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Between Hope and Despair
|Large, anonymous high schools create an impersonal atmosphere where student success or failure depends largely on the academic track followed.
For most students, high school is a time of
life spent precariously between hope and despair. Faced with an
increasingly diverse group of teenagers as well as shrinking resources,
the American comprehensive high school has become a giant shopping mall
of choices. These large, anonymous high schools create an impersonal
atmosphere where student success or failure depends largely on the
academic track followed.
About one-quarter of today's students take a course of study called college-preparatory, a disconnected group of classes often taught by teachers without detailed knowledge of the disciplines that supposedly prepare students for higher education.
Half the students wander through high school on the "general track," a path of least resistance and low expectations that results in a lack of marketable skills. Most general-track students do not learn the "keys" to a successful life: the expectation of opportunity, the ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings, and the skills to address complex problems, often as part of a diverse team. Some of these students attempt community college, nearly all of them need remediation, and most of them leave school without a degree.
The other quarter of the students never finish high school. They never come to understand the connection between education and a better future.
High-stakes testing systems are the current policy solution to the lack of student motivation and achievement. Although they have created a sense of urgency and focus, they do not deal with the real issues. The great American comprehensive high school is obsolete. It was not designed to help all students achieve, and it has not been doing that for 50 years. It is a sorting machine that puts "high ability" students, those competent and motivated enough to do the work, on the college-preparatory track, while making it increasingly easier for others to slide by.
|What we face is an architectural problem. Our high schools were not designed to help diverse students achieve at a high level.
Higher standards, better assessment of student work, enhanced teacher preparation, and a more rigorous curriculum are all part of the solution. But by themselves, they are just tinkering around the edges. What we face is an architectural problem. Our high schools were not designed to help diverse students achieve at a high level. They were not designed to take advantage of the power of the Internet and personalized multimedia experiences. They were not designed to create personal sustained relationships between teachers and students.
There are high schools that work, public schools that boast nearly 100 percent completion and college-acceptance rates. These schools range from selective schools of choice to alternative schools (euphemistically called "transfer schools" in New York) for students who have not succeeded elsewhere. On a recent trip to visit small high schools in the Northeast, we saw the following examples:
- "Alternative" students studying advanced genetics and presenting oral briefs to a panel of attorneys (Urban Academy, New York City).
- All students sending and receiving personal letters to and from their advisers about what they are reading every week (Baruch College Campus High School, New York City).
- Every student presenting an exhibition of his or her work every year to a panel of judges (School of the Future, New York City).
What do these examples have in common? The work of Theodore R. Sizer, the founder of the Coalition of Essential Schools, and Deborah Meier, who created the innovative Central Park East Secondary School in New York, is evident to some extent in all of them. They are designed around relationships: the relationships of the students to the work, the relationships between the students and the teachers, and the relationships among the adults in the school.
Powerful relationships between students and their work. Every student is engaged in work that has intrinsic interest and importance. Some schools work very hard to uncover student interests and to develop meaningful work around these interests. Others engage students in a more traditional curriculum, but use essential questions to frame student-led inquiry. All of them create evocative and active learning experiences that help students grow personally, emotionally, and intellectually. Student work is hung everywhere (they look like elementary schools!) and is the primary subject of conversation between the adults and the students.
College acceptance is an expectation for every student in every one of these schools, even though the curriculum bears little resemblance to a traditional college-prep model. While college may not be appropriate or achievable (at least immediately after high school) for every student, this important goal has three benefits: (1) It creates a common focus and a worthy goal for every student; (2) it creates an atmosphere of possibility in the school; and (3) it teaches the important skills of research, making complex choices, reading technical material, and taking tests that count.
Powerful relationships between students and faculty. These are all small high schools of fewer than 400 students. There is no anonymity in these schools. The principal knows every student. Every teacher knows his or her students. Collectively, they are tenacious about finding a way to reach every student. They are relentless about their expectations for quality work and college acceptance. Every student is connected to at least one adult who shares the responsibility of helping that student navigate the system and prepare for further learning. There is no graffiti, no hostility, almost no violence, and an atmosphere of mutual respect and collaboration.
Powerful relationships among the adults in the school. These are democratic schools where small groups of faculty members make important decisions about every aspect of the students' school experience. Even if it means large class sizes, these faculties make time to work together to improve their practice and to talk about how to better meet the needs of individual students. The grades 6-12 schools in New York City's Community District 2 have part-time staff developers in core curriculum areas who spend two days each week in the school mentoring the faculty. There is a powerful sense of community that comes from a faculty that has chosen to be part of a powerful set of ideals.
What are the barriers that inhibit this work? There are many:
- Lack of time. Teachers work only a few days a year more than students go to school. There is not enough time for them to work together to improve their practice or to meet shared challenges, much less to redesign their schools.
- Lack of resources. Even if schools had the time to redesign, our schools, both public and private, lack the resources to implement new designs.
- Lack of skilled technical assistance. Schools don't have the internal resources to design and facilitate a redesign process, and there are few consultants who know how to do this work. The business world has the "Big Five" and a myriad of small firms that specialize in process redesign; the equivalent does not exist in education.
- Lack of public understanding. The public wants schools to be better, but not different. Our collective and idealized memory of high school may be the greatest impediment that we face.
Although urban centers pose the immense challenges of poverty, the large and modestly successful suburban high schools may be the greatest challenge in education reform. Parents of the college-bound minority are convinced that all is well, merely because their children are in the top 10 percent and bring home A's. This vocal minority, when combined with parents of top athletes, is often the ardent defender of the status quo. The banners that adorn nearly every high school gym celebrating past athletic achievement are emblematic of the traditions that will need to be challenged to face the greatest social injustice in our society: the ill preparation of a generation of children for their future.
We need to give our schools the time and resources to redesign themselves to meet new challenges and to take advantage of new opportunities. The U.S. Department of Education recently announced small-school grants and held the first national conference devoted to reinventing high schools. Several foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are supporting redesign efforts.
But the need is enormous. We need start-up capital for thousands of new small schools. We need more educational "R&D" labs in every city—model programs like the Julia Richman Educational Complex in New York City that show how large high school buildings can be broken down into smaller learning communities. And thousands of existing schools need the time and expertise to create community conversations about what all students should know and be able to do, about what a high school diploma should certify.
The thin line between hope and despair runs down the middle of every high school campus in the country. Stand in the middle of one of these anonymous hallways during passing time. Look into the eyes of our young people and ask yourself, "Is there a better way?" We know there is. We've seen it. In the coming months and years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be exploring ways to create, support, and link more closely "reinvented" high schools like the ones described above.
Our work together is about helping others see a better future for all young people, and sharing in the responsibility of its realization. It is about creating reliable hope.
Tom Vander Ark is responsible for the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's elementary and secondary education programs and for higher education scholarships. Before joining the foundation, he was a public school superintendent in Federal Way, Wash. Tony Wagner works with Programs in Professional Development at Harvard University's graduate school of education in Cambridge, Mass., and is a consultant to the Gates Foundation and to schools and districts around the country. He is the author of How Schools Change: Lessons From Three Communities (Routledge).
Vol. 19, Issue 41, Pages 50, 76Published in Print: June 21, 2000, as Between Hope and Despair
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ABI reaps the benefits of 3D modelling
The company may be small, but it has big ideas. Located in the town of Montauville, near Pont-à-Mousson in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, ABI (Ateliers du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie - "Building and industry workshops") pulls out all the stops to propose the best possible solutions to its customers. ABI is a small set-up employing six versatile specialists, capable of dispatching complex projects with skill and discipline.
The adventure began in 2006 when Jean-Luc Zingerlé, a seasoned industrial maintenance professional, decided to become his own boss by founding an industrial maintenance company. "At first," the entrepreneur explains, "ABI focused on local projects, repairing machines and doing jobs on industrial infrastructures." The sheer professionalism of this microenterprise would quickly pay off, and bigger contracts – mainly in the agri-food industry – would soon come its way. "Our first jobs," the specialist goes on to say, "concerned changes to the layout or reconditioning of production lines, modifications and reconditioning of storage structures." Then, the conveyors manufacturer, Flexlink, asked ABI to become a certified installer of its conveyor lines. The Swedish manufacturer's design centre studied the production lines and prepared the layouts, while it was ABI's job to come on site to implement the physical set-up and fine-tuning operations. The result of this was that it became a company with international reach, installing Flexlink production lines for the BEL cheese group in Canada, the USA, Algeria, Turkey, etc.
In building up this experience and winning the trust of customers that include some of the biggest names in agri-food and industry, ABI would find itself on an upward curve, boosted by the use of powerful design tools provided by Missler Software. "It was by word of mouth that we found out about the existence of TopSolid'Design", says Jean-Luc Zingerlé.
Initially, TopSolid'Design produced the plans of the parts to be manufactured for machine maintenance. Yet the extent of its usefulness really came to light with the arrival of complex contracts. "3D modelling and the powerful configuration functions of the software have changed our lives and our customers' lives," the expert observes. "Our customers are able to analyse their future installations from every angle, detecting any possible problems in advance, before transitioning to project production. For us, this is a vital safety mechanism, as it would be for any microenterprise without a maintenance department or project manager." So now there are no more on-site installations without due preparation. The solutions are studied and prepared in the workshop, using shop-test assemblies if necessary. The slightest imperfections are rapidly detected, thereby facilitating fine-tuning and integration, and therefore, by the same token, customer acceptance testing, with minimum sign-off reservations. With the CEO swearing by the notion of autonomy, ABI controls the design and manufacturing of most of the components, while TopSolid'Design takes care of the modelling. All that then remains is to manufacture the parts in their own boiler shops and machining workshops or, if necessary, call upon their subcontractors. "Being able to provide our suppliers and technicians with reliable 3D plans has significantly improved our reactivity and the quality of our services," says Jean-Luc Zingerlé. "This represents a major financial gain, considering the manufacturing volumes involved."
Be that as it may, the company has not rested on its laurels. Faced with the far more technically arduous production of projects for the installation and manufacturing of roof frames, the company decided to install the finite elements calculation module of TopSolid'Design. "This was indispensable", states the specialist, "for avoiding design errors, adapting the solutions as accurately as possible, ensuring best-price estimates, reassuring our customers and reassuring ourselves." Being sure of the right calibration (mechanical and financial), being able to provide the right calculation elements, enabling surprise-free acceptance and sign off by the various inspection bodies for our installations: these are all benefits that TopSolid offers.
Equipped in this way and bolstered by its advanced skills in CAD (computer-aided design), ABI has been able to ramp up its business to take on complete manufacturing projects for production installations, such as cold storage rooms, or one of its latest projects: the turnkey installation of a banana packaging plant in Guadeloupe.
The benefits of TopSolid'Design are not, however, limited to the technical design process. The software has also opened up many commercial pathways. Practically all the projects are modelled in 3D, sometimes dynamically, and sent to customers along with the estimate. The simple fact of being able to view the project enables customers to check that the solution corresponds to their actual needs, and that it complies with the technical brief. This preparatory work boosts the acceptance rate for the estimates, which is well above the average. There is certainly no shortage of projects on the books at ABI, and the company is looking to install presently, depending on how orders develop, a full-fledged mechanics workshop, with an automated paint line, precision milling and turning, and high-capacity bending.
TopSolid'Design: the strong points
- 3D modelling that allows customers to view and analyse their project in detail
- Finite elements calculation to avoid errors, adapt solutions accordingly and cost them accurately
- Powerful configuration functions that improve reactivity and productivity


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Jay Thomas on Letterman, with a great Lone Ranger story.
"Could one chatbot fool another chatbot? What would one say to another in private? To find out, we arranged a conversation between these two chatbots. To get each snippet of chat rolling, we seeded it by posing a question from one bot to the other. After that, they were on their own. What follows is the unaltered text of what each said—the sound of two machines talking."
A: Do you dream?
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A: It goes without saying. Do you remember your dreams?
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A: What do you remember about it?
J: I think I shouldn't flirt with a robot.
Le Grand Content is an entertainingly perverse take on the meaning of life by Clemens Kogler—in the form of as PowerPoint presentation.
And while you're there, don't miss the hypnotic Herr Bar, set to music by Clark.
I first read One Hundred Years of Solitude at the insistence of a roommate who herself had read it while feverish in Ghana. She said she hallucinated the whole novel. Which is probably the proper way to experience it.
The book's author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is dying of cancer and has retired from public life.
"If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me with a piece of life, possibly I wouldn't say all that I think, but rather I would think of all that I say. …
"I would walk when others hold back, I would wake when others sleep. I would listen when others talk, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream! …"
More can be found here.
Henry Gale, or Benjamin Linus, or whoever he wants to call himself, is actually …
Though it looks like some unholy mashup of Mordor and Burning Man, this is a photograph of the brickworks at Hussain Khil, in Afghanistan. According to the photographer, Simon Norfolk, demand for bricks has soared in the country, given all the necessary rebuilding in Kabul.
Elsewhere on Norfolk's site are photos from Iraq, Normandy, Palestine, Bosnia, Liberia, and other hot spots around the world, including the Bush/Kerry campaign. The images are extraordinarily potent, and the site is well worth a visit.
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It's Flickr Time.
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Journalist, TV pundit, radio commentator and podcaster Evan Weiner will present "Looking Back 50 Years: the Exceptional Events of 1969" at 7:00 PM on Monday, February 11, in the Donald B. Palmer Museum of the Springfield Free Public Library.
Milestone events of 1969 include the landing of the first man on the moon, the introduction of the artificial heart, the Stonewall Riots marking the beginning of the modern gay rights movement, the Miracle Mets World Series victory, and the last public performance by the Beatles, as well as the introduction to the world of such classics as Sesame Street, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet.
Evan Weiner, recognized globally as an expert in the politics of the sports business, produces a daily podcast on that topic in addition to being a regular on television and radio in both the United States and the United Kingdom, including appearances on BBC Radio, MSNBC and ABC television, and The Guardian newspaper in the U.K. Weiner has also written six books and speaks in a variety of venues, including cruise ships, colleges, and libraries. More information about the speaker can be found at http://evanjweiner.wixsite.com/journalism-blog
This program is being offered to the public as the library's kickoff event in celebration of the opening of the library's current building at 66 Mountain Avenue on February 24, 1969. On this year's actual anniversary date, which happens to fall on a Sunday, the library will offer a celebration that includes a 2:00 PM performance by the Odessa Klezmer Band, accompanied by light refreshments.
Additional celebrations through the anniversary year will include screenings of some of 1969's classic film releases, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at 7:00 PM on January 24. A schedule of additional films, including True Grit, Take the Money and Run, Hello Dolly, and Easy Rider will be announced at a later date. A schedule of book discussions of titles that were popular in 1969, including The Godfather, by Mario Puzo and Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut will also be announced at a later date.


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We have been super busy over here moving into our new home!
I had a "Farewell, San Francisco" post planned, but I never sat down to make it happen. I'll probably put it together months later and never get around to posting it, similar to Buttercup's birth story.
We're six months old and think mirrors are awesome!
It's been tricky trying to figure out a new normal as quickly as possible. I miss the gym, but we're just 10 minutes away from a Lake Chabot Park trailhead. I've been finishing up my Couch-to-5k runs there.
I am so amped to start trail running again. Hooray, nature!
I also started another Whole30 yesterday. Since I didn't do a proper reintroduction period after my last one (and never got around to the wrap-up post on that, either) I thought it would be good to do another one to sort of settle into the new kitchen and establish some good habits right away. I'm a little bit nervous about adding all the food prep and planning on top of the unpacking and figuring out a new lifestyle. But the more I make Whole30 eating the rule and not the exception, I think it'll help set good food habits up going forward. Because let's be honest, when is life not going to be crazy?
That's the update around here. What's happening in your neck of the woods?
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Samantha Schmehl Hines is associate dean of instructional resources at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, WA. Samantha first joined ACRL in 2003 and is your ACRL member of the week for April 16, 2018.
1. Describe yourself in three words: Curious, tenacious, thoughtful.
2. What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device)? I'm currently halfway through Not Free, Not For All: Public Libraries in the Age of Jim Crow. On my phone I have a bunch of comedy podcasts for my walk to and from work: Jordan, Jesse, Go!, My Brother, My Brother and Me, and 2 Dope Queens are some of my favorites.
3. Describe ACRL in three words: Advocating, collaborative, evaluative.
4. What do you value about ACRL? How easy it makes it to connect with other librarians across the U.S., and how many opportunities there are to get involved in the profession from service to networking to education.
5. What do you as an academic librarian contribute to your institution? As the associate dean of instructional resources (a fairly fluffy term that encompasses directing the campus library), I help craft a welcoming place both on campus and online where students, staff and faculty can get what they need to get the work of the college done. This can take many forms such as collaborating with faculty to select materials for the library collection, advocating for funding to increase library hours, designing student workshops in partnership with our writing center, advising our campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and heading up the campus's peer-reviewed, online journal.
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Margaret Gere (1878-1965):
The Kitchen Range, circa 1910
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Watercolour. 10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 23 cm.)
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Provenance: The Fine Art Society
Margaret Gere was a painter, notably in tempera, born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. She was the sister of the artist Charles March Gere, studied under him from 1897 at Birmingham School of Art and like him was an original member of the Birmingham Group of Painters and Craftsmen. The copying of Piero della Francesca in tempera in Florence in 1901 had marked effect on her work, and she further studied at Slade School of Fine Art, 1905. Showed with and was a member of NEAC and RBSA and had first exhibition with her brother at Carfax Gallery, 1912. Represented in The Earthly Paradise exhibition at Fine Art Society, 1969. Cheltenham Art Gallery devoted a show to her in 1984. Tate Gallery holds her picture Noah's Ark. She and her sister Edith, who married the artist Henry Payne, were known as "the masterful Miss Geres".


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What's Real?
Through considering the role of props in a filmmaking process (COCO's), and then, in an art discourse and in fiction, a series of short stories titled 'What's Real?' detail the creative production of a fictional artist. In a one hour long scripted performance, the artist's father responds to these stories, drawing from his own philosophical treatise, titled 'Props'. Both texts contemplate how 'prop' is looking for semantic focus. Together and through a scripted play, both voices reflect and debate the possibility of mimesis in fiction, cultural reference as calcified identity, the crisis of the object, digital props, and the death (rebirth) of art.
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This performance took place at Western Front Exhibitions in April 2013 and was curated by Jesse Birch.


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|Tors of Sherman granite with spring wildflowers. This was May 2012; for now we can only dream.
Geotripper describes the situation that caused me to fall in love with plants addicted to rocks -- endemics on serpentine, rare plants on rare rock. What's an endemic? What's serpentine? He explains both, with great photos.
My current favorite edaphic endemics are the subject of my post about calciphilic plants, those that seem be restricted to limestone or dolomite. I'm not as lucky as students of the serpentine flora. Even though there's a lot more limestone and limestone-loving plants in the world, literature and knowledge are sparse compared with serpentine.
|Serpentine ecology has literature to die for! (click on image to see just a few examples)
Colorado Lichens (and Friends) writes about a "plant" named for its habitat: Rock Tripe. This group of lichens includes a species that may have set the course of our county (USA)! They're certainly photogenic in any case. I'm glad to have learned about this site "speaking of lichens mostly, sometimes mosses and other cryptogams." In addition to blog posts, it has lots of information about lichens, something I'd like to learn more about. I was especially happy to find a tribute to substrate specificity: Lichens and Rocks, a post in progress.
Lockwood of Outside the Interzone posted a good example of the curious and puzzling patterns of discontinuous distribution that plants present to us. And we can't resist asking ... why?! In this case, why are there trees on only one slope of the crater?
Lockwood also contributed a post about amazing root systems of large spruce trees now exposed on a beach in Oregon. These massive roots are all that's left of the trees. Geology, specifically plate tectonics, is to blame!
Plant bloggers at Berry Go Round were not restricted to topic, as the BGR carnival generally does not limit contributions beyond being botanical (though not gardening). So in the next posts, we have a nice diversity of topics.
In Appreciating English Ivy, Tim at Notes of Nature discusses whether a plant is "good" or "bad" and when. As much as some folks hate this ivy, it may well be a keystone species. This is a thought-provoking post that caused my mind to wander beyond ivy (photo below).
We hate eucalyptus trees for replacing stands of native California live oak, but love them for providing habitat for monarch butterflies. Photo by Benson Ricks, from Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove.
Dave Coulter at OSAGE + ORANGE brings up Yggdrasil. Don't know "Yggy"? It's a giant world tree, an interesting story in itself, and Dave also points out there may well be a connection to ash trees!
The Norns spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil.
For my BGR contribution, I submitted the final post in a short series on autumn tree strategies. Autumn seems so very long ago now!
|Windrows of snow behind dead stems of bunchgrass, Laramie Basin.
To round out this summary, here are some interesting plant posts I found recently. They're a bit heavy on photos, but then live plants are what I crave this time of year!
Nature of a Man shared wonderful photos of California plants in the field including some serpentine species. The photos are beautiful and natural enough that I almost feel like I'm there ... almost.
A Digital Botanic Garden posted exquisite photos of a beautiful legume, the broad or faba bean.
In case you haven't already met, here's a nice introduction to the Malpighiales, at Catalog of Organisms.
Floral odor and heat are how some cycads control pollinators -- telling them not just when to come but also when to leave.
Do you know the irresistible and popular titan arums? Have a look at this one that bloomed in August 2012. As its proud parents (US Department of Botany and US National Herbarium) explain, "its irregular flowering times, large inflorescence and foul odor still create a fascinating burst of fecundity." There's also a fun time-lapse video of the arum and its fans.
Favorites of mine, for their elegant flowers, are the milkweeds, featured at Through Handlens and Binoculars (with links to earlier posts).
Denver Botanic Gardens explains the Ikebana tradition of flower arranging in Japan.
Plants are not always nice, but for a good reason. Defense is critical in a multitude of situations. AoB Blog provides an interesting summary post and a link to Defence on demand: mechanisms behind optimal defence patterns
Also from AoB Blog -- does green always mean photosynthetic? We know it's not just leaves that photosynthesize, but are all green plant structures photosynthetic?
Quaking aspen get an early start. Before leaves appear, the bark is photosynthesizing and flowers bloom.
Finally ... to all nature bloggers, I wish you the best in 2014. And keep blogging!
|Notes of Nature kindly provides monthly desktop calendars. I especially like January 2014.
Back in early January, Short Geologist at Accidental Remediation pointed out "If you are trying to locate pockets of soil deep enough to get a good non-surface soil sample, and you are ass-deep in boulders and cobbles and outcroppings," you might want to pay attention to the plants. See plants and rocks for more.
Back in early January, Short Geologist at Accidental Remediation pointed out "If you are trying to locate pockets of soil deep enough to get a good non-surface soil sample, and you are ass-deep in boulders and cobbles and outcroppings," you might want to pay attention to the plants. See plants and rocks for more.


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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays-I always loved dressing up as a kid and now that I'm a Mom myself, finding cute Halloween costumes for Sebastian is so much fun. Because it's his first Halloween, I wanted to go with a functional, warm and comfortable costume this year.
I started to look online for some fun ideas and so many of the costumes available were either ridiculously overpriced or looked downright super uncomfortable–so I thought I would share this super easy DIY you can make at home, without having to actually sew anything.
What You'll Need:
- White Felt Fabric (Approx 2 yards should be perfect) BUY HERE
- Adhesive Black Felt sheets (for the eyes and mouth) BUY HERE
- No-sew fabric glue. BUY HERE
How to Make It:
- Cut up just enough white felt to make a cape. With two yards you'll have enough to make two capes.
- Cut up a fun face (eyes and mouth). I looked online to find a style I liked and starting cutting away at the self adhesive fabric.
- Glue the cape together and let the glue dry overnight.
- Peel the adhesive backing off the face and eyes and place your adorable ghost face on the cape.
- Go trick or treating! 🙂
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Arguably one of the biggest hits from Image Comics in the last year, Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray from Frank J. Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham follows treasure hunter and thief Fabian Gray as he travels the world searching for the secret of the five literary "ghosts" that possess him. Along the way, Fabian uses the powers of the five ghosts (The Archer, The Samurai, The Wizard, The Detective, and The Vampire) and discovers that there is much more to his powers and the world than he originally thought. The first trade recently collected the five issues that made up the original limited series, and after getting upgraded to an ongoing, issue six hits shelves on October 30th.
After a successful heist, Fabian gets to know the client a little better, only to leave for London. While there, Fabian experiences another episode in which his five "ghosts" leave him nearly lifeless for multiple days. After a letter from an old friend, Fabian embarks to Africa with his friend Sebastian, only to experience another episode and come close to dying. It's only with help of a mysterious man that Fabian is saved and taken to the Orient, where he learns the true origins of his powers and must combat a great villain, even while a greater evil looks on.
Frank Barbiere rightly deserves to have Five Ghosts upgraded to an ongoing series, and I hope to see it continue to publish for many months to come. Barbiere takes great pulp roots and incorporates some solid literary illusions and interesting story elements into something that was a truly engaging story and quite unlike anything else on shelves. The pulp aspect alone made it worth a read, as there are too few pulp comics out today, but Fabian and the other characters were written quite well, showing their personalities and fears on the page.
Chris Mooneyham's art is powerful and emotive. While the big panels and splash pages really show the force of expression that Mooneyham is able to put into his art, it's the little things, the small facial expressions and little details, that really make the book work. With a book full of battles and monsters and supernatural happenings, there are bound to be grimaces and pained screams, and Mooneyham captures the anguish and pain in these things extremely well. The design of some of the more exotic locales and creatures is superb too. Everything from African tribesmen riding giant spiders to mysterious mountain monasteries all look amazing when Mooneyham draws them. The coloring work from Lauren Affe and S.M. Vidaurri really made Mooneyham's work leap from the page, especially in the more supernatural scenes as the colors set the tone nicely.
The trade is a great way to read the story, as it gets the entire initial struggle of Fabian and his demons, both personal and otherwise, in one nice little volume. The inclusion of the Ben Templesmith variant covers for each issue is a nice treat to those who bought only the standard covers or bought the book digitally, and they act as great pinups before each story.
Five Ghosts is a great story, either in trade or single issues and is definitely a story to watch out for. Great concept, great writing, and great art all came together to make one of the best modern pulp stories. Anyone interested should catch up with the story by picking up the trade and then picking up issue six when it hits shelves at the end of the month.
Art: 10/10
Script: 10/10
Parental Concern: Mild. Blood, guts, language. The trade says "T+".
As a random dude on the internet, let me just heartily second this recommendation. Didn't know what to expect going in but I thoroughly enjoyed the series. Definitely worth checking out.


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Camila Cabello is merely hours away from the drop of her self-titled solo debut, and she performed its second single, "Never Be The Same," with some pretty epic visuals on The Tonight Show.
Though the music video for the track had her tearing up the first time she saw it, this live rendition of "Never Be The Same" offers euphoria with a side of melancholy instead of the other way around. Cabello performs with little more than giant screens and a microphone for company, and she hits the floor at a couple of points to throw herself fully into the bridge.
The montages rolling at a clip behind her are just as stunning as her vocal output, too: Her high notes are met with infernos, spinning galaxies, rocket launches, and a hyper-speed detour down a city street, and that's just highlighting a few frames.
Camila is coming — and if she can stand down a wall of flames while belting her heart out through some of the toughest lines she's put to paper, we can't wait to see what the arrival of the album will bring.


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This first cross is Malene from Tatted Bookmarks -cross-shaped by Lene Bjorn.
It's tatted in size 40 Yarnplayer's HDT Celery.
It's for another female Sunday night senior.
I chose this one because of the little hearts all around. She has been having a rough time and I thought it might remind her that she is loved! :)
***just a side note. I have noticed that when I tat the crosses from this book in size 40 they all seem to come out about the size of the photo in the book-if you are interested***
This next one is Cross Bookmark from Jennifer Williams, tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Autumn Spice.
It's for a male Sunday night senior.
I have already started another cross, and have several more to get done, plus I am still working on the once secret tatting(doily).
Hope you have an awesome weekend and maybe get some tatting in too!!! :)


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EVENT DATE: 14 November 2014
Perch Creek are excited to announce a very special Country Halls Tour, celebrating their homecoming after a huge thirty date European, UK and Canadian tour with performances at Womad (UK), Edinburgh Fringe and countless other festivals and venues.
Perch Creek play harmony driven roots music with a creative energy and fearless spirit that sparkles with imagination and individuality. With diverse instrumentation including guitar, double bass, keyboard, ukulele, washboard, trombone, saw, banjo and tap dancing, the band combine five-part vocal harmonies with folk, roots and blues musical styles all threaded together by their unique collaborative song writing.
Perch Creek consistently deliver unforgettable, high-energy shows – at moments haunting, but ultimately uplifting. They are excited to be hitting the road on home soils bringing music back to the beautiful country halls of Victoria.
Date: Friday 14 November
Venue: Briagolong Mechanics Institute
Address: 9-11 Avons Street, BRIAGOLONG
Time: Doors open 7.30, start 8:00pm
Entry: $25
Bookings: Booking can be made at http://www.ebbwec.com.au or ph 5143 3200. Door sales will be available if not sold out
Mechanics' Institutes have long been an important part of rural Australian Communities, a place where the community came together to be educated and socialise. Briagolong is one of the few Victorian towns that has its Mechanics' Institute fully intact and still caters with the current needs of the community now, as it did in the 1880's and early to mid 1900's.
The Mechanics Institute had many functions, one of which was adult education. The Briagolong Mechanics' Institute now incorporates the Briagolong Community House, a place where the community can learn a vast range of new skills from craft to computing. Although now a substantially larger building, the original institute started with only two rooms. The supper and reading rooms were the first to be built in 1874; the hall provided a venue for entertainment, and the reading room a place where people could read the burgeoning library resources and newspapers. Those who were members of the Institute were entitled to use all facilities after they paid a yearly membership fee.
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Kilah's fight to survive was full of ups and downs. She made strides that, in the beginning, doctors said would never happen, before finally succumbing to the injuries with which she was afflicted. Here, we will walk you through the series of events that comprised the last 22 months of her short life.
May 16, 2012
Kilah was severely injured and underwent emergency surgery to remove the front part of her skull, called the bone flap. This was necessary to relieve the pressure and swelling on her brain. The doctors did not expect her to survive her injuries.
May 17, 2012
Kilah's abuser was arrested and charged with felony child abuse.
May 19, 2012
Kiah surpassed the critical 72 hours of surviving her injuries.
May 21, 2012
Family meets with neurosurgeon who states Kilah will be in a vegetative state for the rest of her life. We would not except this and were determined to remain positive. That evening, a prayer vigil was held outside the hospital later in the week. Praying for complete healing.
May 19, 2012
Kilah surpassed the critical 72 hours of surviving her injuries.
June 1, 2012
Kilah was transferred to Levine's Children's Hospital in Charlotte. She was admitted into the pediatric intensive care unit where for the first time we heard a doctor state that they felt Kilah is rehabable. Within a couple of days of being in PICU Kilah underwent surgery to put in a trach and a feeding tube.
June 14, 2012
Kilah was admitted to the rehab unit. While in rehab Kilah underwent aggressive daily speech, occupational and physical therapy. Kilah worked on head control, eating by mouth, standing in a standing frame, communicating with her eyes, recognizing and identifying colors and objects and she also took a couple of assisted steps in therapy.
July 19, 2012
Kilah was discharged and went home. Her homecoming parade was like that of a princess led by fire trucks, motorcycles and numerous cars. Once home, Kilah was met with a victory celebration with family, friends and news media.
August 2012
Kilah passes her swallow test and is cleared to eat stage 2 baby food.
September 2012
Kilah had surgery to successfully put her skull or bone flap back. December 2012: Kilah begins to say a couple of words.
December 2012
Kilah begins to say a couple of words.
February 2013
Kilah is able to roll on her own in therapy.
March 2013
Kilah has been cleared by her rehab doctor to begin horse therapy.
April 3 2013
Kilah celebrated her fourth birthday.
April 15, 2013
Kilah had surgery to insert a shunt to manage fluid in her ventricles.
April 24, 2013
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signs the Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act into Law!
March 13, 2014
After a 22 month-long fight to survive, Kilah finally succumbed to her injuries and passed away, three weeks shy of her fifth birthday.
May 20, 2014
Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act was signed by President Obama


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Hi Helmut, I'm sure there must be people on this site who have bamboos in pots which need lifting and dividing, but unfortunately I'm not one of them! It's interesting that you list Nandina, as it isn't actually a bamboo but an evergreen shrub and might not be as easily available as other kinds of bamboo because it isn't as fast growing in the UK climate. But good luck and I hope you find what you need. :-) Is it a Japanese style garden, or are you looking for plants which will screen the garden or the view of other buildings?
Helmut Raimund Camphill School Aberdeen
thank you for your interest. Its a kind of landart project and i am learning by doing. Nandina I would like to place behind a small well so that it overlooks it. The bamboo I would like to grow left and right of a path. So I have to contain the plants. Later I would also like to bend them slightly in a certain way.
Wow! That looks amazing! So you can use plastic or pots to contain the bamboo...And weave them over to create an archway? A bit like willow? Fantastic, anyway. I'd love to hear/see how the project progresses (sorry I don't have any bamboo!)
Helmut Raimund Camphill School Aberdeen
Yes thanks ALYA, that would be nice. How can I get it?
Hi Helmut - you can see Alya's location on her Grower page (just click on her name above - it's a link to her page) ... and message her direct from her page (message button under her profile picture).
Helmut Raimund Camphill School Aberdeen
Yes I like them. Lets roll..
Hi Helmut,
I have a client with a massive Sasa bamboo: it grows to at least 15' tall and is a rampant spreader. They want to seriously reduce it, but the bad news is that you would have to dig it up yourself!
If you are interested, do please contact me off-thread, as it were, by following the route indicated above - click on my name, then use Contact Grower. If this is too far for you to come to collect it, I will understand - presumably you are in Aberdeen?
If any other GreenPlantSwap growers are interested in free bamboo, do contact me!


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Berthoud tops Fort Morgan 16-14
Spartans win third in a row with late touchdown By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer The Berthoud Spartan football team made their second trip of the season to the eastern plains on Friday night for a contest with the Fort Morgan Mustangs at Legion Field. The Spartans battled all game long and won with a late touchdown. The nail-biting 16-14 victory improves Berthoud to 3-2 on the season as they prepare to begin conference play next week. Junior quarterback Zach Ruebesam rushed for two touchdowns ... Full Story
Spartan soccer shuts out Holy Family
The Berthoud High School soccer team continues to roll with its high scoring and solid defense, winning over Holy Family High School 5 - 0. The Spartans have won all three games played against non-conference opponents with 20 goals scored and only 4 goals against. The team shows great balance as indicated by goals by Jano Beltran, Tavo Beltran, Martinius Karlsen and two by Axel Ayala while Goalie Alex Hughes made seven saves at the Berthoud goal. Karleson had 2 assists while Jano Beltran, ... Full Story
Lady Spartans win again
The Spartan softball team defeated Skyline 11-1 at Skyline this evening. Morgan Thonhoff pitched five innings giving up 3 hits and walking 2 as Berthoud pounded out 12 hits. As in last game, the Spartans started the contest with 4 runs in the opening inning. The Falcons lone score came in the third inning. Runs scored, Shelby Miller 1, Megan McGinn 2, Ashley Prescot 3, Victoria Puchino 1, Danielle Wikre 2, Kaitlyn Bending 2
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Zachary Joseph was born on April 22, 1986 in Denver, Colorado, he passed away on August 28, 2010 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. He was a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Tina Marken, daughter, Gabrielle Lavergne; father, Garry (Renee) Joseph; Mother Angela (Todd) Hansen; step-brothers Rob and Dan Hoben; Grandparents Willard (Glenna) Joseph; Glenna Hofer; Dwaine and Marlene Hinkle; numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. He was ... Full Story
Daniel Skeen home from mission
Daniel Skeen Reports on French-speaking Missionary Service in Canada Daniel Skeen, a graduate of Berthoud High School has completed a two-year missionary assignment in Canada for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Skeen served in the Canada French Speaking Montreal Mission. The areas of the Mission included all of Quebec and Eastern Ontario, Canada. He will report on his missionary service in Sacrament Meeting of the Big Thompson Ward August 29 at l:00 p.m. The ward meets in ... Full Story
Hunter Hawkins to serve 2-year Mission in Mexico
Hunter Hawkins, a 2009 graduate of Berthoud High School, has been called to serve for two years in the Mexico City West Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hawkins, son of Bryce and Nancy Hawkins, will serve the people of Mexico and teach about Jesus Christ in the Spanish language. He is an Eagle Scout, and while attending Berthoud High School played varsity lacrosse and soccer, sang with the Bridge Between Show Choir, performed in various school musicals and with ... Full Story
New teachers sit in class today
teachers for Thompson School District arrived at Mountain View High High School for a day of orientation on Thursday. The morning began with an introduction to the Thompson Education Association, the local teacher's union and continued with district staff. Berthoud will be getting ten new teachers and a part time school nurse this year. Ivy Stockwell Elementary Jennifer Preusse, Kindergarten Teacher Donna Conde, School Nurse Lindsay Hastings, Speech and Language Therapy Turner ... Full Story
The 2nd annual "Palisade Peaches"
Peaches will be delivered to us from Palisade, CO in mid- August. A large box of peaches costs $45.00 The fund-raiser will be used for a variety of things to help our players get better prepared (equipment, software, etc.). Please place orders by August 8th. Call Dan McGinn @ 532-2335. Please leave your name, number where you can be reached, and the number of boxes (of peaches) you would like. These peaches are fantastic, delivered to Berthoud, fresh. Please help our football ... Full Story
Richardson—Sparks Engagement
Lindsey Richardson and Jeff Sparks are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is daughter of Monty and Dana Richardson of Berthoud. The groom-to-be is son of Doug and Cindy Sparks of Phoenix, Arizona. Lindsey graduated from Berthoud High School in 2002. She received her bachelor's degree in sociology from Northern Arizona University in 2006. Jeff graduated from North Canyon High School in Phoenix in 2000. He received his bachelor's degree in History from the University of ... Full Story
Berthoud High School 2010 Semester 2 Honor Roll
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This is an original 14"x17" pen and ink and zip-a-tone drawing on illustration board by Frank Forte. Done in 1994 during the black and white comics boom. (Vampire Verses, Faust by Tim Vigil, Cry For Dawn, the Crow by James O'barr.)
This is an oldie from the 1900's.
Also signed on the back with thumbprint by Frank Forte
Monday, August 1, 2016
Time Lapse of me creating my Clarence Strut silkscreen print for The Cartoon Network Collective
Here's a Time Lapse of me creating my Clarence Strut silkscreen print for The Cartoon Network Collective
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The cutoff date for preorders is this wed. 8/3/2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
My latest Kickstarter for 2 new limited edition prints is LIVE!
My latest Kickstarter for 2 new limited edition prints is LIVE!
Hi. I work in comics and animation. I've worked on the Bob's Burgers TV Show (& comic book),Despicable Me 2, Insidious 4, the upcoming EMOJI MOVIE (Sony) and Lego:Star Wars the Empire Strikes Out among others. I also draw comics for Heavy Metal Magazine and Bob's Burgers & Brickleberry among others.
I'm attempting to fund TWO BRAND NEW LIMITED EDITION silk screen Fine Art prints. "THE THRILLING MYSTERY" and "THE LUSTING OF LILLIE MAE". We also have less expensive laser prints as available as well.
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Sunday, May 22, 2016
OLIVIA By Elizabeth J. Musgrave A new science fiction horror novel--read for FREE on Wattpad
By Elizabeth J. Musgrave
A new science fiction horror novel
read for FREE on Wattpad
new chapter updated every Saturday.
Tormented for years by images of an alien abduction, a troubled young woman begins a frenzied search for answers as a disturbing family truth emerges, a truth no one dares to believe.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Heavy Metal and Asylum Press join forces to create horror and sci-fi extravaganza for issue #271 of the World's Greatest Illustrated magazine
Heavy Metal and Asylum Press join forces to create horror and sci-fi extravaganza for issue #271 of the World's Greatest Illustrated magazine
Frank Forte, Publisher at Asylum Press, named guest editor for Heavy Metal #271, gathers together a worldwide talent base to create this astounding issue of horror, science fiction humor and erotica
Aug. 18, 2014 – Los Angeles, CA –Heavy Metal and Asylum Press have joined forces to bring you Heavy metal #271--The Asylum Press Special!--a sci-fi/horror spectacular that is sure to erupt your deviant mind.
Featuring all new stories from the Asylum inmates: Steve Mannion (Fearless Dawn, Fear Agent) delivers a nod to Moebius in Prayer… a Fearless Dawn yarn, William Broad gives us Priests of the Black Death where an order of the Templars has become corrupt and power hungry…for satanism and witchcraft! Dwayne Harris (Black Powder, Amnesia) serves up the post apocalyptic action thriller Dangerous Curves. Frank Forte and Tim Vigil (Faust, Gothic Knights) drops a sick and twisted tale entitled Allison, David Hartman (Phantasm V, Transformers:Prime) delivers a short horror story entitled Pond Scum where hillbillies hunt for an illusive bog creature. Hilary Barta churns up an EC-styled sci-fi/horror piece called Evaluation, Robert S. Rhine (Girls and Corpses) and Frank Forte (Asylum Press) knock out a tale of crazed sideshow freaks tabbed Separation Anxiety, Elizabeth J. Musgrave (Hell Comes to Hollywood, Farmhouse) conjures an erotic robotic thriller LUST, Lingerie and Diodes!. Mutation is a tale of demented sex in a post-nuke world by Forte and J.C. Wong. Royal McGraw and Adauto Silva invoke Feast, after the zombie apocalypse, cities have been rebuilt… and restaurants have opened. One chef must prepare a very special meal. Comics from a cast of international talent that includes: In The Green Fairy, by Jason Paulos (EEEK!), Struggling artist Anton Goffroy finds heaven and hell in the arms of a mysterious sorceress!, Swamp Girl takes us back to a barbarian era where a young girl finds more than she's looking for in a watery hole of horrors, by Frank Forte and Fabio Nahon, , Warlash by Nenad Gucunja (Undead Evil), Sacro Profano by Mirka and Mother by Mark Covell (Family Guy, Satan's Circus of Hell). Gallery sections include concept artist Ben Olson (The Suffering, Area 51:Blacksite) and fine artist Dave Lebow (La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Dexter TV series). This issue is sure to please fans of the dark, the psychotic and the horror. Beautiful cover art by none other than the U.K.'s own Aly Fell (Zombie Terrors, Imagine FX).
"I'm excited to have been able to put together one of my favorite magazines," explains guest editor Frank Forte, "everyone worked really heard to deliver an issue of Heavy Metal that will be sure to please fans old and new."
David Hartman took a break from directing Phantasm V: Ravager to complete an all-new 4-page horror story entitled Pond Scum for the issue. David says, "I grew up with Heavy Metal. I would study the art in them for hours upon hours and there was nothing else like it out there. It was a big part of my childhood and I am honored to be a part of the magazine now."
Dwayne Harris, who recently optioned his graphic novel Amnesia (Arcana) to Sony, completed the short story Dangerous Curves for this issue. Dwayne explains, "I'm thrilled to be in Heavy Metal. In "Dangerous Curves", a Mad-Max flavored story, the twists aren't just in the road."
When asked for a quote, the hard working Steve Mannion said only, "I want to be in that book!"
Heavy Metal #271 can be pre-ordered at your local comic store during the month of August. Just use Diamond Ordercode: AUG141519. The issue will be on sale at newsstands early Oct. 2014.
Diamond Comics Previews gave HM #271 a "Staff Pick"
World's foremost adult fantasy illustrated magazine. First published in 1977, Heavy Metal, the Premier Adult Illustrated Fantasy Magazine, explores fantastic and surrealistic worlds, past present and future. Illustrators from around the world take you to places you never dreamed existed. Heavy Metal magazine is now published six times per year. Most issues feature one serialized graphic novel, several short stories, an artist gallery and artist studio section, a dossier and editorial pages.
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Asylum Press is a Los Angeles-based comic book and graphic novel publisher. The company publishes high-concept books from the industry's top talent within the horror, fantasy, and action adventure genres via a bold new business model that focuses on digital publishing and new distribution outlets in both the American and international markets. Its flagship titles include Fearless Dawn, The Bomb, Chopper, Black Powder, Warlash, and the popular horror anthologies Zombie Terrors, EEEK!, Asylum of Horrors, and Satan's 3-Ring Circus of Hell. For more information, visit http://www.asylumpress.com.
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I'm a woman who loves life in a big way. My background is Accounting and Finance, but I left that world behind to homeschool my children, which I did for 11 years. My heart is passionate about missions, and I long to make a difference with human beings who are trafficked - regardless of how large or small that difference might be.
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Found some mediocre photos in my Canon Camera I forgot I had so will include them because I just don't have any other pics for tonight's post plus I have to leave in a few minutes on my second mobility van run of the day. Pics were taken on a slightly foggy morning this past week on my way to Goderich.
I had really been hoping to start the blog off today by saying I was on the mend & feeling much better since my last post. Unfortunately that is not the case. Whatever nasty bug has got a hold of me isn't letting go & I felt worse today than yesterday. Had a totally sleepless night so all day I have been in a Zombie like state. Throat is still very sore and there seems to be more congestion in the lungs. It's a tough little bug that has got a hold of me for sure.
With some of the other driver's off on holidays & a few more off for the weekend I knew there would be no getting a replacement for me today so I went ahead with my 2 mobility van runs. Luckily I was able to return home between pick-up's & drop offs for some power naps in my recliner. That was a big help. I really have my fingers crossed that they can find someone to replace me for Monday but so far it is not looking to encouraging. Our humidity is just brutal!!
A big thanks to RICK for suggesting a way to retrieve my lost Follower's List. I thought all 151 of those people on that list were lost forever. I followed Rick's simple directions & 'walla' there was my Followers gadget back in place on the right hand side of my blog. By the way Rick, I lost the small camera case for my Canon point & shoot a few days ago.....any suggestions how I can get that back:))
Have been meaning to thank all the folks who sent in comments & emails regarding our Jeep purchase about a month & a half ago. I'm sure glad we listened to all you folks & held out for a 6 cylinder motor. I can tell after having driven the Jeep for about 6 weeks now that it was a right decision. And I'm glad we decided to put the hard top on instead of the soft top. Just a whole lot less aggravating for AL.
Can't believe how fast this summer as sped by. Here it is the middle of August already & if everything goes according to plan we'll be on the road again in just a couple short months. No definite plans on departure dates or routes of travel yet. We are watching the condition of Kelly's Dad's health very closely right now because that is going to be the deciding factor in our travel plans. There has been some talk about me & the doggy guys heading straight for the ranch on our own & Kelly flying down later to join us but I'm not too keen on that plan. That's a little bit like trying to fly a big clumsy plane without a trusty co-pilot. Oh, I could handle the flying part OK but sure would be in trouble without my trusty navigator, system specialist, computer technician, gas pump referee, food organizer, problem solver, chief mechanic & all round super great traveling companion. Just wouldn't be the same. I've always thought traveling was best done with two people. The old saying, 'two heads are better than one' certainly applies to RVing. There seems to be a lot more decision making while traveling & some of that has to be done very quickly. It's always best to have that 'second opinion' close by. Seems the older some of us guys get, the more 'back-up we need!!' RVing is one of those things that just lends itself perfectly to two people.
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Airlines and travelers headed to the Sochi Olympics should keep an eye out for toothpaste tubes, which contain chemicals that could be used to construct a bomb aboard a plane, according to senior U.S. security officials.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on Wednesday, Feb. 5, informing airline companies with direct flights serving Russia of the possibility that explosive materials may be concealed in a cosmetic or oral hygiene containers.
"Any type of explosive, concealed explosive, can be extremely damaging," U.S. Representative Peter King, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's Sub-Committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, told CNN. "This is the type of threat that we're very concerned about."
Another federal source said the intelligence was connected to the arrests of two women of Chechen descent in France. Safety for attendees and athletes has been a key priority for the games, as the head of Olympics assures that the international event will run smoothly.
While there has been no specific threat to the U.S. or Russia, officials are taking the proper steps of communication with domestic and international partners, especially those associated with the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which formally start Feb. 7.
For those going to the Olympic Games, the U.S. State Department urges citizens to remain aware of their personal surroundings and exercise good security practices.
If travelers want to stay safe without ditching their hygiene kits, TheraBreath offers travel-sized toothpastes and rinses that are handy for on-the-go situations. These products help ward off cavities and bad breath. In the U.S., the Transportation Security Administration allows small containers of toothpaste that are 3.4 ounces or less in travelers' carry-on luggage, for now at least.
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CGH Hosts the Regional Centers of Research Excellence Program Launch Meeting for Cohort 1 Investigators
, by Shannon Silkensen, John Flanigan, & Nick Wolf
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) include the four most prominent chronic diseases, namely cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease, and type-2 diabetes; as well as mental health disorders, allergy, asthma, and injuries. Together, these diseases account for more than 72% of premature deaths globally[1]. Low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) carry a disproportionate burden of NCDs; both mortality rates and disability from NCDs are considerably higher in LMICs than in high-income countries.
To address this growing burden of NCDs, the NCI's Center for Global Health launched the P20 planning grant program to facilitate the planning and designing of Regional Centers of Research Excellence (RCREs). These Centers will 1) strengthen scientific quality and volume; 2) boost collaboration; 3) fortify the scientific shared core facilities; 4) enhance research activities; and 5) provide the scientific evidence needed to inform public policy about NCDs in LMICs. This grant program, RFA CA15-007, was announced in September 2015 and seeks to fund two cohorts of investigators. Six meritorious applications were selected for award among the first cohort of applicants, and in June 2016 the collaborative research began in an effort to establish regional centers of research excellence in Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Mexico, India, and Vietnam.
In January of 2017, CGH convened the first meeting of the principal investigators funded in the first cohort. These investigators gathered to share their Research Center plans and provide feedback to one another. The meeting began with a day of tours. Participants visited the NCI Biobank in Frederick where they viewed and discussed the pros and cons of using mechanical versus nitrogen freezers in their local environments. Next, they visited NIDDK's Metabolomics Lab and the NCI's Laboratory of Pathology where they talked about their pathology slide preparation methods.
Dr. Ted Trimble, Director of the Center for Global Health opened the second day of meeting with welcoming remarks and a call to action. The first session of the meeting was dedicated to delivering a consistent message to all grantees. It included presentations that encompassed programmatic, grants management, and human subjects requirements. This was followed by scientific presentations. Attendees shared their scientific overviews, their planned shared resources, and their research enhancement activities for their respective RCRE Centers. In addition, each Center presented preliminary data that formed the basis of their proposal, and also discussed the demonstration projects they sought to accomplish during the two-year planning period. On the second day, grants management and human subjects experts from NCI and NIH outlined guidelines and procedures associated with NIH awards. Following this, the grant manager and human subjects representative from each of the RCRE sites presented the state of the financial and regulatory affairs at their institution. The Launch Meeting closed with presentations from the Centers outlining their vision for future activities of the RCREs.
From our perspective, this meeting was only the beginning. CGH plans to support a second cohort of P20 RCRE Planning Grant recipients in FY17, and intends to develop a more expanded global cancer research program. As this comes into focus, it is clear we are all committed to working together so that the RCRE community will contribute to identifying new causes, interventions, and therapies for cancer.
Thank you to all the RCRE meeting participants and team members; you make this Program a success! Shannon, John, and Nick.
[1] World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health


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World's first human head transplant to go ahead
A terminally ill Russian man who volunteered for a head transplant last year says he is still going through with the procedure.
Revealing to the Daily Mail, Valery Spiridonov, 31, said his controversial surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero will release more details about the surgery next month.
'I continue the dialogue with Mr Canavero, we exchange information and as far as I know, he is preparing a portion of news this September,' said Spiridonov.
Spiridonov suffers from Werdnig-Hoffman, also known as spinal muscular atrophy, which can result in problems moving, breathing and swallowing.
Preferring to do something about his condition before it kills him, Spiridonov previously told the Daily Mail, 'If you want something to be done, you need to participate in it.
'I do understand the risks of such surgery. They are multiple.
'We can't even imagine what exactly can go wrong. I'm afraid that I wouldn't live long enough to see it happen to someone else.'
The Telegraph, London said last year that Dr Canavero, who has been dubbed 'Dr Frankenstein' claims the procedure will take less than a day.
The process is '90 per cent guaranteed to succeed, said Dr Canavero. Adding, 'Of course there is a marginal risk. I cannot deny that.'


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