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Almost every adult has had an experience with some form of a cybersecurity breach – spam email, malware, viruses, identity theft. Yet, this is an area of professional development and student education that has not yet found its way into the mainstream of instruction. We are more aware of the stories of such breaches than we are about how to proactively avoid them. We know that we have the potential to be targets of phishing and other cybersecurity scams. We have become aware of the high need to protect student data. Yet, it is not uncommon for us as educators to continue to rely on others, or most specifically an IT department, to address these concerns on our behalf.
Image credit – TAPD Cybersecurity Course, Emil Ahangarzadeh
There are however basic cybersecurity habits that we can all practice such as having strong passwords, using secondary authentications for log-ins, making sure there is a lock in the address bar whenever submitting secure information, hovering over unknown links to see where an address might really be taking us and not responding to emails from unknown senders with news that is just too good to be true.
It is not uncommon to see the strength of cybersecurity awareness and knowledge of safe practices fall along generational lines. Newer teachers are coming out of their college and teacher prep programs with some knowledge of these concepts. They are comfortable navigating the web and doing their due diligence to implement safe cyber practices and research web based educational resources. They are part of a generation growing up with the first vestiges of digital citizenship knowledge.
Yet, many of today's educators did not grow up with an emphasis on digital citizenship as a part of their formative education. The concepts are new, the speed of change and adjustments to be made in the digital world are perceived as scary or overwhelming and "just one more thing" to keep up with. Concerns around cybersecurity and fake news are used to justify avoiding the incorporation of current technology to enhance their instructional programs or engaging with social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Voxer to connect with other educators and educational resources. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish the sincerity of reasons given to avoid engaging the abundance of resources available to today's educator on the internet. Is it complacency? Fear of the new? Being overwhelmed by the abundance? Concerns about cybersecurity?
It is important that these concerns are heard and that educational institutions respond by providing training that empowers staff with the knowledge to safely and confidently engage with digital resources. Providing a comprehensive education program will assist in steering the cybersecurity conversation in a direction that supports providing today's student and today's educator with access to today's technology. Cybersecurity education programs allow staff to move forward with more confidence while also keeping them and our students safe in addition to enhancing digital citizenship skills.
Educators and their organizations can connect with user friendly and robust courses through groups such as the the K12 Super Highway Network (K12SHN) and the Technical Assistance and Professional Development (TAPD) program. The coursework on cybersecurity benefits both educational institutions and the personal lives of educators. The K12SHN and TAPD are offering this course to districts in California free of charge. There is an initial commitment to have two staff members preview the course and lay the foundation to support a successful rollout of the program. This is definitely part of the brilliance in the design of this course.
Five years ago this week, I posted the TedTalk, Teaching Design for Change by Emily Pilloton, on my Facebook page with the comment that the content of the talk was great advice for rural school districts. At the time of the posting, I was a principal with a great team overseeing the special education programs for a county office of education. Little did I know that five years later, I would be the superintendent of a rural school district that would pass its first bond measure, Creating Class A Schools, under my tenure and that I would be working with another great team of educators as well as a school board that exemplifies what it means to put students first. In addition to this, I would also be knee deep in becoming increasingly versed in what it means to design a Future Ready instructional program.
As our team dives into the design work of redefining learning spaces so that they allow for flexibility and the incorporation of today's learning tools, combining the advice of Emily Pilloton with the Future Ready gears of Collaborative Leadership, Community Partnerships, Budget and Resources, Curriculum Instruction and Assessment with the Use of Space and Time couldn't be more opportune. As we dive deeper and deeper into the process of working with the architect and his team, it is clear that the concept of "designing with not for" is more intuitive to some than others.
It is easy to take a look at designs for layout, furniture and infrastructure that have been implemented at other schools. It can even be tempting for professionals to suggest that a school or district use the work that was done elsewhere as their model. Yes, it's easy, convenient and might even feel like it saves time. However, the perception of time saving and efficiency only applies to the front end. It creates far more work on the back if staff voie, student and community voice aren't specifically and intentionally incorporated into the process. While schools have many similar characteristics and needs, each school design and culture has its own nuances. The location of a particular room or door can dramatically impact the flow and use of space. Classroom design and furniture layout may impact student learning differently from year to year based on the characteristics of the students in each and the strengths of the teacher.
Bob Dillon, author of Redesigning Learning Spaces, gave some simple sage advice at CUE's BOLD Classrooms event in Northern California to help prioritize instructional space design projects that can be applied to undertakings of all sizes. As schools dive into modernizing learning spaces, let us ask "What is neat to have and what is need to have?" as we move forward with construction and design projects. This concept applies both to things that we purchase such as furniture, lighting, flooring, whiteboards, screen technology as well as to how traffic flow and visibility will impact the use of spaces.
The California voter, this past June and November, has been generous to schools in passing both local bonds and a state school facilities bond. This allows for a great opportunity for schools to take a look at how facilities, infrastructure and learning tools engage today's learners, prepare them for tomorrow's careers and stay flexible to adapt to the needs of the next generation of student. This is a great opportunity to show leadership in bringing teacher, student and community voice to the table. This is a great opportunity for collaborative partnerships to leverage social media and professional learning networks to share their work to engage in local, statewide and national thought partner conversations to support wise decision making in design, use of time and space as well as budget and resources to influence curriculum and instruction. This is a great opportunity to invest in the future.
As part of the Superintendent's Future Ready Briefing with U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, we have been asked a series of questions. The first question, "How has or how do you foresee Future Ready supporting your district's transformation to digital and personalized learning?" is one that establishes the visionary foundation.
I believe that it is through the focus of the seven gears that districts will be able to embrace just how truly intertwined and essential each component is to developing a comprehensive personalized learning program. Each of these gears has historically and frequently been addressed in isolation rather than a part of a whole. It is through defining and redefining our learning vision, as we grow in our knowledge base, that we consider each gear and plan for it while curriculum and work product become increasingly digitized and personalized.
Take a look at the seven gears. What do you think Future Ready's Impact on Digital and Personalized will be?
It is inspiring to connect with the work being done to move the Office of Educational Technology's Future Ready Initiative forward. It is energizing to be able to support a vision that has such a clear and profound impact of setting up our next generation of citizens for success.
School districts making the investment of time and resources in becoming familiar with the Future Ready Initiative have embraced this bold movement that is providing educational institutions across the country a robust network of resources to embrace and leverage digital learning. The seven gears embedded in the Future Ready vision are well thought out and a district's use of the Interactive Planning Dashboard yields meaningful insights into the structures of its organization that supports learning and encourages developing a mindset of preparing today's student for a future with tools that we can only imagine, but that will exist in workforce that students sitting in today's classrooms will be a part of.
Going through the dashboard, its resources and implementing an action plan founded in the research based practices that are provided at the culmination of this process is a comprehensive effort. The tools and the information provided through the Future Ready process are robust. They support strong, action based initiatives to provide an educational vision focused on more personalized learning through a systematic approach that includes the smooth integration of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Use of Space and Time, a Robust Infrastructure, a focus on Data and Privacy, Community Partnerships, Personalized Learning, and Budget and Resources. Follow through on this effort takes a significant amount of organizational capacity and strong leadership. It is also an effort that today's forward thinking schools are ready to embrace.
Allocating the organizational resources to fully leverage the resources made available through the Future Ready Initiative are not readily available in all school districts across the country. According to Using Data to Improve Student Learning In School Districts, written by Victoria Bernhardt, about 60% of this country's school districts have fewer than 1500 students. This puts a clear limit on a district's available resources to allocate the personnel needed to fully leverage the robust suite of resources available. In addition, this constraint of resources puts a strain on the smaller school district's ability to implement the complement of structures recommended in a systematic manner.
Yet, innovative leaders of small school districts across the country are jumping in feet first to embrace the Future Ready mindset. Leadership teams are making adaptations to the process of the Future Ready Leadership Self Assessment and the resulting self assessment reports to create modified Future Ready Action Plans. Small school district teams are creating action plans that embrace the personnel, budget and infrastructure resources that are available to them. Non-traditional leadership teams are being created that allow for the amplification of the teacher voice as well as that of the classified employee in planning and preparing schools to deliver a robust 21st century education to students. Educators from smaller organizations strive to create the opportunities for students in small districts that will make them equally competitive with the students of the 6% of the nation's school districts that educate more than half the students in our country. These efforts seek to equalize the playing field with students who are able to benefit from districts with greater organizational capacity, more robust infrastructures, access to more community partners and internal professional expertise, in addition to access to greater financial resources to support the implementation of Future Ready organizational structures.
Today's successful educational leader must embrace the philosophy of and understand the power of the collaborative relationship. For today's educator and Future Ready Superintendent this takes the form of a robust professional learning network. This network includes and values personal face to face relationships while also relying heavily on social media. Superintendents and leadership teams should bring energy, innovation and an open mindset to the their positions. Leaders should be able to support action that moves the vision of preparing today's students for tomorrow's careers forward. They should be connected on social media and should be able to adeptly move the Future Ready conversation forward by connecting with other administrators from across the country. Professional connections and partnerships can be created quickly via Twitter, LinkedIn, Voxer and Facebook as well as through membership in professional organizations.
The California School Board Association defines small school districts as those that serve 2500 students or less. These districts make up 55% of the districts in the State of California. One of those districts is mine, the San Antonio Union Elementary School District in Lockwood, CA. We are a Future Ready school district and I, as the the superintendent with a passion for education and a passion for supporting small schools encourage my colleagues of districts both large and small to take the Future Ready Pledge and dive into its supporting resources.
Change is an opportunity to do something amazing! –George Couros
Change is an opportunity to do something amazing – a simple statement with great insight. Social media has created a platform that has allowed educators to connect in such a way that our profession now has legitimate Edu Rockstars who are currently practicing while also being recognized for their craft. These Edu Rockstars are also influencing innovation in districts, schools and classrooms across the United States as well as outside the borders of our nation. Add to this the incredible influence the Edu Rockstars of other countries are having on educational practice in the United States and it is no wonder that teachers, administrators and classified staff are becoming more and more comfortable pushing at perceived boundaries to create more innovative educational environments that are relevant, engaging and seek not just to educate, but to inspire a love and a passion for learning.
It was perhaps inevitable that the creation of the internet would eventually lead to social media platforms as it builds on a basic human need for social interaction. Yet, it was not inevitable that educators such as Jon Corippo, Director of Academic Innovation for CUE, Adam Welcome, Director of Innovation and Technology for the LaFayette School District and Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for the Alliance of Excellent Education would all cross paths and be recognized amongst other outstanding leaders as 20 to Watch Education Technology Leaders by the National School Board Association. Their collective influence over the past couple of years has created a dynamic shift in the conversations and the actions educators are taking to redefine how instruction is delivered and how school culture is developed.
District leaders such as Michael McCormick, Joe Sanfelippo, and Candace Singh, are setting powerful examples of what it looks like to embrace innovation and risk taking from a systems approach. They are leading by modeling and telling the stories of their districts, modeling how to use the budgeting process to revolutionize the way work is being done and the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) to support an educational model that embraces today's tools and resources as part of the educational process.
Site leaders such as Jennifer Klozco, Catinas Haugen, Amy Fadeji, Brad Gustafson and Ken Durham have created cultures that serve as models for embracing teacher voice, academic risk taking , innovation and joy. Whether dancing to the music with Mrs. Klozco and her disco ball, embracing the power of glitter with Mrs. Fadeji, being empowered by Mrs. Haugen, going on a PokemonGo style tour of the school with Mr. Gustafson as a new student or being given an influential voice by Mr. Durham, these Edu Rockstars are changing the landscape of how business is being done in schools today.
Classroom instruction is being redefined by innovative teachers such John Miller, Ed Campos, Marianne Emery who are embracing game based learning, active instruction and redefined learning spaces to increase student achievement. John Miller's book, coauthored with Chris Scott, Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids, is a great example of the influence he is having beyond the four walls of his classroom. Ed Campos has created enthusiasm for 360 Math, active and engaged learning through his day to day work and CUE RockStar presentations. Marianne Emery's work in her own classroom design is being passed on to other educators through her Twitter account and events such as BOLD.
Former teachers and current educators such as Sam Patue, Brian Briggs, David Culberhouse, and Ben Cogswell continue to light up the landscape of innovation as well. It is impossible to list all the great educators taking advantage of the change social media has brought to the landscape of education. The one thing they do have in common though is that they have embraced change as an opportunity to do something amazing!
I love hearing how educators are shifting their thinking about learning, teaching, and leading as they read The Innovator's Mindset. It is amazing to see what happens when educators connect …
"I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization — Booth Tarkington, 1918
This Tarkington quote could serve as a sentence starter for so many of the innovations we see in education today. Let's play with this for a moment…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'internet' he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'smart phones'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'social media'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'cloud storage'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'e-readers'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'virtual collaboration'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'augmented reality'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'digital textbooks'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'game based learning'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
"I'm not sure he's wrong about 'online learning'," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization…
Ask the average person today to imagine the impact not owning an automobile would have on their daily life, their ability to earn a living, ability to get groceries, to socialize, to seek entertainment and so forth. How will the innovations of today, that some are hesitant to embrace or see as a threat to civilization, become foundations of everyday life for future generations?
This little guy doesn't talk yet, doesn't walk yet, but he and his friends will be in our classrooms in the next few years. They will be coming to us familiar with how to use a smartphone, a tablet and a computer. Are we prepared to engage him and his classmates with an education that uses the tools and technology that he is growing up with and are fully integrated into his personal life?
Thus begins a typical attention getting opener I frequently use in presentations. Despite the fact, that the smartphone and similar technology are as commonplace, if not more so, than the ink pen and the pencil, there continues to be significant debate about the integration of modern technology in the educational process. Nevertheless, the technological shift is in place. The full implementation of screen and cloud based technology along with a shift in pedagogy, as well as an understanding of the skills today's student needs to be successful for a career that will take them through 2075 before they retire, are being solidified.
It is with this in mind that I appreciate opportunities to lead and participate in discussions about the current revolution in education. I enjoy bringing presentations to other educators that support this shift. The process of preparing and researching the nuances to fit each education community I get to work with makes me a better educator. Over the past couple of days, I've been preparing to guide a predominately hispanic district in California through some discussions about their use of and vision for modern tools in education. As I prepared, I searched for images of a "Mexican toddler using technology." Here's an example of what popped:
As both an educator and the parent of a mixed race, hispanic son, I was shocked!
I decided to search for "white toddler using technology." Notice the distinct difference in images:
The educator in me is stunned, the parent in me can hardly breathe.
"Okay," I think to myself, "be a little more politically correct with your search term and see what happens with 'hispanic toddler using technology'."
I'm thinking, "Better, but do my eyes deceive me or are most of these images still of white children?"
Well, as long as I've started down this path…"black toddler using technology."
"Asian toddler using technology"
What was intended to be a quick Google search turned out to have a far more profound effect on my already strong belief around the importance of the work we do in regard to equity in education. The images speak loudly. Our societal perceptions and expectations are clearly captured. What started as "a quick Google search" has become a personal call to action.
I read the book Dot by Randi Zuckerberg and Joe Berger to our kindergarten students this past year. It is a wonderful book that uses multiple meaning words such as "surfing, tweeting, swiping, tagging" to highlight a balance of spending time with technology and playing outdoors. Yes, the main character is white and no, I haven't been able to find an equivalent book using characters of other races. Nevertheless, the story and the message are enjoyable and on point in emphasizing the importance of balancing screen time with outdoor play and discovery.
My school district enjoys being a distinctly multi-racial community and our kindergarten class shows this diversity with it's mix of black, hispanic and white students. Despite, what the Google image search showed for technology use by toddlers from a variety of races, when our kindergarten students were asked who used a smartphone or a tablet at home, 100% of the class raised their hand. When asked what the difference is between "tagging" on a device and on the playground, two of of our hispanic students provided very clear examples of the difference of their parents tagging friends on Facebook and playing a game of tag on the grass.
Knowing that our district, our community and our parents are clearly providing more equal access than what the Google image search would indicate society perceives, alleviates some of the emotional fire I felt during this search. Reflecting on the environments and communities that most of my colleagues work in took a little more sting out of the feeling. Yet, it does not alleviate the concern around the reality we know to still exist in regard to equal access, parental use of devices to support educational applications vs. video gaming and entertainment watching. The concern about the power images hold to set expectations and influence societal realities exists very strongly.
Let us all be a part of a call to action in the shift of equity in education as we navigate the impact of the technological revolution. Let us each use this opportunity to provide equal access to modern tools to support the educational process, to provide equal access to and understanding of how to use these tools. Let us all take part in shaping our culture, its perceptions and its expectations so that an image search shows equity in the opportunities and access provided for children. As we prepare the next generation of citizens, let our students, who will be retiring in 2075, experience life in a society that provides equal access and equal opportunity regardless of race.
What an incredible learning experience!
Concierge vs Coach
Relevant vs Worksheet
Engaging vs Compliance
Try-athlon vs Comfort Zone
Personlized PD vs One Size Fits All
Future Ready vs That's the Way We've Always Done It
These are just some of the shifts in thinking being embraced by the 7000 educators who attended National CUE in Palm Springs. This amazing event is like a trip into a professional development candy store. That's right, powerful, intense learning that, to use one of my favorite colloquiums, was "sweet!"
Three days of incredible learning at #CUE16 ended with these thousands of educators leaving with overflowing knowledge on how to be Future Ready, pedagocically innovative, how to improve their personal professional practices and how to share the inspiration they found with others. The goal for many, if not all…to begin or continue implementing an increased number of 21st Century educational practices that exemplify the redefining of once traditional worksheet based or one size fits all instruction into learning experiences that are relevant and engaging. All this while, most importantly, helping students develop the dexterity they'll need to be successful in a workforce where the jobs and skills required continue to adapt to increasing automization and adapting technologies.
Sessions challenged educators ranging from first year teachers to experienced superintendents to up their professional game, covered topics from incorporating project based STEAM activities and 3D printing to gamifying both student instruction and educator PD, to innovatively applying Hattie and Marzano's research.
One of the most powerful things that National CUE offers is that while providing opportunities to participate in learning that is deep and to listen to keynotes that inspire, there is also always a lot of fun. It's hard not to enjoy the flying antics of Sharknado.
Click here for the video: https://youtu.be/QuFuJUacL3Y
Then there is the always entertaining and inspiration on steroids of Jon Corippo who along with Mike Vollmert hooked CUE affiliate meeting attendees on attending this summer's LDI (Leadership Development Institute) with this gem:
Find this video at: https://youtu.be/j-cxvTqxJP0
But, my favorite part of this year was definitely getting to hear from the creator of Kid President, Brad Montague and being reminded that the messages and that the actions that make the biggest difference are usually the simple ones:
You're Awake, You're Awesome, Live Like it Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Else Feel Like Somebody Love Never Fails Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti -Kid President
It's here! #CUE 16 and I'm looking forward to presenting the Future Gear of Personalizing Professional Learning. Click on the gears to learn more about creating a personalized approach to professional learning for your district.
Interested in where to find Twitter chats, Blab conversations or blogs to follow? Click here for a listing of EdChats on Twitter or check out some hashtags such as #kidsdeservit, #TLAP, #caedchat, #edcamp, #NGSS, #CommonCore. Have something you want to learn about or a group of people you want to connect with? Just get on Twitter and see what you find when you add the hashtag. Looking for some blogs? Check out these recommendations by Edublogs and EdTech Magazine. Who should you follow on Facebook? Start with Edutopia, Elementary Librarian and the Buck Institute for Education as well as the authors you enjoy or professional organizations you belong to. Check out Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinais on Blab. Prefer a podcast? Take a look at the recommendations Edutopia has to offer. Start playing, start exploring and have fun creating your own personal learning plan.


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"Tanguera Worship" by Rigoberto [for AlexTangoFuego]
"The state of being so completely immersed in the music [milonga] and so profoundly [metaphysically] connected with your partner that movement flows from within the partnership absent conscious thought." [Dan Boccia of TangoTrance, Alaska]
It happened last night, with two different followers, two tandas, eight songs. Yes, our divine teacher/organizer and newly married DJ was playing four-sies for milonga tandas. I think. I was absent conscious thought, dancing milonga with my eyes [mostly] closed.
I had never given this possibility a second thought. Nor a first thought. The possibility of a "tangasm" or tango trance whilst dancing milonga has never occured to me. Interesting. One of the followers is a woman I haven't danced with much over the past year. At all. We danced once or twice a few years ago. She's always been in high demand, and I've just never asked/cabaceo'd. I'm bad about that. Too much thinking and not enough dancing. That's going to change. Wow.
Perhaps most amazing, these multiple milongasms happened with my sugarpiehoneybunch watching.
Anyone else ever have this happen?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Multiple Milongasms
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Labels: "Deep Tango Thoughts", "Tango Trance", "Up Close and Personal"
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SleepTech Summit
Third Annual SleepTech Summit
On October 3, 2017 the National Sleep Foundation will host the 3rd Annual SleepTech Summit co-located at the 11th Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference in Santa Clara, CA.
Register to attend this year's SleepTech Summit today.
We are pleased to be working with the following partners. Click the logos below to learn more.
Second Annual SleepTech Summit
On September 26, 2016, the National Sleep Foundation led innovation discussions in sleep health technology at the SleepTech Summit.The Summit was offered as part of the 10th Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference in Santa Clara, CA.
Harry Wang, Senior Director of Research at Parks Associates gave the keynote on the current state of the sleep tech and what to watch in the near future. Other speakers included representatives from Jawbone, Marriott, Samsung, and Nokia. As Chair of the SleepTech Summit, Michael Breus, PhD, wrapped up the event by announcing the SleepTech Award, the world's first innovation awards for Sleep Technology.
First Annual SleepTech Summit
On October 6-7 2015, the National Sleep Foundation launched the First Annual SleepTech Summitco-located with the Health 2.0 Fall Conference in Santa Clara, CA. The Summit explored the newest innovations in sleep technology as well as the business and investment opportunities within this growing segment of technology. Speakers included Fullpower Technologies, Jawbone, Misfit, Philips Respironics, and many others.
The Expo featured the latest sleep and technology products which were also showcased on a concurrently organized satellite media tour. The media tour resulted in 24 radio and TV spots around the country and more than 8 million audience impressions.


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Neal Shusterman, a bestselling author, a man whose writing style is constantly being compared to that of the greatest writers in history, delivers a wonderful new novel about mental illness and everything that comes with it. It's a powerful, personal, heart-wrenching story that all the young adults in America will fall in love with. It's a fascinating journey into the deepest and darkest corners of the human mind, a riveting, captivating, brilliant tale. Caden Bosch, the main character of the book, is a teenage kid who spends countless of hours walking, completely gripped by the thoughts in his mind.
He's trying not to talk to his friends who are beginning to suspect that there's something wrong with him. He lives in two separate worlds. The first one is the real, regular life with his buddies, family, and books. However, he doesn't get along with anyone and claims that somebody is trying to murder him and can't seem to find peace within himself.
At the same time, in the second, imaginary world, he's a part of a crew of sailors that's headed to the Challenger Deep (the deepest trench in the ocean ever seen). Caden is torn between his duty and a non-stop desire to start a riot and take over. Slowly, but steadily, the alternative world takes over Caden's mind, and his parents are scared to death and don't know what to do. Neal Shusterman created a touching, sensitive, haunting story with Challenger Deep.
It will be an unforgettable read for all the young fans of adventure books, and, it will educate them on the subject of mental illness. The greatest thing about it - the book is funny, uplifting and motivational, which brings hope to all the families who have to deal with this condition every single day.


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Adult Ministries
Below are just a few of the activities and groups offered for adults in our church
Sunday Morning classes
Starting after worship, we offer two 1-hour classes every Sunday: one specifically for women, and another mixed adult study. We vary our content and study course length, leader-dependent. We have focused on everything from book studies to Andy Stanley & leadership video courses!
OASIS Senior Adult Ministry
OASIS (Older Adults Sharing in Service) is a group within our church who strives to reach and serve our community in various ways. They've done everything from adopting a family for our church at Christmas time to visiting area nursing homes and working on prayer shawls.
LIFE groups
Join between 6 to 12 people that meet on a regular basis to 'do life' together. this is a fantastic way to meet new people, deepen existing relationships, plug into the church community, and tolearn and grow our faith in an intimate and supportive environment.


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Hand made in France and designed by eclectic Parisian lifestyle brand Tse & Tse, these fantastic white porcelain suspension lamps create a real wow factor in any space, showcasing the translucent beauty of porcelain when lit. Hang one over a kitchen space or group several together hung low, in a line or in a playfully asymmetrical manner, over a dining table. Available in white matt or white glazed finish. Comes with 3 m electric wire and metallic cable, suitable for E27 bulbs max 60 watts (bulbs not included). Dimensions: height 26 cm, diameter 26 cm.
The CORNET lighting range also includes a wall hung bracket lamp and a table lamp. For further details or to place a bespoke order contact email@example.com.


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Autumn has arrived and now is a great time to get out and enjoy the sounds, smells, and sights of autumn. Aurora has some amazing parks where you can enjoy all the wonders of this most beautiful time of year.
One area you need to visit is Tinker's Creek State Park and Nature Preserve. The state park is technically in Streetsboro on Aurora Hudson Road, but the Nature Preserve is in Aurora on Old Mill Road. Herons, ducks, geese, and beaver can be found in the spring fed waters. There are several trails that run throughout the park and the preserve. During fall migration periods, the waters provide food and shelter for thousands of water fowl. Please visit www.Parks.Ohiodnr.gov for more info.
Fall Festival: Saturday October 8 at 11:00am at Sunny Lake Park. Enjoy inflatables, hayrides, games, concessions, and more. Fall fun for the whole family. Sunny Lake Park is located at 855 Mennonite Road. Call 330-562-4333 for more info.
Trick or Treat: Trick or Treat will be held in Aurora on Monday October 31st from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.
Showcase Aurora: This is a great day of free family fun presented by The Aurora Chamber of Commerce. This event will be held on Saturday October 22nd from 10:00am until 2:00pm at The Aurora High School at 190 West Pioneer Trail. This event will feature a fall festival theme with trick or treat fun and a costume parade. Representatives from businesses, schools, city departments, and non-profit organizations will be sharing info, literature, give-a-ways, and product samples. Please call the Aurora Chamber of Commerce at 330-562-3355 for additional info.
Business Spotlight: Papous Tap and Grille
Next time you are in Aurora-be sure to check out Papous Tap and Grille. Located at 360 Aurora Commons Circle, Papous is a neighborhood eatery. Papous features pizzas, burgers, seafood, ribs, sandwiches, subs, and wraps in a casual atmosphere that combines vintage automotive collectibles and historical Cleveland pop culture. There is a lot to look at, plus the food is really good! Check out their web site at www.Papoustapandgrill.com for menu and hours.


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Meet The Maker presented by JW Marriott
This year, we are excited to invite you to the Meet the Makers tent presented by JW Marriott, where we're bringing together an exciting lineup of the finest wine and spirit makers for a series of intimate tasting session, each filled to the brim with knowledge.
In between Maker sessions, bar expert Tad Carducci, co-founder of the Tippling Brothers and a JW Marriott partner, will also be serving up three specialty cocktails from the JWM Bar located under the tent, highlighting some of the best spirits from featured Makers such as Tito's Vodka, Herradura and Treaty Oak. Be sure to swing by to sample some of the best wines, spirits and cocktails around!
The JW Marriott is one of Austin's newest players on the burgeoning culinary scene featuring three restaurants— Osteria Pronto, Corner and Burger Bar. Feel free to make your way to the Grand Tasting tent throughout the weekend to check in on Chef Jennifer Etzkin, who will be sharing some of her Texas-inspired dishes from Corner!
Silver Oak & Twomey Cellars: Nate Weis
12:15pm – 12:45pm
Duckhorn Vineyards: Renee Ary
1:30pm – 2pm
Tito's Handmade Vodka: Tito Beveridge
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Ever since the launch of its motion poster, producer-director Rakesh Roshan's 'Krrish 3' has rapidly advanced along the digital marketing route. Thanks to its campaign on the internet, including a chat session with lead actor Hrithik Roshan on a social networking site, the third instalment of the popular superhero franchise has managed to grab the attention of over 63 million users across the globe.
Tech giant Apple has now signed up with the filmmakers a first-of-its-kind tie-up for Bollywood. The content including music, video and apps of the movie is available in a new dedicated area on their online store, iTunes. In fact, the movie is among its biggest Diwali promotions to run internationally including the US and UK. Hrithik will also be making a special appearance at their store in London on October 15.
Rakesh Roshan says, "This association takes Bollywood to a new standard. It gives us a platform no (Hindi) film has got before. It's a great feeling that people from all over the world are accepting 'Krrish' as a franchise."
Hrithik will also become B-Town's first actor to be part of the 'Meet The Filmmaker' series that has, in the past, included the likes of Colin Firth, Jude Law, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Pattinson, Drew Barrymore and Amanda Seyfried. For those who'll miss the event, a video podcast will be available for download. "It is opening so many doors for promotions and music, too," adds Roshan.
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DOI Proposes To Clarify Federal Coal Royalty Payments
The Bureau of Land Management said Friday that it has proposed to clarify that only underground mines will have to pay an 8 percent royalty rate, while all other mines, including hybrid mines, would have to pay the 12.5 percent royalty rate that currently applies to coal unearthed from surface mines.
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Phew. I'm utterly exhausted.
Our pal MFK and his lovely ladyfriend came up from Boston to visit last weekend. We had a blast, but I'm feeling fat and alcoholic as a result. Brooke and I love fine dining, so we used their pop-in as an excuse to go to fancy restaurants even when our guests were otherwise occupied. I had a grasshopper taco for breakfast on Sunday.
Here are a few pics I took in the bathroom of the Mexican place where I ate the bugs (and drank the mezcal):
The blurriness of these shots more or less matches my vision at that point. Thanks to our guests for a harrowingly entertaining weekend.
geez, I thought I was living on the edge when I had some fish tacos. were they good?
Burlington has Airtran service now…. see you in July?
Benmac: I prefer jetBlue, but maybe?
Ben: They were delicious. You know how when you bake something you can eat the shavings? The grasshoppers were like the shavings.


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KIDZ BOP 25: In Tune With Kids
KIDZ Bop 25 is now out! The tracklist includes kid-friendly hits such as Roar, Best Song Ever, Wrecking Ball, Royals, Love Somebody, and The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)
We have many of the KIDZ Bop CDs and this particular one has many tunes my daughter likes. This time around the new KIDZ BOP kids are Ashlynn, Bredia, Grant and Matt.
Also….Minion Mayhem continues to ensue at KIDZ BOP!
"Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem," and KIDZ BOP have teamed up with Universal Studios to launch its 25th album with a national contest appealing to fans of the beloved unpredictable characters.
From now through January 27, kids can enter the "Minion Mayhem Super Contest" at KIDZBOP.com/DM2, where one lucky fan and their family will win a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood to attend the Spring 2014 grand opening of the new "Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem" ride.
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Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Page: 66(ll. 27-55) But the father of men and gods was forming another scheme in his heart, to beget one to defend against destruction gods and men who eat bread. So he arose from Olympus by night pondering guile in the deep of his heart, and yearned for the love of the well-girded woman. Quickly he came to Typhaonium, and from there again wise Zeus went on and trod the highest peak of Phicium 1801: there he sat and planned marvellous things in his heart. So in one night Zeus shared the bed and love of the neat-ankled daughter of Electyron and fulfilled his desire; and in the same night Amphitryon, gatherer of the people, the glorious hero, came to his house when he had ended his great task. He hastened not to go to his bondmen and shepherds afield, but first went in unto his wife: such desire took hold on the shepherd of the people. And as a man who has escaped joyfully from misery, whether of sore disease or cruel bondage, so then did Amphitryon, when he had wound up all his heavy task, come glad and welcome to his home. And all night long he lay with his modest wife, delighting in the gifts of golden Aphrodite. And she, being subject in love to a god and to a man exceeding goodly, brought forth twin sons in seven-gated Thebe. Though they were brothers, these were not of one spirit; for one was weaker but the other a far better man, one terrible and strong, the mighty Heracles. Him she bare through the embrace of the son of Cronos lord of dark clouds and the other, Iphiclus, of Amphitryon the spear-wielder—offspring distinct, this one of union with a mortal man, but that other of union with Zeus, leader of all the gods.
(ll. 57-77) And he slew Cycnus, the gallant son of Ares. For he found him in the close of far-shooting Apollo, him and his father Ares, never sated with war. Their armour shone like a flame of blazing fire as they two stood in their car: their swift horses struck the earth and pawed it with their hoofs, and the dust rose like smoke about them, pounded by the chariot wheels and the horses' hoofs, while the well-made chariot and its rails rattled around them as the horses plunged. And blameless Cycnus was glad, for he looked to slay the warlike son of Zeus and his charioteer with the sword, and to strip off their splendid armour. But Phoebus Apollo would not listen to his vaunts, for he himself had stirred up mighty Heracles against him. And all the grove and altar of Pagasaean Apollo flamed because of the dread god and because of his arms; for his eyes flashed as with fire. What mortal men would have dared to meet him face to face save Heracles and glorious Iolaus? For great was their strength and unconquerable were the arms which grew from their shoulders on their strong limbs. Then Heracles spake to his charioteer strong Iolaus:


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Rogue Fitness Team Black has a total of eight CrossFit Games individual titles on their roster. Rich Froning has four and Katrin Davidsdottir and Annie Thorisdottir each have two titles. And Josh Bridges isn't too bad himself.
But after Week 1 of the CrossFit Team Series, Rogue Fitness Team Black sits in 4th place, well behind Team Reebok United in 1st place. While Rogue Fitness Team Black won Event 3, a 14th place finish on Event 4 set the team back. Froning and team have a total of 27 points and will need a slip up from Ben Smith and team who only have 14 points.
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I'm sick of hanging out with myself Sometimes. I already know what i like, i want to know someone else though. I want a person to share my life with. Other days i enjoy the solitude and know that if i wasn't single then my me time will be divided, but still. .. i miss the morning sex and someone to cook for and ask that
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1. Travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarise oneself with it.
2. Search for resources.
I *dream* of exploring the world… of discovering every nook and cranny… anything and everything about travelling fascinates me. I love that feeling of the possibility around every corner exploring a new place brings, and I want to bring that sense of adventure into my life – not just when I board a plane or step foot in a new place, but each and every day.
I love learning and discovering. I love that on this planet, in this country, in my city there are people and places and things that are so different from who I am and what I know, and I hunger to find out more about them. I truly believe in a world where we accept and celebrate our differences instead of mistrusting those who we don't know or understand. I love Mark Twain's quote:
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…
In this space (A Happy Adventure) I want to share with you my passion for exploration. Join me, let's share this adventure together. Let's compare notes on both those discoveries which take place on our doorsteps and those half a world away. Tell me your dreams of wanderlust and I promise to tell you mine!
Oh, how I dream of discovering the world! Wanderlust runs through my veins. It makes my feet itch and my heart beat faster – dreaming of the day I next get to go somewhere new and explore. So I have some fun planned while my feet are tied to home. The Wanderlust series is a mix of different posts all related to a particular destination. I plan to explore and discover as much as I can and share all of that with you.
The idea of this Destination Inspiration series is a way to sate my strong urges to pack a bag and get on the next plane to anywhere. So I've decided to explore how we can bring these various destinations into our homes without hopping on a plane. I hope that it inspires you in some way to bring a little slice of this great big world into your home too!
I have a bit of a confession. *Gulp* Don't think I'm weird… but… when I'm stressed out or want to avoid 'real life' I get on the internet and I plan my Fantasy Trip – the trip I would take to a particular destination if I had no limits – if I had just won lotto and had all the time in the world. Trust me, it's a fun game!
I'm a list maker. A crazy, drive-my-husband-mad-with-lists-all-over-the-house list-maker… so, what better than a series where I get to share with you a variety of Top Ten lists relating to the destination of the moment? I might share with you the Top Ten foods I'd like to try in France, the Top Ten Beaches I'd like to visit in Hawaii, or the Top Ten spots I'd love to have High Tea in London. I'm hoping you'll make some suggestions and give me some of your own Top Ten lists.
Cooking and eating bring me great joy… I thought I'd combine two of my great passions for this Food from Afar series. I'm going to do a little investigating and provide you with a few destination-inspired recipes and dining ideas.
I take every opportunity I can to share my Wanderlust with my girls. I think it is so important to bring them up with a hunger to learn more about this great big world and to expose them to the many wonderful people, cultures, sights and experiences that are out there. In the Big Little Adventures series, I'll show you how I teach my girls (and hopefully pass on a passion to discover more) about a particular destination and provide you with some ideas that you can incorporate into your family too.
In this Explorer's Manifesto series, I will be exploring my ideas behind a traveller's framework more closely. Investigating the various aspects of travel: concepts such as anticipation, motivation and perception, as well as practical matters like eating, sleeping and memory-making; we'll discuss how we can heighten our experiences as Explorers of the World.
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Capital Supply Uncertainty, Cash Holdings, and Investment
84 Pages Posted: 15 Aug 2010 Last revised: 7 May 2014
Date Written: April 30, 2014
We develop a dynamic model of investment, financing, and cash management decisions in which investment is lumpy and firms face capital supply uncertainty. We characterize optimal policies explicitly, demonstrate that smooth-pasting conditions may not guarantee optimality, and show that firms may not follow standard Miller and Orr (1966) barrier policies. In the model, firms with high investment costs differ in their behaviors from firms with low investment costs, financing policy does not follow a strict pecking order, and the optimal payout policy may feature several regions with both incremental and lumpy dividend payments.
Keywords: Capital supply uncertainty, cash management, lumpy investment, inventory models
JEL Classification: D83, G24, G31, G33, G35
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We took a boat ride today through Halong Bay. The weather was a bit overcast, but I think it made all the limestone cliffs that much more dramatic. Or maybe it was the wine at lunch on the boat 🙂 I know it definitely helped my kayaking skills as we set off from the boat to explore a local fishing village settled along one of the thousands of limestone islands in the bay.
We then pulled into an insanely busy port to see the Heavenly Palace Caves. They were truly stunning and only recently discovered by fisherman in 1993 — though I wish they'd just left them with natural light rather than the bright colored lights they've used. I suppose I should have put that suggestion in the "Ideas Box." Either that or that the port could really use a traffic cop — we witnessed three collisions and many more close calls as the tourist boats bobbed and weaved to get close to the caves.
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Nahargarh Fort Jaipur - Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur is a must visit. The fort is one of the major forts in the region. I have been to many different forts and I can confidently say that "no other fort offers a view that is as beautiful as the one you see at Nahargarh". You will see the best view of Jaipur while you are standing in this fort.


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To get things kicked off this year Robert wanted to add a spark of light to our Spring Collection so he chose the invigorating color coral. We've never had a big range of orange tones here at Unison, but this season it just seemed right (along with the introduction of peach too). Combined with blue, this new hue plays really well. Dive right in!
The style watch team at Apartment Therapy thinks coral red is tops as well for 2015. It's one of their "9 Biggest Style Trends for 2015".
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Crab On The Ascendant – See Cancer Rising Celebrities…
"Are You Sure You're Cancer Rising?" Said The Shore…
Cancer rising people are luna-ruled, so it's important to look to the position of the magnificent moon in the chart to reveal more about the emotional temperament and overall tendencies of the person.
Because of this lunar influence they could be restless and emotional, highly sensitive too…
A shy type at first, Cancer on the ascendant could sidestep just like the crab until they have a better idea of their surroundings and the people they're with, at which point they'll come out of their shell.
They tend to love the sea and like all water signs are prone to absorbing the environment that surrounds them – good and bad. They can even be sensitive to the weather!
The emotional nature of these people can be gentle, sentimental and protective, tears flow freely and their memory is very good.
Their vivid imagination might not be logical or very practical, and they could also have a tendency to put things off, lacking initiative.
This sign can also sulk! Just see them pout…
They're devoted, caring creatures though, with a need to belong to a family or community, whether it's their own or they create it – just like Cancer rising Angelina Jolie, and her brood of children…
Cancer Rising Appearance
Cancer Rising Beauty – Luminous…
If you're born when the Crab is rising you might have very beautiful eyes. All watery people have pools for eyes and Cancer rising is no exception.
A sign linked to ancestry and heritage, as Cancer Rising your could really resemble your parents, and could look like the moon.
Your face could be big, soft and round or you could look like the man in the moon – the chin can be pointed, a bit like Punch from Punch and Judy!
We can look at Angelina Jolie who has Venus rising in Cancer to really show us what Cancer Rising beauty looks like, at best… Like a reflective and luminescent moon!
Cancer Rising Fashion
White is a good colour for Cancer rising people, as are all the colours of the moon – silvers, greys, creams and charcoals.
These people attach sentimental value to items, so their wardrobe might contain a collection of memories.
Cancer Rising Celebrities
☆ Angelina Jolie ☆ Cameron Diaz ☆ Cindy Crawford ☆ Cher ☆ Farrah Fawcett ☆ Fergie ☆ Inna Shevchenko ☆ Jane Russell ☆ Jayne Mansfield ☆ Jennifer Garner ☆ Judy Garland ☆ Julia Roberts ☆ Kate Hudson ☆ Karen Black ☆ Karen Carpenter ☆ Liv Tyler ☆ Lauren Bacall ☆ Tyra Banks ☆ ☆ Molly Ringwald ☆ Victoria Beckham ☆ Ursula Andress ☆ Valentino ☆
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I'm glad you are enjoying these tunes Brenda, I find them running around in my head while doing chores, etc. I'm also happy to see more people putting up what Bowed Psaltery tunes their working on here on Psaltery Strings!
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Should i buy a mini fridge?
Whether you're a college student with minimal dorm space or someone who just likes to get back to the basics, the mini fridge market is bound to have something that's just right for you. The mini fridge industry is booming this year with fresh ideas and unique innovation, producing a slew of compact refrigerators designed to meet a variety of lifestyles and budgets. Join us as we count down the top 5 mini fridges so far:
1. Danby 120 Beverage Can Beverage Center mini fridge(DBC120BLS)
If you've ever been frustrated with your mini fridge's inability to hold all your soda cans, your hardest days are finally behind you. Equipped with three sturdy shelves of storage space and a year's warranty (1 year parts and labor), the Danby 120 is more than prepared to handle your coldest beverages and bulkiest leftovers.
Ranked 4 of 5 stars by customers, this powerhouse of a fridge can hold up to 120 cans perfect for a get together in your dorm or apartment and comes with an interior light that illuminates the shelves when the door is open (saving power when closed). Other notable features include:
- Mechanical thermostat with temperature ranging capabilities of about 43F to 57F
- Recessed side mount door
- Integrated lock with a key
- Glass door with stainless steel trim
- Weighing a little less than 70 pounds, the Danby can be transported to any location you please, from your dorm to bedrooms to hotel rooms.
2. Danby Designer Compact All Refrigerator
There's no doubt about it: Danby was on a roll this year! Don't let the Designer's modest exterior fool you, though. This sleek black compact Mini fridge may look adorable, but it can pack a punch in the realm of storage, portability, and convenience. It comes loaded with a large variety of useful features, such as:
- 8-can storage capabilities
- 2.6. feet interior capacity
- Scratch resistant worktop
- Tall bottle storage
The Danby Designer also boasts the noble title of "Energy Star compliant." (which is important if they charge you for electricity in your Dorm or apartment) Weighing barely 46 pounds (allowing for easy portability) with 4.2.out of 5 stars, this sturdy little guy is prepared to hold all of your basic food and beverages.
3. Midea WHD-113FSS1 Dorm sized Double Reversible Door Refrigerator and Freezer
If you've ever wanted to adjust your Mini fridge to customize it to your space, look no further than your friend Midea. This impressive fridge optimizes convenience by providing you with adjustable legs and reversible doors, as well as:
- Mechanical temperature
- Interior light
- Storage space that includes separate fruit and veggie drawer
- 1-year/compressor 2-year warranty
Earning 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, the Midea stands at a little over 50 pounds with 120 voltage power and an energy star certification. When you pair all that with this mini fridge's free standing installation and sturdy stainless steel door, you don't just get a great fridge for less than 170 bucks: you get a snack and beverage heaven of possibility!
4. Igloo FR326M-D-BLACK Erase Board Refrigerator with Neon Marker
Well, it's finally official: it's now socially acceptable to draw on your appliances. In fact, this Igloo mini fridge insists on it. With a door specifically designed for neon marker customization, this fridge is bound to make an impression in your dorm and put a smile on your face whenever you go to grab a snack.
Given 3.9 out of 5 stars and coming in at under 50 pounds, the Igloo offers you much more than a dry erase board. This handy little friend also provides an array of useful features such as:
- Reversible door
- Adjustable thermostat (controlling power consumption and saving energy)
- Roomy storage space capabilities that includes3.2.foot fridge and freezer
- Slide out glass shelves (for easy cleanup)
- Ice cube tray
The mini fridge also comes with a lush back space savings design, which makes it an easily transportable option for small offices, dorms, play rooms, kitchens, and more. So if you never seem to have enough sticky notes in your dorm on hand to give reminders to everyone living with you, no worries; with this mini fridge, you can finally ditch the paper and scrawl reminders to your friends or family all day long!
5. RCA-Igloo
Igloo is back in action with 4 out of 5 stars and more than enough features to go around. This sleek compact mini fridge gives you style and affordability in one, consisting of a smooth black exterior and a price that makes it a worthy addition to any budget-conscious individual's home or office space. The RCA-Igloo offers a wide range of benefits, including:
- Over 3 feet of storage space in fridge and freezer
- 2 door configuration that consists of top door for freezer ad bottom door for fridge
- Adjustable thermostat (control power consumption) and compressor cooling (for optimal performance even during the hottest summer)
- Space savings flush back design
- Built in can dispenser/door basket for 2 liter bottles
This mini fridge weight 57 pounds and can be stashed anywhere in your dorm or apartment from your kitchen to your bedroom. So when you're looking for something practical with a little more to offer than the average fridge, pay it a visit; it may just be love at first sight!
Mini Fridge Revolution: A New Dorm or Apartment Standard?
Times can be tough on your budget. Luckily, mini fridges are not! While they may not have the same storage capabilities as a fully equipped kitchen refrigerator, there's a reason their market is growing and regularly coming out with new products.
Compact refrigerators store all of your basic necessities and are capable of saving more power than a regular fridge. Plus, they can be moved from one location to another with relative ease and convenience. The price is also something to consider; all of the above mentioned mini fridges, considered by many to be leaders in their industry, don't even reach 200 dollars.
At the end of the day, mini fridges are a good alternative for budget-conscious singles, college students, or just someone who likes to keep it simple. With their extensive features and sleek styles, these fridges are sure to provide something for everyone!


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A SPIKE in the number of companies going bust is a sign that the economic outlook is improving, analysts said yesterday.
Official figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy showed the number of firms being liquidated or entering receivership jumped by 45.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter between July and September to 268.
Yvonne Brady, head of corporate restructuring at law firm HBJ Gateley, said: "Although at first glance this may look bad, the current level of failures actually indicates improving conditions in the market.
"Resurgent economies often experience a spike in insolvencies as the weaker players are no longer able to compete against stronger competitors and that is what we are seeing here."
Brady added: "This quarter has seen a large increase and these figures could finally suggest the bulk of corporate insolvencies are behind us as the economy returns to growth following a number of positive indicators. A rise in interest rates in the near future, however, could bring about a further spike as firms struggle to service debt."
The number of failed firms fell by 2.2 per cent year-on-year.
Bryan Jackson, a partner at accountancy firm BDO, added: "In Scotland, I think we are likely to see more corporate failures in the months, and even years, ahead as the economy improves slowly and markets adjust to a different operating system. It is clear that we will not be returning to the boom years of 2007."


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Kylie Jenner follows in Kim's footsteps with Instagram snap
Kylie Jenner changes her image more often than we stick on the kettle, so we're not surprised to see a dramatic new look in her latest Instagram snap.
It seems that Kylie has opted to follow in sister Kim's footsteps with her new 'do, going for long, jet-black locks.
It's a much more natural look for the reality star, who has been experimenting with rainbow shades for the past number of months.
First it was chalky grey, then she wowed us with her bright turquoise tresses from her new Kylie Kouture hair extensions range.
For those of you just aching to copy Kylie's fresh look, you're in luck, because the star revealed in the photo caption that these are also extensions from her Kylie Kouture range. Fancy!
What do you think of her more natural look? We are big fans!


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Bera Alanya Hotel, Konakli, Antalya
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Bera Alanya Hotel Overview
Located right nearby the beachfront, this Islamic hotel offers a private beach area, pools and spa facilities. It has air-conditioned rooms with a satellite TV and balcony. The spacious rooms at Bera Alanya Hotel come with modern furnishings. They feature private bathroom with hairdryer. A seating area is also standard. Daily breakfast is served in buffet style at Hotel Bera Alanya. The hotel's restaurants offer traditional cuisine including salads and appetizers. You can also enjoy various pastries at the patisserie. The pools and spa facilities are separate for men and women, and they include a hot tub, Turkish bath and sauna. Massage services can also be provided. There is also a children's playground on site. Only a 1-hour drive from Manavgat Waterfalls, Bera Alanya Hotel is 10 km to Alanya town centre. Antalya Airport is a 2.5-hour drive away. Free private parking is available on site.
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I've been noticing a theme lately in my study of what is education. That theme is the difference between learning and the natural man.
First, before I started attending classes (the day I got my books, in fact), I read the article my brother had been trying to get me to read for a few months. It was a talk given while he was on his mission by John E. Liljenquist. It was amazing! It meant something to me on so many levels. I wont say it answered all of life's questions, but perhaps it gave the framework for those questions to be answered. I wish I could link to the whole talk, but firstly, I do not have Elder Liljenquist's permission (I think I might call and ask, or at least let him know that I've read his words and found that they are truth), and secondly, it isn't available online (I've looked).
Elder Liljenquist discusses Elder Scott's analysis of 3 different groups in the membership of The Church: Those with a testimony that are also converted, those that have a testimony but are not yet converted, and those who have no testimony nor conversion. The third group are pretty easily distinguished, because they are they whom we do not see at church. The breakup of the first two groups is a little trickier. I want to discuss the second group and I think it will help distinguish those members of the first.
The second group (those with a testimony but no conversion) are the members who are the biggest problem for the church. They are "unstable." They follow commandments until it becomes difficult. They pay their tithing until money gets tight, they make poor financial decisions, they do not magnify their callings. Elder Liljenquist made some remarks on these group 2 members (he was specifically talking about the men, but It's too close to the truth for my own life that I'm including all members). He says they were all returned missionaries, they were all married in the temple, and they all had children. They all attended sacrament services and accepted callings; but that was the end of their commitment. They were negligent in preparing lessons, negligent in attending to their home teaching families, and rarely went above and beyond the minimal expectations. Sadly, this talk made me realize I need to work a little harder on my conversion. The nice thing is, it gave me a good gauge of my conversion and what conversion looks like. I wouldn't say I'm completely "not converted," but there is definitely room for improvement.
Elder Liljenquist then discusses his experiences as a doctor, and how the conversion process is mainly about "the spirit gaining control over the body." In other words, conversion is overcoming the natural man. The natural man's desires are set on junk food, fast food, soda and sedentary lifestyles; basically nothing hard and everything easily satisfying. He highlights that subduing the natural man requires a lot of suffering. Christ suffered for us, and if we are His, we must suffer for Him (see Doctrine and Covenants 138 and Acts chapter 5). Accordingly, we must constantly fight the natural man (thereby suffering for our Savior), and when we do so, we become closer to the Holy Ghost. When we draw closer to the Holy Ghost, we slip from a mere testimony into true conversion. When you are truly converted, the gospel is not onerous to you, but the drive to do Christ's work comes from within.
So what does this have to do with education? For a moment, I'd like to switch over to my second recently-read article: Elder Bednar's talk Seek Learning by Faith.
Elder Bednar sets up a model of education. With his talk in mind, I surmise that it takes 3 different parts to make up education: Teachers, Curriculum (though he doesn't talk specifically about curriculum, I think it is an integral part), and Learners.
Primarily, students need good teachers to learn. The ideal of a good teacher is often misconstrued. It is not the job of a teacher to force education. It is the job of a teacher to help the student learn to learn. Until the student learns the principles of learning, his education is null and void. As Elder Bednar points out, a teacher can carry "the message unto but not necessarily into the heart." His discussion on teaching is beneficial, but I want to get to the meat of the subject before I've lost you all. A good teacher makes her primary focus on education the learning of learning. She knows that true education comes from within the student and not outside of it (Interesting. That's the same expression we used for conversion. Conversion and education come from within). Furthermore, a teacher does not make learning easy; she forces her students to think and to learn.
In my own education, I had one teacher that redirected my entire education. Previously, most of my learning taught me that if I was meek and quiet. I could slide by unnoticed and at my own pace. Teachers often took pity on me or let me off easy. I often turned in assignments late and still received full credit. But when I became a student in Mr. Cleverly's class, he was different. Suddenly being meek was not enough to pass a class. If I missed a day, I was required to make up for the time lost. If I was late for an assignment, it was too late to turn it in and no sad tale would work for his class. I worked hard! I don't think I got an A, and I don't recall most of the history he taught in class, but I learned more about education in his classroom than I did anywhere else. I learned that I was important enough for someone to expect something from me (pretty sad that such a concept did not occur to me until 7th grade), and I learned that it was my responsibility to take control of my own education. It is interesting to note that all of the teachers who took it easy on me only made me feel emptier and less human inside. They thought they were doing me a favor, but they weren't. Instead, the teacher that held his expectation of me to a high enough level that I had to strive to reach it was the teacher that taught me about work and fulfillment. I guess you could say he taught me how to suffer. There was no easy answer. Education takes work. It is through hard work and experience that students learn best. Experience is a form of curriculum.
In order for a curriculum to be good, it must have Principles. Principles are statements that hold their truth no matter the context. In the scriptures, we are taught that all truths are of God, whether secular or spiritual in nature (See Doctrine and Covenants 93:26 and 30). If it is a truth, it is good, and we are to seek after it. A good curriculum is also appropriate for the correct age level and cognitive development of the student. It grows steadily and slowly, building on knowledge that the child has previously developed. Even this is not enough; As Elder Bednar states, a quality education "causes us to put off the natural man (see Mosiah 3:19), to change our hearts (see Mosiah 5:2), to be converted unto the Lord, and to never fall away (see Alma 23:6)." See, there's that word conversion. When we are converted, the natural man has less power. In order for a curriculum to be adequate, it must also encourage and build upon personal growth.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, learning requires a student. Though most important, the student is often the least considered element of education. As Elder Bednar states so profoundly, "Ultimately… the content of a message … penetrates into the heart only if the receiver allows [it] to enter." It is the responsibility of the student to achieve learning. The key reason for this responsibility is our agency. An example of the role of agency is given in the story Adam in the Garden of Eden, when God asks Adam "Where art thou?" (Genesis 3:9). Clearly, the father knows all things. He knew where Adam was. He asks the question to allow Adam his agency "to act on the learning process and not merely be acted upon," as Elder Bednar states. I love what he says next: "There was no one-way lecture to a disobedient child, as perhaps many of us might be inclined to deliver. Rather, the Father helped Adam as a learner to act as an agent and appropriately exercise his agency." Agency is the ability to act instead of solely be acted upon. Agency plays a key role in education. When a student uses his agency to learn, he is primarily showing his willingness to learn by acting in accordance with what he has already learned. He is showing his willingness to suffer, to give up the natural man. Then he must open his heart (willingly) and seek out further knowledge. This is an act of faith; faith that such knowledge will be given to him. A student must act and not just "passive reception."
I was a student at BYUI when Elder Bednar was the president there. He often discussed the concept of acting and not being acted upon. I also think that is the main reason people settle for passive learning and never let that actual learning really seep in. I think the very fact that true learning requires action is the reason it is not often achieved. It takes a desire to act, and that desire does not come from the natural man. Perhaps that is why the natural man is an enemy to God. God seeks learning. The natural man seeks complacency. But overcoming the natural man brings growth and personal fulfillment. Overcoming the natural man makes me more like God.
Aren't these reasons enough to seek a deeper meaning to education?


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