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Please feel free to use the PowerPoint as you like and share it widely. Just two rules:
- Please don't change anything in it (if there's anything that needs changing, please write and let me know)
- Always link back to The Spelling Blog. Thank you.
This is Johanna Stirling's blog about English spelling. How it works, how to learn it, how to teach it, and how to love it!
Thank you, John.ReplyDelete
Nicely put together Alison. The only problem I can see is how you define 'native' (I can imagine Ss asking this, and it's hard to avoid a circular argument. _I_ know what you mean by 'native', but....
Another interesting addition occurs to me - when non-native words are anglicized before use in an Eng context. The word 'mufti' was borrowed in the Raj, but I sometimes see it spelt 'muftee'.
(Anglicizing of foreign borrowings affects spellings in other parts of words. I once saw a sandwich bar that claimed to serve 'panNini'. Mercifully, they weren't panniniS.
Thank you, BobK99, but who's Alison?
Yes, this 'native' question is one I deliberated over for a long time. I did write in one of the footnotes: "Around the 17th century, English spelling became more standardised. Several spelling rules were made. Many words that entered English after that kept their spelling from their original language, such as bureau from French. These are not native English words." I know it's not a direct answer to your question, but I haven't yet come up with a definition I'm happy with.
Surely there's 'Anglicisation' (is that a word?) and there's mistakes. Isn't the writing of *pannini* just a mistake?
Johanna (seemingly AKA Alison ;-) )
Very nice, thank you! I think you should have included Z in your list of letters that English words do not end in, buzz being a rare exception due to its onomatopoetic nature.ReplyDelete
Hmm, Lukas, you might be right. I also found a few others but probably not 'native' either (In that they are relatively new additions to English)
jazz - seems to have come from Creole. I found a nice quote at etymonline.com "If the truth were known about the origin of the word 'Jazz' it would never be mentioned in polite society. ["Étude," Sept. 1924]"
quiz - also from etymonline: "1847, quies, perhaps from L. qui es? "who are you?," first question in oral exams in L. in old-time grammar schools. Spelling quiz first recorded 1886, though it was in use as a noun from 1867, perhaps from apparently unrelated slang word quiz meaning "odd person" (1782, source of quizzical). The anecdote that credits this word to a bet by the Dublin theater-manager Daly that he could coin a word is regarded by authorities as "doubtful" and the first record of it appears to be in 1836 (in Smart's "Walker Remodelled"; the story is omitted in the edition of 1840)."
whiz or whizz - also fairly recent and possibly onomatopoeic(as in 'whizz it up in the blender').
Now you've got me thinking ... and I had to learn how to spell onomatopoeic!
Thank you.
The only word that ends on I is ski. Not sky, that's completely different thing. SkiReplyDelete
Actually, Anonymous, there are others too. But, like ski, they are either not 'native' or are abbreviations. And you're right 'sky' is a completely different word. I recently learned that 'sky' comes from an Old Norse word for 'cloud'. If you live in the UK you can understand why ;-)
There's fizz and quiz. But lets not get distracted. It's useful to draw learners' attention to the ways words commonly end. It's especially useful if we want learners to be aware of patterns in English from other languages such such French with the que ending. See Johanna's video on this site to learn more about this. I also like the explanation about words ending in v. It helps me explain give, with its short i sound.ReplyDelete
And 'have' - short 'a'.
Nice presentation. Predictability is a nice feature to teach language learners, and this slideshow is helpful in that way.
Are you familiar with OneWord? It helps you find word permutations, including words ending with certain spellings. (You have to remember to click on Common Words Only; otherwise, you get some pretty arcane stuff.) http://www.onelook.com/
Alan, thanks for pointing out OneLook. It's SO useful. I usually use a concordancer that's less user-friendly. And I've just been enjoying your website too.
Final c is also not native; words like basic, music are borrowings, and anyway they were spelled basick, musick until the 19th century.
My wife and I had a lot of trouble with the picture for academic: the person looks like a conductor with a baton, and we couldn't figure out what the green blob was.
John, the problem I had throughout this little project was defining 'native English words' - perhaps you would go further back in time in your definition than I did. I'd be interested to know what your definition is.
As for 'academic' - YOU try finding a picture for it ;-)
In fact, I don't really mind if people can't get all the words - the important thing is that they start thinking. I think this brainwork raises awareness more effectively (deeper cognitive engagement) than just being able to see the right answers immediately. Creates curiosity. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
Thanks for your comments.
This web site is really a walk-through for all of the info you wanted about this and didn't know who to ask. Glimpse here, and you'll definitely discover it.ReplyDelete
Hi Johanna, I was talking to my son this morning about gh and he made the link that high gets gh to make a long vowel sound as Eng words don't end in i. Apart from hi says he :-) Non native I guess?ReplyDelete
Thank you, Johanna! I learnt lots of new information here. Great idea to share it with us!ReplyDelete
I know you said these letters aren't usually at the end of a word but you forgot about the word Taxi... also broccoli and kiwi... there are tons more in the dictionary and the end in "i" and this blog post might be old but i had to comment.ReplyDelete


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City State of Isin
Sumerian civilisation, already on the wane due to the
collapse of agriculture and a depopulation of southern
Mesopotamia, was
ended in circa 2004 when Third Dynasty
Ur was defeated by
Elam. The
who had been settling in Mesopotamia for some centuries, effectively became
the successors to the Sumerians, assimilating their culture and founding city states of their own;
and Isin. Isin (modern Ishan al-Bahriyat) already existed under the rule of Ur's
Third Dynasty, but
there are no records of any of its rulers from the Sumerian period. Instead,
it achieved independence as Ur declined. One of the final king's officials, Ishbi-Erra, moved to Isin and established himself as a ruler there,
continuing many of Ur's traditions and ceremonies.
There are a number of versions of the
Sumerian king list which
contain many differences from one another. One version comes from an
inscription on a block of stone found at Isin.
This one was an update of earlier Sumerian king lists which added Isin's kings to Sumer's royal roster,
and it was inscribed during the
reign of Damiqilishu, the last of Isin's kings. The inscription was made
only a few years before Hammurabi of Babylon
captured southern Mesopotamia in the mid-eighteenth century BC
and made it a province of his new empire.
According to the Sumerian king list, a total of eleven
kings (MS P4+Ha has sixteen) ruled for 159 years (MS P4+Ha has 226 years),
once (in one dynasty) in Isin. This is the twentieth set of entries on the
list comprising kings 125-139. List 1 has fourteen kings ruling for 203
years. Here, List 1 is primarily used, backed up by List 2
(see Sumer for
c.2017 BC
Ur rapidly
fading in power and influence, a power vacuum emerges which the larger city
states scrabble to fill. One of Ibbi-Sin's officials takes the
opportunity to move to the subject city of Isin and create his own city
state there.
c.2017 - 1984 BC
Ishbi-Erra /
Ex-official of
Ur who
founded the city state. Ruled for 33 years.
c.2016 BC
Isin occupies and plunders the province of
Hamazi as
Ur's empire
c.2013 BC
Kazallu is conquered by Isin.
Eshnunna receives Isin's
help in battle against
c.1998 BC
years after the
great brick mausoleums and temples of the third dynasty kings of
Ur are destroyed by the
Elamites, Isin is strong enough to force the Elamites out, seizing Ur
restoring the temples, though Ur is no longer a capital city. At the same
time Isin
gains control of the Sumerian spiritual centre of Nippur,
another culturally symbolic and commercially crucial town,
and the province of
Lagash, of
which Larsa
is a part. Ishbi-Erra also maintains good relations with
Eshnunna, another
regional power at this time, while
Kazallu gains similar levels of power in
central Mesopotamia. Ishbi-Erra claims the title 'king of Ur' in an attempt
to confirm the authority of his domination of the region.
c.1984 - 1974 BC
Shuilishu /
Son. Ruled for 10/20/10/15 years.
c.1974 - 1953 BC
Idin-Dagan /
Son. Ruled for 21/25 years.
c.1953 - 1933 BC
Ishme-Dagan /
Son. Ruled for 20/18 years.
Rebuilt the temple at
c.1940 BC
Assyrians begin making raids into central and southern
attacking the Amorite city states.
c.1933 - 1922 BC
Lipit-Ishtar /
Son. Ruled for 11 years.
c.1922 - 1894 BC
Son. Ruled for 28 years.
c.1920? BC
suddenly and rapidly begins to decline. The exact events are not known, but
around this time, Gungunum, Isin's governor of the province of
Lagash (and
apparently based at Larsa),
seizes Ur. This
move cuts Isin's vital trade route, economically crippling the city.
c.1904 - 1866 BC
Gungunum's two successors at
Ur seek to cut
off Isin's access to water by rerouting canals to
Nippur is also lost
around this time, and
Uruk breaks away in about 1865 BC.
Kazallu seemingly follows suit at
some point around 1900 BC.
c.1894 - 1873 BC
Bur-Sin /
Son. Ruled for 21 years.
c.1873 - 1868 BC
Son. Ruled for 5 years.
c.1868 - 1860 BC
Erraimitti /
Ruled for 8/7 years.
c.1860 BC
much-weakened throne of Isin is seized by Enlilbani, ending the dynasty of
kings which had been established over 150 years previously. The city state
remains weak, but independent.
c.1860 - 1836 BC
Enlilbani /
Seized the
throne. Ruled for 24 years.
c.1836 - 1833 BC
Zambia /
Zambiya / Zambija
Ruled for 3 years.
c.1833 - 1829 BC
Iterpisha /
Ruled for 4 years.
c.1829 - 1825 BC
Urdukuga /
c.1825 - 1814 BC
Sinmagir /
Ruled for 11 years.
c.1814 - 1791 BC
(No data) /
Damiq-ilicu / Damiqilishu
Ruled for 23 years.
c.1800 BC
Scribes in
record that rich shipments from the
Valley culture suddenly cease at around this time.
c.1796 BC
Rim-Sin of Larsa
captures Isin, ending its independence.
c.1787 (1791?) BC
is attacked and defeated by Hammurabi's
Babylonian empire. Direct rule of Isin appears to be taken by
c.1763 BC
the defeat of Larsa by the
Babylonian empire. Hammurabi
fully controls Isin.
c.1732 BC
Claiming descent from Damiq-ilicu, Iluma-Ilum gains the freedom of Sumer
south of Nippur, founding
the Babylonian Dynasty
of the Sealand.
Following invasions by the
Elamites, the
rally around the Isin nobility, which is now part of Babylonian nobility,
and they reclaim the throne and strengthen it.
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What Factors Correlate With Veil Piercing Success?
If you've made it through the content of complaints, some data about who gets sued, and descriptive statistics about wins and losses, you basically are pot committed to this veil piercing project. In this post, I'm going to exploit that commitment by describing the results of our statistical analysis of two different kinds of success that plaintiffs may achieve in veil piercing cases: (1) on motions; and (2) at the case level. If you don't care to follow me beyond the jump, here's the bottom line (from our abstract):
"Voluntary creditor causes of action promote veil piercing; LLCs are in very limited circumstances better insulated from veil piercing claims than corporations; undercapitalization is strongly associated with success while conclusory grounds like "façade" and "sham" are not; and defendants' legal sophistication is predictive of plaintiff failure. Extra-legal factors play a more striking and counterintuitive role. Plaintiffs suing companies with few employees are much more likely to win veil piercing motions, and obtain relief in cases, than plaintiffs suing companies employing many workers. This results holds even when controlling for legally-relevant variables. Contrary to both theory and previous empirical work, we also find that judicial liberalism is inversely related to the likelihood of plaintiff success."
Veil Piercing Motions
Let's start with the motions level. We ran a logistic regression, where the dependant variable is plaintiff succeeding at the motions level – – either advancing the veil piercing case (e.g., getting VP discovery), or actually winning – – and a number of our variables of interest reach statistical significance (at p ≤ 0.05 (two-tailed)), including judge ideology, defendant firm size, voluntary creditor-based causes of action, and the presence of the shell, façade, and undercapitalization grounds for piercing in the complaint.* Generally, and in accord with our theory, we get much better model performance when we look at motions-level success than at case-level success.
What does this mean? Well, consider the effect of being a veil piercing target with more (or less) employees. For example, the figure indicates that the probability of successfully asserting a veil piercing motion against companies with less than 300 employees being is around 0.80. For companies with more than 2100 employees, that number drops below 0.20. These results hold when controlling for variables like "being an LLC, or not", "being incorporated in Delaware, or not", asserting "informalities as a ground in the complaint, or not", etc.
By contrast, we find that as a judge's ideology moves in a conservative direction, the mean likelihood of having successful interstitial veil piercing activity increases. Motions in cases with very liberal judges have a mean predicted probability of being successful of under 50%, while that probability is around 75% for moderate district court judges and near 95% for conservative district court judges. This is, in a word, surprising!
Discrete factors also correlate with success on veil piercing motions.
The bottom portion of the figure to the left contains the plots for the substantive effect of the three veil piercing grounds (in complaints) that have a statistically significant effect on veil piercing motion success: shell, façade, and failure to adequately capitalize (or undercapitalization). The addition of façade and shell grounds to a veil piercing complaint each provide strong negative effects on the likelihood of veil piercing motions in that case, with a shell ground decreasing the likelihood of veil piercing motion success by over 39%, on average, and a façade ground doing the same by nearly 53%, on average. Stated undercapitalization grounds have the opposite, albeit more modest, effect. The addition of an undercapitalization ground to a veil piercing complaint makes an interstitial veil piercing motion 14% more likely to be successful. We also find (but do not illustrate) that corporations owned by artificial shareholders are more likely to be subject to successful veil piercing motions than LLCs owned by artificial shareholders.
Here's what this suggests to me: facade and shell grounds in complaint signal/reflect a case that is pretty thin — the grounds are totally conclusory — such claims fall away in cases at higher-than-usual rates. By contrast, undercapitalization signals a strong case — one that evidences a certain about of seriousness about the veil piercing claim. With respect to voluntary creditors (i.e., contract claims) recall that plaintiffs can bring both voluntary and involuntary creditor claims in the same complaint. Still, the expectation from theory was that voluntary creditors ought to win less often than involuntary ones. We don't find that. We find instead that complaints with voluntary creditor causes of action in them are more likely to be associated with veil piercing claims that survive longer.
The corporation-LLC finding is expected. LLCs are designed to be more informal. They ought to be pierced less often.
Case Level Success
As I discussed in an earlier post, figuring out what veil piercing success at the case level means is a little bit complicated. We decided to treat veil piercing at the case level as successful if: (1) the veil has been affirmatively pierced by a court through veil piercing motion activity OR (2) when, after veil piercing has been litigated on the record (through motion activity), the case settles while veil piercing is still "alive" in the case (i.e., having never been dismissed or denied). In the paper, we provide alternative set of results based on the coding of veil piercing success both more narrowly (excluding all settlements) and more broadly (including all settlements where veil piercing is still "alive," regardless of the affirmative presence of veil piercing motions in the case).
We again find that employee size has an important relationship to success. Very small firms have a probability of case level veil piercing of around 20%; that number quickly approaches zero as firm size increase. Similarly, the more conservative a district court judge is, the more likely the case he is presiding over is to have a case-level veil piercing success. This result, of course, mirrors that in the veil piercing motion context. While the most liberal judge's case has around a 15% probability of having ultimate veil piercing success, the most conservative judge's case has around a 30% probability.
Individual factors also matter. When companies are incorporated in different states from where they operate (holding their size constant) the presence of such sophistication decreases (by about 10%) the likelihood that the firm's veil will be pierced. The inclusion of undercapitalization as a ground increases (by about 10%) the likelihood of there being a successful case-level veil piercing.
The last post in this series will discuss these results.
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FN* We generally do not find statistical significance at the motions level for our variables regarding entity choice, shareholder identity, defendant sophistication, judge gender or race, appellate court control, or the increased incidence of success when failure to observe formalities, inadequate capitalization, and domination and control were cited as veil piercing grounds against corporations compared to LLCs


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Under a Painted Sky
By Stacey Lee
Expected publication March 17, 2015 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Samantha is not sure if killing a man who's about to rape you counts as murder, but she's not sticking around to find out. See, being Chinese will surely count against her, so she decides to follow her father's dream and head for California. She's lucky for the company of Annamae, a runaway slave, and the two girls disguise themselves as boys, falling in with three cowboys. But none among them could predict the danger and disaster that awaits on the Oregon Trail.
I'm a big fan of historical fiction and, like any kid who grew up in a certain time period, a big fan of the Oregon Trail, so I was delighted to stumble across the e-galley of this book. I downloaded and devoured it recently.
I really enjoyed this one. I loved the unique perspective that Lee gives readers - two women of color, basically alone in the world, relying on each other and themselves (with some assistance from some cowboys who often are more trouble than they're worth) to forge a new way in the world. I loved the relationship between the two girls - they come together through a tragedy but grow to truly depend upon each other. Their differences are many, but I love when they discuss them - their upbringings, their religion and beliefs, etc. It just works so well. While I enjoyed all the characters (the boys are great comic relief), I think the book shines most when Sam and Annamae are enjoying each other's company.
Sam is a wonderful narrator. There are times when she wallowed a bit too much for my taste - obviously she has reasons for her sadness but occasionally, she stayed too long in it when I wanted her to buck up and face the next challenge. Much as I liked the romance, it didn't seem all that necessary and the story would have worked just as well without it. Like I said, the boys were great for comic relief, but I liked that Sam was always trying to figure them out. Their antics also propelled a number of plot twists, but in a believable way.
I think it's clear that this book was researched very well. Nothing felt off or out of place to me. Most of the time while reading, I felt like I was right alongside Sam and the gang, riding horses and learning to rope and shoot a bow and arrow. I did question a bit how quickly Sam gets used to riding, particularly for such long distances at a time, but I guess she didn't have much choice.
The plot is well developed and never lags - I was turning pages as quickly as I could to find out what would happen next. I thought the ending was great - once again, everything just felt incredibly realistic and believable. A book like this could easily be depressing - I mean, life was not easy for anyone, but particularly people of color. But this book is hopeful - I was certainly left with a smile on my face.
An absolute delight and I can't wait to see what Lee does next.
Thanks to the publisher for a digital advance reader's copy, provided via NetGalley.


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I'm not 100% finished as you can see. I still need to trim the weed paper and then I am going to use recycled plastic edging about 4 inches away from the rocks and then go back and add more mulch between the edging and the rocks so I won't have to worry about weeds or grass growing up in the rocks. I was so happy to be done last night that I just had to take pictures this morning and share.
So now I wait for the plants to grow. I've planted five dwarf bushes and lots of perennials. Near the back along the house I've planted assorted colors of cannas. I've also added May Night Salvia, Red Prairie Mallow, Orange Phlox, pink fairy lillies and hosta. I really don't expect the bulbs to bloom this year though I sure hope we get some action there. I am hoping though that next year it's just beautiful and definitely worth the work!


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Sunday, January 1
15 comments:
- tj said...
...*now pressing reset* :o)
...Happy New Year to You! My hope is it will be filled with love, happiness, prosperity and good health for you & your family!
...And what a cheerful & lovely photo!
...Blessings :o)
- January 1, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Laura said...
I love your photo, lovely textures and colors. I just received my order of the same baker's twine you have in the photo, can't wait to use it for something beautiful.
I hope 2012 is going to be a peaceful and fulfilling year for you.
- January 1, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- 3 sous un parapluie said...
Nice place...
Bonne année !
- January 1, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Vanessa said...
Thank you so much for adding me to your blogroll! <3 I'm so honored. =) Your site is truly lovely!
- January 1, 2012 at 11:22 AM
- Ariane Reichardt said...
Dear Nadia,
I wish you a Happy colourful year 2012, too.
x Ariane.
- January 1, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- The Wanderers' Daughter said...
Beautiful image! May it be a magical year for you.
- January 1, 2012 at 1:48 PM
- Josephine said...
Happy New Year, my dear Nadia! I feel so lucky to have you as a friend. I hope 2012 is a magical one for you and your loved ones.
- January 1, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- country girl said...
Happy New Year, Nadia! And when I say 'happy,' I really mean it...I wish all the best for you in 2012.
xo Dawn
- January 1, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- S. Etole said...
Blessings for a year of growth and happiness.
- January 1, 2012 at 4:29 PM
- Sweet Life Farm said...
Ah, the gift of unwrapping a new year. Looking forward to riding along with you on this beautiful journey. May you find enchantment by day and contentment by night in the coming year! Blessings!
- January 1, 2012 at 7:01 PM
hello to every one - hope yous had a good one - pity we didnt get snow was all prepared wi sledges kids loving it any ways , all the best for new year -
micky buely
- January 1, 2012 at 11:38 PM
- nedj said...
Je te souhaite plein de bonheur, de douceur et ... de belles photos pour 2012 !!
☆ ★ ☆
- January 2, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- UpGemini said...
This is a much needed reset. Some weeks ago I cached up with your blog (bad, bad follower, eh? :P) and now I cannot stop murmuring your birthday post's title...I was not magnificent. I find myself in a very similar situation - almost forty and not magnificent at all. I'd say, perfect time for a BIG reset! That post made me feel so close to you, even if we don't know one another.
Anyway, healthy, authentic new year to you.
- January 2, 2012 at 12:01 PM
- Cannelle Et Vanille said...
happy new year nadia!
- January 4, 2012 at 9:23 AM
- chestnutmocha said...
happy new year!
- January 5, 2012 at 1:11 PM


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Sixty percent of those surveyed support the proposal, compared with just 37 percent who are opposed. The debate over raising taxes on the high-income earners was one of the defining issues of the 2012 campaign, although polls have consistently shown broad support for the proposal backed by Obama and the Democrats.
Meanwhile, an even larger portion of Americans — 67 percent — are opposed to raising the age for Medicare coverage from 65 to 67. Some Republicans such as Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) have suggested raising the Medicare eligibility age as part of their proposal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff."
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Beware the Village
Oh how they love the idea of raising the retirement age, or the age for medicare. Well, not surprisingly Dancin' Dave Gregory is out of step not just with rhythm but the public at large:
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Most landlords not confident completing immigration checks
New research shows that 93% of landlords are far from happy as the immigration check scheme pilots in the West Midlands this month. With the scheme due to go national next year, nine out of ten landlords still don't understand what is required of them. The Immigration Act required landlords to check whether prospective tenants and any occupants over the age of 18 are in the country legally before entering into a new tenancy agreement. Any non-compliance will mean that landlords could face a £3,000 fine.


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November 2013, Sandwich, Kent:
£50,000 prize fund available for young entrepreneurs in East Kent
by Kent PR and Marketing Agency Media Word Waves
The entrepreneurial initiative, Young Start-up Talent, whose aims are to inspire and encourage 16-25 year olds to set up in business, launched at Discovery Park in Sandwich on 26th November 2013 to cover the East Kent area. The initiative provides young people with the opportunity to compete for a £50,000 prize fund worth of business products and services.
Following the success of a London National Showcase event at the Government offices for Business, Innovation and Skills during Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Young Start-up Talent team, sponsors and supporters are excited to see the initiative grow and expand in the South East from the Gatwick Diamond, Brighton & Hove, West Kent areas and now into East Kent. The team will be working in partnership with Town & Country Housing Group to deliver the project to the East Kent region by not only help the project financially but also by providing an employee.
Launch of Young Start-up Talent East Kent Region 2014
Chief executive of the Kent Channel Chamber of Commerce, Tim Kidd, said "I have always been interested in business from a young age and think it' a great way of getting our tomorrow in to business now". The Chamber will be providing 12 months membership to the Chamber to the winner.
The team will be delivering workshops and assemblies to sixth forms, colleges and university students in the area over the next six months to inspire a can-do attitude towards business in the region.
The young entrepreneurs will face a panel of business experts from the local area at K-College in Folkestone next June that will include: Bob Heapy – CEO of Town & Country Housing Group, Pete Kenyon – Partner at Cripps Harries Hall Solicitors, Tracy Newton – Director of Local World News South East, Stephen Mason – MD of Mason International and Founders of the project Lorraine Nugent and Matt Turner.
A showcase event will take place on 11th September 2014 at the Gulbenkian Theatre at the University of Kent in Canterbury where the winner of the prize fund will be announced.
Speakers Bob Heapy of Town and Country Housing, and Paul Barber of Discovery Park.
Pete Kenyon - Partner at Cripps Harries Hall Solicitors commented "It's great to be a part of such an inspirational and important initiative and I look forward to working with and witnessing the excitement that a combination of new business ideas and youth can produce."
The initiative not only offers a fantastic prize fund, but enables all entrants to make contact with some of the top businesses both in the local and national areas. The project provides entrants with the opportunity to gain expert knowledge and guidance, a unique opportunity that is only available through Young Start-up Talent.
Guest speakers at the event included Bob Heapy - CEO of Town & Country Housing, Founders of Young Start-up Talent Lorraine Nugent & Matt Turner, Paul Barber, Managing Director of Discovery Park and Sam French of Sam's Kitchen a former winner of the prize fund.
Speakers Matt Turner of Creative Pod, and Lorraine Nugent of Media Word Waves.
Judge and Director of Local World South East, Tracy Newton said "We very much believe that there is a wealth of talent and great ideas just waiting to be discovered in this age group. Young Start–up Talent is a great initiative which enables businesses that want to be involved to give their time and experience to tomorrows budding entrepreneurs. These young people will potentially be the business leaders of the future providing employment within the local communities. All these things make it a great initiative and one that we are proud to be involved with."
Lorraine May - Centre Manager for Basepoint Business Centre in Folkestone will also contribute to the prize fund by providing a virtual office to the winner - Lorraine further added "It's very important that we nurture our young entrepreneurs and start-up businesses and help them to develop and grow."
If you would like to find out more about the initiative and interested in either getting involved or would like to nominate a young entrepreneur that would benefit from the £50k prize fund. Please look on our website for more information at www.youngstartuptalent.co.uk . Please note the deadline for entries into the project is 30th May 2014 for the East Kent region.
For more information use the following links Young Start-up Talent
The judges and sponsors for Young Start-up Talent East Kent 2014 :
Town & Country Housing Group have a strong commitment to providing good quality housing, excellent customer service, supporting and developing vibrant communities and combating social exclusion. We provide almost 9,000 affordable homes in 22 local authority areas in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and South London.
Avensys Hire and Events , an Audio Visual Company with divisions supplying Professional AV Sales & Installation, Hire, Events & Exhibition services as well as a retail store supplying consumer Audio Visual products.
Basepoint Business Centre a modern business centre at the heart of Folkestone providing high quality offices and workshops for small to medium business to let on easy-out-terms.
Cripps Harries Hall provides a wide range of legal services and has an impressive reputation - locally, nationally and internationally - for both services for individuals and businesses.As recognised business solicitors, we advise many high-profile clients including PLCs, financial institutions, private companies, local and national government and charities. We are also renowned for our leading family law, probate and commercial property work.
Channel Chamber of Commerce, With a series of monthly local Enterprise Clubs, regular networking events and business advice sessions across East Kent, as well as value added member to member offers, the Chamber Network supports business' throughout their life-cycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond.
The Courier Media Group Courier Media Group produce 11 weekly newspapers, read by 170,000 people each week. Titles include the Canterbury Times, the Dover Express, the Folkestone Herald and the Thanet Gazette.
Department of Business Innovation and Skills BIS is working together for growth and investigating in skills to make markets more dynamic with lower regulation, and by promoting trade to boost innovation and help support people looking to start and grow a business.
Discovery Park, A world class facility which attracts a host of international companies from the life science, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, science and technology sectors creating an environment where emerging businesses and established organisations can share, connect and engage.
extech , an award winning Managed IT solutions, support, product and advice specialist passionate about providing comprehensive IT services and solutions to entrepreneurial start ups, small and medium sized businesses.
Gatwick Airport , is the busiest single-runway airport in the world and is currently undergoing a £1bn transformation. It serves more than 200 destinations in 90 countries for around 33 million passengers a year.
FastSigns your leading local sign company supplying all your sign requirements. We have been part of Crawley life for over 15 years working closely with the whole community.
Gukbenkian a key part of the University of Kent's Arts Centre offering innovative, engaging and high quality arts activity for and with the public, staff and students.
Heart FM The leading radio station throughout Kent. Heart FM is proud to support its local community.
K-College, College in Kent with campuses in Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. From A-Levels to Apprenticeships and University Courses too; we have the perfect course and campus for you.
Let's Do Business , is the leading provider of business advice for budding entrepreneurs in the South East. The Group is the Delivery Partner for the Government's Start Up Loan Scheme for Young People, providing advice, mentoring and access to finance for 18-30 year olds.
MCR Print provide quotes for short-run digital printing or longer run litho printing using the most up-to-date environmentally friendly printing methods and materials.
Solo Consultancy Limited offers a range of coaching, organisational development change management and people management consultancy for a broad specturm of organisations.
Young Enterprise , a not for profit organisation; building a connected world of young people, business volunteers and educators, inspiring each other to succeed through enterprise.


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Now, but this popcorn - it's the real good stuff. Freshly popped. Nice, warm and crunchy. Just sweet enough so it's not cloying, with a sprinkling of salt to add an extra something to your taste buds. Lightly coated with butter to make it even more tempting to gobble up the whole bowl.
And, it takes less than 10 minutes to whip up. (But it also disappears in 10 minutes.)
I think I've found the perfect homemade snack for homework sessions. Heck, it's so good and easy to make, I might actually pop my own corn for the movies!
Homemade Popcorn
Adapted from Joy the Baker
1/2 cup popcorn
1/8 cup vegetable or grapeseed oil
Knob of butter
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust according to your own taste)
1. Heat oil and butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Make sure that it's a pan that you can easily lift and shake in the air. Yea… you'll also want to have two pot holders on hand.
2. Once the oil is hot, pour in the popcorn, sprinkle sugar on top and cover.
3. It will take a few minutes for the first pops, but once the popcorn starts popping, shake continuously until the popcorn is popped. This means that, once the popcorn really starts going, you'll want to grab the pot with your pot holders, securing the lid, and shake the pot above the flame of the stove for a few seconds, return to the heat, and repeat this process several times throughout the popping process. This will prevent the popcorn from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning.
4. Transfer to a serving bowl and salt lightly. Mix with a big spoon. The sugar will still be hot, and the popcorn may be sticky. Don't burn your hands on hot sugar. The popcorn will dry as it cools. Makes 8-10 cups.


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Leapers Golden Image 38mm Red/Green Dot Sight
Leapers Golden Image 38mm Red/Green Dot Sight
The Leapers Golden Image 38mm is one of their more basic entries into the illuminated dot sight market, economical and suitable for most non-tactical applications.00000
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Leapers/UTG is a slightly underrated firearm accessories manufacturer. Their product lineup includes everything from scopes and dot sights, to mounting systems, bipods, gun cases, even body armor.
The Leapers Golden Image 38mm is one of their more basic entries into the illuminated dot sight market, economical and suitable for most non-tactical applications.
The tube diameter of the Leapers Golden Image 38mm is, as the name suggests, 38mm; the objective diameter, or the size of the lens, is 30mm, offering a very wide field of view–a visible range of 16.5 feet at 100 yards.
The tube length is 4.7 inches, making it one of the longer red dot sights out there. Leapers Golden Image is also, at 7.4 ounces, almost half a pound, one of the heaviest in its price range. At this size it is a good choice for shooters looking for an AR 15 optic to mount.
The reticle is a standard dot style; red or green illumination and brightness are adjustable using the top-mounted control knob.
The Leapers Golden Image mounts via integrated Weaver-style deck; the lens are protected by sturdy, flip-open covers.
The Golden Image is powered by the standard 3v lithium CR2032 battery, with an average life of 6,000 hours, or 250 days, at low settings.
The reticle is a bit dimmer at low settings than others we've reviewed, but never blurry. The Leapers Golden Image is a simple, straightforward red dot sight, good for plinking, recreational shooting, and target practice up to 100 yards.
Its ability to withstand the heavy recoil of an AR-style weapon is untested, although the manufacturer, UTG, includes a 2-year warranty that covers replacement if it breaks.
The Leapers Golden Image is not, unlike some other dot sights out there, advertised as "shockproof," or even water- or fog-proof. This is not a dot sight to drag through the mud, muck, and mire.
The official MOA of the Leapers Golden Image 38mm is 4; the dot sight is reportedly capable of making 4-inch groups at 100 yards, which most users confirm within a margin of 1 MOA plus or minus.
There's always a chance of buying a bad sight, so don't hesitate to return it if it can't hold zero. Also beware of counterfeits: according to Leapers and the maker UTG, many of their products–including dot sights, mounts, and grips–have been knocked-off by unscrupulous manufacturers.
Unlike a lot of other dot sights, the Leapers Golden Image adjusts in 1/2 MOA increments, so one click moves the impact about 1/2″ at 100 yards, 1/4″ at 50 yards, 1/8″ at 25 yards, etcetera.
Smaller increments mean more precision when doping the scope, potentially, although at least on its website Leapers/UTG bills the Golden Image as a "CQB" (close-quarters battle) dot sight.
Deciding on any optical system requires weighing a number of factors: weight, length, magnification/illumination, durability, and, of course, price. Whatever else can be said about the Leapers Golden Image, it is cheap.
This dot sight can be had for about $40 online and as low as $30 at some retailers. The Golden Image is perfect way to get started with illuminated dot sights, although it may not be the end-all in the optics arsenal, it has all the features of other dot sights, without the extra cost.
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our good father6:00 AM
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord." Luke 2:6-11 NIV
I'm sharing my thoughts of thankfulness for our good, good Father over at Tommy Nelson. Please join me there and share your own thoughts as well!
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Yes! God is so good!!! I love it that Jesus, the Bread of Life, was born in a manger where animals feed, in a city whose name means "house of bread". We are extra blessed to have all three of the kids' living grandparents with us this year in Australia for Christmas. :) Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!ReplyDelete
I really enjoyed reading the nativity story with my kids tonight - interspersed with Christmas carols.ReplyDelete


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A question I have been pondering for some time now …. out of which I came to the conclusion that under the current global financial regime, it's patently impossible and probably undesirable to actually reduce the US national debt.
In fact, anyone who tells you otherwise has very little understanding of global finance and is operating under a delusionally gross mischaracterization of government debt. The current financial system treats it like a completely different asset class than traditional loans.
The US national debt would only foreseeably be reduced if the entire global economic paradigm underwent a tectonic shift due to new technology, and it would have to be something along the lines of universally cheap energy, energy-matter conversion, interstellar FTL travel, or teleportation…..more
Ziad K Abdelnour President CEO of Blackhawk Partners


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First Moon Rising
Unified Voice-Works DVD
Welcome to Ashlantis!
If you've ever been to Ashland, OR (or lived there) you know it's probably the New Age, wacky capital of the world and--it just so happens--the folks who live there have a sense of humor about it.
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I provide free initial consultation to determine project scope and how I can best meet your creative and business goals. Pricing of services is highly dependent on complexity and desired delivery time.
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- Script development and writing
- Filming with top-notch high definition professional video gear (Sony HVR-Z7U) and professional audio gear (Sennheiser wireless mics and shotgun mic)
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- Set up online for-profit digital distribution (and YouTube or other free marketing sites set up)
Are you considering my services for creating a video production, but would like a bid?
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Standard video production rates:
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These rates may vary depending on package deals (less) or timelines (rush jobs cost more)
Web site design and implementation, including professional graphic design
- Specialize in WordPress sites for small business and non-profits. I can create a hosted web site and "hand over the keys" for clients who can then go in and make simple edits themselves with admin "editor" rights…
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For a free, more detailed, consultation, please connect with me via email or phone: 541-912-8940.
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First reserve your place in my schedule with a deposit of 30%. If you're looking for a Christmas or Birthday present, please order early to be sure of getting your portrait in time. Remember to order your personalised greetings cards at this stage.
email or phone me to discuss your requirements including any deadline, and I can advise you on which medium will get you the results you want.
Ideally I work from several reference photos (copyright must belong to you or me) though I know that sometimes this isn't possible. If you're taking pictures specially, make sure they're in daylight and without flash. Get down level with your dog or cat, attract his attention, and take lots! Digital photos are best as they can be emailed to me. Printed photos will be returned.
I'll let you know when your portrait is ready, and it will be despatched, mounted, on receipt of the balance of 70%.
Please note that the copyright of an image remains with the artist, so I may publish your commission here or elsewhere. You will, of course, be credited as the commissioner unless you would prefer to remain anonymous.


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The Call for Mutual Love
" This is my command, That ye love one another, as I have
loved you". John 15:12.
The word Love is historic in usage, varied in its
contexts, universal in scope, soothing in thought, and
the nexus in Christianity. Love is expressed in human
interactions as seen within families, teacher/pupil,
playmates, neighbors, Church members, and numerous
other human gathering. In view of the pervasiveness
of love, our sermon for today has been entitled, The Call
for Mutual Love. It will be anchored by John 15:12. The
message will encompass the following dimensions,
namely: 1. Some definitions of love, 2. Some categories
of love, 3. The nature of Jesus' love, and 4. Jesus'
commandment to us.
Prior to examining these components of the text,
attention will focused on the word LOVE. Admittedly,
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love is a widely discussed concept across age, gender,
nationality, and numerous other criteria. It is labeled by
terms such as puppy love, childhood love, real love,
Christian love, and enduring love.
Against this overview of love, attention will now be
focuses on the earlier specified components of the text,
the first of which is – some definitions of love. This word
is variously defined depending on the context it is used.
Hence, just a few will herein given. Love "is a feeling of
strong affection toward another person…", " Love is
profoundly tender, passionate affection for another
person." Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and
attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love
my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"), love means
" to like another adult very much and be romantically and
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sexually attracted to them…". Love, when focused on self,
is known as egoistic love. This Sundry discussion of love
by definitions now leads to the second phase of the sermon
which is a love by classifications; only two types will be
discussed herein: the academic – psychological or
philosophical and the Biblical. The work of C. S. Lewis
represents the first type. He proposed four types of love;
namely: Storge – a type of empathy bond, Philia – friendship,
Eros – erotic bond, and Agape – unconditional love 'God' love'
The Biblical topology is confined to three types,
namely: Eros, Philos, and
Agape. The first type, Eros,
the Greek god of love. It was
also referred to as erotic love, this is a selfish kind of love
as it associated with sexual love.
The third type, Agape Love,
a special type which represents the divine-love of the Lord
towards his Son Jesus Christ, the human beings and all
believers. This is the best of the three types of love in the
Bible, in fact Jesus himself showed this type of divine love
to his Dad in heaven and humanity. Agape love is the love
that God commanded all believers to have for everyone
whether he/she is a believer or not. Agape love should never
be determined by our feelings; it is more of a set of
behaviors or actions. With agape, you do not have to
actually feel it for you to give it, which means that you can
be able to show love without feeling anything at all. At times
feelings can follow after showing this kind of love.
Philos Love, although out of the order, is a unique kind
of love like the one you have for a companion or pal. It refers
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to loving one another just like your brother or sister. This
love is for a pal who is really close and dear to us and it is
characterized by various different shared experiences
between two people. In fact this is the kind of love that
many Christians tend to practice towards one another. And
although philos love is really wonderful, it is not that much
reliable, since it can end up souring at times as we have all
experienced at some point in our lives.
This discussion of the love types leads to the third
aspect of this sermon which is the nature of Jesus' love.
"For one thing, his love was never possessive. It was his
pleasure to give rather than to require love. It was never
dominating. He did not seek to force his own ideas or
plans on anyone. His love also was never soft. He did not
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try to save his friends from trouble or pain. Yet again, his
love was never easy going."
These highlights on the nature of Jesus' love leads to
the last dimension of the sermon which is Jesus'
commandment to us as found in the textual anchor,
John 15:12, " This is my commandment, That ye
love one another, as I have loved you." "How can
we reach a love like his? There is only one way. It is
to keep ourselves in the place where his love can
reach us." If we so conduct ourselves, Jesus' words
as recorded in John 15:12 will bid us welcome "Ye are my
friends, if you do whatsoever I command you". Beloved
such a relationship exemplifies Mutual Love. Amen!


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Book Reviews for the un-savvy genre connoisseur - including fantasy, young adult, romance and more! Info on UK book releases and events.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Review - Wake by Lisa McMann
LibraryThing / GoodReads
Genre: Young Adult (Paranormal - but not your typical take on it!)
Rating: 4.5 stars
Pages: 224
Summary: For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.
She can't tell anybody about what she does they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.
Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant.
Thoughts: This was such a stunning novel. Within only a few pages I knew I was in good hands with Lisa McMann - her style is rather minimal but extremely poignant. Some authors need to write a hundred words to describe their characters, McMann only needs eight. I was simply stunned by how much raw emotion she could create. I simply didn't know it was possible to write a slow-burning, tense, mystery novel (with a believable romantic element to boot) without falling over the 100k word count.
I was also surprised by how gritty this book was. Although there is a real paranormal aspect to the novel, it is extremely realistic. Wake is a novel about a girl living in spite her paranormal abilities, not because of them. They are far from the most interesting thing about her and, while they are an important part of the mystery, the novel would be just as fantastic without them. How many paranormal books can you honestly say that about? I, for one, am not sure my beloved Darkest Powers trilogy could have held up without the necromancy and werewolves!
If you're anything like me, you will be through this book in a blink-and-a-half, and not just because of its length. I was reading this thing while standing in line at airport security. I can't say it was forcibly removed from my hands - but pretty close. I grew to really care about Janie, and was just desperate to read more more more about her.
Bottom line? Lisa McMann has made my "Authors I trust no matter what" list with only one book. Wake is everything a Young Adult novel should be. Read it!
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Loved this book. Lisa McMann's writing style is truly unique and amazing!ReplyDelete
I love this series. The writing is so minimalist but at the same time so powerful. I also just read Cryer's Cross by the same author which is equally arresting. Great review.ReplyDelete
Wow very high praise for one of your reviews. I have missed reading this one, but can see that I need to check it out. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Very glad you liked it so much. I'm a big fan of this series!ReplyDelete
After reading your review on this one, I'm going to have to request it from the library. It sounds like an amazing read and one that I would really enjoy. Great review!ReplyDelete
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Add extra chaise lounge chair to ornament your living room. Go ahead and set an outdoor chair lounge in your living room to make it spectacular and eye-catching. Set your chaise lounge chair beside your sofa to make a trendy look. You can put a double chaise lounge in your sitting room to accommodate more family and visitors while keeping your reception room stylish at the same time.
Modern Living Room Designs For The Contemporary Home. Hey there Top Dreamers! The living room is one of the rooms to which more attention is paid than to any other room in the house. It's the place where we spend most of our day time, and we use it for hanging out with family and welcoming guest. It's the focal point in the house, and it's stands as a social center that gathers the family and friends together. For that reason we want it to be both comfortable and stylish. In this article I have collected only the best ideas that can get your inspiration going. Take a look at the Modern Living Room Designs For The Contemporary Home. There are no two rooms that are exactly the same. Every single one reflects the personality of the people who live in it. You can spot books, TV, radio, sofas, armchair and other furniture or decorative elements, all in accordance with the tastes of the residents. Here you can spend just a quick time, or stay for the whole day. Check out the photos below and see which one you like the most! All of them are appealing, charming and welcoming. They make a space where you would love to relax after a long and hard day at work.
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The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days in 1871 in Paris Commune.
The days of the French Revolution and Republic saw many efforts to sweep away various trappings of the ancien régime; some of these were more successful than others. The new Republican government sought to institute, among other reforms, a new social and legal system, a new system of weights and measures (which became the metric system), and a new calendar. Amid nostalgia for the ancient Roman Republic, the theories of the Enlightenment were at their peak, and the devisors of the new systems looked to nature for their inspiration. Natural constants, multiples of ten, and Latin derivations formed the fundamental blocks from which the new systems were built.
The new calendar was created by a commission under the direction of the politician Charles Gilbert Romme seconded by Claude Joseph Ferry and Charles-François Dupuis. They associated to their work the chemist Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau, the mathematician and astronomer Joseph-Louis Lagrange, the astronomer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande, the mathematician Gaspard Monge, the astronomer and naval geographer Alexandre Guy Pingré, and the poet, actor and playwright Fabre d'Églantine, who invented the names of the months, with the help of André Thouin, gardener at the Jardin des Plantes of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. As the rapporteur of the commission, Charles-Gilbert Romme presented the new calendar to the Jacobin-controlled National Convention on 23 September 1793, which adopted it on 24 October 1793 and also extended it proleptically to its epoch of 22 September 1792. It is because of his position as rapporteur of the commission that the creation of the republican calendar is attributed to Romme.[1]
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STS9 played its first-ever acoustic "Axe The Cables… An Evening of STS9" show at Denver, CO's Gates Hall on December 29. As the band explains, "The entire show was played, for the most part, sans all 'electric' gear including the common stage instrumentation of laptops our fans have grown quite accustomed to." The group will release a re-cut, re-mixed and re-mastered version of the show tomorrow, June 29. Today over on Relix.com, we're offering a sample of what is to come, as we're streaming the song "Equinox" – click here to check out the track.
As a reminder, STS9 also is featured in our Live from Jam Nation archival series, which continues this week, with three classic performances. A second set from STS9 appears, which originated on September 30, 2001. We're also added set two from Galactic's performance recorded on November 21, 2002. Finally to mark the release of Tea Leaf Green's new album, Looking West, which focuses on the band's older material, that group's first set from April 20, 2003 is now streaming as well.


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On cheating
As cheating is in the news, I thought it might be appropriate to share an excerpt from my book on cheating. Everyone seems to be shocked concerning the profundity of the cheating scandal, but the truth is that many inner-city school systems cheat–just not in the traditional sense.
From my book, Education Exposed:
When discussing standardized tests, I would be remiss in my duties of exposing the world of education if I didn't talk about cheating. When the stakes are high, there will always be cheaters. In education, it is easy for teachers to justify cheating because they feel so passionately about the unfairness of the very existence of the tests in the first place.
When people think of cheating, they think of getting the answers from someone else. That is, after all, the kind of cheating that many students participated in at one point in their education career. For me, I was always the one whose paper was being copied in school, and I was equally guilty by allowing the cheating to occur. But whether or not you were the copier or the source—you probably had an experience of at least glancing at another's page to confirm an answer you'd put. Cheating happens.
The kind of cheating that schools are doing, however, varies. The cheating that makes it onto the news is the aforementioned cheating—teachers giving students the answers. There have been several national-news cases involving teachers who were filling in blank answers with correct answers or even erasing answers to replace those answers with correct ones. This kind of cheating is not as widespread because the perpetrators get caught.
The kind of cheating that pervades the system is much more clever and sneakier. Of the two schools in which I taught, one was a failing school and one was not (though it would later become one). The failing school had similar demographics but was way worse off when it came to impoverished students. The greatest similarity between the schools was the number of English Learners (EL's) the schools had. The failing school did everything by the book. The passing school was passing because they gamed the system.
In high school, there are different types of tests. Most tests are course-specific. For example, only those enrolled in Biology take the Biology standardized test. Then other tests, like the writing assessments, are grade-level-specific. In our case, all juniors took the writing assessment. Both of these schools were failing in the English/reading measurements which included both the writing assessment and course-specific tests. These tests were particularly hard for EL's because they struggled with reading endurance and the subtle nuances of language involved in the tests.
The passing school gamed the system by exempting less-competent students from the tests. One way the school exempted students was by booting them out of the school for behavior issues. When the student was booted, even if he or she returned later in the year, the student's enrollment status voided their test scores.
Another way the school avoided testing EL's is by selective enrollment. English learners only have to take two English courses to graduate. The progression should be English I then English II. English II is a tested course. English IV, however, is not a tested course. Consequently, EL's would be scheduled to go right from English I into English IV.
The other issue was the writing assessment, which is grade-level specific to ensure that everyone takes it. They found a way around that as well. A couple of weeks before the test, the counselors would go through and count the credits of their junior-level EL students. If the number of credits was closer to sophomore level, the student would be bumped down to sophomore level. If the student's credits were closer to senior level, the student would be bumped up to senior level. That way, the students did not take the junior-level test and still weren't counted against the 95% attendance required for the test. After the test was over, the students' credits would be returned to their previous state, and they would be juniors once again.
When I found out what the school was doing, I was disgusted. The administrators and teachers at the school often compared themselves to my previous school and made incredibly disparaging remarks about my previous school. In my loyalty, I wanted everyone to know what was going on. Whenever I found myself in a conversation about test scores, which happened quite often, I would bring up what I'd learned. Most teachers were disgusted like I was. One time, however, I received an unexpected response.
The teacher was a lead teacher in English. When I told her, she was angrily defensive and said, "Good! That means they're doing their jobs. Any administrator who doesn't do that should be fired. They'd have to be pretty stupid not to." These behaviors undermine the tests and invalidate them. On paper, my previous school was a failing school by two students because the administrators did everything by the book; my new school was a passing school on paper but in actuality should have been a failing school by dozens of students. Which was the better school? The measurements used sure aren't going to tell you.


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I love her hair, so pretty.
I think the fresh white flowers work so well with the pastel background.
Another Xmas card done
Stunning card Ginny x
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Beautiful colour combo dearie. Another adorable and stunning card. Hope you're ok. Hugs xxReplyDelete
Super cute is your image your creation is simply gorgeous as always take care xReplyDelete
Gorgeous creation Bev. What a darling image ... Love that beautiful trim & how you make everything flow together so perfectly... You're certainly the queen of card making ...
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Love the stamp and your colors!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful card! The image...the flowers...excellent!ReplyDelete
She's absolut beautiful. Love your coloring.
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I was so excited when I saw your card with this stamp because I just got it, but am super disappointed you didn't list any Copic colors. I am still learning how to color with my copics & really depend on the help from experts like yourself because you color so beautifully. This card is darling!
I'm sorry you're super disappointed Joyce, but sometimes I like to create just for the love of it without having to try to remember everything and this was one of those cards. This image took me hours to colour because I mainly used pencils and kept on adding and building the colours till I was happy with the result, and really just used the usual copic colours for the skin. It's rare that I don't list the colours and feel really bad that you're so disappointed.Delete
What a gorgeous card Bev.. beautiful colouring on this super cutie stamp and all the amazing trimmings in your fabulous style. I love it, thanks for sharing.Hugs Marjorie. xxReplyDelete
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Another stunner!! Such an eclectic mix of wonderful things absolutely beautifully pulled together to get this amazing result!! Best wishes Margaret xReplyDelete
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In the present investigation, synthesis of oligosaccharides corresponding to structural elements present in the capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Cryptococcus neoformans has been achieved. The first two sections describe the synthesis of spacer-equipped oligosaccharides corresponding to structures from the CPS of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 9N, 9A and 9L, the production of which involved synthetic challenges such as the construction of β-ManNAc and α-GlcA linkages. The former challenge was met by employing azide displacement of a 2-O-triflate substituent on a β-glucoside, whereas the latter task was accomplished utilizing thioethyl glucuronic acid donors in the presence of various promoters. The pentasaccharide product obtained correspond to the complete repeating unit of the CPS of serotype 9A.
The last two sections of this thesis describe the construction of thioglycoside di- and trisaccharide building blocks containing α-Man, β-Xyl, β-GlcA and 6-O-acetyl motifs, as well as subsequent assembly of these building blocks into oligosaccharides corresponding to the repeating units of the capsular polysaccharide of the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. The GlcA moiety was introduced via trichloroacetimidate coupling involving the peracetylated glucuronic acid methyl ester donor, after which the subsequent necessary benzylation was performed with the di- and trisaccharides. All of the target oligosaccharides were synthesized as amino-spacer glycosides in order to make conjugation to a carrier protein possible.
Oligothymidylates modified with stereodefined 2-pyridyl-, 3-pyridyl- and 4-pyridylphosphonate moieties at one or two juxtaposed internucleotide positions were prepared, and their avidity towards complementary single stranded DNA and RNA, as well as toward double stranded DNA were evaluated by UV melting temperature and CD studies. It was found that the sense of chirality at the phosphorus centre and the position of the nitrogen atom in the pyridyl ring of a pyridylphosphonate moiety are important factors governing stability of double- and triple-stranded complexes formed by these oligonucleotides. DNA/DNA and DNA/RNA duplexes containing oligothymidylate strands with R-P-pyridylphosphonate units differed only slightly from unmodified reference complexes. In contrast to this, the S-P-pyridylphosphonate derivatives exhibited lower binding affinity than both their R-P-counterparts and the unmodified reference oligonucleotide T-20. Triplexes of oligo(thymidyl pyridylphosphonate)s with hairpin oligomer d(A(21)C(4)T(21)) were found mostly to be thermodynamically slightly more stable in pH 7.4 and less stable in pH 5.0 than non-modified complexes. As expected, oligonucleotides with pyridylphosphonate internucleotide bonds were recognised by 3'- and 5'-exonucleases but the chimeric oligonucleotide chains were not cleaved at the modi. cation sites.


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Reduced Stress The Feng Shui Way
For more than 3 millenia, Chinese people have used the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui to bring greater prosperity to themselves and to their environment. In the modern era, we are constantly being bombarded by stress.
Whether you're blowing your horn in a traffic jam, trying to wade through the spam emails clogging your inbox, taking unsolicited calls from salespeople on your home phone and that's not even counting the everyday demands put upon you by your work, family, household chores and if you have a second to spare - then try to cram in some "leisure time".
We are all guilty of trying to do too much throughout the day, constantly piling on the pressure with unfulfilled personal expectations just adding to stress of just getting through the day.
There is some good news...
You can restore your energy, recharge yourself and release tension by utilizing Feng Shui to create a home that is a sanctuary.
The principles of Feng Shui can help you create an environment to attract and direct positive energy. You may not be aware of how many different ways your physical space is affecting your well-being. Feng Shui provides help to identify the issues in your environment. If learning about Feng Shui sounds like one more project in an already busy life, consider this is one project which will lighten your load, provide relief and enhance your energy, rather than drain your internal resources or tire you out.
Making the pursuit of Feng Shui knowledge a worthwhile use of your time.
If your energy and your efforts are hindered, if your environment is increasing to your sense of restriction because the Feng Shui is out of balance, your stress only gets worse. Too much stress on the body has been demonstrated time and again as negative for your well being. The overproduction of stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline put extra strain on all the systems in your body. These hormones contribute to chronic conditions, like heart disease for example which plague society.
Excess stress wears down the immune system and leads to increased susceptibility colds and other illnesses.
One of the keys to restoring energy and relieving stress is getting enough rest. Using Feng Shui to arrange your bedroom will help you get the fitfull sleep you need. Feng Shui will guide you in selecting the right room to sleep in, the right placement of your bed and the elimination of unwanted items - like mirrors in the bedroom.
All of which will contribute to the quality of your rest and your waking energy.
Anxiety and stress trap and deplete energy. Correct use of Feng Shui optimizes energy. An environment which employs proper Feng Shui principles contributes to harmony, balance and well-being. The Chinese believe Feng Shui helps create the conditions whereby you can excel in your life and your relationships.
Feng Shui restores your energy because
the objective of Feng Shui is to allow you to reach
balance with your surroundings. You will learn how
to place items and arrange space so as to assist the
flow of positive Chi energy. You will learn to leave
negative energy at the door and fill your living space
with good energy. With Feng Shui you can give yourself
the positive pleasure of a harmonious, planned home
environment designed to increase your well-being.
by: Tracy O'Brien
About The Author
Tracy O'Brien is a long time student/practitioner of the art of Feng Shui and also founder of FengShuiAstrology.com. Visit now for more Feng Shui Tips and a FREE Feng Shui Astrology Personality Profile: http://www.fengshuiastrology.com


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Family of Manchester diver missing off St Abbs 'devastated'
Police have named a 49-year-old Manchester man who went missing while diving off the coast of the Scottish Borders at the weekend.
A major search started on Sunday at about 11:00 but failed to find Paul Brown in the waters off St Abbs.
Helicopters and lifeboats were involved over a number of days but the operation has now been scaled down.
A statement from his family said they were "devastated at the situation" and were in a "state of shock".
"Paul has been a loving husband and father to his two teenage daughters and was participating in his favourite pastime at the time of his disappearance," it said.
"Paul was an experienced diver and was a frequent visitor to Scotland in pursuit of his long term hobby which has given him so much enjoyment over the years."
Officers responded to a call shortly after 11:00 on Sunday in which it was reported that a man participating in a recreational dive had disappeared.
A multi-agency search involving a helicopter and lifeboats was carried out, but Mr Brown could not be found.
Police carried out searches of the sea-bed and along the coastline, but the search has now been scaled down.


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Turkey Kurd leader risks up to 142 years in jail
Turkish prosecutors Tuesday demanded up to 142 years in prison for the leader of the country's main pro-Kurdish party, in a case that has intensified concerns over freedom of expression.
Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtas was detained in November on charges of links to Kurdish militants.
The charismatic Demirtas -- who stood against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2014 elections -- was detained along with another nine HDP lawmakers and his female co-leader Figen Yuksekdag.
Prosecutors in the Kurdish-majority southeastern city of Diyarbakir in the same indictment asked that Yuksekdag serves up to 83 years in jail, the state-run Anadolu news agency added.
The MPs are charged with links with and membership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged an armed insurrection against the Turkish state since 1984.
But Demirtas, as well as the other MPs, has denied having any links to the PKK and denounced the case as political.
- 'Controversial constitution' -
The Kurdish leader -- one of the few politicians to come close to rivalling the rhetorical skills of the Turkish leader -- says he is being punished for daring to oppose Erdogan's drive for a presidential system under a new constitution.
Demirtas last week from behind bars slammed parliamentary debates for a new constitution, saying the arrest of the 11 HDP lawmakers "makes the debate and the vote controversial from the very start."
Prosecutors accuse Demirtas of running a political front of the PKK. The charges he is facing range from "running a terrorist organisation", "disseminating propaganda" for Kurdish militants to "inciting hatred and enmity", according to Anadolu.
They are also holding the HDP responsible for the October 2014 street protests led by pro-Kurdish demonstrators against Turkey's policy on Syria. The spiral of violence claimed at least 31 lives.
Demirtas is currently being held at a prison in Edirne, in northwest Turkey, far from the southeastern heartland of the Kurdish movement.
The government had pursued a strategy of peace talks with the PKK but clashes flared in 2015 after the collapse of a two-and-a-half year ceasefire.
The PKK is designated as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies. More than three decades of fighting are estimated to have claimed over 40,000 lives.
According to the HDP, over 50 pro-Kurdish mayors have also been detained, including prominent Mardin mayor Ahmet Turk, who was taken in November.
The detentions came after Turkey defeated a failed July 15 coup aimed at bringing down Erdogan's government and blamed on US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen.
But critics complain the crackdown goes well beyond the alleged coup plotters and accuse the authorities of using the state of emergency imposed in the wake of the putsch to muzzle all opposition, not merely the suspects themselves.
Demirtas, a human rights lawyer, has emerged as a key political opposition actor dubbed the "Kurdish Obama", leading the HDP to an unprecedented political breakthrough in June 2015 parliamentary polls, weakening the standing of Erdogan's party.
He also attracted votes from secular Turks, who opposed Erdogan's rule. Detractors however said he failed to distance himself from the PKK.
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So this blog entry is a bit late, but worthwhile nonetheless. We had our first ever Oktoberfest on October 3rd of this year. Technically, last year we had a little shin-dig at the brewery, very low key, but still fun. All year afterwards we had this ongoing debate…are we ready to do a bigger version, or should we wait a year. With 6 weeks to go, on a trip to Toronto with Rob, we had a moment of intense optimism and decided the time was right.
In retrospect, it probably wasn't, but once you commit, you have to deliver. 6 weeks is not a lot of time to put together a large scale event; but on the other hand, we work a lot harder than average folk, so maybe it was just right. At any rate, we had to find a location, food, entertainment, costumes, work out transportation logistics, print tickets, signs, posters and figure out how to get the word out.
Food wasn't too hard. We've got great relationships with amazing restaurants and chefs, so we started calling them up. Entertainment was kindof tough, but we got lucky that some of the better oompah music wasn't booked that night, and through other personal relationships we worked out a really cool homebrewing demonstration, kids activities, a keg tapping ceremony and obviously brewery tours and haywagon rides.
Then came the stoke of great luck. My friend George Eaglesmith said he would be coming. George is about the most enthusiastic brewer in the planet and if he was coming then certainly the stars and the moons had aligned and things would be good. Next I heard from Alan McKay of the Members of Barleyment that the other George (Wendt, that is) was doing a promo tour of his upcoming book Drinking With George. Better yet, Alan had been in contact with George's PR firm about an interview for his Bodensatz website and had actual contact info.
This is where I came in. After about 300 emails and a dozen phone calls, I convinced George and his manager and his PR firm that he should attend our Oktoberfest. His schedule was pretty tight – Cincinnati Oktoberfest with ½ million people, Great American Beer Festival (awesome event if you are lucky enough to get tix before it sells out), and then the Colbert Report. The next morning a flight into Ottawa and boom – this is really happening, George Wendt came to Vankleek Hill.
Oktoberfest itself is a non-stop blur of work and excitement. We were pretty overwhelmed by the numbers of people that came out – we had expected 1,000, hoped for 1,500 and publicly said as many as 2,000 might show up. When 5,000 people arrived we couldn't believe it.
While the food lasted it was fantastic. The bands were great. George Wendt stayed for an extra 2 hours to make sure everyone got an autograph. And all the homebrewers were excited that a professional brewer named George was so enthusiastic about their set up.
Well, in truth, the beer line ups got out of control for a couple hours and we did run out of food (until the pizza shops in town could start delivering), but 99% of the people who came told me afterwards they had the time of their lives. 1% of the people were very clear that they did not (see comments of long lineups and running out of food).
Thursday, November 05, 2009
George-A-Palooza (a.k.a. Oktoberfest 2009)
Posted by Steve Beauchesne at 1:53 PM
Labels: Beau's, cheers, craft beer, george eagleson, george wendt, norm, oktoberfest
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It was awesome Steve! Of course there would be glitches, but every great event needs to start somewhere, right?
I enjoyed Oktoberfest. We didnt really know what to expect. The beer and food was great and by the the time that the lines got silly we had had enough. Congratulations on putting together some outrageous fun.
Next year I would suggest something indoors. Reduce the lineups by including a plate of food with the admission ticket and get a good ompah band that would encourage dancing.
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Guest Speakers: Valerie V. Hunt, Ed.D. and Dr. Wolf-Eieter Kessler, MD.
Pioneer scientist of human energy fields, lecturer, author, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Physiological Sciences at UCLA, Dr Valerie Hunt's early research established the validity of bioenergy fields by measuring vibrations of the field with high frequency electronic instruments and capturing these on video and sounds tapes. Her visionary approach and high standard of scientific integrity led her to groundbreaking discoveries in energy fields and won international acclaim from researchers in the field of physiology, medicine and bioengineering. Dr. Hunt has consulted in space biology for NASA and has been a field reader for the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare research grants, has taught courses at 20 medical colleges and universities here and abroad and has studied ritualistic healings and mystical beliefs in the Orient, South America, Africa and the Pacific Islands. Valerie Hunt's new book is titled "Uncork Your Consciousness".
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