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What did you do in school today? is a document that summarizes the information on a multi-year research project on adolescent student engagement that was completed by Canadian Educational Association (CEA). In this document, engagement is defined as "the extent to which students identify with and value schooling outcomes, have a sense of belonging at school, participate in academic and non-academic activities, strive to meet the formal requirements of schooling and make a serious personal investment in learning. For the sake of the study, engagement was broken in down in to three components: (1) social engagement, (2) institutional engagement and (3) intellectual engagement. To be fully engaged in school, a student must experience all three types of engagement. We need to be intentional about facilitating all three types of engagement for students with complex communication needs (CCN) as there are potential barriers that may be experienced in each area.
Engagement, in general, means participating actively and with understanding rather than being passive in a process. Being able to communicate (use of expressive language) and comprehend (use of receptive language) is a necessary condition for active participation in all three components mentioned above. Being able to understand and impact the context that the communication takes place in is another necessary condition for engagement.
One of the goals we often aim for when supporting people with disabilities is "active participation". Even "active participation" can boarder in to passive participation if it is about participating in an activity that is set up and directed by someone else. If we aim past participation toward connecting and contributing, we are aiming at something that is generative, collaborative and co-created. When we are contributing, what we produce is different as a result of our input. Isn't this more of what communication actually is? The challenge then is how do we work with students who have CCN to move along the continuum from presence to contribution. If this is where we are aiming, supporting the development of communication using a robust language system is a necessity.
The three areas of engagement mentioned in the What did you do in school today? study can apply to any activity or setting. When we focus on developing the combination of the communication skills needed for social, academic/institutional and intellectual engagement in any setting we need to do it in a way that these skills will not impact only that setting but can be transferred across settings. Below are a few more of my thoughts related to each of these domains of engagement in the school setting specifically but the same concepts can be taken and carried over to any setting.
Social Engagement relates to a sense of belonging and meaningful participation in school life. Students who are socially engaged participate in extra-curriculars and have positive relationships with peers and adults.
Developing the communication skills necessary for social engagement involves focusing on pragmatics - which involves the understanding of the social use of language. The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Children is a tool that can be used to focus the work of facilitating the development of the communication skills needed for social engagement. The advantage to using a tool like this is that it involves conversations with the people who are interacting on a regular basis in natural settings with the child/student. This means we can focus on what team members can do to make communication attempts more effective and satisfying... which ultimately will result in increased engagement and development of social communication skills.
Academic (Institutional) Engagement relates to participation in the formal requirements of schooling. Students demonstrate academic engagement through the completion of assignments, attending classes, completing work needed to accumulate credits needed for graduation...etc. The reason for re-framing to "institutional" rather than "academic engagement is that the concept of thinking about the formal requirements of participation could then be applied to other settings. While understanding and functioning successfully withing the context of the institution is important, it is only one small part of the picture. We need to be careful not to think about only this piece when aiming for "participation" or else we are really just sitting on a rocking horse...
The communication skills required for academic (institutional) engagement can at first appear to be rooted in rote repetition. It is important to think and facilitate beyond just repetitive routine communication as the communication skills required for academic (institutional) engagement must be applied to the many other institutional settings that one must function in to survive and thrive in our world. When thinking about facilitating the development of communication skills, we need to always remember that communication is generative and the skills that are learned should be transferable.
Developing the communication skills necessary for academic (institutional) engagement involves focusing on literacy skills as literacy allows for communication across space, people, time and medium. There will be more on literacy in other posts. It also involves communication for the organizational tasks involved in thriving in institutional settings and the communication skills that are required for self-determined learning. The Bridge School in California has put their Self Determination Program up on their website. Their adapted self determination model focuses on the unique components and activities needed to support development of self-determination with AAC users.
Intellectual Engagement, for this study, is defined as "A serious emotional and
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construct new knowledge." Intellectual engagement requires thinking and thinking is the processing of language. When learners engage intellectually, they need to be intentional about connecting and using knowledge, experience, and strategies they have or are being exposed to.
The presumption of competence for people with complex communication needs is connected to the belief that these are students who can engage intellectually. All too often, this is a population that is not given the opportunity to engage intellectually due to some of the traditional beliefs about educational approaches for this population. This begs the question of how one could develop language if they aren't intellectually engaged. The way we design learning experiences matters when we are aiming for intellectual engagement and language development. We need to think in terms of frameworks that provide structure and some level of predictability but then within those frameworks, we must ensure variety and opportunities for interaction and generative communication. If we are pre-defining and scripting everything before it happens, this is not possible.


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The Rookery, Glenholme, Tongland Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
Bedrooms - 2 (1 double, 1 twin) Sleeps - 4 Kirkcudbright. Short breaks in the low season. Sorry No pets
The Rookery self-catering rental rates:
21 December 2019 – 4 January 2020 £ 825
4 January 2020 – 4 April 2020 £ 525
4 April 2020 – 23 May 2020 £ 625
23 May 2020 – 27 June 2020 £ 725
27 June 2020 – 5 September 2020 £ 825
5 September 2020 – 24 October 2020 £ 625
24 October 2020 – 21 December 2020 £ 525
21 December 2020 – 4 January 2021 £ 825
From April to October bookings are on a weekly (seven night) basis only, with Saturday as our changeover day.
We offer short breaks in the winter season, that is:
4 January – 4 April 2020
24 October – 21 December 2020
These are usually four days, but please contact us to see what is available and for prices.
Here are some of the things people have said about the Rookery:
"We stayed at the Rookery for a week in June 2016 and were so impressed we went back again for a few days, 12 - 16 December 2016. We just loved it. The Rookery is light and spacious, charmingly furnished and decorated, but above all comfortable and welcoming as well as surprisingly private. On our first visit we spent evenings in the lovely garden watching the sunset. In the winter we sat in front of a log fire. Eating in the main house is great too. The food is super and we enjoyed having a drink in the beautiful library. This is certainly one of the best places we have ever stayed."
Stan - Edinburgh, United Kingdom, December 2016
"Fantastic place to stay. Beautifully designed and decorated, very light and supremely comfortable. Wonderful gardens to wander in - and a very user-friendly barbecue. We also ate twice in the main house and the food was superb. The area round Kirkcudbright is lovely countryside and not overpopulated. We shall return."
Stephen - Hastings, United Kingdom, 4 February 2015
"Just returned from the Rookery. Despite freezing weather had wonderful time. The Rookery is totally secluded. Absolute privacy from Glenholme next door but well worth a visit as the welcome there is warm and the cooking amazing ... Even for a vegetarian. The Rookery is immaculately designed, spacious and comfortable. As a group we had different interests but the Rookery was a perfect base for walking, cycling and exploring the local history. Laurence and Jennifer are welcoming hosts who have that innate knack of being there if you need them but conscious of the fact that you have hired the cottage rather than a room in Glenholme House itself in order to have autonomy. We will be back!"
Damian - London, January 2015
"May 2015 will be our 5th stay in this beautifully appointed and equipped cottage. As a family we range in age from 3 to 50 and without exception we have fallen in love with The Rookery and the surrounding area. As outlined in previous reviews on this site the accommodation is outstanding in its warmth, decor and facilities; Laurence and Jennifer have incorporated years of their own self-catering experiences into this perfect sanctuary.
The Rookery is based within walking distance of the lovely town of Kirkcudbright and forms part of Glenholme County House. It is attached to the main house yet remains completely self- contained. The cottage shares a large Victorian entrance with the main house but has its own lockable front door. The door opens onto a pretty hall with picture window to the garden, a beautiful wooden door leads to the twin bedroom (with en suite) and an airy staircase with half wind then leads to the first floor. The twin bedroom is downstairsm but still forms an integral part of the cottage. As a family with young children the layout has suited us perfectly, we have laughed and played and shouted and cried (the children not me) loudly in most cases and the fact that others are close by has never been an issue. In fact the delight has been that for a brief spell we are living a life we wish was ours. Big house, wonderful neighbours, fabulous gardens and beautiful beaches.
I cannot recommend a place more highly, don't miss it, it is very special, but only share with a trusted few for fear you may never get booked again."
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It's regularly said that affordable housing is one of the leading issues Island County residents face, and discussions over how to address the issue is an ongoing point of contention.
However, a group of churchgoers is laying the groundwork to provide affordable housing in the future.
Tiny Houses in the Name of Christ, or THINC, is a non-profit organization with the goal of attaining or purchasing property to build a cluster of tiny homes. The houses, which would measure 220-square-feet each, would be set aside for the homeless or those at-risk of becoming homeless.
"All of us in the organization have either housed or met the homeless and it opens up your eyes to the need on our island," said Coyla Shepard, a board member. "When we realized how serious of an issue it was, we started going to meetings on homelessness and educating ourselves. This came out of that."
THINC aims to start on its tiny house project as soon as possible, but its need for property is preventing any groundbreaking from happening yet. The organization hopes to acquire land donated from a property owner, but it's ready to raise the funds needed to buy land, if necessary. Visit www.thincwhidbey.org for details on how to donate.
"The goal is to find a property owner who might want to leave a legacy in their name," Shepard said.
The organization hopes to start with a six-to-12 house cluster on at least one-third of an acre. The organization estimates it could theoretically fit 24 tiny houses on a full acre, if a city planning department allows it. According to the blueprints, made by South Whidbey-based architect Mike Burroughs, the houses are 22 feet long, 10 feet wide and 10 feet, 6 inches tall and could fit up to four people. Each tiny house includes a room, kitchen, living room and front porch.
THINC is composed of board members from seven churches, and each pledged to raise funds to build a tiny house. According to Shepard, they cost about $10,000 to construct.
Since the property must be connected to a sewage and water system in order to save septic costs, the property must be in Langley. Eileen Harper, THINC's secretary, says the city's planning committee has been open to the construction of tiny houses and "more innovative housing" to address South Whidbey's need for affordable housing.
Harper says it's crucial for Whidbey Island to have more affordable housing options, and there are many reasons renters are being pushed out of their homes.
"We're looking to house not only the homeless, but people who have been pushed out of the rental market due to high rental prices, rentals becoming AirBnbs and the naval base adding 1,700 recruits," Harper said.
According to statistics provided to THINC by Island County Housing Support Center, Whidbey Island has 171 homeless individuals and 246 more who are at-risk of becoming homeless. The housing support center also estimates a person must make $18 an hour working full time to afford a $1,000 monthly rent. Considering many work part time during the off-season and the fact that rentals under $1,000 are tricky to find, THINC says, making that much money is out of reach for many.
Recognizing some may have concerns about the tiny house residents, Harper and Shepard say there will be strict guidelines for people to live in the tiny house community. Openings will be limited to Whidbey residents, and THINC will run background checks and go through an interview process. Rents will likely be on a sliding scale according to need, Shepard says.
"We have a lot of checks and balances to make sure the people living there will be good neighbors," Shepard said.
THINC built a tiny house community model that could be easily and quickly replicated, with the hope others would follow suit and build tiny houses of their own. Burroughs' model is transportable and a house could be built "within a week," according to THINC board member Adam Breedlove. The board realizes its plans wouldn't solve the problem, but it's a step in the right direction.
All THINC needs to break ground is a property to build on.
"Our starting point is having a model that people could easily replicate, with the hope others would build their own tiny houses," Harper said.
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Book DescriptionWar rages between Earth and Mars, and an alien fleet from a distant star barrels toward our solar system. I'm laying low in the asteroid belt, as far from the war as I can get, but so is one of the aliens. And I'm the first to find him.
Second to find him? Pirates. A whole lot of them. The alien kills every last one to protect me, and we barely escape before reinforcements arrive. Now my life is in the hands of this savage, purple-skinned killer.
Not all of his skin is purple though, his...thing...is teal. And it's nearly as big as the rest of him. His shoulders are as wide as Valles Marineris, and he's tall as Olympus Mons. His ego is way too big for my tiny ship, but one look from him with that insufferable grin, and my cheeks burn hotter than Venus.
He's protected me fiercely and without question, but which side will he take when the rest of his race comes to destroy us all?
Book ReviewShifters ever seemed a bit alien to you? Well in this book, the bear is literally from outer space. A purple shifter bear from a race called the Maurauders is caught by a human female scrapper who runs a solo space ship. I know science fiction may not have the same effect as an earthy shifter novel, but if you just go with the flow, the story is pretty fun.
Sort of like Star Wars meets Werebear kind of thing happening. And i have to say I had no idea what teal looked like and I needed to go online to check out just what the colour was! :0 You'll get it when you read the book. I received an ARC for my honest opinion.
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Indirect Inlays, Onlays & Partial Crowns
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15 Nov 2015, 09:00 - 18:00 Dubai, UAE Area of interest: General Dentistry
Course Description
Restoring broken down and excessively carious teeth can be quite a challenge to the restorative dentist. The decision to restore a tooth with partial crown vs. full coverage crown should be based on numerous factors. What is the amount of tooth structure left? Is the tooth is vital or endodontically treated? What is the tooth location in the dental arch? These are few factors among others that influence such a decision.
Through presentations and hands-on, this workshop will discuss in details all factors involved in case selection, preparation guidelines, imaging and impression techniques, as well as bonding protocol of Inlays, Onlays, and Partial Crowns.
Learning Objectives
After the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify the indications and requirement of Partial Coverage treatment modality.
- Review the guidelines for Preparation, Impression, and Temporization of Inlays, Onlays, and Partial Crowns.
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Before cleaning up any moldy situation it is important to follow proper safety guidelines. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), mold can cause irritation and other serious health conditions. Therefore, it is important to seal off the area in which you will be performing the mold remediation. This means that if you have vents or heating and air conditioning ducts that open up to other rooms besides the mold affected room, close them off. But, remember to open a window for yourself in the moldy area during cleanup. Also, proper eye protection, rubber gloves, long sleeved shirts and pants as well as, the use of an OSHA-approved dust mask, is suggested.
The Borax Approach
Cleaning mold does not have to involve harsh chemicals. Borax is a combination of natural compounds that makes for a safe, environmentally friendly and effective way to remove mold from the cement walls that make up your homes foundation underground. One cup of borax should be mixed with 1 qt. of hot water in a clean bucket. Moldy foundation walls can then be scrubbed down using a stiff scrub brush, and the diluted borax. The walls should not be rinsed after scrubbing. Simply, allow the borax solution to dry on the walls, and then vacuum up the residue the next day.
Hidden Dangers
If you have a finished basement and you suspect that there may be mold lurking behind the drywall, the situation must be addressed. A few test cuts, or bore holes, that can expose the foundation wall behind the drywall will usually offer enough of a visual aid to determine if you have a mold problem. If you do, it is suggested that you remove the drywall, and use the borax method to remove the mold from the foundation walls. If there is foundation damage that is causing water to leak onto the foundation walls, it should be repaired. Injectable cement fillers and sealers are sold that can be used to fill minor cracks, but bigger jobs should be handled by a professional. The foundation walls should be repaired and cleaned thoroughly of mold before any new drywall covers them. In fact, you may want to wait a few months to see if your remedy has worked before replacing the drywall.
The use of bleach for mold remediation is not suggested. According to epa.gov, the use of bleach is only necessary in extreme cases to be determined by a professional, and even then exposure should be limited. Not only is bleach ineffective in destroying mold at its root source, the chlorine in bleach contains dioxins which have been associated with cancer risks. Bleach also gives off dangerous fumes which can be hazardous to humans and animals.
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Richard Dale Hendrix, 41, killed in single-vehicle wreck on Alabama 195 in Walker County, Alabama
Jasper man, 41, killed in wreck
Troopers identified the victim as Richard Dale Hendrix, 41. He was driving a 2001 Ford Explorer that crashed on Alabama 195 at the 9.8 mile marker about six miles north of Jasper around 2:30 p.m. Aug. 9.
What you need to know after a serious Jasper car accident
When someone has been seriously injured in a car crash in Jasper, they are faced with unexpected medical costs and lost income. In the weeks and months following a car accident, injured people and their families can be overwhelmed as they struggle to manage day-to-day living.
After a serious or fatal car collision, it is crucial to quickly get the information needed to make good decisions. Getting appropriate medical treatment is just one aspect of healing. Finding help in handling the insurance claim that will begin financial recovery is another.
If the injuries are serious or if you have questions about what you should do, it is best to contact an experienced Jasper car accident attorney for a free, no-obligation consultation. Serious injury accident claims are difficult to handle without the assistance of a lawyer who understands the process and can obtain the highest possible settlement. Learn more about Jasper car accident claims here.


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Lotus owned by Peter Sellers could be yours
A 1966 Lotus Elan S2 that was once owned by the star of The Pink Panther is being auctioned later this month
A rare 1966 Lotus Elan S2, once owned by comedian and actor Peter Sellers, will be auctioned at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show on November 14.
The car was delivered new to the star of The Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove in June 1966, and driven by him and his wife Britt Ekland until February 1969.
Since then it has had three further owners, and has spent the last decade in dry storage as part of a private classic car collection.
It has covered 65,611 miles from new, and is said to be mechanically "on the button", with bodywork that "needs only light restoration to return it to its former glory".
The extensive history file contains the original V5 registration document with Sellers's signature, as well as MoT Certificates from 1977-2005; the car will apparently have a new MoT issued before the sale.
The Elan was born out of Lotus founder Colin Chapman's desire to take cost out of the ruinous Elite, so used Ford engines and Triumph suspension.
However, it also featured an ingenious (for the time) sheet-steel backbone chassis, and a pretty glass-fibre body.
The Elan is often cited as the inspiration for the Mazda MX-5 – the world's best-selling sports car, with almost a million sales.
Harry Whale, operations manager at Silverstone Auctions, which is selling the car, said: "This truly is a unique Lotus Elan, with superb ownership provenance and a fantastic level of authenticity.
"We expect that it will appeal to Lotus enthusiasts and fans of Peter Sellers alike. This unrepeatable opportunity to purchase such a historically important and interesting car is one not to be missed."
The Peter Sellers Lotus Elan is expected to sell for between £45,000 and £50,000, and is one of nearly 100 classic cars being auctioned at the show.
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Motivating and Managing Today's Technical Workforce
Two-Day Workshop
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Class size is limited to 24 participants
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Anyone that knows me in real life knows that I'm not normal. I'm a weird guy who likes to be weird because it's fun. I think that being normal is boring, and that's probably part of the reason that Halloween is my favorite holiday, because you get to be as weird as you want and the weirder you are the more people seem to like it.
I think most people that strive for early financial independence are not your typical people. Something in us is wired differently, we don't understand why people want to work from 9 to 5 to 65. If you ask anyone they will agree with you that reaching financial independence early is something that they want in life, but many people don't do anything about it. Many people don't even start saving for a regular aged retirement because they just don't know where to start. I think the biggest reason that people don't strive for early financial independence is because most just follow what they think is normal. Even I didn't realize that early financial independence could come decades earlier until about 5 years ago. Sure I thought you could retire early by cutting off 6 or 7 years, but 20 years? I thought the idea was ludacris, that is, until I read about other people that did it. Suddenly being that weird guy that saved half of his income seemed like a great idea. Why spend 90% of your paycheck when you don't need 40% of the crap that you're buying.
Don't do things simply because that's what normal people do, think about things and decide if you want/need to do them. Sometimes it's hard to see beyond the choices we already make because we've never questioned why they were normal. For me I don't think that saving more than I spend is a bad choice, sure I could be living a more lavish lifestyle if I wanted... But I don't think that would make me any happier. That's my weirdness, and I'm not giving it up.
And I leave you with Sharon Needles response to the question, what it would mean to be crowned the next drag superstar:
"Being the holder of that crown would show that you don't have to fit a certain mold to make it in any industry, or in any desire that you want. And for any gay kid out there, or just weird kid that gets picked on, just know: when in doubt, freak 'em out; do whatever the fuck you wanna do. And if anyone ever boos you off stage, that is simply applause from ghosts." - Sharon Needles
Happy Halloween!


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The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them. – Isaiah 11:6
There really is something special about the spirituality of children. Their hearts and minds have the ability to believe "recklessly" and while that can be a concern in regards to safety, in the realm of God and his kingdom it is a beautiful thing. They have the capacity to believe that God loves them and will take care of them, just because he's God. It comes out in their words as they pray as I heard yesterday. Before every drama presentation, we gather as a team and pray. There was an unoccupied spot in the nursery, or so I thought, when a few children came in. I explained to them that we were going to pray and they could join us if they wanted. They enthusiastically wanted to join us, and their heartfelt prayers refresh my soul. It reminds me of how to come to God in prayer.
We do not live in a perfect world where the wolf will live with the lamb, but we will. God has promised that all the tears will be wiped away, there will be no more pain, and it will be eternal. Believing that promise should be the filter our prayers go through … not our doubts or experiences. If we can pray "recklessly" like the children, believing what we pray makes a difference, and then we live out the promise that is to come.
Prayer: Lord, I thank you for your promises to me. I know that you will fulfill them all. I pray that I can believe and surrender like a small child when it comes to you. Amen
Faith Tip: Practice praying "recklessly" with heart and mind wide open.


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Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway
The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a 234-mile (377 km) man-made waterway that extends from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Alabama, United States. The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway links commercial navigation from the nation's midsection to the Gulf of Mexico. The major features of the waterway are ten locks and dams, a 175-foot-deep (53 m) cut between the Tombigbee River watershed and the Tennessee River watershed, and 234 miles (377 km) of navigation channels.[1] The ten locks are 9 by 110 by 600 feet (2.7 m × 33.5 m × 182.9 m), the same dimension as the locks on the Mississippi above Lock and Dam 26 at Alton, Illinois.[2][3] Under construction for twelve years by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway was completed in December 1984 at a total cost of nearly $2 billion.[4]
The Tenn-Tom encompasses 17 public ports and terminals, 110,000 acres (450 km2) of land, and another 88,000 acres (360 km2) managed by state conservation agencies for wildlife habitat preservation and recreational use.[4]
Early history and construction[edit]
First proposed in the Colonial period, the idea for a commercial waterway link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers did not receive serious attention until the advent of steamboat traffic in the early nineteenth century. As steamboat efficiency gains caused water transport costs to decline, in 1875 engineers surveyed a potential canal route for the first time.[5] However, they issued a negative report, emphasizing that prohibitive cost estimates kept the project from economic feasibility.[5]
Enthusiasm for the project languished until the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The development of the Tennessee River by the TVA, especially the construction of the Pickwick Lock and Dam in 1938, helped decrease the Tenn-Tom's potential economic costs and increase its potential benefits. Pickwick Lake's design included an embayment on its south shore at Yellow Creek, which would permit the design and construction of an entrance to a future southward waterway (leading to the Tombigbee River), should it be decided that such a waterway should be built in the future. Later, construction (under World War II emergency authorization) of Kentucky Dam at Gilbertsville, Kentucky, near the mouth of the Tennessee River's entrance into the Ohio River, would complete the "northern" half of the future waterway.[5] As early as 1941 the proposal was combined with other waterways, such as the St. Lawrence Seaway, with the aim of building broader political support.[6] Additionally, political candidates began to favor the construction of the waterway for political reasons, that is, in order to appeal to the voters in the South, rather than for economic reasons. In the early 1960s it was proposed that the canal could be created by use of atomic blasts.[7]
As part of his "Southern Strategy" for reelection, President Nixon included $1 million in the Corps of Engineers' 1971 budget to start construction of the Tenn-Tom.[8] Funding shortages and legal challenges delayed construction until December 1972, but President Nixon's efforts nevertheless initiated official Tenn-Tom waterway construction.[8]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began work on the project in 1972. During the construction process, land excavation reached about 175 feet (53 m) in depth and required the excavation of nearly 310 million cubic yards of soil (the equivalent of more than 100 million dump truck loads). The project was completed on December 12, 1984, nearly two years ahead of schedule.[9]
The $2 billion in required funding for the Tenn-Tom waterway was repeatedly attacked by elected representatives and political organizations. Opponents asserted that the estimated economic benefits of the waterway by the Corps of Engineers were unsupportable based on projected traffic volume. The waterway's essential economic rationales—that it would generate a demand for industries to locate along its banks, and use its barge handling capacity—simply did not (as its critics correctly predicted) materialize, nor did the growth in traffic volume on the existing Missouri – Ohio – Mississippi waterway require a second parallel route (the Tenn-Tom), between Cairo, Illinois, and the Gulf of Mexico. Immediately after his election, President Jimmy Carter announced a plan to slash Tenn-Tom federal funding.
By 1977, the Tenn-Tom was merely one of many such Corps of Engineers projects that had been initiated on the dubious rationale that they would somehow directly or indirectly return to the Treasury their cost(s) of construction. Carter, and the economic advisors recruited to his administration, objected not only to the "waste" of taxpayer dollars on pork-barrel projects; they strongly disapproved of the distortions in investment that such expenditures caused within the "real" economy.[8] However, after over 6,500 waterway supporters attended a public hearing held in Columbus, Mississippi, as part of Carter's review of the waterway, the President withdrew his opposition.[8]
A series of lawsuits were filed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to halt construction of the waterway.[10] Railroad companies, who served as a major transport alternative and stood to potentially lose the most value from its creation, asserted that the waterway construction violated the National Environmental Policy Act.[10] Nevertheless, federal courts ruled in favor of the project.[10]
An article published in the Tuscaloosa News on January 9, 2005, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the canal noted that it carried just 7 million tons of cargo in 2004,[2] only one-quarter of the 28 million tons proponents of the canal had projected for the canal's first year. The Mississippi, in contrast, carried 307 million tons of cargo in 2004. Proponents had predicted the canal would carry 99 million tons by 2035.
Economic impact[edit]
When completed, the Tenn-Tom waterway's total cost was $1.992 billion, including non-federal costs, which led some political and economic commentators to deride the Tenn-Tom waterway as "pork-barrel politics at its worst".[5] For the first few years after its creation these criticisms appeared valid. The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway had opened in the midst of an economic recession in the barge business, which resulted in initially disappointingly low use of the waterway.[10]
The 1988 drought, however, closed the Mississippi River and shifted traffic to the Tenn-Tom canal.[8] This coincided with an economic turnaround on the Tennessee-Tombigbee corridor, wherein trade tonnage and commercial investment increased steadily over several years.
The two primary commodities shipped via the Tenn-Tom are coal and timber products, together comprising about 70 percent of total commercial shipping on the waterway.[11] The Tenn-Tom also provides access to over 34 million acres (140,000 km2) of commercial forests and approximately two-thirds of all recoverable coal reserves in the nation. Industries that utilize these natural resources have found the waterway to be their most cost-efficient mode of transportation.[11] Other popular Tenn-Tom trade products include grain, gravel, sand, and iron.
According to a 2009 Troy University study, since 1996 the United States has realized a direct, indirect, and induced economic impact of nearly $43 billion due to the existence and usage of the Tenn-Tom Waterway, and it has directly created more than 29,000 jobs.[11] Without the waterway as a viable source of transportation, an average of 284,000 additional truckloads per year would be required to handle the materials currently being shipped.[11]
Divide Cut[edit]
The Divide Cut (34°55′0″N 88°14′31″W / 34.91667°N 88.24194°W) is a 29 mi (47 km) canal that makes the connection to the Tennessee River. It connects Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee to Bay Springs Lake, at Mississippi Highway 30. The cut carries the waterway between the Tennessee River watershed, which eventually empties into the Ohio River, and the Tombigbee River watershed, which eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile.
Pickwick Lake is a popular location for water sports such as waterskiing and wakeboarding.
For construction of the Divide Cut, the entire town of Holcut, Mississippi, had to be removed and demolished. Today, the Holcut Memorial lies alongside the waterway on the previous site of the town.
Locks and dams[edit]
The waterway is composed of ten locks (listed below from north to south along the waterway):
- Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam; formerly named Bay Springs Lock and Dam – impounds Bay Springs Lake 34°31′20″N 88°19′30″W / 34.52222°N 88.32500°W
- G. V. Montgomery Lock; formerly named Lock E 34°27′47.06″N 88°21′53.5″W / 34.4630722°N 88.364861°W
- John Rankin Lock; formerly named Lock D 34°21′47.1″N 88°24′28.23″W / 34.363083°N 88.4078417°W
- Fulton Lock; located in Fulton, Mississippi, formerly named Lock C 34°15′28″N 88°25′29″W / 34.25778°N 88.42472°W
- Glover Wilkins Lock; located in Smithville, Mississippi, formerly named Lock B 34°3′53.54″N 88°25′33.19″W / 34.0648722°N 88.4258861°W
- Amory Lock; located in Amory, Mississippi, formerly named Lock A 34°00′40″N 88°29′21″W / 34.01111°N 88.48917°W
- Aberdeen Lock and Dam; located in Aberdeen, Mississippi – impounds Aberdeen Lake 33°49′50″N 88°31′11″W / 33.83056°N 88.51972°W
- John C. Stennis Lock and Dam; formerly named Columbus Lock and Dam – impounds Columbus Lake 33°31′5″N 88°29′20″W / 33.51806°N 88.48889°W
- Tom Bevill Lock and Dam; formerly named Aliceville Lock and Dam – impounds Aliceville Lake 33°12′38″N 88°17′16″W / 33.21056°N 88.28778°W
- Howell Heflin Lock and Dam; formerly named Gainesville Lock and Dam – impounds Gainesville Lake 32°50′12.86″N 88°8′8.73″W / 32.8369056°N 88.1357583°W
An Illinois Central Railroad (IC) bridge over the waterway at mile 424.8
- ^ "Tenn-Tom Waterway Key Components". 2009. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. Available at <http://www.tenntom.org/about/ttwkeycomponents.htm>.
- ^ a b
Johnny Kampis (January 9, 2005). "20-year anniversary of Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Canal's success debated". Tuscaloosa News. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016.
The Tenn-Tom is at least 300 feet wide over its entire length, but the inside dimensions of its 10 locks are 110 feet wide by 600 feet long ... The locks on the Mississippi River are the same dimensions as those on the Tenn-Tom, but none of them are south of St. Louis, which means commercial traffic isn't slowed down by navigating a lock system.
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Lynn Seldon. "Boating the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway". Retrieved January 2, 2013.
While early plans called for a canal 28 feet wide and four feet deep, with 44 locks, the 234-mile Waterway was built with a minimum width of 300 feet, a depth of nine feet (or more), and just 10 large locks (all 600 feet long and 110 feet wide).
- ^ a b "About the Tenn-Tom Waterway". 2009. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. Available at <http://www.tenntom.org/about/ttwhistory3.htm>.
- ^ a b c d Van West, Carroll. Tennessee History. University of Tennessee Press, 1998.
- ^ The St. Petersburg Times, April 13, 1941, pg 10
- ^ The Florence (Alabama) Times, September 21, 1960, pg 3
- ^ a b c d e Ward, Rufus. Tombigbee River. History Press, 2010.
- ^ Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
- ^ a b c d Ferris, William. Encyclopedia of Southern History. University of North Carolina, 1989.
- ^ a b c d "Economic Impacts of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway". 2009. Troy University.
Further reading[edit]
- Patterson, Carolyn Bennett (March 1986). "The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway — Bounty or Boondoggle?". National Geographic. Vol. 169 no. 3. pp. 364–387. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454.
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Weisenfluh, G.A., 2010, Remaining resources of the Springfield Coal (W. Ky. No. 9) in western Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart Series 197, 1 sheet.
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North American Geologic Map Data Model (NADM) Steering Committee Data Model Design Team (DMDT), 2004, NADM conceptual model 1.0—a conceptual model for geologic map information; U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1334, 60 p.
Ferm, J.C., Weisenfluh, G.A., and Smith, G.C., 2002, A method for development of a system of identification for Appalachian coal-bearing rocks, in Weisenfluh, G.A., ed., J.C. Ferm — Contributions to Coal Geology: International Journal of Coal Geology Special Volume, p. 93-104.
G.A. Weisenfluh, W.M. Andrews Jr., R.E. Andrews, and J.K. Hiett , 2001,Coal Availability in Western Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Report of Investigations 8, 29 p.
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Weisenfluh, G.A. and Ferm, J.C., 1991, Application of depositional models to mining problems, in D.C. Peters (ed.), Geology in Coal Resource Utilization: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Energy Minerals Division Coal Volume, Tech Books, Fairfax, Va, 189-202
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But I still tend to think of things in the bigger picture. Especially when considering nonprofit and social change work, I always ask myself, where is this going? What are the eventual goals of this work? Will there really be a time where there is nothing more to solve and don't have to worry about all of the problems we face now?
I'd like to say yes, but I'm not sure if that's based in reality. Last week, I wrote a post about the role of philanthropy in the long-term, and Sean from Tactical Philanthropy commented:
[W]hile I appreciate your goal of "putting yourself out of business", the underlying assumption is that if we work hard enough we can create a utopia where attempts to increase social welfare will not be needed.Sometimes, I agree with him. The intellectual side of me knows that there is no way we as a species can reach a point were we have no problems and there is no suffering. The law of unintended consequences shows that no matter how hard we try to solve all the world's problems, any intervention can spawn new problems where we least expect them.
That ain't gonna happen.
This intellectual and rational side of me is constantly at odds with the side of me that completely and wholeheartedly agrees with the vision set out by people like Dr. Martin Luther King. He saw a world that was free of struggle and full of love and peace. In his final public speech, "I Have Been to the Mountaintop," he said that he didn't worry anymore, because he knew that one day, somehow, we'd get to that promised land. I'm not one to disagree with a visionary like Dr. King, so I don't know how to reconcile these two opposing thoughts in my mind.
I think the best that we, as those working to put Dr. King's vision into practice, can do is to create a world that can adapt and solve problems as quickly as they arise. As I said in my last post, that is not what the nonprofit sector does right now. There needs to be many changes to how resources are allocated before we can get to that point.
This tension between the desire to build a perfect future and the reality that we can never foresee all the problems we will face is a constant struggle for me. But I cannot keep worrying about the future and what it will look like. I need to trust the words of Dr. King that he saw the future promised to us, and whatever it looks like, we will get there. I can only do my small part to build on the legacy left by him. He was not worried on that night before he was assassinated, and so I too don't worry.
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I've felt dissatisfied with my art recently, stuck, able to see where I'd like to be but not able to make the moves that actually take me there, or getting bogged down in the details or technicalities and losing the experience that caught me in the first place.
Last week, in a weather imposed break from work – heavy snow led to them shutting down for 3 days – I took a walk through the lovely woods nearby, returning along what remains of the Antonine Wall, trees growing where once were Romans.
A young but twisted birch tree caught my eye, the snow and light giving it a quality of appearance as if drawn. The wind was cold and another blizzard squall beginning. I looked at it, held by the colours and quality of it, took a photo and moved on.
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I thought I'd done enough sketching, a few minutes before, hands cold enough to feel I could use that as an excuse.
Looking back at the photographs, I tried a couple of small sketches. Something was niggling my mind, just before bed, I did another study, pen dipped in ink, scratching the paper, watercolour quickly applied. .. A result I felt happy with, to sleep upon.
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At Oak House we provide care for a range of circumstances within a warm, safe and friendly environment.
Our care team works closely with individuals and their families to create a personalised care plan detailing any medical, physical or emotional needs and requirements. Ongoing evaluation and dialog with residents and families ensures care remains tailored to the individual. Personal wishes or changes in care can be altered as quickly as a residents needs may change.
Our rooms have a variety of styles and decor to appeal to most tastes. Bedrooms in oldest part of the building have original features and a cosy cottage feel. Larger bedrooms for people with poorer mobility are located on the ground floor in the newest part of the building near the entrance. All rooms are en-suite with many having wet rooms or private baths.
We are a family run business and each resident is treated as a relative to ensure we provide the best care, support and attention. We encourage residents to maintain independence and freedom whilst providing round the clock support and peace of mind.
Our care services include
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- Day Care
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Lisa talks serious about her venture with Sher Singh and her clothing line "Lisa ❤s SS".
Q. Modelling, Bollywood and now Sher Singh? How did that happen?
Lisa: When I met Sonny [Caberwal, co-founder of Sher Singh] I immediately felt a connect. The SS vision and philosophy appealed to me and as we all got to know each other the reason why I would want to be affiliated with Sher Singh became increasingly apparent. I feel privileged to be working with such entrepreneurial minds.
Q. What makes Sher Singh special to you?
Lisa: Fashion is all about conveying what's on your mind and SS has given me the freedom to express my bohemian lifestyle through the Lisa ❤s SS collection.
I feel proud to be associated with India's first lifestyle brand which is set to declare to the world that we are global creators and not merely manufacturers.
Q. What would you like to highlight about Lisa ❤s SS clothing line?
Lisa: The collection exhibits simplicity and freedom. I want the line to have a sensory experience – a synthesis of thoughts, feelings and ideas that I have gathered through my travels. It's important that this feeling gets out there, whether it's through the cut, fabric or the design.
Clothing that is extremely wearable and feminine without being too girly – that's what Lisa ❤s SS is all about.


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About us
If you want to find out our who, what, when, where and how then keep reading.
Who are we?
We are roxstar bikini formally now known as roxstar the brand (PTY) LTD.
What do we do?
We are a brand that creates "to die for" swimwear pieces.
2012 was our birth year.
Hot and humid- Durban, South Africa.
Roxstar bikini is made with love and a sprinkle of sass from start to finish with the help of our boss lady, Roxy Jones.
Our Story.
Everyone has a history and we quite like ours. roxstar bikini was conceived in 2012 before being adopted in 2018 by a young bikini lover making it a match made in swimwear heaven.


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I missed an important event.
On the 22nd of June this blog was a year old!
In that year it had 63,284 page views, from 31,744 visitors. Since the birthday that I missed the totals have gone up to 71,520 views and 35,564 visitors. I could never have imagined that so many people would read what I had to say. I am fairly confident that writing this blog has helped me cope as much as it has informed or entertained anyone else, so thank you all for staying with me.
Of course, it wasn't until the 24th of November, when I wrote about a certain police van at a minor protest in London that anyone apart from Phill, Alex or my mum read my blog. Perhaps that should be considered its real birthday.


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Everyone's Favourite Making A Murderer Lawyer To Get Own Series
As the incredible Making A Murderer story of continues to twist and turn it seems that Steven Avery isn't the only person to have captured the public imagination.
Avery's defence team of Dean Strang and Jerry Buting are apparently as infamous as their client and now Strang is rumoured to be getting his very own spin off series, reports UkComplex.
Headlines including Elle's, 'Deconstructing Your Sexual Attraction to Dean Strang in 13 Steps' and the lawyer's interview with Slate about 'Being a Heartthrob' to a generation of millennials suggest he has become an 'ironic sex symbol'.
Someone even made this:
According to A.V Club, the new series will be titled Dean Strang: Road To Justice, and will feature eight one-hour episodes.
Each instalment will feature Strang investigating 'landmark legal cases that demonstrate major flaws in the criminal justice system'.
The official synopsis says:
It will allow viewers to go through a series of remarkable and moving stories filtered through Dean's uniquely compelling and expert point of view.
Production company Covert Media announced the project, but as yet there are no details on when the series will air.
Sounds like an absolute winner.
Topics: Film and TV


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Sam, Product Support Team Leader (Woking)
I joined Fidessa in 2007 as a Graduate Software Support Analyst after graduating as a Computer Systems Engineer from the University of Manchester.
My role involved working as part of a team providing technical support to our clients in the financial sector. Whilst technical, the role also includes a large amount of customer interaction building up a knowledge base and troubleshooting the issues raised.
Thankfully, and especially seeing as it was my first full-time job, I was given a whole host of training. This intensive training introduced me to both the financial markets and also how Fidessa and its products work within the industry. I undertook this training with a large number of other graduates in a similar situation to myself having moved to a new area with no industry experience. I continue to find myself working and interacting with the friends I met in the first few weeks across different parts of the company.
During the last few years I have increasingly taken on new responsibilities becoming a senior member of my original team and subsequently moving within Support to take on a more technical role. With the experience I've gained, I now work as a product specialist providing technical assistance both within the department, but also liaising with other departments within the business.
"This intensive training introduced me to both the financial markets and also how Fidessa and its products work within the industry. "


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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Twitter Conditions
A few weeks back, one of our teacher assistants said, "You just started on Twitter this semester. I never would have guessed." I wasn't sure if she was talking about my quantity or quality. I chose quality and explained that it could be traced to Cambourne's Conditions of Learning (a Foundational Framework of our Teacher Assisting Seminar).
This reminded me that John, my co-teacher, had asked me about blogging about the Conditions. I turned to him and said, "I'm thinking about writing about how the Conditions of Learning helped me to communicate using Twitter." I thought this would be a good example of authentic learning in action.
The teacher assistant chimed in, "Maybe you could describe each condition in a Tweet." John laughed, understanding that she had issued me a challenge without knowing it. Well, "challenge" accepted…
[Note from John - t was very tempting to put this in twitter-typical reverse order... but that would make it less readable. Please forgive the lack of verisimilitude.]
Thanks, Dave and Jim Calhoun! And Brian Cambourne, of course. The Reading Teacher has put the article introducing the Conditions online for download. Or you can read the whole story in his book The Whole Story. Also, I put the date on the cartoon at '95, the date of the RT article, but 1988 would be more accurate.
Photo Credit: Kathy Coffey, Rosaura Ochoa @ Flickr
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This is great! Just think, if any one of those conditions had been missing, Dave may not be tweeting--especially #Response. What if the feedback from experienced users had been critical or demeaning, rather than helpful and always kind. Which leads back to #Expectation. The more experienced users clearly had full expectation that Dave would get it eventually.ReplyDelete
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What a great on line case study. One of my grandchildren found it and sent it to me with the question " Who's Dave Pop?" I explained thjat you were one of the ginnts of math education in USA and I was very honoured that you used my work in your classes.
I now realise that I'm finding it difficult to take the step of setting up a blog or using twitter becuae I don't see myself as a potential blog site creator and/or tweeter.
Is this a case of "physician heal thyself"?
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Hi Brian,Delete
If you are ever in need of support with your blogging or tweeting, just let me know. It would be great to add your voice and work to the online sphere (Purpose). You can do it (Potential)! And it is a safe community (Protected). You know where to find me.


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A brain injury does not always cause difficulty controlling behavior. Behavioral Dyscontrol can surprise, confuse and worry family/caregivers. What can be done? Can the behavior be changed? Who can help? are questions needing answers. It can be difficult to treat behavioral dyscontrol after acquired brain injury. But, effective BEHAVIOR PLANNING can and does address the problem(s).
It is extremely important for family/caregivers to recognize their own behavior and emotions impact the person with brain injurys progress. This impact may easily outweigh any professionally devised plan. How family members and caregivers act and behave needs to be consistent with the Behavior Plan and treatment team instructions.
This Tip Card seeks to provide clear, easily implemented strategies, give insight into how cooperation is necessary for all involved in the recovery process, and how Behavior Planning is evidence-based and proven to be effective.
Planning Process
It is difficult to treat behavioral dyscontrol after acquired brain injury.
Family members and caregivers should look for a treatment team that are experts in brain injury and in treatment of behavioral dyscontrol after brain injury.
Family members and caregivers should be prepared to provide information about the person with a brain injury across all areas of life.
The team should take the time to clearly identify the nature of the behavior: when, where, and how the behavior happens.
The team will need to fully understand the current status of the person and how all variables (cognitive, emotional, social, etc.) contribute to the behavior.
Realistic goals need to be established so that everyone is heading in the same direction.
Select interventions that will treat the underlying causes of the behavior and best achieve the agreed upon goals from among the following: psychotherapy, skill building, rewards, environmental change (people and physical), and medications.


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RYA Marine Radar Course
This one day marine radar course is increasingly popular for both sailing yachts and powerboats. Marine Radar is an invaluable aid for navigation and collision avoidance and it is more useful in the hands of a knowledgeable operator.
Please use the secure, realtime online booking system below for course bookings or if you have queries Contact Duck-2-Water
Theory, adult course, ideal for coastal skippers and yachtmasters.
No marine radar experience
While no previous knowledge is required it is helpful if you have a basic understanding of navigation and collision regulations, this course is aimed at Coastal Skippers.
Basic understanding of marine radar and radar set controls. Plotting and collision avoidance. Navigation techniques.
Understands how to use marine radar in a small boat.
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Best Original Score, for most, is one of those categories at the Golden Globes (and, by proxy, the Academy Awards) that you just kind of gloss over. Many of the same names cycle annually as nominees (John Williams, Gustavo Santaolalla, the Danna brothers, etc.) and it usually falls by the wayside to its more popular, eclectic cousin, Best Original Song, this weird and wonderful space responsible for Oscars for "Blame Canada" and Three Six Mafia (and a lot of snubs we found unfortunate). Last night, Mychael Danna, who scored the tigers-and-shipwrecks tale Life of Pi, took home the Globe for his lovely score, but today, we salute another workhorse of film composition.
You know who had a great year in award-fodder movies? Alexandre Desplat. Sure, Danna got the win and the Oscars love John Williams and biopics so the big one will probably go to Lincoln, and it's just an honor to be nominated what are these awards anyway etc., but dude was pretty much killing it this whole time, and it was about time he got his own appreciation post.
For sheer volume of work alone, all the writing and rehearsing and recording for three of the most acclaimed movies of 2012, as well as some others. Did he sleep at all? Did he remember to bathe? Or was he just so immersed in quickening the pulse of Argo armed with ouds and beats and some a cappella that would have been tacky in most places but worked here? Or was he too busy cultivating that stomach-dropping, ominous feel for Zero Dark Thirty, or giving Wes Anderson another earworm of a leitmotif for Moonrise Kingdom? A score is everything, and for three of the most celebrated filmmakers of the year and the three most celebrated films, there was only one composer for the job.
Desplat has been nominated five times for Best Original Score for the Oscars and has gone 1-for-6 with Golden Globes. This may not be his year, but he's a winner in our hearts. Listen to some choice selections from Moonrise Kingdom, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty below.


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Mangoes are the most popular fruit in the world. That's a good thing, because not only is the alkaline fruit soft, sweet, and refreshing, but it has great health benefits too.
Historically, eating mango for libido dates back hundreds of years in parts of Southeast Asia. Mangoes are also synonymous with male sexual vitality across Southeast Asia and India. In fact, traditionally the fruit is often prescribed in these countries to men who complain of impotence issues.
Using mangoes for erectile dysfunction could be a cultural folk tale but modern scientific evidence may support the notion. Mangoes are very high in sexual enhancing minerals and nutrients that researchers have confirmed to be great for sex drive.
In fact, mangoes contains nutrients and antioxidants that have been linked to balancing sex hormones, which can result in a higher sex drive for both men and women.
Besides libido, mangoes also have powerful antioxidants that have been linked to slowing the effects of aging, lowering blood pressure and boosting heart health.
The alkaline fruit also contains copper, potassium and magnesium.


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A large, heavy duty, dual leg ironing board with slide out ironing rest and hanging rail for more compact storage. Large 120 x 40cm board.
Strong, Dual Leg ConstructionFor strength & stability
Retractable Iron RestCreates more room for speedier ironing, with a handy rail to iron and hang as you go
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Heidi Swanson, who blogs about healthy food on her excellent website 101 Cookbooks, shares this lightened bread pudding in her cookbook, Super Natural Every Day. More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
How to Make It
Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly oil a medium baking dish. Spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, until dry but not browned. Let cool, then transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the spinach and 1/4 cup of the feta.
In another bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons of the olive oil with the mustard, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add the eggs and beat until blended. Add the milk and season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the bread cubes and stir until they are evenly moistened. Transfer the bread mixture to the baking dish and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours or refrigerate overnight.
Sprinkle the remaining feta on the bread pudding and bake in the center of the oven until risen and set, about 40 minutes. Turn on the broiler. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and broil until the bread pudding is golden and crispy on top, about 2 minutes. Scatter the oregano on top, cut into squares and serve.


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Has history been just a dull blur of old names and dates to you?
Teaching history with a timeline will allow you to easily see in context the people and events of the human experience. Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci was born, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and Christopher Columbus discovered America all in a 40-year time span in the 15th century?
Putting people and events on a timeline takes them out of some obscure date committed to memory, and weaves them into a story whose plot and characters can be clearly seen. At a glance you will be able to observe the who, what and where of a year, a decade or a century.
Add-A-Century gives you such flexibility that you will be able to research and document events of the Roman Empire and then switch to the American Civil War if you choose, and not be concerned about leaving enough space for everything in between.
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Full Time Equivalence (FTE) is the percentage of time an employee works divided by the required time for that position in the associated attendance center for the school year.
The number of teachers at each school varies greatly depending on the student population, schools' grade configuration, programs offered, and the financial resources of the district.