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Faces & Mazes is an exhibition of unique electronic Jacquard loom hand weavings Lia Cook developed over the past six years in her studio in Oakland, California. In this current work, she examines both human and doll faces, embedded in a lattice-like weave structure. Cook is an artist whose depth and originality are explored in the essays written for this catalogue. The work flows from Cook's passion for extending our understanding of the interconnectedness of cloth as a medium of expression and a tactile experience.
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I feel like this is a stupid question, but I can't find a good, trustworthy nursery who sells beech trees. I tried to buy a beech tree online from 2 different websites. The first website sent me a tree that wasn't super healthy and it died. The second website sent me an oak tree by mistake.
I am looking for a beech tree of the species that is native to northeast USA (American Beech?). A hybrid of this species would also be acceptable, since such a hybrid would likely be resistant to whatever disease has been killing all the normal ones.


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I'm so happy that leopard print is back, because I love it! Also, thank goodness it's really easy to create your own leopard print nails. The great thing with leopard print is that it never has to be 100% perfect.. The more irregular the shapes, the better it looks. So… Here's a step-by-step tutorial how to do leopard print nails:
Step 1:
Choose your undercoat color and paint your undercoat. I used the natural colours because I wanted to do two accent nails to spruce it up a bit. So, I used a nude from Missha. For my accent nails I painted half nude and half burnt pink (Missha). But you don't have to do accent nails.
Step 2:
Use your second colour to create random irregular shapes on your nail. I try to keep all the "blobs" about the same size, but some are long and thin while others are round and fatter. I used a nail art brush, but you could also use a dotting tool. I prefer to make these dots smaller and do more. Other people sometimes do larger blobs and fewer. I used OPI "Wooden Shoe Like to Know" for this step.
Remember: keep a bit of space between each for the third colour and don't stress if it doesn't look like much yet.
Step 3:
If you are not doing an accent nail, then this will be your final step. Using a small paint brush or nail art brush paint black around your brown blobs. For this step, DON'T just make a perfect black ring around your brown. The black lines should be broken. Also, they can follow the contours of your irregular blobs.
If you have large spaces between leopard print dots, you can use your black to draw short lines and dots. This will fill up the space and complete the look.
Step 4: Accent Nails
For my accent nails (ring and middle fingers) I only did the leopard print on the nude half of the nails. The burnt pink I left blank. Then, down the dividing line in the center of each nail I stuck gold square metal studs. I really like the effect this creates.
Finally, remember to put a top coat on. And that's it!
You can go wild (excuse the pun) with leopard print 🙂 Check out some other ideas for leopard print that I was playing around with on my nail wheel.
I'm having so much fun on my nail wheels, I don't know why I didn't get them sooner! I hope you like them.. Which is your favorite? 🙂


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The 2019 snow season kicked into high gear early this year allowing many ski resorts across the american west to open early than scheduled. The 2018/2019 winter proved to be historic in the number of avalanches that occurred in the state of Colorado. But what do you need to know when you venture beyond the … Continue reading Backcountry Avalanche Awareness 2019
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Historic Colorado Avalanche Activity
I am sharing a recent post from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center from their Instagram page. We have seen unprecedented avalanche activity over the course of the last month and really since the first snowfall of the season. Our friends at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center provide us with information to make informed decisions throughout … Continue reading Historic Colorado Avalanche Activity
Backcountry Avalanche Awareness
Most are familiar with the basic essentials for hiking during the summer, but just as important, are the essentials for winter trekking adventures. As we transition from fall to winter, now is the time to prepare and be ready for the next big snow day. Below, I have outlined in no certain order, what everyone's … Continue reading Backcountry Avalanche Awareness


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"An appraisal clause binds the parties to have the extent or amount of loss determined in a particular way." State Farm Lloyds v. Johnson, 290 S.W.3d 886, 888 (Tex. 2009). Always check your policy's appraisal clause to see if the policyholder must first provide an estimate or description of the differences prior to requesting an appraisal. State Farm has a new appraisal clause that includes the following language:
At least 10 days before demanding appraisal, the party seeking appraisal must provide the other party with written, itemized documentation of a specific dispute as to the amount of the loss, identifying separately each item being disputed.
State Farm's new appraisal language is enforceable and must be complied with. The question becomes what happens if the appraisal clause doesn't have this 10-day requirement? As shown below, while the policyholder is not required to negotiate with the insurance company, a prudent policyholder will still want to provide an estimate in advance of demanding an appraisal. It is always better to swim downstream and it speeds up the process.
American Fire Insurance Company v. Stuart
Some insurance defense lawyers attempt to argue a policyholder must first make an attempt at settlement (negotiate) with the carrier before invoking appraisal. They cite American Fire Insurance Company v Stuart, 38 S.W. 395 (Tex.Civ. App. 1896) to support their position.
Decided in 1896, the case is penned by the court of civil appeals concerning a Texarkana fire claim brought by J.W. Stuart & Son for damage to goods inventoried in their store. Unfortunately, the insurance defense lawyer or adjuster has conveniently left out several key facts:
- Early judicial views expressed skepticism and hostility towards the appraisal process and many courts sought to find ways around requiring an appraisal. In Scottish Union, the Court describes appraisal as "injudicious" and its willingness to enforcement of the provision as "constrained." Scottish Union & National Insurance Company v. Clancy, 71 Tex. 5, 8 S.W. 630, 631 (1888). Moreover, intermediate Texas Courts were relatively quick to place impediments to the widespread use of the procedure; finding it was either easily waived or inappropriate. See Manchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Simmons, 35 S.W. 722 (Tex. Civ. App. 1896, no writ); American Fire Ins. Co. v. Stuart, 38 S.W. 395 (Tex. Civ. App. – 1896, no writ); Boston Ins. Co. v. Kirby, 281 S.W. 275 (Tex. App. – Eastland 1926);
- Not a single modern era Texas case has relied on Stuart for this proposition. There are no conflicting opinions between the appellate courts;
- The American Fire Insurance Company fire policy at issue was unique and this fact was specifically noted by the court of appeals. 'In some instances the requirement of appraisement has been left to the request of either party, and in others it has not been made obligatory by the use of words such as "may," instead of "shall. The policy in this case is peremptory, and the appraisement would be required whenever the disagreement should arise;' Id.
- As early as 1929, Texas recognized 'an insurance company is held to that degree of care and diligence which a man of ordinary care and prudence would exercise in the management of his own business.' G.A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. Am. Indem. Co., 15 S.W.2d 544 (Tex. Comm'n App. 1929, holding approved).
- Prior to 1973, most persons injured by abusive insurance practices were left with only common law actions for fraud and breach of contract. See History of Article 21.21 and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Journal of Consumer & Commercial Law, Consumer & Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Vol. 11, no. 1, Fall 2007.
- In 1983, the Texas Supreme Court described the Stowers duty discussed above as a 'duty of good faith and fair dealing [which] springs from the relationship.' See English v. Fischer, 660 S.W.2d 521 (Tex. 1983).
- §542.003(b)(4) of the Texas Insurance Code requires the carrier to attempt in good faith to effect a prompt, fair, and equitable settlement of a claim submitted in which liability has become reasonably clear. This duty does not require counter-offers or negotiation.
Best Practice:
Always review the policy's appraisal clause before requesting an appraisal. Insurance carriers are constantly reevaluating the role of appraisal and changes to traditional appraisal clauses should be anticipated. Even if the insurance company hasn't adopted a State Farm approach to appraisal (requiring an estimate 10 days in advance of requesting appraisal), it is a good practice to always send your appraiser's estimate a couple weeks in advance of requesting an appraisal. The reason for this is simple—it avoids arguing over whether there is a duty to attempt settlement prior to requesting an appraisal. While the case law might indicate a policyholder has no duty to negotiate (absent a State Farm style appraisal clause), avoid the fight and swim downstream. Doing so will expedite the appraisal process—which is something every policyholder desires.
This article is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. Use of and access to this article or any of the e-mail links contained within the site do not create an attorney-client relationship between Thomas W. Hamrick and the user or browser. The opinions expressed in this article are the opinions of the individual author and may not reflect the opinions of other lawyers.


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Style: Double India Pale Ale
80 IBU's
From: Derry, NH
Brewery's Note: "This beer uses a "damn the cost" approach to recipe design. We use 6 lbs of hops per BBL with a majority of those hops being used in late whirlpool additions and dry hopping. Following our steadfast commitment to drinkability in our beers, the abundance of hops produces a significant citrusy aroma and creates a unique "hop nectar" flavor that will surely satisfy the Imperial IPA aficionado. This beer also has a very light, dry malt profile that allows the intense hop flavors to explode from the glass."
The beer pours a dark copper/amber color with a lovely, sudsy head of off-white bubbles and great retention. In body, the beer is clear and clean, but does seem to have a haze to it. On the nose, this DIPA is firmly in the tropical fruit sector. Nuances of mango, juicy fruit, cantaloupe, and melon blend with prickly pine to make a succulent and sticky smelling beer. As I continue to smell, I start to pick out caramel bread crust notes, as well. On the tongue, the beer tastes initially bready sweet, but with a long, shivering bitter finish that dries out the tongue. Acidity lightly pops towards the middle of the sip, providing subtle complexity. In flavor, the beer begins as caramel bread with chunks of mango dried within it. The mango quickly grows into juicy, honeydew melon flavors that unfurl into prickly pine resin. The pine flavor quickly coats the tongue and sends bitter shivers up and down the palate. The aftertaste is of pine and medicinal bitters with a faint ghost of caramel. In the mouth, the beer feels medium + bodied with a middling carbonation and a creamy, fluffed mouthfeel that feels luxurious on the tongue. The beer is decidedly less attenuated than some examples of the style, which gives it some definite weight, yet it still displays a drier finish. When the beer leaves, the tongue, is left sticky with resin, while faint trickles of spittle build in the cheeks. Overall, this is a lovely DIPA with some great hop character and a superb balance of malt and hops. It's a little sweet for my taste in DIPA's, but the dryness at the end does much to counter-act the initial sweetness, which I am definitely a fan of. This beer is a lovely example of the things to come from Kelsen, who have really been impressing me lately. Yay good beer from New Hampshire nanos! Keep up the good beer!


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With the perfect blend of sport and Melbourne, Whateley turns up the dial for 1116 SEN.
Gerard Whateley – one of Australia's most emotive and knowledgeable sport broadcasters – has made a seamless transition from the ABC to Melbourne-based radio station 1116 SEN.
Since beginning his new role as host of Whateley (9am – 12noon, Monday to Thursday), Gerard has eloquently blended sport and Melbourne with his authoritative sport journalism and sharp-eyed analysis.
Some of the most interesting and influential people in sport have been Gerard's guests including tennis champion Roger Federer, Australian F1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo, outgoing Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland and AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.
Whateley first aired on January 29, 2018 and has also taken Gerard to the Super Bowl 52 where he called the Philadelphia Eagles win over the New England Patriots in Minneapolis.
He then travelled to South Africa to broadcast the beginning of the highly-anticipated test series between Australia and South Africa.
When the Australian ball tampering news broke, a special edition of Whateley went to air featuring industry greats Simon Katich and Robert Craddock. The show provided an enthralling dissecting of events as the Australian cricket landscape changed forever.
Since taking the chair as the station's Chief Sports Caller, Whateley has gained 12,000 listeners and achieved a 0.5 per cent increase in share from 3.2 to 3.7 per cent, according to the GfK Survey 3, 2018 released in June.
On making his move to SEN from the ABC where Gerard spent 13 years the chief sport commentator, the 43-year-old, said, the vision of the new ownership and direction SEN was taking in 2018 and beyond was irresistible.
"Particularly the opportunity to create a program truly reflective of the way I believe Melbourne engages with sport from its fans to its participants," he said.
More recently, the AFL Hall of Fame – the purists' night of football celebrations – was in safe hands, when Gerard hosted the ceremony including the induction of six greats of the game.
The responsibility of bringing out the stories of the inductees including Kevin Sheedy, Matthew Scarlett and Terry Wallace was accomplished with pose.
Gerard also continues to co-host Fox Sports' AFL 360 with Herald Sun chief football writer
Mark Robinson. The show was named Most Outstanding Program at the 2016 Australian Football Media Association Awards.


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Well, the unprecedented long run of not-terrible Torchwood episodes had to end some time. It committed the cardinal sin in the Doctor Who universe of being dull, which is so rare that it's almost offensive when it happens. On the basic level, you can get some enjoyment out of otherwise rubbish stories from something like a well-crafted setting, an interesting backstory, guest characters to care about, some decent humour, or even a so-bad-it's-funny factor. This episode didn't bother with any of those things.
It was the distinct lack of detail or imagination that caused the dullness, no more so than with the baddies. What a waste of Julian Bleach to cast him as a villain with so little complexity – I'm glad they made amends for that soon after. They had no motivation for their evil; they weren't trying to conquer or survive, they just wanted to steal people's souls for the sake of it. They're just shits.
The lack of science and rationale annoyed me too. They've escaped from a film, have they? They've stolen people's "lifeforce", which is definitely a thing that exists, and now they're making more people come to life from a film, just by playing it in a cinema. Also, they're made of film, and you can kill them by filming them so that they turn back into normal film, and then over-exposing the resultant film. It's bollocks, is what it is.
It's a strange subject matter for the show, to highlight the detrimental effect that the birth of cinema had on the fortunes of travelling shows. It didn't feel very Torchwood, which probably ought to be a good thing, but it just didn't work. There was then a huge gear change at the end when we returned to the default level of bleakness, as the ringmaster-film-ghost-thing deliberately killed all the people whose "lifeforce" he stole – including a child, whose brother was also orphaned. It's horribly grim, completely out of kilter with the rest of the episode, and so jarring that it ends up feeling distasteful.
Then there's an attempt at a Blink style ending, which implies that the monsters could be lurking in any old bit of film you might find at a car boot sale. This is not a good message to send to Doctor Who fans if we ever want to find any more missing episodes.


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Partial credit: 10 WBT Certification Points
My lesson is based on the Five Step Lesson Plan and Farrah Shipley's strategy of using three small Xs taped on the floor as prompts for class/yes, micro lecture and teach/okay as I begin my WBT teaching.
FIRST X (Class/Yes)
Teacher: "Class, Class, Class"
Student: "Yes, Yes, Yes"
SECOND X (Micro Lecture)
1- Question
Teacher: "Today's question is "What is a word family?" I want you to ask your neighbor "What is a word family?
Students: "What is a word family?"
2- Answer
Teacher: "Word families" (gesture) are sets of rhyming (three fingers on both hands and the first finger wiggles) words or words that sound alike like. Tell your neighbor what a word family is."
Students: "Word families" are sets of rhyming words or words that sound alike".
Teacher: Tell your neighbor "I LOOOVE (fist pound heart) word families!" (use gesture for word family)
Student: "I LOOOVE word families!"
Teacher: I want you to teach your neighbor what a word family is (allow students to ask each other 3 or 4 times).
THIRD X Teach/Okay
Teacher: " Classity, Class"
Students: "Yesity, Yes"
(SECOND X) 2nd part of micro lecture
Show students the Power Pix with the picture of the word family and talk about how the gesture ties in with the picture and word at the bottom—families of people often share a last name and word families share sounds like "at".
Talk to your neighbor (with a full turn toward your neighbor) about what you see on the power pix.
Teacher: "Clap, Clap…TEACH"
Students: "Clap, Clap…Okay" Praise, Prompt and Leave
(GO BACK TO SQUARE 1) Class/Yes
3. Extend with examples
THIRD TIME AT 2nd X.
Look at the power pix; notice there are people in a family (like the three bears) and our gesture is showing how tall the three members of the family are (gesture a three stair step motion).
Talk to your partner about why the power pix has a family on it when we're talking about word families.
Teacher: "Mirrors and words. Word families" are sets of rhyming words or words that sound alike (using gestures).
Students: "Word families" are sets of rhyming words or words that sound alike (using gestures)
Teachers: Tell your partner: "LOOK, the words (gesture fist) all end with "at".
Students: Tell your partner: "LOOK, the words (gesture fist) all end with "at".
Mirror Off---
Teacher: Now I want all of my peanut butters to always stand and teach and jellies answer with big gestures…make a complete turn and face your partner.
3rd TIME AT 3rd X
Teacher: Clap, Clap—TEACH
Students: Clap, Clap---OKAY
Peanut butters stand and teach with BIG gestures. Jellies participate with gestures.
Teacher: Switch
Students: Uh, oh…Switch
Jellies stand up and they become peanut butters and vice versa. Peanut Butters participate with gestures.
4- Test
Teacher: "We're going to play Oh Yeah/No Way! When I ask a question you answer by saying either "Oh Yeah" (with gesture) or "No Way" (with gesture) and finish with my hands in my lap."
Students: "We're going to play Oh Yeah/No Way! When I ask a question you answer by saying either "Oh Yeah" (with gesture) or "No Way" (with gesture) and finish with my hands in my lap."
Teacher: "Is /cat/ a member of the /at/ family?"
Students: "Oh, Yeah".
Teacher: "Is /hat/ a member of the /at/ family?"
Students: "Oh, Yeah".
Teacher: "Is /pig/ a member of the /at/ family?"
Students: "No way!"
Teacher: "Is /fat/ a member of the /at/ family?"
Student: "Oh, yeah".
Teacher: "Is /hit/ a member of the /at/ family?"
Students: "No Way!"
Teacher: "Is /splat/ a member of the /at/ family?"
Students: "Oh, yeah!"
5-Critical thinking
1st X
Teacher: ""Class, Claaaas…CLASS!"
Students: Yes, Yeeees…YES!"
2nd X Micro Lecture
Teacher: "We're going to practice oral writing using the genius ladder! Tell your neighbor with BIG gestures. Mirror and words."
Students: "We're going to practice oral writing using the genius ladder!"
Teacher: "Tell your partner, "I'm feeling sooooo smart! Like a genius"
Students: "Tell your partner, "I'm feeling sooooo smart! Like a genius"
Teacher: "We're going to write some sentences using the "at" family."
Students: "We're going to write some sentences using the "at" family."
Teacher: "The cat sat."
Students: "The cat sat."
Teacher: "Oh, NO! That's a baby sentence. It just has three words."
Students: "Oh, NO! That's a baby sentence. It just has three words."
Teacher: "We're NOT babies. We use spicy words!"
Students: "We're NOT babies. We use spicy words!"
Mirror off.
Teacher: "Let's spice it up with an adjective or two. The ______ cat sat. Raise your hand if you want to tell me a spicy sentence."
Student raises hand and teacher says "All eyes on Johnny."
Students: "All eyes on Johnny."
Teacher and students "Way to go Johnny way to go! Woot! Woot!"
Student: "The black cat sat."
Teacher: "10 finger woo for Johnny."
Students: "10 finger woo!!!" (Johnny smiles)
Teacher: Mirror: "Now lets extend the sentence with some adders. Mirror with words."
Teacher: "An adder is a group of words (gesture words) that tells (gesture tells) us more (gesture more) about where our cat sat---it extends (use gesture) our sentence."
Students: "An adder is a group of words (gesture words) that tells (gesture tells) us more (gesture more) about where our cat sat---it extends (use gesture) our sentence."
Teacher: Tell your neighbor, "Oh sweet mama we're making sentences like 2nd graders NOT baby sentences."
Students: "Oh sweet mama we're making sentences like 2nd graders NOT baby sentences."
Teacher: "Talk with your partner and come up with a 2nd grade adder to tell us WHERE the cat is. Use SPICY words! Use ADDERS! Use some /at/ family words. Make it looong."
Students: "Talk with your partner and come up with a 2nd grade adder to tell us where the cat is. Use SPICY words. Use ADDERS. Use some /at/ family words. Make it looong."
Mirrors off.
Teacher: "Raise your hand if you and your partner want to tell the class your 2nd grade sentence with spicy words and adders."
Two students raise their hands. Teacher says "All eyes on Johnny & Susie."
Students: "All eyes on Johnny and Susie."
Teacher and students: "Way to go Johnny and Susie, way to go. Woot! Woot!"
Johnny and Susie say together: "The fat cat sat on the rat's hat."
Teacher: " Class"
Students: "Yes"
Teacher: "Lets give Johnny and Susie a rolling 10 finger woo!"
Students give Johnny and Susie a 10 finger woo! Johnny and Susie proudly smile.
Teacher: "Mirror and Words. Now we need to add another sentence to make it Genius (gesture for brain) writing."
Student: "Now we need to add another sentence to make it Genius (gesture for brain) writing."
The lesson would continue as above as the teacher and students construct another sentence. Throughout the lesson I would utilize the scoreboard to give tallies on the smile and frown sides to motivate the students during the lesson. Depending on the level of my students, I might take multiple days to teach all five steps of the lesson.
This looks like a wonderful lesson for your class! Farrah's strategy of the X marker will be a helpful reminder to revisit each step. Here are 25 points and a 5 point bonus!
Adding Fractions with Like Denominators
Step 1 Question: How do we add fractions with like denominators?
Step 2 Answer: We add fractions with like denominators by adding the numerators and leaving the denominator what it is. (Make an addition sign by crossing your forearms perpendicular when you say "adding".)
Step 3 Expand: Work sample fraction with like denominators addition problems on the board. Use "Help me!" as a cue for students to tell you the next step. Use "Teach, Okay" to have students teach each other how to add fractions with like denominators using several examples. After several minutes, have them switch roles.
Step 4 Test: Students respond with their Smart Cards to the following questions:
Is this the gesture for adding?
When we add fractions with like denominators, do we add the numerators?
When we add fractions with like denominators, do we add the denominators?
Does 1/3 plus 1/3 equal 2/6?
Does 1/4 plus 2/4 equal 3/4?
If 90% of the class responds correctly, use the QT test with the following True/False statements.
*When adding fractions, we only add the numerators.
When adding fractions, we add the numerators and the denominators.
2/5 plus 2/5 equals 4/10.
1/3 plus 1/3 equals 2/3.
1/4 plus 1/4 equals 1/8.
2/5 plus 1/5 equals 3/5.
If at least 90% of the students passed the QT test then go on to step 5. If not, return and reteach Step 3.
Step 5 Critical Thinking: Students complete one or more of the following exercises.
Write a paragraph that could be used in a textbook, describing how to add fractions with like denominators.
Write a letter to your cousin Egghead describing how to add fractions with like denominators. Use examples and labeled diagrams that even Egghead could understand.
Use Sockless Hand Puppets, then the Air Blackboard, then Props, then Action Figures to explain how to multiple fractions to your neighbor.
At the end of the lesson, post a Power Pix titled "Adding fractions with like denominators" on the Power Pix wall.
You have covered the 5 steps well. You might consider adding in some more Brain Toys on step 3 (Expand) to give them more practice before moving to step 4. Great job, here are 25 certification points!
I tried to post this in one comment, but it was too large. This is part one.
Reconstruction Amendments Five Step Lesson Plan (Part 1)
Please note the following abbreviations: H/E-Hands and Eyes, C/Y-Class/Yes, T/O-Teach/Okay, MW-Mirror/Words
Step 1: Question What are the basic provisions of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution of the United States? Post this question on the board and have students tell each other how excited they are to learn about these 3 amendments. T/O
Step 2: Answer C/Y, MW- 13th, 14th, 15th Reconstruction Amendments-Using Vocabulary Candy tell students, Reconstruction is the time period that came after the Civil War. T/O
C/Y The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. (Gesture: Show the number 13, then cross arms in an X then open them as if breaking free from chains.) Ending slavery was the first step toward equality for African Americans. T/O
C/Y, MW-13th, 14th, 15th Amendments-The 14th Amendment granted citizenship. (Gesture: Show the number 14, then give a firm handshake with your own hands.) A person must be free before they can become a citizen. T/O
C/Y, MW-13, 14th, 15th Amendments-The 15th Amendment gave voting rights to black men. (Gesture: Show the number 15, then while holding one hand palm-side up, write one your hand/cast your vote, and drop the ballot in an air voting box.) A person must be free before they can become a citizen and must be a citizen before they can vote. T/O
Step 3: Expand C/Y, H/E Show students the first part of the Reconstruction Amendments Power Pix (13th Amendment). Even though Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery at the end of the Civil War in 1863, the question of slavery had still not be resolved when the war ended in 1865. T/O
C/Y Since many southern states were rebellious, the U.S. government required each state to add the abolition of slavery to their state constitutions. BUT (said with emphasis), there was no law preventing states from revising their constitutions. So, that is why the 13th Amendment was passed in 1865. T/O
C/Y, H/E Reveal the second part of the Power Pix (14th Amendment). The 14th Amendment was passed in 1868 and was a step up from Amendment 13. American leaders in Washington D.C. felt people born in the U.S. should be declared a citizen. T/O
C/Y Amendment 14 gave full citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. This amendment says that everyone born in the U.S. regardless of skin color, race, or religion was legally an American citizen. T/O
C/Y, H/E Reveal the third and final part of the Power Pix (15th Amendment). The 15th Amendment was a milestone of 1869. The 15th Amendment prohibits or bans the government from not allowing a person to vote based on a citizen's race, color, or previous servitude. African American opinions were finally heard and counted through the power of the vote. T/O
C/Y Unfortunately, with every law passed, some individual states created new codes and laws that prevented full equality to African Americans, but these three amendments were the first steps toward equality. This equality would not be fully achieved for decades to come. T/O, C/Y
Melinda Sprinkle
Reconstruction Amendments Five Step Lesson Plan (Part 2)
Step 4: Test Explain to students that they will be agreeing or disagreeing with a set of statements by playing Yes/No Way. Ask students to help come up with a gesture for "Yes" and "No Way." For example, they might make a big check as they say, "Yes" and a big X as they say, "No Way."
1. The Reconstruction Amendments are the 10th, 11th, and 12th Amendments. (No Way.)
2. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. (Yes.)
3. A person does not have to be a citizen of the country in order to vote. (No Way.)
4. The 15th Amendment allowed African Americans to vote. (No Way.)
5. African Americans were allowed to vote before slavery was abolished. (No Way.)
6. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all persons born in the United States regardless of race. (Yes.)
7. These three amendments banned slavery and granted citizenship and voting rights. (Yes.)
After each statement, have volunteers stand up and use C/Y and a Because Clapper to explain their answers. The class responds with Ten Finger Woos.
Q/T Test-If 90% of students answer correctly, give the Q/T Test by having students use Smart Cards.
1. The Reconstruction amendments include the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. (True)
2. With the passing of the 13th Amendment, African Americans were no longer considered slaves. (True)
3. Black American men were allowed to vote in the early 1900s due to the 15th Amendment, which granted them suffrage. (True)
4. The 14th Amendment granted freedom of speech to all persons. (False)
5. These three amendments did not help African Americans achieve equality. (False)
If at least 90% of my students passed the QT Test then go on to step 5. If not, return and reteach Step 3 with new material.
Step 5: Critical Thinking Students complete one or more of the following exercises:
•Using the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, complete each sentence type in the Genius Ladder. Students can complete this orally with a partner, and then add their best/favorite of the three amendments to their ISN (Interactive Student Notebook).
•Talk to your neighbor and compare and contrast the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
•Play What Am I? with your neighbor. For example, students will use the Because Clapper to describe either the 13th, 14th, or 15th Amendment and finish by saying, "What Am I?" The other student will answer, and then they will switch roles.
•Use Sockless Hand Puppets, then Props, then Air Whiteboard to explain the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Melinda Sprinkle
It might be helpful in step 2 for the students to revisit the previous amendments as they are teaching the new ones (repetition helps them retain the information). For example, when you introduce Amendment 14, have them review #13, and then add #14 to it. You described wonderful gestures! They tied directly to the amendments. These will really help your students remember the content! This was a great post! Here are 25 certification points and a 5 point bonus!
Step 1 Question: What are the inventions/adaptations that allowed settlers to settle the Great Plains? T/O
Step 2 Answer: The inventions/adaptations are railroad, sod houses, windmill, steel plow, wheat farming, dry farming, barbed wire, and beef cattle raising. (Using gestures) T/O/ Sw
Step 3 Explain: Show examples of each of the inventions and discuss how they helped settlers. Students will draw images of each invention/adaption in their notebooks as they are taught throughout the lesson.
Railroad enabled settlers to get to the Great Plains faster and to carry more of their personal belongs. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Sod houses were used because there were few trees, but plenty of sod. So, settlers cut out bricks of sod and made their houses. They were cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Settlers had to contend with bugs, snakes, and other rodents. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Windmills were a necessity. After the house and fields were plowed, settlers dug a well and put up a windmill. The windmill used the wind to generated energy to pull the water from the ground. This made life much easier than having to catch rainwater or haul water for miles from the nearest creek. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Steel Plows were a necessity to cut through the matted roots of sod. The plow was pulled either by a horse or mule to plow the field for harvest. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard (This is a good time to review rule 1.)
Wheat farming was used because growing wheat does not require a lot of water. Remember the Great Plains is dry with little rainfall. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Settlers also used a technique called dry farming where they planted seeds deep into the soil to keep in as much moisture until they can germinate. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Steel barbs twisted together called barbed wire, was invented to keep cattle on ones land. Wood was not available so out of necessity, barbed wire was invented to solve the fencing problem. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Beef cattle raising was preferred because beef cattle requires little maintenance. The cattle roamed the pastures eating the tall grasses and were corralled when it was time to take them to market to sale for beef. T/O, Sw, S+-, Air Blackboard
Step 4 Test: Students will respond with "yes" or "no way" (with emphatic gestures) to the following questions:
• Were wooden fences used on the Great Plains?
• Was Beef cattle raising preferred on the Great Plains?
• Was cotton planted on the Great Plains?
• Were Windmills used to get water from the ground?
• Did settlers live in sod houses?
• Did the railroad make travel to the Great Plains easier?
If 90% of the class answers correctly, use the QT test with the following True/False statements.
• Windmills drew water from the ground.
• Dairy cattle were raised on the Great Plains.
• Wheat was harvested on the Great Plains.
• Settlers lived in wooden houses.
• Barbed wire was invented because wood was scarce.
• Dry farming is a special farming technique farmers used on the Great Plains.
• Settlers preferred the covered wagon to the railroad to move to the Great Plains.
If at least 90% of students passed the QT test then, go on to step 5. If not, return and reteach Step 3 with new material.
Step 5 Critical Thinking: Students will complete one or more of the following exercises:
• Use Air Blackboard and then Props to explain the inventions/adaptions of the Great Plains to your neighbor.
• Choose two of the inventions/adaptations and write a paragraph telling how and why settlers used them to settle the Great Plains.
• Use each invention/adaptation in an Air Sentence using the Because Clapper to your neighbor. Then switch.
At the end of the lesson, post a sheet of typing paper with the word "inventions/adaptations" on the Power Pix Wall.
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Step 1: (Question) Class? (Yes?) How do we take notes when we read non-fiction?
Tell your partner how excited you are to learn how to take notes when you read non-fiction! (Teach/Okay)
Step 2: (Answer) Classity Class? (Yessity Yes?) Mirror (class mirrors). We will use four methods to take notes when reading non-fiction including: sketching, bullets, boxes, and timelines, to hold onto what we learn. (Using gestures for each)
Class/Yes, First we will use sketching. (Use gestures) Teach/Okay
Class/Yes, Next we will use bullets. (Use gestures) Teach/Okay
Class/Yes, Then we will use boxes. (Use gestures) Teach/Okay
Class/Yes, And finally, we will use timelines. (Use gestures) Teach/Okay.
Class/Yes, Mirror with words: The four ways we will take notes include sketching, bullets, boxes, and timelines. Mirrors off. Teach/Okay.
Step 3: (Expand) Class/Yes. (Teacher will show the students a short non-fiction passage on the Smart Board) Read this passage to your partner using mini gestures. Teach/Okay.
Class/Yes, Partner A, read the passage to your partner using HUGE gestures. Teach/Okay. Switch! (Partner B reads with huge gestures).
Class/Yes, When we sketch notes, we first re-read the passage, and then sketch it part by part, showing the movement of the passage. We often label these sketches. Teach/Okay. On your Air Whiteboard sketch the main idea of this passage. (Show the Power Pix of Sketch)
Class/Yes, When we use bullets to take notes, we list important details and look to see how they go together. Teach/Okay. On your real whiteboard, list three important details with a "bullet" next to them. (Show the Power Pix of "Bullet")
Class/Yes, When we use boxes to take notes, we put a box around the information that "pops out", or around something we have a question about. This is usually done along with the bullets. Teach/Okay. With your sockless hand puppet, partner A will teach your partner what part of the passage you think you should put in a box. Teach/Okay. Switch. (Show Power Pix of "Boxes")
Class/Yes, When we use timelines to take notes, we show the events happening in order. Teach/Okay. Partner B, use your Action Figures to show your partner the sequence of events in this passage. Teach/Okay. Switch. (Show Power Pix of "Timeline").
Class/Yes, Mirror. The four ways we will take notes include sketching, bullets, boxes, and timelines. Mirrors off. Teach your partner the four ways we will take notes when we read non-fiction passages. Teach/Okay.
Have the students give examples of times they could use each of the note taking strategies. Have students share if they have ever used any of these strategies.
Class/Yes, Tell your partner why we use these strategies using the "Because Clapper". Teach/Okay.
*Repeat the steps above until the students have a firm understanding.
Step 4: (Test) Class/Yes, we will now check for understanding by playing our favorite game Yes/No Way! If you agree with my statement hold up your green card. If you disagree, hold up your red card.
1.Bullets are never used with any other note taking strategy.
2.Timelines can only be used if the passage is very short.
3.Sketching means to draw a picture of your friend.
4.Boxes can be used easily with bullets when taking notes.
5.We will use four ways to take notes when we read non-fiction passages.
6.When you sketch a note, you should also put labels.
If at least 90% of the students answer the "Yes" or "Nor Way" questions correctly, we will move to the QT test. If not, we will return to step 3 and revisit the information in a new way.
Class/Yes, that was awesome! Give yourselves a 10 finger whoooo! That was great (point on Scoreboard).
Now we will play QT. Place your heads on your desks, and give me a thumbs up for true answers and a thumbs down for false answers. Teacher: QT, Class: Cutie! Teacher notes levels of understanding on a seating chart quickly as game progresses.
1.I could use a timeline to record the events in the settlement of Jamestown.
2.Sketching should only be used if the passage is about animals.
3.Using bullets helps keep notes organized.
4.Using boxes helps my information "pop" out for me when I review it.
5.If I read carefully one time, I don't really need to take notes when I read non-fiction.
6.Re-reading should be done with each note taking strategy.
It at least 90% pass the QT test, then we will go on to step 5. If not, I will reteach step 3 with new materials.
Step 5: (Critical Thinking)
1.Write sentences comparing and contrasting the four methods to take notes when reading non-fiction.
2.Choose one method and tell me about it by completing each of the sentence types on the Genius Ladder.
3.Using props, teach your partner about the four methods we will use to take notes when we read non-fiction passages.
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Standard Form
Step 1 Question: What is standard form?
Step 2 Answer: Standard form is a way to write numbers using digits. (Gesture: write in the air, then count on fingers to show digits are numerals ranging from 0-9.)
Step 3 Explain: Show examples of numbers written in standard form. Show non-examples of numbers written in standard form. Ask students to point to examples of numbers written in standard form around the room. Ask students to write their personal student number in the air and then on their whiteboards in standard form. Ask students to write their partner's student number in the air and then on their whiteboards in standard form. Ask the students to write our room number, their age, the number of students in the school, etc. in standard form in the air and on their whiteboards. Repeat with non-examples as necessary.
Step 4 Test: Students respond "Yes" or "No Way" with gestures to the following questions:
(Point to or write out examples.)
Is the daily decimal written in standard form?
Is the number of the day written in standard form?
Are the dates on the American History Timeline written in standard form?
(Write a number in word form on the board.) Is this number written in standard form?
(Write a number in expanded form on the board.) Is this number written in standard form?
Are the numbers on the calendar written in standard form?
If 90% of the class answers correctly, use the QT test with the following True/False statements:
Numbers written in standard form always include spelled out words.
Numbers in standard form only use numerical digits.
Numbers written in standard form include addition signs.
Numbers written in standard form have no spelled out words.
Numbers written in standard form have no addition signs.
The student numbers on your nameplates are written in standard form.
Step 5 Critical Thinking: Students complete one or more of the following exercises:
1. Write a paragraph to your first grade reading buddy to help them understand what a number written in standard form is and what it is not.
2. Create a scavenger hunt for at least five examples of numbers written in standard form around the classroom. Have your partner complete it.
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Step 1: Question: What are the five senses?
Step 2: Answer: The five (hold up five fingers) senses are used my scientists (twittle fingers) to make scientific observations.
Step 3: Explain: The five senses (five fingers) used by scientists to make observations are see (point to eyes), hear (point to ears), smell (point to nose), taste (point to mouth), and touch (hold hands up and out and wiggle fingers.
Expand: (Give examples)
1. For example (example popper), (zoop) a scientist can use their eyes to see (point to eyes) that a drink (pretend to drink) is hot because (because clapper) steam is rising (motion rising) from the top.
2. For example (example popper), (zoop) a scientist can use their hands to touch (stretch hands out and wiggle fingers) a rabbit and feel that it is soft (pretend to pet a rabbit).
Step 4: Test: Students vote "yes" or "no" using the Smart Cards upon prompt (vote/unvote).
- There are five senses. (YES)
- The five senses are see…(YES)
- …hear…(YES)
- …cow…(NO)
- …smell…(YES)
- …pizza…(NO)
- …car…(NO)
- …taste…(YES)
- …touch…(YES)
If 90% of class answers correctly, use QT (thumbs up/eyes closed). If not, reteach.
- I use my elbow to smell. (NO)
- I use my eyes to see. (YES)
- I use my mouth to taste. (YES)
- I use my eyebrows to touch. (NO)
- I use my ears to hear. (YES)
- I use my nose to taste. (NO)
If 90% of class or more pass the QT go on to Step 5. If not, reteach.
Step 5: Critical Thinking:
(Model first) Students draw a picture of you using one of your five senses. Share with your neighbor describing the senses, why it is one of the five senses, and how you are using it like a scientist.
Add a PowerPix of the "Five Senses" on the PowerPix Wall.
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Chapter 31 – The Five Step Lesson Plan
Since I have not made lesson plans using the Five Step Lesson Plan, I duplicated the chart in the book but I can't get it to copy and paste here. Using the chart in the book will help me stay on task as I become familiar with this process. Taking the time to write out the lesson plans will be an invaluable tool for me to use for every lesson.
Say "Class!" Step 1: Question
What is a character in a story?
Clap twice, say "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 2: Answer
A character is a person or animal in a story.
Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 3: Expand the Answer
Good readers look for clues about what characters do and how they feel.
Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 3: Expand the Answer
Knowing about characters can help a reader to better understand a story.
Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 3: Expand the Answer
Let's review some previous stories and discuss the characters in those stories.
I will show students a couple of books one at a time and help them recall characters in the books and use the teach/okay with props for each book to review the characters.
Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 3: Expand the Answer
This story is mostly about Ana. She is the main character.
Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 3: Expand the Answer
To help me learn about Ana, I think about what she does and how she feels.
Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Step 3: Expand the Answer
One thing she does is take good care of Harry. She feels very happy about doing this. Clap twice, "Teach!"
"Class!" Hands, eyes
Today I'm going to read you the story A Hamster for Ana. I want you to listen for other characters in the story.
After students have finished the teach/okay I will read the story.
"Class!" Step 4: Test for Comprehension
(The characters in this story are Ana, Ana's mom, Beth, and Harry the hamster.)
Students will use the Smart Cards for yes/no responses. The characters in this story are:
1. Ana
2. Santa Claus
3. Ana's mom
4. Mrs. Brown
5. Beth
6. Simon
7. Harry
8. Christine
If at least 80% of the class answers correctly I will move to Step 5. If my count is under 80% I will reteach using a different story.
"Class!" Step 5: Give Critical Thinking Task
(All students are given a decodable reader Tap! Tap! Tap! I do have readers at various levels. Once I meet my class and assess, I will assign a book that is appropriate for their level.)
After you read the story Tap! Tap! Tap! I want you to write down the characters in the story using full sentences.
(I will have the sentence frame on the board – The characters in this story are the ______, the ______, and the ____________.)
After students have finished the teach/okay, they will read the story independently and fill out their papers using complete sentences.
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The Jacksons
Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, five brothers from Gary, Indiana, as the Jackson 5 and later The Jacksons, became one of the biggest and most popular pop groups in the history of music. The Jackson 5's combination of extraordinary musical talent and choreography has earned the family the status of pop royalty in the music world and was later responsible for providing the launching pad for Michael Jackson's legendary solo career.
With the songs: "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There", the Jackson 5 made history in 1970 as the first recording act whose first four singles reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. They ultimately scored 17 top forty singles on the Hot 100, following with hits such as "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Dancing Machine". In 1976, the group, except for Jermaine, left Motown for Epic Records where, they added their brother Randy and changed their name to the Jacksons. They released five albums between 1976 and 1981, including the hit albums, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980) from which they produced the smash singles, "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and "Can You Feel It." In 1983, the band, along with Jermaine performed on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever and subsequently released the Victory album the following year.
The group can be said to find many of its music inspirations in groups like The Temptations, The Supremes, James Brown, and Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, and came to eventually serve as the inspiration for several generations of boy bands, including Backstreet Boys, New Edition, Menudo, N*SYNC, New Kids on the Block, and of more recent vintage, the Jonas Brothers, One Direction, and many more.
In 1980, the Hollywood Walk of Fame honored the Jacksons with a star. They were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999 as The Jackson 5. Listed among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" are two of the group's songs ("ABC" and "I Want You Back") with "I Want You Back" also included in the Grammy Hall of Fame. At the annual BMI Urban Awards on September 8, 2008, The Jacksons were honored as BMI Icons.
The Venue
Port Adriano is located in the municipality of Calvia, southwest of the Bay of Palma de Mallorca, capital of the Balearic Islands, of which it is 20 km away.
Public Transport
To reach Port Adriano by bus, take bus number 104 and 105 from Plaza de España in Palma.
Port Adriano
Getting from the airport
Drive towards Palma, exit 11A for Ponent motorway in the direction of Andratx. Exit 14 to Magaluf / El Toro.


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The following are honourary members of the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners. Both of our honourary members have a vast experience of dealing with tongue-ties and provide the association with expert advise and support as required. We would like to thank our honourary members for their ongoing support.
Catherine Watson Genna BS, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is an honorary member and expert advisor to the ATP.
Catherine is particularly interested in helping mums and babies breastfeed when they have medical challenges.
She speaks to healthcare professionals around the world on assisting breastfeeding babies with anatomical, genetic or neurological problems.
Mervyn Griffiths retired Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, is an honorary member and expert advisor to ATP. He started dividing tongue-ties in older babies in 1989 at University Hospitals Southampton and was invited to start dividing them in newborn babies by the Poole Lactation Consultants in 1998.
Since then he supervised the University Hospitals Southampton Tongue-tie service which has divided in excess of 10,000 tongue-ties since 1989.
Mervyn is a founder member of the International Affiliation of Tongue-tie Professionals (IATP), the central group for advice, research, education and parental guidance.
He has supported Carolyn Westcott and Jayne Threllfall who have trained over 100 lactation professionals who are now able to divide tongue-ties independently.
He has co-authored 4 research articles on tongue-ties, including 2 randomised controlled trials and given many lectures to doctors, nurses, lactation consultants and other health professionals about tongue-ties. Mervyn provides a source of support to the ATP when there are concerns about the right course of treatment for babies with thick, recurrent, abnormal, scarred or uncertain tongue-ties.


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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court ruled on Thursday it is able to exercise jurisdiction over allegations of deportations of Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh as a possible crime against humanity.
Although Myanmar is not a member of the Hague-based court, Bangladesh is, and the cross-border nature of deportation is enough basis for jurisdiction, the court said in a decision.
Prosecutors, who have not launched any formal case related to alleged deportations from Myanmar, had asked judges for an advisory opinion on whether such actions could fall under the tribunal's jurisdiction.
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The squad consists of 36 people, according to the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper. The mission will last until March 2019, and will focus on clearing myriads of hard-to-find US bombs that pose a threat to local residents from the Laotian jungle, as chief of the engineer troops of the Russian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Yury Stavitsky said last week.
US Army investigators secretly confirmed over 300 war crimes committed by the US military, including murder, torture, rape, corpse mutilation and indiscriminate fire in civilian areas, according to the Crimes of War Education Project.
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Portland's newest vegan lunch spot is easy to miss, but hard to beat. Micro-restaurant Fermenter, a spinoff of vegan prix fixe restaurant Farm Spirit, is situated in a modest, 660-square-foot space in Southeast Portland.
But don't be fooled by the bite-size package. What Fermenter lacks in square footage, it makes up for in flavor with a daily rotating, sustainably-sourced menu packed with creative (and delicious!), plant-based plates.
As the name suggests, funky, tangy bites like fermented gooseberry, fermented chile de ague, and whey fermented rhubarb are what you can expect at the neighborhood eatery. But you'll also find all handful of fresh ingredients, too, because Fermenter may be a casual lunch spot, but its vegan meals are anything but.
Their goal is to create adventurous dishes that compare to the finest kitchens in the world. And with previously featured menu items like a black bean tempeh bowl with corn, button mushrooms, sun golds, lovage, and fermented tomatillo, we'd say they're doing just that.
It doesn't hurt that Fermenter is also committed to sourcing locally and keeping things eco-friendly. That's why the vegan lunch spot gets all its ingredients within 150 miles and packages its food in non-disposable containers. We're here for it.
If you're stopping by Fermenter, you can hang out for a bit and enjoy a three-course lunch tasting curated by chef and owner Aaron Adams, or snag a wholesome takeaway bowl crafted with an assortment of grains, veggies, and topped with a mouth-watering fermented sauce (made in-house!). Whatever you go with, though, you surely won't be disappointed. And to wash it all down, you can choose from a selection of house-made brews, including kombucha, kefir water, ginger beer, and more.
That's just the half of it, though. The charming restaurant also doubles as a food research lab for Farm Spirit, enabling them to explore and experiment with new flavors and unique mash-ups.
Right now, Fermenter is open from 11am to 2pm Wednesday through Friday. But, they plan to expand their hours soon, and we'll keep you posted when they do.
In the meantime, grab a spot at one of the restaurant's four coveted counter seats (or order a takeaway bowl for the road) and get in on this vegan love affair.
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- Does stress affect the way you communicate?
– With horses you identify how to communicate clearly despite the stressful situation
- Are you afraid of losing control in unexpected situations?
– With horses you apprehend the events calmly without losing your focus
Training aims
This training aims to provide concrete stress management tools based on the latest discoveries in neuroscience, and essentially the mental modes management.
Understanding how stress works, what its causes, the symptoms it causes help to feel at ease with it. Taming it is useful to identify for yourself your personal level of stress and what trigger it. The training will focus on these aspects as well as practical stress management techniques on physical, mental and emotional levels.
Each participant will leave with a concrete individual action plan according to their professional situation.
Practical terms and target audience
Prerequisites: None
Duration: 1 day
Number of participants: 6
For anyone wishing to improve their stress resistance in their professional setting
I needed something different to get a real change concerning my needs. Following the advice of a colleague I embarked on the adventure of equine coaching.
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Cruise, Apatow and Diaz on AMC Storymakers Tonight at 10PM | 9C
Cruise alert! AMC Storymakers returns tonight with guests Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Judd Apatow and director Nick Cassavetes.
Some of tonight's talking points: Cruise's lifelong obsession with opening nights and how a chance encounter with Steve Martin gave Apatow the confidence to pursue comedy. To hear these anecdotes and others, check out AMC Storymakers when it airs tonight, Fri., May 15 at 10PM | 9C. For video previews of this new AMC Storymakers, click here.Read More


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US Snorkeling Destinations You Should Discover
Destination & Tourism Melinda Crow August 14, 2017
Forget boring snorkeling. Leave your passport behind and go fish peeping at these US rivers, parks and beaches.
If you tend to think of snorkeling as only a tropical pursuit that requires a passport to a foreign country, you may be surprised to learn that there are some mind-blowing spots right here in the U.S of A.
Many are far enough off the beaten path that only the locals take advantage of them:
Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
Imagine drifting effortlessly along a crystal-clear river, watching fish dart in and out of lush river grasses. The waters of Rainbow Springs State Park near Dunnellon, Florida provide a rare opportunity to snorkel in spring water.
Follow up with a picnic on shore and you may have the perfect day spent with your face in the water.
BONUS: Rainbow Springs is just a few miles from the famed Crystal River manatee snorkeling area.
Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Ever wondered what lies beneath the surface of the Intracoastal Waterway? The snorkeling trail at Phil Foster Park beneath the Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach County gives you a glimpse of the freaky diversity in these canals.
Known to scuba divers as one of the best "muck dives" in the world, snorkelers can wade in just as the water clears before the tide recedes to see octopuses, rays, seahorses and an incredible array of tropical fish.
Discovery Cove, Florida
One of the easiest ways to learn snorkeling is in a controlled environment. The man-made oasis of pools, lagoons and reefs at SeaWorld's Discovery Cove in Orlando is an ideal spot to fall in love with snorkeling.
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Pensacola Beach, Florida
The coastline of Florida's Panhandle is more known for stunning stretches of white sand than for snorkeling and diving, but that is beginning to change as the parks of Escambia County are aiding the installment of artificial reefs—including two parks with reefs designed especially for snorkelers.
Biscayne National Park, Florida
Biscayne Bay is another spot passed up by most snorkelers, but there are reefs within sight of Downtown Miami. Snorkeling from the beach at Biscayne National Park will let you experience seagrass beds and the life within them, though the reefs are offshore and require boat charters or rentals.
Conasauga River, Georgia
Snorkeling in land-locked Georgia probably never occurred to you.
The Conasauga River in Northwestern Georgia offers the opportunity to look at the biodiverse life in this river near the Tennessee border. Check out 365AtlantaFamily for a trip report and great directions to the best spot.
San Marcos River, Texas
The clear chilly waters of the San Marcos River between Austin and San Antonio provide an unusual opportunity to dive in and check out the fish, turtles and crayfish that reside amid the river grasses. Snorkel TX can make it happen with guided tours and even wetsuit rentals.
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Balmorhea State Park, Texas
Want to swim in the largest spring-fed swimming pool in the country? Balmorhea State Park in West Texas is about as unlikely a place for snorkeling as you will find, but it's worth the trek.
The park is known to locals as a chilly swimming hole. To scuba divers from as far away as Arizona, it's the perfect spot for dive certification. The "pool" has concrete sides, steps, ladders and even diving boards. The secret is that the bottom was left natural so that 15 million gallons of water could bubble up through the sand and rock each day, creating a home for an array of aquatic life.
Bonneville Seabase, Utah
If desert snorkeling intrigues you, then your next stop is the bizarre Bonneville Seabase—less than an hour west of Salt Lake City. Tropical angelfish, grouper and puffers are among the residents of this "inland sea" created by the spring water bubbling up through the salt flats.
Homestead Crater, Utah
An hour southeast of Salt Lake City is another crazy spot to put your face in the water: Homestead Crater Resort.
The 96-degree waters of this spring-fed pool within a cavernous crater ranks as one of the strangest places to snorkel in the country. Peek beneath the surface, while enjoying a soak in the warm mineral water.
Santa Catalina Island, California
While SoCal residents consider Catalina their backyard, the rest of the country tends to forget that it offers some of the best Pacific diving and snorkeling in the U.S. It's a short ferry ride away from the coast, but the island has the feel of a European island destination.
Wade in from shore directly beneath the iconic Avalon Casino at Casino Point Underwater Park, or rent kayaks and paddle the shoreline to find your perfect private snorkeling spot.
Ketchikan, Alaska
Who knew there was a world of life to see beneath the cold waters off Alaska's Inside Passage? All you need besides your mask and snorkel is a heavy wetsuit and Snorkel Alaska to guide you.
Expect sea stars, stingless jellies, urchins and maybe even a curious seal.
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Honaunau Bay, Hawaii
Snorkeling may be one of the most popular water sports in the Hawaiian Islands, but there are still a few surprising spots for fish peeping.
One of those is nicknamed "Two Steps" near Pu'uhonua O Honaunau, or Place of Refuge, a National Historic Park on the Kona Coast of the Big Island. It is not easy to find, but well worth the effort in terms of underwater beauty.
It is known for large numbers of turtles, beautiful reefs, plus an occasional passing pod of spinner dolphins. TropicalSnorkeling.com has the directions you need to find it.
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An energy news roundup features a chart and research from a recent study by Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy detailing how low-speed electric vehicles could reduce China's demand for gasoline. Issue brief author Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy and Environmental Regulatory Affairs at the Baker Institute, is quoted in EQ International.
http://bit.ly/2W1hcej (Scroll down to "3. Chart of the day: China's fast auto rise.")
China's growing electric vehicles market could threaten gasoline demand: Expert analysis
EQ International
The 15 best college dorms in America
A roundup of the best dorms in the U.S. mentions that Rice's residential college system received an A+ rating from Niche.
MSN Lifestyle (This Business Insider article also appeared in Business Insider India, Business Insider Malaysia and Pulse.ng.)
Synthetic biologists hack bacterial sensors
Rice research that rewired the outputs of known bacterial sensors is featured.
NSF Science360 News (This article was featured as the "Picture of the Day" in the May 23 edition of the Science 360 newsletter.)
Brookings survey finds three-quarters of online users rarely read business terms of service
An article cites a 2016 Rice analysis of Google Consumer Surveys.
Brookings Institution (This article also appeared in Business News Press.)
Lois Kolkhorst, rising star in the Texas GOP, won't back down
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Reporting Texas
Major items at the Legislature, as usual, wait until the final hours
WOAI-AM (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/2HN6rm7 (This segment aired 12 times.)
Juicio a CFK calienta el año electoral en Argentina
MetroRD (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Publinews.)
Peek inside Bank of America's new downtown office tower
An article featuring the Bank of America Tower in downtown Houston mentions that it has an arbor patterned after Rice's Brochstein Pavilion.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
LSC Foundation StarGala 2019 showcases student success
An article mentions that Anthony D'Souza, who spoke at the Lone Star College Foundation StarGala 2019, attends Rice.
Woodlands Online
Texas Music Festival takes shape in June
An article featuring Kelsey Sham mentions that she plans to begin graduate studies at Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
Houston is all about bicycles
An article mentions that BikeHouston offers one-on-one bicycling classes on the lower level of Rice's Bioscience Research Collaborative parking garage.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the May 23 print edition.)
WFISD announces valedictorians and salutatorians for three high schools
An article mentions that Alexis Nicolas, valedictorian of Hirschi High School, plans to attend Rice.
Times Record News
12 reasons it's harder to vote in Harris County
Melissa Marschall, professor of political science and co-author of the Houston In Action report "Policies Affecting Civic Participation in Houston and Texas," is quoted.
Houston Public Media
'Can we trust scientific discoveries made using machine learning?' with Genevera Allen
Alumna Genevera Allen '06, associate professor of statistics, computer science and electrical and computer engineering, is featured in a podcast discussing her research.
TWiML & AI
Former Rice running back now finds joy playing poker
Former Rice football player Robbie Beck is featured.
Click2Houston (This segment also aired on KPRC-TV in Houston.)
Identical twins named valedictorian and salutatorian at Amarillo High School
An article mentions that Truman and Sawyer Archer, the valedictorian and salutatorian of Amarillo High School, plan to attend Rice.
KFDA Online (The vide segment also aired on KFDA-TV in Amarillo.)
Woodstock Anniversary Conference to feature event with key figures from the 1969 festival
An article mentions that Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, discusses his new book "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race," will give the keynote lecture at the "1969: When Woodstock Changed the World" symposium June 14 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Jesus the (Second Temple-era) Jew
Matthias Henze, the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism and founding director of the Program in Jewish Studies at Rice, is featured and pictured.
The Christian Century
Ultracold atoms could provide 2D window to exotic 1D physics
Rice research that proposes an experiment to measure fractionalization where fundamental particles like electrons come together and behave as if they were a fraction of an electron is featured. Matthew Foster, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Seth Davis are quoted.
Cryogenic Society of America, Inc.
Sex between Earthlings and future Martians would be fatal — evolutionary biologist
Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences at Rice, is quoted in an article about possible consequences of colonizing Mars.
Diesel Gasoil (This article also appeared in World 24.)
Federal Reserve, shoppers might have Amazon to thank for low US inflation rate
Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founder of OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources, is quoted.
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Rice research is featured in a materials stories roundup.
The American Ceramic Society
FreightWaves SONAR now features rail data from Commtrex
An article mentions that the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship co-hosted the 2018 Texas Digital Summit at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
America's most affordable business schools
An article mentions Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
24/7 Wall St.
Lauretta Vinciarelli
An article featuring Lauretta Vinciarelli mentions that she was a visiting professor at Rice in 1982.
'Song of Songs: A Novel of the Queen of Sheba' by Marc Graham (Review)
A book review features the work of alumnus Marc Graham.
Library of Clean Reads
The government is serious about creating mind-controlled weapons
A roundup of DARPA's Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology research program projects mentions that Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, is developing a bidirectional system for recording from and writing to the brain. Rice research toward developing synthetic proteins that indicate when a neuron is active is mentioned in E&T Magazine.
Live Science (This article also appeared in UAS Vision, Blogarama, Terra Daily and Next Big Future.)
DARPA funds brain-machine interface project for controlling weapons via thoughts
E&T Magazine (This article also appeared in World 24, The Engineer and CHIPS Magazine.)
Free-standing emergency departments in Texas' big cities are not reducing congestion at hospitals
An article cites Rice research that determined that free-standing emergency departments in Texas' largest cities have not alleviated emergency room congestion or improved patient wait times in nearby hospitals.
Medical Health News (This article also appeared in Healthcare Finance.)
What causes stomach cramps while running?
An article about cramping during exercise cites Rice research.
Is the MBA really as 'transformative' as schools claim?
An article mentions that Swati Patel attends Rice.
Poets & Quants
Civil Bank signs pact
An article mentions that Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business has partnered with Leadership Academy Nepal to address human resource challenges in Nepal and the South Asia region.
Himalayan Times
2019 Pedrozzi Scholars announced
An article mentions that David Davisson plans to pursue a degree in flute performance at Rice.
Livermore Patch
MCO to perform spring concert, final show of season
Alumna Satoko Hayami is featured and pictured.
Cursos de idiomas: 4 razões para estudar em outro país
Rice is mentioned.
Dia-a-Dia (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Diário do Grande ABC and Rota de Ferias.)
Loss in 10th adds to Rice's agonizing stretch
Rice's baseball team lost 6-4 against the University of Southern Mississippi in its opening game at the Conference USA tournament May 22 in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Owls will play Louisiana Tech University May 23.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the May 23 print edition.)
'WXXV News 25 Today at 7 a.m.'
WXXV-TV (Biloxi, Mississippi)
How Southern Miss baseball went from dead in the water to an improbable win
Sun Herald
Wallner's walk-off caps big comeback for Southern Miss
The Daily Leader
Matt Wallner delivers 10th-inning walk-off homer over Rice in C-USA opener
Bubble watch: Southern Miss, UCF score needed wins
Baseball America
Longest loss: La. Tech drops C-USA tourney opener to Marshall in tourney's longest game
Monroe News Star
La. Tech drops C-USA Tournament opener
Tewksbury Town Crier
Boricua history in Toronto, Gleyber flexes, Berríos has fun
Rice baseball player Trei Cruz is featured.
La Vida Baseball
http://bit.ly/2VYYe85 (Scroll down to "Trei Day.")
Texas A&M's Townsend falls to top seed at NCAA championships
An article mentions that Rice women's tennis player Michaela Haet competed in the NCAA championships.
NFL, Black College Football HOF to host QB coaching summit
An article mentions that Rice's assistant football coach Jerry Mack will attend the 2019 NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit June 24-25 in Atlanta.
NFL.com(This article also appeared in Oakland News Now and Rocket City Now.)
SMU lands transfer DT, AJ Ricker talks Nigeria trip
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The Office of the Mayor and Office of the City Clerk have called on the public to help recover lost or missing city records and artifacts. It adds to the City's mission to evaluate and catalog various historical materials and records, some of which date back over 200 years. These include maps and minute books, a term used to describe a detailed record of official meetings.
This process revealed certain materials had disappeared from City offices and facilities over the centuries. To get them back, amnesty is being offered to anyone who voluntarily returns suspected City or Authority-owned property.
"This initiative is about recovering pieces of our history," says City Clerk Brenda Pree in a press release. "It will complement the work we've been doing over the past several years to better manage City records and to ensure that the public has access to them."
The initiative takes inspiration from a 2016 effort by Pittsburgh Public Schools and Friends of Art to recover missing portions of a century-old curated collection of artworks donated to local schools and valued at a combined $1.1 million. To incentivize people to come forward, any returned art was accepted with no questions asked and no penalties or publicity.
So far, some items have been recovered, including a minute book chronicling the Borough of Pittsburgh from 1794 to 1802, first reported missing in 1895. The book was returned by the Pennsylvania Historical Society, who bought it in 1912. The Meanor Family of North Carolina turned over a collection of papers and photographs from Adam Mercer Brown, technically Pittsburgh's first mayor (his title in 1901 was "City Recorder").
"Pittsburgh has a rich and dynamic history," says Mayor William Peduto in a press release. "These records not only tell the story of our city, we find many of them useful as we tackle today's challenges from infrastructure to housing."
Anyone who believes they possess a lost piece of Pittsburgh's past should contact City Archivist Nick Hartley at email@example.com or 412-255-0873 with a description of their findings.


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Two Eagles named 2019 Homeschool All-Americans
Congratulations to Colin Roberts (senior) and Micah Davis (junior) for their selection as All-Americans after the completion of this year's Homeschool World Series.
The honor is given based on a vote of players and coaches after the completion of the final game.
Beyond the medal placed around their neck, this is an honor the team memorializes on our History page, and is an achievement that places them in the company of the very best players ever to play Homeschool baseball.
Congratulations Colin and Micah!


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Here we are at the last day in January!!! Once again the months just whiz by faster and faster the older I get :( I am having lots of fun along the way though.
My January classes have gone super well and I have had so much fun sharing my love of Stampin' Up! products and creating beautiful cards and gifts with all the fabulous colours and stamps. As well as meeting new fellow crafters in my area.
We have done Birthday cards with a female theme then Masculine cards and now yesterday we made a few for the kids :) I used mainly the "Zoo Babies" stamp set as this is just so versatile for little wee kiddies up to the teenagers.
My absolute favourite card in yesterday's class was the Card-in-a-Box. The kids just love these. Recently I have made a Dinosaur one for my Grandson when he became a big brother last June...
Then a more girly one for my best friend's grand daughter who turned 5 in January.....
So yesterday's one was using mainly the elephant from Zoo Babies as I tried to eliminate too much fussy cutting for the ladies. I just recently saw somewhere that there are Framelits available, in America, for this stamp set but they have not been included in the Australian Catalogue :( I have my fingers crossed that they will be in our next Annual Catalogue for 2016/2017!!!
So now I am preparing for my February Classes of which I am having 2 so you can pop on over to my website here to see all the details and how you can book in. They are filling fast as I keep my classes to a maximum of 6 people. The next class will be cards with a Wedding theme and I will be featuring the "Bloomin' Love" Stamp Set and matching "Bloomin' Heart Framelits Dies as well as the "For the New Two" Stamp Set. Hope that you can join me :)
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The Leather Wallet is made from Stone Oil Tan leather and is sewn with golden wax coated cotton tread. The Leather Wallet is a simple but classic solution to a wallet. It comfortably holds credit cards, ID's and loose bills without adding any additional bulk to your pocket.
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Is Facebook part of your B2B marketing mix?
Has it been difficult to generate B2B leads from Facebook?
With a few simple steps, you can start fueling your pipeline with these proven B2B Facebook advertising actions.
In this article, I will walk you through five tips for Facebook. As you implement each one, your lead volume will increase, as will your opportunity to close deals and make sales!
Tip 1: Developing a Narrow Audience
Most B2B companies don't use Facebook advertising to generate leads because they feel that it's a waste of their time and/or that their audience isn't reachable there.
Such companies are leaving gold on the table.
I don't have to tell you that Facebook knows more about you than your mom does (seriously, it probably does!). Because of the vast amount of personal and public information that Facebook has access to, they have a unique ability to target niche markets that you could only dream of in years past.
In order to reach your audience, you must first identify your seed audience and match it to a target on Facebook. Use Facebook audience insights to gather target data about your audience and develop an initial seed list. Once you develop the seed audience you will be able to see how big of an audience you have on Facebook. Let's focus on creating a narrow audience by filling in the demographics per your target audience.
If you have paid for page likes or you simply have a good batch of them, this can give you a major head start (If not, you can still use Facebooks audience insights and likely take a good guess to get you started on the interests of your market). Click on "Page Likes" to see the common interests of those who have liked your page. Take note of these, and then scroll down to view "relevance." You'll be able to understand how relevant the pages are to your selected audience.
Based on these insights you can set up the campaign in Facebook with the new narrow audiences. You may want to test a few different audiences against the same ads. Then create several micro-audiences to support your decision-making. The micro-audiences will help you determine which sample sizes are most effective on Facebook.
Tip 2: Building a Smart Campaign Structure for Generating Leads
Once you have identified an audience that converts well, you'll want to focus on the structure of the campaigns. The structure of the campaign depends on what you are testing. It consists of campaigns, ad sets, and ads.
At the campaign level, you'll be able to set your objective. At the ad set level you can set the audience, the placements and the devices, and your budget schedule. On the ad level, you can test different images, mediums (video/photo), and text.
For example, Snaplytics wanted to target marketers with their Snapchat editorial calendar. They initially created a campaign for website clicks and that resulted in a campaign that was focused on conversions. They set up three different ad sets (one for each placement). Then they tested the image in each ad so that they had a total of six ads across all of the ad sets.
The winner of the placement campaign was mobile newsfeed. They turned off the audience networks since their targets were specific. They found that the interstitial ads were ineffective because they didn't target the correct audience.
They also learned that testing placement was an essential piece of their business. They wouldn't be able to generate marketing qualified leads without it.
Tip 3: Testing Placement
When you test the placement of your ad, you'll be able to find out if the newsfeed is more effective than the right column, or if Instagram is more effective than Facebook. As recommended, it is important to shut off the audience network if you want to steer away from receiving broad traffic numbers.
When testing placement, you can wait for a few days to see which one has the highest CTR. The highest CTR will help you determine which ad is most effective. Make sure you always look at the number of impressions to see if the ad has enough reach for each ad to ensure all results are fair. Then look at the CPC to determine which ad is receiving the lowest cost.
The more cost effective you are with your ads, the more you'll be able to generate from your ad spend.
Tip 4: Strategically Testing Devices
The next step is to strategically test your devices. Is mobile more popular or is it more important to be desktop friendly? You will want to create a separate ad set for each. The findings can be informative.
For example, at Full Circle Insights we tested multiple devices ranging from mobile to desktop. Surprisingly, we discovered that most of our prospects were finding us through the mobile – android version. At the time, the website was not optimized for mobile and it made the ads ineffective. We wanted to develop a framework to ensure continuous inflow of leads.
We decided to use a third-party vendor for our landing pages and promoted our assets through the instant builder on these third-party devices.
The result? Our efforts generated over 800 marketing qualified leads in 2016 through Facebook ads.
Tip 5: Optimizing CPC on all your ads
If you want to optimize your ads, make sure the pixel is set up on every page that you are promoting your ads for tracking purposes.
The first step for optimizing your ads is looking at the times and choosing the best time of day to have the ads on. If you aren't receiving much traffic on your website on certain days, then it's probably best to turn off the ads on days where you are experiencing low volumes of traffic.
Then optimize for your CTR and make sure the ad scent between your landing pages and your ads are congruent. This will ensure you are getting enough clicks from your ads to your landing page.
The last step is to check for your conversions. This is where retargeting works like a charm. If someone went to your website but they didn't convert, retarget them with other micro-commitments until they convert.
After you have the retargeting in place, you can also upload your contacts using custom audiences and lookalike audiences. This will enable you to get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to optimizing the cost-per-click.
These are five simple ways to get started with your B2B lead gen efforts on Facebook. Your audience IS there; don't miss out on reaching them!


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FY18 Budget and Why NJHillDay is Critical to Ensure No Cuts to Housing
Congress Should Oppose the FY18 Budget Which Slashes Billions from Investments in Affordable Housing – Join us for NJHillday on July 26th
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is unsure of the finality of the leaked budget documents but overall, Mr. Trump's FY18 budget would slash federal investments in affordable housing at HUD by nearly 17% or $7.7 billion, compared to Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 which makes NJHillDay crucial this year.
The proposed cuts could mean more than 250,000 people could lose their housing vouchers. It would also impose punitive measures that would jeopardize family stability – increasing the financial burdens they face through higher rents and ending support to help cover the cost of basic utilities, like water and heat.
If enacted, Mr. Trump's budget would exacerbate the growing affordable rental housing crisis in every state and community across the nation, and it would represent a clear departure from the belief that everyone deserves an affordable place to call home.
Contact your members of Congress today to oppose Mr. Trump's budget proposal!
Click here for Monarch Housing's advocacy toolkit.
Mr. Trump's budget calls for:
- Eliminating the national Housing Trust Fund, the first new housing resource in a generation and one that is exclusively targeted to help build and preserve housing affordable to people with the lowest incomes, including those experiencing homelessness.
- The budget devastates resources needed to operate and maintain public housing that provides homes to millions of families and represents billions of dollars in critical local assets.
- It would starve states and communities of the flexible, locally-driven resources used to address their most pressing housing and community development needs.
- It cuts funding needed to keep low-income seniors, people with disabilities, people living with AIDS, and vulnerable individuals in safe, affordable homes, reduces funding to address serious health risks posed by lead-based paint, and even cuts resources used to address homelessness.
Although the President's 2018 budget request provides more detail than the skinny budget released in March, it confirms what we already knew: this budget must be rejected by Congress.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) will work with its allies in Congress and with residents, partners, stakeholders, and advocates across the country to ensure not only that this budget proposal is dead on arrival.
Congress should also lift the low spending caps required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 equally for defense and domestic programs and expands funding for critical affordable housing investments.
- President Trump's 2018 budget reflects a cruel indifference to the millions of low income people in the United States even beyond those in need of affordable housing.
- Seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, veterans, along with other vulnerable people who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads will all be affected.
- Mr. Trump's budget would harm thousands of the lowest income families by taking away their housing assistance – a move that would lead to higher levels of homelessness and housing poverty – in a transparent effort to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and billions of dollars in increased defense spending.
- The proposed budget contradicts HUD Secretary Carson's assurances that "nobody's going to be thrown out on the street," as he defended the proposal. This budget proposal is unconscionable and unacceptable.
- The Trump budget will propose massive cuts, and we are hearing more about gravely troubling Congressional cuts and reconciliation instructions that are expected to affect Medicaid, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Social Security Income (SSI) and/or other entitlements, as well as damaging cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs and massive tax cuts.
The President's Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal (which is expected on May 23) and the forthcoming House budget proposal (which is expected in early June) are both likely to include deep cuts to non-defense discretionary programs such as rental assistance and education programs, as well as deep cuts to mandatory programs targeted to low- and modest-income people, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
Monarch encourages advocates in New Jersey to join us in Washington, DC on July 26, 2017 to share our critical message to Congress "No Cuts to Housing."
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Women's Soccer
Brendan Jacome of the Ottawa Gee-Gees and Rachel Baird from the Victoria Vikes are the U SPORTS Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending October 14, 2018.
After watching their competition take to the ice the week prior, the Gee-Gees got their season underway this past weekend and were spearheaded by Jacome, their alternate captain, early on. With his side down 2-0 in their opener against cross-town rival Carleton, Jacome was able to break the Gee-Gees' goose-egg for the team's first goal of the season. Not only did his marker cut the lead in half with just minutes to play in the second frame, it helped set up the team's eventual comeback victory in the shootout. To finish off their weekend, the Gee-Gees welcomed the No. 5 McGill Redmen to the nation's capital for a Top 10 tilt that Jacome and the team clearly welcomed with open arms. After seeing Ottawa get off to a 2-0 lead themselves this time, it was Jacome who once again chipped in with the game's third goal; this time to extend the Garnet and Grey's cushion. He would go on to add Ottawa's fifth and final goal of the game – his second of the night and third of the season – early in the second period to really put the game out of reach.
Baird was the key for a Vikes weekend sweep over the Regina Cougars (4-0) and Saskatchewan Huskies (4-0). Playing in all 180 minutes, the Nanaimo native, scored two goals in each game for the Vikes. Baird's first goal against Regina was the game-winner, as both games were played in extremely cold temperatures. Baird's performance this weekend proved even more important, as the Vikes continue their pursuit of a Pacific Division playoff spot. Baird has started all 12 games for the Vikes this season and is now tied for fifth in the nation in goals with seven.
Male nominees:
- CW: Ajeej Sarkaria, soccer, Alberta
- OUA: Brendan Jacome, hockey, Ottawa (winner)
- RSEQ: Vincent Laperle, swimming, Montreal
- AUS: Peter Schaale, soccer, Cape Breton
Female nominees:
- CW: Rachel Baird, soccer, Victoria (winner)
- OUA: Sam Strassburger, hockey, Nipissing
- RSEQ: Laurie Cousineau, soccer, Laval
- AUS: Carol-Ann MacDonald, cross country, Moncton