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"Children of color now represent the majority of students in our public school system, and they need a champion in the Department of Education who will work to ensure that their needs are met."
Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 07, 2017
Today, by a vote of 51 to 50, the U.S. Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. As the Senate was divided over the controversial nomination, Vice President Mike Pence cast the historic 51st vote to break the tie. DeVos's nomination was strongly opposed by teachers' unions, disability advocates, civil rights organizations, and parent groups who criticized DeVos for being unfamiliar with the public school system and the laws designed to protect students with disabilities.
In response, LULAC National President Roger C. Rocha, Jr. issued the following statement:
"Today's confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education is a setback for the future of public schools in our country. Children of color now represent the majority of students in our public school system, and they need a champion in the Department of Education who will work to ensure that their needs are met. LULAC will continue to focus its energy on ensuring that the Department of Education continues its work on behalf of minority students. Our students deserve a level playing field, and the Department of Education plays a critical role in ensuring that all students have the opportunity to achieve a successful future."
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation's largest and oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC's programs, services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit http://www.lulac.org.


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Yet now when a certain candidate in the American political circus claims that "they let you do it [fill in the blank with your imagination], too," American politicos sigh to heaven as if the Virgin Mary reigned here from coast to coast, and all our citizens were modest nuns and priests. If they are, I haven't seen this propriety in the twenty-first century.
Instead, a steady parade of body parts rules the internet. Its purpose supposedly is to cast body-shaming aside forever. Right. That's why its practitioners wear nearly invisible and see-through clothes, creating a never-ending peep show of "side-boobs," "under-boobs," and cleavage to the navel before they display their "pert derrieres."
Even as this practice by females has become common place in cyber space, males have also joined in the parade, displaying their "six-packs," "bulging biceps," and "toned thighs," because they just returned from fitness centers which they only use to prepare for the next Mr. Universe contest, and never to impress bubbly sidekicks on the internet.
Meanwhile, an American election progresses toward decision day on November 8. The bottom line is a choice between devotion to globalism or the right to be a nation-state. Eye doctors are waiting for US citizens to schedule eye exams to ensure that we know what we are seeing and doing on that remarkably significant day. Wear your glasses, please.

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Prices hardened and underwriting toughened in the commercial property/casualty market in the first quarter of the year, according to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' quarterly Commercial P/C Market Index Survey. On average, small, medium and large account pricing rose 4.4 percent compared with 2.7 percent last quarter. Large account pricing realized the biggest increase quarter-to-quarter. Prices also rose across most lines surveyed.
"We've been cautious up to now about declaring a market turn, but I think it's reasonable to say that the market has made a hard turn after two quarters of price increases and tighter underwriting," said Ken A. Crerar, president/CEO of The Council. "It's difficult to predict length and severity, but the market has turned."
A broker from the Midwest summed up the past quarter market environment: "Insurers sought rate [price] increases of five percent-plus across the board. For those accounts with losses, higher rate [price] increases were sought. For those risks, other markets were more selective in considering than in prior years." A broker from the Northwest said, "Most carriers were asking for a five-to-eight percent increase depending on the line of business. DIC, earthquake and flood all increased about 25 percent or coverage is hard to find."
The rising cost of natural disasters clearly had an impact on insurer pricing, particularly for coastal properties, as insurers embraced new modeling programs such as RMS11.
"We manage coastal property and pricing increased due to RMS 11, substantially on some accounts," a broker form the Southeast said. Brokers in the Northeast experienced much the same. "RMS 11 treaty reinsurance price increased and the general market for companies with CAT-prone properties made carriers dictate structure, terms and premium increases."
Workers' compensation toughened as carriers raised prices or rejected the business. Sixty-eight percent of brokers responding said workers' compensation prices increased 1 percent to 10 percent in the first quarter of the year. A broker in the Southeast commented, "Workers' compensation was up with any kind of losses or up just a little even with no losses. Certain classes were not being accepted like they were." A broker in the Northwest said, "Workers' compensation increased in pricing or many carriers are non-renewing accounts."
In an indication that the economy may be improving, 59 percent of respondents said demand for insurance was up in the first quarter, compared to 53 percent who said demand did not improve in the previous quarter.
The economy and the federal budget and deficit continue to weigh in as the top political issues facing the country. However, the issue that keeps brokers awake at night is attracting new talent to the business.


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Argentina have not asked for Sampaoli - Monchi
Sevilla's sporting director Monchi claims the club have not held talks with Argentina regarding the future of Jorge Sampaoli.
Monchi insists Sevilla have had no contact from Argentina over acquiring the services of head coach Jorge Sampaoli.
Sampaoli was appointed by the triple defending Europa League champions at the end of last month, signing a two-year deal following Unai Emery's departure to take over at Paris Saint-Germain.
The 56-year-old had success with Chile, leading them to Copa America glory on home soil last year, and speculation had begun to surface that the Argentina Football Association (AFA) could call on his services after the resignation of Gerardo Martino.
On Wednesday, Samapoli's lawyer Fernando Baredes claimed the AFA's bid to employ Sampaoli was hampered by Sevilla's reluctance to allow their man to take charge of his national team on a part-time basis, combining the role with his club duties.
Baredes also claimed budgetary constraints meant the AFA could not afford to buy Sampaoli out of his Sevilla contract, but sporting director Monchi responded by saying the club have received no contact from the national body.
"No one from the AFA has contacted us and asked," he said. "I know that the Argentina team is discussed every day there and this has caused a lot of commotion
"We are proud that our coach is the object of desire of the Argentina team. Beyond that, Sampaoli has a contract with Sevilla.
"And what I see every day and when I talk to him is that he is totally involved here. I haven't seen changes from day to day."


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Current > Psychic Reading Sculpture
20 women artists participated in an art-making project. In dipping, crumpling, and folding the paper in clay slip, can the artist transfer and embed presence? The objects are kiln fired, burning out the original paper. All that remains is a record of a gesture.The pieces are then presented to a psychic for a reading. Check out my Psychic Reading Sculpture Video.


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About The Bible 3
Richard Wurmbrand:
God is *the Truth. The Bible is *the truth about the truth.* Theology is *the truth about the truth about the Truth.*
Leonard Bullock:
Let the Bible illuminate your mind, not confirm it. What you do with the Bible will determine what God will do with you. It is easier to LIVE the Bible if you LEARN it because you LOVE it.
It is a FIRE Jeremiah 5:14: Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
It is a HAMMER Jeremiah 23:29: Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
It is sharper than a SWORD Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
It is a SEED 1 Peter 1:23: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
It is MILK 1 Peter 2:2: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
It is MEAT Hebrews 5:12: For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
It is LIGHT Psalms 119:105: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
It is a MIRROR James 1:25: But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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Abraham Lincoln:
I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this Book that you can by reason and the balance by faith, and you will live and die a better man. It is the best Book which God has given to man.
Woodrow Wilson:
When you have read the Bible, you will know it is the word of God, because you will have found it the key to your own heart, your own happiness and your duty.
When the late Queen Victoria was asked the secret of England*s greatness, she took down a copy of the Scriptures, and pointing to the Bible, she said,
That Book explains the power of Great Britain.
Daniel Webster once affirmed:
If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper.
These great leaders truly believed that the only sure foundation of a nation*s belief and practice was God*s Word.
Two hundred fifty years ago Voltaire said: Fifty years from now the world will hear no more of the Bible. Fifty years later in the house of Voltaire in Paris, where he uttered these words, the Geneva Bible Society was doing a thriving business, while Voltaire was a name unwept, unhonoured, and unsung.
Dr. J. Vernon McGee:
The Bible is probably the most maligned Book that ever has been written. It has been attacked as no other book has ever been attacked. Yet it has ministered and does minister to literally millions of people around the globe, and it has been doing this now for several thousand years. A Book of this nature and with this tremendous impact upon the human family certainly deserves the intelligent consideration of men and women.
Care to discuss About The Bible with Ron?


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A very entertaining afternoon everyone. A Brush with Poetry open mike event will be held again at the Black Swan Gallery, Binalong on Sunday July 28, 1.30 for 2 pm. Contemporary and traditional styles welcome; musicians also encouraged. Everyone gets a turn. Special appearance by popular performer and Golden Damper (Tamworth) winner John Peel. Black Swan menu available all day – light meals, coffee and cake, wine bar. Current exhibition: digital images by Fred Braat; paintings by Yvette Gilroy and other local artists. All welcome.
Monday, July 15, 2013
A BRUSH WITH POETRY (July 28)
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Alright, so… I've been slacking a little bit lately when it comes to this blog. I apologize. Unfortunately, sometimes life gets a little too busy, to the point where you barely have time to keep yourself looking presentable.
A number of new and innovative products have come along to make our makeup routines quicker and easier, including lipglosses that come in a tube and twist to bring the gloss into the applicator tip, so that they can be applied more easily (example: Revlon Lipglide), and a number of powders and bronzers that have the powder right in the handle of the brush (example: Sephora Brand Radiant Loose Powder In A Brush). And now, nail polish is following suit!
Enter Nic's Sticks, a new line under the Nicole by O.P.I division of O.P.I (manufacturers of, arguably, the best nail polish EVER). These nail polish pens are about the size of your average magic marker, and make applying the season's hot new nail colours a breeze. Simply shake the pen, pump the polish by pushing the buttong on the end a few times until you see the polish appear on the brush tip, and the apply! It's as simple as that. And the best part is, they come in 24 great colours and are super portable, making it easy to touch up those inevitable chips before you head out to that party or boardroom meeting.


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Tonight we climbed out of the rut of existence we've been in and met at our favorite kimbap nara after A got off work. We took our kimbap to a nearby park on top of a mini-mountain overlooking Yeosu-dong, the neighborhood where we live. Surprisingly, as it was nearly 9:30 P.M., the park was full of walkers going 'round and 'round the tiny track. So, we settled on a bench under the trees overlooking the city and enjoyed our little section of solitude in the beloved park.
The blooming trees in the park and around Yeosu, along with the spectacular warm weather today are signs that real, full-blown spring is coming! We just have to survive the forecasted rain and clouds over the next few days…weeks?
A and I both love less traveled, narrow, winding paths. Maybe it is because they feel secretive or as if they have stories to tell, but some days we seek them out. This is one of those paths close to our apartment that we sort of re-discovered tonight. To me the light looks like a candle guiding us home.


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In the fall of 2017, YTI will launch an innovative new Master of Divinity program at the Yellowstone Center for Faith, Adventure, and the Arts in Bozeman, Mont.
This three-year residential program aims to bridge the gap between classroom learning and practical ministry. Residential ministry training programs tend to use a systematic format that unnecessarily separates the education process in ways that do not accurately reflect the connection between life and ministry. As a result, concepts learned in the classroom become difficult to transfer into practice.
YTI's M.Div. will seek to integrate the learning process through four tracks: Scripture, Faith and Life, Worldview and Culture, and Practicum. Ministry work is incorporated into each track. Students will serve in churches, hospitals, and nursing homes, as well as on the public grounds of YTI's parks, gardens, cafés, and fields throughout their time in the program, allowing for application of the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in real life experiences.
Each student in the 72-credit M.Div. program will be assigned an academic advisor, a spiritual director, and a ministry mentor to guide them as they complete their tracks. Students will not receive letter grades for their achievement in the tracks. Instead, competency will be measured through committee interview and evaluation. Remedial work will be recommended to students to address areas of deficiency. If necessary, a student may enroll in a track for an additional term in order to master weaker areas, or may elect to transfer to the M.A. program.
The goal is for each student in the program to leave a "master" of divinity, not simply with a master of divinity degree.


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Tea Tree Oil
Tea Tree Oil Introduction
Tea tree oil, extracted from the leaves of the Australian Melaleuca alternifolia tree, has been traditionally used to treat numerous ailments including skin problems (such as wounds, burns, athlete's foot, acne, and dandruff), upper respiratory infections (like coughs, colds, and flu), sore throat, gum disease, halitosis, vaginitis, sprains, strains, and arthritic joints. Current research confirms its traditional use, finding that tea tree oil may have health benefits including wound-healing, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal effects. [1-4] Commercially, tea tree oil has been used for decades in certain cosmetic, dental, and first aid formulations.
The majority of abovementioined uses concerning tree oil result from a potent bioactive compound called terpinin-4-ol. [4-5] Research suggests that tea tree oil may relieve inflammation and improve immunity by blocking the production of pro-inflammatory compounds prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). [5-6] Research has also found that tea tree oil may inhibit a broad spectrum of viral, bacterial, yeast, and fungal infections. [1-4] Tea tree's effectiveness is enhanced by its good penetration to the skin.
Tea Tree Oil Uses
Parts Used
Volatile oil extracted from the leaves
Tea Tree Oil Uses
Tea tree may be used for its antiseptic capability on a broad spectrum of infectious organisms. Studies have shown that tea tree oil is effective for use as a topical antiseptic and skin disinfectant. [7-9] One study demonstrated therapeutic effects similar to those of five-percent benzoyl peroxide in acne patients when treated with a five-percent tea tree oil solution, but with fewer side effects. [7] Other studies suggest that tea tree oil may be effective against antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus coli and other bacteria such as Escherichia coli. [10-15]
Tea tree oil may be useful in treating vaginal infections, including those caused by yeast (Candida) and bacteria. [2-4, 16] Numerous studies have demonstrated tea tree oil's antifungal effects against yeast such as Candida albicans. [17-20] Other studies have suggested that tea tree oil may help treat the fungi that cause athlete's foot and nail disease. [20-23] One study found that tea tree oil may be as effective against toenail fungal infections (onychomycosis) as the antifungal drug clotrimazol. [23]
Tea tree oil may also be used to treat oral bacteria that cause cavities, gum disease, and halitosis. [4-24] Commercially, tea tree oil is considered an effective addition to antiseptic oral rinses and toothpastes.
Tea tree may speed the healing of wounds and burns. One study demonstrated therapeutic effects in partial thickness burns when treated with a tea tree hydrogel. [25]
Tea Tree Oil Dosages
- For topical application of pure essential oil, dilute 2 drops of tea tree essential oil in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Apply to infected areas as needed. Discontinue use if tea tree oil irritates skin. [2-4]
- For oral application, dilute 2 drops of tea tree essential oil in 1 cup of water, swish in your mouth or gargle, then spit out. Do not swallow or take internally, as it can be poisonous.
Use gel, ointment, cream, and mouthwash as directed on the package instructions.
Delivery Forms:
- Essential Oil (standardized extract at 30% terpinen-4-ol and 15% 1,8-cineol)
- Gel
- Ointment
- Cream
- Mouthwash
Tea Tree Oil Toxicities and Contraindications
Tea tree should be used with caution for individuals prone to allergies. Some individuals may experience skin irritation (contact dermatitis) when tea tree is applied to the skin. Tea tree should be tested for sensitivity on a small area of the skin prior to use. Discontinue use if tea tree oil irritates skin. [2-3]
Tea tree oil can be poisonous if ingested. Contact a health care provider or poison control center immediately if tea tree is accidentally consumed. Tea tree oil should always be diluted when used as a preparation. Overdose may be possible with tea tree including signs of confusion, loss of consciousness, or coma. Contact emergency medical attention immediately if overdose is suspected.
Pregnant and lactating women and children should not use tea tree oil, unless recommended by a health care provider.
Although drug interactions with tea tree oil have not been reported, always inform your health care provider about the dietary supplements you are taking, since there may be a potential for side effects, interactions, or allergy.
1. Pizzorno JE and Murray MT, eds. Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, revised 2nd edition, CA: Prima Publishing, 1998: 196.
2. Tea Tree Oil, Dietary Supplement Information Bureau: http://content.nhiondemand.com/dse/consumer/monoAll-style.asp?objID=100191&ctype=ds&mtyp=1
3. Tea Tree, PDR Health: http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/101840.shtml
4. Duke J. The Green Pharmacy, New York: St. Martin's Paperback, 1998: 184-185, 247-248, 265-266, 488, 536.
5. Hart PH, Brand C, Carson CF, et al. Terpinen-4-ol, the Main Component of the Essential Oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree Oil), Suppresses Inflammatory Mediator Production by Activated Human Monocytes. Inflamm Res. Nov2000;49(11):619-26.
6. Brand C et al. The water-soluble components of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil) suppress the production of superoxide by human moncyte, but not neutrophils, activated in vitro. Inflamm Res 2001 Apr;50(5):213-9.
7. Bassett IB, et al. A comparative study of tea-tree oil versus benzoylperoxide in the treatment of acne. Med J Aust. Oct1990;153(8):455-8.
8. Hammer KA et al. Susceptibility of transient and commensal skin flora to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil). Am J Infect Control. 1996Jun;24(3):186-9.
9. Carson CF et al. Antimicrobial activity of the major components of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia. J Appl Bacteriol 1995 Mar;78(3):264-9.
10. Carson CF, et al. Susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia. J Antimicrob Chemother. Mar1995;35(3):421-4.
11. Caelli M, Porteous J, Carson CF, et al. Tea Tree Oil as an Alternative Topical Decolonization Agent for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Hosp Infect. Nov2000;46(3):236-7.
12. Dryden MS, Dailly S, Crouch M. A randomized, controlled trial of tea tree topical preparations versus a standard topical regimen for the clearance of MRSA colonization. J Hosp Infect. Apr2004;56(4):283-6.
13. Carson CF et al. Mechanism of action of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil on Staphylococcus aureus determined by time-kill, lysis, leakage, and salt tolerance assays and electron microscopy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Jun;46(6):1914-20.
14. Carson CF et al. Broth micro-dilution method for determining the susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Staphyulococcus aureus to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil). Microbios 1995;82(332):181-5.
15. Messager S et al. Assessment of the antibacterial activity of tea tree oil using the European EN 1276 and EN 12054 standard suspension tests. J Hosp Infect. 2005 Feb;59(2):113-25.
16. Hammer KA et al. In vitro susceptibilities of lactobacilli and organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis to Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1999 Jan;43(1):196.
17. Hammer KA. Antifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil. J Appl Microbiol. 2003;95(4):853-60.
18. Hammer KA et al. Antifungal effects of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and its components on Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2004 Jun;53(6):1081-5. Epub 2004 May 12.
19. Hammer KA et la. In vitro activity of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil against dermatophytes and other filamentous fungi. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2002 Aug;50(2):195-9.
20. Nenoff P, et al. Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil) against pathogenic fungi in vitro. Skin Pharmacol. 1996;9(6):388-94.
21. Concha JM, Moore LS, Holloway WJ. 1998 William J. Stickel Bronze Award. Antifungal Activity of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea-tree) Oil Against Various Pathogenic Organisms. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. Oct1998;88(10):489-92.
22. Tong MM, et al. Tea tree oil in the treatment of tinea pedis. Australas J Dermatol. 1992;33(3):145-9.
23. Buck DS, et al. Comparison of two topical preparations for the treatment of onychomycosis: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and clotrimazole. J Fam Pract. Jun1994;38(6):601-5.
24. Hammer KA et al. Susceptibility of oral bacteria to Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil in vitro. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2003 Dec;18(6):389-92.
25. Jandera V, Hudson DA, de Wet PM, et al. Cooling the Burn Wound: Evaluation of Different Modalites. Burns. May2000;26(3):265-70.


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Grade One Tricks and Tales
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Welcome to Mrs. Martel's Grade One Page
We are at St. Stephen School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Spreading Christmas cheer to the residents of Granite Ridge Retirement Home....
It was such a wonderful experience for the students
and the seniors we visited today. Thank you to our parent volunteers who joined us today!
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Image 1. Awakening. There was no 'gradual' awakening.
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Her eyes opened, wide awake in a microsecond. Darting them about, "Oh boy!" ...it dawned on her like a firecracker that today wa...."OH! I wanna go out and play all the whole day away!"
She woke up more, immediately with another quick flash. "Oh!" Determination was sharply set on her smooth face and her lips perked up, straightened. Wide awake, the little two-year old toddler hurriedly threw the soft cuddly blankets back, sun-drenched room bright, smile in flight. Her orange night-light was still on, for some reason, and the lavender fragrance sheets spoke of things colored and flowery.
Since her blue gray pajamas were all knitted with dreams of cloud-watching, that was the last thing on her mind. It was the long zipper from neck to ankle and the yellow feet that did it. For they were pleated and padded on the bottom with that sticky pad kind of stuff. And she wanted out of bed now.
Rolling over on her stomach, she positioned her body perpendicular to the needless bed. She meticulously laid her head on the middle of the bed, then scooted her legs so they flipped over the edge. This was the challenge of the day: to get past the edge of the bed. To get to greater things that were unseen. She had to do it! Her lips pursed once again as she breathed out of her nose. She laid on her belly, then grabbed onto the bedsheets with her little hands tightly clenched. Her knuckles were indented with that baby fat we all love, chunky wrists with folds of laughter and kisses to behold.
At first, her feet dangled over the edge, she let herself slowly fall down in a controlled way. Now her knees were on the edge. One hand loosened grip and moved closer to the edge, too. Her hips pushed on the edge of the bed. Now both fists were white at the knuckles. Slowly, ever so slowly, she let gravity pull her down. The edge of the bed was at her belly now. Her feet swung from the bed, and they inched down."Uh! Uh!" She grunted as her eyes looked backwards. She looked backwards so hard that her eyes hurt. It was morning again and she just had to do it! "Uh!" She couldn't wait! She had to get out of this bed!
"Bam!" Her feet hit the floor, and she went tumbling overboard. "Uh!" Her body was going upward now, picking herself up. She was glad to be off the bed, at least. This was progress. She wasn't hurt at all!
Quickly, she picked herself up and started running. Ahh! But she was still awkward and didn't quite catch all her balance first, so she fell again. She had been in forward motion, and her body lost control and pitched forward. "BOOM!"
"Uh!" She was sprawled out with her hands before her, elbows down. She struggled a bit. "Uh!" Wiggling this way and that, she grunted as she lifted herself again, until at last, she was on her yellow padded feet. WHEW!
Then she had a thought. "Outside!"
She toddled over to the back door, hands smearing another set of handprints on the glass window. "Oh boy!" She smiled. Relief! Bliss! Now she could play!
Image 2. Her Two Kittens in a Bucket. Her eyes widened as she saw them together. She thought they were little people stuck inside of a cat's body. One was Fluffy, and one was Mattie. Today she would put them in her duckie bucket, then put them on her slide. They would slide down the slide, and she would laugh the day away! Awe! She would do this over and over again, just like yesterday.
Her laughter and giggles would fill the air, just like her naturally curly hair that turned from brown to blonde in the smiles of the sunlight. Just then, her little hands picked up one furry friend, and then the other, as if they were her babies. Real ones. They jumped and played, they got belligerent and tried to run away; they behaved, and then they misbehaved. And she loved the unexpected playfulness they had, and she pretended to scold them when actually, actually, she wasn't mad at all. For some reason, she just liked to point her finger at their faces, and lecture them here and there. It just felt right. She was the teacher, and they were talking in class. Or they were in church, and one must be quiet for Mass. Humph.Yup.
She loved to curl them up to her cheeks, feeling her soft fur on their skin. It was as if the textures mixed into one, life breathing newness into the waking world. They re-animated her 'space' like foreigners from another land, and they counted on her for food, water, and poo-poo sand! She watched them lap up their meals after playing in the hot sun, and never understood why they didn't like to join her in the blow-up swimming pool. She thought they should want to cool down; she just never understood! But there was one thing that she certainly knew...
There was nothing else that she wanted to do.
That's all she wanted; that's what the whole day just was. Playing with her babies, taking care of her babies, laughing with them and laughing at them! Keeping them 'in control' was quite the job! After swimming pool time, she was ready for a great nap. No complaining, no resistance, no whining, no saying, "No!" like a two-year old. She was pleasantly pooped, and beginning to get cold. So she was tucked in for a nap, together with her cats, and slept until dinner was ready for munch.
That's it.
So simple it was, for her furry friends to be her companions in real life. She loved every moment of being with them. She never thought about growing up. Not once. She never thought that today and tomorrow would fade away. No. She just did the things she liked, the things that she was used to doing ~ being a mommy, feeding her babies, and playing with them. She didn't even have to work very hard at getting them to behave. They were just so naturally cute and cuddly!
And after dinner, she would brush her teeth and go to bed.
And when she woke up in the morning, her first thought would be that of her babies. She would nurture them, spend time with them, talk to them, love them, and make sure that they knew of her love.
And when she woke up in the morning, her first thought would be that of her babies. She would nurture them, spend time with them, talk to them, love them, and make sure that they knew of her love.
Each morning, this was her routine: she balanced 'just so' on the edge of the bed, and let gravity pull her down with no dread.
Eventually, her feet touched the floor.
And tomorrow she would be back to do it much more!
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the teacher passing on worksheets
Problem arise when the teacher is absent coz the substitute doesn't know the name of the students and the student numbers so I'll either choose to have a game or oral recitation. For Anuban 2, I could let them do the exercises if they know their student number. I'll just spread it on the floor and they'll have to find their number (just get the idea from one of the advisers . . .pretty smart huh…) This second semester, there's one class in anuban 2 that the adviser maximize the assistance of students- one will distribute the pencils, one for erasers and 2 or more students for the workbooks (they've memorized the numbers of their classmates already).
one way of distributing worksheets if teacher-adviser isn't around and if students (Anuban 2) already knew their Student No.


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Twins Hand Indians 11th Straight Loss
The Twins have handed the Cleveland Indians their 11th straight loss with a come from behind 7-5 win at Cleveland Tuesday night. Minnesota scored 3 runs in the 9th inning when trailing 5-4. Tsuyoshi Niskioka had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 9th inning for the Twins. Ryan Doumit went 3-5 with a run scored, Brian Dozier was 2-5 with a run and 1 RBI and Jamey Carroll had 2 hits and a run scored for Minnesota.
Tyler Robertson threw 2 shutout inning of relief to get his first major league win and Glen Perkins threw a scoreless 9th inning for his 7th save. Sam Deduno started the game for the Twins and threw 4 innings with 5 hits, 5 walks and 4 earned runs allowed.
Minnesota is 49-61 and will go for the sweep of the 3-game series at Cleveland today at 11:05, pregame on WJON at 10:35. Lefthander Brian Duensing (2-6) gets the start on the mound for the Twins and righthander Justin Masterson (7-10) toes the rubber for the Indians.


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Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher, 1768 - 1834
Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher was a German theologian and philologist who held pastorates and professorships at Landsberg, University of Halle, and Trinity Church in Berlin. He was influenced by
and believed God to be immanent--one with all creation. The New England Transcendentalists were particularly struck by Schleiermacher's conception of religious experience as an immediate, eternal, mystical moment when a person becomes aware of the all-surrounding, invasive, incredible presence of God in and through the universe. Believing that man can find the answers to moral laws within himself, he emphasized the contemplation of nature and its ever-present miracles.
As the great champion, and a modern prophet, of personal active religious feeling--as opposed to mere passive assent to formal and inherited doctrines--Schleiermacher redefined the basic elements of Christianity in his famous and groundbreaking book
On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers
(1799). For him, "every event, even the most natural and usual, becomes a miracle as soon as the religious view of it can be the dominant" and "every original and new communication of the universe to man is a revelation." On the issue of belief, Schleiermacher was adamant on the distinction between firsthand belief and secondhand acceptance of the belief of another, arguing that "to accept what another has said or done, or to wish to think and feel as another has thought and felt, is a hard and base service. . . . It must be rejected by all who would force their way into the sanctuary of religion. To wish to have and hold a faith that is an echo, proves that a man is incapable of religion." Religion for Schleiermacher, then, always meant individual religious experience, and thus he insisted that "the existing forms should not in themselves hinder any man from developing a religion suitable to his own nature and his own religious sense." He separated not only church and state, but also church and science as well as church and morality.
Schleiermacher has been written about as follows by
Octavius Brooks Frothingham
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American Transcendentalism
The influence of Schleiermacher was even more distinct than that of Herder. One book of his, in particular, made a deep impression,--the "Reden über Religion," published in 1799. The book is thus described by Mr. George Ripley, in a controversial letter to Mr. Andrews Norton, who had assailed Schleiermacher as an atheist. "The 'Discourses on Religion' were not intended to present a system of theology. They are highly rhetorical in manner, filled with bursts of impassioned eloquence, always intense, and sometimes extravagant; addressed to the feelings, not to speculation; and expressly disclaiming all pretensions to an exposition of doctrine. They were published at a time when hostility to religion, and especially to Christianity as a divine revelation, was deemed a proof of talent and refinement. The influence of the church was nearly exhausted; the highest efforts of thought were of a destructive character; a frivolous spirit pervaded society; religion was deprived of its supremacy; and a 'starveling theology' was exalted in place of the living word. Schleiermacher could not contemplate the wretched meagreness and degradation of his age without being moved as by 'a heavenly impulse.' His spirit was stirred within him as he saw men turning from the true God to base idols. He felt himself impelled to go forth with the power of a fresh and youthful enthusiasm, for the restoration of religion; to present it in its most sublime aspect, free from its perversions, disentangled from human speculation, as founded in the essential nature of man, and indispensable to the complete unfolding of his inward being. In order to recognize everything which is really religious among men, and to admit even the lowest degree of it into the idea of religion, he wishes to make this as broad and comprehensive in its character as possible." In illustration of this purpose Mr. Ripley quotes the author as follows: "I maintain that piety is the necessary and spontaneous product of the depths of every elevated nature; that it possesses a rightful claim to a peculiar province in the soul, over which it may exercise an unlimited sovereignty; that it is worthy, by its intrinsic power, to be a source of life to the most noble and exalted minds; and that from its essential character it deserves to be known and received by them. These are the points which I defend, and which I would fain establish."
From this it will appear that Schleiermacher gave countenance to the spiritual aspect of transcendentalism, and co-operated with the general movement it represented. His position that religion was not a system of dogmas, but an inward experience; that it was not a speculation, but a feeling; that its primal verities rested not on miracle or tradition, not on the Bible letter or on ecclesiastical institution, but on the soul's own sense of things divine; that this sense belonged by nature to the human race, and gave to all forms of religion such genuineness as they had; that all affirmation was partial, and all definition deceptive; proved to be practically the same with that taken by Jacobi, and was so received by the disciples of the new philosophy.
But Schleiermacher was an Evangelical Lutheran, a believer in supernatural religion, in Christ, in Christianity as a special dispensation, in the miracles of the New Testament. So far from being a "rationalist," he was the most formidable opponent that "rationalism" had; for his efforts were directed against the critical and theological method, and in support of the spiritual method of dealing with religious truths. In explaining religion as being in its primitive character a sense of divine things in the soul, and as having its seat, not in knowledge, nor yet in action, neither in theology nor in morality, but in feeling, in aspiration, longing, love, veneration, conscious dependence, filial trust, he deprived "rationalism" of its strength. Hence his attraction for liberal orthodox believers in America. Schleiermacher had as many disciples among the Congregationalists as among their antagonists of the opposite school. Professors Edwards and Park included thoughts of his in their "Selections from German Literature." The pulpit transcendentalists acknowledged their indebtedness to him, and the debt they acknowledged was sentimental rather than intellectual. They thanked him for the spirit of fervent piety, deep, cordial, human, unlimited in generosity, untrammelled by logical distinctions, rather than for new light on philosophical problems. His bursts of eloquent enthusiasm over men whom the church outlawed--Spinoza for example--made amends with them for the absence of doctrinal exactness. A warm sympathy with those who detached religion from dogma, and recognized the religious sentiment under its most diverse forms, was characteristic of the new spirit that burned in New England. Schleiermacher was one of the first and foremost to encourage such sympathy: he based it on the idea that man was by nature religious, endowed with spiritual faculties, and that was welcome tidings; and though he retained the essence of the evangelical system, he retained it in a form that could be dropped without injury to the principle by which it was justified. Thus Schleiermacher strengthened the very positions he assailed, and gave aid and comfort to the enemy he would overthrow. The transcendentalists, it is true, employed against the "rationalists" the weapons that he put into their hands. At the same time they left as unimportant the theological system which his weapons were manufactured to support.


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CANNABIS CULTURE – Cannabis activist and BC Marijuana Party candidate Mik Mann (also known as Opus) presents his LIVE show on the Pot TV Network. In this episode: Mik talks about 'White Poppies' and the Harper Conservatives stifling debate on important legislation. Plus growing tips and bong hitting!
Mik will be watching the live chat room so go to the Pot TV Livestream page or the box below to join the chat.
See past episodes of Opus LIVE with Mik Mann.
Opus LIVE is broadcast every Monday at 3pm Pacific time and covers the latest news from the cannabis activism community.
Known for his work with the BC Marijuana Party, Mik Mann is a licensed medical marijuana grower from Vancouver Island and founder of Opus Farms. He is a regular contributor to Cannabis Culture – check out his CC Blog, read an article about his trip to Jamaica, or find him in the news.


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Kia ora, my name is Hannah West. I am a year 5 teacher at Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. I teach in an innovative learning environment (ILE) with one other teacher. In 2018, I was a Manaiakalani-Google Class on Air teacher. This year, 2019, I am one of the Manaiakalani Innovative Teachers. In this blog, I will document my professional inquiry and learning as a teacher.
Friday, 11 March 2016
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Have you thought about learners creating their own quiz on google forms? If they were scaffolded into using open as well as closed questions you would have them thinking critically about the text as well as creating. The share part would be when they share their quiz with another member of their reading group.ReplyDelete
Hi Juanita. We did this a couple of weeks ago (the photo above is a snippet of the quiz I gave to one of the groups as a model). Next time, I will definitely scaffold the learners through the process more to help them develop meaningful and critical questions for their peers. It was a good learning experience for me to see how the learners responded to it as a follow up to a text, and to know how to make it better for next time!ReplyDelete
Something I will change for next time: I created a model quiz about a text. I was then expecting the learners to create a quiz of their own from this same text. In future, I will create a model quiz for a previously read text, so learners do not become stuck on asking the same (or similar) questions I have already asked.
Your comment has prompted me to reflect on what I can do better to scaffold my learners into thinking critically about texts using this particular learning experience. Thank you!


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Saint Elmo home owners can avoid this laborious task entirely by hiring a professional cleaning service provider that specializes in move out cleaning services. Move out cleaning is specifically designed to have homes all set for those moving in to settle in as soon as possible. Having your house cleaned completely prior to you move out refers common courtesy if absolutely nothing else, however sometimes it is an obligatory requirement, specifically if you're a previous renter.
That there are lots of reasons why it is impending for Saint Elmo tenants to employ an expert house cleaning provider when they are moving in or moving out. There is absolutely nothing basic about a move. The scope of the cleaning requirements that need to be done can be frustrating undoubtedly, particularly if the occupant is strained with work and other commitments.
Planning for move out cleaning.
The contract signed by the homeowner and the occupant typically consists of a clause that binds the latter to leave the property as they had discovered it-empty, beautiful, and undamaged. In addition, for tenants who have decided to move out, the property owner may include additional charges against deposit funds if specific areas are not cleaned out.
Cleaning is definitely not the concern for someone who is faced with the formidable challenges of settling into a new place and beginning a new life. There are many things that have to be accomplished in so little time, not the least of which is finishing work and other requirements prior to the move. In order to satisfy their end of the arrangement, the more practical choice for the tenant is to hire Saint Elmo expert cleaning service provider, as opposed to do the tidying up themselves.
The primary advantage of working with Saint Elmo expert cleaning company is that they can do the task more completely and more efficiently. A cleaning company can work wonders, and bring back a location that has actually been lived in for rather some time into an area that is virtually brand new. An individual without appropriate experience in making use of cleaning tools and cleaning solutions would not know what kind of chemical to make use of to eliminate a specific type of stain.
When moving in, what to anticipate
Moving into a new area in Saint Elmo can be laborious. Most likely, the new arrivals do not know any individual in the area, and there is no person to provide an additional hand in preparing the location for the furnishings and individual impacts of the renter. Although property owners or managers typically require the last resident to leave the facilities in beautiful condition, it is still important for the new owner to ensure that the area is undoubtedly a wholesome, safe, and pleasant location to reside in. Expert cleaning service companies offer not only end-of-tenancy cleaning services. They might also be called upon to perform an extensive cleaning and maintenance, take care of the home, check the little information, and ensure that the new home is indeed prepared for occupancy.
Your to-do list prior to moving out:
Prior to you leave your home, look for damaged things and make sure you replace every one of them. In case you forget to replace such issues like light fixtures or missing out on screws, it is likely that your property owner would take a big portion off your initial deposit for these minor things.
If the house has wall to wall carpeting, you will certainly have to choose in between employing an expert to clean it or resorting to cleaning it on your own. If you look at the current condition of the carpet and match it to the original state, this decision would be easy. When you make this decision, bringing it to the initial condition ought to be your objective.
You need to likewise examine the walls to see if there are stains on them. Walls with discolorations can be a big problem due to direct exposure. Ensure you eliminate wall-stains with a light hand to prevent eroding the paint due to the fact that if that takes place, you will certainly lose a huge piece of your deposit funds.
After you have done all the cleaning, make certain that you check out the ovens and refrigerators. The seals of the fridges have to be in correct condition, and the ovens ought to be clean enough for usage. When vacating in Saint Elmo, these checks will enhance the probabilities of getting the deposit total in whole.
Quick Tip for Saint Elmo residentsThere are actually lots of companies that offer move out cleaning and steam carpet cleaning throughout where you live, and choosing the right one will indicate a practical, problem-free move-out experience and hundreds of dollars of cost savings. If you are on a tight schedule for moving out of your existing property, book as far in advance as possible.
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If you have not seen the new OWA in Exchange 2010 you are missing the beauty, the new OWA interface at first look seems to be very clear and easy to navigate. The navigating right Pane looks incredible useful and user friendly beside its neat look. There are may improvements in the options. One of the most coolest one being able to see what happened the email by using "Delivery Reports" The idea behind this is to give users some sort of tool so that they can understand what happened to their mails. The report will show Message sent and transferred time.
I remember talking about this future with the Exchange team. Yes the future is real nice and hoping will reduce the help desk calls or least give sender some information what happened to their email. I would love to see message headers in this report maybe another click so users wont get confused
The idea is to give support person full message header in a nice format so the support person can say, here is the SMTP hand shake the IP address we hand this over to destination e-mail server at this time and here is the response showing destination server has accepted the mail.
I think it would be great to see this on the first service pack for Exchange 2010 and nail all the administrators heart one and all (-:
Also I really like the section account information , those of you will remember GAL mode ( yes I am real old) OWA look real nice and giving users to modify their own contact information and the layout is pretty slick
I have not tested the mobile futures but you can sent text messaging to cell phone right from OWA
Also being able to create groups and add people is really cool , you can also request to join to a group. The futures here are very smart and enhance the user interaction and lessen the helpdesk work for sure. The exchange team seems to have done "INCREDABLE" work , thanks guys for providing the ***BEST*** version of exchange for most every aspect
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Uptown energy frontline , Yaa Pono after realising his versatile version of E-40's Choices is out with a brand new jam he titles BiiBi Nti. BiiBi Nti features fast-rising Ghanaian act Blackboi.
BiiBi Nti was produced by Unda Beatz. Enjoy and Share!
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Kathleen Allen and Samuel Tripp were elected as Oswego City School District Board of Education officers for the upcoming year.
During the annual reorganizational meeting Allen became the new president of the board while Tripp will serve as the vice-president for the 2013-2014 year.
Other appointments during the reorganizational portion of the meeting were approved for King & King P.C. (Architect of Records), William Foley (Clerk of the Board of Education, Clerk of the School District, Records Retention and Disposition Officer, Records Access Officer), John Edwards (District Treasurer), Joyce Galletta (Deputy District Treasurer and Tax Collector), Michael Riley (Reserve Internal Claims Auditor), Peter Myles (School District Purchasing Agent and Title 9 Compliance Officer), Benefit Consulting Group (Health Insurance Consultant Services), Dermody, Burke & Brown CPA, LLC (Internal Auditor), Syracuse Newspapers (Official District Newspaper), Oswego County Today.com (Official Media Website) and official bank depositories J.P. Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank, Key Bank, Community Bank and NBT Bank.
Raymond Wager CPA, P.C. was named the independent auditor for the district and the law firm of Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett and Reitz P.C. was named as the attorney for the Oswego City School District Board of Education as well as for the school district.
During the regular meeting the board acted on several resolutions relating to school district business.
Approval was given for six to twelve Oswego Middle School seventh graders to participate in the Baja California Sur Island Ecology Program at Espirtu Santo Island, off LaPaz, Mexico during Spring break.
The board also approved the posting o several positions including a regular substitute English teacher, registered substitute Mathematics teacher, school bus driver, part-time school bus attendant, custodians, custodial workers and girls' junior varsity soccer coach.
Christine Babcock was appointed as a temporary part-time typist while Marilyn Rhinewald was approved as a Data Processing Department typist.
Under finance the Board of Education approved a series of cooperative bids will Oswego County BOCES.
During the "Items from the Board" portion of the meeting board member Lynda Sereno announced she was resigning from the board. However, she retracted that decision and will continue to serve.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Oswego City School District Board of Education will be July 23 with the public portion of the session slated to be conducted beginning at 6 p.m.


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The Concerns and Benefits of Label Printing Integration
How You Can Make the Most of It
Executive Summary
Integration. It's one of the buzzwords of modern business management, but how is it applied in practice? Integration theory has come a long way, but when faced with the need to apply it to an individual service, the books and methodologies rarely address our very particular needs.
Large enterprises have long realized the importance of system integration in supporting their business and their quest for profits, combining different software solutions into unified systems.
This paper introduces the reader to the basic methods of label printing integration, explains their very distinct primary uses, limitations, and benefits, so that he is able to identify the type of integration best suited to his own business.
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I don't know what's more sad, to be honest.
That the blog hasn't been visited a lot for a whole year now,
or the fact that I care for a random number of "accidental" whoops-I-didn't-mean-this-link visits.
As soon as anything interesting happens, I'll be sure to post it.
If you have any suggestions to post about, let me know.
And if you think I should just shut the blog down.. then I'd probably go with a "no, thanks".
I like venting here.
Even if I'm only venting to myself.
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Total newbie here. Have a fresh MS3 with expansion card, the JimStim and JimStimX - all from DIYAutotune. I've used MSPNP and DIYPNP on my cars (All MX5's) previously. This is my first MS3 and Stim builds.
Seems this issue comes up frequently, but I can't find a resolution that fits my case. No rpm on TS.
Setup is for US Spec 1.6. DIP set for Miata 4G63. Primary Tach and 5V pullup both jumpered. 5V from Pin 26 on JimStim to 5V pin on JimStimX. The DIP on the JimStimX are all on Off.
Have AFR, Manifold air temp, coolant temp, TPS and O2 on the TS screen.
No lights at all on the JimStimX.
Is there a sticky on how to use the Stim's? Excellent info on how to build the things, but I can't find anything on how to actually use them.


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Any canoe tripper knows that all it takes is a half-day paddling on a remote lake or foggy river for you to subscribe to the notion that canoeing can make you feel healthier. Clarity of mind, time away from screens and a focus on the now can allow you to feel happier and more vibrant. It's not all in your head; there are concrete reasons why canoeing makes you healthier.
Low impact exercise
Canoeing can be a great workout, but compared to sports like running and skiing, impact on the joints is low. If you have sore knees or hips and are slowing down your participation in high-impact activities, canoeing allows you to maintain fitness and enjoy being outside while still being easy on the joints. Canoeing can also be combined with other low-impact exercises on the same trip, like trail walking, yoga and swimming at the campsite.
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Improved cardiovascular fitness
In basic terms, cardiovascular fitness is how well the circulatory and respiratory mechanisms in your body can give oxygen to muscles while you exercise. The better your cardiovascular health, the less effort your body expends sending oxygen to the parts of your body that need it. Regular canoeing can increase cardiovascular fitness, meaning that not only will your paddling be more efficient, but you may see benefits in other sports and activities as well. Don't forget—portaging may not always be enjoyable, but lugging an aluminum canoe up a hill is another way to amp up cardiovascular fitness.
Increased strength
Although it varies based on the kind of canoeing you are doing and how frequently, the motion of pulling or pushing water with your paddle can increase strength and muscle in your arms, shoulders, core, back and chest. Challenging conditions like wind, waves and whitewater can require powerful bursts of energy and work muscles. Lifting heavy canoes onto trucks and trailers is a decent work out too!
Reduced stress
Research shows that exercise can have a mitigating influence on stress. When that exercise is in a cedar-strip canoe on a deep lake framed by golden larch trees, we think the effect on stress could be amplified. In addition to beating stress, canoeing is an activity that is hard to do while multitasking. Going for a paddle means you can live in the moment and forget about your to-do list or meeting on Monday and focus on smooth sweep strokes and how many loons you can spot.
READ MORE: Canoe trip faux pas you don't want to make
Core strength
While it may look like it's all in the arms, the act of taking a paddle stroke relies significantly on core strength and torso rotation. Those who frequently canoe can increase their core strength, a major health benefit. Good core strength is linked to injury prevention, decreasing back pain, improving posture and protecting the central nervous system. Oh, and your abs will look awesome too.


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I still haven't had a chance to look at Bruce Waller's book, Against Moral Responsibility (2011), but I've been reading about it and related topics in my spare time a bit over the past several days. One reader, David Duffy, was kind enough to bring one of Waller's papers to my attention. It's called "Empirical Free Will and the Ethics of Moral Responsibility"(2003). In it, Waller claims that moral responsibility and free will are either conceptually wedded by definition (in which case, he says, we only get confusion) or there is some synthetic (empirical) connection between them. He then argues that there is no such empirical connection.
I question the claim that there is any confusion resulting from regarding a logical (analytic) entailment between moral responsibility and free will. Unfortunately, Waller does not support his assertion here, though perhaps he addresses the issue in his more recent book. I think the only conceptual confusion comes from trying to treat free will and responsibility as objects of strictly empirical concern. I will discuss this below and its relation to the Kantian notion of transcendental freedom, but first I want to point out another problem I have with Waller's paper. It concerns his treatment of Dennett.
Waller accuses Dennett of including "mysterious elements" in his attempt to "accomodate" moral responsibility. He says Dennett "ultimately appeals to choices that are difficult to square with a naturalistic framework," and he quotes Dennett as follows:
I am faced with an important decision to make, and after a certain amount of deliberation, I say to myself: "That's enough. I've considered this matter enough and now I'm going to act," in the full knowledge that I could have considered further, in the full knowledge that the eventualities may prove that I decided in error, but with the acceptance of responsibility in any case.
Waller comments: "If we really had full knowledge that in such circumstances, with the precise natural histories that shaped us, we actually could have considered further, then that would be knowledge of a choice inexplicable in the naturalistic framework."
I think Waller's point is this: If we really could have considered further, then our natural histories did not determine the length of our consideration. In that case, naturalism must be false. It looks like Waller might be conflating determinism and naturalism here, a charge which has been made against him in a related context. Still, there seems to be a problem with Waller's reading of Dennett.
I think Waller and Dennett would agree on this: What an account of free will does not need, and should not even want, is knowledge that we could have acted differently without any changes in our natural histories. According to Dennett, our actions cannot have been different without the physical causes of those actions also being different. Dennett's point is that any other variety of free will wouldn't be worth wanting. We should not want free will, if it means that we can have the exact same causal factors--the same beliefs, desires and experiences--and still choose differently. We should want a free will that allows us to choose based on who we are, and that includes all of the forces which have made us who we are. If those forces are irrelevant, then so are our beliefs and desires. In that case, free will would amount to a random generation of outcomes, none more likely to benefit us than any other.
Something odd is going on here. Did Dennett really say that people can have "full knowledge" that they could have acted differently? How could Dennett be so inconsistent on such a crucial point?
I don't think Dennett means what Waller takes him to mean. Perhaps Dennett was just being sloppy, though it is hard to say without seeing the context from which this passage has been taken. (I don't have a copy of Dennett's Brainstorms handy, but the passage is on page 297, if you want to check.) Contrary to Waller, I do not think Dennett "entangles his notion of free will with such remarkable choices." I think Dennett is usually quite clear on this: The idea that we could have acted otherwise does not entail that we could have done so against the causal nexus of our past. According to Dennett, the idea that we could have acted differently means that our decision was in some robust sense up to us. We are not passive in the decision-making process. We have agency.
This does raise another important question against Dennett, though: How can his compatibilistic conception of free will allow for real moral responsibility, and not merely the illusion of it? After all, isn't it an illusion that I could have acted otherwise? Isn't it an illusion that I am acting of my own, internal rational agency, without compulsion from external forces? Doesn't this illusion sustain our conception of free will?
Waller is in a bind here, too, I think: He wants to maintain the conception of free will and some minimal notions of responsibility and agency, but he wants to abandon the idea of moral responsibility that comes with robust rational agency. It's not clear to me how he can justify any notion of responsibility and agency without moral responsibility.
Let's go back to Dennett for a moment. He wants to keep the robust sense of agency without accepting some kind of transcendental freedom--that is, freedom to act independently of physical causes. I ended my last post on this topic by suggesting that Dennett is (or at least should be) closer to Kant than he might realize. Kant famously argued for a compatibilist position, allowing for both determinism in the realm of empirical causes and free will (and moral responsibility) in the realm of human action. I'm not a Kant scholar, but I've been consulting a few secondary sources of late. (I did read the Critique of Pure Reason when I was in grad school many moons ago, but I don't remember the relevant arguments so clearly.) I am still getting a better picture of Kant's thinking, but I don't want to get into any of it yet. However, I will point out one interesting paper I found which views Kant as a precursor to Davidson. It's by Todd D. Janke, and it's called "A Freewheeling Defense of Kant's Resolution of the Third Antinomy" (2008).
Janke's basic idea is that Kant can be read in a very appealing, if unconventional, way. I'm not sure Janke would agree with my interpretation, but here's how I currently see the situation: We have a certain way of making sense of human actions, including the notions of intention, desire, belief and will. This vocabulary does not reduce or unproblematically translate to a vocabulary of empirical observations. Though Janke doesn't mention it, Ryle made a similar observation in The Concept of Mind (1949): When we say that a person has succeeded in an action, we are not postulating an additional event on top of the events we could find in a purely mechanistic description. As Ryle (1949, p. 152) puts it, in a passage connecting the supposed mysteries of intentionality with those of perception itself:
Epistemologists have sometimes confessed to finding the supposed cognitive activities of seeing, hearing and inferring oddly elusive. If I descry a hawk, I find the hawk but I do not find my seeing of the hawk. My seeing of the hawk seems to be a queerly transparent sort of process, transparent in that while a hawk is detected, nothing else is detected answering to the verb in 'see a hawk.' But the mystery dissolves when we realise that 'see', 'descry' and 'find' are not process words, experience words or activity words. They do not stand for perplexingly undetectable actions or reactions, any more than 'win' stands for a perplexingly undetectable bit of running, or 'unlock' for an unreported bit of key-turning. The reason why I cannot catch myself seeing or deducing is that these verbs are of the wrong type to complete the phrase 'catch myself. . . .' The questions 'What are you doing ?' and 'What was he undergoing?' cannot be answered by 'seeing', 'concluding', or 'checkmating'.Ryle says a conceptual problem arises from confusing action verbs with success verbs. A success verb, like "see" or "conclude," describes an intentional action but it does not denote a particular event in a sequence of physical causes and effects. It therefore does not cash out in empirical terms. Yet it does not thereby require a break in the laws of nature. It does, however, seem to suggest a way of talking which does not neatly cash out in terms of causes and effects. Ryle's argument is that the concept of mind itself, including the language of intentionality and intelligence, is not a language of causes and effects. Yet, when people act, they are not thereby acting against the laws of cause and effect. All human movements can be explained in physical, cause/effect terms, but we are not speaking directly in those terms when we talk about human action.
This seems to be how Janke wants us to read Kant. The intelligibility of human action, including rational agency, does not make sense in empirical terms. Kant wants us to have it both ways: We can have talk of agency in non-empirical terms, which Kant calls "transcendental freedom", and we can have talk of determinism in the empirical world. Whichever we prefer, Kant says, is a practical matter. It cannot be decided by pure reason.
Dennett's view is similar. We can regard some events as intentional, as the products of beliefs, desires and rationality, or we can regard them in purely physical terms. This is a matter of practical, not theoretical, necessity.
So we can have practical reasons for believing in transcendental freedom. These are the very same reasons, the very same arguments, that justify our belief in intentional behavior, rationality and human agency in general. They do not require abandoning determinism. Confusion arises when we try to understand one vocabulary in terms of another. As Ryle put it, mental events do not happen alongside or in sequence with physical events. They are not events at all, in the sense in which physical occurrences are events.


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Valdes out to help 'world's best' De Gea
United confirmed on Thursday that they had completed the capture of free agent Valdes, who has been training with the club and will serve as number two to De Gea.
The latter has displayed fine form under Louis van Gaal this season - with reports suggesting Real Madrid may be keen on signing the former Atletico Madrid man.
However, Valdes feels his arrival at Old Trafford will help De Gea maintain form rather than increase speculation around his future.
"I think now, in the moment, [De Gea] is the best goalkeeper in the world," the ex-Barcelona keeper told United's official website.
"His performance every day and in every game shows everybody that his level is very high.
"He has had a great year and it is very nice. Now I think he is the best goalkeeper in the world.
"I am here to help everybody. Always in my career, I have played to help my team-mates, to help my coach and to help everybody.
"I am a part of the team and I am not a problem, I am just a part of the team. If I play a game, I am always thinking about playing well and to help the other team-mates, to help them to win the match."


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One young bunny declares she is a champion ice skater. But even champions have to wait on the weather.
What I thought: Such delightful book for winter! Johanna Wright's newest book is as lovely as her others, The Secret Circus and Bandits. I love the black lines and how the texture of the canvas shows throught. My favorite illustration is the bunny twirling. I also like the mushrooms that show up in several illustrations.
Storytime Themes: Winter, Ice Skating, Animals in Winter
(Neal Porter, 2013)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Bunnies on Ice by Johanna Wright
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An Hour With Africa's Richest Man
I'm waiting for Aliko Dangote. Everyone is. Africa's richest man, worth $24.7 billion (more than Carl Icahn, George Soros and any number of lesser Western billionaires) is probably the most in-demand person at the World Economic Forum here in Abuja, Nigeria. He enters the Hilton on a red carpet, a mere 30 minutes late, with minders, the head of his foundation, and the second of his three grown daughters in tow. The hotel employees literally bow before him, lesser oligarchs wave and backslap, and the merely rich try to bum rides on his private plane. "I don't know what to do, my wife really needs to get home," says an Indian businessman to one of the numerous Dangote staffers hovering nearby, who smiles sympathetically and promises to look into things.
TIME: I hear you haven't taken a vacation in 20 years. Is that true?
Dangote: It used to be. I was working very hard for a long time to build up my business. Now, I try to take a week's vacation every two weeks. We live in Lagos, on Victoria Island, but I like to go to Miami with my family. I used to own two homes in Atlanta. But it was a lot of trouble. There are leaky roofs, you have to call people. It takes up too much time to own property everywhere. Now I stay at the St. Regis. I used to like cars a lot, too. I had 25 of them, Porches, Ferraris. I would drive from Lagos to Kano at 180 miles per hour. But I stopped that after I had my second daughter.
You came from a certain amount of wealth. What was your upbringing like?
My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader, and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father was a businessman and politician. I was actually raised by my grandfather. It's traditional in my culture for grandparents to take the first grandchild and raise it (Dangote's older sister died as a baby in a car accident). I had a lot of love, and it gave me a lot of confidence.
You started with a loan from your uncle and built the most successful locally owned business conglomerate in Africa. What were the turning points?
I always tried to move up the food chain. I started with cement, and then moved into textiles, and banking. When I was trading sugar, I added salt and flour, so that then we could do pasta. And then I thought, why not make the bag for it too? So, we started making packaging.
This is a very entrepreneurial culture, but not a lot of people have your kind of success. What did you do differently?
We had a lot of capital, and we were able to build out our own power grid. The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power, or the lack of power. We wanted to have our businesses completely independent, with our own grid. So we built it. It took $1.2 billion. That's a lesson I took from the financial crisis. It's so important to have capital. At that point, we had about $2 billion in debt from expanding so quickly, so we had to scale back. But if I had more capital [in hand] in 2008, I could have bought so many things – homes, airplanes, land – so cheaply.
Now you are going up the food chain again, getting into energy, and in particular oil and gas refining. Nigeria has a lot of oil, but not a lot of refined gas. A lot of people feel that Africa could grow a lot faster with more of its own refinery capacity.
Yes, we'll finish our refinery in 2017, and with it a petrochemical factory. This should take us to the next level. It's all about integrating what we have. From the sugarcane we use, we can make ethanol. People say, "why get into agriculture?" but there is huge vertical integration between food and fuel, and Africa has both. Our rice and sugar business will create 180,000 new jobs in the next four years. We want to have a market capitalization of $100 billion by 2017. It's my goal for my 60th birthday!
What's your goal for this World Economic Forum meeting?
I want people to understand what's really here. I feel Nigeria is like Columbia. People think about it based on information from 20 years ago. You think about Columbia, and all you think of is drug cartels, but really, there's a lot of investor interest. It's the same here in Nigeria. It's not the 1970s. Things have changed.
But isn't that the crucial juxtaposition here? You have growth, but no security. You have 8 % GDP growth, and over 200 missing girls that have been taken from their homes by Boko Haram.
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Patriot launches Torqx TRB line of SSDs
Patriot has been peddling RAM to gamers and Enthusiasts for a long time and like many other memory companies, Patriot has expanded into SSDs as well. Patriot has unveiled a new line of SSDs today called the Torqx TRB line that offer nice features and performance. The new 64GB SSD uses the latest controller from JMicron called the JMF616.
The controller allows the SSD to operate at up to 260MB/s read speed and 115MB/s write speed for the 64GB version. A 32GB SSD is also offered using the JMicron JM612 controller allowing the SSD to operate at up to 245MB/s read speed and up to 60MB/s write. Both of the SSDs have a 3-year warranty and are designed to support TRIM in Windows 7.
The SSDs consume 0.5W in standby and 5.3W when operating. Both also have a 64MB cache. Patriot is mum on pricing and availability at his time. "As solid-state drive technology advances, we are able to develop SSD solutions that provide the performance users want while reaching the affordable price points they demand. Patriot's objective is to offer the latest technology while providing the best performance and price options", states Les Henry, Vice President of Engineering at Patriot. "Our Torqx TRB family of SSDs meet these goals. Users upgrading with a Torqx TRB SSD will benefit from improved transfer rates, quicker boot times and the reliability of solid-state storage in their boot drive option. Including a Torqx SSD in your desktop or notebook upgrade plans provides one of the best bang-for-the buck improvements you can make to your system."


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A while back, I read something that just made me want to hurl (someone off a cliff). A couple days ago, the author of the article brought it to my attention again. The silly man likes to provoke me.
Anyway, this article made several claims which the author passed off as truth. And, not just any truth. God Himself says this is how it is, and if you aren't following this, you obviously don't believe in God and/or the Bible. And, the author is using the article to educate young men and women. Some of the claims he makes include:
- Women belong to men
- Women's happiness is dependent upon their relationships with men
- Men are the stronger party; women the weaker vessel
- Women (wives) feel dependent on their husbands when their husbands have sex with them
- If a husband isn't pleased with his wife, the woman sees this during sex and knows she cannot please him (which, of course, will make her unhappy)
- God made women want to please men
- Women associate sex with making babies
- ... my personal favorite: the love children get from their mother comes from the love the mother gets from her husband. If she gets no love from him, she is incapable of giving love to her children.
Dangerous Teachings!
Now, I'm not going to get into all the Bible verses regarding husbands and wives. The quick and dirty summary - mutual submission. Look it up on Google. Read it in the Bible. If whatever article you find regarding husbands and wives does not embrace mutual submission; but instead claims the husband rules his wife and she's basically no more than property to him, or alive simply to please him (which of course, very few articles actually say, but that's what many boil down to)... then whoever wrote it doesn't understand the Bible.
This said.... allow me to address the bullet points above.
An argument used to support these bullet points was that so many young ladies are seeking attention from men, often to the point of premarital sex and pregnancy.
I don't think this supports these bullet points. Instead, it is the belief in these bullet points which causes girls to seek attention from men, have premarital sex, and get pregnant.
If a girl believes her happiness is dependent upon a relationship with a man, she's going to seek a relationship with a man!If she believes her only purpose is to please men, she's going to do what she must to please him. If she believes she is only on this planet to serve men, she's going to try to serve men.
We are teaching our girls to seek attention from men when we spread the lies listed in the bullet points above!
The Truth (as I see it...)
- Women (and men) belong to God
- A woman's happiness is dependent upon her relationship with Christ, and on seeking to better herself and follow her own goals and dreams
- Men are usually the stronger party physically, but other than that, women are definitely not weaker vessels!
- Most women enjoy sex. They are (usually) not sexually submissive. They do not feel dependent on men just because the man has sex with them; and most of us really love getting and giving pleasure
- God made women as a companion and helpmate to men. Not to please man.
- Women associate sex with a number of different things, depending on the woman, and her mood at the time. These can include making babies, showing love, feeling loved, giving pleasure, receiving pleasure... or sometimes, we just need that sexual release.
- The love children get from their mother comes from the mother. End of story.
Please stop teaching our girls to be possessions!!!
God did not intend the female species to be simple possessions of men. Our wives, daughters, sisters, mothers... they are not here to please men. They are not here to be submissive to men. And their happiness does NOT depend on men.
Please teach the girls in your life to live up to their own potential. Please teach them to follow God, and love everyone, including themselves. Please teach them they can find happiness outside a man/marriage - and, in fact, will most likely only find a pseudo/temporary happiness if they are seeking that happiness from a man.
Please stop teaching our girls they are nothing more than possessions, reliant on men.