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Inside a handcrafted and traditional native cedar box lay a bed of kelp set below a baked sunflower root prepared as the natives once did. When we came back a week later, the same cedar box lay before me and I was expecting much of the same. But instead, the box's contents were primarily composed of a piece of pemmican, another traditional native dish similar to a granola bar. There is a lot to learn from the native people of the Pacific Northwest, the people who have occupied and lived off this region for thousands of years. And when it comes to the incorporation of native teachings into their own cuisine, there is no better student than the Willows Inn.
Like the native people of the Pacific Northwest, the Willows Inn on Lummi Island has a deep and highly significant relationship to both the land and sea of the region. Living off the land from fished, foraged and farmed ingredients is more than just a tagline to appeal to the locavore or put on branded assets such as the security tint of their envelopes. Here at the Willows Inn, it's their modus operandi.
As previously noted, we visited the Willows Inn twice within a week's span, at the end of March and beginning of April. The staff acknowledged our succeeding visits and we were served a slightly different menu on each occasion. Each visit showcased Chef Blaine Wetzel's attempts to bring out the region's bounty through ostensible simplicity, restraint and control, which in turn allowed the ingredients and the scenery to bestow its natural complexity onto our palates and into our senses, creating in its own way, a very unique yet quintessential Pacific Northwest experience. For the purpose of this blog post, I will refer to both visits as one.
Once seated and with the sun setting in the background, a glass of Westcott Bay apple cider from San Juan Island was served as an apéritif. Thereafter, a number of bite sized snacks came one after another. Beginning with the traditional native contents of the handcrafted cedar box mentioned earlier, the baked sunflower root produced a chewy consistency and naturally sweet flavour similar to that of a sweet potato. The pemmican, on the other hand, contained various textural contrasts from the mix of grains. Combined with the chewy and sweet nature of the berries, it produced a playful bite-size snack filled with sustenance.
An edible bouquet of vegetables that followed, titled Forager's Basket, was an overwhelming surprise. What initially seemed like just a bouquet of greens, was joined at the bottom by various preserved and salted seeds from the plants in and around the area. A very light, somewhat salty, extremely unique and delightful dish. I particularly enjoyed the clean and refreshing flavours from the different greens, as well as the playful use of our leafy edible friends as rope to hold the entire bouquet together at the bottom.
The grilled shiitake mushrooms were S' absolute favourite. Topped off with a sprinkling of salt, the mushroom's natural complexity was completely brought out. Though small, it gave off a strong earthy aroma which was definitely a pleasant surprise to our olfactory system.
When it comes to oysters, I have a personal affinity for the small and shallow variations. Though the shigoku oysters were small, it was extremely deep and dense in consistency. Similar in size to my all time favourite kushi oysters, its main differentiator is in its depth. Comparable to an ice cream scooper, its depth is attributed to the tumbling process that causes the oyster to push against its shell as it grows. The overriding vinegar flavour of the shigoku oyster came from the pickling and it was topped off with some green onions and followed by a hit of tapioca balls. Pristine.
The highlight of the meal for me came from two scallop dishes. Both the weathervane and singing scallops served had a very subtle refinement to it. So rich, so creamy, so sweet and most notably, so smooth. The singing scallops, known for their locomotive popping sounds, however, differed from the weathervane scallops mainly in its more gelatinous consistency.
In retrospect, there is not one bite-size snack I would care to fault. Some, I would prefer more than others but staying true to their culinary philosophy and paying homage to the land's diverse natural offerings, each dish offered their own distinct and unique taste that lusciously played with the various regions of my palate.
Since we started this gastronomic hobby of ours, I have only seen S eat copious amounts of bread on two occasions: once at a restaurant in Spain called Etxebarri, and here at the Willows Inn. Not that the hearth bread served to us was overly special, but its success is attributed to simply being the vessel to bring the dip into our mouths. The bread's dip came from chicken pan drippings and various herbs. It was the heartiest item on the evening's menu and tasted like liquid roasted chicken.
Caught sustainably using a traditional native reefnetting technique, the smoked sockeye salmon is a staple on their menu. As many tribes of the Pacific Northwest have done for thousands of years, the Willows Inn salmon is smoked for several hours. While the native people smoke their salmon as a means of preservation, the Willows Inn serves theirs immediately after its removal from the smokehouse. The flavour was extremely similar to the prevalent cold smoked salmon of the Pacific Northwest. But in addition to being served warm, the main difference was in its extremely dense consistency and distinctive outer crust which when eaten with our hands, completely held its shape. Impressive.
A dish that smiled at me was the grilled squid. A childhood favourite of mine, there are very few times I see squid done justice. The tender and creamy grilled squid was partnered with charred onions and subtle acidic notes. And though not done on purpose, a horizontal view of the plate yielded a playful rendition of a facial expression. A smile through a plate, literally and figuratively.
Not to be outdone, the green onions with grilled mussels, smiled at me just as much. Though not literally this time around, the light outer caramelized crust of these grilled bivalves was complimented by sweet wild green onions. I do not know what, if any, could have been done to make these two dishes any better.
Sablefish concluded our savoury experience at the Willows Inn. Served with an obsidian knife crafted from locally sourced stone, the sablefish was cooked to perfection – tender, flaky and buttery smooth – it was finished off with a layer of crushed herbs and black trumpet mushrooms.
The goat's milk and wheatgrass palate cleanser brought us back to the Gammel Dansk course we had at Noma this past September. Slightly tangy from the ice cream-like goat's milk and mineraly from the wheatgrass, it had us ready to go for a marathon of more dishes.
As a whole, the prix fixe menu at the Willows Inn was light, vibrant and not overdone with meat courses or doused with rich ingredients and sauces. Instead, a healthy dose of seafood, vegetables and acidic flavours were used to truly showcase the prevalent offerings of the region. And true to form, we were served only one meat course composed of a few slices of aged venison accompanied by a honking piece of escarole.
Just like the menu, the juices were so pure, pristine and natural. Although we had both the wine and juice pairings, the juice pairings were definitely the beverage stars of the evenings. Two in particular stood out, the carrot and grape. The carrot juice, served with dessert, was sweet and smooth. While the grape juice was surprisingly crisp and not overly sweet like its over the shelf counterparts.
The Willows Inn has been a long time coming for us, but patience is a virtue they say and I am thankful to no longer be taunted by exit 260 on the I-5 highway. Somehow when we took the six minute ride on the Whatcom Chief from the mainland, disembarked and drove down the two lane road that wraps around Lummi Island, I could not help but feel peaceful. Mailboxes, driveways and trees lined one after the other were playfully decorated to the backdrop of the Salish Sea. And ever so often, when an oncoming driver or a resident walking their dog would waive at us from a distance only to realize shortly thereafter we were not from here, a friendly smile would nevertheless come our way. Island life, Chef Jason Franey of Canlis called it. I could not agree more.
And to top that sensation with a gustatory experience that uses the region's bounty to so wonderfully tie in applications of the first people with that of the new and modern of the world, makes it quite easy to say that the Willows Inn on Yummi Island is the epitome of the Pacific Northwest.
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"From that time on the apostles, in fulfillment of Christ's will, imparted to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands the gift of the Spirit that completes the grace of Baptism.
For this reason in the Letter to the Hebrews the doctrine concerning Baptism and the laying on of hands is listed among the first elements of Christian instruction. The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church" (CCC 1288).
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This book covers the Jack Russell as a dog first and foremost, but also covers its showing under both standards (the Kennel Club and the Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain), and even reproduces the standards for each. The history of the breed is carefully traced, and the book covers all aspects of the breed - care, feeding, showing, first aid, medical treatment, housing, training and breeding.
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MO Football
As the leaves begin to change color and the temperature gets cooler, one thing comes to mind: Football season is here. And when I say football, I don't mean soccer, I'm talking about real American football with helmets, tackling and touchdowns. From recreational to professional levels, football brings both unity and competition for Missourians.
Throughout Missouri, the sport of football is taken very seriously. For many of the towns and cities, football is a major source of entertainment and pride. Communities of family and friends come out to support and cheer on their favorite team. Often times, many miles are traveled to experience the game live. Missouri's professional teams, the St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, have a strong fan base with thousands turning out for tailgating and enjoying the game. As seen from this week's past games, Missourians value the sport of football and therefore remain very loyal and spirited.
Game day is no joke. Fans rearrange their schedules, get decked out in team colors, paint their faces and, of course, tailgate. From sweets to meats, football season brings out some of the best food and drinks in Missouri, whether you're the brew-and-brats type or a wine-and-cheese connoisseur. As for food, the Missouri Beef Industry Council provides a list of enticing tailgate recipes online sure to satisfy any guest at your tailgate.
So get ready to get your game, and your eat, on in Missouri; football season is here!


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NERC invests £23 million in Earth observation, supporting science and innovation, big data and space technology
20 October 2014
NERC is to fund the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) for a further five years, signing a new contract worth £23 million with the University of Leicester, which began on 1 October 2014.
It will ensure continued success for the centre, which tackles some of the biggest environmental questions and drives innovation in the use of data in issues such as climate, pollution and transport to deforestation and fire detection systems.
NCEO, a partnership of close to 100 scientists based around the UK, was set up in 2008 to get the most out of satellite data for environmental science. It provides decision-makers in government and business with vital evidence to help them meet major environmental challenges. NCEO scientists have played a key role in understanding the current state of the climate, including changes in surface temperatures, concentrations of greenhouse gases and changes in the Arctic.
The centre has also been at the heart of efforts to develop new applications for satellite data. For example, its research is contributing to new environmental services, and is being used by businesses in urban development, the marine industry and geothermal energy. Satellite techniques developed by the NCEO for estimating carbon stocks are also being used commercially by small and medium-sized enterprises.
In future, the NCEO will provide scientists and public bodies with rapid access to data to help them respond to environmental incidents, such as floods, droughts and extreme weather.
The government has identified big data and satellites as two of the eight great technologies in which the UK is set to become a global leader. This investment underlines NERC's on-going and long-term commitment to the UK's capability in those areas. It will also ensure the UK environmental science community is ideally positioned to take full advantage of innovative new satellite data expected to emerge over the coming years.
Welcoming the announcement, Science Minister Greg Clark said:
Satellites and big data are two of our eight great technologies of the future that will propel UK growth for decades to come. This new investment enables the UK science community to exploit the growing opportunities from space, and also transform those into real commercial opportunities for British business.
The centre will be led by Professor John Remedios, head of Earth observation science at the University of Leicester's Department of Physics & Astronomy. He said:
NCEO will be leading a step change in the ability of the NERC community to characterise and understand global and regional environmental change.
It will do this by providing a coherent world-class capability which can strategically underpin the national science base, matching big data techniques with space technology to deliver new environmental information for both science and society.
NERC chief executive Professor Duncan Wingham said:
Over recent decades, satellite data has revolutionised our ability to monitor change on our planet. NCEO was set up to ensure that we get maximum value from that data for both the scientific community and society as a whole.
This investment will allow a stronger NERC response to environmental challenges and market opportunities, and enable us to deliver world-leading research and effective innovation relevant to our changing world.
President and vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester Professor Paul Boyle said:
It is an outstanding achievement for Leicester to have won the £23m contract for the National Centre for Earth Observation. This will further cement Leicester's world class reputation for research in this field, which will have a direct impact on our understanding of how the planet works and how we predict the temporal and spatial extent of environmental change.
Leicester now leads two internationally renowned centres that provide a focal point for Earth Observation in the UK, as the University is already the lead academic partner in the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation. It will be exciting to watch the synergies between these two centres develop over the next few years.
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1. NERC is the UK's main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in the environmental sciences. Our work covers the full range of atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic science, from the deep oceans to the upper atmosphere and from the poles to the equator. We coordinate some of the world's most exciting research projects, tackling major issues such as climate change, environmental influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on Earth, and much more. NERC is a non-departmental public body. We receive around £370 million of annual funding from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS).
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2240 Catesby's Bluff is a non-smoking home located in North Beach that has it all! Panoramic ocean views, hardwood floors throughout, Brazilian hardwood covered decks, gourmet kitchen, media room with surround sound, wireless internet, gas fireplace, elevator, private boardwalk to the beach, a 36 foot heated pool with fiber optic lighting system, outdoor hot tub on the pool deck, and a 3 car garage. With six bedrooms and four and a half baths, this home accommodates up to 14 guests.
After passing through the foyer, guests enter the spacious media room. This media room features a state-of-the-art ProScan TV and 5-disc CD/DVD player, and is wired for surround sound. The large glass-paneled doors open to the furnished back sun deck, where guests can enjoy swimming in the private, heated pool, or relaxing in the hot tub. A bedroom with two twin beds and a TV/DVD is connected via a Jack and Jill bath to a room with a king bed and a TV/DVD. A third bedroom is furnished with two twin beds and is connected via a Jack and Jill bath to a room with two double beds and a TV/DVD.
The main living areas, located on the second floor, feature stunning ocean views. The living area has a flat-screen TV and 5-CD/DVD changer, which is wired for surround sound. The living area also has built-in bookshelves, a high tray ceiling, a gas fireplace, and deck access. The furnished second floor deck offers incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean, and has steps down to the pool area. The spacious gourmet kitchen features a 6 burner flat-top range located on the central counter (seats 2) and is separated from the dining area by a wide breakfast bar. In addition, there is a wet bar with a mini-wine cooler and a dishwasher. The dining room (seats 10) has access to a furnished screened porch (seats 6) with fantastic ocean views. The screened porch also opens onto the sun deck.
There are 2 master suites! The first master suite has a king bed, a flat screen TV, and a private deck with access to the swimming pool area. The private bath has a jetted tub, separate walk-in shower, and double vanities. The second master suite is also furnished with a king bed, and has a private bath with jetted tub, separate walk-in shower, and double vanity.
Pool can be heated between October 8th and March 9th only, for a fee (please inquire for details), and please request at the time of booking.
Special Rates may be available to past weeklong guests in this home. Please call to confirm your eligibility. This home has a 5 night minimum stay within a Saturday-Saturday week during the summer (mid May to mid September) and over Easter (2 weeks surrounding Easter annually). There is a 4 night minimum stay for all other seasons.
Each home includes free parking, screened porch or deck, initial supply of linens and towels, washer and dryer, color cable TV, air conditioning, starter supply of paper products and detergents, fully equipped kitchen with dinnerware, flatware, pots and pans, plus local telephone service and 24-hour security in a gated community. Wireless internet service does not provide network security. It is not guaranteed to work with your equipment, and we cannot provide support for guest's personal computer systems.
The Lake House at Seabrook, offered by the Seabrook Island Property Owners Association, gives guests access to an indoor heated pool, a fitness center, fitness classes and library. Guests have access to these amenities for additional usage charges. The outdoor pool at the Lake House is available free of charge for all Seabrook guests. To access these facilities, a Lake House Amenity Card is required, and additional fees may apply based on the activity you choose to use.
The Club at Seabrook allows guest access to two championship golf courses, the Racquet Club for tennis, the Equestrian Center, ocean front pool complex, and all dining options inside the security gate. To access these facilities a Club Amenity Card is required. Each property is individually owned and therefore each owner may have different levels of access to the Club facilities.
2240 Catesby's Bluff has 'Full' Club access, which means that rental guests may pick up Amenity Access cards from the Amenity Office at no additional cost. Usage fees for some amenities and a card deposit will apply.
FOR ANY GUEST STAYING BETWEEN 9/3/19 – May 2020: Please be aware the Seabrook Island Club main pool is scheduled to undergo improvement/reconstruction and will be unavailable for use.
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"So & so just had to tag me in this..."
"It was so hard for me to find 5 pictures..."
"I don't have 5 pictures I feel beautiful in but here are some okay ones..."
"I don't know why so & so had to tag me in this..."
Women showing their insecurities with themselves. Could you pick out 5 pictures you feel beautiful in? I know the ones I would pick would be the ones with perfect lighting, a little touching up, where my hair & make up are both done. Could I post a picture where I wasn't wearing makeup? Eek. Do I even have any of those? Even the pictures I'm sharing with you I'm sporting make up in.
Would I post picture 1?
The one that gave me the motivation to work out. I mean look at that picture. The angle is off and ick, my body just doesn't look great to me.
What about picture 2?
The family trip where I was on my second round of Clomid and feeling all sorts of emotions, and clearly being happy with my body shape wasn't one of them.
There is no way those would make it up on my personal Facebook, which is sad. I'm the always ready/wearing makeup type person. I feel very insecure without it and I know that I need to embrace the flaws I see in myself.
Though I haven't been tagged and don't plan on participating I found the need to share some of my thoughts on this and even share this picture with you, my blogging friends, the people I can be myself most around.
A picture that I know I can look back at and say, what a great moment. A picture where maybe I'm not wearing makeup but, I'm happy and I'm with one of my sweet babies. I know I've written this way too much but ever since I started my whole exercise routine, I've been seeing an improvement in my self-image. I no longer feel absolutely disgusting. I know I am the one that controls my appearance (mostly- girls thanks for the stretch marks!) and the way I feel about myself.
I'm trying to constantly improve that feeling I get when I see older pictures, or when my daughter takes a quick picture of me while I'm not paying attention. I don't want my girls to grow up and constantly be around someone with a bad self-image, I know that I dealt with that growing up and know the negative side effects of that all too well.
I don't want to be old and wrinkly and wishing I had taken more pictures with my kids or husband. I want to look back and not only remember the moments but be happy with who I am.
What do you think about this new game that's going around? Have you participated in it?


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Saturday's edition of the Courier Journal featured a great article in print and online about Red V. Blue. The story includes interviews with director Rory Owen Delaney and producer Wade Smith. Read all about it below!
Documentary captures universities of Kentucky and Louisville in title seasons by Adam Himmelsbach
Rory Delaney is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose connection to his hometown of Louisville has endured despite the distance. He loves U of L basketball, detests UK, and feels at home when he meets someone with similar tastes.
So imagine his concern, then, when he was aboard a small prop plane in 2008, flying above swaths of contaminated wasteland for his documentary "Toxic Soup," when he realized his pilot was a diehard Wildcats fan. He held on a little tighter and smiled a little harder, but ultimately he and Paintsville native Wade Smith forged a friendship that was hatched by the glaring polarity.
Smith, in addition to flying U of L fans over contamination zones, was also a film producer. The two stayed in touch, and each fall, as the annual U of L-UK basketball game approached, they'd fire off a flurry of text messages to each other, their jabs both playful and sharp.
In 2009, of course, first-year UK coach John Calipari started off a string of four consecutive wins against Cardinals coach Rick Pitino.
It was a crafty way to shift the focus from Louisville's losses, but it was also a logical question. Delaney had tired of the incessant attention paid to the comparably sterile Duke-North Carolina rivalry, and he thought the nation deserved to know more about the Commonwealth's simmering feud.
And so two years, two national championships, and too many barroom debates later, Delaney and Smith's labor of love, "The Rivalry: Red V. Blue" is nearing completion.
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The best way to change the world is to love the world exactly as it is.
Individuals are increasingly trying to align their careers with making an impact, changing the world, or improving the lives of others. While "changing the world" is undoubtedly a noble ambition, the concept inherently starts with the assumption that there is something that is wrong and needs to be fixed. It psychologically takes us out of a place of contentment and ease and moves us into discord with the world.
A popular spiritual teacher, Adyashanti, said during a meditation retreat that his favorite definition of enlightenment is "an absolute cooperation with the inevitable." After stating this, he pointed to the present moment as the quintessential inevitability. It is here at every turn, and we can either choose to be in cooperation with it or not. This perspective implies that the present moment is inherently perfect, simply because it is the present moment. Both the wonderful and terrible things that may be taking place are fundamentally and perpetually ok.
While there are many immense challenges we face as a society, our internal state and outlook matter as we seek to address these issues. Taking action from a place of love and gratitude, in cooperation with the present, is an infinitely more effective place to move from than discord and strife. Plus, your day to day experience will be immensely more enjoyable. Don't make your happiness contingent upon the world evolving into an idealized image that you have in your head, even if it is a beautiful image. If you want to make a difference in the world, first learn to love the world exactly as it is.


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Walsall stabbings: One victim was mother of three
Three girls who were asleep in a house where two bodies were discovered were the daughters of the dead woman.
The 29-year-old woman and a man aged 32 - believed to be former partners - were found at Hollemeadow Avenue, Walsall, West Midlands, early on Saturday.
A 19-year-old man, who was at the house where the girls aged 11, eight and seven were sleeping, was earlier arrested on suspicion of murder.
He has now been released without charge.
Earlier police said they were "keeping an open mind" about what happened.
Both people were believed to have died as a result of knife injuries, the force said.
Forensic post-mortem examinations would be conducted on Sunday and the results were expected to be released on Monday, said police.
Officers were called to the house by the ambulance service in the early hours.
A weapon has been recovered from inside the property.
Earlier Det Insp Caroline Corfield said: "Two families have experienced a tragedy and three young girls have been robbed of a mother.
"Our thoughts remain with them today.
"We're keeping an open mind as to what took place inside the house and are exploring a number of possibilities."
The 19-year-old man, who has not been named by police, is understood to be known to the two people who died.
Det Insp Corfield said: "The man who will face no further action is fully supportive of our investigation.
"He has provided the team with invaluable information which has led us one step closer to uncovering the truth."
Earlier police said family liaison officers were supporting the families of those who died "during this difficult time" and formal identifications had not yet taken place.
Neighbour Natasha Pitt said: "(My) first reaction was obviously, I'm scared, because obviously I've got small children and it's literally on our doorstep.
"When you hear that there's children in the home as well, it's upsetting. You don't want to hear about things like that."
Patrols in the area had been stepped up to reassure worried people and to allow information to be passed to officers, the force said.


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So i've had a few requests asking for Sony a7rii samples and as there doesn't seem to be a lot out there in the way of raw footage so I thought i'd share a bunch of files with the world. Link below:
All very random and unscientific test footage, some footage you may recognise from my first two a7rii videos and some is completely new. There is one S-Log2 clip in there, the rest are customised versions of Picture Profile 2. These by no means represent the be all and end all of what the camera can do but hopefully a nice lot to have a play about with! If this is your first mess around with 4K it might simple serve as a way to see if your current editing setup can handle the files smoothly. Everything is 4k (UHD 3840x2160) at 100mb/s 25p, except for one clip that is 23.98p 100mb/s. As I said, not scientific!
All footage shot using Metabones EF-E mount adaptor:
Canon 40mm 2.8 USM
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS
Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 IS
Canon 50mm f1.4 + Tiffen Variable ND
And for comparison:
A Youtube and Vimeo embed of the footage, it may be useful to serve just as a comparison between the full quality files you'll have on your computer and what it ends up looking like once on the web.
Feel free to grade, cut, flip, flop, add a sepia look, improve and completely ruin my footage. If you do decide to re-upload it to the web please credit myself and a link to the site. This is for personal use only, thanks!


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Graduation Requirements
Students must meet the graduation requirements below:
4 credits English
3 credits Mathematics
3 credits Science
3 credits Social Studies
2 credits Religion
2 credits Health & Fitness
2 credits World Language or Personalized Pathway
2 credit Arts
1 credit Career and Technical Education
4 credits Electives
26 credits minimum
Additional requirements for all students include the completion of 80 hours of service and a Culminating Project.
Service Learning
The goal of service learning is such that students who graduate from CCA will be highly motivated to play an active role in society by identifying and using their God-given talents in service to the world, beginning in the immediate community and reaching beyond. Students will experience service opportunities through a planned curriculum which deepens their understanding of how service is a reflection of our God who first served us in the person of Jesus Christ. We are created to love and care for others, because our Creator first loves and cares for us.
80 hour service requirement over the four years must be met in order to graduate from CCA. Students who transfer to CCA mid year will have their requirements/hours pro-rated.
Culminating Project
Each senior will complete a Senior Project in his or her Senior English class. The Senior Project is designed to be the culmination of academic experiences and is a genuine opportunity for seniors to merge their various interests, passions, and curiosities with their academic lives while demonstrating autonomy and critical analysis skills.
Program Components – The Four P's
Research Paper: Students must complete a research paper that develops and demonstrates proficiency in accessing, sorting, selecting and validating information. Students will choose a topic for their paper with faculty approval.
Product: Demonstrates application of learning and skills related to the research paper topic. Product types include physical product, written product, performance, physical experience, career-related and service-based.
Portfolio: Students compile artifacts that demonstrate their learning journey. The portfolio will provide documentation that details the process they went through to complete their culminating project.
Presentation: Demonstrates oral communication skills. The presentation should capture the process of completing this project. It will be given before a review panel of judges and include a question and answer session.


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|Ultraman Ribut
|Human Host/Form:
|40,000 t
|Home world:
|Presumably The Land of Light
|Voice actor(s):
|Suit actor(s):
|First Appearance:
|Upin & Ipin Season 8, Episode 25
|Last Appearance:
|Upin & Ipin: Ultraman Ribut II
|Number of Appearances:
|6 (Upin & Ipin)
|DRF (Defence and Rescue Force)
Galaxy Rescue Force (ギャラクシーレスキューフォース Gyarakushī Resukyū Fōsu) (Space Garisson counterpart)
Ultraman Ribut (ウルトラマンリブット Urutoraman Ributto), also initially incorrectly known as Ultraman Storm outside of Malaysia and Indonesia, is an Ultra created by the joint collaboration of Les' Copaque Productions, the creators of Upin and Ipin, and Tsuburaya Productions. He starred in episodes 25, 26 and 27 in the 8th season and episodes 28, 29, 30 in the 9th season of Upin and Ipin in Malaysia and Indonesia.
This special episode featured the heroes of Japan, as well as other elements taken from the Ultra Series.
The Malay word "Ribut" means Storm in English. The name suits him as he's usually seen flying, running, and dodging enemy attacks with amazing speed.
Ultraman Ribut shares his design with many other previous Ultramen, with a mostly Showa Ultra design. In his animated appearances, his design has a somewhat cybernetic feel and has some gear mesh design. He is also the first known Ultra who possesses cross hatch patterns on some of his red parts. However, these minor details are absent from his live-action suit(s). Despite being based off the Showa Ultras in design, he has crystals on his hands and legs, similar to the recently-starring Ultraman at the time in Japan, Ultraman Ginga.
Upin & Ipin, Season 8
Episode 25
The story begins with an unknown Malaysian astronaut looking at Earth from the space in awe. He then saw a mysterious flying burning orb heading to Earth. On Earth, the twins Upin and Ipin, are two member of the Defense Rescue Force, and are patrolling around Kuala Lumpur in their jet fighter, Aman 1, to monitor an unusual haze that has appeared. They were contacted by their comrades, Mei Mei and Mail, in Aman 2, who have also reported of the strange haze. They then propose to find the source of the contamination, to which everyone agrees.
Meanwhile, in the DRF headquarters, communications to both aircraft had failed. The signals of the planes were difficult to reach in the haze, and thus were abruptly cut off. The headquarters had no choice but to wait. Upin and Ipin discover and complain about the illegal logging and polluted rivers in the area, while Mei Mei and Mail discover a fire. Having difficulties contacting each other and the DRF headquarters in the hazy situation, they continue to search around.
They then discover the burning and pollution were caused by an alien that they name Alien Kilat (キラット星人 Kiratto Seijin). Aman 2 tried to attack, but it was not effective, and the plane crashed to the ground. Aman 1, nearby the area, had also tried to attack the evil Alien Kilat, but this proved worthless, as the plane fell to the ground. Fortunately, it was saved by Ultraman Ribut.
Episode 26
Terasawa of DRF, turned into Ultraman Ribut and save Aman 1 plane and his comrades. The alien then capture the flying Aman 2 while rewarded Ultraman Ribut with a barrage of shots which the Ultra evade effortlessly. Ribut then run towards Kilat while blocking its shot attack but the evil alien then toss away Aman 2 to the highway street near the area. Ultraman Ribut then fly towards the plane and use his speed to catch the plane from crashing and harm the people at the highway.
However, upon placing Aman 2 away from danger, Alien Kilat then fire a beam at Ribut and pressed him towards the highway. Upin and Ipin tried to shoot the alien to even the match but the alien then change its target from Ultraman Ribut to the twins. After evading Kilat's first shot the twins are doomed with the image of Kilat charging its beam but they are saved by Ultraman Ribut who fly towards the alien and interject the attack. Ribut pushed Kilat away and crash the nearby hill. The Ultra then pound the evil alien and manage to evade its beam attack.
While Ribut and Kilat fighting at the background, Mei Mei and Mail goes to Upin and Ipin and ask about their well-being. Upin then suggest that they should team-up with Ultraman Ribut to defeat Alien Kilat. They then manage to save Ribut from being attack and give him an opening to use his Ribut Kick attack. Being angry, the alien then use its technique to burn down its surrounding and increase the level of air pollution of the location where the fighting take place. Kilat then inhale the smoke to increase its strength. However this act make the DRF realize that the alien rely on smoke to increase its energy. They then manage to control the level of air pollution by sucking up all the smoke using their smoke-sucking gadget.
Nearly defeated, Kilat then concentrate a high amount of energy and fire a beam attack towards Ribut. Given his fast time reaction, Ultraman Ribut manage to evade the beam. Because of this, the beam hit the electrical substation tower behind him and electrocute the area surrounding it. To everyone dismay, the electricity charged a dormant mysterious kaiju and that kaiju become active while grow bigger than Ribut himself.
The kaiju is called Raksasa Halilintar (ラッササハリリンター Rassasa Haririntā lit. Thunderstorm Monster) by the DRF team. Everyone, including Ultraman Ribut, Alien Kilat, and the DRF team look in shock while Halilintar roars fiercely. The giant Kaiju then head to the Kuala Lumpur city nearby leaving Ribut and Kilat behind resuming their fight. The DRF team flies to the city to warn and evacuate all the people there before the arrival of Halilintar.
The battle between Ribut and Kilat then coming to its climax when the agile Ultra run towards the shooting alien while showing his agility with evading all of Kilat's beam shot before using his Remote Cutter attack to cut both Kilat's hand. Ultraman Ribut then finish off Kilat with his unique Ultra Beam, Galaxium Blaster which is done after swirling his hands around each other like a "Silat" martial art practitioner usually did. Ribut then flies off to Kuala Lumpur to stop Halilintar's rampage.
Episode 27
Raksasa Halilintar has arrived at Kuala Lumpur and everyone is in panic. Upin, Ipin, Mail and Mei Mei in their Aman 1 jet fighter try to halt Halilintar's movement but to no avail. Nearby, a little girl named Ara stood froze as she is frightening to see the giant kaiju rampaging the place. She is then becoming Halilintar's next target but Upin and Ipin arrive by her side and try to bring her to safety. However, the kaiju then attack them with its electrical plasma breath attack.
Luckily enough, Ultraman Ribut arrived in the nick of time and shield the three kids with his Blocker Effect barrier technique that emanates from his Ribut Blocker brace. Halilintar then attacks Ribut with its electrical breath attack but the Ultra managed to block it with his Protean Shield again. However the mighty kaiju then unleashed a strong tail attack which canceled Ribut's barrier and sent his crystal brace away. Shocked by the attack, Ribut is then caught off guard by Halilintar's another electrical breath attack. Ribut try to get up but he seems to lose his consciousness when his color timer starts blinking.
Sensing that Ultraman Ribut will be in grave danger if they did not help him, Upin and Ipin went to the top of the nearest building and start shooting Halilintar with their gun. They shoot Halilintar while shout Ribut's name to awake him. The monster then attack the twins but luckily for them, the attack miss.
Ribut then regain his consciousness and with all his might, he run towards the kaiju and attack it with his flipping kicking technique. He then do a melee attack and cut off Halilintar's horn using his Remote Cutter. Ribut then fly up to the sky and prepare his Strong Net technique. He shoot it towards Halilintar and upon contact, Halilintar is enclosed in the Protean sphere which Ribut drags to the sky and start swinging it before tossing it out of Earth atmosphere. The thrown kaiju then received a comical farewell greet by the unknown astronaut from the 1st episode that is in space at the time.
All member of DRF are in joy with Ribut's success of preventing the destruction of Kuala Lumpur by Halilintar. Jarjit then wonder about the whereabouts of Terasawa that suppose to be in the DRF headquarters. Ultraman Ribut then come back to Earth and thank Upin and Ipin for their bravery help. With the defeat of Alien Kilat and Raksasa Halilintar, Kuala Lumpur's polluted air has become normal again. Ribut then gives Upin and Ipin a farewell gift.
Upin and Ipin awoke from their dream while shouting Ultraman Ribut's name. They then realize that it has been only a dream but start questioning about it again when they see Ultraman Ribut's transformation item, G-Flash brace at their hand. Ipin then smell smoke and the twins rushed outside to see where does the smoke come from. The smoke is revealed to come from a pile of dry leaves that their older sister, Ros, burn just outside their grandmother house. Upin then warns his sister that she cannot do that as the monster will come if the air is polluted.
Ros then questioned her twin brother about where is that said monsters and take more dry leaves and toss it on top of the already burning dry leaves to increase the burning flame. She then laugh hysterically while looking at her brothers which they said she's acting like a monster. Upin and Ipin then say that they will call Ultraman Ribut to stop her which Ros mockingly ask them to do it. While they are doing somewhat like a pose to call Ribut, their friends arrive while wearing Ultramen masks.
Jarjit is seen wearing Ultraman Jack's mask, Fizi is seen wearing Father of Ultra's mask, Mei Mei is wearing Mother of Ultra's mask, Ehsan is wearing Ultraman Taro's mask while Mail is wearing Ultraman Ginga's mask. Ros then laugh at them while calling them "Ultramen Ketot" (Ultramen Shorty) given their childly height. Jarjit then pick a hose and shoot water to Ros face while she's laughing at them. Ros then playfully act as a monster and chase the Ultramen Ketot team while they ran away from her. Upin and Ipin laugh while watching their friends ran from Ros but then the G-Flash mysteriously blinking, making the twins wondered why.
Upin & Ipin, Season 9
Episode 28
The episode begins with a jet fighter flied by Terasawa chased an unknown shadowy entity. He try to shoot it down but his shots are missed. The mysterious shadow then try to crash into Terasawa's jet fighter but he managed to evade it. The shadow entity then disappeared in Kampung Durian Runtuh, the village where Upin & Ipin live in.
The scene then changed to Upin, Ipin, Ehsan, Fizi, Jarjit and Mail role-playing as Ultraman Ribut. All of them want to be Ribut even Mail, who wear Alien's mask beforehand and they argue with each other about who are supposed to be Ultraman and who are supposed to be the seijin/kaiju. Then, when Mei Mei and Susanti arrived and picked up Alien's mask that Mail tossed, all the boys agreed that the two girls should be the kaiju empress.
While they play role-playing game, the mysterious shadow suddenly creeps towards them. The shadow sucks out the children's shadow. However, Upin & Ipin are save because of their G-Flash activating a barrier when the shadow gets near them. Upin & Ipin's friends suddenly stop playing and they all goes back home. At the same time, the sky suddenly becomes dark.
The next day, at the kindergarten, Upin & Ipin realized that there is something wrong with their friends. They all seems expressionless, even the classroom looks gloomy. During going back home from school, the twins saw a jet fighter flew over the sky of their village. They ran towards the orchard where the jet fighter seems to go and there, they were greeted by a huge armored monster called Raksasa Bayang (ラッササバヤン Rassasa Bayan lit. Shadow Monster).
The jet fighter attack the kaiju but the kaiju slap it down. Bayang then want to attack Upin & Ipin. The kids run for their life but suddenly Ipin's leg get caught by a fallen tree branch nearby. Upin tried to help his twin brother but the kaiju has become nearer. They then scream for help.
Episode 29
Raksasa Bayang try to suck Ipin's shadow and Ipin gradually becoming emotionless like his friends at the kindergarten just now. At the same time, Terasawa run towards the kaiju and transform into Ultraman Ribut after the light save him and attack Bayang. This act manages to thwart off Bayang's shadow suction act towards Ipin. The kids welcomed the Ultraman joyfully. Irritated with the twins, Bayang attacks them with his shadow tail. Ribut storms to save them and he enlarges his Crystal Galaxium to act as a shield.
The Ultra then fights the kaiju with his amazing agile combat style. He seems winning but when he's about to shoot his Galaxium Blaster, he seems shocked as he saw the trapped shadows in Bayang. Seeing the opening, Bayang restrains Ribut with his shadow and knocked him off the ground. Bayang tried to suck Ribut's shadow but Ribut's leg crystal emanates a flash and thwart off the kaiju. Bayang then fleed the fighting grounds. With the kaiju disappearance, Ribut then fly away.
Upin & Ipin arrives their home and is welcomed by Kak Ros and Opah who worried about them. The twins then told them about Ribut and Bayang but their sister and grandmother didn't believe in their story. They then goes to shower and both of them fell asleep. While they are sleeping, they are suddenly being teleported to the DRF Headquarters. Their arrival are welcomed by Terasawa.
At the DRF Headquarters, Terasawa explains to them about Raksasa Bayang's case. The kaiju has terrorized Kampung Durian Runtuh and has suck the villagers' shadow. Shadow is Bayang's energy source and with each shadow, Bayang's size and height will increase. The trio then is shocked by a sudden screaming by Ros.
Episode 30
- Height: 50 m (Series), 40 m (Ultraman Festival 2016 Fanbook)
- Weight: Micro to infinity (series), 40,000 t (Ultraman Festival 2016 Fanbook)
- Age: Unknown
- Time Limit: Presumably 3 minutes like other Ultras but the truth is never stated.
- Flight Speed: Faster than a fighter jet.
Body Features
- Signal Timer (シグナルタイマー Shigunaru Taimā): The standard Color Timer, given a different name.
- Ultra Armor: From the battle with Alien Kilat, Ribut's body has shown that it can withstand high temperatures and is resistant to fire and presumably lasers, as there was no burnt damage seen after being hit by the alien's fiery beam.
- Crystal Galaxium (ギャラクシウム Gyarakushiumu): The blue crystals that he has on his arms and legs. They are very similar to Ginga's Zenshin Crystals. They are used for most of his techniques.
- Ribut Blocker (リブットブロッカー Ributto Burokkā): An armament worn on his left arm, on top of his left arm crystal, is used to erect his barrier.
G-Flash (Gフラッシュ G Furasshu): Used by Terasawa are twin bracelets. In order to transform, Terasawa would need to put both of the bracelets together to transform into Ultraman Ribut.
- Ribut Blocker (リブットブロッカー Ributto Burokkā): An armament worn on his left arm, on top of his left arm crystal, is used to erect his barrier.
- Blocker Effect (ブロッカーエフェクト Burokkā Efekuto): Ribut can erect a circular shield of blue energy to protect himself.
- Shield: The Ribut Blocker itself can expand and be used as a shield.
- Ribut Rod (リブットロッド Ributto Roddo)/Battle Rod: A Bō that only appeared as a stage-show exclusive weapon.
- Galaxium Blaster (ギャラクシウムブラスター Gyarakushiumu Burasutā): Ribut's personal Ultra Beam. He fires his Ultra Beam in an L position. Done after swirling his hands around each other. Can destroy a monster in one hit.
- Remote Cutter (リモートカッター Rimōto Kattā): Like the original Ultraman, Ribut can fire rings of energy to cut apart his opponent. These can split up into multiple smaller blades.
- Galaxy Ribut (ギャラクシーリブット Gyarakushī Ributto): A technique that is used in his stage show. He gathers all of his energy and releases it all at once to clear off the dark sky so that the sun light can reach Earth once again. After using this technique, he is completely exhausted.
- Strong Net (ストロングネット Sutorongu Netto): Ribut can fire a ray that can trap a monster in a sphere. Used on Halilintar before Ribut threw him into space.
- Light Flash: Ribut's Crystal Galaxium crystals charge up energy and release light, repelling darkness.
- Light Burst: Ribut's whole body shines a bright light, freeing himself from dark powers.
- Barrier Wall: Ribut summons square barriers to block attacks.
- Ribut Punch: A standard punch attack, can be charged with energy.
- Ribut Kick: A standard kick attack, can be charged with energy.
- Ribut Flying Kick: A flying kick attack.
- Agility: Ribut is perhaps one of the most agile Ultras ever, being able to dodge enemy fire that he is running towards. He often performs jumps and flips and has excellent reaction time for something so massive as an Ultra.
- Originally debuting as a CGI character, Ribut's costume first made its appearance in Upin & Ipin Carnival in 2014. Later, he is made as an official character in 2016, starting from his appearance in episode 155 (final episode) of New Ultraman Retsuden, Ribut is officially presented among the 43 Ultraman group alongside Ultraman Orb. Later during Ultraman Day in Suginami Kokaido of the same year, he appears during the all Ultraman lineup and like all presenting Ultra Warriors, he is given a personal introduction: "Protector of the space lifeforms, Ultraman Ribut!" (宇宙の生命を守護する, ウルトラマンリブット! Uchū no seimei o shugo suru, Urutoraman Ributto!).
- Ultraman Ribut appears to be a blend of various Ultras.
- His overall design is similar to that of Ultraman's.
- His shoulder and chest design bear resemblance to Zoffy, minus the Star Marks.
- He has a flatter face, similar to that of Ultraman Jack, though his is 'longer'.
- Another allusion to Jack is that he keeps a multipurpose tool on his left hand to aid him in battle, much like Jack does with the Ultra Bracelet.
- His ears resemble those of Ultraman Great's.
- His fighting stance resembles Ultraman Tiga's.
- He has large crystals on his arms and shins similar to Ultraman Ginga.
- The crystals on Ribut's arms bear resemblance to Ultraman Mebius' own Mebius Brace design. This design is also used for Ribut's leg crystals.
- While the crystals on Ginga's leg are positioned on the front of his shins, Ribut has them at the outer side of his shins.
- Ribut is the first original Asian Ultra not to come from from Japan.
- Ultraman Ribut is also the first Ultra to be presented fully in CGI animation.
- Ultraman Ribut is the second Ultra that is named after a word from the Malay language after Ultraman Tiga.
- Interestingly, the name of the monsters that Ribut fought in the first special are actually related to him and each other. Ribut means Storm while Kilat is Thunder or Lightning and Halilintar is also a Malay word for both Thunderbolt and Lightning.
- Coincidentally, the word "Ribut" is a homophone to the English word "Reboot" as Ultraman Ribut's design is somewhat of a reboot to the design of the original Ultraman.
- Ultraman Ribut is the first Ultra who was introduced as a dream character. However, he is proven to exist in the real world when Upin and Ipin wake up to find his transformation items present in their room. However this event is decanonized.


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As a Plant Nears Completion, Croton Water Flows Again to New York City
I had a NY Times assignment to film the $3.2 billion Croton Water Filtration Plant, inside an excavated area underground big enough to hold Yankee Stadium. It can treat as much as 290 million gallons of water a day and could double as a science-fiction movie set. Check out the full article here:


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Chris Chaberski
New Movies This Week: 'Horrible Bosses 2,' 'Penguins of Madagascar'
This Thanksgiving weekend, we get a somewhat unexpected sequel to a somewhat unexpected 2011 comedy hit, along with a spin-off from a major animated blockbuster.
Videos From Ferguson — Police Car on Fire, Brown Family Statement & More
Here are some reactions from tonight's grand-jury announcement in Ferguson, Missouri, in which Officer Darren Wilson was not charged with any crimes in the shooting death of Michael Brown this past summer.
Darren Wilson Not Indicted for Michael Brown Shooting [UPDATED]
A grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown this past August.
New Movies This Week: 'Nightcrawler,' 'Before I Go to Sleep,' 'Saw 10th Anniversary'
You'll have plenty of options for some good old spine-tingling Halloween fun once the latest batch of thrillers (and one re-release) hits theaters this weekend.
School Shooting Near Seattle; 2 Dead, Including Gunman, 4 Critically Hurt [UPDATED]
A gunman opened fire at a Seattle-area high school Friday morning, injuring multiple students before killing himself.
Nurse in Dallas Becomes First Ebola Patient Infected in U.S.; CDC Urges Calm
The second-ever diagnosis of Ebola in America occurred this weekend, but still, there's no reason to panic. You won't catch Ebola, don't worry.
New Movies This Week: 'Dracula Untold,' 'The Judge,' 'Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, …
Another week, another batch of wildly different offerings at the theaters: a little horror-fantasy, some Oscar-minded courtroom drama and a children's-book adaptation.
Louisiana Teachers Arrested for Having Threesome With 16-Year-Old Student
Two teachers at Destrehan High School in Kenner, Louisiana, have been arrested for allegedly having group sex with an underage student.
New Movies This Week: 'Annabelle,' 'Gone Girl,' 'Left Behind'
Three big movies arrive in theaters this weekend: a sequel to a 2013 horror blockbuster, an Oscar-hunting thriller and the film adaptation of a bestselling book series.
New Movies This Week: 'A Walk Among the Tombstones,' 'The Maze Runner,' 'This Is Where I L…
What had been a pretty slow month of September, movie-wise, is about to get a major jolt, with four new films hitting theaters this week. Here's a look at your suddenly bountiful choices:


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If you are not convinced that we have a crisis in our health service then have a read of this…
We have recently taken instructions from a man who was involved in a road traffic accident at the beginning of March.
Our client, as affable and easy-going a 64 year old man as you could hope to meet, was knocked off his bicycle, not far from Axminster at around 5.30 on a Friday evening. His bike was wrecked. Fortunately he wasn't.
Comparatively minor injuries to ribs and one knee but still serious enough for the ambulance crew that turned up at the scene to decide that he needed to go to hospital. Off they went, to Honiton.
When they got there, a little after 6.00 in the evening, the hospital was shut. As far as our client could see there was nobody there at all, and sadly the paramedics seemed to accept that there was no-one about to dispense urgent medical treatment.
So, what next?
Oh – look at the time! "It's the end of our shift," they told him – "you'll have to find your own way home".
And – yes – would you believe it, they left him and his bent and twisted bike in the car park outside the hospital and disappeared off to wherever they might be headed at that time on a Friday evening...
Admittedly our man was not bleeding to death on the steps of the (closed) hospital but he had been knocked off his bicycle by a motor car less than an hour earlier and he is only a year from retirement.
If the ambulance crew did not feel that he needed hospital attention then why bother to take him (and his bicycle) there? In any event, why didn't they know that Honiton hospital was or would be shut?
As it was, our man went to Yeovil District Hospital the following morning, complaining of pain still in his ribs. He dared to suggest to the doctor who examined him that one or more of them might be broken and he should have an x-ray.
"Oh no – we don't do x-rays on ribs anymore", he was told.
But the staff at Yeovil were reportedly shocked at how this elderly man had been dumped in the car park to fend for himself the night before.
We are dealing with his claim now. Incidentally, he did not come to us immediately after the accident until after he had a series of telephone conversations with the car driver's insurers. It seems they spoke to him at least a couple of times with increasing offers of immediate settlement...
So, claims capture and pre-med offers are still alive and well despite the top boys' roasting almost a year ago – see Hey diddle diddle.
Not this time then guys. Perhaps when insurers' PFI mates have taken over the running of our hospitals and emergency services they will have more success.
Paramedics will no doubt be trained to leave the back doors of the ambulance open and threaten to push the trolley out if the accident victim does not quickly sign a disclaimer in return for a fortnight's rehab and a bunch of flowers.


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donderdag 26 september 2013
John Locke - Some thoughts on Education
"For extravagant young fellows, that have liveliness and spirit, come sometimes to be set right, and so make able and great men: but dejected minds, timorous and tame, and low spirits, are hardly ever to be raised, and very seldom attain to anything. To avoid the danger that is on either hand is the great art: and he that has found a way how to keep up a child's spirit, easy, active, and free; and yet, at the same time, to restrain him from many things he has a mind to, and to draw him to things that are uneasy to him; he, I say, that knows how to reconcile these seeming contradictions, has, in my opinion, got the true secret of education." ~ John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning Education
Gepost door Hester IJsseling op donderdag, september 26, 2013
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Budapest hotels
Budapest hotel videos
On the following page you can see videos about our most popular hotels in Budapest.
Based on their wide range of services, the outstanding quality and the best available room rates they always offer, these Budapest hotels have received the most room requests from the visitors of our website.
The videos give you the opportunity to see what these guests have seen, before even making a reservation, and this way they can help you plan your trip better by choosing the accommodation that seems most impressive to you.
After watching the short video films, you can also visit the webpage of these hotels, where you will be able to find detailed descriptions about their services, to see their exact location on the map of Budapest, to get acquainted with them through photographs as well, and most importantly to read the feedbacks and opinions of fellow travellers.


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A.R. Ammons, a point of inspiration
Kenneth Frazelle has drawn inspiration from diverse and sometimes surprising sources: Cézanne watercolors, Native American pottery, the wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He turns most often to the poetry of A.R. Ammons, with whom he shared a twenty-five-year friendship. Frazelle has set about forty of Ammons' poems since he was a student at the Juilliard School.
"I discovered Ammons' poetry while browsing in a New York bookstore in 1975," Frazelle has written. "I had no idea we both shared Eastern North Carolina roots, and were even distant cousins by marriage. The shock of that language speeding down and across the page grabbed me, and I knew it was an inevitable fit for my music. I wrote Archie for permission to set his poetry at that time, and we began a correspondence and friendship that lasted until his death. We met in the late seventies, and I was dazzled by his virtuoso wit and warmth. During his frequent visits to North Carolina and through letters, Archie gave me fatherly nurturing and encouragement."
Ammons' poetry is noted for both directness and complexity of thought, for its attention both to the minute particulars of nature and to the vast expanses of philosophical questioning. Critic Harold Bloom has called Ammons "the most direct Emersonian in American poetry since Frost." Upon his death in 2001, Ammons was among America's most honored poets, having won two National Book Awards, the National Book Critics Circle Award, a MacArthur "genius award," and the Tanning Prize for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry."
Ammons returned Frazelle's admiration. "The range of his invention and technical brilliance is apparently inexhaustible and is accompanied by a profound depth of song or feeling," Ammons wrote of Frazelle. "The poise of that kind of forwarding can produce the highest sense of aesthetic completion."
Frazelle received his first national recognition for Worldly Hopes, settings of poems from Ammons' book of the same title. The piece was premiered in 1987 by mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani and pianist Gilbert Kalish. "Though the poems are small-scale," Frazelle wrote in program notes, "the reader is drawn into their seemingly boundless areas." Likewise, as a review in Musical America asserts, the song cycle suggests "feelings, moods and whole landscapes much vaster than itself."
Frazelle used five uniquely intimate poems from several collections for his Sunday at McDonald's, which was commissioned and performed by soprano Dawn Upshaw and pianist Jeffrey Kahane. Though the poems range from the zaniness of "babies gumming French fries" to the transcendence of "the still star bending, fixed ahead," Frazelle has given them a specific, coherent musical shape. Images and motions are conveyed both in the piano and the voice, which are equal presences. In 1997 Upshaw performed songs from the cycle at her Carnegie Hall debut, with Gilbert Kalish at the piano.
Return, settings of three Ammons poems, began with "I Went Back", a commission from Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Frazelle performed it with soprano Marilyn Taylor in Ammons' presence at a celebration honoring his seventieth birthday. Taylor wanted a lengthier work for her New York debut at Weill Hall the following year, and she commissioned the two additional songs. Return's poems are those of a mature man who looks back with longing and looks forward with awe and humor. Marilyn Taylor has included the cycle on her Albany recording Return: Art Songs of Carolina with pianist Robert Brewer.
The Motion of Stone, a work for chorus and chamber orchestra, is based on Ammons' long poem "Tombstones" from Sumerian Vistas. The seven movements contemplate the inscription of names into stone and the eventual erosion of the seemingly permanent. The Boston Globe described the work as "a meditation on death, evanescence and the nature of nothingness." It was commissioned by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where it was first performed in 1998 by the Gardner Chamber Ensemble and Boston University Chorus, with Ann Howard Jones conducting.
The Spring 2004 issue of Epoch Magazine, devoted entirely to Ammons, includes letters exchanged between the poet and Frazelle, as well as reproducing Frazelle's manuscript of the song "I Went Back" from Return.
"Even though I haven't written any Ammons songs since his death," Frazelle says, "it's a lifelong project to which I'm sure to return."


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[SKOA Presents] The BBC 6 Music Blog Awards 2013
Has it really been a year since we last did this? Oh how time flies when you're having fun, that's how the saying goes, isn't it?! Anyway, the good folk at the BBC and the amazing 6 Music have been kind enough to ask us back for another round of awards and we're having our own category again and need to get you guys involved once more. Last year we picked...The Album of the Year That You Never, Ever Skipped a Track On...Ever. And the winner was Bon Iver's beautiful self titled album. A tonne of awesome blogs are once again involved this year and the show will air later this week.
This year we threw some ideas together but the one that stuck was this: "The EP or Single That Has(Had) You Most Excited About A Full Release"
There's several that immediately have jumped to the front for us personally but hey, we wouldn't be awesome without you guys, so of course we want your opinions and your suggestions. We'll have a winner this weekend and the show will run from 6-8pm on Sunday Feb 24th on BBC 6 Music so get your votes and suggestions in ASAP!
To vote you can leave a comment below or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter but be sure to @ reply us and include the hashtag #Blog6Music so we don't miss any votes! The awards ceremony is set to take place this Friday on BBC 6 Music, from 7PM onwards and are presented by the wonderful Tom Robinson. START VOTING NOW and show your love for your favourite album. We'll add a shortlist later today of the front runners but for now, anything goes...
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David Bowie - "Where Are We Now"
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Check out the July 2012 issue of Pilates Style Magazine that's on newsstands now. So far I've found it at Whole Foods and Barnes & Noble. Apologies for the iPhone pic, we will have a proper scan soon.
In the meantime, check out the Pilates Style homepage and this link for the first part of the article.


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Well, actually it was this morning.
But I had this dream and it's unusual for for me to remember them, so I thought I'd share it.
In my dream:
I'm teenager and for whatever reason, I'm having to share my bed with my brother. It's a big enough bed for both of us but at some point he's worked his way over to my side and is now sticking his knees (and /or feet) into my back, forcing me to scoot to the edge of the bed.
I finally have enough and push him back yelling at him to stay on his side and quit pushing.
Right after I do that, I hear my mom say, "No! Don't go in there. Just let them be."
But a few seconds later my step-dad shows up and is standing right above me with his right arm raised in preparation to hit me.
I look up at him and think about what to say, knowing that the wrong thing with bring certain pain... but I don't know what the "wrong thing" is.
So I say, "I'm just trying to get room so I can sleep. He keeps pushing me."
My step-dad stands there for a moment, lowers his arm, and then walks out of the room.
And right then I woke up.
I know that dreams are your brain's way of working out stuff that has happened during the day in your subconscious, but this is really odd.
1) My brother and I were separated when we were young and he never lived with me during my teenage years.
2) When we did live in the same house, we never had to share a bed.
3) My step-dad never hit me. In fact, we got along very well. Even when he tried to "act tough", I saw through it and we had a laugh.
We were very close up until the time he and my mom were separated. Since then, I've had no contact with him.
I can't think of ANYTHING that would have triggered this to occur in my dreams, so... WTF?
I have some of the strangest dreams sometimes.
Jan 1, 2009
I Had A Dream Last Night
Well, actually it was this morning.
scribbled down by Ferretnick around 5:32 AM
Labels: dreams, family, uncatagorizable
1 things people had to say:
- Elwood said...
You should probably lay off the frozen banana guacamole right before bed.
- January 1, 2009 at 8:10 AM


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As if Wines
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"If" has been the guiding principle in my career. By examining all possibilities and opening myself up to all the answers "if" summons, I have been led to places that I never imagined, but were exactly where I should be.
I didn't grow up around wine, but with some nudging from the Fates, I find myself where I belong: in the winery. The trinity of Serendipity, Persistence and Courage play havoc with the best-laid plans, but they will always bring you home.
Through wine, I am able to tell my story and share my experiences. And just as wine evolves, I continue to write new chapters in my career as a winemaker. As If Wines are my personal stories, and I look forward to sharing them with you.


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The rugged Canadian wilderness is the backdrop to this story of a dog separated from his owner.
This story, based on the novel Nomads of the North by James Oliver Curwood, is about the adventures of a malamute dog named Nikki. Nikki and his kind master, Andre Dupas, are traveling via canoe through the Canadian Rockies. When Nikki encounters Neewa, a bear cub that's lost its mother, Andre ties the two animals together, plops them in the canoe, and heads for the rapids. When the two animals become separated from Andre, the unlikely pair must learn to survive in the wilderness. What is initially a relationship of hate and incompatibility transforms into one of compromise and friendship between species. Encounters with timber wolves, lynx, wolverines, and many other wild animals are vividly photographed and give viewers a real sense of life in the wild . When Neewa begins his long winter hibernation, Nikki sets off alone on a desperate hunt for food. Man's scent leads him not to the friendly Andre Dupas, but to an angry trader who attempts to trap and poison him, eventually capturing him and training him as a fighting dog. This 73-minute feature has absolutely breathtaking animal and nature photography and the action is plentiful and absorbing. Especially forward-thinking for its time (1961) are its declaration that Indians don't deserve to be treated as slaves, but as equals in the quest to trap animals, and its assertion that dog fights are "cruel, savage, not human, and bloodthirsty." Nonetheless, animal-rights activists and sensitive children alike will find disturbing the shots of steel traps in use, the incident in which Neewa and Nikki almost choke one another with the line that joins them, and the gruesome dog fight scene.


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Some pictures of our cattle and sheep this summer and fall. The first five are our cows and calves grazing diverse summer pastures. Pictures 6 and 7 are some grass finished beeves, and the last is a picture of some lamb wethers finishing on pasture joined by the ram.
winter grazing 2013
We finished the fencing at the new farm we are leasing and have begun grazing the stockpiled grasses. We have 20 steers and heifers, some about a year old and some almost two. The two year old's will be beef this spring, while the yearlings will finish this fall and next spring. This farm is where we are going to focus on the grass finishing. We are able to easily set up small temporary paddocks for rotational grazing. Right now we are moving the cattle every other day. We also will experiment with seeding some annuals to extend the grazing periods. We would like to work toward a year round finishing program.
We have our flock of sheep at this farm as well. While it is currently a small flock, we have plenty of room to grow. Our 12 bred ewes will lamb in April. We are hoping for lots of twins! Storm is our guard dog on duty. She has taken to the sheep and guards them vigilantly.
We have moved our few Tennessee Fainting goats to this farm and are looking to acquire a few females to breed some meat goats. Although not the most popular in this country, goat meat is a healthy and tasty meat, and we get the occasional request for it.


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I love Applejack from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Maybe it's my good ole Southern roots that have a soft spot for the most honest filly in Ponyville. Or maybe it's something completely different.
Either way cosplaying her is just a little to much fun for me. I'm not quite sure what you want to call this version of AJ. I'm just going to call it casual/everyday around Ponyville AJ.
There isn't a whole lot to this cosplay. It was really very easy to put together. Her cosplay has changed a little over time. I added a small basket of prop apples for NYCC 2013. Pony ears by Yaya Han.
NYCC 2012, Anime Next 2013, NYCC 2013
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That is what I think of on Tuesday. We always have milk to pick up. :) Today Nate came home late for lunch so I was able to go alone. The place where I pick up the milk is just someone's house. They allow it to be a drop off place and then those of us close go and pick it up shortly after delivery. Beth is the woman that lives there that I see most of the time when I pick it up. She gave me a CD set to borrow by Sally Fallow. She is a Christian woman and very interested in the health of our nation and how we are raising our kids. It was so interesting to me. She talks about the traditional diet and how is was cooked etc. She talks about all the different types of fats we consume and how we have left behind the healthy ones and replaced them with unhealthy, chemically produced ones. Of course she talks about lard and how really good for you it is. Which is amazing to me since I was just talking about that a few days ago. She has a book called Nourishing Traditions that I plan to get this week. She also founded the Weston A. Price Foundation and there is a ton of good information there. Now we have not been buying anymore packaged items if we can help it, but we still have things we were using up. After listening to her lecture though it makes me want to throw the rest of it out. I highly recommend checking out her book.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Milk day Tuesday
Posted by Bonnie at 9:03 PM
1 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Hi Bonnie,
I've heard that lard is actually easier on the body to digest and breakdown since it is from an animal form. The other stuff like margarine's and such are not good for us. Now I don't feel so bad using lard. LaVonna
- Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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Dear 7-year-old-daughter, you are full of deliciousness. You have a kind heart. You have energy in spades. You have sporting #skillz gurfriend. You have a sense of humour. You have a healthy dose of I'm-prepared-to-challenge-the-boundaries attitude. You have the most exquisite blue eyes. You have a giggle that I want to bottle up and then release into the world to make everyone smile. You have a sense of self beyond your years. Macy, put simply, I think the sun shines out of your gorgeous little bottom.
A few weeks ago my darling girl, out of the blue, you lifted your top, sucked in your tummy and said "Mum look how skinny I am!" You correctly interpreted my look of confusion panic heartbreak and quickly clarified "What?! I don't want to be fat!"
Oh Macy, my magical little daughter, let me tell you want you don't want to be.
My darling girl, you don't want to be cruel and hurtful. You don't want to be the arrogant person that people can't speak fondly of. You want to be kind and well respected. You want people to feel they can depend on you, trust you and enjoy being in your company.
My gorgeous daughter, you don't want to be a victim of domestic abuse. You don't want someone to overpower you physically, emotionally or verbally until your spirit is exhausted. You want to be vigilant against people who are hurting you or causing you harm. You want to have the confidence, self-respect and strength of character to be able to walk away and create for yourself a life of love, health, happiness and positive growth.
Macy, you don't want to be illiterate. You don't want to hold a book or a pen in your hand and not understand what a gift it is. You don't want to fear words. You want to be able to sit in an arm chair and escape to untouched destinations that are only accessible through literature. Books, newspapers, magazines and articles will forever provide you with the opportunity to explore people, places, circumstances and events. And writing, oh my girl, writing, you want to be able to write. You want an ability to express yourself in a way that you may not be able to verbally. Writing will give you a superpower like no other – you can fill out forms for a passport to travel the world, a bank account to save for anything you wish or a student loan to open the door to a lifetime of education and discovery. Creatively, writing will allow you to release the amazing thoughts that whizz through your beautiful mind. Being able to write gives you the opportunity, if you want it, to impact someone so much that you change the way they think, speak or react.
Macy, my magnificent creation, you don't want to be void of empathy. You don't want to lack the ability to see the world through someone else's eyes. You don't want to be unfeeling to the emotions that they might experience. You want to be able to understand and appreciate people in all of their various forms – their pain, their victories, their circumstances, their fears, their worries, their views, their heartache, their joy.
Macy, you don't want to be afraid; don't be afraid of the unknown, to fall and get back up, to fail and try again. Whatever you dream, my darling you can become. Whatever you want to do, wherever you want to go, don't be afraid of what might happen - go seek the adventure my girl, in all its glorious mistaking making forms!
My stunning little lady, there are many things in this world that you do not want to be. Ignore whatever advertisement, whatever movie, whatever person, whatever picture made you think that you do not want to be fat and put your undeniable energy to where it counts; be a nice person, a good person, an adventurous person, a confident person, a person with heart.
That is what you want to be.
(Oh, you also don't want to be afraid of birds. I am afraid of birds and it's stupid and frustrating and debilitating in Spring).


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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jhonny Peralta is on the Detroit Tigers' roster for the AL division series against the Oakland Athletics.
Just over a week ago, the All-Star shortstop completed his 50-game suspension for ties to the Biogenesis clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.
Peralta isn't in the starting lineup for Game 1 on Friday night in Oakland. The Tigers acquired shortstop Jose Iglesias from Boston before Peralta's suspension took effect.
Peralta played left field after returning from his suspension. He batted .303 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs this season. Andy Dirks will start in left in the opener of the best-of-five series.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Thursday that he'll make out his lineups using "some statistical analysis, some gut feeling, a combination of those things."


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Large Group Photography Warwickshire
In August I was approached by the management team of Rugby Town Football Club to create a never attempted before photograph of all six hundred club members. For me this was a daunting task and something I had never done before, in fact I think up until the day of the photograph on 5th September the most people in a single photograph was about one hundred and fifty.
Although the task at hand was daunting thankfully the football club had given me enough notice to come up with a plan. My first thought was what resolution would I require to photograph that many people in a single photograph. I thought through many options before deciding that I would need to double my standard camera resolution, so I decided to get my hands on a fifty plus mega pixel camera.
The next aspect was working out the best position for the photograph be to taken, the team at the club had given a time of 13.00 for the photograph to be taken, with this in mind I was able to establish where the sun would be at that time of day and then recommend where the group should be placed to avoid the sun shining in the groups eyes (as it turned out it wasn't sunny on the day but it is always better to be prepared in my opinion).
I also had to establish my chosen lens field of view, to establish this I visited the football ground before the event and was able to give the club guidance on where I would like to stand and where the limits of the group would be in order to see all the banners and the members plus the club house in the background. The final consideration was a 3 metre high scaffold tower provided by the club for me to stand on. Now I am not keen on heights and with all the prep work done and the clubs coaches helping out with arranging the group into the position, my only worry became falling off the tower.
In the end though we had a very successful photo opportunity with everything going to plan and a happy customer.