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of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Peter
Journalism tomorrow will be centered on mobility and a 360-degree approach to news. All media will be one. This is the essence of media convergence.
Over the course of the past decade, the digitization and socialization of the news production, transmission and circukation process has posed a major challenge to the journalism profession and have brought about radical changes for media businesses, journalists, and citizens at large.
With Social Media and online journalism growing increasingly pervasive and prominent due to its ability to dramatically raise faster awareness about an event, a divide now exists between the awareness of the event and its report by a journalist. This unprecedented growth has provided a multiple platform for story-telling and for distributing journalistic content.
While the journalists of today operate in an ever faster-paced industry, and netiizens have access to a cornucopia of sources of news and information, the journalist of the future now need a new media skillset and a new media mindset to become digitally savvy with the ability to THINK digitally in order to be relevant.
It was in the light of this development that the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), further revealed the agency's commitment to enhance the capacity of reporters for a more comprehensive reportage of the information technology sector, when they engaged the services of Mena Communications Limited to train the Nigerian Journalist in a 3 day media workshop with the theme 'challenges of reporting information communication technology in a digital age'.
|Celestine Achi delivering a lecture on the online tools for the Journalist of tomorrow
I had the great privilege of being invited as a speaker in four of the sessions of an impactful and landmark workshop for the Nigerian journalists, which held in Abuja from November 04 to 06, 2014. The worskshop, sponsored by the NationalInformation Technology Development Agency (NITDA), turned out to be one of the best continuing education programmes for journalists that has ever been organised by any Government Agency in Nigeria.
One big trend of the journalism of tomorrow is centered on the end of labeling different types of media and separating them. The journalist of tomorrow can no longer afford to write only for the newspaper as the audience now consumes a variety of media – sometimes at the same time. The journalist should be able to communicate the story in various media forms to the audience. Journalism tomorrow will be centered on mobility and a 360-degree approach to news. All media will be one. This is the essence of media convergence.
The newsroom of the future is one that truly embodies the nature of the news being produced: it is open, discoursive and fully integrated. Media convergence will be seen in the newsroom: TV studios, printing press, radio/podcast booths, computers, tablets & post-production graphics & videos will combine into one newsroom. The newsroom will produce the same message in different forms for different audiences that consume news at different times.
By 2021-2031, the paper will transform into a rollable e-Sheet like a rubber placemat, full-colour & charged by sunlight & ambient light. It will only need low power & can be connected to wireless connection ports. It will be virtually indestructible and can be washed or dropped without destroying the paper. This will be the "paper" we will use daily for all sorts of things, including reading the newspaper from.
This however makes some observers to conclude that the end has come for newspaper, radio and television. It also indicated that journalists with multiple skills stand the chance of coping with the new realities.
Digitization has been one of the main drivers behind the changing nature of journalism as it affected news values, professional ethics, workflows, working conditions and newsroom management. On the positive side, it tremendously improved access to information and dissemination channels, but at the same time it has unleashed a spate of unethical practices, the most worrying being plagiarism and lack of verification.
We must all commend this noble and timely initiative by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and their commitment to ensuring that more internal capacity building training workshop in the agency for reporters who desire such in the future will be implemented.


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Goats in 1962, world champions in 1963—now many believe the Dodgers, with Sandy Koufax, border on the unbeatable.
Lacking power (7th in HRs) and runs (6th), the Dodgers' attack once again will consist of short hits and fancy base running. Led by speedsters Maury Wills (40 stolen bases), Willie Davis (25), Jim Gilliam (19), Tommy Davis and John Roseboro, the team stole more bases than any other major league club for the second straight year. What power the Dodgers do have will come from the bats of Tommy Davis and Frank Howard. Davis (.326, 88 RBIs) has a chance to become the first since Ty Cobb to lead both leagues in hitting three consecutive seasons. Howard (.273), who missed most of spring training when he sat home trying to decide whether to play baseball or not, hit 28 home runs in 1963, but his RBIs dropped from 119 to 64. Willie Davis (.245) chased far too many bad pitches most of last season, but his September form (.313) indicates he may be cured. Wills (.302), with his speed, makes an ideal lead-off man, and Gilliam (.282), who strikes out fewer times than anyone else in the league, will bat, as usual, behind him. Ron Fairly batted .271 but did his best hitting with men on base (.341).
The Dodger pitching staff must be good, since it gets so few runs to work with and is supported defensively by the fastest thumbs in the West. Sandy Koufax is the best pitcher in the major leagues, and even his record of 25-5, with 20 complete games, does not register his true worth. Against St. Louis, San Francisco and Philadelphia—the three top contenders—he was 11-1. In 311 innings he gave up only one sacrifice fly. Koufax has mastered the new high strike zone and the most frustrating feeling for any hitter is to watch Koufax get two strikes and then pinpoint his fast ball at shoulder level. That fast ball rises, but the hitter cannot afford to take the pitch. When he swings he either pops up or strikes out. Koufax struck out a league record 306 hitters last season, many of them with that rising fast ball. Right-hander Don Drysdale (19-17) has started 83 games in the last two years, and his record last season would have been much better if he had received some hitting support. At 31, Johnny Podres is the oldest Dodger pitcher, and he is still toughest in the big games. Koufax, Drysdale, Podres—all experienced, all excellent. Then there is Ronald Peter Perranoski, "the thing that comes in from left field." Over the last two seasons Ron Perranoski has played a vital part in 62 Dodger victories; in 1963, when he was 16-3, he had the best winning percentage in the majors. Perranoski is one of the most confident relief pitchers in baseball. When he is called in during a road game, with the winning run on the bases, he actually thrives on the total responsibility. "It has to be you," he says. "You have to stop them, because if you don't there is no retaliation for your team." Last season on the road he was 11-1 with 11 saves. Perranoski is 27, handsome, left-handed and was once a roommate of Boston's Dick Radatz at Michigan State. When the Dodgers were stumbling around last July, losing five of six games, Perranoski found himself on the mound against the Mets. The score was 5-3, Dodgers, but two runners were on. Perranoski got two quick strikes on Joe Hicks. He took the glove off his right hand, turned his back on Hicks, looked out at center field and began to rub up the baseball. Perranoski noticed that Tim Harkness, a former Dodger, was jumping around at second base, trying to shake his composure. Perranoski watched Harkness wave his arms and listened to his chirping. "Hey, Tim!" he called, and, to Harkness' surprise, Perranoski stuck his tongue out. Then he turned around and struck out Hicks with a sweeping curve. "Very often," he says, "people will talk about tiredness in pitchers, about mental tiredness. There should be no mental tiredness if your arm is awake." The Dodgers and those who play against him call him "Ron Nonchalantski" because he seems so cool both in his stage walk from the bullpen and in the ease with which he strolls around the mound when the situation is tight. "I seem to like it better with a couple of guys on," he says. The next time you see the Dodgers play, however, take a look into the bullpen when the pot is just beginning to come to a boil. Before he is told to begin throwing, Perranoski will be slamming a baseball into his glove as fast as he can. He knows that soon he will be needed and he loves the very idea. Behind Perranoski in the bullpen are Bob Miller (10-8), who can also start in spots. Miller had an ERA of 1.62 in relief, and in both starts and relief gave up home runs at the rate of only one every 26.7 innings. Manager Walter Alston's fourth starter may be a left-hander, either Pete Richert (5-3) or Nick Willhite (2-3). Joe Moeller, a fast-balling righty, is also a possibility. Finally, there are Phil Ortega, Larry Sherry, Dick Calmus and first-year man Paul Speckenbach, who will probably get little work.
This is where the trouble is, and it is major. In addition to making enough errors to finish sixth in fielding, the Dodgers had terrible problems with relays and cutoff plays. The rest of the league probably will run more on the Dodgers this time. Fairly at first base and Reserve In-fielder Dick Tracewski are excellent defensively, but Gilliam at second, Wills at short, Willie Davis in center, Tommy Davis in left and Roseboro behind the plate arc only adequate. Howard in right is not even that. Of the two third-base candidates, rookie John Werhas has the edge in the field over Ken McMullin.
Once more pitching must pull the Dodgers along, and strange things often happen to pitchers. There are six teams with a good shot at the National League pennant this year and the Dodgers are just one of them.


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text: Yesterday(Tuesday) I was reflecting on this past week that I spent hanging out in Arizona. I found myself more in tune with God yesterday than I did at anytime in Arizona. I began to contemplate if I was too busy to spend time with God or if I wasn't listening and being still. After some time of just staring out the window admiring the beautiful Oregon scenery, it hit me! I realized in that moment that God has been revealing himself to me more and more in my daily routine than ever before. Let me point out that I am not saying that God isn't in Arizona. There are wonderful people in Arizona and God is moving and chooses to move where ever he so desires! I think this is what it means though to be called to a city. He has me in this place for a reason, and has put in my heart an unexplainable love for Portland! I realized that in my day to day life here God is ever present! Whether I am hanging out at a local coffee shop or talking to a stranger on the streets or at the pub; whether I am just out for a bike ride or I am hanging out with my Groves' family, I feel God's presence in my life. If I take the time to realize it, He is present in everything I do. Take time to realize the small ways in which God reveals himself to us!


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The close-up hand-camera movement is tantamount to Rosetta's suffering, desperation, and tunnel vision. As her "friend" enters and exits the tiny frame, encircling her with his motorcycle, she powers forward until she ultimately breaks down. While the aesthetic can be somewhat distracting and the authorial command of this otherwise highly naturalistic film may be off-putting, the technique perfectly befits a film of this nature. A character study unlike any other, Rosetta challenges both filmic and social conventions through its unflinching gaze towards adolescent suffering.
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Can you eat raw asparagus
Can you eat raw asparagus? Yes, you can eat raw asparagus. You would actually get more vitamins and nutrients from the raw asparagus than from cooked… The cooking process tends to destroy a lot of the vitamins and minerals in vegetables so you are doing yourself a favor by eating it raw.
Not only does it taste good, but you can feel much better about eating your veggies.
Asparagus nutrition
Can you eat raw asparagus? Asparagus is low-calorie greens (only 15 per ½ cup raw). The unusual properties of asparagus nutrition make them one of the most perfect foods available. Only six spears of asparagus contain a fantastic 135 micrograms of folic acid, a half of the Recommended Daily Allowance for this mineral. These same six spears also are high in fiber, Potassium, Calcium, Folate and vitamins A, C and K. It also contains, smaller amounts of B vitamins and vitamin E. More asparagus health benefits are that it contains a high amount of the phytochemical and powerful antioxidant glutathione. Although the body naturally manufactures the antioxidant glutathione, the supply decreases with age. Boosting your intake of glutathione is essential for helping all of the other antioxidants in your body to be effective. This is what makes glutathione called the master antioxidant.
See some of the asparagus health benefits:
Alkaline pH – Asparagus is an alkaline food. Eating asparagus helps to reduce high acid in your tissues and cleanse your blood.
Eye Health – The presence of the powerful antioxidant glutathione nourishes the eyes and it may help to prevent or to slow the progression of cataracts.
Digestive Health – The high fiber content of asparagus helps maintain a healthy digestive tract. Good in helping to relieve both constipation and diarrhea.
Diuretic – Asparagus is a diuretic. As such, it is an anti-inflammatory and helps relieve the pain of arthritis and water retention associated with PMS.
Depression – The vitamins in asparagus naturally lifts the mood. Some consider asparagus a comfort food. In some countries, asparagus is used as an aphrodisiac.
Kidneys – The alkaline nature and diuretic properties of asparagus juice are good to enhance kidney health. Asparagus juice may help to dissolve kidney stones by breaking up oxalic acid crystals. Note, asparagus juice is not recommended to the people with advanced kidney disease.
Health Healthy – The presence of vitamin K, folate and antioxidants all combine, make asparagus good for your heart.
For a big dose of goodness, drink asparagus juice, but mix it with a sweeter juice to make it taste better.
How to Prepare Asparagus
When buying asparagus, Size isn't an indicator of quality or flavor. Thick asparagus is just more mature than the thin variety. You should look for bright green or violet-tinged spears with firm (not limp) stems. Make sure the tips are closed and compact. When the bunch is squeezed, it should squeak. Avoid stalks that appear woody.
You may also want to peel the thicker stalks and eat the tender insides. The tougher parts of the stalk can either be added to your food processor. Or you can blend it when you are making soups. Don't throw away the tough ends or any part that is tough to cut. This part of the asparagus is perfect for juicing! Use any of the tougher parts to make asparagus juice. Asparagus juice is not very delicious, so add in a few pieces of apple, carrot or orange to sweeten. You can also add some raw honey to your asparagus juice or mix it into a fruit smoothie or a green smoothie to get all of the wonderful asparagus health benefits.
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I have been working with members of riverine communities for quite a number of years now. Most of my work in these communities has revolved around empowerment. I got into this line of work after realizing that members of the said riverine communities are often greatly disadvantaged. Members of riverine communities are, for one, prone to exploitation. And they therefore need to be empowered. Over the years, it has occurred to me that there are several ways in which members of riverine communities can be empowered to be able to fight for their rights.
Empowering members of riverine communities to fight for their rights often entails educating them. The members of riverine communities have to be educated, to understand that they have certain rights. They have to be educated, to understand what those rights are, and how exactly they can go about asserting those rights.
Empowering members of riverine communities to fight for their rights also often entails improving their economic wellbeing. It is worth noting that these often tend to be economically vulnerable people. Most of them lack employable skills — you know, the sorts of skills that would otherwise have seen them formally employed, and thus eligible to receive paychecks through the Securitasepaytalx payroll system. (The said system is part of the wider Securitasepay online HR management system. But many members of riverine communities tend to be low-skill workers: the sorts of people who are unable to benefit from such things. And their economic vulnerability makes it very hard for them to assert their rights. Thus, if one is serious about empowering these people to assert their rights, a starting point has to be in the area of financial empowerment.
At yet another level, empowering members of riverine communities to fight for their rights often entails organizing them politically. To be able to do this effectively, you need to first earn the trust of the members of the riverine communities. But this aspect of political organization is critical, because once the members of a given riverine community are organized into a cogent political constituency, they become very attractive to politicians. And as we all know, the politicians do often have the power to get things done.


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It was Christmas Day. She knew that it was Christmas Day, even though, for her, each day was the same as the one before and the one before that. Days, weeks, they all ran together until she was never really sure what day of the week it was, and, if she were to be perfectly honest, what month or season it was, either. What's more, she didn't care.
It was quiet in the nursing home. This early in the morning, it usually was. It was her favorite time, when no one came into the room to poke at her or chatter nonsense to cover the blessed silence. She turned her head and looked out the window. The sun was just rising on the horizon.
That same sun had risen on Christmas Day for more than 2000 years now. She had seen the last 83 of them. Her mind drifted into the past, and she closed her eyes, visualizing the freshly cut pine tree adorned with her young sons' artwork that had filled the living room of the house in which she had lived her entire married life. She had loved the smell of the fresh pine; it meant Christmas to her.
She opened her eyes now, and sighed. Unfortunately, she also remembered the arguments with her husband and her impatience with the boys as she tried to cook the big meal it would take them less than 20 minutes to eat. Why hadn't she sat with them, read their new books to them, played the board games that Santa had brought them? Why had she yelled at them when they stepped into the kitchen? For some reason, she had always ended up crying and choking down aspirin with her fourth glass of mulled wine at the end of the day.
Christmas Day, she thought now, was highly overrated. She had had so many unrealistic expectations; it had never occurred to her to simplify the day. Tradition was tradition, after all. Changing long-standing traditions would have been unthinkable. It was only now that she realized that focusing on family, instead of presents, food, and decorations, was what would have made past Christmas Days treasured memories.
Today her eldest son and granddaughter would visit her. She now had the time – and the wisdom – to enjoy their company on this special day. She looked around the small room, the Christmas cards tacked to the window blinds, the poinsettias and the tins of homemade cookies brought by friends, and the tools of the medical profession that had kept her alive to see this day. Live and learn, she thought, smiling wryly to herself. Today will be a Christmas Day to remember.


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To Do More, Stop Doing It All (For my PPPGGs)
This is for you, my PPPGG (people pleasing perfectionist good girls)…
How do you know if you're a PPPGG?
You put the company, other people, and "rules" ahead of your own passions and well-being…
You're doing it all (yet there's a persistent voice inside that wants more)…
You have this faint scream coming from down deep inside that demands you follow your passion before it goes extinct…
Yet, you can't imagine how to pivot, because you fear if you stop doing it all, the whole thing will come crashing down…
Keep reading.
Here's what I know about you:
You're very good at what you do.
You're a 5-star, educated, top-performer.
You're fun to be around, have hidden talents, and really like yourself.
You've been at the top of your game, you run the show, meet your goals.
When quarterly reports come in, you're at 125%.
You've got the fullest of schedules (there's a secret cause to your crazy schedule)…
You take care of others, pitch in, show up.
On the outside, life looks good.
(and you love it that way)
You are a PPPGG, after all.
But you're hiding a couple of secrets:
This. Isn't. IT.
Yes, you're proud of your work, but you have a creative project burning inside.
Your heart and soul are begging to be expressed in a new way.
Every time you think about even giving that creative muse an hour on the weekend, "busy" happens. Again.
Even if you do sit down to explore your writing or other creative muse, your brain is so filled with what you haven't done, obligations, or the kids are banging on the door, that you can't get into the zone.
The other secret:
You secretly sabotage your creativity and soul's work with stuff.
You tell yourself:
"I'll do it when…"
- the house is clean
- the kids are away for a whole weekend
- I get my end-of-year bonus
- I drop the 20 pounds
- I do some research on the best pens to write with
- (and this is the worst one) I'll do it when I deserve to do it.
Things have to be "perfect" before you'll let yourself to relax and take the creative risk, following your soul's calling to:
- Write the book
- Change the focus of your coaching business from food to spiritual healing
- Redefine your love relationship (start dating, pursue divorce, etc)
- Really heal your body and relationship with pleasure
- Take the time off to imagine and create your next business plan
The idea of really following your body and soul messages to take on a new way of living brings out a fear that you may have missed before.
In order to have it all, you have to stop spinning all the plates.
In order to get what you want, there are things you have to stop doing now.
It's like a snake shedding her skin… in order to grow into the next version of herself she must shed the skin that is too small for her. She has to leave behind the comfortable confines of the last version of herself.
So what's keeping you small, stuck in that old skin?
What are the things you keep doing that secretly sabotage you from pursuing your soul callings? What little, unnecessary stuff do you persist in keeping on your plate?
It may look like ceaseless activity, modern chaos, social media black holes, unnecessary obligations, toxic people, self-created dramatic distractions…
These things create so much static in your life, you give yourself a "free pass" to avoid doing what you know would bring your soul into full view, that which you truly desire.
A tale from a recent client:
M owns two thriving businesses and is a partner in a third, is a pillar of her community, and is getting her Masters degree. She loves to dress up, plan parties, and has been running the show for years.
She also needed a major adrenal intervention, a strategic dietary clean-up, and was totally burnt out, but couldn't drop the 20 pounds.
It became clear through our transformational mentoring together that old trauma wounds from childhood had her stuck in a cycle of "doing it all."
"Maybe if I do everything perfectly, for everyone, all the time, I'll finally get the love I wanted from my parents."
When her office moved locations? She was out there loading boxes with the delivery company. (She built a million dollar company – why was she killing her body doing this?)
Her parties were over-the-top perfect and she stayed up all night checking and rechecking every detail.
Her paperwork systems were out of date, which required her to spend unnecessary hours every week checking everything by hand when a competent accountant or money manager could have done it for her, probably better.
She felt obligated to say yes to, and attend, every invitation.
She was, in short, doing it all.
And had no time or energy left for her true desires.
Her brain and inner child were saying "I must do it all so I will be deserving of love."
Her body and soul were saying, clearly:
Lay back, woman. Take time off. You're at the end of your rope. Invest in your healing and self-care like never before.
Time is running out. You can't go on like this.
Through our transformational body and soul coaching, she finally heard her soul. The truth.
She took a month off. Said NO to invitations. Healed her body. Hired people to do the heavy lifting…
It seems like an easy thing, from the outside, to take time off. To invest in yourself.
But for women like M, NOT doing it all feels scary AF.
Like the world will come crashing down.
Like they won't deserve any love from anyone.
But it didn't come crashing down.
And she did get the love she needed.
From herself.
She finally proved to her body and soul that she loved herself enough.
That she was deserving enough.
It didn't come crashing down for her, and it won't for you.
The Universe is speaking to you through your desires.
Your desires are your soul's do to list.
M started dancing, with all that newfound energy.
As a child she had taken ballet, but had to give it up.
Now, in her late 50s, she is dancing ballet again. On pointe.
She reclaimed her life, energy, body, and time.
In short, her life became her own again.
She started writing again.
By investing in herself at a high level, she proved to herself that she was deserving of her desires. Which is backwards from how she expected it to work:
Instead of "proving" she deserved it to the outside world, and ghosts from her past, she gave herself what she wanted, which made her happy and strong, which is what she wanted in the first place.
Now her life is spacious. She has time for the people she really wants, has more energy to pursue her creative side, and her businesses are still healthy and running well.
If your head and heart have been in conflict, you know the struggle I'm talking about: the deep suffering that comes from that conflict and the fear of letting things drop away.
My invitation to you:
Let your body and soul lead you.
Your mind, with support, will begin to trust their guidance. You'll find the relaxation, resilience and trust you desire. Your intuition will come back tenfold. You truly will feel satisfaction in more and more areas of your life.
And more energy to create, create, CREATE!
You're exactly where you need to be, questioning if the way you've been doing it is the way forward for you.
If you're ready to enter into the profoundly transformational work with me as your mentor, go here and tell me what this writing brought up for you. I'll read it, privately, and respond directly to you.
Trust your heart.
Listen to your body.
Follow your soul.
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Thinking about knowledge in citizenship education - Progression in citizenship learning
In recent years, knowledge has emerged as a contentious issue for curriculum designers and teachers, in England and elsewhere. In this series of blogs Lee Jerome, an ACT Council member and Associate Professor of Education at Middlesex University, sketches out some ideas about how citizenship educators might think about knowledge - from what kinds of knowledge citizens need; how such knowledge relates to citizenship participation; and how teachers might plan for progression in knowledge and understanding.
Thinking about knowledge in citizenship education (4): Progression in citizenship learning
It's clearly useful to think about how young people acquire and use knowledge and understanding in relation to citizenship. In particular teachers need some ideas about how students' progress in their learning over time. There is a general literature on 'learning progressions' which seeks to establish "descriptions of successively more sophisticated ways of reasoning within a content domain" (Smith et al., 2006). Such research aims to provide qualitative descriptions of different levels of thinking about specific content, which can then be used by teachers to evaluate students' progress and plan for further teaching and learning (Shepard et al., 2011). Those interested in 'learning progressions' often starts with an analysis of the academic field, but those researching 'assessment for learning' also assume teachers have access to such models of progression when they are urged to share criteria with students (Black et al. 2003), and the literature on threshold concepts is also explicitly concerned with domain specific concepts which unlock higher levels of understanding (Land et al., 2008). Whether these research traditions start with the student, the teacher, or the subject domain, they all share in common a need to reflect on the nature of knowledge and the progressive acquisition of knowledge and understanding.
In relation to school learning, maths and science are commonly the focus of such research projects and Brant et al. (2015) argue that in subjects such as maths the content taught to older students is inherently more complex, and that this subject accounts for progression in a fairly linear manner, with new content being consolidated and providing the foundation for more complex content. In citizenship, where the same questions might arise repeatedly throughout schooling (a 10 year old or an 18 year old might both meaningfully consider the nature of citizens' responsibilities), we expect a qualitatively different answer of older students, what Burn and Durran (2007) call progression as 'expansion' rather than 'addition'. Because citizenship education, in the form we are exploring it, is fairly recent there is not a huge research literature to draw on. But we can piece together some ideas from other social studies subjects and from the study of politics.
Berti (2005) reviews the literature on children's understanding of politics and argues that very young primary school students tend not to be able to distinguish between what a person does through their social or political role, and what they do through their individual desires or beliefs. This means they operate in a pre-political stage, but they can distinguish between natural laws and social conventions and therefore understand the role of authority. As they progress through primary school, children typically develop their awareness of social hierarchy, and therefore of the complexity of social relationships, even though they may not be able to deal with the abstract concept of society. Around the transition from primary to secondary school young people are more likely to develop an understanding of political institutions and of the roles people play within them. And as they progress through secondary school they become increasingly able to use abstract concepts. If we apply this broad model of development to a particular topic such as rights there is some research to suggest that young children think about rights as specific things one is allowed to do, whilst older children put more emphasis on their rights to autonomy and also understand rights as universal, rather than simply reflecting the whim of adults. Whilst such findings fit comfortably within dominant models of child development Berti's own research indicates that this is not determined by age, and limited knowledge and misunderstandings can be relatively easily overcome by explicit teaching.
These general insights were reflected in Don Rowe's (2005) research which concluded that more politically literate students were able to draw on a wider range of 'social and political schemas' to frame a problem. In other words, they could interpret a specific situation from the multiple perspectives of different stakeholders and using different concepts, for example understanding the situation economically, personally, environmentally, and in the short and long-term. In my own small scale research I have tried to explore some of the specific ways in which children's reasoning develops. I devised a classroom based task to be used by young people at the ages of 10, 14, 16, and 18. They were presented with a scenario in which builders wanted to acquire and develop half of the school's playground. After some questions about who has power in the school the children were asked who could influence the scenario and what they might do about it. This was devised to explore children's sense of political action and agency. Their responses could be broadly organized under the following categories.
I Pre-political thinking
Many of the younger students' responses re-defined the problem of other actors' motivations as simply a lack of knowledge about the situation. This enabled them to side-step the political nature of the problem by failing to acknowledge the situation as one in which there is a confrontation between people with different interests. Such responses tended to assume that simply by vocalising their own preferences, this problem could be resolved. This was exemplified in comments such as "surely they can't [proceed with the building] once they know" (Secondary student) and "ask them nicely and say I am sorry but you can't" (Primary student).
II Vicarious action
Some students preferred other, more powerful, actors to represent their interests and take the appropriate action. Such responses typically deferred to the teachers, for example, "Talk to the teachers about this, they could help you with stuff" (Primary student).
IIIa Direct actions (politically naïve)
In the third category students acknowledged the reality of different perceptions of the situation and different motivations, and therefore engaged politically with the problem as a clash of interest. But their response, based on their direct experience of influencing adults, could be described as politically naïve: "Shout and scream;" "Do cutesy eyes;" "I would pretend to cry" (Primary students). This fails to recognise the different roles occupied by adults.
IIIb Direct actions (politically literate)
Many of the respondents, especially in secondary schools, were able to make what we might recognise as more overtly political recommendations for action which are more grounded in an understanding of the context. Some of these represented a more direct form of action to disrupt the plans of others, for example one student suggested, "Chain myself to the fence" (Primary student). Other types of response that might be classified as politically literate action include petitions and letter writing that move beyond the simple assertion that these will clear up misunderstandings (category I) or that others will automatically do as requested (category II).
IV Chains of influence
Responses in the final category more completely acknowledge that others have their own reasons for pursuing courses of action, therefore one can take action to change another actors' calculation of the benefits to accrue from their original plan. These responses also reflected the respondents' understanding that coalition building can be adopted as a deliberate strategy, and that a student's best line of action to stop developers may not be to directly engage with the developers, but rather to enlist others who have greater power: "Protest – start petitions, rallies and public outcry… that would gain media attention. Negative media attention could affect the school's image negatively and may cause them to cancel the decision so as not to harm it further. Also it would encourage others who are not connected to school to protest and there is power in numbers" (FE student).
Such research projects are small scale and not easily generalizable, but they do start to indicate some of the broad patterns and we might expect to see in children's citizenship learning. Whilst we may not have definitive models of student progression to work with, Shepard has argued that we need to develop some working theories about what progression might look like so that teachers can develop formative assessment interventions which are qualitative (not centred on test scores) and responsive to the particulars of a student's thinking (Shepard, 2018). Such working theories can also inform curriculum planning over time, which is the focus of the next blog.
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Responding to the concerns of some of its teachers that more could be done at primary-school level to encourage boys to enjoy language learning, La Jolie Ronde carried out a survey among its licensees, who run the clubs.In all, they teach about 2,000 boys in mixed classes in urban and rural communities. They were asked about their perceptions of boys' educational needs in the language classroom and which activities were most successful in meeting those needs.
The findings were not altogether surprising. Teachers were positive about boys' intelligence, their enthusiasm, their curiosity, courage and willingness to experiment. But there were rather more negative points, which included a general lack of interest in learning French, a short attention span, poor concentration and motivation, a tendency to be easily distracted, lack of organisation, low reading and writing skills, an inclination to dominate the class, to be competitive, noisy, active and over-exuberant if not kept busy. Girls, said the teachers, are much easier to teach - they're more patient and less disruptive. These observations were by no means confined to La Jolie Ronde teachers; they reflect surveys of boys at secondary school.
The surveyed teachers felt that their most successful classes were those in which the number of boys and girls was balanced and where the needs and interests of both sexes were addressed. Few teachers have all-male groups, but where such classes do exist, teachers found them both a challenge and generally a pleasure to teach. Opinion was equally divided as to how such groups achieved compared with mixed groups.
The most successful all-male groups seem to be those in which the boys get on well together socially, are supportive of each other and feel the class belongs to them and not the teacher.
I was able to observe an all-boy group, the core of which had been together for four years, during a lesson and a presentation to parents. It wasn't difficult to spot the negative points. The boys were easily distracted, constantly moving, and needed to be pulled back to focus on the activity in hand every few minutes. They needed clear instructions, advice on how to organise themselves and their props, and reminders prior to their presentation.
But despite their faults, the boys' enthusiasm was infectious. They enjoyed the humour of their World Cup sketch and press ganged members of their families into doing a lively "Boogie Woogie". There was obviously mutual respect between the boys and the teacher. It was also impressive to see the support the families gave to the boys and the teacher.
Surprisingly, given the general profile they presented of boys, two-thirds of the teachers said they hadn't encountered underachievement by boys, while one third felt they had. This could be because some teachers instinctively meet the needs of individuals without categorising those needs on a gender basis. Another possible factor is that the Jolie Ronde course is already well-disposed to meet the perceived educational needs of boys by presenting children with short-term targets that can be recorded visually as they are achieved. This is satisfying for all children, but boys particularly like to see that a goal has been achieved and they can move on to their next target. Lessons are planned and conducted at a quick pace with lots of variety, limiting opportunities for boys to lose concentration and to be distracted.
The teachers were asked to indicate the most successful language-learning activities for boys, within three age bands. For five to seven-year-olds, the most effective activities by far are physical games that allow them to run, jump, handle objects, flash cards, dice and counters, to draw and to colour. Action rhymes and action songs with a good rhythm are also popular.
The enjoyment of physical games continues in the seven to 11-year-old groups but does not dominate as with younger boys. The emphasis is still on games but includes more competitive team and board games. Language needed to play the game is learned but the enjoyment of being involved and trying to win is the reward.
Watching an all-boy group enjoying a Coupe du Monde board game, it was easy to note the enthusiasm, the interest in getting the answer and the willingness to have a go, even if it was wrong, in order to move one square nearer le but (objective). Teachers noted that boys often need more help in organising themselves to find and carry out short tasks in their activity books.
Teachers found that by relating language to topics of particular interest - football, the Coupe du Monde (a godsend to all teachers of French), the Tour de France, reptiles, map work and computers) - they could capture boys' attention.
In trying to meet the perceived needs of boys, most teachers expressed concern that girls could miss out in some way or feel alienated.
While there are some general conclusions to be drawn from this survey, it's important not to lose sight of the fact that children are individuals,that the character of classes varies and that the style and preferences of individual teachers will affect the way children respond to different activities. Even so, teachers need to be aware that boys and girls learn in different ways. Once they understand the nature of these differences, teachers will be better equipped to give all children a more enjoyable and successful learning experience.
Janie Mireylees is head of professional development at La Jolie Ronde, which runs after-school clubs for children aged three to 11. The organisation has also published a structured French language course for this age range, which can be used in schools or in after-school classes run by La Jolie Ronde licensees. In addition, it runs INSET and professional support for French teachers. La Jolie Ronde, 33 Long Acre, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8AF. Tel: 01949 839715
Today's "communicative" approach to language learning emphasises children speaking to each other, asking and answering questions, often through role-play.
Boys don't naturally instigate this sort of conversation. Five to seven-year-olds are happy to join in the repetitive dialogue of a story or rhyme and enjoy acting the roles of the characters. Seven to nine-year-olds are introduced to short conversations using question and answer, which they are happy to practise if encouraged to pretend they are speaking as a character they admire - often a footballer. Lads from nine to 11 years old learn short sketches using the language they have learned, in different contexts. The most successful sketches are those which boys see as realistic or funny situations.
Above all else, boys enjoy humour and appreciate jokes. 'The Beano' was quoted as a good source of inspiration.


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Fearless Friday, Watercolor
Tell me, what do you see?
With flowers in mind, I dropped spots of watercolor on a paper that had been dampened randomly
Tilt the paper to create runs and drips
I quickly used a brush to spread some of the larger drops into shapes
I had photos of different flowers to refer to as I painted
This shape on the the far left brought a rose to mind
I added petals and a stem
leaves and color
In the large yellow area on the right I saw a sunflower
I added a dark center
darker petals
then more petals, in a lighter shade
Then black details, a stem, and leaves
Next to the sunflower I saw the pink dots as Larkspur
More spots for blooms, and green petals and stems
A Cone Flower was added to balance the composition, and abstract Black-eyed Susans in the lower right
Grass filled in the bottom, and this quick sketch was done
It's fun to let go and just see what happens!
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Love your fearless art, it's absolutely beautiful…….
Absolutely beautiful! I hope you frame that one.
I love "watching" you paint – you certainly are a talented artist!!
Wow! How pretty is that! You are SO talented! Will that become a tote or a pillow?
You are soooo creative and talented, Jenna! Those splatters of paint sure brought forth such loveliness by YOU!
Bravo, Jenna!!! I absolutely LOVE this painting. I didn't see any of that beauty lying beneath those dots and swirls. You are an AMAZING artist!! So much fun to watch and learn from!! Thank you for this post. It absolutely made my day!
You make it look easy and have the gift.


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The phrase "a little can go a long way" took on a new meaning when Satellites Unlimited donated $1300 to reimburse Homes of Hope for Children for a billing error caused by their cable service provider.
A billing mistake which cost the organization $1,288.72 in 2013 forced Homes of Hope for Children to make a public plea on social media months later in July 2014 in hopes the error could finally be corrected. Despite numerous attempts to recoup the funds, Homes of Hope for Children was not able to receive a monetary refund or credit on current bills and was even told that they would not be reimbursed whatsoever if they chose to cancel their cable services due to the issue. The amount in question was of great importance to the organization considering it was equivalent to the amount spent each month to feed all of the children living on campus. A non-profit Christian children's home, Homes of Hope for Children provides shelter to boys and girls in crisis in southern Mississippi aged 4-18 with the goal of providing children with a safe environment in order to learn, earn trust, and have the opportunity to experience healthy relationships. The organization also provides counselling services to children and their families and transitional services to young adults ready to leave the home.
Upon hearing of the organization's plight, SUI donated a check for the amount owed to Homes of Hope for Children and also offered their services if the organization still wished to sever ties with their current provider. A short time after, the service provider in question made a visit to the home in order to address the error and immediately began to issue the credit owed to Homes of Hope for Children's account in addition to promising to soon make a donation to the home. SUI is proud to have been able to assist the organization and spur other parties involved to action.


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Modern-day Exploration of Historic Intramuros
January 1, 1970
by Tiffany Nicole Corrales
Manila is one misunderstood city.
Whenever I travel abroad and locals find out I'm from Manila, they sometimes make this quizzical face and ask me "but what's good about Manila?" People most likely have heard only bad things about it but there are also those who are sincerely curious about it.
For the former, I tell them, "Manila is okay but I think you'd best explore the other islands in the Philippines, like Palawan or Boracay". Why not direct them to the other islands of the Philippines, which are popular among locals and foreigners alike, instead of Manila, which they are already skeptical about?
If I feel that they are really clueless about Manila, I tell them something along the lines of "Manila is gritty but there are some things about it that make you want to explore it". It's something I came to know later on. I hated the traffic and the noise and the grittiness of Manila when I was in university but strangely enough, I found myself going back to explore. I even rediscovered one of my favourite places on Earth: Intramuros.
Some Notes:
- Half a day would be enough to see many of the popular sites but if you want to fully explore, an entire day is ideal. Most attractions, however, close by 5 pm.
- Maps of Intramuros are available for free. Just ask around the stores or places of interest for one. You can always ask the guards wearing blue uniforms, reminiscent of the Spanish Guardia Civil, for directions (hint: take photos with them. I did).
- You can also opt to ride the Calesa (horse-driven carriage). Price varies but you can negotiate the price. The driver sometimes doubles as the tour guide as you ride along.
Places of Interest:
The Silahis Center
One of the quickest ways to see and buy Filipino handicrafts is by visiting the Silahis Center. On the first floor, you'll see works made by the various indigenous groups in the country, as well as items inspired by the works of Filipino artists. You'll find some more handicrafts, as well as oriental ceramics and antiques, on the second floor. The third floor houses mostly Filipiana books, both still and out of circulation. The fourth floor always has surprises in store. The first time I checked out the Galeria De Las Islas, contemporary artists made the works on display. The second time I went to this floor, I've seen sculptures for sale that average around half a million pesos each! After all, those pieces were made by national artists and some were even never before seen in public.
Entrance is free.
Manila Cathedral
The Cathedral is one of the easiest to spot, as it's a big building in the heart of Intramuros and has a big dome and an impressive façade. The inside is as equally impressive. The smaller chapels at its sides houses some artifacts, including a replica of Michaelangelo's Pieta.
Entrance is free.
San Agustin Church and Museum
While the Manila Cathedral is impressive, it was the San Agustin Church that left me in awe (and I had to check if I was drooling). The church itself was remarkable; looking at the floors and the sections near the doors, you'd see that this was where the rich elite during the Spanish colonisation were buried (it's one way to impress the folks back then). It is one of the best-preserved churches in the country and is in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Words fail me because you have to see it for yourself.
The Spanish Conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, is buried on the left side of the altar. It took me three tries and following a tour group until I finally saw his tomb (you'll need to enter the high altar and go inside the room on the left side).
Exploring the adjacent museum made me feel like I was travelling back in time. Thank goodness they only open during the day or else I had to prepare myself in case I meet a ghost or two at the end of the long hallways of this historic building (not to mention some urban legends about things that might have happened on the second floor). The museum shows the history of the Agustinians upon their arrival and other religious and cultural artifacts, as well as the crypt where the greatest Filipino painter, Juan Luna is interred, and a very impressive library (can only be seen through its glass walls).
Entrance fee for the museum: PHP 200, Church: free but will only be open before a mass and after the museum closes. It can be accessed through the side doors upon entering the museum.
Casa Manila
From the name itself, Casa Manila is a house that shows how exactly the elites lived back then. Upon climbing up the stairs, while making sure you are stepping only on the red carpet and not the hardwood floors (tres chic!), you'll feel like you are entering someone's home back in the 1800s. You'll be able to see every nook and cranny, from the living room to the bedrooms and including the toilets and bathrooms.
Entrance Fee: PHP 75 for adults, PHP 50 for students & children.
Fort Santiago and Rizal Shrine
If you are wondering what the golden footprints are for, it allows you to trace the last steps of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Inside the fort, you can enter the Rizal Shrine and get to know more about him and his contributions not only to the country but also to other places.
Here you can see some personal effects, his works, his prison cell and what it probably looked like, and even the urn containing a small bone fragment that was recovered after he was shot by the firing squad. Outside the shrine, you can explore the fort's grounds and see the old building where Rizal stayed before walking to face his death (just don't scream in surprise like I did when you see a statue of Rizal inside the cell).
A smaller museum is found immediately after exiting the Shrine and this one contains actual furniture and artifacts from his home, including a painting of one of his many lovers, O Sei San, and even his clothes, which were all donated by his sister.
Other markers, like those indicating where prisoners were held and one dedicated to Filipinos and Americans alike who became victims during the Japanese occupation, can be found here, as well as the artillery the used. You can even see bullet holes of the old buildings. You can also walk above the walls above the fort, like what the old guards did. Unfortunately, time wasn't kind to us when we visited and it was a quick visit for us.
Entrance Fee for Fort Santiago: PHP 75 for adults, PHP 50 for students & children, Rizal Shrine: Free, Rizaliana Furniture Exhibit: PHP 10.
The twice I've recently gone to Intramuros, I still failed to see everything it has to offer. I have yet to see the other parts of the fort, the ruins, eat in the popular restaurants, and ride the calesa and the Bam-bike (bicycle made out of bamboo). I guess it just means one thing:
I have to go back.
By Tiffany Nicole Corrales
I once dreamed of being a doctor. And an astronaut. And an astrologer. And an archaeologist. Today, I am none of those things. But I do love to spend time in the museums and galleries (I don't mind getting stuck inside one overnight). You can often find me in a corner with a book or my Kindle. You can talk to me even if I'm getting to the juicy parts of the book (I don't bite. Much). I go where my feet take me, even if I end up lost. Someday, I will leave my footprints in every corner of the world.Read more at wanderbelost.com
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THE new Crime and Disorder Act, which came into force in England and Wales this week, will undermine families, the Children's Society has warned. It says the law will lead to more children being locked up.
Roger Smith, head of the society's social policy unit, said the parenting orders, which can require a parent or guardian to attend counselling, could be counter-productive. Encouragement and persuasion should be tried before "the big stick".
The Government is still relying on "one particular tired old failure of a solution - prison custody". The Act promises no progress at all in the removal of children from remands to custody, he said.
"Not only is the use of custody a costly option, not only is it virtually guaranteed to turn out faster, fitter criminals like all previous such experiments, but it also directly contravenes the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child."
"No other European country feels the need to incarcerate child offenders in this way."
The society is concerned that the 1991 Criminal Justice Act's provision to end custodial remands for under-17s has never been implemented.
Children who were a danger to themselves or the public were to be remanded directly to local authority secure accommodation, not locked up with adults.
The extra places needed to accommodate them were never built and the number of 15 and 16-year olds remanded to adult prisons escalated as the approach to youth crime became more punitive.
The new Act has many implications for schools and education authorities as it seeks to address the causes of crime as well as reducing it. Sections of the Act which could affect the education system include: Sex offender order: Section 2, to start in December, gives police the power to apply for an order in the magistrates' court against any previously-convicted offender whose behaviour is giving the community cause for concern: hanging about a school playground, for example.
Local strategies for reducing crime and disorder: Sections 5-7 and 17, to start now, require local authorities and police to publish three-year strategies, including targets, on how they intend to tackle crime. The first step will be an audit of crime patterns in the area, in consultation with the community. Schools are likely to be involved in plans to deal with unruly pupils, truants and exclusions.
Parenting orders: Sections 8-10 will be piloted for 18 months with a view to beginning in 20002001. Parenting orders are intended to help and support parents or guardians tackle their child's anti-social or offending behaviour. They will also cover truancy. Parents could be required to attend counselling or guidance sessions for up to three months, or encouraged to exercise more control over the child.
Child safety orders: Sections 11-13 will be piloted for 18 months, due to come into force in 200001. The new child safety orders give family magistrates powers to help prevent the under-10s getting involved in crime. The court will nominate a supervisor to ensure the child gets proper care and education.
Local child curfews and power for the police to remove truants: Sections 14-16, to start now, allow local authorities to introduce child curfew schemes to deal with children on the streets unsupervised by parents or a responsible adult between 9pm and 6am for a maximum of 90 days. If a police officer believes a child has breached the curfew he or she can take the child home or into police protection.
In co-operation with local education authorities and schools, the police will be allowed to take a child found in a public place, absent from class without authority back to school, or to another place designated by the local authority, such as some kind of special unit.
Abolition of Doli Incapax: The act abolishes the presumption that a child is incapable of telling the difference between naughtiness and serious wrong-doing. All those over the age of criminal responsibility - 10 to 13 - will be treated in the same way as other juveniles - 14 to 17-year-olds - when deciding whether a prosecution is appropriate or not.
Youth justice: Sections 37-42 are aimed at preventing offending, and at the core will be youth offending teams (YOTs). Local authorities must establish a team for their area, or work with a neighbouring area. Teams will include a person nominated by the chief education officer to work with members from social services, probation, health and police departments. YOTs should be operating by April 2000.
A "final warning" scheme will replace the system of cautioning. A rehabilitation programme determined by the YOT could include education or training. The action plan order, a new community sentence to tackle the cause of a child's offending behaviour, could involve schools or special units.


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By Matt Goulet
In late June, UK voters took to the polls to weigh in on their future as members of the European Union. Britain's exit from the EU ("Brexit") left markets wavering as the world wondered what it would all mean for the global economy. While Brexit was in the spotlight, however, another economic agreement involving the EU was being enacted. That agreement is the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a treaty that reconciles the differences between European and American data security and management laws and regulations by providing a framework under which grievances may be resolved in the event violations occur. For Texas enterprises with active or future plans across the Atlantic, the agreement may have serious implications.
Even for local or national businesses that aren't directly affected by Privacy Shield, the agreement cannot be overlooked, as it is indicative of the importance of data in today's worldwide marketplace. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently told the New York Times that $260 billion dollars' worth of privacy-centric, trans-Atlantic business between the U.S. and European partners is dependent upon the secure transfer of data to and from our borders.
Data is valuable, and vital to the success of any business — local, national or global — and there are expensive consequences when it's not properly secured and managed. According to the most recent research by the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach is now $4 million dollars. That includes fines and penalties, administrative and legal fees, and lost business opportunities due to reputational damage.
What Kind of Data Requires Protection?
Generally speaking, there are three types of data that require protection:
Data Security Laws Vary Overseas
Texas companies must already abide by a number of state and federal laws mandating the protection of PII and PHI, as well as laws pertaining to the citizens of other states whose information resides with organizations based in Texas. Federal regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establish standards for managing and protecting sensitive health data; industry standards like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) are used for securing credit, debit and other forms of payment; and intellectual property pertaining to corporate governance for publicly traded companies may fall under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
Although the challenge of understanding and following the data protection and privacy rules for the various states and federal agencies may seem daunting, the guiding principles are similar. For companies doing business overseas, however, the approach to data protection is typically different and so compliance with even the strictest of U.S. laws may not satisfy EU law. What's more, updated data security rules go into effect in Europe in 2018 and the penalties for violating those laws can be severe — as much four percent of total global annual revenue or €20m, whichever is higher.
The Data Breach Threat Is Real
Cases of security failures are all too frequently featured in headlines. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, there have already been more than 260 reported data breaches in 2016, resulting in the loss of sensitive, regulated data. Organizations and brands like Texas Health and Human Services, Medical Colleagues of Texas, the Eye Institute of Corpus Christi, Hard Rock Café, the Democratic National Committee, Walmart, the FDIC and many more have been affected, and with them the PII and PHI of nearly four million people compromised. Victims are at risk of crimes like financial fraud and identity theft.
Each Business Is Responsible For Its Own Security Standards
Brand trust must be transferrable across international borders in order to tap into overseas markets, just like the data businesses rely on. Companies must recognize they are responsible for their own actions and for building trust when it comes to data protection. Doing the minimum in an attempt to simplify the process or save a few dollars is a short-sighted strategy. Rather, business leaders must recognize that, no matter what laws or agreements are in place, investments in security will pay dividends in brand trust — whether dealing with a cross-town customer or an overseas partner. Last year the total spending on information security eclipsed $75 billion, according to a recent Gartner report.
It's important to understand that technology alone cannot accomplish the task. Data security is a three-legged stool that requires people and processes working in concert with technology in order to maintain vigilance for the data that has been entrusted to an organization. That means recognizing that, as business leaders, we are responsible for making sure our organizations respect and protect the data that is entrusted to us, no matter what laws are in place. It's not an easy task, but compliance and the ongoing maintenance of trust takes effort and involves training people, developing comprehensive security and governance programs and investing in the tools required to protect data.
These investments of time and money must also be documented in order to demonstrate to the appropriate regulating authorities that operations are compliant with the law and with binding contracts. Considering the stakes, this documentation is crucial should privacy violations be alleged. And, of course, all of this should be done with the guidance of legal counsel that understand the laws involved both at home and abroad, and are familiar with a company's appetite for risk.
In both the U.S. and the EU, compliance should be regarded as a floor, not a ceiling. That means companies should set high standards for protecting and managing data and for demonstrating respect for the individuals and organizations whose data they've been entrusted with. That foundation is the only way we'll be able to build and maintain trust among our customers and for our brands for now and the long term.
Matt Goulet is President and CEO of San Antonio-based Globalscape
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The first block in the pic below is the focus (and center) block of the first color way being done. I love how it turned out and a big thank you to Jim for helping me choose the correct values in color to make this an amazing block!
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I just got this back from Robar and put my initial 50 rounds through it. The inspiration for this project was that I purchased a retired service revolver from my agency, a S&W 19-5 2.5″. I absolutely fell in love with it and rediscovered why it was such a mistake for me to let go of my last revolver, a 4″ 19-4. I really had a hankering for a 2.5-3″ Model 19 roundbutt, but I should've just kept the 4″ 19.
Anyways, I figured I can't shoot my ex-department gun a whole lot because (in my eyes) it's a historical piece in near perfect shape and there's only a few hundred out there….and I have a lot of 38 to put through a gun, and can get more from work; so that's a perfect justification to buy another shooter-grade Combat Magnum.
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IDC mobility research director Shiv Bakhshi said that the Voyager, with its iPhone-like design, "might stem the temptation on your part or my part to leave Verizon and go to AT&T to buy the iPhone." But he added, "The iPhone is an iconic device that operates on many levels including product envy. Will the Voyager be able to replace that? I don't know."
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By Sarah Halvorson
As the endless miles of scenery passed outside my window, I had one thought on my mind: we were going camping. This was the one thing I had been looking forward to most over Christmas break, and now it was finally happening. I was most excited because I had been to this campsite before, but not for camping. About two months earlier I had gone up to Timau, near Mt. Kenya, with my school for Cultural Field Studies where we served at a school. One day we went to this camping area, Ngare Ndare Forest Trust, and I immediately fell in love with the beauty of the place. I had recommended it to my family, and now we were going camping there.
The four hour car ride up was on smooth roads. We stopped in the small town of Timau to get a few last minute supplies and then we turned off onto a dirt road which should have led to Ngare Ndare Forest. . . or so we thought. The problem was, we were following Google Maps. And Google Maps isn't perfect, especially in the middle of Kenya.
After several turns onto different roads that were getting progressively worse, we realised we were lost. I, being the only one who had been there before, was reading my book quietly in the back of the car, in a world of my own. Meanwhile, the rest of my family was trying to navigate through up country Kenya. They would occasionally ask if the road looked right, but even I was lost. After a while we started asking people alongside the road where Ngare Ndare was. Eventually we ended up following a man on a motorbike with a sack of potatoes on the back. He led us to the town of Ngare Ndare, nowhere near where we wanted to be. We had been asking for the wrong place. We wanted to go to Ngare Ndare Forest Trust, not the town. Fortunately, in the rural town of Ngare Ndare, there was a man called Jehosephat, who worked at Ngare Ndare Forest Trust. Even though he was home for a Christmas break, he agreed to lead us to there.
Jehosephat got on his motorbike and led us out of town. It was 4:30 in the afternoon. We had been lost for a good hour or so, and now we were trusting a random stranger in the middle of nowhere to take us to our campsite. He led us up the side of a mountain. The view was breathtaking. The endless plains and farmlands created a patchwork of greens and yellows and browns. On the hillside were giraffe and zebras. With the windows down and the wind tangling my hair, I couldn't help but feel a sense of peace, despite the situation.
After a few kilometres, Jehosephat led us to a ditch with some water running through it. He drove down and up the other side. No road was to be seen. My Dad got out to figure out what to do. Jehosephat was trying to lead us into the forest by a back road, a short cut. But for all we knew, he was leading us away from the road so he could rob and highjack our car. Once again we decided to trust him. After off-roading it for a few hundred metres, we joined up to another dirt road and within minutes were at the campsite.
Now, we had made a slight mistake before leaving, which would cause some serious problems in the end. We never called before coming. This meant that we didn't know the prices or even if the campground was full or not. Most campsites we've been to in Kenya have been relatively cheap, at the most, $60 a night for a nice campground. When we arrived at Ngare Ndare Forest Trust, they gave us the price: $20 a night per person, plus $10 for an armed guard. With a family of six, that quickly adds up to $130 a night, and we planned on staying 3 nights.
As Abraham put it, "A patch of grass, some sticks, a river for your water, and a long drop for only $130."
It was 5 in the afternoon by now, with only an hour of sunlight left. We had no choice. We would have to stay. We were all disappointed and feeling totally ripped off. But, we had a choice. We could complain and have a miserable time, or we could make every shilling count. We decided to make the most of it. After all, how often do you get to be out in the middle of Kenya under the stars with a huge roaring fire?
We set up tents, started a fire, and cooked up some spaghetti over an open flame. The stars hovered above us in a multitude of brilliant light, pinholes into heaven, as a friend of mine put it. And we talked and laughed and told stories and played games around that fire out in the middle of nowhere.
Fortunately, we were able to get a better deal for the next two nights, which meant we could stay. We were about 100 metres away from a gurgling creek where we got our water each day, and high above the creek was a hanging walkway in the trees. A few kilometres away were huge waterfalls. We all braved the cold water and jumped from the cliffs, some at least 5 meters high. Abraham, Lydia, and I explored the river, going up stream, rock climbing up waterfalls and wading through water. In the day we could hear and see beautiful birds chirping happily in the trees, and at night, we could hear baboons and monkeys by the river. The guide told us we had to watch out for water buffalo. Each day I found myself constantly in wonder of God's creation, and I never wanted leave.
On the ride home, after three days of adventure and fun as a family, I had the time to think and reflect. When things come your way that you don't expect, such as challenges, hard times, or even expensive campgrounds, it's a choice to be content. When all the world seems evil and everything you know comes crashing down around you, it's a choice to look for good, it's a choice to be content.
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4-Panel – Christmas Annual 2018: Discoveries
The 4-Panel gang are taking a break during Christmas and New Year's, but we've recorded some extra treats to tide you over till we return in January.
On this first mini-episode the fantabulous (fantastic and fab were already taken), four of Andrew, Mick, Producer Rob and Editor Rob look back over the previous year to talk about the comics and manga that they've discovered. Some of the titles are surprising, others are less so as we've dropped some very obvious "hints" for months about how good some discoveries were.
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