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We have been using Math Mammoth for math for the past three years. I do not love it, but it is thorough, so I feel that we are covering our bases. It was Common Core aligned before Common Core was implemented. This program is popular with homeschoolers who do not end up shelling up big bucks for textbooks, yet get a complete curriculum.
So how does so called "Common Core math" look like? It looks like offering many different ways and tricks to solve a problem. For example, the third grade addition and subtraction review lists different mental math tricks: counting backwards, completing the next ten, etc. All these are good strategies, what's not to love, right?
Well, since I had two very different kids go through the same curriculum, I can say what I see as the issue. My oldest, who is quite good at getting work done, reads the suggestions, implements then for that page, and then moves on. He might use them in the future, he might not. He might think about them again, he might not. Either way, he can solve those problems when they come up in real-life situations and get correct answers, which means that whichever strategy he chooses to employ works just fine, even if it's not the most efficient one.
My younger one is rigid in his approach. I know that he has better number sense than my older one, but he does not believe in himself. Having all these different approaches to try and remember and use only paralyzes him. He tries to add to the next convenient number, same as they do in this example, but to him, there is no next convenient number, so he randomly guesses: should I add three more? or four more? If I add three, that's fifteen, and if I add four, that's sixteen. And then I have to add some more... meanwhile, he totally lost track of which problem he was trying to solve in the first place. Instead of feeling that he has one solid way to solve the problems, maybe a but clunky and inefficient at time, but the one that will solve them correctly every single time, he feels that there is some unknown magic in picking out a good strategy and then arriving at the right answer.
I wonder how many other kids are there in the classroom like him, who are able to think in one way which works for them, and who are bewildered by all the choice and options. Speaking of choices, in the above example, I was solving coffee change problem differently from the author. I still got the same answer. I would take away four dollars, and get 14$ and then take away 30 cents and get $13.70.
By the way, maybe by doing many. many problems "the old way" and really feeling that you know what goes on is a start to be motivated to find shortcuts and easier solutions? I doubt that many students dutifully subtracted 1999 from 2000 and never wondered what on earth is going on. I think many of them simply wrote "1" in the answer line, only to have teacher grade it as incomplete and be told to show their work, while they mentally figured out the "new math" trick.
I was in Russian school learning my math. Russian math is not known for its flexibility or user-friendliness, but the idea behind it all was that first you drill and practice till you are fluent, and then you can spend time thinking and understanding. I remember being in 6th grade and spending time on the bus thinking about positive and negative numbers, how they add up and cancel each other out. I am pretty sure we were doing much higher math at the time, but since I felt so safe and confident in those properties, I could just mentally play with them.
Then came 10 yo's long division. Now I am confident in my ability to carry it out, but it always leaves me with that teeny wobbly bit because in Russia we were taught to set it up a bit differently than in the states.
In Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Belgium, and Russia, the divisor is to the right of the dividend, and separated by a vertical bar. The division also occurs in the column, but the quotient (result) is written below the divider, and separated by the horizontal line.
I hope that you feel just that tenny bit of anxiety looking at this set-up, and you understand that teeny bit that I feel when faced with American way.
When Math Mammoth introduced it, it was fine, and he practiced, and he got it. Then, this year, they decided to reinforce that division is just multiple subtraction. The way it was set up, it took me a few minutes to figure out what they were driving at! And let me assure you, nobody divides like that, not for any good reason that I can think of.
To check my hypothesis, I tried doing this problem mentally, and I showed it to my husband. Both of us estimated, but neither felt that the suggested approach is the one that we would use if we encounter such a problem (and total lack of paper and pencil to solve it!)
So, yes, Common Core math could be good and could be useful, but I do not think that expecting every student to learn and use every single technique is realistic. Moreover, it is discouraging to students who do not "get it", and confuses the students who like knowing that they already have a tool to tackle the problem.


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Starting in the days of the Shoguns in the sixteenth century and their first forays into trade with western countries, Japan's unique and rich culture was revealed to the world. Through various stages of progress and isolationism, author John Roberson explores Japan's history up to the present day. This book, originally published in 1985 with the title JAPAN: From Shogun to Sony, was very well-received and tells the story of Japan's rise to world power in a clear narrative voice that makes for fascinating reading and paints a vivid picture of Japanese life and culture. This edition has been updated through the 1998 Winter Olympic games in Nagano, and the current Asian economic crisis.
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Gr. 7^-12. In 1543, "a number of strange-looking men from a distant country" sailed to a small Japanese island and ingratiated themselves with the power brokers there. They did much more, too. The sailors, Portuguese traders, fascinated the Japanese with their muskets, and facilitated a new, profitable trading relationship between Japan and China. Christian missionaries to Japan followed, exposing Japan to more influences from the outside world. Yet by no means is this book about Japan's being "opened" by the West. On the contrary, Roberson provides a rich, detailed look at Japanese culture and political life in the 400-plus years since the mid-1500s, as well as the nation's interactions with the rest of the world. Originally published in 1985 as Japan from Shogun to Sony, this edition, which includes fewer illustrations than the earlier book, updates the previous title by bringing readers to the Nagano Olympic Games and emphasizing social stresses in the Japanese way of life--especially, new financial realities as other Asian countries, "the Little Tigers," fight their way into the global market. This is an accessible, must-have resource for students needing detailed information about the history and current status of Japan. Glossary; bibliography; well-chosen but average-quality black-and white-photos. --Anne O'Malley
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It seems to me that there are 2 kinds of people when it comes to eating after a workout: The 'Non-Eaters' and the 'Immediate Eaters'. The 'Non-Eaters' will not really eat anything after a workout, but instead later in the day will treat themselves (to sweets/alcohol/chips/etc.) because they feel they deserve it since they exercised. The 'Immediate Eaters' finish their workout and simultaneously consume a protein bar and a post-workout shake within 5-10 minutes after their workout. On the right track, but let's analyze how that can have more of a positive effect on your workouts.
For the first thirty minutes after a workout your body is still ready to exercise; your muscles have been innervated, they are ready to fire (workout) when you say so, and are not ready to begin repairing yet. After thirty minutes, your muscles relax and begin to repair themselves. This is when one would want to consume protein, because protein aids in the muscle rebuilding process. So, if you consume your post-workout protein beverage 30 min to 1 hour after your workout, you will be helping your muscles rebuild during their primetime rebuilding process and maximizing the benefits of the protein you're taking.
After 2-3 hours, you should consume a regular meal (with protein in it) to continue aiding in the muscle rebuilding process. Do not 'treat' yourself to sweets or alcohol or whatever, for your muscles will still be crying out for protein and you will be feeding them sugar or alcohol or heavy carbohydrates...they want protein. Remember 'You Are What You Eat'? That is especially true on the days you exercise. If you can eat properly after a workout and stay away from 'treats', your results will come faster than you expect.
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In public discussions about faith schools, the most high-profile and contentious debates have focused on the admission of pupils. Yet discrimination against teachers on the basis of faith or belief is just as significant an issue, especially because schools are treated in English law differently to other organisations with a faith ethos. Indeed, the coming months may see a clash between English and European equality law on this issue.
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The state school system in England has long contained large numbers of schools with a religious ethos, due to the historical involvement of churches in the development of universal education in the country. However, new schools are being added to this number with the creation of 'free' schools with a religious character,[1] and the involvement of faith based organisations in the sponsorship of academy schools. The continued and growing profile of faith schools raises a number of issues relating to the role of religion in our society. The most high-profile and contentious issue has involved admission of pupils. However, employment terms of teachers at faith schools is also a matter of increasing concern, with the European Commission currently investigating a complaint against the government that the UK law governing religious discrimination against teachers in faith schools is in breach of European equality law.[2]
Any discussion of the protection of teachers in faith schools from religious discrimination raises a number of issues.[3] A preliminary question is, of course, whether state-funded schools should be allowed to operate with a religious ethos at all.[4] But even if one accepts faith schools, a secondary question arises, which is why, when it comes to religious discrimination, schools should be treated differently from other organisations run along religious lines.
"Even if one accepts faith schools, a secondary question arises, which is why, when it comes to religious discrimination, schools should be treated differently from other organisations run along religious lines."
In contexts other than education, religious organisations are allowed some freedom to reflect their religious ethos in their employment practices. Under the Equality Act 2010, and in accordance with the EU Equality Directive,[5] religious organisations are prohibited from discriminating against staff on grounds of religion unless belonging to a specific faith is an occupational requirement for a role. Prison chaplains may serve as an example of a job where there is a legitimate occupational requirement to be of a particular religion.[6] In assessing whether the occupational requirement is justified the religious ethos of the organisations can be taken into account. The concept of justification is key to any assessment of occupational requirements; the employer will need to identify a legitimate aim for any requirement, and the means for achieving that aim will need to be proportionate. This will involve an assessment of the type of employment and its religious context, such as the extent to which organisation is permeated by the particular religious ethos. So, for example, in the case of Muhammed v The Leprosy Mission International[7] the Leprosy Mission (a Christian charity) was allowed to refuse applications from non-Christians, because Christianity permeated the organisation, with prayers starting each day. Employing a non-Christian would have had a significant impact on the ability of the organisation to maintain its ethos, whereas the finance administrator who was refused a job would have the chance to work elsewhere.
In contrast, the legal regime governing employment in faith schools is much more favourable to the religious employer: religious discrimination is allowed in appointments, and there is no requirement that religious requirements be proportionate. If the school is a faith school, no further questions are asked. Decisions to impose religious requirements on teaching staff are not fettered by any requirements of proportionality.
The provisions governing staff in faith schools are found in Sections 58 and 60 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The rules vary according to the type of state school involved. The different types of school are all state faith schools, but vary on a number of issues such as whether the local authority or the school owns the buildings and whether the school or local authority is in charge of admissions. The designation is not based on the level of religious input or the extent to which a Christian ethos is promoted within the school.
Voluntary Controlled and Foundation faith schools can apply religious requirements on up to a fifth of their teachers. This allows schools to ensure that they have sufficient staff sharing the religious ethos of the school to provide religious education and pastoral care. Voluntary Aided faith schools, in contrast, can impose religious requirements on all teaching staff, whatever their duties. The most recent trend in state schooling, the expansion of the academy status for schools, means that many schools have moved to academy status. These schools are governed by similar rules to those governing Voluntary Aided faith schools.
"In practice, faith schools vary hugely in their religiosity: a school may be a Voluntary Aided Church of England school, but its ethos may be very multi-cultural."
The School Standards and Framework Act (SSFA) goes further in the case of Voluntary Aided Schools and some faith based academies. Schools in this category may not only take account of religion in deciding who to employ but may also take into account religious practice in deciding on promotion, remuneration or dismissal; and staffing decisions can take into account whether staff attend religious worship and are willing to give religious education at the school. Further, voluntary aided faith schools can take account of any conduct which is 'incompatible with the precepts, or with the upholding of the tenets, of the religion' in deciding to terminate employment.
The rules governing state faith schools, then, are hugely more restrictive to the freedom of religion of teachers than the rules governing employment in religious ethos charities or other such organisations. They apply to a sector which is almost entirely state-funded, and covers up to a third of primary schools and an increasing number of secondary schools.[8] Moreover, they apply regardless of how religious the organisations feel on the ground. In practice, faith schools vary hugely in their religiosity: a school may be a Voluntary Aided Church of England school, but its ethos may be very multi-cultural, and the school may embrace and celebrate many faiths.
These restrictions on the employment of teaching staff have the capacity to significantly affect the career prospects of large numbers of teaching staff who are unable to teach across the full range of state schools. It could be argued that although these rules seem restrictive on paper, in practice they pose little threat to the employment prospects of staff. However, there are several reasons why this is not the case. First, as shown above, the number of these schools is increasing. This means that the range of jobs open to staff who do not share the faith of the largest faith groups is limited. This can cause particular difficulties when it comes to applying for headships as schools tend to be more careful to ensure their headteacher shares the faith of the school.
Second, there is growing evidence that employment prospects of staff are indeed affected. The Accord Coalition has collated a range of testimonials from teaching staff, demonstrating the impact that these rules can have on individual careers.[9] For example, one head teacher recounts having to resign from a Catholic school because he wished to remarry, contrary to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Another teacher recounts not being considered for posts in faith schools, despite a willingness to support the ethos of the school.
Moreover, there is evidence that faith groups are increasingly willing to rely on these restrictions as the role of the church in the provision of education continues its shift from one of service to one of mission.[10] Current strategies of the Church of England, the biggest provider of faith schooling, are to use Church schools as a vehicle for outreach to local communities in which the schools are situated, in order to provide an experience of Christianity, and teach the Christian faith, in an era when church attendance is falling.[11]
Finally, the unfettered discretion allowed to faith schools to require religious observance of staff is currently incompatible with the requirements of the EU Employment Equality Directive. Article 4(2) of the Directive allows for exceptions allowing religious organisations to maintain a religious ethos and require loyalty of staff to that ethos, but only where such exceptions constitute a genuine, legitimate and justified occupational requirement, having regard to the organisation's ethos. The SSFA's exceptions are much broader. If the SSFA were to be amended to include a requirement of proportionality (as is the case with regard to occupational requirements for other religious organisations) this would bring English law into compliance with EU Equality Law. It would require schools to consider a wide range of issues before imposing religious requirements on staff, just as other religious employers have to do. For example, it would require a basic balance to be struck between the rights of religious organisations to maintain a religious ethos, and the rights of teachers to pursue their careers free from religious discrimination. An additional benefit of using a proportionality standard to assess religious discrimination in schools is that it would enable some standardisation of treatment as between religious discrimination and other non-discrimination grounds. The fact that in up to a third of state schools teachers can face legitimate religious discrimination stands in stark contrast to the protection available for other types of discrimination: it is clear if a third of jobs were reserved for men, for example, this would be unacceptable, and attempts to argue that other employers accept women, or that this is a response to 'parental choice' would not cut much ice as a defence to a sex discrimination claim.
"The fact that in up to a third of state schools teachers can face legitimate religious discrimination stands in stark contrast to the protection available for other types of discrimination."
Clearly it is always going to be difficult to balance the rights of faith organisations to retain a religious ethos with the rights of staff to be free from religious discrimination. But in most contexts this difficulty is addressed by requiring proportionality in the imposition of any faith requirement, enabling factors such as the nature of the job and the extent to which religious belief is a defining element, the size of the undertaking, the extent to which other employment opportunities are available to potential applicants, and many other contextual factors to be taken into account. In the case of faith schools in England, the SSFA effectively deems religious discrimination to be proportionate, regardless of any other factors that might point towards such a requirement being disproportionate. This is almost certainly incompatible with the EU Directive protecting all workers from religious discrimination. We wait to see how the Government responds to the European Commission's investigation on the issue.
Lucy Vickers is Professor of Law at Oxford Brookes University. She is the author of Religious Freedom, Religious Discrimination and the Workplace, (2008) Hart Publishing, Oxford.
[1] Jeevan Vasagar, 'Third of New Free Schools Are Religious', The Guardian, 13 July 2012, http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jul/13/third-new-free-schools-religious.
[2] British Humanist Association, 'European Commission to Investigate Whether "Faith" Schools Break European Employment Laws', British Humanist Association, accessed 21 October 2013, https://humanism.org.uk/2012/07/24/news-1084/.
[3] See further Lucy Vickers, 'Religion and Belief Discrimination and the Employment of Teachers in Faith Schools', Religion and Human Rights 4, no. 2–3 (2009): 137–156; Lucy Vickers, 'Religious Discrimination and Schools: The Employment of Teachers and the Public Sector Duty', in Law, Religious Freedoms and Education in Europe, ed. Myriam Hunter-Hénin (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2011).
[4] Although faith schools are given a degree of financial support from the church, faith state schools are almost entirely state funded: the state pays the running costs of the school, although depending on the governance structure of the school, it may not own the buildings.
[5] Directive 2000/78
[6] See Schedule 9, Equality Act 2010.
[7] 16 Dec 2009, ET/2303459/09.
[8] The Church of England estimates that there are 54,000 more students are receiving secondary education in a Church of England establishment in 2012 than there were in 2001. The Church School of the Future Review, March 2012, Church of England Archbishop's Council Education Division and the National Society (http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1418393/the%20church%20school%20of%20the%20future%20review%20-%20march%202012[1].pdf accessed 29th July 2013)
[9] Accord Coalition, Testimonies and Media Reports of Discriminatory and Exclusive Practices by Faith Schools (Accord Coalition, 2013), http://accordcoalition.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Personal-testimonies-2013-AUG-FINAL.pdf.
[10] See Lucy Vickers, 'Religion and Belief Discrimination and the Employment of Teachers in Faith Schools'.
[11] Church Schools Review Group, The Way Ahead: Church of England Schools in the New Millennium (London: Church House Publishing, 2001); Church of England Archbishop's Council Education Division and The National Society, The Church School of the Future Review (Church of England Archbishop's Council Education Division, March 2012), http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1418393/the%20church%20school%20of%20the%20future%20review%20-%20march%202012%5B1%5D.pdf.
The image of Lazonby Church of England school is included courtesy of Trevor Harris and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License. The image of the 'Read Balloon' mathematics lesson in Cambridge is included courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.


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Tales of Inappropriate Dinner Fail
10.08.2009 by Kerrie
As detailed in my last entry, I was off to make a really awful for me dinner: peanut butter, fluff, and nutella sandwich.
2 slices of bread left. Just enough fluff left. Peanut butter, and what I thought was the only jar of nutella in the apartment...
Did you know that nutella can go bad? Because it can.
We have apparently been harboring a fugitive jar of nutella since before October 2008. Because that was the expiration date I found when I checked after tasting/smelling the curious hazelnut spread. We also have a new, good jar in the other cupboard. If only I'd gone there.
Last of the fluff gone, bread gone, dinner ruined. Stomach queasy. (Not helped by my eating 2 spoonfuls of fluff before throwing away the jar).
Maybe it was the universe telling me that an insane amount of sugar does not a dinner make.
So... what do I do for dinner now?
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Retro Fun with Instant Film
Who doesn't love instant film. I love it I love the magic of having a blank piece of paper become a photo just seconds later. Its great for parties and just hanging out waiting for those cute moments. For Christmas I got a FujiFilm Instax Mini 90. The video above shows just how long it takes to develop so quickly only about a minute and a half.
Now we come to the top of the Instax Mini line – the 90 Neo Classic. It has some slick retro styling, and comes in brown and black. And it has all sorts of nifty features.
Like the Mini 70, it has built in macro and landscape modes, brightness control, and a tripod mount. Then it has some really awesome extra features.
First up, my favorite, the double exposure mode. This exposes two images on the same piece of film, and can give some really creative and unexpected results! A ton of fun.
And a high performance flash that you can turn off! Yep, this is the only Instax where you can turn the flash off, and I love that! I'm not a big flash fan so having the control over it is tops.
Now to change modes on this camera you need to press a button, and then turn the front dial to move through the modes. I found this a little unnecessary, and cumbersome. I'd have preferred just pushing a button. It's not a game changer, but certainly not ideal.
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A Maryland State Police sergeant and a former girlfriend have filed criminal complaints against one another -- she claiming he pointed a gun at her earlier this month and he alleging she trespassed on his property.
On Aug. 8, Sarah E. Britton sought charges of first- and second-degree assault against Sgt. Timothy J. McKenrick in an Aug. 6 incident, Washington County District Court records show. On Aug. 18, McKenrick filed a complaint seeking to charge Britton with third- and fourth-degree burglary, trespassing and second-degree assault, court records show.
"Anybody, at any time, can seek charges against anyone, and there doesn't have to be an ounce of corroboration," said McKenrick's attorney, Benson D. Thompson III. "The accusations leveled against Sgt. McKenrick are false."
District Court records did not list an attorney for Britton.
McKenrick, 45, a 22-year veteran of the state police, was suspended without pay pending a resolution of the charges, state police spokesman Gregory M. Shipley said Monday. A preliminary hearing for McKenrick is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 30, court records show.


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Nearly immediately after the semi-surprising smash hit success of the Kristen Wiig-tastic comedy, "Bridesmaids," director Paul Feig and producer Judd Apatow got the green light from Universal to go and make another film. Talk has been squarely aimed at a "Bridesmaids" sequel, and that may happen, but word is that there's another film, starring scene-stealing "Bridesmaids" supporting actors, that is in the works, too.
Deadline reports that Feig and Apatow are in the early stages of putting together a new comedy that would potentially star Jon Hamm and Melissa McCarthy as "unconventional lovers." Deadline's report pegs the plot as about a man who becomes obsessed with a woman, which while vague, would offer Hamm all sorts of avenues to show off the comedic skills that are finally coming to the forefront. Negotiations are in the early stages.
Hamm, as Kristen Wiig's jerk semi-boyfriend, and McCarthy as her quirky yet no nonsense fellow bridesmaid, nearly stole the show from the writer/star in the May smash hit comedy. It was the biggest stage yet for their respective comedic talents; Hamm, who plays the very serious Don Draper on "Mad Men," is a frequent guest host on "Saturday Night Live," and had an arc as Tina Fey's "in the bubble" boyfriend; McCarthy is one of two leads on the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly."
The new Feig/Apatow film would be each actor's first big screen lead; Hamm has translated his small screen success to into supporting roles in films such as "Sucker Punch," "The Town," and "Howl," while McCarthy, a "Gilmore Girls," alum, has had roles in "Life As We Know It," and "The Back-Up Plan."
Hamm will also be expanded his career to behind the camera work, as he's slated to direct the season five premiere of "Mad Men."
As for Apatow, this is another semi-spinoff for the megastar director/producer; he's also in the process of putting together a Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann-starring "Knocked Up" spinoff.
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I love-- and loathe a tiny bit-- the Local tradition of hugging and kissing. You hug and kiss people when you're introduced to them, people you see everyday, when you say hello and when you say goodbye... On one hand, it's comforting.
At a wedding, I ran into Aunty Ulu who I had met once briefly at church. She wrapped me in her arms and kissed me soundly on the cheek. I felt so comforted-- suddenly grounded in the strange setting of a fancified wedding with 100s of people I don't know, clinking their champagne glasses and balancing on high heels. And I loved the time consuming tradition of kissing everybody at church before the service started-- it would be unspeakably rude to just walk past all the kupunas and go to your pew. You have to stop and stoop to brush every dry soft cheek with your lips. Kissing down the line of tutus in their bright flowered muumuus made me feel warm and included-- part of the congregation, part of the family.
Kissing can also make me feel like a hopeless outsider. When local people I meet scrutinize me and then hesitate before leaning in to kiss me, or decide to simply shake my hand instead. Or when my kissing etiquette is off-- hugging and then kissing, or kissing and then hugging-- slightly mis-timing the approach or mis-aiming and kissing loudly onto an auntie's powdered ear.
And then what do you do with other malihini? We had dinner at a malihini couple's house, and afterwards, gave stilted and awkward hugs and kisses all around. Leaning up to kiss his cheek, I suddenly felt weird kissing my friend's husband. We've skipped it at every meeting since, to my relief.
It's one of those things that reminds me of my outsider malihini status. It's a local etiquette that I don't perform naturally and that people don't do naturally with me. The kiss is only comfortable when it comes from a real spirit of someone reaching out to me, to intentionally include me, and possibly even educate me, in the tradition of the honi. When that happens, it's intensely moving.
Here's from my journal-- my first experience with honi:
June 23, 2006
Well, the chant instructor. Kuuleialoha. He is like a sonic boom of mana. He just told us about honi, and then we shared one. I'm shaken. Like he said, it is so vulnerable and nurturing. I feel the need to retreat and weep after being so close and painful with someone. You surrender your vision, your breath, and share what comes out of you. It's hard for me to divide the intimate and the sexual—all of my close, breathy, still contact with other people has been sexual. That's too bad. I hope that I'm very kissy and lovey with my kids, so that they can be used to feeling physically close and safe with other people, and not have it be confused with sexuality.


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Reclaiming the photo - Reclaim Photography Festival 2017
Reclaim Photography Festival is coming to the West Midlands from 6 May - 7 June 2017 in support of St Basils charity.
We will be offering events, exhibitions and a range of opportunities. You will be able to visit our displays across 7 regional venues, visit our touring gallery exhibition and participate in our photography workshops.
Visit our Current Festival page to find out more about how to submit for our open call: Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscapes, free of cost or competition. Closing date 5pm (UK time) Friday 27 January 2017. For the open call photographers can submit up to four images, free of cost or competition to Reclaim Photography Festival 2017: Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscapes. The deadline for submissions is 5pm GMT on Friday 27 January 2017.
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I'm now officially a farmer.
I'm now officially a farmer. Long-time readers will know that I've dabbled over the last year, but it's official now. This weekend, I bought a pair of overalls. At the feed store.
I'm now officially a farmer. Long-time readers will know that I've dabbled over the last year, but it's official now. This weekend, I bought a pair of overalls. At the feed store.
The response to my play has been overwhelmingly positive. I actually had no idea up until the first audience watched it how it would go over. I'm very, very pleased. For those of you far away and not able to come watch, here's my director's notes:
�[This Durang play] is so filled with non sequiturs that you have to do each thing with total conviction � if you try to look for a stream of consciousness like you would with any other playwright, it would just get in the way.� Thus spoke Dana Ivey, who first played the Nanny at the American Repertory Theatre. This is true for the actors; it is true for me as director; it is also true for you as audience member. Baby With the Bathwater is a challenging play for everyone involved. It�s not often you see such a play presented in Community Theater � these kinds of things are usually reserved for universities and edgy professional theaters � but I think it�s very good to do this type of show from time to time.
You are probably reading this before you�ve actually seen the show, wondering what I�m going on about. Christopher Durang is well known for taking an aspect of society and making us think about it by presenting extreme examples of how things could really be. His hit Sister Mary Ignatious Explains It All For You took on organized religion. This play takes on a topic that�s been brought to the forefront by politics recently: the family. And in true Durang style, we�ve been given a family that�s easy to laugh at because it�s gone so terribly, terribly wrong while simultaneously offending us for the very same reason. You point and laugh, and feel guilty for doing so. Even worse, you�re likely to spot yourself in some of what gets presented.
Durang hasn�t held back. Everything about family life is fair game. Some scenes you may agree with, while others may hit too close to home or make you angry. That�s good! That�s the power of theater. People used to riot, overthrow governments, and hold debates after watching theater. While I�m not advocating violent revolution, I am sad that the overwhelming majority of what we see today is weak �feel good� stories and mindless entertainment. And of course I don�t just mean live theater, but also movies and television. It�s good to see something provocative from time to time. It reaffirms what we are doing right as a society and point out areas where we could do better. Don�t be afraid, though � I think this is a mighty funny script. I hope you laugh a lot. It�ll only sting a little.
This is a small cast (especially by Town & Gown standards), but it took many more people than you see to make this show happen. I�ve tried to list them all in the credits (If you helped and I forgot to mention you, I�m sorry. Thank you so much for your help.), but a few people I need to thank more. I designed the set, but Ben Teague was able to take my ideas and build them. His ability to take scribblings on the back of a napkin and make something that works the first time continues to amaze me. Beth Kozinsky is my first-ever assistant director, and now I wonder how I ever went without. Bill Akin made business cards for everyone, helping with the publicity effort and making the cast feel like professionals. Steve Wildey and Amy Crow continue to be the best. Chris Johnson is beyond words. And the Cast. I asked them to attend two set calls, and they came nearly to all of them. I gave them a schedule made tight by the holidays, and they came out enough ahead that the final week was anything but stressful. They took my concepts and ideas and created characters that are (I�m certain) exactly as Durang intended. Thank you, everyone.


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Well, as some of you may already know, our daughter was born last Sunday night. Mary! She is so beautiful and we are absolutely smitten. Kathleen, from Kathleen's Sewing, a very good friend of mine from medical school, sent a beautiful parcel in the mail, and this is what was inside...
Beautiful booties!
Stylin' bib
And stunning crib quilt!
This is by far my most favourite gift that we have received for our little munchkin. Handmade is definately best and just knowing the time and effort that goes into making these gifts makes them so special. She will have these beautiful things forever.
Thank-you Kathleen!


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Introduction to Kuunmong: The Cloud Dream of the Nine
by Susanna FESSLER
The Cloud Dream of the Nine (Kuunmong) is a seventeenth century Korean novel set in ninth century China. On the surface it is an entertaining tale of a young man who travels through two lifetimes accompanied by eight beautiful maidens; at its core, it is philosophical novel about Buddhism and Confucianism. The author, Kim Manjung, wrote the novel while in exile, reputedly to console his mother. The result has pleased thousands of readers in the following ages.
A Literary Analysis of Kuunmong
by Francisca CHO
Comparing Kuunmong and the Modern Novel
The Cloud Dream of the Nine is a pre-modern Asian novel, and as such, does not conform to the model of the novel as it formed in the modern West. For contemporary readers, both Western and Asian, the cultural challenge of Kim Manjungs (literary name: Seopo) work lies not in its remote historical setting which happens to be ninth century China but rather in its literary qualities, which reflect the world of seventeenth century Korea.


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|Mrs Taylor
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Defining SEND
The 2014 Code of Practice says that:
A person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. At compulsory school age this means he or she has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others the same age, or, has a disability which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools. Taken from 2014 SEND Code of Practice: 0 to 25 Years – Introduction xiii and xiv
In September 2014, The New Code of Practice was introduced. We have produced a School Information Report to inform you of what our school can offer children and parents who have any aspect of SEND which can be viewed here: Golborne Community Primary School School Information Report 2018-2019
For Wigan Council's Local Offer, click here.
SEND at Golborne Community Primary School
Our objectives are:
- To identify and effectively act upon, at the earliest possible opportunity, barriers to learning and participation for pupils with SEND.
- To ensure our 'Universal Provision' is effective, in immediately addressing all the needs of SEND pupils.
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Oh shit! Gang Gang live podcast!
The Social Registry have made an entire recorded Gang Gang Dance set available for download.
If anyone hasn't seen them before, trust and get this, they're an incredible live band. Those who have - remember that blissed out psychedelic tropical new song they've been playing with the steel pan interlude? It's the first one in the set and sounds gorgeous.
brillinat cheers for this
I'd love to see them live
They're doing a short UK tour around the time of Green Man
If you could make it to Manchester or Bristol...
I'll see what I can do
I'll check out the dates and stuff
really annoying
was gonna see them in bristol before their equipment got destroyed, now the rescheduled date is whilst i'm up in york. doh
This is so fucking ill.
Thanks for the tip yo!
I'm seeing them support AC in london and hopefully will be going up to bristol to see them too. <3 GGD.
Awesome stuff.
I need to see them soon. The dingwalls cancellation after the amsterdam mess up was pretty tragic.


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Adrian Poynton - The New Rock'n'Roll
- List.co.uk
- 17 August 2006
This article is from 2006.
The essence of this show, Adrian underlines, is that he's rubbish. Rubbish at being cool, that is - not at being funny - and I guess I'd have to agree. Whether it's saying the wrong thing at a funeral, throwing a TV out the window or playing with your friend's sanity, he manages to keep the audience entertained in his first ever stand-up show. While he has a likeable persona and is a good storyteller, the show doesn't pack quite the editorial punch as his play about Graham Chapman, A Very Naughty Boy, which won a Fringe First in 2004.
Gilded Balloon Teviot, until 28 Aug (not 15), 7pm


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An injury-time equaliser from Richie Kirwan rescued a point for Cumbernauld Colts in a 2-2 draw with University of Stirling at the Falkirk Stadium on Friday night.
Daniel MacFarlane opened the scoring for Colts in the first period and the visitors could have been three or four goals to the good before Lewis Bonar and Sam Jamieson turned the game on its head late in the second half.
But Kirwan's leveller at the death ensured Colts took something from an entertaining game.
The Cumbernauld side started the game brightly and Jonathan Black should have opened the scoring in 15 minutes when he was sent clean through on goal by Jordan Pirie but pulled his shot across the face of goal.
Chris Geddes was then clean through for the hosts at the other end in a similar position to Black, but Colts keeper Chris Fahey narrowed the angle well and Geddes shot wide.
Colts went close again midway through the first period when Sean Brown got onto the end of a great flowing move but his close range header from Jamie Broadfoot's cross was straight at Stirling Uni keeper Ryan Marshall.
The men from Broadwood then made the breakthrough with a deserved opener just before the half hour.
Broadfoot picked out MacFarlane in the penalty box with a great free kick from the right-wing area and the defender bulleted his header low past Marshall from about eight yards to give the visitors a deserved lead.
The Cumbernauld side continued to press and had good chances to extend their advantage when both Brown and Stephen O'Neil went close.
But Colts were dealt a blow shortly before half-time when their talisman O'Neil was forced to leave the action early as the result of a clumsy (at best) challenge from Bonar, with an x-ray later revealing the winger suffered ligament damage to his right ankle.
O'Neil was replaced by Jamie Barclay.
Stirling Uni went close to grabbing an equaliser five minutes after the restart when Kyle Faulds found space on the edge of the box before curling a low effort towards goal which clipped the outside of Fahey's left hand post.
As the second half progressed the game became stretched and Colts twice should have doubled their advantage when Black and Brown both should have done better when presented with good chances inside the box.
And Colts were made to pay for their numerous missed opportunities with 12 minutes remaining.
Paul McAfferty found space on the right and swung a dangerous cross towards the far post which Fahey could only palm away from goal line. Bonar anticipated the situation by following up to head into the unguarded net with Fahey stranded.
Matters then turned from bad to worse for Colts with only two minutes remaining when the hosts claimed what they thought was to be an undeserved late winner.
Geddes broke free on the right after a swift counter attack and showed great composure to lay the ball into the path of Jamieson who coolly slotted the ball past Fahey from the edge of the box.
But Colts showed great character in the short time remaining by digging deep to salvage a point.
Jamie Broadfoot whipped a deep free kick into the Stirling box which MacFarlane headed back across goal and the ball broke kindly to defender Kirwan who slammed a shot low past Marshall from 12 yards.
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Sunday, 10 March 2013
Along with studying, I've also been ill and have spent the last 3 days with the wonderful thing spreading around which is known by the name of Norovirus.
And it's horrible.
I don't think I've ever felt worse. In fact the moment when you're crouching over a toilet at 2.30am and barfing out your stomach is when you realise how crap life is. And then the stomach cramps. OMG it hurt to move but then it hurt so much I kept moving.
The worst thing is that it's really contagious. I mean, I feel really bad knowing I was so ill I couldn't go and buy my mother a mother's day present. Instead, I gave her Norovirus for mother's day.
The appetite thing is awful. I love food. I really do but all I've eaten this weekend is three spoons of rice and a boiled egg.
And yes, I did write this blog post just to complain about the illness ha!
But seriously, this makes me angry at all the people who don't wash their hands. I was in A&E on Friday night due to dehydration and blood em, coming out. I won't go into the details for the sqeemish and the number of women walking out of the bathroom without washing their hands made me really angry! Seriously, that's the most disgusting thing ever!
But now I'm going to finish this blog post and go write an essay I have no idea about because I haven't been going to lectures. Yes, my second semester is going really badly considering I was golden student in semester 1.
So goodbye my dear readers and I will be back maybe in a couple of weeks if I manage to make it out of my temporary hell.
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Yikes! That's awful! *hugs* So sorry you have to suffer through this Norovirus thing right now. With the way you described the symptoms, I'm not surprised at all that you felt the need to vent!ReplyDelete
Also, I am so with you on washing hands. It's so easy to do, so why not do it, especially since it's even easier to pick up and distribute germs?!
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It's going and I've nearly got my appetite back!Delete
I know! And the soap is provided!! USE IT!
Oh no! So sorry to hear you are not well. My family got hit with a really bad case of the flu in February and I passed it to my poor mom, it was awful. Try to get back on track with your 2nd semester studies, even though right now that must be very difficult with you being sick. I really hope you start feeling better soon! (((Hugs)))ReplyDeleteReplies
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I'm trying as I speak!
Being sick is the worst. Hope you're feeling better soon.ReplyDelete
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Today was another instance of the ready availability of professional development.
I am always looking for innovative ways of teaching with technology in the 21st century. I had planned to attend the annual Teach Meet Ga unconference (#TMGA12) in Atlanta on the 21st but had to reprioritize my schedule at the last minute. Bad news in the 20th century but because this century is more about connecting and collaborating, I was able to attend virtually from the comfort of my living room. A good portion of the day, I watched the Live Stream of the conference online and even connected through the twitter #hashtag to see what everyone was learning. Most of the speakers I already follow on twitter or RSS so it was good to hear them live. I came away with a plethora of innovative ideas and tools just as if I had attended the conference in person. Some of these I will redeliver to a class I am teaching Monday on "Engaging Students in the 21st Century." Just a great Saturday of professional learning in the 21st century. One of the actual attendees actually commented on Twitter that she ha just spent" $800 to attend another conference but this one was so much better."
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
So, it's Fall now....feels like Winter with the unusually low temps. Supposed to get back up to normal next week. I'm just not ready. Short Summer, short Fall....I want to fall to the ground and throw a huge tantrum about it!
I am now 40 years old. My mom said that now she can't say she has any children in their 30's anymore. My brother is 6 years older. She does have step children in their 30's.
I have mixed feelings about being 40. Mostly I feel it's just a number and I'm glad I am not in my 20's anymore. The 30's were pretty rough, so mostly I'm looking forward to the 40's. However.....looking at where I'm at in my life it can also be depressing at times.
I spoke with one woman about it the other day and she said that when she hit 40 she thought to herself that finally she can just settle in and relax. She had her marriage and children plus career and now could feel she's entitled to not strive for something more. Just be.
For me? Well, I'm still striving for something and someone.
Not married, no children, no boyfriend. No career. hmmm....a bit depressing huh?
I know that just because one is married with children doesn't mean all is blissfully right in their world. I recognize that some marriages are very challenging and exhausting and some career choices aren't all wonderful too.
The grass is always greener right?
I would just like to look back at my life and be o.k. with what I've accomplished. Ummmm, not so much.
I'm still here and still searching. Maybe my 40's will be full of happy surprises?
Fingers crossed.
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The MPD allows you to go from lowering to raising without changing hardware. More than nine years of research and development went into the patented Multi-Purpose Device (MPD), which features major innovations in advanced technical hardware for rope rescue professionals. The MPD's high-efficiency pulley, with an integral rope-grab mechanism, allows it to be used as a lowering device on the main line and belay line systems and be quickly changed over to a raising system without switching out or replacing hardware. The combination of essential features into a single device simplifies on-scene rigging, expediting the rescue. The revolutionary MPD increases user safety with:
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My situation has to do with a loan. I was kicked out of school Dec or Jan which was before my 1year and 9 months was up.
It was almost a year when i was doing classes online. Once i was kicked out, they asked did i waant to start over completely (i declined). Being a first timer, i didnt want to start over. Then i noticed a few letters and emaols i recieved saying i owed a load of $4000.
Im not the smartest person in the world but when they offered me a loan at the beginning of the year for a printer or a computer, i declined cause iy was no use. I did not want to owe anyone. I did recieve my financial aid on time ever quarter. It wasnt a big check.
I called about the loan cause it went on my credit then to collections. They advisor told me i agreed to the loan and she dont handle that. Gave me a number to someone that was confused as to why i called him. I told him why i called and he referred me to someone else.
After months passed, the loan was "suppose to be arriving" soon that March. I waited to see if it would come and the day it was supoose to come i never got it. So now im wondering why are they looking for me to pay it when i never got it. Ive put it in forebearance which it has collected interest but i refuse to pay a penny.
What should i do since they claim they dont handle the loan.
Should i ask them for proof showing i actually recieved the loan?? Im ready to get this off my credit!
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This is one of the best recipes I've picked up from my local Penzeys Spices. It has such a delicious marinade and is so fresh, I always end up making it often during the summer!
Here's the quote from the card: "Light and bright, fresh from the garden and the grill. Leftover grilled pork works great if you have it, just chop and toss with the marinade and proceed from there." We've also just marinated pork chops before, grilled them up and served them alongside the pasta salad as well... Enjoy!
Asian Pork and Pasta Salad
1 1/2 lbs. pork tenderloin
1 lb. pasta, your choice (we use farfalle)
1 lb. snap pea pods (we use edamame pods)
1 large leek
1 C sliced cherry tomatoes
3 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tsp sesame oil (for stir-frying)
1/2 C soy sauce
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C rice vinegar
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp. aleppo (or white) pepper
1/4 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp powdered ginger
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 C reserved marinade
2-3 Tbsp mayonnaise--enough to lightly thicken
2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Whisk together marinade ingredients. Remove 1/2 cup, cover and refrigerate for dressing later. Cut pork into bite-sized pieces. Clean and chop the leek and the peas. Place pork in one bowl and the peas in another. Divide the leeks, half in each bowl. Pour all but 2 Tbsp of the marinade over the pork, toss well, cover and refrigerate. Toss the peas with the remaining marinade, cover and refrigerate both bowls for at least 15 minutes to develop flavor. Whisk mayo and sesame seeds with reserved marinade for dressing, and set aside. Clean and slice cherry tomatoes, set aside.
Bring water to a rolling boil in a large pot. Add pasta, cook according to directions on box, drain briefly, toss with fresh cilantro, cover and set aside. While pasta is cooking, heat sesame oil in a large skillet. When hot, add half of the pork. Cook until rich brown in color and cooked through. (The sugar in the marinade may cause the pork to blacken, so keep an eye on the pan and turn the heat down if necessary). Add the second half of the pork and cook. Discard the marinade that the pork was in. Once the pork is done, quickly stir-fry the peas, tossing in a bit of the marinade in the bowl. 2 minutes should do it...
Toss the peas and the pork with the pasta, add dressing and toss until coated. (You may not need all of the dressing). Top with sliced cherry tomatoes, a little more cilantro (if you love it like I do), and a sprinkle of extra toasted sesame seeds as desired.


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The Effects of Manure and Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in a High-Input Cropping System
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With the goal of improving N fertilizer management to maximize soil organic carbon SOC storage and minimize N losses in high-intensity cropping system, a 6-years greenhouse vegetable experiment was conducted from 2004 to 2010 in Shouguang, northern China. Treatment tested the effects of organic manure and N fertilizer on SOC, total N TN pool and annual apparent N losses. The results demonstrated that SOC and TN concentrations in the 0-10cm soil layer decreased significantly without organic manure and mineral N applications, primarily because of the decomposition of stable C. Increasing C inputs through wheat straw and chicken manure incorporation couldn-t increase SOC pools over the 4 year duration of the experiment. In contrast to the organic manure treatment, the SOC and TN pools were not increased with the combination of organic manure and N fertilizer. However, the soil labile carbon fractions increased significantly when both chicken manure and N fertilizer were applied together. Additionally, lower optimized N fertilizer inputs did not decrease SOC and TN accumulation compared with conventional N applications. Despite the annual apparent N losses for the optimized N treatment were significantly lower than that for the conventional N treatment, the unchanged SOC over the past 6 years might limit N storage in the soil and more surplus N were lost to the environment. Consequently, optimized N fertilizer inputs according to root-zone N management did not influence the accumulation of SOC and TN in soil; but beneficial in reducing apparent N losses. N fertilizer management in a greenhouse cropping system should not only identify how to reduce N fertilizer input but should also be more attentive to improving soil fertility with better management of organic manure.
Autor: Tao Ren, Jingguo Wang, Qing Chen , Fusuo Zhang, Shuchang Lu
Fuente: http://plos.srce.hr/