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Third Anniversary Celebration at Domaine Divio
Celebrate our third anniversary with us! Pre-Thanksgiving weekend will mark three years since we opened our tasting room to the public.
Join us for a fantastic day of fine foods, great wine and good times as we celebrate this milestone.
Along with a special wine flight on the day, enjoy a selection of gourmet bites prepared by the Domaine Divio Executive Chef, Christophe Vezinet.


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Oh yes!Does anyone know any printers that would actually produce this?
You'd just have to be careful who you were giving them to, or once they've bought something ask for it back :icon_biggrin:I've done something similar for a client but they were hugely expensive per unit, something like £7.50 a card!!!
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Great, video there Col, he is scary - reminds me of that scene in American Psycho when they compare business cards, he even looks like one of them! :icon_biggrin:
just a littleThis guy is great. I want him to design my cards. However, 25 years is quite a long turnaround for a design

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Non-accreditation of NYT 'man in Tehran' older than paper claims: source
TEHRAN – Tehran refused an accreditation to the New York Times' Tehran bureau chief long before what the American paper claims, a source says.
On Monday, the New York Times reported that Iran had revoked the press accreditation for Thomas Erdbrink back in February, with the paper trying not to make the status of its man in Tehran public so far.
The correspondent, a 43-year-old Dutch citizen, had reported for the NYT from the Islamic republic since 2012 but had been unable to work since late February when his credentials were revoked by Tehran, according to a report by the newspaper.
The NYT said it had decided to go public with his situation "after recent speculation and comments on social media".
"Mr. Erdbrink's absence from the news report has become increasingly conspicuous because of escalating tensions between the Iranian authorities and the United States," the paper's report said.
However, a source with links to the press department of the Iranian Ministry of Culture, which is in charge of issuing permits to foreign press representatives, said Erdbrink's case dates back to much earlier than the NYT claims.
"It has been a year since they are not issuing him a [press] ID," the source told the Tehran Times on condition of anonymity, adding that the NYT is making the public report probably to make Iran re-accredit Erdbrink.
Tensions between the United States and Iran have simmered in recent weeks after more than a year of increasingly fractious relations unleashed by President Donald Trump's decision in May 2018 to withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal.
Under the 2015 agreement, Iran agreed to scale back its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Since pulling out of the nuclear deal, the White House has rolled out a "maximum pressure" policy against Iran. As part of that, Trump's administration reimposed punitive sanctions and moved to cut the country's oil exports to zero.
The U.S. also blacklisted Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist group", which prompted a tit-for-tat response from Tehran. Last month, Washington bolstered its military presence in the Persian Gulf in response to an unspecified threat.
Since then, a war of words between the rivals has continued to escalate, with Tehran accusing the U.S. of waging "psychological warfare" and "economic terrorism" with its various moves.
'Our man in Tehran'
Amid the high tensions, Michael Slackman, the paper's international editor, was quoted as saying there were "some indications" the situation would be resolved in the near future.
"Officials of Iran's Foreign Ministry have repeatedly assured The Times that Mr. Erdbrink's credential would soon be restored but have offered no explanation for the delays or for why it was revoked," he said.
There was no immediate response from Iranian state-run media or officials in Tehran.
Erdbrink, who previously worked as a correspondent in Iran for The Washington Post, is married to Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian, who is represented by the Magnum photo agency.
Both he and Tavakolian were the focus of "Our Man in Tehran," a 2018 documentary about his work and life as a Western journalist in Iran. Tavakolian has also been denied permission to work by Tehran, the NYT said.


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While a photograph of US President Donald Trump towering over a McDonald's banquet continues to do the rounds on social media, the First Lady has stayed shtum – sparking widespread concern about her whereabouts.
Melania Trump has yet to attend any official engagements this year nor has she made a personal appearance for that matter. Despite her husband's side hustle as a keyboard warrior, the 48-year-old has also steered clear of social media in recent weeks.
The last time we heard from the First Lady was on January 13, when she whipped out her phone to share photographs of the White House blanketed in snow via Twitter.
❄❄❄ @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/VxGFzETv95
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) January 13, 2019
Unsurprisingly, social media users have been questioning her whereabouts with many suspecting that she's gone into hiding during the government shutdown.
But according to her spokesperson Stephanie Grisham, Melania is merely busy planning upcoming events.
"We are in the planning phase for 2019 in terms of 'Be Best' and annual functions at the White House," she told The Washington Post.
Interestingly, news broke this morning that the First Lady travelled to Florida over the weekend via government jet to spend time at the Mar-a-Lago resort – which is also referred to as the Winter White House.
EXEC1F – #MelaniaForceOne climbing out from Joint Base Andrews
🇺🇸 US Air Force
C-32A 98-0001 https://t.co/BlmOXELhxJ pic.twitter.com/kgGWuEiiGV
— CivMilAir ✈ (@CivMilAir) January 17, 2019
The reports were met with scrutiny, after Trump grounded official speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to visit US troops in Afghanistan due to the government shutdown.
Where is @FLOTUS by the way? ☀ 🏖 🍹
— Roberto Jordan (@ElRobJordan) January 18, 2019
Where is Melania @FLOTUS
— Miss Kacy (@toosexykc) January 18, 2019
Where is @FLOTUS ?
— Former Bubble-head (@tmelitta50) January 18, 2019
Just her weekly spray tan appointment in Palm Beach.
— Nancy Lange (@nancylangeboca) January 17, 2019
Wait wait wait…I thought all military flights were cancelled???? @FLOTUS can fly but @SpeakerPelosi can't????
— cloud9yogi in SLC (@darylwolke) January 17, 2019
But it's not the first time Melania has seemingly vanished from the White House, as the First Lady did not make a public appearance last year until January 30 for the President's State of the Union address.
As bizarre conspiracy theories concerning the presidential couple's marital issues began to circulate, she took to Twitter to reveal her whereabouts.
"I'm here at the White House with my family, feeling great and working hard on behalf of children and the American people!" she tweeted at the time.
In fact, the First Lady had undergone a medical procedure to treat a benign kidney condition and spent five nights at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Maryland.
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August Guest Bloggers
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Congratulations to our two Silver Falchion Finalists Connie Berry and Debra Goldstein!
Paula Gail Benson's "Cosway's Confidence" placed second and Debra Goldstein's "Wabbit's Carat" received Honorable Mention in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2020 short story contest. Congratulations, Paula and Debra!
Susan Van Kirk's Three May Keep A Secret has been republished by Harlequinn's Worldwide Mystery. The WWK interview about the book can be accessed here. We're so glad another publisher picked up this series.
KM Rockwood's "Burning Desire," and Paula Gail Benson's "Living One's Own Truth," have been published in the anthology Heartbreaks & Half-truths. Congratulations to all of the WWK writers.
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Look Margaret S. Hamilton's short stories in the new Mid-Century Murder by Darkhouse Books. Margaret's story is titled "4BR/3.5BA Contemporary."
Grace Topping's second novel in Laura Bishop staging series, Staging Wars, was released by Henery Press on April 28th. Look for the interview here from April 29th.
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Patrick J. McTavish, 71, of Southport, NC, died Jan. 7 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Bolivia, NC.
Mr. McTavish's early career as a writer for a fresh produce industry publication defined his career path. He became sales manager — and later general manager — of Consolidated Orchard Co. in Paw Paw, WV, working there for 16 years. In 1989 he joined Keystone Fruit Marketing in Greencastle, PA, first as a produce broker and then as director of operations and retired in 2013.
Mr. McTavish was born in Pontiac, MI, to J.C. and Margaret McDevitt McTavish on Oct. 18, 1948. He was a graduate of Olathe High School in Olathe, KS, and held a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. He married Rebecca Massey on April 23, 1971, in Olathe, KS.
Mr. McTavish was preceded in death by his parents and his stepmother, Clara Krudwig McTavish. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; three children, Heather McTavish Doucet and husband, Shane, Brandon McTavish, and Devon McTavish and wife, Emily; and six grandchildren, Reese, Massey and Sisi Doucet, Jackson, Elle and Molly McTavish, all from Northern Virginia. He also leaves behind brothers Michael McTavish and spouse, Dan; Matthew McTavish; Gregory McTavish and wife, Vicki; nephew Justin McTavish, niece Megan Hutton and husband Travis, and three grandnephews from the greater Kansas City area.
He served in the Army National Guard for six years and was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Winchester, VA, for many years, and after moving to Southport, joined Sacred Heart Church there.
In retirement Mr. McTavish enjoyed volunteering at the local food bank, golfing and fishing. He treasured spending time with his family, especially participating on the sidelines of his grandchildren's sports activities, and joining them at the beach. As a youth he became an Eagle Scout and a member of Order of the Arrow. He was also a devoted D.C. United Soccer and Kansas City Chiefs football fan.
He is remembered by his family and friends as a person with a kind and loving heart and a wonderful sense of humor that stayed with him throughout his entire life.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 17, at Sacred Heart Church, 130 Keating Drive, Winchester, VA. A luncheon reception will immediately follow at Omps Reception Center, 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, 733 Third Avenue, Suite 510, New York, NY, 10017, or Sacred Heart Academy, 110 Keating Drive, Winchester, VA, 22601.


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February 2018
At Stone River, technology is all we teach. If you're interested in programming, development or design - we have it covered. Join the over 450,000 students currently taking Stone River courses all around the world.
What is Angular 4?
Angular, or Angular JS, is a structural framework for dynamic web applications. In other words, it helps turn simple HTML into cool web apps that actually do stuff (rather than just staying static like a simple informational website would do), by using it as a template then extending its syntax to express components. Angular 4 is the newest and most recent 'majorly revamped' version. It is backwards compatible with Angular 2.
Purpose: To keep this course on the cutting edge of Angular technology and be consistent in providing instruction for the features found in the latest Angular release (v4.3)
In this update we addressed the major changes in the Angular version 4.3 release (scheduled for early July 2017). Per our course content, including hands-on coding exercises, there were a few breaking changes in the 4.3 beta/rc releases which ripped across much of the original project code and also included minor, non-breaking changes which outdated certain aspects of our original content. With this update we were also able to comfortably include an entirely new course content section focusing on the Angular Forms module. This Angular module has stabilized enough in the v.4.3 release to be included in the course.
We updated all of the course's code-along video content to fix the breaking changes, including:
Angular-CLI repositioning & syntax usage related to its repositioning
Angular-CLI & npm syntax usage
Angular-CLI template output changes
Material 2 Library Module massive positioning changes
Material 2 inclusion and configuration syntax changes
Material 2/Animations Module repositioning
Fallout of the above deltas outdated a large percentage of the course's existing content. Each affected video in the series was updated to reflect the current release.
The Angular Forms Module has been in flux since the inception of Angular 2. Fortunately, it has stabilized in the later 4.x releases and we feel comfortable enough in it's current state to have included it as the topic for an entire new section in this course update. Forms are a pillar of web-based development and we feel this new content adds significant value to the course.
While closely tied to the Angular core library, but not included in it, the Material 2 styling library has endured a lengthy, rough development and release lifecycle. As this library is so closely tied to the Angular core, we've included content in this video series from the beginning. Again, in this current release, many breaking changes and previously unavailable features were included. We made significant changes to existing content and created additional content to appropriately cover the current state of the Material library.
As with prior updates to this video series, we applied incremental improvements to existing content (that was not updated for v.4.3 changes) in an effort to continuously improve the overall effectiveness and appeal of the entire course.
Web frameworks can be difficult enough to get your head around at the best of times. When it comes to Angular, it can be especially challenging to keep up; new versions are released every 6 months, and although the latest version is Angular 4, there wasn't actually an 'Angular 3'! Confused? Don't be. This online course will explain it all...
Keeping Current with Angular
This course will be updated regularly to reflect the constant changes in the Angular framework. We're teaching this course in a modular style rather than project-based style so that small changes in Angular can be updated right away, and not affect your ability to learn in any way.
Angular for All
Understand Angular and how it can make you a better developer
Code an Angular project with an online IDE
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Utilise dependency injection to keep your applications lean
Implement services in an Angular application
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This Angular 4 online course was designed for those who already know a little about creating web Uis with JavaScript tools. Those who have experience programming with a common object oriented scripting language will also be at an advantage. However, absolutely no Angular experience is needed to keep up with the lessons.
What does the course cover? Everything from Angular's best practices in building components, templates, services, routes and modules to designing and building all of the above. You'll also learn how to use templates to create your application's user interface, how to extend HTML with directives, pipes and data binding, and how routing is done with modular speech.
Each of the most important features of Angular 4 have a dedicated section in this course, along with practical exercises to compound your learning and helpful guidance from our expert tutor every step of the way. Don't worry, we've covered all angles so you can learn what you need to know, and fast.
Whether you're an IT professional, an aspiring web, mobile or service app developer, a tester, a UI designer or an architect, this course will get you right up to speed on Angular 4. By the time you've finished, you'll know how Angular solutions are designed, administered and developed and will have a solid understanding of how to get Angular projects up and running.
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Section Introduction
What Do We Have Here?
Angular Architecture
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Create a Components Project
Working with Components
Create a Routing Project
Let's Do Some Routing
Create a Services Project
Start Building Services
Wiring Services Up
Accessing Services
Service-Enabled Components
Finalizing our Services Implementation
Modules Defined
Refactoring for Modules
Finish our Modules Refactor
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Style our Components
Types of Forms
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Spain general elections
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Over to Spain.
Preliminary results have shown that the People's Party of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won most seats in the general election on Sunday.
SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) VERA RIOS, CNC Correspondent
"Spain is holding general elections for the second time in six months. It is expected that political parties will have to negotiate as none of them would have majority to form government, like it happened last December."
With 95 percent of votes counted, the People's Party won 33 percent of the votes, which translated into 137 seats in Spain's 350-seat Congress.
The Spanish Socialist Party finished second with 22.77 percent of the votes.
However, it will still be difficult for Rajoy to form a coalition government given that center-right party Ciudadanos lost ground on Sunday.
The political balance in Spain has not fundamentally changed after the latest election. Despite the People's Party gained more support than they did during the last election, a coalition between the party and Ciudadanos would only give them a total of 169 seats, seven short of an overall majority.


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LOVE the fans and tiles <3ReplyDelete
Really starting to look like a house now that's for sure! I love the shape of your bathroom basins, very interesting and a little different. Don't you love how much mess is on your tiles, I was constantly sweeping but towards the end I realised I was fighting a never ending battle and couldn't be bothered anymore! You did things the smart way and are getting all of your lights etc put in now. We've got a few sparky mates who will change over when we're ready but it would have been nice to have had it all done from the start. I really like your downlights - the ones in your bedroom & outdoor - are they from Beacon? Do you mind passing on the name to me? Thanks, Em xReplyDeleteReplies
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The downlights are called 'Neptune Round Downlight', they are on sale at the moment too! They are usually $19.95 each, we paid $17.95 but I think there's another $5 off at the moment. http://www.beaconlighting.com.au/neptune-round-downlight-in-brushed-chrome.html We chose them because they are a bit larger so they can fit any normal sized light bulb, they aren't as cute as the teeny tiny little downlights though. We wanted silver to match everything else, but we do wonder now if we should have chosen the white ones.
The downlights we have are not like the typical downlights you see in display homes. They are not the small gu11 halogen socket, they fit a normal screw light bulb EXCEPT it has to be 20W or less, so only the fluoro, LED, and halogen versions of the bulbs will suit (which is good anyway, since the older style of light bulb is going to be outlawed). 20W is actually a lot more powerful than a typical downlight, and of course you can use a bulb with less wattage anyway.Delete
See our 'plans' and 'selection' pages too.
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:: Part of changing the world means that my kids do not have to yield their privacy for other people's comfort.
A while back, I wrote an essay for the magazine Catapult that told a story about how my younger son struggled with the swim team, eventually being kicked off the swim team because of his disability.
In the essay, "The World Doesn't Bend for Disabled Kids (or Disabled Parents)," I also talked about all of the things I'd been kicked off of as a kid for being different. The essay connected our stories, his and mine, creating a mosaic of past and present, and hopefully, a brighter future. [link]
The essay was, at its heart, about being the disabled parent of a disabled child. In it, I talked about what a difference it makes being disabled myself and going through similar things that my child is going through—now, and when I was a kid.
"The World Doesn't Bend" ended up being shared across many platforms, and it received a lot of positive response. I was grateful. But there was one thing I did not expect—although in retrospect I should have. I received parenting advice, so much parenting advice, after publishing the essay. Of course I did—I wrote an essay about parenting and published it on the internet.
And if you talk about parenting, breathe even a word about parenting, then everyone feels entitled to tell you what you're doing wrong.
But when you mix together parenting and disability, you light a very particular fire.
My piece was shared in some Facebook parenting groups, including one group (at least one) for moms of disabled kids. One member of that group, a stranger whom I'll call Spokesmom, sent me an unsolicited private message via social media, asking me this question:
A discussion [is] going on from your post about the world not accommodating kids and parents with SNs. I read into the article that you debriefed the coach in private lessons about your child's SN and effective communication strategies with him. Other moms are reading into it that a good coach would just know what to do and you hadn't communicated any special information about your son. It is now the critical point in the discussion, so I told them I'd PM you and get some clarification.
I can't even begin to tell you all of the things that disturbed me about Spokesmom's message, but I'll try.
(1) A complete stranger on the internet sent me a direct message to ask me about how I talked to my swim coach about my "SN" [her word, not mine, short for to "special needs"] child, as though I would share that information with her, a complete stranger on the internet, so that she could turn around and share it with her Facebook group.
(2) A complete stranger on the internet has come to me, an author, to settle a debate about my literary essay because they have "read into it" different things. This is not an unusual thing for readers to do to authors, but friends, it is always weird.
(3) A complete stranger on the internet implied to me that she believed I "debriefed" my kid's summer swim coach about my kid's disability. And that I should have.
The third one bothered me the most.
First, let me say this. I understand how hard it is to be a mom of disabled kids. I am one.
But I am also a disabled person. And I do not tell every person I interact with the ways that I am different so that they know how to interact with me.
Doing so would be embarrassing and weird.
Late at night, on the phone, an old acquaintance from college asks me to go to a concert with him. I don't want to go, but I'm hesitant to say no. I don't want to hurt his feelings.
I say, "If Stevie Ray Vaughan comes back from the dead, I'll go see him in concert. Otherwise I can't go."
"Why not?" he says.
I hesitate, trying to say something that will close down the conversation without revealing too much. "I don't do well at concerts."
He says, "This guy is the closest living thing to Stevie Ray Vaughan. You'll love it."
He hasn't heard what I said: I can't go to concerts.
And so I face a choice, a choice every person with an invisible disability faces—whether to disclose. I run the variables: I trust him, mostly. I believe he will not be judgmental, mostly. But still, the question persists. Do I want to share this part of me with him?
I feel backed into a corner by his persistence. And so I choose to disclose. I explain that I can't go to concerts because I have anxiety disorder and PTSD. I'll be miserable all night and then worse than miserable the next day. The next day I'll be useless, like I have a hangover, having spent the night before hyper-vigilant and strung out on stress hormones. The next day, I'll trudge around the house with my eyelids at half-mast, feeling photo-sensitive, likely with a migraine.
Telling these things to an acquaintance is strangely intimate and frankly awful. It's a lot easier to write about it on the internet.
When I write an essay, I don't have to sit in awkward silence while I wait for you to come up with an appropriate response to what I've told you, and then watch you fail.
When, once again, another parent of a disabled child has felt it was okay text me—a complete stranger—to ask whether I "debrief" every adult who passes through my child's life about my child's disability, whether I tell the many swim coaches or tennis coaches, the many interchangeable teenagers who will come and go in any given summer, the first thing I felt was sadness, that my essay couldn't have just stood on its own, and sadness that someone could reach into my life via a messaging software and insert herself into my life in this way.
I considered not replying to Spokesmom at all. In retrospect, I should have not replied at all.
Instead, I replied politely, but dodged the question, trying to nudge Spokesmom in the right direction:
I'm not sure my contribution here would add much to this discussion really. It sounds like it's a good discussion to have—what are we trading when we have talks like that with a summer swim coach. This isn't school where we're required to hand over testing records. It's community swim. When we do say, "my kids is disabled, do this," we give over something of our kids they didn't ask us to give.
I refused to answer the question she asked me directly. I posed a question instead: What are we trading?
I had hoped that my question would cause Spokesmom to think about why I don't tell every summer teenager about my kids' disabilities. Why guarding my kids' privacy might be important. Why disclosing stigmatized invisible disabilities when it is not necessary might be a bad thing.
But I didn't realize something when I entered this conversation with her: Spokesmom didn't want to have a discussion about disability activism or disability politics, or about privacy concerns.
She wanted to give me parenting advice.
We'd entered a realm that I hadn't been prepared for. Moms telling other moms what to do is basically the Thunderdome of the internet.
After I replied, Spokesmom gave me unsolicited parenting advice. That's when I got angry.
Readers: do not give unsolicited parenting advice to strangers on the Internet. I don't mean to people with whom you are in a parenting group on Facebook. I mean to people who are strangers. Especially if that person has just written and published a soul-bearing article for a magazine about her parenting. That's probably a terrible time to give that person parenting advice on the Internet.
I write a lot about how my experience as a disabled person has made me a better mother to disabled children—in a variety of ways. Here, though, I want to point out one way in particular.
I know how important it is to protect my kids' privacy. Now, this might sound strange coming from a person who writes about her kids, but if you read my writing, then you know I work very hard to protect my kids' privacy. I even wrote about how to write about your kids. [link]
I also work very hard protecting my kids privacy in other ways. I rarely publish their photos, and when I do, I never show their faces. I never use their names. I don't mention where they go to school. I don't sign consent forms at schools or camps for them to use their photos. My kids do not exist on the internet if you do a search.
But privacy didn't matter to Spokesmom. She didn't message me because she wanted to have a discussion with me about the merits of disability disclosure. She wanted a pretext to give me parenting advice. Which came shortly after my reply.
So, I volunteer to teach kids with invisible disabilities in my Sunday school class. One thing I really value is parent input—not about specifics of diagnoses, but redirection techniques that are effective, what are signs of true distress and what is part of the "feeling you out" routine. … If that isn't something you do routinely, it may help your kiddos' coaches become more successful in bringing them into the activity.
My words to her: "I don't have much to contribute." My words: "What are we trading?" My words: "We give over something of our kids they didn't ask us to give."
My words: Think about the children. The children are people. They are people.
But her message to me ignored my words about the bargain, the trade. Her message was about herself, and what she needs. About what adults need, ignoring children and what they need. Her message was also, in the end, about what normates need.
So frequently there's this idea that if disabled people keep the normates happy, then the normates will keep disabled people happy. And yet disabled people know that this isn't true.
Spokesmom said she didn't need a diagnosis, just "parent input." She's a "volunteer," she said, who works with "kids with invisible disabilities." All she wanted was for parents to advise her about their disabled children.
That's not so bad, right?
Then Spokesmom gave me advice, the advice I never wanted, that still, all this time later, makes me angry: She told me I should do the same kind of advising—"routinely"—with the many people who interact with my kids, if I want those many people to be more "successful" when working with my kids.
But in her advice to me, Spokesmom overlooked one important detail, a detail that I, as a disabled person, would never overlook.
In order to advise the coaches, counselors, and myriad others who interact with my children about, say, "redirection techniques," I would have to disclose to all of those people that my children are disabled in the first place.
If I had shared my kid's disability, or literally anything about him, with that swim coach the year he was kicked off the team, here's what would have happened: he would have been kicked off of the swim team. But they would have been patronizing when they did it, instead of mean.
And I would have violated my child's privacy with a group of transient, teenaged strangers for no reason at all.
One of the reasons that I protect my kids privacy so fiercely both online and off is because I know how agonizing it is to share information about myself. Because I am disabled, I know what disclosure feels like.
Every time I disclose it is agony. Disclosing has gotten easier; after all, I talk about it on the Internet, and I wrote about it in my book. [link]
But when I had that conversation with my college acquaintance about the concert, even with somebody I know is open-minded, I was embarrassed. I'm always embarrassed, or uncomfortable, something, and I am old and experienced.
It is not my job to decide for my kids that they have to go through that. I will disclose my kids' disabilities when the law says I must. I will not do so otherwise. The title of the essay the woman messaged me about says that the world does not bend for disabled kids. I want to change that. Part of changing the world means that my kids do not have to yield their privacy for other people's comfort.
For the comfort of a summer swim coach, for the comfort of a Sunday school teacher, or for the comfort of a piano teacher.
My kids don't have to give up a piece of themselves to make other (normate) people feel better. And if you are the parent of a disabled kid broadcasting your kids' disability to random people you might not see again, maybe you should rethink that for the sake of your children.
You might not know what having that information spread around feels like, but I do. And it hurts.
I know two true things.
First, everyone has opinions about parenting.
Second, everyone has deep-seated animosity toward disabled people—even toward disabled kids. That's called ableism, and everyone has it. Including me. It's one of those things that is so built in to our culture that unless you fight against it every day, you are it's handmaiden. Most people don't fight against it every day.
Therefore, some people say really nasty things to me when I write about myself and my kids.
They tell me that my kids are just troublemakers, and I'm making excuses for them.
They tell me that I'm a terrible mother.
They tell me that my children need more discipline, and I'm doing it wrong.
They tell me that I expect the world to bend too much, I'm asking too much, I'm asking for special treatment, I'm too demanding of others, normal kids aren't such a problem, why should I expect extra for mine?
When you write about parenting on the internet, you get parenting advice from strangers on the internet. They go together like crackers and cheese.
Spokesmom's message was not the first time I was told that if I expect coaches, camp counselors, care providers, and parents at the park to be sympathetic to my disabled kids, then I need to share my disabled kids' private medical information with with these people.
But my disabled kids are not disability activists. I'll share their information when I must, but no more than that. I shared their diagnoses at their school IEP meetings, because in school, I'm required to share my kids' medical diagnoses.
Otherwise, I'll protect their privacy. I know what it's like to be a disability activist—I am one. I made a conscious choice on a particular day in a particular year to step into this world of activism. I live in a place where everyone knows my name, and my face, and all about my bipolar disorder, anxiety, and everything else I've written about.
I made a choice.
Sharing that information about myself has created a burden. I won't force that burden on my children, not unless the law makes me.
At the park, when a kid throws mulch in my son's face, I teach my son to walk away from the other kid. I don't wonder whether the kid has a disability. It doesn't matter. What matters is that all kids are different, all kids are amazing, all kids have good days and bad days, and all kids need our care—if you choose to be around children.
If you don't choose to be around children, I get that too. Really.
But if you choose to work at a kids' camp, or on a tennis team, or in a school, or at a park, you will encounter children in their beautiful multifariousness. But—if you spend your time looking for "problem children," I have a secret to share with you. You will find them. One of them, likely, will be mine. Decades ago, one of the problem children would have been me.
The source of the problem, though, will be you.
Yesterday morning, my younger son Eight was at a swim lesson with a coach whom we adore, Swim Guy, a rising sophomore in college. We picked Swim Guy because he's really great with our kids.
These days, "really great with our kids" is our only qualification for the people we hire to be around our family.
After Eight's lesson I asked the coach, in private, to review the lesson with me. Swim Guy said, "We could have gotten more done, but Eight is really distractible."
I hate that word, "distractible," especially when used by teenagers to describe my kids. Teenagers think they know what it means, but they have no idea what it means. But I've learned not to get angry when non-doctors throw around diagnostic terminology. If I did, I would be angry all of the time.
And I don't want to get angry at Swim Guy. I know he means well. In fact, I think he's using the word "distractible" because he thinks it's a Grown Up Word that he's supposed to use to talk about kids like mine. I've heard camp counselors and coaches and tutors use it before when they're trying to sound like they know things about disabilities.
It's all right. He means well.
So I replied, "It's true, Eight is highly intelligent and interested in a lot of things."
Swim Guy, the really smart, really good-natured coach, paused. He thought about my words for a moment, and then he said, "You're right. Eight is so smart." He paused again, still thinking. "He is so smart." I watched him tumble the words over in his mind.
And then we said good-bye and that we'd see each other tomorrow.
This morning, I sat on a lounge chair and watched the lesson. Swim Guy worked with Eight on getting Eight's flutter kick just right.
Swim Guy walked backwards, letting Eight chase him with the kickboard. The entire time, Eight talked and talked, about plasma, and radiation, and the earth's magnetic core, and Did you know that rail guns are giant electromagnets and work kind of like monorails? And every time Eight shared some new knowledge, Swim Guy said, Wow, no, I didn't know that. And it's likely he didn't, because honestly, who does?
And back and forth they went across the pool, Eight kicking as hard as he could, and Swim Guy walking backwards, listening to Eight with honesty and heart, and maybe a small portion of love.
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"I have a problem," I told Dan guiltily as I climbed out of the car. I had just made a trip to the garden center for some topsoil and mulch and I got a little…sidetracked.
He sighed, "how much basil did you buy?"
"Only 1 this time, I swear!" This brought my basil plant count to 18. We were running out of garden space for them all, but I couldn't resist the new-to-me boxwood basil.
So now we have one bed, one cold frame, and 7 containers filled with basil of all shapes and sizes. From the tiny-leaved boxwood basil to the Purple Opal to the citrus-scented lime basil to the traditional Genovese basil, we've got it all: lemon, lime, Purple Opal, Genovese, Thai, Greek, spicy globe, boxwood.
I need to go get another bag of mulch this week…don't let me come home with any more basil!
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Driscoll was once a veteran Plumber who was kicked out of the Plumbers when it was discovered that he was stealing advanced technology from alien perps and using it for his own benefit. He later joined The Forever Knights and worked his way up the ranks to Forever King. He then created a splinter group with the desire to conquer the world and gain revenge on the Plumbers.
Original Series
Driscoll appears at the end of Perfect Day, where he tells the Forever Ninja not to release Enoch from the dream machine, saying he has failed him enough and will deal with Ben Tennyson himself.
Driscoll creates a group of Ben's enemies, consisting of himself, the ninja, Dr. Animo, Charmcaster, Rojo, Clancy, Sublimino, and the Circus Freak Trio (Thumbskull, Frightwig, and Acid Breath). He planned to use them to destroy Ben and also targeted Gwen, Max, and their tag-along Cooper Daniels. When they escape most of their attempts, they hide out in the Plumber base in Mt. Rushmore, but Sublimino hypnotized Cooper to attack the Tennysons.
After dealing with Cooper, the Tennysons worked together and took down most of the Negative 10. However, Driscoll's real main motive was to take the Sub-Energy and use it to power up his suit to take over the world. However, Upchuck ate the Sub-Energy and defeated Driscoll, however, Driscoll escaped.
Ultimate Alien
Driscoll returned in The Purge, where he and the rest of the Forever Knight faction leaders were summoned by Sir George. Although he initially attacked the old man, he stopped once he realised who he was and agreed to serve him.
Later, while leading a group of Forever Knights to capture aliens, he was challenged by Ben to honorable combat over the fate of the prisoners, which Ultimate Spidermonkey won. Despite this, Driscoll refused to let the aliens go, ordering the Forever Knights to kill them. However, after a powerful threat from Ben, Driscoll and his Knights withdrew. Driscoll apologized to Sir George for his failure, who said that it's not important and put him in charge of the Knights while leaving on a sacred journey.
Powers and Abilities
Driscoll in the original series used a power suit that gave him enhanced strength, durability and could project energy blasts from his gloves. When he used the Sub Energy to enhance his powers, he could fire staggering energy blasts from his helmet's visor. However, the power suit was destroyed when Upchuck ate the Sub Energy and shot it at him.
In Ultimate Alien, he still wears powered armour (that looks similar to the new Knight attire), but sometimes without head covering. It greatly enhances his strength, gives him enhanced durability and harnesses energy beams through his gloves. He also uses an energy lance, sword and a hovercycle while in battle.
- Driscoll's helmet is similiar to the face of White Ranger (Trent) of Power Rangers Dino Thunder which is white in outer and red in inner.
- When Driscoll appears in Ultimate Alien without his Forever King armour from the original series, he seems younger.


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3D printing! It's amazing!
It was amazing! Pierce, one of our Korn alumni, came over on Thursday afternoon and together we got the printer going. It was a little nerve-wracking; we actually read the directions. We really didn't want to break it or cause any problems. We followed the directions step by step (the screen on the printer tells you what to do). We got all the parts put in the right places and then we had to align it. That took a little time, but we figured it out. And then it was time to try it! So it heated up and it worked. The SD card that it comes with has projects already programmed, so we picked the shark and watched it work. It was really neat. It is a new way of thinking about printing, because there is that added dimension, but we could immediately see all kinds of possibilities. 18 minutes later (or so), it was finished. The 3D printer was fascinating to everyone! My 6 year old daughter was mesmerized. My principal and some staff members stopped by to ask a question and couldn't stop watching. We created another shark and then a bracelet (see picture below). Our next step is to program our own items. I asked Pierce to do a little research over vacation. He is so passionate about technology! It is a pleasure to work with him! I can't wait to see what he discovers and what we will create next! I also can't wait to share it with the students and see where it takes them! To be continued . . .
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And "grumpy" is putting it mildly.
I haven't been sleeping that great lately and last night I got none at all and I guess it's all my fault but it's not! It's the fault of A GIANT MOTH!
See, I had my windows thrown open all yesterday as I was cleaning and I guess I forgot to close them because when I went in for bed there was a (seriously) giant dark brown moth in my bedroom.
Now, if you know me, you know I can't/don't like to kill these things and usually just politely escort them out of my apartment, but this guy would have none of it.
I'm usually able to trick them with my "disappearing lights" trick out into the hallway but this moth refused to leave my bedroom. It refused to do anything!
I was pretty tired, so I got into bed and read for a while, having gotten Mr Giant Moth to settle in the overhead light. I figured if he didn't bother flapping his way out to my bedside lamp maybe he was dead or something.
Except my book was really really good and I kept on reading probably until 1 and then when I turned the light on HE STARTED FLYING AROUND!
So of course I had to turn the lights on and then he flapped at me and then I had to do the heebie jeebie dance but I couldn't get him or swat at him or anything and then he disappeared into the light again.
But I didn't want to deal with him anymore so I went into the other room to try and sleep but the wind kept blowing on my face which was nice at first and then cold and it was by this time two in the morning and I wasn't thinking straight and the clock was too loud and my fridge kept buzzing and by three am I gave up and went back to bed.
Where I kind of half lay there all night expecting to hear that effing giant moth trying to attack my brains or something.
So I'm totally in a foul mood this morning and I got no sleep and to make matters worse? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I GO TO BED TONIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MOTH IS ANYMORE!
You should probably avoid me if you see me today.
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Have you ever felt that there might be something missing from your face? In modern times, we see all these celebrities who have gotten plastic surgery done on their face and look absolutely flawless. Have you ever considered that your lips may not be as full as you want them to?
Before we go on about Sydney lip enhancement surgery, let us not forget to mention that everyone is beautiful in their own way. There is no reason one should change their features, due to external pressures of society. If someone voluntarily wishes to do so, that is an entirely different case and that's what the Lip Injection Clinic tends to. The clinic focuses on people who want to have slightly fuller lips, ones which do not have to be drawn on and detailed with the aid of make-up. Kylie Jenner is probably the first person that comes to mind when you think about fuller lips in modern times. Therefore, with the aid of the lip injections offered by the Lip Injection Clinic, you too can have those plump, soft, supermodel lips which are so in these days.
First off, we need to address the question which everyone is wondering. Yes, the injections will last. The injections are meant to remain part of your body for a long time. They are made to be a permanent surgical solution to whatever lip-size issues you may be facing. However, if you aren't sure about the size of the injections which you've had done, you can always get InTouch again for a lip reduction surgery to reduce to fullness of your lips and have them set to whatever size and specification which you choose.
You hear about celebrities getting lip enhancements and reductions all the time in the media, you can now get the same treatment as them from the Lip Injection Clinic in Sydney. You'll walk out with the best lip fillers in town and be showing them off to everyone you meet
As with tattoos, a very real fear for people getting plastic surgery for the first time is how much it will hurt them. Rest assured the doctor who will be treating you has over 15 years of experience and will ensure that you feel little to no pain. They first use a local anaesthetic to numb the lip area and then make the incision for the lip enhancement. Therefore, you will feel nothing the entire time. As far as the clinic is concerned, you can go in just about any time you want. They are open 6 days a week from 9 am to 7 pm. Which means they're always available to take on a new customer and leave them with a great job done, and the best customer satisfaction they can provide. Just book an appointment and get fuller and better-defined lips forever!
You can head over to their website to learn more about the lip enhancement. They have a gallery of lip fillers which they have done in the past. You can compare and contrast the before and after shots to really see the change that the surgery can provide to your lips and how they can completely change the look of your face.
Another great tab on their website is the special offer section. They have a great promotional price from time to time in which you can walk away with a great lip enhancement job as well not having it be too hard on your wallet. It is equally important that you are not stolen for your transformation.
Therefore, consider booking yourself an appointment today for some great lip injections to completely change your look. As lips are one of the most important features of the face, you can be sure that the fillers will bring about an overall change in your face, not to mention self-confidence for those who were previously insecure.
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The fledgling party likes to avoid labels, but most of its policy pronouncements till date are left-leaning. However, it is not as puritanical as India's traditional left which has allowed the party to reach out to a larger social segment
In his attempt to remain an angry impatient man working to change an evil system, at least in the public perception, the most powerful aam aadmi of our era has called himself an "anarchist". That has opened a Pandora's Box, prompting even President Pranab Mukherjee to warn against such tactics in his Republic Day eve speech.
Now, whether Mr Arvind Kejriwal may actually be described as an 'anarchist' in the true, academic sense of the term, is open to debate. However, it is clear that his subversive form of politics is derived primarily from a leftist programme or agenda that he and his Aam Aadmi Party quietly follow.
The AAP phenomenon marks an important development in the Indian polity: It represents the rise of a new left. Although the party has time and again refused to subscribe to any particular ideology, its manifesto, policies and actions coupled with the utterances of its prominent leaders leave none in doubt that its ideological leaning is towards the left.
What makes the AAP different from the traditional left is its flexibility. It does not follow a dogmatic approach and exhibits of a 'soft' form of nationalism. And this has given the party huge dividends and helped it expand its base within a short span of time. The AAP has gained from its sheltered ideology and by being pragmatic. This has allowed the party to enlist the support of all sections of society.
We can also call this new form of leftism as the post-ideological Indian left, the context for which is provided by global recession, its impact on India and corruption. For the new left, the aam aadmi is the new proletariat, exploited by the capitalist industry in connivance with a corrupt Government and established political class. Here, the AAP is the vanguard of the new proletariat.
Interestingly, while attacking established political parties and the political class, the AAP has never targeted or criticised the left parties. Rather, senior AAP leader like Mr Prashant Bhushan met and sought the support of veteran Marxist leader and former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan.
One strategy of the AAP is to keep moving towards implementing its socialistic or leftist programmes without getting concerned about the ideological purity of the means employed to realise such programmes and objectives. This kind of approach sets the AAP apart from the traditional left parties of India which put tremendous importance on ideological purity.
As the newest avatar of the wider left family, the AAP is by far the strongest entrant into India's mainstream electoral landscape and popular imagination. Be it Mr Bhushan's demand for a referendum in Kashmir or in the Maoist violence-hit areas on the question of deployment of security forces or inviting Maoists to join the AAP, the party's stance against FDI in retail, its support for people's movements controlled and led by leftist forces against nuclear power plants, the party's street actions disregarding all due processes or rule of law, or the extension of 'complete and vigorous support' to the AAP for the coming lok Sabha poll by none other than Medha Patkar and her National Alliance for People's Movements — all these prove it beyond doubt that the AAP has strong tilt towards the left.
Ms Patkar has also given enough hints that she may even contest the forthcoming lok Sabha election on an AAP ticket. She also claims that most of the NAPM's micro and macro-economic viewpoints are reflected in the AAP's official documents.
Though many prominent people from the field of industry and business have also joined the party in recent days, the interesting thing to note is that the core of the party remains strictly left-oriented.


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Bobby Jones
March 17
Golfer Bobby (Robert Tyre) Jones born, Atlanta, Georgia.
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July 4
East Lake Country Club, Atlanta, opens. It is owned by the Atlanta Athletic Club and managed by Robert P. Jones (father of Bobby Jones)
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May 31
Bobby Jones wins the British Amateur open
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Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
July 2
Following his victory in the British Open, golfer Bobby Jones is the guest of honor at a New Yok ticker type parade.
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Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
July 12
Golfer Bobby Jones wins the U. S. Open
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Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
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Bobby Jones completes the first Grand Slam in golf history by winning the U. S. Amateur Open at the Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania.
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Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
December 16
Bobby Jones wins the Sullivan trophy for becoming the first golfer to win the "Grand Slam." It was the first time the award, which goes to the top amateur athelete in the United States, was presented.
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Play begins at the first Augusta National Invitational Tournament, later the Masters.
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Perhaps the greatest golfer ever, Robert Tyre ("Bobby") Jones was named for his grandfather, a successful businessman whose general store was the largest north of Atlanta. His father, Colonel Robert P. Jones bought a summer house in Dekalb County and Bobby Jones learned to play golf as a youngster at the East Lake Country Club. He also was interested in baseball.
During his formative years, Jones proved to be an able competitor. When he was nine he won the Atlanta Athletic Association crown, and during a regional amateur competition he was asked (by his opponent's father) to come the 1916 U. S. Amateur Open.
In this, Jones's first major tournament, he was defeated in the quarterfinal round at Merion Cricket Club near Philadelphia. Yet Jones had made an impression on many who attended the match. His second major tournament (1919 U. S. Amateur) was lost during the final round. He competed each year after 1919 until he retired in 1930, winning in 1924-1928 and 1930. Out of 51 individual matches he only lost 8.
At the age of 19 Bobby Jones decided to compete in the British Open. He began the third day at the prestigious St. Andrews course leading all the amateurs who were competing. After a double-bogey on the 10th hole, Jones picked up his ball on the 11th and never completed the course. It was the low point of his career. Over the next two years Jones work not only on his game, but the personal issues that plagued him in his early career.
It was at the 1923 U. S. Open where Bobby turned his game around. During the final round he had tied Bobby Cruickshank going into the 18th hole. The shot from the tee ended in a rough, but on his next shot Jones recovered, driving the ball onto the green, about 8 feet from the hole. With the putt Bobby won his first major tournement.
Over the next 7 years Bobby was winning consistantly, while he was working on his law degree from Emory University. In 1930 he did what no one had done before - he won all major tournements in a single year. The world of golf, the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia went wild, honoring Bobby with a parade. Unfortunatly, Jones decided to retire rather than become a professional golfer, opting to work in law rather play golf.
He did, however, continue to make contributions to the sport, with books, movies and his own golf clubs. In 1931 the old Fruitland Nursery was purchased by a consortium and Bobby Jones began to design the Augusta National Golf Course along with Alister Mackenzie. Jones played in the first tournement. He would make his final appearence at the Masters in 1948, when diagnosed with syringomyelia, a dibilatating spinal disease.
In his private life Bobby Jones was a successful lawyer. In 1942 he joined the Army Air Corps, landing in Normandy the day after D-Day (his unit had been converted to infantry). Slowly, though, the syringomyelia made walking more difficult, and he died from complications of the disease.
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As the school year begins, there's extra assistance available for parents trying to improve their children's education.
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum has relaunched a hotline to answer parents' questions and provide important school-related information – 212-669-7250.
Gotbaum created the hotline because the city Department of Education's (DOE) parent support services are often unhelpful or unavailable, she claims.
"The start of the school year is exciting but it can be a stressful time for parents and students," Gotbaum said. "The bad news here is DOE has not figured out an effective and consistent way for the CSDs [community school districts] to interact with parents and help answer their questions. The good news is that I am once again launching my education hotline to fill the void and provide parents with a helpful resource and assistance in resolving education-related problems."
For the last few years, Gotbaum's staffers have phoned various parent support offices and either couldn't reach DOE employees or were unable to obtain appropriate information.
Before school started last year, Gotbaum's staffers placed several phone calls to the main office of each of the city's 32 school districts. They posed as parents in need of information but in many cases there was no answer on the other end, and when voicemails were left, they often went unreturned.
A similar "survey" conducted this year yielded comparable results.
Between August 12th and 15th, Gotbaum's staffers made 96 calls to local district family advocates, who the DOE appointed to work as parent liaisons. Of those calls, family advocates were unavailable almost 70 percent of the time.
The family advocate at each of the 32 school districts was called three times – during daytime hours, after 5 p.m., and again during daytime hours but in Spanish.
A DOE spokesperson challenged the findings from Gotbaum's office.
"We always have questions about the methodology that she uses," Maibe Gonzalez Fuentes said.
She also noted that the DOE's Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy, which is led by Chief Family Engagement Officer Martine Guerrier, has already addressed many of Gotbaum's concerns.
"Martine Guerrier's office conducted an internal survey and she already identified areas of improvement. Some of the concerns that the public advocate had we have already looked at and are working to improve," Gonzalez Fuentes explained.
There's also the issue of staffing.
In the past, the DOE has argued that district offices, which are home to family advocates, are short-staffed and often overwhelmed by an abundance of phone, email and fax requests, as well as other administrative duties.
This is because in the last few years, regional offices and their parent support officers handled the brunt of calls from parents. But the elimination of the regional structure has left local district offices, which often have just a handful of employees, to handle the calls.
Rather than inundate district offices, the DOE has recommended that parents contact the parent coordinator at their child's school when seeking information. If the parent coordinator is unable to help or lacks sufficient information, then parents should contact their local district's family advocate.
Phone numbers for parent coordinators and district family advocates are available on the DOE's website, http://schools.nyc.gov.


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7 spectacular ways to celebrate Pastor Appreciation Day
Pastor Appreciation Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in October. This event occurs during Pastor Appreciation Month. Whether you celebrate the singular day or the entire month, this is the perfect time to show appreciation for all that priests, pastors, reverends and ministers do for your church family. These ideas are sure to inspire:
Slideshow during services: Get a group of volunteers to collect pictures of the pastor throughout the last year that can be used to create a thoughtful slideshow. It shows just how much is accomplished in 365 days and how many people the pastor has touched. Then show the slideshow at each weekly service for all to enjoy.
Signed directory: Forget cards and instead opt for a community gift that will be cherished forever. Use a printed Lifetouch church directory and invite all church members to sign by their picture, adding their thoughts of gratitude in the open spaces. Once done, gift to the pastor, who can flip through the pages and feel the love.
Candy cards: If you want something cute and meaningful as a gift, consider putting together a candy card. Figure out your pastor's favorite candy and try to use it in fun phrases. For example, you've made "mounds" of difference in our lives, even when we act like "airheads." Get creative and make it fun!
Kids performance: There's something about kids singing that melts the heart. Have students learn songs at school or religion class and then present to the entire congregation on Pastor Appreciation Day during services or the coffee hour. Bonus points if you can find out a favorite artist or song and have the kids sing it.
Deliver dinner: Consider delivering a themed dinner to the pastor's residence, and if applicable, include his or her family. A few fun theme ideas could include Mexican fiesta, bite-size dinner foods, beach or lake, rustic barbecue, farm, retro or even a particular movie. Get creative, and if you can tie it to the pastor's interests somehow, even better.
Collect letters of thanks: Plan ahead by requesting all church members write or type a letter of appreciation to the pastor. It could be how they've made a difference, a reflection on a particular sermon or even pictures colored by children. Have one person collect these over the month prior and then present to the pastor to read leisurely as time allows for a guaranteed smile.
Surprise party: When all else fails, you can't go wrong with a surprise party. It could be a simple coffee hour planned behind the scenes or a blowout with balloons, food and music where everyone jumps out and screams "Surprise!"
You might also like 5 ways to get more people involved in church
Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits provides various ways to keep your church community connected. Find out more by contacting us today.


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Providence, RI (September 11, 2015) – Healthcentric Advisors is pleased to announce the appointments of the 2015-2016 Board Officers: Thomas Izzo (Chair) and Stephen Zubiago, Esq. (Vice Chair), Claire Iacobucci (Treasurer) and Diana Franchitto (Secretary).
Awarded PBN Best Places to work for 5 years in a row
Providence, RI (May 12, 2015) – Healthcentric Advisors has received the Providence Business News 2015 Best Places to Work Award for 5 years in a row. This award is in recognition of Healthcentric Advisors dedication and commitment of our associates as well as the organization's team culture and esprit de corps.
We've opened satellite offices
Providence, RI (November 17, 2014) – Healthcentric Advisors, a Rhode Island based non-profit, has opened satellite offices in Woburn, MA and Brunswick, ME to meet the needs of stakeholders in Massachusetts and Maine and expand its presence and footprint across New England.
Healthcentric Advisors Awarded $53.4 Million Federal Contract
Providence, RI (July 25, 2014) — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded a $53.4 million Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) contract to Healthcentric Advisors, the incumbent Rhode Island Quality Improvement Organization (QIO).
Healthcentric Advisors, in partnership with Qualidigm, will administer the contract for the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.


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Cape Canaveral is one of the most visited cities in the state of Florida because of the fact that it has America's most popular and favored Kennedy Space Center. Kennedy Space Center is famous around the world and is called "hub of nation's human space program". The most popular and favorite cruise port called Port Canaveral is also located in the city of Cape Canaveral. A large number of visitors and tourists from all the world comes to Florida every year and spend their vacations in Port Canaveral. Another beneficial point to remember about Port Canaveral is it is located about one-hour travel distance by road using interstate 95 from Orlando (the city beautiful). By visiting Port Canaveral you can add some more interesting fun on your vacation in Orlando which is a home of entertainment that includes: Disney World, Magic Kingdom, and different theme parks. In this article, you will read interesting facts to know about Cape Canaveral.
Facts to know about Cape Canaveral
The City of Cape Canaveral
The city of Cape Canaveral is located in the mid of Jacksonville and Miami near the Space Coast of the state of Florida. It offers a number of charming beaches, the most famous cruise ship port (Port Canaveral), the Brevard Zoo, spectacular hotels, resorts, and unforgettable restaurants. The Canaveral National Seashore is also located near the space center with a large number of plants and bird species. You can enjoy at Exploration Tower or can spend a surfing day at white sandy beaches. Here you can rest in Royal Mansion Resort that will give you never-ending memory for the whole year. While staying in Royal Mansion, you can have the ideal landscaping and Oceanfront beach location. This is not it! you can also get down to Fishing Charters where you can enjoy with your family and even kids can have a lot of fun there. About 30-35 minutes drive is a Kennedy Space Center where you can meet live with Astronauts and even have lunch with them.
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The Port Canaveral
Approximately an hour distance from Orlando international airport is Port Canaveral. Travelers mostly like port Canaveral, visitors, and tourists because it has a variety of activities to offer and most importantly at the ease of access from Orlando. Many famous cruise ships such as Disney's cruise ship, Carnival cruise ship, and Norwegian cruise ship sails out of Port Canaveral for various destinations on the southern and eastern sides as well to the famous Islands in the Bahamas. Although, Port Canaveral is mainly known for its cruising activities. However, there are other fun things that you can do here including spending and enjoying a relaxing day at Jetty Park Beach and Campground where you can enjoy fishing, surfing, marine mammals and even can have a picnic there. The Exploration Tower is also one of a kind like Burj Al Arab and is very famous among vacationers and locals coming to visit Florida during their vacation.
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Guwahati is the gateway of Northeast. Guwahati is the major cultural, political, educational, transportation and commercial hub of north east India. Guwahati is known for its rich culture, tradition, celebration of festivals. It is the largest city of Assam. It is also known as the "City of Temple". Guwahati the light of the east is situated on Brahmaputra River Bank. It's a paradise for nature lovers. Major attractions of Guwahati: Umananda Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple, Basistha Temple, Navagrah Temple, Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra, Assam Rajyik State Museum, Regional Science Centre and Museum, The Assam State zoo cum Botanical garden, Dighaliphukuri, Nehru Park, Shradhanjali Kanan etc.
Kaziranga National Park is located on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River in the far North East of India, Assam. Kaziranga National Park covers an area of approximately 430-sq-kms. It is a world heritage site. Kaziranga is famous for the Great Indian one horned rhinoceros. The landscape of Kaziranga is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes & shallow pools. It has been declared as National Park in 1974. It's visiting season is from mid-November to early April months.
Day 01: Guwahati - Kaziranga National Park
Arrive at Guwahati and after lunch proceeds towards Kaziranga National Park the home of the "One Horned Rhinoceros". Check in to hotel/Lodge/resort. Evening is free for leisure. Stay overnight at Kaziranga.
Day 02: Kaziranga National Park
Early morning explore Western Zone of Kaziranga National Park with Elephant Safari. Apart from world's endangered One-horned d Rhinoceros,the Park sustains half the world's population of genetically pure Wild Water Buffaloes, over 1000 Wild elephants and perhaps the densest population of Royal Bengal Tigers anywhere. Kaziranga is also a birdwatcher's paradise and home to some 500 species of birds. The Crested Serpent Eagle, Palla's Fishing Eagle, Greyheade Fishing Eagle, Swamp Partridge, Bar-headed goose, whistling Teal, Bengal Florican, Storks, Herons and Pelicans are some of the species found here. Return to the resort for breakfast. Afternoon go for a jeep safari through the Central Zone of the National Park. Evening come back to the hotel. Stay overnight at hotel in the cozy environment.
Day 03: Kaziranga National Park - Guwahati
After breakfast drive towards Guwahati. Arrive and check in to Hotel. Evening visit the local destinations like Tirupati Balaji Temple, Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakhetra where Assamese history and culture is presented through light and sound show and return to Hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 04: Guwahati
Early morning visit Kamakhya Temple and other Temples if time Permits. Check-out from the hotel with everlasting memories and transfer to Guwahati Airport/Railway Station for onward Journey.
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BBC SSO/Martyn Brabbins, City Halls, Glasgow, review: provocative
Completions are a messy business. Taking a composer's unfinished music and rounding it off with your own material, however convincing that may be, raises all kinds of questions about motives, ethics, ownership. All the more so when the original composer in question was among the thousands whose lives were cut short in the First World War.
Is delving into their unfinished material a poignant celebration of what might have been? Or is it simply a case of putting back-story above intrinsic merit?
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's just-post-Remembrance Day concert offered two such musical completions, one English and one Scottish. It was composer-conductor Kriss Russman who finished off the concert's opener, the Orchestral Fantasia by George Butterworth (getting its first ever performance), a mere 92 bars of which had survived after Butterworth's death at the Somme in 1916.
Russman retains all of the original, and spun its limited content out into a convincingly Butterworthian nine-minute rhapsody: folksy tunes nestling up against gentle pastoral evocations.
He might have struggled to match the strikingly sparse, ambiguous harmonies of Butterworth's own opening, and his restless, swiftly changing textures seemed intent on displaying his own compositional agility – but it was a considerable achievement, dispatched with exquisite care by conductor Martyn Brabbins.
It was Brabbins himself who had orchestrated the brief Sorrowful Dance by Edinburgh-born Cecil Coles, ahead of this first professional performance in public. (Coles was shot by a sniper in 1918 while acting as a volunteer stretcher-bearer in France.) Sorrowful Dance followed the two remaining movements of Coles's orchestral suite, Behind the Lines, but with the music's sub-Elgarian pomp, there was the distinct feeling here that context was everything.
Fascinating though it was to hear music written at the front line – especially in the BBC SSO's hearty, idiomatic performances – there was less here to repay repeated listening.
The rest of the Orchestra's all-British concert came from either side of the 20th century's two great conflicts. French-German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt made a fascinatingly robust soloist in Walton's 1956 Cello Concerto – often at odds with the cool precision of Brabbins and the Orchestra, and even daring to bring a rough edge to his playing in his final movement solos, but compelling nonetheless.
Elgar's Enigma Variations closed the concert by looking back to Victorian glories, but it felt unexpectedly hit and miss – strangely sluggish and deliberate at times, as though Brabbins were reluctant to give full rein to Elgar's dramatic portrait painting.
All the same, it was a provocative, revealing event, throwing fresh light on these bigger, better-known works through the rarely heard music of composers lost in World War One.
Listen online to the BBC Radio 3 broadcast of this concert for the next four weeks at bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06p58wl