text: Aon: Coming months critical for Australian insurers The coming months could be "very critical" for Australian insurers, a new report from Aon has said. In its latest Insurance Market Update for the second half of 2016, the major brokerage says that the insurance market is currently trying to balance elements of both the soft and hard market. "The balance between a very cautious insurance market desperate to return to profitability and the ever growing capital growth in the reinsurance capacity that underpins it, makes the coming months a very critical time for insurers in Australia," the report states. "Carriers are desperately trying to get price increases across many lines but will they be able to achieve it? At the very least, this mounting pressure will limit the reductions that have been available for so long." Want the latest insurance industry news first? Sign up for our completely free newsletter service now. The balancing act in the insurance market is helping to create a buyers' dilemma, the report continues, as long-term buying strategies come under immense pressure. Buyers are now posed with the question of whether to take advantage of attractive options that are now available or stay a more cautious course with existing relationships. The report questions whether insurance buyers have become too used to ever reducing risk transfer costs as the industry grapples with market changes. Insurers are seeing reinsurance supply hit a new peak, a benign claims environment around the globe, and a wealth of alternative capital still in the industry which sees clients expect lower pricing. Where the market turns from here still remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure: whether premium prices rise or fall, the road ahead looks bumpy. Related stories: Cost of cyber attacks on small businesses revealed Transport industry wants more than insurance on cyber risk Leave a comment SHARE


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"Educating young people to become global citizens will allow them to learn about the interdependence of the world's systems, believe that solutions to global challenges are attainable, feel morally compelled to confront global injustices and take responsible action to promote a just, peaceful and sustainable world." – Fleet + Winthrop
We envision a global network of classrooms in which project based learning, cross-cultural communication, and the development of 21st Century skills are a part of every student's educational experience.
What could a TMS global dialogue look like? TMS students in the U.S. producing Oral History films about the Civil Rights Movement, and TMS students in India responding with youth produced documentaries about their country's Independence. TMS educators facilitate the process of producing and understanding the stories through historical research, contextualization, comparison and personal reflection. [read more]
Join the Dialogue! If you want to connect students from anywhere in the world to a TMS classroom using technology, contact us!
We are eager to collaborate with classrooms around the world by:
• exchanging digital postcards about pertinent global issues
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• bringing the voices of our students to your classroom through TMS signature curriculum
• partnering in producing media of personal, communal and global importance!
As educators, we're always open to new ideas and forms of collaboration.
If you are a school in India, the U.S. or anywhere on the globe interested in bringing TMS programming to your classroom, contact us!
Past Exchanges
2013 TMS Fellow Nicole connected her students to Boston Public School students in Dorchester. TMS students produced a digital postcard about their festival, Ganeth Chatuthri while TechBoston Academy students produced postcards in return about Halloween! Students also wrote emails to each other about the everyday routines in their lives.
2013 Fellow Nelle Dunlap spearheaded a collaborative social justice and art-making project that stretched between two continents. Students between the ages of 8 and 14 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India were given prompts and art-making tools to explore their ideas about water. Their drawings, audio recordings, photographs, videos, and writing are uploaded to a communal blog, where the youth viewed and commented on each others' posts. This call-and-response between cultures culminated in an art action, as students presented a collaborative public artwork which brought attention to their discoveries.
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The last time the game about the apocalypse and survival are gaining momentum again, capturing a decent audience. I suggest you one of the novelties of this genre.
The game for the android in which you need to survive after the apocalypse, and yet there is an open world, craft and other chips that we have been waiting for! I do not recommend this to be missed;)
The idea to create an excellent survival game and now does not let go of most developers, so that we meet another representative of this genre, original and fresh!
This event was waiting for a long time and finally waited! Extremely cool and insanely atmospheric quest-simulator appeared for your androids, we meet!
A new sandbox that will send you to a huge pixel world where you need to survive, extracting your food and materials, creating something new and exploring the world around you!
A game that is worthy of the title of the simulator, which is imputed to it by the developers. And what are we to do? Yes, almost like in reality - to survive!
Role-playing game about the next apocalypse, that we decided to make the developers, however, this time built in survival apogee, nothing else you do not need!
Death Race is an old topic that has picked up and the film and game industry, a representative of which will become the draft, allowing destroy and fight on the road!
New adventure game about Pixel island on which to survive. The idea is generally good, but developers have generally the same again Kongregate, meet;)
The next race for android that will offer you a rather unusual for this format gameplay built on survival, only one capable of it?


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The Saratogian paper wrote a wonderful article about our visit, and we saw a great number of enthusiastic visitors. Special thanks to the Hudson Crossing Park Board of Directors for putting on a fantastic dinner!
Author: lcmm
Community Connections: Schuylerville
July 28
Whenever the Lois McClure enters the Champlain Canal, I look forward to catching up with Bob Foster at Lock 5, Schuylerville. Bob is a boat guy, who now runs a couple of tour boats. There's his lovely, little, diesel launch, the Nellie, named after a tugboat he operated a "few" years ago. And there's the Caldwell Belle.
The Caldwell Belle is different. She was launched in 1973 into the Milwaukee River, which Bob claims is smaller than Otter Creek. Several names, owners, and homeports later, she came under Bob's tender care. He kept the name Caldwell Belle; after all, Caldwell was a big name on the Champlain Canal, so why change it? The thing that's different about the Belle is she's a stern-wheeler, propelled by an honest-to-goodness, diesel-driven paddle wheel mounted on the stern. True, a stern paddle wheel on a tour boat isn't all that rare; what's rare is that the Belle's wheel is her only propulsion; the other boats are driven by propellers and bow thrusters, with the paddle wheel dragging along strictly for decoration.
I love to watch Bob bring the Caldwell Belle in for a landing at his tie-up on the corner
of the approach wall to Lock 5. He comes right in at a pretty big angle at a good rate of
speed. Just when you start to worry, he spins that big paddlewheel backwards, the blades
bite into the water with that characteristic slap-slap-slap sound, and the Belle comes to
a quick stop with her bow so close to the dock that the deckhand just reaches over and
grabs the bow line he left behind. As soon as the hand belays the line on the rail at just
the right distance back from the stem, Bob starts his wheel backing down again. As the
strain comes on the line, the Belle starts moving sideways toward the dock. In she comes,
majestically. Stern line on. "All ashore!" All smiles. It's always a pleasure to watch Bob
at work and then to walk over and take in his latest story about life along the canal.
Roger Taylor
Exploring in Schuylerville
July 28
The first leg of the trip through the Champlain Canal has been particularly special for me. Not only are we traversing familiar ground in our "home" canal and seeing old acquaintances and friends, but my daughter, Emily, has been able to travel with us. I cherish our time together and being able to share the things I love such as the great communities along the canal and the joy of being on the water.
In addition to our duties aboard, all the crew finds some time for exploration while in port. Today, Emily and I walked to the Schuyler House, a National Park Service site that's part of the Saratoga park.
This magnificent country house was hastily erected in late fall of 1777 after retreating British forces under General John Burgoyne burned Schuyler's more elaborate and palatial estate. We had a thoroughly enjoyable tour with Park Ranger Danielle, who showed us all of the incredibly well maintained rooms. I look forward to returning to the Revolution when I go back to LCMM for our Rabble In Arms reenactment.
Erick Tichonuk
First Mate
Reflecting on the past
We are at our berth at the Hudson Crossing Park, Schuylerville and it is great to be back on the canal. It's different this time as we know the lock keepers and people in all the communities we have been thus far. That will change when we head west out the Erie where we are stopping mostly in communities we haven't visited before.
I've begun re-reading Captain Theodore Bartley's journals, the most complete picture of life on a canal boat we have encountered. This year I have begun during the 1876 navigation season and find almost each entry providing a gem of knowledge about his life, travels and family. It's May, 1877 and Captain Bartley has just left Larabee's Point after unloading the coal he brought up from Newburgh. While there, twelve year old George fell overboard and had to be rescued. They leave Shoreham in tow of the tugboat Reed to St. Johns, Quebec where Captain Bartley has developed relationships with sawmills to haul their lumber to New York City.
The opportunity to travel these same waterways and visit the same communities with Captain Bartley's 140-years ago perspective has been one of the most extraordinary aspects of this remarkable experience.
Art Cohn
Executive Director
Life on the canal
July 27
One of the great things about returning to ports we've visited in the past is that we get to see old friends. Last night in Fort Edward, Darlene DeVoe and her husband, Adam, hosted a super dinner for the crew at Ye Old Fort Diner owned by John Webber. We couldn't decide which was better—the fries (the old-fashioned, real thing, and heaps of 'em) or the pie (lemon coconut, chocolate cream, butterscotch, apple–all homemade).
Today in Schuylerville, Darren Tracy, a volunteer crew member from the 2005's Grand Journey to New York City, saw us from across the canal and dropped by to say hello. Later, as the tour boat Caldwell Belle set off for a sunset cruise, there were calls of "Hi, Art!" "How ya' doin' Lenny?" and even, "Where's the guy with the ponytail?"—that would be First Mate Erick, except he somehow knew what a hot summer this was going to be and lopped it off.
All along the way, we've traded greetings and good-natured jibes with the lock keepers who've helped us along this route so many times. Now, the Lois McClure isn't just another boat passing through, she's become a part of the Champlain Canal. That's really special.
Kathleen Carney
Archeology in Fort Edward
On Monday morning Erick, Emily, Molly and I had the rare opportunity to visit an active archeological dig. We accompanied Neal Orsini, our guide and owner of the Anvil Inn (and also the 30,00th visitor on board the Lois in 2007), to the Sutler's House site adjacent to old Fort Edward.
All of us were impressed with the size of the project and enjoyed watching the archeologists painstakingly scrape away in the active pits as they uncovered bits of chert(flakes from the
production of projectile points) as they worked. Perhaps the biggest find was by Molly, who found a curious lead object outside a groundhog hole. Site archeologist David Starbuck suggested that it would take hours of research to determine what it could be.
Following our brief tour of the dig we went to the Rodgers Island Visitors Center where we were able to see their fine exhibits and visit the conservation lab. In the lab we viewed many objects recovered from the dig. This special opportunity to get a first hand look at the 18th century history of Ft. Edward made our stop here very memorable.
Jeff Hindes
Jeff is a history teacher at Champlain Valley Union High School during the school season. He has worked as a captain for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company, as well as volunteered for many years at LCMM. He joins the crew of the Lois this year as second mate.
Exploration in Fort Edward
On Sunday after we docked in Fort Edward, several members of the crew (Erick, Molly, Jeff and I) chose to go for a stroll to visit an abandoned lock from the old Champlain Canal.
The lock was really cool, with a river flowing down the middle. A fully intact tow path sat on one side. After a bit of exploring, we headed down the towpath to see how far we could follow the old canal. The path continued down Canal Street, where we encountered much evidence that the street had once been a canal. There were many large buildings and homes built at the time of the canal. We also came across a great graveyard that contained graves primarily from the 1800s (the earliest was from 1800!). The old canal continued over train tracks. There we found two more old locks. They were slightly crumbling, but still in pretty good shape. Because we were still convinced there was more to discover, we continued following the feeder canal. Soon, we figured out that this stretched further than we were willing to walk. The path, however, was alive with wildlife. Among what we saw was a heron, several rabbits, frogs and a muskrat. It was a really cool experience.
Emily Tichonuk
Emily Tichonuk is a 8th grade student at Vergennes Union High School. As the daughter of Erick Tichonuk, she has been around the museum many years and has spent quite a lot of time aboard the Lois.
Community Connections: Whitehall
July 26
An elderly couple came aboard the Lois McClure in Whitehall. The gentleman said he was a lifelong farmer. He talked in glowing terms about his life, how devoted he was to his land. After making a few rounds, on deck and below, he realized he realized that our life in a canal schooner has its own glow and its own devotees. He had a good time realizing that people who follow the water can be as wrapped up in their environment and lifestyle as he is, in a different environment and lifestyle.
And so it has been throughout history: farmers and sailors living on one planet, absorbed with land or absorbed with water. On that day, the Lois McClure brought us together.
Roger Taylor
The captain of Lois McClure, Roger Taylor comes to us as a twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, former Editorial Director of the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD, and founder of the International Marine Publishing Co. in Camden, ME. He is the author of seven books and many articles on boat design and seamanship. In 1991 he skippered the museum's first large replica, the Revolutionary War Gunboat Philadelphia II, and has been captain of Lois McClure since her Inaugural Tour in 2004. He now resides with his wife Kathleen on their other canal boat Water Lily in Paris, France.
I first came to Whitehall about 30-years ago when our dive team began studying the War of 1812 wrecks sunk in the vicinity. I fell in love with Whitehall then, its location on lake and canal, its special history and its people. This year's visit didn't disappoint. This was our first public stop and had a great group of interesting visitors. Particularly special for me was that I was able to visit my friend Cora, who at 106 can still transport me back to the days when she was a girl living and traveling on her father's canal boats.
On Saturday night, our friends in Whitehall treated us to an old-fashioned pot-luck picnic and made us feel so welcomed. A new conversation was begun about the feasibility of stabilizing the wreckage of the War of 1812 schooner, Ticonderoga, built in Vergennes, Vermont and raised from the lake in 1958 and currently exhibited near the Skenesborough Museum. We're looking forward to passing through on our way back home in October.
Art Cohn
Art Cohn is the Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. He is a professional diver and has coordinated and participated in Lake Champlain's archaeological projects for the past twenty years. He serves aboard Lois McClure as a tugboat operator and able-bodied crew member.
An evening at Ticonderoga
July 23
We anchored off of Fort Ticonderoga at about 4:30. It was pretty hot. It's my first time on the boat and so far it's been really fun! Emily and I thought that Ticonderoga was the perfect spot to go swimming.
We were right. A lot of us spent a good hour jumping off the bow and stern. It was about 20 feet to the bottom and the water was the perfect temperature. While having a race around the boat, I got a great idea. Why not try to climb up the side of the boat using the big rope fenders? So we spent the next hour and a half doing our best to get up to the deck. We tried climbing up the rope, hooking our legs over the fenders, using our life jackets to give ourselves a boost, and even lowering a rope from deck to use as an extra hand hold. Despite never quite getting up to the deck, we had a lot of fun and had a really great evening on the lake.
Molly Dunphy
Molly is a 9th grade student at CVU High School. She has been volunteering at LCMM for two years, and this is her first trip on the Lois.


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Author has written 2 stories for StarCraft, Looney Tunes, Command & Conquer, and Team Fortress 2.
I am: a university undergraduate (now graduated!)
Gender: Male (still single)
Favourite movies: Jaws, Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Aliens & Predator series, Lord of the Ring series, etc
Favourite manga/anime: Naruto, Bleach, Doraemon, Crayon Shinchan, Keroro Gunso, Pokemon, Detective Conan
Favourite games: Command and Conquer series, Starcraft, Monster Hunter
Favourite C&C units: Avatar (duh), Venoms, Scorpion Tanks, Flame Tanks, Stealth Tanks, Vertigo, Zone Troopers, APC, Mammoth Tanks, Mammoth Mk2/Mastodon, Titans, Wolverines/Wolf, Tripods, Devastators, PAC
Favourite C&C defences: Obelisk of Light, SAM sites, Sonic Emitter, Focus Beam, Flame Column, Storm Column
Favourite Red Alert units: Apocalypse Tank, Dreadnaught, Giant Squid, Terror Drone, Tesla Trooper, Desolator, Twinblade/Siege Chopper, Kirovs, Yuri, Mirage Tank, Rocketeer, Aircraft Carrier, Aegis Cruiser, Harrier/Vindicator, Harbinger Gunship, Pacifier, King Oni, Tankbuster, Rocket Angel, Tengu, Shogun Battleship, Naginata Cruiser, Sea/Sky Wing, Yuriko, Striker/Chopper VX
Favourite Red Alert defences: Tesla Coil, Prism/Spectrum Tower, Flak cannon, Gattling cannon, Bunker
Favourite Starcraft units: Siege tanks, Thor, Marauder, Goliath, Science Vessel, Raven, Battlecruiser, Ghost, Dragoon/Stalker, Sentry, Reaver, Shuttle/Warp Prism, Colossi, High templar, Dark templar, Archon, Dark archon, Carrier, Scout, Arbiter, Observer, Zergling, Hydralisk, Roach, Queen (both versions), Mutalisks, Guardian, Defiler, Infestor, Brood lord, Ultralisk, Infested Terran (SC1 version)
RIP Command and Conquer
I really hate the way how EA ruin the C&C franchise with C&C4. Completely different gameplay, story too short, no tib harvesting, no scrin (other than the tower), no base building, and weak obelisk of light (I really miss the way how these towers one-shot kill enemies of Kane). There are also still a lot of unexplained stuffs at the end of Kane's saga; like who the heck is Kane (Caine in bible or another type of alien?) Why fascinated in ascension? Is Nod gone forever? Will Scrin return? What is the fate of GDI since Nod and Tiberium are finally gone? Such a terrible finale for an icon, no wonder why Apoc quit EA. I really wish someone more capable can reboot the series, maybe the workers in Petroglyph that used to work in Westwood.
I am not saying that EA is lousy. They do make some good games and they did make a good job in making C&C3 and Red Alert 3. It is just that they should put in more effort in C&C4 if they want to make it as a finale.
Anyway, it is goodbye C&C and hello Starcraft 2.
Some story ideas
I have story ideas that I would like to try out, but decide not to do so because I am currently tied down to writing my Starcraft AU series. Maybe I will post these ideas as challenges in the future.
C&C (Tiberium universe) and Warhammer 40k crossover: Nod in WH40k
Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod ascended at the end of Tiberium Twilight, only to arrive in the grim darkness future of the 41st millenium. Facing against a human government even more radical and extreme than the GDI and aliens that would make the Scrin to look as tame as sheeps, Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod would need everything in their arsenal to survive and conquer these new enemies. Once again, Tiberium is the key.
C&C (Red Alert universe) and Warhammer 40k crossover: Empire of Rising Sun in WH40k
A powerful Librarian of Nipponese descent from the Iron Fist chapter discovered what seemed to be an unknown ancient relic in a relic excavation expedition in the Nippon Archipalego on Holy Terra. The relic was actually the remains of a Psionic Decimator, a superweapon built by the Empire of Rising Sun with age dating back to milleniums ago even before the Dark Age of Technology and before the rise of the God Emperor. Curious, the Librarian touched the device, only to accidentally release some residual psychic energy still inside the structure. As a result, the Librarian received a psychic memory invading into his mind, one that belonged to Yuriko Omega herself. Inside the Librarian's mind, Yuriko Omega told him about the history of the Empire of Rising Sun, how close the empire used to almost unite all human races on Holy Terra through a world war, how the Empire of Rising Sun used to thrive under their own beliefs and technology, and how they have been cheated out from their final victory by the western people, and eventually how their people were enslaved by the westerners, who the God Emperor himself descended from, after their defeat by the westerners in the very same world war by using underhanded tactics and technology that would remind the Librarian of the sinister Eldar. After Yuriko told the Librarian about everything on EoRS, all the remaining psychic energy stored inside the Psionic Decimator relic was released and channelled into the Librarian. The psychic backlash destroyed the relic, and killed everyone in the scene except for the Librarian himself, whose already immensely powerful psychic powers had boosted by multiple folds. Recalling the memory and seeing the destruction around himself in the excavation site, the Librarian believed himself to be the destined one to recreate the once mighty empire founded by his glorious ancestors. He also believed that the God Emperor had already fallen and that... corpse sitting on top of the Golden Throne was unfit to rule all over mankind. He also felt that the Imperium of Man was a totally failed system, with their leaders being too corrupted, cowardly, foolish and dishonourable since the fall of the Emperor at the end of Horus Heresy, a failed system unfit to protect mankind from the threats of Chaos and aliens. The Librarian would decide to leave his chapter and the Imperium, bringing a number of like-minded anti-Imperium Nipponese people alongside with him away from the Solar Sector towards somewhere in the universe to settle themselves. They would build a new Empire of Rising Sun from ground up in their new home, and the Librarian would proclaim as the second God Emperor of mankind and would seek to overthrow the Imperium of Man in the end.
Halo and XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012 remake) crossover: Covenant Empire vs XCOM aliens
This is inspired by some forums out there and the fact that the military build-up of the Covenant aliens and XCOM aliens would look so similar to each other. So I think, why not let them duke each other out, and see which alien oligogarch army would reign supreme. The story would go like this:
During the early phase of the Human-Covenant war, when the Covenant was still winning in the war against the UNSC all across the Orion arm in the Milky Way Galaxy, unknown aliens suddenly attacked a Covenant controlled planet where one of the Halo installations was located. What started out as a number of Grunts being abducted, would later lead to events of Covenant shooting down unknown UFOs and terror attacks against key Covenant settements and military outposts. The invaders had blocked off all communications in and away from the besieged planet, and since the planet was located away from the Orion arm, its local defenders were not so numerous as most of them were diverted to the war efforts against humans. Cut off from the rest of the Covenant Empire, an Elite field marshal would have to rally all the available troops and weapons he could find and defend the planet and the Halo from these unknown aliens.


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On March 25th, 2017, the Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations—Cultural Exchange and Support Initiative, otherwise known as NMC-CESI, hosted the Syrian Food Festival in the Cat's Eye.
In the first half of the workshop, Rasha Elendari, NMC-CESI's Co-Founder, paired UofT volunteers with Syrian newcomers, where the former and the latter practised English and Arabic. Later on in the event, people ate, sang, and danced together as a Syrian band played for the participants.
"There's a lot of support in the room, and the program helps promote cultural exchange," Felipe Fajardo, Victoria College Representative for NMC-CESI, stated. "It's important for people to get to know others who are commonly thought of as 'in the opposite spectrum,' we're more similar to newcomers than we think."
Fajardo is a fourth year undergraduate student at Vic. He has felt impacted by the Syrian crisis due to his Colombian roots. In attempts to raise awareness for the crisis, Fajardo wanted to start a program that addressed these issues, applied for scholarships, and found the NMC-CESI initiative.
The NMC-CESI was created by a group of graduate students at the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at U of T as an educational and humanitarian initiative.
In support of the organization's weekend workshops with newcomers to Canada, the Student Projects Fund granted $5000 to NMC-CESI, and $1000 specifically to the Syrian Food Festival. Student Projects funds Victoria College students' events directed towards UofT and Vic students. NMC-CESI has hosted fundraising events such as Singing for Syria in the Cat's Eye during the Victoria College Syria Awareness Week, which took place between March 13th and March 18th.
When asked about the effects of the workshops for volunteers, Fajardo commented, "I think it's especially powerful for students, because you meet people who have so much strength and resilience and are so grateful to be here. To be working with them is amazing."
Fajardo also stated that the community gatherings are great opportunities for students to see how they can make a difference closer to home.
"Syrian newcomers have to endure completely a different language, climate, and culture," Fajardo said. "It is important to focus our efforts and support on those who have already arrived."


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Full title reads: "London. World's Largest Girder. 68 ft long - weighing 98 1/2 tons - on a 30 wheeled lorry moved slowly, but successfully into position! The journey from Middlesbrough to Marble Arch cost £20,000!"
Various shots of a huge metal girder being carried on the back of a lorry (a Scammell 100-ton tractor) through the streets of London. Large crowds have come out to watch its passage. The lorry is aided by a traction engine (Fowler B6 crane engine).
Pan up construction site of new hotel (Cumberland Hotel) to show the girder being placed into position.
More footage of this very same vehicle can be seen in clips 824.02, 669.05 and 814.37.
It is now housed at the British Vehicle Museum.


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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
blessed quietness
Ever have a hard time being quiet? I sure do. Silence is awkward. I read some years back that a natural pause occurs about every 20 minutes in a conversation. I think about that alot when in a room full of people visiting with one another and an overall pause occurs in the room. People don't allow it to last long, but it happens. Seems more so even today that we think we need noise around us at all times...case in point: constantly seeing people with white cords extending from a pocket to their ears. (I guess tthat is better than in the 80's when boom boxes were carried around on shoulders and the noise was shared to all who were in the vincinity...thanks to those who keep the noise to themselves nowadays!) It takes effort to be quiet and be comfortable with it.
I never really appreciated stillness until I became a mom. Naptime was indeed a time to enjoy. As soon as Alex was down for a nap, I went quickly and silently around the house and turned off all the ringers to the phones. Alex was a light sleeper and I did everything I could to ensure us both a quiet moment to relax and rejuvenate. Tim came a year later and if the planets aligned just right and they both fell asleep around the same time, you know I thanked God for that miraculous moment. :)
"Noise" comes in a variety of ways...email, calls, texts, music, news, sports, internet, tv, work...the list can go on and on. Why is there such a need for noise? Quietness opens doors that sometimes we would rather have remain closed. When we have time to hear ourselves think, up surfaces things we need to do, work on, or at least start admitting to ourselves. Is there any wonder in Psalms 46:10 we are instructed, ""Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Sometimes, in all of life's noise, what God is trying to share with us is drowned out. Our hearts and minds are occupied to capacity, leaving little room for the still small voice to reach us. Indeed, He will make His message clear one way or another in the end. Life lesson #1055: Seeking God's voice willingly and actively is better than having to be quieted by Him to hear it.
In my Bible study time yesterday, I read the verse at the beginning of this blog post. I read it and knew it was an answer to a prayer of mine. In following the Spirit's leading to become quiet in a certain area of my life, I know I am to continue being still at this time and trust God to speak for me. He will be glorified more if I am quiet, even though it is a very hard thing for me to do. Sowing the seed of quietness now will bring a harvest of joy later. In this, my hope lies. This quietness seems most awkward...goes against what I want to do, even...but, out of obedience to the One whose voice I desire to hear through all the other noise, willingly, I am still.
"Joys are flowing like a river since the Comforter has come;
He abides with us forever, makes the trusting heart His home.
Blessed quietness, holy quietness, blest assurance in my soul!
On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows cease to roll!"
~"Blessed Quietness" by Marie P. Ferguson
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Monday, March 29, 2010
amazing love...abundant life
"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us." I John 4:11-19
In my opinion, nothing lives out love more boldly than Easter. God's one and only Son loving us enough to die on the cross to take the punishment for our sins, only to rise again on the 3rd day and overcome death and the grave so that we can live with Him eternally. That's the greatest love story ever!
His love is perfect. His love never fails. His love is complete.
1 John 4:15-16 speak volumes to me...when I accepted Jesus as my Savior, God came to live within me so that I can know and rely on His love. The moments in life when things just do not make sense...when there's hurt...when asked to relinquish hopes and dreams...there is a promise of perfect love on which I can depend. Victorious living happens in spite of circumstances because I know His amazing love for me.
Every Christian knows, though, that it's not easy. John 10:10 warns us, "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy". In everything God allows, Satan will try to interfere. This shouldn't surprise us for it's his nature to do so. Remember, however, we have a promise of a love that we can rely on when Satan is doing what he can to sway our hearts away from God and His plan for our lives.
More great news is found in the second half of John 10:10, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Jesus came not just to give us life, but an abundant life! I do not believe this is a promise of materialistic prosperity, but rather of a life that is full of God's love, joy and peace no matter what we're going through on this earth. I was talking with a friend just the other day and in the sound of her words and by the joy on her face, it was evident she was living an abundant life. Was she doing anything out of the ordinary? No, not really. But in the everyday things that come about, she is looking for ways to share the Gospel, showing Christ's love to others, and finding peace in making decisions for the future realizing things don't always turn out the way she thought they would. Abundant living is a result of living life as one on a journey to a better life that awaits us. Yes, we are to be good stewards of the time we have on this earth and to do our best at the tasks appointed to us here, but they are not to become what we live for. Colossians 3:2-4 says it best..."Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."
This month, my journey has brought me to a greater understanding of who God is and who I am in Him. Authenticity requires much testing, but God's love is there for me to rely on to see me through the long days. Sometimes, I fail...but I serve a God who never does. My prayer is that when others hear and see me they see a gal living in the abundance God offers to all of His children. Looking for more out of this life? You will find more than you can ask for or even imagine in a life that is hidden in Christ.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
to stand in awe
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." James 4:10
Ever notice how daffodils bow their heads yet stand so tall? To me this is a picture of how James 4:10 works...humbled yet lifted up. How awesome is that?!!
A song I heard last week spoke to my heart on this topic as well as did this photo of Alex's when I saw it. All over the yard this year the daffodils are standing tall, but their beautiful heads are bowed low...it takes nothing away from their beauty, however. Humility in a Christian is a beautiful thing. The awesome thing that I have realized, though, is the reason why God lifts us up.
God lifts us up to stand in awe of Him.
So many times I realized that after a trying time, a moment of worship, or just a time of feeling refreshed in the Spirit when I know it was God who "got me through", I say a nice "Thank you, God." and move back to life as normal. At that moment of being lifted up instead of looking to get things back to normal, my response could have been to stand in awe of a mighty God. To dwell in His presence and to stand in awe of who He is...just imagine the thought! What a perfect response to an amazing God!
For any going through a difficult time right now, hold fast to the promise that God will never leave you or forsake you (Deuteronony 31:8). His word also says in Job 23:10, " But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold." I think God is trying to get this into my head and heart this week for every thing that I have studied and read and heard all fell into this theme.
A trying time, a humbled state, a broken heart....no matter what it is, God is here. He knows and He's not going anywhere. When the testing is done, and we are refined as gold, He will lift us up...so we can stand in awe.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
everything tells a story
After all these years, I can finally agree that history is fun...just don't test me on it. Being a mom of boys has given me a new outlook on alot of things like cars, racing, legos, and also history. Touring a submarine and a battleship wouldn't have thrilled me much before, especially both on the same day, but with the boys things are just different. They liked all the knobs, doors, and "secret" rooms to explore...I liked the panels that labled and explained all those things. However, some things in and of themselves told a story.
The "ship's office" inside the USS Drum submarine was smaller than a standard restroom stall we have today...it held a built in desk, chair, a few shelves on the wall holding pictures, and a typewriter. That room brought tears to my eyes...the stories those walls could tell of men typing letters of importance or leisure...all the while underwater or at least in the water, not knowing if they'd return to the ones they were writing.
The cots they slept on left little to the imagination. Some stacked 3 high with not much room to throw elbows around...and very litlle privacy for most crewmen. The kitchen/dining area was efficient, as it had to be. There couldn't be too many cooks in that kitchen to spoil the food...they simply wouldn't fit! Wonder if the mealtime talk revolved around work or family...maybe a little of both. I would not make a good submarine crew person...the spaces are tight and passages are narrow. The agility required to make it through the doorways and up and down ladders at a steady pace, let alone a rapid one, is beyond my capability. The emergency exits are always up ladders and through little round holes...some things they do get right in the movies. :) Once on the USS Alabama, more stories unfolded before my eyes. The seats that held the men that shot the missiles...the chairs that men sat in while strategizing and plotting the next move...the offices that were used to examine the health and heal the wounds of the crew...the common areas that provided a little of "home" just when they needed it most. If those walls could talk, indeed!
Maybe this history awareness is something all moms of boys come to when our sons are looking for heroes. The first glimpse of heroes for my boys has been from the Bible...Noah, Moses, Sampson, David, Daniel, Jesus...the list could go on and on. They both have their favorites already. But for an everyday hero, where does one turn their sons' attention to? Many are in sports...some in politics...but what about the heroes who lived and possibly died in support of and loyalty to our country? These heroes who lived in cramped quarters...these heroes whose boots and uniforms were of the brand "USA"...these heroes who saluted the American flag and fought for the freedom it stood for...these heroes who still today go where the action is so that the backyard remains a safe place for our children to play. One such hero's story I read briefly about in the air museum. Mike Christian, you can read about him at this web address... http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/c/c083.htm To read the story that brought me to tears, click on the link and scoll down until you see the words "Our Flag-The Stars and Stripes 'Mike's Flag'". An unsung hero among many, I'm sure.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
a long winter
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow." ~ Guinean Proverb
Winter has been a long row to hoe...it came early and left late, sharing its beauty with us many a day. I think that we've turned the corner, now, and have encountered SPRING in 2010! The chilly nights lead the way to warmer days and the sunrise gets earlier each day. With spring, however, arrives time change...we'll face that come Sunday morning. That is a whole other subject for another day, though.
I have to admit there were a lot of good moments this winter...giddiness with the first snowflakes that fell (and the second...but the third, not so much...and definitely not the fourth), fires that kept me warm and toasty, fast flying sleds, hot cocoa with little marshmallows, and my favorite pink fuzzy slippers...
There are positives about winter...things that I absolutely love for a time. I've been spoiled since moving to GA, though, and have become accustomed to enjoying an early spring. I liked when the daffodils bloomed in late January a couple of years ago...and they've always been open by the end of February. It was difficult to wait for them to bloom this year. Worth the wait?...so much so!
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I had heard a lot about Longwood Gardens but this was my first time visiting the place. I was amazed at how big the garden was and all the different variety of flowers they have along with the fountain shows and the beautiful landscape. I love taking pictures of flowers but of course this time, I was here for a different reason- Shooting family pictures for Melanie and Jason. I had lot of fun shooting Jake and Joey's pictures last year so this year when Melanie asked me if I could do a family shoot for her, I was more than delighted!
Melanie and Jason are originally from NY but we decided to do the shoot at Longwood Gardens in PA while they were visiting her sister (and my former boss), Michelle. Michelle and her husband, Dan were of so much help in getting the kids to smile and look at the camera. They even helped me carry some lights!
Taking pictures of kids is more difficult than you might think. Along with the usual complexity of composition, lighting and exposure, you now have to make sure the kids are in a good mood, they look at the camera and you have to be super fast and precise about the focus to make sure you dont miss the moment. Jake and Joey, however are some of the most camera friendly kids I've ever come across and the fact that they are so cute just makes taking pictures so much easier and so much more fun! The kids had a long day with going to a Zoo in the morning and then walking almost a mile with us in the park. Any other kid would have been tired and cranky. Yet with Jake and Joey, even hours after the session started, the smiles kept coming, poses were not an issue and nobody was cranky. It was amazing!
Unfortunately, we hit a big thunderstorm before I could get some golden sunlight so we had to call it a day. I still think we got a few good pictures and I wanted to thank Melanie, Jason, Michelle and Dan with all the help with the shoot.
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I remember last year when I took pictures of Jake and Joey. It was the first time I was experimenting with textures so this time around, I wanted to see if I can apply what I've learned in the past year.


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Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Krueger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality.
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The only thing I actually liked about this remake was the storyline. I didn't think any of the actors fit any of their character roles. If there was a way to find people who actually looked like the original cast members or at least find people who fit the character roles, then it would have been a lot better.
The reason why I liked the storyline was because I found it to be more entertaining, than the original. Though, without Robert Englund as Freddy, I don't see them getting far with a remake version. The new look for Freddy seemed to be very lame, in my opinion. You can tell he was trying too hard to be just like Robert Englund, but without his looks, it's still not the same.
The main thing I didn't like about the storyline was how they changed Freddy Krueger from a child murderer into a child molester. I know they wanted to update it with the times, but I thought they should have kept the same background, which he was known for. That's like remaking Texas Chainsaw and Leatherface being known for raping women.
The only decent acting I noticed was from Katie Cassidy. Everyone else didn't seem to be too great and could have done a lot better. I thought Kyle Gallner was trying to act like the guy from Twilight. The way he talked and how his mouth looked made me feel like he thinks he's a vampire in a TV series. The only thing he was missing was trying to bite Nancy's neck. His slow motion swimming scene, when he was coming out of the water, made me laugh because of the look he gave.
Anyways, if you haven't seen this movie, I wouldn't recommend watching it. If you are a Nightmare on Elm Street fan, then you'll probably hate it as much as most people, including myself. If you didn't like the original Nightmare on Elm Street series, then you might like this one, since it was more entertaining and faster paced.
If it wasn't for the storyline being decent, then I would have gave the movie a lower score. It's why I gave it 2 stars, instead of 1 star.
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The possibility of World War 3 in the near future, could Treyarch base BO3, and even less far fetched, BO4, off of WW3?
And could zombies become Russian Zombies, just like the pre-BO2 zombie era had Nazi Zombies?
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Russian Zombies had been around in Black Ops.
I dont think that exploiting a recent event would be a good route to take. I think it would piss alotta people off.
It wouldn't be no different then us killing Z's in the World Trade center. Which I think would be in bad taste.
Don't even get me started on how they use the suffering of others to make a profit. It wouldn't suprise me though.
Do you realize that the U.S. National Anthem is the only one that has both Rockets and Bombs in the lyrics ??
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Well, I guess, what do you expect when they start to make a game about WW3?
If WW3 starts we have alot more to worry about than the next cod, US vs Russia their only one outcome everyone loses both country's would be destroyed.
If it resulted in a nuclear war then ya. Treyarch makes games, they aren't hired by the military. Same goes for any other video game company. So, video game companies would be looking to produce something new. That's what they do.
when thinking about WW3, the next COD is one of the last things I would be thinking about, considering i would probably get drafted, along with some of my family, friends.
In addition, if we lost, it would mean Russia takes us over, then we are really screwed. So, don't take me as someone who only thinks of a potential video game whenever a war comes up. but this is a video game forum, so what else are we going to discuss.
Im sure infinity ward already got dibs on it with mw3, but treyarch could do an aftermath one with glow in the dark zombies.
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Eight innocent lives were lost on Tuesday in Lahore as a result of a police attack on the residence of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri
Eight innocent lives were lost on Tuesday in Lahore as a result of a police attack on the residence of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri.
Apparently, the police was sent there to remove barricades but what ensued was a bloody battle. The scenes on our television screens looked right out of some autocratic state where state brutality is a norm.
One could hardly believe they were being beamed live from the middle of Lahore, the capital of Punjab.
According to the the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), "This is not the first incident in which the lack of police training and their capacity for crowd control without violence has been badly exposed. It is not likely to be the last. In fact, Tuesday's incident makes it abundantly clear that there are no bounds to police brutality in action against political rivals of the parties in power."
Police brutality is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan but firing live bullets on protesters, no matter how unruly they are, is not how democratic governments go about it. The order to remove those barriers reportedly came directly from the Punjab government, but in trying to show Dr Qadri and his supporters who the real 'boss' is, the Punjab police went overboard and ended up spilling innocent blood.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was at a loss for words at his press conference. The responsibility now lies with him and his government to actually punish the culprits. The Punjab government and CM Shahbaz Sharif are known for coming down hard on their political rivals but one cannot comprehend how they could have given orders to shoot protesters. Thus, it is very important to find out who ordered that the shots be fired.
There are many who think that moves were afoot to destabilise the Nawaz Sharif regime way before this incident took place. When the likes of the Chaudhry brothers, Sheikh Rasheed and others joined the Qadri bandwagon, it seemed like a conspiracy hatched to either oust the Sharif government or weaken it. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri is known to be an establishment stooge, who has quite a following in this country despite being a Canadian citizen.
There was already tension between the military establishment and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but the North Waziristan operation and an alleged deal on the Musharraf trial resolved the issue to a certain extent. Just when it seemed that the military and Sharif were on the same page again on these issues, the Lahore incident took place. While there is no justification whatsoever for the deaths of innocent people, the timing is suspect.
The military has certainly gained popularity because of the North Waziristan operation. The entire nation seems to be behind the armed forces in their fight against the Pakistani Taliban.
Some analysts believe that the Lahore incident will either be used to cut Mian Nawaz Sharif to size by turning him into a lame-duck prime minister or it will pave the way for a technocratic setup. Unless the Sharif government deals with this issue properly and refrains from violence when Dr Qadri arrives in Pakistan, it will lose the game.
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David Guetta Goes Completely Different Direction In New Song, 'Dangerous'
David Guetta's new song, "Dangerous," featuring Sam Martin, sounds like it could have been pulled from the scrap heap of Daft Punk's recent Random Access Memories album. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's great to hear Guetta take a risk and go a completely new direction with his sound. We would have never expected Guetta to produce a song that has elements of synthpop, funk, and disco. In fact, the second half of the track sounds similar to a "poppier" version of "Get Lucky."
In an interview with Billboard, Guetta said he was planning to go a different direction with his upcoming album, Listen: "All I can say is that it's completely song-based. There are featured artists of course, but none that you'd expect with me, and really it's just completely different from anything I've done before. That's why it has taken almost three years. It's just different. Like I have this record 'Lovers on the Sun' that's out right now and it's doing amazing, but it's still comparable to other records I've done. This next album has tracks I couldn't compare to any other record."
Guetta told the Wall Street Journal, "Honestly, I'm a little bit scared. It's completely different from anything I've done before."
A teaser of "Dangerous" was uploaded to Guetta's earlier today. Listen to it below.
Also, Direct Lyrics put up a full version of the song, which you can listen to below.
This is a good move by Guetta to stay relevant in dance music. He could have continued to make millions by producing mainstream, top 40 dance music, but he's decided to take a risk to try and gain respect from electronic dance music fans. Anything he does is polarizing, so it'll be interesting to see how this pans out for Guetta.
"Dangerous" is now out on iTunes, and Listen will be released on November 24, 2014.
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Friday's game between the Lakers and New Orleans is looming larger with Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul seemingly running head-to-head in the MVP race.Both players are putting up fantastic statistics, but the unofficial rule that the player with the best team gets the nod. Coach Phil Jackson confirmed that before Tuesday's game.
"I think winning the West is probably the most important thing," Jackson said. "It's going to have a big influence."
The Lakers entered Tuesday 1 1/2 games behind New Orleans for the top seed in the West. They will meet at Staples Center.
Paul was averaging 21.5 points, 11.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. Bryant was averaging 28.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists a game.
Jackson gave credit to Paul for his ascendance to MVP consideration and threw in another candidate.
"I think Chris has vaulted into that," he said. "(Kevin) Garnett obviously is going to be in the running. I'm sure there's going to be a lot of votes in the East."


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By virtue of an order of sale and decree of foreclosure to me directed from the Second Judicial District Court, County of Davis, State of Utah, in favor of Ogden Packing & Provision Company, a corporation, and against Milando Pratt, Elizabeth R. Pratt and Edna V. Pratt, to satisfy a judgment of ($580.00), Interest $19.50, attorney's fees $100.00, plaintiff's costs to date $17.80, and costs, I have levied upon the following named property, to wit: All of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Tp. 2 North, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, together with the appurtenances, as the property of Milando Pratt, Elizabeth R. Pratt and Edna V. Pratt, and will expose the same for sale or so much as will satisfy plaintiff's demand, to wit: ($587.30) five hundred eighty-seven dollars and thirty cents and costs, at the front door of the County Court House, in Farmington, Davis county, Utah, on the 8th day of January, A.D. 1914.
Sale to commence at 1 p.m. Terms: Cash.
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Educator makes learning relevant and globalApril 4, 2016 - 8 minutes read
How do you bring communism to life for students who live in the Western world? Morikke Espenhain, Grade 3 teacher and IB Coordinator may have a trick up her sleeve.
Kids aren't the only ones who won big when Morikke Espenhain joined the staff of Cypress Park as a Grade 3 teacher and IB Coordinator. This 17-year teaching veteran fits a lot in on an average school day, which begins at the school at 7:15 am and often doesn't finish until well into the evening. Her colleagues and the families that depend on her expertise in the IB Curriculum know that what she brings to the job really makes a difference for every child, not just the 30 in her regular classroom.
"Morikke's extensive travels and experiences teaching abroad have provided her with a global perspective that enhances teaching and learning," says Principal Judy Duncan. "In her role as IB coordinator, she works with teachers and challenges their thinking, continually exploring ways to make the learning engaging, meaningful and fun. Students often take action as a result of their learning and Morikke enthusiastically supports their ideas and initiatives."
Hailing originally from a small BC town, Morikke knew that she wanted to be near nature and was drawn to the district as one of the smaller ones in the Metro Vancouver area. She brought her Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education from Trinity Western University, a Bachelor of Education from UBC and a Graduate Diploma in English Language Learning, earned at SFU and put them to good use right away in West Vancouver.
Starting with the district in 1999 at West Bay Elementary, Morikke taught Grades 1 and 2. She spent a year teaching Kindergarten at Chartwell before moving to Irwin Park for a short stint, and returning to West Bay in Grade 5. At that point, she expanded her horizons, by taking a leave to teach Grade 3 at the MEF International IB World School in Istanbul, Turkey. On her return, she accepted her current position.
"The jobs were all very different, as each school has its own culture and ways of doing things," says Morikke. "The biggest difference has been moving to Cypress Park and it being such a small school, it sometimes has a very different vibe, a lovely community feel – what remains the same is the passion that all of my colleagues have for their jobs, their students and their spirit of collaboration."
Hardworking and passionate about what she does, some of Morikke's friends come to her for ideas and support in developing inquiry skills and conceptual lessons. That spirit of collaboration and support is something she values more than anything else, and she encourages anyone new to the district to seek it out, work as a team and support one another.
"I love working with teachers to help them develop strong conceptual units that have relevance in our global world," says Morikke. "I also love seeing kids excited about learning. When students feel passionate or excited about what they are doing, they become self-managers; behavior falls away and real learning happens."
As an inquiry teacher, Morikke starts her units with what she calls a 'provocation' – something that really provokes the students into thinking about the concept's focus. Morikke recalls a particularly funny story about a unit that focused on forms of governance that affected students across the school – with every parent in the community in on the joke.
"We wanted our students to understand what communism was like, so we told them that our school had been selected to start wearing uniforms, and that they needed to come on Monday in black pants and white shirts," explains Morikke. "Not five minutes after the bell rang, the news had spread throughout the school. A few of my students were upset, and some were very mad. On Monday, all the students were lined up in uniforms, but they were all holding protest signs and had started petitions."
Teachers then confiscated the protest signs, and were told that they were not interested in their individual opinions. They spent the day in assigned roles that included spying on their fellow classmates, writing odes of praise to Morikke, and contributing to the group society.
"It was hard to keep a straight face, but it was funny to see!," says Morikke. "The activity really sparked an interest in the kids to know about different kinds of governments, once we'd debriefed about the experience."
Much of Morikke's work includes collaboration with other teachers – planning units, brainstorming meaningful assessments and student engagements that will help build their units. She keeps all the records for IB current and up-to-date, documents learning for parents and answers parent questions about the program and students.
But her involvement with the IB program goes well beyond paperwork and emails. Recently, Morikke became a workshop leader and site visitor for the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), which oversees IB programs in place throughout the district and around the world. Morikke says the experience has been really helpful in her current role as coordinator. From the school and district's perspective, it's quite an honour to have a representative from the school working so closely with the IBO.
Given her many roles at home and at work, it's easy to imagine that work/life balance can become challenging at times. Morikke still carves out time for her own interests and pursuits. She plays on a soccer team, trains for races, enjoys travel and spends as much time with her family as she can. Her husband, Jerry Espenhain, teaches IB Physics and Grade 10 Math at West Vancouver Secondary School. The couple also has a 7-year old daughter who attends school in North Vancouver.
As a long-time teacher who has remained with the district, her work does sometimes spill over in pleasant ways, years apart.
"Sometimes my students come back for a visit after they have graduated from high school or university," says Morikke. "I had one student who also had my husband as a teacher at WVSS. She was a beautiful artist, so she painted our family portrait from a photo she had found."
A painting like that must be worth at least another 1,000 words – or at least a few more decades with West Vancouver Schools, Morikke! Congratulations on a job well done, and we look forward to many more with you at the helm.


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Shift4 Joins Microsoft Partner Network
LAS VEGAS (Marketwire) Tuesday, March 20, 2012 — Shift4 Corporation, the world's largest independent payment gateway, today announces their membership in the Microsoft Partner Network and their status as a Microsoft Dynamics ERP Partner.
"We're excited to gain this recognition and official status for our integration to Microsoft Dynamics RMS and we're looking forward to the upcoming launch of our integration to Dynamics for Retail," said Bob Lowe, Vice President of Business Development at Shift4, who coordinated the partnership efforts on Shift4's side.
Shift4 has nearly two decades of experience in the payments industry, and is looking forward to substantial growth the Microsoft Dynamics RMS space.
"Our first foray into the RMS world came at the request of a valued business partner who wrote the integration and really impressed us with the possibilities," Lowe said. "When we realized how much of the Dynamics user base would benefit from our solution, and how many of them are really in our sweet spot, we started working on an integration for Dynamics for Retail and decided to take the steps to attain Microsoft Partner status and really build out our presence in that marketplace."
Shift4's DOLLARS ON THE NET® SaaS-based payment gateway allows merchants to quickly and reliably process credit, debit, and gift card transactions while providing pre- and post-settlement auditing, advanced reporting capabilities, and industry-leading security via TrueTokenization®.
As part of their effort to expand market presence, Shift4 is currently attending Microsoft Convergence 2012 in Houston, TX. While at the event they hope to recruit pilot organizations for their Dynamics for Retail integration and increase the size of their reseller community through referral partnerships.
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Founded in Las Vegas in 1994, Shift4 Corporation is the world's largest independent payment gateway, serving more than 24,000 clients in several industries, including Hospitality, Retail, Food & Beverage, Mail/Telephone Order, and e-Commerce. Boasting more than 350 POS/PMS integrations and maintaining absolute bank- and processor-neutrality, Shift4 is proudly merchant-centric, helping clients secure the best discount rates while providing industry-leading security, speed, and reliability. Recognized as a pioneer of Tokenization, Shift4 has processed more than five billion tokenized transactions since it coined the term in 2005. Shift4's DOLLARS ON THE NET® solution provides unparalleled pre- and post-settlement auditing capabilities, fraud protection, and drastically simplified PCI-compliance.
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