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Meeting of Styles, Costa Rica 2020
Hello world. It's been a minute since I had a chance to post. 202o is a hell of a year, and it's not over. So much has been cancelled since March! Luckily I had a blast at the start of it when I went to San Jose, Costa Rica. I was invited to paint at The Meeting of Styles event which got cancelled but we made the best of it before the pandemic took over the world. I wanted to make sure I added those photos on here now that things have chilled out a bit.
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Talking Walls Mural Festival Oct 16-19 Charlotte, NC
invited to participate in the 2019 Talking Walls Mural Art Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina October 16th – 19th.
What a trip! I almost did not make it to the festival in Charlotte NC. I had cancelled, and delayed flights for days that prevented me to get to the states when I was supposed to. American Airlines, United, and Delta were no help they officially suck. Ecuador was going thru an intense protest, and war against a corrupt goverment for 12 days straight. Many of the roads were blocked, and the impotent president had declared a curfew and brought in the military to kill their own people. The situation was dire for many many days. The resistance was inspiring tho! it was all I can focus on for the days leading up to the trip. My people fought tooth and nail and were victorious! They have a brave heart, and together quite unstoppable. If you want to read more about it just google it. It's a lot to take in. Eventually I made it, and wanted to make sure I finished a very large wall in a few days time. I found ways to work with the negative, and positive space of a 40 foot wall in the uptown district. I wanted to put my all into this piece because I had just witnessed how my people came together to fight back against greed. It's causing havoc on our planet, and trying to affect the economic growth in various countries by lying, and stealing. An economic genocide is at hand worldwide, and people are finally tired of it! RESISTENCIA is here, and it's leading the way on how it's done in South America. It is inspiring youth, and people of all ages and classes to come together against neoliberaism and imperlialist ideals. I dedicate this piece to the movement and in solidarity with all countries and people who RESIST. ( Fist Up )
Thank you for the invitation Owl and Arko!
Thank you to the wonderful assistance and photographers on site!
"Resistencia" Charlotte, NC 2019
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Uptown Grand Scale, Harlem 2019
September was a nice time to be in New York, especially to paint. Something I need to make a note of for 2020 because the weather is perfect. This year I was invited by the lovely Ayana of @UptownGrandCentral organization who put together a roster of 50+ artists to paint a lot on 125th st in the east side of Harlem 125th between Park and Madison. For three Saturdays in a row various artists gathered to paint. Each one taking up a section of the wood construction planks to make colorful pieces that brighten the neighborhood. I keened in on a beautiful african american /afro latina woman that can rep' the essence of Harlem. Locals loved it. They felt so proud to have this image emerge on their block. They knew exactly what she stood for, and what she represents. Harlem has a lot of history, a place of kings and queens before it was infiltrated with drugs, crime, and crack. Harlem is still a tough place to hang around these days because of all that. You have to walk tall, proud, and strong so nobody messes with you. You have to be alert, always. The streets have many characters, and you can't let your guard down in these parts. You will never know what can happen when you turn the corner. New Yorkers know what's up, and that's how the vibes are uptown. "Harlem World" – where you can find an array of jewelry shops with you favorite door knocker earrings or name plates to represent who you are. Classic, timeless jewelry that many "fly" women adorn themselves with to feel good and represent where they are from. An authentic style, attitude, and grace that can come at you with love or stance. One of the many examples that brews here + influences the world at large. Shout out to @mistadrumin who joined in to paint a native pattern which enhanced the love warrior marks on her face, and the roots of her nature. Never forget where your from, and what made you!
Join the bock party Saturday Sept 21st and experience Harlem #UptownGrandScale for yourself.
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Maybelline House Pop-Up NYC / NYFW
Never know what to expect from my next trip to NY. This year, the producers of an upcoming @Maybelline House event reached out to me to create an installation during Fashion Week NY. They were also looking for an authentic graffiti artist who can "tag up" on a pop-up train. As a multidisciplinary artist the job was perfect and up my alley. Especially because NY, graffiti, street, and fashion is what Toofly is all about! It's fun work, and ads to my ( new client ) work. Painting the #MaybellineHouse neon logo juxtapozed against a brick wall with spray paint and acrylic took a while to create, but like a pro it got done and right on schedule. The on-site graffiti added the authentic flavor of our beloved city. When they wanted even more tags I was happy to create them, but I made sure to point out it's added value. Did they remember that? No. The train was such a cool installation tho, who keeps that I wondered? Hope it goes to good use. Shout out to my cousin / assistant @mistadrumin for his help and process photos. Unfortunately I was unable to get the final photos on opening night. For some reason the invitation changed from "we would love for you to be there" to "I'm sorry it is a private PR event" after the work was done. Yeah! that really happened. According to the producer on this project she had no control. Last time I checked industry events that have the creative, and artists attend is a very good look for the brand. All good. Some people still don't get how it all works. Luckily many true school New Yorkers made it to the event and posted videos and photos of the project. They loved it, and the installation looked great thanks to the creative team from France, who was very nice. As these corporate projects pop in, and out of our lives it's important to remember what these brands truly stand for and how they treat their staff. We've seen how some high-profile companies treat urban artists these past few years, and so you begin to wonder. Do they truly respect the culture, and people they want so badly captivate? Each client is different, and the only way to find out is to work with them. Live, and learn and watch how they roll folks!
Thank you New York City!
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Detonarte Mompiche 2019
Mompiche Ecuador 2019! What a dope little road trip to paint, and vacay in August. It's been a creative month here in Quito ( Arts Month ) There's a lot happening, especially with creatives from the urban arts community. Regardless of the country's shitty economy, artists don't stop. We keep it alive! @Detonarte_ec was independently funded this year due to lack of funds in the arts sector in Ecuador. It makes it hard on artists because it is how we make a living. With a little free time and a few extra bucks a few of us were able to pull thru to rep' on this important mission. 12 local / international artists, a lot of acrylic paint, and limited color palettes went far this time. We received 10 cans of spray paint ( sad face ) by local paint sponsor @Evans ///Â If you planned your piece ahead of time, threw in a few extra cans of your own it worked out. That's how we did it ya'll. For the love of NATURE! This year Luiz Auz founder, and curator of Detonarte with the help of locals the event launched. Shout out to Santiago, and friends from @SavetheParadise @SecretGardenMompiche and locals in Mompiche. The municipio helped a bit too, I guess 2 canecas of paint is something? Smh. They set up a stage for a performance that started way too late for anyone to care. All it did was create fights with locals who felt they would lose business. All those people get no props they have no clue what they are doing. It truly takes a village in these parts of the world and unless your on board with some serious care you can suck it. At the end of the day all the love goes to the folks who recognize the value of art, and culture as a tool for social / environmental change. Various eco-hostels hosted many of the artists and crew – thank you! We had healthy organic food, and seafood at different locations that volunteered to feed us – thank you! There was plenty of clean water to refill our water bottles so that we do not cause any more plastic waste – Thank you conscious artists! Our mission: 3 Days to create beautiful murals that inspire, and bring attention to the importance of protecting nature. To take care of it's plant life, wildlife, oceans, rivers, mangroves, beaches, and rain forests. Thank you Detonarte, and Mompiche for taking this important step in the country we hope the goverment and local mayors of the coast take notes!
As a traveling artist I make sure to take the extra time to explore + learn enough in a short stay to report back. Babe and I made it to Mompiche a few days before festival and the 12 hrs was worth it. A roadtrip here is hard by bus, I recommend getting there directly by car next time. It is probably why this beach is still so pretty compared to the rest on the coast of Ecuador. We got a chance to trek and check out Playa Negra ( Black Beach ) as well as enjoy a nice stroll thru the countryside. Next time we gotta make it to Portete!
Shout out to Morongo for the lovely airbnb stay. Bamboo eco-hostals are the best at the beach. One of the best beach views thus far on my travels. Loooooved it.
My rock. Babe is my personal everythang! 23yrs in enjoying life and growing happy together. Happy Anniversary boo boo!
DAY 1 — Artist Trek thru @savetheparadise // help these wonderful environmentalists save the rainforest in Mompiche. They are cutting down hundred year old trees, and endangering wildlife for palm oil farms and corn oil farms. Stop supporting products with chemicals that affect these environments and nature in general. We all have work to do, and every little bit of change you can do in your life helps. For more information about the project visit their website. You can donate here —> www.savetheparadise.com
Artists for environmental changes! Get educated, stand for a cause you believe in and make the changes necessary to fight the greedy monsters messing up our planet! You know who they are, just look at the back of the labels. If it's not natural it's no bueno.
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"Proteje La Naturaleza" ( Protect Nature ) It's beautiful, it gives and gives, do not hurt her, or try to destroy her. She deserves to thrive and live in harmony with humans. In all honesty she does not need us, we need her to survive and live on this planet a bit longer. There is no planet B!Share No comments
@LadiesLoveProject "FUNKY FRESH" Exhibit X Pop-Up Shop
our 1st @LadiesLoveProject #FunkyFreshNY Exhibit and 1 Day Pop-Up Shop. We are happy to have held it at @Bierwax in Prospect Heights Brooklyn aka Fort Green. Why they are changing the names of NYC neighborhoods? – it's no surprise to most. Anyway the location had a beautiful outdoor patio for a sufficient amount of vendors, and an indoor cozy space to hang artwork. Latino owner, Chris Maestro, his wife, and team welcomed us with open arms and made the event super smooth experience. @Ylove57 a long time friend and supporter of the Toofly "ideas" teamed up as the point person for the art sales. We had worked together in the past on Younity exhibitions and her assistance was very helpful. Together we hashed out the details to push the event to new heights. The Ladies Love Project is a growing idea that evolves with time. It flows to the beat of NY. Each year we team up with different artists, artisans, designers, and and staff to see what kind of flava they can add to the event. It is carefully curated to bridge the gap between established talent, and up and coming talent. We are known to head into different neighborhoods as much as possible to discover different parts of our city. We like to be all inclusive with the folks we build with because representation matters. Everyone is welcome at LLP as long as you are serious about your craft and message to the world. Locations are our biggest hurdle each year, but somehow we manage to partner with spaces and orgz. Sometimes a community space will charge us an arm and a leg with no care for our project, and sometimes they will allow us to pop-in and do what we do best with full support. Every year is a different experience, and we try everything to see what works and what doesn't. It's the best way to create. As an independent, and self sustainable project we have had our ups and downs. The journey to curate arts and culture events in NY, LA, and other cities to represent who we are continues. CULTURE IS OUR POWER it is OUR LEGACY to this ever changing "New, New York". Thank you ALL for pulling thru, and making the troop to Brooklyn. Your support for the LLP project means a lot to all of us. We are heading into our 10Yr anniversary in 2020 and will be planning something special. Look out!!!
More flicks coming soon…
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Wellingcourt Mural Project 2019
10 yrs at Wellingcourt! It's official we have been at it for a minute now. It's nice to see how our work has evolved, who's stuck around and who hasn't. Most of all, how many of our friends continue to support this "community" event without all the hype. A family friendly event where artists can focus on the art of the street. Many of us truly take the time to create meaningful work and strut our skills to continue to elevate the art form. We stay present as the times and neighborhoods change, especially in New York. It's nice to see more people fall in love with what we do, it will extend it's life. It has taken a while to get here. Our sweat and tears to keep this culture alive has finally payed off. A legacy we are proud of. Even when so many hated the transformation from graffiti to street art. In the end at 360 you can see how much it has saved lives, created a trade to survive on your own, and showed to so many how much this art matters from the bottom to the top! We will forever miss 5Pointz, we are thankful Wellingcourt has has become a second home for some of us. We will continue to bring you the gems. Thank you ADHOC for setting it off, and Garrison for keeping it alive. Special thanks to @NYCPride for sponsoring many of the murals throughout NY this summer in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of #Stonewall riots. I think it's time for a book yeo! What do ya'll think?
"Get Free"
Sinned, Toofly, _____ 2019
Shout to everyone that came thru to say hi, kick it, and take flicks It was a beautiful day in NY!Share No comments
Panama Mural Festival May 20-26, 2019
Heading back to Panama City this May! Received confirmation to participate in the 1st Panama Mural Arts Festival taking place May 20th-May 26th. If your planning on a vacation some where with a little street art action check out this event. I was there in 2014 and got a chance to stroll thru the modern city area and historic center #CascoViejo, visit beaches like #RedFrogBeach, and hang out with friends in #BocasDelToro. This time I will enjoy my time painting and building with the artists. Thank you Panama crew, see you soon.
I'm back from Panama! Ready to rock this re-cap before my trip to NY. What an experience, one of the best one's yet. Festival's are not easy, especially in our countries. When you keep a positive attitude through it all it can make a huge difference. My wall took a while to lock in, I lost 3 days in the process but in the end it all worked out. The perfect wall became available and it challenged me to prepare a piece that could work with the structure + time frame I had left. Traveling to paint can be a rollercoaster at first, not everything will go as planned or smooth but if your patient and trust your gut instinct you'll be all good. The more I paint in countries like south america, and central america the more I learn to slow down, which makes a huge difference in all it is trying to teach me.
Panama has various indigenous communities one of them is GUNA. Also known as KUNA. They live in the mountains and islands as well as in the city. They make beautiful artisanal molas and bead jewelry. What I found most fascinating is that they own 365 Islands ( Sand Blas ) correctly named called "Guna Yala" They have their own rules, and they handle the tourism once inside their islands. They are independent from the Panamanian Government. That's what I'm talking about! Shine light on the people that are all about protecting their land, water, culture, and tradition so that it is not lost. Indigenous Rights matter.
"Sembrar" Panama City 2019 Barrio Santa Ana Calle 14 y Calle C
During my wait for a wall to come up, I spent time strolling thru the streets, chatting with the community, making new friends, having an ice cold beer, and sketching. Panama is going through a big change, many "centro historicos" in South America are. There is a re-birth about to go down. It is seen, and it is felt by all. As you walk down these streets the architecture of old buildings next to new buildings tells the whole story. Everything comes back around for a new cycle. The contrast is beautiful, but it is also sad. We all know that street art and art in general is a tool for social change in our communities. It can bring a lot of good to people who need it the most. People who are forgotten, marginalized, oppressed, and poor. We do the work to save lives as well. We painted in the barrio of Santa Ana, it is at the cusp of the tourist sector with fancy restaurants, and shops. Kind of like the edge of Williamsburg back in the day when it was all factories, and now…well you know how it is now. Gentrified. That's exactly the set-up, and all developers know it. They are jumping in to grab what they can. Little by little it will reach Santa Ana, it is very very close. The poor just like the poor in other major cities will be pushed further away. There is no stopping this trend of urban planning. It is happening everywhere, and the more I travel the more I see the same story played over. We care about these issues, and are caught in the mix of it. As artists of color we have a responsibility to not only beautify communities, raise the moral of people, bring smiles, and most of all spark inspiration to create change and rise up. If people take pride in their neighborhood, they take pride in who they are, and then they take back their streets. They defend what is theirs. We have a right to report back to the world what is happening, the good and the bad. All of this will go on whether we are there or not, but it will happen faster with the attention. I have seen it in Peru, in Ecuador, in Panama, in Mexico, and of course in NY. Our hope is that in the middle of this territory battle that benefits the wealthy, that we report plus plant seeds. Seeds that help others find ways to work with these communities so that their culture is protected. Their traditions and stories kept alive. If it is all gone, and the starbucks move in, it becomes another empty illusion of what folks flock there for in the first place. CULTURA! AMOR! CULTURA! Our countries are "rich in culture" they are not for the soulless "privileged rich" who want to push the less fortunate out for their benefit. You either work with us, or against us. We must protect what is dear and important to us. Our cultures are (((( love )))) realized and what keeps our human spirit alive.
Gracias Santa Ana! Your smiles filled us up. The little things in life matter more.
Gracias Chi-Chi and Bolivar! Flowers and colors go a long way for the many who have little or unfortunate circumstances.
Before I returned to Ecuador, I had a chance to reconnect with friends who have moved to the islands and starting new lives away from the illusion of freedom in a big city. Nature can change that. Happy for them! Love you amiga <3
Thank you Panama Mural Fest! Disem, and Dreps and the whole crew, even your lovely mom and pop. I am proud of you guys. You all worked so hard in all areas of the festival when all odds where against ya. We saw it, we felt it. It all works out in the end, and I am thankful you took the first step as Latino organizers in the movement. ( Fist Up ) Shout out to all the artists who did amazing pieces. Check out some of the images on —>@BombingScience
Lastly, I want to give a big shout out to @atelierpanama which is a community space run by Angie, and Laura in center of city not far from our walls in barrio Santa Ana. It was a central location for artists to rest, eat, communicate with the group, sketch, and hold all our materials safe. It is also a safe space that helps to save kids lives. Free art classes are given to kids ages 6-12. If these kids were not in the classroom they would be out in the barrio getting in trouble thru drugs, violence, and worst. I thank them eternally for their role in Panama Mural Fest and in their community space as an example of what is needed. They do it on their own, out of love because they care. We need more of that! Support folks making the world a better place for the generations to come so they can flip the script.
Over, and out. Hasta la proxima hermanos, y hermanas – TOOFLYShare No comments
Terrapin NYC, Lincoln Center 2019
It's a wrap! A new, and wonderful experience to add to my adventures as a traveling artist. This March, I joined the Terrapin team from Australia for a live art performance. My duty was to create over a 100 drawings for "You and Me, and the Space Between" at it's US premiere at Lincoln Center. A story that touches on issues of migration, immigration, and environmental changes happening in the world. Local artists Christina D. Eskridge ( Narrator) and Toofly ( Digital Artist ) spent three weeks on the production with the team and had a great time.
The island is sinking. Its adults are useless. Time for the kids to save the day!
When the island of Proud Circle springs a leak, it takes the curious mind of a child to save the island, its people, and their ways. From Australia's most accomplished children's playwright, Finegan Kruckemeyer, comes this original tale of wonder and invention, brought to life with storytelling, choreographed projections, and live-drawn animation.
Behind the scenes photography by: Dean Stevenson
Directed by: Sam Routledge Writer: Finegan Kruckmeyer
Safe travels Tasmanian friends! Thank you Terrapin, and Thank you Lincoln Center Education.
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Nina Shunku, Quito Ecuador 2019
Nina Shunku – a community space in the Centro Historico of Quito, and one of my favorite spaces to support. When I arrived back in 2012 the building was in shambles but little by little the crew has fixed it up and is now running education programs, workshops, music events, cultural gatherings and much more. Proud of them! It as time to rock a new piece before my trip to NY and squeezed it in just in time for the 7/10 year anniversary event.
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@Apitatan X @Toofly_NYC X @Sramdip
Hello 2019 — new year, new projects! Setting it off with a collaboration wall production with one of Quito, Ecuador's most recognized street artist APITATAN. He's been making moves for years, and is a leading aerosol artist in many ways for the culture. We have been meaning to work on a piece together for some time now so when our friend @Sramdip from Nepal arrived for a visit we decided to go for it. As character artists, and in touch with our energy frequency we felt a mystical theme would work great with Sramdip's pyramid calligraphy. It took about a weekend to get our schedules organized to meet up and get to work. Worked it out as best we could, and was happy with the time we had to build. Also the 1st MTN aerosol graffiti shop has arrived to Quito and was a few blocks away. We will brew! stay tuned…
"VIBRATIONS" Location: Calle Pablo Claudel Street Jipijapa sector
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LA CARISHINA, Quito Ecuador 2018
#Tooflypopup at the next La Carishina event in Quito, Ecuador December 15 & 16 from 11am -7PM. See you there!Share No comments
Akumal Arts Festival Re-Cap
Back in the studio. It's time to re-cap the experience of the Akumal Arts festival! Wow…where do I start?
Based on experience to these massive projects, especially for the 1st time one has to be patient, and organized. The crew did it's best to accommodate all 70 artists. An ambitious number to manage but when your heart is in it, you have money, man power, and event is in a reasonably sized town everything is possible. Once artists had what they needed it to start their walls, we were rockin'. I think also when you personally prepare in advance it helps you a lot. Your travel, transport, paint list, accommodation details, etc; all small details are important too. Organizers can only do their best when they are being bombarded with a million questions during a festival. I experienced it with our Warmi Paint Festival and I can definitely say it is not easy. As an artist in a festival to be self sufficient as much as possible is in your benefit. The rest eventually falls into place.
I specifically planned on a small wall for this event because #1 HEAT EXHAUSTION. Mexico is hot, and if your wall has no shade your fucked for hours #2 IT'S THEIR 1ST EVENT. You can expect things not to go perfect #3 EQUIPMENT. It is never on time at any festival and with 70 artists there's no way plenty of ladders / scaffolds will be available. So expect the unexpected and work around it.Share No comments
Akumal Arts Festival, Mexico 2018
One of my favorite destinations to vacay and paint! I've been visiting various parts of Mexico for a good couple of years now, and each trip is better than the next. The country, the people, the food, the culture. I fall more and more in love with it on each trip. I am thankful for the opportunity to paint at the very 1st Akumal Beach Arts Festival this coming November. I plan to paint something beautiful, as well as educational to raise awareness to sea life issues. #ClimateAction is at the forefront of many of our mural projects these days. We need to raise awareness on what is happening in the animals in the oceans and decay in sea life/plant life. As humans we have to get mega strict on using less plastic, and educating ourselves on ways to do less harm to the planet. If each of us do something to change our ways it can help. If your in Cancun on vacation, take that 1hr ride to Akumal and check us out Nov 9,10, 11th. Support the cause, support the festival.
Sketch is ready, flight is booked, and artist lodging is amazing! There is a lot of artists involved, looking forward to meeting them all plus the festival crew.
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Royals Rally as Bleckley and Dublin Split Games | HS Sports
Dewanda Blackshear had one three in the first quarter of Saturday's game in Dublin. In the fourth, she had five straight points, including a three with 35 seconds left, to give the Lady Royals a 37-36 lead. Dublin though would win on a tip in with three seconds remaining 37-36. Blackshear finished with a season high 12.
Despite a 15-point second quarter by Rydealous Taylor, the Royals found themselves down six to Dublin at halftime. Seven points by Ken Hughes and six by D'Andre Pitts helped rally BC to a 51-47 lead after three. Pitts had a three with a little over four minutes left in the game to break a 56-56 tie. It was part of a 13-6 finish in a 70-63 win.
Taylor finished with 28. Mario Beck scored 19. Hughes had all of his 13 points in the second half. The Lady Royals begin play at the Westside Shootout in Macon Tuesday. Their first opponent is Howard High School at 4 pm.

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Breakeven Point, Discount Rate, DRIP, and Market Portfolio
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1. Calloway Cab Company determines its break-even strictly on the basis of cash expenditures related to fixed costs. Its total fixed costs are $400,000, but 20 percent of this value is represented by depreciation. Its contribution margin (price minus variable cost) for each unit is $3.60. How many units does the firm need to sell to reach the cash break-even point?
2. A project that costs $3,000 to install will provide annual cash flows of $800 for each of the next 6 years. Is this project worth pursuing if the discount rate is 10 percent? How high can the discount rate be before you would reject the project?
3. A firm considers initiating an aggressive dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) in which it allows its investors to use dividends to buy shares at a discount of 40 percent from current market value. The firm's financial manager argues that the policy will benefit shareholders by giving them the opportunity to buy additional shares at a deep discount and will benefit the firm by providing a source of cash. Is the manager correct?
4. You are considering the purchase of real estate which will provide perpetual income that should average $50,000 per year. How much will you pay for the property if you believe its market risk is the same as the market portfolio's? The T-bill rate is 5 percent, and the expected market return is 12.5 percent.
5. Would you rather receive $1,000 a year for 10 years or $800 a year for 15 years if:
a. the interest rate is 5 percent?
b. the interest rate is 20 percent?
c. Why do your answers to (a) and (b) differ?
6. True or false? If false, correct the statement.
a. A company may not generally pay a dividend out of legal capital.
b. A company may not generally pay a dividend if it is insolvent.
c. The effective tax rate on capital gains can be less than the stated tax rate on such gains.
d. Corporations are not taxed on dividends received from other corporations.
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Cheating Bloke Gets Caught By His Two Girlfriends On Facebook Live
Social media's a wonderful thing. It helps us stay in touch with friends and family around the world, allows us to share funny cat videos with those with a discerning sense of humour, and of course, catch cheating partners.
One bloke who was two-timing a pair of girls in the U.S. learned this the hard way when the girls ganged-up to expose their bad boyfriend on a Facebook Live stream.
Apparently, the love cheat's 'main girlfriend' gained access to his phone when he shared his passwords with her, allowing her to discover his dalliance with another young woman.
Rather than getting pissed at her love rival though, she decided to take a humiliating revenge on the lad in question and hatched a devious scheme to embarrass him.
They got the love louse to come round to his 'side girl's' house with Chinese food but when he arrived it wasn't his mistress waiting for him, it was his girlfriend, both of them!
From there things progress pretty much as you'd expect, he gets defensive, they chew him out and eventually he slinks away like you'd expect – good job girls.
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Do This, You'll Be Amazed
How many people do you know who have made a New Year's resolution and have already abandoned it? (with almost six months still to go on the year nonetheless!)
I admit that I have been guilty of doing it a few times in my life, and I'm sure you have too at some point.
Why do we fail so easily? Better yet, why do we fail so easily on a goal that we deem important enough to "go on the record" and make a public resolution?
I have a hunch. It's that we don't commit to the goal.
We say what we want to do (or stop doing), and then fail to devise even a modest plan achieve that goal. And others who have devised that modest plan fail to properly execute it. In my opinion, both of those scenarios are examples of a lack of commitment.
Losing weight, quitting smoking, eating healthier – these are difficult goals. It's not in our human nature to reverse any decades-long habit cold turkey. Our bodies will physically and mentally revolt.
So to truly achieve those above stated goals, you need to set them reasonably, take action, and get feedback along the way (i.e. support from your significant other, advice from your doctor).
The same goes with business owners and insurance agents.
If your plan is to set an arbitrary revenue goal and "wing it" until the 11th hour, then what you have is not a real plan.
If your goal is to improve sales and revenue, you need to develop a plan to accomplish it.
But a well developed plan does not just list what you want to accomplish. More importantly, it details specifically what you have to do to achieve each goal. And it sets time frames to do so.
This is by far one of the best ways to set and achieve your sales and revenue goals for this year – and every year after that. Call it your commitment.
But before filling it out, look at your numbers for the past 6 months. Think about what you did well and what you want to improve. Think about how you will go about making those improvements. Think about the results those improvements will yield.
Now, set some goals. Set significant, yet achievable goals – something that will take more effort to achieve in the second half of the year.
Now, for each goal, list at least three things you have to do to achieve that goal. Next to that goal, give yourself a deadline. Hold yourself accountable.
I won't sugarcoat it. Achieving these goals shouldn't be easy. You'll face challenges along the way.
One final tip, on the bottom or back of these goal sheets, list a few people you can reach out to help you out. Think about people who have been in your shoes – successful people who have setting and achieving goals for decades.
They don't even have to work in the same field as you. Their feedback can be about goal setting and refining your strategy. They can be another way to keeping you accountable and also be your own personal cheering section for achieving your goals.
You'll be amazed what can happen when you set goals, take action, and get feedback.
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Call for participants to workshop on Bioinformatics and Wheat Genomics II
The UK Science & Innovation Network (South Africa) will be hosting a workshop on the above theme in Worcester, SOUTH AFRICA on 4 – 8 February 2019 to build on the previous workshop (Bioinformatics and Wheat Genomics) made possible by the Newton Fund Researchers Link Program, which aimed to establish and strengthen relationships between South African (SA) and United Kingdom (UK) researchers, particularly in the area of bioinformatics.
The workshop is coordinated by Dr Renée Prins (SA) and Dr Diane Saunders (UK) and aims to provide continuity to the previous effort of improving the bioinformatics skill set of African researchers working in the fields of cereals research and crop breeding. Dr Burkhard Steuernagel (UK) and Dr Robert Davey (UK), will join Dr Diane Saunders as workshop trainers. Bioinformaticians from two South African universities will also be invited as guest speakers to provide insight into bioinformatics training and collaboration opportunities in South Africa.
The workshop will be designed around a series of practical exercises to allow the participants to explore different types of bioinformatics analyses. We are now inviting researchers from Africa (particularly South Africa and Kenya) working in the fields of cereals research and crop breeding to apply to attend this workshop. A total of 20 places are available for this workshop.
Participants are responsible for ALL their own travel and accommodation arrangements and expenses. The British High Commission will cover the actual workshop costs which will include lunch and no registration fee will be charged.
The application form, with more details on the initiative, can be found in the link below and the application sent before/on the deadline of 30th September 2018 (12h00 UK time).


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Last week, we asked you to think of what the words 'Doctor Who' brought to mind. Then, we played on the 'scary' aspect. However, this week, we've been thrown a new story from the crew at Upper Boat studios in Cardiff that's all about another two conventions of the series, and chances are these two would come to mind even before hiding behind the sofa. Yes, as you've no doubt guessed by the title, this is a Dalek episode! And, in a twist only once seen since the series returned in 2005, they plan to take over a version of the Earth previous to our current globe...
Picture the scene: England, 1916. The whole nation is war-torn and seemingly locked forever in battle with the Nazis. Running out of ideas, Prime Minister Winston Churchill will do absolutely anything to rid the world of Germany's equivalent, Adolf Hitler- so it's almost too perfect when a small-scale scientist from the countryside develops a sort of miniature bronze tank that obey your every command named 'Ironsides', surely a key weapon in World War Two...
However, it isn't long before the Doctor turns up, giving Amy her first look at the past, (Well, that and answering the phone call from Churchill at the end of The Beast Below) he inevitably discovers a dark secret: These 'Ironsides' aren't a glorious weapon to be used to win the war, but Daleks: And they have their own agenda...
As mentioned, this is the first historic episode in the Steven Moffat era, and harks back to his very first Doctor Who story, The Empty Child, which was also set in World War Two. However, as a single story it's more reminiscent of fellow 2005 story, Dalek, as the only other 45-minute adventure starring the most famous sons of Skaro. However, as we know with the Daleks, they never simply come back for more of the same. Every Dalek story gave us a new twist or a physical change to the Doctor's most deadly foes, and so it comes as no surprise that that's exactly what's been done by Ed Thomas and his team at Millennium Effects, the people behind the Dalek props/costume hybrids that appear on set. This time, it's slightly more subtle than Evolution of the Daleks' total redesign. These Daleks have (As you may have spotted in the trailers) a Union Jack under their eyestalk! They have pouches full of supplies! They're even painted the same shades of brown the British army wore!
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Mark Gatiss has been the architect of some of the most enjoyable episodes of modern Who, such as The Idiot's Lantern, the fun romp through '50s Britain, on the day of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2nd and The Unquiet Dead, which was itself Rose's first voyage into past times, all this on top of being the only person to ever write and star in Doctor Who, popping up as Professor Lazarus in the third series. What does all this mean? We should be in for a fast-paced, witty but surprisingly spooky script on Saturday night, directed in the same manor by Andrew Gunn, the Beast Below's man with the megaphone. How much more Doctor Who can you get?
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McGill University welcomes qualified international applicants from all over the world!
All applicants, regardless of country of origin or backgrounds must meet these minimum academic requirements:
- Have earned an accredited or recognized university degree (equivalent to a McGill undergraduate degree, Bachelor's) which would serve as a basis of admission to a graduate degree program at a recognized research-intensive university in the same country.
- The university degree, described above, must have been completed with a minimum standing of 3.0/4.0 or the equivalent, according to grading scale on the transcript.
- Applicants must also meet any academic requirements set by the McGill graduate department to which they are applying. Admission to McGill is competitive and meeting the minimum standard does not guarantee acceptance.
As an international applicant you must additionally prove proficiency in English, and learn about International credentials and grade equivalencies, and be aware of the admission deadlines applicable to you.
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We are very proud to announce our biggest ever open day which is taking place on Saturday 20 October from 10am to 4pm at the Teacher Building in Glasgow.
We have 100 free tickets available for our day of fantastic speakers and workshops. We will have guest speakers sharing their experiences of living with a stammer and 9 workshops to pick from on the day designed to help provide real support for stammering.
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Airport must haves
Being at an airport can be a serious headache. Long lines, crying babies, and delayed flights are just a few things that add to my stress while waiting to board. On top of all that I am usually going through a checklist in my head and trying to figure out what it is I forgot! Let's face it I usually always forget something.
Jamming my purse full of everything I need plus figuring out a way to fit my laptop has always been a struggle for me, especially since I am a serial over-packer. So, so guilty. That all changed when I was introduced to the New York based brand Lo&Sons. They have this motto which really speaks to me: "less fumbling, more globetrotting." Their designs are clean, modern, and expertly crafted. The Seville laptop tote is definitely a favorite of mine. Although, I am equally obsessed with the wristlet which hold my cards, passport, and phone easily. Below is everything I carry on flights to get me through how ever many hours I might be in the air.
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Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming have announced the strategic cooperation with CMA-CGM, COSCO, and OOCL to enhance their Mediterranean – U.S. East Coast service AL6 (Atlantic 6). The aim of this cooperation is to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service quality.
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Livorno will no longer be covered by the enhanced Mediterranean – U.S. East Coast Service. However, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming will be able to offer services via Livorno on a redesigned ZIM-operated AL7 service in due course, which is part of the continuing cooperation between THE Alliance and ZIM.
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As part of the performance management process, managers have regular performance conversations with employees.
1. What is the performance practice cycle?
The performance practice cycle represents the continuous process of managing employee performance, and is based on the assumption that:
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- A manager pro-actively manages an employee to achieve the performance and conduct expectations of the role.
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The idea for the Make-a-Zine Art Collaboration is for artists (particularly those who live in small towns) to get to know each other by visiting each other's communities while making a self-published magazine together. We meet once a month in a different small town.
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Zoids: Rebirth Century is a Zoids line that commemorates Zoids' 25th anniversary.
Most of the Rebirth Century Zoids features redesigns of old models, with a handful of totally new Zoids, such as the Valga and Dos Godos.
The line went on sale in 2008, and continued through 2009.
- HRZ-001 King Gojulas
- GRZ-002 Gil Vader
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- GRZ-011 Crimson Horn
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The story of Rebirth Century was originally told in 5 chapters in the booklets included with later Zoids Graphics kits. From October 2008 to April 2009, TakaraTomy began adding these chapters to their official Zoids site as a set of Flash slideshows, followed by 3 extra chapters unavailable elsewhere.
The story begins with the Helic Republic's final attack on the Dark Continent in ZAC 2056. In order to finally defeat the Guylos Empire, President Helic Muroa himself sets out in the King Gojulas, a Zoid recently completed by using advanced gravity technology from the wreck of the Globally III. Although it begins to affect Helic's mind due to an "unfinished system", it is able to destroy great numbers of Guylos Zoids without taking any damage. However, before it reaches the capital, a huge comet called Thorne collides with one of Planet Zi's three moons, destroying it and raining fragments down on the planet as meteors. President Helic tries to save all the nearby people by shooting down the meteors, but even the King Gojulas finally falls. The President is safe, however, and self-destructs the Zoid to prevent its technology from falling into Guylos hands, before returning to the Central Continent with the remnants of the Republic army - including his escorts in the invasion, Rieden Krüger and Rog Weiss.
By ZAC 2057, both countries are beginning to rebuild their damaged nations. Although no truce was made between them, the constant magnetic storms (a side effect of the catastrophe) prevent large Zoids from moving, interfere with Magnesser Systems so aerial Zoids cannot fly, and greatly reduce the performance of every kind of Zoid, making battles impossible. However, the Republic is already running tests on the Dos Godos, an experimental design that can operate among the magnetic storms. Meanwhile, the Guylos Empire holds a funeral for Zenebas Muroa, who died of unknown causes during the disaster, in order to encourage the captured Zenebas soldiers to work for the Guylos army. During the funeral, Guylos scientist Kenneth Oldvine holds a secret meeting to explain his plans - to dig up the wreck of the King Gojulas and reverse-engineer its technology for use by the Empire.
Later that year, the two countries agree to hold a peace talk on the neutral ground of the Western Continent. Helic's trump card is Elena, the daughter of Zenebas, who he found and rescued while escaping from the Dark Continent. However, the Empire knows of Elena's existence due to a spy, and instead of negotiators, they send in a force of Hel Digunners, led by Major Faust Ramberg in the new Valga, to assassinate her and Helic. In response, the Republic sends out a bodyguard force of Ex-Gurantulas, led by Captain Will Craig in a Dos Godos. The Republic force is hard-pressed by the Valga's Gravity Attack but manages to buy the time for Helic and Elena to escape, and realising this, the Guylos Zoids retreat. However, it is now clear that both sides have Zoids capable of fighting in the magnetic storms, and that the Empire has obtained the gravity technology from the King Gojulas.
In October 2059 (later retconned to 2058), in an attempt to destroy the "supertechnology", the Republic decides to land on Levante Island, an Imperial research station. Most of the Imperial aquatic Zoids are now endangered, so the Republic uses only a group of upgraded Barigators (using Ice Metal from the destroyed Hel Digunners to strengthen their armour and Bite Fangs) as an aquatic escort. However, the Empire has worked around their lack of aquatic Zoids by remodelling their old Brachios frames and including Plesiosaurus-type Zoid Cores, creating the Dark Nessios. The Barigator TS force struggles to fight back until Colonel Rog Weiss comes up with a plan: use the new Bite Fangs to bite into the necks of the Dark Nessios and force them to come to the surface, where they can be more easily dispatched. In this way, the Republic force makes it to Levante Island, where they are met with the next challenge: Major Ramberg's Valga. While Will Craig fights the Valga, the Barigators and Ex-Gurantulas (led by Major Rieden Krüger) quickly dig trenches. Craig then lures the Valga into a trench, where there is no room for it to use the Gravity Attack, and finishes it off with the Dos Godos' Turbo Acceleration Kick.
Then the real threat arrives, in the form of a Crimson Horn (piloted by Rowan Zaguli) surrounded by Zeek Dobers. Faced with the first operational large-scale Zoids since the meteor strike, the Republic force decides to use the "Turbo Acceleration Hammer Attack" - a Barigator bites onto the tail of a Dos Godos, and the Dos Godos uses its thrusters to spin around and slam the reinforced Barigator into the enemy. In this way they are able to wipe out most of the Zeek Dobers, and soon realise that the Zeek Dobers aren't learning to avoid it because they are unpiloted, remote-controlled drones. Republic scientist Ril Meryl turns up in her new King Liger and explains that the control system is too big for a Zoid to carry, and must be in the nearby laboratory. When the Dos Godos force tries to break in, they are met by the incredibly powerful Crimson Horn. Then Krüger's Ex-Gurantula jumps onto the Crimson Horn's back, risking its life, and starts destroying the turrets at point-blank range. It is followed by Weiss' Barigator TS, and the two soldiers urge Craig to continue while the Horn is distracted.
But as soon as the Dos Godos force begins to enter the laboratory, their Zoids are crushed by an invisible "Gravity Wave Attack System". Ril Meryl recognises it immediately and shows the surviving members how to escape it (using the Gravity Power Assist on the Dos Godos at the right moment), causing suspicion among the group. After destroying another group of Zeek Dobers and losing most of their Zoids, the Republic force makes it into the laboratory's main room, where it is revealed that Ril Meryl is Kenneth Oldvine's daughter and a spy for the Empire. The Crimson Horn appears with Zaguli and Ramberg on board, and they explain that Levante Island itself is a trap - the only way to wipe out the laboratory is to destroy the Valgas inside, but they are using their gravity systems to hold up the entire island. They retreat with Oldvine, leaving behind an impenetrable wall of gravity, but Will Craig uses his Dos Godos to kick away the Valgas and escape with Ril Meryl, who has realised that Oldvine didn't want to help people, he only wanted power. The main story ends with the remains of the Republic force returning to the Central Continent, alive but unsuccessful in their mission.
The first of the extra chapters is set in January, ZAC 2059. Ril Meryl is still on trial for her actions as a spy, while President Helic is inspecting a research facility on the Central Continent. Will Craig is also at the facility, running tests on the prototype Tiga Godos (an anti-Valga Zoid with Magnezer drills and a reinforced cockpit for safety), and elsewhere in the facility is a captured Valga which engineers have optimistically painted in Republic colours, although they still haven't cracked the encrypted control system. When the engineers take a break, the Valga activates without any pilot and starts to rampage, threatening the President. In order to stop it, Captain Craig jumps into the Tiga Godos and uses the untested Magnezers to destroy the Valga. The chapter ends with Helic musing on something Ril Meryl said during her trial - that their own technology is gradually catching up with the "supertechnology" from the Globally III.
In February, while it is still winter, Colonel Weiss and Major Krüger hold a meeting in an abandoned air base. They announce that the extensive shelf ice this year provides a pseudo-land route to the Dark Continent, so they intend to send a small party of King Ligers on a scouting mission to prove that they are the fastest operational Zoids (all the Zeek Dobers were destroyed when Levante Island collapsed). The party is confronted by a Gul Tiger, but Weiss' King Liger is faster and decapitates it with its Laser Blades. Retreating after their successful scout mission, one of the Ligers is pursued by a group of Hel Digunners, but it easily outruns them. The group returns safely, satisfied that the King Liger is the fastest Zoid around.
In the third and final "extra" chapter, officials in the Empire refuse to oppose the King Ligers, knowing that if they can survive through March, the shelf ice will melt and the scout missions will stop. But an engineer called Vasily Magnen has a better idea: although the magnetic storms prevent Zoids from flying with a Magnesser System, they should have no effect on GyroCrafters, which use huge fans to provide lift. With a GyroCrafter equipped, the heavy and clumsy Gul Tiger will be able to hold out against the faster King Liger. Led by Magnen, a group of 6 Gul Tiger GCs intercept a King Liger patrol and shoot down the Zoids one by one with their Particle Cannons. They let one King Liger escape (coincidentally, the pilot is Colonel Weiss) to carry the news of the massacre back to the Republic, and return to the base without any losses, having brought the war back into the Empire's favour.


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Last evening, under a cloudy sky, we joined others for a piano concert given by Guilhem Fabre. The setting for the concert was the terrasse of a home in our village, Vers Pont du Gard.
People gathered for wine before Guilhem played Chopin, Liszt, Schubert and Schumann (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCB09TNXOVc&feature=related). During the concert, the near full moon tried to join us, however, the clouds delayed its arrival.


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26 percent of US consumers watch TV programming online more than once a week, according to a new report from In-Stat titled "OTT Video Platforms, Devices, and Consumer Expectations." And more and more of these consumers watch online video in the living room, thanks to game consoles, Roku boxes and Internet-enabled TV sets. In-Stat estimates that there were 24 million web-enabled devices in operation in the U.S. by the end of 2009, and its analysts believe that this number will grow to 102 million by 2013.
In-Stat analyst Keith Nissen went on the record to say that cable companies don't have to fear cord cutters just yet. "Nearly 40% of consumer broadband household respondents want a combination of linear TV and on-demand TV," he said, adding that to date nearly three quarters get all their video from their pay TV provider.
The impact Hulu & Co. are having on paid services has been a constant point of debate in recent months. The New York Times noted today in a somewhat dismissive portrait of cord cutters that cable, satellite and IPTV subscribers gained 1.7 million new subscribers in the last three quarters of 2009, prompting Leichtman Research Group president Bruce Leichtman to call cord cutters "a bizarre breed of people… who don't watch a lot of television in the first place."
However, it seems like free and subscription-based streaming is already having an impact on another part of the industry. A new report from ScreenDigest suggests that revenue for paid online VOD is growing much slower than expected. StreamDigest estimates that the industry only made $291 million from download-to-own sales and Internet VOD in 2009, and it also downgraded its online VOD and download-to-own estimates to $943 million in 2014.
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Occasionally, school administrators, teachers or parents, wonder why the education system engages in high school sports events, middle school physical education courses or elementary school playground activities. A reasonable response could be that these experiences allow children a controlled outlet of diversion and energy release that at the same time is directed toward the improvement of the child's health. No doubt these observations are true. However, could there be more, much more value to these types of curriculums?
Recently, Urban Meyer, the football coach at the University of Florida, was interviewed by the media concerning the Gators' positive win and loss record, and their premier national ranking. The coach explained to the media that football games were less about winning and losing and more about building the leadership capacity of the players. He pointed out that football consisted of developing lifetime skills that would serve the players and society well outside of a football game.
Specifically, he stressed that football was about setting goals, working daily on an action plan to achieve those goals and setting high standards. That success on the field relied on teamwork, individual focus, responding under pressure, leadership and fellowship and going beyond oneself for the good of others. He reminded the media that a coach was more about teaching success skills for life than about football championships.
No one could argue with these values and how they benefit the person and society.
The National Association of Sport and Physical Education has created seven physical education curriculum standards that also speak to cooperation and competition skills development using physical activity as the vehicle. Many elements of these standards focus on development of the student beyond the physical education activity. For example, Standard Five states that the student, "Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in a physical activity setting." The intent of this standard is to help students with self-initiated behaviors that promote personal and group success, safe practices, adherence to rules and procedures, etiquette, cooperation, teamwork, ethical behavior and positive social interactions. Key to developing these skills are intense physical activity that allow the student to respect others similarities and differences through positive interaction. Other standards also highlight cooperation and competition skills that go beyond the activity of the moment.
Even elementary school age children have opportunities to acquire higher order skills through curriculums designed for school yard playground equipment. The PlayWell Group Inc. (www.playwellgroup.com) has developed an activity curriculum for use by teachers that brings together cooperation and competition skills to the free play time of children. They state that, "Essential to the maximum effective use of playground equipment is the need for a customized curriculum that is designed specific to the developmental age of the child, the structure of the equipment, safety issues, challenge opportunities and important student learning development skills. The curriculum consists of activities that, combined with teacher centered direction, speak to key physical education learning standards. These activities are fun, age appropriate and focus on motor forms, skills and patterns; movement concepts, principles, strategies and tactics; physical fitness; personal and social behavior; and values for health, enjoyment, challenge, self expression and social interaction."
What is necessary to ensure that children and young adults can build these essential cooperation and competition skills through physical education? The following is a start:
School administrators, teachers and parents need to be committed to the value of sports, physical education and playground activities that are designed to accomplish skills that use physical activities as a vehicle, but also are designed for life success. These leaders need to stress the necessary resources and philosophy that underline the greater value of physical education and sports.
An assessment of the physical education facility, curriculum and programs is necessary to determine that all elements are in place that would allow for the maximum of success. Such assessment issues as qualified teachers, appropriate time allocation for physical education, appropriate class size, necessary equipment and materials, use of technology, appropriate facilities, well designed curriculum and evaluation systems should be considered.
Use the array of existing curriculums that speak to cooperation and competition skills within the physical movement context. There are a significant number of these curriculum programs that highlight different aspects of decision making, leadership, teamwork, following of rules while under time and space pressure and the like.
Seek additional funding that is available in the sport, physical education, playground and equipment area. There are a multitude of government agencies, non profits and foundations that are dedicated to advancing this important discipline area.
Children and young adults are at a critical age and development stage of life. As adults we recognize that certain skill sets will not only be helpful but vital for their future success. There are a number of ways to advance these important skills and sports, physical education and free play should not be ignored as a successful way to make a positive difference.
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Craig W. Kelsey, Ph.D., is Dean of California State University, Bakersfield, CA and a PlaySafe, LLC Planning Team Leader.
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So it looks like "Runaways" is getting the big screen treatment. Honestly, I couldn't be more excited. If you've read the first volume of "Runaways", you know its perfectly laid out for one hell of an entertaining movie.
For those of you who have been under a rock. "Runaways" is the tale of a group of children who learn that their parents are members of The Pride, a group of super-villains. Upon learning this and witnessing them slaying an innocent girl in a ritual sacrifice, the group runs away and learns that many of them are far more than human.
So far, there has been no casting decision, but the script is being penned by series co-creator Brian K. Vaughn. The film also has no set release date, thus placing it in a similar limbo as the company's announced "Ant-Man" movie (though I'm sure the odds of a "Runaways" movie are much, much higher).
The "Runaways" title is in its second volume and is currently being published monthly by Marvel Comics. The first volume ran for 18 issues and is available in 3 separate trades, titled "The Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy", "The Runaways Vol. 2: Teenage Wasteland", and "The Runaways Vol. 3: The Good Die Young". You can also collected the entire 18 issue first volume in the hardcover "The Runaways: Vol. 1".
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The Feminist Texan has been celebrating women's history month with really nice giveaways. Right now, it's Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi.
Zetta Elliott expounds on her experience as a Black feminist in publishing on Women Doing Literary Things.
KidLitCelebrates Women's history is full of great book related posts for this month included Doret's post full of picture books based on the lives of women of color and today's post by Tonya Bolden which highlight her many non-fiction works on women throughout history.
And finally, this new source of information for those serving incarerated youth was posted on my INLibraries listerv.
In order to initiate a nationwide discussion, all school, public, academic, and special librarians who provide or support the provision of library services to incarcerated youth are invited to a new wiki.
The project is just beginning, its members have a ton of great ideas, and they would like you to join in the discussion!
All across America, youth are incarcerated or detained with little or no access to high-interest books or engaging programming. Research has shown that free and independent reading is the number one tool to
improve literacy. Literacy is a vital component to reducing recidivism as well as of utmost importance in a democratic society. Appropriate library services and programs to incarcerated youth are vital to providing and improving detention based services. Because youth come from and will return to all communities, library services to incarcerated youth is vital to all communities.
The purpose of the wiki is to share best practices in library programming and services to incarcerated youth amongst those providing those services, to share best practices with those seeking to deliver library services to incarcerated youth in their communities, and to encourage librarians in all communities to promote, support and provide outreach of the highest quality to incarcerated youth in their communities.
We are looking forward to a meeting at ALA Annual in New Orleans. We have a tentative scheduled date of Saturday, June 25th from 8-9 pm. Please add your name to the wiki and watch for UPDATES to time, place and venue. Mark your calendars!


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I have been listening to a lot of "Country" Music lately. I change my music choice every day, but today it's Country. If you haven't listening to "Country Boy" by Aaron Lewis, or "Red Dirt Road" by Brooks & Dunn, you are missing out! Listening to such songs makes my heart ache for Circleville and growing up there. I have mixed feeling about where our little family should end up. Since Vaughn just finished his last interview for the ER fellowship, my thoughts wander to where we will be in a year's time; here in Knoxville or somewhere else. And then what is next? Do we stay in Knoxville, TN, or move back west? Both places have a different appeal, and both have their own pros and cons. It is a tough decision for Vaughn and I because we want the best for the kids and want them to grow up in a place where they can participate in whatever they want. Ahhhhhh.
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Team 'Urban Chimney' from Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia has been announced the 2016 design challenge winner for its design responding to urban slum living conditions in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This year's winning team, made up of students Nur Deena Binti Ruslan, Mohamad Syaifuladli Bin Mohamad Zaki and Ahmad Azlan Bin Aziz, won a learning exchange trip to Sao Paulo which will take place in October 2016.
Latitudes is the first global educational network to explore the effects and global dimensions of climate change through design and innovation. The award was judged by an international panel which included the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Westminster, Professor Geoffrey Petts; Darshana Gothi Chauhan, Senior Urban Designer for the London Borough of Hackney; Joel Samper Lopez, Architect and Design Lecturer at Universidad Jorge Lozano; and Rebih El Fadel, Managing Director of Sustainability and Freen Technologies consultancy ZEF Concepts.
In October 2015 Latitudes launched its first International Design Challenge, issuing a call for collaborative solutions to climate change in five cities: London, Malé, Chennai, Bologna and Sao Paulo. Sixty teams, composed of 142 students from seven different countries entered the competition, working together with 11 international tutors. Smart rooms consisting of HD videoconferencing technology that enables real time interactions between students and staff in different countries were set up in each partner university creating a 'global classroom' where virtual learning activities can take place.
The judging panel, who were extremely impressed by the high standard of entries, praised the winning entry, saying: "The design is innovative in the way that brings soft and adequate interventions to the existing territory. In other words, the team found a balance between the need of new structures and the kindness expected of interventions in such consolidated and specific settlements, as it is in the Paraisópolis Favela."
Partner Universities of the Latitudes Design Challenge include Anna University in India, the University of Bologna, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Istanbul Technical University, the University of Lapland, Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia, Maldives National University, University of Sao Paulo, Tromsø Academy of Landscape, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, MEASI Academy of Architecture in India, and Middle East Technical University in Turkey.
The University of Westminster is also hosting an exhibition of all the competition entries at its Marylebone Campus in central London from June 16th to July 15th 2016.
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Nothing is more important in Japanese cooking than dashi, the fundamental cooking stock that underpins every aspect of the cuisine. There are many ingredients that can deliver a boost of umami savor, both natural (konbu seaweed or shiitake mushrooms) and artificial (various powders out of jars or sachets). But nothing compares to the richness of dashi made with traditional katsuobushi (bonito flakes).
If tasting is believing, then the place to do that is at the Nihonbashi Dashi Bar. This small self-service counter on the ground floor of the Coredo Muromachi building (right across the street from the main Mitsukoshi Department Store) offers two kinds of dashi — one of pure katsuobushi, the other blended with konbu dashi — served steaming-hot in simple paper cups.
Umami has no flavor in itself, so on their own these are pretty tasteless. But add a little soy sauce or salt (provided at the small tables to the side) and they make a tasty, affordable (¥100) drink that's most revivifying on a chilly winter day.
Even more satisfying are the lunchtime specials — a choice of hearty soups and stews featuring root vegetables and fish or chicken (¥350), which can be supplemented by bowls of katsuobushi-meshi (rice cooked in dashi, an extra ¥150).
Though the Dashi Bar looks as sleekly modern as any espresso counter, the company behind it, Ninben, has a 400-year pedigree in producing and selling katsuobushi in the Nihonbashi area. The store right next to the bar sells the prepared fish, both whole and as flakes, as well as all the accoutrements for preparing your own dashi at home.
Nihonbashi Dashi Bar, Coredo Muromachi 1F, 2-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; (03) 3241-0968; www.ninben.co.jp/051honten/store.html. Open daily 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.). Nearest station: Mitsukoshimae (Ginza and Hanzomon lines). Japanese menu only.