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Confronting the big, brawling, sprawling exhibition "Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power" is a little overwhelming, not only because of its size, but also because of the personalities, talent and songs that trail you wherever you go, like ghosts that slap you in the face with memories.
It's a lot to absorb on the second level of the National Museum of Women in the Arts — the women, the clothes, the posters, the album covers, the quotes, the lyrics, the constantly changing times.
Your reaction to the exhibition — organized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum — depends in large part on who you are and what you remember.
It may be Billie Holiday's raspy, soulful vocals that strike a chord with you, or Fleetwood Mac's seductive melodies, or Chrissie Hynde's brash punk rock, or Cyndi Lauper's bubblegum-flavored pop, or the showmanship of today's pop divas such as Lady Gaga or Rihanna.
The spectrum of talent on display very much reflects the wide-ranging work of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, which closes its 25th anniversary year with this exhibit. One of rock's enduring figures will also be on hand in person to celebrate both the show and venue that's showcasing it. Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, among the artists featured in "Women Who Rock," will be honored at the National Museum of Women in the Arts' annual fall benefit on Nov. 4.
Gender, of course, is at the heart of the museum's work and naturally plays a role in your reaction to "Women Who Rock." Listening to pioneers such as Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Joan Jett, Donna Summer, Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin is not just about appreciating their music — it's about empowerment. Their songs were not only personally inspirational to millions of women (and men), they were the stones women used to gradually break down walls in a male-dominated industry.
And that is at the core of this exhibition, which not only tracks the history of rock 'n' roll, but the critical part women played in broadening and defining the genre. Their achievements are emblematic of the larger gains made by women, from the right to vote to membership on the Supreme Court.
Like everything else, making headway in the music industry, let alone rising to stardom, was a struggle. Women rockers had to fight managers, club owners, record label producers and a fickle American public, which was more accustomed to seeing them as sidekicks and groupies rather than artists, songwriters and band leaders. All of these roles came to be occupied by women, but not all at once, not all at good speed, and not without heartbreak or frustration.
It's easy to forget now in the age of Lady Gaga and heaven help us Taylor Swift that the Wilson sisters and their band Heart caused a stir in the 1980s because they were bold guitar rippers and screaming songstresses. Not only that, but as more than one male critic noted, they were hot. In the 1920s, about the only female blues voices one could hear came from Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith.
That's in fact where the exhibit begins, in a section called "Suffragettes to Juke-Joint Mamas: The Foremothers/Roots of Rock," which resurrects the growly voice of Rainey, the booming, dirty blues of Smith, along with fellow trailblazers such as Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
The exhibit is a lyrical arch that includes early blues, gospel, jazz, country, girl groups, disco, pop and punk. There are a few omissions along the way — Loretta Lynn, a country music icon, is here, but where's Patsy Cline? To leave out the Nashville crooner but include the far-less powerful voice of Taylor Swift, who speaks to today's mildly wounded teenaged hearts, falls a bit flat.
But overall it's a satisfying trip — helped along by the more than 250 artifacts on display that highlight 70 artists, offering a glimpse inside these women's journey and their personalities.
One of the first things you'll see, for example, is a cutout figure of Joan Jett, the classic 1980s in-your-face rocker, with her pitch-black hair and eyes, guitar at the ready (a guitar that, by the way, she gave to Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. when he broke the record for consecutive games — a melding of two of America's biggest infatuations, baseball and rock 'n' roll).
There's also a fashion parade of sorts throughout the exhibit. You see the dress Janis Joplin wore at the Fillmore East in 1969 and the glittery bits of nothing in which Tina Turner shook and strutted around on stage. There's Cher's barely-there, belly-baring riff on traditional Native American garb designed by Bob Mackie, as well as Madonna's golden bustier designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and worn on her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour — outfits that drift by like a flashy, ratty issue of Vogue or Rolling Stone.
All of the costumes, concert videos, instruments, biographies and other memorabilia evoke a string of greats, from Madonna striking a confidently sexual pose, to Patti Smith at what appears to be a supper club at Carnegie Hall, spitting on the floor to catch her breath, to the brassy Pat Benatar in skin-tight black leather letting you know that love is like a battlefield.
I suspect that for a lot of guys, these women were their first crush, not only because of their looks but for that gift of voice, which, unlike a man's, enhances beauty where it already exists and creates it where it doesn't.
Those voices endure the cacophony of music trends and fads — siren-like, yet fierce, too. There's Janis belting, "You know you got it if it makes you feel good." Carly Simon coos, "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." And Pat Benatar challenges you to, "Hit me with your best shot."
Then there's Joan Jett, summing it all up perfectly: "I love rock 'n' roll."
Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power
through Jan. 6
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave., NW
For more information, please call (202) 783-5000 or visit www.nmwa.org.
About the Author
Gary Tischler is a contributing writer for The Washington Diplomat.
Last Edited on October 31, 2012


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Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego is a five star resort with an award winning spa, golf, tennis courts and more. This family resort or couples getaway in Southern California has amazing accommodations as well as an incredibly delicious restaurant on location you must visit.
I will say it was an extremely relaxing stay. There were many beautiful places at Fairmont Grand Del Mar to just sit, enjoy the gorgeous San Diego surroundings and think or chat. I gravitated to this helicopter landing pad in front of the hotel in a large grassy area that was lined with chairs, it was just so pretty. We spent a lot of time exploring the grounds and admiring the architecture of the buildings, and of course there were tons of amenities for everyone. But first…. we got settled and the room was perfect (with a deep jetted tub too, yes!). One of our favorite places to stay in San Diego and featured on our road trip blog too. Special thanks goes out to Fairmont for sponsoring our stay so we could share our experience with you.
We had the opportunity to get away this weekend and stayed at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar. It isn't too far from where we live in Southern California but it was a great way to unwind (just the two of us) and celebrate both of our birthdays a little bit early. It was a fabulous resort! With dinner at Addison, a couple's massage and lots of opportunities to relax it was just what we needed. Let us show you around this five star San Diego hotel and why we can't wait to bring the kids back next time.
That night we just enjoyed the bottle of wine, bread, an array of cheeses and spreads left for us which was perfect for a quiet night in. The next day before we headed to our couple's massage we asked if we could take a tour of the grounds and we were shown around by a staff member in a golf cart….I must say the service there is Ahhhhmazing!! I felt really spoiled. lol. 😉
The first stop on our tour was the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Wedding Chapel, gorgeous place inside and out! I can see why it is a popular place for events like this, the pictures would turn out incredible.
The reflection pool is amazing and there are many activities at Fairmont including great pools, golfing, tennis, an equestrian center, an award winning spa and more. We didn't partake in golfing ourselves since neither of us know how to play but the course itself is beautiful and you have a great view of it while dining at Amaya restaurant (you can see here on the second level of the building beyond).
Before our massages we enjoyed the large jacuzzi here, and sitting by their pool where we split an order of fish tacos that was plenty for the two of us and delicious. One thing we enjoyed thoroughly after our couples massage was the food at Addison restaurant, it was one of the most incredible meals I've ever had! We allowed the chef to serve us his favorite selections which included the following 10 courses!
- Kumomoto Oyster
- Sake Cured Kampachi
- Coquille St. Jacques
- Carmelized Sablefish (one of my favorites)
- Mascarpone Agnolotti
- Ris De Veau Pane
- Canard Roti
- Whipped Chevre
- Grapefruit Sorbet (to cleanse palate before dessert)
- Roche De Chocolat
We were there about two hours enjoying a nice glass of wine, great course after course of food, and conversation. Like I said, it was amazing! The weekend flew by, I'm glad we had the opportunity to see how beautiful Fairmont Grand Del Mar is. Tucked away and so quiet it has a lot to offer couples and families as well, our kids will have to come with us next time!

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WALKER: She's something, isn't she?
RACINE: (nods) A lovely lady.
WALKER: Yes, she is. I'm crazy about her. If I ever thought she was seeing another guy... I don't know. I'd understand how it could happen. Her being the way she is. I'd understand it. But I think I'd kill the guy with my bare hands.
RACINE: That's understandable.
WALKER: You wouldn't believe the dorkus she was with when I met her. The guy came to us with a business proposition. We're always looking for opportunities. If the conditions are right. We're willing to take an occasional risk, if the downside isn't too steep. But this guy hadn't done his homework, he didn't know the bottom line. That's how I knew he was full of shit. You've got to know the bottom line. That's all that really counts....He didn't have the goods, this guy. He was like a lot of guys you run into -- they want to get rich, they want to do it quick, they want to be there with one score....But they're not willing to do what's necessary. Do you know what I mean?
RACINE: I'm not sure. You mean, lay the groundwork? Earn it?
WALKER: No. I mean do what's necessary. Whatever's necessary.
RACINE: Yeah. I know that kind of guy. I can't stand that. It makes me sick.
WALKER: Me too.
RACINE: I'm not like that.
[Lawrence Kasdan, Body Heat]
Most patterns do have exceptions. When the pattern is a negative one about people or a subgroup thereof, anyone affected by the pattern wants to be an exception. It's possible that Smith, who's part of the relevant group or closely connected to someone in it, and who wants that exception will have it. But what are the odds?
Certain conspicuous patterns are receiving attention that make the affected parties unhappy. They greatly dislike the notion that because they're Muslims, or illegal aliens, or left-liberals, or feminists, or politicians, they've been tagged with the negative characteristics the patterns attribute to those groups. Like seedy Florida lawyer Ned Racine, whom the beautiful, totally unscrupulous Matty Walker seduces into murdering her husband, they proclaim that "I'm not like that!" They want to be treated as exceptions. Sometimes they are treated that way...whether or not they deserve to be.
Ned Racine wasn't "like that" in one particular way – he was willing to kill to take Matty for himself – but he was "like that" in another – he wanted to "be there with one score." The resolution of his ambitions worked out badly for him.
Perceptible patterns among adequately defined groups are the basis of stereotypes. The late Joseph Sobran once called stereotypes "amateur sociology." The bien-pensants are quick to denounce stereotypes, and to call anyone who makes use of one a bigot of some sort. But a stereotype that doesn't prove accurate more often than not would not last. If the exceptions outnumber those who conform, making the pattern more illusory than real, they can't fairly be called exceptions.
In his "Ten Conservative Principles," the late Russell Kirk, one of the godfathers of contemporary conservatism, expressed a sense that stereotypes and the prejudices they sometimes animate have a place we should not deny to them:
It is perilous to weigh every passing issue on the basis of private judgment and private rationality. The individual is foolish, but the species is wise, Burke declared. In politics we do well to abide by precedent and precept and even prejudice, for the great mysterious incorporation of the human race has acquired a prescriptive wisdom far greater than any man's petty private rationality.
Despite the wisdom it expresses, there are some limitations to Kirk's defense of prescription according to longevity of usage. It is unfair and unjust, for example, to judge an individual on any basis other than his individual character and merits – if one has the time and opportunity to find out what those are. But as is the case wherever it appears, the critical word in the previous sentence is if.
If the pattern is sound, the exceptions will be fewer than the conformants. We may wish it were otherwise; indeed, in many cases it will be our fondest desire. But desire is not a basis for rational thought.
Some patterns have a discernible origin point in time. Some have a discernible end point. If either or both of those can be determined, the pattern's utility can be confined to the relevant interval. However, a pattern that is currently ongoing should receive the appropriate respect. The cautions it implies should not be dismissed.
Consider contemporary feminism, sometimes called "third wave" feminism. Though only a minority of American women currently call themselves feminists, feminist convictions are more commonplace than the candid acceptance of the label. In other words, more American women hold feminist convictions than are willing to admit to it...to a man, at least. The pattern among women who hold those convictions is to regard men as oppressors and enemies. More, those beliefs will inevitably express themselves in their treatment of the men in their lives. That makes it rather important for a man who's considering a romantic entanglement to determine whether the object of his affections is such a woman.
However, "third wave" feminism didn't really get started until the Seventies. Prior to that, its defining premises were exceedingly rare. Romance was considerably safer for men in the previous years. Should "third wave" feminism burn out and become a memory of an unpleasant era in male-female relations, happy days would be here again.
Meanwhile, a substantial number of women – the ones who aren't moaning "Where have all the good men gone?" – must somehow convey to their current romantic interests that "I'm not like that." It's proving to be a tough sell, for two overriding reasons:
- The pattern has many more conformants than exceptions among American women;
- Actions speak more loudly than words.
The second of those observations is one of the oldest maxims of prudence. Ralph Waldo Emerson phrased it most memorably: "What you are speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." The exceptional woman's great obstacle is this: until he permits her to insinuate herself rather deeply into his life and affairs, she'll have a very hard time demonstrating by her actions that she really isn't "like that."
Analogous observations could be made about Muslims, illegal aliens, left-liberals, and politicians.
These days, a member of a group that exhibits a negative pattern has a harder time establishing that he's "not like that" than a few decades ago. The downside risk to the person(s) he's trying to persuade is higher than it's ever been. Identity politics plays an important role in this, but there are other factors, such as our greatly accelerated social atomization, that should not be neglected.
If you identify with some generally understood group, the above is for you quite as much as for those you'd like to persuade that you're "not like that." Consider it in light of my exhortations not to be a "joiner." The recognition of the relationship between those two subjects would do the people of this nation a great deal of good.


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In May 2018, Ghanaian actor John Dumelo got married to Gifty Mawunya Nkornu in a beautiful traditional ceremony.
The traditional marriage took place at the residence of his fiancée then, Gifty Mawunya Nkornu.
Almost a year on, they two have had their white wedding at the Royal Senchi Resort and we have a first amateur video from the ceremony.
The white wedding we understand was attended by a number of celebrities and close friends including Coded of 4×4 fame, actors James Gardiner and Kalybos among others.
Singers King Promise and KiDi were present to entertain the guests.
Stay glued as we bring you very official pictures.


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A London Eye Health Strategy should be developed to address the growing eye health issue in London, an investigation by the London Assembly Health Committee has recommended.
The Health Committee has today launched its 'Eye Health – preventing sight loss in London' report, which Thomas Pocklington Trust was pleased to give evidence for.
The report has found that eye health is a growing issue in London, with an extra 194,000 Londoners predicted to have a sight-threatening eye condition and an extra 74,000 with sight loss by 2030. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) estimates that there are already 680,000 people– around one in twelve of the adult population – in London living with a sight-threatening eye health condition.
The report also found that eye health must become a greater public priority, recognising the impact it has on wider health and wellbeing, and that more should be done to encourage Londoners to look after their eye health and raise awareness of the need for regular eye tests.
The Health Committee's key recommendations are:
- The Mayor should work with the eye health sector to help develop and implement a London wide strategic plan for eye health.
- The Mayor should ensure that the Thrive LDN mental health programme and the London Healthy Workplace Charter include support for people with eye health conditions and sight loss
- The Mayor should use his profile to highlight eye health risks for disadvantaged groups and support the use of community champions to promote eye health.
- The Mayor should promote vision screening for four and five year olds and ensure that eye health is included in the forthcoming Healthy Early Years Programme.
Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Chair of the Health Committee, said: "London has a ticking sight loss time bomb on its hands and not enough is being done to raise awareness of the issue.
"London has some of the best eye health services in the world, but the system is fragmented and plagued with a number of worrying health inequalities. We know that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, homeless people and people with learning disabilities are disproportionately affected by poor eye health. High quality care needs to be accessible to these groups.
"We are lacking strong leadership in this area and the Mayor of London is ideally placed to drive forward the changes that are needed to transform eye health care in London. We need an eye health strategy for London and we need it urgently."
The full Eye Health – preventing sight loss in London report is on the Health Committee's website.
Photo credit: Image from the London Assembly Health Committee report.


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Principal's Pen
Term 2 is well underway with students heavily involved in NAPLAN testing and exams starting on May 22 for year 10 students. All the assessments and exam results will be collated for the end of semester reports.
Formal reports will be issued in digital format this year via CONNECT. Parents will log in using their login as supplied by Atwell College and the formal report will be available from 4pm on the last school day of this semester, 30 June. Families not having access to CONNECT will be able to receive a printed copy of the report posted from the administration office on Friday 30 June. Please register postal details with the administration if you will require a hard copy of the report. I encourage families to ensure the college has accurate contact information including correct email addresses.
Student health and in particular mental health is at the forefront of the work and actions of the student services team at Atwell College. Structurally the area of the college's operations is led by Ms Tonia Brown, Deputy Principal and Student Services Coordinators Ms Glendah Migro and Ms Brooke Hughes. Recent media commentary around adolescent mental health has focussed on a popular television series called '13 Reasons Why'. Themes in the series focus on suicide ideation, bullying and sexual assault. The themes are relevant to the youth of today and families can be assured that the college has fully qualified psychologists, nurses and a chaplain supporting student mental health. I encourage parents and carers to contact the college on any issue concerning mental health of their child to seek support and further advice.
The college has a school uniform code as endorsed by the college. Students are required to meet the requirements of the code at all times. All schools have dress requirements and Atwell College seeks parental and family support in meeting the requirements. Parents are notified regarding their child's non-compliance regarding uniform and in some cases sanctions are imposed on students when student compliance issues warrant such a response. Families are encouraged to contact the college on uniform issues where necessary.
The college constantly updates social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) to keep the community informed of happenings in the college. Please access the Atwell College social media accounts as you please1, feedback from the community indicates a liking for the updates.
Finally I thank the community for the overwhelming support given to the college in the wake of the fire in the resource centre. Builders estimates regarding timelines for reconstruction are yet to be received but I will inform the community as soon as the college is aware of any dates and time schedules for re-construction.
Noel Woodley, Principal
Anzac Ceremony
On the last day of term, Atwell College paused to commemorate ANZAC Day. The ANZAC assembly occurs every year and gives students, staff and community members the opportunity to gather, reflect and remember the sacrifices our defence force personal have made. The assembly is hosted by the year 12 student Senate and includes all of the traditional elements of an ANZAC service plus an address from our Principal Noel Woodley and special guests. This year's guest was West Australian Senator Glenn Sterle. Senator Sterle spoke of the importance of the ANZAC legend and the role it plays in our national identity. Special thanks to: Senator Sterle, Principal Noel Woodley, teachers Mr Hilton & Miss Jeffries, and members of the student Senate; Andie, Prestina, Teinelle, Crystal & Shania for all their hard work in preparation for the assembly.
Tom Cazaly, Year 9 Co ordinator
Important Dates
- Year 10 Exams: Monday 22nd May – Thursday 25th May.
- Careers Expo Excursion: Friday 25th May.
- Career Information Evening: Tuesday 13th June 5.30pm - 7.30pm
- Chooseday (Course selection evenings): Tuesday 20th & 27th June.
- Watch your emails and CONNECT for further information on these evenings.
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Senior School Examination Semester 1 2017 for ATAR
Normal timetable is suspended for all Year 11 ATAR and 12 ATAR students from Monday 29th May to Thursday 8th June. Normal timetable resumes on June 9th (note this is a correction) for more information visit Atwell College website. http://www.atwellcollege.wa.edu.au/
Year 10 Semester 1 Examinations
Monday 22nd May to Friday 26th May. Normal timetable for all year 10 students is suspended for period 1 and 2 each test day. For more information visit Atwell College website. http://www.atwellcollege.wa.edu.au/
Consent2Go Important Information for Parents/Guardians
Atwell College is excited to advise that we have partnered with MCB Schools to bring the Consent2Go system to our school. The system will replace our current paper process for obtaining parent permission and consent for school incursions and excursions. The current paper based system is expensive, inefficient, and a huge cost to the environment. Parents/Guardians will be advised when the new system will commence. In using Consent2Go the school will no longer be sending excursion paperwork home with students. If you do not have an email address or internet access, please advise the school so we can add you to the consent2Go paper process.
In term one Year 9 students were visited by the Theatrical Response Group (TRG) as part of the Constable Care program. The TRG delivered a theatrical presentation looking at healthy relationships and issues concerning domestic violence. During the presentation students were actively encouraged to participate and offer ideas for problems raised. This term students will again participate in a program, this time looking at positive behaviours.
Tom Cazaly, Year 9 Co ordinator
On the second last day of term year 9 students let their hair down and attended a reward excursion to BOUNCE Inc. Cannington. The reward excursion happens every term and recognises those students who have maintained good standing throughout the term. Good standing relates to attendance, uniform and behaviour.
Tom Cazaly, Year 9 Co Ordinator
Your Sports & Specials Photos are online Now
- Go to our website www.fotoworks.com.au. Select the 'Order Online' option in the top right followed by 'Sports & Specials' button.
- Then click on the 'School Gallery' link on the menu on the left. You will will see a list of schools and events in alphabetical oder.
- Once you select your school you will need to enter your event "Access code" which will give you access to all the Sports & Specials photos taken at your school. Access code: AC2004.
- Make your selections and 'add to cart' then proceed with completing your order online. *Please allow up to 1 week after photo delivery to access Special Event images. For queries contact fotoworks on: 9244 8211.
Netball specialist Program
Term 2 has started well for the Netball Specialist Program. All year groups are training hard for their upcoming High School Cup competition and respective Zone Carnivals. Saturday netball has also recently started and so the girls are quickly improving their skills and learning new strategies and tactics. We are also excited to announce that Atwell College has now been endorsed by Netball WA. This is very exciting for us as it has been a 5-year goal to achieve. This means that we have developed a very close relationship to the Netball state body and can create further connections within the netball community. A reminder to those girls interested, the state 12U and 15U state trials will be held in August. Please remember to register online via the School Sport WA website.
Jessica Blackmore, Phys Ed Teacher. (Netball)
Year 7 Rugby League Carnival
The Year 7 Rugby League team competed in the NRL WA Specialist Carnival on Tuesday 4th April. It was the first time the team had played together and the first time many of them have played a proper game of Rugby League. They gained points throughout the day which go towards the yearlong competition. The next carnival is on Tuesday 27th June.
Year 9 Rugby League Carnival
The Year 9 Rugby League team competed in the NRL WA Central Carnival on Monday 8th May. Lakeland SHS, Thornlie SHS and Gilmore College were also involved. The boys enjoyed playing six games of Rugby League and ended up coming 3rd overall with a close game against the eventual champions of the day, Thornlie, in the second round. They will now be training for the Touch Football (rugby) carnival in week 7.
Year 10 Rugby League
The year 10 Rugby League team played their first game of the year against Rockingham Senior High School. Being another Specialist school this was always going to be a tough game but the boys showed a high level of discipline by sticking to the game plan and putting into practise everything they had learnt throughout training in term 1. It was a high quality game of Rugby League and in the end the team was unlucky to go down by 2 points with the final score being 20-18. With 4 games scheduled for term 2 we look forward to continually improving and having another successful term of year 10 Rugby League
Michael Guthrie, Phys Ed Teacher
Year 10 Zone Carnival
In week 10 of term 1 many year 10 students participated in zone carnivals for basketball, soccer, netball or AFL. All teams represented Atwell College with pride showing excellent sportsmanship throughout the day. The boys AFL team managed to come away from the day as undefeated champions of the B grade carnival. The Netball girls also performed exceptionally finishing in second place in A1 division and Champions of B1 division.
Eddie Proudler, Phys Ed Teacher
Curtin University Science Inquiry Workshop Atwell College held on 28 April 2017
The ASELL workshop is designed to assist school teachers in enhancing their existing experiments, and boost student inquiry skills. Inquiry teaching allows students questions and curiosities to drive their learning experience. During the workshop teachers and students worked collaboratively road testing various experiments. Students and staff were highly engaged throughout the day. The enthusiasm demonstrated by all participants highlighted the benefits of such a workshop. Throughout the day students were encouraged to problem solve including designing their own investigations. They were actively involved in making observations, collecting data, analysing that information and drawing conclusions. The skills acquired from the Science Inquiry Workshop can be applied to situations that students will encounter both at school and in the workforce. Surveys taken on the day from teachers and students provided valuable feedback regarding the strengths and weaknesses of each experiment undertaken.
Our sincerest thanks to the Curtin Science Outreach team, to all CCEN participants and Year 7 AEP students for your support to make this a successful event.
Russell Dymock and Dorothy Yu, Science Teachers
HASS Excursion: CY O'Connor Beach and Climate Change
As part of our studies on climate change Year 10 students have been investigating ways of mitigating and adapting to new climate situations. We were treated to a on-location seminar on the ways in which climate change has directly impacted the beaches in the City of Cockburn. Environmental Officer Linda Metz and Education Officer Claire Dunn took us on a tour along the beach to investigate erosion, carparks, recreational areas, access paths and pedestrian/cycle paths. It was a glorious day with lots of warm sunshine, fresh sea air and a marginally longer bus trip than we had anticipated.
Yr 12 Outdoor Education Camp Term 2 2017
Year 12 students from Atwell College recently ventured up to Lancelin for their first expedition of 2017. The camp ran for three days, and involved both the General Outdoor Education class, and the Certificate II Outdoor Recreation class. Students spent their time Body-Boarding and Surfing in the mornings, and Fishing in the evenings, practising and displaying the learnt skills of this semester. The camp is used as an assessment item for the year 12 students, and all who participated achieved excellent results.
David Winter, Outdoor Education Coordinator
Atwell College reaping benefits of Teach for Australia program
Click link for information: http://www.communitynews.com.au/cockburn-gazette/news/atwell-college-reaping-benefits-of-teach-for-australia-program/
Cybersafety Forum 2017 eSafety Commissioner
Free workshop on eSafety. Wednesday 31 May. 5.30pm-7.30pm. Cockburn Health & Community Facility. Level 1, 11 Wentworth Parade Success. RSVP by Monday 24 May 9411 3444
New Courses and programs in Home Economics
Exciting new courses, programs and projects this year in Textiles Production. Year 9 and 10 Fashion and, Year 9 and 10 Textiles have been revamped or introduced this year projects include: Emoji key ring, mother's day heat packs, hoodies, duffle bag, denim skirts, crop tops, travel accessories, scarves and heaps more… We look forward to teaching you all about sewing down in the Home Economics Department. Textiles classrooms will be open during lunch times on Wednesday and Thursday for students wanting to complete their projects and even start extra projects.
Jessica Cole, Home Economics Teacher
Library Update Term 2
The Library/Resource Centre is now located in the staff room on the second floor of D Block. We are fully functional for classes, private study students and Smart Rider queries and orders. Considering it has been only six weeks since the fire, this is a remarkable achievement, so thanks to everyone who has assisted the library staff. Please return your library books ASAP As we have lost a large part of our book collection please return any library books you have out on loan to us ASAP. There is a plastic tub located at D block reception or a returns tub at the main door of the library on the second floor of D block. We will be following up on outstanding loans this term, so please return to avoid an invoice. Cook the Book Competition We will be running our annual Cook the Book competition in conjunction with Home Economics department. Students and staff can create a cake based on their favourite book or book character. There will be ITunes vouchers for first, second and third prize. The competition closes 9 June. Cakes will go on display in the Home Economics cabinet in the foyer of E Block.
Nicole McDonagh and Maree de Haas Library Officers
Year 10 Media Channel 9 Excursion 27th April 2017
Thursday (27th April) the Year 10 Media class had the opportunity to visit the new facilities at Channel 9 News in the heart of the CBD. Students were able to see several departments and their inner workings such as Graphics, Makeup and Wardrobe, Master Control, Editing and Audio, and Production. Some brave students even had a go at delivering an introductory spiel in front of the camera on the spot!
Krysia Jeffries, Media and Photography Teacher
Music Rocks
This term Education Support have been getting back into "Music Rocks".
Every Tuesday we have been going over to the music room in the PAC to engage in our many musical talents. We have been learning how to use different musical instruments like the drums, keyboards and guitars. We have made a lot of loud sounds and some awesome beats along with the vocals of from our lovely singing voices. We are all learning how to work together as a group to make a song sound fantastic! "Australia's Got Talent" here we come!!!!!!
City of Cockburn
Various programs and activities for school staff and parents: Financial counselling – free workshops on how to manage family finances and tips on consumer rights. Travelsmart – helping schools reduce parking congestion and families to improve health. Coderdojo – free coding fun sessions at the library for 8+ years. Cybersafety Forum – free parent forum for parents/carers of children 7-18 years. School Native Plant Subsidy Scheme – schools in Cockburn can receive free native plants in May. Click link for more information: cockburn.wa.gov.au
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A few students this year have been found to have head lice and, these can be spread very quickly around the school via close contact with another student. How to check for head lice. Head lice can be difficult to find. Start by checking the hair close to the scalp, especially behind the ears and at the back of the neck. Look for lice and eggs. If you think head lice may be present, follow these four steps: Step 1: Apply plenty of hair conditioner (generic 'home' brands are fine) to dry hair until all hair is covered. The conditioner slows the head lice down so they can be trapped in the comb. Comb the conditioner through the hair with an ordinary comb or brush. Step 2: Separate the hair into sections. Gently comb each section one at a time with a metal fine-tooth 'nit comb' (available from most chemists) in four directions – forwards, backwards, left and right. Step 3: After brushing through each section, wipe the conditioner from the comb onto a white paper towel and check towel for dark adult lice and paler hatchlings. You may need to use a magnifying glass and a strong light, such as sunlight, to see the lice, hatchlings and eggs. Continue combing and checking each section until all the hair has been checked. Step 4: When you have finished, rinse the conditioner out and dry the hair.
How do I treat head lice? To treat head lice you must get rid of all the lice. There are two ways to do this: 1. Try the 10-day hair conditioner and comb method every day for 10 days. This breaks the egg laying cycle. Eggs hatch 7 to 10 days after being laid. If you only do this method once and one or two adult head lice are missed, and the cycle of outbreaks will continue. 2 Buy and use head lice lotion or shampoo, and follow the instructions on the packet. There is no need to treat the whole family unless they also have head lice. If your child has head lice please notify the teacher as it is considered a communicable condition and needs to be reported. Under the School Education Act 1999, if your child has head lice a principal may keep him or her away from school until treatment has started. For more information: Request the Head Lice Fact Sheet available from the school or visit: http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Head-lice


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Passing the Time: My Infusion Experience By Donnie, Father, Husband, Project Leader, Former Athlete • January 23, 2017
Spending 8 hours in the infusion center makes for a long day! Infusions take about 4 hours—and you also have to account for prep time and observation time after your infusions. And my wife has been with me during all of my LEMTRADA infusions, so they were long days for her, too.
To pass the time, my wife and I brought a few things to keep us occupied:
- Books
My wife is a big-time reader. She probably reads more books during my infusion week than I read in a year.
- Favorite magazine
I'm a huge sports fan, so I brought a sports magazine, but there are so many other options to choose from!
- My tablet
This is the go-to item. You can pass a lot of time on a tablet, whether it's playing games or surfing the web.
- Word search puzzles
Any puzzle can be a great distraction during infusions, whether it's a word search, a crossword puzzle, or a brainteaser.
- Headphones
Music is my life. It makes me happy, it inspires me, and it keeps me sane. Music can help everyone get through a rough day.
Of all the items listed above, my favorite are the headphones. I'm a huge music fan, and I love to sing. I think it is one of my best talents! My wife thinks that, too, but she won't admit it. My two favorite genres are country and classic rock. There is nothing like rocking out to some country hits to help pass the time and keep my spirits up. On a few occasions during my infusions, my wife had to tell me to tone it down a notch or two. Even though she likes my singing, she thought the other people in the center might not enjoy it as much.
I would encourage anyone who is starting the infusion process to be prepared for the long days. Find something to occupy your time. Do something that keeps you positive. For me, it's a little singing along with my favorite country music.
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Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
On this day, we read a very interesting passage from the Gospel of Matthew about what belongs to God, and what belongs to the State. In the passage, some Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus in his speech. To do this, they asked Jesus, "Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?"
Jesus asked them for a coin that had Caesar's image on it and asked, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?" When they answered that it was Caesar's image and inscription, Jesus said, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
For centuries, philosophers, theologians, politicians, and others have debated the meaning of this passage and how it relates to various realms of human life.
Today, for example, people often debate from where do civil rights come. Do they come from the State? Or do they come from God?
To answer this, one needs to remember that "civil rights," unlike political or contractual rights, refer to rights that guarantee equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law, regardless of characteristics such as race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and the like.
Some people believe that nobody has civil rights unless the State grants them such rights. For these people, God has nothing to do with such rights. People holding this view believe civil rights can be granted or taken away at the whim of an electorate or a government.
Others, like me, argue that civil rights come from God, and that the State merely reflects this when it publishes such rights. This view is what, in my view, is the only correct Catholic Christian view.
One man who strongly believed that civil rights come from God and was willing to fight for his beliefs was an amazing man called John Markoe – a football star, soldier, lumberjack, alcoholic, Jesuit priest, teacher, and civil rights champion.
John was born in 1890 to a wealthy family. In 1910, he entered the military academy at West Point. Among his friends was Dwight Eisenhower who would one day become the thirty-fourth President of the United States. At West Point, John played football against some of the sports' all-time greats such as Knute Rockne and Jim Thorpe.
When he graduated in 1914, the yearbook said of him, "Possessing unlimited abilities, there is very little which he is incapable of performing." By the time he graduated as a Lieutenant, however, he had angered his classmates by befriending the West Point's only African-American cadet, and he was drinking alcoholically.
Nine months after his graduation, John lost his commission because of his alcoholism, so he became a lumberjack in Minnesota and then enlisted in the National Guard. In 1916, he regained his commission and fought against Pancho Villa in Mexico.
While in Mexico, he received regular letters from his brother Bill, a Jesuit priest who was working with African Americans. So, when he was discharged a year later in 1917, John – who retired as a Captain – decided to enter the Jesuits.
In St. Louis, which was a highly segregated city, and African American Catholics were relegated to separated parishes, denied a Catholic education, and banned from Catholic hospitals. The archbishop was notoriously racist.
After ordination in 1928, Fr. John was assigned to the black St. Elizabeth parish.
Despite some alcoholic relapses, Fr. John jumped into fighting for civil rights for people of all skin colors. He did this through preaching and writing and organizing. By the time the 1960s came, Fr. John Markoe was a well-known hero among his fellow Jesuits because of his civil rights work. Even in his advanced years, Fr. John told his fellow Jesuits, "Never give an inch."
When he died in 1967, close friend Fr. Henri Renard said in his homily, "John Markoe is one of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement, which is how he wanted it. Unassuming and modest, during his fifty years working with the African-American community, he never sought attention for himself. Like St. Ignatius Loyola, another ex-soldier turned priest, he embodied the Jesuit ideal of 'men for other.'"
From Jesus' message of today, each of us needs to reflect on the role of God in terms of the dignity of all human beings.
First, do we recognize that all people are children of God. If not, then how many Creators do you believe in?
Second, Catholic Christians are called to respect the dignity of all people. The Church, as we know, has failed in the past to do that very thing, and it continues to fail to do that in many ways. However, many in the Church continue the struggle to get the Church's action in harmony with our theology.
And third, Catholic Christians are called to work to make this a better world, and one of the ways we are called to do that, is to fight for civil rights of all people.
And that is the good news I have for you on this Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Story source: Pat McNamara. "John Marcoe, S.J.: Football Star, Soldier, Alcoholic,
Priest, and a Civil rights Activist A Few Decades Ahead of the Rest." Pathos, February 22, 2011.


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All Hallows Eve
They'd painted a cross on the door outside
To keep the devil at bay,
While Ann took care of the soul cakes that
She'd baked in a shallow tray,
The Jack O' Lanterns sat in a row
On a shelf to await reprieve,
As darkness fell on the House of Hell
At the last All Hallows Eve.
They'd whisked the wandering spirits out
With a witches broom of straw,
And placed a basin of milk outside
So they wouldn't come through the door.
The dead could re-visit their homes that night
At that one grim time of the year,
So they set the table, an extra place
Should the shade of a ghost appear.
Across the road was a cemetery
To which John would haste away,
And light a candle on every grave
To keep the dead at bay,
He placed a dozen on 'Hammer Jack'
As the murderer was known,
Who'd hung in chains through a drought and rains
Til at last, his dust had flown.
But John had a muttered confession as
He lit up the candles there,
'I didn't mean you to hang, old man,
But I was beyond despair.
When somebody pointed the finger, I
Was only relieved to see,
That though I murdered my mother, still,
It wasn't pointing at me!'
He staggered back to the house and stood
To watch his woman, Ann,
He'd often thought to confess, but then
It's not that she'd understand.
He'd only done it for her, he thought,
His mother was grim and old,
And threatened that she would put him out,
And Ann, out there in the cold.
Jack, an itinerant laborer
From a cottage across the way,
Had liked his mother and visited her
When the deed was done that day,
There was blood on his fraying overalls
And blood on his front and back,
When he staggered out of the house, some say,
So they blamed him for the attack.
When John lit the Jack O' Lanterns he
Then placed them out in the yard,
Hoping that they would fend them off,
The ghouls from the devil's guard,
But just on the stroke of midnight
He grew pale at a distant howl,
From out in the moonlit cemetery,
Though Ann said, 'It's an owl!'
But then came the long and heavy tread
Of a pair of boots he knew,
Sounding on the veranda, while
The door had opened, too,
And standing there in the doorway
Was a dead man with a list,
A Jack O' Lantern sat on his head,
And a hammer in his fist.
Ann was crouched in a corner when
The police arrived, first light,
She babbled about some 'Hammer Jack',
Was right off her head with fright.
And blood was spattered on every wall
From John, who lay where he fell,
While 'Hammer Jack' was back in his grave,
Was done with the House of Hell!
David Lewis Paget is an Australian Poet, born in the UK but migrated to Australia in 1958. Writing since 1966, predominantly introspective poetry until 2005, then launched into Narrative and Gothic verse. Paget taught English to college students at the Wenzhou Medical College in 2005-6, from which came his Chinese collection. He lives in a Cornish cottage on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, retired, but still writing and publishing poetry. A prolific writer whose work has been called addictive by many readers.


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When Linda Pace began her career as a public defender, things were different in DeKalb County, Ga. She recalls a system in the 1980s where the Department of Human Resources and local courts worked in tandem, with several court psychologists and special education teachers on staff. Young people in the juvenile justice system routinely received evaluations to pinpoint educational disabilities, and the local school systems regularly helped refer students to therapists. There were even more Medicaid services available to youth and families.
But with sweeping changes in the 1990s — the era of the "super-predator, mythic nightmare," she said — Pace noticed a gradual decline in the quality of system services for juveniles. "The focus became criminal logic in the juvenile system, and the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the court kind of changed their focus to meet the needs of the protection of the community," she said. "And that became inconsistent sometimes, with the needs of children that have mental or behavioral disabilities."
The DJJ, Pace believes, is no longer a viable entry point for youth requiring mental health services, with numerous "gate-keeping devices" in place ensuring that only the most absolutely critical kids get into residential treatment.
Currently, Georgia's $307 million DJJ budget allocates only 13 percent towards community-based juvenile detention alternative programs, with 2 percent of annual funds going towards intensive, at-home therapeutic programs. Pace said that services are so scant in the state that she often advises the parents of children with severe mental health needs to relocate to other parts of the country.
"I have told parents [of children that have] diagnosed mental illness issues, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder," she said, "that they are going to be very frustrated with the community services that are available to them, and I have suggested that they move to states that have more resources and provide better services."
The de-emphasis of mental health funding in Georgia, however, is not an aberration across the United States. From 2009 until 2011, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reported that 31 states had enacted major mental health budget cuts. And in terms of overall mental health care quality, the national portrait is even grimmer; in a nationwide analysis conducted in 2009, NAMI scored 27 state systems — among them, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Texas — with overall rankings of "D" or worse.
An Extremely Difficult Situation
Pace said the way youth are served has changed in large part due to the increasing number of young people that require services related to mental or behavioral disorders. As high as 70 percent of the children that pass through the local system, she said, have either a diagnosable behavioral or mental health condition. "In terms of those actually diagnosed," she said, "it roughly comes out to be about 30 percent."
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As with many departments across the country, she said the economic downturn and budget cuts has led to a steep reduction in local juvenile services. "The Community Service Board does not serve as high of a percentage of the children with mental illnesses that they once did," she said. "The private sector, under Medicaid, is expected to serve these children, and I think there's an inadequate supply of community based services."
She said she frequently speaks to parents who say they were told the court would place their children in residential treatment facilities or programs. However, Pace notes that the local juvenile courts themselves do not "traditionally" use screening tools for children referred on delinquency cases. For some parents, she likens the experience of trying to get their children into mental health treatment programs to slamming one's head through a brick wall.
"It's an extremely difficult situation for them," she said. "They don't understand why their child can't be in a therapeutic setting and they would like to get help."
The problem, Pace stated, was that most families seeking services "don't know what help would look like, and they're not sure what help would consist of." Listing issues like Medicaid requirements, provider requirements and even staff turnover, she doesn't believe obtaining services is any easier for families with children in the system that have behavioral disorders.
Shifting the Burden of Responsibility
Ed Harrison worked in Alabama's criminal justice system for almost four decades. The 69-year-old recounts his days as a probation officer in the tiny town of Geneva, fondly.
"I enjoyed working with the kids and the parents," he said. "Everyday was a new day."
He recalled having to transport young people to diversion programs and facilities using his own vehicle and routinely swinging 60- and 70-hour work weeks.
In hindsight, however, he questions whether sending the young people to detention facilities resulted in any long-term benefits. "I don't think it really helped after they got to that place in time," he said.
Harrison said that roughly 35 to 40 percent of the children he worked with had behavioral disorders.
In the 1990s, Harrison said that school systems rarely turned to the juvenile justice system to address student behavioral problems. However, when a former juvenile judge in Geneva, about 100 miles south of Montgomery, established truancy and child abuse supervision programs during the midway point of the decade, he said schools began seeing the juvenile justice system as a means of "shifting the burden of responsibility" for students with mental or behavioral issues.
Before local young people were sent to facilities, he said, they were given numerous rehabilitation opportunities to avoid detention via probation and several diversion programs. "If that didn't work, then [the system] put them in a diversion center, for 72 hours," he said. "I didn't like that as much, because they were always, on the first day, in solitary confinement."
While Harrison said that young people had access to some services, most of their mental and behavioral health needs were not being adequately met. Of the personnel in the area at the time frame, he said "they weren't so much doctors as they were counselors."
Many of the children with mental health and behavioral needs that entered the juvenile justice system at the time, he believes, should never have been placed in detention. The effects, he said, are still reverberating for some of the individuals.
"If we would've saved just a few children," he said, "we would've been better off."
Many Do Not Belong in the System
According to Dr. Joseph Cocozza, Director of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ) in Delmar, N.Y., young people involved in the nation's juvenile justice system are three to four times likelier to have mental health disorders than the nation's general youth population. (Learn more about the Center's blueprint for designing mental health services for youth in the juvenile justice system here.)
"In general, all youth coming into contact with the justice system experience very high rates," he said. "Clearly, there's a relationship in general in terms of experiencing mental health disorders and level of income and class kinds of issues," he added.
"Until very recently, there has been very little systematic attempt to identify youth involved in the juvenile justice system who have mental health disorders," he stated. Cocozza said that researchers are just now arriving at a point where they can conduct longitudinal research to determine how many young people diagnosed with mental disorders actually receive treatment while in detention.
"The major question, honestly, is not what can we do to improve the juvenile justice system," he said. "The first priority is if these youth don't belong in there, how do we link them to effective community-based behavioral services?"
Oftentimes, Cocozza said youth with mental health issues end up in the juvenile justice system, not because of a risk of criminal activity, but because they simply have not been able to access effective community services.
"Many of these youth do not belong in the juvenile justice system," he said. "The juvenile justice system, traditionally and continuously, had not been established as a psychiatric center or major health provider."
He said that there is currently a systematic movement away from group counseling, with a greater emphasis being placed on evidence-based practices. "A lot of the research literature indicate that the ones that are most effective tend to be community-based, family approaches, as reflected in things like Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) and Functional Family Therapy (FFT)," he stated.
Cocozza said that instead of arresting young people when it is evident that a juvenile has mental health issues, law enforcement agencies and school officials should link them to mental health systems.
"There's a strong emphasis on trends on keeping these youths out of the system," he said. "Secondly, in terms of those who end up in the juvenile justice system, the emphasis at this point in terms of treatment is getting them access to evidence-based treatment and evidence-based services."
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In general, he said that fewer youth are entering into the deep end of the juvenile justice system, with states like Louisiana, Ohio and New York seeing drastic reductions in their juvenile populations. The youth that remain in the system, he said, are more likely to have severe mental health disorders, and require more clinical services while in detention.
"I think there's an incredibly greater awareness of the fact that many of these youth have mental health issues," he said. "There's much more awareness that most of the youth also have co-occurring substance use issues, and we need to deal with them as integrative wholes."
A Cruel Hoax?
Bart Lubow, director of the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, has been instrumental in the development of the foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), a project that has sought to reduce the number of confined and defined youth in the nation since 1992.
The JDAI, he said, is not necessarily focused on mental health. "It's focused on getting people who work in the system to make smarter decisions in more timely ways and stop acting like bullies," he said.
Lubow believes that while many young people in the juvenile justice system may have mental or behavioral disorders, reform efforts focused on reshaping confinement policies and practices would ultimately better serve such populations.
"The issue about whether or not a kid is held in detention prior to adjudication is not something that should vary as a function of their mental health," Lubow said. "If you put a kid in a detention center because of poor mental health, that's not a legal basis for detention, and being in detention is likely to worsen any clinical problems that a kid would have."
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He believes there has been a "tremendous tendency" in U.S. society to "criminalize" particular adolescent behaviors, including those that would generally be categorized as mental health issues. "Certainly, a very substantial percentage, for example, of school-based suspensions are imposed upon youth with special-ed problems, that the school system is not meeting its obligations to respond to," he said. "And as a result, emotional or behavioral problems that ought to be dealt with and treated in school end up in a criminal referral to a delinquency court."
However, Lubow adamantly believes that two other juvenile justice issues should take precedence over mental health concerns. He first cites the United States elevated rates of juvenile confinement compared to other countries, stating that a reliance on incarceration prevents systems from investing in earlier or more effective interventions. The second aspect he notes is the disproportionate number of minority young people who are involved in the national system. "Kids who come from families with resources and connections don't end up in the system the way kids of color do," he said. "They get treated in a second-class way, if not actually abused."
While Lubow said that there are significant numbers of youth involved in the nation's juvenile justice system with mental health needs — and that the system, as a whole, could do a much better job of responding to them — he also believes the unmet mental health needs of kids in the delinquency system is a "safer issue" that draws attention away from what he considers more pressing systemic matters.
"Putting out a shingle that says 'mental health services available here' by what we currently know as the juvenile justice system is a cruel hoax," he concluded. "And it all stems from this failure to deal with these two most obvious and pressing and defining problems in the system."
A Medical Matter…Not A Criminal One
Denial and stigmatization, Pace said, is still a common problem, with many of the parents she speaks to refusing to believe their children have mental or behavioral disorders. Similarly, she said young people, most of whom are afraid of being "labeled" by their peers, are oftentimes reluctant to seek treatment.
On the national level, one of the biggest problems she observes is that, frequently, children with mental health disorders end up being placed in general treatment programs that do not meet or adequately address their specific needs. The impact on the juvenile justice system, she said, was apparent.
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"If a child is receiving comprehensive and effective services that have been prepared to meet the individual child's needs, and not the needs of the providers who need to fill a group," she said, "then they are very unlikely to come back here."
Pace said that she's observed larger numbers of children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the juvenile justice system. Treating the population, she said, is particularly challenging. Because many of the adolescents and teens experienced traumatic events when they were very young, she said that many of the same PTSD therapies routinely used on adult populations simply do not help young people reach "cognitive understandings" of their trauma and ways to manage it.
"As research goes on, we find out more and more about how the brain structures are actually affected by trauma and how this trauma resides and remains in those brain structures without anyone knowing it," she said. As a result, Pace said that many young people with PTSD — especially those that are undiagnosed — may attempt to "subsume the pain" by explosive actions and drug and alcohol use.
For Pace, one of the absolute biggest problems she's observed about the systemic treatment of youth with mental health and behavioral disorders is a "lack of compassion" from policymakers and the public.
"These kids get locked away for long periods of time," she said. "Some kids are even found to be incompetent to stand trial [and] spend long periods of time in detention settings because nobody knows what to do with them."
Young people with disorders, she said, frequently end up "languishing" in regional youth detention centers, without adequate treatment access or opportunities. "Even representatives from state agencies have a hard time getting access to services," she added.
Improving mental health treatment for young people in the juvenile justice system, she believes, is contingent upon changing widely held perspectives about mental health and behavioral disorders. To change the viewpoint, Pace said, society needs to look at mental health treatment as a medical matter as opposed to a criminal justice issue.
"Despite the fact that people talk about mental health and behavioral disorders, they are still inclined to see these things as volitional on the part of the child," she concluded. "I don't think anybody would think that about a child that had diabetes."


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Launched in December 2015, Belitung Nursing Journal (BNJ) is a refereed international publication that provides a venue for nursing scholarship with an Asian focus and perspectives from the region. We aim to highlight research on nursing science, nursing management and policy, education and practice in the Asia-Pacific region and among Asian communities around the world to a wide international audience.
BNJ is an official publication of Belitung Raya Publisher – Belitung Raya Foundation in Belitung Indonesia, jointly with Indonesian National Nurses Association of Belitung Indonesia (PPNI Belitung) and Poltekkes Kemenkes Pangkal Pinang Prodi Keperawatan Belitung.
Belitung Raya Publisher is one of departments in Belitung Raya Foundation that focuses on publishing journals, books, and pamphlets.
Belitung Raya Foundation is established since 2015 with official license of establishment from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Republic of Indonesia (MENKUMHAM RI) with No: AHU-0009599.AH.01.12.Year 2015 and Notarial Deed No: 12 on 06 July 2015 by SRI ARIYAWATI, SH.,M.KN.
BNJ has been accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research, Technology and Higher Education of Indonesia (RISTEKDIKTI RI) with No: 10/3/KPT/2019, valid until 2024. (SINTA grade 3).
Why Belitung Nursing Journal?
The name of Belitung is taken from our editorial house located in Belitung Island, Bangka Belitung Province, Indonesia as our identity. The reason is very simple that we need to prove and motivate young generations that although we are from a very small island, but our scope and networking are global.
Belitung Nursing Journal is one of the Indonesian products as a result of ASEAN and International networking, established as one of International journals to facilitate nursing scholars to publish their works, visions, and perspectives.
- From December 2015 until December 2017, BNJ had no Article Processing Charge for those who would like to submit their works in open access. The style for citation and reference format was in vancouver style.
- Since January 2018, BNJ established Article Processing Charge to maintain the website, add the server, and open access. The style for citation and reference format was changed to APA style 6th edition, as we got the feedbacks from authors to have difficulty in vancouver style. BNJ is online-only, offprints and print copies of issues are not available.
- From January 2019, we become a member of crossref. Thus, the style for citation and reference format have changed to APA style 6th edition with DOI number.


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A hereditary degenerative disease of the retina, characterized by night blindness, pigmentary changes within the retina, and eventual loss of vision.
[New Latin pigmentōsa, feminine of pigmentōsus, pigmented.]
retinitis pigmentosa(ˌpɪɡmənˈtəʊsə)
(Medicine) a degenerative hereditary disease of the human eye, characterized by pigmentary changes in the retina, night blindness, and eventual loss of vision
[C19: pigmentosa, feminine of Latin pigmentosus]
retini′tis pig•men•to′sa(ˌpɪg mɛnˈtoʊ sə, -mən-)
degeneration of the retina manifested by night blindness and gradual loss of peripheral vision, eventually resulting in tunnel vision or total blindness.
retinitis pigmentosa
Degeneration of the light-sensitive cells of the retina.


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Thank you to Terrence Sooley for believing in relationships and technology for community safety.
Presentation on Relationships and Technology – Using Social Media For Student Success And Safety by Scott Mills October 6, 2011 at Strategy Institute 8th Annual Summit On Emergency And Disaster Planning For Colleges, Universities and K-12 Schools
Introduction by David Black @DB7 of University of Toronto:
Collaborators on this topic are: Dave Bradley, School Safety Monitor Earl Haig Secondary School, Toronto, Canada and Eric Jacksch of Ottawa, Ontario
See video from 2009 Summit here:
What do the lawyers say about this?
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Policy 2007 Ontario School Resource Officer Training Manual "Using Internet As Crime Prevention Tool"
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You owe it to yourself – and your students – to be well versed in all aspects of security and emergency response protocols and procedures.
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Pierce County Library's third annual Lakewood MakerFest features:• Live 3D printing• Interactive displays with Legos, Makey Makeys & Squishy Circuits• Electronics take-apart table • Free admission to the Pierce College Science Dome
Lakewood, WA (PRWEB) April 07, 2015
Gather, connect and explore hand-crafted ingenuity at Pierce County Library System's Lakewood MakerFest, a free all-ages event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 2. MakerFest takes place in the Rainier Building at Pierce College's Fort Steilacoom campus, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood.
Pierce County Library's third annual Lakewood MakerFest features:
- Live 3D printing
- Interactive displays with Legos, Makey Makeys & Squishy Circuits
- Electronics take-apart table
- Free admission to the Pierce College Science Dome
Meet the makers and see innovative work in such categories as radios, robotics, metal arts, music, hardware hacks, sewing and weaving, Legos, Arduino/Raspberry Pi, and customized bikes, scooters and carts. Also happening that day, the Lakewood International Fest (Cascade Building).
Want to exhibit? The call for makers registration has been extended through April 17.
Libraries are at the forefront of the maker movement. A maker engages in the process of making or producing something. Makers run the gamut from woodworkers, tinkerers, coders and crafters to robot builders. The maker movement includes youth, amateurs, enthusiasts, hobbyists, innovators and entrepreneurs. As trusted community centers for lifelong learning, libraries are essential in helping people pursue their passions and explore new career paths.
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My main aim for getting the Trash Packs though, is for the gitd big trash cans that forms the heart of the 12-pack. Each 12-pack contains a different selection of trashies, and there are two exclusive gitd trashies in the 12-pack.
I like the colourful packout of the card, and how the main gitd trash can goes to the back of the card.
The back of the card advertises the gitd can as well as the limited edition trashies. Yes, there are over 100 to collect and swap... in the first series. I think they are on the the third series now...
There are five small cans and the big gitd can inside. Each of the 5 small cans contain a trashie. The big gitd can contains 7 trashies.
The trashies are colourful with googley eyes. They seem cheerful somehow. There's no way to tell which of the trashies actually gitd without first charging them all up and then turning off the lights. And when the lights are out, the huge trash can glows well enough, but the two gitd trashies... not so much. Oh well.


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A fitting sequel to his popular Boat Modeling. Build nine models using the lift method: a tugboat, an English cutter, a lobsterboat, sardine carriers, a fishing schooner, a torpedo-stern launch, a Friendship sloop, and a day cruiser.
Author: Harold "Dynamite" Payson
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
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As someone who loves enjoying a leisurely dinner followed by two, three, four, five and oops, is that me under the table again, glasses of wine, I'm constantly looking for dining promotions to help alleviate the cost.
So, rejoice, scream Hallelujah through the streets that BYOB is here in Vancouver. BUT as the owner of the hashtag #LolYouHadMeAtFirstSip, do I really want to pay $35 corkage fee for a bottle of wine that I can't finish. If you split the cost between one other person, it make sense.
But being even more frugal, I scoured the internet for BYOB specials and here is my list and I'll be adding to it when I find more low corkage fees in restaurants.
BARU LATINO: $1 corkage on first bottle of wine on Wednesdays
BAUHAUS RESTAURANT: 25% off select bottles of wine and no corkage on Wednesday
Browns Kitsilano: $15
CAFE CA VA: No corkage on Tuesdays
LA CIGALE BISTRO – No corkage on Tuesdays
COPPER CHIMNEY- HOTEL LE SOLEIL: Thursday – free corkage, one bottle per party with dinner purchase, excluding holidays
Enoteca: $10 (free on Wednesdays)
FRESH, RADDISSON AIRPORT: $10 per bottle, limit one bottle per table of four
HAROLD'S BISTRO, SHERATON, RICHMOND: $15 corkage (unopened, purchased from retail outlet)
Hidden Restaurant: $12
Keg: $15
Kirin Seafood Restaurant: $10
Market by Jean-Georges: Buy one bottle at the restaurant and you can bring one bottle of your own for $0 corkage fee
Memphis Blues (all locations): $15
MERCHANT'S OYSTER BAR: $5 corkage Mondays- try not to bring something they carry
Milestone $10 Tuesday corkage http://ow.ly/dkRse
Pair Bistro: $15
Sundays and Mondays – corkage is just $1 @pidginvancouver http://ow.ly/msBN8
LOBBY LOUNGE, PINNACLE HOTEL, North van: You can now bring your own wine to consume with your meal in The Lobby Restaurant. $25 for 750 ml and $40 for 1 liter size bottle with maximum two bottles per party. Available with minimum order of at least an appetizer & entrée or entrée & dessert per person in the party of up to 8 guests.
Nuba: Free corkage Mon and Tuesday
Pink Elephant Thai: $12
Salade de Fruits: $14
TERROIR KITCHEN: No Corkage Fee Sunday!
Thai House: $12
Urban Thai: $12
Vera's Burgers: $2
The Wallflower: $10 (max 2 bottles per table): $0 on Tuesday (max 1 bottle per table)
Whitespot: $10
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Our Thanksgiving show takes The Brit out west of Chicago to the home of NIU, De Kalb. It's there that the podcast sits down with John and Christen Sanderson who are the working crew behind Forge Brewhouse. Originally started in Sycamore, IL., just outside of town, they moved in to downtown Sycamore and opened a second location in downtown De Kalb.
John Karwoski joins The Brit on this trip and we find out what John is doing to make great beer, why the two locations, and hear about a Black Friday release that would make it worth heading out there for brew or two. We also sample some of their brews, and then head back via Sycamore for one of their wood-fired pizzas at the 'restaurant' brewhouse location.
Brews sampled:
Fallen Apple – Apple Ale w/ Jonamac Cider / 6.2% ABV
Teleporter – Chocolate Hazelnut Porter / 6.2% ABV
Diamond Dust – Imperial Black IPA / 7.9% ABV
Brutal Bubble- Brut IPA / 6.9% ABV
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India Uncut
This blog has moved to its own domain. Please visit IndiaUncut.com for the all-new India Uncut and bookmark it. The new site has much more content and some new sections, and you can read about them here and here. You can subscribe to full RSS feeds of all the sections from here. This blogspot site will no longer be updated, except in case of emergencies, if the main site suffers a prolonged outage. Thanks - Amit.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Perpetuating poverty
In a superb post, Primary Red of Secular-Right India writes:
Cross-posted on The Indian Economy Blog.
[W]elfare states create dependency, not wealth. They sustain poverty, not eliminate it. In effect, they pay people to remain poor.Dead right. It is a pity that so many people go by intent and ignore outcome when they support the concept of a welfare state. When will we learn?
When the Great Society debate was raging in the 60s, Daniel Patrick Moynihan (an early neo-conservative and later Ambassador to India) pointed out the difference between a poverty of means and a poverty of spirit.
People can find themselves in poverty for reasons beyond their control, but as long as their spirit is not broken, they get up each morning and go out there to work harder than they did yesterday. They may be poor, but their poverty is resolvable.
Then, there are people with a poverty of spirit. They are dependent on the state for survival, and when the state fails (as it frequently does), they are left marooned. Such poverty is not resolvable.
The key is to make sure that we don't end up with poverty of the spirit. In India, many millions are poor, but they work just as hard as all of us slightly more privileged. They are heroes who build India's wealth every day with their sweat -- it must be India's objective to resolve their structural poverty.
Instead, what India has been doing since independence, alas, is creating a dependency society -- with poverty of the spirit -- where all manner of reservations and subsidies and artificial jobs guarantees ensure a perpetuation of poverty for many.
Cross-posted on The Indian Economy Blog.
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