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EDP is delighted to announce planning consent for a small development of 18 units in an Oxfordshire village within the Cotswolds AONB. Our multi-disciplinary team was engaged to design a scheme to deliver a variety of housing types and tenures - including a significant number of affordable homes - to help support the ongoing vitality of the village. The Choice Hill Road site will contribute to West Oxfordshire District Council's housing land supply and the Government's objective of boosting the supply of housing.
The over-arching vision was to deliver an attractive cluster of new homes, greenery and publicly accessible green space - enclosed by dry stone walls - at the edge of the village, and to improve the visual amenity of the existing settlement edge. Thorough and extensive evaluations (landscape and visual, heritage, ecology, arboriculture) led to a deep appreciation of the site's immediate character and its environmental credentials. EDP's Illustrative Masterplan and associated design strategies were shaped by this comprehensive understanding and ultimately persuaded WODC of the scheme's merits.
Following the committee's decision, the lead consultant Nathan McLoughlin (McLoughlin Planning) stated that "clearly this is a major result and in getting the result, I think it is fair to say that we were aided by an officer who clearly understood the development concept we were promoting, supported by a detailed package of documents, which conclusively showed that there was a well thought through high-quality development, with no technical barriers to its delivery. This success is down to the quality of the team's work, weight of the argument and critically, clarity of the approach."
Planning Application: 16/03761/OUT
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SACRAMENTO — The economy is nose-diving. Unemployment rages. A yawning budget hole looms. In these gloomy times, statehouse Republicans see a chance to spur California renewal by refighting a few past defeats.
GOP lawmakers have tugged old battles over workplace rules and the environment into the historic winter budget talks now underway in the Capitol. From the position of the majority Democrats, who need at least a few Republican votes to pass a spending plan, it pays to listen.
Back on the table are some of the most hard-fought policy issues of recent years, won by Democrats and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: labor rules on overtime pay and work breaks, plans to clean up the dirtiest diesel construction equipment and California's curbs on greenhouse gases.
Although such policies are not directly connected to the state budget, Republican lawmakers say they are germane to the economic downturn that has depleted tax revenue and helped open California's gaping budget deficit. Delaying or rolling them back, GOP lawmakers argue, will spark a recovery, create jobs and refill state coffers.


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TESTED: Specialized Butcher GRID 2BR (29 x 2.3″)
The Specialized Butcher tire is an extremely good tire choice for the front end of the bike. Finding its specialty on loose trail and fast, technical descents, the Butcher offers the rider a boost in confidence when tackling the gnarliest of trail. With its tall side knob configuration and extra-tacky rubber compound, the Butcher GRID asks to hit corners faster than you have ever done in the past. The GRID designation of this tire vs. the Butcher Control offering, gives the sidewall a nice bump in thickness, letting you run even lower pressure and providing extra protection from sharp rocks or other bits of trail debris that like to end your ride a bit too soon. With personal experience on both the Control and GRID versions of this tire, I found I was able to run 3-5 psi lower on the GRID, letting me comfortably run a tire pressure, setup tubeless with 3oz of Stan's, of 20 psi on the front. (*My ride weight is around 200lbs with all gear and me.)
So what's not to love about this tire? The weight, this of course is all relative to what and where you're riding, but it is a portly tire. Coming in at 1,000g for the 29″ and 930g for the 27.5″, there are lighter options, however this tire isn't meant for XC racing or designed to be a 'climbing specific' option. It is designed to be a bomb-proof all-mountain tire. So who is this tire meant for? The ideal candidate is a rider who prefers rocky and technical single track who isn't doing a lot of XC racing and wants a tire to let him or her rail corners. If that sounds like you, stop by the shop, we keep this tire in stock all the time. It's personal my favorite.
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Daily Giz Wiz 356: Logitech Quick Cam Pro
Episode 356 of the podcast
|Review of Logitech Quick Cam Pro
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A slick little camera for Skype and web videos, the Logitech Quick Cam Pro.
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Link: LogitechA similar line of Quickcam was covered previously in Episode 52. Now Logitech has upgraded it, and it comes with a Carl Zeiss lens, capturing HD Video (960 x 720 pixels), 8 mega-pixel stills, along with their new face-tracking and Right Light Technology.
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CASA do Varandão is located 1.5 km from the city centre of Barcelos, Portugal's capital of handicrafts. Verdant hedges shelter about four thousand square metres of lawn and orchards, creating a restful and pleasant environment. The ground floor of the HOUSE boasts a very spacious and cosy living room, with a cupboard, a round table with 6 chairs, two sofas and an armchair, a TV stand with cable service and air-conditioning. A full glass wall allows for a complete view over the swimming pool, the lawn and orchards, with two doors for direct access to the exterior.
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to VMware Virtualization
Chapter 2: Backup and Recovery Methodologies
Chapter 3: Data Recovery in Virtual Environments
When Windows Server 2012 hit the market in 2012 a new feature called - Hyper-V Replica
hit the shelf. In 2013, when Windows Server 2012 R2 was released, the
Hyper-V Replica feature was improved. This white paper gives you an
in-depth look at Hyper-V Replica: what it is, how it works, what
capabilities it offers and specific-use cases.
By the end of this white paper, you'll know:
This paper provides technically savvy IT decision makers
with the detailed performance and resource configuration information needed to
analyze the trade-offs involved in setting up an optimal data protection and
business continuity plan to support a service level agreement (SLA) with line
of business (LoB) executives.
To test backup performance, they created 2,000 AD users and
utilized LoadGen to generate email traffic. Each user received 120 messages and
sent 20 messages over an 8-hour workday. Using this load level, we established
performance baselines for a data protection using direct SAN-based agentless VM
In this scenario they were able to :
The only way to recover a VM with full functionality and full performance without performing an explicit restore operation is through VM replication. Maintaining a replica VM, however, requires frequent and potentially expensive update processes that involve both explicit backup and implicit restore operations. To enable the extensive use of replication by IT, VMBackup adds critical optimizations to both restore and replication operations that dramatically minimize overhead on ESXi hosts and production VMs to just VM snapshot processing. Specifically, a BDR Backup server running on a VM is able to leverage hot-add SCSI transfer mode to write logical disk and logical disk snapshot files directly to a vSphere datastore, without involving the ESXi host for anything more than creating a VM snapshot.
A key a value proposition for Vembu VMBackup is its ability to directly read and write all backup and restore data directly to and from a datastore snapshot. As a result, Vembu VMBackup offloads all I/O overhead from production VMs and ESXi hosts, which is critical for maintaining an aggressive DRM strategy in a highly active virtual environment. What's more, the performance of Vembu VMBackup in openBench lab's test environment made it possible to enhance support for a mission-critical OLTP application running on a VM using a combination of incremental backups for backup and replication. As a result, they were able to comply with a 30-minute RPO, restore the VM to a production environment in 5 minutes, and return to full-production level processing of business transactions—850 cTPS—in under 15 minutes.
VMBackup adds a new replica management module that enables an IT administrator to fully manage an initial failover and later finalize failover or failback with consolidation. In addition, BDR backup server simplifies all management functions by eliminating the need to run a separate client module on a BDR backup server, which becomes its own client within the BDR reporting hierarchy.
The ability to configure and deploy high-performance VMs within a vSphere virtual environment continues to put CIO's under increasing pressure to deal with the rampant bête noire of IT: business continuity. What started with Line of Business (LoB) driven Service Level Agreements (SLAs) requiring IT to meet rigorous Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives (RTO and RPO) has grown into an auditable ISO standard (ISO22301) and an emerging software niche for Disaster Recovery Management (DRM) systems.
For this analysis, openBench Labs assessed the performance and functionality of the Vembu OffsiteDR Server, a DRM device that increases the resilience of recovery processes. Their initial intent was to examine the ability to restore data in the event of a catastrophic failure in vSphere environment, including:
The full capabilities of Vembu OffsiteDR Server, however, quickly revealed that the device had a much broader operational impact. With the installation of OffsiteDR Server on an external physical server, they were free to configure end-to-end backup and restore operations in a way that optimized RTO and RPO for all business-critical application scenarios running in vSphere test environment.
In openBench lab's test environment, the combination of Vembu OffsiteDR Server deployed on a physical server with a Vembu BDR Backup server deployed on a VM provided a value proposition that extended far beyond the enhancement of DRM recovery resilience. With OffsiteDR Server installed on a physical server, they were able to optimally leverage VM and physical server platforms to easily implement all of the data protection functionality provided by Vembu BDR Suite, leverage all of the performance optimizations available to VMs in a vSphere environment, and do so in the most cost-effective system configuration.
Learn the benefits and limitations of the 3
generations of IT infrastructure – siloed, converged and
hyperconverged – and discover how the 4th generation of IT infrastructure –
composable – can transform your business.
The composable infrastructure enables you to:
Manage your infrastructure from anywhere through a single
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Virtualizing Windows applications and desktops in the data center or cloud has compelling security, mobility and management benefits, but delivering real-time voice and video in a virtual environment is a challenge. A poorly optimized implementation can increase costs and compromise user experience. Server scalability and bandwidth efficiency may be less than optimal, and audio-video quality may be degraded.
Enabling voice and video with a bundled solution in an existing Citrix environment delivers clearer and crisper voice and video than legacy phone systems. This solution guide describes how Sennheiser headsets combine with Citrix infrastructure and IGEL endpoints to provide a better, more secure user experience. It also describes how to deploy the bundled Citrix-Sennheiser-IGEL solution.
Many large enterprises are moving important applications from traditional physical servers to virtualized environments, such as VMware vSphere in order to take advantage of key benefits such as configuration flexibility, data and application mobility, and efficient use of IT resources.
Realizing these benefits with business critical applications, such as SQL Server or SAP can pose several challenges. Because these applications need high availability and disaster recovery protection, the move to a virtual environment can mean adding cost and complexity and limiting the use of important VMware features. This paper explains these challenges and highlights six key facts you should know about HA protection in VMware vSphere environments that can save you money.


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Newcastle finished their pre-season this afternoon with a creditable 1-1 draw against SC Braga in front of just over 16,000 fans, after they went behind just before half time, when Mathieu Debuchy conceded a penalty, and it was a bit of a harsh decision, although it looked like the Frenchman had tripped Felipe Pardo in the penalty box.
Fab Coloccini leads the side out this afternoon at St. James' Park
Newcastle had been the better side in the first half, but again lacked a cutting edge up front, but the lads put in a decent second half performance and Fab Coloccini scored with a great header from a Ben Arfa corner after 60 minutes to bring Newcastle level.
And Newcastle could have won this game in the last 30 minutes but it was a decent performance from a number of Newcastle players, with ben Arfa looking good for Newcastle.
Newcastle came out in a new strip and the shirts were black and white halves split vertically.
Newcastle almost went ahead after a minute, as Hatem Ben Arfa moved down the left wing and then hit a good cross over that Coloccini hit first time, and it was only just wide of the target.
Both sides were finding it hard to get going, but it was Newcastle who were stringing the passes together and the Braga side threatened for the first time after 15 minutes.
After 19 minutes Papiss Cisse had a good effort when he beat his man in the box, and the curled the ball with his right foot, but goalkeeper Eduardo dived well to his left to push the ball away – a good effort from Cisse.
On 33 minutes a good cross from Braga from the right wing went straight across the Newcastle goal, but Debuchy calmly chested it back to Elliot on his goal-line – good play by Debuchy and Elliot.
Three minutes before half time Jonas had been showing up well down the left wing, and he beat his man nicely to send in a nice low cross and Shola Ameobi poked the ball just wide of the post.
But then just before half time Mathieu Debuchy gave away (another) penalty, and as Felipe Pardo went past him to his right, the Frenchman stuck his right foot out, and the Braga forward took the opportunity to fall over and referee Mason immediately pointed to the spot.
Alan made no mistake from the penalty spot, as he sent Elliot the wrong way to score easily, and after one minute of added time, SC Braga found themselves one goal up at half time, although Newcastle looked the better side in the first half.
But the game was being played at what appeared to be a slow pace.
At the start of the seocnd half Tim Krul came on for Rob Elliot, Paul Dummett for Davide Santon and Yohan Cabaye replaced Cheick Tiote.
On 52 minutes Jonas took a knock and was replaced by Sammy Ameobi, and then good play down the Newcastle right wing saw Cisse pull the ball back inside for Shola Ameobi, but the striker blasted the ball over the bar.
Four minutes later Ben Arfa made a good run down the right, and put a good ball through to Shola Ameobi, but the ball went through Shola's legs – it was good play from the Frenchman.
Newcastle were raising their game in the second half and after 60 minutes Newcastle equalized when Ben Arfa put in a great cross from a corner and Fabricio Coloccini headed home with a strong header into the net.
A goal from a set piece – well would you believe it.
And five minutes later Coloccini tried to put the ball back to Krul, but the Newcastle captain mis-hit the ball, and he had to bring down the Braga substitute Yazalde, as he tried to race past him Colo.
The game had quickened up from the slow pace of the first half, with both sides going for the winner, and Yoan Gouffran then replaced Shola Ameobi after 64 minutes.
On 71 minutes Moussa Sissoko hit a good shot and it whistled only just wide of the post, and then after 77 minutes Alan Pardew made a triple change with Steven Taylor, Sylvain Marveaux and Vurnon Anita replacing Cisse. Debuchy and Sissoko.
A triple substitution – that's something the great Bobby Robson did a lot while manager at Newcastle.
Sammy Ameobi was showing up well down the left wing and combining well with fellow Geordie Paul Dummett, as Newcastle attacked frequently down the left wing.
After 85 minutes the lively Yoan Gouffran had the ball in the net with a good header but he was well offside, as Newcastle were making a spirited effort to win the game.
Two minutes later Ben Arfa, who had a good game and looked very fit, was replaced by Gabby Obertan.
The game fizzled out to a 1-1 draw, but it was a decent performance from the lads, with some good second half performances from subs Gouffran, Cabaye, Sammy Ameobi and Paul Dummett.
Newcastle United (4-4-2): Rob Elliot (Tim Krul 46); Mathieu Debuchy (Steven Taylor 76), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon (Paul Dummett 46); Hatem Ben Arfa (Gabriel Obertan 87), Cheick Tiote (Yohan Cabaye 46), Moussa Sissoko (Vurnon Anita 76), Jonas Gutierrez (Sammy Ameobi 52); Shola Ameobi (Yoan Gouffran 64), Papiss Cisse (Sylvain Marveaux 76)
Sub not used: Dan Gosling
SC Braga (4-4-2): Eduardo (Cristiano 46); Baiano (Joao Pedro 82), Paulo Vinicius (Custodio 46), Aderlan Santos, Joaozinho (Florent Hanin 87); Alan (c) (Nuno Andre Coelho 46), Luiz Carlos (Salvador Agra 46), Mauro (Helder Barbosa 78) , Ruben Micael (Luis Silva 67); Edinho (Yazalde 46), Felipe Pardo (Rafa 46)
Sub not used: Pedro Santos
Referee: Lee Mason
Attendance: 16,187
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Nothing to get excited about from that game but pretty much sums up our whole pre-season and transfer window. Slow to start, no real ingenuity and no end product.
Was just an endless cycle of passing at the back then to jonas or benny who proceeded to lose possession.
We need something to change if we want to avoid a cricket score at City
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Scouse – no m8, Ba played out wide… do you mean isolated rather than up front alone? If you do I'm of the same opinion meaning the defence needs to push further up (which is why Yanga is so important with his pace for covering) and the midfield supports quicker and the wide men tuck in more… IMO all FUNDAMENTAL TACTICAL FLAWS in which Pardew is at fault and most professional sides carry out these basic duties, but unfortunately we are too concerned about the opposition and play with shackles on unfortunately.
Pardew needs to unleash the beast that is very possibly our best squad for around 10 years and let teams worry about us… especially at home!
Nothing new at all. Same old same old. Mbiwa looks more composed and was very good today. Young Dummett is a quality young player. Hba looked good with his vision. Santon looks good also as did Colo apart from his blunder lol. Everything else was the same as last season. No new blood on show for us to see pre season ONCE AGAIN and nothing of late regarding any players coming in within the next few days.Pards, you boring man…..give us some width and exciting Football….that was utter utter dross!
The level of players will always produce a level of performance, even without a coach and manager as they are international footballers.
It is through top coaching, planning and emphasis on motivation and confidence where teams really make great strides.
We are yet to settle on the above elements, because we don't have the tenchical coaching ability available to us to knit these good players together cohesively. What a grand shame. It saddens me dearly.
I think we would have played much better with Cabaye, Anita and Goofy on from the start.
Anita has to be a starter this season as he's a very tidy footballer. For me, Cisse only plays when he has a Gomis/Ba style player to play off. Other wise we go with Goofy, Remy and HBA up front, unless we get Gomis.
Lets hope things improve drastically in the prem as it hurts to see our team play like they did last season.
To be fair I think pardew will be found out very early in the season and be sacked as his brand of football and tactics are poor.
You get sick of saying to yourself ( why can't he see that other players need tried) blah blah.
It's a shame that some of the season will be gone though before and fingers x we get a manager who knows how to get the best out this squad.
Cisse plays when he doesn't have to drop deep to get a touch, contest for headers and is told to hold up the ball.
Cisse plays when we are on the front foot with attacking intent.
Cisse is useless under Pardews drab defensive football, as are most of our team.
Cast your mind back to those 6 wins in 6 when Ba was a left winger and Cisse had free reign to find space and capitalise on chances.
He was immense.
Now he's Carlton Coles untalented brother.
Training has to be upped this year massively. We lack so much urgency in that final 3rd its unreal and when we finally manufacture something its so forced its hard to watch. Its all well and good retaining possession, and it is a starting point, but we need to use it much much better. Hopefully thats whats being worked on and eventually, similar to Liverpool last year, we start playing some decent stuff :D.
I feel the plan against City is to go for the 0-0, could be wrong with Newcastle though!
krul_ i still think we are too frightened, our mentality on the ball is still quite wary rather than confident play. but confidence breeds confidence and its long process.
yes i think cisse is too easily isolated, our mid does not support enough. but at the same time even when ba played out wide, the fact it was ba meant that he was marked and all the emphasis was not on cisse. now its often the case that both centre halfs just mark cisse as there is no other obvious threat and thats why we struggled so much last year
Notes to take from the match:
I think we play better as a 4-4-2.
Debuchy still does not look settled.
Mbiwa is absolutely phenomenal in either fullback position.
Dummet looks better then Santon.
Guttierez performances are relishing in thought of competition, Sammy is also improving.
Collo's age is starting to show.
Ben-Arfa's vision has improved but his pace and trickery has severely decreased in quality due to his weight gain.
I prefer Gouffran to Cisse.
Our corners are much, much better.
Given the chance I'd sell Cabaye, do not rate him.
Marveaux dwells on the ball for too long, nevertheless is still quality.


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Prevent Child Abuse Iowa launches statewide action campaign
Child Abuse Prevention Month focuses on the role everyone plays in supporting families
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 —
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa is kicking off a statewide action campaign to raise awareness that there is something everyone can do to prevent child abuse by supporting children and families.
This campaign is part of the nationally recognized Child Abuse Prevention Month and features the blue pinwheel as the symbol of the joyful childhood every child deserves. April is dedicated to showcasing community resources that help parents manage stress, strengthen connections, and gain parenting skills, as well as what every community member can do to further these efforts.
"Child abuse is preventable. By helping caregivers receive support and education, we're ensuring that they can provide the safe, stable and healthy environments children need to thrive," said Steve Scott, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse Iowa. "A community that values supporting families and protecting children is creating a strong foundation for the future as more children grow up to reach their full potential."
Every Tuesday, Prevent Child Abuse Iowa will showcase an action Iowans can take to get involved in preventing child abuse. These actions include:
- Educate – Learn about the effects of child abuse and how to prevent it, and share this information with others.
- Participate – Join local projects working to support families and raise awareness of prevention efforts.
- Advocate – Tell your local leaders why children's healthy development is vital to the future success of our community and state.
- Donate – Give to organizations working to support families.
In addition, PCA Iowa is hosting a community celebration at the Iowa Cubs baseball game on April 15 at 6:35 p.m. All children will receive a pinwheel at the gate and fans are encouraged to wear blue in support of this cause. Discounted tickets can be purchased through PCA Iowa.
Throughout the state, prevention partners have planned community activities including blue out days, family movies, pinwheel gardens and family festivals. These activities and additional information are featured on PCA Iowa's website at www.pcaiowa.org/get-involved/prevention-month.
About Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
Since 1975, Prevent Child Abuse Iowa has served its mission of leading child abuse prevention efforts in Iowa through advocacy, awareness and assistance. It is the only statewide organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and the only consistent voice for child abuse prevention during the state legislative session. Prevent Child Abuse Iowa manages state and federal grant programs, which contribute financial support to community groups that provide services to families. Prevent Child Abuse Iowa is based in Des Moines, but has partnerships in nearly every county throughout Iowa. It is an affiliate of Prevent Child Abuse America. For more information, call (800) CHILDREN or visit www.pcaiowa.org.
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The curriculum at Kessingland CofE Primary Academy starts with the foundational skills involved in reading, writing and calculation. As these skills are established, pupils are given opportunities to rehearse and embed these skills throughout the curriculum. Pupils are challenged not only to develop their understanding, but to master it. Our pupils can talk about their learning journey, describe how different subjects deepen their understanding and identify the next steps in the learning process. Experiences and resources are chosen for pupils because they inspire and motivate learning. Please find our exciting long-term plans for each key stage below.
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These topics cover all the National Curriculum requirements for Geography and History. They are shown above in the correct phase. There is a balance of geography and history in all phases. Most of the topics are covered in Hamilton Trust although some are not in the correct phase.
Early Years topics are based on plans from Edison Learning.
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The subjects of history, geography, art, music and D.T are taught through a cross-curricular topic approach. The children engage in varied topics which allow them to deepen their understanding of the world around them. Additionally, pupils are provided with opportunities to develop creatively and they are encouraged to ask questions. Furthermore, the teachers plan trips, curriculum days and learning cafés to really bring learning to life.
Physical Education
P.E. helps children to develop a range of physical skills including body awareness, balance, co-ordination and agility. In addition, P.E also helps to develop confidence through working as part of a team. At Kessingland CofE Primary Academy, we aim to inspire all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport. The P.E curriculum covers five main areas: games, gymnastics, dance, athletics and outdoor adventurous activities. Children in Year 6 also take part in swimming lessons for a term. As well as taking part in the formal P.E curriculum, our pupils are encouraged to participate in competitive tournaments against other local schools.
At Kessingland CofE Primary Academy, we believe that computing should be a creative, dynamic and fun area of the curriculum. Computing ensures that pupils "become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world." (National Curriculum, 2014). The children in KS1 and KS2 are taught computing discreetly for one hour each week.
At Kessingland CofE Primary Academy, we believe that it is important for our pupils to learn Christian and British Values from a very young age. We know that by learning a foreign language and by acquiring a wider knowledge and understanding of how people live around the world, our children will develop a greater Respect and Tolerance of cultures which might different to their own; thus preparing them well to live in an ever increasing global community.
At Kessingland CofE Primary Academy, Year 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils have one hour of French a week which is taught by a specialist Language Teacher who is also a native speaker. Mimes, quizzes, games, videos, songs, stories and role plays ensure that all learning styles are catered for. As a result French is an inclusive and engaging subject in our school.
A wide range of topics is covered throughout the 5 years which encompass greetings, colours, numbers, playground songs and games, opinions, countries, weather, school life as well as shopping and eating out. In addition to acquiring practical communication skills pupils have the opportunity to reinforce in the French lessons the grammatical knowledge they have acquired in their own language.
In Year 2 and 3, the language focus is on acquiring good pronunciation as well as learning useful memorisation strategies so that children can build up the confidence to deliver a short role play in front of an audience. Pupils are also shown fun techniques to learn the spelling of simple words in the target language.
From the onset, students are made aware of the importance of gender and number in French and are taught a range of strategies to identify and memorise whether the nouns they learn are masculine or feminine as well as singular or plural.
As the years progress, pupils build up their vocabulary range and grammatical expertise and are encouraged to write in extended sentences as well as urged to manipulate the language by using a dictionary
Cultural Aspect of Learning
Finding out about other cultures form an integral part of the French lessons whether it be singing Hello in various languages; investigating the range of gestures which people use to greet each other around the world; finding out about Christmas in other countries or comparing what people eat in France as compared to England.


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Barnehurst scout group passes 100 award milestone thanks to 10-year-old cub
A "dedicated" 10-year-old has been awarded the Barnehurst scout group's 100th silver award – the highest honour possible.
Keen climber and kayaker Dylan Randall won the award for completing his global, promise, creative, community, outdoor and fitness challenges – and helped his pack achieve their 100 "milestone".
During Dylan's two years as a scout, he has done everything from emergency first aid, to an evening visit to the Herstmonceux Observatory.
The excited winner said: "The biggest challenges that I faced was learning knots for the Pioneer Badge, and the hard gardening work for the Global Conservation Badge."
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The Olympic Movement uses symbols to represent the ideals embodied in the Olympic Charter. The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, Europe). The colored version of the rings - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These colors were chosen because every nation had at least one of them on its national flag. The flag was adopted in 1914 but flown for the first time only at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It has since been hoisted during each celebration of the Games.
The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius, a Latin expression meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger". Coubertin's ideals are further expressed in the Olympic creed:
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
Months before each Games, the Olympic flame is lit in Olympia in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays; she then lights the torch of the first relay bearer, thus initiating the Olympic torch relay that will carry the flame to the host city's Olympic stadium, where it plays an important role in the opening ceremony. Though the flame has been an Olympic symbol since 1928, the torch relay was introduced at the 1936 Summer Games, as part of the German government's attempt to promote its National Socialist ideology.
The Olympic mascot, an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the host country, was introduced in 1968.


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Dichotomy is a regular running theme that spans over many genres, but perhaps most endlessly represented by the comic book industry. It runs the gamut from the effortless spectacles of the Clark Kent alter-ego to more extremes like the literal bisection of Two-Face. Robert Lewis Stevenson introduced the most significant literary split-personality with his 1886 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde novella. This was intended as metaphor for the transformational disease of alcoholism – the addictive tonic that brought out the monster in his roommate. Simultaneously you have the similar but even more shape-shifting transmutation of the old-as-time werewolf myth. Dating as far back as ancient Greece, legends of the lycanthrope are ultimately an allegory for the emotional inner beasts within us all. These undeniable influences helped promote countless fictional characters throughout publication – most incredibly in Marvel comics. No one has more experience with losing themselves to the internal tormentor than our favorite gamma-bombed scientist, the Hulk.
"I always liked Jekyll and Hyde and I always liked the Frankenstein movie, the old one with Karloff. In the Frankenstein movie, I always felt that the monster was really the good guy. He didn't want to hurt anybody! All those idiots with torches were always chasing him up and down the hills, so I thought it would be fun to get a monster that was really a good guy, but nobody knew that." – Stan Lee
With flat head and bulging brow ridge, the Hulk became the misunderstood Frankenstein monster of the atomic age. Steve Ditko heavily modeled the beloved Marvel behemoth after the monstrous portrayal seen in the classic 1931 Universal Studio film. Jack Pierce was the makeup artist responsible for inserting the archaic bolted neck, flat-top, and gangrenous skin into Frankenstein's creation. Due to the peculiarities of black and white filming at the time, it wasn't revealed till almost a decade later that the Boris seen on the silver-screen was in actually a light green hue. This color scheme was necessitated by the fact that a greenish tint would show up as a corpse-like pallor when filmed in black-and-white. This is eerily mirrored by the cadaver-like gray unveiling of Hulk, the scrawny scientist known as Bruce Banner not actually evolving into the famous green brute until his second appearance.
Continually paralleling the Mary Shelly blueprint, both were introduced with more verbose variations. Even in Bride of Frankenstein, the more conversational man-made monstrosity (voicing no more than rudimentary English) lacked the eloquent philosophies the novel version imparted. James Whale took huge liberties with his mostly guttural and fire-fearing interpretation. Simultaneously, the Hulk's communications skills weren't always quite so Cro-Magnon. Famed expressions like "Hulk Smash!" do date back to the 60's, but originally he, too, was capable of vocalizing much more thoughtful monologues. This devolution of their personalities, the primitive being preferred to the comparatively intellectual earlier, has come to be regarded as their definitive portrayals in public consciousness.
For decades, the aspect of the Hulk that's been most left in the dark is what conceptually switched on the metamorphosis. If you don't piss him off by reminding him that Ed Norton bailed on The Avengers…you should be safe, right? Nope! 1962's Hulk sought anger management. Yet again playing the horror-cards, the setting sun was what brought on the transformation in his initial six-issue run. Truth is, "Don't meet me at dusk. You wouldn't like me at dusk" just doesn't roar Hulk-ism, but if you fine-tune that to full moons, it worked for someone else. Calling attention to none other than the Wolfman, you have two multiple personality stricken monsters with hearts of gold, thankfully not silver in the one's case.
Cursed with the burden of lycanthropy, gentle Larry Talbot sympathetically bemoans about the bestial side encased within. The same can be said of the drifting Banner, taking on a nomadic life in hopes of forcing his plaguing problem into harmless solitude. Likewise, both often beg for imprisonment during their lunar lunacy in hopes of causing no harm. Bruce even went as far as to build a containment room in an undersea cave. Yet nothing compares to the extents Larry is willing to go for peace from his werewolfism. Desperately believing the words of one-time Frankenstein-befriended mad scientists in House of Frankenstein, those bizarre brain-swapping orgies depicted in the later universal films falsely promises to cure Talbot's aliment. However, even this cerebral craziness has a Hulk comic counterbalance. Peter David's acclaimed run on the hulking hero saw a radical new twist that led to the so-called "smart Hulk," created by a medical merging of the Banner brain with the physical attributes of the gamma-exposed giant. The film is probably most notable for featuring Frankenstein's creation and the lupine Larry duke it out in this early monster mash. Once again we have yet another shared and long-running ritual, comic book superheroes often rallying fan friendly rivalry in their traditional wrestling match-like versus issues.
Meshing the widespread horror themes of infectious disease and lethal illness, these characters thought-provokingly rekindle anxieties about how much we truly manage our being. The Asimov coined "Frankenstein complex," the fear of robots, is broken down into the fear of lacking command of your own creations. This resonates as we ask ourselves perplexing and overwhelming questions in the consuming darkness of the night. Are we somehow responsible for our own downfalls, our greatest fears self-destructively resulting in their very rising and hurting of those for who we care the most? For beyond anything else, the depth of these narratives lies in the fundamental question they ask: Are we, like the metaphors of Hulk and Wolfman or the imaginings of Victor Frankenstein, our own worst enemy?


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I read an article the other day that said Jennifer Lopez (JLo) drinks a protein smoothie every morning. She said, "I knew the stuff that I was eating wasn't giving me energy. I realized that after a while, and I was feeding this to my kids. Is this good for them?" she said. "So I […]
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Not everyone is a graphic designer no matter what the Internet makes us think these days. With Photoshop being as expensive as it is and not very user friendly to some I find that PicMonkey is a quick fix. For the most part PicMonkey is free. You can get your basic photo editing done fast and even make a quick logo. Not to mention it's easy and fun. For some of the function that go beyond just the basics you can sign up for the royale package for a small fee. I recommend the free version then if you want more upgrade. I wanted to give you a few examples of what PicMonkey can be used for.
1. I wanted to play around with monograms so I made one for my own name.
2. Another monogram but for my husband and I. Its just a coincidence the letters are the same.
3. Does this one look familiar? Yup I used PicMonkey to make my blog banner.
4. Your's truly with a funky new background.
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Finding eco-friendly games to play as a green family can be a challenge. Eco-clothing, food, books and other toys are abundant, but greener games are seriously few and far between — which is just one reason why we love Funny Farm Toy Barn. These are the folks who brought us the delightful wooden boggle game and now they've designed a game especially for all those pinball wizards at your house. The Handmade Wooden Pinball Game is a super fun idea gone green. Made not with plastic, but real Ponderosa Pine wood, this pinball game will outlast all the other cheaply made plastic versions you typically see. The set is realistic and playable, with rubber bouncers, wooden score keeper sliders, rubber band powered flipper paddles, curved deflectors and a bonus ball tipper. The set comes with two playing balls so once it arrives your family can challenge each other to some friendly pinball competitions right away. See a video of this game in action!
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HRONO Grodno series — history reads like a novel
By Lidia Ponomareva
The doors of the 'Electro-Biographer' opened, the honourable audience that had gathered in the entrance took their seats, and, some minutes later, the lights dimmed. Music began to play and silent yet moving figures appeared on the screen, flashing in the darkness. The ladies and gentlemen caught their breath; it was their first film show experience in Grodno, in September 1908.
No record remains of the exact details of the film, but Yakov Krivopisk's amusement was certainly a success. A petition to open another cinema (a temporary one) — inside the Odeon Circus — was handed to the Grodno Provincial Government a year later, in May 1909.
Three cinematographs were operational in the city by the spring of 1911. In August 1915, the first permanent cinema — Eden — was solemnly opened, built by retired captain Sergey Monastyrsky. It remains open today, known as Krasnaya Zvezda or, more familiarly, as Zvezdochka; it is the most comfortable cinema in the city, having undergone recent reconstruction.
Meanwhile, the first circus performance in Grodno featured the famous Italian Ferroni family, in 1904, in Aktsiznaya Square. The event gathered people from all walks of life — from the impressively attired bourgeois to ordinary townspeople in their Sunday best. Many held happy smiling children by the hand, entering a newly built circular wooden building to take their places in the stands. Lights flashed as gymnasts, comedians, acrobats and musicians in bright costumes entered the arena. The audience burst into applause.
The Sergey Obraztsov Puppet Theatre arrived from Moscow while touring the western cities of Belarus in the autumn of 1939, to huge crowds eager to be entertained. One man had seen every performance: actor Vladislav Yarema, who was born in Lvov, and had lived in Vilno, Warsaw and Krakow. Escaping the German invasion of Poland, he had moved to Grodno with his family.
Obraztsov's performances impressed Yarema so much that he decided to create his own puppet theatre in Grodno; the Grodno Puppet Theatre appeared in February 1940, while the Moscow troupe continued to give performances in Grodno. Sergey Obraztsov supported his Belarusian colleague and, by his petition, the new theatre gained official status and financial support.
Grodno local historians Victor Sayapin and Tatiana Kasataya have published their three stories via the YurSaPrint Publishing House. It transports readers to the early days of the cinema, circus and puppet theatre in the city on the River Nieman. The HRONO Grodno series is a new project aiming to explore the life of the city and its residents through history, in the most captivating form. Rather than dry facts from the archives, each event is brought to life via interviews, newspaper extracts and the authors' own comments.
Unfortunately, the first edition has only been published in small numbers and in a modest format, as dictated by finances. Immediately, the Grodno: Theatre, Cinema and Circus book has become a rarity.
"Over the last few years, I wrote a book about post-war Grodno, using official historical documents and interviews with townspeople, friends and relatives, in addition to my own recollections," notes Mr. Sayapin. "I achieved a great deal but knew that it would be difficult to find a publisher. Together with YurSaPrint's Director, Alexander Ryzhy, I decided to divide my material into sections, with topics divided into interesting chapters. These include the history of Grodno's squares (fifteen collectors have given photos and postcards from their collections), the musical culture of the city, youth culture and subculture, the history of the city's educational establishments, that of the central park and the zoo, sporting life, local place names, Grodno's way of life and how residents spent their free time."
The HRONO Grodno book should prove interesting not only to history buffs but to anyone keen to discover how Grodno residents once lived. "City topics are almost inexhaustible," Mr. Sayapin emphasises. "Our city has such a rich history and we've plenty of local historians gathering interesting materials."


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Prospect Lauer knocked around in MLB debut
DENVER -- The Padres placed a daunting task before Eric Lauer on Tuesday night, asking their 22-year-old pitching prospect to conquer the Rockies and Coors Field in his Major League debut. Mother Nature made that task next to impossible.
Snow had given way to freezing rain by the time Lauer took the mound after a 46-minute delay. The Padres' No. 12 prospect was summarily knocked around over three-plus innings in an 8-0 loss. He allowed seven runs (six earned) on six hits and four walks.View Full Game Coverage
DENVER -- The Padres placed a daunting task before Eric Lauer on Tuesday night, asking their 22-year-old pitching prospect to conquer the Rockies and Coors Field in his Major League debut. Mother Nature made that task next to impossible.
Snow had given way to freezing rain by the time Lauer took the mound after a 46-minute delay. The Padres' No. 12 prospect was summarily knocked around over three-plus innings in an 8-0 loss. He allowed seven runs (six earned) on six hits and four walks.View Full Game Coverage
The list of starters to debut at Coors Field as visitors isn't a long one -- and perhaps for good reason. Lauer was just the seventh, and they've combined to post an 8.69 ERA with none lasting more than five innings.
"You can spin it whichever way you want, but at the end of the day those aren't the results I want, and that's not going to keep me here," Lauer said. "I've just got to get better."
Lauer made it to the fourth, though his fate was decided by the second when the Rockies poured on five runs with two outs. DJ LeMahieu made it 3-0 with an RBI single, and Charlie Blackmon followed with a single of his own. Nolan Arenado worked a two-out walk to load the bases, before Trevor Story demolished a 1-1 fastball for a grand slam to make it 7-0.
Following a 1-2-3 third inning, Lauer was removed after he issued a leadoff walk in the fourth. Padres manager Andy Green had a message for him when he took the ball.
"There's going to be a lot of really good days ahead," Green said. "You're going to remember this one, because you're going to come back from this one and have a lot of really good days."
Lauer took those words to heart.
"I appreciate that, and I don't think today really represents what I want to do with my career and how I'm going to finish and continue to work," Lauer said. "I don't think today was an accurate representation of who I am as a pitcher."
He added: "I've just got to get back to basics. Today was one of those days where I just couldn't settle myself down. Usually I can do that pretty easily, but tonight it wasn't working for me."
Of course, Lauer's offense did him no favors by following Monday's 13-run outburst with a dud. San Diego mustered just four hits and couldn't solve Rockies starter Kyle Freeland.
Lauer's debut won't dampen the Padres' plans for him. He's one of the club's top pitching prospects and just the second pitcher to reach the Major Leagues out of the 2016 Draft class.
Joey Lucchesi, another Padres lefty and one of Lauer's closest friends, was the first. He also struggled in his debut, though the raw numbers weren't quite so ugly. Since then, Lucchesi has settled in as arguably the Padres' best starter this year.
Like Lucchesi, Lauer will be given every chance to earn his place in San Diego's rotation of the future. If he does, Monday's start will soon be regarded as a footnote.
"He's here to pitch," Green said. "He's going to get opportunity. We like a lot of things about him. That doesn't change on one cold night at Coors Field."
Assume the double play: Lauer came oh-so close to a scoreless first inning after loading the bases with one out. Chris Iannetta sent a chopper to shortstop, where Freddy Galvis started what could've been an inning-ending double play. But Jose Pirela -- making his second appearance at second base this season -- bounced his throw, and Chase Headley couldn't pick it. Two runs scored.
Video: SD@COL: Iannetta reaches on error, two score
Down looking: Lauer bounced back immediately after Pirela's costly error. He froze David Dahl with a pristine 93 mph fastball on the outside corner for the final out of the first. It was Lauer's first career strikeout, and he'd set down two more. In the third, Lauer would tack on another first when he blooped a single into right for his first hit at any level since high school.
Video: SD@COL: Lauer records first MLB hit in debut
It took a few weeks, but Kazuhisa Makita is finding his groove in the big leagues. The 33-year-old rookie from Japan has notched five straight scoreless innings, including the sixth and the seventh innings of Tuesday's loss.
Makita is perhaps best known for his quirky submarine delivery and his mind-bendingly slow eephus-type curveball. He opened his seventh-inning showdown against Story with a 58-mph curve right down the middle. Story was frozen. He would later strike out on an 80-mph fastball that must've looked like 100 in comparison.
"One bad pitch to Story. If we get Story, I think we're rolling. It's not like he made 70 bad pitches, he made one bad one, and a lot of good ones. He should focus on the good ones. We've got a lot of really high hopes for him." -- Padres catcher Austin Hedges, on Lauer
Tyson Ross is looking for an encore performance to his near no-hitter in Arizona on Wednesday. He's been excellent in his return to the Padres but clearly isn't content with success through four starts. The Rockies counter with Jon Gray, who blanked the Padres for seven innings earlier this month. First pitch is slated for 12:10 p.m. PT.
AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell.


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Medical malpractice can cause incalculable damage to victims and their families. In New York, 10 lawsuits alleging medical malpractice are pending against an orthopedic surgeon.
Unlicensed cosmetologist guilty after lethal silicone injection
Medical malpractice does not always have to involve a surgical mistake or misdiagnosis. This became apparent in New York when an unlicensed cosmetologist was convicted of criminally negligent homicide. While this case does not constitute a surgical mistake in the traditional manner, it does illustrate how people can be injured or killed by medical mistakes.
Guilty verdict in medical malpractice suit that left woman dead
Medical malpractice suits often occur because of some form of negligence. This was the case when a Plattsburgh, New York anesthesiologist was found guilty of negligence while caring for a 70-year-old woman in 2007. The woman died following surgery to remove an infected gall bladder. The medical malpractice verdict came down from a civil court case held in the Clinton County Court.
Baby boy dies after accidental overdose
A New York family is mourning the loss of their six-month-old son after he was given an accidental overdose of medication.
Study finds physicians rarely pay for medical errors
A study by the New England Journal of Medicine found that surgical mistakes and other forms of medical malpractice often don't lead to a payout for the victim. This is true in New York and across the country.


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I cannot BEGIN to tell you how excited I am about the China Glaze Hunger Games collection! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the trilogy and read the whole series in a few weeks. The books are such a good read and keep you engrossed and you literally can't put them down!
Anyway, enough book talk (just go read them!) as you may already know, Lionsgate are releasing a movie of the first book in March this year and China Glaze will be releasing a collection "Colours from the Capitol"
It has been suggested that each colour goes in hand with one of the 12 Districts of Panem, if you're a HG fan this makes sense!
I am really excited about Luxe & Lush, Fast Track and Electrify especially! Although, the Capitol did place me in District 3, so maybe I should get Riveting too?!
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A teachable moment
Pilot editorial
This event should also be a "teachable moment" not only for those involved but for all of us...
The administration at Catholic Memorial is to be commended for their quick action after 50 to 60 of their students chanted an anti-Semitic taunt during a March 11 basketball game with Newton North High School, which has a large Jewish population.
Catholic Memorial administrators took immediate action to halt the chant, fans apologized to the opposing team coach at the end of the game and students were barred from attending the next game at TD Garden the following Monday. Catholic Memorial administrators have further reassured the public that they will effect changes in their curriculum on the subject of intolerance and bigotry, to avoid similar incidents in the future.
Some may be tempted to excuse the inexcusable by citing the fact that the Newton North fans had made their own demeaning chants. However, as Catholics, we know we are accountable for our own actions, irrespective of the actions of others.
New England Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League Robert O. Trestan said he hopes that this will be a "teachable moment for all of those involved," and he is right.
In a broader way, this event should also be a "teachable moment" not only for those involved but for all of us, as it clearly shows that, despite all the efforts to recognize the failures of the past and move together in a new friendship, more needs to be done at the grassroots level.
Catholic-Jewish relations have greatly improved since the Second Vatican Council's Nostra Aetate was issued. Since then, Pope St. John Paul II has called the Jewish people our "elder brothers and sisters," Pope Benedict called them "fathers in the faith," and Pope Francis, during his recent visit to the Rome Synagogue, stressed the "irrevocability" of God's covenant with the Jewish people. Locally, just the evening before the Catholic Memorial-Newton North game, Cardinal O'Malley praised the progress in Catholic-Jewish relations at an event held to mark the anniversary of Nostra Aetate at Temple Emanuel in Newton.
The tremendous progress realized in the past 50 years needs to trickle down from the leadership to the rank and file in our churches and synagogues. Only in that way will events like this truly become a thing of the past.
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We are very fortunate to host Lama Mark Webber as Resident Teacher and Retreat Master, for the Retreats and Classes as listed here. For information about Lama Mark's teaching in other parts of Canada and around the world please visit his website at : www.markwebber.org
An Invitation
from Crystal Mountain Society & the Vancouver
Namgyal Yangzab Community
Dharma Teachings:
& Emptiness
Lama Mark Webber
(Lama Yongdu Gyaltsen)
June 15th, 16th & 17th, 2018
June 15: on the nature of emptiness
(skt. śūnyatā). Lama Mark points
directly to the heart of dharma.
preparation for transmission and classes June 16 & 17th.
June 16 & 17: Bodhicitta and Emptiness.
reading transmission and explanations of Khunu Lama Gyaltsen's 356 verses in
praise of Bodhicitta called, The Jewel Lamp.
Location: the Pema Tamdrin Ling Buddhist Centre - 1555 MacDonald Avenue Burnaby
person: Saskia Soeterik e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
for more information
about the
weekend of teachings please
registration costs: $65 to cover the expenses
of hosting the teachings in Burnaby/Vancouver.
dana/donations: support
for the teacher is given separately from the registration costs. please give
no one will be turned away for lack of funds
Bodhichitta and the Illusory Nature of Self and Other
Dates: June 30 to July 29th, 2018
Week 1:
Teachings and meditations on bodhicitta. Reading transmission and commentary of Lama Khunu Gyaltsen's Jewel Lamp*, 356 verses praising Bodhicitta. Tonglen: uniting loving-kindness, compassion and emptiness. Amitayus Longevity and Deathlessness Empowerment & practice instructions from the Diking Gongpo Yangzab lineage.
Week 2 & 3:
a) Teachings on the Illusory nature of self, other and all experience: penetrative insight or completion stage meditations with and without support. Lama Mark will bestow the Three Roots empowerment from the Drikung Yangzab lineage. Unifying generation and completion stage practices.
b) Reading Transmission of Je Gampopa's text, Precious Garland of the Sublime Path.** It is a collection of the most direct and pithy daily living, view and meditation instructions. There will be detailed commentary given.
Week 4:
Lama Mark will lead group sessions and explain the practice of Phowa (consciousness transference), from the text called The Ruby Garland by 19th century saint Orgyen Nuden Dorje.
The retreat will end with a purification smoke offering, empowerment and community feast (Tsog).
* Please purchase if possible for the retreat: Vast as The Heavens and Deep as the Sea, verses in praise of Bodhicitta. Khunu Rinpoche, Wisdom. Boston. 1999.
** Printed copies will be made available.
A Meditation Retreat with Lama Mark Webber, Galiano Island, BC. Dec. 6, 2016 - Jan 17th, 2017
Lama Mark Webber will be in residence and retreat on Galiano Island at Namgyal Choling Gompa from December 6, 2016 to January 10, 2017. Due to the background of most of the participants he will be giving teachings and leading group meditations in the tradition of the Drikung Yangzab Dzogchen.
There is no specified retreat length, please participate for one month or less.
In addition, he has offered to individually guide people in all types of Buddhist meditation, depending on their interests and backgrounds.
Accommodation: Lodging to be located and food obtained on an individual basis.
For registration please contact
Susan van Asselt firstname.lastname@example.com
For coordinating class times, group sessions, empowerments and individual interviews please contact
Cole Ramsey: email@example.com & 778-883-2025
For information about Lama Mark, please see:
The 16th Annual Crystal Mountain Summer Retreat: Karma, Causality and Finding our Lucid Awareness
Taught by Lama Mark Webber.
July 2nd to 30th, 2016, Galiano Island, BC, Canada
* Week 1: Introduction. Transforming our habit patterns, one step at a time. Understanding and meditating on karma—a key that unlocks the door to Liberation.
* Week 2 to 4 (3 weeks): Further meditations, contemplations and teachings on the nature of karma (causation). A three-week Samatha-Vipassana retreat.
* Week 4: optional, The Common and Preliminary Meditations of the Drikung Yangzab Dzogchen Lineage
Crystal Mountain is very pleased to announce that for the 16th year Lama Mark Webber will be teaching the Crystal Mountain Summer Retreat. One of the cornerstones of Buddhist meditation is karma, the process of causality. Lama Mark will use a number classic texts, such as the Abhidharma, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and the Jewel Ornament of Liberation, and modern science, to explain this important Buddhist teaching. Lama Mark often recalls the Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche saying, "the main thing hindering beings progress in meditation is not more meditation, but their karma. Free up karma and meditation is unhindered." The Buddha taught that understanding causality is essential to the meditation that leads one on the great path of lucid awareness, joy and compassion.
The Vipassana tradition of the great Burmese teacher Mahasi Sayadaw will serve as the main meditation. There will be practice time in groups and individual sessions and opportunities for meditation interviews. Classes on the stages of Insight and Dharma will provide guidance for practitioners to gain lasting insight and compassion. Regular movement classes by Laurel Jacobson will assist in flexibility and energy to be clear and balanced.
The one week teaching on the Preliminary Meditations of the Drikung Yangzab Dzogchen Lineage will be taught alongside the main retreat during the last week of the retreat. It will also be excellent preparation for the three-month Dzogchen retreat starting in September 2016.
For more info, please contact
Gisele: email@example.com
or Ted: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mini-retreats and meditations with Lama Mark Webber
An introductory weekend on the Buddhist path of Liberation, called 'Dharma'. This is a path of step by step instructions for the body and mind which is understandable, logical, direct and practical. The Dharma has been practiced successfully by hundreds of thousands of people in all walks of life and education for over 2,500 years.
Lama Mark Webber will begin by explaining the meaning of Dharma. Then we will be shown how to change our lives by unbinding and re-shaping our habit patterns; our motivations and intentions being the major shapers. Finally to understand why and where we are headed. With meditation and wholesome conduct in our lives, we can find the clear, unobstructed mind. This luminous clarity of mind is always present, it has just been hidden for a while. Lama Mark will suggest meditation practices, guide us through short meditation sessions, provide lots of instructions and give supportive handouts during these talks.
In addition, Lama Mark will bestow empowerments during some of these weekends as requested.
June 3 - 5, 2016: Bowen Island Yoga, Bowen Island, B.C.
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June 10 - 12, 2016: Camp Rory, Rossland, B.C.
Contact Susan: email@example.com
June 24 - 26, 2016: Rotary Field House, Nanaimo, B.C.
Contact Laura: email@example.com or visit www.islanddharma.com
Please note new date of the Galiano teachings
Aug 5-7, 2016: Crystal Mountain Society land, Galiano Island, B.C.
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A non-residential retreat with Lama Mark Webber December 3rd – 6th, 2015
Times and locations of teachings:
Thursday, December 3rd and Friday, December 4th 7:00pm at the Rotary Field House (850 Third Street, Nanaimo)
Saturday, December 5th 10:00am and 2:30pm in Duncan (directions will be provided and carpools arranged)
Sunday, December 6th 10:00am in Duncan - Tibetan Empowerment Ceremony followed by teachings on Tantric Practice.
Lama Mark Webber will be teaching from the Heart Sutra during this mini-retreat. The teachings will have great depth for beginners and experienced Dharma practitioners alike, covering the nature of Mahayana Buddhism, the path of the Bodhisattva, Emptiness and Compassion. Lama Mark will give both detailed explanations and meditations based directly on this great text.
The Heart Sutra is a short summary of a great classic teaching called the Prajnaparamita. It has been studied and practiced for almost two thousand years, and by thousands of people, many who have attained great realizations. This teaching points directly to the nature of Emptiness; the essence of all experience, the essence of all Dharma, the essence of all things, the essence of full Awakeness, the essence of Compassion, and the essence of most Buddhist meditations. It is a pithy and poetic meditation text and opens the door to a vast View of freedom and compassion. Lama Mark will clarify the much misunderstood concept and meditations on Emptiness and show why the term is used, its various levels of meaning, and why it is at the heart of all Buddhism.
On Sunday, Lama Mark will bestow a Tibetan Empowerment for those students who are interested.
Registration Fee and Dana for the Teacher: In an effort to cover retreat costs (which includes facility rental, Lama Mark's accommodation, travel, and food) there is a registration fee of $50.00. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
Lama Mark offering the Dharma here on Vancouver Island is a rare and auspicious opportunity to receive teachings and explorations about the Path of Awakening. As is traditional, the teachings of Buddha Dharma are offered freely. Dana (donations for the teacher) will be gratefully accepted (cash/cheque).
Due to limited seating, please register in advance here beginning October 8th, 2015:
The Heart Sutra and Tantric Practice: teachings and meditations for uncovering the fully awake, compassionate and unobstructed mind we all have.
Teachings by Lama Mark Webber Vancouver: Dec. 19-20th, 2015. Four classes at 1842, East 2nd Ave.
We are excited to announce that Lama Mark Webber will be teaching on the Heart Sutra—one of the most famous and practiced of all Buddhist texts. The classes will have great depth for beginners and experienced Dharma practitioners alike, covering the nature of Mahayana Buddhism, the path of the Bodhisattva, Emptiness and Compassion. Lama Mark will give both detailed explanations and in-class meditations based directly on this great text. The Heart Sutra is a short summary of a great classic teaching called the Prajnaparamita. It has been studied and practiced for almost two thousand years, by thousands of people, many who have attained great realizations. This teaching/meditation points directly to the nature of Emptiness; the essence of all experience, the essence of all Dharma, the essence of all things, the essence of full Awakeness, the essence of Compassion and the essence of most Buddhist meditations. He will also be linking this Sutra to the practice and understanding of sadhana and empowerment in the Vajrayana tradition. Lama Mark will clarify the much misunderstood term 'Emptiness', through in-class meditations and instruction, its various levels of meaning and why it is at the heart of all Buddhism.
Lama Mark Webber (Lama Karma Tenpa Lekshe Yongdu) has been studying and teaching Buddha Dharma (the teachings of Liberation through the traditions of Buddhism) for forty years. His universalist approach is classically founded in Buddhism and a number of meditative traditions, while completely integrated with contemporary life and the richness of modern Western culture. Through many vehicles—including Buddha Dharma and meditation, science, art, craft work, and natural history, plus world travel—Lama Mark displays and teaches the wondrous unity, uniqueness and intrinsic freedom of all life.
His compassionate activities demonstrate a profound commitment to freeing beings from innumerable suffering states. Lama Mark's emphasis with practitioners and students is on uncovering pure Dharma to reveal its extraordinary benefits and share the great joy of its deep study, meditative practices and integration into all aspects of our lives.
For more information about Lama Mark Webber, see: www.markwebber.org/about/.
Pre-Registration required Mobile: 778 834 8205 or Email: email@example.com
As a meditator living in the heart of Vancouver, I can't express how fortunate I feel to join others in this beautiful environment to regain my sense of equilibrium and refresh my commitment to a compassionate life. Renata Healy


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So, I have talked about how one of my favorite bloggers Jamie at C.R.A.F.T hosts Project pals every couple months. It is limited to 100 people
Well, this month I was in the lucky 100
My pal was a girl named Catherine who likes black, pink and gold and loves day of the dead
So, I got to thinking and for some reason I am obsessed with ipad/kindle covers
So that is what I crocheted her a cover for her kindle fire
I used her favorite colors (black, pink and gold)
Found a skull and flower pattern and went from there.
What do you think? I personally love it.
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I have been lucky enough go to New York the past two summers and it quickly became one of my favourite places in the world. I took so many photos as I wanted to capture the memories and have them to look back on. One of my favourite things that we did on these trips was visit the New York High Line. It is amazing because it is this long stretch of this old railway line that has been transformed into a beautiful garden walkway.
The views of the city below are incredible, there are amazing pieces of artwork all along it as well as so many beautiful plants and flowers.
We only managed to walk a small part of it because it was so hot but we also got distracted by the Chelsea Markets which are located underneath part of the High Line.
I have lots of photos that I took from when we visited and I wanted to share some of them with you – I hope you like them.
This is a really cute cafe under the stairs at the start of the High Line.
When we went the first time there was this stand selling shaved ice called 'People's Pops' and to make it they scraped the ice off a solid block of ice right in front of you, which was so cool!
They have lots of different flavours of syrup that change every day – the flavour we had was lime and chamomile and it was so delicious and perfect for a hot summers day.
I know this was a bit of a random post but I hope you enjoyed seeing my photos.
If you are ever in New York, especially in the summer, I would highly recommend visiting the High Line.
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For the Week of September 15th
"What is the average citizen going to think about the Stand your Ground law? I am in fear, so I am going to shoot someone."
- Missouri state Senator Jason Holsman (D) expressed his opposition to his Republican colleagues in the Missouri House forcing a veto override of a dangerous and controversial law to loosen the state's gun restrictions. The measure eliminates firearm-training requirements and the need for gun owners to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The measure also establishes a version of the notorious "Stand Your Ground" law that allows houseguests -- like babysitters -- to use deadly force against intruders. Sen. Holsman continued to voice his concern by saying, "I don't think it's a burden to take an eight-hour course to understand the dos and the don'ts, the shoulds and the shouldn'ts, of carrying a loaded firearm," as he flashed his own concealed carry permit while speaking on the Senate floor. Similar "shoot first" legislation infiltrated GOP-controlled statehouses across the United States with efforts from NRA lobbyists and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and is now law in a majority of states.
"This latest revelation exposes the way the Republican spin machine works — they were prepared to simply make things up."
- Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca (D) commented on the release of email correspondence between Wisconsin Republican lawmakers and conservative lobbyists that shows collusion to foster public speculation around the 2011 election results by planting news stories insisting voter fraud was an issue. The aim of Republicans and their cohorts was to incite the need for a recount before any election results were tallied, just in case Democrats were to win. Steve Baas, a Republican lobbyist, emailed former GOP Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, saying, "Do we need to start messaging 'widespread reports of election fraud' so we are positively set up for the recount regardless of the final number? I obviously think we should." Jensen replied, "Yes. Anything fishy should be highlighted. Stories should be solicited by talk radio hosts." In a second email, Jensen went on to note that GOP Justice David Prosser "needs to be on talk radio in the morning saying he is confident he won and talk radio needs to scream the Dems are trying to steal the race."
COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT: Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
63 Magazine
September 9, 2016
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) takes organizing seriously; you can hear the passion and excitement DLCC executive director, Jessica Post, has for organizing in her voice. She's determined to dispel the misconception that the DLCC doesn't focus on organizing as much as other Democratic Committees. In fact, the opposite is true.
While the DLCC works to help Democrats win state legislative seats and chamber majorities across the country, they work closely in partnership with states to put a strong emphasis on field outreach and organizing. Many of these districts will be won or lost by very small margins—margins that can be drastically influenced by the power of centrally organized, volunteer based, and data-driven field strategies.
Having learned the power of field through a long career of organizing, Jessica came to the DLCC in 2010 with a mission to create a centralized state legislative caucus field program. A mere six years later, the DLCC field program is robust. Led by national field director Graham Wilson, Grassroots Victory Program director Josie Bradley, and deputy national field director Reggie McCoy, the DLCC field team works directly with state legislative caucus field directors to train and develop organizing staff, implement and improve state programs, and provide guidance and support.
Guardian exposes John Doe documents; Lead manufacturer donated $750,000, pushed law change
Jessie Opoien, (The Capital Times)
September 14, 2016
An in-depth investigative report from the Guardian U.S. sheds new light on the relationships between Gov. Scott Walker and donors to the Wisconsin Club for Growth during the governor's 2012 recall election, raising questions about influence over at least one legislative effort that would have benefited one significant donor. ...
The report raises questions about legislative efforts to shield lead paint manufacturers from lawsuits seeking compensation for lead poisoning. The leaked documents show $750,000 in donations to Wisconsin Club for Growth from Harold Simmons, the owner of one of the United States' leading producers of lead used in paint until it was banned.
"In the same time frame" the donations occurred. Walked signed into law changes passed by the Republican-led Legislature that would have made companies like NL Industries effectively immune from compensation claims for lead paint poisoning.
According to one document cited in the report, a lobbyist for NL Industries suggested to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, which language should be used to make the effective immunity retroactive. The phrase suggested by the lobbyist is the one that was added to an amendment, which was passed and signed into law but later blocked by a federal court. ...
"But the point remains: had the new provisions been allowed to stand, they had the potential to save the company and others like it millions of dollars in damages," the report reads. ...
Documents previously released from the Doe investigation showed that mining company Gogebic Taconite had donated $700,000 to Wisconsin Club for Growth before the Legislature passed a bill softening environmental regulations on iron mining throughout the state.
The Daily Show, (Comedy Central)
September 14, 2016
A bill in Missouri eliminates firearm-training requirements and the need for gun owners to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The measure also enacts provisions known as a "Stand Your Ground" law and allows houseguests, like babysitters, to use deadly force against intruders.
November 8
Election Day - United States
OH: Ohio to fight ruling that state abortion regulation is unconstitutional - Cleveland.com
NY: Schneiderman: Supreme Court pre-empts New York law on abortion - Times Union
WI: Wisconsin Taxpayers Just Got Stuck Paying $1.6 Million for the State's Abortion Fight - Mother Jones
U.S.: Obama Moves To Protect Planned Parenthood Funding, Permanently - The Huffington Post
CA: Gun control initiative has strong support among California voters, poll finds - Los Angeles Times
FL: Guns rank high as election issue - Florida Sun-Sentinel
MO: Missouri Senate overrides bill allowing concealed carry without a permit - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WA: Ferguson wants assault-weapon ban - Associated Press
Health Care
FL: Poll: 70% of Floridians support medical marijuana amendment - Florida Politics
GA: Phoebe Putney Health System backs 'Georgia Way' health care proposal - Albany Herald
MT: Proposal would help Montanans discern health care costs - Independent Record
SC: Clergy want 'moral issues' to be front and center ahead of election - The Post and Courier
TX: State, cities set to square off - Mineral Wells Index
U.S.: Public Option Health Care Is Slipping Through The Back Door - Newsweek
AZ: State Supreme Court upholds public employees' pay for union work - Arizona Capitol Times
KY: Democrats rally around vulnerable House member - Associated Press
TX: Texas GOP lawmakers aiming to ban payroll deductions for union dues - Dallas News
VA: Bell amendment would codify 'right-to-work' status - Daily Press
IN: Transgender man sues Mike Pence, other Indiana officials, for law barring non-citizens from changing their name - New York Daily News
NC: McCrory stirs a losing issue by focusing on HB2 - News & Observer
NC: N.C.A.A. Moves Championship Events From North Carolina, Citing Anti-Gay-Rights Law - The New York Times
NC: School leaders react to ACC's decision to move events out of state - The Charlotte Observer
PA: LGBT protections evolve in Pennsylvania - Reading Eagle
WV: WV Senate candidates don't want LGBT law like North Carolina's - Charleston Gazette-Mail
U.S.: Legislation proposed to ban 'gay,' 'trans' panic defense - Washington Blade
Voting Rights
AL: Appeals court overrules federal election official on proof of citizenship for voting - POLITICO
GA: Appeals court overrules federal election official on proof of citizenship for voting - POLITICO
KS: Appeals court overrules federal election official on proof of citizenship for voting - POLITICO
MI: U.S. Supreme Court green lights straight-party voting in Michigan - Detroit Free Press
MO: Lawmakers override Nixon on gun, voter ID bills - Columbia Daily Tribune
NV: Nevada tribes: Unequal polling access violates voting rights - Associated Press
NC: NCGOP leader lobbied counties to offer just one early voting site in 'confidential' email - News & Observer
OH: U.S. appellate panel says some Ohio voting restrictions unfair, but restores others - Cleveland.com
OH: Supreme Court Leaves Ohio Voting Restrictions In Place - NPR
OR: Oregon 'motor voter' law powers 14% jump in voter registrations - The Oregonian
TX: Justice Department: New Texas Voter ID Rules Are Misleading To Voters - NPR
VA: Virginia governor defends latest felons' voting rights plan - Associated Press
CO: Sorority sister: State House candidate downplays her years on a controversial FratPAC - The Colorado Independent
CO: Campaign committees sitting on millions of dollars for state House and Senate races - The Colorado Independent
CO: Zenzinger v. Woods state Senate race heats up - The Colorado Independent
CO: Tom Sullivan Scaring The Hell Out of Senate Republicans - Colorado Pols
CT: Perpignan secures public financing for bid to unseat Perone - The Hour
DE: Schwartzkopf, incumbents cruise to primary wins - The News Journal
FL: Florida Conservation Voters endorses Bob Buesing in Senate District 18 race - Florida Politics
GA: Controversial presidential race overshadowing important LGBT Georgia races - Georgia Voice
IL: With backing of wealthy governor, Illinois GOP spending big - The State Journal-Register
KY: Democrats rally around vulnerable House member - Associated Press
ME: The 'LePage effect' looms in battle for State House - Portland Press Herald
MA: Majority Of Mass. Incumbents Win Primaries Unopposed, But Challengers Beat 2 Reps - State House News Service
MA: Democrat Denise Andrews drops out of race in 2nd Franklin House District - MassLive
MA: Conservative nonprofit won't send mailers this election cycle - Cape Cod Times
MI: The Uncampaign: Republican candidate in MI-52 just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks - Electablog
MI: House candidate Steve Marino retracts claims from secret recordings - Detroit Free Press
MN: MN Supreme Court: GOP House lawmaker disqualified from 4th-term bid - MPR News
MN: House candidate Nolan West deletes pro-Confederate, anti-Lincoln postings - Star Tribune
MO: Appeals court will not block Friday's do-over election for 78th District state rep race in St. Louis - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MT: GOP chairman asks court to remove candidate from ballot - Associated Press
NV: Opponent questions brothel owner's fitness for Assembly - Associated Press
NV: Legislator claims support for education package she opposed, touts phantom condemnation of Bundy - KTNV
NV: Sanders' Our Revolution group endorses Owen Carver for Las Vegas Assembly seat - Las Vegas Review-Journal
NV: GOP challenger withdraws from east valley Assembly race - Las Vegas Review-Journal
NH: Full 2016 New Hampshire statewide primary election results - WMUR
NM: In the battle for the Legislature, lawmakers are important givers - New Mexico In Depth
NY: G.O.P. Voters Urged to Select Dead Assemblyman in New York Race - The New York Times
NY: New York State Legislative Primary Results - Gotham Gazette
NY: Niccoli, Small Endorsed By EMILY's List - NY State of Politics
OR: Oregon House Democrats say Republican candidate lives outside district, is ineligible - The Oregonian
RI: Several recounts requested following Tuesday's primary - WPRI
TN: Jeremy Durham expelled from Tennessee House in 70-2 vote - The Tennessean
UT: Senator Urquhart Resigns from the Utah Senate - Utah Policy
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