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Welcome to motive8
Jenny Cromack
Jenny's specialism's are fat loss and endurance training, she has a proven record in helping clients to lose weight, change their body image and simply feel amazing about themselves! Having seen what we can achieve with clients on a 1:1 basis, Jenny transfers these skills to be able to impact the health and wellbeing of corporate clients and groups.
A keen duathlete and triathlete, Jenny has recently started representing Great Britain for her age group. So, if she isn't at work she will be cycling, swimming or running somewhere!
Shawn Mullix
Personal Training Manager
Shawn naturally fell into the fitness industry coming from a background where he was always active and engaged in sport from a young age. Having played a range of sports at school, Shawn later specialised in sprinting 100m and 200m and then went on to participate at competitive weightlifting.
When it comes to working as a fitness professional, Shawn loves being able to help people push themselves physically and switch off from their stresses of day to day life. Setting people challenges and pushing them that little bit harder than they might have done on their own provides him with great satisfaction. He loves to see people leave having had a great session and also strives to keep people working consistently, and looking at fitness as pleasurable and not a chore!
Rosie Millen
Associate Nutritionist
Rosie Millen trained at the renowned Institute of Optimum Nutrition. She is a fully qualified nutritional therapist.
Rosie has a strong passion to help people achieve better health. She believes that by improving your diet and lifestyle you are in a better position to achieve anything you want in life.
Her desire to spread the word about the connection between diet and the way we feel, think and behave is the very reason she trained in this field.
Since then, customers have been inspired to seek nutritional help from Rosie in order to guide them towards achieving better health.
Kate Halsall
Personal Trainer & Biomechanics Coach
Kate is an enthusiastic personal trainer, and qualified biomechanics coach, who specialises in posture and back care. She has worked in the industry since 2009, and her other specialisms include weight/fat loss, group exercise and working with specialist populations.
On top of that, Kate loves working with groups of pregnant ladies as she is also pre and post-natal qualified! Exercise is a real passion of hers, and she can often be found riding her bike, going to fitness weekends, walking in the lake district – and she's recently started participating in cycling sportives.
When it comes to advice, she claims "give it a try – what's the worst that could happen?" is her greatest piece.
Ieuan Cranswick
Personal Trainer & Sports Therapist
Ieuan is a sports therapist who prides himself on being able to fix any problem, big or small, and who specialises in sports massage. He is also a multi-talented personal trainer, and has just finished his PhD in Sports Psychology.
When it comes to helping a client return to fitness through training, treatment and motivation – Ieuan really can do the lot. His best piece of advice? "Quite simply, persevere and don't give up.
"Every long journey starts with one small step, so don't rush and enjoy the trip! Work hard to overcome any setbacks, the easy route is always the least exciting."
Emily Forbes
Personal Trainer
Emily is motive8's in-house nutritionist, and doesn't stop at just being a great personal trainer. Her effective programming and nutritional advice is highly popular and aimed at helping clients achieve a variety of fitness goals.
Not only is Emily passionate about nutrition though, as she also loves strength training and Yoga. She takes a holistic approach to exercise, nutrition and health as a whole, which no doubt makes for a recipe for success across the board.
Her greatest piece of advice is simply "consistency...this will help you achieve your goals for the long term."


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Residential Support Workers
- Recruiter
- Transform Residential Ltd
- Location
- Stourbridge, West Midlands
- Salary
- FTE £17,193 - £20,360 per annum
- Posted
- 09 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 01 Apr 2018
- Ref
- Sector
- Healthcare, Social Care, Support Care
- Function
- Customer Service, Operations
- Hours
- Permanent
40 hours per week/ 37 weeks per year (Term Time Weeks)
FTE £17,193 - £20,360 per annum (including market rate supplement) + payment for sleepover of £67.50
Based from Glasshouse College in Stourbridge.
Please be advised that the commencing salary is subject to qualifications and experience.
This post involves working primarily evenings and weekends with sleepovers.
We are the associated residential provision of The Ruskin Mill Trust Group which operates five colleges Birmingham, Horsley (Gloucestershire), Pembrokeshire, Sheffield, and Stourbridge, an associated site in Darlington, as well as an independent specialist school in Sheffield. We provide innovative and experiential education for children, young people and adults with special learning needs, developed out of the inspiration of Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin.
We are looking for the right people to join our team in Stourbridge to provide safe and constructive residential placements places to these young people with a wide range of complex learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
- You will need an empathetic approach to create a warm, safe and stimulating environment.
- You will possess the ability to relate positively to young people.
- You will have good verbal and written communication skills, along with enthusiasm, insight and creativity.
- It would be desirable for the post-holder to hold a minimum NVQ level 2 in Care or equivalent qualification along with work experience in related areas.
- Being a driver with access to your own vehicle is desirable.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check. Transform Residential Limited is committed to becoming an equal opportunities employer.
Closing Date: Midday on Monday 2nd April 2018

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So.. Me and Lauren went up to the York Uni to present our You Tell Me campaign, and smashed it once again!! 🙂 We got amazing feedback, not only straight after the event but via the Young People and Social Policy blog. It really does boost our confidence up, certainly the comments via the blog!! And we are more than happy to answer questions! We hope that we get our message across about our experiences of being young mums. This campaign does mean alot to us, as we are giving all young mums a voice. It is still hard for us to watch the film, and present it.. Most of the time we still get emotional!! But seeing the impact it makes, shows us that it really is worth it. I've said before, but no matter how many times we do these events, each one is different and we are still very nervous about it. But afterwards, especially hearing and seeing positive feedback, we wonder what we were nervous about. Without CJ or Kev, we wouldn't have been able to do this so we are both grateful!! Hopefully, we will have many more events to smash!! 🙂
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End of the Year :) – Adele
This year has been a mad rollercoaster.. And not just with IY 😉 In total I have volunteered for 57 hours (I wonder myself how I've put up with CJ and Kev!!) I have done many different things, first day I did become a white van man 🙂 I have also taken part in a few conferences, one being the huge No Wrong Door conference!! Reading back at the things I wanted to bring and what I wanted to learn, makes me realise how far I have actually come. I have learnt lots of things to be honest, mainly how to do complicated things on the computer!! I'm really looking forward to 2013.. Hopefully there should be many opportunities for me as a result of me being an IY ambassador.
NSPCC 'Every Baby Counts' – Sami
Yesterday I attended the NSPCC conference, which was an absolutely fantastic opportunity for me.
The reason for my attendance is because the girls from Young, a mum and proud were presenting their film to the attendees.
I can tell you know, I have seen the film at least 4 times now, and I still get goosebumps, I still have to stop myself from crying. I can't say how much it affects me, and I'm not even a mum.
I have so much respect from Adele, Lauren and Kerri, they have really done something amazing with their lives, regardless of what the media may say about young mums you can tell that these three girls dote on their children.
Once again the film got a fantastic reaction, and even thought there were a few tears the girls did amazing, even managing to answer a question asked by the audience.
NSPCC Conference – Adele
[Pic : Debra Radford NSPCC Service Manager, Lauren, Adele, Helen Westerman NSPCC Campaigns Coordinator, Chris Cuthbert NSPCC Head of Strategy & Development for Under Ones & Professor Pasco Fearon UCL.]
So today us Young Mums (me and Lauren) went and took part in a workshop at the NSPCC Conference. We weren't as scared as we have been but we were still pretty nervous – You'd have thought we would have got the hang of it now, we've done it that many times!! But never mind.. WE SMASHED IT AGAIN!! After our talk/film showing there was question and answer time in which we only got asked 1 question (glad about it!) which was easy to understand and easy to answer!! There were 2 important fellas from the NSPCC at the front with us and they were answering alot of questions! Afterwards when people were leaving, we were packing up and getting ready to go when a few people came up to us congratulating us with our workshop and a few people mentioned that they had seen us at the No Wrong Doors Conference. Two girls from the audience then come over and asked us a few more questions which me and Lauren were more than happy to answer! Then Chris and Pasco (the important fellas) come over and had a chat with us. Just a shame Kerri wasn't there but we smashed it Lauren 🙂
Feedback from NWD Conference :) – Adele
On Thursday, I was about to leave to go collect my little man from nursery when there was a knock on the door, CJ let the important looking fella in… He was called Paul Murphy, he is the former City of York Assistant Director of Children's and Young People's services, and greeted us all with amazing feedback about the No Wrong Doors conference that us Young Mum's were part of. Gave me a massive boost and I text Lauren and Kerri later on to tell them about the good feedback and they also were proper buzzing!! Paul also said there wasn't a dry eye in the house (including us!!). Just goes to show, that all the hard work everyone put in had certainly paid off. We were already proud of ourselves after the conference, but getting feedback like this just boosts us up even more!! 🙂
No Wrong Door Conference – Young, a mum and proud <3 – Adele
Tuesday 23rd was the day for our nerve wracking huge conference!! On Monday, myself and Lauren (oh and the kids!) met up at IY with CJ, Kev and another IY ambassador Sami. The afternoon was spent eating, watching the final edit of the film, giving feedback and planning the conference. On the day of the conference we were all scared sh*tless to be quite honest, it was a huge conference with lots of professional people. Deep down we knew that we could do it but was still pretty scary! Continue reading
Sneak Preview and Confusion – Sami
Yesterday was a funny day of sorts, it started out fun filled as I got the chance to meet two of the girls from Inspired Youth's latest project Young, a mum and proud. One of the girls was my fellow ambassador Adele, and despite working for the same company, its the first time I had the chance to meet her.


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Also read: - SINE of IIT Bombay Finds New Home in Hiranandani, Powai
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Around 1 lakh entrepreneurs will be benefitted through this programme in the first year. However, around one million of new entrepreneurs will be trained in the next 2-3 years. Ronnie Screwvala said that if India could generate one million first generation entrepreneurs in the next five years and each entrepreneur can create an average of 50 jobs, this could bring a drastic change in technology and automation.
Also read: - Focus on Research Activities in the Country, Says Prakash Javadekar
Along with the initial launch in English and Hindi, the programme will be launched in Telugu, Tamil and Marathi.


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Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori - Paeroa College celebrating Maori Language Week
Paeroa College was proud to celebrate Maori Language week in 2016 with a range of activities designed to promote one of our official languages of New Zealand. We are very thankful to all the families, staff and businesses that donated all the food for our whole school hangi on the last day of term as part of this celebration. Thank you so much for your continued support. The following activities were run:
- Interhouse Haka competition
- House Haka practice every interval for each house
- Year 9 and 10 students creating Maori Language books
- Staff completing matching activities during meetings to promote the use of Te Reo Maori
- Whole school Hangi - thank you to all the staff, students and parents who came in and prepared, cooked and served the food on this day.


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Posted May 19, 2008 by Cubana in Cuba Human Rights
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By Marijke van der Meer
One of the showpieces of Cuba's socialist revolution is the nearly 100 percent literacy rate of its people.
Fidel Castro proclaimed at the 1998 Havana International Book Fair, "There are no banned books in Cuba, only the lack of funds to purchase them." This prompted two young political activists to open their home library to the public.
Ten years later, there are now over a hundred of these informal libraries—bibliotecas independientes—in Cuba. The books are supplied by visiting foreign tourists.
The Dutch peace organization Pax Christi, for example, has set up a project called 'Open the Door for Cuba'. Marianne Moor, head of the organization's Latin America department explains:
"What we do is send volunteers to see what is needed and then we ask Dutch tourists who go to Cuba to take the books with them in their backpack and personally deliver them to one of the independent libraries. One tourist we spoke with dropped off books in a library they found in a very small house in a poor neighborhood in Santa Clara, and she said the experience was both "very special" and also "a little bit freaky":
"A man opened the door. He looked very nervous but he was happy to see us and to hear that we were bringing books. He then very proudly showed us his library, a small room with two bookshelves and a small table. He also showed us very proudly a box with cards in it, with the names of the people who come to borrow books, and he told us it was not safe to have this box in his house. So every night he brought it somewhere else so that when the police came it was not clear who was borrowing books."
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Pro-Cuban critics of American foreign policy say the bibliotecas independientes are a front for political dissidents and are CIA-funded. Moor does not believe this is true. "Some librarians are politically active, which is their right, and people who fight for democracy also tend to be more active in culture."
Moor explains that Cuban readers are very interested in what is being written about Cuba, and in books and magazines that describe Europe, such as the transition of the former communist countries to EU membership.
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There is also a strong need for children's books. "Some libraries have a more political focus, but when I say political I refer to history, civil rights, also academic work not available in Cuba's official communist libraries. So in our view they aren't even political books." At the same time, there is no official black list of forbidden books in Cuba.
"What happens is that in fact no one knows which books are forbidden and which aren't. Sometimes people are harrassed only for having academic work in their house…You never know how far you can go."


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The bond between a mother and child is one of the most special things on the entire planet, there's nothing quite like it at all. It's truly magical, and there truly are no words in the English language that can truly describe it. One new mom was talking to her adorable daughter who is all smiles when something rather spectacular happened!
Mom was telling her daughter that she loved her, and the little girl began to babble back to her momma. At first, it sounds like nothing more than the little chatter of a newborn who doesn't understand how to make certain sounds just yet. The more she babbles though, the more it begins to sound like she's actually talking!
She then distinctly tells her mom that she loves her! While we know she doesn't know that she was saying, it's truly amazing and it's clear that this baby truly does love her momma. Watching her chat away and just be an adorable baby is the cutest thing, and we feel so blessed that her mom was recording this to share with everyone.


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What happens to carers whose loved ones have passed away or gone into residential care?
Many carers feel empty after losing the person they have loved and cared for over many years. They may have problems socialising, talking about their grief or just feel lonely or lost!
Keeping In Touch (KIT) is a new group which meets at Alcester Cafe twice monthly (on the first and third Fridays at 11am).
KIT members are also (still) welcome to join in with Alcester Café.
If you are interested in coming along to the KIT or find out more information please give Carole a call on 01789 488088
KIT is supported by AgeUK


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So this has been sitting in my drafts for weeks now, and last night's The Waiting Game episode of Grey's Anatomy reminded me to finish this once and for all. 😂
A month ago, I was invited to speak to a group of young adults and tbh, I had a hard time coming up with what to share. For those of you who doesn't know, I'm a youth leader for around seven years now and I'm usually exposed to young people in the many one-on-one talks and discipleship sessions I've had with them (
including late night texts at 2am, text marathon for hours and things in between). So I am pretty much aware of the common struggles this generation of youth is experiencing today. But young adults? What good can I share to a group of young adults? Especially when I am also experiencing some quarter-life crisis of my own. 😂 After days of praying and thinking, I ran into this verse:
"The Lord is my portion and my inheritance," says my soul; "Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him." The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him, to those who seek Him [on the authority of God's word]. (Lamentations 3: 24-25 AMP)
And yep, if there's one thing we all in the mid-20s can relate to its definitely about waiting! And no, I'm not even just talking about waiting for the right one. That's just too cliché. I'm sure in one way or another, you've found yourself waiting for something else. Sometimes, for something you are not even sure of.
I have waited for a lot of things. I have waited for graduation that took me two terms leave of absence and a whole lot of uncertainty on whether I'll finish school or not. I have waited to be okay when my dad suddenly passed away (see post on Overcoming Fears Of The Past). I have waited for the right company to be in, choosing which interviews to go to and trying so hard not to settle just for the sake of having a job. I have waited to have a legal boyfriend, someone I can bring home to my family and actually approve of (and believe me, being the youngest girl in the family, it was not easy for Josh the first years but praise God he was able to overcome hehe 💓) I have waited to be allowed to go to an out of town trip with friends because hindi talaga ako pinapayagan. I even waited to have a niece, and on October I'll have two! 😸 I have waited to be promoted, ambitious as it may be but on my first days in Rockwell, I really counted all the steps I have to go through before I can reach that certain position. I computed the years I have to stay in the company and prepared for the things I need to go through to achieve my goal. And the waiting game just never stops. 🙈 Sometimes, its even getting more frustrating and you've now become more impatient than ever. But you know what the say, "After the storm comes the calm." So you better keep holding on especially when the times are hardest, cos what you're waiting for might be just around the corner.
While some of us do not know how to play this waiting game well, here's what the Lord taught me through Lamentations 3:24-25 and how it personally hit me:
1. Wait expectantly. I have learned over time that waiting is more than just sitting on the couch or watching the clock ticks. For the most parts of waiting, you have to convince yourself and believe that what you are waiting for is worth it. Do not feed your doubts and anxieties. Have high hopes! Be excited and expectant as you wait! God is the giver of all good and perfect things (James 1:17) and He knows the deepest desires of our hearts (Psalm 37:4), He does not give His children half-opened presents or used blessings — He gives exactly what we need when we need it. Put your hope in Him and cry out to Him. Do not let the devil steal your faith experience as you wait. Our hope should be greater than our doubts, so expect BIG and expect it from God.
2. Wait confidently. Our way is not always God's way, and our timetable is not always the same as His. God will not adjust according to our plans, but as a witness myself, I've experienced how perfect the plans of the Lord are in my life even at the times when nothing actually makes sense. Most of the things that I waited for did not come at the time I wanted it to happen, some did not actually happen (like my dad being able to see the fruits of his hard work and not being able to treat him on my first payday) but looking back now, I can't help but smile at how everything just works out beautifully. Learning to be confident in the Lord made me trust His plans more than my own, and no other else can give me that security except Him — not my skills, my ministry or even my career. Only through Him that I am able to sleep every night and be at peace knowing that He is in control, and I will not dare steal that control from Him. At the times when you feel like your prayers don't get answered, just take a deep breath, be brave and courageous and remain confident in the truth that you will be able to see and experience His goodness in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13-14).
3. Wait searchingly. Many times I have found myself bargaining with the Lord as I get impatient on the things that I've been praying for. I start to whine, complain and contemplate on lowering my standards just so I could make things work according to my own wants. Truth is, sometimes when we wait, we become impulsive — and we settle. In the dictionary, searchingly means to look into thoroughly, to find or come to know by inquiry, and when we wait, we forget that. Lamentations teaches us to carefully wait, to think about what comes from the Lord and what does not. Not because something is in front of you, it is already for you. Be wise in action and in words. Of course, it is easier said than done, but reminding yourself of your standards is a great practice in keeping it intact. I have been a fool (for most times) in my life and the effects have not been good, so I'm telling you now, don't mess up the Lord's plan in your life especially when you know its not for you. If you want things right, do it right.
I am still a work in progress, I still get impatient and sometimes, I throw tantrums to God when things don't go my way. There are things in my life that I'm still waiting for, but I want to be hopeful, confident and wise as I wait. So, if like me, you're also waiting for something — for a breakthrough, for a job offer, a promotion, a change — remember that God is faithful in keeping His promise, His plans are perfect and His timing is never late. 💛⚓


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Ivan Blažek: Quality relationships are the key to lasting growth
From the beginning of his career, he knew that creativity and lasting partnerships were the foundations on which he wanted to build his life. At the beginning of this year, the Foxconn Global Services Division (FGSD) has undergone many changes. Ivan Blažek, Director of New Business Development (NBD), has thus obtained unlimited space to show in practice that visions and long-term partnerships are what really moves the business into the future.
He started working when studying the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the University of Pardubice. "I worked in the warehouse of the Canadian company Furnier, which traded with wood and was located near the town where I lived. I was in charge of shipping from Asia, Canada or America to the Czech Republic and I also managed a part of the export. There I learned how an international business works, how to appraise goods, order shipping, or purchase supplies. The company had its headquarters in Germany. I started working there during the summer. I organized German transport, business or invoicing. That's how I learned German," Blažek remembers his beginnings. He returned from Germany, and soon his efforts paid off. He became responsible for the accounting of the Czech branch, the whole invoicing process, appraisals and organization of the trade. "I was the communication link between the Czech branch and the German headquarters for Europe. Then the person who worked as a manager for the Czech branch went to another German firm and took me with him."
It started with the construction of a telecommunication network
"While attending college, I started working for RAFESA, a company that built mobile phone networks for companies such as T-Mobile and Vodafone. Meanwhile I was often staying in Germany for various work internships. Later I was approached by the company representatives with a proposition of founding a branch office in the Czech Republic, where I would become the executive director." This is how the young student quickly obtained a managerial post in the company. Still, he continued his studies. He even received a merit scholarship. "I founded the branch while I was attending the 4th year of college. The branch expanded, we recruited 25 people who worked for Vodafone and T-Mobile. While I was figuring out how the company worked, I also discovered what I really enjoy – developing new businesses," Blažek adds. Negotiations with companies such as T-Mobile or Vodafone have been challenging. Then came turbulences, and due to the problems that the parent company had in Germany, the Czech branch had to close.
Next step: auditing large businesses
At that point, Ivan was contacted by a former classmate who offered him a job at Ernst & Young (E & Y), an international consultancy company. "I started as an assistant auditor. However, I worked on a project where they recruited experienced workers. Even though I was at the beginning of my career, I worked on major projects such as listing companies on the stock exchange, mergers, acquisitions, or corporate audits." He worked in E & Y for nearly two years. "My life had changed a lot during that period. At that time we had a one-year-old with my wife and I was away practically from Monday to Friday. I traveled a lot, which was untenable for family life. We were trying to decide whether to move to Prague or choose a regional city. Neither I, nor my wife grew up in a city, so we decided not to live in Prague. That's why I decided to leave E & Y." Ivan comes from Nasavrky, a small town located 26km from Pardubice. "Both me and my wife would miss the freedom and the nature in Prague. We love sports, so easy access to nature was more suitable for us in this respect."
Employee number six
At the time Ivan was experiencing these great life changes, a new project started in Pardubice: the Foxconn after-sales service division, the future Foxconn Global Services Division (FGSD). "I met with Jan van der Hoeven, who told me that they were preparing something new – a service center, where new projects would take place, and that would have the form of a start-up. It was a big project that would bring important customers and I decided to go for it. We started to work on big projects and I was the employee no.6. I first joined the FGSD as a cost controller and a senior finance specialist. I set up controlling and reporting of new projects. I was doing that for two years. But I found out that I preferred to work on more creative things than controlling and reporting. That's why I left the FGSD after two years. Controlling and reporting is once set and then it runs and you only control the deviations. It is definitely necessary, but I missed creativity and meeting new people."
Finance world is good, but creativity is above all
Ivan joined an investment firm, where he had the opportunity to work on creative things, to travel and to meet new people. He worked there for a year and a quarter. "I was still in touch with the then director of the FGSD who offered me to return to FGSD and do business development and business finance. It was something that suited me more than controlling and reporting, so I decided to return to the FGSD. It's been nearly ten years now that I work for the FGSD as the director of new business development."
Lessons from the crisis
At the beginning of June 2007, when Ivan returned to the FGSD, he could not have guessed that the Czech Republic was about to be hit by the global economic crisis. "We were under great pressure from the exchange rate. At the same time, the volume of production went down, so we had to optimize the costs and unfortunately also lay off. Apart from that, one big project was coming to an end. The changes were huge. However, we succeeded in expanding our existing projects, which is why we managed to overcome the crisis relatively well. Subsequently we started new projects that began to grow together with our company." But the economic crisis taught him a priceless lesson. "I learned that business depends on the relationship with a customer. The contract is important, but it is something that can be terminated, changed. What is very important, however, is to maintain relationships with those who have to trust us. At the stage of business development it means that one does not promise what is not real, and tries to build a sincere relationship. Then, when the business comes, it is important to keep the relationship between the customer and the supplier balanced. For business to work on both sides, there must be a long-standing partnership where it is important to help each other. I am convinced that customer care is the key component of the business development. The business is mainly about trust, which takes a long time to build," Blažek says.
A good place
In Foxconn he is currently in charge of developing new business. "It's very important for me that we are able to offer the customers an end-to-end solution – from product design, manufacturing, forward and reverse logistics, and including all after-sales activities. We also have a strategy to collaborate with new segments, such as the automotive or healthcare industry or smart technology. At the same time we face challenges because the European market is very dynamic and there is strong competition not only from European but also from Asian companies. We need to be effective and quickly adapt to changes. It is important that we show our customers that we are the right partner who can flexibly respond to their needs. Our advantage is that the European market is stable and strong, and that we are in the middle of Europe. I think the potential in Eastern Europe will go up and the sales force will grow. Now Germany is the economic center of Europe, but in the future it will move further east. That's why I think the Czech Republic is a good place for the production, sales and service activities of technology companies," he adds.
Head in new directions, build on good old foundations
The key to success, according to Ivan, is to work on new knowledge. Support for the automotive industry will require a new team of people who have knowledge of the sector. "We must certainly reinforce IT support, both software and hardware. That's why we have a data center. We need to improve our software development to be able to offer both high-quality and affordable IT solutions to ourselves and to our customers. We also must not neglect marketing and communication. We need to tell our customers that we have strong position on the market and that we are professionals. Only then we can built a good reputation."
Ivan has three children, aged seven to fifteen. "It is still important to find the right balance between private life and work. We have a lot of fun with the family, I'm an enthusiastic sportsman and I can't function without sport. I run, I ride a mountain bike, and so do the kids. Sport connects us, thanks to it we spend a lot of time together surrounded by nature where we cycle. These are the things that are important to me. I like to travel and invest time in the development of business and business relations, but time with my family is also extremely important to me," sums his priorities Ivan Blažek.
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We have less than 30 days to convince Congress that it must pass the
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act, S. 1094.
$693 million of dedicated autism research funding and vital funding for the Autism Treatment Network (ATN) hangs in the balance.
California's Autism Treatment Network Centers are in jeopardy of losing
federal funding. The centers not only provide treatment for thousands of
people with autism, they are striving to establish a standardized protocol for physicians who treat both children and adults with autism along with their comorbid medical conditions such as gastrointestinal and sleep problems.
Call Rep. Henry Waxman, one of the most influential members of Congress,
today and ask him to use his considerable clout to ensure that Congress passes the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act — HR 2005. His
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One in every 110 children is diagnosed with autism now. The bill is budget
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After you contact the Congressman, send an email to our action center, and
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To learn more about the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act, please visit our CARA Action Center. The next 30 days are critical. We also need your help in ensuring that Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein actively support the reauthorization.
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By way of an anniversary present to ourselves we created our own deck of limited edition celebratory playing cards! In the name of fun - we did away with the traditional suits and replaced them with what we've come to know so well over the years... designing for the Beers, Wines, Ciders and Spirits categories!


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So, You Want a New Website? So, you want a new website, huh? Well, Spiro & Associates has a team of web developers who are just the people for the job. But even the most experienced development gurus cannot point your business in the right direction without some insight from the brains behind the operation. First, YOU must determine why … Read More
Collaboration: A Spiro & Associates Story
Don't know about you, but here at Spiro & Associates, our creative juices are constantly flowing, and we are consistently on a mission to blend those juices into the ultimate collaborative smoothie. So, while not everything can always taste fresh, we will always seize the opportunity that comes from that collaboration — and around here, we cook up a lot … Read More
Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon
Agency Bowls for Local Student Causes When Clients call, Spiro & Associates answers. And for the second consecutive year, Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida challenged The Brand Architects™ to participate in Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida's Bowl-A-Thon fundraising event, hosted by HeadPinz Entertainment Center in Fort Myers. So naturally, Agency staff ditched their blouses, button-downs and polos for … Read More
Getting Started on Social Media
In today's world, if you are not on social media, you are simply out of the loop. Social media is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to connect with your target market (depending on your business, your business goals, etc.), and yet, it is often the most overlooked and misused tool. Frequently, brands leave social media management to a secretary, … Read More
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We encounter them weekly. The blank stare in the meeting with a new client. The uncomfortable pause on the phone. The answer, "I'll get back to you." The response, "My former agency, web developer, neighbor, niece has it." All from the simple question, "can we get access to the back-end of your website?" In today's world, your website is your … Read More
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A Double Dose of Celebration So, do you remember how we suggested that Spiro & Associates has a great deal to celebrate this year? Well, it just so happens that the Agency's 25th and 30th anniversary both fall in 2018! Confused yet? — we'll explain. CEO/Chief Creative Officer Christopher Spiro launched The Spiro Group three decades ago, and that very … Read More
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Stuff I write. Don't take it too seriously.
First Stop: Romania
I was in Sofia. I needed to end up in Paris. I had two weeks to get there. Beyond that, I didn't have anything else figured out. No rail passes. No flights booked. I was just going to wing it through Europe.
I can't say this was the best idea ever. I had always heard that traveling through Europe was cheap and easy. I must have been doing something wrong. Because it didn't end up being that cheap, and it didn't end up being that easy either.
But I made it, and I'm still alive. So that's something.
My friends in Sofia, eager for a "international" getaway, joined me on the first leg of my trip. When hashing out ideas for our destination, we had some cool cities in mind. Berlin, maybe Budapest, maybe a small city off the coast of Montenegro.
Then we tried to figure out how to get there…
Budget airlines like Ryan Air weren't quite the magical travel solution that I thought they were. Only a handful of flights had the jaw-dropingly cheap prices everyone talks about. Those flights never seemed to be going anywhere we wanted. When they did, they landed in a airport that was out in a field somewhere 100 miles away from your destination. No thanks.
Ticket to ride
So we settled on some good ole fashioned train travel. Trains in Eastern Europe are cheap, but sluggish. Budapest would have been an 18 hour ride. Yikes. So we narrowed in our destination list a little, settling on an eight hour ride to the capital of Bulgaria's mysterious neighbor to the north: Bucharest, Romania.
My love for train travel in the States is already documented. The same points held true in Eastern Europe.
We laughed. We slept. We drank wine. We saw the Bulgarian countryside through the window of a rickety train. We sat next to a middle aged Bulgarian man who downed a two liter bottle of beer and then shamelessly threw the bottle out the window. We saw the same man proceed to lay the moves on another middle aged Bulgarian lady in our car, scoring a several hour long nuzzle session.
Before I knew it, we were in Romania.
Another cool thing about train travel is that, if you take your time, you can see the culture and landscape slowly change. You get a sense of the geography and distances between places. You see what things change drastically, and what things stay the same.
At first, Romania felt a lot like Bulgaria, except without all the Cyrillic writing everywhere. The sidewalks were still all busted up. Things weren't all that manicured. There were McDonald's.
Walking tours: do them
But you have to dig a little deeper to get into the differences...
That's why, you need to get some insider information. The best way to do that? Go on a walking tour. That's my number one tip for visiting any European city (especially Eastern European cities) – Go on the walking tour, and do it as soon as you can.
First, the people who lead these tours are great. They are almost always charming locals who love their city. They sprinkle in tips, jokes, and history (along with the occasional snarky anti-communist antidote) into a entertaining and informative walkabout.
A little taste of communist history
Secondly, on walking tours, history gets real. I'm not the kind of guy who would plunge into a Romanian history textbook for fun, but on the tour, I was encaptivated. Especially by Romania's shaky past with communism.
Their former communist dictator, Ceau?escu (char-chez-co), was not as competent as some of the other Eastern European leaders. While his citizens were struggling, he was busy proving how awesome he was by building a slew of record-breaking buildings.
When communism was finally overthrown, things got dicey. The citizens released years of pent up frustration on Ceau?escu, and revolted in a place called Revolution Square. There was a lot of violence, and you can still see remnants of it. Behind some of the beautiful renovated buildings in the square, there are apartment buildings littered with bullet holes.
Once they finally got ahold of Ceau?escu, things moved fast. They held a "trial" for him in a kangaroo court, found him guilty, and sentenced him to death all in a day. Not death by something like lethal injection though, they pinned him down, and opened up a firing squad on him.
All this happened in my lifetime. Weird.
The land of vampires
Another great thing about the walking tours are all of the people that you'll meet. They're from all over the world, and they've also been all over the world. You'll never find yourself short of a good conversation while walking from site to site.
We happened to meet an awesome Romanian girl visiting Bucharest from the north part of the country – Transylvania. She talked about how great it was, and gave us some sweet tips on what to see. It was settled. We had to visit the land of vampires.
You can't visit Transylvania without seeing Dracula's castle. So we did. It was ok, but packed with people. I guess this was good for Drac, since he'll always have a plentiful supply of blood.
The castles were great and all, but the best part about our adventure through the Transylvania were the gorgeous mountains. Seriously, the views alone would have been worth the drive.
We topped off our Transylvanian adventure in a small, fun town nestled in between the mountains called Brasov. We ate delicious Romanian food from a touristy restaurant, watched some Romanian dancing, and had a treacherous little drive back through the mountains at night.
Romania was good to us.
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Hundreds of school children visited Daventry Rugby Club to take part in the Daventry Schools Festival of Rugby.
Jointly run by the rugby club and the South Northants and Daventry School Sport Partnership, 21 primary schools from the Daventry district adopted one of the competing nations at this year's Rugby World Cup to take part in their own tag rugby festivals and with separate Year 5/6 and Year 3/4 competitions taking place, there was plenty of opportunity for the children to taste World Cup glory for themselves.
Following the format of this year's competition, the teams spent the morning completing the pool stage officiated over by players from Daventry Rugby Club's Under-16s team, who had completed a Tag Rugby Leadership Course in the weeks leading up to the event.
With all schools being randomly allocated countries upon entering the competition, there were some surprising results at the end of the pool stage with the likes of Canada (Falconer's Hill Academy) and Romania (Brixworth Primary) springing surprises against the Irish (Pitsford Primary) and French (Overstone Primary) and New Zealand (Guilsborough Primary) and Namibia (East Haddon) sharing a 5-5 draw.
As the afternoon started and the competing nations in each competition were cut down from twenty to eight with the unsuccessful nations undertaking coaching sessions led by Daventry Rugby Club and coaches from Northampton Saints Community Department while the remaining teams contested the quarter finals.
In the Year 3/4 Festival, victories for England (West Haddon Primary) and Tonga (Newnham Academy) set up the first semi-final showdown with Namibia and Italy (Crick Primary) progressing to meet in the other semi final.
Unfortunately for the home fans, the semis would be as far as England would go as they were edged out by the Tongans, who would go on to meet Italy in the Festival Final following their victory over Namibia.
The final, played out in front of a large crowd, would be a close encounter but it was Italy who triumphed with a 4-3 victory.
The Year 5/6 Festival saw some of world rugby's heavyweights compete in the quarter finals with Australia (Moulton Primary) edging past a strong Canadian side, South Africa (The Grange School) claiming victory over the All Blacks of New Zealand and Samoa (Clipston Primary) and Romania progressing ahead Argentina (Badby Primary) and Wales (Welford, Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School/W.S.S.E.S) respectively.
In the semi finals, a strong Romanian performance saw them book a place in the final with a 4-1 victory over Samoa and they were joined by South Africa who edged out Australia with a 3-2 victory.
The final was a closely contested affair but a strong second-half performance from Romania saw them overturn a two try deficit to claim a 4-3 victory.
After the culmination of the Festival Finals, the winning teams were presented their trophies by Chris Heaton Harris MP and there were additional prizes for Tonga, who claimed the Small Schools Trophy and Samoa and Fiji who received the Best Poster Presentation and Best Dressed Awards as part of the wider cross-curricular cultural competitions which schools undertook in the weeks leading up to the competition.
***Final Results***
Year 5/6 Festival of Rugby
1st Romania (Brixworth Primary School)
2nd South Africa (The Grange School)
3rd Samoa (Clipston Primary School)
Year 3/4 Festival of Rugby
1st Italy (Crick Primary School)
2nd Tonga (Newnham Academy)
3rd Namibia (East Haddon Primary School)
***Nations represented***
England - West Haddon Primary School
Wales - Welford, Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School
Australia - Moulton Primary School
Fiji - Great Creaton Primary School (Year 5/6) & Weedon Bec Primary School (Year 3/4)
Uruguay - Yelvertoft Primary School
South Africa - The Grange School
Scotland - Sywell Primary School
Japan - Staverton Primary School
Samoa - Clipston Primary School
USA - The Bramptons Primary School
New Zealand - Guilsborough Primary School
Argentina - Badby Primary School (Year 5/6) and Kilsby Primary School (Year 3/4)
Namibia - East Haddon Primary School
Tonga - Newnham Academy
Romania - Brixworth Primary School
France - Overstone Primary School
Ireland - Pitsford Primary School
Canada - Falconers Hill Academy
Italy - Crick Primary School


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Coyne takes post
Former Notre Dame head coach Tracy Coyne has been named head coach of the Washington & Jefferson College women's lacrosse team.
Coyne led the Irish for 15 years and was their first coach. Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Division I Final Four in 2006 and won its first Big East Conference title in 2009. In all, Coyne guided the Irish to six NCAA Tournament appearances during her final 10 years in South Bend.
Stahl on National team
Elkhart Central's Azariah Stahl has been named to the U.S. Women's Junior National Volleyball Team which will be competing at the 2012 NORCECA Women's Junior (U-20) Continental Championship being held Aug. 21-26 in Managua, Nicaragua.


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I think that where we are born determines our concept of beauty. Being born in Maine, then living most of my life in New Hampshire, what I call "beautiful" is different than what someone born, say, in Oahu. For them, it might be the incredible rainbows, the heart-stopping pink and gold sunsets over the sea, the black sand beaches, the fabulous exotic flowers, and limber palm trees swaying in the fragrant breezes that constitutes beauty for them.
For me, "beautiful" is the rocky coasts of Maine, the cold and angry Atlantic ocean with its icy gray-green waves, and the bits of jewel-like sea glass it grudging leaves on the shores. Or the incredible seasonal changes in New Hampshire; the tender green grass and daffodils in spring, the lush peonies and garden produce in summer and the little brown bats that fly at sunset, the striking colors of fall with its amber, orange, red and yellow leaves, and winter with its stark, austere white, gray and ice-blue beauty.
The beauty of where we come from maps our idea of beauty forever. I lived in various places in Texas for many years, and I grew to love the immense and lavish sunsets of fire-y golds, reds and pinks reaching from end to end of the larger-than-life sky, the surprising loveliness of the desert places, the chatter of mockingbirds at twilight, and the smell of pinyan on the wind. It was both strange and wonderful; breath-taking, in fact. But it wasn't what I was used to at home. I'd think, 'oh, this is lovely! But it's not as lovely as home.'
No matter where we come from or where we go in life, I think we all have our own idea of beauty. This concept applies to people as well. When I was growing up, all the women in magazines had a certain look; that was the "template" most of us females strove to look like in those days. I shudder to think of all the hours I wasted in feeling that I didn't fit in as a 'beautiful' person simply because I didn't measure up to all those magazine women.
It wasn't until I was off on my own and looking back at pictures of myself that I realized that I actually had been a good-looking person. Age and perspective will do that for you; you aren't so hard and demanding on yourself. Plus you learn to recognize true beauty the older you get.
I love it that at this time we all seem to have undergone a sea change of what 'beautiful' can mean. Now we are seeing images of people who are unique—and beautiful. There are models with vitiligo, a skin condition in which white patches develop on the skin (this is what Michael Jackson had). Many women with this condition call themselves "Appaloosa women," after the Appaloosa horses:
There are also male and female models of those who have lost limbs and now proudly show off their prosthetic legs and arms. They are a vision of not only beauty, but strength, courage and sacrifice. There are men and women of all colors, races, sizes and ages. The more exposed we are to these multitudes of unique beauty, the more enraptured we become with each other.
Think of those whom we see—look beyond the obvious. "Beautiful" can describe an old woman in a wheelchair. She has many wrinkles in her face and neck, her arms and hands are liberally sprinkled with dark spots, and some of her fingers are bent by arthritis. Her shrunken and bent body is a testament to hard work and sacrifice, and yet, her smile (with many missing teeth) is warm, welcoming and radiates happiness.
How many meals has she prepared and served in her lifetime? How many babies and children has she soothed in her arms? How many animals accepted her kindness and gentleness with them? How many hearts and minds has she touched in her long life? This is real beauty; a life lived well.
Seeing these images, we may learn to accept many varieties of beauty, and I am hopeful that all of us, young and old, can come to appreciate our own magnificence and beauty.


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life period : 1944 - 2011 | place of birth : Sussex, England, UNITED KINGDOM
nationality : British
education : University of Oxford and King's College London, Degrees in psychology, religion, and philosophy. He then trained as an analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich.
website : www.deepmemoryprocess.com
" Other Lives, Other Selves: A Jungian Psychotherapist Discovers Past Lives " ...
" The Goddess within: Guide to the Eternal Myths That Shape Women's Lives " ...
" Healing Your Past Lives: Exploring the Many Lives of the Soul " ...
" Body Psychotherapy and Regression: The Body Remembers Past Lives "
Roger J. Woolger, PhD, is a British-bornJungian analyst, past-lives therapist and creator of Integral Regression Therapy. Roger is internationally known as a pioneer in the area of transpersonal psychology. He holds degrees from Oxford and London Universities and the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. His book on past life therapy, Other Lives, Other Selves, is considered a definitive work in the field and has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, German and Dutch. Roger lives in suburban Maryland and teaches throughout North America, Europe and South America.
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He is a co-founder of the European Association for Regression Therapy (EARTh) with Hans Ten Dam and others. He was honorary president of the International Deep Memory Association (IDMA) and directed European conferences for it on spiritual healing: "Regression and Shamanism" (Portugal, 2006); "War and Human Memory" (Austria, 2006); "Exile and Longing to Return" (Ireland, 2008). He is founder and director of O Instituto para O Psique e as Tradicoes Espirituais in Salvador, Brazil, 2008.


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Days after the massive fire at the famous Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu government has directed holding of safety audits of big temples in the state.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami gave the directions to officials at a review meeting held in this connection with senior cabinet colleagues and officials yesterday, an official release said today.
There should be an immediate safety audit in big "senior grade temples," where existing safety measures, including fire prevention activities must be reviewed, Palaniswami said.
He directed that a report be filed with a proposed Chief Secretary-led panel of Secretaries, listing out the required manpower, including technical experts, to take up various works in this regard and the financial requirements, it said.
That panel will further submit its recommendations to the Chief Minister, it added.
Removal of shops abutting temple walls as well as located in temple premises and their possible relocation, two-three tier fire prevention measures and availability of a fire engine near such temples and fire extinguishers were the other measures suggested by the Chief Minister, the release said.
A massive fire on the premises of the famous Meenakshi temple in Madurai on February 2 reduced 40 shops to ashes.
A preliminary probe had revealed the fire broke out due to an electrical short-circuit in one of the shops situated near the 1,000-pillar hall.
The famous Sri Meenakshi Amman temple, one of the oldest in the country, attracts thousands of devotees every year.


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School: Greenwood St. Mary's (School Dedication -
25 May 1952)
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Surnames: Phillips, Merkel, Hartung, King, Murphy, Augustine, Finnigan, Pitts, Treacy, Pritzl
----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (22 May 1952)
A long awaited dream will be realized this Sunday, May 25th, 1952, when His Excellency, Bishop John P. Treacy will come to St. Mary's Greenwood to dedicate the newly erected St. Mary's Grade Schoo, and to offer the Solemn Pontifical High Mass in the new school chapel.
Building operations for the new school got underway on April 22nd and the first concrete for the footing was poured April 25, 1951. The building operation were under the supervision of Mr. W.J. Merkel of Marshfield, while Mrs. Eugene Phillips of Milwaukee, Wis. was the Consultatory Architect. More than four thousand hours of common labor was given by the members of St. Mary's Congregation. In spite of material shortages that were encountered along the way, the building continued in steady progress, so much so, that in less than nine months from the actual day operations were begun. The chapel part of the new building was in for the midnight Mass on Christmas.
On January 15th the children of St. Mary's proudly entered its large spacious classrooms for the first day of school in the new building. It was indeed a real treat for the children who had made many sacrifices during the past years in the small quarters they occupied.
The school proper is composed of five large classrooms, school library, office supply closets, janitor room and two lavatories on the first floor. In the basement is the combination dining hall and chapel, which will comfortably seat five hundred people. Likewise there is a large modern spacious kitchen which is fully equipped with Westinghouse cooking appliances and a full set of dishes to prepare and serve three hundred people.
Invitations have gone out to the former Pastors of St. Mary's Greenwood to be with the members of the parish that day to celebrate with them their success and progress in the parish during the past year. Likewise, the members of St. Mary's parish and the one hundred and twenty children, the Sisters and the Pastor, Father Edward F. Hartung, kindly extend to all the community a most cordial invitation to celebrate the historical event with them. A dedication day dinner is being prepared by the ladies of the parish, to which they extend to all a cordial invitation. Serving will begin at 12:30 p.m.
At the Dedication Day Ceremonies Bishop Treacy, Bishop of the La Crosse Diocese, will be assisted by Father John Pritzl of Neillsville and Father Norbert King of Loyal as Deacons of Honor. Father John Muphy of Durand and Father Augustine of Willard will act as Deacon and Sub-Decason of the Pontifical Mass. Father James Finnigan will be Master of Ceremonies, assisted by the Pastor Father Edward F. Hartung. Monsignor John Pitts of Sacred Heart Parish, Eau Claire will be the Assistant Priest to the Bishop.
The young ladies of St. Mary's, along with the 6th, 7th and 8th grad students of St. Mary's School, under the able and capable direction of Sister Margaret Ann and Sister Roselma, will take charge of the music and the choir.
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Tabloids are mostly focused on Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, with Kristen Stewart also getting some play. I didnt notice any overtly bad fat shaming covers, but I think NW had a body shaming cover.
Olympics fever.
Leisel jones was accused of being out of shape, and some idiot claimed a young female body builder looked so manly she was undateable. She took it beautifully.
The Carefree ad is still running in Australia!
I should be back in force next week! the cause of the headaches looks to be found, and I am being treated for Severe Depression, so I need to wait out the side effects of this medication which is supposed to give me more seratonin and convince my head that it shouldnt be such a bully.
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First Six Weeks
*New Week 3
What is a digital citizen? Are you a digital citizen?
We will be using a website called Nearpod to complete a digital citizenship lesson. You will be required to follow along with me. Occassionaly you will come across a question or assessment while we are working through the lesson. You will need to make sure that you follow along and that you do not get ahead of the group.
Student's click HERE for the Near Pod Lesson
Online Field Trip
Note to sub: Please read each slide aloud before instructing student's to move onto the next. Thank you!
Week 1
Welcome back to school! I am so glad to have you in my class this year. My name is Ms. Clayton and you will learn so much about technology and computers in my class.
Today we will talk about my classroom, rules, procedures, and expectations. I will tell you about myself and I would like to learn about each of you. We will play an interesting ice breaker to help.
Classroom Procedures
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Week 2
Today we will review parts of the computer and the Mansfield Acceptable Use Policy. The Acceptable Use Policy is very important and aides in keeping you safe online. Our class rules apply when online and an adult must be asked if you question a website or person online.
Students will use the desktop cloning program Splashtop in order to label each part of the computer from our class iPad via Popplet.
Parts of the Computer Quiz: Here
Week 3
I can identify parts of the computer by labeling each part. We will match vocab words to pictures of parts of the computer.
Today you will practice you mouse skills by using your mouse to click, drag, and release in a Hook the Fish game.
You will also visit the "Growing With Technology" site. It provides a read out loud glossary of technology terms we will use, keyboarding practice, and a time machine of past devices we used before technology.
Second Six Weeks Lessons
Week 1
Today I will introduce graphics software Tux Paint. Model using tuxpaint in order to illustrate thoughts or ideas. We will discuss vocabulary like graphic software, print, graphics, resize, clipart/stamps, drawing tools. You will listen to Bad Case of Stripes story online. Independent Practice: You will illustrate a picture of a character with a Bad Case of Stripes using the Tux Paint software.
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Week 2
Today I will introduce the First in Math website and games. You will receive your login information and learn how games are played. We will discuss the signifance of stickers and benefits of playing these spectacular games. I can't wait to see how well you do!
We will watch game tutorial videos in order to see how we will get started. You will play and begin to earn stickers. Have fun!
Week 3 (last)
Today we will use the Tux Paint graphics software to illustrate what you would wish for if you could wish for anything as the character Tricia did in My Rotten Read Headed Older Brother.
We will watch and listen to "My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother" on storylineonline.net.
I will model how to use Tux Paint tools to draw and close once I am done.
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Week 3
Today you will use the graphics software Tux Paint to create a graphic organizer by topic or theme. Together we still sort like objects and I will model how to create a web to sort organize those objects. We will discuss: How can this be useful to you? What other information could you organize in this manner?
Week 4
Doesn't if feel wonderful to be special. You see, we all are special in our very own way. Today we will watch the Storyline Online read aloud of The Rainbow Fish. I will demonstrate how to use the Ocean scape background to create a unique setting from The Rainbow Fish. You will then create your own ocean illustration based upon The Rainbow Fish.
Guess who- Video Drawing shown before opening website
Week 6
Today I will be reading a digital iPad version of one of my all time favorite books as a child. I will model for you how to use the graphics software Microsoft Paint to create a book cover. You will use the tools and drawing area to create a book cover of your all time favorite children's story.
Third Six Weeks Lessons
Week 1
This week we will complete "Welcome to the Internet" lessons 1 & 2. We will practice identifying and using hyperlinks, accessing passwords, and drop down menus. Welcome to the web will reinforce cyber safety by showing appropriate ways and places to enter passwords and information into fields.
Once finished complete the internet safety quiz online.
world wide event!
Students around the world will be participating in an event called the Hour of Code. In our time together you will learn how sites, games, and digital content that you love came to be. We will create "code" or direct messages to our computers instructing what we like to see on the computer. Whether you want a character to skip and jump, or a game to be played by using the arrow keys or letters is completely up to your direction and "coding". Let the fun begin!
Hour of Code PPT
1. Angry Birds
2. Let's Code Together
3. Candy Quest
4. Knock Knock Joke
5. Code Monkey
Week 2
This six weeks we will be learning about the world wide web. I will introduce various web browsers and vocabulary associated with each. Today I will model features of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, and show you Safari from my Apple computer. We will watch "Internet (safety) for kids" and discuss your experiences with the www.
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Week 3
Today we will complete Welcome to the Web Lesson 3, "Staying Safe Online".This week we will learn more about internet safety methods. We will watch this Brain Pop movie and answer questions related to the internet safety tips.
After completion you will complete the password rap game (at the very bottom of this webpage) to collect all of the important pieces of information which help you protect your password.
Week 4
Today you will take the middle of the year iStation assessment. Your teacher will soon see what great progress you've made this year!
When you are finished you may play any of the games that we have played below or games on the free choice page.
Week 5
Today we will continue Welcome to the Web Lesson 5 whole group. We will discuss how to use search engines online.
You will learn how to use the search engine Google to search for today's games. You will type "Time Games" into the search bar. Click on the first link in order to find the games for the day.
>> Google <<
Fourth Six Weeks Lessons
Week 1
This week I will be introducing the Microsoft Word software called Excel. We will use a flipchart to learn vocabulary needed to create documents in this program. You will learn how to add data to cells, rows, and columns. I will model how to find secret spreadsheet messages by following directions using this document.
Week 2
Begin by opening Typing Instructor on your computers to allow proper time for the program to load. (Substitute Teacher: Students will use Dance Mat Typing instead. Have them click on the photo above to get to the website. They will complete Level 1, stage 1 and 2.)
This six weeks we will also learn about keyboarding (how to type on your keyboard correctly). Today we will practice keyboarding posture. You will sit with , correct posture, your feet on the floor, wrists up, and eyes on the screen. (Teacher: Review Keyboarding tips with this hyperlink before students go to their computers).
Week 3
This week you will learn how to make a picture in as spreadsheet. I will review vocabulary: cell, row, column, and table. I will model how to use the fill bucket to color in the cells. I will give you a list of cells to color in and the colors for each. You will color each cell with the paint bucket to make a picture. Once complete you will have the opportunity to walk around the room to see others spreadsheet pictures.
Teacher Example
Pre-recorded video of lesson for Sub
Download the directions to create your picture
Week 4
This week we will use a Power Point to review keyboarding and typing using the home row keys. You will complete Dance Mat Typing Lesson 1 Stages 2 and 3. If you are prompted to repeat a lesson it may be because you had multiple errors and did not meet the speed requirement set. However, if you have to repeat the lesson remember practice makes you better and it's Ok.
Once complete play typing games below to practice and improve your keyboarding skills. Take your time! It will get easier the more you practice.
Teacher: Review keyboarding expectations from PPT above. Note: the timing is fast for each slide so view them individually vs presentation mode. Versus typing instructor which requires a username and password to login. Have students click on "Dance Mat Typing" Level 1 Stage 1 and Stage 2 at the very bottom of the first grade page.
Week 5
This week in technology applications we will continue practicing keyboarding skills. I will be looking for correct posture, arm and hand position, and home row keys finger placement. Today you will practice typing in Typing Agent.
You will open the spreadsheet to enter data about missing teeth. I will model for you how to download/open your spreadsheet to begin entering data. Once you have entered all data use the graph to answer questions about your findings.
Week 6
Today we will be creating criteria to use to collect data from classmates. You will have the opportunity to ask 10 people about your criteria.
Whole group, I will teach you how to input your data into a spreadsheet, how to define your gridlines, and how to graph your findings.
Fifth Six Weeks Lessons
Week 1
This six weeks we will use a flipchart to review word processing software vocabulary (menu, toolbar, file, click and drag, font, and folder) and tools. I will demonstrate creating a document using Microsoft Word. You will see I type uppercase letters and punctuation marks.
Today you will be copying sentences from the promethean board to write a Who Am I poem. Ensure that you use correct capitalization and punctutation.
Week 2
This week we will review the Microsoft Word toolbar.
This week you will describe the color of the items you see in the document. I will show you how to write after each piece of clipart. You will then edit your color word to match the color of the object.
Make sure that when completing your document you follow these guidelines:
1. Start your work by writing your name. Capitalize the first letter.
2. Begin each sentence with a capital letter by holding the shift key.
3. Select or highlight a word before you edit it.
4. If you make a mistake just click the "undo" arrow to fix it.
Week 3
You will open the document below to change the format of the text, perform spell check, and enter clip art at the bottom to match the poem.
Today I will model (my friend poem) how to spell check, format, and insert clipart into the document.
Week 4
Today you will be using Microsoft Word to create your own sentences. Once you complete your sentence, using correct capitalization (shift key) and punctuation you will insert clip art to accompany it.
I will model for you and review how to insert clip art and spell check your document once you finish. We will open the document below as a template for our work. Good luck!
Week 5
This week you will be combining all of the tools we have used while learning about Microsoft Word. I will model how to complete each sentence using words provided in the word bank.
You will suggest words for me to add to the word bank before you begin the assignment at your computer. Once you complete each sentence you will spell check your work and insert a picture in each box to match the sentence it belongs with.
Assignment Video HERE
Sixth Six Weeks Lessons
Week 1
Today you will be writing your own Mother's Day card to your mom using Microsoft Word. If you would prefer to you can write the card to another lovely and helpful lady in your life. I will model for you how to create your card using the template below.
You will print your document, then complete your card by coloring the artwork when you return to class. I must read and approve your document before you print.
Week 2
This six weeks you will continue to practice typing using the home row keys, correct finger placement, and good posture. We will together look at the following pictures to determine proper and improper keyboarding techniques. We will also review home row key typing using Typing Web Keyboarding.
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Click below for the Typing Web Lesson.
Week 3
We will use Peter's Online Typing Course to practice left hand and right hand home row key typing. Today you will continue to practice typing keeping these things in mind.
Home Row Keys PPT
1. Keep your eyes on your monitor.
2. Keep your fingers on the home row keys.
3. Sit up straight, with your back against your chair and feet on the floor.
4. Keep in mind that you can do it!
Week 4
This six weeks you will continue to practice typing using the home row keys, correct finger placement, and good posture. We will together look at the following pictures to determine proper and improper keyboarding techniques. We will also review home row key typing using Typing Web Keyboarding.
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Week 5
Today you will continue to practice proper keyboarding techniques while making a summer clip art collage. Together we will brainstorm a list of summer words. At your computer you will insert an image and label the image underneath. At the bottom of your page write your summer plans by completing the sentence.
Week 6
I have loved having each and every one of you this year! I am sad to see the year come to and end, but excited for what next year will bring.
Today I need for you to tell me what you enjoyed about this year in technology class and what you look forward to doing next year. Do you have any helpful suggestions for me. My ears are open. Thanks for being wonderful!


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Like to read? Enjoy books with strong, interesting female characters? Women's Web 'My Favourite Female' is just the contest for you!
Welcome to the Women's Web's 'My Favourite Female' contest, where all you need to do is write about a fictional female character that really appeals to you. (For purposes of this contest, we're defining 'fictional' as a character from a novel).
What? Pick any female character from a novel, that made you sit up, that made you go wow, that made you laugh or cry, that got you angry, that got you thinking, that made you fall in love - in short, a character that made you feel, 'I wish I had written that!'
- Stick to 500 words or below
- Choose a fictional character - in other words, someone from a novel, who did not exist in the real world (sorry, historical novel characters based on actual people won't qualify!)
- Your entry must be dated between 12th Oct and 22nd Oct, 2010 (or reach us between those dates)
- If you're submitting a blog post, include a link to this page - we'll track your entry that way. (http://womensweb.in/top-level-documents/favourite-females.html)
The best written entry a.k.a 1st prize wins a Rs. 500 Flipkart voucher (or a $10 Amazon voucher if you happen to live outside India). The next two best written entries (2nd and 3rd prizes) get Rs. 250 worth Flipkart vouchers each (or a $5 Amazon voucher if you live outside India).
All 3 winning entries will also be published on the Women's Web blog.
And the Judges?
We have two people from the world of words, who've very kindly agreed to act as judges for the My Favourite Female contest. They are: Devaki Khanna, Freelance Writer and Editor, who is fascinated with literature and history and Nivethitha Kumar, who, along with two friends, runs The Banyan Trees, a literary magazine featuring a variety of creative content. Nivethitha is passionate about writing and blogs at Nivispace. (A preliminary evaluation of entries may be done by Women's Web, if we have a whole of entries - which, we hope we do!)
Go on then - remember, entries close on 22nd Oct 2010, so get your entry in before tha
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
'My Favourite Female' contest
Posted by Lotus Reads at 6:06 p.m.
Labels: Contests, My Favourite Female, Womens Web
5 comments:
- Susan A said...
An interesting & creative idea. Did you take part in this, Angie? :-)
- 9:23 p.m.
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar said...
Hi, Angelique. Here's my entry, from my blog.
- 7:13 a.m.
- Lotus Reads said...
Hi Suse! Wish I could take credit for this contest but it's all been put together by my friend Apu of Women's Web. Actually, I should introduce the two of you. Apu is involved in a lot of literary activities in Bangalore and on the web.
- 5:53 a.m.
- Lotus Reads said...
Hans, I will pop by to read it when I can. At the moment I am doing very little on FB,Twitter and the blog because I am getting ready for a long trip away. :)
- 5:55 a.m.
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar said...
Hi, Angelique. Sure, and happy journey :)
- 12:42 p.m.
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