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Does Common Core Provide an International Benchmark?
A common myth, says Jim Stergios, bandied around American education currently is that the Common Core national standards are internationally benchmarked. According to Stergios writing at Boston.com, this claim is highly questionable at best, and outright false at worst.
The question of whether Common Core standards are internationally benchmarked boils down to whether we think the new national standards will make our country's classroom content comparable to the content taught in the best-performing nations.
Stergios doesn't think it does:
"The answer is no… The facts show the Common Core standards to be mediocre in rigor and below what high achieving nations expect of their students."
The only mathematician on Common Core Validation Committee, Prof. R. James Milgram of Stanford University, doesn't think so either. In fact, he even refused to sign them.
"This is where the problem with these standards is most marked," wrote Milgram in his refusal letter.
"While the difference between these standards and those of the top states at the end of eighth grade is perhaps somewhat more than one year, the difference is more like two years when compared to the expectations of the high-achieving countries — particularly most of the nations of East Asia."
Prof. Sandra Stotsky of the Univeristy of Arkansas, another of the Common Core Validation Committee, refused to sign on to them and wrote:
"The two English-speaking areas for which I could find assessment material (British Columbia and Ireland) have far more demanding requirements for college readiness."
Stotsky claims that the British Commonwealth examinations she has witnessed were far more demanding in reading and literature in terms of the knowledge base students needed for taking and passing them.
"No material was ever provided to the Validation Committee or to the public on the specific college readiness expectations of other leading nations in mathematics or language and literature."
Stergios believes that Common Core standards are not all that they're advertised to be and invites people to be aware of what these eminent academics think.
Prof. William McCallum of the University of Arizona, one of the three writers of the mathematics standards, when speaking to a forum of mathematicians, said:
"While acknowledging the concerns about front-loading demands in early grades, [McCallum] said that the overall standards would not be too high, certainly not in comparison [with] other nations, including East Asia, where math education excels."
This comes after Alabama Gov. Bentley's overturning of Alabama's adoption of the Common Core Standards Initiative in a vote this week.
Stotsky told the Statehouse meeting that Common Core's English standards for Grades 6-12 are mediocre and lack comparisons to other countries.
"Making this country competitive was one reason for developing national standards," she said. "But this goal was quietly abandoned … in favor or a single set of mediocre standards for all students."
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For 55 years, Jerry Cahill courageously battled cystic fibrosis while awaiting a life-saving double lung transplant. After a number of "trial runs," Jerry received a call on April 17, 2012 that a new pair of lungs had become available. On April 18, 2012, Jerry finally received the lungs that have completely changed his life.
In accordance with his "You Cannot Fail" attitude, Jerry participated in Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe 10K in Central Park just three months post-transplant.
Now, Jerry shares his life both pre-transplant and post-transplant with you.
To learn more about Jerry and see more of his podcasts, please visit JerryCahill.com.

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Near the beginning of Marilynne Robinson's 1980 novel Housekeeping, narrator Ruth Stone describes an act of violent substitution that resonates through the harrowing events to follow. Ruth tells how her grandfather, the patriarch of the family, had emerged from a subterranean dwelling—"no more a human stronghold than a grave"—on the plains of the American West to build a sprawling homestead along an ancient mountain lake called Fingerbone. Into that lake the grandfather then fatally plunges on a moonless night when a spectacular derailment sends his train down to the watery depths, leaving nothing but "a suitcase, a seat cushion, and a lettuce." If the descent of the train—that signal exemplar of technological modernity—to the pit of the lake suggests a loss of master narratives, the conversion of the patriarch and two other train-riders into the most mundane, transient artifacts (valise, cushion, vegetable) inaugurates the cycles of object-oriented temporality into which Ruth's family then moves. Stripped from illusions of progressive advance, Ruth tells us, the family "had no reason to look forward, nothing to regret. Their lives spun off the tilting world like thread off a spindle. Breakfast time. Supper time. Lilac time. Apple time."
Placed within an "outsized landscape" whose door history had never really darkened, life in the rambling house begins to sway. For, beneath the plashing blue Fingerbone lie older waters "smothered and nameless and altogether black"—waters that reek of the dead and, like a good Latourian hybrid, are "full of people." And with the new regime of Ruth's aunt Sylvie installed in the lakeside home, management of the oikos becomes a veritable satire of bourgeois economics. Thrift is demonstrated as the family amasses and arrays valueless items. Meals are eaten in the dark as the boundaries between house and landscape, nature and culture, become ever more permeable. All the while, the lake brims and swells with the persisting materials it holds in cold storage as they await their fiduciary, cognitive, and eschatological redemptions. In a reverie, Ruth imagines sweeping a giant net across "the black floor of Fingerbone [to find] a great army of berry gatherers and hunters and strayed children. There would be a general reclaiming of fallen buttons and misplaced spectacles, of neighbors and kin, till time and error and accident were undone, and the world became comprehensible and whole." For what, she wonders, "are all these fragments for, if not to be knit up finally?"
In her stimulating paper, Pamela Karimi quotes Daniel Miller's claim that "just as there is no pre-objectified culture, there is no post-objectified transcendence." Yet, the desire for Ruth enunciates for restitution amidst and for the serried thickness of material life—a movement from fragmentation to redemption, to adopt Caroline Walker Bynum's turn of phrase—resounds through much recent writings in material culture studies, thing theory and the conjunction of anthropological, SSK and other fields I take to be denoted by the label "new materialism." Finding counterpoint to the dystopian textures of Philip K. Dick's futures in his fictive conceptions of humble clay pots, Bill Brown, for one, has staked out the interpretive hope driving the thing theorist's "methodological fetishism" (in Arjun Appadurai's famous phrase) as a tactical suspension of the hermeneutics of suspicion. This is, Brown writes "not an error so much as it is a condition for thought, new thoughts about how inanimate objects constitute human subjects, how they move them, how they threaten them, how they facilitate or threaten their relation to other subjects." And while recent scholars following, say, Pamela Smith and Michael Cole have used works of seemingly excessive materiality to positively valorize "artisanal epistemology" or the intelligence of the goldsmith, it is useful to recall the tone and directionality subtending the materialist's preferred genre of the case study. As literary historian Jim Chandler reminds us, "the word case, as its etymological root suggests, has to do with falls and befallings, with the world of chance and contingency and the positing of worlds – normative orders – against which chance and contingency might be established as such."
Falling like a stone—falling like Helen Stone, the mother of our narrator in Housekeeping, into the dark lake—brings us back to Ed Eigen's scintillating talk. While his felicitous title "Lithographies" nearly literalizes the writing of her Family Stone that Ruth Stone undertakes in the novel, the dispersal of staining, stony materials across the face of waters that he narrates so compellingly echoes Ruskin's scattering of miniature stones in dust even as it evokes Housekeeping's seeming flat plot. Yet, like the "stone oil" or petroleum that pools and pulses below the Middle Eastern cities in Pamela Karimi's analysis, the hegemonic force of those liquids to organize the thoughts and plots of those above becomes increasingly insistent as Housekeeping reaches its violent climax. "What is thought, after all," Ruth asks as she sails above the eternal, encyclopedic museum of material life that is the lake, "what is dreaming, but swim and flow, and the images they seem to animate?" Like the swirling waters of the planet Solaris in Andrei Tarkovsky's classic film, these dark, deep immiscible materials that drive wars so that we can drive cars or that enable the production of marbled accidents continue their economies—they continue to keep house—below us, beneath us, in us.


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Susan B. Anthony
Blessed with an industrious and self-disciplined spirit, Susan B. Anthony persevered through the prejudice and culture of her time to emerge as the architect of a movement which secured the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. Her belief that U.S. citizenry entitled everyone to the same rights under the constitution formed her platform for lifelong activism.
Social issues Susan B. Anthony addressed:
- Voting rights, labor rights and reform for women
- Abolishment of slavery
- Educational reform
Social issues that need to be addressed today:
- Voting – Only 64 percent of voting-age citizens voted in the 2008 presidential elections. Among the citizen population, approximately 73 percent of women and 69 percent of men were registered to vote in the 2008 presidential election. Source
- Education – 41 percent of fourth-grade boys and 35 percent of fourth-grade girls read below the basic level -- in low-income neighborhoods it is nearly 70 percent – lack of books affects literacy. Source
- Drop-Out Rates – High school dropout rates by ethnicity, ages 16-24 (2008): Hispanic 18.3 percent, American Indian/Alaska Native 14.6 percent, Black 9.9 percent, White 4.8 percent, Asian/Pacific Islander 4.4 percent. Source


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The project is at full pace and there is a lot of activity throughout the project. The regular spring rain has been a challenge to work with but progress remains steady. The curb lines and base paving that will be the new southbound vehicle and bike lanes have been installed between the Paul Derda Rec Center and Westlake Drive. Work continues on the traffic signal fiber optic connections. The new Tom Frost Reservoir Parking Lot at Westlake Drive has begun and the old parking lot has been closed. During June the focus of activity shifts south of Misty Street and will Include the rebuilding of the Misty Street intersection. Misty Street access will be closed June 19 through June 22, weather depending.
There will be access closures to Misty Street Monday through Thursday this week.
As a part of the Lowell Blvd Improvement Project, the City and County of Broomfield and contractor Concrete Works of Colorado (CWC), will be rebuilding and paving the Misty Street approach to Lowell Boulevard.
This work will require a temporary road closure of Misty Street at Lowell Blvd.
Access restrictions will affect homes and businesses east of the closure on Misty Street, Misty Court, Gold Court and Briarwood Drive. Travelers will need to utilize Trails Avenue and Briarwood Drive when leaving and returning to the neighborhood.
Road closure and detour signs will be placed on the roadway to inform drivers of alternate route information to and from the area.
City transportation officials ask that travelers use alternate routes and plan additional time for commutes.
As part of the Lowell Boulevard improvement project, the Tom Frost parking lot at Lowell Boulevard is being moved to a new location just north of the existing location, at the intersection of Lowell Boulevard and Westlake Drive.
To accommodate construction, the original Tom Frost parking lot will closed June 7, and the new Tom Frost parking lot will open this Thursday, weather depending.
To access trails, park at Paul Derda Recreation Center, or County Commons.


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Head of the agency's Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, Angela Nworgu, who made the allegation at a seminar for non-financial institutions in Abuja, also accused some of the organisations of serving as a conduit for money laundering and criminal activities.
Nworgu said that research by the Financial Action Task Force had indicated that money launderers use NGOs to carry out layering of stolen wealth through several countries to disguise the actual origin of the money.
She said it was discovered that "such elements did not mind losing 40 per cent of the total amount in the process, because it is money gotten from illegitimate means".
But many NGOs in Nigeria have kicked against the labeling by the EFCC, asking it to name the particular groups involved in money laundering.
One of them, the Programme and Advocacy Coordinator of Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, described the allegation as reckless and unfounded, since there was no proof that any NGO had been indicted for money laundering by the anti-graft agency.
Nwanguma said in the absence of any arrest of either an NGO or an international development partner by the commission, it was wrong to blackmail the organisations.
He, however, called on EFCC to work towards checking rising corruption in the country and justify its existence.
Nwanguma said, "let the EFCC give us one specific case of money laundering that any NGO has been involved in Nigeria and what they have done about it."
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Tech Tuesday – Microsoft's Windows $10k Upgrade, 70″ Touchscreen
What's that? It's Tuesday? And you want tech news? Unheard of! That could only happen in a column like.. Tech Tuesday! Oh wait… here we go. I'm quite excited for what went down this week!
This week's tech news includes the following:
1. Microsoft Pays $10K Over Windows 10 Upgrade
2. Piracy Phishing Scam Targeting ISPs, Subscribers
3. Twitter Extends Video Length to 140 Seconds & Adds Photo Hashtags
4. Google Might Release Google-Branded Phone This Year
5. Dell Unveils 70-inch Touchscreen Display
1. Microsoft Pays $10K Over Windows 10 Upgrade
Well, it's finally happened. Microsoft just paid a woman $10,000 over an unwanted Windows 10 upgrade in a settlement.
According to the Seattle Times, small business owner Teri Goldstein said she didn't want Windows 10 and hadn't even heard of it – she just found it installed on her system overnight, leaving it unusable for "days at a time."
Captain Kirk is not amused. #Windows10 pic.twitter.com/3BumykvhFG
— Barnacules (@Barnacules) May 18, 2016
Microsoft Support was unable to help her, so she filed a lawsuit. Microsoft made it clear that the $10,000 settlement was not an admission of guilt, simply a means of avoiding a lengthy legal process while they investigate the situation.
But this means that they've potentially opened the floodgates for more and more people to try to get some cash for their botched Windows upgrades. We'll see if there's a surge in new cases.
2. Piracy Phishing Scam Targeting ISPs, Subscribers
Someone has been sending out fake DMCA notices to Cox Communications, claiming that internet service subscribers are pirating Lionsgate films and demanding a settlement fee. These emails are claiming to be an anti-piracy group called IP-Echelon, but they've confirmed to TorrentFreak that the notices are fake and not from them.
This wouldn't be a huge deal on its own, except Cox's own network security team and representatives have fallen for the scam and forwarded these notices to their customers and subscribers – causing some to pay the requested "settlement fee," which goes completely to these scammers.
You can read more about it on TorrentFreak. Be aware and don't fall for these scams!
3. Twitter Extends Video Length to 140 Seconds & Adds Photo Stickers
In the interest of continuing to improve their platform, Twitter has now applied the "140 rule" to videos – meaning that videos can now be 140 seconds long.
This is an improvement over the previous 30 seconds that normal users had access to, meaning a lot more content can actually be made! (30 seconds wasn't much to work with.)
Now, everyone can post videos up to 140 seconds long! We can't wait to see the amazing videos you create and share.https://t.co/DFsuvnXkuL
— Twitter Video (@video) June 21, 2016
Twitter has also announced that they will soon allow users to add virtual stickers to photos you post to their platform because… why not?
According to The Verge, hundreds of stickers will be available on launch – including standard emoji stickers and original work from Twitter. Twitter will also be creating sticker collections for special events, similar to Snapchat's location-based filters.
In order to not simply be the same feature that every other social platform already has, Twitter will make stickers searchable like hashtags. Tap on a sticker on a photo and you'll be taken to a search of other photos using that sticker.
4. Google Might Release Google-Branded Phone This Year
Google has been working on their "Project Ara" modular phone project, but that won't be ready until next year. However, according to a report from The Telegraph, Google is preparing to release a "Google-branded phone" by the end of this year.
Google is a company who likes having two of everything – email platforms, website platforms, video services (anyone remember Google Video?) – so it's possible they might release a Nexus competitor just to keep the market going. It may be possible that this new phone is exclusive to Project Fi – their own mobile service plan. We don't know yet, but I'll be very interested to see what it is.
5. Dell Unveils 70-inch Touchscreen DisplayIf you're looking to boost your e-peen for your next sick gaming setup, you could always pick up this sick new 70″ 1080p touchscreen display from Dell. …or not.
In all seriousness, this is actually a great product for offices and meeting rooms. "Smart boards" were a joke, transparent wet-erase projections are dead, and projectors with convertible tablets died when Windows XP did. Long live wall-sized touchscreens!
The display comes with two styluses, works with 10-point hand touch capabilities, and has DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA, ethernet, and even serial port connectivity.
Dell says the monitor is 1080p resolution for "convenience" – you can take that as you will. What is convenient is that you can use the ethernet hookup or a separately-purchased wireless dongle or the remote control to manage the display.
Now the question simply remains: What office software actually supports this kind of interaction?
With a price tag starting at $5000, this isn't something that everyone could put in their homes, but would be perfect for many office environments, and well-funded schools!
We had some weird stuff this week. It happens. Let me know what you think about this week's news in the comments below this post.
Otherwise, come check me out on YouTube, or follow me on Twitter for more!
~ Adam // EposVox


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Incorporates the latest version of OpenStack, full support of Ceph storage system, VMware advanced capabilities and greater scalability and automation.
Based on the latest version of OpenStack, called Icehouse, has the full support of the Ceph distributed storage system , advanced capabilities of VMware and hypervisor cloud environment with a varied selection capability and interoperability of their designs, by including KVM, Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere.
In the statement issued on the occasion of its launch, the company highlights the four main benefits that SUSE Cloud 4 offers its customers.
The first is the cost reduction. This is achieved by implementing a storage solution software defined based on Ceph distributed storage system, which allows companies to automatically configure and deploy clusters.
The second advantage is that it is possible to maximize VMware investments through greater integration between VMware vSphere and existing OpenStack. And now VMware advanced innovations for image management and support for VMware Virtual SAN include, in addition to previous support for VMware vSphere compute nodes, network virtualization and NSX VMware vSphere controller for block storage.
Third, overhangs involve simplified deployment of workload, while providing a higher level of scalability and automation . Standardization of services such as database, load balancing and firewall-as-a-service makes it faster to deploy workloads, eliminating the need for users to manage and configure these services themselves.
Finally, SUSE Cloud 4 improves application scalability through closer integration between service orchestration that automates the control and coordination of multiple virtual machines, based on a set of predefined templates and other services in the cloud, such as computing, storage and networking.


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SEGI Inc.
I direct annual events, fundraisers, grand openings, and corporate events. I am responsible for recruitment, training and delegation of assigned tasks to special events personnel. I oversee all logistics from planning to execution. I create event timelines and deadlines, manage resources, budget, delivery services, vending contracts, and support clients. I negotiate contracts for services, approve suppliers' invoices, maintain financial records, review final billing and prepare reports. I have orchestrated events with budgets of up to $20,000 for up to 1200 attendees.
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Concert Picks for June 3: Hoodie Allen, Hudson Falcons, and the Artistic State of Oak Cliff
While attending Stefan Gonzales' well-curated "Outward Bound Mixtape" residency last night at Crown and Harp, I was struck by the amount of talent that resides in Oak Cliff, though that's nothing new. Gonzales has been a long-time on-again/off-again resident, and seeing him along with certain other individuals in attendance led to some reflection on how some of the most interesting projects happening in recent years brainstorm and materialize in my old 'hood. Consider the following:
Oil and Cotton's Shannon Driscoll was heavily involved in this year's edition of the Better Block Project and her singular vision helped expand the possibilities of the event. Then there is Driscoll's associate and Oak Cliff resident, Ariel Saldivar, who is an associate director at Goss-Michael. The gallery's recent Feature series led to international representation for local artist Nathan Green. There's George Quartz and his recently completed artist-in-residency series, The Last Resort, which was brilliant. There are hometown heroes The Sour Grapes. There are the rappers who have made us proud, such as Buffalo Black and Dustin Cavazos. Artists like Lucas Martell and Stephen Lapthisophon, the latter of which has inspired those he taught at UTA, students who are now pushing Dallas deeper into the national art discourse.
Some of these folks just moved to Oak Cliff, some have been there a while, others see the neighborhood as a muse, or simply call it home. It's important as Oak cliff grows in its cultural importance as a creative hub, that it's also respected as an area that has historically been populated by citizens of color. Where families live and work while their surroundings are quickly changing around them. Affordable housing and large spaces are attractive to artists seeking residences with studio-sized amenities. But I hope all the growth that's occurring at the moment has time to breathe, allowing for its long-standing residents to keep their grip on their community while watching it flourish. These reverberations aren't coming from Bishop Arts and there is no such thing as North Oak Cliff. Oak Cliff is a lot of things to many people, and it's still growing, with an uncertain future. As far as the current art and music landscape goes, that still makes it simply home to me. On to the shows:
Parquet Courts | Swearin | Radioactivity (Club Dada): There's a curious punk dynamic happening tonight in Deep Ellum. On one side you have the accessible, Spotify-friendly Parquet Courts, who have made mainstream strides recently, garnering almost Arctic Monkeys-levels of attention in their rise through the ranks. This should be a fun show, where you can catch a band in the throes of ascension. Fast forward a few years, and you'll be bragging about when you saw them live.
Hudson Falcons (Three Links): Here we have the low-key b-side to the above show. Hudson Falcons were a staple in the parking lot at the machine shop I worked at in North Fort Worth. While I'm not a huge fan of their music, it resonates with me the same way the smell of machine coolant still does.
Hoodie Allen (House of Blues): I'm going to save the obvious jokes for later. This is guilty pleasure with no chaser. Not lyrically fit, terribly interesting, Hoodie Allen is after your pocketbook. If you're okay with that, then this show is appealing for a variety of maligned reasons.


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Since the mid-1800s, the production of commemorative items to celebrate anniversaries of historical events, births and deaths of celebrities, presidents and kings and queens has been a huge business. During the run-up to and during these events there is a great interest by the public to share in the moment through purchasing some memento or keepsake of the event, some with the thought of the item gaining in value.
During the lead up to the 1976 American Bicentennial year, there were a huge number of collectible and limited-edition items created to fill the perceived market demand of people wanting to commemorate the event. The problem is the market was flooded with comparable items, the end result being in today's market very few of these commemoratives even retained their original retail value.
Some pieces though—mainly because of the fame of the maker—weather the storm of value fluctuations better than others. In recent years, collectors have placed the greatest value on the "newest of the new," preferring commemorative pieces that have been kept as pristine as possible, preferably unopened and in their original packaging with any documentation that came with it.
This piece (above), for example, is one such exception. It is a carousel horse made by the well-known maker "Cybis" and is part of an edition of only 350 issued from 1975-77. This Cybis Bicentennial Ticonderoga Carousel Horse currently sells at auction in the $200-$300 range or more.
Mike Wilcox, of Wilcox & Hall Appraisers, is a Worthologist who specializes in Art Nouveau and the Arts and Craft movement. WorthPoint—Discover Your Hidden Wealth


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Easter celebrations coincide with the arrival of spring. Even as the bright colors of April bid goodbye to the dull winter, Christian families say special prayers to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. You don't have to be a religious Christian to enjoy Easter goodies. There is no getting away from beautiful, glitzy Easter baskets, as they entice you through decorated shop windows.
Easter Brings Alive Childhood Memories
Adults feel excited like little children at the sight of delicious chocolate Easter bunnies, colorful candy, and brightly colored Easter eggs. You might remember these lines from "Peter Cottontail," a popular Gene Autry song, "You'll wake up on Easter morning, And you'll know that he was there, When you find those choc'late bunnies, That he's hiding ev'rywhere." Read more Easter quotes that bring the magic of Easter alive.
Easter Food and Goodies
On Easter Sunday, wake up to find the table laden with Easter delicacies: chocolate bunnies, Easter eggs, and Hot Cross Buns. Invite friends and family over for a fabulous Easter lunch. Plan an egg hunt for the little ones. To add a special touch, scribble beautiful quotes on each egg that will make the hunt more exciting. Reward the young ones with great Easter presents. At the end of the party, bid your guests farewell with personalized Easter baskets. Make sure to drop a note of thanks with meaningful Easter quotes. Let your generosity and creativity win over hearts of your near and dear ones. Read more...


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"The UK's decision to leave the EU will have significant implications for European companies closely related to the UK through customers, suppliers or markets. At this time, the UK is in a period of political and economic uncertainty whilst preparing for a change in leadership and an exit negotiation process. The precise implications for individual companies will remain unclear until discussions start, particularly around trading agreements between the EU and UK. What is clear is given the strength of political, economic and financial links forged over 40 years of EU membership and before, the UK will remain an important trading partner and ally of the European Union.
"scenario planning will be an important process for companies to remain on the front foot".
— Paul Morris, Head of Western Europe
European companies will need to get to grips with the detailed implications of the decision to be able to formulate business model and operational strategies to respond. In the absence of detailed information, scenario planning will be an important process for companies to remain on the front foot. Willis Towers Watson has been working with its European clients and will continue to support them to consider the implications of this decision."


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I was so surprised and honored to get a Versatile Blogger Award from
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Tamera at http://myheartbelongsinfirst.blogspot.com/.
This is my first award as a new blogger. THANK YOU, Tamera!
Now, I have the honor of passing this special award on to 5 awesome bloggers.
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We have been loving the book Little Smudge by Lionel Le Neouanic. Have you read it?
Little Smudge asks a group of colorful shapes if he can play, and they reject him.
{WARNING: Their rejection is brutal. Depending on my audience, I change the wording to be less negative.}
When Little Smudge goes home disappointed, his parents show him a few tricks that totally win the other shapes over.
When I read this book, the children are always shocked by the rejection scene.
They get all like,
Are you kidding me?!
Don't those other shapes know that EVERYONE is included?
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For Immediate Release: Jan. 30, 2014
Says sexuality education and condom availability will reduce risks for teens.
BOSTON—The Boston School Committee has approved a new wellness policy that would expand sexuality education and make condoms available in high schools. President and Chief Executive Officer Martha (Marty) Walz made the following statement in reaction to the committee vote this evening:
"Keeping students healthy is key to keeping them in school, and we know that teen parenthood continues to be a leading cause of school dropout in Massachusetts. The passage of this wellness policy represents an important step forward in efforts to address the high rates of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy among the city's young adults. Boston Public School personnel, community health partners, and health resource centers must have a full range of tools available to educate and empower teens to make healthy decisions.
"Sexuality education works when it emphasizes the importance of delaying sexual activity while also teaching teens about proper condom use and other contraceptive methods. I applaud the Boston School Committee for approving a policy that places so much emphasis on education and prevention. It is essential that all teens, no matter where they go to school, are equipped with the information and communication skills they need to form respectful relationships and prevent STIs and unplanned pregnancy.
"The next challenge for Boston will be implementing this policy. It is critical that Boston's next mayor and next BPS Superintendent prioritize this policy as an important education and public health initiative."
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts is the largest freestanding reproductive health care provider and advocate in the state. For 85 years PPLM has protected and promoted sexual and reproductive health and rights through clinical services, education and advocacy. For more information, visit www.pplm.org.
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Melissa Mills-Dick
Communications Manager
(617) 515-0531
June 19, 2013


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|Re: Attacking M5 -- final steps (we hope)
|Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:36:31 GMT
We are getting very close.... (new) Last Issues -- axis snapshot. I think this is our last snapshot. We have not been able to find out when the official axis 1.3 release might be available. If we can't get an answer really soon I think we should make a svn-revision-labelled release for ourselves. I think David Blevins will attempt to pursue this more with the axis people. -- GERONIMO-518 commons-logging/tomcat/jetty classloader issue. I think everyone has agreed to add commons logging to the exclusion list for M5 and pursue a better solution as soon as possible. Is this correct? Who will apply the patch? -- installer update. I think I've figured out how izpack works and I'm working on updating the setup. Hopefully this will be done in a couple hours -- welcome app (not crucial but nice) We have some tweaks to the welcome app to improve its appearance etc. Getting these applied to M5 would be nice. Any takers? -- release notes David Blevins is finishing these. Time Frame: I would like to get M5 out this weekend. While this is definitely in line with the desires of my employer it is mostly because IMO M5 has gone on long enough and we aren't going to get anything else significant into it and I want to work on something else :-) While I finish up the installer work, I'm building M5 and will publish a snapshot shortly. David Blevins and I will run the tck on it while we figure out what to do about axis. We now have 9 machines available so we may be able to do this in about 8 to 10 hours. Saturday morning we hope to have the axis issue resolved and we will tag M5, build a release candidate and commence testing it. When we build the release candidate we'd like to call for a vote to release if the tck passes, as we did with M4 (hopefully the time between the candidate build and all the tests passing will be much shorter this time). David Blevins and I are both testing on linux x86. How does this look? Any comments or objections? Many thanks, david jencks On Sep 26, 2005, at 2:30 PM, David Blevins wrote: > LAST ISSUES > > - Easy switching from Jetty -> Tomcat > - Snapshots (Javamail & Axis=>Dims, jUDDI & Scout=>Geir, > ServiceMix=>Hiram, tmpOrb=>Dain) > - Version number of some sort in the schemas? > > Is there anything else people think *must* be there to ship? > > THE FINAL STUFF > > Again, we have to run the TCK on the final binary. It would be great > if we could cut the final release by Wednesday and be finished TCK > testing by Friday. To get there we will have the standard checklist > of stuff to do: > > 1. clean the jira > 2. create release notes > 3. update readme files > 4. Change the version number in etc/project.properties and the plugins > 5. Create our tag > 6. Cut and sign the binary and source distributions > > Then it's just test and vote, both take two days and can be done at > the same time. > > Any details I've missed? > > -David >
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As I've already made clear, I'm a big Harry Potter fan. When the final movie came out over the summer I admit I was a little bummed that such a big part of my childhood was coming to a close.
As for Twilight, the other big teen book series that came out after HP, I honestly couldn't even pick it up. It just wasn't my speed.
I kind of just resigned myself to the fact that I would never love another book series as much as I loved Harry Potter, and that was that.
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I knew that even if I hated it, I had to read it.
Long story short, I didn't hate it.
In fact I really loved it. I'll save my comments on the story for another time. (Because let's be honest we all know I'm bound to make some more Hunger Games cupcakes at some point or another) but out of the series of three books, the 2nd "Catching Fire" is my favorite and the 3rd "Mockingjay" is my least favorite.
For all of you who haven't read the book or seen the movie (which has already made over 300 million dollars so the odds are you probably have) the Hunger Games takes place in the futuristic country of Panem where every year children are selected from their district to fight to the death on national TV.
To all of you who have read the books, making these cupcakes made me feel like a combination of Cinna and Peeta, in the best way possible obviously.
This week has been crazy busy so I'm going to do a how-to post on how to make these cupcakes either over the weekend, or next week, so if you would like to make your own Mockingjay cupcakes stay tuned for that. I just couldn't wait to share these with you any longer as is though. I love them.
And maybe some Effie and Haymitch cupcakes are in your future too. Only time will tell.
But for now, enjoy and may the odds ever be in your favor.
..... come on. We both know I had to.
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Servings: 12
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To decorate, lay out a sheet of wax paper. On a piece of plain paper draw an outline of mocking jay symbol. Or print one out, an example being here. Place under wax paper. Melt chocolate candy melts in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. When melted ladle into a plastic squeeze bottle. Working fast, fill outline of mockingjay with chocolate. Move paper under wax paper and repeat until 12 mockingjays have been made. Set aside to set (or place in freezer to speed up process if desired).
Split oreos in half and cut up into small irregular pieces. Set aside.
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Recipe Inspiration: A Mary Original (Although there are a ton of Hunger Games cupcakes out there at the moment!)


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Update #10: Week two begins!
(Okay, so it's really week two-and-a-bit, since we're now nine (NINE!) days into the campaign, but it works better as a headline.)
We passed $850K yesterday (!!!) and we're already closing in on
Apples & Penguins ($900K)
and the Mac and Linux versions. I know a lot of you will be excited about that, and it makes us very, very happy. A bunch of us are (at least parttime) Mac users, Linux is getting bigger and bigger (and rightfully so), and we want to see Dreamfall Chapters reach as many players as possible, on as many platforms as possible. And not just Windows, Mac, Linux.
But that's probably a topic for another update, when we reveal more stretch goals.
For now our eyes are set squarely on $900K and, if we pass that
The Loremaster ($950K)
which is a really exciting goal. Not only will our players be able to dig into all the rich lore of The Longest Journey universe, but the characters in the game will be instrumental in rebuilding the Great Library of Marcuria -- a grand city in the magical world of Arcadia. The library was recently destroyed, its contents scattered to the winds. By bringing books and documents back to the library, it will become both a repository of lore, as well as a measurement of how much players have explored and unearthed in the game.
It's going to be a really cool feature. So let's make it happen! And after that, we have
A Longer Journey ($1,000,000)
which we'll talk more about in the next few days. But we've already revealed that this tier brings back Abnaxus of the Venar. Abnaxus was an important part of The Longest Journey, but his role was unfortunately excised from Dreamfall, so we're very excited for the opportunity to tell his story again, and to revisit this strange, magical species that lives outside of time.
And speaking of magical species...
The Manggoy
In their own, beautifully melodic language, they are the Oular -- children of the purple mountains -- but in Alltongue they are Manggoy, ape-people, strange and dangerous denizens of the northern mountains.
Contemptuously called 'makak' by those who would reduce them to mere animals, particularly the militant anti-magical Azadi, the Oular are reclusive and mysterious, and there are not many of them left.
Or so it seems.
They are an old people, much, much older than humans, and though they have withdrawn from 'civilised' society and are now commonly considered simian and beastly, they are nevertheless fiercely intelligent and cultured. They rarely communicate with anyone outside their close-knit society, however, and they are known to protect their territory and their own with a ferocity and penchant for swift violence that's gained them another nickname:
Ruthless, inhuman murderers.
And in Dreamfall Chapters, you will need to travel to the northern mountains to find the Oular, and convince them to part with something very, very important.
New wallpapers!
Lastly, we just shared a high resolution version of our Kickstarter banner with fan site Thirteen Chapters, and they have created a bunch of different wallpapers. You can find those here.
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The original, high-resolution banner image can be found here.
Stephen Potyondi on
Why are you not releasing a universal version of the game? Users with multiple computers running more than one operating system shouldn't be forced to choose just one.
Can you explain why you aren't planning to release this game on Steam? It would have the enormous advantage of multi-platform support and cloud saves.
Ben Mansley on
The loremaster looks like a great feature. Best of luck!
Martin Mueller on
Well done - altough I personally do not care about Mac and Linux versions. Hopefully one of the next stretch-goals are the extra languages - I'd really like to play it in my native language right from the start.
Johannes 'Waldgeist' Rebhan on
I like me some apples... and penguins. Two of my favourite operating systems combined with one of my most cherished adventure games. A match made in heaven. Or was it story time? Nevermind. Thanks for the next step. Now people, lets explode this baby beyond the 2 million barrier. Share. Spread. Talk. Engage. Go! :D
Giorgos Chrysikopoulos - Dream Traveller on
@Chad: this game won't have ANY protection system, it's DRM-free, confirmed.
Malcolm Swoboda on
Easily gonna get A Longer Journey. The only big thing in question is getting A Longest Journey Home.
Chad Armstrong on
A Mac version is very important to me. And as of this writing, it looks like the $900K goal has been met.
I even played Dreamfall on an iMac (via using Boot Camp and Win XP on a secondary partition). I'm just hoping that this game doesn't have the annoying copy protection that made Dreamfall annoying at times (note: can't play Dreamfall in a virtual machine).
Sarah | Draic Kin on
@Valery huh? It says in their update "Now on PC, Mac & Linux!". Sounds like Linux is go, no question.
Dave Jansen on
Are you considering adding Oculus Rift support? Considering you're using Unity, if I understand it correctly it should be relatively straight forward to add. Thanks! :)
Raoul Matheron on
Thirteen Chapters is back up, everyone! I hope it can take the load now. If it can't though, I'll just upgrade my hosting package.
Alex Hempel on
I upgraded my pledge to $75 today. I really wish I could afford one of the boxed editions - would look great next to my original TLJ box and my Dreamfall CE - but that's not going to happen before the Kickstarter ends. Either way, good luck for the project, and congrats on the first stretch goal :)
John Spencer on
Wow, nice drawing, your artist is really good!
RussianNeuroMancer on
Thank you for reasonable goal :)
Justin Sturdevant on
Must have really killed the website. It's still down :(
Sarah | Draic Kin on
First stretch goal achieved. Whoo! Dreamfall: Chapters will be released on pc, mac and linux! That's a relief because I only have a mac :)
Kevin M. Heinrich on
This is a Dreaming come true and without peer or price. I've been a longtime fan since TLJ and have always longed for a continuation of the story of April Ryan. Dreamfall was enough to rekindle some hope of seeing the story continue. I am really hopeful again that we can see from Chapters a completion of Zoe's story and a glorious lead-in to a true sequel with April in the lead character position once more. I'm convinced April isn't dead...and where the hell is Crow? For Chapters, I would love to see an iPad edition of the game. I believe the interface could be quite naturally extended for a compelling experience on this next gen platform. Integration with Kinnect controls on Xbox 360 and support for the Oculus Rift 3D headset is a must-do. I would be excited to see these added as stretch goals which would only make the experience even more magical.
Giorgos Chrysikopoulos - Dream Traveller on
@Gal: As Abnaxus himself would say: " you HAD met Abnaxus in the upcoming game! And it seems as if it WILL HAVE BEEN TOMORROW that you ARE MEETING him for the first time at the Journey Man Inn" ;-)
Gal Shemesh on
I can't wait to meet Abnaxus in the upcoming game! It seems as if it was yesterday that I met him for the first time at The Journey Man Inn. :)
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Eric Pipedream Leisy on
I think we might of crashed Thirteen Chapters. :)
Raoul Matheron on
I think I remember reading that there are going to be two cities announced in the near future :)
Giorgos Chrysikopoulos - Dream Traveller on
@Alex: Stark is coming. They promised they'll show us Europolis soon. It's just that they chose to start with revealing Arcadia.
Alex Udalcov on
I'm a bit concerned about the lack of information about Stark. Most of the updates are either about the boxes/platforms/tiers or about Arcadia. That's a bit sad because for me Stark is as interesting as Arcadia is . So I hope you'll give us some info about the world of science in the near future :)
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@Nicholas Otieno Nyarach: We killed their website. The direct link to the original image still works, though, so use that instead!
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Really hoping we get enough for the library, I think it would be amazing. On the other hand if you fall short maybe you could ask the fans to gather their knowledge of the series and make their own lie for the library. If people do that for myst for fun then I'm sure they would do it for dreamfall. Just an idea
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RaMa here. Apologies for Thirteen Chapters breaking down! I'll get the site too toughen up soon :)
We'll hopefully be back online tomorrow!
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Woot RaMa!
Thanks for giving him a shout out! He has worked very hard between all of the fan sites.
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I can't believe I was worried you guys might not make it to 850k it looks like you guys will break the 900k mark soon and probably a reach a million probably more.
I am really glad to see this project moving forward it's gonna be quite a ride following the development over the course of the next two years.
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Yea! I love the depth of the different cultures. I'm looking forward to learning more about these new people. We need to hit 1,000,000 soon!
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We apologise for murdering Thirteen Chapters! I guess they really weren't set up to handle such a massive, enthusiastic, hungry load!
In the meantime, use the link above to get the original banner image. That link should survive pretty much everything. Even 14,000 eager pledgers!
Sorry, guys! You should check out Thirteen Chapters when it's back up...but yeah, give it some breathing room, please!
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Yes Abnaxus! The new race sounds awesome also :) can't wait let's hope we reach that goal!
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We should give the Thirteen Chapters site some space to breathe and check back tommorow. Obviously too many people have decided to check the page after RTG mentioned it in the update.
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13 Chapters seems down now indeed. It was working when the update came, I assume all the sudden traffic overwhelmed it.
Jonathan Woollcott - Dream Traveller on
Great news! And is the Thirteen Chapters site not working for anyone else?
Alfred Lui on
Happy to know Mac is also considered. Can't wait to try it on Mountain Lion or newer OS when it's out.
Alex Agranov on
Come on let's get this to $1 million!
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Manoggoy. Cool. I've been curious about these fellows ever since the sneak peek of that drawing in the introduction video! I'm excited! The 950K goal is one I definitely hope we'll reach; the Loremaster sounds like an awesome feature (not to mention a longer journey at the 1 million). I was very fond of the Enclave in the first TLJ game and would love to be able to contribute to another one in the next game!


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Netflix invited Television Academy National Active members and a guest to a screening and panel discussion of Mindhunter wit the cast Anna Torv, Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Cameron Britton and David Fincher (Executive Producer/Director), Erik Messerschmidt (Director of Photography), Steve Arnold (Production Designer), Jennifer Starzyk (Costume Designer), and Laray Mayfield (Casting Director). Our gallery has been updated with high quality images.
Anna attended Vulture Festival alongside her co-stars Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany and Cameron Britton where they spoke onstage during 'Get Your Mind Blown With the Cast of Mindhunter' on Day Two of the event Presented By AT&T. Our gallery has been updated with images, enjoy!
On May 19, Anna joined the cast and producers of Netflix's Mindhunter to discuss about the show in an official ATAS Screening and Panel. Our gallery has been updated with images, enjoy!
SECRET CITY, THE political drama that had everyone absorbed, is getting a second season. Two-time Academy award-nominee Jacki Weaver will reprise her role alongside Anna Torv – with Wentworth's Danielle Cormack also added to the cast!
Titled Secret City: Under the Eagle, this new instalment follows Harriet Dunkley (played by Torv), a journalist who was imprisoned but is now released only to be once again caught up in a tale of intrigue among the powers that be in Canberra. Expect plenty of secrets, lies and betrayals as the series plunges back into the dark side of the political world.
Weaver returns as Labor powerbroker Catriona Bailey – who is ensnared in the cover-up Harriet discovers. "She is complicated, which I love because real people are full of contradictions," says Weaver of the role. "And she's very powerful."
Torv, who won a Logie Award for her performance in the first season, is thrilled to be revisiting her character, too, because she resonates with viewers. "I think everyone likes truth-seekers, and that's exactly what the show's got," she says. "Every political journalist I spoke to, without fail, talked about the idea of truth, that through the medium you should be able to change things. I think that's why journos do what they do. If you break a story, especially something that's going to affect the country, that pops the lid, it does change things."
Cormack is a new addition to the series as a maverick Independent MP. It's through her that Harriet becomes aware of some dastardly dealings, which implicate the military.
"[The series] does show what's possible, that sometimes the most unexpected things can happen. Skulduggery can happen right under your nose and you don't realise it," says Weaver.
Also joining the cast is Logie Award-winning actor Rob Collins (The Wrong Girl, Cleverman), and Sacha Horler and Marcus Graham have also been confirmed to be returning to their roles.
Shooting is expected to begin in Canberra and Sydney this week. And there's plenty of talent behind the cameras. This series has been written by Matt Cameron (writer/co-producer/creator of Sunshine and Jack Irish) and Belinda Chayko (showrunner/writer of Safe Harbour and story producer/writer of Barracuda), who both wrote for the first series, as well as playwright Angela Betzien (Eggs, The Hanging) and Elise McCredie (Sunshine, Nowhere Boys). Directing duties will be handled by Tony Krawitz (The Kettering Incident, Devil's Playground) and Daniel Nettheim (Doctor Who, Broadchurch).
Also, political journalists Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis – whose novels The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code were adapted for the first season – are onboard as story consultants.
Stephen Corvini (Safe Harbour, Hyde and Seek) will produce the series. Executive producers are Foxtel's head of drama Penny Win and drama development executive Carly Heaton, Penny Chapman from Matchbox Pictures and the series showrunner Matt Cameron.
"This new story is absolutely captivating, with twists and turns that will keep audiences both guessing and riveted," says Brian Walsh, Foxtel's executive director of television.
SECRET CITY: UNDER THE EAGLE will air on showcase in 2018.
Our gallery was updated with posters and production stills of Mindhunter Season One and also HQ screencaptures of Anna as Wendy Carr. Enjoy it!
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Mindhunter > Season One > Screencaptures
Hello, guys! We've updated our gallery with some pictures of Anna attending events in 2017. We'll also work on our gallery in the next day, don't forget to take a look!
Public Appearances > 2017 > 'Lucky' Los Angeles Premiere – September 26, 2017
Public Appearances > 2017 > Zimmermann Los Angeles Dinner – November 15, 2017
Netflix has released the first teaser to Mindhunter. Based on the book by the same name and directed by David Fincher, the show is set for release in October. Watch it below:
New Interview with Anna where she talks Secret City, Mindhunter and taking a break. Also, a new photoshoot with a brunette Anna! She looks gorgeous! Below are scans, the photoshoot and the article. Thanks Luciana.
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In any upscale restaurant around Los Angeles, you can't throw a stone without hitting a celebrity, even if most of them are hidden in the back corner. But not only does Australian actor Anna Torv choose a sunlit front patio table at popular hotspot Goldie's for our interview, her accent prompts a gushing reaction from our over-the-top waiter. "We have an Australian actress who comes in here all the time, but I can't remember her name!" he brags.
Torv has agreed to meet me for lunch at the hip restaurant owned by the trio of Aussies who are also behind the West Hollywood favourite Eveleigh, and she's excited to talk about her starring role in the new Foxtel series, Secret City. But she's far too modest to play the "Don't you know who I am?" game and just smiles with polite curiosity as the waiter hurries off to figure out whose name he should be dropping.
With the kind of ethereal beauty and talent that have earned her comparisons with fellow NIDA graduate Cate Blanchett, Torv is so far best known for her long-running role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox sci-fi drama Fringe, which ended in 2013. Yet as we sit at a street-facing table that flanks a verdant living wall of plants, Torv insists fame was never a priority.
"Sometimes I still get recognised," she says with a tinge of embarrassment. "It used to happen the day after the show had aired and somebody would be really excited to see me, but now it's maybe just the occasional double-take."
Secret City started airing in Australia (On Showcase/Foxtel) today, and here are promos, stills and posters. I'm waiting for a copy to pop online so I can finally watch it!
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Television > Secret City > Promotional Images
The Daughter is set for release later this year, here are posters and stills.
The story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left home years before.


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Holy Toledo, it's July.
No surprise, Summer is flying by.
We've been really busy lately--and that doesn't even include trips to Wet n' Wild or library activities, etc.
Dan finished his class, and unfortunately he didn't pass. SO close. We learned a class set up as this one was (teach yourself, basically, and come in every 2 weeks for a test) is not an effective way to learn. Tack on the fact that he was still working full-time, and, well, you get the picture. He's already enrolled in PVCC's bridge program to start in August, and fortunately, it's actual lecture in class, and only one morning a week. He won't have to redo the clinical hours because he passed that portion of the class with flying colors. In the end it all means he'll have more time for work and study and family with this new schedule. Onward!
My sister-in-law and her family were hit by an elk as they were driving home to Taylor in the middle of the night. Amazingly, my brother-in-law and nieces came out without a scratch, but Kelly was life-flighted to Scottsdale Osborne for emergency treatment. She broke many bones in her face including her upper jaw, nose, and bones around her eyes (like Cameron did in 07), lost a tooth, got some big time cuts and lacerations. She's been through surgery and come out like a champ. The family has been taking care of the girls; it will be our turn later in the week. It will be so different having 1 and 2 yr old little ladies around here! Prayers to Kelly and her family for a speedy recovery.
I've slowed down on the reading because we discovered Netflix (thanks Becky) and am on my last season of Angel. It's probably the best season of the bunch. After that I plan to start Doctor Who.
But I still read till I can't read no mo'.
Here's what I finished in June:
"Matched (#1)" by Ally Condie
I never read book jackets, so I had no idea what this was about. I found that I really liked it, and would go so far as to give it 3 1/2 stars. :)
It actually reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games. Premise is similar: Dystopian society in which government has complete and total control. Every single part of the peoples' lives is regulated, from what they wear to what they eat, what books and music are allowed in society (only 100 poems, because otherwise, life was too cluttered), when they are allowed to have children, when they die, and of course, who they get to marry/Match with. The gyst of the story is that she is matched to one person, but accidentally given a second person's face/info on her Microchip. She comes to learn more and more about him--they work together--and develops a relationship with him, which defies the government. Piece by piece, their freedoms are taken away and their lives are changed forever.
The story is left on a cliff-hanger of course, because there are three books to this series. I'm excited to read the rest.
"Bitterblue (Graceline Realm #3)" by Kristin Cashore
It's pretty hard to sum up the story line of this one because it's 540 pages of twists and turns and names and cities and characters and WAY TOO MUCH INFORMATION. The book should have been around 200 pages. It could have been done. So many conversations and situations that take place had absolutely no purpose.
I liked the main story--Bitterblue is the third book of a series (of sorts, #2 seemed to have nothing to do with #1, but the last 30 pages of #3 tie them all together). She is an 18 year old queen who just wants to be a better leader. She goes into her city under disguise, meets a charming man, doesn't tell him who she is, yadda yadda yadda. Of course he finds out, he feels betrayed, and she spends the rest of the book trying to make it up to him. Also going on is treason and treachery, double/triple crosses and perjurers. She can't trust anyone, and in fact even after she finds she can't trust someone, she forgives them, trusts them again, and is burned again. Over and over. That just seemed like poor writing to me.
Honestly, I felt like the author was trying too hard. It's a nice tale, but she tried to make way too much out of it. I THINK the series is done, but even if it's not, I wouldn't pick up the next book. 2 1/2 stars.
"The Dressmaker" by Kate Alcott
It was really refreshing to read this book, after reading so many paranormal/fantasy/YA books (8 out of my last 10). This is an historical fiction, and I forget how much I love these.
The first quarter of the book is set on the Titanic. Tess, a poor seamstress/maid bargains her way into a maid position with the ultra snobby (and historically real) Lucille Duff Gordon, a real-life designer. We see the true character of many as the ship goes down and the lifeboats fill (or don't fill) up. The rest of the book is about the aftermath. I guess I'd never really thought of the stresses and inquiries and guilt the survivors would go through. The courtroom scenes were very interesting.
This has a light love story and some wonderful historical scenes that always make books better, in my opinion. I strongly recommend this one.
"Crossed (Matched #2)" by Ally Condie
There seems to be a trend in trilogies of late that Book #2 is a whole lot of nothing, searching, hiding, running away, traveling, just in general Going. I could rewrite this book in about 20 pages to be honest.
Cassia searches half the book for Ky, both trekking through some giant cavern/cave/desert/river/canyon until they meet up. In the meantime, they meet some new characters, some who make it out, some who don't. In the end, they are inevitably separated again, Cassie back to the Society to work undercover for the Rising, and Ky as a pilot for the rising.
I found the every-other-chapter switch of narrator from Cassia to Ky distracting. I think if an author really wants that much of a switch in POV, then s/he needs to make the narrator omniscient. I had to keep reminding myself who's POV each chapter was in. Annoying, really.
Not sure if I'll read the next.
"Spellbound (Hex Hall #3)" by Rachel Hawkins
This took me forever to get into (like 150 pages), but being that it was the third (and I think finale) of the series, I really wanted to get through it. It did get better, but not enough to get beyond the 2 star rating.
One of the reasons it was difficult to like initially is that for the third time Sophie ends up in a completely new place with completely new characters. I don't know about you, but I like a bit more consistency in books--it's kind of work having to learn all new people each time around.
Sophie's story is wrapped up nicely--she and cohorts actually have to gather some demon glass from hell, which is a really interesting chapter. The light love story was a plus as well.
You can tell I have a pretty juvenile taste in books. I enjoy the light fun stuff, not having to think or ponder my existence or posticulate on existentialism et al while reading. I do it for the fun of it and I'm ok with that. Maybe some day my tastes will mature.
But I doubt it. :)
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Talk show host Matthew Wright slams reality stars calling them rude and lazy
But he likes the celebrity friends he made on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2013
All the way through my teens and up to university I thought I wanted to be an actor.
It was only at university when I actually met lots of actors that I realised I didn't fancy being one at all!
I did appear in an advert for Rowntree's Fruit Gums, though, around 1978. Unfortunately, because it showed a child being disruptive in a school environment, it got pulled.
In the 1990s I was a showbiz journalist at several places, including TV Editor at The Sun. Once, I invaded the Smash Hits Poll Winners' party on TV and got on stage with the Spice Girls – I'd probably be arrested now. I dressed up as Mrs Doubtfire for The Sun, and went round east London squeezing melons in a supermarket. I also presented Madonna with a baby's sleepsuit… it was great fun.
I've found that a lot of reality stars are quite difficult to work with – big egos, often accompanied with a little brain. Some have been very rude and, instead of preparing for the show [The Wright Stuff] by reading newspapers, spend the time brushing their hair or generally not concentrating. They then go on and die on their a**e and it's down to everyone else to cover for them – that's very unprofessional. I guess they're used to being told what to do for their reality shows and maybe don't function as well when exposed to the light.
The most memorable person I've ever met was Elizabeth Taylor. In 1999 I was at a press launch for the BAFTA film awards and she was guest of honour. Everyone was asking really boring questions but I said: "It's the Grand National on Saturday and of course your first film was National Velvet. Do you have any tips? I'm desperate to make a few quid." She looked at me in astonishment, pointed a finger and said: "You knucklehead!" But I ended up joining her for dinner at the BAFTAs. She took to me big time and made me promise to fight for her to get a blue plaque on the house in Hampstead where she was born. I have been running a campaign to do just that for years now at liztaylorblueplaque.com
It's 20 years ago this year that my dad died of bowel cancer; he was 54 years old. The tragedy is he was misdiagnosed by several doctors over a period of several years. At one point he was given peppermints by a doctor and told: 'Just suck on these, you've got irritable bowel syndrome.' When they cut him open during surgery, he had a tumour the size of a pineapple. People don't like talking about bottoms, but I do. There are still too many stories of people dying, either of embarrassment or because of misdiagnosis by doctors.
I'm glad I did I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2013. On the first night the noise from the jungle was really loud. I thought they were playing it out of speakers hidden in the trees, but it was real. I absolutely loved it – to sleep under the stars in the Australian bush for three weeks is an amazing thing to do, but that's not to say I would want to do it again. I'm still in touch with some of the jungle guys: David Emanuel, Steve Davis, Rebecca Adlington, Lucy Pargeter and Kian Egan. They're a really nice bunch of people.
I met my wife Amelia through agony aunt Dr Miriam Stoppard. I took one look at her and thought: 'Ooh, yes.' We've been together for 10 years at the end of this month. We get along so well because we have a shared sense of humour. She's the funniest person I know and I like to think she'd say the same about me.
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Regular Board Meeting Highlights - September 8, 2015
Board Meetings Highlights - September 8, 2015
The Board of Trustees is pleased to share with all education stakeholders the highlights of our recent Board meeting held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. The adopted minutes will be available on our website following the next Regular Board meeting.
Next Regular Board Meeting will be held on October 6, 2015 at the Centre for Education at 9:30 a.m.
- The Board held its annual Organizational Meeting in addition to the regular Board Meeting. Trustee Eric Cameron was elected Board Chair by acclimation. Kathleen Linder was elected Vice Chair by acclamation. The following Committee Chair positions were also chosen by acclamation:
- Education Committee (Ron Heinrichs)
- Student Advisory Committee (Elsie Kinsey)
- Benefits Committee (Dorcas Kilduff)
- Teacher Advisory Committee (Kathleen Linder, Sally Kucher-Johnson, Ron Heinrichs)
- Audit Committee (Richard Gilchrist, Sally Kucher-Johnson, Ron Heinrichs)
- Benefits Committee (Dorcas Kilduff)
- Advocacy Committee (Elsie Kinsey, Dorcas Kilduff, Sally Kucher-Johnson)
- The following Trustees have been assigned as Board appointed representatives for various councils and associations:
- Alberta School Boards Association (Sally Kucher-Johnson, Elsie Kinsey, Dorcas Kilduff)
- Public School Boards' Association (Ron Heinrichs, Richard Gilcrhist)
- Stony Plain Joint-Use Committee (Richard Gilchrist)
- Spruce Grove Joint-Use Committee (Dorcas Kilduff)
- Alberta Teachers' Association Labour Relations (Eric Cameron, Dorcas Kilduff, Richard Gilchrist)
- Central Alberta Assocation of Municipal and School Employees Labour Relations (Dorcas Kilduff, Richard Gilchrist, Sally Kucher-Johnson)
- International Union of Operating Engineers Labour Relations (Ron Heinrichs, Elsie Kinsey, Kathleen Linder)
- Council of School Councils (Dorcas Kilduff)
- C2 Committee (Richard Gilchrist)
The Board approved the Division's monthly Financial Report for the period ending July 31, 2015 as presented by Director of Business and Finance Jason Krefting. Based on year-to-date expenditures covering 11 out the 12 months in the fiscal year, and expected annual revenues, the Division is forecasting a deficit of $977,958.
Director of Facilities, Serge LaBrie, provided an overview of summer work performed in the months of July and August of 2015. One of the priority areas was the installation of modular classrooms to accommodate the high density of students within Spruce Grove. The biggest project was the installation of 4 modular classrooms at Ecole Broxton Park School. Broxton Park also received all new lighting and ceiling tiles throughout the school. Multiple school sites also completed the installation of new cables throughout to enhance wireless internet coverage as part of the Division wide Network Infrastructure Renewal Prjoject. Other large projects completed including some new flooring at Blueberry, Duffield, Entwistle, Graminia, High Park, Stony Plain Central and Tomahawk Schools. Paving was completed at Broxton Park and Millgrove school. A number of school gymnasium floors were also sanded and re-finished.


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Monday, June 6, 2016
Fly Guy
3 comments:
- Leslie Miller said...
I knew you'd do something awesome with this image and you sure did! Guys prefer simplicity, but this card still has plenty of style. Fantastic, Stacy! It's been beautiful here, but no triple digits, thank goodness. 70's is hot enough for me. I wouldn't be able to be in the garden otherwise.
- June 6, 2016 at 9:52 AM
- CherylQuilts said...
Oh, Stacy, I LOVE your Fly Guy, and he is perfectly coloring, and the sparkle never does show up...but I'm sure it's really neat IRL and that your dad will LOVE it! I love his outfit and how you've added the red case base. Great layout too with the brads and how you've added the sentiment! Hope it cools down more. Seems like we are all in for a warm and rainy summer. Hugs, sweet friend! xoxo
- June 6, 2016 at 12:12 PM
- Davi said...
Super job on the coloring of this image Stacy! I really like his red shirt and the dotted dp :)
- June 6, 2016 at 7:03 PM


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We decided to try something new this year. We went to the Como Park & Conservatory before going out to lunch. Usually we go over to my grandma's for lunch, but we still made it over there for desert (: Here are just a few shots from the Conservatory. I didn't get any from dinner or from my grandma's house ): Feel free to reprimand me. But I was just so tired and full. We had a lovely turkey dinner, hobbled to the car and drove home, only to eat more at Grandma's. Mom made Cranberry Orange Cheesecake and a Double Espresso Chocolate Pie...My mouth just waters when I think about it.
So we ate and ate and ate. And then we played a board game [My team won;)] and then a card game!
Then I went home. And watched the worst movie I have ever seen in my life.
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How was your Turkey Day?
xo, Clare


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