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Herbert William Massie, CBE. Chair, Disability Rights Commission. For services to disabled people. London, N17
Professor Joan Margaret Higgins. chair, Christie hospital NHS trust, Manchester. For services to healthcare. (Manchester, Greater Manchester)
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Marsh. Director and chief executive, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For services to families and children. (London, SE10)
Mrs Josephine Williams, CBE. Chief executive, Mencap. For services to people with learning disabilities. (Chester, Cheshire)
Ms Nina Lizette Barough. Founder and chief executive, Walk the Walk Worldwide (Breast Cancer Charity). For services to healthcare. (Wokingham, Berkshire)
John Boyington. Deputy director general, Health and Care Partnerships and programme director, Health and Offender Partnerships, Department of Health. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Andrew Michael Bridges. HM chief inspector of probation. For services to the criminal justice system. (Berkshire)
Professor Norma Brook. Formerly president, Health Professions Council. For services to healthcare. (Worksop, Nottinghamshire)
Ms Roswyn Hakesley-Brown. President, Royal College of Nursing. For services to healthcare. (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)
Kevin James Patrick Cahill. Chief executive, Comic Relief. For charitable services. (London, SE1)
Mrs Margaret Rosemary Cooper. Chair, Independent Living Funds. For services to disabled people. (Enniskillen, County Fermanagh)
Professor Sheila Glennis Haworth. Professor of Developmental Cardiology; head, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Institute of Child Health, University College London. For services to the NHS. (London, SW4)
Councillor Michael Francis Henry. Leader, Gateshead Metropolitan borough council. For services to local government. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Ms Carole Hudson. Chief executive, St. Helen's Metropolitan borough council. For services to local government. (Nr Wigan, Greater Manchester)
Peter William Mount. Chair, NHS Confederation and chair, Central Manchester and Manchester Children's university hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the NHS. (Stockport, Cheshire)
Paul Rogerson. Chief executive, Leeds city council. For services to local government. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Ian Simon MacGregor Russell. For services to young people and to volunteering. (Edinburgh)
Patrick Watters, JP. President, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. For services to local government. (East Kilbride, Lanarkshire)
John Christensen Willis, DL. Formerly chief executive, Salford city council. For services to local government. (Bury, Greater Manchester)
Ian Wilson. Corporate director of social services, London borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to social care. (London)
George Gordon Edington. Chair, NCH. For services to children. (London, SW15)
Dr Neil Goodwin. Chief executive, former Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority. For services to the NHS. (Warrington, Cheshire)
Professor David Peter Lock. Founder, David Lock Associates and Chair, Town and Country Planning Association. For services to urban design. (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire)
Simon Jeffrey Maxwell. Director, Overseas Development Institute. For services to international development. (Brighton, East Sussex)
Ian Simon MacGregor Russell. For services to young people and to volunteering. (Edinburgh)
Mrs Primrose Eileen Wilson, OBE. Formerly trustee, National Heritage Memorial Fund and Northern Ireland chair, Heritage Lottery Fund. For services to conservation and to heritage. (Craigavon, Armagh)
John Courtney Allcock. Associate director, National Workforce Programme, Department of Health. (Colchester, Essex)
David John Astley. Chief executive, St. George's healthcare NHS trust. For services to the NHS. (West Malling, Kent)
Ms Celia Atherton. Director, Research in Practice. For services to children and families. (Totnes, Devon)
Professor Richard Nigel Bailey. Formerly Chair, Heritage Lottery Fund's committee for the north-east. For services to Heritage. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Robert Lawrence Banner. Chair, Rethink Charity. For services to mental health. (London, SW7)
Dr John Charles Barrett. Head, Zimbabwe Office, Department for International Development. (London, SW1A)
Ms Sylvia Brown. Chief executive, Action with Communities in Rural England. For services to rural communities. (Nr Swindon, Wiltshire)
Mrs Jennifer Susan Byers. Formerly executive director, donor services, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to charity. (Kent)
Peter Michael Chapman. Founder, Shekinah Mission, Plymouth. For services to homeless People. (Plymouth, Devon)
Ms Michelle Chinery. Co-chair, Learning Disability Task Force. For services to disabled People. (Mordon, Surrey)
Daniel Clark. For services to the National Probation Service. (Ossett, West Yorkshire)
Harmesh Lakhanpaul. Director, Peterborough Race Equality Council. For services to community relations. (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
Quentin Coey. Chief executive, Belfast city hospital trust. For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland. (Belfast)
John Elwyn Davies. Formerly Member, Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. For public service. (Llandudno, Conwy)
Lady Brigid Crofton. Formerly trustee and vice-chair, UNICEF UK. For services to children and families overseas. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Donald Malcolm Dempsey. Director of European Structrial Funds Voluntary Organisations Northern (ESFVON) For services to voluntary and community organisations in the north-east. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Councillor James Doig. Leader, Perth and Kinross council. For services to local government. (Perth, Perth and Kinross)
Miss Lisa Dougherty. Nurse consultant, the Royal Marsden hospital. For services to the NHS. (Addiscombe, Surrey)
Dr Azhar Farooqi. General medical practitioner, East Leicester medical practice. For services to healthcare. (South Croston, Leicestershire)
Dr Ashour Omar Gebreel. Special coordinator, Complex Emergencies, World Health Organisation. For services to healthcare overseas. (Liverpool, Merseyside)
Mrs Patricia Ann Heywood. Formerly worldwide president, Mothers' Union. For charitable services. (Dunfermline, Fife)
Richard Quintin Hoare, DL. For charitable services through the Bulldog Trust. (Basingstoke, Hampshire)
Ms Sue Foster. Assistant director, Regeneration and Planning, London borough of Hackney. For services to planning. (London, E8)
Mrs Margaret Hesketh. For services to the victims of domestic violence in Northern Ireland. (Belfast)
John Holland. Director of Operations, Rapid UK. For services to international rescue. (Hardwicke, Gloucestershire)
Councillor Mohammed Khan. Member, Blackburn with Darwen metropolitan borough council. For services to local government. (Blackburn, Lancashire)
Paul Stephen Keleghan. For public service. (West Byfleet, Surrey)
Mrs Fiona Denise Knight. (Ms Street), lately Chair, United Kingdom Homecare Association. For services to disabled people. (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
Dr Elizabeth Jane Leese. Senior medical officer, Department of Health. (Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire)
Dr Richard John Light. Director of Research, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to disabled people. (Somerset)
Ms Nusrat Mehboob Lilani. Creator, Asian Women of Achievement Awards. For charitable services. (Purley, Surrey)
Brian Lymbery. Chair, Lewisham primary care trust. For services to healthcare and to the community in Lewisham, London. (London, SE14)
Professor Stuart Gowans Macpherson. Chair, Scottish Modernising Medical Careers Implementation Group. For services to medicine in Scotland. (Edinburgh)
Dr Anne Christine McCartney. Director, Regional Microbiology Network, Health Protection Agency, London. For services to public health. (Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire)
Mrs Clare Imogen McCarty. Chief executive, Clanmil Housing Association Limited. For services to social housing in Northern Ireland. (Lisburn, Antrim)
John Fraser McIvor. Chief executive, Lincolnshire primary care trust. For services to the NHS. (Nr Retford, Nottinghamshire)
Ms Mary McKee. Director, Groundwork Northern Ireland. For services to the environment and to community relations. (Belfast)
Mrs Isobel Margaret Morris. Director, Southwark and child and adolescent services, South London and Maudsley NHS trust. For services to mental healthcare. (London, SE3)
Ms Elizabeth Joyce Moseley. For services to youth justice. (London, E8)
Ms Kate Louise Nash. Formerly chief executive, Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation (Radar). For services to disabled people. (London, SE1)
Ernest Milwyn Nock. For services to Victim Support and to the community in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. (Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire)
Provost Patrick O'Brien, JP. Provost, East Lothian Council. For services to local government. (Prestonpans, East Lothian)
Graham Frederick Payne. Director, Rapid UK. For services to International Rescue. (Okehampton, Devon)
Mrs Angela Mary Pedder. Chief executive, Royal Devon and Exeter hospital. For services to the NHS. (Exeter, Devon)
Mrs Lynette Elaine Phillips. Formerly chair, London Black and Ethnic Minority Network for NHS Staff and Allied Health Professionals. For services to healthcare. (Morden, Surrey)
Mrs Susan Mary Price. Executive director, Groundwork, Wales. For services to regeneration in Wales. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)
Professor Jonathan Richard Sibert. Formerly paediatrician, Cardiff and Vale NHS trust and lately professor of child health, Cardiff university. For services to paediatrics and to child health. (Penarth, The Vale of Glamorgan)
Andrew Brian Simmons. Chief executive, Hertfordshire Connexions Partnership. For services to young people. (Cambridgeshire)
Dr Geraldine Mary Strathdee. Consultant psychiatrist and clinical director, Oxleas NHS trust. For services to the NHS. (London, SE24)
Brian Anthony Frank Smith, DL. For charitable services. (Bushby, Leicestershire)
Peter Charles Styche. Formerly director, Spacial Planning and Housing, Government Office for the North West, Department for Communities and Local Government. (Wilmslow, Cheshire)
Steven Norman Sumner. National Health and Safety Policy Adviser, Local Government Employers. For services to local government. (Darwen, Lancashire)
Ms Moira Swinbank. Chief executive, TimeBank. For services to volunteering. (London, SE1)
Ms Edna Margaret Telfer. Director, Bristol Drugs Project. For services to people who misuse drugs. (Totterdown, Bristol)
Mrs Joyce Anne Thacker. Senior head of Service for Children and Young People, Rotherham metropolitan borough council. For services to young people. (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
Robert Russell Thompson. Director of fundraising, Royal British Legion. For services to ex-servicemen and women. (Bicester, Oxfordshire)
Mrs Rosemary Margaret Varley. Formerly regional commissioner, NHS Appointments Commission and chair, General Optical Council. For services to the NHS and to healthcare. (Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk)
Councillor Alexander Watson. Leader, Derwentside district council. For services to local government. (Consett, Durham)
Mohammed Tufail. Director, North Staffordshire Racial Equality Council. For services to community relations. (Oldham, Lancashire)
Mrs Margaret Winchcombe. Health and social care consultant. For services to disabled People. (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Robert Ernest Wilkins. Director of transport and environment, East Sussex county council. For services to local government. (East Sussex)
Ms Sarah Ann Wood. Formerly director of policy, Local Government Association. For services to local government. (Cupar, Fife)


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Saturday, November 27, 2010
The second Robert the Bruce book is now available!
After much line editing and finagling of the cover, my second book of The Bruce Trilogy, Worth Dying For, is now available as an e-book on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk (Kindle) and Smashwords (LRF, PDB and epub). Worth Dying For picks up in 1306, where The Crown in the Heather left off:
"One day. One battle. Bannockburn, 1314.
The rise of Robert the Bruce. The vengefulness of James Douglas. And the ruin of Edward II.
Robert the Bruce has known nothing but hardship since seizing Scotland's crown. Parted from his wife and daughter and forced to flee through the Highland wilderness, he struggles to unite a kingdom divided by centuries old blood feuds. The price, however, must be paid in lives and honor.
Falling to temptation, Robert's only means of redemption_and to one day win his wife Elizabeth back_is to forgive those who have wronged him. One by one, Robert must win back Scotland's clans and castles. The one man who can help him purge the land of English tyranny is the cunning young nobleman, James 'the Black' Douglas, who seeks vengeance on those who took both his inheritance and his father's life.
With the death of Longshanks, Edward II ascends to the throne of England. His first act as king is to recall the banished Piers Gaveston. Too soon, Edward learns that he cannot protect the one he loves most and still preserve his own life and crown. To those who demand the ultimate sacrifice, he must relinquish all power. To have his revenge, he must do what his father never believed him capable of_defeat Robert the Bruce on the field of battle."
The print version should be available sometime early in 2011 - but first I'm taking a break from writing and publishing to get up to speed on some college biology in hopes of becoming employable.
P.S. Remember, if you don't own an e-reader, the Kindle for PC and other Kindle apps are available for FREE!
Happy reading,
3 comments:
- Judith Arnopp said...
this will be on my christmas list, Gemi. i loved the first one. another benefit of self publishing; readers dont have to wait eons for the sequel! looking forward to reading it.
- November 28, 2010 at 4:44 AM
- Lisa Yarde said...
Congratulations, Gemi, I look forward to reading it.
- November 29, 2010 at 11:08 PM
I look forward to start reading your books, If another author likes your work I figure out your books are good too. i will let you know
- December 5, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The Buccaneers spent a lot of time last offseason trying to find the right buttons to push to spur defensive end Da'Quan Bowers to the kind of performance they anticipated when they drafted him in the second round of the 2011 draft.
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Smith says Bowers will get another chance when he's healthy, but he also said that it is time for Bowers to start performing.
"He's learning the system, and eventually, he'll get out there," Smith said, via the Tampa Tribune. "I know rehab is going well. He's a good football player, but he needs to prove it right now. He'll get an opportunity. A player like that should be able to excel in a defense like ours."
The Bucs aren't using their fifth-year option on defensive end Adrian Clayborn, who has joined Bowers in making it a double whammy of disappointment on the defensive line for Tampa in the 2011 draft. One of them could still earn an ongoing role in Tampa, but history says they'll fall short of impressing whenever Bowers does wind up returning to the field.


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There are so many benefits to babywearing! My friend Rachael says that I'm "obsessed" with baby carriers and she's so right! I have three wraps, five ring slings, and three soft-structured carriers. I use some sort of carrier with my newborn every single day. When I wear my daughter she's able to take naps so I can play with my toddler or get stuff done around the house. Other benefits include promoting bonding and a secure attachment, nurturing proper spinal development, and allowing you some freedom to have your hands free. Win win win!
When my son was born nearly three years ago, I knew that I wanted to wear him every now and then so I registed for a Moby Wrap and was lucky enough to find a brand new ErgoBaby carrier at a garage sale for just $55! When he was four months old I got a Beco Gemini carrier with my VIP ticket purchase to MommyCon. Last summer, when he was 1 1/2 years old, I wanted something a little less bulky than a soft-structured carrier (SSC) so I purchased my first Sakura Bloom ring sling.? Wraps, ring slings, and soft-structured carriers are the most common baby carriers, and I love every one of them, so I'll do a brief overview of each one.
Wraps are fabulous from infancy to toddlerhood, though most people choose to stop using them when babies reach 15 pounds for a few reasons. Some wraps can stretch too much if the fabric isn't very supportive while others choose to stop wrapping because it takes a some time to put on and can be complicated to use. Wraps are made of about ten feet of fabric that you wrap around yourself and then tuck the baby in. Wrapping yourself definitely takes some practice. I wear my newborn in a wrap nearly every day and even still, sometimes I wrap myself too tight or too loose. Another great option for those who love the idea of a wrap but don't like wrapping themselves is the Baby K'Tan. The K'Tan is pre-wrapped so you simply slip it on over your head like a t-shirt. My favorite wraps are Solly Baby and Modern Wrap (save 15% on your first Modern Wrap purchase with the code BRENNA15).
Ring slings are also great for newborns and toddlers. Many brands can safely carry up to 35 pounds (the average weight of a three year old). They also take a little trial and error to figure out how to comfortably, and safely, wear the baby and some fabrics are more supportive than others. Linen and silk are the strongest and best fabrics for ring slings. Though less expensive, cotton slings can stretch too much, may put more strain on the wearer's back and shoulders, and won't last long past 3-4 months of age. I like to wear the rings on my left shoulder because I'm right handed and I like to have my dominant hand free to use. Single layer ring slings are typically best for smaller, lighter children. I purchased a couple of single-layer slings last summer when my son was 20 months old and about 25 pounds. I could wear him comfortably for short time periods but he was just too heavy to wear for more than 30 minutes so that's when I invested in a few double layer silk slings. They are just stunning and are so much more supportive than single layer linen slings. Thankfully, they're still very breathable, even in the Phoenix heat. Double-layer linen slings are also very supportive but they can take some time to break in and aren't quite as breathable as silk slings. My favorite slings are Sakura Bloom and Vienna Springs. Vienna Springs is owned and operated by a work-at-home mama whose slings are safety-compliant and absolutely breathtaking. She stocks her Etsy shop on Wednesdays at 5pm PST.
Soft-structured carriers are the easiest and probably the most common type of carrier. ErgoBaby, Beco, Lillebaby, Tula, and Boba are some of the most popular brands of ergonomically correct carriers. SSCs buckle around the wearer's waist and back. They are fully adjustable to accommodate wearers up to several hundred pounds. Some SSCs may be used from infancy but I prefer using them once the baby has reached 15 pounds or three months old. SSCs can be worn on the front, back (once the child can sit unassisted), or hip. The SSC is the only carrier my husband will use because it's not too "girly." Our 30 pound toddler still loves to be worn "piggy back style" on Dad's back.
Feel free the ask any questions if you'd like to know more! My next babywearing post will be all about babywearing safety.
September 4th, 2015 at 12:08 am
Love your blog! Thanks for the info! What did you wear while pregnant to carry Aaron? I can't use the ergo because jack is 29lbs and it pulls on my stomach too much. I am sick after about 2 minutes 🙁 TIA
September 4th, 2015 at 12:13 am
Hi Kristie! I used the Ergo a few times to wear Aaron on my back, but I really loved my Sakura Bloom and Vienna Springs silk ring slings. As my belly grew, I could easily wear Aaron on my hip and above my belly. 🙂


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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You could feel challenged by a partner or a loved one. You might not be reading this person as clearly as you'd like. Make no judgments; you will be delighted by what some patience can do.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Someone has strong feelings for you, even if he or she doesn't openly express them. Trust your intuition, rather than make the other party feel uncomfortable.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your next few days could be more rewarding than you had anticipated. Don't ignore the high level of creativity that seems to be flooding your mind. Enjoy the moment.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): A family member reaches out to you. Accept this person's invitation, as a surprise could also be weaving through the plans.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Not only are you aware that you remain appealing to others, but many of you also seem to be proud of it. Opt to invite a dear friend or loved one over for a favorite meal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You have wanted to do some shopping either for your home or to make your life feel more efficient. Stay within your budget, and you'll make a good choice.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You'll greet your birthday with a lighter attitude. As a result, you might want to treat yourself to a much-coveted item that others don't even know you want.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The whole story of a personal matter still needs to be shared. Perhaps a loved one has not yet revealed all the facts.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You could feel the need to say less and listen more. A close friend or loved one knows how to make a non-issue into a hot topic.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): All eyes look to you for leadership. The issue might be who should take the lead at a party or who should make the final decision as to what to do. If you don't chime in, you might not have as good a time.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You might reflect on what you want from a specific situation. Someone else also will be presented with a similar opportunity. You can't make a wrong decision, but one path is more adventuresome.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your ability to get past a self-imposed restriction could enrich your life more than you thought possible. Be spontaneous.


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Whether you are a beginner learning to swim or an established swimmer, the words of experience from teachers, coaches and some of the world's greatest swimmers can be the perfect pick-me-up tonic to help you to dig deep within yourself and find a new level of swimming.
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Swim Teach's favourite swimming quote of all comes from Olympic gold medallist Alexandr Popov.
Born in 1971, Popov is one of the best freestyle sprinters in history, winning 46 medals during his career including 4 Olympic golds, he once said:
"The water is your friend...you don't have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move."
The best advice for any beginner is to feel your way through the water, not fight it.
Arguably the greatest swimmer of all time is Michael Phelps, an inspiration to all of us when it comes to achievement.
Phelps has one more Olympic gold medals than any other athlete in history, the most notable being his eight golds in the 2008 Olympic games.
Phelps is quoted as saying:
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Inspiration if ever it were needed from one of the greatest swimmers in the world.
Kieren Perkins, one of the greatest long distance swimmers of all time
and winner of two Olympic gold medals, has an amazing inspirational quote to help motivate anyone wanting to learn to swim or to get more out their swimming. He said:
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Mark Young's book 'How To Be A Swimming Teacher' contains some motivational quotes to help any teacher to get the most out their lessons.
He quotes Mark Van Doren as saying:
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Benjamin Franklin's famous quote is a lesson to all of us in all walks of life:
"By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail."
And perhaps most notable and most relevant to all teachers, not just swimming teachers, is Thomas Carruthers' quote:
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I've been a teacher for five years, and a lover of the art of hip-hop for even longer. Admittedly, most people assume that I'm not a hip-hop fan based on my looks alone. I'm a scrawny, white kid from the suburbs of Baton Rouge, far away from the rap capitals of Compton and the South Bronx.
Unfortunately, many people also assume that hip-hop and rap music cannot teach us anything… based on its looks alone. A lot of people ask, How can all these poor people from the Queensbridge housing projects teach anything to anybody, let alone English? What I want to know is, why can't all these rappers, MCs and DJs be our teachers?
My friends and family rarely listened to rap, and we often regarded it as only party music because we thought it was superficial and lacked substance. That's not a very difficult position to have because, yes, there is a lot of rap music with only catchy tunes and insipid lyrics… perfect really if you just want to dance and get crunk. My attitude changed in August 2004 when I heard Blazing Arrow, the second studio album by underground hip-hop duo Blackalicious. It was unlike any rap music I had heard before. The album is so intelligent and well-produced, and MC Gift of Gab has a command of the language that rivals professional authors and poets. After listening to that album, I scoured gigabytes of music on P2P networks and discovered associated acts like A Tribe Called Quest, Jurassic 5, Aesop Rock, and Black Star, among many others, and I'm still uncovering new and different music today.
Fast forward 8 years later – Almost without rhyme or reason, it suddenly hit me that teaching ESL with hip-hop might be a great idea! I proposed a new elective course to my Director at UC Davis Extension and called it Hip-Hop as a Second Language. The pilot course only had 6 students, but the most recent section had 18 students plus a waiting list!
I've had a lot of positive experiences, and I hope this article will help you take the plunge and try something new. To get you started, here is a list of Dos and Don'ts based on my experiences.
If you want to teach English with hip-hop, teachers should…
1. Start listening to the music and keep a log of favorite songs.
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It is going to be a lot easier to motivate your students and convince them that hip-hop is useful if you also enjoy it. Choose songs that you like, and your enthusiasm will certainly be detected by your class. If you're in the U.S. then I recommend starting a hip-hop station with Pandora because this website intelligently suggests music based on your likes and dislikes. If you're outside the U.S. you can still discover music with sites such as Spotify and YouTube. Also check out the Table of Contents for Adam Bradley's The Anthology of Rap. The selection of songs spans nearly 40 years, and there's some great music in there!
2. Consider the audience.
You want to play pedagogically-sound music, but your playlist should also be relevant to the interests of your students as well as sensitive to their cultural needs. For example, I once taught a lesson about discrimination and police brutality with KRS-One's "Sound of da Police" to a group of young Korean, Japanese and Chinese students. They did not have a strong reaction to it, and I suppose it was not as successful because these students come from mostly homogenous countries. Racial discrimination may not be as obvious as it is in other heterogeneous countries, and it's not relevant to them because they've probably never encountered racism at home.On the other hand, The Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand" was very successful with the same group of students! Having strict and demanding parents is somewhat of a norm in Asia, so the students really appreciated this song more.
3. Avoid sexually graphic songs.
Do you want to make an entire room of people get uncomfortably quiet? Do you want to get chewed out by the director at your school? Just don't play sexually explicit songs in class and don't require it for assignments. Now suggestive lyrics are fine, even for students who come from conservative backgrounds. Consider The Pharcyde's "Passin' Me By" as a good example of something that's suggestive: If I was your man then I would be true. The only lying I would do is in the bed with you. It's definitely makes a nod to sex, but it uses intelligent word play while sparing us the details. But if it mentions anybody's junk or bodily fluids, then just save that track for your weekend escapades.
4. Adapt and rewrite the song if unsure.
Although many hip-hop artists mostly use Standard English, the genre also has features of AAVE (African-American Vernacular English). One prominent feature of AAVE is the omission of the verb be in progressive tenses. For example, we dancing to the music. I personally don't think that incidental exposure to AAVE will fossilize "bad English" in students; in fact, examining AAVE in a carefully-constructed lesson will raise awareness of prescriptive grammar rules. But if you insist on using only music that follows prescriptive grammar rules, then it's absolutely OK to rewrite the lyrics and present it as a reading lesson. You can always listen to the song at the end of class as a reward.
5. Do more than just fill-in-the-blanks.
It's become sort of a cliche in ELT to use gap-fills with songs. It's very practical and easy to set up and run, but it's also boring and takes away the pleasure of listening to the music. Remember in A Clockwork Orange how Alex was reconditioned using the Ludovico technique? He was drugged up and forced to watch violent movies. The point of this therapy was to cause nausea by the drugs and create an association between violence and physical discomfort. The problem was the soundtrack to one of these violent films was Alex's favorite classical composer, and the Ludovico technique made him sick when he heard his favorite music. What I'm trying to say is, don't settle with predictable and easy-to-run tasks when using hip-hop, or you risk running your own version of the Ludovico treatment! In a recent blog post, I suggest 15 activities that you can use right away.
I could go on and write another five things that you should do, but what you should really do is get off your butt, slap some confidence into your rosy cheeks and tread into uncertain territory. I applaud you for deciding to use hip-hop and bring a new edge to your lessons, but the best teacher for that is trial-and-error. Give it a shot and let me know how everything goes. I'd love to hear from you!
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Ethridge King was born in Barbados and raised in Cambridge, he is married to Astrid (a native of The Netherlands) and they have a 14-month old son Jasper. Ethridge is a product of the Cambridge Public Schools and he attended Boston University. He currently holds the position of Assistant Director for Development and Alumni Relations at B.U.
This proposal does many things: it slows down the density of housing, because my plan aims to utilize existing housing, it prevents the stigma of housing upwards of 2,000 densely housed low income residents in one location, it speaks to preserving more open-space, and it can only work if we make a conscious decision to work with our Universities and allow them to build more housing for their students. Ultimately my plan will reduce the demand for rental units, thereby increasing supply and thus reduce the cost. This is not pie-in-the-sky; we can get this done the first month of the new term and get immediate relief to families on verge of losing their homes.
Finally, if you are against Rent Control I'm your candidate and if you are in favor of Rent Control I'm still your candidate. I have a realistic plan to relief the rental crunch without shifting the burden onto the backs of Property Owners and at the same time we can put this issue to bed once and for all. This can all be done with out one penny of an increase in spending the money is already there and it has been for the past years.
Quality of Life:
Lets use commonsense, if you build a 100 unit housing unit or a 100,000 square foot commercial building or both, you will have an increase in traffic commensurate with the number of people utilizing these buildings, traffic studies notwithstanding.
Municipal Finance & Government:
It is worth stating that in the current Council zeal to be all things to all people controlling cost is never mentioned. I have participated in four forums thus far in this campaign and programs are put forward from giving free MBTA passes, to retrofitting old municipal buildings to comply with rigorous energy efficient standards. Though this is a course of action that should be followed to improve the quality of our environment, we must proceed within our financial limitations.
Much is said about our AAA Bond Rating, money in the bank and our per-pupil spending being the highest in the state. It is curious that we lead every other municipality in spending and yet lag embarrassingly in results. If our results are not inline with our expenditures then someone should be held accountable, it's that simple.
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Cambridge has a great public transit infrastructure, but there is always room for improvement. Conservation is the right way to go. More efficient vehicles -- namely city trucks and buses, energy efficient building and homes -- are a good start.
Land Use, Planning, Development, and Transportation:
Though Affordable Housing is important, Conservation Land and Open-Space (what sparse amounts we have left) cannot be allowed to fall victim to it.
If you refer to my housing plan it is the most realistic plan to the following: increase affordable rental units, dispense with the bad economics of rent control, preserve and increase open-space and maintain our long-term goal of affordable homeownership. All the other candidates will start of by saying "We need to find a way…." I have an actionable plan a VOTE for ETHRIDGE KING is a vote for effective LEADERSHIP.
University Relations:
I don't have answers to all our current challenges, but what I do know is that our City Councilors [some] cannot negotiate with our Universities and Business from their perch in City Hall using intemperate and divisive language. Clearly our Universities and Businesses have given us reason to be skeptical; our task is doable, however, if we begin with the following: mutual respect and leveraging the tremendous power of the City Government and the people in a constructive and realistic way in the understanding that we can have a win, win, win.
Civic participation:
A democracy can only thrive if we all have a say in our Government. Massachusetts's incumbents are often unopposed in their reelections; last number I read that 94% of incumbents were unchallenged in their races. Couple the 6% contested elections with less than 30% of registered voters voting is a disconcerting trend our nation must at some point grapple with.
What I'm about to say maybe interpreted as controversial, but it needs to be said. Our culture has reached a point that it is now asking too much for voters to educate themselves about a particular race and then take a few minutes and go and vote. I don't buy the conventional wisdom that politicians are turning voters off, and I certainly don't buy the argument that elected officials are deeply concerned with voter apathy (voter apathy is the mother's milk that keeps incumbents in power). If we buy into this then we are missing the larger point. Until or unless candidates begin to speak to people frankly and normally they will see no need to change the devil they know.
Civic Participation goes a lot farther than voting. I strongly believe in the voice of the people and that doing the right thing is not always easy and efficient. But the right thing is surely what feels good at the end of the day. I'm strongly supportive of neighborhoods voicing their concerns and having their voices give weight in the final decision.
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Enough cannot be said about our schools and I think that here in Cambridge we have thought so far out-of-the-box that we can no longer see the proverbial box. Here is what I think. Yes, we have an elected School Board, yes we have a well paid Superintendent of the Schools, and yes we have Principals and Teachers. What we don't have is leadership.
Enough experimenting, enough cherry picking, enough trying to fix in our schools what we can't fix in our neighborhoods. It is time to simply get behind our new Superintendent and set goals, every year out for a five year plan, and then revisit these goals, measure results, analyze trends and make adjustments as needed.
Our parents, teachers, and students should have a clear idea of what our educational goals are in this City. Are we content with being a first rate City in terms of wealth, real-estate, and Bio research and having a third rate public educational school system? This is the fundamental question all voters should ask of all the City Council and School Committee candidates on November 4, 2003.
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Round 2: In your journal, write out the phrase "People serve me." Next to that phrase write the phrase "I serve people." Now think about these two phrases and circle the one that BEST describes how you relate to others.
Round 3: Jesus flips our idea of greatness upside down in this passage. Verse 28 says that Jesus came to serve. Make a list of 5 ways Jesus served people when He walked the earth.
Burnout: Pray: "Jesus, I see how the powerful people in my world sometimes abuse their power and how the people with authority sometimes abuse their authority. This isn't how your kingdom works. Instead, I want to be great in your kingdom so I will choose to be a servant. I want to be first in your kingdom so I will serve people like you served people. Help me to consider the needs of others as more important than my own." Today, when you feel yourself start to rise up to demand something, remind yourself to back down and consider the needs of others as more important than your own.


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If you could choose to possess a single super power, what would it be?
Flying would be pretty cool, right? Invisibility would be seriously useful for those embarrassing moments. Mind-reading could easily save a hurting relationship.
There are hundreds of creative choices, but I think if I had to pick just one, it would be to show the love of Jesus without hesitation. Before I am condemned as "holier-than-thou" for my choice, let me try to explain.
Have you ever felt that slight sense of fear before you sprinkle a little bit of "Jesus" into a conversation? Perhaps your heartbeat speeds up, or you break a sweat thinking about the perfect way to respond. Maybe you have a hard time taking that first step towards your neighbor's door when you know they might need encouragement.
Sometimes, because of that pit-of-the-stomach feeling, I will avoid making eye contact with someone I know when we happen to be at the same public place unplanned. My thoughts go something like this: "If they see me, then I'll have to talk to them. If I have to talk to them, I'll have to say something about my faith, too, or else I will feel guilty for not trying." Etcetera, etcetera.
For some followers of Jesus, evangelism seems to come so much more naturally than this. It's like they have a faith-sharing super power. Can you relate?
My wife and I recently had the opportunity to work with church-plants in the New England area of the U.S. for a week. Statistics show that these several states are the least-Christian in the entire country. As you can imagine, our brothers and sisters who are planting these churches are almost completely surrounded by nonbelievers.
Something I noticed throughout the week was just how ordinary each of the churches' staff members seemed. These brothers and sisters were just like you and me. They each had ups and downs, successes and failures, hopes and fears. They did not have any special super power for sharing the Gospel. All that they had is the same thing you and I have: a deep love for Jesus, and a simple desire to share that love with others in small, practical ways.
We got to participate in community block-parties sponsored by a church in the city. We got to witness one-on-one conversations over dinner between staff-members and nonbelieving friends. We got to serve at a fun back-to-school event providing supplies and services for families in need from 8 separate elementary schools.
There were no top-dollar worship events. There were no miraculous healings or spontaneous conversions. There were no fire-throwing street sermons. Instead, there were just simple acts of friendship, hospitality, and generosity. To say that these small acts were having an eternal impact on these communities would be an understatement!
Ordinary people doing ordinary acts of love for others produces extraordinary change.
The church in Acts. Ch. 2 is a beautiful example of this truth: "And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved."
These church members were ordinary, just like you and me. They studied God's Word together. They met each others' needs. They shared meals together. They cried and laughed and worshiped together. What was the result? "And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved."
The next time you feel that sense of fear before showing a simple act of love in Jesus' name, don't hesitate because you don't have super powers. Just take a deep breath, follow-through, and watch the beautiful ways that our Lord will multiply your blessing to others!
-written by Chase Cotten, Media Director @ IDES
P, Snyder
8/22/2016 01:21:35 pm
Very timely and purposeful message,Chase. It is when ordinary people open themselves up to be disciples for Christ that He causes the most extraordinary events to occur. He is just waiting for each one of us to make our "move" and He is eager and prepared to be our perfect backup! We just need to step forward in faith! Blessuings![
Chase @ IDES
8/22/2016 01:45:45 pm
Thanks so much for your thoughts and blessings, P. Snyder!
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The Rule of Law in the Fight against TerrorismAmerican Journal of Political Science (2013)
AbstractWhat is the role of legal limits on executive power, if any, when citizens demand more security from terrorism and allowing executive officials legal flexibility of action appears necessary to achieve it? We develop a game-theoretic model to show that when the executive faces increased electoral incentives to provide security and has legal flexibility to choose any policy it finds optimal, security from terrorism can actually decrease. In contrast, when the executive faces increased electoral incentives to provide security and there is an explicit legal limit on executive counterterrorism activities, security from terrorism increases. We also show that the executive achieves the objective of terrorism prevention more effectively when there are some limitations on its counterterrorism powers. The article provides a security rationale for legal limits on executive power and has implications for understanding how to design the institutional structure of liberal governments when the social objective is terrorism prevention.
Publication Date2013
Citation InformationTiberiu Dragu and Mattias K Polborn. "The Rule of Law in the Fight against Terrorism" American Journal of Political Science (2013)
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Editor's Note: Every Sunday, Blair shows us how to decorate our apartment or dorm without spending a fortune. Since your room says as much about you as your outfit, what do you want yours to say? This week, she'll show you how to give an old piece of furniture a makeover for cheap!
Have you ever envisioned the perfect piece of furniture but weren't able to find it anywhere? Or have you found something you loved in a store but couldn't afford the hefty price tag?
With a little knowhow and some DIY skill, those problems will be a thing of the past! This article will show you how to turn old furniture you find in your attic, at yard sales, or at thrift stores into new and unique furniture you'll love!
The Process
Step 1: Go hunting!
The first step in creating your own unique piece of furniture is to find an old piece that you want to remake.
Look around your parent's attic, thrift stores, and on craigslist. Examine each piece and envision what you could turn it into! You can start small with things like picture frames, small tables, or stools, but eventually you might want to look for pieces like chairs, dressers, and desks for the best savings and style potential.
Step 2: Prep work
After you've found something you'd like to remake, it's time to get it ready!
In order to make your furniture beautiful, you first need to clean it and prep it for painting. I usually just fill the sink with hot water and a little bit of dish soap, then use a rag to wash off the surface. I do this a few times, letting the piece dry in between each step. That way, you can get off all the dirt and oils that might prevent it from holding paint.
Next, use steel wool or sandpaper to rough up the surface of the wood. Creating a rough surface is crucial to getting your paint job to stay!
Finally, wash off the dust you've created from sanding. Now your piece is ready for priming.
Step 3: Priming
Now it's time to prime your piece of furniture to get it ready for painting!
I usually use a water based, stain blocking primer, but make sure to talk to a customer service representative when you buy your paint. The most important part is finding a primer and a paint that work together! For example, you can't use an oil-based primer with acrylic paint.
Step 4: Painting
This is the fun part! I usually use an acrylic paint in a color that I love. Acrylic paint is much easier to use (and way easier to clean up), but if your furniture is going to be subjected to a lot of wear an tear, oil based paint might be the best bet. Either way, make sure to follow the directions on the can… and the more coats, the better!
Step 5: Enjoy!
Once your furniture has completely dried, put it in your room, sit back, and be proud of your handiwork!
Shopping List:
- used or antique wooden furniture you'd like to remake
- sandpaper or steel wool
- paintbrushes and/or rollers
- primer and paint that go together in a color you love!
And for a little inspiration, here's a peek at two projects I completed recently for my own room!
So, do you DIY?
Do you ever attempt DIY projects like this one? Do you love decorating your room/apartment to express your personality? Have you come up with creative ways to turn something old into something new and unique? Leave a comment and tell us about it!


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Marine Habitat Conservation
Fishery Habitat Conservation and Restoration
IMSG protects and restores coastal habitats to provide sustainable fisheries in various regions around the world by:
• Mapping and assessing the exposure and sensitivity of fishery habitats to the impacts of coastal hazards (e.g., hazardous substance discharges, harmful algae blooms, and hypoxia)
• Assessing socioeconomic and health impacts to fisheries due to overfishing
• Developing solutions to solve damage to fishery's habitat
• Responding to emergency incidents such as ship groundings and chemical spills
• Planning and executing fisheries habitat restoration efforts
• Conducting surveys and data collection (e.g., tagging and monitoring studies, radio and satellite telemetry) for fisheries, sea birds, and marine mammals
• Managing the care of endangered species and rehabilitation of injured wildlife
Coral Reef Conservation
IMSG work to combat major threats to this valuable ecosystem by partnering with local communities and businesses to manage this important resource. Our services include:
• Training local communities and natural resource managers on how to conserve and protect coral reefs, especially in times of emergency.
• Working with the U.S. states and territories to create sustainable, workable management plans, research priorities, and manage grant activities.
• Coordinating and supporting coral reef conservation worldwide.


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One hour, one million people, united in silence
Sydney, Australia -- "The Moment of Peace" is based on a simple idea : That a single person being mindful and silent can create peace for all humanity. That single person is you!
Turn off the TV and radio, put down your arguments, differences and weapons and just sit and be mindfully silent and present with each other and life for just an hour. Through doing this, we begin a process of transformation and healing both internally, externally and with those around us.
How to Participate
Mindful Silence is a simple action that anyone and everyone can do. This world movement each year is a symbolic gesture to show as individuals we can make a difference to create a better world. It starts with your ability to just stop, be silent and mindful of life, as it is, for an hour. That is all!
Participating in the "The Moment of Peace" is completely free.
You can choose to meditate or pray during this time based on your own beliefs or religion, or you can just simply sit in silence and enjoy life.
Mindful Silence in Action
Eventually we come to see that we are all united in this living experience and that we all have the same quest for peace and happiness. In the silence of being present with life, we gain a greater clarity about our meaning in life and what real peace is.
When done regularly, Mindful Silence has long-lasting benefits for yourself and those around you.
A Unified Message
Participating in the "The Moment of Peace" sends a unified, worldwide message, not only to our leaders, but also to the rest of humanity:
Help Spread the Word!
The goal is to get 1 million people participating in the "The Moment of Peace" in 2011. Help spread the message about the simplicity of Mindful Silence as a necessary life skill and a means to achieving real peace. Share this with a friend and be a part of "The Moment of Peace" in 2011.
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Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Britain can be proud of its record-breaking haul of gold medals so far, noting that at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta the country won just a single gold.
"That is because we've had a transformation in sport from the very bottom up. That's something we can be very proud of at the moment but (there is) always more you can do."
And Mayor of London Boris Johnson says hosting the Olympic Games will force politicians into taking sport in schools more seriously.
"One of the great things about these Games is that they will bring, I think, massive political pressure to bear on all of us to keep focusing on sport for young people, getting more sport in schools, getting competive sport into all schools".


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See embedded... At 11:55 AM 7/31/2006 +0200, Chris Lilley wrote: >On Friday, July 28, 2006, 11:04:28 PM, Benoit wrote: > >BB> Hi, > >BB> I've been thinking about the CR exit criteria discussion. Here's my >BB> opinion on it. > >BB> First, I think Chris' request is reasonable (that is two >BB> successful passes for each 1.0 and 2.0 tests). > >To be clear, I'm asking for testing 2.0. Some of the tests to do that are >currently 1.0 tests. I assume that they would need to be identified as >WebCGM 2.0 files,though. I have been thinking about this question. One way to identify them as 1.0 files is to put them in a place that says, "all of these 1.0 tests are valid 2.0 tests". The other way is to change the "1.0" to "2.0" in the MetDesc element in the CGM, to also make that change in the graphical text that labels and appears in the legend block of the CGM, and regenerate all of the PNG files. I have done something like the latter before, when adapting tests from ATA to WebCGM. It's a bit of work. While the latter is more appealing from the perspective of "goodness" of the test suite, and ought to be done eventually, on the other hand it is somewhat "cosmetic". I would like to think that, for now, we can live with the former for CR interoperability purposes ("two pass"). Thoughts? One more... >BB> There is however a >BB> down side to it, and that is it could slow us down in our progress >BB> to Rec. > >BB> Is there middle ground that can be reached? Probably. > >BB> I think we would have to agree that no new 1.0 tests can be created. >BB> Dealing with the existing one is plenty for now. If the CGM Open TC >BB> wants to create more tests later; that's up to them, but from a W3C >BB> perspective, we are only dealing with existing 1.0 tests. Ok? > >That was my proposal, yes. > > >BB> Also, I don't think the working group should be trying to regroup >BB> the two test suites into a single one. That would be wasted cycles >BB> (in my opinion). >BB> >BB> Creating the matrix itself wouldn't take much time, the name of each >BB> test is available in the ICS pro-forma. This is mostly copy/paste >BB> work. > >BB> What is time consuming is if vendors provide inaccurate results; > >Right. > >BB> this can't happen. Also each vendor would have to be able to provide >BB> beta versions of their product for someone like Chris to verify the >BB> results. > >Perhaps we could do some of that at the f2f meeting? That's a thought. Unfortunately, two of the implementors won't be there (unless we invited them, which from QAWG experience is apparently legitimate for a "public" group; or maybe we could get a block of Zakim time and join them in if there is need for discussion with them.) Btw, the reason I objected earlier to a test by test, vender by vender verification of all results, as opposed to spot-check or focus on reported problematic tests... Does it make a statement about our view of the self-reporting by venders? Does anyone else in W3C do this? Do we thereby start to establish new criteria for the two-pass convention, "independently verified interop data"? (Plus ... it would dump on Chris about 1000 individual test claim verifications: 4*250. I'm sure he wouldn't mind that in his spare time :-) ) -Lofton. >BB> If we get a commitment from all the vendors to provide >BB> prompt and accurate results for each tests, it may be doable in >BB> relatively little time; if that's not the case, I'm afraid we'd be >BB> stuck in CR for a long time. > >BB> Thoughts on this? > > > > > >-- > Chris Lilley mailto:email@example.com > Interaction Domain Leader > Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group > W3C Graphics Activity Lead > Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CGReceived on Monday, 31 July 2006 14:20:29 UTC
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Hans Peak and Mt. Sarbach loom behind Jeff on the west slopes of Mt. Murchison.
Karena belays as Nick starts to climb.
Nick belays as Karena follows.
If this was a first ascent, Nick and Karena will name it "Ziggy Stardust", M5 WI5.
Nick steps out toward the final moves of their 110 meter climb.
Jeff plans his moves up the first pitch of "Cosmic Messenger", WI5.
A bobcat watches me as I step out of my car on the Banff Windermere Parkway.
The only crash we saw throughout the whole trip!
Semi-domesticated bighorn sheep of Radium Hot Springs, BC.


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Scottish Fuel price calculator
How much do you pay?
The average price of petrol in Scotland has dropped to around £1.07 a litre. For diesel, it is now below £1.15 a litre. But how much it costs to fill up can vary from street to street and town to town. Fill in our fuel price calculator to see how what you pay compares with the national average and what people are paying in other countries.
Its not often the BBC slags off the government in this way before an election but perhaps the person who wrote the program was a Scot….kidding!


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Organisation Diagram
Organisationally, AustriaTech is divided into two business units. The Mobility Technologies and Services business unit focuses on implementation-related activities in the field of ITS as well as the development and implementation processes for new mobility services. The main focus here is the transfer of research and pilot results into the implementation.
The Mobility Innovation business unit supports joint activities between science, business, society and politics in order to further develop the mobility system. Embedded in international networks, AustriaTech acts as a partner in the development and support of innovation strategies for the mobility system and thus strengthens the position of Austrian companies in the ITS sector with an international market orientation.


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Four Courses to Choose From!
Dreaming Spires' English division gives you choices for your child's studies. In fact, you have four options of literary eras that serve as the backbone of any exam plans - Middle Ages, Renaissance, British Novels, and American Literature - and we're happy to help you decide which is right for your current and long-term needs.
Please read the whole of this page to get a good sense of how we operate, and then contact us via the contact form to discuss your particular needs.
All of the Dreaming Spires Home Learning English courses are designed by Dr Kat Patrick who is not only the founder of Dreaming Spires, but is an examiner at IGCSE and A-level in English Language and English literature for CIE and OCR. While these courses are not intended as straightforward revision where students are coached to take an exam, they are built on the idea that students can achieve more in these exams as well as attain more long-lasting benefit from their studies if they follow a wider, broader, and more interesting approach, the kind of approach we take at Dreaming Spires.
(Dr Patrick DOES offer coaching courses in CIE IGCSE English Language, but they are intended more as tune-up sessions rather than the sole focus of studies for this subject. The link to the website is HERE, ).
There are some things all four courses have in common:
- A full year's course lasts 30 weeks, though we do accept mid-term entry as well. These part-year courses are generally 17 out of the full 30 weeks, depending on how the holidays fall;
- Students will read between 60-100 pages a week depending on which course you choose; they will have one short narration of about 200 words due on a weekly basis, and they will answer three short discussion questions. These are not graded but are monitored, remarked on, and guided in various ways to coax improvement throughout the course of the year.
- Students will attend the weekly one-hour, live, online webinar where their comments and contributions are generally made via chatbox, typing while the tutor uses the mic to present information that expands, deepens, or broadens what was read during the week for homework. Occasionally, we will make use of webcams and microphones, but this is only ever optional.
- The weekly time commitment for the whole course - webinar and homework - is envisioned to be at least 4 1/2 hours, most of which is undertaken in the student's own time.
- In between these live webinars, students have 24/7 access to the course environment where there are pdfs of the webinar Powerpoint, links to recordings of webinars, additional background resources, and discussion forums, both those that are reserved for posting homework as well as those that are purely social.
- The ultimate aim of the Dreaming Spires English courses is to expose a student to a lot of different kinds of high-quality reading from a particular historical period, which in turn will contribute toward success in IGCSE and A-level exams, partly because of the mastery attained in reading hard books, but also because of the transferable skills in things like time management, note-taking, historical and social contexts, critical thinking, and not to mention, social contacts with home-educators all over the world.
One student described the experience of taking literature through Dreaming Spires like this:
- Dr. P weaves history into analytical reading, making the characters come alive and the authors' intents vividly clear. Many of my peers who took classes in a more traditional setting recall their experiences reading Shakespeare's classics as strenuous and often baffling. What I remember is completely the opposite. Specifically, through Dr. P's Renaissance class, my Dreaming Spires classmates and I were not only able to understand Shakespeare, we also were shown how to recognise the political and societal undercurrents that influenced him in his writings. I consider the "relationships" with the books we read and awareness about the history of the times true blessings.
- Middle Ages texts include Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Canterbury Tales, and some lesser-known but important works like the York Mystery Plays and Piers the Ploughman. We also read Ivanhoe, Once and Future King, and Tennyson's masterpiece, Idylls of the King.
- Renaissance texts include Utopia, Faerie Queen Book 1, Pilgrim's Progress, Paradise Lost (the whole thing!), three Shakespeare plays, and a selection of sonnets.
- British Novels include Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Mansfield Park, Dickens and a selection of Romantic poets, Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Time Machine, and The Importance of Being Earnest.
- American Literature includes Scarlet Letter, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little Women, Huckleberry Finn, The Jungle, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, a choice of either two S E Hinton novels or Picoult's My Sister's Keeper, a short story unit including Edgar Allan Poe, and finally, Fahrenheit 451.
Writing Extensions
For students who would benefit from more specialised tuition in writing, Dreaming Spires offers add-on extensions, too.
Each of our four English courses is accompanied by an extension, but they have different aspects of writing that they focus on.
- The Middle Ages expository writing is like you'd see on the English Language IGCSE;
- The literary essays of Renaissance and British Novels are the kind you'd get in IGCSE and A-level English literature exams;
- The three different types of research papers in the American Lit course will help prepare for university courses and even one's professional career.
A sample from a writing webinar can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/dreamingspireshomelearning/videos
*If a student is particularly proficient or working toward A-level, we will mark essays against A-level mark schemes.


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From ArticleWorld
Theatre is a performing art together with drama, comedy, music, motion pictures, opera and dance. It refers to acting stories in front of a group of people called audience. This is done by combining different movements, gestures, vocal modifications, dance, music, lights and any other type of performing art can be included. Also, you have to know that theatre developed itself in other categories of entertainment like ballet, mime, pantomime and Chinese opera.
General overview
Theatre is very complex. We can actually say that parts of it allow infinite modifications and ideas to be implemented. Actors have a very good training behind them that is necessary to learn how to act. This is because there are certain actions and methods of speaking that are not done like in real life. For example you can be a great orator but you may not be a good actor because you lack the proper training to back the speaking skills with movement. When acting a play you have to speak louder and connect differently with people.
The audience sees the play but there is much more to a theatre show than what one sees. Behind the scenes one can find a crew of people that is in most occasions even bigger than the actors playing. That crew is formed of the director, the sound and light engineers, the costume and scene creators and many more. These are the people we don't usually see and only some of them become famous.
There are many ways to write a theatre play can be done in many ways. We can even say that every author has his own style and also, the good actors will have a specific way of acting. The play in itself needs to have a plot, characters, ideas, songs, language and spectacle. This thought was first mentioned by Aristotle, who was the first to categorize the needed parts of a play. Nowadays we can easily notice that sometimes some of these have been taken out. A good example is given by absurd theatre, which seemingly has no narrative thread and no idea. Many people enjoy acting them because they allow an almost infinite freedom in how it can be analysed and acted.
Theater or theatre?
In American English people 'theater' is more commmonly used than its British counterpart, except when the word refers to building in which a performance takes place. Professionals generally use "theatre".


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Egeln Excels in Brooklyn
Tri-State Tour / Brooklyn, NY
An undefeated run through the Tri-State Tour's August 28 field saw Jason Egeln standing in the winner's circle at the tournament's end. The $750-added event was hosted by Gotham City Billiards in Brooklyn, NY, and drew a field of 25 to vie for the title.After his 7-4 defeat of Ryan McCarthy in the winners' side final four, Egeln moved on to the hot seat match. There he faced off against Ken DeCuire, who had just delivered Andrew Cleary to the one-loss side of the chart 7-3. Egeln had little trouble sending DeCuire to follow Cleary, defeating him 7-4 and claiming the hot seat.
Cleary ran into trouble in the form of Nicholas Chan on the west side, and their match went hill-hill but saw Chan advance 7-6 to the quarterfinals. Meeting him there was John Egeln, who had quickly finished his previous match against McCarthy 6-2. Egeln was then felled by Chan, who took charge of their match and ousted Egeln 6-2. In turn, Chan was then eliminated by DeCuire in the semifinals, as DeCuire was eager for a rematch with Egeln.
But the final match was all Egeln, as he took a 4-0 lead before DeCuire got his foot in the door. The players traded a few racks, but when DeCuire had 3, Egeln reached the finish line and won the match 6-3.
1st Jason Egeln $500
2nd Ken DeCuire $270
3rd Nicholas Chan $180
4th John Egeln $110
5th Ryan McCarthy $60
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"Touring Through Time"
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A group bicycle tour explores Native American landmarks in Evanston and Wilmette. Riders learn about four to five historically significant locations during a guided seven-mile circuit. Participants must furnish their own bikes and helmets. For more information, including a detailed map of the ride, contact Visitor Services at 847-475-1030 or firstname.lastname@example.com. RSVP by July 7, as space is limited.


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Metal Gears
Take control of the combat robot. Think of it a unique design. Train him. Then, when he will be ready submit him in to the most dangerous battle. Crush your enemies, create your own winning tactics. Become a champion in the robot arena and complete the game. Use the Mouse to play. Full instructions are shown in game.


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- Russia is relying heavily on private military contractors in Ukraine and Syria
- Such groups can be hard to control and often resort to brutal measures
- Moscow accepts these risks because it expects to use its military abroad more
Does Russia have troops on the ground in Syria, operating outside of its Latakia air base and Tartus naval base? The question has generated significant controversy. The Kremlin claims that its role is limited to the air campaign and that the resulting loss of life has been minor. The official death toll so far is only 31. However, there is ample evidence that these claims are false. Russian ground troops working for private military contractors have played an important role, spearheading attacks ahead of Syrian government forces. They have sustained considerable losses that are kept from the public eye.