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Michael's mother lives in a house in New York.
1×24 – Exodus, Part 2
Before Michael boarded Oceanic Flight 815, he called his mother and expressed his feelings about being a father, and told his mother that he lived in a studio apartment and that he left for work early in the morning each day. He asked his mother if she could take care of Walt. His mother declined, and Michael turned around to see Walt standing there, having heard the whole conversation. ("Exodus, Part 2")
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4×08 – Meet Kevin Johnson
After Michael and Walt returned to the United States, Walt moved in with Michael's mother. She was frustrated by Michael and Walt's unexplained absence and the fact that she had to continue to hide their existence and even refer to them by false names. She refused to let Michael speak to Walt because Walt was deeply upset with Michael. It was later insinuated by Tom, uncontested by Michael, that Michael had told Walt he'd killed Ana Lucia and Libby. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")
4×13 – There's No Place Like Home, Part 2
Later, after the return of the Oceanic Six, she took Walt to visit Hurley at the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute. She first demanded to know whether Hurley would do anything "crazy", and after he assured her that he would not, she left Walt and him alone to talk. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 2")
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Hededyt is depicted as a woman with a scorpion on her head or, possibly, as a scorpion with a woman's head. Her name perhaps means 'the White', linking her to certain species of scorpion which are whitish yellow in color. Many images of scorpion Goddess figures which are not labelled, and which are generally identified as Serket, may actually be images of Hededyt or of an even lesser known scorpion Goddess, Wehêt, whom Jean-Claude Goyon argues was the Lower Egyptian counterpart to the Upper Egyptian Hededyt. In some depictions, Hededyt can be distinguished from Serket in the position of the scorpion on her head. In Hededyt's case, the scorpion is positioned further down on the forehead, and appears to be in motion, whereas the scorpion of Serket is atop the head, and appears fixed. The scorpion of Serket is also generally rendered symbolically harmless by being only partially drawn. This difference in iconography may derive from an initial difference in function. The sphere of activity of Serket is determined as early as the Pyramid Texts to be the defense of the deceased, whereas Hededyt is first conceived as part of the cadre of deities who form the defense of Re. Hence Hededyt is referred to as 'daughter of Re' and uses her venom against the enemies of Re. The position of the scorpion on her forehead may therefore parallel the position of the uraeus cobra at the forehead of Re and other solar (or solarized) deities. The Hededyt scorpion, as cosmic defender, would not need to be neutralized, as would the Serket scorpion which is to be depicted in the tomb. When Hededyt acquires a role in defense of Osiris and Horus, it is through Isis appropriating her functions, and the form comes to be known almost exclusively as 'Isis-Hededyt' in the later period.
CT spell 283 (cp. BD spell 86), for "becoming a swallow" or, according to a variant, for "not dying again," invokes Hededyt on behalf of the deceased by way of the deceased identifying him/herself with Re. The spell mentions Hededyt as the daughter of Re and as a "flame for N. [the operator of the spell, identified with Re] when he goes up from the horizon." Hededyt is determined, however, not as a scorpion but as a swallow or some other kind of bird. This central conceit in the spell might be explained by the use in Egyptian hieroglyphs of the image of a swallow as the determiner for the word wer, 'great', as well as perhaps a pun involving the name of the swallow, mnt, and 'not to die', tm mt. CT spell 531 also mentions Hededyt, in the course of charging a funerary mask for the deceased emblazoned with diverse divine potencies and which is to grant vision to the deceased. The mask, which seems to be a sort of emanation of the solar disk itself, since it is said that it has been given the supports of the sky by Shu, that is, carried aloft just like the sun, is stated to be that which "Re gave to Osiris for the secret thing which was done against him, in order to end the injury by Seth against him … you are in front of N. [the deceased], and he will see by means of you." The mask in question is said to have a braid of hair which is that of Hededyt, apparently comparing the braided lock of hair to the scorpion's jointed tail as well as granting to the bearer Hededyt's striking power. Hededyt also features in BD spell 39, "for driving off Rerek," an epithet of Apophis or else an ally of Apophis similarly depicted as a snake; the body of the text does not refer again to Rerek, but only to Apophis; it is possible, therefore, that Rerek, a threat to the deceased, is combated by use of a spell adapted from a liturgy concerning the defense of Re against Apophis, his cosmic foe. Hededyt is mentioned as having placed bonds upon Apophis, who is then punished by Ma'et and apparently eaten by Hededyt (Apophis being, however, indestructible): "O Apophis, enemy of Re, more pleasing is thy taste than this sweet taste in Hededyt."
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Hededet or Hedjedjet (ḥdd.t) is a scorpion goddess of the ancient Egyptian religion. She resembles Serket in many ways, but was in later periods merged into Isis. She was depicted with the head of a scorpion, nursing a baby. She is mentioned in the Book of the Dead.


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The plans for Good Citizen, Andrew Friedman's second Capitol Hill hangout that eased into operation more than a year ago only to quietly go dormant again, have changed. Meanwhile, Liberty, Friedman's plucky 15th Ave E bar that made its reputation in growing Seattle's craft cocktail scene out of equal parts integrity and bitters, is up for sale — but likely only available to a very special group of buyers: the people who work there.
After opening as an event space more than a year ago, Good Citizen on E Olive Way is, for now, anyhow, moving forward as a cafe — craft cocktail-free.
Friedman tells CHS Good Citizen re-opened "just for fun" starting Tuesday, June 21. Right now, the store only has Stumptown coffee, but Friedman says pastries, and coffee from other roasters will soon be available. You can stop by now though be prepared for a flexible schedule as Friedman's crew sorts things out.
The concept for the E Olive Way venue was based on Liberty, the original in the family, which is open as a coffee bar by day, cocktail bar by night, 365 days a year. Friedman says he doesn't know now if he'll ever open Good Citizen as a bar but declined to get into specifics. We're checking with the liquor board to find out if there's any explanation for issues on the liquor end of things.
Good Citizen has stayed as an event space for the past year and a half because, according to Friedman, "We had a kid, and we decided we'd rather spend time with her than be in a bar 18 hours a day."
Meanwhile, Liberty may become Seattle's first co-op cocktail bar. Friedman said that after 10 years, he feels the time has come to sell the craft cocktail bar on 15th Ave E, but he was hesitant to break up what feels very much like a family. The solution? Sell the bar to the staff.
Friedman tells CHS he is working out the plan now with some friends who work at a co-op themselves, but the staff has been very receptive to the idea. "I didn't want to just sell Liberty to the highest bidder," he said.
While Liberty won't be the first worker collective active in Capitol Hill's food and drink economy, it could be the first bar. Black Coffee operated a cooperative cafe on E Pine until shuttering the venture in 2014. Meanwhile, the neighborhood has a leader in worker ownership to model off of — Central Co-op restructured in 2015 to make workers part of the ownership structure.
Good Citizen first opened in February 2015 after two years of battling red tape — and the city's move to a $15 minimum wage. While he dealt with delays with local government over permits and inspections of his project, Friedman and his 15th Ave E bar Liberty also took on city leaders in the fight against a $15 minimum in Seattle. During the time, Friedman also lost his right-hand man as Liberty co-owner Keith Waldbauer left to work on a book and his consulting business.
Friedman declined to comment on whether the $15 minimum wage issues had anything to do with the delay in opening. However, he did say he had the lease to Good Citizen "before the minimum wage issue came up." His possible transition out of the craft cocktail business would mark and interesting twist for the man who helped found both the Washington State Bartender's Guild and the Washington Distiller's Guild.
At Good Citizen, there is no date for a more official opening, but Friedman says it will be in the coming weeks. In keeping with the theme of still feeling things out, Good Citizen's hours are also still undecided: right now they open at 8 AM and are still determining when to close, and Friedman says the opening time may change to 7 AM.
Labor advocates, take note. Friedman is also working on a special project this weekend — involving child labor:
Hey, Good Citizen will be hosting a lemonade stand on Sat. & Sunday, and we need kids to 'sell' some lemonaid!
We'll be raising money for …crap, I forget which non-profit, but if you have a favorite non-profit, let's chat about that.
We're looking for some kids who want a shift or people who want to support a few great non-profits that help kids, and we'll be doing it between 10am & 5ish(?) on both days.
AND! We'll be shooting photos of the kids behind the stand, so that'll be hi-sterical.
OK! Who is in?
Good Citizen is located at 1720 E Olive Way. You can learn more on the Good Citizen Facebook page.


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(The Blessings of Autumn – Thomas Kincaid)
My house is all mine again! The grandsons were picked up about 3:00 yesterday and then at 6:30 last night, nephew Kyle was taken to the bus terminal and headed back to Cincinnati. The boys were only here for the weekend, but Kyle had been here for two months.
Since I am a huge fan of clean, neat, quiet and time to myself, this is a very feel good day for me. Kyle was actually going to be here longer, but some things didn't work out quite as planned and our patience ran thin. I'll explain this "Kyle Project" in a separate post. I'm just glad to have no current house guests. Someone said to me, "You'll probably be bored when all the activity and chaos goes away". NO WAY! Not this girl. I love calm and quiet.
Today was a rainy and dark Monday and I just kept telling my husband what a great day it was. It felt so comfy and cozy as I cleaned the guest bedroom and bath and made tapioca pudding FOR TWO!
Again, I am going to sound selfish, but I asked hubby to please promise that he will not offer our home, time, money and energy to any more needy family members. It would be a different story if it did some good and wasn't just taken for granted and even criticized.
I didn't really mean to get into that, I just am glad to have my house back to myself. Now maybe instead of the time spent on additional cooking, cleaning, tutoring, cleaning up legal issues, working with social services, etc., Bob and I can get back to our own work, hobbies, travel and enjoying our life.
This last six months was certainly filled with enough activity, including 3 funerals, the births of 2 more grandchildren and everything in between. This was just one more thing we didn't need right now.
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Ashley Wagner US Figure Skating Champion 2012
Born: May 16, 1991
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Height: 5′ 3″
Level: Senior
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
College: Saddleback Community College (2014)
Training Town: Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Club: SC of Wilmington
Coach: John Nicks, Phillip Mills
Choreographer: Phillip Mills
Ashley Wagner accomplishments:
2012 U.S. champion
Two-time U.S. bronze medalist (2008, '10)
2012 Four Continents champion
Two-time World Junior bronze medalist (2007, '09)
Won five medals in the Grand Prix Series
2007 U.S. junior bronze medalist
Ashley Wagner in 2013:
Short Program Music: Music from The Red Violin by John Corigliano and Joshua Bell
Free Style Music: "Samson and Delilah" by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Ashley Wagner history:
Ashley Wagner grew up in a military family and was born in Germany. Ashley began skating at age 5 in Eagle River, Alaska. Her previous coaches are Shirley Hughes, Dody Teachman and Priscilla Hill.
Wishing Ashley Wagner the very best of luck for the upcoming competitions.


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Zynga has confirmed that one of its key technologists, Neil Roseman, has resigned from the company. Roseman served most recently as vice president of engineering on Project Z, which was announced earlier this month as Zynga.com.
Roseman, who also served as manager of the company's Seattle office, reported to Manuel Bronstein, who remains the lead on Zynga.com. Meanwhile, Jim Veevaert is heading Zynga's Seattle office. Roseman resigned after 15 months at the social games company, AllThingsD reported earlier today.
The Zynga.com platform is strategic for the San Francisco company's effort to diversify beyond Facebook. Roseman left the company about three weeks ago, after the platform launched. He told AllThingsD that he had been spending three to four days a week in San Francisco and left the company because he wanted to spend more time with his family in Seattle.
Before joining Zynga, Roseman was chief executive of Evir, a semantic web startup funded by Paul Allen. He was also one of Amazon.com's first engineers. Veevaert was previously president of Jerry Bruckheimer Games and also worked for Microsoft's game business for about eight years. He helped steer Epic Games and Gears of War to Microsoft and was the executive producer of Halo 3.
The Seattle game studio recently helped launch Slingo on Facebook.


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When it looks like ghosts are haunting a cemetery in Boone Creek, N.C., science writer Jeremy Marsh comes to town to investigate. Marsh expected to find a plausible explanation for the ghostly visions, but did not plan on falling for a local librarian, who also happens to the granddaughter of the town psychic. Marsh finds himself questioning his own beliefs and must figure out how much he will let the budding romance affect his life and career.
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This is the 2nd picture I had designed earlier for doing assissi embroidery.I have maintained the basic idea of miniature [Indian] in this also. This is also a symmetrical floral design.
I did not work on the blackwork filling patterns ,when I designed these pictures.Along with working on the design, I had to calculate on the overall blackwork pattern too.I am doing a different pattern for each picture, just to give myself a variety.
I stitched my initials on the big flower petal.
The picture allignment is not good, too late to do something about it.
Little imperfections are part of the trade!
The border is a geometrical pattern.
This is not a square weave cloth, it is rectangular. Important detail-which I overlooked, while calculating the number of squares for the designs,.Fortunately I found that before I started working, and added 10 squares to the width and adjusted.


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In addition to providing opportunities for you to reconnect with the school and your former classmates through reunions and events, we offer mentoring opportunities and more general networking to continue to help you make the most of your connection to this community. Below you will find a short introduction to our networking and mentoring platform, Geelong College Connect and information about the Old Collegians' Committee.
We are excited to have launched our new networking and mentoring platform at www.geelongcollegeconnect.com.
It is very easy to register just using your LinkedIn or Facebook accounts so there is no need to remember a password each time you login.
This is a very interactive platform allowing you as a community member to:
• Post messages.
• Connect with school friends.
• Register for upcoming events.
• Add photos to tell your story.
• Post on the jobs board to recruit for your business.
• Offer help to fellow community members.
• Seek advice or a mentor.
Not only will the OGCA community allow you to seek or give professional careers advice but it will also be an extraordinary resource for our current students for work experience, career guidance and work place mentoring.
We are only the second school in Australia to use this new platform & through it we hope you will become more involved in your community by staying in touch and to either give back or to seek advice to enhance your career.
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The Old Geelong Collegians' Association (OGCA) hosts a large number of events each year. These include cocktail functions in the College Dining Hall for alumni after 10 year, 20 years, and 30 years. We also host lunches for alumni after 40 years and our Sic Itur function for 50 years plus.
The OGCA also organises the OGC's V OGG annual golf day at Barwon Heads, the Albert Bell Club dinner, an OGCA staff cocktail party, Dunkeld races and a Melbourne and Sydney reunion function each year. We also hold a Hong Kong reunion each March. In partnership with the College we also hold annual cocktail parties in Warrnambool and Hamilton.
Over alternate years we hold functions in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Albury.
We are always happy to hear your ideas and feedback regarding our reunions and events and would encourage you to contact the OGCA at any time.Photos and further details, including dates and booking information for these events, can be found at www.geelongcollegeconnect.com.
Former students have the opportunity to join OGCA sporting teams, not only to keep in touch with their old school friends, but to make new connections in the community. The OGs field teams in men's and women's football, netball, cricket and tennis.
Communication between the school and former students is through the Ad Astra magazine, which is published twice a year (December & June), Old Geelong Collegians' Association Facebook, our Geelong College Connect newsletter, and our alumni website Geelong College Connect.


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Milan, December 2017 – From the food products that we find on the supermarket shelves and the books that we peruse in the bookshop to the houses that we live in and the cars that we drive: 'behind the scenes' of our economy's most central production sectors, lies a lengthy chain of outstanding and technological industrial machinery, a world of technologies that spans from the processing of materials, such as the wide range of plastics (used, for examp
Five international exhibitions - PLAST, IPACK-IMA, MEAT-TECH, PRINT4ALL and INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA – outstanding showcases for machinery, technology and material production for the manufacturing industry, join together in one big event that
Milan, May 13th 2013 – An impressive 18,000 visitors attended Grafitalia and Converflex, events dedicated to printing, graphics and converting May 7-11, 2013 at Fiera Milano, Rho, Milan, Italy.
This January 2013, in Hannover, Germany the signing of a business agreement took place between Deutsche Messe AG and Ipack-Ima Spa for the creation of the new exhibition INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA 2015, planned for May 19-23, 2015 at the FieraMilano exhibition center in Rho.


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The most amazing thing happened the other day. I sat down in my quiet living room, I opened a book, and I read for an uninterrupted 90-minute stretch. No TV, no music, no checking my phone for missed messages--just the occasional rustle of the page as I turned from one to the next.
You, too, can have this magical experience. With a November calendar absolutely bursting with incredible author signings, Houston independent bookstores are practically throwing the peace and quiet at you; inviting you to meet a new or longtime favorite author, to hear them read, to buy their books, and then to curl up and read the world away, if only for a little while.
Oh, and here's a hint: Start your Christmas shopping now at Murder By The Book, Brazos Bookstore, and Blue Willow Bookshop.
Murder By The Book
On Saturday, November 9, spice things up a little with Houston-based author Delphine Dryden, who will sign and discuss her new novel Gossamer Wings at Murder by the Book (4:30 p.m.). Writing in the romance genre, Dryden is a recovering lawyer and award-winning author; if you enjoy meeting local writers, you'll love this signing.
We also have our eye on the November 12 event with Julia Spencer-Fleming, who will sign and discuss her latest Through the Evil Days. Spencer-Fleming is also the author of In the Bleak Midwinter (her debut novel that won the St. Martin's/Malice Domestic, the Dilys, the Agatha, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Barry awards!) and Out of the Deep I Cry, the latter of which was a finalist for the 2005 Edgar Award.
There are also tickets still available for the November 18 "Tea with Diane Setterfield." Part of the ongoing Mystery Author Luncheon Series, tickets for this event are $65, and include lunch and a copy of Bellman and Black.
Brazos Bookstore
Brazos Bookstore has so much going on in November, we seriously might need to synchronize our watches. First, on November 8, Matt Zoller Seitz will be in-store to sign The Wes Anderson Collection, a photo book celebrating Wes Anderson films. The signing starts at 7 p.m., and this $40 hardcover would make a perfect Christmas gift for a movie lover (or coffee table book lover) in your life.
Tickets are required for the November 13 event with Anne Lamott. Yes, the Anne Lamott. The event itself will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, and tickets ($18.50) can be pre-purchased through the Brazos Bookstore website.
On Tuesday, November 19 Mark Halperin will discuss and sign his book Double Down: Game Change 2012 at the University of Houston. This is also a ticketed event ($30), and your purchase includes a copy of Double Down as well as entry; tickets can be purchased in advance, online. The following evening, meet Jody Williams--activist, author, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner--when she talks about her memoir, My Name is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Blue Willow Bookshop
Blue Willow Bookshop also has a terrific schedule of events coming up in November, starting with a visit from Loren Long and Jon Agee on Saturday, November 9 at noon. Long and Agee are author/illustrators and will be signing their newest holiday titles, An Otis Christmas and Little Santa, respectively.
Cookbook fans should mark their calendars for Houston author Elizabeth Stone on Monday, November 11 at 7 p.m. and Christy Jordan on Friday, November 22 at 5 p.m. Stone will sign and discuss An Invitation to Entertain: Recipes for Gracious Parties, which comes out just in time for Christmas. Jordan's signing on November 22 is for her latest, Come Home to Supper; the event will also double as a food drive for the Fair Haven Food Pantry. Visit the event to view the list of requested donation items.
If you can't make the MBTB November event with Diane Setterfield, you have a second chance at it. The author will appear at Blue Willow Bookshop on Monday, November 18 to sign Bellman and Black at 7 p.m.


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28 August 2014
Young Farmers are being encouraged to show off their harvesting skills during this year's British Food Fortnight (BFF) from 20th September - 5th October.
"Bring Home The Harvest" has been organised by Love British Food and will celebrate the harvest through activities and events taking place across the country during the national food promotion. Love British Food is encouraging Young Farmers across the country to join the celebrations by organising their own activities and events.
Harvest Heroes
As part of BFF, Love British Food has teamed up with the Daily Telegraph to look for 2014's Harvest Heroes.
Catherine Tytherleigh, Organiser at Love British Food, said: "In the Search for the UK's Harvest Heroes competition, we are looking for those extraordinary people who are doing great things to get their communities buzzing about the harvest. We would like to see entries from as many diverse locations as possible; from a small village community deep in the countryside to the Square Mile in the City of London, supported by banks and big businesses."
Click here for details on how to enter this year's Harvest Heroes competition.
Young Farmers can also promote their harvesting efforts through Farmers Guardian's #HarvestFever selfie campaign. The campaign aims to celebrate farming, the harvest and local produce, so remember to post your #HarvestFever selfies during BFF.
Show that your club is supporting this campaign, by adding the #HarvestFever twibbon to your Facebook or Twitter account.
This year's #Harvestfever twibbon
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You can download it and add it to your profile now by clicking here.
National Harvest Service
Preparations are also well under way for this year's National Harvest Service at Birmingham Cathedral. Once again, NFYFC will be playing their part at this year's Service on 20th October. Last year's service at Westminster Abbey was attended by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall and saw a reading by last year's NFYFC Chairman, Millie Wastie. There were also readings by British actors Damien Lewis and Martin Clunes. Current chairman, Claire Worden, has been asked to perform a reading at this year's service.
Youth Groups under the age of 16, can apply to attend this year's service. More details can be found here.
Get Involved
To add even more excitement, Love British Food will be running a series of Facebook competitions in the run up to and during British Food Fortnight. If your organisation would like to be involved by donating a prize, please let them know.
So how will you and your club Bring Home The Harvest? Send your stories, activities, events and pictures to firstname.lastname@example.com.
27 August 2014
A sailing adventure with YFC Travel was the perfect way to spend a week on the open waves for 12 lucky members.
The sailing experience, organised by Tall Ships, was an exclusive opportunity for members under 18 years old and involved travelling from Portsmouth to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, Poole, the Channel Islands, Alderney, Sark, Guernsey and Lymington.
YFC sailors enjoyed glorious sunshine on board the Challenger 2 and got involved in all sorts of activities to learn more about sailing.
Louise Cowdy from Market Bosworth YFC was one of the leaders on the trip and said she had a fantastic time.
"I had never sailed before and we learnt on the job. It was really informative and everyone got on really well."
The crew got chance to explore different locations and had some enjoyable days and nights out together.
"We had to go on a dinghy to reach the shore when we got off to see places. It made you feel like you could be anywhere! I think some of the nights that were more fun were when we were moored at sea," said Louise.
The week definitely tested everyone's patience, as their living space was very small – despite being surrounded by vast amounts of water!
"It was very comfy but you couldn't get away from anyone," explained Louise. "I made friends with everyone though – they were all so chatty and friendly."
As a leader, Louise was responsible for organising consent forms and supporting younger members.
"It's such a great experience. The other programmes are great but being a leader has built up so many skills, which are vital for jobs and for learning about something new. I absolutely recommend this trip, you have such a good laugh and we learnt a lot from the company too."
The Tall Ships sailing experience is running again in 2015 from 18-25 July. There are 10 spaces available and two leader positions. Find out more information about the trip.
22 August 2014
NFYFC members took part in a special consultation at Windsor Castle in July to discuss how to attract more young people into a career in farming.
The aim of the St George's House Consultation, which is held annually on a topic related to food and farming, was to generate debate around the actions suggested in the Future of Farming report, compiled by David Fursdon last year.
Organisers wanted to test ideas against the views of younger people at the Consultation and gather views on how they regard the prospect of a career in agriculture.
Solutions to the topic 'How to attract and support talented young people into the farming industry' are essential because of the need for more skilled labour and tech savvy individuals to help meet the challenges of producing more food in a sustainable way during the 21st century. It is hoped that the views shared will help to develop solutions that will project the image of careers in agriculture to attract the talent which the farming sector needs.
NFYFC members joined in the discussion and involved Russell Carrington, Chairman of the AGRI Steering Group, NFYFC Vice Chairman Chris Manley, Warwickshire FYFC member Charlotte Johnston, Norfolk FYFC member Helen Reeve and Devon FYFC Vice Chair Caroline Trude. They were among more than 40 other young people and representatives from organisations and occupations connected with farming.
Russell said: "We met some really interesting people from different organisations and there was much value in networking and talking to others and building links for the future. We hope that some of the actions we discussed will take place as a result of the consultation."
Some of the key discussion points included:
The Consultation Report is now available on the St George's House website.
20 August 2014
Put that Hoedown, the single created by Essex FYFC in support of the Rural+ campaign, can be bought as a CD on Amazon from 24 August 2014.
The County has unfortunately had a long wait to get the CD version of Put that Hoedown listed on Amazon after officially launching the track on iTunes back in May.
The new CD version is only £2.99 and includes a previously unreleased instrumental bonus track and a six-page booklet, including the story behind the single, photos of YFC members and thank you messages.
The single, which was the brainchild of Essex FYFC Chairman Sam Iddison, started off as an idea to raise money in the build up to Convention by aiming to get a single into the UK Top 40.
With support from a record label, professional lyricist and some strong vocals from club members, the County found themselves recording their single at the world famous Abbey Road Studios. The track even had a guest vocalist in the form of comedian Alexander Armstrong and singer Chesney Hawkes makes an appearance in the video.
Following lots of support on social media and in their local press, the single made it inside the top 60 UK singles charts and was the fifth highest new entry on the week it was released.
The video has had more than 86,000 views on YouTube and they are hoping the new CD version will give the single another boost.
Sam said: "I know there are quite a lot of supporters who have been waiting for the CD, as they don't have an Apple device to buy it from iTunes. Sales will mean we can raise more funds for YoungMinds and The Farming Community Network."
Purchase the CD from Amazon.
19 August 2014
More than 14,000 people visited the Entertainments Arena, organised by Wales YFC at the Royal Welsh Show in July, to see celebrities such as Greg James and Gareth Gates.
Members from across Wales – and many from England – joined in the fun at the Young People's Village, a camping and entertainment complex for young people staying at the show. More than 4,000 people camped at the site, which included free Wi-fi and improved security.
Entertainment during the week included Radio 1 DJs Greg James and Scott Mills as well as performances from Gareth Gates and pop group Five.
Tom Bevan, Wales YFC's Events Chairman said: "This is the highlight of the YFC calendar and Wales YFC are always working hard to make it bigger and better each year. We think it is important to support local Welsh acts and to give them the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of people. We are also passionate about bringing well-known acts to the Village, ensuring that we are the best entertainment and camping site for young people during the Royal Welsh Show. We would also like to thank Harper Adams University for their continued support in sponsoring this event."
For photos from the event, visit the album on Facebook.
12 August 2014
Young Farmers love a fancy dress do – and there's no better time to pull on the silly clothes than when you're high up a mountain covered in snow!
So, to get the YFC Ski 2015 après-ski party off to the coolest of starts, we're giving you the chance to choose your fancy dress theme for the guys and gals in Tignes when they go in January 2015.
The three options for fancy dress themes are: Retro, Beach and Tweed. Choose your theme in the poll at the side of the YFC Ski Page.
The trip, from 3-10 January 2015, has already taken hundreds of bookings from Young Farmers across the UK and its set to be the biggest YFC Ski trip yet.
There are loads of activities for skiers and non-skiers alike and it's a fantastic location to enjoy a winter holiday with fellow YFC members.
Organised by Outgoing with NFYFC, it promises to be seven days of non-stop fun with Ski Championships, a special guest DJ at the Ultimate Funicular Party as well as the chance to go ice-diving, paragliding and even a trip in a helicopter.
Don't miss out on this amazing holiday and take advantage of early bird cheaper booking deposits before 1 September 2014. The trip is £399 and includes travel, accommodation and lift pass. There is also a wristband only package available for those who prefer to book their own transport and accommodation.
For more information visit the YFC Ski pages and book on the Outgoing YFC Ski website.
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Posts Tagged 'Monasticism'
Sermon for St. Bruno – Br. David Allen
The Eucharist today commemorates Saint Bruno, the Founder of the Carthusian Order, founded in 1084 A. D. In this Chapel he is depicted in the windows just above us, the last one on the North Side, nearest the Altar. Bruno was born in Cologne about 1032. He was gifted intellectually, and became rector of the Cathedral School at Rheims. After about 18 years in that position of great responsibility Bruno began to feel drawn to the monastic life. Read More
Sermon for The Restoration of Religious Life in the Anglican Communion – Br. David Allen
Sermon for The Restoration of Religious Life in the Anglican Communion, 1841
The leaders of the Oxford Movement in the Church of England in the 19th Century came to a general agreement that there was a need to establish Monastic communities. This was because in the four years between 1536 and 1541 over 800 monasteries and convents had been dissolved and destroyed, or given over to other uses. This was a regrettable part of that tumultuous period of the Anglican Reformation.
Finally, on June 5, 1841, under the guidance of Dr. Edward Bouverie Pusey, a young woman, Marian Rebecca Hughes, made solemn monastic vows in St. Mary's Church, Oxford. That event marks the restoration of the Religious Life in the Anglican Communion. The vows that she took that June morning were an act of love for God, who loves us.
In the following years a number of communities for women were founded. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to establish communities for men. Eventually our own Society of Saint John the Evangelist was successfully founded in 1866, and others soon followed.
It is of significance for us who are living the monastic life here today, and for you who come here to worship with us, because from that event which we commemorate today other communities did develop and flourish. Many good works have developed from those communities. These have become centers for teaching deeper understanding of the spiritual life of the whole Church. This witness to the life of prayer continues today here and in many other parts if the world.
Will you pray with us for more vocations to the Religious life? Pray also for a deeper understanding of that life and of all that it stands for in the life of the whole Church.
St. Pachomius and Our Own Life's Calling – Br. Curtis Almquist
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Saint Pachomius
Acts 2:42-47a
In the calendar of the church we remember today an Egyptian monk named Pachomius, who lived years 290-346. Pachomius was born in a small village in northern Egypt to a family who worshipped the gods of the Pharaohs. As a young man Pachomius was conscripted into military service. His fifth-century biography, the Vita Prima, recalls that where he was billeted, he for the first time met Christians who did "all manner of good… treating [everyone] with love for the sake of the God of heaven." Pachomius was smitten by the kind and generous camaraderie, the koinonia, of Christian believers, the very thing described in the Acts of the Apostles: "They were of one heart and one soul," and who essentially practiced three things: these Christians lived together in community, they prayed and worshipped, and they served others. This experience for Pachomius was life-changing. He prayed to this Christian God, promising that he would live his life in the same way. When he was discharged from military service, he was baptized, and for several years was formed in the Christian life by one of the desert hermits.
Pachomius had a series of visions, something he had never experienced before. The visions were about his becoming a monk, but not alone. Christian hermits had already been living in solitude in the Egyptian desert for about 50 years, since the late 3rdcentury. But Pachomius' visions were about his living as a monk in community. He had as a model the words which we just heard from the Acts of the Apostles: "All who believed were together and had all things in common. They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."[i]And "day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved." Read More
For God Alone – Br. David Vryhof
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The Spirituality of the Cistercians
On the Feast of St Robert de Molesme (Cistercian monk, 1029-1111)
Genesis 12:1-4 and Matthew 19:27-29
It's not easy for us to imagine a group of 22 men, in the latter half of the 11thcentury, heading into a remote and thickly forested region of France to establish a new monastery. With whatever tools they had brought with them, they began to clear the trees and bushes, and to build small individual huts out of branches. They had little to eat, few possessions, and none of the comforts that we so routinely take for granted. In addition to this, they set for themselves a rigorous daily schedule, based on the Rule of St Benedict: four hours of sleep in the night, followed by four hours of prayer, both private and communal. A meager diet of roots and herbs. Hard manual work during the day, off-set by more worship and periods of reading or study.
Like Abram and like the apostles in our readings tonight, they left everything– homes, families, possessions, livelihoods, friends, one could say even civilization itself – to give their lives (as completely as they knew how) to God. Their leader was a 69 year-old man, Robert de Molesme, who had become a Benedictine monk at the tender age of 15. Not long after having entering the monastery, he began to be recognized for his piety and sanctity, and at a comparably young age, was elected as its prior. Read More
A Living Lineage – Br. Keith Nelson
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Feast of the Saints of the Society of St. John the Evangelist
John 13:12-17
In a monastery, the past is inescapable. Formal, stately portraits of departed SSJE brethren hang on the walls of our refectory, placidly gazing upon daily breakfasts and Easter dinners alike. The names of others are inscribed on the bottoms of communion chalices or on memorial plaques, hanging in both obvious and out of the way places. Names and dates in elegant cursive script grace the inside covers of some of the older books on our library shelves. Occasionally, I stumble across prayers copied out on title pages or notes penciled in the yellowing margins, and I'm unexpectedly moved; I feel as if I am entering a conversation that began long before me. Finally, and most significantly, there is our practice of reading the obituary of a departed brother on the anniversary of his death. This moment at Compline is not simply a gentle reminder of our mortality. It is also a loving gaze at a portrait in the family photo album. And that probably points to the heart of the matter. When I say that the past is inescapable here, I do not mean that in an antiquarian or anachronistic way, as if living in a monastery were like living in a museum or an antique gallery. Nor do I mean that we are haunted by ghosts. In the phrasing of Donald Allchin, former Canon of Canterbury Cathedral and a friend of this community long before I came along, it is the "living presence of the past" that makes itself so mysteriously and palpably felt in a monastery.[i] Before I came to monastic life, my personal relationship with the past felt both very passionate and very piecemeal. Confined to favorite authors and artists and a handful of saints, I found it difficult to describe why these figures exerted such a persistent, gravitational tug upon my heart – and what meanings that tug signified for my life in the present. But as I come more and more to take my place in a lineage, and to discover my individual story knit into a fabric whose folds extend beyond my imagining, I begin to grasp in my daily experience the words from our Rule of Life: "As we explore the spiritual legacy of our forebears we remember that they are not dead figures from the past. Risen in Christ, they belong to the great cloud of witnesses who spur us on by their prayers to change and mature in response to the Holy Spirit who makes all things new."[ii] Read More
I Become Peace: A Conversation About Vocation with Br. Nicholas Bartoli
Where did your monastic vocation begin?
My vocation didn't start with a particular interest in monasticism, because when I was young I didn't know what a monk was, or that monasticism was even a thing. But I do remember, as a little boy, being intensely spiritual and interested in God. A seed of sorts was planted really, really early in me. I felt a sense that walking in the light of God's presence was my calling, that it was my vocation first and foremost, regardless of whether I became a plumber, or a computer programmer, or whatever.
When I was about six or seven, I remember my mom asking me, "Are you looking forward to getting married one day?" And I said, "I don't think I want to love just one person; I want to love everybody." I have no idea where that came from, but I remember the conversation. Amazingly, it has carried forward to today.
Now the sad part of the story – I suppose there's always a sad part to any true story – is that my temperament, my personality, the gift from God of my being open to God's presence, also left me open to some bad teasing and bullying. In fact, it was so horrific that I was traumatized from an early age. As a result, I basically shut down, my heart closed down completely, in an effort to protect myself.
That severe contraction and closing off of my heart ruined the beautiful relationship I had with myself, with God, and with the world. I also divorced myself from anything that even hinted at spirituality or religion. I was a self-proclaimed atheist.
I feel like that seed – the desire for God which God planted in me – never left. But because the sense of God's presence had retreated, it wasn't available to me any longer. Eventually I went into a really severe depression, which lasted for most of my life – from about second or third grade until 2010. As I understand it in retrospect, I think that my depression was less of a disease in itself and more of a symptom: a symptom of my denial of self, denial of God, denial of who I was meant to be.
So what changed to crack your heart back open?
It's actually a very long story. Here's the short version.
The first movement toward any kind of resolution – which I only recognized in retrospect – came when I discovered dance in 1997. At the time, I was living in Washington, D.C., I had an internship with the Environmental Protection Agency, and I basically couldn't function. I was walking around in a fog. I was just so horribly depressed that I was numb. And yet, somehow – and I think this was maybe God putting his finger lightly, gently, somewhere – this idea came to me out of nowhere, "Hey, maybe I should try something physical, an exercise class or something." The thought was like a foreign object that had entered my brain.
Then I was walking along near where I lived and saw a poster in a window: "Dance workout." Where the energy for this came from, given where I was at, I have no idea, but I dragged myself to the class one day. And it was amazing. The people were lovely and welcoming. So I went back. I wound up totally, totally falling in love with modern dance, and in the process, discovering a way of re-inhabiting my body and learning to express myself in movement. And it was a renaissance. My brain started working a little differently, my body started responding differently. I credit the discovery of modern dance as being the initial crack.
There was a lot more to come. Dance led me to yoga, which led to yoga philosophy, which brought me back around to things spiritual and religious. From yoga I got into Buddhism, and I ended up actively practicing Buddhism for quite a while. So I had a good Yoga practice, a dedicated Buddhist practice, I was meditating and learning things from that, and I started to see a therapist. Eventually, I ended up leaving my job and moving to Boulder, Colorado, where I started the Somatic Counseling Psychology program at Naropa University. Soon after I started that program, I also started another independent program on the side, called Hakomi, which is a very particular form of psychotherapy and therapeutic approach based on mindfulness and the body.
It was in 2010, during a four-day Hakomi intensive training on "the inner child," that I had a spiritual experience which has radically shaped me and my entire life since then. I can't go into it in detail here, but during one of the exercises, on June 25, 2010, I experienced a profound reintegration of all those parts of myself and my heart that had been closed off and contracted so many years back when I was a small boy. The experience broke me open. I might even describe it as a kind of mystical experience. And the next two weeks after that event were very strange; I don't know how else to explain it, except to say that I was living in this kind of thinly-veiled reality, having a lot of mystical experiences. It was very, very powerful, and beautiful, and wonderful, and also terrifying. I was crying almost every day for huge chunks of the day – out of delight, out of gratitude.
To share one instance: I go to the gym and I'm on the treadmill, running. And then all of a sudden, I look out from the treadmill and everybody in the gym, every single person – the old lady in the corner, the bodybuilder guy, everyone in between, everybody – they are glowing like a sun. Just glowing. I can't even say it without crying. Each person was infinitely beautiful, just glowing with this light. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. And somehow just by witnessing it, I felt like I was burning up. Now, mind you, the subject of God had not yet come up in my brain. But I said my first spontaneous prayer on the treadmill that day. I said, "God, I can't take it. It's very beautiful but I can't take it. I'm human." And as soon as I said that, it started to fade. Mind you, I'm this atheist, Buddhist guy. So that left me a little, well – as you can imagine – off-balance, wondering what was going on.
Shortly after that, I found a book of poetry from the Sufi mystical tradition. I had encountered this stuff before, but it didn't register. Now I began reading at random one of these poems, and a spark of recognition came into me. I realized, "Okay, either he was crazy in the same way that I'm crazy, or neither one of us is crazy, and am I falling in love with God? Is this what's happening?" I started to read more Sufi poetry and other mystical poets, and realized that they were totally describing what was happening to me – everything I was experiencing. And that gave me a lot of comfort because it helped to solidify for me that, yes, apparently this is what God feels like. It brought God into the picture.
I felt like I was rolling down a hill, like I really didn't have control over anything. At some point, I felt pushed – I felt an impulse – toward bringing other people on board to help me out with this. I don't know how else to say it, but I felt myself called to go to a church. It was very powerful and it was that simple: "Find a church." I was really shocked that God was pushing me in this direction. Honestly, I was pretty resistant, because at the time I thought that all Christians were basically conservative homophobes. I was wishing that it would have been a push to go to a Buddhist temple or an Ashram, or anything else. I might have even considered a synagogue. But the command was strong.
So, because that was the only thing I had to go on, I did some church shopping. I made the rounds of five or six churches, including Quakers, Unitarian Universalists, a Baptist church, the Latter Day Saints. I was just randomly trying places. But nothing seemed to really fit.
Eventually, one Sunday, I happened across a United Church of Christ and went in. The whole experience was just amazing. The sermon and the pastor touched on so many points that reflected this new reality I was experiencing. I was like, "Wow! Really? They talk like that here? In church?" And so I stuck around. After the service, I went and talked to a couple people. The Assistant Pastor, Jason, invited me out to lunch with him and had a wonderfully, grounding, normalizing conversation with me. I was boiling over with all these crazy, mystical experiences, and a new way dealing with morality, and this light coming from everywhere, and this joy like God was going to consume me at any minute, just bursting with it. And Jason had the perfectly appropriate response to help me: he was totally nonplussed. And he started throwing out these theological phrases: "the Christ within," "mystical experience," "sharing the resurrection," and "born again." All of a sudden, my random experiences felt like they had an anchor in reality and could be a part of my journey.
So Jason did a lot to normalize my experiences. And then finding a home in a church, and committing to it, really helped me grow. Christianity gave me a way to relate to all the stuff that was happening in my heart. It gave me a way to talk about God.
So how did this faith develop into a sense of a monastic vocation?
Ever since my June 25th experience, I only knew what God wanted for me – and it was very clear and felt like a tall order, all at the same time: it was clear that God just wanted me to be present in the world, in a particular way, for God, and out of love, sharing that love with everyone. That was my mission. As I grew in faith, God kept tapping me on the shoulder to point me toward ways I could realize that vocation. For instance, I felt called to more and more radical simplicity. I felt drawn toward celibacy. It was like God had flipped a switch in me. I remember sitting at my computer, literally about to go on match.com, and thinking, "What am I doing?" Whenever I had thought about celibacy before, it had worried me to feel like I was giving something up. Suddenly it occurred to me that celibacy is actually about choosing something: choosing to take all my sexual, emotional, intellectual energy, and direct it in one direction, toward God.
As I was figuring this all out, Jason and my spiritual director, David Frenette, both suggested that I needed the support of a community. At that time, I was so ignorant about monasticism, I didn't realize that they meant a monastic community. And then Jason was more explicit. He said, "You need to try a monastic vocation."
After that, things snowballed really quickly. Jason suggested SSJE to me because he had once expressed interest in a vocation with SSJE, so he knew the community quite well. Once Jason actually verbalized it and started talking about SSJE, the idea felt like it had its own life.
I was rolling down the hill.
Did you struggle with the decision at all?
The only really scary thing for me was the question of whether or not this was my life calling. I kept wondering, "Is this where I'm going to end up?" I feel like I was asking God for assurances, because I wanted to stop moving around. I didn't want to just try it. I wanted to know for sure that this was going to be it. But God never gave me that assurance. My clear sense was basically that God was saying, "I can only tell you what's right to do now." So then I just took a deep breath, and here I am.
Even once I arrived, I had to surrender to testing my vocation, and just trusting whatever happens next. Once I was able to surrender to that, life settled into a rhythm and time began to move pretty quickly. Now I'm just living here, living as a monk, doing monk stuff.
What surprises you about living as a monk?
I was surprised at first at how involved the wider congregation is in the life of the community. All the people who worship at SSJE on a regular basis, and repeat guests who come on retreat, make for a larger community. That was a little surprising, because my primary sense of vocation felt like a call to the desert. When I first came here, I was expecting more silence and less connection with people. Even now, I would say that this life has a real tension between a call to the desert and a call to sharing the fruits of the desert with others. I've discovered that the more I feel centered in the desert within my heart, the less I feel like I need exterior desert around me. Sometimes I feel like I can bring the desert with me in all situations: washing the dishes, playing video games, offering spiritual direction.
What's one of the greatest joys that you have in this life right now?
My greatest joy is the feeling of walking in the light of God's presence. There's a lot of talk in the Bible and especially the Psalms about peace and joy. In my experience, the greatest joy comes wrapped up in peace – "the peace that passeth understanding." In this life, I have a sense of really profound stillness and resting, like Nicholas is letting himself totally rest in the stillness that is in the center point, his heart, where Christ's light is. That's who I truly am; it's my real identity. Not a monk or even Nicholas. Just this I-in-Christ, who I truly am. And when I'm resting in that place, my identity becomes alive and it feels real. And it's not even a question of feeling joy or peace. In a way, I feel like I become joy and I become peace, and that's the greatest joy that I feel.
A Joy Most Ravishing – Br. James Koester
Life Profession of Jim Woodrum SSJE
Exodus 33: 7 – 1, Psalm 139: 1 – 12, 1 John 4: 7 – 12, John 15: 9 – 19
Well I am certainly impressed. Never in a million years did I imagine that so many people would show up today. I really only expected the brothers, the guests in the guesthouse and our regulars at the Saturday Eucharist. But look at you! You have come from near and far: Georgia, and South Carolina, from New York and parts in between. You have come from any number of places around Cambridge and Boston, and all to show your dedication, your devotion, your loyalty, your faithfulness, your friendship to someone whom we are told, was of remarkable life and learning.[1] And you are all dressed up to boot! That's all pretty impressive, and we are honoured by your presence at this celebration today. The one person that I don't see here though, surprises me by his absence. I don't see the Mayor of Boston here. And that surprises me. Of all the people who should be here, he's at the top of the list. Why isn't he here with us today as we celebrate the feast of St. Botolph, the Patron Saint of Boston? Read More
Antony & Adoration – Br. Luke Ditewig
Today we remember Antony of Egypt, the founder of Christian monasticism, who moved out into the desert alone to pray. When Antony emerged from the desert and learned of a great persecution of the church, he returned to the city and cared for those in trouble. Later he returned to the desert but many people came out to see him and hear his wisdom. Judges repeatedly called Antony down to the city to advise them in their rulings.
Solitude for prayer, for focusing on relationship with God, is key to our life and what we offer on retreat. Monasticism like ours is life shared together, a company of friends who prioritize friendship with Christ. Read More
Telegrammes from God – Br. James Koester
Feast of Saint Edward the Confessor and Requiem for Brother John Goldring SSJE
Wisdom 3: 1-6
Psalm 23
1 John 3: 1-2
John 20: 1-9
I first met John in the fall of 1981. I was at the Mission House in Bracebridge with a group of my fellow divinity students from Trinity College, Toronto for our annual fall retreat. I remember a number of things about that weekend. I remember that it was a wonderful fall weekend, much like the last several days have been here. Father Dalby, whom some of our will remember, was our retreat leader. And John preached at the Sunday Eucharist.
Now I don't remember what John said in his homily, but I do remember that I, like my other classmates, was stunned by its simplicity, its brevity and its depth.Little did I know at the time, that John's sermons would become a regular and important part of my spiritual life. Nor would I have ever guessed on that Sunday in the chapel at Brace bridge, that I would be standing here, 35 years later, presiding at his funeral as his brother and Superior. Read More
The Best Is Yet To Come – Br. James Koester
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Profession of Life Vows by Brother Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Now I can't claim to be the list king in this community. There is another brother, who will remain nameless, who is the king of lists, charts and calendars in this community. But what I can claim to be is the brother obituariest (the brothers call me something else, but it's a little rude so I won't repeat it!). Anyway, I am the one responsible for writing the obituaries which we read at Compline, on the anniversary of a brother's death. It's a job that I take great delight in. One thing I have done is to make lists of all the brothers who have died in the community since our founding in 1866 beginning with Father Coggeshall, who was the first in our community to die in 1876, up to and including Brother Bernie whose death earlier this year was the most recent. By my count there have been 153 deaths in the community. But while I was making that list, I became curious about another list. I began to wonder how many men have made their life profession in our community, and when. So I began to dig, and it has taken quite a lot of digging, because our records are somewhat incomplete. But according to my count Luke, you are at least the 201st person since Father Benson to make his life profession in the Society of Saint John the Evangelist and the 47th to make his life profession here in this Chapel since Father Lockyer, who was the first to be professed here, on 21 July 1938. Read More


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My province is currently taking a very close look at curriculum. The reason for this is to ensure that the Program of Study remains responsive and relevant to students as our world continues to change. Policy makers are committed to designing "Engaging curriculum that inspires every student, every day." They are also calling upon teachers to include learning experiences that build important 21st century competencies such as those I have outline in earlier posts. "These competencies enable students to understand their world, engage fully in their education, relate well to others, manage their lives wisely, and contribute positively to their communities."
So here's my take on our curriculum. If teachers are being asked to build relevant learning experiences while still meeting curricular outcomes we are going to have to make our curriculum more manageable. Yesterday, I took some time to count the specific outcomes for each subject area in the K to Grade 6 Program of Study. Although there is some flexibility when it comes to the outcomes, any good teacher would endeavor to cover as many of them as possible.
Now take a look at this next chart that breaks things down a bit more. (and the 850 hrs is generous) I wonder how easy it is to go deeper into each outcome and engage students in experiences that call for higher order thinking, inquiry, collaboration, self-direction, global awareness, etc., etc. I would say that it's a lot to expect of any teacher in a system where school and student success is measured by standardized test results that are connected directly to hundreds of curricular outcomes.
I think educational transformation would move along more quickly if teachers were not forced to skim the surface of curricular outcomes just to get them covered.
The amazing thing is that I see many examples of competency based teaching and learning every day, right in my own school. I also hear about many forward thinking practices regularly through my PLN.
Just imagine what educators could do if our curriculum wasn't getting in their way.


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This weeks song are:
1) Sub Focus – Turn Back Time
Turn Back Time is an electro house track by the British producer, Sub Focus. This song features the uncredited vocals of Yolanda Quartey, who was part of the British country/soul band Phantom Limb. Released in December 2013, this song was his sixth single in his second studio album, Torus (2013). This song is a fan favourite whenever he is performing live and it reached no.10 in the UK Singles Chart. I have loved this song since the first time I heard it because it has an awesome build up and the drop is great! The narrator talks about how music makes her feel young again, when she was free. Check out this song in the link below:
2) August Alsina – No Love ft. Nicki Minaj
No Love is the fifth single in August Alsina's debut album, Testimony (2014). In this song, August talks about not wanting to be in a serious relationship with anyone and he only wants to "Kick it" with this girl. August blames himself for the reason he can't be loved and tells this girl "so don't come looking for love" because he doesn't have any love to give. I really like the music video for this song because the relationship between Nicki and August is so cute and she challenges his beliefs that he has to be the bad boy instead of showing his more intimate side of himself. Check out this song in the link below:
August Alsina – No Love ft. Nicki Minaj
3) Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
Music Sounds Better With You is the only song by the French Band, Stardust. This song was recorded in Paris, where one half on the French Group Daft Punk was based and this song is referred to as the best selling house music genre track worldwide. After the release of this track, the trio resumed their solo careers and never made a track together again. AllMusic gave this track 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "One of the most irresistable, sublime dance singles of the decade". Check out this song in the link below:
Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
Comment what you think about the songs I've chosen this week and what songs I should do for next week 🙂