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News of the World phone hacking scandal: Soham murders under investigation
Detectives have reportedly contacted the parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who were murdered in 2002, as well as families of victims of the bombings in London on July 7, 2005, out of concern concern they may have been the target of phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid News of the World.
Scotland Yard found mobile telephone numbers belonging to family members of the young girls murdered in Soham in files seized from Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator working for the Sunday newspaper, London's Daily Telegraph reported.
The allegations made by the Telegraph have broadened a four-year-old scandal previously centred on celebrities, politicians and sports stars.
The case of Madeleine McCann is expected to be one of the first to be re-examined by detectives from Scotland Yard's new inquiry into the phone hacking scandal.
Another case likely to be re-examined is that of Danielle Jones, 15, who was abducted and murdered in East Tilbury, Essex, east of London in 2001 by her uncle, Stuart Campbell.
Rebekah Brooks, the chief executive officer of News International and editor of the News of the World in 2002, vowed yesterday to "vigorously pursue the truth", while denying any knowledge of phone tapping.
The Guardian newspaper reported this week that Mulcaire also gained access to messages left on the mobile phone of schoolgirl Milly Dowler after she was abducted from her home in Surrey, south-west of London, in March 2002. Her body was not found for six months.
Mulcaire is alleged to have deleted some of the messages, causing her parents to hope she might still be alive and thereby complicating the police investigation.
The newspaper printed a story based on a voicemail left on Milly's mobile phone on April 14, 2002, when she had been missing for more than three weeks.
Mulcaire and a former News of the World royal editor, Clive Goodman, were given jail terms in 2007 for plotting to hack into royal aides' telephone messages.
Jude Law trial
New York-based News Corp is already facing a trial in January, when a court will decide how much the company should pay in damages to Labour Party MP Chris Bryant and four other alleged phone-hacking victims, including actor Jude Law.
To hack into the phone of a missing child is grotesque.
News International has apologised and agreed to pay about £100,000 to settle claims brought by actress Sienna Miller and another £20,000 to former footballer Andy Gray.
Other alleged victims include former footballer Paul Gascoigne, sports agent Sky Andrew and interior designer Kelly Hoppen.
The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, called on Brooks to "consider her position" yesterday.
Business Secretary Vince Cable told BBC television that "those people who were responsible have got to take the consequences".
Emergency debate
British politicians will debate calls for an urgent public inquiry into the alleged phone hacking by the newspaper.
Members of the House of Commons agreed to the emergency debate demanded by Mr Bryant, who is one of more than two dozen people suing the tabloid over phone tapping. The three-hour debate will be held in Parliament in London on Wednesday afternoon.
"The only way we can get to the full truth is to have a public inquiry led by a judge," Mr Bryant told lawmakers.
"The News of the World is not just a paper out of control, that's not just a paper believing it's above the law, it's a national newspaper playing God."
British Prime Minister David Cameron called the allegations "really appalling".
Car maker Ford said it would stop placing advertisements in the News of the World and would use alternative media.
RWE AG's Npower unit and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile unit in Britain said they were reviewing their advertising in the tabloid.
News International has "found significant, new information" on the matter, Simon Greenberg, corporate affairs director, told Sky News late on Tuesday. The information brings News International "very close" to establishing "the central facts," Greenberg told Sky.
BSkyB Bid
The allegations come the same week Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt holds a further consultation on News Corp's £7.8 billion bid for the 61 per cent of British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSKYB) it does not already own.
News Corp already owns four of Britain's largest newspapers. Mr Cable said the takeover review "really doesn't have anything to do with the hacking inquiry", while Mr Cameron said the BSkyB decision must be made in line with the law.
"I have to tell you that I am sickened that these events are alleged to have happened," Brooks said in a memo to staff. "If the allegations are proved to be true then I can promise the strongest possible action will be taken as this company will not tolerate such disgraceful behaviour."
In her memo, Brooks said she was "determined to lead the company to ensure we do the right thing and resolve these serious issues". She said it was "inconceivable that I knew, or worse, sanctioned these appalling allegations".
'Did Nothing'
Mr Bryant accused the newspaper of "systematic criminality" and said London's Metropolitan Police had "lied time and time again to Parliament".
The previous police probe did not look at evidence of illegality beyond the hacking of phones belonging to members of the royal household. Senior officers have since defended their decision not to expand their investigation.
"They had all this information in their hands in 2006 and they did nothing with it," Mr Bryant said.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told lawmakers that any wider inquiry should wait until a police probe was complete. The police should "ruthlessly pursue the evidence wherever it leads," he said.
"If these allegations are true, this behaviour is simply beneath contempt," Mr Clegg said. "To hack into the phone of a missing child is grotesque."
Clarification: In December, the Leveson inquiry into the media heard evidence from a lawyer for Scotland Yard that it was "unlikely" News International journalists had erased messages from the voicemail of murdered English schoolgirl, Milly Dowler.


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With Wireless Nurse Call, Healthcare Can Handle the Baby Boomers
If you were born between the years of 1946 and 1964 then you are well aware of the common term "baby boomer". The youngest of the baby boomers are nearing the age of 52 which can only mean two things. First, it means that there will be an enormous number of people retired versus those working, and second, more people than ever will be visiting hospitals and clinics, and living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the years to come. At this point, it is important to consider whether the healthcare industry is ready to take on this influx of patients. Are hospitals equipped with the tools needed to keep staff working efficiently and patient needs continuously met? Consider choosing a wireless nurse call system that will rank your medical facility's numbers higher than ever.
Wireless Nurse Call Offers Protection for Wandering Patients
With a wireless nurse call system, patients suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia can be safely monitored with the technology of patient tags such as neck, wrist or fall pendants. Even further, our wireless nurse call system can be paired with patient wandering technology that is specifically designed for these patients. It is especially crucial for patients with wandering tendencies to be monitored closely. Fortunately, a wireless nurse call system allows those patients to be closely supervised without requiring staff to hover over them all day long. With patient wandering technology, wandering patients have the freedom to roam there designated areas. Patient wandering pendants can transmit patient information including name, room number, designated area, and more to allow staff to effortlessly track their location for safety purposes.
Wireless Nurse Call Connects Staff with Patients
With wireless nurse call, staff is literally only the click of a button or pull of a cord away. For instances with slippery showers, or patients with falling tendencies, wireless nurse call keeps them safely connected to staff throughout the day. Imagine falling in the shower with no one to call for help and staff isn't scheduled to check in for hours? With a waterproof shower station, a simple pull of the cord alerts staff to a patient's need. Calls are even prioritized by importance, so keeping high-risk patients in direct contact with the nurses' station is achievable. Wireless nurse call offers all of these features and so many more.
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The next time you are visiting your local hospital for a checkup, be sure to ask about their emergency communication system. If wireless nurse call has not yet been integrated into their facility, maybe it's time to find a location that has invested in this life-saving technology. Numerous benefits are available to both staff and patients when it comes to wireless nurse call. If you're in the baby boomer era, isn't it important to have the best healthcare available, regardless of how many others are being treated in the same facility? Consider a medical facility with wireless nurse call to ensure the best care possible no matter how many patients are next door.


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Good evening skin lovers! This is the blog to my Vlog about make up wipes and cleansers.
I have mentioned a few times in previous blogs about not using make up wipes but didn't go into why. This is because I felt like the subject couldn't just be skipped over, it needed dedication. It needed time. It needed its own blog! Although this is going to be a short blog, I really wanted to get this message out there and hit home with this one, because pretty much everyone has used a makeup wipes or baby wipe on their skin at some point in their lives. If you are sitting there thinking, no I haven't … your mamma or padre would have used one on you when you were a baby, so I rest my case.
Makeup wipes … devil wipes. You cannot use makeup wipes daily and then say you've got sensitive skin … if you use makeup wipes you do not have sensitive skin. Trust me.
I honestly don't know how you all use them every day they have such a high alcohol content in them to be able to remove make up from the skin that they actually sting my skin and I use some form of acid on my face every day. Not only that alcohol is soooo drying on they upper layers of the skin, so if you were to just use makeup wipes and nothing else you'd probably end up very dry and flakey. Not the look most people want to achieve. Point No.2 of why I don't like to use makeup wipes. As I showed in the vlog, they do not lift all of your makeup off and the pressure you use to wipe your skin constantly actually pushes in quite a lot of the dirt further into the skin. This then means no matter how good your products are that follow they are just being wasted because they are sitting on top of makeup and dirt. It also means you are going to be more prone to blackheads and spot because your pores are not being cleaned of debris. And my last point about why you should just ditch the wipes and get a decent cleanser; is the amount of pressure you apply to your skin trying to remove your makeup. I actually caused some vessel damage to my skin to my skin so I have a large broken capillary on my cheek they just looks like I have a constant red angry spot, and that is because of the pressure I had to use to remove my makeup.
Baby wipes are different though of course because they are designed for babies … babies don't wear makeup/fake tan/moisturisers and whatever else we all slap onto our skin. So baby wipes are not very good at removing debris and dirt from the skin, they are designed to be gentle not to wipe their way through layers of Estee Lauder Double Wear. If anything you'd end up using so many baby wipes and not really getting anywhere you might as well just not bother at all, but please love your skin and take your makeup off properly!
Don't get me wrong I sometimes reach for a makeup wipe after a night out, but only if I've forgotten to take my cleanser to my friends house (it's a very rare occasion) and its my only option and then I will always wash my face with water afterward it if I'm being perfectly honest with you most of my friends are good with their skincare so I can steal a bit of cleanser when need be. I haven't used makeup wipes in about 2-3 years now, apart from the odd occasion, and I have a mini cleanser I keep in my over night bag along with the other essentials you just cannot forget; such as my tooth brush, and deodorant! Just remember, no matter how drunk you are remember to remove your makeup, because no one wants to go to bed with a absolute 10/10 and then wake up next to Alice Cooper. So, just invest in a decent cleanser because using 5 makeup wipes to remove your winged eyeliner and mascara takes a lot more time than giving your face a quick wash and then you will have more time to eat your chicken nuggets in bed.
Just a quick product recommendation, all of ZO skin health cleansers are brilliant, I use foamacleanse (all skin types, however would make you go dry if your not used to salicylic acid), their exfoliating cleanser (perfect for oily to normal skin types)and their normacleanse for when I'm on holiday because it's fantastic for drier skin types. Those of you who are new to skin care and are looking to spend a little less but make that all important leap, la Roche possay or Kheils do some good cleansers as well, I'd recommend having a browse on their websites and finding the cleanser you think suits your skin the best before you go to a shop and buy any ol'cleanser.
On a off topic side note, I would also like to mention that I have a new found respect for Vloggers that's for sure, it was so much hard than I thought to make a decent video! Reasons why;
You have the get enough confidence and courage to video yourself
You then have to listen to yourself waffle on repeatedly over and over again whilst you edit
Making your edits smooth (something I definitely have not mastered just yet)
You are constantly staring at your flaws – double chin, wonky tooth, broken capillary etc in my case.
Then the little voice in the back of your head wondering if you should be embarrassed posting this for the whole cyber world to see?!
Its quite brutal really and that's just your own critic, what about everyone else?! So thank you to everyone who watched, even though it may have been painful with some dodgy video edits here and there I actually had some great feed back!
I hope you enjoyed this blog today and I promise my vlogging skills will improve!
Much skin loving love
Your Skin Care Queen
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Characteristics of "atypical", cytochrome-oxidase-negative Aeromonas salmonicida isolated from ulcerated flounders (Platichthys flesus (L.)).
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"Atypical", cytochrome oxidase-negative variants of the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida, isolated from ulcerated flounder (Platichthys flesus), were studied using different methods. Two of the strains possessed a protein that corresponded to the A-layer protein of A. salmonicida. The strains reacted with antibodies against the A-layer and monoclonal antibodies against the O-antigen of typical A. salmonicida. These tests confirm that the isolates from flounder should be classified as A. salmonicida. Analysis of the fatty acids showed that the isolates were rather homogenous but the values of the guanine plus cytosine content of the DNA of the bacteria varied too much for any conclusion to be drawn on their taxonomic location. The strains examined exhibited several biochemical characters that differed from those of the type strains of A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida and A. salmonicida subsp. achromogenes. The results suggest that these "atypical", cytochrome oxidase-negative variants may form a new subspecies of A. salmonicida.
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The Digital Divide
As a student, think about how often you use the Internet. From referencing a database in a research paper, to turning in assignments on eCompanion, a student constantly relies on Internet access in order to do well in school.
But simple access is not enough. Students have to be media literate, and must be able to critically think, analyze, evaluate and decode media messages, as well as create content. Otherwise the Internet can be frustrating, according to Santa Monica College media studies professor Lauren Movius.
According to a talk given by economist Aleph Molinari, 70 percent of the world is digitally excluded. Here lies the digital divide. The remaining 30 percent is shared primarily between North America and Europe, while the rest of the world seems to be swirling in an uninformed, dark hole.
Those who do not have the access and know-how are destined to be less informed, less inspired and less responsible than their tech-savvy counterparts.
For college students, this gap can be detrimental to education and can be directly correlated to efficiency in schoolwork and career advancements, according to the Advanced Digital Services website, a company that helps people become media literate.
With so many graduates taking on mass debt, online education is becoming a smarter and cheaper choice, as opposed to a community college. Students without ready Internet access will not be able to take part in those opportunities.
Colleges have to start thinking about the digital divide in much more complex ways. They should provide learning experiences for students so that they have a chance to be successful in college.
As "digitally privileged" students at SMC, I hope that we can realize how important it is to help all young adults like ourselves grow alongside and advance with us for a promising intellectual future.


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Closing the Crossing: The End of Refugee Autonomy
By: Jessica Caplin
Photo: Steve Evans
For over a year, the Greek Islands have made headlines as a key point of arrival for refugees traveling from Turkey. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in 2015, 856,723 people—mostly Syrians, but also a significant number of Afghans and Iraqis—landed in Greece by sea. Thus far in 2016, over 153,000 have already reached Greek shores. However, on March 24, Greece reported that not a single refugee had arrived on its islands in the preceding 24-hour period.
Though winter weather conditions likely play an important role in the lull, the drop is also critically linked to a series of measures implemented by the EU and Turkey over the last two months: the introduction of NATO patrols in the Aegean Sea and the results of the March 18 EU-Turkey "Migration Summit." These measures, which ostensibly protect refugees from human smugglers, systematically strip refugees of the autonomy to decide what risks they are willing to accept. With the Aegean Sea "closed," refugees will have no choice but to turn to more dangerous options in pursuit of perceived safety in Germany or other preferred destinations. As a consequence, the EU and Turkey have sacrificed refugees' autonomy and safety, violating the underpinnings of international refugee law, in the name of purportedly fulfilling other international law obligations.
The Refugee's Right to Movement Under International Law
The 1951 Refugee Convention, drafted in response to mass displacement after World War II, leaves much to be desired. The politics of post-war state sovereignty limited the drafters in their prescriptions for mass population influx, leaving gaps in the law that are open to interpretation. What the 1951 Convention does clearly envision, however, is the "widest possible exercise of… fundamental rights and freedoms" for refugees, including the right to autonomy—both to flee harm and to migrate. UNHCR's Executive Committee has interpreted the 1951 Convention's article 31 and 33 to mean that refugees may traverse third countries on the way to their desired country of asylum. If they satisfy certain conditions, they may not be penalized for entering a country of asylum illegally. And they cannot be returned to a third country deemed unsafe. In the words of James Hathaway, Director of the Program in Refugee and Asylum Law at the University of Michigan, the protection of refugees under the 1951 Convention is "fundamentally oriented to creating conditions of independence and dignity which enable refugees themselves to decide how they wish to cope with their predicaments." These rights of movement are similarly enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention against Torture, the UN Declaration on Human Rights, and, the American Convention on Human Rights—underscoring their longstanding value in the eyes of the international community and their lofty status in the hierarchy of rights.
The NATO Plan and the EU-Turkey Summit Deal
The recent NATO plan and the EU-Turkey Summit deal stand in opposition to that orientation. Under the NATO plan, announced on February 12, NATO ships have deployed into the Aegean Sea, alongside Greek and Turkish coastguard, in what is technically a support role: reconnaissance, monitoring, and surveillance. Though NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted that, under the plan, "NATO's task is not to turn back boats," refugees intercepted by NATO ships off the Greek coast would be returned directly to Turkey. Each day, over the past several months, hundreds of refugees have attempted to cross the Aegean Sea, such that the number of refugees impacted by the plan is of deep concern.
The EU-Turkey Summit deal formalizes these returns. On March 18, the European Council released an EU-Turkey Statement outlining that, among other provisions: (1) "all new irregular migrants" crossing to Greece from Turkey as of March 20 "will be returned to Turkey;" (2) for each Syrian returned to Turkey from Greece, the EU will resettle a Syrian from Turkey; and (3) Turkey will "take all necessary measures" to block sea and land routes into the EU. These rules have been set, despite the fact that Turkey included a reservation to the 1967 Protocol to the 1951 Convention, specifying that it only applies the 1951 Convention to "persons who have become refugees as a result of events occurring in Europe." Thus, by law, Turkey only considers today's refugees to be "guests," without the protections of the 1951 Convention.
Human Smugglers – The Problem or Refugees' Only Solution?
Both the NATO plan and the EU-Turkey Summit deal are rooted in a bid to combat human smuggling, and this concern is not without cause. The dead and missing at sea between Turkey and Greece rose to 395 in 2015, and totaled 321 in just the first two months of 2016. These deaths are related in large part to the conditions under which refugees make the journey to the Greek Islands. Smuggling networks targeting the current refugee flows in Turkey have become a systematized business over the last year. Refugees must raise significant funds, around $3,000, for the journey – only to discover that their transport is a flimsy rubber boat. Those who protest are still forced to board and make the trip. By all measures, these smuggling conditions place refugees at great peril.
The most recent EU-Turkey efforts could thus be framed as a legal and humanitarian victory for Europe. A key Protocol of the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime— the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air—commits State Parties to preventing human smuggling through effective law enforcement. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter billed the NATO operation that way, noting that "there is now a criminal syndicate that is exploiting these poor people and this is an organized smuggling operation…Targeting [those syndicates] is the way that the greatest effect can be had in the humanitarian dimension." Similarly, the EU and Turkey claimed that the March Summit deal aims "to break the business model of the smugglers and to offer migrants an alternative to putting their lives at risk," thereby "end[ing] the irregular migration from Turkey to the EU." Therefore, through these actions, the EU and Turkey are ostensibly fulfilling their legal and humanitarian obligations to prevent human smuggling under international law.
And yet, human smuggling may be many refugees' only option when seeking safety. In this respect, what may serve humanitarian aims on paper could have significant negative consequences for refugees on the ground – especially given their right to autonomy under the 1951 Convention. Returns to Turkey and the perception of a closed Aegean will likely not deter many refugees from pursuing access to Europe. The refugees who board rubber boats on Turkish shores are determined; they flee years of violence and atrocity perpetrated against their families and neighbors. According to a recent UNHCR survey, 94 percent of Syrian arrivals in Greece reported leaving Syria because of conflict and violence. Even before fleeing, 85 percent of these had been internally displaced in Syria. Among Afghan arrivals, 71 percent cited conflict and violence as their reason for leaving, and 55 percent had been internally displaced before departure.
These refugees are not returning home any time soon. And, unless they are able to make a living in Turkey, they are unlikely to stay there. Turkey's 2014 Regulation on Temporary Protection does not introduce an explicit right to work or to access social assistance, and in August 2015, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security announced that there are no plans to widen access to work permits for Syrians. Indeed, in an April-September 2015 survey of Syrian arrivals in Greece, nearly 60 percent cited lack of employment opportunities as a reason for leaving their transit country, while 42 percent cited a lack of financial assistance. In January, Turkey finally promised to allow work permits to Syrians, but notably excluded those from other countries. Still, even Syrian refugees may not work without a valid permit, and they cannot apply for one until six months after the achievement of temporary protective status. Among non-Syrians, the situation is even worse. Sixty-five percent of surveyed Afghan arrivals in Greece reported having no legal documentation whatsoever, the first step to claiming other fundamental rights.
Moreover, some scholars have argued that Turkey does not even qualify as a "safe third country"—a necessary classification for the EU-Turkey plans to operate legally. They question this designation given increasing reports of torture and maltreatment of refugees, as well as Turkey's failure to recognize today's refugees' status under the 1951 Convention.
The NATO and EU-Turkey plans thus leave refugees with little option but to access Europe via more dangerous routes. Rather than re-attempt the Aegean Sea, refugees may instead seek to travel over land via Bulgaria—where smugglers and traffickers await them, likely with higher fees as the market demands. Moreover, Bulgaria has gained notoriety for committing systematic abuses against refugees, and the state will likely respond poorly to greater numbers of travelers. Consequently, in contravention of Europe's humanitarian and legal obligations, the plans will place refugees in even greater danger of exploitation by smugglers.
The "Pathology" of the Modern Refugee Regime
In a lecture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jesuit Refugee Service, Hathaway argued that a legal regime intended to promote refugee autonomy "has been 'pathologized' to focus instead on finding cures to refugeehood." Although the 1951 Convention was established to guarantee dignity to refugees "until and unless either the cause of their flight is firmly eradicated or the refugee himself or herself chooses to pursue some alternative solution to their disfranchisement," the system now implements "top-down solutions" to "fix the refugee problem." Hathaway presented those words in 2006. Ten years later, they ring truer than ever.
Europe undoubtedly faces a significant burden with the arrival of refugees on its shores and at its borders. Even if its own asylum system had functioned correctly from the start, it still would have been overwhelmed. Yet, the EU and Turkey's recent measures have shifted the burden onto those refugees struggling most, while simultaneously depriving them of the autonomy to decide where and how to best reach safety. We should thus be concerned that the rhetoric of humanitarian combat against smugglers is depriving refugees of autonomy, limiting their options, and placing them in even greater danger. As the British-Somali poet, Warsan Shire, warns, "you have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land."
Jessica Caplin is a JD candidate at Berkeley Law and a former Travaux editor. She will be graduating from Berkeley Law in May 2016 and will be working as a fellow at UNHCR beginning in September 2016.


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I received a restaurant commission in about 2003 ... or thereabouts ... to create several dozen wooden dishes to serve bread on. Chef Erwann Salaun, then executive chef at Nautilus Restaurant in Port Douglas (Australia), asked me to create dishes that embodied flowing 'organic' shape with a high degree of artistic design.
They had to accommodate a Cob style loaf (for 2 people) and small butter ramekin. Furthermore, they were to be shaped and balanced in such a way that the wait staff could carry and present them elegantly at the table for restaurant patrons. The brief really centered around a desire to present parts of the food on ware that was unique and different to the other restaurants in town ... in other words, serving ware not purchased from the same catering suppliers that everybody used.
So, this range of small functional serving dishes was born and carries the name 'Nautilus' in tribute to the restaurant which hosted their beginning.
Fast-forwarding to the present ... I still make Nautilus Dishes to the original design although they have become more refined and conform more closely to the style that has become ... 'mine'. The original set was mostly made from a fallen tree which I salvaged on the roadside in Julatten near my home. Today, I still make them from recycled or salvaged woods to honour the original concept.
Nautilus is available in two sizes ... the original small size (approx. 200mm - 8" long) and also a larger version (approx. 300mm - 12" long) which is great for larger servings. They can also be created in other one-off sizes to suit. The series are produced as one-offs ... all different but embodying a general common theme of shape and fluid lines.
Nautilus dishes are fully sealed and can tolerate most cleaning practices. Their appearance can be enhanced and maintained by application of vegetable or mineral oil after cleaning, although this is not mandatory. The finish is fine with 'wet' food items and the dish can be washed with water and normal detergent ... please keep it out of the dishwasher, though. The finish is the same as that which I apply to my cooking utensils, and is quite robust.


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I kneeled and moved my mouth down to Misty's breasts, my hands cupping them and slightly pushing them up as I kissed and licked her skin. Her hands moved to my hair and ran them through the soft tresses, whimpering. I massaged her full breasts and I unzipped her dress a little so I could bare them. Her nipples were already erect and I placed one in my mouth, massaging the other. She moaned as I suckled, gently grazing my teeth on her mocha colored skin. I moved to her other breast and unzipped the rest of her dress, tugging it down. She wore white lacy panties that contrasted with her skin. Beautiful. I could already smell her and it made me crazy.
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I spread her legs a little and I kissed the inside of her thigh, running my tongue up her skin. I moved to her other thigh, prolonging the contact from her clit and enjoying it as I teased. I finally placed my mouth at her clit, gently flicking my tongue over it, grasping her ass with my hands. I ran my tongue along the folds of skin, then pushing them aside with my tongue, tasting her sweetness. She writhed and I kept her still by digging my fingers into her ass as I kept kissing and licking her pussy, playing with her clit. Misty's body tensed and I could tell she was on the precipice. I flicked her clit a few more times and her body shook as she moaned, the orgasm taking over. I looked up at her, and her head was tilted back, her body shuddering, her breasts heaving as she tried to control her breathing. It was a magnificent sight.
I stood and kissed her as her body started relaxing, our tongues melting together. As we kissed, she unzipped my dress and played with my breasts, moving to my neck and nipping at the sensitive spot, her fingers tweaking my nipples. I moaned, closing my eyes. Misty kissed her way down to my breast, circling my nipple with her tongue before taking it in her mouth, suckling. She pushed my dress down and palmed my wet pussy, rubbing and I thought I was going to cum from just that. I moaned and placed my hand over hers, rubbing together. After a moment, her hands moved to my ass, slapping me and I sucked air in between my teeth, the stinging feeling so good.
She throatily laughed, her silky smooth voice whispering in my ear, "I don't want you to cum yet. Payback is a bitch." Amused, I laughed a little and her teeth found my earlobe, gently tugging. Her nails ran down my back and I shivered, my skin tingling. She slapped my ass again, and she got on her knees, gazing up at me. My heart was in my throat at seeing her that way, and she bit at my stomach, sending the already present butterflies a fluttering. She had her hands everywhere; on my ass, reaching up to my breasts, the inside of my thighs. I thought I was going to explode if she didn't touch my pussy soon. I was more than ready. And she knew it. She kissed just above my mound and I growled with frustration. She laughed and ran her hands up and down my legs. She got to my inner thighs and moved slower, barely moving her fingers. I whimpered, grabbing fistfuls of her hair.
Finally, she rubbed my lips with her fingers, slowly pushing them into my wet warmth. I moaned, squirming as she moved her fingers in and out of me, gently lapping at my clit, kissing it. She removed her fingers and held them up to my mouth. I eagerly closed my mouth around them, tasting myself. I saw her smile as she once again put her fingers inside, until my own body tensed. It was powerful when it happened, and I moaned as shudders wracked my body. I lost myself for a moment while I came, wave after wave of pleasure hitting me. I wasn't sure how long until I came back to myself, but Misty rested her cheek on my stomach, and I caressed her hair. I loved the sight of her, both of us satisfied for the moment.
I led her back to my bedroom and to the cloud that was my bed. It was faster this time for both of us to cum, our bodies already stimulated. Afterward, we lay in bed, her head on my breast.
"Your boobs really make the best pillows," she laughed.
I laughed with her. "Well thanks! Yours aren't so bad either."
"You're not from here, are you?" The change in subject caught me off guard. I usually didn't talk about my personal life with anyone. Except for friends I had made online but never met in person, and where I could lay my soul bare to the people I was talking to without having to ever see them.
"No," I answered after a pause. "I got here a few weeks ago. I accepted a job."
"It must be a good one if you can afford this apartment. It's really nice. Why do you have so much space if you don't have anyone with you?"
I didn't have a good answer, so I said nothing. Misty peered at me, but I kept my face blank.
"Doesn't it get lonely?" She asked softly.
"Sometimes," I admitted. "But tomorrow, I'm going to get a cat."
"I know a great pet shelter. I can give you the address. They have very nice animals there."
"Thank you, that would be great." After a few moments, I asked about the restaurants. I needed some ideas about where to take people for business lunches.
"El Loco is pretty great," she replied. "They have some delicious Mexican food."
"I've already been there," I laughed.
"Oh, shit! Hmm. I really like the place next to it, but I don't remember what it's called. It's brand new, and I've only been there once."
"Thanks, I'll have to check it out," I yawned. I was having a hard time keeping my eyes open.
"Goodnight, Ivy," Misty whispered, turning on her side. I turned and spooned her as I fell asleep, having missed the feeling of someone in my arms as I slept. When I awoke in the morning, she was gone. The smell of her lingered on my pillow, and I felt a bit bereft. I wish I could stay in one place long enough to justify being in a relationship. Misty seemed like a wonderful woman, someone I would want to get to know better. I looked around the giant apartment as I made some coffee, contemplating its emptiness.
I went over to the bar to collect my dress and saw a note on the counter.
Here's the address for the pet shelter. I had a great time with you last night, and I wish you luck with your job.
At the bottom she had written the address, and kissed the paper with lipstick on it. The paper also smelled of her perfume. I sat with my coffee in my hands, sipping as I sat on the leather sofa and stared at the ocean. It was perfectly turquoise today, and I saw some surfers catching waves. I had always wanted to learn to surf. Fiona Apple crooned to me as I thought about my last relationship. It had been a disaster. I had started dating Joe about six months before I had moved for my first job. We tried long distance for a while, but it wasn't cutting it. I had learned that he had cheated on me, and we broke up. Ever since then, I had decided that while I was a free agent for any company to snap up for a short time to fix their problems and then move on, it was no use trying to date anyone. I had had some flings and one night stands along the way, but it was never as fulfilling. I sighed as I finished my coffee and stood to get ready to leave for the pet shelter. Hopefully a cat would help my lonely bones.


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This year I celebrated Family Day weekend by inviting the best group of girls over for a DIY sleepover party! We traded in the typical 'girls night' essentials- nail polish, hair straighteners and chick flicks- for power tools and messy buns and had so much fun creating beautiful mason jar organizers! Honestly the project ended up being slightly more challenging and time consuming than we had anticipated (HA). But, with a little muscle and a lot of perseverance everyone ended up taking home a decorative piece that they were proud of and excited to find a place for in their own home!
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It was a family affair for the Middletons, who all stepped out on Monday afternoon to celebrate Prince Louis' christening.
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While they obviously hold the titles of Louis' aunt and uncle, the couple have missed out on being named as godparents.
The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis.
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I know this is stating the very, very obvious but Cape Town is a long way away from England. So far in fact that this entire day has been given over to travelling to Cape Town, and even then it'll be tomorrow before we actually arrive.
Thats quite a lot of travelling.
As I write this, we are sat in the Galleries lounge at Heathrow airport, enjoying as much free food and drink as we can fit in.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves….
The day began at 06:30, when we awoke to complete darkness. Not unusual for this time of year in England, you might think, but when I turned on the light we remained in complete darkness. We'd had a power cut, and so this whole trip started off with stumbling around, almost blind, looking for the fuse box. Not the most auspicious of beginnings, but there we are.
The source of the power trouble turned out to be an old lamp that is now in need of repair, and with no time to deal with it, it will be examined and fixed upon our return.
Thankfully we'd finished all of the packing and all we needed to do was drop off Jerry (that's our Saluki Dog, for those that don't know) and get going.
It felt like a long drive to Heathrow Terminal 5, probably because we were increasingly in need of the bathroom, and we were so busy chatting (to take our minds off our full bladders) that we drove right by the final service station without thinking and instead had to hold on until we reached the airport.
Having banked on the traffic being heavy, we were pleasantly surprised by how light it was – we only really had to endure a slow down at Stonehenge (as always), and on the M25. In both cases it was busy but moving.
And so we arrived at the long stay car park some two and a half hours ahead of schedule.
There was a slight concern that we may not be allowed in that early (and would therefore have to find the nearest public toilets… wherever they were?), but actually we sailed through without any hold up. We found what appeared to be the only spare car parking space, and seized it quickly.
A short bus ride from the car park and then there we were, standing outside T5. We had arrived.
Sure we were ridiculously early, but that didn't matter, we were going to make the most of it.
A big part of why we were happy to be early was because on this trip, we'd qualified for entry into the Galleries (the BA Silver members exclusive lounge). In this almost mythical place they serve free food and drink constantly, the chairs are comfy, and did I mention the free food and drink?
Before we could get there though we had to go through the bag drop process – which involves queuing up, having someone scan your passport and boarding pass, then securing a flimsy looking sticker to your case.
And now they offer you, the Customer, the ability to do this yourself – just like a self scan checkout at the supermarket. So that's what we did (although we did call upon some assistance just to make sure we were doing it right).
After dropping the bags off we were ushered into the fast track security clearance area, which I must confess was very fast indeed, and then into the main area of the airport.
We browsed through the shops, elbowed our way through the crowd, and made our way to the Galleries entrance. Here, at last, was the entrance to our little slice of airport paradise.
It was only after the fourth round of little triangular sandwiches and cake that the realisation set in. The lounge was far more comfortable and relaxing than the main seating area (with it's hard chairs and lack of free food), but despite all of that it still didn't make the time go any quicker.
Anyway I will end it there for today, we are still in the lounge and they've just brought out a fresh batch of sandwiches…


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School dedicates area for 'learning locks'
Thomaston — At an outdoor ceremony June 1, a section of the new garden fence at Thomaston Grammar School was dedicated as a "Learning Locks" area. Learning locks are a spinoff from love locks. Love padlocks have been around for more than 100 years. They are placed on fences, bridges and gates at various places around the world as a symbol of a couple's unbreakable love.
The idea of learning locks was inspired by a new fence and an old lock. Last fall Regional School Unit 13 replaced the original, dilapidated chainlink fence that surrounds the school's garden space. At the same time, the locks to the gates were also replaced. Lynn Snow, fifth-grade teacher and garden leader, had an idea.
"The garden is a unique opportunity for many students to learn and grow. Why not create a space on the fence for students, teachers, the community and anyone interested to commemorate their own life lessons, educational milestones, or pay tribute to their various teachers by adding a lock to the fence?" She obtained permission from RSU 13 Superintendent John McDonald to move forward with the initiative.
Students from Thomaston Grammar School and Oceanside Middle School attended dedication ceremonies throughout the day. Also in attendance were Thomaston selectmen, Town Manager Valmore Blastow, RSU 13 administrators, including McDonald, retired principal Beth Chamberlain, and the Maine Commissioner of Education, Dr. Robert Hasson. Each of the four dedications included a fifth-grade student reading the Learning Locks poem, a ribbon-cutting, and the opportunity to publicly add a lock to the fence.
The first lock that graced the fence was placed in honor of Daniel P. Allan, a well-known teacher and community member. He helped begin the school garden in 2009. Ed Hasting, who will be retiring from RSU 13 this June, added his friend Dan's lock to the fence.
Snow and her classmate, Rene Dorr (Thomaston recreation director), added a lock to commemorate the 30 years since their Medomak Valley High School graduation in June of 1988. Members of the community are encouraged to add their own locks, as well.
A special thanks to Rockland Dunkin Donuts, Rockland Hannaford, and the Thomaston Grammar School parent group for providing doughnuts for this event as it was held on June 1st, National Doughnut Day! This recognition was not published as included in the original press release.


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A few days ago I was explaining the benefits of using Google. As a current user and a loyal customer, I wanted to share how Google HAS IMPACT MY LIFE POSITIVELY and how it might have IMPROVED YOURS AS WELL.
Why I love Google?
Google creates a community. Why? Because every day they do things that allow you to engage with them and with the World out there.
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Medial Collateral Ligament Knee Injury
Your doctor or MRI tells you that you have a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee. What are your treatment options? For most the best treatment is NOTHING – the injury should heal on its own. The MCL is a strong ligament and doctors have confirmed the resilience of the MCL in their published findings. What they noted, as many doctors who prefer to utilize non-surgical options, is that the most frequent MCL injury, near its femoral attachment can be healed spontaneously without surgical intervention.
A study from doctors at the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Toledo Medical Center in the Journal of orthopaedics, (1) gives an introduction to the treatment problems of the knee's medial collateral ligament:
- The medial collateral ligament is a major stabilizer of the knee joint. It is the most common ligament injured in the knee, particularly in athletes, and has been reported to be torn in 7.9% of all knee injuries.
- The MCL has a complex, layered anatomy with multiple insertions (bone attachments) and functions.
- Minor trauma can cause tearing of the superficial portion (partial tears) whereas higher energy mechanisms can disrupt both the deep and superficial layers.
- Lesser injuries to the MCL can often be treated conservatively with early rehabilitation, but more significant tears often necessitate surgery. A thorough understanding of the MCL and associated injuries is essential for proper diagnosis and treatment.
It is fair to say that if you go into a surgeon's office with a document MRI finding, the above is an accurate assessment of what you will hear. You may need a surgery, you may not.
A partial MCL tear is capable of healing itself and even before complete healing occurs is sufficient enough to keep the knee stable
When patients experience an MCL injury, they typically also injure the other knee ligaments such as the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) , posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL). Traditional medicine likes to treat these types of injuries with surgery. Surgery, however, means cutting and removing. Cutting through important knee structures will eventually lead to more knee instability and degeneration of the knee joint.
In incidence where the MCL is injured in isolation, Chinese university researchers writing in the Journal of engineering in medicine, (2) found the healing characteristics of the MCL to be remarkable in their inconsistency, BUT, did find that the MCL could spontaneously heal. Listen to the researchers:
- The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is one of the main ligaments that provide knee joint with major restraints against valgus (knees bending inwards), internal, and external torque (or twisting) loads. The MCL injury most frequently occurs near its femoral attachment (where it attaches to the thigh bone in the knee joint) but can be healed spontaneously.
- Hence, the usual clinical treatment for MCL injury is conservative therapy with early controlled rehabilitation motion.
- However, the effect of the variations in the healing conditions of the MCL portion (i.e. near the femoral insertion) is still unclear.
The purpose of this study was to observe how the MCL heals under different injury condition. That corresponded to:
- early healing mechanisms in the MCL,
- medium or middle stage healing mechanisms in the MCL,
- and final (i.e. healthy) stages of the healing period.
What the researchers found was that at the medium or middle stage of healing, the MCK exhibited characteristics of a fully healed MCL.
- What does this mean? A partial MCL tear is capable of healing itself and even before complete healing occurs is sufficient enough to do its job of maintaining knee stability
- What does this mean? It means that a partial MCL tear, while it is healing on its own, may not be the cause of pain and instability and surgical treatment may interfere with healing and knee stability.
Does an MCL really heal on its own?
The answer is yes, the question is, what type of healing occurs? In a landmark study from 1983, which was most recently cited in two 2017 studies on MCL stability, doctors examined scar formation in MCL healing.
In this study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, (3) researchers studied injured MCLs in rabbits and discovered that true ligament healing does not occur. Rather, a ligament scar develops that is in many ways inferior to true ligament tissue. The researchers were curious about the healing of untreated ligaments: is there true ligament regeneration or is there scar healing only? How fast do these ligaments heal? Is healing complete when left untreated?
This study showed a number of things:
- Untreated injured MCLs in the rabbit model did not have true ligament regeneration but rather formed a scar.
- The scar tissue was chemically and mechanically abnormal in structure, showing changes in quality and quantity of collagen tissue.
- The scar formation was slow but was a highly organized process of hemorrhaging, inflammation, proliferation and remodeling. Forty weeks after injury there were still changes taking place in the scar appearance.
- The ligament scar tissue was mechanically inferior to normal ligament tissue and showed signs of plateauing or getting worse over time.
- Researchers had reason to believe that the scar tissue would ultimately stretch out when placed under future stress.
The bottom line from this study is that ligaments heal by scar unless treated. Ligaments that heal with scar are significantly inferior in strength to normal ligaments and weak ligaments lead to ligament laxity, joint instability, and osteoarthritis.
Prolotherapy for MCL tears
The key to pain-free, healthy joints is healthy and strong ligaments and tendons. In the case of an injured MCL (or any injured ligament) is to treat it with Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy stimulates repair by inducing a mild inflammation in the weakened ligaments and tendons. The localized inflammation triggers a wound-healing cascade, resulting in the deposition of new collagen, the material that ligaments and tendons are made of. New collagen shrinks as it matures. The shrinking collagen tightens the ligament that was injected and makes it stronger. Prolotherapy has shown to be extremely effective at eliminating pain and sports injuries that are a result of ligament and/or tendon weakness. So instead of letting an injury "heal on its own" it's best to treat injured ligaments with Prolotherapy to ensure proper regeneration of ligament tissue.
Prolotherapy helps provide whole knee healing environment and stabilization for the MCL injury
Prolotherapy for an MCL injury involves injections inside the joint, to the MCL, and the surrounding affected tissues. This treatment is comprehensive in order to treat all of the weakened areas, as injury to the MCL often involves injury to the other ligaments and surrounding tissue of the knee joint.
Although a totally torn ligament usually requires surgery, Prolotherapy can play a key healing role here as well. First, because Prolotherapy has been shown to regenerate tissue, this treatment should be given a chance to help the ligament heal itself, even before surgery is considered. Secondly, Prolotherapy can also be a healing complement to surgery because the other ligaments around the knee, as well as the joint capsule itself, were at least stretched during the injury to the knee. Untreated, this stretching would most likely lead to instability of the knee joint.
Along with a controlled exercise program for healthy motion of the knee joint, Prolotherapy can successfully treat the injured medial collateral ligament and help patients get back to their normal activity levels.
Now let's introduce another recent study on the effects of Prolotherapy injections on an MCL tear. A patient case study documents Prolotherapy treatment for a rugby player who had a grade 2 partial tear sprain of the MCL.
In his case, Prolotherapy, together with an exercise therapy program of three weeks had the patient pain free, with a full range of motion, and he was able to perform all rugby-specific movements.(4) The success of this study was in how fast the player was able to return – three weeks as s opposed to 4 to 8 weeks for a grade two sprain. Prolotherapy induced a quicker "spontaneous healing."
Do you have a question about Medial Collateral Ligament Knee Injury? You can get help and information from our Caring Medical staff
1 Andrews K, Lu A, Mckean L, Ebraheim N. Medial collateral ligament injuries. Journal of orthopaedics. 2017 Dec 1;14(4):550-4. [Google Scholar]
2 Wan C, Hao Z, Wen S. The effect of healing in the medial collateral ligament of human knee joint: A three-dimensional finite element analysis. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2016 Jun 30. pii: 0954411916656662. [Google Scholar]
3 Frank C, Woo SL, Amiel D, Harwood F, Gomez M, Akeson W. (1983). Medial collateral ligament healing. A multidisciplinary assessment in rabbits. The Journal of Sports Medicine, 11(6). [Google Scholar]
4. Ada AM, Yavuz F. Treatment of a medial collateral ligament sprain using prolotherapy: a case study. Altern Ther Health Med. 2015 Jul;21(4):68-71. [Google Scholar]


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Shrinking K – 12 Funding Fosters Innovation, Collaboration, Partnerships
K – 12 schools across the country are feeling the budget pinch — funding is down, expectations are up. To keep pace with today's evolving classroom, cost-conscious educators are relying on innovation and collaboration to meet district goals, improve student outcomes and prepare for future needs.
School districts are shuffling budgets and finding solutions large and small. Those experiences play out every day in districts like the Laredo Independent School District, home to 25,000 students in an isolated region in south Texas. Faced with budget constraints and a lack of travel funds, the district sought a creative solution to expanding students' horizons beyond their region.
The answer? Video conferencing and partnerships. The district turned to Insight and Tandberg to duplicate what was working around the country — cutting-edge video technology. It also tapped subsidized federal funding to drastically reduce out-of-pocket costs.
The initiative opened the door to opportunity, allowing students to virtually interact with classrooms around the globe, take "field trips" to historical sites, broadcast school events to students' family and friends, and virtually explore college campuses. Meantime, staff members used the technology to virtually attend district-wide meetings, which eliminated mileage expenses and travel costs, and also take part in staff development programs.
"With the implementation and integration of video conferencing technology, students, faculty and district employees can now have virtual opportunities to open their minds to new experiences they wouldn't otherwise have," according to an Insight case study.
Budget Blues
K – 12 school districts continue to face budget challenges. Even in districts where ed tech budgets are stable or increasing, administrators report that they still don't have adequate funding to meet expectations of school board members and other district leaders.
A 2014 report found that states' new budgets are providing less per-pupil funding for K – 12 education that they did six years ago, often times far less. Even as states are seeing improved overall revenues, about a third of states began the 2013-14 school year with less state funding than the previous year, the report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said.
The center's review of state budgets found:
- At least 35 states are providing less funding per student for the 2013-14 school year than they did before the 2007-2009 recession hit.
- At least 15 states are providing less funding per student to local school districts in the new school year than they provided a year ago.
Despite these challenges, investing in technology programs is critical.
"Substantial evidence shows that technology has a positive financial impact, but for best results, schools need to invest in the re- engineering of schools, not just technology itself. Properly implemented educational technology can be revenue-positive at all levels — federal, state and local," according to a report by Intel-sponsored Project Red.
Education Success
Facing continued budget woes, school districts must be selective in how they shuffle budgets, and implement or build on existing technology programs.
"Although educational technology best practices have a significant positive impact, they are not widely and consistently practiced. Effective technology implementation in schools is complex, with hundreds of interrelated factors playing a part," according to the Project Red report.
So if just one factor fails, the success of the entire program is jeopardized. A case in point: A 1:1 initiative is implemented without sufficient internet bandwidth. Students and teachers are frustrated and the devices aren't used as much as they could be, the report noted.
Project Red identified nine key factors that are closely linked to education success:
- Intervention classes: Technology is integrated into every intervention class period.
- Change management leadership by principal: Leaders provide time for teacher professional learning and collaboration at least monthly.
- Online collaboration: Students use technology daily for online collaboration (games/simulations and social media).
- Core subjects: Technology is integrated into core curriculum weekly or more frequently.
- Online formative assessments: Assessments are done at least weekly.
- Student-computer ratio: Lower ratios improve outcomes.
- Virtual field trips: With more frequent use, virtual trips are more powerful. The best schools do this at least monthly.
- Search engines: Students use them daily.
- Principal training: Principals are trained in teacher buy-in, best practices and technology-transformed learning.
Technology Every Day
K – 12 leaders who have focused spending on rich technology programs — including everything from infrastructure to devices — say the success of the programs largely relies on a commitment to incorporating technology into daily teaching and learning.
"For student performance to approximate student potential, students need access to a constantly evolving array of technological tools and activities that demand problem-solving, decision-making, teamwork and innovation," wrote K – 12 leader Nancye Blair for the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
A Cisco case study on middle-school students at Brookline School in Pittsburgh perfectly illustrates this point.
The students collaborated with counterparts in Ireland — via videoconferencing — on an innovative research project about the Titanic. The students in Ireland researched the historical significance of the ship's construction in their city while the Brookline students explored some of the ship's more important passengers. The two groups of students met several times weekly through videoconferencing to create an hour-long program that was later shown to another middle school.
Priorities Ahead
Schools building 21st century classrooms have long lists of tech priorities that are ever-evolving, according to Bob Moore, an ed-tech specialist and contributor to Intel-sponsored K-12 Blueprint. In his recent K-12 Blueprint post, he noted that CIOs can "cover a lot of ground and have a significant impact,'' by focusing on a few key areas. They include:
- Infrastructure. It is critical that networks offer the speed and reliability that schools require. Schools that do not have IT staff with the expertise to engineer and manage networks should take advantage of technology vendor partners.
- Access. Schools must ensure that students, teachers and staff have access to the devices, content, apps and data they need, when they need it. They should leverage cloud services when possible.
- Devices. Students are involved in multiple activities and tasks during the school year. Having the right device, not just any device, is critical.
- Data. Technology gives schools the ability to generate, collect, store and analyze data both in volume and frequency like never before. "Learning analytics" is an important new category of applications that CIOs need to become familiar with as they provide guidance to district stakeholders.
"With so many pressing issues, CIOs need to focus on some 'big fish' that are critical for everything we consider essential to a digital learning environment," said Moore.
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