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I have bagged a bronze medal in East zone all India quiz in Pediatricians.
The other Paediatrician doctors took extensive vivas to the both of us. Sometimes even lasting for six hours without break.
I am thrilled. But most importantly I am glad I did not quit. I mean I had quit. I gave the preliminary test of MCQs and then completely forgot about the quiz. Till junior came to my room and told me I had topped as second in the test and was to go to another medical college.
I freaked out.
I was unprepared. And to go compete with other medical students from other colleges? The prospect was terrifying and I spent the whole day probably crying and thinking of a way out. I didn't have anyone to talk to. I wanted someone to understand why I was not the best option to go compete for the interstate level quiz.
Then I went to my Paediatrics professor, a brusque man with coiffed hair that falls all over his forehead but somehow never obstructs his vision let alone his eyebrows beneath which are those thoughtful eyes of a man who has saved thousands of infants and children.
"Err, I want to quit." I squeaked as soon as I entered his office.
He was reading some paper, and looked up and asked why.
"I am unprepared, and its a big event. I am completely totally unprepared and we have just 2 weeks to go and I won't be able to complete the whole book and we will lose because of me and then it will be bad." said I in a breath.
"But you have done well in the test," he said slow and clear as he fished his drawer and took out the papers and flashed mine.
But I wanted to quit and when my mind is made up, it's kind of impossible for even my Paediatrics professor to convince.
"Fine!" he said as he decided to take the next person for the quiz and I happily trotted out of his office feeling like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders and I was free. Free like a bird.
That night I couldn't sleep. I was haunted by my own insecurities. To miss an opportunity such as this was sheer stupidity. I knew that. Quitting was cowardly. Quitting is what losers do. Winners never quit. Had Andy Murray quit just because he couldn't bag any Grand Slams in the first of his career he wouldn't have gone onto winning a US Open, a Gold in the Olympics or a Wimbledon! And he wouldn't have been dubbed as the big four if he had quit! And he wouldn't have come on to become my favourite player.
And I revisited my professors office again.
"I have decided I will go," I declared triumphantly.
"TSK!" was what he said. "I have already taken a junior in your place." he added.
"I will go," I said a little quieter this time afraid I had jeopardized my own chances.
"Call that junior and come with him and then you can go," he said.
And after that the junior who is one hell of a guy and is highly interested in his medical profession (as evidenced by his colloquial paper presentations in several topics) but I had beat him and he yield.
The past two weeks were all about Paediatrics. Me and the junior girl. We were given a Nelson each and advised to remember Nelson values. Nelson is the standard, the best textbook. It is a large book of more than 2000 pages and a font size smaller than an average ant.
I completed the smaller undergraduate level textbook however, i.e OP Ghai, and then went onto solving MCQs. Solving as many as I could get. Reading as many quiz books as I could get. The junior girl whom I would always see in the reading room but never talk, now we began to solve MCQs together 2 hourly everyday. And we began to get to know each other.
She is sweet. Courteous and respectful. And the obedience that is in her is unforced. I liked her instantly and it was easy to work with her. A quality I render absolutely necessary in medical career.
The other Paediatrician doctors took extensive vivas to the both of us. Sometimes even lasting for six hours without break.
September 14th, a Saturday and we left for SCB Medical college. Seeing other contestants was scary. It was. We didn't study. We just sat, waiting for the whole thing to start.
The only thought that relieved me was that "YEAI within the next three hours this all will be OVER." And my mind decided to hang onto that sentence every time I felt a knot in the pit of my stomach.
But we did well. We had been underestimating ourselves all along. I shouldn't be over whelmed either because it will prevent me from working hard. However we lead the quiz for the first half. But we lost track in the final rapid fire round and secured ourselves a third position.
So today I went to the Professor to return the Nelson.
A chortle as I entered with the heavy textbook.
"Do sit," he ordered.
I sat obediently and he asked how was the quiz. I explained with worlds like 'great experience' and that our college needs more coaching since the other colleges prepare for the quiz 2 years before itself.
"In two weeks if you can prepare this much then you surely have proved yourself. I hope you will continue studying and not quit in the most adverse of situations," he said.
I grinned thinking of Andy Murray and the quiz and how daunting it had appeared and came out ever more determined to try. To give my best. And to never quit.
peace- dr. Diksha.


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Mother's Day is a special day to recognize the most important woman in your life – your mom! As a mom, we never expect anything fancy or expensive, it's always the little and more creative things that mean the most. Mom's love the gifts that are heartfelt from their children. Here is a list of six fun things that kids can do (with the help of an adult of course…) to make mom's day even more special. And…yes…you should leave this page on the browser as a good hint to get them started….
1. Making Breakfast: Be sure to prepare everything beforehand. Let the kids feel like they are in charge in the kitchen. Set out some plain yogurt with a variety of toppings and let the kids make up a breakfast sundae. Next, let their creativity run wild as they create berry flowers on a bed of cream cheese across a bagel. They will undoubtedly need your help, which opens the door for some quality time while in the kitchen.
2. Fun with Handprint Crafts: All mom's love hand made things! There's nothing like capturing those tiny fingers and hands to make any craft that much more special. You can help your children make handprint flowers or a clay imprint. Or you can dip their hands in colored paint and put it on white paper with their name and date and frame it for a wonderful gift mom will cherish always.
3. Write About Mom: Kids always look up to their parents. Helping them express their thoughts through writing is a great way to show Mom some love and affection. You can use a printed questionnaire you can find online or prompt kids to write a message that is heartfelt or encourage them to share their favorite memory of mom. Either way this gift will surely make her smile and giggle!
4. Draw Pictures for Mom: Dig out the crayons, markers, and paints and set your little artists free! Let them create pictures that Mom will love to hang onto. You can even take the photos and have them transposed to coffee mugs or onto an apron to make it a keepsake mom can put to use.
5. Draw her a Card: Hand out the art supplies, folded papers, and let the kids have free reign. You can even print images onto paper and let the kids color them in. Help your kids write out a message from the heart wishing Mom a happy day and she will be grinning from ear to ear!
6. Make Dinner: This can be something really special! Help your kids make up some meatloaf muffin hearts or they can bake a potato in the microwave and put the toppings on the side. Or what about making mom a nice healthy chef's salad with her favorite dressings? The possibilities in the kitchen are endless, so get in there and have some fun.
Whatever you choose, just know that Moms really love the fact that you thought and tried. That's the best way to show that you love them!

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For an exuberant atmosphere, heady nightlife and famously strong coffee, take an unusual holiday and experience the definitive urban playground for 2011. Tel Aviv offers bohemian neighbourhoods, film-set architecture, internationally esteemed art galleries and a cosmopolitan party scene.
Upon arrival, head straight for Shenkin Street for an all-out immersion in Israeli cafe culture. Our favourite spot is Café Tamar celebrated owner Sarah Stern serves up the strongest coffee in town to a friendly crowd of dedicated punters who will happily take you on at a game of chess or two.
Suitably energised, wed recommend a culture fix in the modern art galleries of Gordon Street in the old city. Should these artworks fall outside your souvenir budget, get yourself to Carmel Market to test your bartering skills on everything from fresh fruit to exotic spices and clothes.
Before sunset, take in the remnants of the ancient city and port built by Herod the Great, before exploring the haunts of the mediaeval in-crowd at the Knights Halls and Crusaders underground city.
After dark, sit down with the locals to taste the best hummus in town at the little-known restaurant, Abu Adham. With your hunger satisfied, its time to sample Israels famous bar scene: When it comes to socialising, Tel Avivians get creative: we recommend starting off in the café-bars of the hip Yemenite Quarter, where a young lively crowd of locals strictly adhere to Tel Avivs tagline as the city that never sleeps.
Here at Black Tomato we recommend The Montefiore. This boutique hotel sits inside the iconic White City and it houses a gallery, making it something of a drop-in spot for the local art crowd, and therefore a very good people watching spot.


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Ode to Kubrick, faster glass please, I want to see the Auroras better
Many year's ago, I was inspired by watching Stanley Kubricks work with tearing apart what was the status quo in cinematography and his use of insane idea's and camera mods to get the shot he wanted. The video below is a little sample of what I'm talking about.
I was just starting out with Breaking News Video Network back then and technology (and funding) were in short supply 15 years ago. Hell we were just coming on line with high speed DSL and the ability to edit and encode footage on our computers and upload them to The Weather Channel. The other networks were not even using FTP back then as it was brand new idea from moving away from Satellite Uplinks. I remember a couple trips to CNN to visit Arnie Christianson and explain what we were doing to get weather footage out from the field and they saw the light and the politics in the field to get video packages out for the upcoming elections.
I have always been kicking around some insane camera mod ideas to be able to document the Auroras in real time as opposed to the Time Lapsed stitched together still photography. For some it looks ok, but personally, I freaking hate it. It is not real.
Last year I got to spend the afternoon with Shane Hurlbut who was giving a class in Minneapolis, MN about lights and lighting in cinematography and did the idea's just start coming to light. You could say a lightbulb came on in my head, I had some bright ideas. Ok too many uses of the word light
How to take the latest technology and without spending millions on the Kubrick F0.7 lens setup, what could I do to get that look for under $50,000.00? While not looking to spend an insane amount on Zeiss glass, I would need to do something to get under the F1.0 range and do it with video. After looking at a lot of different options, mods, retrofits, I remembered the Kubrick story and something Shane said about the need for light and joking about Need for Speed (he was part of that movie). So the hunt was on and is still on for fast glass.
The result of faster glass is more light on the camera sensor and more detail and more videos like this one from earlier this morning. Here are the auroras over the lake near Avon, MN.


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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (Deluxe Edition)
Lucinda Williams may be notoriously slow in releasing albums, but such laborious love for her craft is evident in her choice to reissue Car Wheels on a Gravel Road as part of a new deluxe edition set. The set, which combines a remastered version of the original album and live cuts from her performance at Penn's Landing during the WXPN Singer Songwriter Festival, is a collector's dream.
Outtakes and new versions of favorite tunes done live make the investment worthwhile. As always, however, Williams own gravelly, soulful tone combined with realistic lyrics ("conversation with you was like a drug…/cause there's something about what happens when we talk") easily remind us of our faults, our successes and why we love her in the first place. She could be us, singing about the troubles in life without bemoaning them or harping too long on the choices that brought them. Her musical gestures resonate similarly—perfect chords, never a note too long or inappropriately placed. Beautiful tone combined with the hearty ability of this songstress lulls you into retrospective bliss. This double CD set can bring you up, remind you why you're down and can easily please a crowd of diverse fans.


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The first day of summer is Saturday and, as if on que, swarms of mosquitoes in Nebraska are becoming plentiful and aggressive.
Epidemiologist Deb Johnson says a combination of conditions are adding up just right for the flying pests.
"They tend to breed really well with a lot of rain and then long days of hot temperature," Johnson says. While there are plenty of home remedies for keeping mosquitoes from biting, she says an insect repellant with the chemical DEET remains the best.
"What we usually recommend is at least 20 to 30% DEET," Johnson says. "It can be effective against mosquitoes and ticks." Various makers of bug sprays use varying mixes of chemicals and she says the label should stipulate how much DEET is inside.
"There's a lot of different ranges out there, anywhere from less than 10% to 100% but usually if you use anywhere around 30%, that's pretty good," she says. "You really don't need to go to 100% because you're just overdosing yourself."
Johnson recommends checking out the Environmental Protection Agency website for specific information on insect repellents, active ingredients, and how long certain products will last.


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These money management apps keep a tab on your expenses and even offer advice on tax savings.
PERSONAL expense tracking was the first thing to be digitised even before cash withdrawals from ATMs or transacting via mobile phones came about. People would use Excel spreadsheets for keeping track of their expenses each month. Though sheets are still the easiest to operate, there are a few apps that do the job while also keeping tabs on bill payments, reminders and refunds. You can set a budget on these apps, and even get advice on investments and tax saving. Here's a look at four such apps.
While features across apps are quite similar, MoneyView is one of the most accurate apps . The app takes a few minutes to setup as it curates your messages to collect information on accounts and bills. Although registration process is not as easy, MoneyView makes up for it with the features available on the platform. It provides help in filing income tax returns and has a green account option where one can get advice on investments and tax savings. The user interface is not as easy, but the app will categorise each and every spend perfectly. It has embedded payment platforms for payment of mobile and credit card bills.
Though not as accurate as MoneyView, Gullak's personal expense manager is the easiest app to setup. While registration requires a curation of messages, much like MoneyView, it isn't as accurate in terms of categorisation of expenses. The dashboard is easy to use and provides information on spends via e-wallets which no other app does. Moreover, Gullak also records if you have lent or borrowed money from someone. The app will also give information on ATM withdrawals and reminders on bill payments.
Walnut, much like MoneyView and Gullak, depends on messages for expense management. Besides, it also provides options to send and receive money. Although the platform has all the expenses in order, the bank account information tab is very confusing. The user interface for the app is tricky and adding or deleting new expenses is impossible. The app offers features like three-month average spend, but it is impossible to account for deposits and ATM withdrawals. While it has a location based tag feature, it does not run as accurately as the one in MyUniverse.
This Aditya Birla Money platform does not look for messages but instead asks users to set up each and every account. The registration process for the app is difficult, as it requires too much information, but for those who want an accurate tracking of their expenses, MyUniverse is the best option available. Although the platform is not easy to use and requires some getting used to, the app integrates everything from market quotes to the group's investment advisory service, ZipSip. The app also has a watchlist feature where one can track mutual funds and stocks.
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When it's time to move to a new home, sometimes it is hard to start thinking about interior design plans too early, but the earlier you start planning, the better deals you can find and more time means a more organised design and décor plan. In addition, it can be easier to design the blank canvas of a new home rather than waiting until you are already there and have to work around your furniture and family living in the house. We are featuring 10 designs from Houzz.com today that you should consider ahead of time if you are moving and planning ahead for the designs of your new home. Most of these ideas need advance planning and have to be built or designed before you move in. Many of the designs offer some amazing space saving help.
The Corner Office
So many people need some office space at home. When the dining room table or couch has to double as an office space, it never works out well. By planning ahead, this design uses up corner space and takes up almost no extra room. What's more is that it looks amazing. The corner facing desk will help you stay focused on your work, homework, or bill paying that has to be done at home. Even if you don't have a whole room to dedicate to an office, this space is secluded and aesthetic all at the same time.
The Office under the Stairs
Harry Potter would have been happy to have such nice accommodations under the stairs growing up! Here is another idea for fitting in an office space when you don't have a whole room to dedicate to an office. It keeps your office supplies, papers, and computer out of the way and looks pretty amazing. I especially love the extra cabinet space and drawers built in to hide and organise all your papers, bills, mail and documents.
Bike Storage under the Stairs
While we are on the topic of storage under the stairs, let's explore a couple more ideas. How about this convenient space-saving bike rack? There are two design elements with these stairs, the wall along the stairs helps block off a storage space like a basement or garage. These stairs definitely bring design elements along with functional space-saving.
Stair Storage
Who doesn't have an entryway that often has shoes lying around? This stair storage solution is one of the best hidden storage techniques that help your home stay clutter free. It is an excellent solution for a missing mud room or cluttered closet space in your doorway. If you have more staircases in your home, you might consider adding drawers in them too for other storage hideaways.
File Storage in the Kitchen
Ideally, no one really wants paper work in the kitchen, but anyone with a "junk drawer" in their kitchen will really appreciate this little nook hideaway built in to the kitchen cabinetry. If you have kids, this set up is almost a necessity. Not everything fits on the refrigerator, you know! The addition of the dry erase board to this functional little corner of the kitchen adds even more organisation and it looks like the door closes over the dry-erase board to hide that away when you don't want to have to worry about the list or when you have guests over.
Removable / Moving Kitchen Counter Elements
This is one of those "why didn't I think of that" moments! How often do you wish that some element of your kitchen could be moved? This works for cutting table or work spaces, like the one pictured here, but can also be great for an extra freezer or other extra cabinetry in your kitchen that you might want to move, or even keep in the garage when you don't need it in the kitchen. Extra cutting board or work space is great when you are having a dinner party and someone is helping you prep, but there isn't quite enough room for them in the kitchen. Designing this ahead of time is a real necessity because trying to make it work after your kitchen is designed will be very difficult.
Wine Bar
If you love wine and would get use out of this, then it is definitely something to consider adding to your design plans. This wine bar set up is great if you entertain often. It also makes quite the conversation piece.
Kitchen Bench Seating
This is yet another design element that has to be blueprinted and implemented ahead of time. I love how the other side of the counter space of this open kitchen doubles as dining seating or just a place for company or guests to relax while you are preparing the food. It keeps them close enough but not in the way.
Knife Storage
Who else needs a safe place to store their knives? What a great way to capitalise on space and make the most of just a few inches in between kitchen appliances and cabinets. This safely keeps knives out of the way and out of the hands of children. This set up also protects your knife blades from getting dinged or dulled.
Convenient Kitchen Utensil Storage
Depending on the type of cooking utensils you have, they might take up way to much space and be too hard to find bunched up in the drawers. This design helps keep them organised and easy to find immediately. Works great for odd sized utensils, tongs, mixing spoons, spatulas, whisks, and other fun tools you might want for your kitchen but never have room for.
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It's that time of year again, when the Oscar nominations come out and make us all feel like we better rush to the movies. This morning's announcement ceremony was at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, which was crappy for Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone (the announcers), but basically perfect for us East Coasters.
For me, this year's nominees could basically be called: "A list of movies I didn't see." Oops. Now, I have until February 24 (the day of the ceremony) to see nine movies. Oh, yes. Nine.
Is it just me, or did less movies used to be nominated? Anyway, I digress. Since the Best Picture nominees are all most people care about, here they are:
1.) Beasts of the Southern Wild
2.) Silver Linings Playbook
3.) Zero Dark Thirty
4.) Lincoln
5.) Les Miserables
6.) Life of Pi
7.) Amour
8.) Django Unchained
9.) Argo
I have only seen Les Miserables (she says with shame). In my defense, I just moved a few hundred miles from my home. But still, I am usually around at least half. Not this year, I guess.
From what I hear, Argo and Lincoln should get it. But that is from someone who hasn't seen Life of Pi, a film I have heard is absolutely breathtaking. Les Miserables was wonderful. And epic. And beautifully acted. But best picture? I don't think so. Not with Russell Crowe's singing (my ears still hurt and my face hurts from cringing).
But still, I am dying to see Django, Life of Pi, Argo, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty. Ask me again on February 23 and I am sure I will have a lot more to say!
This year is looks like it is ALL about Lincoln. The film received TWELVE nominations beyond best picture, including director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones. I am putting $50 on that one.
Viva la Oscar season!
How many of these have you seen? Which film do you favor?
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Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this.
Those who didn't, will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is.
1) You can name everyone you graduated with.
2) You know what 4-H means.
3) You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle of a dirt road. On Monday, you could always tell who was at the party because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods when the party was busted. (See #6.)
4) You used to 'drag' Main.
5) You whispered the 'F' word and your parents knew within the hour.
6) You scheduled parties around the schedules of different police officers, because you knew which ones would bust you and which ones wouldn't.
7) You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew how old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents anyhow.) Besides, where would you get the money?
When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive on back roads to smoke them.
9) You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your buyer dropped off.
10) It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
11) The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
12) You didn't give directions by street names, but rather by references. Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 blocks to Anderson's, and it's four houses left of the track field.
13) The golf course had only 9 holes.
14) You couldn't help but date a friend's ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
15) Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
16) The town next to you was considered 'trashy' or 'snooty,' but was actually just like your town.
17) You referred to anyone with a house newer then 1955 as the 'rich' people.
18) The people in the 'big city' dressed funny, and then you picked up the trend 2 years later.
19) Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station or the only restaurant.
20) You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
21) The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
22) Directions were given using THE stop light as a reference.
23) When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
24) Your teachers called you by your older siblings' names.
25) Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
26) You could charge at any local store or write cheques without any ID.
27) There was no McDonald's.
28) The closest mall was over an hour away. (What was a mall)?
29) It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.
30) You've pee'd in a wheat field.
31) Most people went by a nickname.
32) You laughed your butt off reading this because you know it is true, and you forward it to everyone who may have lived in a small town.
I would not have wanted to have been raised any other way!!!


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Swindon Unifest is an exciting Higher Education event which offers young people and adult learners the opportunity to speak to a range of local Higher Education providers, all under one roof. Based at STEAM, this event is designed to inspire Swindon people who wish to enhance their education and future employment opportunities by taking a higher level qualification or degree.
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Extended Care
|Extended Care Fees
|Preschool Extended Care
|K-8 Extended Care
|K-8 Before School Care
|K-8 After School Care
|K-8 After School Staff
|Extra Curricular Classes/Clubs
|Academic Support
Our program includes extended care for both Preschool and K-8. City Tree offers before-school childcare from 6:45am-8:30am, and an after-school program from 3:15pm-6:00pm.
There are two before school child care options:
Extended Care 1 6:45am-8:30am
Extended Care 2 7:15am-8:30am
There are two after-school program options:
Extended Care 3 3:15pm-5:15pm
Extended Care 4 3:15pm-6:00pm
Extended Care Fees:
Before and After School Childcare
|Annual Fees
|Monthly Installment
|Times of Care
12 mon
10 mon
|All Ages
|Extended 1
|Extended 2
|Extended 3
|Extended 4
*Afternoon extended care not available to TTH part-time preschool class
Preschool Extended Care
The regular preschool day runs from 8:30-3:15. Before school care is available from 6:45-8:30am. After school care is available from 3:15-6:00pm. The preschool teaching staff's hours are staggered so that there are teachers and teaching assistants on duty from 6:45am - 6:00pm.
|All preschool children are together
|Additional teachers arrive and children are divided into age groups
|All children are in their classroom with their assigned teacher. Children stay with their classroom groups until 3:15.
|Some classes are combined by age groups for outdoor play
|Additional classes are joined together as teachers go off duty and children leave for the day.
|At the very end of the day, when the preschool group is small, all three age groups arecombined.
During extended care children enjoy both indoor and outdoor play. Story times, art activities, dramatic play, puzzles, and blocks are just some to the activities children choose from. Many extra curricular classes for preschool age children are held after the regular school day ends at 3:15. These classes include karate, PlayBall, dance, music & movement, piano, and Spanish.
K-8 Extended Care
K-8 Before School Care
The Before School Care Program is staffed by City Tree K-8 teachers. A wide variety of games and equipment are available for students to use both indoors and outdoors. Students socialize with friends and choose their own activities while teachers offer supervision.
|K-8 games and activities in Geneva Room
|K-8 Playground
|K-5 Playground
City Tree After School (CTAS)
Participants in City Tree's K-8 After School Program are divided into developmental and age-appropriategroups. Activity choices reflect our goals to meet each student's developmental needs. The components of theprogram are:
Each day, children in grades 3-8 are given time to complete homework. Group Leaders are available to assist children with homework or projects that they may need to complete. If a child does not have homework, an educational activity or reading will be completed. Students are encouraged to have a book that they enjoy with them each day. Kindergarten -2nd grade children participate in activities designed to strengthen literacy as well as other learning games.
Children participate in many different enrichment activities that include, but are not limited to, music, dance, science, community service projects, literature, art, sports, team building, and community development.
Snacks are provided on a daily basis. If a child is particularly hungry or a very selective eater, parents are welcome to send a healthy snack with their child each.
Recreational activities are included on a daily basis. Students participate in a variety of sports and games. Other activities offered daily include board games, puzzles, blocks, Legos, and cooperative games. A wide range of activities are offered.
Computer Lab
Each group visits the computer lab for about 30 minutes one time a week during the After School Program.
Themes are incorporated into the after-school portion of the day. These themes reinforce chapel and classroom lessons. Children are recognized for their participation and achievement in theme-based activities. Monthly special activities are chosen to reflect the important events and holidays related to the time of year.
Program Schedule
A daily schedule is posted on the CTAS bulletin board located in the stairwell to the right of the office door. In addition, when schedule changes are necessary, they will be posted both on the bulletin board and office door.
CTAS Staff
Daphney Wadley is the Director of the City Tree After School Program. She oversees the staff, organization, and implementation of the program. The rest of the staff is comprised of 3-4 group leaders. These staff members tend to be college students or college graduates seeking a career in education. They often bring valuable previous experience with children to their positions at City Tree, and a desire to be actively involved with children on a daily basis.
Extra Curricular Activities
Classes and Clubs
City Tree Christian School offers a variety of extracurricular contracted classes, taught by experienced teachers. Special clubs and activities are also available to our K-8 students to participate in at minimal or no cost. All classes and activities take place on our school site. Contracted teachers distribute detailed information about their classes (time, days, cost) to City Tree students each fall. For K-8 students these classes are taught in the after school part of the day or at lunch.
|Grades K-5
|Music and Movement
|2-3 yrs.
|School Choir
|Grades 2-5
|Chapel Team
|Grades 6-8
|Jazz Band
|Grades 5-8
|Grades 2-8
|Grades K-8
|Grades 2-8
|3-4 yrs.
|Grades K-5
|3-4 yrs.
|Grades K-8
|Play Ball
|Grades K-1
|Student Council
|Grades 4-8
|King's Daughters
|Grades 1-4
|Cub Scouts
|Grades 1-5
|Boy Scouts
|Grades 5-8
Our girls in grades 5-8 play volleyball each fall. We begin practice right after school starts in the fall and is held on our rooftop volleyball court. Good tennis shoes and knee pads are a must for this sport. Our games are played in November and December inside a gym at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Pacific Beach. Cost for participation is $45.00 per student.
Volleyball Sign-up Form
Volleyball Schedule, 2015-2016
Each year interested City Tree boys and girls in grades 4-8 participate in a basketball league with other Christian and private schools. Parent volunteers and staff coach teams. The basketball program emphasizes building basketball skills, teamwork, participation, and sportsmanship.
Most games are played at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Pacific Beach, but we also occasionally travel to other schools for games. During the season there is about one game per week, most typically on either Tuesday or Thursday. Practices are held after school on our roof playground. The boys' games are played in November-January. The girls' games are played in late January to early March. The cost for each child participating in the season is a $75.00 sign-up fee. This payment covers referees, awards, equipment, and uniforms.
Basketball Sign-up Form, see you next year!
Boys' Basketball Game Schedule
Girls' Basketball Schedule
We end the year with an Athletics Awards Dinner for all athletes.
Academic Support
Support for students who need additional assistance academically is critical. Teachers are available to students to offer informal assistance on a day to day basis. In additional, we have found it very helpful to offer specific structured academic help on an ongoing basis.
Middle School Mathematics Tutoring
Our Middle School Math teacher offers after school tutoring from 3:15-4:15 two days a week throughout the school year. Students can attend on regular basis or just come when they are struggling with a particular concept or to get some extra assistance before a test. There is no charge for this help and students do no n eed to sign-up in advance.


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ClubHotel Riu Paraiso is ideal for those after luxury guest rooms, global cuisines and range of swimming pools. Found overlooking the bright-blue ocean on the southern coast of sunny Lanzarote, this hotel has a taste of everything to make it perfect for couples and families alike.
Relax by one of its swimming pools with regular breaks to the bar before enjoying live shows and music during the warm evenings. Savour a different dish every day at the hotel's sprawling buffet or themed restaurants, which include Asian and Mexican foods and live cooking stations. The range of sports and activities to try your hand at here ensures that kids and big-kids have something to do day and night, while the on-site spa and relaxing bars are perfect for unwinding.
If you do venture out, the neighbouring Playa de los Pocillos beach provides a selection of water sports and tanning opportunities that complement the climate to perfection. A stay at ClubHotel Riu Paraiso gives an unmissable blend of fun, peace, luxury, and entertainment.
ClubHotel Riu Paraiso has a main buffet restaurant, three themed restaurants, a poolside snack bar, lounge bar, and swim-up bar. There are four swimming pools, sun loungers, parasols, pool towels and a sun terrace. Kids have children's clubs, two swimming pools and a playground. Body Love is the hotel spa featuring massages, physiotherapy sessions, a beauty salon, and professional treatments for an added fee.
On-site sports and activities include: bowls, darts, tennis, billiards, volleyball, shuffleboard, water polo, airgun shooting, table tennis, and table football. Keep fit with stretching, aqua gym and 'bums-legs-tums' classes. There's also a gym, disco, shops, bio-sauna, art workshop, computer and Internet area, and wireless zone in the lobby.
There are 598 guest rooms at this resort, including double rooms, family rooms, and suites. Each feature: safe, hairdryer, telephone, mini fridge, ceiling fan, satellite TV, air-conditioning, and balcony or terrace. Suites also have an adjoining lounge area.
The hotel offers a wide range of buffet and a la carte dining options. Breakfast at the international buffet restaurant includes: snacks, hot food, continental options, and live cooking stations. Lunch and dinner feature: international dishes, light bites, assorted desserts, and themed nights, as well as cakes, snacks and coffee at the poolside bar. Reserve a table at the hotel's Asian and Mexican restaurants, or savour a meal at RIU World Restaurant. Each eatery serves a variety of drinks throughout the day, and there's also a swim-up bar and a lounge bar to enjoy. Gala dinners for Christmas and New Year are also available.
Entertainment here involves live music, evening shows, activity programme, and free entry into the hotel disco. There are also clubs for children aged 4-7 and 8-12 at 'RiuLand'.
of our customers rated this property good or excellent.
Great hotel, spotless clean and good wide range of food and drink
good hotel but communal spaces VERY conjested
High level of cleanliness excellent staff and was nice to see the manager around the hotel instead of sat in an office would highly recommend this hotel
Very crowded dining, but good choice of food
Best hotel in pocillos
This was our second visit to this hotel and on both occasions we've found the staff to be helpful and friendly. We think receptionists Deborah and Sabrina and waitress Loli(?) deserve a mention for being particularly helpful. On walking round the gardens every employee we saw said "Hola". The hotel is very clean, the grounds are well maintained and all the facilities are excellent. We will be making a third visit.
Bedrooms a little dated and mattress poor. Food became monotonousPrevious Riu hotel had a different theme each night.
Everything very clean.
Weren't allowed to check in until after dinner so felt uncomfortable in our travelling clothes and coats.
Great location,staff food and rooms. No complaints.
Although overall it was good , weather was disappointing hotel too cold, in general areas.
Hotel had no INDOOR bar areas, only had 1 bar which was undercover but open to the elements. Cold evening wind meant having to sit in cold and draughty areas and try to sit as close to a patio heater with coats and scarfs on to keep warm!! This hotel needs to inform guests of this!!!
A great hotel in a good location. Easy walk into puerto del carmen. The food was very good especially the speciality restaurants.
We were allocated a suite but moved to our usual standard room because after torrential rain, the bathroom ceiling leaked!! the weather was awful but we were comfortable well fed and well entertained. The staff,as usual, were attentive and ensured we enjoyed ourselves The Director personally made sure that our move of rooms went smoothly and were we satisfied with our alternative accommodation
Very clean, well kept and in a nice location. Excellent all inclusive package too.
Excellent all round hotel - good service, good food and good location/facilities.
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Thursday, 9 February 2012
my creative space - wip
Skating in late with my creative space today. Here's a peek at something I started on a whim the other day when I was cutting squares for my baby quilt. Its a larger quilt, a work in progress that I can cut pieces for as the mood strikes. I'll be back to show you more when I get a bit further. The pattern goes by the apt name of Wonky Stars, which certainly sounds like my kind of quilting! I've been playing with my button collection too for #febphotoaday on Instagram (I'm @flowerpress). The other day the subject was button, which is right down my street!
I've still been cooking a bit too. Don't you love that bananas are cheap again. I actually had overripe bananas the other day to make banana bread with. This taste.com.au recipe is a winner. Only problem is I should have made more, just a few lasted long enough to get cool and they were snaffled in school lunches.
I must apologise again for being an absent blogger this year, I'm still catching up after the holidays (and I took the day off to have lunch with friends today, hence the figs!) I really am hoping to get back here more regularly soon.
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Fabulous quilt pattern choice there! The white balances so nicely with the colours and patterns. Also feeling envious about those buttons. I can't help but want to rummage through them! :)ReplyDelete
Love all of these photos!ReplyDelete
Especially those buttons - wow!x
I love the Wonky Stars! i look forward to seeing how it turns out - wonderful colour/pattern choices.ReplyDelete
I'm afraid we went so long without bananas that they all seem to get devoured the first day, never making it to a cake these days. Do love a good banana cake though.
Love the stars! Thanks for the banana bread link - was just thinking I need to do something with out overripe ones.ReplyDelete
ha ha ha .. wonky stars sound like my kind of quilting too!! Love all the fabrics and colours together.. it's going to look lovely :)ReplyDelete
I remember the joke about how you could tell who the rich kids were at school as they still had bananas in their lunchboxes.ReplyDelete


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Where are the Muslim Voices?
Uzma Mazhar
Abuses at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq have been haunting me for the last few weeks. However much I look at the photographs with horror and disgust I am also aware that it doesnt take much nor too long for some people to become abusive in certain situations and under certain conditions - especially when society or authorities condone it - openly or by innuendo. Not only can people become abusive but they can also justify their behavior to suit their twisted mentality. Such ethically and morally corrupt people believe that the end justifies the means.
(Check out the results of the Stanford Prison Experiment at: http://www.prisonexp.org, to see how peopleҒs psyche is distorted under pressure and when in command.)
These events were soon followed by the brutal and senseless murder of an American, Nicholas Berg. This cruel and inhumane act sends chills down my back. It is scary to even imagine that anyone is capable of such cruelty. What kind of a sick mind would call this justice or even revenge? It went far and beyond what is humane, disrespecting life that is sacred and to be valued.
The stark truth is that such senseless actions are not only against all teachings of Islam but also inexcusable. There can be no justification or explanation for such insane actions. Nothing, absolutely nothing can make such an action palatable to anyone with any degree of conscience. It is unacceptable and blatantly shameful. Abuse is absolutely unacceptable, whatever shape or form it takes, regardless of who commits it.
Retaliating with cold-blooded murder does not undo anything, nor can it further any cause except instigate more hatred and violence. Islam does not allow anyone to take it upon himself to exact justice for any crime, personal or otherwise, without going through the legal process. They are going against Islamic teachings by taking matters into their own hands. When they stoop below the actions of the people they are angry at are they any different than them? They arenŒt any different, they arent any better.
We canҒt fool ourselves into believing that this band of immoral thugs are in any way capable of protecting our honor and rights. If need be they will have no problem killing the same people that they claim to protect in the same cold manner. If you take a thief for a protector dont be surprised when he steals from you. Such groups stoop to the lowest of low when they commit such a horrendous crime. And they have the gall to say this is in the name of Islam҅ how dare they defile a religion that they obviously know nothing about. Islam teaches us that one of the signs of a dead heart is that it cannot discern between right and wrong it deludes itself into believing that everything it does is right. If in their deluded minds they think they are furthering the cause of Muslims they could not be more wrong.
Muslims who support such idiocy need to wake up and stop condoning these deranged men who murder innocent people. They need to study Islam and learn the ethics of war and treatment of captives. Have you forgotten how Bin Laden turned against the people of AfghanistanŅ killing, abusing and oppressing the same people that he was supposedly defending and protecting? Have you forgotten the injustices against the Afghani women? Have you forgotten the atrocities of Saddam Hussein against his own people? Are these really the kind of heroes that Muslims need? Never forget that someone who is capable of being so cruel and unjust against your enemies will use the same tactics against you. Such a persons goal is not justice but control and power҅ who they crush to get it is the least of their concerns. Ethics and moral values are not their concern either.
A couple of sayings of Prophet Muhammad come to mind. One is that if people knew the extent to which they would be held accountable as leaders they would not want leadershipђ. The other one is that the kind of leadership you will get depends on the kind of people you areђ (ie: honest, dishonest, abusive or just and compassionate). Both give insight into the perils of leadership and the role of the populace in choosing their leader.
The leader and the people are interlinked, like the infinity loop they feed into each other. Leadership by nature is about power, and it doesnt take long for power to turn one blind and abusive. Preserving self-interest at the cost of others generally backfires. Apathy and greed at the personal level will beget injustice at the national level.
I donҒt support the war; but even more so I cant, wonҒt and will not support such an exhibition of crude violence in the name of Islam or Muslim honor. If anyone has an ounce of self-respect, honor and compassion they cannot tolerate such cruelty. Islam demands a much higher standard of ethics and moral values from its followers. How long can we keep saying that Islam does not allow such cruelty without taking any action to condemn it?
The issue of prison abuse is separate from the cold-blooded murder of Nicholas Berg. Neither is excusable nor acceptable. Two wrongs dont make a right.
Granted, not all Muslims support such senseless acts of the cruel… but then where are we and what is our responsibility in all this? Our voices should be loud and clear in denouncing such un-Islamic tactics that these self-created groups choose to follow. Preventing such people from committing injustices is a duty of every Muslim.
A hadith of Prophet Muhammad tells us how to act in preventing injustice:
"Support your brother when he commits or suffers injustice". A man asked the Prophet (pbuh): "Messenger of God, I understand that I should support him when he suffers injustice. How do I support him when he commits injustice?" The Prophet (pbuh) answered: "You prevent him from doing injustice. That is the best support you give to him". (Muslim, BukhҢri)
Another hadith tells us:
On the authority of Abu Saeed Al-Khurdari, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah say: "Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart; and that is the weakest of faith." (Muslim, Bukhri)
As a community it is our responsibility to not condone such actions and to discourage abuses of any kind. Just shaking our head with disgust doesnt cut it. Moral responsibility requires that Muslims make it clear that such actions are not supported. People⒒s actions or non-actions shape the identity and actions of such groups. If there are more voices denouncing such acts it will not be long before support for such groups will start dwindling. We need to raise awareness and the conscience of our own people. We need to be more vocal and make our presence known. Not supporting such actions does not make one anti-Islam, just a more conscientious and ethical Muslim.
So where are the Muslim voices… there are some but we need a lot more.
Uzma Mazhar May 2004


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text: Reports | August 01, 1988Speech Production Following Partial Glossectomy Samuel G. Fletcher Author Notes © 1988, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Reports | August 01, 1988 Speech Production Following Partial Glossectomy Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, August 1988, Vol. 53, 232-238. doi:10.1044/jshd.5303.232 History: Received August 4, 1986 , Accepted March 23, 1987 Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, August 1988, Vol. 53, 232-238. doi:10.1044/jshd.5303.232 History: Received August 4, 1986; Accepted March 23, 1987 Web of Science® Times Cited: 26 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Fletcher, S. G. (1988). Speech Production Following Partial Glossectomy. J Speech Hear Disord, 53(3), 232-238. doi: 10.1044/jshd.5303.232. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Speech Production Following Partial Glossectomy You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Changes in the dimensions and patterns of articulation used by three speakers to compensate for different amounts of tongue tissue excised during partial glossectomy were investigated. Place of articulation was shifted to parts of the vocal tract congruent with the speakers' surgically altered lingual morphology. Certain metrical properties of the articulatory gestures, such as width of the sibilant groove, were maintained. Intelligibility data indicated that perceptually acceptable substitute sounds could be produced by such transposed gestures. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Related Topics


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Tool & Content Malleability
I've recently finished an article with Mike Bush (a colleague here at BYU) in which we coin what we believe to be a new term in the standards debate–"content & tool malleability." Our piece is modestly titled "The Transformation of Learning with Technology: Learner-Centricity, Content and Tool Malleability, and Network Effects" and will appear in the March-April edition of Educational Technology Magazine. A couple of months after it's published, I'll be able to publish the article in its entirety here. For now, I want to provide a preview of our notion of malleability. We suggest that malleability has three key attributes: openness, modularity, and interoperability and that teaching and learning tools and content must become more malleable if they are to become authentically reusable, remixable, redistributable, repurposable, etc.
We cite IBM's ultimately successful implementation of the principles of modularity and interoperability which enabled the PC-maker to call on outside vendors for parts for their machines, creating an essentially malleable computing platform:
Their rejection of proprietary technology in favor of openness created the opportunity for IBM to call on Microsoft to develop the operating system and for a host of other companies (including Microsoft!) to go on to create thousands upon thousands of software applications, guaranteeing he long-term success of IBM's initial design. Furthermore, competing companies that chose a proprietary and closed approach for their hardware, software, or both, (e.g., Texas Instruments, Amiga, Atari, Commodore, and Radio Shack) are nowhere to be found among Twenty-First Century personal computers. Even Apple, with the initial version of their innovative Macintosh, came close to meeting disaster until they opened things up with their Macintosh II (Bush, 1996). In the end, the nature of IBM's approach not only ensured success in their initial venture, but the continued application of the same principles over the years by IBM's successors also makes it possible for today's machines to run much of the same software that was created for the original IBM PC.
Among the principles of openness, modularity, and interoperability that brought success to the IBM-PC venture, the importance of modularity seems perhaps preeminent and has been documented in detail by scholars at the Harvard Business School (Baldwin & Clark, 2000). In their initial work, they analyzed how modularity evolved as a set of design principles during the period between 1944 and 1960. Then using Holland's theory of complex adaptive systems as a theoretical foundation, they explain how the design principles they identified went on to radically transform the information technology industry from the 1960s through the end of the century. They show how modular design and design processes have fostered change in the industry as it moved from one consisting of a few dozen companies and dominated by IBM to one that involves over a thousand companies and in which IBM plays a significantly lesser role. For example, the "packaged software†sector in the information technology industry consisted of about seven firms in 1970 that were valued at just over $1 billion (as measured in constant 2002 dollars). Thirty-two years later that sector had grown to 408 companies with a market capitalization of $490 billion (Baldwin & Clark, 2006).
Unfortunately, the application of the principles that made such developments possible in the computer industry is rare to nonexistent in many areas of education today. The education  technology landscape is best characterized by monolithic, enterprise technology silos with rigid, often impenetrable walls. Course management systems (CMSs), for example, are generally "all-or-nothing†propositions for institutions, teachers, and students. That is, even if you use an open source CMS like Moodle, you are (without significant customization) bound to use Moodle's content publishing tool, Moodle's quiz tool, Moodle's gradebook, etc. Moreover, the CMS paradigm itself, tied as it is to semester calendars and time-bounded learning experiences (courses), severely limits learning continuity and persistence. Teachers and students are not free to choose the right / best / preferred tool for each teaching or learning activity they undertake, thus creating a technology paradigm that artificially limits possibilities and forecloses optimal teaching and learning choices.
The monolithic and rigid nature of today's learning tools and content mirrors the way content has traditionally been made available to faculty and students—books and other resources (including online courses) have generally been all-or-nothing, take-them-or-leave them propositions. A similar business model was prevalent in pre-Internet days, resulting in CD-ROM databases that were more expensive than many potential consumers could afford. One analysis compared this marketing approach to a public water distribution system that would require selling the whole reservoir to each household rather than placing a meter at individual homes.
New approaches to content distribution, however, particularly the OpenCourseWare (OCW) and Open Educational Resource (OER) movements, promise to make a vast array of content open to instructors and students to reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute. The OCW Consortium, beginning with MIT in 2002, has now grown to include hundreds of institutions around the world that have chosen to place course materials online.iv The efforts of these institutions have spawned a related effort, dubbed Open Educational Resources (OER), to make learning materials and content (as opposed to complete courses) freely available as well (Breck, 2007). Around the world, millions of people, inside and outside of academia, are publishing content under Creative Commons licensing, making that content open for others to use in a variety of ways. We are rapidly approaching the tipping point at which a critical mass of participants in open content and open learning is sufficient to exponentially increase the value of each additional participant in the network (as described in the next section).
The stunning reality of the new standard of openness is that it is quite simple. The key is to create lots and lots of open content and provide open, easy access to it. While technical standards and specifications, such as the Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM), are important when it comes to producing indexing, discovering, sequencing, packaging, and tracking of content, openness by itself is a paradigm shifting approach in the teaching and learning world.
The fact that content is openly available and usable is just as important as any particular technical feature of that content. While openness stands by itself as a radical new innovation, we need to avoid the temptation to downplay the importance of standards and specifications, for they are essential to the realization of the vision of open, modular, and interoperable learning environments.
This reality is not without historical precedent. Printing became affordable and available in large part due to what we today call standards. Indeed, as one scholar declared, "This then—the standardization and rapid multiplication of texts—was what the Fifteenth Century invention of printing made possible†(Bühler, 1952). Bühler also pointed out that printing's contributions went beyond the replication issue, stating that modern scholarship only became possible with the production of identical copies of texts. Although the value of mass duplication is not to be discounted, the fact that scholars could reference each other's work represented enormous value. Given this standardization, they were thus able to criticize, comment upon, connect to, and build upon what had come before. In many ways, printing standards facilitated the first widespread appearance of mashups in human history. The existence of identical copies was but one characteristic that facilitated the eventual widespread availability of books. In addition, several other factors contributed to the production process itself, eventually increasing the opportunity for wider distribution.
Although SCORM is not perfect, it at least began to address the issue of establishing a framework within which learning content can be made to interoperate in a variety of settings. Just as SIF opens up the opportunity for reuse of information created and used by various operational elements of schools, SCORM still holds the promise to facilitate the sharing of learning content, not only across learning management systems but also across tools that facilitate the design and development of learning content. In addition, common authentication schemes (e.g., OpenID) built upon Web services interoperability will ultimately allow learners to seamlessly navigate multiple Web-based teaching and learning applications, opening up possibilities for personal learning environments in which multiple sources of content and experiences work together to help students learn in ways that are tailored to each individual.
With developments like SCORM 2.0 on the horizon, as well as increasingly powerful software, hardware, and networking tools, technological barriers are falling. The challenge now is to harness these new enabling technologies to create more open, modular, and interoperable learning content as well as production and learning tools that are each malleable with respect to their individual functionality. Together, these technologies will help further the transformation of education from a teaching-oriented enterprise to a learning-centered one.
As noted, the entire piece will be available soon. We hope this notion of malleability helps move the conversation forward. What are your thoughts? Are we on the right track?
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Resources available on Welbilt.com include instruction manuals, installation guides, specification sheets and sales sheets for Welbilt's various lines of cooking appliances and products, as of 2015. The documents are available as free downloadable PDFs, though there is also an option to review the files directly through the site.
To access the product documents and resources on Welbilt.com, users must click on the Resources option in the main navigation bar. The Resources page includes a drop-down selection box that contains the different asset types, divided into Document Assets and Video Assets. The Document Asset section features lists for the various manual and guide options, while the Video Asset section only features a single category for Product Videos. Clicking on any option in this area allows users to search the site for a specific product name, from which they may view the asset in question. Users are also able to filter through the entire company's product catalog to locate specific items.
Welbilt organizes its products into either oven or ice machine categories, with each section containing its individual product types. These sections also offer an overview of the line, which includes a description of key features and an explanation of how each item correlates to company values of simplicity and effective usage. Some items on the site are also available in languages other than English.


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SARTELL - Clean-up continues at the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell, after the Memorial Day explosion and fire.
William Cohen is the Manager of Communications and Public Affairs. He says the investigation into what happened continues, and they don't know how long it will take to assess the damage.
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MONTGOMERY - A pair of exhibits at the Rosa Parks Museum on Troy University's Montgomery Campus are a part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Dec. 1 will mark the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest after she refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white male. Her stance and subsequent arrest sparked the 381-day boycott of Montgomery buses by African Americans.
"The Montgomery Bus Boycott: A Reflection of 60 Years" will open on Nov. 23 in the museum's gallery. The exhibit, which will be on display through Feb. 29, explores through photographs how the bus boycott was reported in local newspapers, how the black community worked together to make the boycott successful and the challenges of obtaining civil rights and equality today.
In addition, a special collection featuring rare artifacts related to Mrs. Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott will be exhibited in the gallery from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. Among the items included in the special collection is the original fingerprint arrest record of Rosa Parks, a fare machine from a 1955 bus and a Jim Crow-era waiting room sign.
"The Rosa Parks Museum is excited that these special exhibits are a part of our commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott," said Dr. Felicia Bell, the museum's director. "These historic events helped to transform our city, our state, our nation and our world, and I hope everyone will join us in remembering Mrs. Parks and the many people who courageously brought about change through the Montgomery Bus Boycott."
Gallery exhibits are free and open to the public during normal operating hours, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
For more information concerning 60th anniversary events, contact Dr. Bell at (334)241-8608, or Donna Beisel, the Museum's scheduler, at (334)832-7295.


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Eric Duncan, the State Baseball Player of the Year in 2003 when he was a First Round Draft Pick of the New York Yankees, has announced his retirement after 10 seasons in the minor leagues. It was first reported by the Daily Record of Morristown.
Duncan reached the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, Scranton-Wilkes Barre, but never cleared that final hurdle to the major leagues. He worked his way up the Yankees chain and played three years for Scranton-Wilkes Barre before bouncing around the minor leagues. He helped Scranton-Wilkes Barre to the International League championship in 2008.
He had stops with the Cincinnati, St. Louis and Kansas City franchises the past couple years.
Duncan, a corner infielder most of his career, most recently played with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the Kansas City Royals' Double-A affiliate. He suffered a torn quadricep in spring training and returned to the field on May 5.
This is all you need to know about the quality person Eric Duncan is. This is from the Naturals' manager Brian Poldberg, as reported by the Daily Record.
"After all these years coaching, there's people you remember, guys you hope your son's going to be like, and he's one of those guys,'' Poldberg said. "I'm going to miss him. … I'm sad to say it didn't work out, because he's a guy you root for.''
Two of the finest moments of Duncan's prodigious high school career occurred in his final two games. He hit a monstrous three-run home run in the North Jersey, Non-Public A final victory over St. Joseph of Montvale, during a driving rain. The ball cleared the right field fence by some 50 feet at what is now Harry Shatel Field in Morristown. Duncan had been drafted 23rd overall by the Yankees earlier that day.
Seton Hall won the Non-Public A state championship four days later when Duncan doubled home the winning run in extra innings.
Duncan comes home to Florham Park the same well-grounded young man who left the Morris County community in 2003.


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|Cow Orchid, Cryptostylis subulata.Perhaps not very romantic, but you couldn't really call it anything else...
|Spotted Tongue Orchid, Cryptostylis leptochila, Fitzroy Falls, Morton National Park.
Less common than the other two, in my experience.
|Slender Hyacinth Orchid, Dipodium variegatum, Nowra.
|Blotched Hyacinth Orchid, Dipodium puntatum, Nowra.
|Rosy Hyacinth Orchid, Dipodium roseum, Namadgi National Park, Australian Capital Territory.
|Sarcochilus hillii, near Nowra;
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Every so often there is a game that makes you question what the person in charge of licensing was thinking when they agreed to loan rights to such an abomination. NBA Unrivaled is sadly one of those games. The NBA doesn't need money, they don't need to get their name out there more than it already is, so then why in God's name would they ever ink a deal to loan their name and the names of their players and teams to a game like this? I understand that it's trying to go for an old school arcade feel, but they've instead delivered one of the least fun sports game experiences I've ever had the displeasure of playing.
NBA Unrivaled presents a very simple setup. There's quick play, Create-a-Match or you can take part in a challenge game. The challenge games are nothing more than a set list of NBA teams that you'll need to beat. There's nothing special about the games themselves as you're still playing four quarters of poorly designed basketball, so it begs the question why they felt the need to call it "Challenge Mode." That list of modes might be fine for a five-dollar purchase, but once you drop your ten bucks on the table for NBA Unrivaled, you'll no doubt be wondering what the heck you paid for.
Problems persist when you try and take the game online. Lag isn't hugely prevalent but you will find that players are constantly dropping animations, they'll slide around the court aimlessly and sometimes they'll even perform my personal favorite move: the invisible dunk (when the player model turns invisible and the ball continues to throw itself through the hoop). Thankfully these problems weren't ever-present, so I was still able to have a bit of fun when playing against Erik Brudvig (who beat me by one point).
The real issue with NBA Unrivaled is sadly at its core, which is to say that the basketball is just plain bad. The animations are nauseatingly jarring as players jerk their way up and down the court. When all five players for each team are on one side of the court, which happens extremely often, it can be very tough to follow the action because the ball constantly gets lost in the fury of mishandled animations.
As you dribble down the court and try to not unintentionally run into a still-moving player which is, for some reason, called a charge you'll notice that nothing in this game looks very good. When the camera zooms in on the ref to make one of those dubious charging calls or on a player going for a super-dunk of sorts you'll notice that there are details on the player models, they just don't come through with the standard gameplay camera. The lighting system doesn't exactly help either. Players wind up coming off cartoony and look like they could've been pulled off on the PS2.
The one twist that NBA Unrivaled somewhat successfully adds to the basketball formula is momentum mania. Score a bunch of baskets in a row and momentum mania will unlock, boosting your players' attributes up just a bit. Sadly that doesn't stop the rubber banding AI that seems to increase the ease of stealing the ball for the player that's losing. It's extremely annoying if you've built a sizable lead only to find that your players all of a sudden get butterfingers. Other annoyances are easy to come by, just look at the coach who never moves or watch as your player stands in bounds to feed you the ball after a basket. I also ran into several occurrences of being behind the three-point line and being given only two points for a made shot and being credited a basket as I got hacked under the hoop, only my player's shot animation never happened.
The Verdict
There&#Array;s a reason why there&#Array;s only twelve people currently on the leaderboards for NBA Unrivaled and that is that this is one of the worst PSN games released in recent memory. There&#Array;s no way that any one should pay ten dollars for it and the fact that twelve people already have makes me question the sanity of the world around me. I can&#Array;t imagine any basketball fan who would want to take the plunge into NBA Unrivaled, I don&#Array;t care what type of gaming experience you&#Array;re looking for. Avoid this one at all costs. You&#Array;ve been warned.


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