carousel
Every kid loves the Carousel, and Central Park boasts one of the best. The Carousel features the largest wood carved figures ever constructed, all hand painted, and original 19th century music. A great attraction if you are visiting New York with your family.
The Central Park Zoo and the Tisch Children's Zoo
Animal watching in the Central Park Zoo is a nice divergence from people watching in the city and the park. For kids 6 and under the Tisch Children's Zoo features a petting zoo where the young can meet gentle creatures up close. Includes goats, sheep, cows, pigs and other furry creatures. Fee charged.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Just across the street from Central Park's east side, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Met as it is referred to by those in the know, is nearly a quarter mile long and occupies more than two million square feet, one square foot for each of its two million works of art. The Met houses its permanent collection as well as revolving exhibits. The met includes paintings and sculptures from every era and culture, musical instruments, weapons, armor and historical artifacts. The Met was founded in 1870 to bring art, education and culture to the people.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Several blocks south of Central Park lies the MoMA as the Museum of Modern Art is known. Founded in 1929 as the first museum dedicated entirely to contemporary art, the MoMA is considered to be the most influential entity in the world to the development, understanding, and appreciation of modern art. Beyond its extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, prints, furniture, photography, film, illustrated books, and electronic media, MoMA's library houses over 300,000 books and periodicals on modern art. Be sure to plan lunch at its award wining, fine dining restaurant called The Modern.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
On your travel to New York City Take the ferry to Ellis Island to visit the Immigration Museum. It features the, "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" documentary, a living theater which brings to life the experiences of the immigrants, and the American Family Immigration Center, which contains records of the 22 million immigrants who landed there between 1892 and 1924.
Staten Island Ferry
Ride the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Enjoy the skyline. After arriving you must depart from the boat, but most return immediately for the return ride. It's one of the top ten free things to do in NYC and operates 24 hours a day leaving every 30 minutes.


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Lay leaders attempt takeover of church in Darien
From the Diocese of Connecticut
Media Release, June 12, 2018
Episcopal Church in Connecticut, 290 Pratt Street, Meriden CT 06450
Local Episcopal lay leaders attempt to take over church in Darien
The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, and his staff learned tonight that some lay leaders of St. Paul's Episcopal Church [link added] on Mansfield Avenue in Darien had called a locksmith to come earlier this afternoon to change the locks on the church without authorization, locking out the rector and effectively attempting to take over the church.
Their rector, the Rev. Canon George I. Kovoor, notified the Darien police and Bishop Douglas. The responding officers spoke with Bishop Douglas who provided the relevant secular case law, canon (church) law, and Letter of Employment for Canon Kovoor, demonstrating the authority of the Bishop Diocesan in any disputes between the vestry (elected lay leaders) and the rector.
The June 12 action by the lay leaders grows out of a simmering conflict between the vestry of St. Paul's and the duly elected rector of the parish, Canon George I. Kovoor.
On October 1, 2016, the lay leaders unanimously elected Kovoor as their next rector. After Bishop Douglas approved his election, Canon Kovoor was formally installed as rector with all rights and responsibilities of the office.
Last October, a year after the rector's start, Bishop Douglas learned of rising tensions between the vestry and the rector, and the lay leaders' attempt to force the rector out. The Bishop informed both the vestry and the rector that the vestry could not "fire" the rector, and outlined the appropriate canonical process by which a vestry can seek a "dissolution of a pastoral relation," as the process is formally known. The process gives the Bishop full authority to decide ultimately if the rector remains in place or must resign.
For the last eight months, the Bishop, working with outside consultants and coaches, engaged in mediation and possible reconciliation between the parties. On May 30, 2018, the Bishop indicated to the rector and wardens that he was prepared to give his decision (called a "godly judgment") as to whether the rector stays or not. The Bishop further said he would meet with the vestry and parishioners on Thursday, June 14 at 6 p.m. at St. Paul's in Darien to share his decision. No indication has been given as to the content of the godly judgment.
The vestry's response to this notice was to attempt to terminate Canon Kovoor as rector, again, contrary to the canonical process and his employment agreement. Further, the senior warden of the vestry, Mr. Anthony Miscimarra, indicated that the vestry was not planning to meet with the Bishop on June 14 and threatened during worship on Sunday, June 10 that the locks on the church doors would be changed, effectively locking out the rector and bishop. The canons of The Episcopal Church state, however, that the rector "shall at all times be entitled to the use and control of the Church and Parish buildings."
"It is so sad when lay and ordained leadership are alienated from each other in a parish," said Douglas. "The Episcopal Church is a church of order and has established processes to pursue mediation and reconciliation in such difficult circumstances. In our denomination, lay leaders in a local parish cannot take matters into their own hands by their own will. I pray that the vestry of St. Paul's see the error in their ways and join me at the table seeking unity in the Body of Christ, for the sake of God's reconciling mission in the world."
Bishop Douglas looks forward to meeting with any vestry and parish members present on Thursday evening, June 14, at 6 p.m., at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mansfield Ave, Darien, to communicate his godly judgment regarding their request to dissolve the pastoral relationship, and to be present in a caring and loving way to the faithful of St Paul's and beyond.
This is occurring throughout what is left of TEC. Yet, I have never heard the clergy look to themselves. When the money leaves a new church will grow.
This parish is a unique one, with a charismatic focus. However, the previous rector, Christopher Leighton, who was in Trinity School for Ministry's first graduating class, was one of 6 Connecticut clergy who declared that the Episcopal church had left the Anglican Communion and spent a decade and a half challenging the authority of Connecticut bishops. He is the only one of the 6 clergy who remained in the Episcopal Church. The new rector is originally from India and during a decade in England served as a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II. If the new rector tried in any way to reconcile this congregation with the diocese or the Episcopal Church, there would be push-back from some of the congregation.
Over the years I have seen this again and again in my own church as well as other churches in the area. At one time in my little town three of the mainline denominations were going through this at the same time. If my Baptist grandmother had still been alive she would have said Ol' Scratch got in the place. Maybe that applies here.
I remember visiting that church when Terry Fullam was rector and they hosted renewal conferences back in the '70s and '80s. The book, "Miracle in Darien" was written about the dramatic turnaround that occurred during this time under Fullam's leadership. Problems like this typically reflect dramatic differences in the views of the rector and the lay leadership regarding central issues of ministry and use of resources.
The canons, both those of the Episcopal Church, and the enabling ones in dioceses are not weak, They set up a framework in which the bishop seeks a resolution(s) that is fair and just. My experiences was that dissolutions were painful for all parties, but do require consistent and firm episcopal leadership. Attention to the early warning signals and early invtervention are still the best practices. It does appear that Bishop Douglas is doing precisely what is needed, and we hope for a just and fair outcome.
John Rabb
Having personally been "run out" of a parish I need to comment that the reconciliation process prescribed in the canons is a weak instrument when matched with a truly determined and malicious vestry/laity. They can and will make life in the parish a living hell for the clergy and their families, and their supporters. I continue to suffer from PTSD and there are no canonical procedures to address this fallout from church violence.
I'm showing as a dislike on my friend Ralph's comment and want to be clear that is not my opinion. I inadvertently touched it with big fingers on a small phone.
Your comments are déjà vu for me in my experience as well.
I will pray for forgiveness and reconciliation
I'm guessing that the vestry members, based on their reconciliation experience, had pre-determined that they were going to lose in the Godly judgement and decided to make an end run around the process.
Sad when things take this path. Reconciliation becomes almost impossible at this point, at least for those leading the charge.
Is there any information about the difference that developed between the rector and the vestry? Where did the parish at large stand on issues.
Obvious, clawing question, I personally would love to see answered. Nothing like the light of day to heal what has festered in the damp and dark secrets of human beings..
Canon Edward West told us of the time a bishop of NY entered a NYC church through a basement window, after being locked out by the vestry. I believe the issue at the time was integration and the church was in Harlem, the members of which no longer lived anywhere near the neighborhood.


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5.30pm: And another training cancellation: U11s – Grant has called off training with several not able to attend this evening
Urgent update: this awful weather means the Under 9s training at Waterside has had to be cancelled this evening … sorry but nothing we can do about it
Update: Message from Pat – BG Valiants training is OFF tonight
Executive meeting is now at 7pm
Clubhouse open from 6pm for Valiants and U9s training and Executive Committee Meeting
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Bill Weaver Wins NWPE Grant for Music Program
posted by: Cindy Omlin | April 22, 2015, 10:28 PM
Congratulations to Mr. William Weaver, a Kindergarten through 5th grade music specialist at Nampa Idaho's Iowa Elementary. Bill was recently awarded a $350 Classroom Grant to purchase a book and musical instrument to enhance music instruction in the school's self-contained special education programs. NWPE Regional Director Brenda Miller presented the award at the all school SOAR assembly.Continue Reading...
Helen Sauer, Heritage Academy, Jerome, ID, Wins Classroom Start-Up Grant
posted by: Cindy Omlin | February 19, 2014, 09:02 PM
Congratulations to Helen Sauer, a K-7 special education teacher at Heritage Academy in Jerome, ID, who has been awarded a $250 New Classroom Start-Up Grant from Northwest Professional Educators (NWPE), the Northwest's only non-union professional teacher association. Cherri Sabala, NWPE Board Member, presented the grant award which will fund purchase of special education curriculum for reading, written language, and math so that Ms. Sauer can assist students according their ability levels.Continue Reading...
Nation's Report Card Reveals Mixed Progress
posted by: Ruthie | November 07, 2013, 05:30 PM
According to the recently released NAEP scores, or the "Nation's Report Card," reading and mathematics achievement for American 8th graders has improved in the last two years. However, 4th graders' achievement has remained sub par. Overall, there have been gains in both subjects since the assessments in the early 1990s.Continue Reading...
Annette Lutes, NWPE Member, Wins NWPE Grant
posted by: Cindy Omlin | April 21, 2013, 04:10 AM
Ms. Annette Lutes, an NWPE member and 8-12th grade special education teacher at Black Canyon High School, has been awarded a $200 classroom grant from Northwest Professional Educators. Mrs. Brenda Miller, an NWPE representative, presented the grant at a school staff meeting. The grant will be used to help fund an iPad be used with a student who needs it for a communication device. Annette stated that the technology will be shared through integrated activities that include general education students and special education students within a collaborative teaching setting.Continue Reading...
Post Falls Idaho Special Education Teacher Wins NWPE New Classroom Grant
posted by: Cindy Omlin | February 28, 2013, 08:00 PM
Congratulations to Katie Kirkbride, a special education and life skills teacher at Prairie View Elementary School in the Post Falls School District in Idaho. Katie was presented with a $250 New Classroom Start-Up Grant from Northwest Professional Educators to purchase computer software to help her self-contained special education students develop pre-academic and academic skills and adaptive software to assist students with limited motor skills. NWPE Executive Director Cindy Omlin presented the award to Ms. Kirkbride at a staff meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2013.Continue Reading...
Study: Academic Success in Special Education Not Linked to Spending
posted by: Cindy Omlin | September 15, 2012, 12:17 AM
Earlier this month, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute released a groundbreaking study by the District Management Council's Nathan Levenson on how to improve both the quality and efficiency of special education. According to the results, the amount of money spent by school districts on special education varies greatly around the country. In contrast to the status-quo opinion, some districts that spend less than others are getting better academic outcomes for students.Continue Reading...


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In my last post, Can We Go Back To Good Story Telling, I covered characterization and point of view.
Now that we have three dimensional characters and we know the story is theirs to tell, let's move on to the story. Specifically the difference between fiction with a message (showing) and message fiction (telling).
All fiction has a message. It may be Whoo hooo! Going on adventures is fun! or it could be bad things happen to jerks. No matter the story, there will be a message.
I've always been a big fan of the Charles Dickenson, the Bronte sisters and Mark Twain via books and Rocky & Bullwinkle in cartoons. The fiction they produced had a message, however that message was couched in a good story.
A Christmas Carol, which has been remade so many times with so many variations, it would be a wonder that anyone in a developed country hasn't seen it.
That message was rather overt. The most important things in life can't be bought. But, also, there is still time to change regardless of how bad you may have become.
However, even if you get none of the moral messages of the story, it's still a good story. This was always one of my favorite stories as a child, mainly because I always wondered if it would turn out differently each time. Sadly, it never did.
(Sorry, no spoiler warning. The story has been out since 1843, if you haven't read it by now, get on with it. Or read Richard Paolinelli's recent adaptation. It's got zombies.)
Another story that everyone has read or watched in one form or another is the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Much of what we think of today, cuts out a lot of the political commentary that was in the original book. The first time I read the original, I thought I had the wrong book. Despite the political messages of the book, there was a story worth reading.
A good story touches the emotions of the reader. Romance tugs at the heartstrings, action/adventure builds excitement, dystopian stirs dread or hope depending on who's writing it. The reader becomes invested in the story. They become a part of the story.
The story never tells you what to think. It may lead you to a particular conclusion, but it does say "you must believe this." The message is shown through well developed characters and plots.
For as much as I detest the message of Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, it is first and foremost, an interesting story. The message, which is to portray the Catholic Church as corrupt and it's followers as morons, does not take away from the intrigue and mystery.
Contrast that with message fiction where the story is secondary to the message.
The worst offenders of message fiction that I've run into are Christian fiction and fiction by SJWs. They are so heavy handed in trying to shove their particular message down the readers throat that they neglect the story.
I used to read quite a lot of Christian romance novels, mainly because they were less nauseating than the mainstream dreck peddled as romance novels. (Seriously people a series of sex scenes does not a romance novel make.) I ran across books that completely stopped mid story to give a several page sermon. That was usually about where I stopped reading them.
SJW fiction is just as bad, except instead of a few page sermon, it's done with over stereotyped characters, stale settings, contrived plots and by drawing attention to details that should fade to the background.
Mainstream YA novels were once lighter fun reads. Harry Potter is a world of impossibilities and adventure. The moral issues are fairly universal with obvious good and bad. There's action, adventure and three-headed dogs. Overall, it's fun.
Then the SJWs hit and what used to be a fun category turned into message fiction that beats the reader over the head with the latest and greatest social justice cause. Instead a few pages of sermon, though, the whole book becomes one. I've seen internal monologues going on about how sleeping with everything that moves doesn't really make you slut or very awkward character exchanges where not a single character disagrees or questions the latest SJW cause, except maybe the bad guy who is usually a really bad stereotype. I was about ready to gag after the millionth time of reading "love is love" in a book that was supposed to be about chasing some monster or exploring outer space.
The moral of this blog post is to "make the story the priority."


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Libby Kumin is a Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Loyola University Maryland. Since 1968, she has worked with families of children with communication disorders. She specializes in communication, speech, and language skills of infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults with Down syndrome. Her book, Early Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, and talks have helped families, speech-language pathologists, classroom teachers, and special educators. Her research has led to increased understanding and practical clinical techniques to address the complex communication strengths and challenges faced by people with Down syndrome. Dr. Kumin has received the President's Award from the National Down Syndrome Society, the Christian Pueschel Memorial Research Award from the National Down Syndrome Congress, and the 2008 Best Paper Award for her work on computer usage in children with Down syndrome. Dr. Kumin is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and Foremost Women of the Twentieth Century. She is an active clinician, teacher, researcher, and scholar whose heart shines through her work.


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After camping at Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State and Florida this month, Phenix City (Ala.) Central 2019 safety Ray Thornton traveled to Clemson to showcase his talents last week.
Thornton competed at the final session of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Thursday.
"I enjoyed being there and competing with the other players," Thornton said. "Being coached by some of the best coaches was an honor. Also knowing that they had one of the best coaching staffs made me work harder."
Thornton (6-2, 195) spoke with safeties coach Mickey Conn about his performance afterward.
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Thornton picked up his first offer from Mississippi State in May. Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Georgia are showing interest.
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Greetings to you in Jesus name. We have entered into another year that is filled with God's abundance blessings and grace for you. 2008 was a year which we called the Year of Abundance and indeed it was a year of Great Abundance. I was asking the Lord, what would this year be for the church and for the missions, and the answer was The Year of fulfillment. I am still anticipating for what Great things would be in store when God call it a year of Fulfillment. A year where dreams and Visions would begin to fulfill
2008 was a year of Abundance, right from the beginning of the year; God had been showing us that the Harvest truly is plentiful. For Global Harvest, God opened new doors and it was also the beginning of the Global Harvest Church in New Delhi. The year was full of challenges and victories. We ended the year on a strong note. What the Year of Abundance ended with, we are going to see in Fulfillment in this year.
I would like to personally thank you for your valuable prayers and support for me and for the ministry. Again this year God willing we will be holding crusaded and conferences in different parts of the country and outside India. Please do pray that as I minister and proclaim the good news, the Holy Spirit would work and people would be saved and healed in large number.
At Global Harvest we are constantly praying for you and asking God to bless you. This year we pray that God's love for you would be more abounding. Right now as you read this mail, I pray that God would touch your life, fill you with a stronger anointing, I pray that he would bless your ministry, health, mind and finances. Amen.
If you are coming around to New Delhi, we would like to welcome you to attend one of our services at Global Harvest. You can mail me or call me personally or any one of our associates to know the service timings and locations. This information would also be available on our website www.gtm.in. I would also be happy if I can be of any help to you for any prayer or counseling needs, feel free to call me 24*7.
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This page is about Hrm virus which infects customers' PC around the world, and corrupts the data. Here we've gathered important information about what is Hrm, and how to uninstall Hrm from your workstation. Furthermore, we'll explain how to get back the corrupted information and is it possible.
Hrm ransomware already infected many laptops around the world via easiest method: scam e-mails with dangerous attachments. Sometimes web-criminals use exploits to infect the computer, but well-known software vendors quickly fix them. After penetration, Hrm examines the computer memory to find the folders to be cyphered and their general value. Nowadays, any new ransomware can cypher text, video, audio and image information in all popular extensions. High attention is attracted to businesslike documents, because representatives of business are the main target for scammers. Hrm encrypts only files with information, and does not touch the programs, so that the user can pay the ransom via an infected computer. The operation is executed through famous encryption algorithms, and it is so complicated that that decipherment of files without a key is impossible. This is the base for unbelievable success of ransomware in recent years: an ordinary PC operator, even having a fairly high experience in suchlike things, will never be able to recover the data, and will need to pay the price. The single way to recover the information is to crack the fraudster's webpage and obtain the master key. Also there's a chance to get the keys due to defects in the code of the virus itself. When encrypting files, Hrm switches the extension of files to .Hrm.
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April 16th, 2012
The University of Missouri Graduate School will host an event for elementary students are interested in several scientific and creative arts fields including chemistry, forestry, insects, painting, foreign languages and geography.
The event will feature more than 100 MU graduate students volunteers. More than 25 learning booths will have hands-on activities for kids. Tiger stripe ice cream will be free for the first 200 children to the event, and TJ, the mascot of Women's and Children's Hospital will be on hand..
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Evaluation of Bridge-Scour Research
The objectives of this research are to: (a) critically evaluate bridge-scour research results completed since 1990, (b) make recommendations for adoption of specific research results into AASHTO policies and procedures, (c) recommend research needed to fill gaps where research results are not yet conclusive enough for adoption by AASHTO and wide-scale use by practitioners, and (d) draft the bridge-scour sections of the AASHTO manuals, "Policy for Design of Highway Drainage Facilities" and "Recommended Procedures for Design of Highway Drainage Facilities."
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A Photographer's Journal - January 2018
Stop. Listen. Do you hear it? It's the rustle of leaves, the swirling water in a creek, a bird song away in the distance and the soothing sigh of the cool breeze. Gone is the hustle and bustle of a city in my head — an online connected internet super highway scrolling endlessly by, diverting a quarter of my attention at all times.
I quit Facebook, and Twitter, and Snapchat all within a week and to put it in simple terms, I feel human again. I had lived my entire twenties with Facebook and Twitter, compounded by the newer social media networks that followed in their wake during that decade. I lived my entire twenties as a young, connected, digital adult, never bored and never fully present in the here and now.
When it came to photography, the effect of sharing my work to, viewing and interacting with these social media networks on a daily basis had given me the false sense that I should be doing something all the time. Creating, curating and constantly ON. If I stopped, I might fall behind. It was already feeling like such a struggle to see "growth" in my online photography presence.
And yet I had been considering deleting Twitter for a long while, and deleting Facebook had been a wish of mine as well. Never did I realise it would be so easy to forget about them and so mentally relieving, and so little would regress as a result. My stress is lower, my constant drive to be a photographer is gone so I can relax and take opportunities as I come. I'm still planning and actioning on my ambitions, such as my imminent fortnight of landscape photography and trekking in New Zealand, but I don't have to be thinking about it 24/7.
It's been a while since I've done something with friends or family and just completely switched off from being a photographer, leaving the cameras at home, ignoring the phone and just being 100% present.
As I approach February, I have reconnected with my love for the New Zealand mountains naturally through the music I listen to and our local landscapes I enjoyed watching from the highways this Australia Day weekend, not under the influence of Instagram or Facebook or Twitter, but through my own memories of driving through those grand mountainous locations. I'm excited for what is to come in my two weeks over the ditch.
If you're contemplating the real world value of certain social networks you are a part of, I suggest you seriously consider leaving them. You will adjust, and then you'll realise why you probably don't need them anymore.


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Time and time again, I have seen The Wall Street Journal explain that the reason Russia and China are so together and are such a big threat to us is that they have the luxury of being totalitarian dictatorships that can get 'er done without the fussy inconvenience of individual liberty or consensual government. Well, the Journal is at it again, but this time they are behind the times…the CIA's InQTel venture capital firm is ALL OVER AI! (Who's the authoritarian dictatorship now, huh?)
Here's the article from yesterday's Journal that triggered me…the title in the print edition was merely, Authoritarianism Is China's Edge in AI–but they really spoonfeed it to you right up top on-line which included an in-your-face subtitle:


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After appearances in HOSTILES and LADY BIRD, Timothée Chalamet continues his 2017 rise by wonderfully leading CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. Set in 1983, the father of Elio (Chalamet), a late teen, hosts a graduate student, Oliver, played by Armie Hammer, in an elegant estate in northern Italy. Soon after Oliver's arrival, he and Elio begin a relationship. Never pulling any punches in its content, CALL ME has more interest in showing their lust, rather than its characters.
Chalamet and Hammer are absolutely incredible with what they are given to work with. Their characters, Elio and Oliver, respectively, are intellectuals, and we see how they are drawn to each other in the early stages of their relationship. It's a beautiful, interesting dynamic, but once the levee breaks, the two men are inseparable. I'd expect people so attracted to each other (not just physically) to talk about things, rather than just have sex all the time. It's as if it's just meant for shock value. I'm fine with this story not having an outright antagonist, someone focused on keeping the two apart, but a little bit more character development would have been appreciated.
Barring that main problem I had, the movie is just fine. It's shot beautifully, but there are a lot of cliché indie-movie shots scattered throughout. The score is one of my favorites of the year, minus the random indie songs placed at the weirdest moments. It really picked up at the end for me, with the wonderful Michael Stuhlbarg, playing Elio's father, delivering an incredibly powerful speech to Elio. If only the director had more interest in these kinds of relationships, instead of the empty sexuality on screen, this movie would have hit harder for me.
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Below is a list of all the services that Gopher Services provides for your convience and peace of mind. Remember to let the Gopher go for you!
Gopher Services is available 365 days a year to take care of your pets. Other services listed are available most of the year. Simply select the service you need and give the Gopher a call to set up your initial consultation. At the initial consultation, you can go into detail about what your needs are. A contract is signed that list all services and their fees, and keys are picked up. There is no charge for the initial consultation and all fees are due apon your return. So just give the Gopher a call or send an email. It's that easy.
Dog walking visits can be schedualed for your pets to help you provide them with regular exersize. The visits can be schedualed to occur on a regular basis or, after your initial consultation and an account has been established, you can call in a dog walking visit any time you don't have the time to do it yourself.
A typical dog walk last from 15 minutes The fee for dog walk is $15.00. If there is a need to go on more than one walk, such as having multiple dogs that cannot be taken all together, then the $15.00 fee is charged for each additional walk. Additional time may be added to the walk at the dog owners request. The same fee applies to each additional 15 minute time segment added to the walk.
Cleaning up pet messes from the yard and cleaning the kennel can be arranged to be done on a regular basis while your there or while your away, the choise is yours. This is another service that you may use on an as needed basis by simply making a phone call to the Gopher once an account has been established.
The fee for this service can only be determined on a case by case basis. The fee is based on the size of the yard ,the number and size of kennels, and the number of pets being cleaned up after.
The Gopher can take your pets to or pick them up from the groomers, vets, kennels, or where ever you need your pets to be. This is great when you've just cleaned your car and don't want to risk it getting dirty again with pet fur, smells and other messed that might occur. It's also convenient when you just don't have the time. Once an account has been established, you can get this service by making a simple phone call.
The fee is $10.00 plus milage one way for 3 pets. There is an additional fee of $1.00 for each additional pet. You must provide a pet carier for each pet. No pet will be taken without a pet carrier. This is for the safety of your pet.
A typical pet sitting visit may include feeding and watering your pet(s), clean or scoop litter box, let dogs out to potty, clean up any pet messes, water indoor plants, bring in the mail and news paper, turn on/off lights, and opening/closing curtains. Daily email updates about how your pet(s) are doing are also available apon request at no extra charge. Many other services are also available for an additional fee.
A typical pet sit visit last 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the needs of the pets and the needs of the client. The fee for this visit is $12.50 for a 15 minute visit and $15.00 for a 30 minute visit for up to 3 pets. There is an additional fee of $1.50 for each additional pet.
A typical house sitting visit might include getting the mail and news paper, turning on/off lights, opening/closing curtains, and watering plants. It may also include some of the other services available for an additional fee. The visits are all custom made to personally suit you at the initial consultation. The fee is $12.50 for each visit.
Pick-up/Delivery Service and Personal Shopper:
These services are convient for you when you have a busy schedual or need to be in two places at the same time. These services can be recieved by making a simple phone call once an account has been established.
The fee for this service is $5.00 plus milage to and from the store. This fee applies to each store visited.
Although Gopher Services main goal is to help you take care of your pets, there are other services available from the Gopher. They include house keeping, laundry, and plant watering. These services may be set up to occur on a regular basis or on an as needed basis once an account has been established.
There are plenty of other goodies available from Gopher Services: In Home Pet Sitting. Just check out the Other Cool Gopher Stuff. The Gopher will update this page frequently so be sure to check back!
Send the Gopher an email!
Gopher Services: In Home Pet Sitting * D'Iberville * MS * 228-861-9043
Prices are increasing in January 2004 for all new clients. All current clients will be charged the current rates until January 2005. The new prices will be posted near the end of December 2003.


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Going to work can be a struggle at the best of times but going to work with a throbbing headache whilst trying to recover from jet lag can be a massive pain in the butt. Knowing you have the option to sit down and curl over a desk or hide in the stockroom (both of which I've done at previous employments) can go some way in making it a wee bit bearable. However, with my job as a model these opportunities of relief are few and far between. Now it wouldn't be all that bad normally but when your job revolves mainly around your face then looking like a pasty Pom with a grimace for a smile won't quite cut it. The words 'fake it till you make it' is an expression that springs to mind.
"bras 'N' things....things being cupcakes."
Lucky for me though todays prop was a nice, comfy bed which not only made for an inviting looking set but was the ideal mid-shot respite. A cheeky little lie down here and there did me a world of good and being a regular model for bras 'N' things the team were happy to oblige my "diva like" behaviour. It also helped that the first 2 hours were spent chilling out in the make up chair getting beautified and fluffed by the fabulous Jessica Mercuri.
bras 'N' things usually go for a natural make up look with strong contour and lots of highlight. The hair is curled then softly brushed out creating that desirable bed head style (which most ladies can testify is not as easy as it sounds. And no, it's not a matter of just waking up and getting out of bed).
The set for bras N things is a huge warehouse based out in West Gosford, which when you live in the Eastern Suburbs feels like the other side of the country but is really only an hour and a half away. The warehouse is owned by photographer Neil Dixon and if fully decked out with dressing rooms, make up table and lights and an array of weird and wacky props. From window frames to palm trees and old crates to blow up Santas. Being on set with the team is always a good laugh. Never short of ridiculous stories, sing-a-longs and embarrassing photos (yes Jules, I mean you), the day seems to fly by and soon enough my headache and jet lag are a thing of the past. The shoot begins with all the lingerie (which is ideal as food babies and underwear just don't mix) with the afternoon mainly focusing on PJs and sports bras.
The shoot pretty much consists of me prancing around on a bed or draping myself against a wall trying to make the underwear look as desirable as possible. Not so easy when someone's iPhone is blasting out Disney tunes (which I love, don't get me wrong) but The Little Mermaid doesn't exactly say sexy.
The Finished Product
Lunch today was sushi. What more could a girl want? Diving into various fishy delights of salmon, prawn and tuna sushi and fried, pork gyoza we make the most of our 1 hour break and chill out before getting re-fluffed for the rest of the shoot. After lunch fellow model Jordan Simek joined the party who was booked to shoot later on in the afternoon.
After more pillow hugging and hair flicking it was time for me to wrap. Finishing at 3pm was a dream but the biggest bonus of the day was being able to scoff down (guilt free) one of Neil's homemade dairy and sugar free cupcakes. Neil unfortunately has an intolerance to dairy but it's meant he has perfected the art of the dairy free cupcake. Now not one to usually enjoy the "everything free" sweet but if I didn't know, I would never have guessed. THAT'S how bloomin' good it was. Plus it looked pretty so how could I resist.
"YOU LOOK GORGEOUS!!!....said the photographer to the cupcake."
Back in my track pants and t-shirt, with hair pulled back, face make up free and nicely full on sushi and cake it was time to head off back to the Eastern Suburbs……and it was sing-a-long Disney all the way.
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Traveling to a new place for the first time can make you nervous and create panicking situations especially when transportation to desired destination from the airport is concerned. But now a days logan airport car services have made transportation easier and hence one needs to book them well in advance for a hassle free transportation experience.
Reasons for why reliable airport car services have taken over cabs and other transport services:
Professional Chauffeur:
With a genuine airport car service you will get a professional chauffeur who is highly knowledgeable and proficient. They know all the routes well and hence will make your transportation easier and stress free. With a car service you need not have to worry about the validity of the chauffeur as their background has been checked thoroughly as well as drug tests have been performed on them before hiring. This assures that you will get the best and safest transportation services.
No waiting in Queues:
When you opt for other transportation options you will have to wait in the queue to get your vehicle and again there are a lot of paper work needs to be done before hiring a car which is highly frustrating! But by booking airport limos in advance will make keep you free from all such frustrations and hassles.
Rest during the Transportation.
After traveling for a long hour in the flight you might be tired and seek proper rest. With airport car services you can take rest at the back seat and reach your destination or hotel without any stress.
Assured Safety:
Feeling insecure while traveling to a new place is a common human tendency. But when you hire an airport car service you get assured that you are in the company of a person who knows the local place well and will make your journey quite comfortable. Also, there will be no language barrier as the chauffeur will act as a translator for you.
Have you planned a holiday trip to Boston with family for the first time? And looking for a reliable Logan airport car service? Then you must consider Patriots Limousine who provides superior airport limo services you can count upon. Don't forget to stay connected with Patriots Limousine on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus Social networks!
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Turning Point
Recently, I made the decision to purchase a MacBook Pro. This is kind of a big deal because I have always been a PC guy and my needs for a computer have never coincided with the advantages of the Mac. For architecture school, I needed as much processing power as I could for as little money and PCs provided that. I wasn't concerned about battery life because I knew I would always be near an outlet most of the time when I'm working.
However, now that I am finally out of school my priorities have changed when it comes to getting a laptop. I still needed the high processing power, but it wasn't as critical. I'm primarily only going to be editing photos and some graphic design. Occasionally I might venture into architectural software for a competition. I'm not always going to be near an outlet when I do work, so battery life is important. I don't play computer games anymore either so that's not even on the list of needs. I'll be dealing with large files from photography and graphic design so fast file transfer is also a plus with a decent amount of storage space.
The 15" Retina MacBook Pro that I now own fits the bill: it has a quad core i7 processor, a 2gb discrete graphics card, a 512gb SSD, and a battery that can last over 7 hours. This is the higher priced base model of the 15" with a price of $2500. I would not have purchased this laptop for that price since an equivalent PC laptop that met those requirements would be around $1800-$2000 (and only with 1080p resolution). Fortunately, Apple's about to update this laptop so the price has dropped significantly. After some price drops with some coupon stacking, I was able to buy this for $1980--a satisfying purchase.
I have yet to do any photo editing with this laptop, but I am definitely looking forward to it!


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Winter can be an awesome time of the year when everything is covered in a white blanket! This time of the year is perfect for long walks in the squeaky snow, making angels in the snow, engaging in a snowball fight, making a snowman, you name it! And it's not just humans that love snow, this video is soundproof that animals are equally excited about it as well!
Footage shows a cheeky horse gleefully playing with around in the snow as he would if he were to be all alone. This horse chooses to ignore its surroundings, we mean all the scary looking, probably very hungry wolves and still is determined to remain on his path on having fun in the deep valley snow.
Watch as the playful horse raises his front legs and playfully stands on two limbs, as he is caught up in the moment and goes full play mode! Have you ever seen anything like this? This may be the most cheerful horse we have ever seen! He is playing in the snow like a little kid, regardless of the dangers of his hungry "friends".
A professional wildlife photographer has captured on camera the remarkable moment a brave horse frolicked with a pack of wild wolves. The scene was filmed in Abruzzo, Italy on February 4. In the clip, the horse wanders nonchalantly among six of the predators and then even rolls in the snow as the wolves watch on. Wolves have been known to attack and kill horses, so this behavior is very unusual.
Horses are well known for being beautiful and graceful creatures, and if you are not sure about that just check all the history books and you will see for yourself. However, this amazing horse in this breathtaking video really takes the cake. Of all the horses we've ever seen this is by far of one the most graceful and the bravest horse ever!
Horses have been raced competitively for centuries, and horse racing events remain a popular part of human culture. There are five main gaits or ways in which a horse can move; these are called walking, trotting, cantering, galloping and backing. The average speed at which a horse gallops is approximately 48.2 kilometers (30 miles) per hour, but the top speed reported is considerably higher. Amazing!
What makes this video even more interesting is that horses are one the animals who are not brave at all! In spite of their enormous terrifying size, they are amazingly apprehensive. They can be terrified of their own shadow, decline to advance into a stream they've crossed each day since birth and escape in an outright frenzy from a bit of material fluttering in the breeze, potentially killing themselves in the process by slamming through a wall, kicking down entryways or lurching over handcarts. A horse is always a prey animal-never a predator, so they must be on guard at all times. But, not this horse! He is brave and he doesn't even care about the wolves he just minds his own business!
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What's Behind the Behavior…?
(I picked this picture because of all these little hopeful faces. This was taken from our missions trip back to Ukraine a few years ago, and was at Sweetie 2 and Sweetie 3's old orphanage. The little boy in blue, was so sweet and cute and smiley, talking in Russian. He was actually saying, "I'm going to take your glasses and break them!")
Heather Forbes might say, "What's driving the behavior?"
I was talking with Mike this morning about how support group is going, and things I would love to cover. One of those things has to do with what is behind a behavior that isn't making sense to us.
Putting clues and signs together, may help us come to understand and then be able to address the behavior. But for many of us, it does not come naturally to think about, "What's BEHIND the behavior".
For the child who struggles with shame, low self worth, or past trauma, being exposed to failure is overwhelming because it requires self inspection, and when they don't like themselves, or have a strong sense that others are going to reject them because of their seeming failures, or they are so full of shame they cannot bear it, then it is PARAMOUNT in their minds that they NOT deal with the reality they are faced with (real or perceived) and do everything to avoid it. They will fight to keep a semblance of self respect and perceived self worth through diversion.
"I'm NOT going to do that!"
"Why"? we may ask….. There will be no real answer. We will perceive their behavior and tone as DEFIANT…. and if we move to "correct that defiance" , the battle that rages will be ALL ABOUT THE WRONG THING…. We will strive to win a battle, yet lose the WAR that is actually being waged on our children's hearts.
The REAL WAR is against their very being. The WAR that tells them that they are unlovable, unacceptable, unworthy… the war that has been waged against them from the very first point of trauma in their lives. For many of them, it began at birth, and EACH battle along the way was WON by that war with damning, condemning force.
So here we come in, a new force, and they see us as the enemy. They see that others who have been in our position as a parent have rejected them, hurt them and betrayed their trust. They are so busy fighting in their own personal war, they don't realize that the true WAR is actually over. They no longer have to fight for love, for validation, for acceptance and we are ON THEIR SIDE!
Unfortunately, many times we act as if we are not. We get caught up in the remnants of a dead war, and try to win an unwinnable battle, instead of leading our little trooper to a place of peace and rest.
So, back to the "I'm NOT going to do that!"
How can we deal with it?
I remember when Sweetie 4 first came home, I was told she was in the 4th grade, understood English perfectly, and was fantastic in spelling and math. I pretty much found ZERO of that to be true.
How did I find that out? Well, it didn't take long. 🙂 I assigned her to write a paragraph about something we were studying.
And guess what she said, oh so "defiantly"!
"I'm NOT DOING THAT!"
Why not?
"I don't want to!" "School is stupid!" "This place is stupid!" "You are not a real teacher!" and I could go on…. but my favorite was, "Why should I have to listen to you? You're just an old woman from Texas!" 🙂 gee thanks. 🙂
In REALITY, she was trying to avoid the FACT that not only could she not spell, or write, she could BARELY read, AND she had VERY LIMITED understanding of the English Language. And she didn't trust me. She had no reason to. I was the old lady from Texas.
Add to that TWO disruptions, past trauma, separation from bio siblings (I could go on and on ) and I could instantly see that we were not dealing with writing a paragraph. She was fighting for her very dignity.
After all, what would it look like if the new kid couldn't even put 3 sentences together? Would she still be loved? Would she be accepted? She didn't believe for a minute that she was even going to stay. She didn't stay with anybody else and they all promised her a "forever family".
So what did we do? Well, the first thing we did was establish relationship. We headed for the rocking chair. "It is ok. We love you. We are here for you. Breathe with me. Let's become one in our breathing. And after about 10 minutes. I addressed the issue with structured correction and teaching.
"You know, maybe the truth is, that you don't want me to know that you don't even know what a paragraph is!" I got a nod on that one.
"I am so sorry. I didn't know, and you know what? It is OK. This is NOT your fault!"
"Did you know that your brother didn't learn to read well until he was almost 12?" With that I got peaked interest.
In calming her and peaking her interest, I was then able to talk to her about the defiance in her voice and what she said.
"You know, it is never ok to speak harshly to mama. It is never ok to say "I won't!" when I have asked you to do something, because I will never ask you to do something wrong. (that is important they know that, because they may NOT know that! never assume)
Now, instead of saying "I won't!" How could you have said things differently to tell me what was really wrong?
At first I got shrugged shoulders, and then I offered an idea, and then she did, and then I offered some humor and then she did…. and before we knew it, the REAL PROBLEM was revealed and SOLVED for the moment. (The assignment was too hard for her to do on her own, so it was adjusted to her level)
Was there punishment involved? No.
Because she apologized for her behavior and because her behavior was SHAME masked in defiance. She was trying to protect herself from more rejection and hurt. How do you punish shame? How do you consequence shame? I can't. I can only have compassion and understanding.
That is a small example of many MANY examples I could give over the past 15 months. But each and every time, a battle was won. Not us against her, but ALL of us against TRAUMA, SHAME, REJECTION and HURT which is the real war. We were on the same team the whole time. It just took her a while to see that we were her allies and not the enemy. 🙂
(Do we do this perfectly every time. NO. We do not. Sometimes we get caught up in the moment and forget…. but that is ok, we are human, just like she is. When we see we have gone down a dead end, we simply stop, turn around and head the right direction. :))
Those times of outward defiance are few and far between. She has learned over the year to express herself properly, understand better and use her tools to keep control.
As she realized each time that we were on her team…we were her ally, the trust which was greatly needed began to be built, not with faulty walls, but a firm foundation. Each brick cemented in with love, to last a lifetime and to build a new life upon.
For my support groupers:
I would like to ask that you keep track these next two weeks of how many times this week that your child(ren) are masking what is really going on underneath…. try to see what is driving their particular behavior and write down your response to it. What were the results? 🙂
I would like to encourage my readers who are in the TRENCHES with trauma, that it gets BETTER. You will not stay there…. but you must look beyond the behavior and beyond punishing. If what you are doing is not working…. it is time to try something new. 🙂
(This does not have to do with natural consequences, that is another post altogether, and natural consequences are not punishments)


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Nineteen members represented Great Yarmouth Road Runners (GYRR) at the Valentine's 10k hosted by the Norfolk Gazelles Running Club. The race was the 2nd in the Leathes Prior Grand Prix series and was also the Norfolk County Championship race for the 10km distance.
A total of 517 runners made the journey to Easton College to take on the undulating road race around the quiet country lanes. Conditions were close to ideal with just a light breeze and even some sunshine to raise the temperature to above the seasonal average.
Race day nerves are present even for the most experienced runners, but a special mention must go to Nadine Baldwin and Fiona Williams who conquered their nerves to take on their first race in club colours; fantastic effort ladies.
It was also encouraging to see that all age groups were represented, from our youngest club member – Jasmin Honour - who at 16 is already experiencing a run of success by achieving her second Personal Best (PB) of the year at 10k (49.11) to John Bound, who in the 65 plus group won a bronze county medal.
Other members achieving a PB included the ever-determined Darren Honour (37.23), Penny Studley (43.32), Emma Dawson (49.03) and Linda Drew (57.43). Darren and Penny also earned silver county medals for their performances. Returning to form, Lorrain Dawson and Pauline Leeves received a silver and a bronze in their age group respectively. Both ladies have been battling with ongoing injuries showing great spirit and determination.
Full results for the team in finishing order:
18th Darren Honour 37.23, 32nd Marc Evans 38.34, 101st Gary Pillar 42.46, 114th Mark Stone 43.09, 125th Penny Studley 43.22, 138th James Chaplin-Madden 44.44, 224th Jasmin Honour 49.11, 228th Emma Dawson 49.03, 260th Joe Jermy 50.41, 278th Lorrain Dawson 51.39, 282nd Julie Webster 51.53, 295th Pauline Leeves 52.23, 360th Rob Bailey 55.46, 389th Linda Drew 57.43, 398th John Bound 57.26, 475th Nadine Baldwin 1.04.58, 476th Fiona Williams 1.05.08, 509th Adele Godbolt 1.11.56 and 510th Anita Betts 1.12.11