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This is our first year HS'ing. My children are 9yo and in 4th grade. I purchased the Life of Fred Elementary series and we started with the first book in the elementary series. My children like LOF but I think I need to add a more traditional math curriculum. They've been doing random worksheets every once in a while but I am afraid I will not cover everything. They also go to a Montessori teacher's house 1x/week and often work on math. She has them play math games and use Montessori materials. (If I knew we were going to continue to HS I wouldn't be so worried about their possibly being behind. My son is considering PS next year for 5th grade and he wants to be prepared.)
The background…My children went to PS for 1st grade and used Everyday Math. They were in Montessori for 2nd and 3rd grades. They are very comfortable with the Montessori manipulatives but I think they w/b considered 'behind' in math if they were to go to PS. e.g. They can divide and carry into the millions using test tubes but cannot divide at all on paper. They can do simple division in their head and understand the concept. I was shocked that, on paper, they could not add or subtract with carrying. I showed them once and they are doing it fine now. They need a little work on their multiplication facts (7's, 8's, 9's and 12's).
So…I considered the Key To books (which is what they would be using this year, along with Mortensen Math for algebra, if they w/h stayed in Montessori). I also looked into Math Mammoth and Beast Academy. A friend of mine suggested Saxon and loaned me her 3rd grade books to review. Saxon seems overwhelming/cumbersome to me but maybe that is just the size and number of books. Maybe LOF is enough?
Any advice? I think I might need to start with a 3rd grade level to fill in any gaps. I printed the Math Mammoth assessment test for third grade but haven't had them take it yet.
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I really like Singapore Math and I highly recommend it. However it is not just a supplement; it is a full on grade by grade math curriculum. Right now my son is going through 2nd grade books. I got him both the textbooks and workbooks which works out to be four books a per grade. I am not sure if it is my son or the way the Singapore math books are written (or both) but he seems to zip through them without hitting any steep learning curves. The incline has been very comfortable for him so far. He also plays a lot of math games on the ipad which I am sure helps with the retention of basic math facts. Speaking of games, although we have not used it, I have heard of Timez Attack as being a great way of learning multiplication facts. This is another thing to consider. If you are just trying to strengthen what is already there, then there are many games that help do that and be a true supplement/support instead of replicating what they have learned/are learning in LOF.
Are there any areas you are concerned about?
I really like Singapore Math and I highly recommend it. However it is not just a supplement; it is a full on grade by grade math curriculum. Right now my son is going through 2nd grade books. I got him both the textbooks and workbooks which works out to be four books a per grade. I am not sure if it is my son or the way the Singapore math books are written (or both) but he seems to zip through them without hitting any steep learning curves. The incline has been very comfortable for him so far. He also plays a lot of math games on the ipad which I am sure helps with the retention of basic math facts. Speaking of games, although we have not used it, I have heard of Timez Attack as being a great way of learning multiplication facts. This is another thing to consider. If you are just trying to strengthen what is already there, then there are many games that help do that and be a true supplement/support instead of replicating what they have learned/are learning in LOF.
I am concerned that their non-traditional Montessori instruction might have left gaps in their math education; but I haven't identified all of the gaps. Children who left the Montessori school after 5th or 6th grade did really well when they transferred to PS. But children leaving after 2nd or 3th struggle and are considered behind in math. I am not sure if this is because they have not completed the entire program or if it is because the Lower EL teachers changed a few years ago. Either way, if my son decides to go to PS next year for 5th I want to make sure he is prepared. And the fact that he could not subtract two four digit numbers with carrying, after third grade, concerns me.
I guess I s/h said I am looking for a math curriculum and LOF will be the supplement! According to the creator of LOF, it is a full curriculum...but I am not convinced. LOF is strange. They are learning, but I am not sure they are learning all they need to know. (and they are learning other things that most math programs wouldn't cover.) I had faith in Montessori's non-traditional approach and have been let down a bit. Now I am questioning LOF since it is not a typical math program. OTOH, my children respond well to non-traditional teaching and they melt down when given worksheets.
My children used to play Timez Attack and they seemed to have their math facts down...but I guess they didn't.
I haven't looked at Singapore Math. It is good to hear it moves at a comfortable pace. I am going to look into Singapore Math.
Ah, okay. I went back and re-read your first post also. So, it sounds like they are now ok (once you showed them how) with adding and subtracting with carrying but are still weak in that skill and unable when it comes to larger (4 digit numbers). Ds is nearly finished with the first set of 2nd grade books and there has been a lot of two and three digit subtracting and adding while carrying. They have now introduced basic division and multiplication simultaneously so that students are able to see the connection between the two operations. The second set of 2nd grade books go through a lot of practice with subtraction and addition with carrying (still 3 digits) and around the end, they introduce very basic fractions at which point they also do money with decimals instead of using whole numbers (like $1.75) because these two are interconnected. It is easier to see 1/4 of pizza is like .25c. They also do analog clock practice after they cover fractions because that is also related to fractions! Really basic, light introduction to prepare them for the next level.
I looked over the 3rd grade books and as far as the four operations are concerned, it looks like four digit adding with carrying begins in earnest in 3rd grade with heavy practice built in and goes into multiplication and division more heavily. Maybe that is where your kiddos are?
I find Singapore thorough without being needlessly repetitive. Simple in its presentation, the scope and sequence of what is covered is done in a very clever way. With each additional grade, it delve a bit more in each math area in a very organized coherent way. Both my son and I enjoy it. Best of all, my son does it all by himself. He reads the textbook and does the workbook. The books are written with the student in mind. He is basically teaching himself math.
The Singapore Math website has placement tests. I understand these tests are pretty spot on. Maybe test your kids and see where they fit? Here is a link: http://www.singaporemath.com/Placement_s/12.htm
I hope someone else will also chip in here with their thoughts. I hope this was helpful. Granted SM is not for everyone but I thought I ought to mention it since it is working so well for us.
I have used and enjoy Bob Jones Press math (if yoiu are not religious, those parts can easily be skipped) and Christian Light. Both are full programs. I am using BJU math 6 this year with Life of Fred middle school series :)
sorry...I shouldn't stay up until 4:00am and post - I do not make sense .
When I first gave them four digit problems w/carrying, they couldn't do it on paper...only with manipulatives. However, once I showed them how to carry when adding or subtracting, they caught on right away and can do any number of digits now. (I gave them worksheets several times a week for two weeks and they did fine; no matter how many digits.)
The fact that Singapore does not have a lot of repetition might be a good thing for my children. They understand the math idea...but need to do the work on paper instead of using manipulatives. Using the above example, I only had to explain it once and they got it. The same with fractions...they can add, subtract, multiply, etc but not on a worksheet...only with materials or in their heads.
I have not heard of these programs. We are not religious so I look for secular curriculum. I'll look into them. Thx
I'll second the recommendation for Singapore. My kids started out with a manipulatives-heavy non-traditional approach to math ("math lab" activities from Miquon). It gave them a very good conceptual understanding, and I found that when the time came for direct teaching of computational algorithms on paper, that translated very well into strong mainstream skill-set. Our doorway into the pencil-and-paper stuff was Singapore Primary Math at the late-2nd-grade level and I found that it did a good job of capitalizing on their conceptual strengths unlike, say, Saxon or Teaching Textbooks, which are much more about teaching to the test and less about understanding. Singapore is low on repetition and big on mental math and problem-solving. It is a workbook-oriented approach, but the workbooks are varied and unintimidating.
We found the Singapore placement tests to be accurate. My kids jumped in at a 2B to 3A level and completed the program through 6B in the space of 1-3 years. It set them up very well for high school math, though because they were quite young when they completed Singapore, they benefitted from a year or two of "pre-algebra" enrichment before launching full-on into a high school curriculum.
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Dbsam, I think I now have a pretty clear picture :) Your kids seem to have a very good grasp of math concepts which is wonderful. That will make filling in the paper and pencil gaps even that much more easier! I am also very happy that Miranda chipped in with her two cents. Come to think of it, my son also had a very strong conceptual understanding of math before we started with SM. He has always been into math based games. He also did a stint in a Montessori school before I pulled him out and began homeschooling. All this helped his smooth transition into a workbook based approach to math. It has been super intuitive for him.
moominmamma and Emaye,
Did/do you use the US version or the Standards edition?
I looked at the comparison of scope and sequence and am leaning toward the Standards edition.
We mostly used the 3rd Edition (the original exported program from Singapore) but when it became impossible to find, we used the US Ed.. As a Canadian I have zero interest in adhering to Californian standards; I put more faith in Singaporean standards. The US edition is very true to the Singaporean edition, just with the addition of some US Standard measurement problems and some Americanization of details (Devon collects baseball cards rather than Menghui collecting Malaysian stamps).
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I also used the U.S. edition and I have had zero second thoughts about it.
Thank you moominmamma and Emaye.
I have spent too many nights up late reading about math curricula! I need to purchase one before another month slips by.
Thank you for all your help.
Coming in late ... someone mentioned Timez Attack - but is there a version for homeschoolers? That seems to require school enrollment?
Also, has anyone used LOF in middle school? I am contemplating whether to buy the Pre-Algebra and Algebra series. Anyone used it?
no longer or or ... dd is going on 12 (!) how was I to know there was a homeschool going on?
Regarding Timez Attack...we bought the online home version a couple of years ago. I'm not sure if it is set up the same now, but at the time there was a choice to purchase as a home user or a school.
ah, i see it now
no longer or or ... dd is going on 12 (!) how was I to know there was a homeschool going on?
We use LOF as a supplement rather as the base curriculum. For us, it does not provide enough practice and doesn't seem to cover as much as other programs. My oldest started on Singapore and then I switched him to Christian Light Education math in 3rd grade because Singapore was moving to fast for him and he needed the extra practice. I really like the CLE math for him because it constantly reviews older topics, and seems to be very thorough. They are individual workbooks as well, so it is super easy to follow through each lesson. They have lots of speed drills and repetition of ideas.
My younger son is now in Singapore. It works well for him because it is simple and quick.
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@rumi , you can download the free version of Timez Attack @ http://www.bigbrainz.com/Multiplication.php and then go from there.
I also like Singapore. For elementary math in our house, we have found singapore to be a good fit with math mammoth as supplement (if needed). I did like Beast Academy, but they just haven't published enough yet. Also, I really don't think it would be good for everyone. Regarding Saxon: I didn't like this program at all, though there are some people who do. Also, Everyday Math is a disaster of a program.
I originally was going to suggest that you do a placement test (either math mammoth or singapore) and see where the gaps are. If they know all the 3rd grade stuff except one thing I would just get a topic specific book from math mammoth to catch them up before moving on to a fourth grade curriculum.
ETA: we use the US edition because I like that both measurement systems (US and metric) are included.
How far are you in the LOF elementary series? We're in E now, and I find it to cover lots and be well-designed. It SEEMS random, but when you keep plugging away, you see the repetition and the building of concepts. It's fine to use other things too, but LOF is better than I think you think it is. :)
We have Singapore around (probably because Miranda talked about it years ago :)). We have used it some and it is a well-made, straightforward program. There is a lot more practice in Singapore than there is in LOF, but there is less than other programs.
We're only up to 2nd grade right now, so it may be that with a 4th grader you'd need to go farther in the LOF books to really get what you are looking for.
How far are you in the LOF elementary series? We're in E now, and I find it to cover lots and be well-designed. It SEEMS random, but when you keep plugging away, you see the repetition and the building of concepts. It's fine to use other things too, but LOF is better than I think you think it is. :)
We're only up to 2nd grade right now, so it may be that with a 4th grader you'd need to go farther in the LOF books to really get what you are looking for.
I think you may be correct. We started LOF in September and haven't been doing it daily. My daughter is in book 'E' and my son is in book 'D'. My daughter works in spurts and will do quite a few chapters but not often. My son likes to do one or two chapters a few times/week. (I was comfortable using LOF alone until my son expressed an interest in going to PS for 5th grade and he said he does not want to be behind. My concern was magnified because when I was on the board of the charter school they attended in 1st grade, I heard many times how important it was for the school to be two grade levels ahead in math. I wasn't sure if the regular public school had the same attitude.) Even if we purchase Singapore Math, I want to continue with LOF because my children and I like the series. And, we already have the Elementary, Intermediate, and Fraction books. The teacher my children see 1x/week gave them the Key to Fractions book last week and she said they finished 1/2 of it in one sitting on their own and didn't want to stop when it was time to leave. (She is an ex Montessori teacher but runs her homeschool classes using a Sudbury model.) I've asked her to make sure she covers some math and she intends to give them the Key to Decimals book next. So, I think we are attacking math from several directions. Well see what we end up using. (Actually math is the only subject we are 'attacking'. I am not sure if I am unschooling the other subjects or just being an incompetent homeschooler! I love the idea of unschooling but am too worried about math to trust the process.)
I haven't ordered Singapore Math yet. Someone else suggested RightStart and I started doing more research; but stopped because I was driving myself crazy! So...the kids took the Singapore placement tests today. Their immediate reaction was crying that they didn't know how to do any of it. They thought it was a test and coming from Montessori with no tests, they panicked. But once they calmed down they did better. They had trouble understanding what was wanted. e.g. If the paper said "What is the difference between 1100 and 763?" They said they didn't understand 'difference' between two numbers. But when I told them what was wanted they could do the work. This happened repeatedly, so I know they need practice doing math in a more traditional manner. I am considering ordering the 3B workbooks and let them work through the workbooks. I will also order the textbook so we can use it for weak areas but we will not necessarily go through the entire 3B text book.
I hope this makes sense...I have a migraine today - ugh!
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Josh is recognized for his passionate, multi-faceted approach to building branding awareness via social media. After a career in traditional marketing and advertising, Josh decided to leverage his expertise in social media to capture the attention of his clients' customers. His success has led to a contract in developing social media courses for Georgian College and the University Partnership Centre, in addition to a flurry of speaking engagements around Ontario.


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I tell you what, if Eternal Diva doesn't get dubbed soon, I'm gonna get really pissy waiting for the next title. I need me that movie to continue all the Laytony goodness.
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Apple unveiled its version of the smartwatch to rave reviews. Look back at the products that have defined Apple and changed the way we live.
Macintosh (1984) -- Like the Lisa, the Macintosh had a graphical user interface. It was also cheaper and faster and had the backing of a large advertising campaign behind it.


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Nolita's Newest Coffee Shop Has Fashion-Designer Cred
Oro's Dorina Yuen opens Lafayette Espresso Bar with a fashion-designer partner.
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Ward off this dreaded triceps flap
If you feel that soggy web-like flesh development under your arms, chances are you have either fallen off your exercise regimen or let your diet go down the crapper, or both. As we know, you're not going to win the battle vs. father time, but you can ward off that flap-like development in the back of your arm by getting back on your work-out routine and diet.
If you're wondering how you got that disgusting jello-like growth on the back of your upper arm in the first place, it is like this: As you age, your natural producing levels of growth hormone and testosterone will diminish; if your activity level plummets, there is a high probability that sarcopenia (replacement of muscle fiber with fat) will kick in and the areas of your body that are susceptible to excessive fat buildup will be exposed.
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One of the common areas of excessive subcutaneous fat, especially in women, is the middle to upper area of the upper arm – known as the triceps muscle. This area of the arm, when left unattended or underworked, can look quite unattractive when left sleeveless. On the other hand, when the human body is conditioned properly, rich in nutrients and low in empty calories, a nice horse shoe shaped triceps can add sex appeal to any body. Let us focus on the latter.
Like any other body part on the human body, the triceps won't respond to spot reducing; in other words, you are not going to melt away fat in that specific area; your body is in control of where and what order you lose body fat. Here is where you can help yourself:
1: Start or get back on an exercise program involving structural exercises (involving several muscle groups), including a close grip bench press, or, if equipment shy, push ups with hands at shoulder width. If your upper body is not strong enough to do the traditional push up with your knees off the ground, keep your knees on the ground until your muscles grow strong enough to do the traditional push up.
2: Start a well balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables - as your main carbohydrate choice, fish, eggs, turkey or chicken without the skin – as your main protein source. Remember, carbohydrates are your main energy source and protein builds the muscle that is broken down through exercise. And include whole grains, nuts, beans, low fat cottage cheese or yogurt to complete a healthy diet. And don't forget to space your meals out; after all, five or six small meals a day are better than two or three large ones. Remember, your body can only metabolize about 45 grams of protein every two to three hours. Any excess will involve the dreaded spillover effect where fat deposits start their process. And don't forget to drink lots of water: minimum of eight 12 ounce glasses a day.
3: Try these triceps isolation exercises once a week and no more than twice a week; after all, our goal is to build quality muscle tissue and not to shrink muscle tissue from overtraining. And don't worry about the myth – "I'm going to get too muscle-bound or bulky". It is clearly a myth. For the record, without surgery, you can do only two things to your muscles: make them larger and stronger or make them smaller and weaker. Our goal is to enhance the quality of the muscle tissue; and if the back of your upper arm is flopping around in the wind, chances are you aren't in the 2% of the world's population that is genetically gifted to grow large, powerful muscles.
bottom position of bench dips
Triceps isolation exercises:
• Triceps extension: You can do this exercise with a curling bar, straight bar, or dumbbell, or dumbbell plate. We'll demonstrate it with a dumbbell. Position one dumbbell overhead with both hands under inner plate or heart shaped grip. Keep your elbows in while lowering forearms behind upper arms by bending at the elbows and flexing the wrists at bottom. Go as far down as possible to receive the muscle stimulating effect over the entire triceps muscle. Then, while keeping your elbows in, raise the dumbbell overhead by extending elbows in locked position overhead. (see illustration above right). Then repeat. Pick a weight that you can do 8 to 12 repetitions with. You should experience difficulty with the final two repetitions; if you are not, the weight is too light. As a change up to isolate each arm, you can do one arm at time with light dumbbells. Keep your thumbs down and upper arm positioned at 90 degrees throughout the entire movement.
• Bench dips: On a secured bench, position your hands shoulder width apart with your fingers facing your toes. Move your feet out as far out in front of you as possible. Straighten out your arms and keep a little bend in your elbows in order to always keep tension on your triceps and off your elbow joints. Slowly lower your upper body down towards the floor and keep your elbows tucked into your sides. Once you reach the bottom of the movement, which will be with your upper arm about parallel to the floor (see illustration above), slowly press off with your hands and push yourself back up to the starting position with your triceps. Do 8 to 12 repetitions. If you are having difficulty doing 8 reps, bench at the knees with your feet flat on the floor to help assist you. If you can do 12 repetitions easily, have someone, gently, add weight to your lap to increase the tension on your triceps. This exercise also works your lower chest.
• Triceps dumbbell kickback: Position your body by kneeling over a bench with off arm supporting body. Grasp a dumbbell and keep your elbow on your ribcage with elbow bent in starting position. Extend the arm with the dumbbell until it is straight. Pause briefly at the top of the movement to flex the triceps for full effect (see illustration below) Again, shoot for 8 to 12 repetitions while experiencing difficulty with the final two.
• Skull crushers: This exercise can be done with either a barbell or a dumbbell. Position yourself with your back flat on a bench with a close overhand grip on a barbell. Ease the barbell down with your lower arms, as they bend at the elbows, to your forehead (fast speed will crush your skull – hence the name ?) keeping your elbows in and upper arms still. Then push the barbell up using just your lower arms (see illustration below). Then repeat for 8 to 12 reps.
With proper diet and full body exercise and a few isolation triceps exercises, you can avoid the onset of that dreaded web-like flap before your time. If you do not want to diet and exercise, for God's sake – wear long sleeves.


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Corn, Bell Pepper, and Onion Saute
From Woman's Day
Enjoy this healthy Corn, Bell Pepper, and Onion Saute Recipe to go with your turkey from Woman's Day.
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Nutritional Information
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Calories | 108 |
Total Fat | 4g |
Saturated Fat | 2g |
Cholesterol | 0 |
Sodium | 149mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 18g |
Dietary Fiber | 2g |
Sugars | n/a |
Protein | 3g |
Calcium | -- |
Serves: 12
Total Time: 35 min
Prep Time: 10 min
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- 2 bag(s) (each 16 ounces) frozen corn kernals
- 3 tablespoon(s) oil
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 large onion, cut in half and sliced
- 2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) pepper
- Cook corn kernals on stovetop or in microwave as directed on package; drain well.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add green and red bell peppers and the sliced onion and saute 12 minutes or until all are lightly browned and tender. Stir in garlic and cook just until garlic is fragrant. Stir in cooked corn, salt and pepper, and heat through. Spoon into serving dish.
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The corn can be cooked up to 2 days ahead. Bag and refrigerate. The peppers and onion can be cut up up to 2 days ahead. Bag peppers and onion together and refrigerate. To serve proceed with Step 2.
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At 2AM this morning countries agreed targets to double support for conservation from developed to developing countries to 10 billion US Dollars by 2015
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The Bruins announced Wednesday that defenseman Adam McQuaid has a shoulder strain and could be out 3-4 weeks.
McQuaid was hurt on his second shift of Tuesday's loss at Winnipeg when he was checked into the boards by Jets winger Eric Tangradi. McQuaid went hard into the boards with his left shoulder and left the game. He tried to brace his fall with his left arm.


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Scientists Discover Genes That Helped Turn Fearsome Wildcats Into House Cats
- Monday November 10, 2014
Cats are different than other domesticated animals. Unlike other species tamed for either food or labor, cats specialized in becoming mooches. Sure they catch mice, but it's not like they do it for our sake. Despite these differences, many scientists believe that cats, like all domesticated animals, inherited certain genetic mutations from ancestors who were unafraid of humans. A new study identifies some of the genes that may be responsible for the differences between house cats and their wild ancestors.


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After the Altar with Kaidi & Chris, Married 22 Years
Happy Friday and welcome to another week of "After the Altar," my new summer blog series dedicated to celebrating the union of marriage and the beauty of love. Every Friday during June and July, I will highlight a married couple who will bravely share their challenges, triumphs, and secrets to wedded bliss.
We often focus on the work that goes into the wedding day -- the invitations, the cake, the dress, the guests. Let's give equal attention to the 'work' that takes place after the altar.
This weeks couple holds a special place in my heart because we share the same wedding date!
Boston.com, meet Kaidi and Chris.
Roxbury couple Kaidi and Chris first met in the seventh grade. The year was 1982. Kaidi recalls that even back then there was a lovable romance and shares a time when a chance encounter led to a sweet kiss after school. They both joke and say that kiss was the seed of their love. The couple reconnected in 1988. From that point forward a deep and passionate courtship began. Both shared a desire for justice worldwide and participated in boycotts against corporations in support of apartheid and fought racial injustice during the Charles Stuart case in the 80s. While students at Northeastern University, Chris realized that he couldnt live his life without Kaidi. The couple wed on October 12, 1991.
Expertly Engaged: Longevity in a marriage takes work. How do you make is work 22 years after the altar?
Kaidi & Chris: This October will make 22 years of marriage. Weve had great pastors, mentors, and elders who we owe so much. They encourage us to communicate, be considerate of one another, and make a lot of love! One principle that we practice in our relationship is to ALWAYS put our marriage first and parenting as a close second. We dont allow the children to disintegrate our relationship (and those who have children can certainly relate to this one)! Specific things that help us keep the fire burning hot include listening to our favorite love songs from the 70s and 80s, working out and keeping our bodies fit, virtual flirting (yes sexting), and allowing each other space to breathe and then coming back together again.
Expertly Engaged: Do you believe in date nights? Do you have other rituals or special activities that you reserve for one another?
Kaidi & Chris: Date night, smate night! We believe in sporadic getaways more than your standard date nights. We love to find low-key places to walk and share intellect. We love to worship and meditate in nature. We sing songs to each other and share our dreams and goals with each other.
Expertly Engaged: Any advice for all the newlyweds and soon-to-be newlyweds out there?
Kaidi & Chris: Our advice would be to make sure the foundation of your relationship is built on solid ground and not sand. The storms of life will tear down marriages built on fantasy. Our marriage is built on the teachings of Christ. This ancient wisdom has stood the test of 2,000+ years and has yielded us the most exciting and visceral experiences ever. At the end of the day its all about reconciliation and putting the others needs before your own. Enjoy your friendship and be explorative!
Want more of Kaidi and Chris? Check out their new vlog series, For Lovers Only, launching next month on YouTube and Facebook!
Do you know a married couple whose relationship is all that and a bag of chips? Is your marriage blog-worthy and feature ready for After the Altar? Email me. I'd love to hear your story.
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Nike Lunar Hypergamer – Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs PE by Aaron Hope 2 Comments
February 2, 2012 BY Aaron Hope / 0
While the rest of Nike Basketball's Hyper- offerings have taken over the market, even to the extent that the new Hyperenforcer is now available on NIKEiD, the above pictured model has been almost forgotten. The Nike Lunar Hypergamer appeared to offer a LunarLon-cushioned alternative to the Zoom Hyperfuse series, but we've not seen it since the Tony Parker PE that popped up back when the NBA season typically kicks off. Particularly good news, then, to see two new Lunar Hypergamers pop up out of nowhere, both navy/white and bred palettes manifesting on the same blocking pattern. The Swooshes on these have a similar kind of gridded Hyperfuse that showed up on a recent Zoom KD IV sample, which begs the question: how will this nearly overlooked design compete against the Swoosh's established hits? Let us know what you think when you click through for more angles and be on the lookout for these pairs soon. via SM
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I like to share pictures of my grandchildren and also like to see everyone elses pictures so if any you would like to share, go ahead and put them here.
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The Expert View: Speedy Hire, SuperGroup and Moneysupermarket
A roundup of analysts' commentary on shares, also including Compass Group and Hangar 8.
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Shore Capital downgrades Speedy Hire on accounting irregularities
Shore Capital has downgraded tool-hire firm Speedy Hire (SDY.L) from 'buy' to 'sell' following a warning of accounting irregularities.
The company's chief executive Steve Corcoran announced on Thursday that he would step down while the finance director and other senior managers of the international business were suspended following the discovery of the problem in the Middle East business, where it's believed control processes were 'repeatedly and deliberately circumvented', according to the announcement.
Shore Capital's David O'Brien warned that the news could have an immediate impact on trading: 'While management has stated that it is not in breach of its financial covenants, there has been ''a breach of certain other items'',' he said.
'We think this may well prove to have material implications for its customers, who may well reconsider their options in order to ensure that their projects, some of which will be under time penalties, are completed on time.'
Shares in the group closed at 50.5p on Friday, down 14p or 21.7%.
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SuperGroup set for a bumper Christmas, Investec says
Fashion retailer SuperGroup (SPG.L) is on track for strong sales over the critical Christmas trading period, according to Investec, which has a 'buy' recommendation on the shares.
The company will report its first-half figures on 12 December, and analyst Kate Calvert is expecting a 20% rise in pre-tax profits.
'An update on its infrastructure investment plans, online and recent bolt-on acquisitions is expected, together with confirmation that its opening programme is on track,' she said.
'Overall, we expect a confident team ahead of the key Christmas quarter given how well the autumn/winter ranges seem to have been received.'
Calvert has a target price of £15.
Shares in the group closed at £12.03 on Friday, up 3p or 0.3%.
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'Buy' Moneysupermarket Group, Canaccord says
Canaccord has reiterated its 'buy' recommendation on Moneysupermarket (MONY.L) despite news that the FCA is launching a review of insurance price comparison sites.
Insurance operations account for 59% of Moneysupermarket's revenues, analyst Simon Davies said. Any changes in regulations are potentially important for the company.
However, he believes it's not as bad as it might sound. '[The review] is focusing on transparency and conflicts of interest (and given that MONY is the only one of the big four price comparison sites that is not at least part owned by an insurance group, it scores well on the latter point).
'We expect some requirement to improve disclosures, potentially resulting in a modest increase in costs, but we do not expect a material impact on MONY.'
Shares in the group closed at 181.9p on Friday, up 1.6p or 0.9%.
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UBS increases target price on Compass Group
UBS has increased its target price for contract caterer Compass Group (CPG.L) on the back of an encouraging annual update.
Revenues came in at £17.6 billion, beating analyst Jarrod Castle's estimate of £17.5 billion. Operating profits of £1.26 billion were also ahead of Castle's estimate.
Although the update was generally positive, the analyst did note the currency movements would weigh on results in the year ahead. 'Based on current exchange rates the headwind to 2013 operating profit is over £50 million while we estimate circa £0.7 billion in revenues. Although we are positive on 2014e we have slightly reduced our earnings per share estimates by 1.5% to take into account the currency headwind.'
Nonetheless, the analyst's target price rises from 900p to 920p, and he reiterated his 'buy' recommendation.
Shares in the group closed at 921p on Friday, down 1p or 0.1%.
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'Buy' Hangar 8, Westhouse says
Westhouse has initiated aircraft logistics specialist Hangar 8 (HGR8.L) with a 'buy' recommendation, saying the valuation doesn't reflect the strong outlook for the company.
Hangar 8 operates privately owned jet aircraft, encompassing chartering, operational support and engineering support services.
'With signs of recovery in its end markets, we believe the combination of growth, high returns and balance sheet strength on offer are not reflected in 2014E price to earnings and enterprise value/earnings multiples of 10x and 4.6x, respectively. We initiate with a Buy rating and a 270p target price, ' analyst Kevin Fogarty said.
'We initiate with a Buy rating and a 270p target price.'
Shares in the group closed at 225.9p on Friday, up 5.9p or 2.7%.


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The Caledon Institute led a 13-month project focused upon the creation of a pan-Canadian community of practice with a primary interest in community-government collaboration on policy.
A partnership was established among five communities, the Caledon Institute of Social Policy and representatives from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa in order to document selected policy measures related to economic and social well-being. The five local partners were the Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador, Santropol Roulant (Montréal), the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction, the Community-University Institute for Social Research (Saskatoon) and the City of Red Deer.
The work was supported through the Social Development Partnerships Program of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
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The whimsical, organic furniture of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec has long captivated the design world. (Below, one of my favorite pieces of theirs, the Ploum 2011 for Ligne Roset.) Through June 3, 2012, you can step inside the French brothers' creative process at the exhibition "Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec -- Album" at the Vitra Design Museum Gallery in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Sketches and conceptual drawings will be showcased, along with finished pieces. For more on the show, visit the Bouroullecs' website or the Museum's website. -- m.d.
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Utter Inn, Västerås, Sweden
The Utter Inn receives paying guests, but it's not a hotel. It's a work of art: an installation by the Swedish artist Mikael Genberg, whose shtick is to place traditional red-painted Swedish cottages (stugas) in unusual places. The Utter Inn, opened in 2000, floats in the middle of Lake Mälaren, 1,000 yards offshore from the Swedish city of Västerås. Its single bedroom, submerged 20 feet below the surface, with windows on all sides, turns the concept of an aquarium inside out. Accommodation is basic: The womblike underwater chamber contains just two twin beds and a table; upstairs are a toilet and camp stove. But there are little luxuries, such as breakfast and dinner delivered by boat, and an inflatable raft for exploring nearby islands. Genberg has also suspended a stuga in the branches of an oak tree in Västerås (dubbed the Hotel Woodpecker), and in 2009 he placed one on top of Stockholm's domelike Ericsson Globe Arena. The artist's next project? Putting a stuga on the Space Shuttle and sending it to the moon—tentatively scheduled for 2013.
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"I've known she has been special and I'm glad she's being recognized," said Forster, who accepted the award on her mother's behalf. "I'm very proud of my mother."
Each year Jacksonville's Exchange Club honors one resident who has made significant contributions to the community through volunteerism. This year Forster-Jones was selected from a list of three nominees, which also included Stan Eason, a volunteer chaplain; Jerry Klug, who has actively supported efforts to preserve historic structures in the city; and Noxie Taylor, who volunteered more than 200 hours helping with the restoration of the train depot.
"She's touched the lives of a lot of people," said Mike Limerick, who heads the Exchange Club committee that selects the Golden Deed recipient each year.
Forster-Jones was unable to attend the annual event because of an illness, her daughter said.
Forster-Jones became involved in volunteerism locally after moving to Jacksonville with her family in 1968. The family moved to the area after Forster-Jones' husband, Gene Forster, a Vietnam veteran who died in 1991, was stationed at Fort McClellan.
"This became her home," Forster said.
Forster-Jones is in the process of recovering from a stroke. Reached latter by phone, she said she volunteered in Jacksonville because it's home to her.
"Some people like to work and some people don't like to work," Forster-Jones said. "I worked until I was 65 so I just kept on working. It gives you satisfaction of helping people."
She was one of the first volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels in the county. She worked with the Girl Scout program and assisted Jacksonville High School Band Boosters with fundraising activities, according to the Exchange Club.
Forster-Jones was also known for working with a local garden club to plant spring flowers around the Square. She assisted Jacksonville schools with Odyssey of the Mind, a collaborative problem solving organization that included students in kindergarten and college, a club pamphlet states.
Forster also served as an advocate to get a sidewalk extended in front of Winn Dixie in Jacksonville on Highway 21. Additionally she spent time working with residents in the local housing authority to encourage them to pursue an education and secure good jobs, according to the club.
She was nominated for the award by her daughter, who lives in Auburn.


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Automated License Plate Recognition Helps Law Enforcement but Endangers Public Privacy
The Henderson, Nevada, Police Department implemented automated license plate recognition (ALPR) in three patrol cars in May 2011 and the next month bragged that a stolen vehicle had been spotted and its driver arrested through use of the technology—which cost $160,000 to be installed in nine cars. Impressive technology, right? (Although it should be, with that pricetag!)
ALPR is maybe a little too impressive. ALPR systems can work night and day, and scan as many as hundreds of license plates per minute on both other moving vehicles and parked vehicles. APLR systems can be installed in cars, but also in places such as light poles and on bridges. So far, so good, especially when best and most used, even only used, to locate stolen vehicles and criminal suspects in their own vehicles.
But ALPR systems are used to collect and store information not only on people suspected of crimes, but on every single motorist, and are increasingly becoming a tool for mass routine location tracking and surveillance. APLR-generated information on all of us can be routinely collected and stored, even for years. Local and federal law enforcement agencies are rapidly building systems for pooling stored license plate location information across jurisdictions and regions. If current trends continue, we will eventually see the construction of a national database.
The deployment of ALPR systems is increasingly rapidly, and we could quickly reach a point where the devices are in operation on every block, and the data that they record will become equivalent to monitoring every vehicle with a GPS tracker. That level of tracking of individuals' movements is a significant invasion of privacy that can reveal many facts about our lives, including what friends, doctors, protests, political events, or places of worship that we visit. This is alarming enough in the hands of law enforcement, but if such databases are subject to state and/or federal open records laws, other individuals, corporations, government agencies, or other organizations also could get access to when and where you are driving over sustained periods of time.
Although this fact has been increasingly ignored, forgotten or never learned since September 11, 2001, and the resulting USA PATRIOT Act (which is rife with civil liberties abuses), it is a core principle of U.S. democracy that the government does not invade people's privacy by collecting information about citizens' innocent activities just in case they do something wrong. More and more Big Brother surveillance by government must not become the "new normal" in American society.
Clear regulations must be put in place to keep authorities from tracking our movements on a massive scale. State and federal law should prohibit ALPR devices from storing data where there is not match to an offender list or other evidence of wrongdoing. Because police can use this tool for legitimate law enforcement purposes without storing data on the rest of us, adequate privacy protections will not interfere with legitimate law enforcement uses of this technology.
ACLU of Nevada Hosts Town Hall on Police Brutality
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada held two town hall forums on July 24th and 25th. The first was held at the Mexican Consulate and the second was held in a religious meeting hall called Asamblea Apostolica, Tercera Iglesia. The ACLU hosted these events, in collaboration with the Las Vegas chapter of the NAACP, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, and the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas, to encourage community members and advocates to share their stories on police brutality they have experienced or witnessed.
Eight individuals stood and shared their stories. Some had been humiliated and unnecessarily arrested. Some had been Tasered. Some even had family members face fatal encounters with the police.
After the testimonies had been shared, the floor was opened to anyone who wanted to share other relevant comments and concerns. Consensus seemed to emerge that Metro officers have no accountability and that the sense of trust between officers and citizens has been broken. Several attendees testified that citizens who used to call the police for protection now feared the end result of an encounter.
The ACLU appreciates the courage it took each individual to speak out at these events, and we hope that others will join in. This is only the beginning of the conversation.
ACLU of Nevada Executive Director Dane Claussen welcomed participants both evenings (along with Consul General Mariano Lemus Gas at the consulate and Pastor Antonio Jimenez at the Asamblea Apostolica) and Legal Director Staci Pratt introduced the event. Phil Hooper, the ACLU of Nevada's Administrative Director, moderated, and Octavio Porales, the Consulate's Protection Consel, translated both Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Each speaker was invited to share his or her story and was allotted five minutes, so that everyone wishing to share had an opportunity to do so.
by Heba Tellawi, ACLU of Nevada Legal Intern
To kill or not to kill?
In late February of this year, the Nevada Department of Corrections closed the Nevada State Prison (NSP) in Carson City. NSP was the oldest prison in the state and was one of the oldest in the country that was still in operation. The facility was forced to close due to major budget constraints in the state. All of the inmates that were housed in the facility were transferred to other institutions, including Ely State Prison, which houses Nevada's current death row.
Closing NSP might a stop to any executions in Nevada because NSP housed the state's only death chamber. Although Nevada Department of Corrections officials say an execution could be carried out, there are serious questions about whether Nevada has a solid plan in place to deal with an execution, including transporting and holding an inmate who is about to be executed. In addition, the drug that is currently used to perform lethal injections is no longer available. If any inmate currently on death row makes a voluntary decision to drop his appeals and be executed, the state has no means to do so.
Recently the Nevada Department of Corrections has submitted a Bill Draft Request seeking $385,000 to create a new execution chamber at Ely State Prison. According to a study that examined the costs of defense attorneys in Clark County spends an additional $200,000 in defense costs alone to prosecute an offender when the death penalty is introduced. This figure does not include costs to the prosecution. There are also substantial additional costs that come from appeals of a death penalty sentence, which have not been studied in Nevada, and also incarceration costs
In essence, if the bill that the Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking is approved, the state could spend millions to build a death chamber and try death penalty cases, possibly without carrying out a single execution. This is at a time when government layoffs and the cutting of essential state programs are a real possibility.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia do not have the death penalty. In recent years more states have begun to reconsider their policies on the death penalty and more agencies have come to the realization that the cost to try a death case, including the appeals process and incarceration, is astronomical.
Nevada should take some time to reconsider its position on the death penalty and weigh the heavy costs of capital punishment. In the state of Nevada, since capital punishment was reinstated in 1977, there have only been 12 executions, and 11 were voluntary. Is it worth the cost to continue a policy that has little effect on crime and has costs that are well beyond the state's budget?
No DNA Collection Before Conviction
How do you feel about your DNA being collected and stored before ever being convicted of a crime? Some states have adopted a version of this policy, where the government collects DNA samples after every arrest. Thankfully, Nevada is not one of those states – yet. The ACLU of Nevada has helped fight off automatic DNA collection after felony arrests in 2011, but it could resurface in the next legislative session.
The ACLU believes the practice of forcibly taking DNA from anyone who is arrested before conviction of a crime is contrary to the core American principle that we are all innocent until proven guilty. It is a violation of due process and the 4th Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure.
Proponents of the practice would have you believe a number of things about collecting DNA after every arrest. Supporters believe that DNA collection will prevent crimes against women, exonerate the wrongly accused, prevent crime sprees, reduce racial disparity, and take away rights from criminals. Lastly, they claim that it is a cost effective way to reduce crime.
All of these are admirable goals; however, there is little or no evidence to support the claims that they can be achieved through this controversial practice. There is a lack of evidence proving that this practice prevents crimes against women, or anyone for that matter. It is also unlikely that it exonerates the wrongly accused; the wrongly accused often offer their DNA to exonerate themselves. As for preventing crime sprees, it must be considered that often there is little to no DNA that will be collectible at the crime scene of a "crime spree." This practice also will not protect people of color, as they are often disproportionately arrested; this practice might actually serve to disproportionately harm minorities. Finally, the belief that this is a cost effective practice is a far stretch from the truth. Collecting, processing, and storing all of these DNA samples would cost millions of dollars, which could be used to fund proven policing practices.
What this practice actually does is subject potentially innocent people to an egregious violation of their privacy. One false arrest could lead to lifelong genetic surveillance of innocent people. A quick inventory and assessment of the facts and myths surrounding the practice should inform the public of whether or not they support this practice in their state.
by Kayleigh Hartwig, ACLU of Nevada Legal Intern
Fair trial, anyone?
People think that forensic evidence is the one of the most condemning pieces of evidence that can be presented. It's science, so it just can't be wrong. Right?
Like so many other things in our criminal justice system, forensic evidence can be wrong. It can be exaggerated. The science behind it can even be completely, if unintentionally, bogus.
If the story of flawed forensic evidence ended there, basically that we're human and make mistakes, it would be not ideal, certainly, but it would be understandable. Unfortunately, the Justice Department has known that some of the forensic evidence used in convictions was flawed, but as the Washington Post reports, the convicted individuals and their attorneys were never told about it. Only the prosecutors were informed.
So in most of these cases where basic evidence used to help convict someone was wrong and the government knew it was wrong, all of nothing happened. Many potentially innocent people continued to sit in prison without knowing the government might hold the key to their release.
The Justice Department and the FBI announced on Tuesday that it will review the use of forensic evidence in thousands of cases, with help from the Innocence Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. It will "determine whether any defendants were wrongly convicted or deserve a new trial because of flawed forensic evidence," the Washington Post reports.
This review is long overdue, but it is a step in the right direction. Even if (and this is a big "if") every conviction is upheld where faulty forensic evidence was used, this review is necessary in the pursuit of justice, which is a lot more than just getting and protecting a conviction.


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Taiwan-Japan museum row resolved after Tokyo fixes name on poster
Published on Jun 23, 2014 3:05 PM
TAIPEI (AFP) - A row between Tokyo and Taipei over the loan of a host of treasured artefacts to Japan has been solved, Taiwanese officials said on Monday, with the exhibition set to open on schedule.
The disagreement broke out last week after the name of Taiwan's national museum was changed in promotional posters advertising an upcoming exhibition in Japan - a spat that highlighted Taipei's sensitivity over its global diplomatic status.
Hundreds of artefacts and artworks from the Taipei National Palace Museum were due to go on display in Japan for the first time.
But Taiwan threatened to cancel the event after it emerged that the word "national" had been omitted from a number of promotional posters and tickets.
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