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Monday, February 8, 2010
Treasure Hunt
20 comments:
- Theresa @ 612Riverside said...
That is the best! Max loves treasure hunts and goes on them with his buddy Elijah. They are also excellent map makers! Thank you for your sweet comment(s) I really appreciate them! O.K. where's the map to the stove... Time for dinner ~Theresa
- February 8, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- Karen said...
I wish I had thought to do that with my kids. Great idea, but hey, I've still got grandkids. Whoo Hoo.
- February 8, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Auntie Cake said...
Good idea. Love those treasures!
- February 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- karen said...
Wow It sounds like you guy's had great fun. I am sooo laughing at you calling bo an early riser. River's been getting up at 4:20 am on the dot since christmas hehehe.
Hope you guy's are all ok
- February 8, 2010 at 5:11 PM
- Debra@Common Ground said...
Sounds like so much fun. and definitely requires creativity and energy. I'm not a grandma yet, so 6 sounds way way early to me. LOL! Love the "treasure"!
- February 8, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Jeanette said...
I love treasure hunts. We like to turn ordinary events into treasure hunts but not at 6:00AM LOL
- February 8, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- Andrea said...
Precious memories you are creating.
Blessings, andrea
- February 8, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- He & Me + 3 said...
What a fun time. how creative. Love the treasure.
- February 8, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Rose said...
I love that idea and thank you for sharing it!
- February 9, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- Sage said...
Sounded like such a great time to spend with your kids!What fun and what memories you are creating!
- February 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Donatella said...
Thanks for stopping by, and for your nice comment! I'll be back to view/ visit you often! Love the cute telescope, the beauty is in the innocence, and their joy~
- February 9, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- OceanDreams said...
Oh I can't wait to have kiddos so I can go on treasure hunts, how adorable! Thanks so much for your words about my race...I totally thought about your advice and you are right about running ahead, except this time I can eat my own words because my friend ran ahead of me and didn't even ask me if she could, ha ha. Not that she needed to but I was proud of her for at the end pushing ahead and getting to the finish a few minutes ahead of myself. But...I was dealing with cramps and had done a 9 mile jog 2 days prior, I guess I am trying to make myself feel better but am proud of her still the same. Anyway, this is getting long. Enjoy the rest of your week! :)
- February 9, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- Deborah Ann said...
Haha! that sounds like a blast! Gotta do that with my grandbabies. Love the gorgeous pictures too...
- February 9, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- christy rose said...
How cute!! What a fun idea!! Love those treasure maps!
- February 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Jenny said...
Totally adorable. I did a Halloween treasure hunt with our granddaughters and they totally loved it!
- February 9, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Laura said...
What a sweet memory -- hang on to that one!
(I had friends who didn't want to overemphasize Santa, so they did a treasure hunt for gifts on Christmas morning instead of finding them under the tree.)
Treasure maps are great for pirate birthday parties, too!
- February 9, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- koralee said...
Such a sweet idea...you are such a fun mom! Thank you for all the sweet comments you left on my blog the other day....I sure appreciate every single one sweet friend. xoxox
- February 9, 2010 at 11:36 PM
- T's Daily Treasures said...
Your past few posts have been so fun .. and funny! :) I bet that Bo keeps you jumping! My kids used to love treasure hunts. Now they think they are too big for them. :( Have a great day! Blessings, Tammy
- February 10, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- DUTA said...
Lovely map and highly educational game! And with such a cute boy everything is possible.
- February 10, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Cassandra Frear said...
Like a story from Winnie the Pooh. It's not the treasure you find, it's the joy in the journey. Happy Hunting!
- February 10, 2010 at 5:05 PM


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Brussels sprouts are awesome. I love the way they grow straight out of the ground, with the little 'cabbages' clustered around the thick stalk.
These little cruciferous veggies, that are high in vitamins K and C also contain about 4 grams of fiber per cup.
They're said to have cancer fighting antioxidants and researchers have determined that the sulforaphane made from Brussels sprouts' glucoraphanin, helps protect the health of our stomach lining by preventing bacterial overgrowth of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Pretty amazing!
I've recently discovered that I love Brussels sprouts!
I was not alway a fan. When I used to eat meat, (I've been a vegetarian for about 6 years now) I ate them cooked in a cream sauce with bacon and a sprinkle of fresh nutmeg.
Now, I'm a Brussels sprouts purist. That is, my favourite way to eat them is steamed with a little butter (or coconut oil) and a pinch of salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Yum!
I find I want to eat them everyday now. Lucky for me they're fresh at the farmer's market right now.
The farmer who I buy them from told me that if you choose a stalk that has just a kiss of purple on the outer leaves of the sprouts, they've been touched by frost and are the sweetest.
He's right!
I picked some up last week at the market and as per his suggestion chose a stalk with just a touch of purple.
Absolutely sweet and delicious. So the ones that didn't have purple were super delicious and the ones with a kiss of purple were even better.
Is it possible to become addicted to Brussels sprouts?
I may have to start weaning myself off of them…
Do you have a favourite Brussels sprout recipe you'd like to share?

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Eu Win Again: PushON's Search TriomphePushON | May 5th 2016
This morning it was off to B&Q to ask their experts about strengthening a trophy cabinet. It's become something of a must recently, particularly as last night we picked up yet another one, this time at the European Search Awards 2016 in Paris.
We didn't send a posse this time, but Creative Director Roy attended, partly in recognition of his status but mainly because he's the only one who can speak French and fully understand the meaning of faux pas.
Best Low Budget Campaign: The Perception of Colour
Then at just after 9 p.m. it was announced: we had won the Low Budget Campaign award for our campaign for Buy T-Shirts Online – "The Perception of Colour"
The winners of Best Low Budget Campaign are @PushONltd & @buytshirts for The Perception of Colour! #eusearchawards
— EU Search Awards (@eusearchawards) May 4, 2016
Roy was understandably happy!
C'est magnifique, @PushONltd triumphant @eusearchawards 2016 pic.twitter.com/hIH3YRmC7s
— PushON (@PushONltd) May 4, 2016
He's now put in an application for a triumphal arch on Worsley Street.
There's a more detailed description of the campaign here, but in a nutshell we created a survey-based piece on people's emotional responses to the colours people wear, and how they influence their perception of the wearer's intelligence, sexiness, trustworthiness and such like. It's appropriate that the campaign has got European recognition as it was on continental Europe that it really caught fire after being picked up by English language sources.
Big congrats go out to the whole team, each of whom played a part in the success. It was a perfect blend of PR, creative application, technical proficiency and bloody-mindedness, and we're proud to be recognised for our efforts.
By the way, when the guy in B&Q realised we were from PushON, he recommended that we consider upgrading our trophy cabinet to a walk-in trophy room, and recommended a fully fitted, state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled, slug-resistant model, and we're giving serious consideration to the idea.


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Dear Fandom Writer-
For without you, and all of the other also lovely and talented fandom writers, I would be left with only the barest hints of the world beyond the depicted screen.And that would be too tragic, wouldn't it?
So carry on, write please? More is always better :)


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News about nature and the environment in Singapore - Archives
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Fri 21 May 2010
Sat 22 May 2010 @ Science Centre Singapore - Otterman tells stories about Singapore's biodiversity on the International Day/Year of Biodiversity
Category : talks
In conjunction with the Shell Singapore Youth Science Festival 2010
the Science Centre Singapore presents a public talk
"In Celebration of Singapore's Biodiversity:
By N. Sivasothi
Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences
Saturday 22 May 2010: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Registration - Please register by clicking this link
About the talk - Amidst the urbanised city state of Singapore and her surrounding islands remain precious patches of tropical ecosystems which are still revealing new species to science. Lovely surprises still await the casual visitor including the ever popular otters, dugongs, sea stars, octopus, dolphins, sea snakes, turtles and crocodiles.
Photo by Marcus Ng
Surprisingly though, the ecology of even some of our well-known denizens remain elusive. In recent years, we have learnt more about the ecology of a variety of creatures including civets, freshwater crabs, mudskippers, mousedeer, pangolins and wild boar. This talk will share highlights of Singapore's biodiversity through stories about people, encounters, events and issues.
Despite these exciting developments, our ecosystem fragments face many challenges to their survival. Have we addressed or neglected these issues? Has public interest increased since the 1980's? What can be done about it now?
The natural history community has grown and is actively engaged in discovery, research, management, public education and feedback through a growing number of channels and engagement with government. Find out about the opportunities to tap into and contribute to this active natural history community in Singapore.
About the speaker - N. Sivasothi, a.k.a. 'Otterman' is most comfortable when immersed in the mangroves which formed the backdrop to most of his research, education and conservation activities at the National University of Singapore since the late 80's.
Currently focused on undergraduate teaching and research, his students have explored studies with freshwater and mangrove crabs, horseshoe crabs, mudskippers, civets, mousedeer, wild boar, otters and even stray cats!
During his years with the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, he and a team of "The Body-Snatchers" would race to recover skeletons from fresh or rotting carcasses of dugongs, pangolins, dolphins and long-tailed macaques off the streets and beaches of Singapore. Many of these stories were shared with the public through exhibitions and talks.
In 2001, he led efforts to explore, share and appeal the fate of the newly-revealed jewel of an inter-tidal shore called Chek Jawa. Threatened with reclamation then, the "last chance to see" public education walks led surprisingly to the largest nature outing by the public in Singapore's history.
In 1999, he spent many nights at the Science Centre Singapore editing the "Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore". For over a decade now, he has been both the coordinator of the Raffles Museum Toddycats! and the national coordinator of the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore.
Since 1998, he initiated Habitatnews and numerous other blogs and mailing lists. The Otterman is also a bicycling, macintosh, web2.0 and history enthusiast and a great story-teller!
Photos also by Xu Weiting (civet)and Jani Thuaibah (dugong carcass).


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Mani-Pedis Hurt Nail Health
Like many women out there, I love getting my nails done. The ritual of the mani-pedi is something I like to indulge in at least once a month. There is nothing better than getting to sit back and relax while you're being pampered. You walk out of that nail salon feeling like a million bucks with shiny new nails. The choice of color is a rush onto itself; you can choose a bright color that reminds you of vacations past or a dark color that makes you feel like the professional you are. But have you ever thought about the effect of manicures and pedicures on your nails? I have noticed that my nails look great after leaving the nail salon, but I often wince at the practices some nail technicians use to shape your nails into the final product.
How often should you get your nails done?
My personal opinion is that you shouldn't frequent the nail salon too often. Going to the nail salon can be harsh on your nails. I usually leave my nail polish on my hands for about a week (when the chips become too noticeable). I then leave my nails bare for about 2-3 weeks until my next visit to the nail salon. This way my cuticles and nail bed get a chance to return to their natural state. Constant filing and buffing can damage your nails.
I've had nail technicians who filed the tops of my nails not just the end. This is harmful to your nails. It makes them thin and brittle. Don't let your nail technician ruin your nails for the future in order to have a perfect nail polish job this time. Have your nail technician cut your nails straight across with a slight rounding at the ends.
Dermatologists recommend that you never cut your cuticles. They don't even want you to push them back if not necessary. Your cuticles provide natural barriers to infection. They stop bacteria from having easy access to the inside of your nails.
Risk of Infection
For those of you who are consistently getting acrylic nails, you should be extra aware of infection. When your artificial nails come loose from your natural nail plate they can harbor infection in the ensuing space. Signs of infection include: pain, redness, swelling, and pus. Having your nails filled in every 2-3 weeks if you are wearing acrylic nails will lower the risk of infection. If your nails are already brittle or unhealthy, you should not get artificial nails to cover it up. Gel manicures can also cause brittle nails. The gel manicure removal process is extremely harsh.
Nail Fungus
In addition to bacterial infections of the nail and surrounding skin, the most common nail malady is nail fungus. Nail fungus is present in 4% of the population. This number jumps to 50% among diabetics. Nail fungus can easily be transmitted in public showers, but it can also be transferred in nail salons.
The best way to avoid getting a nasty nail infection is to bring your own tools to the nail salon. I've seen some people do this in the past. I haven't done it, but I am careful to note what kind of cleaning practices the salon uses. Make sure everything is being cleaned between clients.
Nail infections aside, skin infections can also result from visiting the nail salon. If you are getting a pedicure, don't shave your legs the day before. Shaving causes microscopic cuts in your skin that let in bacteria and possibly infection.
Nails are a window into health.
Your nails can show signs of illnesses such as iron deficiency anemia, psoriasis, and cardiovascular disease. They can even be the site of melanoma. It's important to monitor your nails for signs of disease or infection routinely. Keep your nails bare every once in a while so that you can check for any changes.
A last word of advice: moisturize your nails. Just like you moisturize your skin when it feels dry, your nails get thirsty for moisture too. You can use cuticle oil daily. Regular moisturizer or lotion can also be used on your nails. Nail polish remover dries out your nails. Always moisturize after removing nail polish and you'll be reap the rewards of healthy, beautiful nails.
Do you like to visit the nail salon? How do you keep your nails healthy?
- https://www.aad.org/media/stats/prevention-and-care/nail-care
- https://www.aad.org/public/skin-hair-nails/nail-care/artificial-nails
- https://www.aad.org/public/skin-hair-nails/nail-care/manicure-safety
- Rosen, Theodore, et al. "Onychomycosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a changing landscape." Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD3 (2015): 223-228.


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Renewable energy mandate bill passes Monday in Senate
Craig — The Colorado Senate passed this week a bill that aims to increase renewable energy mandates on rural electricity cooperatives from 10 to 25 percent by 2020.
Senate Bill 13-252 passed the Senate late Monday by a vote of 18-17. Two Democrats, Mary Hodge, of Brighton, and Lois Tochtrop, of Thornton, joined Senate Republicans in opposition of the measure.
The bill now moves on to the House of Representatives for consideration.
In a news release issued Monday, Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, touted the bill's passage, saying it brings Colorado one step closer to a comprehensive and robust statewide clean energy strategy.
Morse, along with Senate Majority Whip Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village, is a primary sponsor of the bill.
"This bill will help clean our air while providing rural jobs," Morse said in the release. "Renewable energy prices are dropping consistently, while the cost of fossil fuels is unstable. We need to make this investment now to ensure that energy prices stay steady, and we are not relying on dirty fossil fuels."
The release also makes a point to note language in the bill that caps increases to customer utility bills at 2 percent.
Jim Van Someren, communications manager for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association in Westminster, said Tuesday that the 2 percent cap is an unrealistic expectation.
"No one has been able to fully explain what that means or how that is going to work, even the bill's sponsor," Van Someren said.
Tri-State operates Craig Station and owns Trapper Mine.
"A 20 to 25 percent increase is probably a more reasonable expectation considering infrastructure costs over the next six years or so are estimated at $4 billion," Van Someren said. "Because we're a cooperative, those costs will be passed on to our members and their customers."
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Craig police investigate multiple theft calls: On the Record — May 20
10:05 a.m. On the 2000 block of West Victory Way, police in Craig responded to a road rage call. Craig police said a caller reported a driver with a child in the backseat was driving erratically. When


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AFRICAN AMERICANS around the country are finding it is dangerous to call 911. Jack Lamar Roberson's family in Waycross, Ga., discovered this the hard way when they placed an urgent call to 911 in October 2013 because his fiancée thought that he had taken an overdose of diabetes medicine.
Instead of sending EMTs, the dispatcher sent the police. Within 20 seconds of being in the house, police shot Roberson nine times, with bullets striking his back, arms, chest, and head as he held his arms up in the air. Although he was a veteran, he did not die from bullet wounds at the hands of strangers in a foreign land. Instead, white police gunned him down in his home.
Killings like this—which could be called anti-black hate crimes by police—are far too common. "Operation Ghetto Storm," a 2012 report by the Malcolm X Grassroots Project, revealed that white police officers, security guards, or vigilantes kill an unarmed black man, woman, or child every 28 hours in the U.S. In 2012, police officers shot 57 people in Chicago—50 were black, two were white. Miami police officers killed seven black men within eight months in 2011. The Houston-based African-American News & Issues headlined an article this spring: "Open Season on Blacks in Texas: Cops Are Shooting First & Not Asking Questions."
These police killings of black people emerge out of a culture and system of white supremacy. In such a context, police killing of black people is not a black problem. It is an American problem that shreds the curtains of democracy.
Far too many people deny the place of race in these incidents. Instead, they accuse advocates for racial justice of playing the race card. Rather than coming face to face with the soil that breeds these crimes, these detractors blame or slander the victims—or they simply shift their gaze away from these deaths.


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Town of Crossfield
1005 Ross Street
PO Box 500
Crossfield, Alberta
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Tel: 403-946-5565
Fax: 403-946-4523
Animal control is the responsibility of all pet owners. All dogs within the Town limits must be licensed. Cat(s) are not required to have a license.
Please refer to Town of Crossfield Dog Control Bylaw 2017-13 and Cat Control Bylaw 2010-12 for information and fees.
We are pleased to announce the 2019 Dog Tags are now available.
The fee for a dog tag is $26 for altered dog, and $41 for unaltered dog. Licenses are valid from January to December and must be renewed yearly.
Failure to renew or register your dog may result in fines. Dog License Application form can be printed out and sent in along with payment, or you may wish to stop by the Town Administration Office during business hours.
Please refer to our Parks and Pathways for more information and locations for dog friendly parks and off leash areas. Doggie clean up stations are located around Town, please remember to clean up after your pet.
At the January 22, 2019 regular Council meeting Council approved Bylaw 2019-04 - Urban Hen Bylaw.
A few highlights from the Bylaw are as follows:
A person may apply to keep no more than three (3) urban hens in a single property.
No rooster will be permitted.
The owner must be 18 years of age or older.
Hens kept on the property are for personal use only.
No person shall keep a hen or hens on a parcel in a single family residential zone having an area less than 464.52 m2 (5,000 ft2).
Every building (coop) or enclosure used to accommodate hens must be:
a) located in the rear yard of the lot behind the dwelling;
b) a minimum of 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from the principal building;
c) a minimum of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) from any property line;
d) a maximum of 10 sq m (107.6sq ft) in size;
e) located at ground level, and a maximum of 2.0 m (6.5 ft) in height;
The maximum number of urban hen licenses that may be issued in the Town for the period that the Urban Pilot Program is in force shall be fifteen (15). Each subsequent year, and if the program is approved to continue, the maximum number of hen licenses that may be issued shall be one hen license per one hundred (100) persons, based on the population of the Town of Crossfield as determined in the most recent census.
Urban Hen Program Registration Form
Raising Chickens In Alberta - Poultry Reserach Centre- Government of Alberta
For Wildlife or Pest concerns residents may wish to contact;


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No Doubt : End It On This
No Doubt: Move On/Ghost Town
All this talk about the 90's could only mean one thing... a lil' No Doubt. Gwen was kind of my ultimate idol in middle/high school and one of the best parts about fashion week was that I actually got to meet her at the POP party (Tavi: "...oh and Gwen's here" Me:"WHAT? TAVZ DONT PLAY WITH ME"). It was brief and I was a ball of nerves, but it was still totally amazing. I'm including live versions of some of my favorite songs, because it's better than posting the regular hits that everyone already knows (not that you can embed them anyways, hahaha).
Hope everyone had a great weekend!


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I've no problem being a socialist, says Ed Balls
Ed Balls said today that Labour should not be afraid of using the S-word after the party leader agreed that he wanted to "bring back socialism" to Britain.
Hitting the airwaves before his speech to the Labour conference in Brighton, where he will back plans to extend free childcare for pre-schoolers, the Shadow Chancellor said the "ethical basis" of the party's policies was rooted in the past.
"I've always used the word socialism, I've no problem about that," he said. "We for decades have talked about socialism, about our values.
"It's not a use of the word which would apply to an economic programme, it's not sort of the kind of German Democratic Socialist Republic kind of socialism. It's a socialism which is rooted in…


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I consider the satisfaction of my clients to be my greatest achievement, and take pride in my high volume of repeat business and referrals.
I have worked with many real estate agents to buy houses or to rent apartment. I have seen one very important point in Kourosh that I like to share. He is very careful and honest in his job. If there are some negative point in the houses or apartment that you like he will come to you and honestly describe everything.
Kourosh is wonderful to deal with. He is a consummate professional and has a wealth of real estate experience that is invaluable to his customers and business associates alike. He is committed to staying abreast of changes in the real estate markets and I always look forward to our next meeting.
I know Kourosh from 2005, when he helped me to buy my first house. Kourosh was also in charge of selling my house and buying the second one in 2010. I am very satisfied with the service that he provided as a broker. I have recommended him to my friends, who were looking for a knowledgeable and reliable real estate broker. Working with Kourosh was a great experience
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Trans Murder Monitoring Project 2015 Report
Reposted: March 31st, 2016
30th March 2016: Trans Day of Visibility Press Release
Over 2,000 trans people killed in the last 8 years
On occasion of the International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) [1] held on the 31st of March every year, Transgender Europe (TGEU) is publishing the Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) project [2] update to join the voices raising awareness on this day about the multiple forms of discrimination faced by trans and gender diverse people worldwide.
This update (TMM TDoV 2016) reveals 2,016 reported killings of trans and gender diverse people in 65 countries worldwide between the 1st of January 2008 and the 31st of December 2015, more than 1,500 of which were reported in Central and South America. Further analysis of this data shows that 65% of all murdered trans and gender diverse people whose profession was known were sex workers. [3]
Throughout all six world regions, the highest absolute numbers have been found in countries with strong trans movements and civil society organisations that carry out forms of professional monitoring: Brazil (802), Mexico (229), Colombia (105), Venezuela (98), and Honduras (79) in Central and South America; the United States (132) in North America; Turkey (41) and Italy (33) in Europe; and India (54), the Philippines (40) and Pakistan (34) in Asia. [4]
The close connection between the existence of strong trans movements and professional monitoring on the one hand, and the highest absolute numbers of reports, on the other hand, point to the worrisome question of unreported cases.
TGEU's Senior Researcher, Carsten Balzer/Carla LaGata, explains, "Beside the need for mechanisms to protect trans and gender diverse people, this connection also shows the need for trans and gender diverse organisations capable of professional monitoring and reporting of violence against their communities. This connection results in the fact that the figures show only the tip of the iceberg of homicides of trans and gender diverse people on a worldwide scale."
While Brazil, Mexico, and the United States have the highest absolute numbers, the relative numbers show even more alarming results for some countries with smaller population sizes. Honduras, for instance, has a rate of 9.56 reported trans and gender diverse people killings per million inhabitants. [5]
It is important to note that these cases are those that could be found through Internet search and cooperation with trans organisations and activists. In most countries, data on murdered trans and gender diverse people are not systematically produced, and it is impossible to estimate the numbers of unreported cases.


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Have you seen movie 'Black Swan', if yes, then you know what I am going to talk about. But before we see all the movie inspired make up looks, I want to draw your attention to the runway show, which featured this fabulous make-up look. Natalie Portman's Oscar-winning look was seen in the latest Jean Louis Sabaji Spring-Summer runway show, which was presented during Fashion Forward event at Dubai. Anyway, my mission for today is to introduce to you this runway's gorgeous feathers inspired beauty looks. The dramatic look comes with pale faces (heavy white powder) and haunting black eye make-up, which makes its wearer look terrifyingly beautiful. Here are some images from the show, which is an ideal inspiration for a perfect Halloween party.
The heartshape face model looks sophisticated with slicked back black hair, winter skin pale pink lips and awesome eyes.
That's a closer view at the beauty details. The wintry white skin looks sophisticated on the rounded face shape. The lips look nude and classy.
The slicked back brown medium length hair looks magnificent with a heartshaped face.
Another model with brown hair looks gorgeous with this eye make up (it looks more darken and brighter to me).
Female model with slicked back blond hair looks extravagant.
Photos: Courtesy of Getty Images for Fashion Forward (www.fashionforward.ae)


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#MarryHim: I want to be the best husband ever
Yes, marry her /marry him is back.
We must learn and study in order to prepare ourselves for that exciting adventure called marriage. Does preparation make it less of an adventure?
Certainly not. It just pays to go with a map. Lessons from scripture and personal experiences of people who have gone before us and excelled at it serves as that very map.
I read a fine excerpt from a book from Pastors Sunday and Bose Adelaja titled The Happiness of a man / woman.
Some of my notes include:
In "submission to each other" lies a very important secret of the man's happiness in the family. Whatever you sow you will always reap.
Every man should guarantee the true happiness of the woman who lives in his house.
Click here to read the full piece.
Also sign up for his mentorship program where you get access to fresh truths – free!
Click here to sign up.
God bless you.
You'll marry well!
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Back in November, Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana through Ballot Question 4. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the state which still outlaws happy hours dragged its feet on passing a recreational weed law for long enough to force voters to take it to the ballot.
Question 4 passed with 53.7% of the statewide vote. The legislature immediately took to revising the legislation, but then talks stalled for some time. My understanding is that the House wanted to significantly raise taxes on marijuana, and give a lot more flexibility to towns to ban marijuana dispensaries – two measures which supporters of Question 4 claimed would undermine the will of the state's voters. It seems the Senate agreed with that sentiment, and fought hard against these measures from the House.
I found the aspect of local control over dispensaries especially interesting, since Question 4 as passed by the voters required that communities have a direct election to ban marijuana dispensaries, as opposed to allowing the city council or the planning board exercise that authority. To my knowledge, this would be the only land use which requires a community referendum to ban.
Ultimately, the House and Senate agreed on a middle path. The compromise bill that came out of the legislature stated that, "if a community voted against the ballot question last November and local officials want to implement the expressed will of their community by imposing a ban on marijuana establishments, they can do so between now and 2019 without going to the voters a second time." (I cribbed this from my former State Senator Will Brownsberger, who gave an excellent overview of the legislation).
So I took a look at the communities that voted for and against Question 4. Here's the map:
The pattern to my eye, if there is one, is that a lot of suburban cities and towns did not vote to legalize. In the Pioneer Valley, almost all of the communities surrounding Springfield voted against legalization. But, then, to be fair, a lot of suburban communities did vote to legalize. So I ran a few correlations.
As you can see, the strongest correlation to Question 4 vote was the Trump vote, but even that wasn't a very strong relationship (generally 0.7 or higher indicates a strong relationship). This was really unexpected. I was assuming that communities with older, whiter voters would certainly be the ones the vote against Question 4; these correlations suggest otherwise.
Sure, I only checked a few variables, and it's important to note that correlation is not causation. However, I was really surprised that the Question 4 vote doesn't appear to line up much with political leanings, age, ethnicity, or educational level. Who knows, maybe recreational marijuana can be a great political unifyer in these tumultuous times? At the very least, it appears that weed has strange politics indeed.


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I found this webpage while researching a topic I'm currently taking a class for, and found a lot of the threads to be very interesting. I'm going to school for an IT degree in Network Securities, and after just browsing through the threads I felt like this was very good place to learn a lot and maybe share a bit.
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Newcastle still in big trouble: January spending spree was ultimately disappointing
STEVE McCLAREN does not have the squad he wanted as Newcastle embark on a 15-match schedule which will determine their Premier League fate.
That may sound harsh considering the Magpies were Europe's biggest spenders last month.
But the brutal truth is that Newcastle had a pretty poor deadline day, missing out on their No.1 transfer target Saido Berahino and failing to recruit much-needed cover at left-back.
A good month but a disappointing conclusion to it.
Seydou Doumbia has arrived on loan from Roma and McClaren understandably talked him up on Monday night as the answer to the Toon's goalscoring problems.
But the original plan was that the 28-year-old would be signed as cover for Berahino and to provide competition for the misfiring Aleksandar Mitrovic rather than the main man.
For Newcastle's sake, it is to be hoped the player who scored Champions League goals against both Manchester clubs and was prolific in some of the continent's lesser leagues is the one they see rather than the forlorn figure who struggled so badly in Serie A.
While Monday's transfer activity did not reap the rewards the Magpies were hoping for, the fact is the squad looks significantly stronger than it did a month ago.
True, if a poll had been taken of Toon fans back then, the vast majority would have said signing a centre forward and a centre half were their priorities.
Newcastle have not addressed their defensive problems while the striker who's come in, might, by his own admission, take time to adjust to English football.
And time is something relegation-threatened Newcastle do not have.
The £29m spent on Jonjo Shelvey, Andros Townsend and Henri Saivet, however, does look good business.
Midfield was one area where the Magpies have looked well stocked and pretty decent for most of the campaign but Shelvey's arrival , on the evidence of his fine debut against West Ham, brings much-needed creativity to the team.
It's too early to judge Saivet, an industrious, technically accomplished midfielder who is expected to slot in alongside Shelvey in front of the Toon defence.
Townsend is the intriguing one. Geordies are excited about his £12m, signing. They're best advised not to call any of their Tottenham-supporting mates, however.
The winger burst onto the scene three years ago and when he earned an England call-up, the international stage was his.
But his club career hit the buffers under Mauricio Pochettino and unless he can revive it at St James' Park, he'll become just the latest wideman to fall by the wayside in his twenties.
Townsend certainly talks a good game and if his actions speak half as loudly as his words, Spurs could yet rue the day they sold him.
So do Newcastle now boast a squad capable of avoiding relegation? The answer to that question is yes ....probably.
Games are won on fine margins, however, and for most of the season, the Magpies have been on the wrong side of the winning line.
As McClaren says himself his team is playing well, it just can't seem to keep clean sheets or score goals when it matters.
January's recruitment drive should ensure Newcastle continue to perform to a level that satisfies the head coach.
As for those little matters of shutting out the opposition and hitting the back of the net, they don't look that much further forward than when Mike Ashley had another £29m in his bank account.
He's been arguably the club's least feted signing of the transfer window at 28, his temporary signing smacks of a pragmatic approach to transfers rarely seen during the Ashley era.
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As I did the school run this morning some beautiful red and orange leaves dropped down on my head reminding me that even though it's warm and a long time until I have to get out the cashmere, autumn is here.
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The equiconvergence of the eigenfunction expansion for a singular version of one-dimensional Schrodinger operator with explosive factor
- Zaki FA El-Raheem1Email author and
- AH Nasser2
© El-Raheem and Nasser; licensee Springer. 2011
- Received: 7 June 2011
- Accepted: 23 November 2011
- Published: 23 November 2011
This paper is devoted to prove the equiconvergence formula of the eigenfunction expansion for some version of Schrodinger operator with explosive factor. The analysis relies on asymptotic calculation and complex integration. The paper is of great interest for the community working in the area.
(2000) Mathematics Subject Classification
- Eigenfunctions
- Asymptotic formula
- Contour integration
- Equiconvergence
1 Introduction
From (1.7), we notice that φ o (x, λ) ψ o (x, λ) are defined on parts of the interval [0, π], and these formulas must be extended to all intervals [0, π] to enable us to study the Green's function R(x, ξ, λ) in case of q(x) ≡ 0. The following lemma study this extension
Substituting (1.12) and (1.13) into (1.10) and (1.11), respectively, we get the required relations (1.8) and (1.9)
2 The function R(x, ξ, λ) and the equiconvergence
As we introduce in (1.4), the function R(x, ξ, λ) is the Green's function of the problem (1.1)-(1.2), and R o (x, ξ, λ) is the corresponding Green's function of the problem (1.6). In the following lemma, we prove an important asymptotic relation for the Green's function
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0 ≤ x ≤ ξ ≤ a (ii) a ≤ x ≤ ξ ≤ π (iii) 0 ≤ x ≤ a ≤ ξ ≤ π.
The case (i) 0 ≤ x ≤ ξ ≤ a
The case (ii) a ≤ x ≤ ξ ≤ π.
The case (iii) 0 ≤ x ≤ a ≤ ξ ≤ π.
The asymptotic formulas of R(x, ξ, λ) in case of ξ ≤ x remains to be evaluated and this, in turn, consists of three cases
(i*) 0 ≤ ξ ≤ x ≤ a (ii*) a ≤ ξ ≤ x ≤ π (iii*) 0 ≤ ξ ≤ a ≤ x ≤ π.
Denote by the upper half of the contour Γ n , Ims ≥ 0, and let L n be the contour, in λ-domain, formed from by the mapping λ = s2. From (1.4), it is obvious that the poles of R(x, ξ, λ) are the roots of the function Ψ(s), which is the spectrum of the problem (1.1)-(1.2).
where M1 and M2 are constants.
where A,B, and C are constants independent of x, n, and δ. We apply now the property of absolute continuity of Lesbuge integral to the function f(x) ∈ L1[0, π].
Since ϵ is sufficiently small as we please, it follows that as n → ∞, uniformly with respect to x ∈ [0, π], which completes the proof.
3 The conclusion and comments
There are many differences between problems (3.34)-(3.35) and the present one (1.1)-(1.2), and the differences are as follows:
1- The boundary conditions of (3.35) is separated boundary conditions, whereas (1.2) is the Dirichlet-Dirichlet condition
Although there are four differences between the two problems, we find that the proof of the equiconvergence formula as n → ∞ is similar. So as long as the proof of the equiconvergence relation is carried out by means of the contour integration, we obtain the uniform convergence of the series (2.20)
We are indebted to an anonymous referee for a detailed reading of the manuscript and useful comments and suggestions, which helped us improve this work. This work was supported by the research center of Alexandria University.
Authors' Affiliations
- El-Raheem ZF, Nasser AH: On the spectral property of a Dirichlet problem with explosive factor. J Appl Math Comput 2003, 138: 355-374. 10.1016/S0096-3003(02)00134-0View ArticleMathSciNetGoogle Scholar
- El-Raheem ZF, Nasser AH: The eigenfunction expansion for a Dirichlet problem with explosive factor. J Abstract Appl Anal 2011., 16: 2011, Article ID 828176Google Scholar
- El-Raheem ZF: Equiconvergence of the eigenfunctions expansion for some singular Sturm-Liouville operator. J Appl Anal 2002, 81: 513-528. 10.1080/0003681021000004573View ArticleMathSciNetGoogle Scholar
- Darwish A: On the equiconvergence of the eigenfunction expansion of a singular boundary value problem.Az,NEENTE,No.96AZ-D,1983.Google Scholar
- Nimark MA: The study of eigenfunction expansion of non-self adjoint differential operator of the second order on the half line. Math Truda 1954, 3: 1891-270.Google Scholar
- Saltykov GE: On equiconvergence with Fourier integral of spectral expansion related to the non- Hermitian Storm-Liouville operator. ICM, Berlin; 1998:18-27.Google Scholar
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016.
It was named after William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, he fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska which he finally negotiated to acquire from Russia.
In 1793 Alexander Baranov of the Shelikhov-Golikov company (precursor of the Russian-American Company) established a fur trade post on Resurrection Bay where Seward is today, and had a three-masted vessel, the Phoenix, built at the post by James Shields, an English shipwright in Russian service.


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Federal judge rules against marriage equality
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act last year, proponents of marriage equality started an ambitious campaign: file suits challenging state bans on same-sex marriage. The effort was a remarkable success – over the course of roughly a year, state and federal courts nationwide have ruled against gay marriage bans from coast to coast.
It was an uninterrupted streak of success for civil-rights proponents, spanning more than two dozen courts, though it came to an unexpected end last month with a state court ruling in Tennessee.
Today, the streak in the federal courts came to an end, too. Emma Margolin reports, "For the first time since last year's historic DOMA ruling, a federal judge has ruled against marriage equality."
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, a President Reagan appointee, upheld Louisiana's same-sex marriage ban on Wednesday, finding that the plaintiffs failed to prove either an equal protection violation, or a First Amendment violation (in that married same-sex couples have to write "single" on their tax returns). The decision breaks a 20-plus string of federal courtroom victories for same-sex couples hoping to either marry, or have their out-of-state marriages recognized at home."[It] is not for this Court to resolve the wisdom of same-sex marriage," said Feldman in his 32-page opinion. "Federalism is not extinct. Federalism remains a vibrant and essential component of our nation's constitutional structure."
The Reagan-appointed judge wasn't especially subtle about his ideological predispositions, referring in the ruling to same-sex unions as "lifestyle choices" and concluding that no "fundamental right" was at issue in the case. "Public attitude might be becoming more diverse, but any right to same-sex marriage is not yet so entrenched as to be fundamental," Feldman wrote.
Then he got to his "inconvenient questions."
"For example, must the states permit or recognize a marriage between an aunt and niece? Aunt and nephew? Brother/brother? Father and child? May minors marry? Must marriage be limited to only two people? What about a transgender spouse? Is such a union same-gender or male-female? All such unions would undeniably be equally committed to love and caring for one another, just like the plaintiffs."
Yep, here's a federal judge comparing same-sex marriage to polygamy and incest – in a court ruling, no less.
An appeal seems very likely.
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We've all been there. No matter how careful you are, you're bound to break or damage something while renting a property. Whether you live in an apartment complex, or you rent out a home, it can be a nightmare become reality when you break something. The most important thing is to not stress out too much or let yourself make it out to be a bigger problem than it is.
Assess the damage
Damage comes in all different sizes and levels of severity. Is the damage as simple as screwing a hole in the wall for a curtain rod, but then realizing that your contract states that you can't do this without permission? Or is it something of a much larger degree, like a baseball sized hole in the window? If the damage is simple, it's possible that your landlord will be forgiving.
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Bikes are very useful and it is best that you protect your bikes with the use of the best bike lock out there. If you often use your bike for commuting daily, then you have to park it somewhere. To make sure that it won't get stolen, a bike lock will do the trick. A good bike lock is very essential if you have a bike so you might as well purchase one once you bought a bike.
How would you choose the best bike lock for your bike and will really be very durable?
1. You must consider its size:
A lock with a bigger locking diameter means that you can secure it against a wide range of objects. However, a big locking diameter gives a thief more space to try breaking the lock with the use of a leveraging bar.
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Take note that since you use your bike in a daily routine, you will carry the bike lock as well with you all the time. If the weight is quite heavy then you must exert more effort in your pedalling. Just consider the weight that you can manage so you don't have to exert too much effort especially if you can't.
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Who would want to lose their keys especially when they're on their way to work? When buying a bike lock, make sure that it comes with spare keys just in case you lose one.
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You will find that bike locks come in a variety of types and prices. You can expect to spend about 10% of the value of the bicycle for the bike lock. So how do you know which one is right for you? Below is a breakdown of the different types of bike locks that youwill find on the market today. It is usually best to invest in at least 2 bike locks so that you have a backup one in the event that your bike lock gets damaged or breaks. This way you have a backup one in a pinch.
1. Chain Lock
Chain locks are great for those areas that have a higher crime rate. They are hard to break or cut through. You will need to have a padlock to use with a chain, just be sure to invest in a durable one that will be the same quality as the chain.
2. U-Lock
You will find that this is one of the most popular choices for bike locks. With this type of bike lock, it can lessen the chances of a thief trying to get your bike as there is little to no room for a thief to get a crowbar in there to pry the bike loose.
3. O-Lock
This is a newer design that more and more people are starting to use. They are built to fit certain parts of the bike which make it nearly impossible for a thief to get your bike.
4. Cable
These are seen on a great deal of bikes but can be easier for a thief to get the lock loose. If you are going to use this type of lock then you should use it in conjunction with another type of lock.
5. Club for Bikes
These came from the every popular Car Club and they are known as the Bike Blub. IT works by locking the wheel tightly in place that they the bike cannot be moved.
6. Cuff Locks
This type of lock is just as it sounds – a cuff that locks quickly and easily. You can use these locks to attach your bike to a pole.
Regardless of the type of lock you decide to get, you need to be sure that you take good care of it so that it will last you for years to come. If you must lock your bike up, do so in a well lit area so that it is harder for thieves to run off with your bike.
Check out the 10 Best Bike Locks on the market right now:
1. Kryptonite 997986 Black 18mm New York Fahgettaboudit U-Lock
- Big city cyclists need big city protection, as would-be thieves aren't intimidated by just any bicycle lock
- Enter the Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboutit U-lock, which features an 18mm hardened Max-Performance steel shackle designed to resist bolt cutters and leverage attacks
- Ideal for anyone who lives in moderately high crime areas, the New York Fahgettaboutit boasts a maximum 12 ranking on the Kryptonite 1-12 lock comparison system, which ranks the varying levels of security offered by the company's product range
- A lock that ranks 1 on the Kryptonite scale might work if you live in the burbs and have a Rottweiler parked next to your bike or motorcycle
- However, city dwellers demand extreme protection, which is why the New York Fahgettaboutit is built for serious deterrent security
- The U-lock also offers such security-enhancing features as a high-security disc-style cylinder; an oversized, hardened steel sleeve over the crossbar for double security; double deadbolt locking for extensive holding power; and a center keyway that defends against leverage attacks
- The lock comes with three keys, one of which is lighted with a high-intensity bulb that makes it easy to unlock the Fahgettaboutit after dark
- Other features include a protective vinyl coating, a sliding dust cover that protects and extends the cylinder life, and dimensions of 3.25 by 6 inches
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2. Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit U-Loc
- Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit U-Locks
- 18mm hardened Max-performance steel shackle
- Ovesized, hardened-steel sleeve over crossbar
- Double Deadbolt locking
- Anti Theft Proctection
3. TiGr mini Lightweight Titanium Bicycle Lock with Mounting Clip
- Strong, Lightweight, Titanium Bike Lock ART Certified 0.9 pounds Simply Secure
- High security, disc-style lock cylinder (includes two keys)
- Push-button lock (no key required to engage lock)
- PVC coating on bow protects bike frame from scratches
- Included Mounting clip is simple to install, easy to use
- Handmade in America, 0.9 lbs, 0.4 kg
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4. OnGuard 8021 Mastiff 6′ x 3/8″ Quad Chain Lock
- The Mastiff series offers cyclists and power sports enthusiasts more high security options in a lighter, more compact package
- 10mm hex-link chains and square section bar links resist attack from saws and cutters
- Quattro and dual lock mechanisms feature dual lock down protection and 4 laser-cut plus 1 TorchKey
- All locks have vinyl coated large diameter ultra-hardened steel shackles and rubber coated end caps
- Nylon chain covers help protect painted surfaces
- Backed with an anti-theft protection program
5. Kryptonite Kryptolok Series 2 Standard Bicycle U-Lock
- 13mm hardened Performance steel shackle resists cutting and leverage attacks
- High security Bent Foot(TM) design for serious protection and great value
- High security, pick and drill resistant disc-style cylinder
- 2 keys – "I" style for easier usage
- Includes Transit FlexFrame Bracket for easy mounting to frame tubing 25mm to 80mm wheter round, oval, triangular, or square
- Also features 360° rotation providing the ability to better fit and align with a bike frame's specific geometry
- Product weight: 3.60 lbs (1.63 kgs)
6. Kryptonite Series 4 Disc
- Kryptonite Evolution Series 4 Disc Lock Oval crossbar design with a hardened 516 shackle resists cutting and leverage attacks
- Reinforced anti-drillpull cylinder with more than a million key variations
- 3 keys included, 2 "I" keys and 1 LED lighted key with high intensity bulb and replaceable battery
- Lifetime key registration and replacement service available
- Vinyl coated and weatherproof
7. Real People Bike Lock Kit Bundle with 4-Feet Combination Cable Lock, Travel Size U-Lock
- Real People presents Biking Accessories that are built for strength and convenience
- This 2 Bike Lock Combo pack is everything you need to secure your valuable bike wherever you are
- Complete with bike mounts, keys, completely unique combination options, and state of the art design
- 4 Foot Long Bike Cable Lock
- Personalized Combination Lock
- Strong and Non Abrasive
- Quick Disconnect Bike Mounts with Non Abrasive Rubber Core to Prevent Paint Damage
- Travel Size U-Bolt Lock, Light Weight and Strong
- Unique Hinged Bottom Bracket U-Bolt for Ease of Use
- 100% Money Back Guarantee
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8. Rambo Lock Bike Cable Combination Lock for Biking Motorcycle
- Why bike thieves hate this patented lock – learn why in the product description below
- Resettable combination is easy to remember – you set it and you can change it whenever you want to
- Won't scratch you bike – thick pvc coating on braided steel cable protects your bike from damage
- Easily stores on bike – braided steel self-coiling cable stores quickly on storage bracket
- Get 'peace of mind' about bike theft – patented bike lock stops thieves dead in their tracks
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9. Lumintrail LK20708 Bike Bicycle Combination U-Lock
- No longer worry about keys
- The Lumintrail Combination U-Lock offers both a user-settable combination lock with the added strength and dependability of a U-Lock to ensure the highest standard of protection for your bike
- Extend the security of your lock with the included 4' (2.5' usable) looped Kevlar braided steel cable
- Loop through tires, frame and helmets for added security
- Includes a frame mounted carry bracket to ensure your lock conveniently travels with you at all times
10. Xtreme Bright® Illumilock Blade Bike U-Lock, Headlight & Taillight Combination
- Buying lights and a lock for your bike is now a thing of the past with our patent pending bicycle light system & U lock all-in one combination technology
- No need to spend out on lights and then a lock as well, when you can save money and have the convenience of the XTREME BRIGHT ILLUMILOCK BLADE BIKE LOCK AND LIGHT system
- Perfect for any cyclist – fits all bikes and is lightweight, quick and easy to use
- Cool looking front and rear lights when you are riding so that you can see and more importantly be seen and when they are fitted together they form a super strong and tough U-lock
- Not only is the XTREME BRIGHT ILLUMILOCK BLADE BIKE LOCK AND LIGHT system easy to fit, requiring no tools, the front light emits 300 lumens of bright light and the tail light has multiple settings to suit your requirements
- When used as a lock, you can enjoy complete peace of mind because it is made from military grade steel & components, it is pick & drill resistant as well as shock resistant and waterproof – an ultra tough & durable bike lock
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There is a new initiative revitalizing teaching and learning in D-E's Middle School—Project-Based Learning (PBL). In each discipline, students learn through projects that they themselves create with the guidance of their teachers, who provide broad questions as a starting point for inquiry. Each project evolves as students home in on what interests them most, learn through various kinds of research, and develop a project for which they will ultimately make a presentation for public sharing—such as a video, website, public service announcement, or maybe even a rap or a dance—about what they've learned.
PBL began in the spring of 2015 with that year's crop of seventh graders. Now it is being implemented throughout the Middle School and creating a great number of memorable learning experiences. "If you talk to older people, particularly alumni of our school, they don't remember so much what they're taught—they remember a field trip, or that they did a cool project beyond memorizing information for a test—but they won't remember what they memorized," notes Head of School Dr. Rodney De Jarnett. "Doing the hands-on component of a project allows you to remember what you're learning that much better, and this is where PBL [comes in]."
PBL represents a special kind of engagement and ownership as well. Middle School Principal Kathy Christoph notes, "We're saying to the students: Be able to represent and have an opinion on a topic. Develop a point of view on this topic, be able to research the topic, and explain what you did to do research on the topic. This is key to what we are working to achieve in the Middle School years: students are learning how to learn, not just learning [pieces of information]."
Each PBL starts with a driving question developed by the teacher, who becomes not a source of knowledge but a facilitator of the research process. The questions are designed to appeal to the Middle School mind. As seventh grade math teacher Paul Jung '94 explains, "The driving question has to be somewhat catchy and spark interest in the students about the PBL. It should also describe what the PBL might be about." The question his students pursued was, "Is going green worth the extra green?"
Seventh grade science teachers Maria Kaufman and Courtney Marro posed the guiding question of "Why should we care about conservation?" Kaufman notes, "The idea was to get beyond students learning about trophic levels, biomes, food chains, and energy distribution within food chains, how those energy levels vary as you go 'up the chain' and why. The Conservation Conversation PBL is about using persuasive skills to get people to actually care about an animal at risk and do some soul searching [following from] research on specific biomes and individual impact on those biomes." The students were further challenged to consider the after-effects of a certain animal totally disappearing from a habitat, what that would mean for the flora and fauna of that ecosystem, and how it would affect people.
"The main benefit of PBL vs. a traditional classroom curriculum is that it allows students to investigate real-world issues by working and collaborating with their fellow classmates in small groups. PBL really puts the responsibility on the students to research and find out the information, rather than the teacher just giving a lecture to the students," says physical education teacher Jaclyn Wood.
Wood describes how the driving question of "How has technology taken us far from fitness?" ultimately evolved into new games ideas for the D-E Health and Wellness Department to use with all students. In partnership with fellow faculty member Rich Muller, Wood created a survey that gauged how much exercise students thought they were getting each week and then measured how much exercise they actually were getting.
While the core intent was to teach the students about the key components of fitness, the students in the end had a reality check about how "screen time" eats into fitness time; they devised lesson plans in which they were able to use any D-E equipment, field, or court space desired; and they created original cooperative games that measured increased physical activity. The students then each took on the job of teaching their new games to each other, and designed and published blogs to track and share their fitness findings.
Linda Segar, Math Department faculty member, explains how her sixth grade students took on these driving questions—"How can I relate to (the number of) one million? How can I relate to a billion (of anything)?"—to understand large numbers. The Millions & Billions PBL initially prompted the students to do creative writing that related personal experiences to big numbers, and then share images demonstrating large numbers to relatable things (e.g., stacks of pennies next to the Statue of Liberty), Segar then had the students work in small groups to "completely spend" $1 million, and then $1 billion, in a limited amount of time. What the students thought would be easy was not, and inevitably, ethical and somewhat stressful considerations came up once decisions about individuals' spending priorities were identified. Segar recalls questions being posed aloud by the student teams such as, "If I bought an island, what would I then do for the people who lived on that island? What is my responsibility to the people on that island since I 'own' it?"
Lastly Segar offered to students the option to complete an extra component of any type. Through "highly original and creative" interpretative dances, raps, and more, the students presented how they (now, better) understood exponential concepts.
"In my opinion, the main benefit of PBL is that it can change the way students see themselves because it puts them in active, authentic roles—i.e., writer, scientist, activist, etc.," says Giselle Winters, who teaches seventh grade English. "In a 'traditional classroom,' they tend to only see themselves as just students, doing the project or activities because 'the teacher said so,' as opposed to doing a project because there's a real problem to solve."
In Winters' class, students were challenged to answer the driving question of "How can we use poetry to bring awareness to a cause?" By learning poetry construction with a focus on an issue that was important to them, the students were "embracing" the issue and not just going through learning the mechanics of creative writing. Winters explains: "They identified a specific social problem, such as bullying, did research to support their feelings about this problem, and then they turned this research into a poem. Then they created an iMovie video of that poem, in order to both share their feelings and bring attention to the problem."
Seventh grade history teacher Matthew Schade says, "As a teacher, your goal is to try to get the students involved as much as possible. PBL dictates that this be the case, and students are constantly creating and working from the beginning of the unit. I've found that the experience then becomes much more meaningful for the students."
"I think the biggest benefit of PBL is that you are presenting the students with a real-world issue, something that they could and should be concerned about now, and maybe something that they might pursue as a career in the future," adds Paul Jung. "Hopefully it provides a spark that will grow into a lifelong passion."
To effectively implement PBL, teachers need to become adept at facilitating rather than directing students in their learning. D-E has had several teachers attend the Buck Institute of Education (BIE) in Napa, CA, where PBL was conceived. In addition, the School has hosted BIE experts who have given workshops to faculty members. The concepts of PBL are changing the ways teachers are thinking about how they practice their craft at D-E. Maria Kaufman said that her training at the Buck Institute's PBL Conference prompted her to rethink how to approach the curriculum goals of the seventh grade. "One major area of study was the interdependence of living organisms," she notes. "In the past, we have taught this in a very information delivery sort of way. I wanted to change this way of teaching to a more effective way of student learning and engagement. Now, the students use information gathered and personally developed ideas to persuade an audience to get involved in making a difference in the world around them."
Notes sixth grade social studies teacher Ben Fleisher, "PBL's insistence that you engage with the world presently is what sets it apart from traditional teaching methods, which have a tendency to treat and perceive content as a degree or two removed. The challenge for teachers to think about the content they teach and how it can be applied to the world in which the students live actually pushes their practice to be better, which I think is a major benefit."
Visual arts teachers Lydia Scrivanich and Rachel Brusky echo Fleisher in describing the City Design Re-Mix PBL for Studio Art 6 students. Guided by the driving question of "How can we design and build cities that solve real problems that exist in our communities?", the sixth graders chose a building or structure in their hometown or community that they saw as needing improvement. They also searched for buildings that were inspiring. Gensler International Chief Architect Mark Thaler, who led the design of D-E's new Hajjar STEM Center, visited with the students, sharing his real-world experience and examples. Scrivanich notes, "In their research of buildings the students gained an understanding of the history of buildings, form and function, as well as the importance of aesthetic appeal of sites in a community. They had to collaborate in small groups effectively to complete not just their structures but their whole city quadrant with their teammates. [By extension], design and construction skills—such as drafting, measuring, using a scale, and making mock-ups—to practice good cutting and adhering techniques, effective painting and embellishment were the key art components used."
A final presentation is the culmination of PBLs, and even the act of preparing for the presentation has benefits, according to Courtney Marro. "There are various opportunities for students to get up in front of the class before the final presentation in order to practice and develop their presentation skills. While performing these mini-presentations in front of the class (or, in some cases, small groups), other students are completing checklists in order to make sure that all the requirements are met. In addition, after presentations are complete, both positive feedback and critiques are shared with fellow classmates in order to help students improve their presentation skills for next time. After initially setting up the feedback system model in class, the whole experience has been very productive as the students take it seriously and, for the most part, run the process themselves with little guidance from myself."
Because students have dictated the way in which they've done their research, they have a sense of ownership. Says eighth grade history teacher Bryan Kessler, "The students are more comfortable presenting their projects. The topics they choose mean something to them personally. They have done the research on their own. They have created their websites and videos on their own. They had to answer questions in front of peers and/or an 'expert panel' comprised of outside professionals. The pride of what the students accomplished makes their presentations that much more meaningful."
Kessler explains that the eighth grade's Making a Difference (MaD) PBL, co-facilitated with fellow faculty member Mimi Garcia, was initially sparked last year, during their teaching of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. The class was discussing if the speech, while historic and clearly dramatic, was also effective in terms of placing pressure on President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Civil Rights Act. "What do you do after the initial prompt–in this case, a speech?"Kessler relates. "How do you go from being a bystander to being an 'upstander?' This driving question then led the teachers to have eighth grade students start this year by writing a traditional social movement paper. "The students did traditional research and then took on contemporary issue projects…they were then guided to consider how historic events have influence on present-day problems in society. This work then led to them to their curating and writing of their own websites and creating of public service announcements, which in today's world, is critical in building support for a cause in which you believe." Citing just one example, Kessler points out how student Chris Meleski '20 took his MaD project on coding in school curriculum to the next step (see photos below). "Chris organized all the logistics, technical equipment, and complex scheduling involved with teaching a coding class to his peers. He became an 'upstander'!"
Measuring PBL Success; Far Reaching Impact
D-E's teachers are finding that PBL is not just fun and engaging but effective as a teaching method. "I had some of my best work out of my students, including students who struggle with traditional methods," says Ben Fleisher, who added that his students were excited about analyzing and reporting news stories to answer the driving question, "What in the world is going on?"
Teachers believe that well beyond the goals of the Middle School curriculum, PBL can have an impact on the development of life skills and on the way students view the world and their role in it. Matthew Schade believes that students come away with the assurance that they can change the world: "Whether it be by finding a cure for a dreaded disease or just making their local area a little bit better, they can make meaningful change. That, to me, is the goal of PBL and why we are trying to implement it in the first place."
"PBLs have a common theme—that our daily routines can have an effect on the world around them," says Maria Kaufman, adding, "Our hope is that they will make better choices in their own lives and persuade others to do the same. Perhaps they will gain a passion for helping the planet and choose a career, or hobby, that makes a difference."
PBL Snapshots
Middle School students are being stretched to consider newsworthy topics and intriguing inter-relationships between the natural world and a world in which factors are completely controlled, in the process gaining (in the words of seventh grade science teacher Courtney Marro) "ownership over their own learning."
What's in your water? This provocative (and timely) question, posed to Grade 7 students, was meant to be engaging and allowed the students a great deal of choice in terms of how they planned their research. Marro explains: "Two projects stood out to me because of the groups' creativity and risk taking. In the first project, a group of students designed a business plan to potentially solve the Asian Shore Crab invasive species issue in the area while also creating jobs in America. Another project focused on the high mercury levels in the local water sources. After researching proper disposal methods and reaching out to disposal companies, the students designed and created a model and plan to solve the mercury level issue in the Hudson River."
How does changing the environment affect plants? This guiding question has led Grade 7 students into the Lagana Greenhouse of Hajjar STEM Center to test a variety of factors on environment and plant efficacy, ranging from the use of commercial fertilizer vs. natural compost, to the use of sandy soil vs. top soil and fluctuating temperatures vs. the use of (stable) heat lamps. Science teacher Maria Kaufman explains, "The top outcomes from this PBL are experimental design and lab report writing. Students see how small changes can make a big impact. Going forward with this PBL we'll shift our focus to bees, and the relationship between plants and bees, including colony collapse syndrome and how it may affect our food supply." Kaufman continues, "With this type of learning we are open for different outcomes. Our direction can change if the student's ideas drive us in a different direction. While the content is less prescribed like a book, it allows the students to think and actually acquire the knowledge rather than just memorize the facts."
Where does culture come from? Students explored this intriguing question within their foreign languages PBL exercises. As faculty member Romualdo Bautista explains: "Each of the MS languages instructors took on a component of culture, such as housing or clothing. In the eighth grade Advanced Spanish class, students researched and compared buildings in Latino cultures across different centuries. They were challenged to learn vocabulary to express why certain buildings were created. When constructing a diorama of their chosen building, students had to behave like city planners, explaining how their building solved problems and addressed needs. Consider Mexico City's La Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe). When first constructed this building was a critical symbol to creating a culture of conversion by the Catholic Church. Today it's a historic landmark. E pluribus unum… out of many, one. By explaining the evolution of buildings, students can appreciate and learn about culture from a more comprehensive, [authentic] perspective."


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I wanted to write this week about Chucho Valdés, the great Cuban pianist, but Nate Chinen beat me to it. He published a fine retrospective of Chucho in yesterday's New York Times that is part interview and part summary of a nonpareil career in Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz.
The piece is a reflection not only on the development of a musical style but on the intensely personal way Cuban music came about.
By the early 1970s, [Chucho] was also intently exploring a distinctly Afro-Cuban strain of jazz, building on ideas famously embodied by Chano Pozo, the Cuban percussionist, and Dizzy Gillespie, the bebop trumpeter. Mr. Valdés formed an early edition of Irakere with fellow members of an all-star large ensemble, the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna.
Founded in 1975, Irakere took the jazz world by storm in 1979 with its self-titled concert album from the Newport Jazz Festival of the year before. Featuring Paquito D'Rivera and Arturo Sandoval among other notables, Irakere came to the notice of Bruce Lundvall who signed them for Columbia. A Grammy followed in 1980.
Chucho has created a new group from his present Afro-Cuban Messengers and is touring with it as Irakere 40. Starting in Los Angeles, the group will play some eighteen concert venues in the U.S. They will be at New York's Town Hall on November 10. See the schedule here.
Chucho's story is in fact a wonderful chapter in the history of jazz, too lengthy and complex to relate in a blog post. But he has a full bio on his website, and you can find a short, clear summary here.
His music in all its variety cannot fail to move you. Here's a sample, with strings and a lush arrangement, that I took off his website.


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Medical professionals may make mistakes such as the incorrect use of a vacuum or forceps, failing to supply oxygen to the newborn, failing to address fetal distress, administering a wrong dosage of medications, or the unnecessary use of force.
Temporary childbirth injuries include broken bones, fractures, cuts, back injuries, neck injuries, and excessive swelling. Hypoxia, Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, and shoulder dystocia are among the most common birth injuries, and can result in a lifetime of severe disabilities and medical expenses, as well as emotional and financial challenges for both the child and the child's family. A seriously injured newborn may need prolonged medications, long-term medical treatment and rehabilitative therapy.
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Thursdays, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
BYOG (bring your own grill-ables)
$5 Buzzards Bay Pint Glass with two beers (you keep the glass)
Now that we have a couple Lager Education Nights under our belt, we have decided to tweak the evening to make it more informative and beer oriented. Each week we will highlight a different beer (tonight is Black Lager) and spend time talking about what makes Lagers, and Buzzards Bay Lagers in particular, so special. Also, $5 will get you a Buzzards Bay logo pint glass, with two beers, which is yours to keep.
Bring your friends, something to throw on the grill and join us as we talk all things beer while touring the brewery or over a game of farmboy golf and corn hole.
Grilling suggestions to go with the Buzzards Bay Black Lager:
� Pork or chicken with sweet, savory BBQ sauce
� Hamburgers (yeah...THAT�s a lay-up)
� Steak seasoned with salt, black pepper and thyme
� Dessert? Come on down tonight and see!
Tasting Room Summer Hours
Starting May 22 through Labor Day, the Buzzards Bay Tasting Room will be open for business Thursday through Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm!
Lager Education Nights @ Buzzards Bay Brewing
Thursdays, 5:00 to 7:00 pm