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Sunday, 11 November 2018
Get into the Christmas spirit with the Hepworth
So, it's coming up to that time time of year, Christmas, and with Christmas comes Christmas party season.
Now I know some of you might complain that it is only November and you don't want to think about Christmas yet, however; when booking your work Christmas party (or any Christmas party for that matter) the earlier the better since you don't want all of the best places to be booked by the time you finally think it's acceptable to get in the festive spirit.
With that in mind, a slightly unexpected, but amazing place to hold a Christmas party is The Hepworth Wakefield. It might seem like a slightly unconventional place to hold a Christmas celebration, but a four course meal, drink upon arrival and some great entertainment, it is excellent value at £45 per person.
It's a beautiful place, full of wonderful artwork that you can look at while you mingle (and that in itself offers a great in-built topic of conversation for anyone who isn't great at smalltalk). And then after drinks and dinner you can dance and just enjoy the evening.
It will certainly make a change from a daytime party in the office, or after work drinks at the local pub with a few sandwiches and sausage rolls.
A Christmas party at the Hepworth includes:
- A celebratory drink upon arrival
- A four course festive dinner
- DJ entertainment
- A chill out lounge
It costs £45 per person.
Dates available are - Friday 7th December
- Saturday 8th December
- Friday 14th December
- Saturday 15th December
Other dates are available for private/exclusive bookings.
They can accommodate smaller office groups to larger organisations and companies.
How to book
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*Image is from Blog Up North
*Full disclosure, this post is written in return for an evening at The Hepworth, however all opinions expressed are my own.
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I am an Holistic multi therapist offering a quality care, physically, emotionally and spiritually. On your first meeting I will listen to your health issues and together we will discuss the best course of action for you. Allowing you to have the most effective treatment.
I started my Holistic Health Care career in 1993 in Holistic massage therapy I have since developed my skills in Cranial Sacral Therapy Aromatherapy and Angelic reiki I'm a Master teacher in the Official Angelic Reiki
We actively support 3 Counties Holisitic Healthcare (3CHH) through ongoing fundraising and working to enable those with low income to access complementary therapy in the 3 counties. Between 2009 to 2011 Healing Touch were commissioned by 3CHH to run a pilot study (endorsed by University of Worcester) on the health benefits of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for those from a marginalized and disadvantaged background. We are keen to continue pioneering CAM in the community and to enable everybody to access the benefits it can provide. I offer ongoing talks and workshops on a variety of health and wellbeing subjects.
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No-selfie zones are now a thing, due to people putting put themselves in danger while taking photos.
In Mumbai, India, there are now 16 different zones across the city where you can be fined for taking selfies.
According to a study by San Francisco-based researchers Priceonomics, 49 people died in 2014 around the world trying to take selfies. 19 of those were in India. Given that the country has a population of 1.5 billion, the numbers are somewhat skewed, but it's still somewhat a scary statistic.
Most of the no-selfie zones sit along the coastline and in off-limits areas of the city.
Dangerous deaths
If you take a photo in one of these 16 zones, you could be slapped with a fine of 1,200 rupees (about US$18, £12.50). The city is also planning an awareness campaign to help save lives.
What's yet to be seen is whether fines in no-selfie zones will actually stop people from taking snaps in dangerous situations.
Priceonomics also found that 73% of people who have died taking selfies in 2014 were male and the average age was 21. No-one aged over 32 has been reported to have died in a selfie-related incident.
The most common death from taking selfies involve people falling from heights followed by drowning, trains, guns, grenades, animals and plane/car crashes.
If you take our advice, you should never put yourself in danger to make the perfect shot. You're all just beautiful the way you are – you don't need to hang off the side of a cliff to prove it.


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It feels bittersweet to be reaching the end of the year. I'm grateful to have made the long trek through winter to May – my favorite ALC month – and yet I feel a bit stunned that we're here already. I'm energized by the beautiful weather, the field trips, the fun we're having now that we've hit our stride, but I'm also tired. That might just be my body trying to get my attention, though, and after the week I've had I can't blame it…
From the top, I just want to acknowledge myself for moving my body both days last weekend – climbing on Saturday and riding my bike Sunday. Yay body! Yay self!
Monday morning started with Acro, as it does, and I'm so excited about the ways that my body has gotten stronger and better at Acro in the last few months. This week I based several different people (including Ash, who is almost as tall as me…), but I also did something much scarier: I flew. I was laying on my back on the ground and Yoni and Ryan each grabbed one of my arms and one of my legs. Then they began to swing me – one, two, three – and swung me all the way up and over so I was standing on their shoulders. It was terrifying, but I did it! Yay body! Shoutout to Yoni and Ryan, for being extremely dependable humans. I didn't do much else on Monday (including writing time… which I feel guilty about skipping) because I developed some pretty intense nausea after Acro. I don't think it's directly related to flying through the air in a terrifying lift, but doing Acro without first eating a good breakfast or drinking enough water is not a good idea. Lesson learned.
Also on Monday: doggo visitor.
On Tuesday, Ash, Timo, and I FINISHED ANCILLARY MERCY!!!! It's an all-caps achievement for sure – the whole trilogy clocks in at 996 pages of hard science fiction, diving through deep questions about who is a person, what is justice, and how to change the status quo (and what does any of that mean to begin with). It's a series that doesn't shy away from moral quandaries, which I love. (Personally, I believe that all good sci-fi is actually philosophy, but much more interesting.) Getting to share a deep, brilliant story that I love with two teens who invested their time and attention to delving into the complexities of it has been one of the most rewarding experiences I've had so far as a facilitator. I'm really grateful to Timo and Ash for sharing it with me, and proud of us for finishing it!
Also on Tuesday: fabric store trip and painting with Saylor, Latin American and Industrial Revolutions in Histoy, I cut Abby's hair, and "Ry on Shark Tag DL – Xander told him not to do the god arm but he didn't listen…"
Wednesday I went to Brooklyn Bridge Park with Saylor, Zoe, Beth, Siena, Doug, Javair, Serena, Hannah, Erez, Even, Demian, Chuck & Ry. We watched a super cool glassblowing demo on a barge and played at three different playgrounds. All told, I walked 5.5 miles! Plus, I got to talk to Timo about the NYC skyline, history, and broken-windows policing for a while…
Yesterday we went BACK to Brooklyn Bridge park to go bouldering at the Cliffs @ DUMBO boulders. We had to wait a while for them to open, so I hung out in the ship-shaped park with Douglas, Saylor, Zoe, Beth, Siena & Siena's mom and sister. Ry, Demian, Even, and Hannah came and met us, and then all of us walked down to the East River waterfront to eat lunch and hang out for a while. Then we went climbing – there too I can feel my body getting stronger, more confident. DUMBO boulders is right under the Manhattan Bridge, which is pretty cool except that it's SUPER loud with trains going by every few minutes – after an hour or two there I always feel really mentally exhausted from all the noise. Plus, the routes were kind of confusingly marked. I was talking to Even afterwards, and I think we're going to go back to the Cliffs' regular location in Long Island City, which is more clearly labeled and less overwhelmingly loud. David and Jessie came and visited from Philly, but I missed them because I was in Brooklyn all morning (I am super grateful that I got to meet other people directly at BK bridge park instead of coming up to East Harlem and all the way back out both Wednesday and Thursday…).
Today Tomis, Nancy, and Huxley are visiting! Huxley is so tiny I actually don't know what to do with him quite, but it's lovely to see all three humans. Ry and I took a big group to see SOLO today, which I was worried was going to be terrible but actually was pretty passable. Lots of high-speed chases and double-crossing, which is exactly what I wanted from it…
Finally, a puppet update: there's a new one and it's equally terrifying.
I have a feeling this won't be the last three field trip week of the year… Tune in to find out!


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Today is World Tourism Day — who knew? — and President Mauricio Macri took the opportunity to announce an initiative that should make Argentina just a tad more appealing for foreign tourists. Visitors from abroad will no longer have to pay VAT (IVA) on accommodation. Regardless of whether the visitor pays directly or through a third party (i.e. a travel agent) he or she will get an immediate refund on the value-added tax.
This comes on top of the VAT refunds that tourists can already claim for goods bought in the country.
Además de paisajes increíbles y el mejor asado #Argentina ahora suma beneficios para turistas extranjeros: reintegro de #IVAturismo
— Ministerio Turismo (@MinTurismoAR) September 27, 2016
As well as amazing landscapes and the best asado #Argentina has now added new benefits for foreign tourists: VAT refunds #IVAturismo
These new measures come shortly after the release of slightly worrying statistics by the INDEC statistics agency earlier this month, which recorded a dramatic drop in the number of tourists visiting Argentina (a decrease of 2.6 percent to 188,400 in July). The government now claims this initiative will act as an incentive for tourists (as if the steak and empanadas weren't incentive enough…) and revitalize the country's hospitality and tourism industry.
Escuchamos las inquietudes del sector turístico y construimos juntos el futuro de la actividad #IVAturismo #Argentina pic.twitter.com/mRuSpgX0uF
— Ministerio Turismo (@MinTurismoAR) September 27, 2016
We've heard the concerns of the Tourism Sector and together we are building its future #IVAturismo #Argentina
While making the announcement today, Macri assured that Argentina still has "a lot to offer" in the area and that this strategy will help make Argentina become more competitive in the market, both in terms of other countries in Latin America and across the rest of the world. Argentina's a bit late to the game with this one — Chile, Uruguay, Perú, Colombia, and more, have already scrapped tourist VAT — but better late than never.
The new scheme will come into force once the Ministry of Finance endorses it in a process that could take more than two months.
Using a new hash tag, #IVAturismo, the Ministry of Tourism tweeted this morning that the numbers of tourists could rise by "almost 120,000" following this latest decision. Music to our ears. But on the flip side, while hotel rooms are cheaper for tourists, the fiscal cost of this shiny new scheme is estimated at US$600 million each year. Let's hope that the arrival of all these tourists eager to spend their money really is just around the corner, or this could be another blow to the Argentinian economy.


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TRIPTIK release Trafik Soundsystem – RASKL
Trafik are well know in the electronic music industry as purveyors of eclectic genre spanning tracks on the legendary Global Underground label.
In recent years the duo have taken their unique brand of music on a worldwide club tour, playing remixed versions of their originals that are straight to the dancefoor rockers. From all of this, 'Trafik Soundsystem' was born. 'RASKL' is the cheeky little debut release from Trafik Soundsystem and is full on club music at its tantalising best. Euphoric glitchy pianos rifs, rolling basslines, massive builds and kick offs and even some disco tom fills in there.
The tasty original is joined by some stellar remixes from LBCK, Zero Cash, Francophillipe and So Called Scumbags.


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In another embarrassing expose of the United States government, Julian Assange on Tuesday released what he claims to be the entire hacking capacity of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Released through his anti-secrecy website, Wikileaks, Assange dropped an 8,000-plus page disclosure that he described as "the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency."
"Recently, the CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal including malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized "zero day" exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation," Wikileaks stated on its website. "This extraordinary collection, which amounts to more than several hundred million lines of code, gives its possessor the entire hacking capacity of the CIA. The archive appears to have been circulated among former U.S. government hackers and contractors in an unauthorized manner, one of whom has provided WikiLeaks with portions of the archive."
According to Assange, the 8,761 documents and files, released as "Vault 7 Part 1" and titled "Year Zero", were obtained from an "isolated, high-security network" at the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence in Langley, Va. The facility reportedly employs more than 5,000 people but it was not revealed which of those employees tipped off Assange.
Per a statement on the Wikileaks website, the argosy of documents had been "circulated among former U.S. government hackers and contractors," one of whom "recently" made the archive available to Assange.
The wealth of documents allegedly includes information on CIA-developed malware with names such as "Assassin" and "Medusa", that were specifically developed to target iPhones, Android phones, Microsoft, Mac and Linux operating systems and smart TVs. According to the leaked documents, an entire unit in the CIA has been assigned the duty of inventing programs that have the ability to hack Apple products.
In it's statement, Wikileaks hinted that some of the technologies may play a role in high tech assassinations of political foes.
"It would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations," the release stated.
Former NSA whistle blower, Edward Snowden, tweeted Tuesday afternoon about the WikiLeaks release.
"Still working through the publication, but what @Wikileaks has here is genuinely a big deal. Looks authentic," wrote Snowden, who remains in Russia under political asylum as he seeks to avoid criminal prosecution in the U.S.
In response to a request for statement, a spokesperson for the CIA said, "The Central Intelligence Agency does not comment on the authenticity or content of purported intelligence documents. There will be no further statement at this time."


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Best Guide for Locals and Visitors to the City
Courtyard Tulsa hotel, located in a downtown Tulsa high-rise building, offers spacious units with free Wi-Fi and a full-service business center. The Bok Center is just a half mile away.
Each guest room features ample natural lighting and comes furnished with a seating area and a large desk with ergonomic chair. All units have iPod docks, a mini-refrigerator and coffee/tea maker.
Guest at the Courtyard Tulsa Downtown can maintain their workout routine at the hotel's well-equipped gym. The hotel also provides an American restaurant/bar along with laundry facilities and valet dry cleaning.
The Downtown Tulsa Courtyard is located one kilometer from the OSU Medical Center and just half a kilometer from the BOK Center arena. Tulsa Performing Arts Center is 2 blocks away.
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What's the point of this Cite Site?
The Cite Site brings you inspirational, thoughtful and witty quotes by famous and lesser known people, most of which died ages ago but live on through their words.
The point of our website is to remember the people who shaped this world with their thoughts and their actions. Many legendary people from history can inspire you and me in the future.
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Christmas 2017
With Christmas 2017 just around the corner now, we thought we might collect up our best Christmas content into one place for you. Continue reading »
With Christmas 2017 just around the corner now, we thought we might collect up our best Christmas content into one place for you. Continue reading »
Is it just us, or is this possibly the greatest New Zealand advert of all time? Continue reading »
Like you, I'm sure, I've been horrified at the emerging story about the 'roast busters' here in New Zealand. It seems like every day, there's a more horrifying dimension to the story – from the attitude of the offenders to the inaction of the police. I'm mum to three girls and the thought of them being exposed to this kind of experience is almost too awful to contemplate. Right now, I've been thinking about ways that I can help my daughters stay safe out there. Continue reading »
Business is blooming for two Tauranga women who developed the idea of saucy lingerie for pregnant women.
Lisa Ebbing and Ange Crosbie and their maternity lingerie business HOTmilk have scooped up two women's business awards.
Until recently I had thought that a "day of rest" was only for families who followed a particular faith, and who therefore took a complete day off from work and chores on Saturday and Sunday to worship God and spend time with their families.
I have gradually revised this view, and now realise the importance of a day of rest for all families so that they can re-charge tired batteries, and come together for family fun.
With all of the activity surrounding Real Nappy Week, it has caused me to think back to our "nappy days", and all of the trauma and expense they produced!
Just a mere 9 years ago, Big Mac and I nervously embarked on an antenatal course in Takapuna, whilst awaiting the arrival of The Little Princess.
It was to celebrate the life of Alison (Aly) Bennett of Auckland.
I'm sure many of you reading this column are working mums (or working dads, for that matter).
It's hard, isn't it?
You try to keep everyone happy, and invariably you end up exhausted and unhappy yourself.


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I would like to preface this blog by saying that I am very sorry for the lack of content on here. Life can be overwhelming and this blog was put on the back burner throughout the semester. This being said I am excited to give my opinions on some really interesting content that I have been reading about.
The blog post I decided to write about for my blog post is aptly named "Clean, high quality code: a guide on how to become a better programmer". I decided to research this topic a bit because while I feel like I have a good grasp on the technical side of programming I have trouble keeping my programs neat. This issue becomes very apparent when you decide to update a program you haven't looked at in a month or so and it is complete nonsense that is almost impossible to parse no matter how much time you look at it. This problem is exponentially larger when others have to collaborate on projects with me and find it difficult to contribute to the giant ball of garbage I have artfully crafted with my keyboard. I long for the day where every aspect of my programs shine like a well polished stone and I am proud to add projects I have created to my resume.
The blog starts off with asking the very appropriate question "what is clean code?". To which it replies with an image that genuinely made me laugh out loud. It illustrates that code can be measured in how many "WTFs" can be heard from others reading the code. While this is hilarious it also lies very much in truth. The less confusion others have while reading your programs the cleaner it is. The first half of the post is mainly outlining why clean code is good and why bad code is bad. It explains it extremely well using metaphors such as "leave the campsite cleaner than you left it." After the post goes into detail giving tips as to how one should name variables and functions. Many of the ideas in the blog I have never given any thought to like naming functions verbs and naming variables nouns. While this is extremely intuitive I can guarantee that I have done the contrary which resulted in the use of functions being lost in translation. Interestingly enough the blog claims that having functions that are so clear in their intent that comments are unnecessary is how one achieves code nirvana.
Overall I'd recommend this to anyone who hasn't taken the time to lay some base guidelines while they are writing programs. All of the information given in the post is very useful.


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One of the most famous popular Italian manifestations: Il PALIO di SIENA
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The Palio is a rather complex event, which throughout history has been enriched by so many rules, customs and practices, many of which are known only to the Contrada.
The Palio race, also called "career", is held every year on July 2 (Palio di Provenzano, in honor of the Madonna di Provenzano) and August 16 (Palio of Assunta ', in honor of the' Assumption of Mary).
On the occasion of the Palio of Siena's main square, Piazza del Campo, is equipped for racing and 'ring which will take place on the run is covered with tuff.
For each career involved 10 Contrade of 17, seven are those who have not during the previous year in the Palio, while other three districts are instead chosen by lot.
The days of the Palio are actually four in the fourth race is the competition. The first day of the Palio is held the "traffic", ie 's lottery and' assignment of horses to different Contrade.
Before the race officer are carried out less than 6 tests, one in the morning and late evening. The fifth test, which takes place the night before the official Palio, is called "dress rehearsal", while the last one, which takes place the morning is called "provaccia" inadequate efforts that will bring riders with the intention not to force their horses. The jockeys ride the horses always sleeping, that is, without a saddle.
The prize is the Palio of the so-called "Drappellone", a painting drawn by a different artist each time, the winning Contrada exhibit in their museum.
The day of the Palio, the city is in full swing and the whole day is dedicated to the event.
The race starts from the "Move", the square area delineated by two ropes (ropes). The "officially started" has the task of calling the Town Quarters, in the order that was raffled off, and check that the assigned positions are observed. The first nine Contrade are positioned between the ropes, as they are called, enter the tenth instead "leapfrogging", establishing the fact of the 'start of the race.
The horses have to run three laps of the square, surpassing even dangerous points, such as the sharp bend of San Martino, where clashes often occur and falls.
The first horse reaches the finish line wins, even if "shocked" or riderless, and is delivered to the winning Contrada Drappellone.
After the race the victorious Contrada Drappellone go with in Provenzano's Church (the Palio of July) or the cathedral (the Palio of August) for the "Te Deum" of thanksgiving.


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Do policymakers really know what's happening in our schools?
In an effort to inform those who make education policy decisions, the UEA invited legislators, superintendents, school board members and state administrators to hear from teachers. About 50 policymakers gathered at the UEA Office Dec. 16 where eight accomplished Utah teachers shared their experiences and explained how their policies impact classrooms (view teacher panelist profiles).
UEA President Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh introduced the program by recapping a few things that have happened in the past few months.
"We recognize that we have a responsibility to ensure that we have a high quality teacher in every classroom, and so the UEA has contributed approximately three-quarters of a million dollars to support the efforts around teacher evaluation," she said. She also discussed the UEA's support for 2012's Senate Bill 64 that ties successful evaluations to teacher pay and recommendations for improving teaching quality made by the UEA Educational Excellence Task Force.
Teachers then responded to prepared questions before taking questions from the attending policymakers.
Asked how the Utah Core Standards impact students and teachers, Barbera Whitman said she supports the Core Standards, but needs more time to implement them. "My students need rigor, they need to collaborate, I love those things. But I can't do all of that and deep thinking in 10 minutes. It takes time. That is my battle as a teacher every day – to decide if I move on and teach shallow, or do we go deeper."
"You'll hear us ask for time," explained Dan Rozanas. "More time doesn't mean more school time or longer school days. The data doesn't support longer school days or hours. With extra time, teachers have time to look at data, to create better lesson plans, to use technology, for professional development opportunities."
When asked about her biggest concerns as an educator, Laura Wheeler said, "One of the things we learn as teachers, is to be effective…you have to teach the whole child, their mind, their body and their spirit….Because our class sizes are so large, it's tough to give those kids the individual attention they need."
"Also, all the auxiliary people that have important jobs that support us in the classroom – the school counselors, the school nurses, the librarians – they're not there anymore to back us up and help meet the needs of those whole children," she said.
"What our teachers need first and foremost are fewer students in their classrooms, because as we know, education is not one size fits all," agreed Anna Williams. "And with the changing demographic we're seeing in Utah, our learners are bringing a variety of learning styles and learning needs to our classrooms, and we need to meet the needs of a diverse learning population. We need smaller class sizes so that we can spend time with students one on one, differentiate our instruction, and give every student exactly what he or she needs."
"I love technology in my classroom," said Denise Ulrich responding to a question about using technology to alleviate class-size problems. "I find it to be a great tool for individualizing instruction. It can enhance, it can supplement, however, it cannot replace teacher knowledge about the individual learners in their classroom." She shared examples of sitting down with advanced students and designing individualized projects and with struggling students to determine what type of computer-based instruction is appropriate for their situation.
"If I had 50 students in my class, the effectiveness of the computer learning experience is going to decrease significantly because I will not have the time and means to select effective and appropriate practice for them," explained Ulrich. "We would do our kids a great disservice to assume that a computer can teach them and direct them to the kinds of things that will help them reach their full potential."
"I hope you trust us as educators," said Jennifer Graviet. "A lot of times education will be compared to business. I don't understand the business world, but I don't pretend to. I would never assume you should run a business the way you would run a school. In business, you're dealing with winners and losers. In education, we're not dealing with losers. We want everyone to win. So I guess I would just ask every single one of you that anytime you make a decision that impacts education, ask yourself 'how is this going to help kids?'"
Responding to a question from the audience about the role of public education, Curtis Benjamin said, "The Core Curriculum talks about getting kids career and college ready, It's missing a "C" – citizenship." Students need to learn how to be citizens and how to talk about issues they have not yet confronted, he said.
Curtis Benjamin worked 23 years with students in the classroom before taking a position this year as UniServ Director to help teachers. He taught 11th- and 12th-grade English at Richfield High School in Sevier School District.
Beyond the classroom, Benjamin coached cross country, track, speech and debate, resulting in several Region and State championship trophies. A runner himself, he has participated in several marathons, including Boston.
A BYU graduate in history and English, Benjamin also has a Master's in Education with emphasis in Language Arts and successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in Curriculum, Leadership and Instruction last August.
In addition to his extracurricular assignments during the school year, Benjamin fought fires in the summers to make ends meet. A lover of literature, writing, film, history and politics and without a captive audience of students now, he may engage you in a discussion about Romantic poetry or the next election—and certainly education policy.
Jennifer Graviet has been teaching English and creative writing at Sand Ridge Junior High School in Weber School District for more than 20 years. She's been instrumental in creating school-wide programs including a mentoring program, a transitioning program for incoming seventh graders and an informational text reading program.
Along with teaching, Graviet has been a coach, a student government advisor, leader of the School Improvement Team, chair of the Accreditation Team and department head. She has served on panel discussions for the state, was a member of the Utah Educational Excellence Task Force, and is currently co-chairing the National Education Association's Teacher Leader Initiative for Utah.
Graviet's teaching awards include 2013 Weber School District Teacher of the Year, second runner-up for 2013 Utah Teacher of the Year, 2014 California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence, Alpha Delta Kappa's Utah Excellence in Education Award, and Alpha Delta Kappa's Southwest Regional Excellence in Education Award.
Dan Rozanas is a social studies teacher at Alta High School in the Canyons School District. For more than 20 years he has been actively involved in both his own education and in improving education for all students at the classroom, school, district and state levels.
Rozanas earned a master's degree in Clinical and Health Psychology and has successfully taught psychology, philosophy and history during his high school career. He has served as an AP reader and table leader, worked for ETS in test development and has co-organized a professional conference for Utah psychology teachers for more than 10 years.
Rozanas has been a part of many committees through his school, district and local teachers association, serving in a variety of roles including teacher mentor, building leadership team member and executive board member. As a member of the Utah Education Excellence Task Force, Rozanas also helped draft a teacher-led vision for Utah teaching excellence.
Jennifer Tanner is a special education teacher with more than 15 years' experience teaching secondary students with mild to moderate learning disabilities and behavior disorders. She currently teaches reading and English at Woods Cross High School in Davis County School District. She has also had junior high school and Title I teaching experience.
Tanner has a Bachelor's degree in Theatre and Music and in Special Education and is just finishing a Master's Degree in Teaching and Learning. She has an English as a Second Language endorsement and has met the requirements to be highly qualified to teach English, math, science and history in her field.
Tanner currently serves in her school as a department chair, National Honor Society advisor, link crew mentor and member of the school data and assessment team.
Denise Ulrich has served in Utah's public schools for 12 years and currently teaches second grade at Foxboro Elementary in Davis School District. After graduating with honors from Weber State University, she spent three years teaching second grade before working as a reading specialist and instructional coach.
While earning reading endorsements, Ulrich's passion for teaching drew her back to the classroom where she has been for the last six years. Since returning to the classroom, Ulrich has been involved in her school's Joint Staff School Committee and School Community Council.
Ulrich has recently been a leader in her district in developing engaging resources for the language arts core curriculum. On her grade level team, Ulrich facilitates collaboration across the curriculum and helps maintain a positive morale among her colleagues. She also helped develop policy recommendations regarding teaching quality and effectiveness by serving as a member of the Utah Education Excellence Task Force.
Laura Wheeler has been an educator in the Salt Lake City School District for 34 years. She graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor's degree in Education with dual certification in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. She also has a Master's of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Wheeler is the 2002-03 Sugar House Kiwanis Distinguished Teacher, the 2005 Salt Lake City Kiwanis Club Teacher of the Year and the 2008 Salt Lake City School District Teacher of the Year. She currently is a consulting teacher for the Salt Lake City School District Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) program.
PAR is a joint collaboration between the Salt Lake City School District and the Salt Lake Teachers Association focused on improving the quality of teachers in Salt Lake City. PAR promotes effective instruction by providing guidance and support to novice (beginning) teachers and veteran teachers who are deemed to be minimally or not effective.
Barbera Whitman has been teaching for 13 years and currently teaches at Roy High School in Weber School Districts. She teaches 10th grade regular education and special education math classes.
Before moving to teach high school four years ago, Whitman taught all elementary grades (K-6). She also taught for five years in a mild/moderate behavior unit. She has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with and emphasis in corrections and worked in the juvenile justice system for many years before earning her teaching credentials from Utah State University. She is working on a Master's degree in Special Education.
Whitman currently serves as the Weber Education Association President and has served on the UEA Board of Directors as the Ethnic Minority Director.
Anna Williams is an instructional coach for the Park City School District, working with Spanish Dual-Immersion teachers as well as provisional teachers in Park City. She facilitates professional development statewide to enhance instructional practices for English language learners.
Williams is Park City School District's 2010 Teacher of the Year and received a 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Utah Education Association. She also chaired the Utah Education Excellence Task Force, which developed a series of policy recommendations regarding teaching quality and effectiveness.
Her teaching career began in California where Williams taught English as a Second Language. She went on to teach English and Spanish at both the high school and community college levels in California, Mississippi and Texas. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego and a master's degree from Boston College.


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70% of communication is body language, 23% is voice tone, and only 7% is your spoken words! The goal is to have your non-verbal message match your verbal message
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Give your Africa clients the same respect, time and effort that you would afford your local clients, says Geoff Prissman, director and co-founder of Slo-Jo, creator of tailor-made taste sensations for South Africa's leading restaurant chains.
When we first considered 'doing business in Africa', we did what every other South African business with the same intention has done: we took a birds' eye view, did some Googling, and made a few phone calls to people we kind-of knew. The result? We didn't see any opportunity for our particular niche of products.
But then we took a long hard look at ourselves, and how we do business in South Africa.
We don't do 'hit-and-run' product-focused selling to our customers here. We contact them often, visit them frequently, and seek to understand their unique business challenges and opportunities.
We take the time to learn what will work in the business, and what their clients will buy in terms of product profiles and pricing. In short, we share our vision of a concept that will help their business grow – we don't dive in, sell a product, and dive back out, without any further personal involvement.
We also know from experience that product-based selling doesn't work. We've seen so many South African companies stay in their comfortable offices and send product off to a market they know nothing about, to see if there's a local demand for it – before they even get on the plane to learn about their potential customers.
We also don't do 'market research' any more in South Africa, because we believe that people don't know what they want until you show them what they could have. In the past, if we asked people if they would like an unfamiliar flavour combination, the answer was invariably negative, and we'd hit a brick wall. However, once we created a product that responded to local tastes, in a presentation format that people loved, and explained our vision for that product and how it would benefit their business, their response was completely different.
So why would we possibly think that doing business with any other new client should be different, just because they live in another country that has a different culture and a different language?
Our successes in African countries like Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Kenya and Ghana have all come about since we invested our time in visiting each of these countries – multiple times – to gain an understanding of sentiment, trends and tastes in each country.
It's in these markets that we've walked the streets, talked to people, researched local distribution networks, and built relationships what we've gained traction. And these are the countries where we've introduced our customers to concepts that they've fallen in love with, rather than drinks we want them to sell. It's been good business for us, and for them.
It's this paradigm shift within ourselves, and in our strategy for growth beyond South Africa's borders, that afforded us great success so far, with even more potential for growth in the future.
There's no 'Dummy's Guide to Doing Business in Africa' that I'm aware of, but if I could offer any advice to other entrepreneurs wanting to expand their businesses further afield on our continent (or anywhere else in the world, really), I would say:
- Spend as much time in each city as reality allows – and keep on going back for more.
- Get out of your hotel and away from global chain restaurants.
- Eat and drink local, to get a true sense of local tastes (and I'm not just talking about food and beverages here…)
- Take time to understand local culture, and seek to understand what the market is looking for before you try to convince them they need what you're selling.
- Don't depend on Google or social media.
- Before you look for customers, build relationships with local distributors. There's no point in selling your product, if you haven't established a local network to get it to your customers.
- Build long-term relationships rather than looking for short-term returns.
- There's no quick buck to be made if your business is legitimate. Be patient.