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- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Salary
- Full Time
Health, Dental, Life, Supplemental Insurance, 401(k) w/match, PTO
Residential Construction Manager
VineBrook Homes is an internally managed Midwest/Heartland-based real estate investment company, focused on acquiring, renovating, leasing and operating single-family homes as rental properties. An early investor and developer of the Single-Family Rental home (SFR) asset class, we commenced operations in late 2007. Our proven, yield-focused investment strategy targets a unique opportunity building a portfolio of "Optimal House" assets in key Midwest markets. We own or manage over 6,000 SFR assets in 12 states and 18 major Midwest/Heartland markets. Additionally, VineBrook Homes is currently undergoing the next major expansion of its strategy, expecting to drive toward 10,000-15,000+ Homes.
Position Overview
We are looking for Construction Managers to oversee and expand our renovation team. The Construction Manager in each market is responsible for overseeing the renovation activity on every single-family house acquired in their market. The objective is to deliver completed projects at volume, in a timely manner while strictly adhering to budget and quality standards
The Construction Manager will be responsible for overseeing all construction activity in their market. You will qualify all homes that enter our pipeline and make sure that they are processed in such a way that results in outstanding homes that meet or exceed our standards and expectations in regard to quality and budget. This role requires that you have strong knowledge of the local market, construction styles and have an extensive network of contractors/vendors to expedite the processing of units. You need to be highly organized with exceptionally strong computer skills and the ability to multi-task while handling team members and scores of projects simultaneously.
You will be responsible for tracking and reporting the progress of your team to our corporate office. Adherence to quality standards, budgets and schedules is paramount. You will work with our existing team and source new talent to add to our organization in the form of inspectors, project managers, contractors and vendors. You will need to train and oversee these team members. Quality control and production will need to go hand in hand. You need to have the ability to give direction, adapt to change, establish relationships, build consensus, anticipate roadblocks, and work in a team environment
- Construction management or real estate development background
- Strong knowledge of construction practices and sequencing
- Experience pulling permits and dealing with building officials
- Ability to prepare scopes of work, construction schedules and cost estimates
- Extensive residential construction or renovation experience
- Ability to identify and solve problems
- Competent and comfortable with technology
- Advanced communications, presentation and negotiation skills
- Effective communication with staff and senior management
- Strong financial acumen and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and balance a number of simultaneous projects
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound business judgment
- Demonstrated ability to lead employees and teams
- Ability to operate effectively given broadly defined objectives
- Ability to adapt to growth and changing business environments
- Understand the basics of investing in residential real estate
- Impeccable ethics and integrity required
- Frequent travel to and from projects in your market.
Required Education and Experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or similar.
- 5+ years of progressively responsible management experience
- 5+ years of experience in residential construction or renovation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with HVAC and utility systems.
- Experience preparing scopes, estimates and/or inspections.
- Excellent computer aptitude (MS office suite Excel in particular/ hardware/software), smart devices and project management software.
Additional Requirements
- Valid driver's license.
- Pass a Motor Vehicle, Drug Screen, and Criminal Background Check.
- Possess basic construction tools.
Additional Information/Benefits
We offer industry competitive wages and benefits. Comprehensive training is offered to all employees, with additional education offered to those interested in greater opportunities. Each employee must pass a national background check and full panel drug screening.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants shall be considered for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. We are also a Drug Free Work Place. Qualified applicants will also be required to pass a drug screening before receiving an offer or beginning employment. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.


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Greetings Loves!
I am a Midwesterner at heart—raised to be humble, polite and hospitable. Tho I have always had an inherent love of travel and adventure which led me to do volunteer work and backpacking around the world. My curiosity and intuition guided me towards spirituality, healing and shamanism at a very young age.
After I graduated college in New York, I made my way to the Bay Area where I discovered tantra, sacred performance art and filmmaking. After I released my first film, I traveled around the country teaching workshops, performing, counseling, coaching and building community.
My most powerful experiences have often been one on one and I am excited to share my gifts with you in a very special way.
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The Library Apartment Glasgow is a one bedroom apartment sleeping max 4 persons and located in the city centre and central Merchant City. It is a building of historic interest as it was once home to the Stirling Library. The apartment still has period features with a modern style.
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Family: Fabaceae- (Pea family)
"Lotus corniculatus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 5. It is in flower from Jun to September, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees.The plant is self-fertile.
It can fix Nitrogen.
It is noted for attracting wildlife.[PFAF]
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure."[PFAF]
USDA Flower Colour: Yellow
USDA Blooming Period: Early Spring
USDA Fruit/Seed characteristics:
This product comes from Kansu and Northern Szechuan, is said to resemble lucerne has a yellow flower, a root like that of Polygala japonica,, which is gathered in the second and eighth moons and dried in the sun. Its action is carminative, thirst-relieving, antifebrile, restorative, and tonic. It is administered in tinctures, decoction, pill, or powder. [ChineseMM]
Another ancient wound herb like Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus also features hardly at all in the folk records despite its prevalence as a plant of the British Isles. That the only record of use—as an eyewash—comes from South Uist in the Outer Hebrides,[3] however, makes it a more convincing candidate for genuine folk status.[MPFT]
Even within AM or EM associations, different mycorrhizal species can vary in their effects on herbivore performance. Goverde et al. (2000) studied the effect of varying species of AM fungus on the performance of the common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) feeding on Lotus corniculatus. Plants were inoculated with two species of AM fungi, alone and in combination, and the performance of butterfly larvae that were fed leaves from these plants was assessed relative to nonmycorrhizal plants. Larval survival increased (1.6- to 3.B-fold) and larval weights significantly increased when fed mycorrhizal plants relative to controls regardless of the species of fungus. However, larval food consumption, larval food use and adult lipid concentrations varied significantly with the species of mycorrhizal fungus used as inoculum. Adult lipid concentrations were 15 % higher when larvae were fed plants inoculated only with AM species #1 than when they were inoculated with a mix of AM species #1 and #2. This difference is potentially important because high lipid concentrations are associated with improved fecundity and longevity in butterflies (Goverde et al. 2000).[Heijden ME]
"Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in the spring or autumn in situ. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 15°c. If seed is in short supply, it can be sown in pots in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring or early summer."[PFAF]
"Requires a well-drained soil in a sunny position[200]. Dislikes shade[200]. Does well on poor soils[61]. An important food plant for many caterpillars[30]. It is also a good bee plant[74], the flowers providing an important source of nectar[240]. The flowers are powerfully scented, even though they are able to pollinate themselves[245]. The plant spreads very freely at the roots[1]. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200]."[PFAF]
Green Manure: "A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen[7]. It is difficult to see this plant as a useful green manure, it is fairly slow growing with us and does not produce much bulk[K]." [PFAF]


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Most, if not all traders, will go through a phase where they take a huge loss because they let a small loss get out of control, then hope it reverses, tell themselves they'll sell at breakeven, only for it to dump further. Once it reaches the point where the pain is too great, they sell. And then of course, what happens? The stock instantly reverses. If this sounds familiar – don't worry. We've all done it. I know I have.
The problem with large losses is that they exponentially work against us. A loss of 15% loss requires 17.65% to get back to breakeven. This is acceptable, as stops less than less will result in a significant whipsaw and stops hit. A loss of 20% requires a gain of 25% to get back to where we were.
However, a loss of 25% requires 33%. A loss of 33% requires 50%. A loss of 50% requires 100%!
The problem with large losses is that you are constantly fighting a greater force – the power of numbers work even harder against you.
Most traders (and even investors) spent a lot of time on their analysis and entering a stock but they do not have a robust plan for getting out of that trade. This means we are vulnerable to our own emotions and can sometimes do something we regret. To prevent this, it makes sense to create a detailed contingency plan for exiting the position at a time when the markets are not open. By doing so, this removes the emotional pull of the market and its constantly changing prices.
Everyone only ever buys a stock for one reason: to make a profit. Sometimes, that goal won't be achieved, but we should be focused on the long term and not so emotionally involved in that one trade working. To ensure we remain profitable in the long run we need to manage our risk. Here is a basic template for next time you open a position:
Check the chart and look for obvious support points
Ideally, we want to buy buying as close as we can to support. This is because we want to be as close to the danger zone as possible – if support is at 40p and we would exit the trade at 37p why would we want to be buying at 45p? That would mean we are risking 8p on a share; if we buy at 39p we are wrong at 37p and are risking 2p per share.
If our target price would be 60p we have cut our risk/reward ratio from 8/15 down to 2/21. However, risking 2 to make 21 will result in plenty of small losses as we are repeatedly stopped out, so to make the trade more realistic we should have a lower profit target. By doing so not only are we entering the trade at a price much more favourable to us, but by cutting down the reward target we are also increasing our chances of staying in the trade.
Adjust your position size for risk
If you keep your position sizes constant, but your stops are at 5% and 10%, then you stand to lose double on one trade than the other! This may be fine if the risk/reward ratios are set appropriately, but to keep risk constant we can adjust our position size for risk.
Let's say you are comfortable with losing £500 on a trade size of £5,000. This is 10%, or R. R is the risk you are taking on the trade, and we want to keep R constant.
Imagine the trade you are looking at would require a 20% stop due to the spread and illiquidity. This would mean a loss of £1,000, which would be 2R – not what we want!
Instead, we can cut down the trade size from £5,000 to £2,500. A 20% stop on £2,500 would result in a loss of £500, our preferred R.
To calculate our required position size, we take R and divide it by the percentage stop we require. In this instance, our R of £500 would require a 20% stop, so we compute 500 divided by 0.2 and we get 2,500 from our calculator.
Know where you're getting out
Hit and hope strategies don't work in investing, and they don't work in trading either. Hope isn't a real strategy – ideally we should know where we're getting out in every trade.
Contingency planning will help to remove doubt. Stock gaps down on a profit warning? Stock sells off through support on large volume? Knowing what we will do will improve our results in the long run.
Write it down and set alerts
The best way to hold accountability to oneself is to make the decisions on your trades outside of the market hours and then write it down. Once your plan is written down, do your absolute best to follow it. Most traders don't plan, and most traders don't make money. There is a strong correlation here and it is a direct cause and consequence. Like in many things in life, failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
I used to think that I made so many trades I didn't have time to document them, but the reality is I was trading too much and making too many excuses. Once I started judging my results entirely as a result of my own actions this forced me to be accountable.


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"Sometimes I think that an angel sent you to me," Don Federico murmurs half-aloud.
Carlo laughs. "That seems unlikely," he says. Feeling thirsty after their exertions, he has gone to the table to pour himself a cup of wine. The act of love makes him restless; he wants to spring up immediately, to be up and doing. Don Federico, however, is seized by a temporary lassitude and then becomes talkative; it seems to loosen his tongue like too much wine. Sometimes he says odd things, but then, Don Federico is an odd man.
"I have told you," Federico says seriously, "that I loved a noble lady of Seville. Heaven took her from me; she is with the angels now. I was thinking of her that day when I met you. I asked her to pray for me, to grant me mercy."
"You saved my life that day," Carlo points out. "If anything, it was my guardian angel who sent you to me." He drinks and lets his eyes linger over Federico's form as he lies in the bed. Loose strands of black hair stick to his forehead and there is a sheen of sweat in the hollow of his throat, while his strong arms are now relaxed, resting at his sides. It is a body marked by the scars of honorable battle, for Don Federico Herreros, captain of the Grenadiers, is brave as well as pleasant to look upon. Carlo would not desire him if he were a coward.
"You have never asked me about my past," Federico says softly, "or my family. There are reasons I cannot speak of it, but I swear you would have no cause to be ashamed of me."
Federico is showing every sign of sliding into one of his melancholy moods, and Carlo determines to head him off. "If you wanted to marry into my family," he says flippantly, "I would have to consider your origins. As it is –"
Federico shudders at some thought of his own. "I was alone, in despair," he continues, his eyes fixed on Carlo. "And that angel sent me a friend. I know it cannot be, but sometimes I think your voice has the timbre of hers, or I think I see a fleeting resemblance to her in your face. And then I believe that Heaven wishes me to find consolation."
Carlo frowns, though not at the possible blasphemy. He dislikes the thought that this mysterious woman, this dead woman, should try to touch Don Federico through him. "I assure you," he says, "that I am neither a woman nor an angel. I didn't think you would have any doubts, but if I need to prove it to you again –"
The first time is after a battle, when the two of them have retired to Carlo's tent to drink and celebrate the army's victory. Carlo still feels his blood thrumming in his veins, the body's pleasure in being alive after having passed so close to death.
"Come, sit," he says, pushing Don Federico toward a camp stool. Don Federico crosses one long leg over the other, and Carlo finds himself admiring the shape of his well-fitting boots, letting his gaze move upward from his calves to the swell of his thighs in their trousers. That is not likely to lead anywhere useful as a subject of investigation, he tells himself as he pours two cups of wine and hands one to the captain. And yet, the sight of Don Federico turning the cup between his strong fingers is distracting.
"Perhaps I will visit the women later," Carlo says carelessly. "I find my blood is hot after a battle. Will you go with me?"
The captain frowns. "No," he says, "I do not – No."
"Oh?" Carlo inquires. "Have you already found a friend here? Some lively Italian lady --?" He finds himself tensing for the captain's response.
Don Federico shakes his head. "I have loved only once," he says quietly. "A brief happiness – but fate took her from me."
"Did she leave you for another lover? A shame, if so." And poor judgment on the lady's part, Carlo thinks, glancing over Don Federico's muscular frame.
"Don Felice! You never met her, and so I will forgive you. Her heart was faithful and pure. She was like an angel."
The flush of indignation along Don Federico's cheekbones is most attractive. Perhaps that is why he yields to a perverse impulse to ask, "And what is it like, to enjoy an angel?"
"Don Felice, enough! I approached her with honor and reverence. I barely dared to kiss her hand." The captain stands to go.
"I was jesting," Carlo says quickly. "May not friends jest with each other?"
Don Federico hesitates, but sits down again. He takes a quick swallow of wine. Carlo watches the motion of his throat and thinks that this is absurd. He could find a woman among the camp followers for the price of a few coins. Or if that lacks savor, there are women enough in the town who would smile upon an officer in uniform. If he wants to feel a man's body striving beneath his, there are ways of arranging that, too. So why Don Federico--?
"There is another way," Carlo finds himself saying. He keeps his voice light, as if it is a matter of indifference to him. "When I was at the university at Salamanca, it was common for the students to give solace to each other."
"Is it not a sin?" Don Federico asks seriously.
Carlo laughs. "Perhaps," he says. "But I have a confessor who understands that soldiers do such things, and he does not give too heavy a penance."
Don Federico looks into his wine cup, as if hoping to find an answer there. He nervously slides his thumb back and forth along the cup's rim, and Carlo almost misses what he says next. "I have never known the pleasures of the flesh," Federico says very quietly. "With woman or man."
Carlo draws in his breath sharply. "That is easily remedied," he says.
"How so?"
Perhaps he should suggest a visit to the camp followers again. But the captain is oddly skittish, shying away from anything that may lead to joy. No, his first impulse was better. "It is a thing friends may do for each other," Carlo says. "And are we not friends?"
A succession of emotions pass over Don Federico's face. Surprise, hesitation, hope. "Are we?" he asks, almost shyly.
"Without a doubt." Carlo cannot tell what Don Federico is thinking, but he doesn't seem to be displeased. "If you would trust me with your education in these matters –"
Yes, the flush across his cheeks is most attractive. "I will gladly be guided by you," Federico returns. He does not smile, but there is a new warmth in his eyes. Carlo resolves to make him forget his melancholy. Is not that the act of a friend?
His own pulse is beating wildly, as if he were about to face the enemy's fire again. He takes Federico's arm and draws him to his feet, pulling him close. After a time, they move to Carlo's cot. Though Don Federico never studied at Salamanca, he proves to be an apt pupil.
Another time, the army camps in friendly territory long enough for the two of them to go exploring. The late afternoon sunlight pours down, and the sky is a brilliant blue. They pause on the banks of some Italian river – Carlo neither knows its name nor cares – and let their horses graze in the lush grass along the bank while they enjoy the cooling breeze from the water. The river is clear and tempting; without words exchanged, they strip off their clothes and wade in.
Carlo returns to the bank first and sits to let the sun dry his skin. He should unpack the food they brought, he thinks lazily. But then he glances toward the river. Federico is standing hip-deep in the water, his head tilted back. Droplets gleam along his skin and the sunlight bathes him with gold. Carlo draws in his breath, suddenly dizzy with desire. When Federico speaks, it takes him a moment to register the words. "Among the Incas," he says, "they believe that the sun is a god."
Carlo does not care about the Incas or their beliefs. "Come out of the river," he demands hoarsely.
Don Federico wades back to the bank, looking around for the source of trouble. "Is something the matter?" he asks seriously.
Carlo stands and goes to meet him. He pulls Federico's body to his own and kisses him so fiercely that their teeth click together. Federico returns the kiss with equal passion. Carlo slides his hands along Federico's back, the smooth curve of his buttocks. He traces the scar where a musket-ball once grazed along his side. That could have taken Federico -- his Federico! -- from him before they even met, but it did not, he thinks with fierce delight. He nips at Federico's throat for the pleasure of feeling Federico gasp and shiver against him.
Federico's touches in return are gentle. He is always so careful of his strength, until he loses all control in the heat of his passion. Carlo means for that to happen before long, and his breath quickens at the thought. He reluctantly disengages from Federico long enough to fetch the oil from the saddlebags. Federico spreads their two cloaks on the grass for a sylvan bed.
Carlo does at last apply the oil as intended, though he keeps getting distracted as Federico kisses his jaw, his shoulders, his throat. His stubble scrapes pleasantly against Carlo's skin. Every touch is pleasurable, but Carlo is too aroused to delay for long before he pushes Federico down and sheathes himself to the hilt in his willing body.
Federico groans and frantically grabs at Carlo's shoulders, his breath coming in quick gasps. Carlo leans his face against Federico's neck and breathes in his scent. He presses himself closer, wanting to feel Federico's skin all along the length of his body. Carlo pushes hard into him, with increasing urgency, while Federico moans wantonly and moves against him with every thrust. Carlo can feel the sun warm on his back. They are both slick with sweat.
He digs his nails into Federico like talons, drawing lines down his tanned skin, and is rewarded when Federico cries out and bucks desperately against him in a way that almost makes him lose control. His strong hands grip Carlo's back with bruising force. Another few hard thrusts, and Federico groans out brokenly, "Ah – Felice, please –" And that is enough to send him spilling over the edge into ecstasy.
When he comes back to himself, he pulls out and looks at Federico. The man is trembling, his eyes wide and desperate with need. Carlo smiles slowly and reaches down to take Federico's hard length in his hand. His palm is damp with sweat and traces of the oil he used, slippery against Federico's hot flesh. Federico whimpers, arching into his touch, and twists his fingers in the cloaks beneath him. "God in Heaven --!" It takes only a few strokes before his entire body jerks upward and his seed spills across Carlo's hand and his own stomach.
Carlo props himself on one elbow to watch him as he recovers. Federico's eyes are closed, his head thrown back in abandon. Carlo rests a hand on Federico's chest, feeling the other man's heart beating wildly. Carlo does not like to lie still after lovemaking, but when Federico sighs and lets his head fall against Carlo's shoulder, Carlo decides he can allow it this once. He strokes Federico's skin, tracing patterns on his chest while his breathing and heartbeat slow. And if his lips press softly against Federico's hair, there is no one to see.
The surgeon and his assistants have carried away Don Federico, leaving Carlo with three things: Don Federico's blood on the front of his uniform, a solemn promise, and a growing, terrible suspicion. His mind insists on picturing the moment when Don Federico fell wounded at his side, when Carlo dropped to his knees beside him and sought desperately to find a pulse. He brought Federico safely from the battle, but there is no guarantee that he will live.
His over-active mind sends another image, sharp as a sword-thrust: Don Federico lying pale on the stretcher, the moment before he fell unconscious, when he reached out, looking at Carlo or something behind him. His eyes lit up, and he murmured a woman's name. Leonora.
The silence in the room seems to echo. A thousand details, insignificant in themselves, suddenly come together to form a dreadful and inescapable certainty. Carlo tries to push it away. There must be countless women in Spain named Leonora. And yet – Once again he hears Federico's voice, his soft melancholy tone saying "I loved a noble lady of Seville . . ."
The key he received from Federico is digging into his palm. He hastens to open the secret compartment of the valise. His fingers find folded paper, and he draws out a sealed packet of letters. He struggles with temptation for a long moment before setting the packet aside. He has given his word as a man of honor.
But he must know. He searches again. Something round, with the cool touch of metal – He draws out a miniature portrait in a silver case. Why does he hesitate? He must have certainty. He opens the case with shaking hands.
The features of the portrait are only too clear. Carlo knows them well. Leonora di Vargas, disgraced daughter of the former Marquis of Calatrava. Carlo's sister.
For a moment, there is a darkness before his eyes, and he clutches the portrait so tightly that he bends the frame. The accursed Indian Don Alvaro – he who shamefully murdered Carlo's father, who seduced his sister and stained his proud family name, who fled like a coward – those deeds are the work of Don Federico, his friend.
It seems impossible. He knows Don Federico for a brave man. Until a few moments ago, Carlo would have defended his honor at sword's-point against any man in the army, Spanish or Italian. But all the details fit together as neatly as a syllogism at university. He shuddered at the name of Calatrava. And there is the final damning proof, the portrait, here in Carlo's hand. There can be no doubt.
If he holds any lingering affection for Don Federico, for the man Carlo thought he was, it is his duty to crush those feelings ruthlessly. To rouse his hatred, he tries to imagine them together, his sister and her vile seducer.
Did Lenora gain his rare smiles? Did she twine his dark hair around her slender fingers, trace the lines of his scars? Did he look at her with that same expression in his eyes in the moment before he reached his pleasure, pleading and desperate yet strangely exultant? The thought fills him with disgust and fury. How dare he, how dare that despised vagabond even think of such a thing? He feels bile rise in his throat.
And yet, the man might be dying. Carlo's cold, hollow feeling at that thought is surely because he would be deprived of his revenge. His anguish stems from the thought of the dishonor to his family's proud name. No, the wretch must live! Live, to die by Carlo's own hand. Nothing else will satisfy him.
The surgeon appears again, finally. Carlo surges forward to grip the man's shoulders. "Well?" he demands harshly.
"Good news," the surgeon answers briskly. "Your friend will live."
Carlo staggers back and falls into a chair. "Thank God," he gasps out, "thank God."
The late afternoon sun slants through the window, outlining the man who stands there in gold. It reminds Carlo of another time by the river, but he hardens his heart against it. He knows the truth now.
Hardly paying attention to what he is saying, he inquires after Don Alvaro's state of health – well enough to fight a duel? Alvaro's confusion is perhaps understandable, but Carlo does not wait long to enlighten him.
Perhaps this is their fate; perhaps everything, from the first time they set eyes on each other, was only meant to bring them here to this moment when Carlo fixes the other man with a terrible look and proclaims: "I am Don Carlo di Vargas."
He lets the words hang in the air, along with what he does not say: I am the son of the man you murdered, brother of the woman you seduced, whose honor you violated. And that should be the end of it, should make clear that there can be no more friendship or loyalty between them as long as they live, but the other man – not Federico, he reminds himself, but Don Alvaro the Indian – still tries to explain, to make excuses. There can be none.
"Leonora looks down upon us as an angel in Heaven," Alvaro says earnestly. "Surely she –"
"No," Carlo says through his teeth. "She is alive."
Carlo feels a surge of intense hatred at the way Alvaro's eyes widen. Is he so glad to hear news of his beloved? "Not for long," he returns savagely. "She has defiled our family's honor, and she must die."
Alvaro is utterly still for a moment. He braces himself and looks at Carlo with resolution. "Listen to me," he says with a slight tremor in his voice. "I gave my word as a man of honor to marry her. Let me fulfill that pledge, and I will be as a brother to you."
"Do brothers do such things as we have done?" Carlo sneers. "Perhaps among your people. She shall die, and so shall you. You will never see her again."
"I have pledged my word to Leonora. I cannot break it!"
"Your word is worthless. Draw your sword." Carlo advances on him as he says it, until he is nearly backing Alvaro against the wall.
Alvaro looks back at him without fear. "Don Carlo. We swore friendship to each other, and we have kept that oath in the face of death. And you are Leonora's brother. That, if nothing else –"
Carlo surges forward and grabs Alvaro by the front of his shirt. Alvaro braces one booted foot against the wall and pushes back; they go crashing together to the floor. In a moment, Carlo has Alvaro pinned beneath him, the buttons of Alvaro's uniform jacket digging into him uncomfortably.
But something is not right. Carlo knows every inch of the body now pressed against his; how to bring him to pleasure, and how to hurt him, and sometimes both at the same time. He knows Alvaro's strength. He has felt it while clasped in his arms, seen it displayed on the battlefield when Alvaro flung himself forward against the enemy, blood-stained sword in hand. Alvaro is strong enough to break free from his hold but he does not, and that knowledge adds new fuel to Carlo's anger.
Before Carlo realizes what Alvaro intends, he reaches out a hand to touch Carlo's cheek. Carlo jerks his head back as if burned. "You dare --?" He feels suddenly off-balance and does not understand how it happened.
"I cannot believe that there is nothing but hatred in your heart," Alvaro says softly. "Let us be joined together one more time, and then I will believe you, if you can still speak such words." He meets Carlo's eyes unflinchingly while making this entirely shameful suggestion, and Carlo burns to prove him wrong.
Their swords are in the way. Carlo undoes both their sword-belts and shoves them aside in a tangle. He ignores Alvaro's involuntary motion as Carlo's hands accidentally brush across his hips. Alvaro's uniform jacket, too; it is already half-unbuttoned from the heat, and Carlo tugs it loose and tosses it aside.
Alvaro is unfastening his breeches, but too slowly. Carlo roughly tears Alvaro's clothing aside. He seizes Alvaro's hip and shoulder, gripping with painful force and digging his fingers into his flesh. The other man tenses but allows it. Carlo pushes Alvaro face-down; he does not wish to see his face. Let his cheek be ground against the floor, let his proud head rest in the dust.
Carlo spits in his hands and quickly applies it; that would be enough to prepare the way. He straddles Alvaro, forcing himself violently into Alvaro's body. "You will not," he gasps out between thrusts, "you will not ever dare approach my sister again. Never, never, never!" He grips Alvaro's hair and pulls his head roughly back; in his frenzy, he bites at Alvaro's throat like a wolf. Alvaro makes small sounds and twists beneath him, though Carlo is not sure whether it is in pain or pleasure.
At last Carlo reaches a shuddering release. He lies atop Alvaro for a moment, regaining his breath. "You are right," Alvaro says very softly. "I cannot seek out Leonora. She is an angel, and I, I am a sinner –"
Carlo pulls away from him. "You will not even say her name," he states flatly. He puts his clothing to rights without looking at Alvaro. He stands too quickly; his legs tremble, and he sways on his feet before he can control it. Did Alvaro see that moment of weakness? "Tomorrow," he says, "as you are a soldier, you will face me in a duel. There I will avenge my honor."
"You must face me," Carlo says implacably, "or you will be branded a coward before the entire army."
"Don Carlo—"
Carlo ignores him and walks out, taking care that his step is steady. Alvaro is an enemy, he tells himself, with a treacherous nature. It would be unfitting to feel pity. And both their parts in this were written by fate long ago.
There is only one way this can end. Tomorrow Carlo will take his sword and once again challenge Alvaro to a duel. If the man tries to flee, Carlo will pursue him to the ends of the earth without mercy. The honor of his name, of his family demands it.
Yes, Alvaro must die; he has sworn it before Heaven. He imagines Federico's – Alvaro's – blood staining his sword. He is a brave man, and it seems a pity to deprive the army of his valor. But the general will understand. Any man of honor would understand. Will Alvaro's dying eyes have the same pleading look as in the moment of pleasure?
This will end in Alvaro's death, or his. There is no other way.


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New Englanders can be very cagey about their secret swimming spots, never giving away those special places that offer the best, coolest relief on hot days.
If you ask me what (or where) mine are I'd have a hard time choosing. There's the waterfall at the top of my road, the other one over the hill, the lake up North, the river just East of where I live….
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In 2016, the founding members Eduard Falk, Thomas Saier and Dietmar Rafolt formed EDERA Safety, a design company focussing on the improvement of safety products. Inspired by the low impact of state of the art body safety equipment, Edera´s aiming to improve the efficiency by developing bottom up ideas from impact scenario,- to product. Combining industrial design, medicine and electronics, in order to improve personal safety equipments efficency is the main goal of EDERA Safety.
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The new RADA – "good enough" but not "good"October 14, 2014
Regular readers will have noted the daily entry was absent yesterday. This was due to an afternoon with OSCE election observers ruminating over Ukrainian and more specifically Odessa politics.
Following on from the last entry relating to the forthcoming elections and some of the candidates standing in Odessa, perhaps a little more expansion of the local situation is in order, without going into too much detail discussed with the OSCE observers.
To be blunt, as far as Odessa is concerned, and this is likely to be repeated around the country to some degree, new faces in the RADA that will take the oath post 26th October will mostly come from the party lists and the proportional representation part of the vote. All those civil society, journalists, civic activists, volunteer and regular battalion commanders placed highly enough across the lists of all parties will form the "new blood" – if at the expense of a hollowed out civil society, loss to journalism and the removal of loyal commanders from the field.
As explained in the last entry, it is very likely that many of the old faces standing in single mandate (first past the post) seats will be returned due to there being too many new faces standing against them that will dilute the vote against the old faces. The old faces have taken great care to insure they all run in different seats so as not to stand against each other and will gain votes through blind partisan loyalty, name recognition and more nefarious deeds.
Thus far there are 3 (possibly 4) cases of election "irregularities" (mostly investigations into voter bribery) already pending at the Odessa Primorsky Court. That number will surely grow, notwithstanding guaranteed allegations of buying off the local election commissions soon enough.
All pending cases relate to the single mandate candidates and seats. The good old- bad old days remain to be entirely vanquished, even if the parties themselves are trying to remain within the rules (or at the very least not be as obvious in breaking them per previous elections). As such, any changes to the political landscape of Odessa is likely to come about via the success or failure of political parties within the confines of the proportional representation part of the ballot.
Part of the problem is that the old and malleable elections laws remain in force. The new election laws currently pending were unable to get through the current malevolent RADA.
Indeed, one of the first laws that should probably be passed by a new RADA are the currently pending new election laws. It would give those laws 5 years, via numerous minor elections a chance to bed in, being amended to fine tune if necessary – in the best case scenario. In the worst case scenario, the new laws would be in force for any early RADA elections should a full 5 year term not be the fate of the RADA sworn in post 26th October.
The elections of 26th October will put new, untainted, patriotic and ethical people in the RADA in a fairly significant number. How great an impact upon the majority of old, tired and corrupt faces they will have, remains to be seen.
The forthcoming elections are not going to return a "good" RADA – but they may return one that is "good enough". The question is then, for how long will it be "good enough"? New elections laws, the removal of MPs immunity and other big ticket laws need be the priority for a newly invested legislature. It's first 100 days will be key as to whether it will see out a full term – or not.
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A dog behaviourist helps the dog owner to gain an insight into the behaviour of his dog and provides support during the process of changing undesired behaviour to desired behaviour. In the course of behaviour counselling, both the dog and the situation are examined. The dog's behaviour problems and body language are observed, the causes are determined and a proper diagnosis is made if possible.
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Q: Last week I ran my second half marathon. I felt fine the first 7 miles; however, I started to get really hot. I began sweating profusely and I felt like I couldn't cool down. The temperature during the race ranged from 65 to 75 degrees. I ended up having to walk the last few miles. Only a few of the other runners had a problem that day.
Why did I have such a problem with the heat? Is it from poor training? I don't think it was from poor hydration because I drank 1 to 2 cups of water every 2 miles and grabbed handfuls of ice a few times. I also used 2 gels during the race.
-- Sarah, Texas
A: Sweating is a good thing. It's your body's natural cooling mechanism. With that loss of sweat is a loss of electrolytes. If you're not acclimated to the heat, sweat loss and electrolyte loss will be even greater. It's hard to say whether 1 to 2 cups of fluid was enough or too much without knowing your sweat rate and/or pace per mile.
Start by calculating your sweat rate to determine about how much fluid to take in per hour of running. Also try switching from water only to an electrolyte-rich beverage like Gatorade. Gels are beneficial in providing carbohydrates, but many of them do not contain enough electrolytes for exercising in the heat.
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Hoploparia gabbi is a lobster that is found in the Navesink formation of New Jersey. I found it in the Ramanessin creek near Marlboro, NJ. This is only a partial fossil of the whole animal as it's missing the legs, claws and tail but it's still fairly rare to find even this much.
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The Navesink was lain down in the latest Cretaceous (Masstrichtian stage) as a layer of sediment that was (at that time) moderately deep water.


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Snowmaking 101
May 31, 2017
Many times we are asked throughout the season questions about snowmaking. Snow Making involves many factors other than just the temperature. Our terrain is covered by snowmaking equipment, so as soon as we have cold temperatures, we can have snow all winter long, even if there is no natural snow at all. There are 6 key elements that need to be in place before we begin to make snow.
Cold Temperatures
We must have cold temperatures to make snow. Many wonder how cold? We must have temperatures below 32 degrees. 32 degrees in the temperature required to turn water into snow crystals, at this temperature it is possible but affects the quality and quantity. Temperatures below 28 degrees are more ideal, but below 18 degrees would be great! Simply put, the colder the better!
Low Humidity
What is humidity? Simply put it is the amount of moisture in the air. This is a very important factor in snow making. A general rule of thumb is a temperature value added to the humidity value must be less than 100. The temperature must still be around freezing. An example is a temp of 20 degrees and a humidity of 40 would be great to make snow. A temp of 30 with a humidity of 95 would not be ideal for snowmaking. As the temperature and humidity drops, the amount of snow made per hour goes up.
Compressed Air & Water
Compressors create the compressed air which is then pushed through air lines on the hill and in to the snow making system. There are also water lines throughout the property that run to the snow guns. The water comes from the local creek and it is transferred to our pump house which then pushes it as needed up certain water lines. An interesting fact is that a rain during the season heats the water temperature of the creek and affects the ability to make snow. In the springtime, when the snow melts, it runs back down the hill and returns to the creek.
Snow Guns
There are 3 different types of snow guns located at Paoli Peaks. We have stationary fan guns located on towers. There are also mobile fan guns, which can be moved around the hill to help with snow making needs. The third type are portable air water guns which can be an added bonus in times of need, due to the easiness to move from place to place. What does a snow gun do? A snow gun acts as a large mixer for the water and air. We have approximately 110 snow guns. The snow guns vary in their specific function and location on the slopes, depending on how they create, make, and position the snow. Also machine made snow is more durable than natural snow.
So, how much snow can be made in an hour?
At ideal snowmaking conditions of 20 degrees and low humidity.
We pump 6500 gallons of water per minute
Each gallon of water weighs 8.33 lbs
Multiply the two (gals per min X weight) you get 54,145 lbs of water being turned into snow per minute
Divide that number by 2000 (# of pounds in a ton) you get 27.07 tons of snow per minute
Multiply that by 60 (minutes per hour) that's 1,600 tons of snow per hour!
Snowmakers and Groomers
The final touch in the snowmaking process is our staff! Our snowmakers and groomers are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to be on the mountain, taking advantage of ideal conditions the moment they arrive. They work all night to prepare the slopes for you to enjoy skiing, riding and tubing. Even when we don't get to make snow on a certain night, the grooming staff will be hard at work all night to get the slopes looking and feeling like there is a nice fresh coat of snow - look at that corduroy! It all starts with Mother Nature's blessing us with ideal snowmaking conditions...so get ready, because she can't hold out too much longer!


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'Swazi journos to blame for falling standards'
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By Njabulo Dlamini - THE SWAZI OBSERVER-04-Sep-2009
UNIVERSITY of Swaziland (UNISWA) journalism lecturer Dr Maxwell Mthembu has called upon local journalists to do a self-introspection.
Dr Mthembu said journalists were partly to blame for the status quo on issues of censorship and like matters because they had 'messed up' many times in their work.
"They have messed up the profession through insulting members of society who have no right of reply. There are also several inaccuracies in their (journalists') reporting, taking of sides, passing innuendoes, etc. "The journalism profession in Swaziland has really gone to the dogs," he said.
The Journalism lecturer was speaking at Royal Swazi Spa's banqueting arena when presenting a paper on 'Censorship, media and freedom of expression in Swaziland'. This was during the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Regional AGM which commenced yesterday and ends tomorrow. He alluded though, as per earlier assertion by MISA Swaziland National Director Comfort Mabuza and Information Officer Michael Motsa that censorship was both self-imposed and external forces were at play in it.
"There is no powerful media in Swaziland hence the urgent need for new publications to serve the interests of the public. There are also cultural restraints to press freedom such as respect, equality being out of question and legislation that stifles freedom (of expression).
"Amongst the legislation which could prove a threat to press freedom is the Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2008 and Electronic Records and Evidence Act of 2009. Another hindrance to freedom of expression in the media is fear as journalists are uncertain what would happen to one's family, spouse, etc. after pursuing a particular story," he said.
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Amazon has a new exclusive color for the new Nintendo 3DS XL - a lime green shell with black interior. It comes pre-installed with Super Mario World. -- It however does not come with an AC Adapter -- When I read that I was kinda all wtf? Is this the case for all "new" Nintendo 3DS XL models? If so, what is Nintendo thinking? This seems like a must have item - cuz once it's dead, it needs charged. It will work with any NDSi, 3DS, or 2DS adapter but then so what? So they only want to target "existing" customers with this device? -- Or they REALLY care about making a few meager bucks by forcing customers to by the dumb adapters instead of including one for free??? Even if they had to "pad the price" of the 3DS XL a little - like make it $225 instead of $199 to cover the cost of the adapter, tRead More


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REVIEW: At SummerFest, virtuosic Flux Quartet successfully premieres engaging works by Ichiyanagi and Steiger
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Christian Hertzog
August 12, 2018
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest may be associated with Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart, but under the curation of Cho-Liang "Jimmy" Lin, it's also been a showcase for some of our best living composers.
On Thursday and Friday evenings in Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, the Flux Quartet premiered two intriguing string quartets by Toshi Ichiyanagi and UC San Diego professor Rand Steiger.
Ichiyanagi was well known in American contemporary music circles in the 1960s as John Cage's foremost Japanese disciple. But in the '70s, he returned to traditionally notated music and in due time incorporated literal repetition into his music — a cardinal sin for Modernism. Perhaps not coincidentally, his music received fewer performances in the United States.
Commissioned for SummerFest, his String Quartet No. 5 made its world premiere Friday evening — performed by the Flux Quartet and making a guest appearance in a concert with ultra-conservative compositions by Dvorak and Max Bruch. It's a substantial work: three movements in roughly 18 minutes.


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The final page of our trilogy, last picked up nearly six months ago, when we covered the remaining part of the Back to the Future: The Game review that wasn't covered in the original review.
Anyway...at the the end of the game has Marty back home in 1986 and several alternate older Marty McFlys (voiced by Michael J. Fox, who makes a cameo in one of the later episodes, and it's apparent he can't quite pull off his own voice), including one dressed like Griff from 2015 come out of different DeLoreans and all start arguing. Then the credits roll, and there's a "To Be Continued" in case they decide to make another set of 5 episodes (unlikely). But in this "New and Improved" timeline, Kid and Edna have hooked up (in prison, apparently...I guess through letters), and Edna serves as a "good" stepmother for Biff instead of Gertrude, who was unseen screechy voice in the second movie. But that would also undermine the plot of the original movie, which largely hinged on Biff being an asshole. It would also make Principal Strickland his uncle. Basically, the damage it would do to the original timeline is incalculable.
If they were going to write themselves into a corner, they should take a ridiculous way out and have the further meddling of the timeline destroy the time-space continuum.
To be fair, the movies played pretty fast and loose with the way time travel worked, one of the most glaring ones being from the first movie where Marty returns home yet is bewildered by the changes at the McFly household, whereas his the rest of his family thinks he's nuts. When Marty goes to 2015, even if it's assumed that Marty will return home and become Old Marty in 2015, but there's never been a case where multiple characters of the same age come up to one timeline, nor where things radically change but old remnants show up, or how they got so many copies of the DeLorean. It just doesn't make sense, at all. At least the movies had their own sort of convoluted logic where the inconsistencies were few and others could be hand-waved away, but not this.
You might argue at this point I've been too hard on Back to the Future: The Game because the point wasn't to write Back to the Future Part IV, it was to make a licensed game of Back to the Future that wasn't completely awful, which is better than what a lot of licensed games can claim. And that should be enough. Or should it?
The desire to actually make an extended fan fiction of Back to the Future forced gameplay to take a back seat, and combined with Telltale's dumbing down of adventure game elements (part of the fun of LucasArts games was the madcap scenarios and the great writing) it made for a slogging experience. Most of the story was propelled through dialogue trees, not snappy cutscenes, and there are far too many things I can't work out yet (like resolving the issue how the 1885 saloon was owned, or at least built by, a Tannen).
It turns out that the game has been adapted (rather faithfully from the preview images I've seen) into a comic book series called Back to the Future: Citizen Brown. I'm not going to buy it, but in retrospect, reading it probably is a good alternative to playing the game.
Like I said, through all of its problems the story is engaging enough to keep through to the end (looking at when I wrote the review, it's possible I played the other episodes only because of a rather debilitating injury to one of my fingers, making it difficult to play more intense games), but the numerous problems make it hard to recommend, even if you really liked the movie. Part of the problem was the fifth episode, which was scored the lowest by critics and rushed the conclusion. Part of the problem I guess was trying to mirror III's trip back to the Old West, but it would've almost been more interesting to see the "real" Hill Valley 2015. It was already hinted that our reality is the BTTF reality (Doc uses a modern video game controller at some point, which he admits to borrowing from his son's "early 21st century video game systems" or something along those lines), so maybe seeing the "real" 2015 would be nice. But to make that work, you'd have to see the prominent Burger King at 545 Victory Boulevard, Burbank, California (and in 2015 it looked very similar to its 1985 counterpart)...but given how they treat every brand name as toxic waste, even ones that would be relatively easy to procure, it just wouldn't work, and even if they did make the effort (and become a rare positive example of product placement, that there would be Western Auto (not "Eastern Auto"), JCPenney, Robinson's, and others...then it would make the blatant disregard of the universe's rules that more obvious (and in case it wasn't already obvious, the story was written by three people, none of whom worked on the original films).
Point is--it's a great budget-oriented licensed title. As a full stand-alone game that happens to use the Back to the Future license, it sucks. The truth is always somewhere in the middle.
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Spell Well Montessori School
- Spell Well Montessori School offers a full-time, year-round Montessori program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early elementary students.
- Our students study in a nurturing, caring environment that gives a feeling of family and enhances the child's love of learning and respect for others. We strive to excel in educating young children while helping them build independence, self-esteem and confidence.
- Our School is a fully accredited school by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-6
- Students: 124 students
- Acceptance rate: 97%
- Average class size: 15 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
|School Type
|Montessori School
|School Membership(s)School Assoc.
|American Montessori Society (AMS)
Other Montessori association(s)
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
International Montessori Council (IMC)
|Grades Offered
|Grades Nursery/Preschool-6
|Year Founded
|Summer School Offered
|Summer Program Cost
|Summer Program Cost Notes
|This is the Summer Fee for the whole summer, in addition to the monthly Tuition cost
Student Body
|Total Students
|124 students
|Student Body Type
|% Students of Color
State avg.: 39%
|Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
|Total Classroom Teachers
|25 teachers
|Student : Teacher Ratio
National avg.: 13:1
|% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
|Average Class Size
|15 students
|Classroom Dress Code
Finances and Admission
|Admission Deadline
|None / Rolling
|Tuition Notes
|Varies with class level and schedule. We offer 2, 3, 4, and 5 day programs depending on the age. See our website for further information.
|% on Financial Aid
|Acceptance Rate
National avg.: 85%
|Admissions Director
|Nilofer Siddiqui
|Admissions Associate
|Jenny Lira
|Total Sports Offered
|7 sports
|Ballet, Baseball, Basketball, Dance, Gymnastics, Martial Arts, SoccerBallet, Baseball,
Basketball, Dance,
Gymnastics, Martial Arts,
|Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
|5 extracurriculars
|Soccer, Sports, Tae, Tumbling
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School Notes
- Established in 1984, Spell Well Montessori School is privately owned and operated. Our facility is located on a three acre campus in the beautiful, Spring-Klein area of North-West Houston. We use the Montessori philosophy to provide an outstanding early learning experience for children in a bright, clean, pleasant, nurturing, and loving environment.
- With an increasing percentage of American children spending a large part of their day in the care of someone other than their parents, it is more important than ever for parents to ensure that their children are attending a school which provides a loving and nurturing environment yet has an excellent academic program. "We give children knowledge with love" is our motto and we ensure each child`s growth and development progresses according to each individual child`s potential.
- Our school has excellent advanced curricula for Infants and Toddlers, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, all the way through Elementary. All of our students receive loving attention and care in an enriching environment. For these youngsters, our school is a "home away from home." We provide a clean, comfortable setting in which they can learn and grow. We maintain small classes, structured so that our teachers can give individual attention to each child.
- Spell Well is dedicated to the innovative concepts of Dr. Maria Montessori for enhancing children`s growth, education, and overall development. When Dr. Montessori developed her education methods in late nineteenth century Italy, her system revolutionized the way children were taught. Her Montessori environment enabled children to explore the world at a level of their understanding and they progressed from learning concrete concepts to understanding abstract ones. When her philosophy was incorporated into classrooms it produced outstanding results and was quickly implemented in schools worldwide.
- Children learn by manipulating materials and interacting with others.
- There are materials in the class room for each area of learning: practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language, science, geography, and music.
- Children learn self-discipline and social skills by developing a rapport with their classmates and teachers.
As Dr. Montessori observes in Education for a New World, "Another well-known characteristic of children of this age is that they are always asking questions seeking the truth of things." Our classrooms allow children to both learn and indulge this natural curiosity.
Montessori theory supports multi-age grouping
In our Montessori classrooms, the children`s ages range from one to one and a half years.
Eighteen months to two and a half years, three to four and a half years, and four years to six years, and then our elementary class ranges from 6 to twelve years of age.
In The Absorbent Mind, Dr. Montessori notes, "What matters is to mix the ages. Our schools show that children of different age can help one another-the mind of a five year old is so much nearer than ours to the mind of a child of three, that the little one learns easily what we should find hard to impart-There is communication and harmony between the two that one seldom finds between the adult and the child."
Montessori materials are aesthetically pleasing to the children. The attractively designed Montessori materials implement "control or error" by which children actively and autonomously learn Montessori materials correct use.
Materials are arranged on shelves at child-friendly height. According to Dr. Montessori in Education for a New World, "The child of three must handle things for purposes of his own. When things are made for him in proportion to his size, and he can be active, his whole character seems to change and he becomes calm and contented."
The quality of educational care makes a difference.
Children`s future academic abilities are built upon the foundations of early educational experiences.
A solid early educational foundation can help children develop the healthy attention spans required for later learning.
Elizabeth G. Hainstock reflects upon this in Teaching Montessori in the Home: "The important thing for all children, whether they are six or sixteen, is to know the fundamentals of mathematics and languages so that they may better understand and succeed in the more advanced concepts."
The first six years in a child`s life are the most crucial and formative in academic development. Research shows that learning is delayed if a particular sensitive stage of learning has passed.
Spell Well Montessori`s Kindergarten and Elementary syllabus` fully prepare children for first elementary school and beyond. We are a preparatory institution for children who will later join the public school system or other private schools.
In today`s highly competitive world of commercialized schools,
Spell Well Montessori School stands apart by imparting a genuine
solid education and emphasizes basic skills such as mathematics
reading and writing. We encourage participation and self
expression to help each child develop self-esteem to face the
future with confidence.
Spell Well Teachers are Degreed and our Montessori Teachers are certified and have many years of teaching experience.
We offer enrichment activities through Spanish instruction, P.E as well as weekly dance and music classes. We also have an after school program for older siblings and can help you arrange transportation to/from other local schools.
Our after school activities are amazing! We currently offer programs from Young Brothers Tae Kwon Do (2 days per week), Tumble Team and Sports Fun from The Fun Pack, Soccer Superstars, a Jazz Dance class,foot ball, as well as private music lessons-ALL on school grounds.
Our hours of operation are 6:30am to 6:30pm Monday through
Friday. We accept infants at 6 weeks of age and , offer 2, 3,
4, or 5 day a week programs. Formal classroom instruction
varies slightly by the age group. We would love to show you
our campus.
Please call to schedule an appointment at your convenience.Weekend appointments can also be scheduled.
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- People that viewed Spell Well Montessori School also viewed these schools: Abercrombie Academy, Trillium Day School, Cunae International School, Esprit International School and The Woodlands Methodist School.
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Spring Grades: NS-5 | 127 students
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School Reviews
We chose to put our daughter in Spell Well school because of the balance of nurture and structure that the school provides and we could not be happier. Her teachers are wonderful and our daughter has really grown in so many ways in such a short time being in this school. We also love the diversity of the school. We hope to be at Spell Well for years to come!
- Posted by Parent - Bonnie Donohue
Our children have been attending Spell Well for 5 years now. We started our son in first grade there when we were looking for a Montessori school with a good curriculum and higher educational standards. We wanted our son to be challenged, as well as find a love of learning. Spell Well has provided that for all 3 of our children. They have also given them opportunities to study Spanish, Chinese, Drama, Dance, Art, and extra-curricular activities that can be hard to drive them to when you are a working parent. The hours of the school have helped us when we were commuting downtown. They provide a school day full of learning and growing for every age level. The class sizes allow for one on one with the teachers. With three children, I have seen how the school really looks at each child individually and finds the best way to help them grow into their potential. I also appreciate the diversity of the school and acceptance of all cultures. We believe having a strong educational base will help children know how to learn, like to learn, feel confident to try new things, develop independence, and thrive as adults. Spell Well has given each of our children this opportunity. From a financial perspective Spell Well is very reasonable, especially compared to other Private schools in the area. The staff is helpful and friendly. Ms. Nilo, the Director, is very involved with the school and the children. Spell Well puts on an end of the school year performance each academic year. Students are recognized for their achievements and perform what they have been working on in their extra-curricular activities throughout the school year. We highly recommend Spell Well Montessori. Our children do too! They love their school.
- Posted by Parent - Sara
Both my Kids went to Spell Well. One of the best decisions we made for our Kids. Made a huge difference in how they learned, creativity, approach to solving problems and discipline. Big Asset they got was self confidence.School is well run. Great teachers.
- Posted by Parent - Arcot
Both our boys went to this school and we couldn't have asked for a better environment or more caring teachers and staff. Our boys were always happy to go there and the school helped greatly in their education and growth.
- Posted by Parent - Sohaib Anwer
My 2-year old son attended Spell Well Montessori until recently. He transitioned from a daycare center and started at Spell Well shortly before he turned two. The school was recommended by a close friend. I was interested in my son attending a Montessori school, but was not prepared for how quickly he would excel in their curriculum! He was barely speaking when he started and by the end of the first month, his vocabulary had expanded not only to new words, but he could also recite the letters of the alphabet and had begun counting to ten! He recognized colors as well. The curriculum is very structured (which helps children at this age thrive). The transition to a new school was surprisingly easy, due to both the comfortable environment and the loving attention of his trachers. He loved going to school and was reluctant to leave most nights! They truly do provide a home away from home for children! This is the one place I knew I could leave my son and feel like he was happy and well cared for. If you are thinking about this school, please check it out. We are planning on sending our son and new daughter back soon, which is no small feat since we live about 20 miles from this school. For us, it is well worth the drive!!
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CLIL incorporated into project work. Dear colleagues all over the world!
Last week I discussed about projects I have organised with my students and mentioned some examples of their outcomes. I must recognise that all of them were very creative and offered students plenty of opportunities to espress themselves. I also mentioned advantages and disadvantages of doing this kind of work with adolescents and it was evident that advantages outweighed disadvantages.
In this occasion I would like to deal with another topic which is also related to project work and the teaching of Language and Content, namely CLIL. Mehisto, Marsh and Frigols (2008:9) conceptualise CLIL briefly as a "dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both content and language". Nevertheless, the majority of schools in the country are not as privileged as the one described above in respect to the amount of periods of exposure to the foreign language. Paula, Tucuman, Argentina. CBI-CLIL. An experience in Argentinian Patagonia. CBI in practice The adoption of a content-based approach in my professional practice began at a bilingual school in 2004 within the EFL courses when my students expressed the need to learn subject matter in English.
Consequently, I proposed a syllabus to teach Literature using unabridged texts together with authentic material about literary studies. The change improved my students' communicative competence, particularly their vocabulary knowledge and their reading skills. Such a positive outcome encouraged me to design a new course for my upper-intermediate students who were in their last year of secondary education. Once a week during a whole academic year, they were taught Critical Thinking together with Literature. In 2006, it was decided that different versions of CBI should be extended to all EFL courses in primary and secondary levels. In 2006, a study (Banegas 2008: 208-214) was carried out to support our CBI programme. Sharing views of CLIL lesson planning in language teacher education.
LACLIL / ISSN: 2322-9721 / Vol. 8 No. 2 July-December 2015 / doi:10.5294/laclil.2015.8.2.3 / 104-130 According to Dalton-Puffer, Llinares, Lorenzo, and Nikula (2014): Classrooms the world over are full of people who, for different reasons, are learning additional languages and/or are studying through languages that are not their first.
(p. 213) CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is an umbrella term that includes different conceptualisations for the integration of curriculum content and language learning. In its inception, CLIL was a European initiative and since then it has found its way in contexts out-side Europe, as noted in Ruiz de Zarobe (2013). Down to the content end of this continuum (see Dalton-Puffer & Nikula, 2014; Koopman, Skeet, & de Graff, 2014; Ruiz de Zarobe & Cenoz, 2015), Latin America embraces CLIL from a broader stance (Mariño Avila, 2014; Curtis, 2012; Matear, 2008; Ravelo, 2013). Dr Dario Banegas. Background I graduated as a teacher of English in Entre Ríos (Argentina) in 2000 and started to work as a secondary school teacher in Esquel.
In 2008 I won a British Council Hornby Scholarship to undertake the MA in English Language Teaching at Warwick University. I returned to teaching in Argentina for a year and I also joined the ELT Coordination at the Ministry of Education of Chubut. I designed the ELT curriculum for primary education and co-developed the curriculum for secondary education. In 2010 I was awarded a Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarship to undertake PhD studies under the supervision of Dr Ema Ushioda. In 2012 I joined the British Council in Buenos Aires as a project manager for a Plan Ceibal project about the teaching of English through videoconferencing in primary schools.
In Argentina I am currently leading the development of a new curriculum for pre-service English language teacher education programmes. Research interests Recent publications Banegas, D. (2013). Sharing views of CLIL lesson planning in language teacher education. Adamson, J. (2014).
Developing autonomy through portfolios and networks in CLIL lectures. Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 7(1), 21–39. Banegas, D.