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Global Member Care:
Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity
(Volume 2, 2013)
Kelly O'Donnell and Michèle Lewis O'Donnell, Editors
421 pages
Global Member Care: Crossing Sectors for Good Practice is the latest book from the O'Donnells to launch the member care field further in to the international world of mission/aid and beyond. Part One overviews the relevance, key concepts, and experience of crossing sectors. Parts Two-Four offer a variety of materials related to good practice in the Humanitarian Sector, the Human Health Sector, and the Human Resources Sector. The book's 35 chapters include a wealth of practical guidelines, codes, resolutions, perspectives, principles, resources, case examples, resources, tools, internet links to videos, human rights emphases, and more. Get ready to venture into the heart of global issues and opportunites--from the trenches to the towers and everything in between!
"This book does a
great job of assisting workers and organizations by bringing together a
selection of key writings and documents." Alastair Ager, PhD, Professor of
Clinical Population & Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health,
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"Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity makes a profound contribution to all who are helping to make the world a better, safer, and healthier place. The member care movement has truly come of age with this book." Ted Lankester, MD, Director of Health Services, InterHealth Worldwide; Director of Community Health Global Network
"This inspired book guides us into many of the complex challenges facing humanity and highlights the increasing relevance of multi-sectoral member care in addressing these challenges." Alison Schafer, Senior Program Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS); World Vision Australia/International
"The O'Donnells excel yet again in ...expanding our thinking and skill sets. Get ready to head into the next phase of member care—and into the heart of global issues and opportunities! "Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, co-founder Families in Global Transition conference
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Global Member Care:
Kelly O'Donnell
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If you are interested in growing as a person, developing your member care skills, and helping people in difficult places, then this book is for you! Pearls and Perils launches the member care field into this next decade and farther into the international world of mission/aid.
Part One: Exploring Member Care in Mission/Aid reviews the growth and development of the member care field, challenges for mission/aid workers and includes future directions in light of global realities.
Part Two: Promoting Health in Mission/Aid examines the crucial area of health/dysfunction and provides specific suggestions for good relationships, management, and governance.
Part Three: Developing Guidelines in Mission/Aid studies core ethics and human rights principles that are both foundational and essential for good practice.
Pearls and Perils is a contemporary text for training purposes in universities, seminaries, and mission/aid settings. It also provides principles and resources that make it a handbook for member care workers, sending groups, and those with member care responsibility. Use it as a "guide/goad" in your life and work!
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Global Member Care: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice
"Dr. O'Donnell once again competently launches us further into the practical realities of doing member care well. Pearls and Perils excels in scholarship, readability, and above all relevance!" John Fawcett, MSW; International Human Resource Consultant, Editor Stress and Trauma Handbook, New Zealand
"Pearls and Perils expands our thinking about member care and provides many resources to address some of the more complex and difficult issues that can emerge in organizational settings." Cynthia B. Eriksson, PhD; Assistant Professor of Psychology Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology, USA
"Dr. O'Donnell's engaging writing style will touch your heart and definitely hold your interest. Pearls and Perils is not just for academicians but for all those who care deeply about promoting health within/through the mission/aid sector." Ann Yeh, MA; PhD Student, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology, USA
"This is a timely, cutting edge, and most-welcome book! It will further equip the world-wide Church to support and manage its personnel who serve in challenging places." Gladys K. Mwiti, PhD; Consulting Clinical Psychologist, Founder/CEO, Oasis Africa, Kenya
Global Member Care --The Book Series
The Global Member Care series is part of the ongoing effort to support member care and mission/aid. The series is designed to further equip the diversity of people with member care responsibility around the world, including leaders, colleagues, professional caregivers, trainers, sending groups, and academic institutions. The materials help us to grow deeply in our character, competencies, and compassion and to go broadly across disciplines, cultures, and sectors as we provide relevant, quality services within the mission/aid community and beyond--in light of the major challenges affecting the world.
Volume One: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice
Volume Three: Stories and Strategies--All Peoples
Edited by
Kelly and Michèle O'Donnell
(with consulting editors and contributors TBA)
We welcome suggestions for Volume Three:
Dr. Kelly O'Donnell and Dr. Michèle Lewis O'Donnell are consulting psychologists living in Europe by Geneva, specializing in member care (staff wellbeing and effectiveness, including organizational health). They are part of Member Care Associates, Inc, an organization dedicated to providing and developing member care in mission/aid. Their professional emphases take them into many international sectors and into the areas of crisis care, expatriate families, global mental health, team and organizational development, good practice/ethics, integrity/anti-corruption, and practitioner affiliations. Kelly and Michèle studied clinical psychology and theology at Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, USA, where they received their doctorates. Their written contributions over the last 30 years include books, articles, and web-based resources in the member care and mental health fields.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Global Portal: www.membercareassociates.org
CORE MC Blog: www.coremembercare.blogspot.com
Global Mental Health-Map: https://sites.google.com/site/gmhmap/
Member Care Updates: http://membercareassociates.org/?page_id=125
Global Integration Updates: http://membercareassociates.org/?page_id=726
(c) 2011--2020 Kelly and Michele O'Donnell


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These facts listed above are just a few out of the many related to the electronic library.
The age we live in is an electronic age and technology is growing all the time. As it grows so do the programs that make use of this technology. Electronic libraries have made research easy and accessible to people in most walks of life. For college students, this can mean that they do not have to carry a heavy bag full of books just to do research for a paper.
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Social Marketing
Social marketing could be described as conventional advertising doing community service. Since it's inception in the 1970's it has a long history of subtly influencing public behavior and attitudes about a variety of sensitive issues. It's purpose is to serve the greater good rather than being a for profit venture. Public service announcements and other broad scale campaigns are common place to help educate the general public on everything from seat belt safety to cancer prevention.
Social marketing requires the same in depth research as traditional marketing. But the approach begins with finding out the needs of a specific group and designing a program around that target audience. There must be an offer of a product whether tangible or intangible. The target audience must be educated about the benefits of the offering as well as a value assigned to said product. There must also be a motivating factor for the targeted group to make use of the product. In certain cases there may be distribution points. For example an HIV campaign may entail giving away free condoms at concerts or clubs. Many major cities have clean syringe campaigns to prevent the spread of HIV through drug use. The motivation to stay healthy and halt the spread of the disease may also remove the stigma associated with it when the group recognizes the benefits.
The next phase is promotion which will exceed customary media channels. There are issues that may require the cooperation of a number of entities to promote the cause. It may encompass government agencies, private companies, community service groups, and even schools systems being brought together to spread the word. In the case of health and safety concerns, when the US government wanted to stress the importance of child safety seats, several insurance companies held events to demonstrate the proper way to install car seats. The overall effect was a drastic drop in children being injured in accidents because they were not secure within the vehicle.
Social marketing does require the same planning as commercial applications. There must be short and long term goals. There must be assessments as to the effectiveness of the program. It can be difficult to tell if the program achieved the desired goal of getting the group to change life long behaviors or beliefs. There maybe adjustments over time to reach a broader or narrower group. Over time it is advisable to conduct periodic surveys to fine tune the program. Social marketing is vital in terms of being able to reach out to various groups on their level. It takes the approach of speaking their language in order to benefit society as a whole.
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How to Brand Nations, Cities and Destinations: A Planning Book for Place Branding by Moilanen T and Rainisto S (Hardcover - 19 Dec 2008)
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So, now our second attempt to become parents with a surrogate in India has begun. We had our eggcollection saturday, eggtransfer monday and now 2 ww.
We are hoping for an early phonecall in two weeks saying "congratulations"! 10 days left...
onsdag 11 november 2009
Just have to wait
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Celibacy can be a choice in life, or a condition imposed by circumstances.
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On the "Things could always be worse" front:
Crapaud's good fren' Mssr. Le Proffeseur Paul Krugman de la Laureate-Nobel, had this to say in the Jan 5th NY Times relating to the POWER of the opinions of the People to influence public opinion for the good. Thanks to Mon 'tit Bougre for sending this along to Crapaud.
"A bullet dodged
What would have happened if George W. Bush had actually succeeded in his plan to privatize Social Security? Ask the Italians.
Italy did for retirement financing what President George W. Bush couldn't do in the U.S.: It privatized part of its social security system. The timing couldn't have been worse.
The global market meltdown has created losses for those who agreed to shift their contributions from a government severance payment plan to private funds meant to yield higher returns.…Gaetano Turchetta, a Rome office manager, made the irreversible move to a private plan after a union representative boasted of the potential for 20 percent annual returns. The 43- year-old father of three now says he would sign with "two hands and two feet" if he could switch back."
Crapaud say: A bullet dodged is one well-worth gunny-sacking for future battle discussions.
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Labels: Bush's Failures, economy, People Power, Social Security
Friday, January 9, 2009
FROM the Primo Blogger, Joe My God joemygod.blogspot.com
I've purloined the following he summarized from Huffington Post today:
Crapaud says: It'll get much worse before it begins to get better, but it will get better with bold new leadership.
I've purloined the following he summarized from Huffington Post today:
Unemployment Soars
The December unemployment numbers are out and things are worse than feared..
The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs. The labor market is expected to remain weak as mass layoffs continue. The Labor Department's report, released Friday, underscored the terrible toll the deepening recession is having on workers and companies, and highlights the hard task President-elect Barack Obama faces in resuscitating the flat-lined economy. For all of 2008, the economy lost a net total of 2.6 million jobs. That was the most since 1945, when nearly 2.8 million jobs were lost. Although the number of jobs in the U.S. has more than tripled since then, losses of this magnitude are still being painfully felt. With employers throttling back hiring, the nation's jobless rate averaged 5.8 percent last year. That was up sharply from 4.6 percent in 2007 and was the highest since 2003.Be good at work today. (Says Joe).
Crapaud says: It'll get much worse before it begins to get better, but it will get better with bold new leadership.
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A New Year, A New Era
I am filled with Hope today. Maybe that's why I decided to create this Blog at this time. I usually make no New Year resolutions, having learned the lesson many years ago that human frailty and the lack of continuing resolve often lead to a case of the 'shoulds' and little else. But I do hereby resolve to keep my bloggin' brief, if not pithy. So here goes my only thought for today.
Deadline Poet says that Bush's à-goin'
The whole world ceases its mo'nin and gro'nin'
As BHO transits us to a place of Hope
We rejoice that we know we won't miss the Dope.
Pithyly yours, Crapaud
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Determination of the Profile of Cerebral Dominancy or Forms of Thought of the Students of First Semester of the Bacteriology Program and Clinical Laboratory of the University College Mayor of CundinamarcaDeterminación del perfil de dominancia cerebral o formas de pensamiento de los estudiantes de primer semestre del programa de bacteriología y laboratorio clínico de la Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2007-06-15)
The objective of this investigation, based on Ned Hermann's model and Omar Gardie's studies, was to determine the cerebral dominance profile or thinking manners of Bacteriology and Clinical Laboratory freshmen from University Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca. The results of this research will allow professors to know their students' cognitive potential and their ways of thinking to guide the search and building of knowledge ...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis and Factors Related to Foodborne Diseases in Workers in Animal Processing Plants in Five Capital Cities in Colombia, 2008Seroprevalencia de la toxoplasmosis y factores relacionados con las enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos en trabajadores de plantas de beneficio animal en cinco ciudades capitales de Colombia, 2008
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2009-06-15)
The National Institute of Health of Colombia, to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in slaughterhouse workers, determined the antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in the target population. The objective was to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in workers in animal processing plants in five cities during 2008, by the ELFA technique (Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay). It conducted a cross sectional study ...
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Behaviors Related to Suicide in the National Study of Mental Health Colombia 2003Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de comportamientos relacionados con suicidio en el Estudio Nacional de Salud Mental, Colombia 2003 (ENSM)
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2007-06-15)
Suicide is an important public health issue in Colombia. Nevertheless, little is known about the prevalence, risk factors, and the main behaviors related to it. The present article tries to show to the prevalence and suicide risk factors based on the results of the national survey of mental health of Colombia. The evaluated parameters were the thought, plans, and suicide attempts in a survey of homes, made face to face, ...
Frequency of Intestinal Parasites in Food Handlers in Five Cities in Colombia, 2008Frecuencia de Parasitismo Intestinal en Manipuladores de Alimentos de Cinco Ciudades de Colombia, 2008
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2009-06-15)
The main objective of this study was to find the frequency of intestinal parasites in food handlers working in various public restaurants, located in five capital cities of the country and in such establishments know the implementation of good manufacturing practices as a strategy for reducing parasitic morbidity and as a tool for prevention. 300 restaurants were visited where they surveyed 905 food handlers, whom they ...
Anxiety Disorders According to Age, Sex, Regional Distribution, Starting Age, Use of Services, Status, and Functionality/disability According to the National Study of Mental Health ColombiaTrastornos de ansiedad según distribución por edad, género, variaciones por regiones, edad de aparición, uso de servicios, estado civil y funcionamiento/discapacidad según el Estudio Nacional de Salud Mental-Colombia
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2006-12-15)
The results presented in this article are part of the world survey of mental health by the WHO. It explores among other aspects the distribution by age and sex, variations by regions, age of start, and use of services related to anxiety disorders in Colombia. The sample design was probabilistic multileveled and stratified applied to an urban population between 18-65 years of age in 60 representative municipalities of ...
Biomechanical Analysis of Ongoing Digital Prosthetic Amputee above KneeAnálisis de biomecánica digital en marcha protésica de paciente con amputación por encima de rodilla
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2009-06-15)
This research, conducted at the BIOMED Digital Biomechanics Laboratory, shows a case study of a patient with amputation above the knee and the monocentric knee mechanism, which employs optoelectronic systems to capture the movement and force transducers plates to obtain data on kinetics and kinematics of the limb. The results were analyzed to try to recognize the major patterns, characteristics and possible improvements ...
Coexistence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Candida Albicans in Hospital-Acquired Infections in Cartagena (Colombia)Coexistencia de Pseudomonas Aeruginosa y Candida Albicans en Infecciones Nosocomiales en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2011-06-15)
Nosocomial infections are a major health problem, whose risk factors include prolonged hospitalization, invasive procedures and broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatments. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans are commonly isolated microorganisms from the respiratory tract of seriously ill patients. It has been shown that these pathogens may have an interaction of great significance where the morphological characteristics ...
Células Dendríticas (CDs): Propiedades y limitaciones de su función inmunoterapéutica
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2007-12-15)
Células Dendríticas (CDs): Propiedades y limitaciones de su función inmunoterapéutica
Determination of Reference Values for the Microtechnique of Phagocytosis and Intracellelar Death of Candida Albicans in a Group of Healthy Population in BogotaDeterminación de valores de referencia para la microtécnica de fagocitosis y muerte intracelular deCándida álbicans en un grupo de población sana en Bogotá
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2007-06-15)
The function of the phagocytic cells is an efficient mechanism for non-specific protection against infectious agents and elimination of dead or senile cells. Cells of the innate immunity, such as neutrophils and macrophages, are responsible for this process. Neutrophils are particularly effective at the initial phases of infections caused by Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria.Macrophages participate in late stages ...
Assessment of Morphologic Characteristics and Immunophenotype of Mesenchimal Stem Cell Culture Obtained From Umbilical Cord Blood and Bone MarrowEvaluación de características morfológicas e inmunofenotipo de células madre mesenquimales en cultivo obtenidas a partir de sangre de cordón umbilical y médula ósea.
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2007-12-15)
Bone marrow and umbilical cord blood are sources of mesenchymal stem cells. They are important for tissue regeneration and immunomodulation. The object of this work was to isolate and culture mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood cells. Bone marrow samples were obtained from patients at the Orthopedic Service of the San Ignacio Hospital and cord blood samples were obtained from women with ...


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A bill that would have required Georgia schools to provide recess for elementary school kids has been shot down by the governor.
Georgia House Bill 83 was vetoed Wednesday by Governor Brian Kemp, who said he believes recess should be left in the hands of local school boards. "While I support expanded recess opportunities for Georgia's students, I am a firm believer in local control, especially in education," Kemp said.
Kemp's decision came after the popular bill was overwhelmingly supported by other state politicians. The Georgia House of Representatives approved it 160-to-11, while the State Senate gave it a 48-to-4 approval.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgias-governor-vetoes-bill-requiring-elementary-schools-recess/story?id=63051728


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I've thought for quite a while that the senior management at the LTC is clearly incompetent, but the news that a fare increase is being proposed ("LTC wants 10% hike in fares"; London Free Press; 2008/09/04) is remarkably stupid even for them.
The LTC's Larry Ducharme is quoted as saying that "This is a reality check, a watershed budget." Well, here's a reality check for Larry…
When LTC made a decision to increase user rates in 1988, the results were predictable. Ridership decreased year after year for the next 8 years from it's peak 1988 level of 18,761,000 to only 11,905,000 in 1996. And as bad as those raw numbers might appear, the reality is even worse.
"Whereas the 18,761,000 riders in 1988 represented a very modest mode share of 10%, the 18,276,000 riders which the service attracted in 2005 only represent a mode share of 7%. In order to match projected population growth and simply recapture the 10% share, the TMP estimates that ridership has to grow an average 600,000 additional rides per year, every year, until 2024."01
Do we even know what the ridership numbers really are? Larry Ducharme has been going around touting a great ridership increase for some time now, but can we believe him?
Let's review the communication that I sent Mr. Ducharme more than a year ago. The one that nobody at the LTC has replied to despite several follow-up inquiries …
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:40:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Gregory Fowler"
To: "Larry Ducharme"
Subject: LTC Ridership
In the past, I have communicated my concern to you that raw ridership numbers are relatively meaningless, because they do not reflect the corresponding increase in the city population. However, it did not occur to me that there was any reason to question those raw numbers. I simply accepted them at face value.
Having re-examined all of the staff reports re 'Financial Update – Passenger Riding' which are available on the LTC website as part of your meeting agendas, I now have a question with respect to the accuracy of the reported raw ridership numbers.
By your own admission, there has been a marked trend "away from the cash and ticket categories to the pass category."
Although the cash and ticket categories can be very accurately measured, ridership for the pass category can only be calculated.
As I understand it, you have created something that you call "ride factors" which are based upon "expected usage" of those passes, and you then pad (fudge?) the measured ridership (cash & ticket) to arrive at your published ridership numbers. Worse still, "factors are adjusted as required…"
Required for what purpose? So that it will appear that you are experiencing a growth in ridership?
How hard would it be for you to take an actual head count? An accurate measurement of the number of individuals who actually board LTC buses month by month? Instead of simply guessing?
Greg Fowler
But even if you want to give Larry Ducharme the benefit of the doubt and assume that the LTC's ridership guesses are accurate enough, how does that justify a rate increase? Mr. Ducharme has repeatedly said that transit users in this city pay more per-capita than users in other cities. In other words, despite it's rhetoric, City Council has been underfunding the LTC for years.
It was only last April that our City Council spent all of the $5.8M that it got from the province for rehabilitating paved roads.02
Right now, London is flush with at least $33M from the upper levels of government for transportation-related projects.03 Shouldn't a large percentage of that be used to improve services for pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit users? Should the city have to be threatened with lawsuits before it will spend money on important alternative transportation needs like walkway lighting and maintenance?04
And then of course, there's the argument that always gets ignored. The fact that those citizens who are most in need, use public transit the most. Because they have to. Because their lives depend upon it. You heard about the supposed need for a fare increase, but did you hear anything about the plea for public transit funding for the disabled?05
Some progressive cities aren't afraid to admit that reality, and to recognize that our society cannot afford the escalating social cost of the disparity between rich and poor. Just last March, Hamilton began providing half-price passes for employed but poor residents. An increasing number of cities are studying the common-sense idea of free public transit (see links below).
Where are London's progressive politicians?
01. 2007/01/06 – FMBS: My public letter to Paul Berton
02. 2008/04/07 – CityLondon: ETC agenda item #9
03. 2008/08/26 – FMBS: What to do with $33M?
04. 2008/08/26 – FMBS: Should London be sued?
05. 2008/07/31 – LTC: Funding Public Transport re ODSP/CPP-D
Other Links:
2006/02/18 – FMBS: Joanna Kurowski's convoluted answer
2007/12/19 – FMBS: Shooting for Free Transit
2008/01/09 – FMBS: Ted Kheel's Fight for Free Public Transit
2008/01/28 – FMBS: CUPE's Poverty Reduction Proposal
2008/04/20 – FMBS: Increasing Credibility of Free Transit


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Fanatical Leftists Whip-up Hate in Place of a Political Solution
Within the last 96-hours America has witnessed an unparalleled occurrence, since the duel mass murder tragedies that claimed the lives of 31 innocent victims and wounded scores of others last weekend.
Rather then those two horrific events bringing a stunned and grieving nation together as expected, the fanatical and frenzied left has high-jacked those events deciding to maliciously turn sorrow and grief into a dangerously hateful rebuke of President Trump, regardless of the cost to our nation.
The chorus of scornful recriminations towards our Commander-in-Chief began as predicated by 2020 Democratic hopefuls hoping to turn a senseless tragedy into political talking points regarding gun control, however the usual political diatribe began to quickly take-on an ominous almost scary tone, as Democratic candidates incited by the media began to vilify the President as a "racist, white supremacist" and perhaps even more disturbing as a "Nazi sympathizer."
The vile condemnation continued spilling over from 2020 Democratic hopefuls to local Democratic politicians in both El Paso and Ohio warning the President that he wouldn't be welcome to share in their grief nor comfort those families who've lost loved one's or pay tribute to the brave first responders, and medical staff working tirelessly saving lives, in essence, local Democrats taking their lead from their national 2020 counterparts attempted to deny the President "his role" as "comforter-in-chief."
Even more disturbing, the usually unhinged leftist news that routinely spins their facts counter to the Presidents accomplishments, took on a sinister and alarming dive into the abyss by actually giving air-time to some pretty disturbing characters.
Tuesday night on MSNBC, a leftist loon by the name of Malcolm Nance accused the President of the United States of sending coded messages to neo-Nazis.
Nance went on to explain, "These people feel that they are the foot soldiers executors of what the disenfranchisement that the white race is feeling and Donald Trump is giving them subliminal orders in their head."
Even more astounding then Nance, MSNBC continued going deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole with their other guest, a former FBI official turned conspirator named Frank Figliuzzi.
Claiming he uses numerology, in explaining the President's "coded messages." Yes I said "coded messages.
Figliuzzi explained, "It's the little things and language and messaging that matters. The President said that we will fly our flags at half-mast until August 8th — that's 8-8. Now I'm not going to imply that he did this deliberately, but I am using it as an example of the ignorance of the adversary that's being demonstrated by the White House. The numbers 8-8 are very significant in neo-Nazi and white supremacy movement. Why? Because the letter H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, and to them, the numbers 8 together stand for "Heil, Hitler."
However, this is just the tip of the iceberg, in how the extreme left is ramping up discourse, with potential violent overtones, which seems to be their intent heading into 2020.
Raul Reyes, NBC news contributor continued the unparalleled pile-on against the President, implying that the President was somehow directly responsible for the carnage in El Paso.
Stating, "He ramped it up again to the invasion, the warning people of the caravan and words like "infestation." What do you do with an infestation? With an infestation? The natural conclusion is to attempt extermination."
That sick narrative fed into to MSNBC's Anchor Nicolle Wallace saying "President Obama used the power of the presidency to try to pass comprehensive immigration reform with the Latino community, Latino leaders at the table. You now have a President, as you said, talking about exterminating Latinos."
Keep in mind these folks are media hounds and know exactly what they're saying and their connotation of the word "extermination."
Fox host Tucker Carlson insightfully realizing that something has radically changed within the last several days, since that infamous weekend, has written an op-ed appealing to all those political pundits within the news media, along with 2020 hopefuls and both extremists on the right and on the left, to lower the temperature.
"What's the point at which rhetoric forces action? When do words become incitement? At what point do political attacks become so reckless and unhinged that you can no longer heal the divide they create with politics and force people towards something darker?"-Tucker Carlson


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We provide a comprehensive and engaging mathematics programme which follows the current Statutory Orders of the National Curriculum whilst also promoting the individual needs of our pupils. Pupils embed the 'non-negotiable' building blocks for maths as early as possible. Fluency, problem solving and reasoning are encouraged at all levels.
The four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) are taught incrementally so that a coherent approach is adopted throughout the school. The steps we use are detailed in our Calculation Policy. We acknowledge, however, the pupils all have preferred methods and make apparatus available in every classroom so that the pupils can access it to help themselves when and where they feel the need.
In Key Stage 1 we focus on number bonds, times tables knowledge and problem solving. Pupils develop confidence with our number system, learn about shapes, and use a variety of measures including length, mass, volume, time and money.
In Key Stage 2 we show our pupils how they can apply their existing knowledge to bigger (or smaller) or more difficult problems. We teach number and place value, the four operations, fractions, measures, geometry and statistics in progressive steps. The more complicated elements, such as percentages, ratio and simple algebra are taught in upper Key Stage 2, once the mathematical building blocks are secure.
Across the whole school we use Mathletics to reinforce topics taught in class and to encourage fluency.
We have made a significant investment to refresh our mathematics curriculum in line with the new National Curriculum. This included working closely with our Maths Adviser and purchasing practical maths resources for all classrooms. We are grateful to the Thomas McGregor Foundation for their donation towards this. In 2019/20, maths is again one of our key priorities, building on the successful fluency focus in 18/19.
Latest News
3rd Aug - A toolkit of resources to help parents prepare for a return to school and the latest science magazine have now been added to the Covid page.
22nd July - Whilst school is closed for the summer, please visit the 'Covid-19' page under the 'Classes' drop down menu for resources to support safety, well-being and learning.
22nd July - Tonight, school closes to pupils, parents and visitors as the 19-20 academic year is finished. School will be shut for building work for the entire summer. Should you need to contact us, please do so via the office email, from 3rd September. Happy Summer!
22nd July - Good luck! Well done! Best Wishes to the amazing Mrs Williams, who is retiring this term, and our wonderful year 6 pupils who leave for pastures new today. We are so proud of you all.
21st July - Thank you to Rev. Felicity and our year 6 Leavers - we really enjoyed the Leavers' Assembly today.
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Guidance includes:
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The newspaper article about 'Max and Milky make it to Mars' - written by our Book Club volunteer Ute - is here. She has kindly donated a copy of her book to our school library.
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Conservation educator Brianne Wilcox will lead young artists through a step-by-step process to completion.
All materials are included with a variety of snacks and juice. A small informational presentation about owls will be given before the class. Pre-registration and prepay by Oct 11; the cost is $15 per child.
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Month: May 2015
I am either 5% happier or 5% less unhappy
Not all places are easy to live in, and U.S. diplomats are expected to serve in places that are very difficult to live in. The State Department has a complicated formula that evaluates the level of difficulty, and gives diplomats a corresponding bonus. This bonus is called the "hardship differential," and is shown as a percentage. You can see the complete list online here. Afghanistan has a 35% differential, for example. That's easy to imagine: there aren't many good hospitals, electricity is unreliable, and there aren't many Starbuck's. Iceland has a 5% differential, probably because it's cold and remote there. Singapore has a 0% differential because it's a wonderfully modern city with easy access to amenities.
Recently, the Department sent a team to Shenyang to review conditions here and update the differential. The result of their visit is that the hardship differential has been reduced from 30% to 25%. That's good news in some sense, because it means that it is not as hard to live here. It's bad news in another, because it means less money in my paycheck. Personally, I feel that although there are more grocery stores here that carry salsa, Internet access is probably worse than it was last year, the air is just as bad as it has been, and all of the other inconveniences are still bothersome.
I'm not complaining, I still get a hardship differential, but it doesn't seem like daily life in Shenyang is 5% less hard than it was a year ago. This is also the second time that my pay has been cut since I entered the Foreign Service.
Still, it's better than flipping burgers.
Today is my Chinaversary
One year ago today I "arrived at post," as we say. It was a Friday evening. My sponsors met me at the airport, helped me to check in to my apartment, and showed me how to acclimate to my new living situation. Thanks, R and M!
What a year it has been! I have applied what I learned in training, re-learned what I forgot, and learned what I didn't learn but should have. My work and life here in China has been tiring, funny, exasperating, rewarding, inspiring, and humbling.
One thing it has never been is boring. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I have never been bored since arriving in China.
At the end of the initial orientation in DC, our instructors read to us the classic Dr. Seuss book Oh, The Places You'll Go! Several lines in that book stuck with me, and still resonate, because they capture some truths about being a diplomat:
Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don't. Because sometimes you won't.
And this one:
Whether you like it or not, alone will be something you'll be quite a lot.
One year in, I still think that this job is perfect for me. I can't really describe the pride that I feel when I represent my country abroad.
Thanks to my friends and family for your support, thanks to my great coworkers for your hard work and inspiration, and thanks to the taxpayers for paying my salary. (side note: travel and tourism is one of America's biggest exports; foreign tourism supports 1.1 million U.S. jobs. In that light, the taxpayers are getting a good return on the investment that the government makes in embassies and consulates abroad).
I am now at the halfway point in my two-year "tour." There's so much more that I want to do, to see, to experience while I'm in China. I want to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. So I'm going to stop writing and go outside now. As the good Dr. Seuss wrote:
"You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!"
This story is no bull
During the recent hike in the mountains of Taiwan, we happened on a farm. The setting was absolutely gorgeous.
Being a traditional farm, there were some buffalo that are used to help plow the fields. They were relaxing in a mud wallow.
Because we were with Taiwanese people, who love to take their picture with fun things, everyone thought that it would be a good idea to have our picture taken in front of the buffalo.
No one asked the buffalo their opinion.
That was our first mistake.
We managed to get a good group shot with the buffalo without any drama. The buffalo snorted a little at us, but we figured that everything would be all right.
That was our second mistake.
Then someone had the brilliant idea to take a jumping shot. Let's all jump into the air at the same time, someone suggested. It would be really cool.
That was our third mistake.
The sound of ten people with full backpacks all jumping into the air at the same time startled the buffalo. The buffalo were behind us, we couldn't see them, but we heard the splashing sound of three heavy buffalo jumping out of their mud wallow.
All that I could think of was the famous running of the bulls in Pamplona, and how someone always gets skewered in the buttocks. I did not want to get skewed in the buttocks, and apparently neither did any of my hiking companions, because we all screamed like little girls and ran away as fast as we could.
The farmer showed up a few minutes later, and laughed at us when we told him our story. Then he told us to have a nice day, and went back to work.
We all swore never to speak of the incident again.
Mountain climbing in Taiwan
On my recent trip to Taiwan, I met up with a group of people who go on outings together. They let me and my travel companion join them on a hike through a mountain trail in the outskirts of Taipei. The weather was terrific, the nature was beautiful. Getting out of the big city and breathing the fresh mountain air was just what I needed.
Great bookstore in Taiwan
Egg Psyche
Everyone who has eaten a box lunch 便當 on a Taiwan train knows this evil trick. Now the Chinese airlines are playing the same cruel joke!
Taiwan Must Eat The Good Food
Marketing team has been asleep
Burger King has some…interesting new sandwiches.


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Episode 224: Liz Baillie
Comics are hard — doubly so when you live in a place like New York, where holding down a day job is a necessity. By their early- to mid-30s, most opt to pack it in. It's not a personal failure or flaw, so much as an admission that the world just isn't equipped to support its artists, particularly in a field as marginalized as indie comics. A few years back, Liz Baillie found herself at a crossroads, ultimately leaving comics for a newfound passion of coding. It was sad to see her go. My Brain Hurts was always a personal favorite among the comics that emerged from the 00s New York comics scene, a heartfelt and funny look at life among queer punks in the big city. But Baillie seemed to find success in record time in her new field. She moved to Portland to be among the startup community and found herself presenting at conferences in no time. Turns out life after comics does exist. In this we discuss moving to the Pacific Northwest after a lifetime in NYC and the emotional tolls of making a major career change in your 30s.


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Ahhh another week, it's a "wrap" in movie talk......speaking of movies, I got to go see "Joyful Noise" this is the movie that my daughter-in-law was working on. I was able to visit the set for a day, and even rode in the bus as they took shots of it going down the highway supposedly to the choir competition. I was able to see "my scene" for a total of 15 seconds, but it was so fun to see the movie in it's entirety and compare to the scenes that I watched them film.
Without further ado. Here is my week in rewind. Linking up with project rewind.


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The Radicati Group Releases "Corporate Web Security Market, 2015-2019"By Radicati Team • Jul 20th, 2015 • Category: Radicati Press Release
Corporate Web Security continues to show strong growth as concerns over safe web access continue to be a concern with all organizations of all sizes
For Immediate Release
Contact: The Radicati Group, Inc.
(650) 322-8059
Palo Alto, CA – August 3, 2015 – The Radicati Group, Inc.'s latest in-depth study, "Corporate Web Security Market, 2015-2019" offers an analysis of the Corporate Web Security market. Web security is defined as any software, appliance, or cloud service that protects corporate users and networks from Web-based malware, enables organizations to control employee behavior on the Internet, and helps prevent data loss.
The study provides market size, installed base and revenue market share by vendor, four-year forecasts, as well as detailed analysis of major players in the market, including Barracuda Networks, Blue Coat Systems, Cisco, Clearswift, Intel Security, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro, Trustwave, Webroot, Websense, and Zscaler.
According to the study, The Corporate Web Security market continues to grow at a fast pace, fueled by on-going concerns about corporate security. The market is expected to grow from over $2.1 billion revenues in 2015, to over $3.9 billion in 2019.
To order a copy of the study, or for additional information about our research, please visit our web site at https://www.radicati.com or contact us at 650-322-8059.


text: Surprising read, not at all what I was expecting. The book can be described as a horror, mystery , thriller, and fantasy. Loved the book, it was the type of book that I just could not put down. The writer leaves you wanting to know more and leaves you questioning if we ever really know or understand the truth. The story is one of Lisa and her disappearance. She had told everyone that she was going to the fairies world and would be meeting the Fairy King through a dream door. (Do not want to give away any spoilers, you will want to learn this by reading the book yourself). The author takes you on a fast paced ride and does not let go. I loved the book, after completing the book my daughter read it and she absolutely loved it as well, so much so that she ordered her own copy to keep.


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Our arms are hurting - another day and more pumping swell. It's overhead and offshore, again. Today we've got shots from Casa Ensueno. Please check out their website if you want a killer place to stay in Nicaragua...and tell them that you saw them on NSR!
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