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Course type: Regular Retreat in Acem Meditation
This retreat is an opportunity for self-exploration and social interaction in an international environment. The scenic surroundings provide a perfect setting for meditation, yoga and stimulating talks and discussions.
Intensive practice of Acem Meditation makes deep layers of mental stress and muscular tension give way to a calmer and more receptive frame of mind. Refining your meditative practice gradually enables you to recognise patterns and emotions previously hidden from your awareness.
One aim of the retreat is to help you master the three-hour level of long meditations. Small guidance groups led by experienced instructors provide you with ample opportunity to discuss your meditative experiences. This enhances meditation skills and deepens insights into central personal issues.
Evening seminars explore the psychology of meditation and help you to enhance your meditative practice.
Small guidance groups led by experienced instructors provide you with ample opportunities to discuss your meditative experiences. This enhances meditation skills and deepens insights into central personal issues.
Daily sessions of basic Acem Yoga have a refreshing effect and facilitate the practice of long meditations.
The activities of the retreat will enable rich and varied social interactions in an international milieu.
The Acem International Retreat Centre at Halvorsbøle is situated outside Oslo in beautiful and peaceful surroundings. Participants will be accommodated in single rooms, most of them with a direct view of the Randsfjord lake.
The Lundsholm Retreat Centre in Arvika, Sweden is situated by a lake in the peaceful Värmland scenery.
The Acem Retreats cuisine is based on lactovegetarian food well suited for long meditations.
An International Student's Retreat and several International Deepening Retreats takes place each year. See the dates on our calendar.
The course is arranged by
Acem International School of Meditation
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This past weekend I participated in the Skirt Sports 261 Fearless Virtual Race in honor of Kathrine Switzer. If you are not familiar with the story, in 1967 Kathrine entered and ran the Boston Marathon when women were barred from doing so. The race director tried to push her off of the all male race course but she wouldn't budge. She finished the race with her bib number 261. Very fitting number-fearless indeed.
It took 5 more years for women to officially be allowed to enter Boston. She is considered a pioneer and a "fearless" hero to many female and male athletes around the world and one of the figures who helped women obtain access to the Olympic games.
The Skirt Sports 261 virtual race and clothing line (inspired by her) has become not only a tribute to Kathrine Switzer but also a way for women to unite in their freedoms to run.
The hardest part about this virtual race was picking out my outfit! I decided to take my new "Vixen" skirt out for a test run. Love! I used this virtual race to give myself a test of my own. As I am coming back from my injury, I planned to run my longest distance in a while. I've been very conservative in upping my distance and I am happy to say I am back over 4 miles with no foot pain. No one is more happy than I am as my Ragnar Cape Cod race is in 2 weeks. Yep I will be running 15 miles (more on that to come).
I met up with my fellow Skirt Sports Ambassador and friend, Sarah rocking her Redemption Capri. Beautiful day for a virtual!
While watching my Girls On The Run team play a game of capture the flag yesterday, I saw how some girls aggressively ran into the "enemy territory" to try to capture the flag and started to think about how "fearless" some girls are and how others hung back not wanting to "risk" being tagged. What makes some girls "fearless", brave and bold while others are more hesitant?
Thinking back to myself at that age, I wonder how "fearless" I would have been? How "fearless" am I now?
I like to hope that some of the girls who participate in Girls on The Run programs learn the skills to help them become more self confident, stand up what they believe in and be just a little more "fearless" as they grow into women.
Have you done anything "fearless" lately? What would happen if you did?
Linking up w Anne Marie and Diatta & Shiela

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Code Enforcement Meeting
This meeting gives neighbors a platform to report code violations they observe occurring in the Willmore City / Drake Park Historic District and the West End neighborhoods with a City of Long Beach Code Enforcement representative. To learn more about the City's Code Enforcement program, Neighborhood Services Bureau visit www.longbeach.gov/cd/neighborhood_services
NOTE: Due to budget cuts, the Code Enforcement Meeting is now scheduled for every THREE MONTHS (June, September, and December), instead of monthly. Our next meeting will be in September.
Monthly Meeting: Enjoy your Summer!
We will return in September to Drake Park to have our Monthly Neighborhood Meetings. Have a fantastic summer!
Long Beach Heritage Annual Meeting @ Bembridge House
This is Long Beach Heritages Annual Meeting. The agenda includes a dicussion about the plans for Drake Park by Leslie Hunsaker, a talk led by Jim Danno about the Willmore Heritage Garden and the Jergins Pillar Restoration projects, and a planned attendance by Vice Mayor Garcia.
PLACE: Historic Bembridge House
Drake Park – 953 North Park Circle, Long Beach, CA 90813
DATE: Sunday, July 29, 2012
TIME: 2:00pm -4:00pm
Call the Long Beach Heritage office at 562-493-7019 to RSVP
Jergins Pillar Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Please join us for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the Jergins Pillar Project, located at the Willmore Heritage Garden. The Jergins Pillar Project is the adaptive re-use of historic terra-cotta facade elements from the demolished Jergins Trust Building, that was originally located on the southeadt corner of Ocean Boulvard and Pine Avenue. They are now a beautiful formal entryway into the future Drake/Chavez Greenbelt.
Following the ribbon cutting, there will be a continuation of the celebration with the Shoreline Winds Community Band (www.shorelinewinds.org) concert at Drake Park. Bring your blanket and picnic basket and enjoy a lovely summer's day with friends and neighbors!
PLACE: Willmore Heritage Garden – West 7th Street & Maine Avenue 90813
Drake Park – 591 Maine Avenue 90813
DATE: Saturday, August 11, 2012
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Deaths in Dundalk Friday 21 July 2017
The death has occurred of Ann Dollard of Riverwell Close, Toberona, Dundalk, Louth
Beloved daughter of the late Margaret and Peter and dear mother of Shane, Louise and Áine.
She will be sadly missed by her sorrowing son, daughters, grandchildren Jade, Kyle and Lauren, brothers Tommy, Peter and Paul, sisters Bula, Mary, Margo, Betty and Angela, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
Reposing at home from 4pm to 7pm on Friday. Removal on Saturday at 10.30am to St. Joseph's Church, Castletown, arriving for Mass at 11am.
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April 20, 2006
Following a day of preparation, the parties are scheduled to continue negotiations this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Negotiations have been difficult, but despite the best efforts of the Company to mischaracterize our position publicly, we will continue to maintain our demands for an equitable agreement, and we are optimistic.
We see little sense debating the "definition" of "industry standard contract language" with a company that does not dispute its most recent "global proposal" is below industry standards, however AK Steel may choose to define those standards.
AK Steel bills itself as "The Industry Leader" - the industry leader in safety, quality, and productivity. AK Steel takes ample opportunity to boast of the industry records set and awards received by the Middletown Works. Unfortunately, AK Steel has chosen to jeopardize safety, quality, and productivity, as well as our customers and investors, by locking out the very same workers who set those records. The locked out workers of the Middletown Works are not sub-industry; they are extraordinary. They deserve an equitable agreement.
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On occasion, we find ourselves overstaffed at certain gates while understaffed at others. Captains: if your gate is well staffed, contact the Union Hall and redeploy your picketers to assist at the Hall or at other gates.
When picketing, do not block or approach vehicles entering or exiting the plant. Do not align yourselves with picket signs in a row or similar manner, which may obstruct the vision of drivers entering or leaving the gate. Children are not permitted on the picket line, but are always welcome at the Union Hall.
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One of Those DaysWoman in the Middle | January 8, 2018
It is turning in to one of those days. Today is Hubby's birthday. We celebrated as a family yesterday (more on that later) but today is the official day and Hubby decided to take it off from work. Good thing, as something went wrong on one of the circuits in the kitchen last night, making both the microwave and stove unusable. Oh boy! I told Hubby this was karma's way of making sure he knows that at 58 he is still a useful member of the family. He just grunted.
So instead of doing whatever he wanted, Hubby has been trouble shooting the situation, consulting with a friend on the phone (Thanks Ross!) and otherwise trying to decide if it is something he can fix or a problem for an electrician.
Meanwhile, it is raining. This is not a bad thing. We need the rain! It did make my hair go wild, so not one of my better days for photos. Thank goodness, no photos need to be taken! LOL!
On the plus side, Dax seems to be feeling better after almost a week of ear drops to treat his ear infection. He is shaking his head less and just seems a bit perkier. Here is hoping a few more days of the medicine and he will be right as rain. Because, if all is well with the pets, then all is well with the world, right?
Anyway, as I said, today has turned into one of those days. Hope your day is going better!


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Non-negotiable self-defense
The notion that "no one is talking about confiscation of firearms" is a lie. Examine the Violence Policy Center's charter for proof to the contrary. The notion that Westerners are pathologically fond of firearms is nothing but sneering condescension on the part of those too lazy to learn the contrary, and I am disappointed to read it in your column. You know better, or you ought to.
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Children who run away
Last week's report from the Children's Society presents findings from their latest survey on children who run away. The survey updates information identified in their previous surveys in 2005 and 1999. This allows for some comparison between the current and previous surveys. However, the new survey also offers additional information on the link between running away and other aspects of children's lives.
The report is based on a 'snapshot' survey with questions focusing on the characteristics of the young people involved, their overall subjective well-being, their feelings about school, their friendships, their home type and family structure, their relationships with family or other carers, and their experiences of running away.
The survey itself was conducted between April and October 2011, in a representative sample of 85 mainstream secondary schools in England. The final sample consisted of 7,349 young people aged 14 to 16.
The report is clear that the nature of the survey places limitations on the general conclusions that can be drawn, particularly about the overall numbers of children who run away, but suggests that best estimates, based on survey findings (6.2% reported having run away overnight) would indicate that over 70,000 young people in the sample age range run away overnight each year in England, and that the figure for all overnight runaways is likely to be higher once younger children are taken into account.
These numbers, however, paint a mixed picture in relation to previous surveys, with some evidence of a lower rate of lifetime running away but no change in the proportion who had run away during the year. They also show similar patterns of variation for different groups with, for example, "higher than average rates of running away amongst disabled young people and young people who have difficulties with learning."
The survey found similar evidence (to previous reports) of harm suffered, noting that about a quarter of young people had reported harm or risky experiences while away. It suggests that young people who run away will do so on more than one occasion, but most say their absence had not been reported to the police.
Interestingly the survey concludes that although different family structures play a role in running away, their influence may have been over-estimated. Family change, rather than simply structure, emerged as a key factor, with "young people who had experienced a change in relation to which adults they lived with [being] three times as likely as other young people to have run away…"
The report also notes the powerful influence of living in low-warmth or high conflict households with children in either of these situations "being six times more likely to have recently run away…" The effects of these circumstances in combination are seen to be even more telling. And, the report points to the generally poorer quality of life, in terms of friendships, school experience and social isolation experienced by children who had run away.
This blog simply provide a taster of what is a fully argued, but easy to read summary of some of the key facts and figures about, and influences on, children who run away. Well worth a more detailed - and still relatively short read if you have the time…
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supernatural healing of traumatic wounds of abuse.
For healing to occur, survivors, and perpetrators alike, must saturate their minds with God's truth.
Restoration from repeated trauma for a sex trafficked survivor requires a community based model of care. Survivors need deep caring treatment from those who understand this kind of trauma. There are many organizations that provide such services. It is our objective to connect survivors to these organizations. We also recommend the following Christ-based books:


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, at a meeting this week, will likely close out the year by repeating a pledge to keep interest rates extraordinarily low for an extended period even as it nods to signs of economic healing.
The central bank's policy-setting meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday will mark a year since the Fed cut benchmark interest rates to near zero to combat the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
A year later, the economic picture has vastly improved and the recovery is gaining strength, no doubt bringing closer the day the Fed starts to inch away from its supportive policies.
Policy-makers, however, have continued to point to still strained credit markets and high unemployment as reasons the economy will crawl rather than bounce back to health.
"When the Fed looks at the economic backdrop, they're looking at the level of economic activity, not just the most recent numbers and we're still at 10 percent unemployment," said Julie Coronado, senior U.S. economist at BNP Paribas in New York. "We're still a long, long way from normal."
A Reuters survey of economists released last week showed they do not expect the Fed to start raising interest rates until the fourth quarter of 2010.
Financial markets will dissect the Fed's policy statement, due around 2:15 p.m. EST on Wednesday, for clues on the central bank's future policy course.
"The statement will probably look like the previous one ... I think the core of the committee is still more worried about the recovery solidifying," said Mark Gertler, a professor at New York University.
The Fed could nod to a November U.S. jobs report that showed the pace of job losses braking sharply, but Gertler said "that is not enough to lead to any dramatic changes in the policy outlook.
Still, the topic of when to start signaling a policy shift seems certain to be on the table.
"There is definitely ... a significant upside risk here that we will have a stronger recovery than what the Fed and what the consensus was expecting," Torsten Slock, a senior economist at Deutsche Bank in New York, said on Friday.
"Things are moving so much in the right direction that there must be some debate about this issue."
The government's monthly report on employment, released on December 4, showed the economy lost far fewer jobs than expected last month, while the jobless rate unexpectedly slipped.
Since then, reports have shown unexpected resilience in consumer spending and the first signs businesses are starting to build up inventories, which should support production.
But in recent remarks central bank officials have signaled a go-slow approach on policy.
Just hours after the jobs report, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser, one of the Fed's most vocal anti-inflation hawks, emphasized that one month does not a trend make.
And last Monday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and New York Fed President William Dudley said economic conditions still warrant exceptionally low interest rates for an extended period.
"They may sound a little bit better on growth, and make some indirect reference to improvement in the labor market in the statement," said JPMorgan Chase economist Michael Feroli. "But we think the forward-looking language will be unchanged and the inflation language will be unchanged."
After its last meeting on November 3-4, the Fed said economic slack was curbing price pressures and it expected inflation to remain "subdued for some time."
Apart from cutting rates to near zero last year, the Fed has pumped more than $1 trillion into the economy by buying mortgage-related securities and U.S. Treasury debt.
The committee may discuss whether it would make sense to keep its $1.25 trillion mortgage-backed securities purchase program alive past its March expiry date. St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard has argued that keeping it running at a low level would give the Fed added policy flexibility.
Bill Gross, who runs Pacific Investment Management Co, or Pimco, the world's biggest bond fund, said on Wednesday that he was not entirely convinced that the Fed's extraordinary programs -- or quantitative easing policies -- will end on schedule.
"There are so many uncertainties and I think the Fed recognizes that, and not just from the standpoint of the policy rate but the standpoint of quantitative easing," Gross told the Reuters Investment Outlook Summit.
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The company has capabilities for developing pharmaceutical products from pre-clinical testing to clinical manufacturing and early stage clinical development (Phase I/II). A key company focus and area of expertise is in the development of transdermal products for currently injected compounds, including proteins, peptides, macromolecules and biologics. Transdermal delivery of commercially available drugs or biologics that are typically delivered via injection has the potential to improve safety, efficacy and therapeutic outcomes associated with these treatments.


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It's test day.
The classroom is quiet and your students look more tired than usual. Some of them are doing a last-minute study review, others look around the classroom anxiously. You wonder how many of them stayed up all night binge studying? Or didn't study at all.
I'll tell you firsthand, being unprepared or exhausted on test day is a bad feeling. It leads to poor performance on tests (just ask my chemistry teacher) and negatively affects students' ability to recall important information.
Preparing for a test does not have to be overwhelming or intimidating. It just takes a small effort on your students' part. Here are 7 test-prep strategies to utilize in your classroom to help your students beat common test-day frustrations.
Preparing for a test does not start on the day before the exam. It starts on the first day of class. Make sure your students have a class folder to keep assignments organized. Also remind students to date and title each day's class notes. That way it's easy to find and highlight the material they need to study for the test.
Make review sessions of the week's material a priority (and we don't just mean another homework assignment). Put the upcoming test on the student's radar and it discourages binge studying.
You know the saying, "Strength in numbers." Well, that applies to studying, too. During the first week of class, plan a number of social lesson plans that let students get acquainted with each other. Encourage students to find a group and exchange email or phone numbers to help kickstart the process.
You're not a robot and neither are your students. You know what I mean. You're in front of the class teaching and all you see is a classroom of blank faces staring back at you. You have no idea if the lesson is sinking in or not. That's why its important to have an easy method for student feedback. What's making sense? What's not. Here's one teacher's take on the matter: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/2251868537847040/
Yes, I said it, flashcards. There's a reason flashcards have not fallen out of fashion. They work. Flashcards promote active recall of information and they provide students with a quick way to assess their knowledge of the material. Have each student make a list of all the unfamiliar terms and concepts they're struggling with in class and then have them make flashcards. Just remember to tell them to randomize the card order after a few run throughs to keep it fresh.
Keep your students on their toes by coming up with different styles of homework. Doing the same homework task over and over again for each chapter is boring. Not to mention your students begin to feel like robots by the middle of the school year. For example, if you teach English, you usually have students read a chapter in a novel then do a short journal about it, right? Next time, have them storyboard their favorite part of the chapter. Your students will thank you.
I know, I know. This article is about test-prep. But a lot of teachers forget how crucial and helpful it is to go over the test after it's graded.This type of review is not just going over the correct answers to the questions. Its about engaging the material covered in the test in a thoughtful, meaningful way that addresses concepts students struggled with. A post-test review keeps students engaged and gives them one more chance to fully comprehend the material.
See? There are a lot of strategic ways to get your students to prepare for tests both in and outside the classroom. Do you have a creative, engaging way to prepare students for test day? Let us know in the comments below!
I remember looking forward to 4th grade when I was a kid. Why? As class, we got the chance to go to Boston (if we raised enough money through the sale of chocolate bars).
In Boston, we'd see the Boston Science Museum (where we slept overnight – which was awesome), the Tea Party ship, and the Boston Aquarium. Not to mention the free time to explore the city and grab great food.
Travelling out of state was a totally different experience. And that's why today's post is about why you need to take your student on out of state field trips. Read on!
I still have friends (who are in their mid-20's) who have never left Vermont. Ever. Going out of state allows students who may never get the chance to go on "vacation" the opportunity to see what life is like outside their tiny state (well, Vermont is tiny!).
I was fortunate enough to go to Boston, New York, and even Ottawa in Canada. All of these trips showed me how other people live, what it's like to experience a big city (small-town Vermont kid here), and meet people who have amazing stories of survival, betrayal, and happiness who were guest speakers on my trips.
Your students can only stare at a whiteboard for so long! That's why so many teachers are flipping their classroom to shake up the learning environment. Going out of state helps, too. There are opportunities on the bus to teach lessons about what you may be passing. Plus, you can impact a student by showing them what they need to learn. Some students simply learn better in a different environment.
When I traveled anywhere with my classmates, I learned a ton about them because we finally had a chance to talk about something non-academic. And I got placed in a group with students I wouldn't normally have hung out with in school. This forced me to learn about other people – their backgrounds, stories, and lives. Match up students with a group they may not be friends with and see what happens.
Students look forward to any trip outside of school. It's a chance for them to leave their desk, get their hands dirty, and learn something about the real world – plus, it's fun. Keep in mind your students may never again get the chance to see farm animals, travel to the big city, talk to a real scientist, or shadow someone who has their dream job. Fieldtrips are a great way to inspire your students to see beyond the classroom.
So there you have it – my plea for more out-of-state fieldtrips. What's your take? Have you taken your students out-of-state? Let me know about it in the comments below.
Normal teaching is hard enough, right? Well, let's just add one more layer of complexity to it: flipped classrooms.
There's been a lot of talk over the past 18 months on the direction of K-12 learning. And one of the elephants in the room is flipped learning. So let's get a few things out of the way first about flipped learning:
According to the University of Texas Austin, a flipped class is one that inverts the typical cycle of content acquisition and application so that students gain necessary knowledge before class and instructors guide students to actively and interactively clarify and apply that knowledge during class. They even made a little video explaining it. Take a look:
Now that we've got that covered, why would any classroom want to transition to a flipped classroom? Rather than just copy what was said in the video, I'll let you know my personal opinion. Here's why I believe flipped learning needs to happen with every classroom in America:
When I was in school, many of my teachers would assign every problem at the end of a chapter and call it a day. That leads to a lot of unnecessary homework. Not to mention, not every problem is covered in class. That means if you had trouble on question 21, you might not receive help. With flipped classrooms, you integrate what's going to be seen in class the following day, increasing exposure time to new material. Plus, students get to use the class time to actually ask questions.
Group work always happens – especially in that thing called "real-life". We have to work with people to get things done. And flipped learning not only engages the teacher-student relationship, but the student-student relationship (arguably more important). And when you flip your classroom, you encourage teamwork – with every student – from type A to the slacker, and more. Getting exposed to these people – and working with them – is a great experience for your students because they'll know how to tackle group work in real-life.
While researching for this article, it hit me. Flipped learning is exactly what I experienced in college (well, not every class. But, most classes). Before the lecture would happen, we'd get the power points ahead of time. Sure, there was reading, but many of my professors went beyond the power points and got at the heart of the lesson. It was nice to not hear the regurgitated text-book jargon. So, why is this pertinent to your students? Well, they're going to go to college. Get them prepared for higher education now. Treat like the student they are – build, learn, engage with them. It's some of the best prep you can give your students.
With a definition and reasons out of the way, how do you actually do this?
1. Talk to your students about a flipped classroom
Maybe, just maybe, your students aren't so keen on this whole flipped learning thing. Take time to talk to them. Let them know changes are coming to your classroom. Let them be honest about whether they think it'll work for them. While they may not have a choice, they'll be appreciative that you included them in their own learning experience.
2. Trial for a week and get feedback
When you try something new, you simply can't do it forever if it's not working, That means trialing the concept. Give it a week or so and see what you think – plus, what your students think. Make changes – it's your classroom. If you try something that doesn't quite work with your classroom, either change it or simply don't do it. This feedback is crucial to make your flipped classroom a success.
3. Find a software tool to help keep you organized
When you're flipping your classroom, there's a lot to manage. You've got all the media, the lessons, sending content out, coordinating classroom talks, and following up with homework,etc. That means it can get pretty overwhelming. Good thing there is software to help you. Here are a couple suggestions here.
4. Use different media types
Don't simply upload power point slides and call it a day. Think about how your students learn. Is it reading, writing, watching video, or listening. Upload videos, podcasts, power-points, blog posts, TED talks etc. Students want to consume knowledge in different ways, so give them what they want!
5. Get other teachers involved
When you're the lone wolf, it's hard to find a wolf pack. Same goes for flipped learning. You need to get other teachers to champion the flipped learning revolution. When you have other teachers experiencing what you're experiencing, you're able to talk through problems, celebrate success, and help turn more teachers into flipped learning masters.
So, there you have it – how to flip your classroom. Have you started flipping your classroom? What has the feedback been? Do you have any tips?
You guys have given us TONS of awesome feedback on QuizBean. Over the past few weeks, we sorted through it and got to work on your most-requested features. Drum roll please……
Note: The code in the picture is not your teacher code. That's my co-worker's. He's not shy about sharing.
1. Your students sign up which saves you hours of manual entry
They sign-up on their own page and enter your teacher code. Students are automatically added to your classroom. It's like waiving a magic wand. Kind of.
2. You get instant results – even with the code!
Just because your students signed up without you doesn't mean you won't see their results. Once they finish your assigned quiz, their scores are instantly sent to your dashboard. Now, that's actually magic 🙂
Discover your teacher code and upload all your students right here.
Manual data entry is no one's friend. That's why we've made it significantly easier for you to upload all of your students in just a few clicks using our bulk upload tool.
Bulk upload takes your CSV file and instantly adds your students to QuizBean. Again, it's like magic. Here's a quick look-see:
Want to take advantage of bulk upload? Login to your account or sign up for QuizBean.
Enjoy the new features and let us know if you have feedback or suggestions to make QuizBean way cooler. Thanks!
The team at QuizBean
Did you know George Washington's original birthday was February 11th, 1731? In 1752 the United States changed their calendar system from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. This change effectively moved George Washington's birthday to the day we now celebrate on February 22nd, 1732. That's a year's difference in age. Here's hoping we get a chance to rewind our age a year too 🙂
Ok–so celebrating President's day is not going to make you younger, but it does add a refreshing take to your weekly lesson plan.
President's day is your chance to teach students about the founding fathers and the history of our political system in a fun and engaging way. Forget the lecture notes. Forget the whiteboard. Let your imagination run wild and think outside the box this President's day.
To get you started, the Quizbean team came up with 10 classroom activities to do this President's day. Which one will you do?
Instead of talking about democracy, put it on full display. Make a decorated ballot box out of an old shoebox and set up an election for your students to vote. Just make sure the election is fun and reflective. One election idea that came to mind is to vote on the next classroom pet. President Beta fish, anyway?
I've learned kids love nothing more than being silly and one of the ways to productively use that silliness in the classroom is role-playing games. Have your students pair up and choose to play either George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Once they've done this, pick a topic for your students to debate. This activity is even better with president props like cotton-ball beards, construction-paper hats, and little podiums. There's really no limit here. Just have a lot of fun and be silly.
Have your students write a paragraph or two on the prompt above. Encourage big, bold actions and reinforce the characteristics common to great leaders like our founding fathers. Once everyone in the class completes the exercise, pick students to share their ideas in front of the class.
Did George Washington really cut down the Cherry tree? It's debatable. What's not though, is how much kids love pie. Bring a fresh-baked cherry pie to class and have your students discuss the merits of Washington's leadership while eating a delicious slice of pie.
Ok, just one more food related activity. I promise. Give your students a handful of pretzels and have them recreate Lincoln's cabin using the pretzels. First, ask the students to build lincoln's cabin as it was in the 1800s. Then have them dream up what his cabin would like today. This is a good segue to an interactive discussion about the similarities and differences of politics in Lincoln's time and politics today.
Hide a penny (for Lincoln) and a quarter (for Washington) in your classroom. Break your class into two groups. One group is on the hunt for Abraham Lincoln. The other group is looking for George Washington. Use facts and light trivia about each president for clues and have the last clue lead to either the penny or the quarter (depending on which group the students are in). Once both groups locate the hidden coin, have each group present what they learned about their president.
Bingo is a good way to get kids excited about president's day, and it's a lot of fun too. I mean, who doesn't like to shout out "Bingo!?" The best way to get started on this activity is to give students a list of letters/things they need on their bingo card and then have them create it.
Pick a short story about a president and after you've read it, students need to write a sentence about a detail they already knew about the president and one thing they wonder about the president. Post these sentences on the board in the correct column and generate an interactive discussion with your students.
Lincoln's hat is an iconic image of the United States' early history and politics. It's also a good tool for unpacking any questions students have about the political system. Ask students to write down one question they have about our government and then put it in a construction-paper replica of Lincoln's hat. Then go around the class letting each student reach in the hat, pull out a student question and answer it.
Let your students each pick one, yes one, colored pencil or crayon. Hand out an assortment of President's day images–a portrait of George Washington, Lincoln's hat, the flag, the union, the executive branch, etc–until each student has an uncolored image. Set a timer for one minute and have the students do their best to color in a part of the image. Repeat this until all the images are colored in and then discuss the pros and challenges of working together (i.e., "working across the aisle")
Did we get your imagination going? These are just a few of the activities you can bring to your classroom on President's day. So, what activity are you going to do? Let the Quizbean team know in the comments below.
A lot of English majors would scoff at the idea of having to take a business class. The same can be said for business students who have to take an English class, too. As a business major who took several literary studies classes, I found them incredibly valuable. But, my English-studying friends weren't so fond of the business side of things.
So, I figured I'd make my case for why it's so crucial for English students to take business classes. Here's 5 solid reasons:
Critical thinking skills applied to the business industry will help you in a many different ways. For example, what if you have to write about something you've never written about before – say, business. This not only takes critical thinking skills to solve the problem of writing about something so ambiguous, but it takes research, business knowledge, and a dash of whit.
A lot of people can write literally novels, short stories, and comic books. But much of what gets written is persuasive copy to convince people to buy things. Plus, there's advertisements, web pages, tweets, Facebook posts, and more. Learning how to write for business is incredibly important because you'll likely end up working for one (if not for yourself — see point #4).
I'm a firm believe that everyone (regardless of background) should take a management class. Why? Because we all have to manage people – and resources – at some point. Whether it's co-workers, family, or friends, managing people is a full-time job. Take a couple classes in management and you'll be a pro in no time.
A lot of writers are freelancers. They work for several different clients at the same time. That means you have to manage time, finances, accounts receivable, etc. And, you have to know your costs, make sure you're charging enough to put a roof over your head and food on the table. It can be a challenge to run your own business, but it may be the only way you earn a living as an english major. Not everyone can be a greeting card writer like the guy in 500 Days of Summer :p
Where I went to school, business majors had to minor in liberal arts and liberal arts majors had to minor in business. The president of the college thought it would make for well-rounded students – and he was right. I have gained new perspectives and enjoyed many of my english classes more than my business classes. Being well-rounded helps students prepare for the real-world. If you can't write for a living, you may end up in retail, construction, etc — all business-to-business industries. And that business knowledge is really going to pay off.
What do you think? Is it important for students to be well-rounded or should they focus on one discipline? Let me know by leaving a comment below and get the conversation started.
I'm sitting here at my desk, looking out the window at blank, dreary grey skies. The skies that are supposed to be delivering the white fluffy stuff.
Snow has been severely lacking this winter. But our friends in southern New England and other northeast states seem to be getting dumped on pretty often.
That creates winter wonderland for your students. Snow angels, snow forts, and bundled-up kids in snow boots, hats, and mittens. It reminds me of that classic scene in A Christmas Story where Ralphie sticks his tongue to a pole. Just puts a smile on my face.
Winter is a fun time for students. However, it creates a desolate playground. The monkey bars are covered in ice. The pavement has turned into an ice rink, and well, it's cold.
That's why the team at QuizBean (with hot cider in hand) came up with a list of great recess alternatives for winter recess. Here's what we're thinking:
Get everyone bundled up – a feat in it's own right – and take them outside to build a large snow sculpture. It could be a fort, or a dinosaur, or even an igloo (which would be sweet). Building the sculpture together encourages teamwork, planning, communication, and leadership. But, best of all, it encourages fun. Winter doesn't have to be boring and bland. Get started with your fort tomorrow!
Kids love to play with their hands. So, give them an opportunity to do just that – and warm up at the same time. Hot chocolate, when it's not made from a SwissMiss powder packet, can be life-changing. If you've got kitchen space, you could even make homemade marshmallows. Ok, that may be pushing it.
I just saw this blog post a few days ago. I was blown away at the time it takes for this man to dream up his snow-dependent designs. And he knows that with one wind gust, it's gone. Could your students do the same? Get a couple of them together, think of a design and start stomping. When you're done, take a picture from above – and if you want, send it to parents to show them what their child has been up to!
Sometimes the classroom just gets too loud (you know what I'm talking about). Flip it around and have quiet time with your students. They can play games, read books, or even take a nap. And believe me, if I had to get all of my snow stuff on at lightning speed, I'd take a nap, too. Naps are awesome. Let the rowdy kids outside and enjoy your quiet time.
I've found that kids love to draw – whether it's with crayons, pencils, markets, or paintbrushes. Art is sorely lacking in today's schools. It's steam-rolled by test-prep when it should be given more space in the schedule. When it's too cold to go outside or it's snowing blankets, get your art on! Pull out some printer paper and ask students to draw what they they want to do this winter. Let their imagination go wild!
See? There's plenty to do in the winter. What have you done with your students that's put a smile on their face during these cold few months? Let me know in the comments below!
It's coming.
Valentine's Day. The day full of sugar cookies, red, pink, and SPRINKLES. Sprinkles. Oh, and there's some hearts in there somewhere, too. Plus, those nasty conversation hearts. Oh, and Reese's cups shaped like hearts (Reese's cups are always better in shaped form, right?
Ok – clearly I'm on a sugar rush. But that led to this post.
Valentine's Day is a commercialized holiday that's gotten worse. When I was in elementary school, we'd decorate paper lunch bags to hang off the end of our desks. My parents would buy me little notes that were attached to a bag of M&M's. I had to write to every kid in the classroom – regardless of whether or not I liked them (hey – don't judge. I was in elementary school!). We then walked around, dropping notes in each other's bags. Then, it was feast time.
[Insert sugar rush here.]
My teachers were over their head. 20-25 kids who just ate M&M's. Yep – pretty sure I don't need to describe that. Maybe it's one of the many reasons schools have banned candy and cards. Regardless, I will give you some tips to make it through America's most lovable day in your classroom. (And maybe your students will learn something)
From the link above, you'll notice that many schools have simply banned the whole hand-out-candy thing. You can definitely do the same thing – or at least scale it back. The last thing your students need is more refined sugar and fat. Save the sweet treats for the cafeteria ladies and get them out of your classroom. (Note: I'm just trying to explain both sides of it. I fully advocate for Reese's Cups).
Ok – a non-candy related tip. Many parents may tell their kids to let their crush know they like them. While this can be dangerous, let it play out and see what happens. Yes, the girl (or boy) might be grossed out that someone likes them, but hey, that's part of life.
You've got to participate in the fun (if you're having it). Make something homemade and bring it in to share with the class. It could be brownies, cookies, bars, etc. They'll love that you thought of them (and you don't have to eat an entire tray of brownies yourself. One note, though: make something that's allergy free so everyone can enjoy it.
Friends are like glue. They stick together through anything. Teach your students the value of friendship – that's way more important than any sugar-rush they'll ever have.
This is just selfless. Have students grab a pen and paper and write a quick note about why they love their parents. Have them make envelopes from red construction paper with the note inside. Then, have them bring it home in their backpacks to give to their parents. It shows appreciation and will likely make their day.
Yes, you have to love yourself, but you also have to love others. Let your students know that there are people who aren't getting the true Valentine's Day experience – troops overseas and some elderly for example. Instead of bringing in candy, have students bring in something for a large gift box to be sent to someone who truly needs to know they're loved. The students will enjoy helping someone out and likely not even know they won't be getting a lot of candy this year. OK, maybe that's a stretch.
Here's an awesome list of the best crafts for Valentine's Day to help keep your students occupied. From heart-shaped fans, to butterflies, and cootie-catchers (hahaha), there are tons of crafts to do. Crafts are great because they give your students focus, enrich their creativity, and it's a quick break from learning real stuff.
I know having 20 students run around a classroom with Popsicle sticks and Sweettarts isn't your ideal Valentine's Day. You would probably love a home-cooked meal and a glass of wine. If so, don't let your student's love-day celebration get to you. Take a deep breath. After 4pm, you've got your own more-grown-up-version waiting for you when you get home. Focus on that.
Yes, this goes without saying, but you want to include all of your students in the activities. Why? Because it's not fun to get nothing on Valentine's Day. Everyone should like each other, right?
You have to. It'll put a smile on your face. Just do it.
Do you have any tips to make it through Valentine's Day for our readers? Let me know in the comments below!
Bueler? Bueler?
That line from Ferris Bueler's Day Off (one of my favorite movies, by the way) is a classic. And Ben Stein – the teacher – is just amazing. But, he highlights a problem that happens in every classroom, every morning:
Whether it's a simple check mark next to names, a verbal attendance, or just looking around your classroom, it's got to be done every day – and even every class period.
Luckily, with the invention of technology (what the heck would we do without it?), there are some stellar iPad apps to make attendance one of the easiest things you've ever done.
1. TeacherKit
This app comes with a beautifully-simple pie chart that shows four attendance statuses: absent, late, sick, and present. I like that it shows students who were late and sick because it can't count against them as "skipping" class. In addition to attendance, TeacherKit tracks grades and student behavior. Something tells me, they should do one thing really well and ditch the other application's features to become more widely adapted – but, that's just me.
2. Teacher Tool ($27.99)
For the price, I was hoping this application "walked on water". And it kind of does (even though iPads dropped in water wouldn't be a good thing…). One of the features touted by this app is their back-up. When you lose a notebook, it's gone forever unless a kind soul returns it. When you lose data or enter incorrect information, Teacher Tool stores a back-up so you can go right back to it. It also "knows when you're teaching" so it prepares the home-screen to the data you need the most. Just like TeacherKit above, you can keep grades on this app, too.
3. Attendance2
At first glance, I thought this was just another app – it doesn't look very pretty, but, it works. And it took me a couple minutes to watch the video to see all that it does. From communicating individually with students who may have an attendance problem to being able to add new classes and students straight from Dropbox, it's a nifty little app. Perfect for event attendance, too – not just in the classroom.
4. Kinderlime
Mainly aimed at daycare providers, but useful for pre-schoolers and kindergartners, this is one of the more-solid apps I came across. It's got a neat feature where you can send pictures of students (say, finger painting) directly to the student's parents using your phone – in addition to the standard attendance features via sign-in/sign-out with monthly reporting.
5. iRoster
iRoster is a lot more than simple attendance. Some of the features that stood out to me were the robust reporting of attendance, by class or student and the fact that it's fully customizable, allowing you to add your school logo and custom fields if you need to. I also found a payment feature, which could be useful for field trips or holiday events to see who has paid and who hasn't. You can also print testing sheets and certificates. iRoster seems to have it all.
Attendance is the perfect application of an iPad. Manual data entry combined with you always being on-the-go means you need an app that's easy to use and lets you quickly enter data – not get frustrated. Give one of these apps a try and let me know what you think. I'd like to hear your feedback.
Standing up in-front of a classroom of students with no plan is terrifying. You have no idea who is paying attention (well, you do – just make sure no one is falling asleep :p), you have no structure to the period, and your nervousness can shine through without thinking about it.
That's where lessons plans come in.
Lessons plans help you run your classroom, inform substitute teachers, and even keep your students focused. But, there's one problem: they take hours to complete and even if you complete them, they just end up being deviated from.
Fear not, young teacher. QuizBean is here to help. Here's 5 tips we've found to get your lesson plans done faster – regardless of the grade you teach:
When you start something, it's often easier to get to the end when you think about what you want accomplish. Do you want your students to know the importance of Abe Lincoln? What about how to do their multiplication tables or what Avogadro's number is? Then, work backwards to figure out what your students need to learn to meet your goal. Do they need to watch a movie? Do a couple math problems? Whatever it is, the working-backwards exercise should pay off in spades for your lesson planning.
Lesson plans don't have to be limited to just visual learners – or just auditory learners. When you incorporate different learning styles, it help you create a more dynamic lesson. And better yet? It helps students learn quickly because they're able to grasp the concept in a way that makes sense to them. In case you're wondering, here's a list of the seven learning styles for a refresher course.
Isn't it great when other teachers want to give back? Of course it is! And one of the ways teachers are giving back is their lesson plans. There are tons of online lesson plan resources. From teacher forums to teachers within your school, you can find inspiration everywhere. There are lesson plan templates and ready-to-go lesson plans – take your pick!
If you think teaching one class is tough, try teaching 5 or 6. It can get out of control fast – from student management to curriculum. Planboard (an incredibly cool app), helps teachers organize their classroom, create lesson plan templates, and even attach documents to each lesson so students to follow. Give it a shot.
Use guest speakers, have students teach a lesson (by creating their own lesson plan), or co-teach a lesson with another teacher. For example, if your students are learning about Egypt, work with the art teacher to do a project that teaches students how to make hieroglyphics. Or, partner up with the gym teacher to learn more about staying active when you're young. These co-teaching opportunities are powerful and work to keep students engaged. Try one with a colleague at your school and let us know what you come up with.
See? Lesson plans aren't that challenging, right? What do you do to create amazing lessons plans in a short amount of time? Let us know in the comments below.
QuizBean is a powerful tool to incorporate into your lesson plans into. You'll find out in just minutes if students understand your content. Make your first six quizzes absolutely free. Get started with QuizBean.


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Today is the Teddy Bear Toss at BMC as the Barrie Colts host the Windsor Spitfires for the final of two meetings this regular season. The first game saw Windsor take a 6-3 win in Windsor. Though they scored a few goals, the team should have had more success on the score sheet. 0 for 6 on the power play and only managed to generate 27 shots. Windsor managed to get a goal on 3 man advantages. Nizhnikov, Brassard and Finoro scored for the Colts. Carbonara had a strong game getting 5 shots on net and ending the night with a +2. Christian Propp got the start for the Colts but was pulled at the end of the 1st period after allowing 3 goals on 11 shots faced. David Ovsjannikov made 22 saves on 25 shots faced in his relief. Former Colt, Julius Nattinen put up a goal against his former team.
Windsor is coming off a 3-2 OT win Saturday night over the Saginaw Spirit. Evan Cormier kept the Spirit in the game making 40 saves on 43 shots faced. Special teams helped Windsor find success in this game scoring 2 goals on 3 man advantages. Julius Nattinen had a huge game for the Spits getting 3 assists and winning 15 face-offs which was about half the total wins for the team in the game. Sean Day was outstanding and put up 3 goals on the night. He got 9 shots on goal. The win was the second straight for a team who hasn't been playing as strong as they would hope to. 6-1-3-0 over the last 10 games which isn't terrible but isn't as strong as they would like to be playing this season. At least 3 of those losses were in OT so that is at least a few extra points for the team. They sit in 2nd place in the West Division with 40 points and will look to add to their 2 game win streak against a struggling Colts team.
Barrie is coming off of a 3-0 loss against the Sudbury Wolves. The only thing more gross than the Colts game was the green 3rd jerseys the Wolves wore for the game. Barrie managed to generate 44 shots on goal but couldn't solve Jake McGrath. Once again, power play struggles continue to haunt Barrie who were not able to score on 5 PP opportunities. Kade Landry had a good night and filled in for Brassard who was out of the lineup. He managed to get 7 shots on goal. This season the majority of the Colts shots have come from the back end. Propp started for the Colts and saved 29 shots on 32 shots faced. Overall, the Colts didn't have a terrible game. It was just one of those days where they ran into a hot goalie.
Keys to Success: The team has really had injury struggles this season. Radke being out for so long has been tough and Brassard being out makes matters worse. That being said, the team really needs to find a way to be more effective with the man advantage. They have done a great job of drawing penalties but they need to find a way to capitalize on the advantage. It is clear that the strategy is to generate shots from the point and if this continues they need to work on getting in front of the goaltender in an attempt to screen him, or get a possible redirect goal.
Players to Watch: Lucas Chiodo is in 2nd on the team for points. In the last 12 games he has matched his total point production from last season. He is skating hard and fast and really has been a great energy guy for the team. I would look for him to have a big game having been held off the score sheet the last two games.
Puck Drop is set for 7:30 tonight and DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR TEDDY BEARS!


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Zotac ZBOX Nano XS AD11 Plus mini PC launches with E-450 APU, gets reviewed
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/13/zotac-zbox-nano-xs-ad11-plus-mini-pc-launches-with-e-450-apu-ge/XBOXes -- just when you think your next dorm room PC couldn't get any smaller... it does. The latest in the stable is the long-winded Nano XS AD11 Plus, a hysterically titled small form factor PC equipped with a dual-core 1.6GHz AMD E-450 APU, Radeon HD 6320 GPU, 2GB of DDR3 memory and an HDMI output. There's also a 64GB mSATA SSD, a pair of USB 3.0 sockets (as well as a couple of the USB 2.0 variety), a gigabit Ethernet jack and a bundled MCE-compatible remote. In a smattering of reviews that also cropped up alongside the box's launch, we've learned that the E-450 moderately bests the prior E-350 rigs and soars past similarly equipped Atom-based machines; the mSATA SSD is perhaps the biggest upgrade, however, easily helping the system as a whole feel far faster than those with mechanical hard drives. Hot Hardware was pleased with the overall showing, though they did note that the include USB WiFi adapter gave 'em headaches when trying to stream high-bitrate content from a NAS / home server. Worth the $359? Hit those More Coverage links to help you decide.
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About Kingston Mortgage Solutions
Kingston Mortgage Solutions exists to bring a fresh approach to mortgages. As one client recently put it, "you guys are a breath of fresh air!". We deal honestly with clients and will always recommend what is best for them, and not our pocket book. The mortgage lending industry is very competitive and there are many choices available, so we work all the harder to get loans approved and funded. As a result, we are the choice of many top producing realtors in Kingston and Area. We also complete transactions throughout Ontario, and can handle mortgages nationally through our Mortgage Alliance network .
Kingston Mortgage Solutions is an independently owned and operated franchise of Mortgage Alliance. Broker/Owner Jeff Stafford chose to align the firm with Mortgage Alliance because it most closely represented his values out of all the national brokerages in Canada. While interviewing pioneer Michael Beckette, President & CEO of Mortgage Alliance, about possibly buying a franchise, Michael focused his attention on family, values, and vision. This spoke volumes to Jeff as most executives he had met in the past focused mainly on money. So this was very refreshing. Michael is also a CAAMP Canadian Mortgage Hall of Fame Member.


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A few things about Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. She doesn't understand the concept of evolution. She thinks global warming is a hoax. She illegally flouts our American separation of church and state. In Alaska, children are forced to learn religion in the public schools at taxpayer expense. But not their own religion, only Sarah Palin's religion. She wants to spread this practice to all of the states.
Sarah Palin believes that if a young girl is raped by her father, she should be forced to give birth.
It is sad to think that John McCain has made the assumption that women voters are so simpleminded that we can't differentiate the caliber of a Sarah Palin from that of a Hillary Clinton or a Dr. Rice.


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Pacific Dampwood Termite
Pacific Dampwood Termites are a large species of termite, the winged ones approximately 1" in length. They are tan to dark brown. Soldiers are 3/4" long and have a cream colored body with brown to black head. Their head and jaws comprise 1/3 of their length. These termites do not have workers but their nymphs provide that function and are about 1/2" long. They are white to cream colored.
The Pacific Dampwood Termites can do a great deal of damage to wooden structures because they are difficult to detect; they hide themselves to prevent moisture loss. However, they can be identified by their scattered fecal pellets. They are 1/4" long and hexagonal in length. For additional information see Termites.
Western Subterranean Termite
The Western Subterranean Termite is smaller than the Pacific Dampwood Termite. The winged ones are a approximately 3/8" in length and are brown to black in color. Soldiers have gray bodies with cream-colored heads and black jaws. They are 1/4" long and their head and jaw comprises 1/2 their length. Workers are grayish white and 3/16" in length.
These termites are especially deleterious to wood structures because they attack both moist and dry wood. They can also be identified by the tapping that the soldiers make when disturbed, and shelter mud tubes that can be found on walls and foundation cracks.
Their fecal matter is organized and usually found in their shelter tubes and feeding areas and are scaly in appearance. For more information see Termites.
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Ariana Grande season is basically here. Grande has recorded a new album with Max Martin and Pharrell, and while she hasn't yet announced anything as concrete as a release date, the charm offensive has already begun. Grande has released the very good first single "No Tears Left To Cry," and she's dropped by Coachella for a surprise appearance. And last night, Jimmy Fallon devoted an entire episode of The Tonight Show to Grande.
Grande gave Fallon her first real interview since the horrific bombing attack on her Manchester show last year. The interview wasn't about Manchester, though Fallon did enthuse about how "strong" Grande is for keeping her career going after the bombing. Mostly, they talked about the new album, which is called Sweetener and which will be out this summer.
Grande says that she gave the album its title as a sort of vague nod to anyone or anything that makes a bad situation better. She also reeled off some song titles: "R.E.M.," "The Light Is Coming," "God Is A Woman," "Raindrops." The album opens with a song that samples the Four Seasons' "An Angel Cried," a 1964 song that, it turned out, was co-written by Grande's grandfather's best friend.


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Dina Hayek is a lebanese pop star.
Dina Hayek first sang in 1999 after having studied music in Kaslik University and taking courses with Fouad Houad and Rafik Houbaika. She participated in several concerts and events in Lebanon and Egypt and across Gulf region.
Noticed by Georges Wassouf, Dina Hayek she performed with Sultan Al Tarab in numerous concerts. The famous Kazem Essaher also invited her to stage in many of his shows.
In January 25, 2003, Dina Hayek released her first album "Sehir El Gharam" which sat inside the Top 5 of Lebanese charts for three weeks. She later released a new hit song "Katabtellak" which titled her second album produced by Rotana. The album revealed Dina Hayek as one of the most precious voices among young singers of the Middle East.
After a delay of a few years, Dina Hayek came back on the 26th of October 2006 with an eight-tracked album: "Taa La Albi". The album was a big success.
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Revelation (Program #47) – The First Fruit
From Revelation chapters 12 and 13, we've seen several awesome things; the bright, universal woman, the man-child, the great red dragon, Antichrist, and the false prophet. Some of these are positive, and of course some are negative. Now we come to chapter 14. What we see are 144 000 virgins standing with Christ on Mount Zion as His first fruits.
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A Prayer for True Colors
By Michelle E. Brown 07/2016
I pray.
God, Goddess,
Father, Mother
I pray.
I pray not to be that vortex sucking the air out of the room,
The world and others with my self-importance
And big ideas.
Let me be that welcomed breath of fresh air,
That cosmic breeze filling space
With hope, love and ideas.
I pray to recognize the stench is not me,
It's only the remnants of some dog shit I've stepped in.
I can scrape it off, wash it off,
Change my course.
I pray not to be a sun blinding others with my light.
Let me be one of many stars shining brightly in the heavens
Illuminating the dark.
I pray to be more than the sum of boxes,
A color code, an insular group alone in my silo.
Help me to be brave, to color outside the lines
To laugh loudly, to sing boldly
To dance with reckless abandon
To live authentically
Loving wildly, deeply, passionately,
More than green, gold, orange or blue
Let my aura be a rainbow of all colors
Embracing every person, every voice,
Every spirit.
God, Goddess,
Father, Mother
I pray.


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HAMBURG, Germany (INTELLIHUB) — Schwarze Block protesters have gone all out at this year's G20 meeting as they continue to rove the streets smashing in the windows of businesses and vehicles, setting some ablaze.
Large swaths of the city continue to burn and supermarkets are being pillaged by masked thugs dressed in black.
Protesters are looting supermarkets in Hamburg as G20 violence escalates https://t.co/gs3U59RB2c pic.twitter.com/JtHX1PjRSs
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) July 7, 2017
The damage is immense.
#Germany: Schwarze Block protesters setting random cars on fire during their anti-G20 #WelcomeToHell protest. https://t.co/eumxIduo84 pic.twitter.com/oSxPLXfOmn
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) July 7, 2017
The city burns.
Hamburg is on fire. Antifa is mass rioting at #G20 and setting fire to vehicles all over the city. pic.twitter.com/nYHOloWbDZ
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 7, 2017
Black smoke fills the air.
Police say vehicles and other materials have been set on fire, as G20 demonstrators take to streets of Hamburg again https://t.co/CPwzE14Ic7 pic.twitter.com/yMTGmD7qCQ
— CNN (@CNN) July 7, 2017
More cars being set on fire.
#Antifa SCUM setting fire to people cars! Welcome to #G20 #Hamburg pic.twitter.com/ppojZAT9m1
— Kevin W. (@kwilli1046) July 7, 2017
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Welcome to C▪SQUARE, where food adventure meets community ownership. Owned by the thousands of Skagit Valley Food Co-op members, C▪SQUARE marks decades of cooperation and creation in the Skagit Valley. Since 1973, we have lead the local food movement with passion and purpose by providing the highest quality of fresh ingredients from local farmers and producers. Now, we expand our marketplace to provide ready-made products and a new dining experience.
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Head coach Todd McLellan continues to mix and match his forward line combinations. We first breached the subject at the beginning of the season when it became apparent the "Burger Line" would no longer be.
Now, McLellan continues to change up his forwards in an attempt to score more than their current average and League worst 2.3 forced per game. According to David Pollock of Working the Corners, the lines will look something like this:
Patrick Marleau – Joe Thornton – Devin Setoguchi
Dany Heatley – Logan Couture – Ryane Clowe
Jamie McGinn – Joe Pavelski – Torrey Mitchell
Frazer McLaren – Scott Nichol- John McCarthy / Jamal Mayers
Setoguchi will likely be the main beneficiary of the switch with Pavelski the main victim. During the majority of the 2008-2009 season Seto played with Jumbo Joe and put up a career-high 65 points, so he will look to rekindle that success. Meanwhile, Pavelski seems to hold the ability to produce regardless of his linemates.
In addition, the young centerman Couture will look to display some his scoring prowess that proved he was ready for the next step. Despite his lone one point on the year the 21-year-old put up 53 points in 42 games at Worchester of the AHL so the team probably hopes putting Heatley on his wing will alleviate some pressure.
The Sharks take on the Carolina Hurricanes at home tonight with the puck dropping at 10 PM EST.


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Homify specialises in helping house renovators and home builders alike, to conceive and build the kitchen design of their dreams. Urbo matt lacquer kitchen in Dulux 30BB 10 019 with stainless steel worksurface. Should you're on the lookout for kitchen design ideas that have a little bit of shade, add a shiny mosaic tile backsplash or pick a vibrant ground finish. Whenever you're designing your new kitchen, think about how one can make your pots and pans extra accessible by building in some deep drawers to deal with these kitchen necessities.
Add a long side or pensinsula to your kitchen design for immediate bench space or a breakfast bar. The kitchen isles needs to be at least 42 to forty eight inches huge to allow individuals to move round easily and for home equipment to be opened with ease. We would like to tell you about the extracts separately, because it's a very important and visual aspect of the kitchen.
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Abecedarian Project
The Abecedarian Project was a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group.
- Children from low-income families received full-time, high-quality educational intervention in a childcare setting from infancy through age 5.
- Each child had an individualized prescription of educational activities.
- Educational activities consisted of "games" incorporated into the child's day.
- Activities focused on social, emotional, and cognitive areas of development but gave particular emphasis to language.
- Children's progress was monitored over time with follow-up studies conducted at ages 12, 15, 21, and 30.
- The young adult findings demonstrate that important, long-lasting benefits were associated with the early childhood program.
Dr. Craig Ramey, now at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, was the Principal Investigator of the original study. Dr. Frances Campbell is the Principal Investigator of the Age-21 and later follow-up studies.
Project Website: Carolina Abecedarian Project
FPG Project Staff:
Frances A. Campbell, Principal Investigator
Related Projects:
University of Chicago
September 15, 2016 - December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $560,997
University of Chicago
February 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Award Amount: $49,529
National Bureau of Economic Research
February 1, 2011 - May 31, 2014
Award Amount: $304,274
National Bureau of Economic Research
August 21, 2007 - July 31, 2013
Award Amount: $238,992
Analyzing the Abecedarian Study Through Age 30 to Forecast a Lower Bound on the Likely Long-Run Outcomes
University of Chicago
January 1, 2010 - February 28, 2013
Award Amount: $339,914
National Institutes of Health
September 20, 2009 - June 30, 2012
Award Amount: $644,959


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Have you ever written a really awesome workflow, but wish you could call it from your external script or another system easily?
All you need to do is notify Commvault that a given workflow should expect to be called via REST API:
Once the workflow has been re-deployed, you can use your favourite scripting language to Login (POST /Login), then call the API either via a GET or POST method (/wapi/<name of workflow>).
In the example below, we're going to modify the Demo_CheckReadiness workflow to trigger it via GET request against a given Client Computer Group, and should expect an alert email to come back to our use as per the example workflow below.
Here's an exercise on your own - try adapting one of your own workflows, or an existing one, and send the results back to your own script!
For more information from Books Online, please refer to the API section, or check out the POSTMAN collection at https://api.commvault.com
Powershell sample script:
$WebServer = "http://localhost:81/SearchSvc/CVWebService.svc"$username = "<user here>"$password = "<pwd here>"$headers["Accept"] = "application/json"$Body = @{ username = $username password = [Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($password))}# Login to Commvault REST API$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri "$WebServer/Login" -Headers $headers -Body $($Body | ConvertTo-Json) -ContentType "application/json"# Save QSDK token$headers["Authtoken"] = $Result.token# Call Workflow$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Method GET -Uri "$WebServer/wapi/Demo_CheckReadiness?ClientGroupName=Media Agents" -Headers $headers