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Every so often I think about my high school bullies and losing my best friend because of them. What started out as tit for tat harmless pranks, then escalated out of control.
I regretted my part in the pranks and stopped retaliating. Unfortunately, the pranks turned into three years of being called a bitch and worse from all corners of the high school grounds.
The bullying was persistent and unpredictable.
One of my teachers was the father of one of the bullies. He insulted my best friend and myself in class. He refused to congratulate my high marks in the same way as he did the male students.
My best friend dropped out of our high school due to the bullying. I heard she took up smoking and binge drinking. I missed her terribly, but she had shown signs of being depressed and anxious.
I mostly tried to ignore them and not let it bother me. It was particularly difficult to stifle my grief over the death of our dog from a tick bite while being called a bitch at the same time.
Two of the students stopped after awhile and moved on. They played pranks on teachers and students alike. I hoped they would grow up, but one of them continued long after the event.
The next year, I studied chemistry and Mr X. was my teacher again. The relentless sexist jokes began, always about females being inferior. There were only four females in the class in a majority male class. His jokes pissed me off but I tried to ignore them and put on a poker face. I tried to get the other females to complain, but they either thought the jokes were funny or didn't care.
I tried to tell the assistant principal but he refused to let me change subjects. Then I went to the head of Geography and fortunately, he let me change to his class.
Later my teacher was accused of sexual harassment by an anonymous younger female student. A petition went around asking for signatures supporting his innocence. Of course, I refused to sign it.
On the final day of school, I asked my teacher to sign my yearbook. For the first time, he looked worried and uncomfortable. He'd been forced to take leave. Afterwards, I'd heard that the case didn't end in his favour.
Since then I have confronted many bullies with various techniques depending on the situation. I've called the cops on a number of occasions. I've yelled at a neighbour committing domestic violence. I've spoken out when the wrong thing has been said.
I've learnt the importance of documenting all incidents of bullying behaviour, including the date, time and other people present.
I realised the power of words to harm and cause stress from my bullies, and that ultimately their actions can catch up with them.
I realised that what I thought of myself was a hundred times more important than what some immature adolescent prat thought of me or called me.
I do, however, wish that there was a support network in place, particularly in high schools and the workplace.
Every Australian high school and company needs a clearly defined policy and process for handling complaints about bullying. It needs to be written down in plain English and accessible online. All staff members need to be trained in bully prevention and have an awareness of the process to deal with a complaint.
There needs to be a team of independent people who you can turn to when you might be experiencing bullying. This must NOT be just a sole counsellor or a human resources person who's going to take the side of the company.
For more information on bullying and the Dolly's Dream Foundation visit www.amf.org.au.
The Carousel would like to thank Phoebe Bold for this article.
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It's been one year and 6ish months. It's been over eight months of non stop blah/sick/gross/aggravating doctor visits. But, now ... I have been re-diagnosed with .....
Wegener's Granulomatosis or Granulomatosis with Polyangitis.
I feel like I've said that before. Oh yea, I have. I was diagnosed, then my old rheumatologist read the pathologist report and said "No, you don't". Then, symptoms progressed and he said "OK, I think yo udo but I don't know if I want to really go ahead with this right now." and then I found my dream rheumatologist and she actually did some serious leg work and CALLED the Stanford Pathologist to talk with them about the findings and she says she has all the pieces she needs to go ahead with treating my disease so I can live my life again.
I feel like a giant weight has been lifted off my brain. Finally. Someone knows what's going on and I can move forward and maybe, just maybe, feel like a normal person again. I know it won't be a forever feeling but at least it's going to be for awhile right? Maybe I'll never flare back up again. Maybe I'll have several good years before things go sideways. The point is ... I know for sure, 100% this time and I will treat it, and I will live with it.
Sure, there's always those stresses that come with being diagnosed with an untreatable condition. The what ifs that will constantly swirl around in the back of my mind every time something seems not right but ... it's in my chart. If I get rushed to the ER unconscious by ambulance or something, when they pull up my chart they will SEE what's going on. I won't need to have someone there to 'splain! Now, let's just do what the doctor says and make sure I don't end up being rushed there by ambulance.
I'm still angry about things from my earlier post but, then I got the email and call from the doctor right after. It was a bit of bad and good news all at the same time. "You have this horrible incurable disease" YAY! Right? But, it's not that I have a disease that I am happy about, it's that finally I have all the T's crossed and I's dotted in my medical file. It's that I finally have the official final word about what is going on and a doctor willing to do what it takes to make me feel better.
Despite everything, I am happy with what they said. I know it's not ideal. Dan was hoping they would say they couldn't figure it out and it was nothing and not to worry, etc. But, I knew there was something wrong, my bloodwork was saying there was a problem and my body was telling me I wasn't normal. I knew there would be some sort of diagnosis at the end of all this and not necessarily the originally thought disease.
I was right.
I know my body. I know how I was feeling. I know how I am feeling now. The two are completely different. I was feeling fantastic and then ............................. not. My brain wants to feel good and get crazy motivated to do things and then I collapse in exhaustion feeling sick because my body doesn't agree.
Soon, I'll do my medications to get into remission and maybe, just maybe, get back to losing weight and feeling good again. I still have goals. Half Dome, actually running an entire 5K or 10K. Not sure I ever want to attempt a half marathon. But to be able to run a 5k without walking would make me happy. I want to have an LBD (little black dress). I want to be healthy and active and get back to hiking and doing things all the time.
I want my life back. Soon, I should have it. Right? Hopefully?
This is a giant leap in the right direction!


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"Apartheid Wall" vs. "Separation Fence"
"I have been to the Ocupied Palestinian Territory, and I have witnessed the racially segregated roads and housing that reminded me so much of the conditions we experienced in South Africa under the racist system of Apartheid. I have witnessed the humiliation of Palestinian men, women, and children made to wait hours at Israeli military checkpoints routinely when trying to make the most basic of trips to visit relatives or attend school or college, and this humiliation is familiar to me and the many black South Africans who were corralled and regularly insulted by the security forces of the Apartheid government." – Archbishop Desmond Tutu
While visiting the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, I was struck by a book entitled, To Bear Witness. Every day we hear about Israel's side of the story, one where Palestinians throw rocks and set off bombs. But today we bear witness to the other side of the story, a story of military occupation, a story that some even call apartheid.
Walking around Bethlehem, one of the first things we noticed was the massive concrete wall, complete with watch towers and Israeli guards. At eight meters, the wall along Bethlehem is TWICE as tall as the Berlin Wall. It's projected to be four times as long. Like the Berlin Wall, one side (Israeli) is grey and bleak while the other (Palestinian) is full of murals and objections. Language reflects what side of the argument people are on. Palestinians and pro-Palestinians refer to the wall as the "Apartheid Wall" or "Berlin Wall". Those on Israel's side call it a "Separation Fence".
Israel's controversial "Security Wall" is slowly imprisoning West Bank cities like Bethlehem. Israel claims the wall is a temporary structure to physically separate the West Bank from Israel and that it counteracts suicide attacks on the Israeli people. However, 90% percent of the wall has been built on Palestinian land, not on the Green Line, the internationally recognized border that existed between Israel and the West Bank. The wall cuts off Palestinian communities and families from one another, separates farmers from their land, and isolates people from their workplaces, schools, and health care facilities. In route to the hospital, an alarming number of pregnant mothers give birth at the wall's checkpoints because the security process takes too long, they are denied thoroughfare, or the 24-hour checkpoint is not open. Amnesty International maintains that the construction of the wall within Palistinian territory breaks international law and violates human rights.
One morning we walked through the checkpoint (to exit Bethlehem and enter Israel to catch the bus to Jerusalem). We walked single file up what I can only describe as a very long cattle chute and passed through a turnstile (mechanical gate with horizontal bars so only one person may pass through at a time) before going through the security ex-ray and having our passports checked for a second time. This process can be lengthy and we heard the line is particularly long in the early morning, when people can spend several hours waiting to pass through security on their way to work.
One day we visited the West Bank city of Hebron and accompanied a Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) on their rounds. This team, which consisted of a middle-aged woman and two women over the age of 70 (all from the US), serves as a neutral party as it observes checkpoints in Hebron to keep tabs on Israeli soldiers so they don't detain a Palestinian for "too long". The young Israeli soldiers (18-20 years) only check passports and paperwork at these checkpoints, but they will hold Palestinians for longer than necessary and sometimes intimidate, humiliate, and harass them… simply because they can. "Too long" has been defined as twenty minutes, at which point the CPT calls another organization which arrives at the checkpoint and steps in to mediate any conflict that is taking place.
Did the world not celebrate when the Berlin Wall fell?! So why is it now turning a blind eye to the one in Palestine?
"Let's hope that one day, just like the Berlin Wall, the wall's most famous images will be available, in chunk-form only, on eBay." – Lonely Planet
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September 10th, 2014
I'm study in Bethlehem University and i suffer from this wall everyday , i hope this like Berlin wall


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Biofuel Industry News
Airport waste oil to be transformed into biodiesel
Dec 17 2013 Read 2760 Times
An airport concessions developer has partnered up with a biofuel company to turn waste oil from airport cooking facilities into biodiesel. Airmall USA has joined up with Greenlight Biofuels to make use of waste cooking oil from concessions tenants at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall). The project will see low emission biofuels created from the oil, which will be suitable for running automobiles.
Processed oil has been used for a number of years as a source for biodiesel production, but the new project highlights how industry can help with the creation of cleaner fuels. Around 100 gallons of waste oil from the concessions can be used to create around 70 gallons of biodiesel. This can cut carbon dioxide emissions by around 1,212 pounds, creating cleaner running fuel and helping to reduce companies and individuals' carbon footprints.
Jim Kingdon, president of Greenlight Biofuels, said: "Here at Greenlight Biofuels, we're thrilled when new customers are excited about environmental responsibility and sustainability to the same degree we are. The decision that Airmall has made at BWI Marshall, to recycle used cooking oil for the production of biofuels, is a testament to the role all industries can play in pushing America toward energy independence and a brighter future."
The environmentally-friendly waste solution can help the company reduce emissions by around 78 per cent. Airmall will be working with Greenlight Biofuels to collect all of the waste cooking oil and transport it to a biodiesel production facility to be transformed into biofuels. It will suitable for use in any diesel engine and will meet with all the fuel standards that have been put in place by government agencies.
Brett Kelly, vice president of Airmall Maryland, said: "We're pleased to partner with Greenlight Biofuels to implement a responsible alternative for disposing of waste cooking oil from airport tenants. This recycling program is an example of how AIRMALL strives to adopt innovative and eco-friendly ideas and technologies that benefit the airport, the concessions program, and the environment."
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If you are on budget, it definitely means that you can enjoy the best that Europe has to offer. The one advantage of traveling within Europe is that's it's easy as the railway system is reliable. You can go from one country to the other with ease. From the London Eye, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the La Sagragada Basilica in Barcelona to the Vatican in Rome, you can experience all this even when on a tight budget. The best way to do so is to go backpacking and know the most rewarding routes to take.
In Paris, there is so much to see at pocket friendly prices while others are free of charge. If you are an art lover, you will love what the 'City of Love' has to offer. From the iconic tower of the city which is considered the most famous landmark of Paris, the Palace of Versailles, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Pantheon to the Montemartre art district, there is just so much to see. It's a great city for backpackers.
This is an amazing destination whether you are backpacking or not. It's one destination that consists five beautiful towns known as Riomaggiore, Corniglia, Monterosso, Manarola and Vernaza. You will only need a pass to walk or take the train to explore these towns surrounded by natural cliffs. After a busy day exploring the towns, you can enjoy a warm Italian meal and an overnight at affordable prices.
One of the most famous cities in Spain and Europe at large, Barcelona is a great city for backpackers. It's a rich city both culturally and historically. La Sagrada Familia, a marvel that was started in the year 1882 and is yet to be finished will take your breath away. Park Guell by Gaudi, the Picasso Museum, the FC Barcelona museum & Camp Nou stadium and the modernist buildings are just some of the attractions you will see in Barcelona.
London should be in the list of any tourist to Europe. One thing you should never miss out is the changing of guards at the Buckingham Palace. It's spectacular. Other landmarks not to miss out include the Tower of London, the London Eye and the Westminster Abbey. There are many other attractions worth visiting.
Europe is a paradise for any backpacker since there are plenty of things to do for free, there are affordable accommodation options as well as restaurants. The attractions are endless and when you use the Euro train, you will move from one destination to another with ease and at pocket friendly prices.


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DESE FOIAed Emails: Federally Funded Out-of-State NGOs Provided Assistance to Ensure the Continuation of Common Core State Standards
Part I
A Look Back: May 2013
Do you remember the eight Common Core meetings The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education scheduled on May 2, 2013? DESE called for these meetings to be held as taxpayers were becoming increasingly aware of the CCSSI signed on to by the governor, State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education with little public knowledge and discussion. Many taxpayers believed this sudden move for public discussion on the standards was to thwart pending legislation written to hold DESE accountable as to the cost and details of CCSSI:
To amend chapter 161, RSMo, by adding thereto one new
section relating to the common core state standards
initiative, with an emergency clause.
Section A. Chapter 161, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto
one new section, to be known as section 161.855, to read as
1. The department of elementary and secondary
education shall conduct at least one public hearing in each
congressional district in Missouri prior to the full
implementation of the common core state standards. The public
hearings shall provide an opportunity for members of the general
public to publicly testify regarding the common core state
standards. The commissioner of education and at least one member
of the state board of education shall attend each public hearing.
For each public hearing, the department shall provide at least
two weeks' notice to school districts and parents of public
school students located within the congressional district in
which the hearing shall be held.
2. At least two weeks prior to the first of the public
hearings, the department of elementary and secondary education
shall perform and make publicly available a fiscal analysis of
the projected cost to the state and school districts of the
implementation of the common core state standards. The analysis
shall include the costs of material, equipment, technology, and
training, as well as any savings that may be realized. The
department shall provide the fiscal analysis to the president pro
tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and to the joint committee on education. The
department shall publish the fiscal analysis on its internet
3. At least two weeks prior to the first of the public
hearings, the department of elementary and secondary education
shall prepare a report that identifies:
(1) Any data that shall be collected as a result of the
implementation of the common core state standards; and
(2) Any governmental entity, quasi-governmental entity, or
consortium that collects data or receives data as a result of the
implementation of the common core state standards.
4. The department of elementary and secondary education
shall submit the report required under subsection 3 of this
section to the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker
of the house of representatives, and to the joint committee on
education. The department shall publish the report on its
internet website. The department shall notify parents of public
school students of the data collection procedures described in
subsection 3 of this section.
5. The department of elementary and secondary education
shall conduct all of the public hearings by December 31, 2013.
Section B. Because of the importance of providing information to
the public about the common core state standards,
section A of this act is deemed necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health, welfare, peace and safety, and
is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of
the constitution, and section A of this act shall be in full
force and effect upon its passage and approval.
Some saw DESE's attempt to be 'transparent' as a public relations effort by the agency to be perceived as willing to answer questions from increasingly concerned taxpayers about standards that were adopted before they were even written. This supposed willingness of the agency to answer questions did not occur in these meetings. It became obvious as the meetings progressed that DESE facilitators were there to present eight identical power points allegedly written by DESE. No answers were to be given to taxpayer questions and this was stated in the very beginning of the presentation. Groups were convened in seven of these meetings (the Lindbergh group refused to participate in the Delphi arrangement) to discuss CCSSI concerns and the DESE appointed group facilitator led the discussion. Questions asked at the end of the meeting were provided in written form to DESE and it was to provide answers on their website. Many of the answers on the website were not factually answered and taxpayers were still concerned at the lack of DESE's accountability. The bill was not considered and once again, DESE did not enter into a true transparent conversation with taxpayers or legislators.
As Van Harvey, a parent and taxpayer at one of the meetings noted:
What's interesting is that the replies and comments of the facilitators here, are nearly the same as those of DESE last Thursday. A couple sales techniques came to mind watching this, particularly where they are practiced most often and most poorly, at the car lot. The Tie-Down, where the salesmen offers you a couple 'options', either of which moves the sale forward if you answer them "Would you rather have that in blue or red?". If you say either blue or red, or even "what about black?", you've agreed (in the sales world) to purchase the car.
The other is 'Assuming the sale', where the buyer is recruited to help the sale "So with the options you requested, that'll come to $500 per month, sign here please.", and it requires the toughest technique of all in sales – the salesmen must shut-up and let the buyer sell them self.
When it works it's extremely powerful because the 'buyer' is arguing with no one but them self: 'Should I do this? I guess I should….", but that is also it's weakness, all it requires is for the person who is being manipulated to step outside the faux-rules laid out for them and ask other questions or simply say "No".
And the other is the infamous 'Sales manager says no', where your buddy the salesmen says "I'd really like to get that option and that price for you, but I'm sorry, our sales manager says we can't do that." How often did they say "I'm sorry, I wish we could address your questions, but the process has already been set." (MEW note: remember this sentence. It is what happened in the HB1490 work groups due to DESE's involvement)
At the Lindbergh mtg, people either refused to be confined to the choices laid out for them, or they simply said no.
That's all it takes.
You can find reporting on these meetings here and here and here.
Some comments from the statewide meetings:
Don't know if you saw our FB post about the meeting in Marceline. What an outrage. We met in this very large room with only about 9 tables. We listened to the power point with all of the talking points. The first thing out of the facilitators mouth was the "Federal Government" has nothing to do with Common Core. Then HE INTRODUCED TWO REPS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I felt like screaming.
**************************Some of my favorite quotes of the night were:"The federal government played NO role in Common Core"."No data collection is required with Common Core"."A state can change the standards at any time. It is the state's choice on HOW to use the standards.""The standards are owned by the state, therefore can be changed by the state.""Standards do not tell teachers HOW to teach.""The Missouri Constitution and state law direct DESE to set high academic standards."
With strong support in both the House and Senate, the Missouri legislature passed HB1490 whose main purpose is to define a system wherein state education experts will evaluate and recommend state K-12 education standards.
"We would have liked the language to be a lot stronger in terms of rejecting the Common Core State Standards. We will have to rely on the professional integrity of those selected to be on the various work groups to really focus on what is best for our students and teachers and not be swayed by outside political or financial interests," said Anne Gassel a co-founder of MCACC. The coalition is a grassroots group made up of mothers and fathers, grandparents, teachers and school board members who are working together to restore local control of education.
Governor Nixon signed the bill into law on July 14, 2014. The intent of HB1490 was to have an open and transparent process in which legislative Missouri appointees were to develop MISSOURI standards, not warmed over Common Core State Standards with a few revisions. The final bill was not a perfect bill but it was a start for taxpayers to have a seat at the table in the public education they are obligated to pay for and have had little to no voice in educational policy direction/development.
Based on DESE's history with the Delphi approach to meeting with the public, many taxpayers were suspicious if anything other than warmed over CCSS would be produced in the work groups. Other states had attempted to create their own standards via various work groups and committees, and the results were less than satisfactory. Parents from Indiana and Oklahoma reported that the process seemed to be set in favor of retaining the standards, regardless of the passage of laws which called for state created standards, rather than NGO created standards.
We are in receipt of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) emails between DESE and ELA 6-12 work group members, legislators, and NGOs from May 2014 through June 2015. These emails show contact with out of state federally funded agencies from DESE for guidance on how to control the work group process. DESE had no authority in HB1490 to inquire for assistance from these out of state NGOs. These emails illustrate DESE was attempting to control the process of a bill that was to be developed on the state level.
While there was some hope from the taxpayers that the work groups could create their own standards via the process called for in HB1490, DESE had paid facilitators and note takers ready for the first meetings, even as this was not called for in the bill and funding was not available. Eight facilitators were to present DESE created identical power points to the work groups. These presentations would be similar to those presented at the May 2, 2013 meetings: the same message was delivered by DESE to all groups for DESE's desired outcome. As the September 23, 2014 Peter Kinder letter in the above graphic stated, the power was to shift to the work groups to write the standards. Plans to have facilitators at the first four meetings had been contractually arranged by DESE and the agency had assumed it would direct these meetings through the facilitators.
The ELA 6-12 work group became divided as one member unappointed by the Speaker of the House refused to leave and some members believed he should acknowledge the speaker's authority and vacate his position. Some members believed their opinion and research was not welcomed and considered in the standard writing process and was the intent of the bill was not being followed. Nationally recognized speaker Sandra Stotsky was only allowed three minutes to speak, even as the law was called for expert research to be considered for the writing of the standards. This point is ironic as DESE secretly obtained advice and financial assistance from out of state agencies without the knowledge of the entire ELA 6-12 work group. The minority group which split away believed that by deliberating and signing onto a report with a member who was not credentialed to serve and who hid his true intent of following the law would lend credibility to this flawed process. Some members thought this process was possibly being directed by DESE due to some comments by the educational agency appointees. There was little they could do to ensure Missouri standards would be written as according to HB1490, and it seemed as if Missouri would follow the disastrous 'rewrites' of other states who tried to reclaim their state's obligation to direct/develop their own standards.
We will be detailing in the next few days the details of these emails:
- DESE's immediate emails (when HB1490 was passed) to federally funded agencies whose existence is to ensure the implementation of 'college and career ready standards' (CCSS), asking for funding and advice on how to structure the work group narrative;
- Speaker of the House appointee Nick Kremer (who was unappointed but refused to leave) detailing his true reason for serving on the work group, which was to ensure the continuation of CCSS, ignoring the intent of the law;
- DESE's involvement in trying to portray parents as a stumbling block for transparent discussion, while at the same time, meeting separately and quietly with 'friendly' members for work group updates;
- DESE's plans to direct the outcome of the work groups and circumvent the law;
- The use of funding from federally funded groups outside Missouri by DESE to further this outcome
For activists in other states who have experienced the frustration of standards 'rewrites' instead of being able to craft your own standards, these Missouri emails may very well explain what went on in your state behind the scenes. There are federally funded regional agencies designed to ensure the CCSS are implemented in the states, regardless of state legislation, and DESE contacted these agencies immediately for strategy and financial assistance to implement the desired outcome of the continuation of the common core standards. As Anne had written earlier about the signing of HB1490:
We will have to rely on the professional integrity of those selected to be on the various work groups to really focus on what is best for our students and teachers and not be swayed by outside political or financial interests.
You will see via these emails that the ELA 6-12 work group never had a chance to not be swayed by outside political or financial interests. These outside interests are funded by the Federal Government. State legislation is being ignored by DESE and actively circumvented by DESE bureaucrats and federally funded agencies formed to promote Federal education mandates. Many of these agencies were created to assist SEAs for NCLB implementation and they are now assisting the implementation of CCSSI. The USDOEd cannot directly perform these duties so it creates agencies to be its proxy to the state educational agencies. The state agency (DESE) then looks to these federally funded agencies for direction on how to retain CCSS as that is the desired outcome of the USDOEd. While DESE is referred to as a 'state educational agency', it has morphed into an agent of the Federal Government and its programs.
From Van Harvey's post on the Delphi meeting in May 2013:
Towards the end of the Q&A that we finally forced upon them, I asked her, truly puzzled,
'Why are you surprised by the reaction of the people here?'
and she was speechless. When I followed up afterwards, she so much as said that she really expected our common decency to yield to their completely disrespectful presentation. Surprise. Another DESE representative, Doug, I think his name was, said that he couldn't understand why anyone was the least upset, after all, he said,
"This is the first time, the very first time I can remember, where everyone agrees upon a plan. Our big corporations agree, our governors agree and the leaders of our educational system all agree, these standards are the best for all concerned – I can't understand why you don't welcome them."
You will see via these emails that the Delphi process in May 2013 was the same process envisioned and attempted in the HB1490 work group meetings: the outcome was predetermined, regardless of the law, and that the mandates via the Federally funded government surrogates are to be implemented.
Part II will introduce the out of state federally funded agencies, involved at DESE's request, which had input into the Missouri ELA 6-12 work group process.
(Lt Governor Peter Kinder's letter used in the graphic may be found here).


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During two days in July, the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium in Kyiv will be filled with live music by Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Tove Lo, Kaleo, Little Dragon, and Bonobo. Many of the world music legends will give their first concerts in Ukraine this summer. The tickets for the festival are sold quite quickly, and fests' organizers even changed the location for a bigger one after the massive spike of interest. The price starts at UAH 1000.
When: July 25-26
Where: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv
A legend of Scandinavian Indie Maarten Devoldere will give a sensual concert in the renewed Green Theater in Kyiv. Co-founder of the famous Balthazar band had already recorded two solo albums, which steadily climbed the local and international music charts. The Belgium musician will present the best hits from both. The ticket price starts at UAH 600.
When: July 28, 8 P.M.
Where: Green Theater, Kyiv
Not many people know that Franz Xaver Mozart, son of the famous composer, had lived in Lviv from 1808 to 1830. The festival is inspired by the works of Franz, as well as other classic musicians from Strauss to Vagner. Lviv Opera House will host a string of concerts, featuring international opera starts, love letter readings, as well as a grand violin concert with the instrument used by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The ticket price differs depending on the event and starts at UAH 200.
When: July 13 – 22
Where: Lviv Opera House, Lviv
The Gitas
The unusual duo of the former frontman of the Ukrainian band Dymna Sumish and a Guatemalan musician was formed in the United States later to become The Gitas. The band writes electronic music, sampled by the ex-member of The Erised, filled with authentic vibes. The Gitas have recently returned from their tour in Guatemala and will present songs from the new EP at their concert in Lviv. The ticket price starts at UAH 250.
When: July 28, 7 P.M.
Where: !FESTrepublic, Lviv
Ukrainian musician Dmitro Shurov, commonly known as Pianoboy, will hold a concert topped with the intricate light among the bushy Green Theater Park in Odesa. Visitors will have a chance to hear tender vocals and intricate piano melodies from "Prostyye Veschi" ("Simple things"), "Ne Prekrashay Mechtat`" ("Don`t stop dreaming") and "Take Off" albums. The ticket price starts at UAH 290.
When: July 14, 8 P.M.
Where: Green Theater, Odesa
Game of Thrones
The magnificent Odesa Opera House will host a grand concert, dedicated to movie and TV-series soundtracks. The main focus is kept on the Game of Thrones and its musical score throughout the seven seasons. Besides, guests will enjoy music by Oscar nominees Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, Nino Rota and others performed by a symphonic orchestra. The ticket price starts at UAH 190.
When: July 24, 8 P.M.
Where: Odesa Opera House, Odesa
You may buy tickets at tickets.ua.
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I just heard about a news story last night about how my state government is paying companies from outside of Arizona to do various contracts. This upsets me, because that's MY state taxes that is leaving the state, it's not staying here and helping keep people employed HERE. The reasoning for this is that they are encouraging competition by purchasing services or products for the lowest price. Walmart is my government now, right?
Normally, I would agree that competition is a good thing, I mean that is one of the most important features in a capitalist system. But governments are inherently monopolies, they force us to pay them, and they do what they want. It's not like I can just choose to have the California government perform necessary functions here, right? So, if we all have no choice but to have our own state government do things for us, then we should at least expect that our government will support us in ways that we need, like for instance providing jobs that support our own economy.
They say that if they become preferential towards Arizona companies, that would cause a backlash in other states that would make it hard for Arizona companies to do business in those other states. My thought is this, so what? No, seriously, so what? If Arizona's government contracts are available only to Arizona companies, that means more business being generated by OUR tax dollars, HERE. If other states do the same thing, cool, seems like it would be good for Their local economies, just like it would be good for ours. Prove to me there is actual reciprocation from awarding contracts to companies in other states that basically balances things out, and I'll say fine, just keep doing it like this for as long as ya want. But if you can't prove to me that just as much local business is being generated for us by other states as the amount of business being awarded to companies in other states by our state government, then I'll tell you to go eat a dirty sock... I've got a few for you if you can't find any.
Then Dad said that he thinks there is no difference between a State, or even Federal, government and any corporation. As we all know, a corporation, especially if it is publicly traded, is expected, and even legally required, to make as much money as possible while spending as little money as possible, which means that the focus of all of their activities has absolutley no moral or ethical bias one way or another. That means corporations can become corrupt, do illegal things, do really wrong things, all for the sake of the bottom line. I say, as long as a corporation can get away with it, they'll do it, and if they think they might get caught, they still might do it if they have the resources to manipulate the system that is supposed to keep them in line. For one really good example, let's look at Microsoft. Or maybe let's look at a company that has actually been taken down and put out of business for the wrong things they are doing, what was that energy company called... uhm, Enron, yes, that's it. Very good examples, one evil corporation that went down hard, the other is still around, still strong, still up to their evil plots.
And now for why I titled this "Fascism?", one of the definitions I have read or heard about what Fascism actually is says that it is a combination of Corporatism and Government. Now, we do not currently live under the most repressive and violent regime possible, there is still plenty of wiggle room, but I am very conserned about how close we may be getting to that. Are we living in a Fascist state? Let's look at our Federal Government paying private contractor companies to go fight over seas, or provide building and food services for our soldiers, etc. etc. Is all of that fascism? Our military, our government functions, everything that runs our country and our lives is all made up of Corporations?! Is that not Fascism?!
Well, let's look at what wikipedia says about Fascism. Wow, I'm just as confused as ever... my head hurts. Can someone please be clear about this? What exactly does Fascism mean?! I've watched a weird sci-fi show that takes place in South Africa called Charlie Jade, which is about parallel universes. Charlie's home universe is way frakin converted over to Fascism, in every possible way, it is government by Corporations. You are not a citizen of anything, you are an employee. Corporate competition includes armies killing each other, corporate armies, employees killing the employees of a competitor. Is this where we are heading? Are all of the governments in our country just Corporations? What about the governments of other countries? Is our current economic hardship really all planned by Fascists trying to convert every government into corporations that can be purchased, owned, and run by private groups or individuals?!
I'm freaking out here. I'm going completely bonkers. I need some pills. Oh wait, those were provided to me by Corporations! Aaaaah!! Aaaaahh!! Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
Maybe I'll just start smashing my head against things like walls, desks... cars.


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Percent of children under 18 years of age in poverty is the number of children living in families with income below poverty divided by the number of children under 18 for whom poverty status could be determined, and multiplied by 100.
Children living in poverty experience the greatest health disadvantages when growing up in poverty. The health effects of living in poverty for children is cumulative and carries into adulthood even when their financial situation improves. Children living in poverty are exposed to conditions that can cause injury, malnutrition, and lack of health care1. Child poverty often leads to lower educational attainment and therefore to lower income in adulthood. It can also lead to physical changes in brain development limiting children's chances to succeed and be healthy2.
1 California Newsreel, Nationality Minority Consortia, Joint Center Health Policy Institute. Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/resources.php?topic_id=7
2 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. http://www.commissiononhealth.org/LifeExperience.aspx
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This week marks the 85th anniversary of the opening of one of YHA's most loved and cherished hostels, YHA Black Sail. Having opened to the public on the morning of 14th April 1933, the hostel has since provided a haven of warmth, shelter and delight to generations of intrepid explorers enjoying breaks in the Lake District fells. Indeed, it was a busy three days for YHA's Executive, as YHA Keswick was also opened on 12th April.
Whilst YHA Black Sail is YHA's most basic and rustic building, its simplistic charm and unique location beneath the north face of Great Gable means interest has remained high throughout the decades.
In the 1970s, Black Sail's instant and continuing popularity was described as follows by YHA's Regional Officer:
'Its incomparable situation ensured the immediate success of the hostel, and only a year later it was reported that a great number of bookings had to be declined. The demand for accommodation at Black Sail has continued unabated for over forty years.'
It's now fair to say that this demand has since continued for a further forty years. The small building has grown slightly, with the addition of a rear annexe in the 1950s, but it wasn't until 2013 that the largest batch of improvements were made to the hostel. £250,000 was spent to weather-proof the building and reduce running costs through new energy saving measures and energy generation on site. These works will ensure Black Sail's future environmental and financial sustainability, meaning the hostel can be enjoyed by generations to come.
It is this enjoyment and sense of adventure which a trip to Black Sail conjures that the hostel is most famous for. Every person who has stayed at or visited YHA Black Sail will carry away their own personal memories of what they consider makes up the atmosphere of the place, whether it is the ultimate sense of isolation, the nostalgia brought about by the basic nature of the building or simply the unbeatable views of one of the most stunning areas of the Lake District National Park.
We are sure that for many years to come the words 'Black Sail' will continue to provide poignant memories of the very essence of the true spirit of hostelling.


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I took a photo of an owl box from about 60 metres away standing on the dirt track on the dry side of the higher embankment of the Hundred Foot Drain about a kilometre from the bridge into Earith.
I was not imagining that I'd be able to see anything in the owl box. I just wanted to know what the label said "Sutton and Mepal I.D.B…"
However, when I opened the photo and zoomed in a bit…I could see there was a face staring back at me…presumably (given the tufts above the eyes, this is a long-eared owl (Asio otus) although Mrs Sciencebase is not convinced.


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When I wake up and shower its nearly 11am, but I'm not the only one who's sluggish today, so we all have a late breakfast. I've given up my hunt for breakfast sausage (for now) and order a ham and cheese croissant instead, which is good, and comes with a cute little French flag tooth picked into it. Adorable!
After breakfast Ilona and I go down to the beach, where I plan on going for a long swim. I love swimming in salt water because I never feel as tired and can half float, half tread water with ease. I try to get out into the water, but it never gets deep. I am up to my shins in water for almost 5 minutes out into the ocean. I can see people off in the distance who are swimming but they're SO far away, not to mention that there are boats out there with them, which doesn't appeal to me so I just end up walking back to the shore and join Ilona in sunbathing. We order two baileys over ice while we're chilling out in the sun, and sip on them until the other girls come down to the beach. They've arranged for us to go visit Maya Beach (where they filmed The Beach, and ranked number one most beautiful in the world) for the afternoon. We leave at 2pm, which is approaching quickly, so we hurry back to the guesthouse to get our things together.
We walk down to where the boat is due to pick us up, and find out that we are not the only people who've decided to go on this little excursion. There are at least 50 other people waiting to get on an army of longboats that are all waiting for us, lined up on the shore. We get in a boat with 4 other people from the States, Sweden and England, and set off. Our first stop is to a monkey beach where tourists are able to feed monkeys bananas and take pictures. They give us 5 minutes to hop off the boat, snap a photo, and hop back on, so I choose not to go. I can see the monkeys from my boat, I've seen a million monkeys at this point, I don't like the crowd, and don't like the fact that these monkeys are tourist attractions in their natural habitat. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way so I just stay on the boat with everyone else who feels the same way.
After the monkey beach we drive by "The Viking Cave" which no one knows anything about. They slow the boat down for us to take pictures, but we don't actually stop and we don't get any information, I'd like to know WHY it is called the Viking Cave and why it's significant, but our boat driver is too busy horking spit off the back of the boat to tell us anything, so I am forever in the dark. I shall Google it later, I suppose.
The next stop is much more appealing to me, we get to snorkel. I've never actually snorkeled before, only ever at camp in the murky lake water where there wasn't much to see but muddy green plants growing up from the bottom. I'm excited to snorkel in an actual ocean! We anchor the boat (among 10 other boats, naturally) and dive into the clear blue water with our snorkel gear. The first thing I see when I put my face in, is a huge sea urchin at the bottom among countless different kinds of colourful fish. It takes me a couple tries to feel comfortable breathing underwater, and even when I get used to it I am breathing like a lunatic, but at least I can see all the cool fish!! We get 20 minutes to swim around in the clear blue water and explore the reef before we are called back to our boats to move onto the next stop.
The main attraction is Maya Beach, a small stretch of soft white sand and the most clear green-blue water you'll ever see. It is protected from touristy shops and resorts by the fact that it is now a national park. Of course, when we arrive there are a billion other boats full of tourists who've come to see the beach, which takes away from its beauty. I hate tourists. I know that I am also a tourist, but I dislike all other tourists around me… we ruin things.
We get one hour to get out of the boat and visit the site, which is literally just a beach. We try to explore the jungle area behind it, but there is only a small trail leading to a rocky pond area next to the sea, so we stay there a couple minutes then turn around and go back. There is one tiny hut just behind the beach that sells beer, pop and chips. Beer here costs twice as much as it does back on Koh Phi Phi, which just makes me sad that they've found a way to exploit the tourists even in a national park. I'm really struggling with the tourist thing, if you can't tell.
We walk down to the beach and talk about its similarities and differences to the movie. It was definitely a mistake to watch it two days before going to the site, because we all notice the things that have been changed, but none the less it is still the most beautiful beach I've ever seen. The sand feels like velvet beneath my toes and the water is so clear that I can see right down to the bottom even when I'm out to deep to actually touch it. The entire shore is encased by a circle of tall rocky cliffs all covered in greenery, with only a small opening between two of the cliffs out into the sea. Everything has been kept clean and there are trash bins everywhere (a novelty in Thailand) to encourage tourists to keep it that way. We all swim around in the water, along with the 4 other people who we met on our boat, until it's time to go back to Ko Phi Phi. We watch the sun set from the water on our ride back, but unfortunately it isn't as spectacular as you would think, because the sky is slightly overcast.
Back at the guesthouse, we get ready to go out for dinner then out to the beach bars. The party scene in Koh Phi Phi is insane, which doesn't suit my taste as a constant occurrence but it's fun for a night or two. We do all the same things we did last night because there isn't much else to choose from. We visit some different bars along the main strip, go down to the beach to watch a fire show, and dance in the sand until the bars shut down.


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I finally have some decent pictures of myself in some garments I've designed and made for myself so I'm going to start posting them. This one is of a full Transformers outfit I made from curtains at Wal-mart over 2 years ago. You can read about it on the original post. I'll just share some pics of me in it here and now.
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BAT Pillowcases
It's been almost 4 years since I've made pillowcases, but I just enjoyed the thought of laying my head down into a pasture with cows so much at night I didn't want to give it up!
IRON-MAN Tennis Shorts
In the summer of 2015, Walmart sold some kids' T-shirts in the design of superhero torsos wherever they covered. They had Spider-man, the Incredible Hulk, and Iron-Man. From these, I got the idea to make complementary shorts to have summer cosplay inspired fashion. I wore them for general summer casual wear, but mostly in which to play tennis. Yup, you got that right. People at my tennis club showed up in mostly white or whatever, and on the other side was a guy in what looked like a summer version of superhero cosplay, using playing in the style of the character. 🙂
The complementary shorts Spider-man were easy. They were just blue, as seen in my MORALES shorts post. The Hulk's complementary shorts weren't much harder. I just had to find fabric that could look ripped at the bottom, but wouldn't fray like crazy on me. I actually had purple spandex in my stash so the HULK shorts resulted. Iron-man, though, was another matter! I was going to have to make shorts that looked like the suit, or at least close enough that they looked like they belonged together with the shirt! After a little scheming, I did!


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The Son Q&A — Henry Garrett (Pete McCullough)
Henry Garrett, who plays Pete McCullough on The Son, talks about being rescued by Eli, the inevitable realities of returning home to his family, and his favorite memory from filming the series.
Q: Season 1 ended with Pete running away with Maria after her family was brutally murdered by his own. At the start of Season 2, Pete is a prisoner in Mexico. What goes through his mind when he sees his father is there to save him?
A: Shock, disbelief and the overriding feeling of incredible relief that the almighty Eli McCullough has come to save him. When we find Pete, he really is in a life and death situation. Being part of a chain gang in Mexico in the Mexican desert is pretty much a death sentence where you're not expected to survive. Pete knows that so he really is living moment to moment, breath to breath. People around him are dying, so to see someone who can save his life — it's a huge relief.
Q: Eli demands that in order to come home, Pete must promise that he'll never leave again. Does Pete mean it when he promises his father he'll stay?
A: In that moment, yes he does. He's just been saved from hell, Maria has left him and also he misses his kids like nothing else in the world. So his dad's giving him an ultimatum, and it does take some considering but, in that moment, saying yes is the sensible answer, and he does mean it — at that moment.
Q: After months of "chasing bandits" Pete returns home to his family. What is it like for Peter in the moments he first sees his kids, and Sally?
A: It's an incredible moment for Pete when he first sees his kids again. It's something he's dreamed of and wished could happen. When he's on the chain gang, Pete probably thought he'd never see his kids again, but it was like a bit of a dream that he would, and that kept him going.
That's a very tense moment when he first sees Sally again, and I think they're both putting on a bit of a show for the kids and for Eli. They give each other a peck on the cheek and say a few little words. I think Pete has this idea of what's going through Sally's head, and it's likely a story that's been spun by Eli or Phineas. I'm sure that Pete has a good idea that she's going to be thinking the worst of what happened with the Garcia massacre and his subsequent absence.
Q: In a flashback, Maria tells Pete he's weak and that he won't kill his father. Is he surprised by this shift after he saved her life and abandoned his own family?
A: I think it's not necessarily the response he expected or the response he wanted, however she is in shock, and she's experiencing huge trauma. Pete understands this and he knows he's going to need to manage her behavior through the next few days in order to get her to safety. He knows he's kind of being her guardian and, at the end of Season 1, the last you see of Maria and Pete, he's kind of shepherding her away from the house. He's kind of almost holding her up. Yes, it would be nice for her to not be so angry at him or dismissive towards him. However, I think he completely understands that the next few days, or for the foreseeable future, she's going to be going through a tough time, and he needs to kind of manage that and be aware of that and get her to safety and take the abuse. But Pete isn't immune to the hurtfulness of it. It definitely does hurt him.
Q: How does Pete feel when Phineas tells him that he advised Eli not to bring him back home?
A: It hurts a lot. It's a real punch in the stomach. When he's coming home, I think Pete is somewhat bracing himself for this punch in the stomach. As much as it hurts, this is a family that knows each other very well, and sometimes what hurts most is when expected behavior plays itself out. I think Pete is fully aware of what he's agreed to go back to, the people, the personalities. It's like he's stepping out of the frying pan, which is the Mexican chain gang, and into the fire, which is home. He has to swallow his pride and try to be diplomatic at the very least to buy himself some time to figure out his future. It's a slap in the face, but he knows these people. He knows they're not going to just welcome him back with open arms, and so he's bracing himself for that.
What hurts a lot with family is when you're expecting something. If it's just a surprise, out of nowhere, it doesn't hurt as much as when you kind of can see it coming, can see something brewing, a comment here from a close one or an action that hurts, and I think that's why families are so difficult, because there's so much shared history and shared tension. And that's what so great about what Philipp Meyer and the TV writers have done well, is to create that family atmosphere and not kind of give a glossy televised view of it. I think it's quite a realistic view of family life.
Q: Eli wastes no time bringing Pete back into the family business, starting with a job to sabotage a neighbor's oil rigs. Why is that?
A: I think Eli's using the first possible opportunity to test Pete, to see how he will integrate back into the family. It's "Okay, I'm giving you an offer and you've accepted it, so straight away I'm going to see if you really are down with it." I think it's important that Eli tests Pete pretty soon after he gets back. That's Eli doing his master work.
Q: When Eli and Pete are chased away by the men whose rigs they're damaging, Eli nearly doesn't get away. There's a moment where it looks like Pete may leave him, is he really considering it?
A: I think yes, for a split second, it enters his head. Would people believe him back home? Would Phineas believe him? Probably not, but it's a perfect alibi laid out in front of him.
Q: Pete goes out in the middle of the night and hangs himself with a noose. Moments later he changes his mind and cuts the rope. What makes him change his mind?
A: I did a lot of research. Committing suicide, I think a lot of times, if you don't go through with it, you weren't really doing it to kill yourself in the first place. You were doing it for other reasons. I think, if you do try and kill yourself, your body's natural reaction is to fight back. You try to hold your breath, and your body will fight aggressively to breathe again. It's hard to kill yourself unless you have a gun. I think this reflex kicking in acts as a catalyst for Pete's survival instincts to kick in. I think there's a belief deep down that he can affect more change by staying alive.
Killing himself is partly driven by a desire to hurt his father. That reason is not enough to actually go through something that is very painful and very hard to do. I think you've got to really want to end your life to actually go through with it with a noose, so I think once the reality of the impending death sets in, he quickly changes his mind. It's better for him to be alive so he can have more influence.
And I think that's a key moment for him because, from then on, he's kind of trying to be active within the circumstances given to him, but diplomatically, not putting himself into a corner or anything. But the situation he's finding himself in — trying to make it work and trying to affect as much change as possible, but in an intelligent way, in a diplomatic way. And part of that is just to buy some time. Let's see how far he can work through this without putting himself in too much of a tight situation with his family.
Q: What are you excited most for people to see this season?
A: I'm most excited for people to see Pierce's performance. I think he really knocks it out of the park and he brings all his depth of experience and life experience, acting experience and he really gets into his stride in Season 2, and it's a pleasure to watch. Seeing how he's fitting it all together into the 10-episode arc and then linking it to Season 1 and the whole 20-episode arc — I think people are going to be really impressed with Pierce's performance.
Q: What's your favorite memory from filming this show?
A: For me, I come from Bristol in England and I'm not a Texan, so working in Texas and spending time on its land, that will live with me forever. The nature of filming kind of puts you in strange places at strange times, which leads you to experience things that you would never normally get to experience if you weren't shooting a scene at 4 AM in the middle of the Texan desert. Yeah, I've got a few of those memories, like the scene when Pete hangs himself. I was on the back of a horse, putting a noose over my head, and I could look out over the Texan landscape, and then we could hear coyotes yelping, and they were getting closer and closer and closer. I was staying focused on the scene and my performance, but part of my brain was thinking, this is insane, a kid from Bristol to be there, acting that out, in that landscape.
Secondly, also getting to work with Philipp Meyer's characters, the characters that he developed in the book and getting to work with them, spend time with them over a 20-episode arc and develop these characters and the relationships with these remarkable actors. That's something that was unique for me and something that I'll treasure for the rest of my life.
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Paradise Patio
Antonio and Isabel have one little boy but they also have another boy on the way. Every space of their home is overrun with balls, toys and games and she thinks it is only going to get worse when another male comes along. That is why she is asking Sabrina Soto for help. Sabrina creates a resort like retreat that Isabel can call her own.


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Master of Arts in History
Duration: 2 years
Medium of Instruction: English, with specific courses in Chinese
Students will expand their knowledge of history and develop skills in critical analysis, conducting research, and writing a discourse on a topic of the history field. In the end, the students will be better equipped for further academic study, or for professional career in the future.
There are two options, academic thesis and applied thesis.
- The academic thesis option offers students the opportunity to develop an extended independent research project (75 pages) alongside taught courses. It prepares those students who plan to pursue PhD studies.
- The applied thesis option offers a wider range of taught courses alongside a shorter research project ( minimum 35 text only pages, excluding graphs, tables and bibliography). It is for those students who wish to broaden their knowledge of history but with no intention to devote themselves for academic research in the future.
For In-taken in Academic Year 2016-2017 and after, click here.
Graduation Requirements
- Obtain 30 credits as stated in the study plan of the programme;
- GPA Requirement: cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above;
- Write an academic or applied thesis and pass the oral defence.
Entry Requirements
Please refer to the website of the Graduate School for details
Career Prospects
Postgraduate study at the MA level is the gateway to the PhD, which is essential to those seeking to enter the academic profession. Many MAs of the history field in the past found jobs as history teachers in high school or work in college. The broad knowledge, analytical skills, and comprehensive writing skill in general contribute to success in many administrative and business pursuits.


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Autonomous robots certainly aren't a brand new technology, but I think it gets a little more interesting when these robots start to be able to build things, not just preform tasks.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Real-Time Speech Translation with Google Translate for Android
Here's another translation app for you guys, and this time it's with a twist. Remember the iphone app Wordlens that does real-time translation of text? Well, Google has taken that a step further and has added a feature on Google Translate in translating speech in real-time. Check out the video demo here.
DIY Briefcase opens at the Right GPS Coordinates
I'm always amazed by the sheer ingenuity some people have for making things out of scratch, and this case is certainly something that falls into that category. Here's a nifty little case made by Arduino Forum member RickP, that can only be unlocked when it is at the correct GPS coordinates that have been programmed […]
Legocamera automatic pinhole camera of Lego Mindstorms
Pinhole cameras can be made from pretty much anything, and you could make pretty much anything out of Lego Mindstorms. So it comes as pretty much a no-brainer when someone did combine the two. This is the brainchild of Basil Shikin, who has created the Legocamera, a fully automatic pinhole camera built of Lego Mindstorms.


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Mild Mannered Reviews - Specials
Superman: Secret Identity #1 [of 4]Scheduled to arrive in stores: January 14, 2004
Cover date: March 2004
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: Stuart Immonen
Reviewed by: Jason Larouche
Present day September 10, 1990. Picketsville, Kansas. Dave and Laura Kent, feeling that it would be great to have a son with a famous last name, decide to name their newborn child Clark. As the result, every kind of memorabilia associated with "Superman" is thrown at the boy's face in spite of his protests (ie, the now-teenaged Clark gets a Superman TPB from his Uncle Jim for his birthday and his cake has the "S" insignia on top), his dad calls Clark's private place (a tractor on which he types on a manual typewriter that belonged to his father) his "Fortress of Solitude", and worse, the high school jock Mike and his friends tease him about the name as well. The sting hurts more when it's done in front of Cassie, the girl of Clark's dreams. Clark wishes for only one thing that his namesake has that he doesn't: real friends like Lana Lang and Pete Ross... yes, a tiny part of him longs for the powers as well.
Clark spends his weekend as he does any other: hiking in the wilderness alone. One night, he awakes from a troubling dream and finds himself in his sleeping bag...floating in the air. He slowly begins to realize that his secret wish has been granted: he has the powers and abilities of the fictional Man of Steel.
Immediately, he begins to question his origins, as in the possibility of him being adopted and the mystery surrounding these manifesting abilities. He chooses to keep his powers a secret... even from his parents. Every weekend, Clark goes to a different location via flight such as Mount Sunflower and the Canadian Rockies, leaving his problems behind. When he finally drums up the courage of asking his parents if he was adopted (disguised as an issue brought up in class), they write it off as him feeling ostracized and alone. As time goes on, Clark takes to the skies during the week to think. On one of those breaks from life, he comes across Hopefield, the nearest town to Picketsville, completely overtaken by a flood. Reluctantly, he decides to save a man from drowning and takes off, leaving everyone spreading rumors of a "Superboy" in their midst, the first story written by a string reporter named Wendy Case. All of Picketsville and beyond are then invaded by different TV station reporters and newsmen trying to find the truth. Among them are two mysterious men in black who even question Clark himself. After much debate, Clark meets Wendy under cover of shadow outside her hotel window, agreeing to give her the exclusive under two conditions: 1) no form of electronic recording device be used, and 2) she uses the information to help him discover where he comes from.
As the weeks go by, both Clark and Wendy benefit from the working relationship: he talks, she listens, he provides the save, she gets the scoop. Wendy tells the mysterious Superboy she needs more than just a description of his abilities: she needs his name so she can dig deeper into figuring out who he is, and it'd be a beneficial arrangement because of all the possible publicity he can acquire and money that will enable his parents and he to be set for life. On one of their scheduled talks, this time in a different hotel as always, Clark finally decides to give it a shot when he notices an active camera on Wendy Case's bed... one that, according to the open box, works well under cover of darkness. Infuriated, Clark uses his heat vision to burn the camera and cuts off all ties with Wendy.
The next few days for Clark involve a lot of flying and laying low... that is until two military jets nearly get a good look at him as they zoom by. He finally decides the only way to end this is to reveal himself. On Halloween night, Clark surprises his parents with two announcements: he's going to the Picketsville Halloween Festival... and he's going in the Superman costume Uncle Jim gave him two years earlier. They're more surprised at his costume than going to the festival. Clark flies to the party and sees more than one Superboy in the crowd, even his high school tormentor, Mike, who nudges him about "finally accepting his space alien heritage". Before he can tell Cassie about his abilities, the gas main below the town square ignites, causing enormous explosions that threaten the lives of the partygoers. Realizing what he has to do, Clark rushes into action, saving as many people as he can and moving too fast for anyone to see his face. All seems under control until his hearing picks up a moan from the ice cream store nearby. An x-ray scan reveals Cassie trapped under a fallen beam. Clark rushes in and hoists the beam off of her with ease, and is momentarily surrounded by both the media and those he saved. He is about to do a super-feat in front of the live audience when Wendy case bursts through, claiming ownership over the story with such fury and anger that Clark realized that she was somehow behind the explosions. Disgruntingly, he pretends that the beam was balanced enough to move off of Cassie, then "accidentally" pins him as well. The story is instantly declared a hoax, Wendy case is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation, and Cassie thanks him nonetheless for saving her life, calling him her "Superboy", yet winding up with Mike instead. As time goes on, Clark takes his father's advice and comes out of his shell and makes real friends, all the while unaware that the men in black are still on his tail...
Story - 5: As a longtime Superman reader and "Smallville" fan, Kurt Busiek's script blew me away. The concept of the real world, already aware of the 60-year comic book history of Superman, coming to grips with the fact that a real "Superboy" may exist was intriguing. What made this story work were three factors: there were very few inklings towards the comic continuity, the protagonist, Clark Kent, resented his connection to Superman before he recieved his powers, and Wendy Case, the "Lois Lane" of this story, was a threat waiting to be revealed until the climax. In Clark, I see a mixture of Tom Welling's portrayal of his DC namesake on "Smallville" as well as Peter Parker, alter ego of Spider-Man: he doesn't want exploitation, yet can't ignore the money-making opportunities to cash in on by going public. He's human in a sense that he wants to be accepted by his high school classmates, yet doesn't know how to get around the Superman character for them to notice the boy behind the name. Also, when I think of Mike, I'm reminded of the deceased Whitney Fordman in season one of "Smallville"; he was both Clark's rival for Lana's affections, as well as his one-time punching bag in the pilot. So to see him win Cassie was reminiscent of that love triangle. As for dating this in 1990, I can only assume that we're going to follow Clark through adolescence to adulthood in the next three parts of "Secret Identity". Busiek really pulled out all the stops on this book and I can't wait for the next issue!
Art - 5: Stuart Immonen's painted imagining of the script works well in the sense that, aside from the panels and borders, the artwork stands out from the usual line figure motif characteristic of comic book art. The script's purpose of deviating from comic book continuity - from it being a comic book world altogether - rested on a style of art that was not pencil, ink and color. This style of art reminds me very much so of Alex Maleev's take on Daredevil over at Marvel, only more fluent and less sticatto. The design of the characters are very well done. Clark Kent does bear a small resemblance to that of his DC counterpart, yet it's small enough to allow this character to stand out on his own as a separate entity rather than a carbon copy. Clark's parents don't resemble Ma and Pa Kent at all, which is a plus considering this couple didn't find their son out in a cornfield... or did they? That's for Busiek to decide. Wendy Case's look is the same as Clark; separate yet connected to the classic Lois Lane appearance. But where Immonen excedes at is the landscape artwork: As an artist, I was impressed by his depiction of breathtaking wilderness, moonlit skies, golden fields in the morning sun, and incredible snow-covered mountains. And finally, the captions played a key role as well. Since the majority of the story is told through the narration of Clark on his typewriter, to have boxes shaped like torn pieces of paper and typewriter font was a nice touch, reminiscent of David Mack's collage-like artwork on Daredevil.
Cover Art - 4: Also by Immonen, the cover is simple in design yet effective in composition. To me, the cover said one word: Isolation. The main character, long before he becomes superhuman, is shunned by his peers because of his name, and the cover captures that idea in different ways. To have Clark on the outside of the panoramic box of a busy Picketsville High School hallway, especially the great shot of the couple making out, symbolize Clark's loneliness. The same can be said about Clark himself walking - or floating? look at how his feet are disconnected from his shadow - alone. This cover would have gotten a top mark if not for a detail I'm undecided on. As you can see, his green shirt is open, revealing the Superman t-shirt underneath. This is reminiscent of that classic scene of DCU Clark Kent ripping open his dress shirt to reveal that powerful symbol underneath, signalling his change into Superman. It's reminiscent because the body is slighly at forty-five degrees, facing left, but this Clark Kent is letting it hang open because to him it's no big deal. I don't know if you guys agree with me or not, but I personally am still undecided whether it adds or takes away the mystery of what this story is about. You decide.
Mild Mannered Reviews
2004Note: Month dates are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic went on sale.
January 2004
- Action Comics #809
- Adventures of Superman #622
- Superman #199
- Superman/Batman #4
- Superman: Birthright #5
- Superman: Metropolis #10
- Superman: The Kansas Sighting #1
- Justice League Adventures #25
- Superman/Batman: Generations III #11
- Superman/Thundercats #1
- Smallville #5
- Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity #3
- JLA/Avengers #3
- Action Comics #810
- Adventures of Superman #623
- Superman #200
- Superman/Batman #5
- Superman: Metropolis #11
- Superman: The Kansas Sighting #2
- Justice League Adventures #26
- Superman/Batman: Generations III #12
- Action Comics #811
- Adventures of Superman #624
- Superman #201
- Superman/Batman #6
- Superman: Birthright #6
- Superman: Metropolis #12
- Justice League Adventures #27
- Smallville #6
- Superman: Secret Identity #1
- Action Comics #812
- Adventures of Superman #625
- Superman #202
- Superman/Batman #7
- Superman: Birthright #7
- Justice League Adventures #28
- Superman: Secret Identity #2
- Action Comics #813
- Adventures of Superman #626
- Superman #203
- Superman/Batman #8
- Superman: Birthright #8
- Justice League Adventures #29
- Smallville #7
- Superman: Secret Identity #3
- JLA/Avengers #4
- Action Comics #814
- Adventures of Superman #627
- Superman #204
- Superman/Batman #9
- Superman: Birthright #9
- Justice League Adventures #30
- Superman: Secret Identity #4
- It's a Bird [Vertigo] (Hardcover)
- Action Comics #815
- Adventures of Superman #628
- Superman #205
- Superman/Batman #10
- Superman: Birthright #10
- Justice League Adventures #31
- Smallville #8
- Justice League of America: Another Nail #1
- Action Comics #816
- Adventures of Superman #629
- Superman #206
- Superman: Secret Files and Origins 2004
- Superman: Birthright #11
- Identity Crisis #1
- Justice League Adventures #32
- Justice League of America: Another Nail #2
- Action Comics #817
- Adventures of Superman #630
- Superman #207
- Superman/Batman #11
- Superman: Birthright #12
- Justice League Elite #1
- Identity Crisis #2
- Justice League Adventures #33
- Smallville #9
- Justice League of America: Another Nail #3
- Action Comics #818
- Adventures of Superman #631
- Superman #208
- DC Comics Presents: Superman #1
- Majestic #1
- DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1
- Justice League Elite #2
- Identity Crisis #3
- Justice League Adventures #34
- Action Comics #819
- Adventures of Superman #632
- Superman #209
- Superman/Batman #12
- Majestic #2
- Justice League Elite #3
- JLA: Secret Files and Origins 2004
- Identity Crisis #4
- Justice League Unlimited #1
- Smallville #10
- Action Comics #820
- Adventures of Superman #633
- Superman #210
- Superman/Batman #13
- Majestic #3
- Justice League Elite #4
- Identity Crisis #5
- Justice League Unlimited #2
- Superman: True Brit
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Frank is an author of contemporary YA fiction. He owes his passion for the young adult genre to a healthy diet of R.L. Stine and MTV shows as a child. "It's such an interesting and poignant genre, and there are so many directions you can take with it," Frank says.
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He currently lives and teaches English in Canada's largest metropolis. He's working on his debut novel, Love Conquers. When he has the time, he shares excerpts of his novel on Weekend Writing Warriors. He also blogs about traveling and self-help.
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In mid November ACGR members Professors Helen Klaebe and Imelda Whelehan, along with Executive Officer, Fiona Zammit, travelled to the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa to participate in the 12th Annual Strategic Leaders Global Summit on Graduate Education.
Convened by the US Council of Graduate Studies (CGS) and the University of Johannesburg, the meeting brought together 32 graduate education leaders from 14 countries to explore the theme, "Supporting Diversity in Graduate Education" and share how they identify, create, and disseminate curricula and strategies to ensure diversity in their programs and on their campuses.
Over the two-day meeting, each delegate made a short presentation focussed on one of the following:
- Global, regional and national understandings of diversity
- Creating a campus culture that values diversity
- Recruiting a diverse student body
- Creating inclusive programs
- Addressing specific demographics
A copy of all of the papers can be downloaded here: 12th Annual Global Leaders Summit
As the meeting progressed it became clear that whilst there is no 'global' language and understanding of diversity, across the world we do share a great number of common challenges: eg. Representation and recruitment of indigenous candidates with Canada; recruiting and retaining women into STEM subjects for practically everyone.
Some great pockets of good practice were shared during the program, and we gained a better understanding of the varied contexts within which we are working including: national priorities, regulatory frameworks and levels of institutional and national investment. But there was also an acceptance that no one has yet fully achieved inclusiveness (as opposed to assimilation) in their graduate programs.
A key take home message for Imelda, Helen and Fiona was that true acceptance of diversity requires cultural change at all levels- starting in community – through schools family/public opinion, and also including industry/government- the employers of our graduates. In order to play our part in this endeavour, universities (and graduate research leaders) must consult widely with industry and other institutions who face the same diversity and inclusivity challenges.
A joint statement of findings/actions arising from the Summit will be issued in due course by CGS and shared with ACGR members.


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Mantra is a a movie about music, meditation, and chanting with songs from Deva Premal and Miten with Manose, Krishna Das, Snatam Kaur, Jai Uttal, MC Yogi, Dave Stringer, Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel, C.C. White, Mirabai Ceiba, Gaura Vani, Nana Rao, and others.
It premiered Friday April 6-12, 2018 at Laemmle Monica in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Buddhist meditation teacher Tara Brach says, "This film overflows with life and love -- it offers a precious pathway from head to heart." Ram Dass says, "This film fed my soul." "Mantra is a a must-see for anyone who wants to pause and take a look within," says Dr. Deepak Chopra, "accompanied by soulful and uplifting music and singing."
This heartfelt film explores the growing phenomenon of mantra music and kirtan (devotional call and response singing big in Hinduism). It features leading artists in both performance and up close as it shares the experiences of those who live been transformed by the practice.
Mantra - Sounds into Silence (first trailer)
Mantra - Sounds into Silence (first trailer)
(Mantra - Sounds into Silence) Opening in U.S. theaters in the spring of 2018, visit the website to bring it to the community of your choice: mantramovie.com/usrelease. This is a feature-length documentary that explores the new music and social phenomenon of spiritual chanting. Mantra shares stories of people who find healing and a sense of inner-peace by singing mantras together with others. The film also reveals how artists like Deva Premal & Miten, Krishna Das, Lama Gyurme, Snatam Kaur, Jai Uttal, and MC Yogi came to this practice and how, over the years, it has transformed their lives.


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