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Anthony Benjamin was born in England in 1931. He began his study at Southall Technical College in 1947 as an engineering draughtsman and was then accepted into Regent Street Polytechnic, now known as the University of Westminster (1950–1954). After his first year at Regent Street, Benjamin travelled to Paris and studied for three months with Fernand Léger (1951). After graduating, while working and travelling between St. Ives and Paris, he was awarded a one-year French Government Fellowship for painting and printmaking, studying at Atelier 17 with WS Hayter in Paris (1958–1959). Following his time with WS Hayter, he was awarded an Italian Government Fellowship in Anticoli Corrado near Rome (1960–1961). Between 1961 and 1973 Benjamin lectured and taught in the United Kingdom (Ealing, Ipswitch, Winchester, Ravensbourne, Colchester, and St. Martin's School of Art), the United States (California State College) and in Canada (University of Calgary, York University). He returned to London in 1974 and in 1986 moved to Norfolk. Benjamin was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE). He died in London on 17 February 2002.
Early Years
Born in Boarhunt in 1931 to a working class family his ambitions toward the visual arts gained him a place at Southall Technical College as an engineering draughtsman. After school in 1947, he began an apprenticeship at the firm of Bell Punch, in Hayes, Middlesex. Benjamin had an aptitude for careful drawing, as well as an appreciation and understanding of the logical principles of three-dimensional construction. However, the lack of creative possibilities frustrated him. He dropped out of the apprenticeship in 1949 and was accepted into the sculpture program at the Regent Street Polytechnic. Unhappy with the academic restrictions prevailing in the department at the time, and going against the current convention, he applied colour to a carving he was working on. When told to remove the paint or face expulsion from the department, he decided to leave.
Benjamin's talent was recognized by a senior member of staff, Norman Blamey and accepted into the painting department, where soon Benjamin produced some accomplished work. Using a restricted, almost monochromatic palette, his subject matter featured the surroundings of the dark basement flat he shared with fellow student and partner, Stella, whom he drew and painted many times. As well as portraits of his neighbours, 'Bill and Nellie', he also painted some exotic London 'Pearly Kings and Queens'. At the end of the term, he travelled to Paris where he studied drawing with Fernand Leger for three months.
1950's and the St. Ives School
When Benjamin graduated from college in 1954, his paintings were accepted for exhibition by Helen Lesore, the hardline Social Realist director of the Beaux Arts Gallery, the London home of the kitchen-sink artists. However, when Benjamin started using a broader range of colour and looser brushwork, including elements of abstraction, he was told by Lesore to 'toe the line' or leave the gallery. Once again, faced with established restrictions, he chose to leave rather than compromise his freedom to explore the possibilities of extending his creativity in new directions. This refusal to conform is one of Benjamin's defining characteristics, which throughout his life shapes his career and work. The most direct impact was his He also served time in prison as a conscientious objector; not just against military service, he was opposed to all forms of conscription.
Benjamin moved to St. Ives, he used a legacy from his mother, to buy a small cottage that had belonged to sculptor Sven Berlin. St. Ives had been dominated by the influence of Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, but by 1956 the 'Middle Generation' of Peter Lanyon, Patrick Heron, Bryan Wynter, and Terry Frost were becoming well established in Britain and were soon to be known in the wider art world. Peter Lanyon invited Benjamin to join the Newlyn Society of Artists and had his first one-man exhibition there in 1958. His work, inspired by the Cornish landscape and seascape, as well as the American Abstract Expressionist movement, became more expansive and colourful, and gradually more abstract in concept.
Italy and France
In 1959, Benjamin was awarded a coveted French Government Bourse to study etching at S.W. Hayter's renowned Atelier 17 in Paris (where some revolutionary new techniques of plate making and colour printing were being explored). The poet W.S. Graham, who lived in the Coastguard Cottage at Gurnard's Head, and a friend of Benjamin's gave him a copy of his recently published collection of poems titled, The Nightfishing. This work became the inspiration for a suite of etchings which Benjamin named A Homage to the Nightfishing. These plates were discovered in the 1990's still wrapped in French newspaper. Partial editions were printed and shown in 1994 as part of The Constructed Space, a group exhibition curated by Chris Stephens, about Sidney Graham and his artist friends. The A Homage to the Nightfishing suite is now in the Tate Britain Collection.
In 1960, Benjamin was awarded an Italian Travel Study Scholarship. He was profoundly moved by the art of the Early Renaissance that he saw in the museums, palaces and cathedrals. He was struck by the use of repeated flat geometrical shapes in many works, particularly by the strong impact and visual rhythm set up by the rows of saints' halos in Duccio's Madonna in Majesty in the Siena Duomo. When he returned to London in mid 1961, this rediscovery of defined, flat shapes, shallow but articulate space and much more vibrant colour informed his new painting. Full of renewed energy as a result of his Italian experiences, he painted prolifically and exhibited widely. He had several one-man shows at the Grabowski Gallery in South Kensington, as well as at St. Catherine's College in Oxford and Belfast University.
Ealing Art School: The Ground Course
At the end of 1961, Benjamin was asked by Roy Ascott to join the faculty at the Ealing School of Art and to take part in the Ground Course, Ascott's groundbreaking experiment in radical creative education. One year before, the First Report of the National Advisory Council on Art Education (1960) under Sir William Coldstream, ushered in fundamental changes to British art education. The changes in pedagogies towards a broader definition of art education and practice through experimental and radical means, allowed Ascott to develop a course that explored process inspired by his interest in Cybernetics and communication. Benjamin, Dennis Bowen, Bernard Cohen, Harold Cohen, R.B. Kitaj, Stroud Cornock, Peter Startop, Adrian Berg and Brian Wall were all faculty teaching the Ground Course at Ealing .
From Ealing, Benjamin took a position at Ravensbourne, followed by an appointment as a Senior Lecture in Painting at Ipswitch Civic College to implement the newly established Diploma in Art and Design Course. About this time, Benjamin was starting to experiment with a new approach to three-dimensional works. He did not want to follow the conventional sculptural approach of carving and modelling figure-like shapes from the usual materials such as stone, wood, clay, etc.
Benjamin intended to make 'sculpture' that was more relevant to the exciting modern, fast-moving, transient world that was opening up at the time in London. He wanted to use modern materials, coloured plastic, fibreglass, polished metal, stainless steel and bronze. Intense glowing colour and reflections, amorphous and ambiguous shapes, he wanted to create works that crossed the conventional boundaries. He also started making a series of silkscreen prints that used the same vibrant colours and similar shapes as the sculpture.
Working with Nancy Patterson, a Canadian artist and industrial model maker, he started making maquettes for larger pieces, using both the opaque and the transparent, fluorescent coloured Perspex. Intense heat was used to bend the shiny, expensive and unforgiving material into undulating ribbons that flowed off the rectangular 'bases' that were fixed to the walls. The reflections danced and enchanted viewers. Julie Lawson, assistant to Roland Penrose, Director of the ICA, was supportive and arranged to have the work, which included related paintings, shown in 1966. Norbert Lynton, Dennis Bowen, David Bindman, and others wrote enthusiastic reviews. Photographers loved the work. Theatrical celebrity photographer Lewis Morley took some stunning photos of the work as well as many innovative portraits of Benjamin. Similar shows were held soon after at the Oxford Museum of Modern Art and at the Winchester Contemporary Art Society. Pieces were also shown at the Gimpel Fils Gallery in Davies Street and a show was arranged for the new Gimpel & Weizenhoffer Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York.
When Benjamin moved on in 1965 to teach at Winchester College of Art, he managed to convince the reluctant but adventurous Head of the College, sculptor Heinz Henges, to accept Brian Eno on the Diploma in Painting course, although as the authorities later observed when discussing the 'Eno Problem': 'Eno was not a painter, and had no intention of becoming one'. He did eventually receive a diploma for painting although he never made any actual 'paintings'. He was interested in painting soundscapes, not landscapes. He and Anthony remained in contact exchanging correspondence.
In the early 1970's, Eno, as a member of Roxy Music, started developing music using synthesizers. After a long and enthusiastic conversation about the new possibilities, Anthony was inspired to make some screen prints that paralleled visually the effects that Eno produced with electronics. Working in partnership with master silkscreen printer Kevin Harris, the suite of six images they named Roxy Bias was produced by a complicated method of interchangeable stencils and endless colour proofing. The titles - Ringing Filter, Butterfly Echo, Inverse Echo, Erase Function, Multi–Mode Jitter - all came from the realm of electronic music. The images effectively demonstrated Benjamin's visionary conception and Harris's patience and incredible skill. Together, they achieved a remarkable partnership. The colours and images vibrated and danced on the surfaces, a visual and joyful equivalent of music creating 'maximum visual aggression'. The suite was hugely successful and won several major graphic prizes, the first at the San Paulo Biennale in 1974.
1990's and beyond
In the late 1990's, after several years of working only in pencil and graphite, Benjamin started painting again in colour on large canvases, inspired by frequent visits to Marrakech, where he became immersed in colour and surrounded by music.
In the 2002 catalogue for the posthumous exhibition of Anthony's work at The Belgrave Gallery, St. Ives, Chris Stevens wrote:
Benjamin seems to have been exploring the possibility of suggesting movement by the use of colour and form alone. In such works he also managed to create a spatial separation between these geometric figures and the endlessly varied grounds … to achieve the degree of density and intensity required, he developed a complex method of masking to ensure the precision of their straight edges. The result is that the smaller forms seem to hover slightly in front of a field of warm colour, while their tapering forms seem to have been designed to accentuate the kaleidoscopic effect of their tumbling pattern… but such is the relationship between figure and ground and between the different colors and texture that they appear to shimmer before the viewer's eyes. Evoking, perhaps, the sun and heat of Morocco, the effect is not simply one of extreme sensory stimulation but almost one of physical disequilibrium.
There seems little doubt that with these late paintings Benjamin fulfilled his own belief that '...art is about everything. Art isn't just related to art. It's personal. You draw on almost everything. It can be serious, but it ought to be playful too… You should enjoy it.'
Benjamin was certainly enjoying himself fully when he was working on these late paintings, completely engaged and immersed in the act of painting and bursting with new ideas. He was also revisiting and developing the spatial and colour concepts and the connection to musical ideas that he had first explored in the 70's in the Roxy Bias screen prints. This involved establishing surface rhythms by the use of repeated geometrical shapes that he had discovered in the early Italian Renaissance paintings and used in his own work in the 1960's. He was also using the skill and precision he had learned as an engineering draughtsman at Bell Punch in Hayes, Middlesex.
It seems especially cruel for him to have been so abruptly halted in what seems like mid-flow, at a creative peak. It was on the way to sign a new suite of etchings at the print workshop that he had established twenty-five years earlier, and with a new suite of very large etchings already being discussed, that Benjamin collapsed and died. - Chris Stephens


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Authentic Montessori Programs, small classes & individualized curricula promotes a love of learning. A proven alternative to traditional education Toddler to Elementary. Enriched Montessori Academics nurture children's creativity, confidence & educational success. Visual Arts, French, Music, Sports, Eco Ed & Community Involvement. Extended care available. BMS looks forward to welcoming your family to our school community.
There is of course a great range within the world of Montessori education, from schools with a high fidelity to the approach as Maria Montessori expressed it, to those who use it as a starting point for their own unique program. As the name suggests, Beyond Montessori in some senses is within the latter end of that spectrum, seeking to create a program that is responsive to the needs of the community it serves as well as the passions of the faculty. There is a very faithful adoption of the core of the Montessori method, though the school has developed its own personality as well. Families are drawn to BMS for its empathetic approach to instruction, one that seeks to build interpersonal awareness and a sense of environmental stewardship.
Gallery showcasing school life and general photos of Beyond Montessori School.
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Front of School
Back of School showing play structure
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Casa Classroom
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Particularly popular in the younger grades (preschool to elementary), but sometimes available all the way up to high school, Montessori schools offer an alternative vision to the standard lesson format of most classrooms. Instead of listening to whole-class lessons, Montessori classrooms allow students to choose which "tasks" or activities interest them. These tasks centre around special Montessori puzzles - their essential feature being they contain a right answer and allow for selfcorrection. A strong emphasis is therefore placed on lessons being concrete and rooted in practical experience, along with students developing a sense of self-sufficiency, confidence and curiosity.
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Discovery Math turns traditional math on its head: it frequently begins by introducing a novel problem to students, and works its way back to "discovering" a method of solving the problem. The goal is to ground mathematical procedures and algorithms firmly in their applications, and to challenge students to think critically about how they might go about solving the problem right from the beginning. Generally associated with the "Chicago Math" movement and related Everyday Math textbooks (Grades 1 to 6), Discovery math spends less classroom time mastering established algorithms and more time getting students invested in and thinking critically about novel mathematical problems and concepts. In this sense Discovery Math aims to establish conceptual and applied understand before procedural understanding.
Systematic-phonics programs teach young children to read by helping them to recognize and sound out the letters and syllables of words. Students are then led to blend these sounds together to sound out and recognize the whole word. While other reading programs might touch on phonetics (either incidentally or on a "when needed" basis), systematic phonics teaches phonics in a specific sequence, and uses extensive repetition and direct instruction to help readers associate specific letter patterns with their associated sounds.
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Programs that balance systematic and process approaches equally likely have an emphasis on giving young students ample opportunities to write, while providing supplementary class-wide instruction in grammar, parts of sentences, and various writing strategies.
Inquiry-based science emphasizes teaching science as a way of thinking or practice, and therefore tries to get students "doing" science as much as possible -- and not just "learning" it. Students still learn foundational scientific ideas and content (and build on this knowledge progressively); however, relative to expository science instruction, inquiry-based programs have students spend more time developing and executing their own experiments (empirical and theoretical). Students are frequently challenged to develop critical and scientific-thinking skills by developing their own well-reasoned hypothesis and finding ways to test those hypotheses. Projects and experiments are emphasized over textbook learning. Skills are emphasized over breadth of knowledge.
|Evolution as consensus theory
|Evolution as one of many equally viable theories
|Evolution is not taught
These literature programs draw in equal measure from "Traditional" and "Social Justice" programs.
The Expanding Communities approach organizes the curriculum around students' present, everyday experience. In the younger grades, students might learn about themselves, for example. As they move through the grades, the focus gradually broadens in scope: to the family, neighbourhood, city, province, country, and globe. The curriculum tends to have less focus on history than Core Knowledge programs.
These programs feature an equal blend of the audio-lingual and communicative styles of language instruction.
Creative arts programs are studio-driven. While historical works and movements may still be taught to add context to the program, students mainly engage in making art (visual, musical, theatrical, etc). The goal is use the actual practice of art to help educate students' emotions, cognition, and ethos.
|Graphic Design
|Visual Arts
Computers are used in the classroom from time to time, but integrating technology into everything students do is not a dominant focus. Digital literacy is understood to be a legitimate skill in the 21st century, but not one that should distract from teaching the subject at hand, or more fundamental skills and literacies. The idea is today's students, being "digital natives", are likely exposed to computers and new media enough outside the classroom: the role of the school, rather, should be to develop competencies that may otherwise get missed.
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The sex education curriculum does NOT follow the provincial one taught in public schools - either in terms of structure, pacing, focus, and/or tone.
By and large, students are taught about sex free of any particular moral or ethical standpoint. The school doesn't impose any particular values or value systems (such as social, political, or ideological values) on students when teaching sex and related issues.
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How children are grouped by age for each class.'
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| Uninterrupted work periods
The longest uninterrupted work period for each class.'
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| Tests and assignments
How often students are given tests or assignments in each class.'
|Never (Orthodox)
|Never (Orthodox)
|Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox)
| Graded work
How often students have their work graded in each class.'
|Never (Orthodox)
|Never (Orthodox)
|Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox)
| Arts and crafts
The percentage of a typical student's day that is spent on arts and crafts in each class.'
Whole-class lectures should never be given. Students learn best through small group lessons, interaction, and independent work.
Whole-class lectures should only be given occasionally (e.g., at the beginning of a term or unit). Students usually learn best through small group lessons, interaction, and independent work.
Whole-class lectures should be given semi-regularly (e.g., at the beginning of a lesson or a week). While students often learn best through group and independent work, it's sometimes important for teachers to set the stage for and contextualize learning.
Whole-class lectures should be given often (e.g., every day). While group and independent learning is important, teachers need to provide lectures on a regular basis to provide the foundation for learning.
External special education support isn't necessary. Core teachers can deal with all special education needs, by offering the relevant support for each student.
External special education support is only rarely necessary. For instance, a psychologist might be brought in to help out a student with a severe developmental disorder.
External special education support is quite important. Outside specialists are needed for a fairly wide range of special needs, such as developmental and learning disabilities.
External special education support is very important. Outside specialists are regularly brought in to support students with many different types of special needs, including developmental and learning disabilities, language and speech issues, behavioural issues, and advanced learning abilities.
We don't have any specialist teachers or classes. Core teachers are well-equipped to teach all subjects.
We only use specialist teachers and classes in rare cases (for instance, to teach a second language). Core teachers are well-equipped to teach almost all subjects.
We have a fairly wide range of specialist teachers and classes (for instance, in languages, music, and art). Core teachers are well-equipped to teach most subjects.
We have many specialist teachers and classes (for instance, in languages, music, art, gym, science, and math). It's important that students receive specialized instruction in many subjects.
Modern-day technology is never used in the classroom. This can interfere with students' social and emotional development and can be a distraction.
Modern-day technology is very rarely used in class, since it can be a distraction and interfere with development. Students at the upper levels, though, might be permitted to use a computer or a tablet to do research for a specific project.
Modern-day technology is used in moderation since it can be a distraction. For instance, computers and other digital media might be used for research, writing, and multimedia projects.
Modern technology is used fairly regularly. For instance, computers and other digital media might be used for research, writing, multimedia projects, and to learn keyboarding skills. Teachers may sometimes also use digital media, such as interactive whiteboards, to teach lessons or introduce topics.
Overall approach : Which option best describes your overall curricular approach?
Schools that adhere strictly to the original Montessori program. They follow Montessori principles to the letter.
Schools that adhere to the original Montessori program and principles. On occasion, though, they supplement it with modern curricular approaches or materials.
Schools that are faithful to the original Montessori program and principles, but sometimes supplement it with modern curricular approaches or materials.
Schools that are faithful to the original Montessori program and principles, but often supplement it with modern curricular approaches or materials.
Montessori programs aimed at preschool and Kindergarten- aged children allow young learners to choose which "tasks" or activities interest them. These tasks centre around special Montessori puzzles -- the essential features of these puzzles being they contain a "right answer" and allow for self-correction. A strong emphasis is therefore placed on learning being concrete and rooted in practical experience, along with children developing a sense of self-sufficiency and confidence. Specially trained teachers act as guides, introducing children to progressively more difficult materials when appropriate. A Montessori classroom is typically very calm and orderly, with children working alone or, sometimes, in small groups.
If you want to learn more about Montessori education, check out our comprehensive guide. You can also check out our guide to Montessori preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.
The main curriculum pace is non-standardized and is HIGHLY responsive to the pacing of individual students, (via differentiated instruction, differentiated assessment, etc). In theory, some students outpace the default/normalized curriculum, while others spend periods "behind schedule" if they need the extra time.
|Flexible pacing style
|Subject-streaming (tracking)
|Multi-age classrooms as standard
|Ability-grouping (in-class) as common
|Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace)
|Regular guided independent study opportunities
|Differentiated assessment
A school with a "supportive" academic culture focuses more on process than short-term outcomes: academic performance is a welcomed side-benefit, but not the driving focus. This does not mean the school lacks standards, or has low expectations for its students: a school can have a supportive academic culture and still light the fire of ambition in its students. It does mean, however, the school provides a less intensive culture than schools with a "rigorous" academic classification, and is focused more simply on instilling a love of learning and life-long curiosity.
BMS offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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|Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties
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Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
|Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school)
|Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class)
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
|Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement)
|Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement)
|Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement)
|Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement)
|Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others)
|Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement)
|Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement)
|Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement)
|Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement)
|English - 90%
|French - 10%
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|Ice Hockey
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|Musical theatre/Opera
|Ballet and Classical Ballet
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This school works with other. for processing financial applications
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Day students: Rolling
Kindly contact Ms. Erin Tyler, Head of School, to receive an Information Parent Package and an opportunity to tour our new facility.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 905-937-0700
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Below, find stories and testimonials about Beyond Montessori School.
"We chose Beyond Montessori School because a close friend told us of her great experience at the school. Our family has enjoyed the same great experience with our three children, but we have been worried about our finances moving into the elementary years. Recently, our family was offered a bursary to subsidize a portion of our eldest child's tuition. What a relief to know that our family can continue to benefit from and grow is an organic environment without having to struggle financially. This is the best thing that could have happened! We get to stay and she gets to be immersed in French in an Accredited Montessori Elementary Classroom – fully bilingual, with loving staff and a great community!" Erin Tyler...
"My daughter has been enrolled at BMS since she was 3 years old. Upon starting her in the pre-school casa, not only did we see incredible advances in our daughter's learning, social skills and personal growth; but we found ourselves instantly welcomed into a wonderful community of parents and faculty. It felt like a home away from home for our daughter and for us as well. We quickly befriended many parents and enjoyed the pick-up and drop-off times as a chance to connect with others.
Now my little girl is in the last year of Casa (SK) and I have felt a lot of pressure to make the right decision for her grade 1, as we originally felt pained not feeling we could keep her at BMS for elementary due to financial reasons. I was ecstatic to find out about the Roots of Montessori Charity and Natasha's personal mission to make the school more accessible financially to all, as Montessori was never intended to be solely for the upper class. It is a style of learning that should be available to all children.
It is with the help of the financial assistance of the charity that we will SO happily keep our daughter at BMS for Grade 1. We are excited to see her enter the French immersion Montessori program, to have her benefit from the low student ratio and to keep her in this very special community of folks."
"My daughter has been enrolled at BMS since she was 3 years old. Upon starting her in the pre-school casa, not only did we see incredible advances in our daughter's learning, social skills and personal growth; but we found ourselves instantly welcomed into a wonderful community of parents and faculty. It felt like a home away from home for our daughter and for us as well. We quickly befriended many parents and enjoyed the pick-up and drop-off times as a chance to connect with others.
Now my little girl is in the last year of Casa (SK) and I have felt a lot of pressure to make the right decision for her grade 1, as we originally felt pained not feeling we could keep her at BMS for elementary due to financial reasons. I was ecstatic to find out about the Roots of Montessori Charity and Natasha's personal mission to make the school more accessible financially to all, as Montessori was never intended to be solely for the upper class. It is a style of learning that should be available to all children.
It is with the help of the financial assistance of the charity that we will SO happily keep our daughter at BMS for Grade 1. We are excited to see her enter the French immersion Montessori program, to have her benefit from the low student ratio and to keep her in this very special community of folks."...
A recent conversation with a friend turned to the subject of the Montessori Learning process and how our toddlers (both 3 year old daughters) were engaging with the world around them. What impressed us most was not the amount of knowledge our daughters were acquiring, but the way in which they were acquiring it. As my friend articulated (paraphrase), theyâre (our daughters) not sitting in a chair being told what a particular concept is, or how it should be memorized. They are discovering for themselves the inner workings of the concept, and seeing first hand how it comes to fruition and holds up against other ideas.In essence, our daughters are becoming tinkerers. They are experimenting through a hands-on process; a creative, intellectual means of understanding founded on voracious inquisition â and much-needed room for trial and error. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal outlines just how important such a method of learning is. In the article The Montessori Mafia, Peter Sims highlights how some of the worldâs âcreative eliteâ are products of the Montessori Learning method. When Google founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin were interviewed by Barbara Walters, they immediately attributed much of their success to Montessori education. âWe both went to Montessori school,â Page said, âand I think it was part of that training of not following rules and orders, and being self-motivated, questioning whatâs going on in the world, doing things a little bit differently.â Similar success stories can be found from the likes of Julia Child, Sean Combs, and Wikipedia founder- even Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. As a parent, the key is to provide my daughter with the tools to be innovative and creative as she discovers the world. By de facto, the world then becomes uniquely hers â a product of her discoveries and experimentation rather than a series of predetermined, provided answers. A way to turn small ideas into something far more grand. â- Harry Tournemille is a fiction writer, at-home-father, and Montessori enthusiast. Clearly congruency is not important....
When my daughter began classes at Beyond Montessori School, I hoped she would be provided with a good social, emotional, and cognitive environment. At the same time, I admit that like most parents I hoped her experiences would also be positive. But the world is a large, occasionally chaotic place and no one can guarantee positive events or experiences for their child. Within this context, when I now reflect on Miriamâs past year of schooling, I am overwhelmed by both the quality and tenor of her growth. My daughter was just over two years of age when she entered the Transition room at Beyond Montessori and it wasnât long before I noticed changes in her language skills. Having a strong social environment at school provided Miriam space to talk about her own expanding world. Exercising her rapidly developing vocabulary with a class of her peers in a self-directed mode allowed her to experiment freely with description, narrative, and understanding. In more ways than I can count, Miriam has established her voice and I have seen how her burgeoning awareness is expressed in conversation with our family, friends, and in public. Alongside her linguistic development â or perhaps as part of it â Miriamâs confidence asserted itself. Both at home and in public, she became able to engage and interact with others with increasing ability. I believe these abilities developed in large part because of how Montessori education encourages children to develop their knowledge and understanding in relation to the world. Miriamâs classroom has provided her with a space to experiment and test her ideas about how things work while also permitting time for these new understandings to take root. Miriam is more sure of what, why, and how she knows, and has the ability to describe and narrate her experiences. These things have made it easier for me to be a parent because she can tell me about what she is feeling. She can articulate her emotional experiences, which in turn allows me to more easily connect with her and help her make decisions about how to move forward in life. Her emotional awareness has added an increased depth to her relationships. My initial hopes for Miriamâs learning have not only been fulfilled but surpassed many times over. My daughter is a happy, able, confident person (although still small). This is due in part to her personality and her home life, but after watching her change and develop over the course of a year, I have to admit a solid part of her development emerges from her engagement in the classroom environment at Beyond Montessori. â- Jon Eben Field is a professional writer and academic editor living in St. Catharines with his wife Shauna Pomerantz and daughter, Miriam. ...
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Pitch Perfect - Movie Review
by Eric Paolini
Is it possible to be simultaneously pleased and disappointed? Because that's how I feel about Pitch Perfect. It lived up to my expectations, which basically means I enjoyed the movie watching experience. But I'm disappointed as well. It could have been better. Pitch Perfect could have been one of the best "silly but fun" movies. Instead it will be one of those movies that will be watched when it pops up on HBO.
Pitch Perfect is fun for the most part. But the tone felt inconsistent. At times it was in on the joke, but it took itself seriously too much. When Anna Kendrick's character (who I have absolutely no recollection of what her character's name is) reaches her low point, it gets really low. Unnecessarily low for a fun comedy. The film tried to have a sense of heart that never fit. The film I wanted to see would have been a little more Dodgeball-y, right down to the insane commentators. But that's not what Pitch Perfect is. Instead of completely fun and ridiculous (like Dodgeball or Anchorman) it tries to balance fun and serious.
Pitch Perfect was best during the "riff-off" scene. The scene could have lasted much longer. Instead, we were subjected to two horrible vomit scenes. I could have lived through the first one, but the second one was downright disgusting. I NEVER needed to see someone do the vomit version of a snow angel. Combined with the vomit, Pitch Perfect also created a catchphrase of sorts, adding "a ca" in front of every word. For example, a ca awesome. You get it? Because the movie is all about a cappella. It is so overused and unfunny that I'm having PTSD-like flashbacks writing this down.
But for every moment that Anna Camp was featured, which was not good, there were moments when Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson were fantastic in. My enjoyment stems mostly from these two. Their characters were written the best and both gave great performances. I had my doubts about Wilson after her role in the overrated Bridesmaids. I found her annoying. After Pitch Perfect, I have turned around on her.
While Anna Kendrick rapping will always be remembered, the rest of Pitch Perfect may not be.
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"Lie Still" by Julia Heaberlin is a riveting novel. To me it was an artful, slightly dark but emotionally genuine cross between the almost laughably shocking Deep South gothic story (think "Steel Magnolias," "Fried Green Tomatoes," or "The Secret Life of Bees") and something like the compelling, raw "The Lovely Bones." Every page will compel you to stay and read more.
From external appearances Emily, the protagonist, would seem like any other woman in her early 30's: happily married to a strong man, healthily pregnant with their first child, living out the usual dreams of housewife. But Emily finds herself reacquainted with a past she would rather erase or at least let go of for good in a dramatically unexpected fashion when she and her husband move from their New York City apartment to the small but colorful and secretive fictional town of Clairmont, Texas. It is fictional only in name, as the events that happen in the town and the past that twines its way amongst the residents (particularly the women who belong or compete to belong in "the club") will strike the reader as anything but fictional. In fact, Clairmont and all that occurs in this book will probably stay with the you for a very long time......as if the whole account happened in real life.
Of course the author not only wrote a compelling piece of fiction, she had a message behind the story. A worthy and yet too often overlooked or ignored message. I deeply appreciated the transparency of the main character and the truths thread throughout this book. There are a few slightly graphic descriptions that are nevertheless masterfully used. I mention them as just a warning to anyone who does not feel they can or want to read anything slightly graphic. But like I said, this book is an original work and even the graphic parts contribute to the story as a whole, not detracting from it in the least.
I would give "Lie Still" 4.5/5 stars.
Thanks to Random House Publishing Group and Net Galley for a free advanced copy of this book for me to read in exchange for an honest review. Please note that my review is original. The publication date for "Lie Still" is set for July 2, 2013. Look for your copy then!


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Ever since I was a young boy, I have dreamed of the day that I start a family. In my head, this was the day that I got married followed quickly by the day that mysteriously a baby showed up on the scene. As you can see, I hadn't really planned out the timeline of how these things happen or what other things get affected by the appearance of another Horner living in my house. With our first child on the way in April, I'm beginning to understand not only the cost of having a child, but also why I'm more than willing to pay it.
Hospitals are of the devil. Sorry to anyone if you work in a hospital or really enjoy visiting the hospital, but that's where I'm at with my limited experience in one. Haley had some unexpected health issues early on in her pregnancy and we're just now paying off the absurd amount of money that one trip to the emergency room costs. With that in mind, I think we're prepared for the actual monetary price of having a child (at least mentally). We know basically what our insurance will cover in terms of expenses and what an average birth will cost us. We have bulked up our savings to make sure we can handle the little things that you can't forecast when having a child and we have planned to reduce our savings in general knowing that our expenses will go up in the near future. We have scouted out pediatricians in the area and will begin to narrow them down to the a couple lucky candidates for our future business. In terms of the money side of the equation, we feel like we are in a decent enough place and we're as prepared as we can possibly be.
Unfortunately, having a baby is not just a dollars and cents type of affair. We attach emotion to everything in this world and we are no different. Our desire is for Haley to stay home with our children until they head off for school…public school if you're interested. Financially, this makes our future a little less stable although only a little bit more. The cost of child care has gotten so high that if she did go back to working full time a considerable bit of the income benefit would head off to pay for someone to watch our child. On the other hand, if all she did was watch our children we would be headed into the negative every month which is never a good fiscal decision. We are going to use our first year of raising a child to better inform us of how we should handle being a family financially. By bulking up our savings and Haley working a part-time job, we should be able to weather the storm for a year and be able to reassess how we are after a year.
This is a terrifying prospect for someone like me who likes for the risk to be negligible. There is risk in doing things this way and there is at least a chance it could end poorly. The cost of my wife staying home may prove to be too high, but we would like to see if it's possible. I'm sure I'll be writing about this more as this year marches on, so stay tuned.


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Hey mi querida gente,
Hope this blog post finds you in good fortune and better days. Today, its about 5 pm on a Friday afternoon and I am sitting here at Boomtown Coffee (if you are in HTX, come by, its pretty much a chingón place) enjoying the time to write. Its one of the few moments I have had in the last two weeks to just be still. Every post sounds like some amount of madness intercepts my life, but, neta, neta, that is how is really is. So let's get this started again - FIRST FOR THE TEASE:
So if you follow me or the wifey on Facebook (not saying you have to at all, mind you) then you probably chuckle a bit after a few days as Jasminne has discovered and doing very well with an app on Facebook - BITSTRIPS. This ish is funny as hell. I don't know if its the fact that anyone can create their own avatar or the backdrop scenarios they provide- it could just be that the wifey finds the scenes and adds the comments that we would actually say. - BUT, I digress. The bitstrip in all its glory highlights two really fortunate events for the MENDEZ HOUSEHOLD - my lady is working on getting published by FLORICANTO PRESS and I have just been accepted into the NALAC Leadership Institute.
Floricanto Press (more info, click on the bolded link above) is out of California and has taken a keen interest in Jasminne's memoir - geared to young adults about her Domincan roots, her upbringing as a child in a military family and her connections to both cultures. I am extremely proud of her and did some research and guess what? My brother from another mother - MATT MENDEZ's book - TWITCHING HEART is out of FLORICANTO PRESS and I am loving that book!! - SO, if they will publish him and they are now looking at my wifey, then it has to be a damn good press. I am impressed. Right now, the wifey has taken the time to revise it and about a week ago turned in the revised manuscript. So, if they like it, they talk a little more and work something out. Either way, I am proud that she got it up and out into the world. She rocks. Its one of the main reasons I keep writing- she inspires me to do more. Plus, if she makes it big, then I will quit the day job and have a sugah mama. Hell yeah. No shame. Then i can finish this MFA and not worry about the bills. I can be aloof and a fool. (NOT REALLY).
THEN, on my side of the hill - I applied for a spot with a leadership institute under the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS AND CULTURES (NALAC). (CLICK THE NAME) They only had 20 something spots and the application process was very thorough. I didn't think I had a shot and if it hadn't have been for Edward Vidaurre in the RGV (THANK YOU !!!), I would have missed the deadline.
Here is the overview:
The NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) is a week-long rigorous program in arts management and leadership development that delivers innovative and practical strategies that lead to successful business practices in the arts. The dynamic learning environment cultivates a familiar, inclusive cultural space that provides multiple generations of Latino artists, arts managers and cultural promoters the support, knowledge, and agency to confidently respond to and initiate solutions to complex cultural questions.
The goals of the Institute are to:
- develop core capacities in the areas of arts management, networking, marketing, fund development;
- deliver training via interactive group learning, consultations, and leadership simulations;
- advance knowledge in the field of Latino artistic expressions, research and policy;
- contextualize the frameworks that inform and affect Latino cultural production;
- strengthen and expand the NALAC professional network;
- promote awareness for planned organizational legacy and artistic/executive succession;
- provide effective tools and research that optimize leadership competence; and,
- prepare leaders to be creative, strategic and nimble cultural responders.
Applicants to the NLI are accepted from multiple generations of Latino artists, arts managers and cultural promoters in various stages of career development. A group of 15-22 participants will be selected to attend the NLI in San Antonio, TX.
SO, there you have it. I attend in the end of July and from fellow artist, Lizbeth Ortiz, I should be ready- its intense. Hell yeah. I am intrigued.
UPDATES and MORE UPDATES!!
So, its been a week and several things deserve some more talking about - mainly - the Librotraficante Movement and what is happening right now. Well, right the last blog post, we initiated an amazing undertaking - we planned out a DAY OF ACTION around the Great State of TX!! Participating cities included Dallas, El Paso, Baytown, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, Austin, and San Antonio all on Friday, April 26th, 2013. Every city had its own way to explore, discuss, inform, and expand on SB1128 and HB1938.
To that end, I found myself in the RGV, attending the Valley International Poetry Fest (give me a few minutes and I will catch you up on that too!!) and attending the student event created in response to this legislation at the University of Texas Pan American (UTPA). It was an informative day, it was a day to let people voice their ideas and ways to combat this bad tasting legislation. It worked.
Well, no sooner do we take the week and reorganize, Rep. Capriglione and the Higher Education House Committee make a move - they voted, quietly and the House Bill - HB1938 has passed the committee and is now on the floor of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!! From what we know, they could vote on the bill as soon as the 9th. NOW, is the time. If you ever want to know what it is like to exercise your right as an American and work for something, then call and email and fax your State REPS. - Let them now that you want them to vote down HB1938. - Contact them and let them know what you think!! USE THIS:
Do not let Texas Turn into Arizona. Call the TX House of Representatives Calendar Committee to stop HB1938 from getting a vote.
Please call The Chair: Rep. Tod Hunter (512) 463-0672
Please call the Vice Chair: Rep. Eddie Lucio, III. (512) 463-0606
Please call Rep Alonzo:
(512) 463-0408
If you have time or enegery call other members as well.
Here is a link to the members of the Calendar Comittee:
Also, below is a sample script.
Thank you for standing up for Ethnic Studies. We will not let our History be discredited.
Letter/fax/email/phone call format:
I am reaching out to you to ask you to vote against allowing HB1938, sponsored by Rep. Capriglione, onto the House Calendar for a Vote.
HB1938 will take U.S. History back to 1938, before Ethnic Studies.
If HB1938 becomes law Mexican American, African American, or Women's History will not count towards History requirements for a Texas degree.
This will effectively destroy Ethnic and Gender Studies Programs in Texas.
Furthermore, Rep. Capriglione has not revealed the contents of this Comprehensive History that he and the bill advocate; yet, this bill would go into effect Sept. 1, 2013.
This bill uses Arizona-style "doughnut hole legislation" to attack ethnic studies professors and dissuade them from teaching books by women, African American, and Mexican Americans in the class room.
Texas is not Arizona. Arizona is the center of a Movement against Ethnic Studies. We will not tolerate that in Texas.
Resolutions have been written against HB1938, sponsored by Rep. Capriglione, and SB1128, written by Sen. Dan Patrick, by the following groups, and more are coming on board:
--The National Assoc. for Chicana and Chicano Scholars (NACCS)
-- Texas Junior College Student Government Association
--North Texas LULAC Convention
--Texas Senator Sylvia Garcia
The VALLEY GOT IT GOING ON...
So last week (Thursday through Sunday, April 25 -28th) I participated in a BAD ASS-HOLY-HELL-MAS-CHINGON Poet's Heaven known as the Valley International Poetry Festival (VIPF). It was a ruckus and calming all at the same time - it was like going to a family reunion and getting to see all the family members you really wanted to see. - I was able to take the time and travel all over the Rio Grande Valley and see it in such a different light. I used to go religiously for family vacations, but only head to San Benito, never knowing the RGV was a hot spot for poetry. It was truly inspirational. I had the chance to hear poets from Mexico and England (YES, you read that right), and from all over Texas. I met some amazing poets, (SHOUT OUT to Jose Chapa, Amado Tijerina, Cesar De Leon, Diana Dominguez, and Mary Ann Escamilla). I got to touch base with some old friends - especially the MASC at UTPA and TAMMY GOMEZ - and hang out with Ed Vidaurre, Amalia Ortiz, and one of the organizers - Daniel Garcia Ordaz. We are now BFF because I have learned his gente hail from JALISCO. - But sincerely, I am in such awe of Daniel and Brenda - the two main organizers who put this thing together. They hosted well over 20 poets in a 4 day span and arranged reading in more than 10 locations, 4 of them high schools, and one concurrent reading in Mexico. I am humbled that they would let me be a featured poet - and doubly humbled at all the amazing poetic talent from all the poets in the RGV. To be sure, I will go back next year. It rocks. Besides, it gives me a chance to goof off with my boys, Ed and Daniel. At Denny's, no less, at 1 in the morning... (and a MAJOR Shout out to Ileana Garcia-Spitz - she took some amazing shots, a bad ass photographer!!!)
OK, so I am giving you the heads up to two of them today!!!
SO, since I just told you about an amazing event in the RGV, I figured you should know about an amazing publishing opportunity in the RGV as well. Damas y Caballeros, check out LA NORIA LITERARY JOURNAL (click on the title)- from what I can tell (as I am about to submit myself) it looks to be a rockin' journal. I like the format - they do on-line publication three times a year and then collect the work in a physical journal in January. Neat and clean. Well done, gente!! The submission period is open from April 22nd to July 1st. So get it going. Oh yeah, here is what its all about:
LA NORIA - A collaborative project of We Need Words and VAO Publishing, La Noria Literary Journal provides a venue for writers who draw words from the creative wells of Hispanic and border culture. The hybrid on-line/print journal will publish three electronic editions in April, August and December, with a trade paperback annual each January.
A noria [Spanish, from the Arabic na'ura] is a water wheel that can draw multiple buckets of water from a well in quick succession. Developed by Muslim engineers in Spain during medieval times (based on Roman and Greek prototypes), norias were vital tools in irrigation. We selected this term to serve as a symbol of our goal: to draw forth a flood of words from the deep wells of our culture (Hispanic, border or Southwestern) to irrigate the minds of our readers.
La Noria has no political bias to shill, no philosophical or critical stance to promote, no lofty academic aspirations to realize: we just love good literature, the Río Grande Valley, the Southwest, and Hispanic culture in general. We will publish any genre, any subject matter, any writer at all…as long as the piece appeals to those simple guidelines.
Good literature with a cultural bent.
Being a Librotraficante and a one of the founders of the Librotraficante Movement sure has its perks - one of them being a contributing editor for DRUNKEN BOAT. (click HERE to get more info) YES!! So the good folks at this fine journal are actually dedicating a section of the next issue to the LIBROTRAFICANTE MOVEMENT - check it:
"In solidarity with the Librotraficante movement, sparked by Arizona's SB 2281 and the Tucson Unified School District's resulting ban of Mexican American Studies, Drunken Boat seeks work by creators of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, spoken word, and experimental/mixed media that honors our country's Latino heritage. The portfolio embraces quantum demographics, which, in the words of Librotraficante founder Tony Diaz, "pinpoint and celebrate the bridges that already exist between us." Submissions will be considered through this lens of cultural intersection as it pertains to the New Latino Renaissance."
A special shout to my contact with Drunken Boat - editor, Erin Wilcox as she is bustin' her bum in getting it all together and allowing me the opportunity to get these works into the issue. SO DON'T WAIT!! The submission window is open, BUT only until MAY 24th!! GET YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN!!! The is no time like the present!!
One last piece to close us out!!! - Yet again its that time for CULTURAL LADRONES - my boy Marlon Lizama has created a unique arts show and now Marcell Murphy and a few others are a part of the show! You should come check this out:
"Cultural Ladrones is an event celebrating true grassroots artists. Focusing on artists who not only embody the grassroots mentality, but also contribute to their community. The term 'Cultural Ladrones' was chosen on the fact that 'OUR' type of artist generically taught him or herself by combining cultural, sub cultural, the conventional, and the un- conventional route. We focus on the power of art, music, words to create and reach as many people as we can through movements, ideas, and social justice."
DJ's DAVID CRUZ & WICKED of The HEADLINERZ
CULTURAL LADRONES will take place on May.12th (Mothers Day) from 8pm to 1am.
Admission: $10
The event is for fans of art, music and poetry who are 21 & up.
Where: - ESTATE LOUNGE (2303 Richmond Ave. 77098)
AND with that, we are at a close. Thanks for the read, see you back here soon. Oh, yeah, here is the tease...


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The Winter 2018 New Adult Scavenger Hunt is here!
Winter 2018 #NewASH team:
The New Adult Scavenger Hunt begins at Noon Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 26th and runs through Sunday, December 30th. For more information, visit newadultscavengerhunt.com. Collect the lucky book numbers of all the authors! Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form before the deadline.
MEET M. DALTO! Author of TWO THOUSAND YEARS
Traditionally published by The Parliament House.
M. Dalto is a New Adult fiction writer of adventurous romantic fantasy stories, and her debut, TWO THOUSAND YEARS, won one of Wattpad.com's coveted Watty Awards in 2016. She continues to volunteer her time as a Wattpad Ambassador, where she engages and hopes to inspire new writers. She spends her days as a full-time residential real estate paralegal, using her evenings to hone her craft. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, playing video games, and drinking coffee. She currently lives in Braintree, MA, with her husband, their daughter, and their corgi named Loki.
The moon is fourteen days in waxing and waning. (Words that define which "side" of the moon is lit between New and Full phases.) Seems pretty LUCKY, doesn't it?
"Two thousand years ago, the Prophecy of Fire and Light foretold the coming of the Queen Empress who would lead the Empire into a time of peace and tranquility. But instead of the coming of a prosperous world, a forbidden love for the Empress waged a war that ravaged the land, creating a chasm between the factions, raising the death toll of innocent lives until the final, bloody battle.
Centuries later, Alexandra, a twenty-two-year-old barista living in Boston, is taken to an unfamiliar realm of mystery and magic where her life is threatened by Reylor, its banished Lord Steward. She crosses paths with Treyan, the arrogant and seductive Crown Prince of the Empire, and together they discover how their lives, and their love, are so intricately intertwined by a Prophecy set in motion so many years ago.
Alex, now the predestined Queen Empress Alexstrayna, whose arrival was foretold by the Annals of the Empire, controls the fate of her new home as war rages between the Crown Prince and Lord Steward. Either choice could tear her world apart as she attempts to keep the Empire's torrid history from repeating itself. In a realm where betrayal and revenge will be as crucial to her survival as love and honor, Alex must discover whether it is her choice – or her fate – that determines how she survives the Empire's rising conflicts."
Makar Sankranti is on January Fourteenth.
It's a festival day in reference to deity Surya, the Sun god, in the Hindu calendar.
Makar Sankranti is celebrated throughout India.
Kite flying is popular during this celebration.
If this blog had a kite, it'd paint the number 14 on it. That would be one LUCKY kite.
"This cannot be right," a voice crackled within the darkness.
"Time is not wrong," a softer voice responded.
"But she's too small. Too frail. Too…."
"Feminine?" a third voice chided.
"She will be fine," the second voice reassured the first. "She will be perfect."
"She will have to be. She's the only chance we have…"
"At least for the next two thousand years."
The voices around the projection orb quieted then, taking in the scene before them.
Within the sphere, images of an infant, wrinkled, pink and newborn, refracted into the void. No sound could be heard, but the scene was known well enough as the baby was placed into the arms of a faceless mother. Blankets were wrapped around the child, nurses and doctors hurried back and forth checking vital signs, and adoring family members looked on proudly as their new addition.
Soon, this moment would be a shade of the past.
Soon, she would be forgotten, like all those before her.
In time, their memories will fade like worn photographs in a misplaced album.
For her place was not with them.
She was not for their world.
She belonged where she was truly needed.
For with every beginning, there needs to be an end.
Check out these great links to connect with M. Dalto:
@MDalto421 Twitter
The Parliament House
Wattpad: wattpad.com/user/druidrose
To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author over on the blog of Kelsey Ketch! Find Kelsey Ketch's blog at: kelseyketch.com


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Units and Divisions Flight Operations Unit
EC120 Helicopter Colibri (Hummingbird)
On December 6, 2010, the Service publicly unveiled the EC120 helicopter, delivered by AIrbus Helicopters. The EC120 is a Canadian law enforcement air support favourite and has become a benchmark for police operations.
The five-seat, 1.6-ton single-engine EC120 has the latest generation technologies, featuring high maneuverability, excellent visibility, a large cockpit and a low noise signature. The EC120 features a quiet main rotor system with all composite blades and a shrouded Fenestron tail rotor which is very reliable, safe and quiet. Flying over at 1,000 ft, the EC120 has a perceived noise of 68 dB, which means it is difficult to detect. It's the quietest helicopter in its class, and its engine emissions have low levels of pollutants.
The helicopter provides versatile aerial support to police units on the ground. The EC120 is crewed with a pilot and Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) who is responsible for determining the use of the helicopter and controls its hi-tech systems.
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PSUFA will be holding a series of short, interactive workshops designed to acquaint you with your union, your rights and benefits as an adjunct, and with some of the resources available to you as PSU faculty.
Our first workshop will cover important highlights in our collective bargaining agreement and how they impact you. A speaker from the Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion will also discuss culturally responsive classroom techniques.
Date: Monday, October 30th
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Union office, SMSU Basement, Rm. 1
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Men's Retreat
Tahquitz Pines
April 12-14th
See Jim Vigue or Gene Spann
Use the form on the right to contact us.
27812 Forbes Rd Suite A
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All day, every day, an invisible war rages around you — unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout every aspect of your life. A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your relationships, your resilience, your dreams, your destiny. But his battle plan depends on catching you unaware and unarmed. If you're tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you.
The Enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer's inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory. (7 Sessions)
Tahquitz Pines
April 12-14th
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In Harlan County, shotgun pellets blast through wall, injure a baby
Shotgun pellets hit a month-old baby and two other people after a shotgun accidentally discharged and the pellets went through a wall in a home, according to Kentucky State Police at the Harlan post.
The incident occurred about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in the Baxter community of Harlan County.
According to state police, Michael Southerland, 19, of Wallins, was unloading the shotgun when it accidentally discharged, the pellets shot through a wall and into the next room. Jason Maggard, 25, his wife, Carrie Maggard, 25, and their baby daughter, Ashley Maggard, were injured.
Carrie Maggard was treated at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital and released. Jason Maggard was transported to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital in Lexington, where he was treated and released. Ashley Maggard was flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Her condition was unavailable Wednesday night.
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The BBC is looking to rebrand all its domestic news outlets, including its News 24 channel, under the BBC News name.
News 24 and the BBC News website will take the first step towards the change by adopting the same updated maroon and grey colour scheme given to the main BBC1 news bulletins at the beginning of May.
One BBC news source said plans to "tweak" the website had already been signed off with the new look set to go live soon.
It is also thought News 24 will be given a new on-air look within the next few months.
"News 24 will have a rejig to bring it into line [with the rest of BBC news] while the website will also have a little tweak to bring the whole brand together," the source said.
"The news website used to be called BBC News Online but it is just known as BBC News now. The whole brand will just be known as BBC News."
In the longer term, the News 24 name is expected to be dropped and the channel retitled BBC News as part of a move to create a uniform brand across all the corporation's output on TV, radio and online.
The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, is understood to have let slip in a recent meeting with senior managers that News 24 would be renamed BBC News as part of the move to create a uniform brand.
However, it may be more than a year before the change is fully implemented, as BBC News executives work through the practical implications arising from Mr Thompson's Creative Future plan for the corporation's output to be available "any time, any place, anywhere" - the so-called "Martini media" strategy.
The BBC's domestic rolling news channel has been branded News 24 since it launched in November 1997.
News 24 initially attracted criticism for being inferior in quality to the BBC's established TV news bulletins.
But it has improved markedly in the past few years and won the Royal Television Society news channel of the year award this year, breaking arch rival Sky News' domination of the category.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "We are looking at branding in general terms, but there is nothing imminent."
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Laura Saggers
SHE may have been born in the home counties- and lived in one of my favourite places, Chesham- but Laura Saggers is ensconced in California. After leaving the U.K. to pursue her dreams: Saggers has been building up a solid reputation- marking herself as an immense talent. A classically-trained pianist- one of the most stunning and jaw-dropping pianists I have heard- she boasts a tremendous Pop voice a rare accessibility. Add an infectious personality and huge passion for music: she seems ready-made and primed for the big leagues.
In a state- and part of the U.S.- where competition is fierce: the British-born musician stands above her peers. Having performed a range of stunning cover versions- and original singles including Summer Fling- there are few musicians quite like Laura Saggers. I was keen to chat and find out what the future holds: whether we will see new (original) music; how the U.S. compares (to the U.K.)- and whether talent shows are good for the music industry…
For those new to your music: can you tell us a bit about yourself? You were born in England but live in California. What compelled the move to the U.S.?
I fronted an Emo/Heavy-Rock band back in the day (Sennah) and as the scene started to fizzle I decided it was time for a change. I packed my bags; bought a flight and literally never looked back. Honestly, can't believe it has been nearly 7 years since I did that. It has been such an amazing ride.
I spent a lot of time in Chesham- where you lived: my aunt owned a business there- and can imagine it has a warm and alluring pull. Do you miss places like this or prefer the excitement and expansiveness of California?
I love this question: it is like asking someone could they live without cheese or ice-cream- if that person were obsessed with both (I can't live with either F.Y.I.). I adore England and will always consider it home. I love the sarcastic wit of the English people and the countryside is stunning. London is a vibrant, eclectic hub of awesomeness but California had a scene for music that, for some reason, I wasn't being able to locate as easily in the U.K. I would say L.A. is the toughest town (socially) to move to and can really bring the most-optimistic person down at times. The opportunities it offers are absolutely endless: you have to be a ridiculously determined person and prepared to work your butt off in order to benefit from what it has to offer. I guess I am lucky that I was born with two stainless steel testicles- metaphorically speaking of course ;) Are there any local artists you could recommend at all?
YES! Of course. L.A. is a hub for aspiring artists. I have played and met with some great ones. My top-3- at the moment- are:
Ari - amazing girl from Canada. Heart of gold, a hustler: a hard worker; her Power-Pop voice is crisp and ripples with woman power. https://www.facebook.com/iamARImusic/?fref=ts
Brian Davis - an amazing songwriter. Every time I go to a show I get absorbed by his lyrics- such a great storyteller. http://playingforpennies.com
Everett Coast - just heard these guys last week and the harmonies are ON-POINT. Sounds something like a '90s Acoustic-Rock band (and oh-sooo-good). http://www.everettcoast.com/
Dreams is your latest cover song. What compelled you to tackle that number? Is Rumours- where the song features- one of those albums that's particularly special to you?
I have always loved Fleetwood Mac. My voice suits their songs and she (Stevie Nicks) was just- and still is- so incredibly bad-ass- who wouldn't want to cover her? I also chose Dreams (as) when playing around with it in the studio it really suited the patch sound on my keytar.
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Each of your recordings is defined by a very sultry and stunning vocal. Which singers/musicians were key to you growing up?
I love voices. I am always attracted to the voice before anything else. Ella Fitzgerald has always been a huge top contender for me. I also love Norah Jones, Meiko, Lenka, Jasmine Thompson; Tracy Chapman, Hayley Williams. Anyone who can sell a song to me when it is stripped-down and in its rawest form shows true talent to me. It is easy to play loud but give me a piano or an acoustic guitar- and one beautiful vocal- and I'm happy.
Summer Fling- released via Snapchat last year- showcases a unique style and vocal. Was there a particular time/person that inspired that number?
Ha, yes. I had just come back from a trip to England where I met the most dashing of young men and got whisked away into a summer frenzy. I felt like I was 16 on some super-random summer vacation. The trip ended; I came back: wrote a song about everything we did as a kind of diary entry and that was that. It was very unexpected: very unlike me; the experience was awesome.
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On the subject of your own music: can we expect a Laura Saggers E.P./album anytime soon?
The album is done: ready to release. It has taken me two years to perfect but I am soooo excited about it and can't wait to share it with everyone.
Having been performing/recording for a few years now: which memories stand out in your mind?
I played with an '80s cover band for a while and we played some massive stage. Some were in front of 20,000 people and I remember looking out to the crowd and dancing with keytar and thinking: damn I made it! This is what I came for and then instantly feeling proud and grateful all at the same time.
You are a classically-trained musician. You have had a very rich and impressive musical background- making your name honestly. Do you think the decline of (music) talent shows is a good thing? Are they- the contestants that appear on them- good or bad for music?
Hmm. I have been begged by family members to go on these shows and I actually did a few auditions for a couple of the massive shows and got through- but after reading the contracts I politely declined. The reality is this: those shows have a purpose. They are good, live entertainment. Nothing more. If you are 15-year-old and have nothing to lose then absolutely go for it- but you may notice that you will never find an actual professional musician on those shows. The contracts involved are so dangerously one-sided that it hinders the growth and ability for musicians to have an actual career. Don't believe me? Name 5 artists in past two years that came from those shows that are now huge stars.... nope? Thought so!
I came here to live the dream as a real musician. If I don't make it- in the commercial sense of the word- then so be- at least I will be happy with myself. But I'll be damned if I sell-out and crumble to a huge corporation that cannot guarantee me a future but profit from my talent.
Are there any plans to play in the U.K. this year at all?
I hope so! Working on it!
What advice would you give any aspiring singer-songwriters looking to follow in your footsteps?
Go take a business course in music. Go understand the industry you are trying to succeed in. The industry has changed so much over the years and it is so (so) crucial to understand what you are getting yourself into. You say you want to earn money by making music? Then understand where that money comes from and work your way backwards.
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Winter Rowing League
Updated for 2018-2019 Season!
TRRA will once again be offering our Winter Rowing League (WRL) to tide you over until the next water season! Get introduced to the sport of rowing or maintain your summer level of fitness by participating in one or all of our four, 6-week sessions ranging in skill from total beginner to experienced oarsman.
Classes of various skill levels will take place throughout the week.
Level 2 For anyone who has completed level 1, or any other coached rowing course in the past. All practices involve technical work in our rowing tanks and a physical fitness component on the rowing machines.
All sessions are 7-8:30 PM
Session 3: February 18th-March 28th
Level 1 on Tuesday or Thursday
Level 2 on Monday or Wednesday
Session 4: April 1st-May 9th
Level 1 on Tuesday or Thursday
Level 2 on Monday or Wednesday
Location: Millvale Training Facility. The facility has showers and lockers for your use.
Fee*: $150.00 due before the first day of class
Participants: 18+
Registration Link: SIGN UP HERE
*Boat and facility members receive a 50% discount for this program.
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In light of this week's Live Green Expo, we, on behalf of the Geneseo Environmental Organization (GEO), would like to address an ongoing practice of the Admissions Office.
It has come to our attention that bottled water is being distributed to prospective students and their families as a welcoming gesture. While we understand the importance of creating a hospitable environment for guests, we feel that given the disastrous political, social and environmental impacts of bottled water and water privatization, we must ask ourselves if this is how we wish to represent our community.
Our Office of Admissions is the initial representation of Geneseo. By offering bottled water, we are sending a message to visitors that despite the presence of clean, safe water fountains in every building, we lack faith in our drinkable tap water. If the Admissions Office does not believe that our water system is good enough for prospective students, then they should encourage Geneseo to improve our public water infrastructure, not tacitly hide it.
Bottled water represents a global trend of water privatization that has disastrous implications. In places like Cochabamba, Bolivia and Kerala, India, companies like Coca-Cola have created a for-profit water system that denies the impoverished a basic human right of access to clean, safe drinking water. The World Bank has predicted a coming water crisis; currently one out of every six people lack immediate access to clean water, and in the year 2025, two-thirds of the world's population will also lack the same access so that in the future, wars will be fought over water as they are today over oil.
From an environmental perspective, Americans' taste for bottled water has resulted in the consumption of more than 450 million gallons of oil per year to transport water from bottling plants to stores. New York State has acknowledged the detrimental environmental impact bottled water has on the environment, and is taking a stand.
Last May, Gov. David Paterson signed an executive order directing state agencies to phase out the purchase and use of bottled water at government workplaces. Paterson emphasized the importance of using the clean drinking water that taxpayers have spent billions of dollars to implement. "If we are going to make such significant investments," Paterson stated, "we should reap the benefits of that water."
These issues regarding the privatization of water pose a grave threat to the future of our planet. By building, supporting, and using a public water system, we can easily avert the dilemmas we face now and will face in the future.
While the Admissions Office is the only Geneseo department exempt from Paterson's executive order, we still feel that providing bottled water does not accurately represent our community.
Do we expect prospective students to rely on private water sources for all four years if they choose to attend Geneseo? And, if we are aware of - and choose to ignore - the dangerous implications of water privatization and bottled water, what does that say about our community?
We would like to offer the Admissions Office our assistance in creating a presentation to educate prospective students why we do not provide bottled water. This is an excellent opportunity to represent Geneseo as a proactive, principled and educated community.