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Christmas Sandwich Cremes
Total TimePrep: 40 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Makes4 dozen
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Food coloring
- In a small bowl, combine the butter, cream and flour. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
- Divide into thirds; let one portion stand at room temperature for 15 minutes (keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll out). Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 1-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place cutouts in a shallow dish filled with sugar; turn to coat. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with a fork several times. Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Cool on wire racks.
- For filling, in a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Tint with food coloring. Spread about 1 teaspoon filling over half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
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Dec 3, 2017
Delightful!! You can't get any easier for a sandwich cookie than these. I picked these as an addition to my list of Christmas cookies, but the filling color can be easily changed to fit any holiday.
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Dec 13, 2013
I make these every year at Christmas. I give them away as gifts mostly. The one thing I have found, is I mix the cookie batter by hand because it is such a delicate one. They are super delicious!
Dec 13, 2012
I have made these for the last 2 Christmas's and they are so good and it's true, they do just melt in your mouth. They are so cute and everyone just loves them!
Sep 23, 2012
These melt in your mouth cookies have been one of my family's favorites for many years.They dissapear off the cookie platter faster than any others.I often make a double batch and freeze them.
Feb 19, 2012
These are very good. The cookie recipe does not call for any salt or sugar (other than the sugar the cut-out cookie is coated in), so the cookies are rather bland and rich. I would add a bit of salt, and be sure to coat them thoroughly in sugar! The sweetness of the frosting eaten along with it helps too. Also, these cookies are more fragile than some, so don't cut them too thin or they won't hold up when frosting. I used them as lollipop type cookies-on-a-stick, being sure to cut them fairly thick, and they were great.
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Mar 24, 2011
These are my very favorite cookies. My sister and I made several batches with leaf-shaped cookie cutters for my wedding reception (fall theme). Everyone loved them. I had several requests for the recipe. They also freeze extremely well which is really handy when you need a large amount for an event.
Dec 28, 2010
Very simple recipe to make and uses so few ingredients. I have made these cookies for 35 years ever since I found it in an old Swedish cookbook. They are always the first cookie asked for at family affairs and the first cookie gone. They are called the Swedish Cookie in our family. This cookie also is perfect for bridal and baby showers.


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US Senator suggest Canadians should need a US visa to enter the United States
An influential United States Senator has proposed that discussion begins between the United States and Canada on whether Canadians should require visas to enter the United States for security reasons.
Almost immediately, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney told the press on Parliament Hill that, "Canada and the United States have always been visa-free for bilateral travel of our nationals. I have no reason to believe that will ever change. It would be massively problematic from an economic perspective."
The idea arose after a report on the United States-Canada border was released that said the United States did not have the capability to properly secure the majority of the border.
Canadians that need a US visa to enter the United States
There are some Canadians who may need a visa to enter the United States, including the E, A, G, V and the K-series of visas. These people include treaty traders under NAFTA, fiances of of US citizens and their children, spouses of lawful permanent residents and their children, foreign government officials and employees of international organizations when entering the United States on an assignment.
The controversy is not about Canadians needing visas for these categories but rather for US visitation. Let's hope nothing comes of it.
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Forget your own genome – now you can pay to sequence the DNA of the microbes in your gut and get advice on which foods to eat for better health
SEQUENCING your genome is so 2017. With personalised health becoming a booming industry, several start-ups are now offering to sequence the DNA of all the microbes living in your gut as well.
Emerging research suggests that cultivating a healthy balance of these organisms, collectively known as the gut microbiome, can protect against some of the biggest health threats around, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel disease, arthritis and depression.
We might be able to control these organisms with drugs (see "Gut medicine"), but some firms think food is a better option. …


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Nå er jeg så nysgjerrig at jeg holder på å sprekke! Bare på noen timer har det vært innom over 500 mennesker fra USA! Hva skjer?
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|Hagner, D., Kurtz, A., Cloutier, H., Arakelian, C., Brucker, D. L., May, J. (2012). Outcomes of a family-centered transition process for students with autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 27 (1), 42-50.
|Outcomes of a family-centered transition process for students with autism spectrum disorders
|Hagner, D., Kurtz, A., Cloutier, H., Arakelian, C., Brucker, D. L., May, J.
|Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
|Hammill Institute on Disabilities
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|http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1088357611430841 | PDF
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|Despite the 2004 amendments to the IDEA specifically defining and outlining the provision of transition services for youth with disabilities, educational, employment, and independent-living transition outcomes remain poorer for young adults with disabilities than for their nondisabled peers. Researchers have consistently demonstrated that adult employment, independent living, and social outcomes for individuals with ASD are poor. Furthermore, few young adults with ASD transition from school into employment or higher education, and many attend sheltered workshops or day activity programs.
|The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a transition planning approach that empowers students with ASD and their families, educates them about the transition process, and helps them connect with community resources on the transition readiness of youth with ASD. Our research questions included the following: Research Question 1: How does participation in a comprehensive family-centered intervention affect students with ASD and their families' expectations for adult life? Research Question 2: How does participation in a comprehensive family-centered intervention affect levels of self-determination among transition-aged students with ASD? Research Question 3: How does participation in a comprehensive family-centered intervention affect career decision-making ability for transition-aged students with ASD?
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|47 youth ages 16-19 years old with autism spectrum disorders
|Youth, ages 16 to 19 years, were randomly assigned to a Year 1 group or a Year 2 group. Participants in the Year 1 group received a transition planning intervention consisting of (a) group training sessions for families in the transition process, (b) person-centered planning meetings facilitated by project staff, and (c) follow-up assistance with career exploration and plan implementation.
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|The Year 2 group began receiving services following the second data collection point.
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|Survey data were collected at enrollment and 12 months later, prior to the initiation of services for the Year 2 group. Standardized surveys were used to measure the impact of the project on (a) student and parent expectations for the future, (b) self-determination, and (c) vocational decision- making ability. To measure changes between pre- and post-survey measurements, paired t tests were run separately for Group 1 and Group 2. One-tailed repeated-measures tests with a significance level of .05 were used. Analyses were performed using SPSS Version 19.0.
|Participants in the Year 1 group reported statistically significant increases in all four measured variables, whereas the Year 2 group showed no significant changes.
|The fact that increases in measured variables in the Year 2 group were not significant indicates that a combination of maturation over time and exposure to the models of transition assistance currently being provided to students with ASD is not sufficient to accomplish these goals. Through the family-centered transition planning process, students and families were able to identify postschool goals and steps needed to achieve these goals. With assistance from a personally chosen planning team, students and families were also able to identify resources required to be successful and access those resources.
|Disabilities served:
Autism / ASD
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Functional fluids comprise a wide range of other liquids and oils which are deployed as transmission fluids, lubricants, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids and metalworking fluids during several industrial processes and procedures such as grinding, machining, stamping, forging and milling among others. Moreover, various functional fluids are used in different end user industries such as transportation, automotive, solar power and chemical. The most recent development in the global functional fluids market is the increasing prominence of metal removal fluids since they have less or no mineral oil and thus delivers benefits such as lubrication and excellent visibility during various metal working operations and processes. With the increasing demand for new technology based functional fluids made up of synthetic material, the primary fabricated and metal segments, the rising popularity of such products is anticipated to immensely benefit the overall growth of global functional fluids market over the forecast period.
Market Dynamics
The increasing requirement for high performance products as well as increasing number of stringent environmental norms and regulations are some of the key factors fueling the demand for functional fluids, which in turn, is projected to accelerate the growth of global functional fluids market over the forecast period. In addition, increasing growth of functional fluids market is also expected to be fueled by increasing availability of good quality base stocks as a consequence of increasing number of investments in newer base stock capacities across the globe. Owing to the rapidly expanding supply of functional fluids, the original equipment manufacturers are taking important steps towards global specifications and are increasingly adopting to advocate the employment of high performance synthetic products such as functional fluids. Furthermore, functional fluids have emerged as one of the most ideal choices due to their capability to decrease overall maintenance time and turnaround costs by increasing the drain intervals.
Market Classification and Overview
The global functional fluids market can be segmented on the basis of type, application and region. On the basis of type, the global functional fluids market can be segmented into hydraulic & transmission fluid, process oil, heat transfer fluid, metal working fluid and others. By application, the global functional fluids market can be segmented into construction, industrial, transportation and others. On the basis of region, the global functional fluids market can be segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa (MEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC). The demand in APAC is expected to be the major driving factor for the growth of global functional fluids market. China is anticipated to account for the largest share and lead the overall demand for functional fluids owing to the increasing industrial production over the last few years. The markets in other developing countries such as Brazil, Russia, Poland, Indonesia, New Zealand, Argentina and India among others are also anticipated to grow rapidly throughout the forecast period.
Report Coverage
Global Functional Fluids Market
Analysis Period
2014 – 2024
Historic Data
2014 – 2015
Base Year
Forecast Data
2017 – 2024
Market Stratification
Type, Application, Geography
Regional Scope
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa (MEA)
Report Coverage
Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Porter's Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Analysis,
Player Profiling, Value Chain Analysis
Market Participants
Major players operating in the global functional fluids market are focusing on some key market strategies such as mergers and acquisitions to keep hold in the ever competitive market. Moreover, they are concentrating on collaborating with local players to increase their market reach as well as strengthen their goodwill in the global market. Some of the key players involved in the manufacture and supply of functional fluids include Prestone Products, Exxon Mobil, AMSOIL Incorporated, Royal Dutch Shell, Autoparts Holdings Limited, Ashland Incorporated, Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, BASF SE, BP plc, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Chevron Corporation, Chemtura Corporation, CLC Lubricants Company, ConocoPhillips Co., DuPont (EI) de Nemours, Dow Chemical Company, Milacron LLC, Eastman Chemical Company, Warren Oil Company Incorporated and Total SA among others.
Market Segmentation
Market By Type
· Hydraulic & transmission fluid
· Process oil
· Heat transfer fluid
· Metal working fluid
· Others
Market By Application
· Construction
· Industrial
· Transportation
· Others
Market By Geography
· North America
o US
o Canada
o Mexico
· Europe
o UK
o Germany
o France
o Rest of Europe
· Asia-Pacific
o China
o Japan
o India
o Australia
o Rest of Asia-Pacific
· Latin America
o Brazil
o Chile
o Rest of Latin America
· Middle East and Africa (MEA)
o South Africa
o Saudi Arabia
o Rest of MEA


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Marketing to one anonymous audience without consideration for individuals and their preferences is a thing of the past. One size no longer fits all, and that's truer than ever before when it comes to marketing at a scale.
Personalised marketing at scale is no longer being dismissed as a throwaway gimmick and is truly becoming the newest trend in digital marketing. It has the potential to permanently transform our approach to media.
In the past, products were marketed to one audience with just one message. It mattered more to be seen by as many people as possible, in the hope of reaching enough interested consumers, than trying to target a specific audience based on their interests, demographics, or purchase history.
These days, brands are increasingly trying to market to the unique individual. While general marketing is still very much prevalent, in many areas of their daily life, consumers are noticing that marketing has been tailored towards them specifically. This is particularly true on the major social media platforms. Sponsored ads on Twitter and Tumblr are often based on a consumer's location, but increasingly their browser history and Google searches are being taken into account.
On Facebook, consumers will often see ads corresponding to things they have 'liked', or groups or brands they are following on the site. The effects of personalised marketing at scale are most obvious here, as consumers are much more likely to click on an advertisement of a product they are interested in than one that is utterly irrelevant to their lives.
Using subtly different creative executions based on gender or age group is a simple first step towards personalised marketing at scale. Consumers don't like stereotypes, but they also don't like the feeling of being spied on, so keep that in mind when creating your briefs.
With everybody's digital fingerprints left all over the web, the data to sift through is immense. It's the thing that deters most companies from moving towards personalised marketing to scale. Services such as ExactTarget Marketing are able to help you bring order to the data chaos that's out there.
On some social media platforms consumers are only asked what their interests and likes are, yet on Twitter they are able to actively voice their dislikes. ExactTarget can analyse individual behaviour, location, or recent search terms to help you find out what your audience wants and is looking for.
Personalised marketing also means being relevant to a consumer's context. ExactTarget also allows you to present the next best offer depending on things like the website a consumer is currently browsing or their latest tweet about a desire to have coffee. This isn't just personalised marketing at scale, it also happens in real time, which creates more engagement than ever before and so, more conversions.
By making use of all the popular social media platforms you will increase the reach you have on your potential audience. You will learn more about your audience from their profiles, but by working with the social media platforms as well, you'll be able to understand how they do what they do. Social media platforms can help pick out insights because they know their product the best. At the same time, they know how to identify specific targeting opportunities and can help you measure the impact.
The advantage of thinking programmatically is the value of being able to dig deep and reach the right people with the right creativity and scale across media channels and partners. Using personalised messages grabs a consumer's attention and ultimately creates greater engagement.


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Backgrounder – Concert Properties Executive Team
About Jack Poole, David Podmore, Dan Jarvis, Brian McCauley
About Jack Poole
Generally regarded as one of Vancouver's best known citizens, Jack Poole is a prominent businessman, an experienced developer, an avid sportsman and a passionate philanthropist.
After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Poole began his career working with Engineered Homes in Calgary before moving to Vancouver in 1963. It was here that he and partner Graham Dawson co-founded the Daon Development Corporation. Formed to build housing in resource towns, the company grew to become the second largest real estate development and investment company in North America. In 1989, Poole teamed with David Podmore to form VLC Properties, the precursor to Concert Properties.
Born in Mortlach, Saskatchewan, Poole has always been a keen and talented sportsman. Today, Poole combines his professional expertise with his love of sports in his role as Chairman of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). In addition, Jack is partner and/or owner of 17 private businesses in Canada and the United States, serves as a director of several companies and organizations and was Founding Chairman of the Molson Vancouver Indy.
In addition to the Order of British Columbia and the Queen's Jubilee Medal, Poole's recent awards include Canada's Sport Executive of the Year, Tourism Leader of the Year, Vancouver Junior Board of Trade Community Service Leader and Jack Diamond Sports Personality of the Year. Poole has also been recognized by Simon Fraser University with the Distinguished Community Leader Award and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 as the WAC Bennett Award winner.
In 2006, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced Jack Poole's appointment to the Order of Canada. Established in 1967 to recognize outstanding achievement and service, the Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian order.
Poole and his wife Darlene play very active roles in the community, providing philanthropic support for many BC health and charity institutions. Poole is a proud husband with five children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
About David Podmore
Widely recognized as one of Vancouver's most influential contributors to the real estate industry, David Podmore has been in the business for more than 30 years.
David began his career in 1974 as a Transportation Planner in the Engineering Department of the City of Edmonton. Over the next six years, he progressed through a variety of senior planning positions including Director of Community Planning and Deputy to the City's Board of Commissioners.
He returned to Vancouver in 1980 as Vice President of Planning, Design and Engineering for the newly established BC Place Limited. David was responsible for the comprehensive urban development plan that included acquiring what is now known as the Expo or Pacific Place lands, developing a master infrastructure plan to guide development of the lands through Expo and subsequent urban development, and designing and implementing the plan. As the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the British Columbia Pavilion Corporation, David was also responsible for the development and operation of the BC Pavilion at Expo 86.
Following the world's fair, David joined Bell Canada Enterprises Development (BCED) as Vice President of Development, where he was responsible for west coast operations including substantial development activities in California.
David is often recognized for his tireless efforts to give back to the community, both professionally and personally. David currently serves as Chair of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project (VCCEP) and Chair of the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), is a Director of Terasen Inc., LifeLabs (formerly MDS Metro Laboratory Services), the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) and is Vice Chair of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Foundation.
David was also a Director of the Canadian Tourism Commission for eight years, a member of the BC Progress Board, Immediate Past President of the Urban Development Institute (Pacific Region) and Immediate Past Chair of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation (and former Chair of the Foundation's Telethon). During the term of David's chairmanship of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation, and under his guidance, more than $74 million was raised.
During the bid for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, David led a venue development team that guided preliminary planning for more than $600 million in new infrastructure. He volunteered his personal time to chair the successful "Vote Yes" campaign urging Vancouver voters to support the bid in a plebiscite.
David is the first recipient of the Award of Excellence established by the Real Estate Institute of BC honouring a member of the profession who has shown outstanding leadership and contribution to the real estate industry and to the community, and received the 2003 Community Service Award from Volunteer Vancouver for his extensive community service.
David holds a Bachelor's Degree specializing in Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia and a Masters Degree (Earth Sciences) specializing in Urban Planning from the University of Alberta. He is a Registered Professional Planner (MCIP), a Professional Member of the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia (RIBC) and a Professional Member of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (FRI). In 2005, David was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
David and his wife Janice live in Vancouver and are the proud parents of four grown children. Born and raised in Vancouver, David is an avid outdoors person who enjoys fly-fishing, skiing, hiking and golf. His hobbies include blacksmithing and woodworking.
About Dan Jarvis
Upon completion of a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Queen's University and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University, Dan started his career in investment banking in 1975, working with Wood Gundy Ltd. in Toronto and Montreal. In 1980, Dan joined Bell Canada and was responsible for leading the task force that formed BCE Inc. He later acted as Treasurer of BCE Inc and was actively involved in both capital raising and acquisitions.
In 1986, Dan accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of BCE Development Corporation, a position he held until 1989 when he joined Intrawest as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director. In 1990, Dan took Intrawest public and was responsible for acquisitions and capital raising as the company grew from a market capitalization of $80 million to $1.8 billion at the time of its acquisition by Fortress Canada Investment Corporation in 2006. During that period, the company raised several billion dollars in public and private financings in Canada, the United States and Asia, and went public on the NYSE. By 2006, Intrawest had 11 resorts across North America as well as real estate projects and investments in Europe.
Most recently, Dan led the formation and launch of a new destination club for Abercrombie & Kent.
Dan presently serves on the boards of BC Pavilion Corporation and Harry Winston Diamond Corporation. He has previously served on the boards of Intrawest Corporation, BCE Development Corporation, New Brunswick Telephone and the Canadian Tourism Commission.
Dan is actively involved in the community, has served on the boards of Arts Umbrella and several school boards and is an active supporter of Union Gospel Mission.
An avid gardener, Dan and his wife Wendy live in Vancouver. They are the proud parents of five children.
About Brian McCauley
Following graduate studies in architecture at the University of Manitoba (1983), Brian McCauley began his career in architecture and development working with the prominent Vancouver architectural firms of Raymond Letkeman Architects and Rafii Architects.
In 1988, Brian completed a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon specializing in Housing, Urban Redevelopment and Development Economics. Following these post graduate studies, Brian took a position with Grand Adex Developments in Vancouver where he was responsible for overseeing development management of a number of high-density multi-family residential projects.
In 1990, Brian became an associate with Davidson Yuen Simpson Architects in Vancouver. Over the next three years, he was responsible for design and project management for a number of large scale urban redevelopments, including Concert's Collingwood Village.
Following formal approval of the Collingwood Village rezoning, Concert Properties was fortunate to have Brian join the team to continue on as Senior Development Manager, responsible for overseeing the initial build out of Collingwood Village.
Since joining Concert in 1994, Brian has managed development approvals for more than 2,200 residential units, guided development of the Performing Arts Theatre in the City of Nanaimo and the Marriott Hotel in Victoria and conducted the analysis of a large scale land development project on Vancouver Island.
In 2002, Brian guided Concert's expansion in Ontario leading the development of assured rental housing in Toronto in joint venture with OMERS. In 2006, Brian was named Executive Vice President of Concert, assuming responsibility for all of Concert's residential development across Canada, as well as involvement in Concert's Strategic Investment Plan.
Brian presently serves on the boards of the Urban Development Institute (UDI) Pacific Region and the Building Industry and Land Development Association of Toronto (BILD). He is also a member of the Leadership Committee of Junior Achievement BC.
Brian lives in Steveston with his wife Fiona. His son Adam and daughter Nicole are currently attending university.


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Allow multiple health checks on an ILB
An ILB can provide load balancing on multiple TCP ports. But, when you associate a health check to ILB, you can create only 1 health check on only 1 TCP port. If backend servers are listening on multiple TCP ports, it adds value to provide health check for all those ports
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Humor is War - Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, and Donald Trump
"Its just a joke."
Nope. It is never just a joke. Every joke is war. Scientists wonder why humans developed humor and laughing. I think I know. Because when you are laughed at for doing something, you stop doing it. It is a form of shaming others.
Satire has literally changed the world. St. Ambrose satirized the Roman system of wealth and inheritance and brought it to its knees in the 4th century. Voltaire mocked religion and kings and brought out the French revolution. Presidential elections have been swayed by Saturday Night Live skits (e.g. Sarah Palin became a liability to McCain).
Most humans will do most things but few of us will do something that unintentionally gets a mocking belly laugh from our friends. The distinction between laughing with and laughing at is important to us. And that is the distinction between wielding the sword and getting poked with the sword.
There is something about mocking, satirizing, and making fun that makes us change our behavior. A particular hairstyle might be cool but as soon as people start teasing it, it goes out of style. A particular movie might be considered popular but as soon as it is teased as a movie for idiots, people suddenly will deny liking it.
Humor can destroy almost anything. It can make someone that seems noble seem ridiculous. It can make a movement that seems important seem silly. It can make the powerful seem weak.
Most people do not consciously realize this. We dismiss jokes as jokes. Unimportant and without meaning.
But I think on some unconscious level, we all realize it. We realize it because we don't think it is funny when our side is the one being mocked. You laugh when your friend makes fun of the nerd who wears weird shirts, but when he makes fun of you suddenly you stop laughing.
A recent example of this is Dave Chappelle's Netflix Special, 'Sticks and Stones.' Chappelle is a democrat. He is black. He is Muslim. But this special, had many that lean left fighting mad. Vox condemned him. Rotten tomatoes condemned him. MSNBC condemned him. Conservative commentators like Breitbart.com and Steven Crowder were baffled as to why the left could not take a joke.
What is going on here? The answer is that the left understands much better than the right that there is no such thing as "just a joke." Every joke matters. Every joke has an impact. Every joke if well told and well aimed hurts. Dave Chappelle leveled a lot of jokes and many of them hit well. He hit the LGBT movement in a way that showed its hypocrisy and power. He hit the transgender movement showing how men who change genders are exaggerated caricatures of women (akin to Dave Chappelle doing a ridiculously racist version of an asian person). He hit Jesse Smollett and the hypocrisy of the media with that. He hit the #MeToo movement.
The left understood that Chappelle (a black democratic muslim) hitting all those things are as though a member of the Secret Service started shooting at the president. They are a shot from within. A shot that hurts. The left got angry not because they could not take a joke but because they understand in a way that conservatives do not how important humor is.
Humor is a weapon. And like all weapons it matters very much who the target is.
Conservatives need to learn this. We need to learn that when a guy like Jon Stewart very skillfully mocks conservatives, we should not laugh along. Doing so is like the man that enjoys seeing his own city bombarded with mortars. We should respond. We can respond by saying, "not funny!" We can respond by mocking back. We can respond any way we want other than acting like it is no big deal. Because it is a big deal. A skilled comedian mocking your side is scary. Because humor is war. Humor destroys. Humor does lasting damage.
The conservative movement has a lot of comedians firing their guns in the right direction. Regardless of their personal views, Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Norm MacDonald, and Ricky Gervais have all recently lobbed grenades at the liberal stronghold. Babylon Bee is like we invented the nuclear bomb! Steven Crowder and other conservative comedians are doing the hard work of making light of the left's day to day activities. We should support all these guys.
And I think this is one of the reasons that Trump is so effective. He mocks. He is funny. He takes SNL seriously. He knows that humor matters. He wields the sword well and fears a well wielded sword from the other side.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Wednesday, January 16 - Barry C. Silk
I don't know why the theme of this PUZZLE was such a MYSTERY to me. It's an ENIGMA why I had such a PROBLEM with it.
The four theme answers:
20A: 1999 Russell Crowe movie (Mystery Alaska). Never heard of it.
32A: Parent's handful (problem child). I didn't have one of those...I had two. Just kidding! I did have a problem with this answer, though. I wanted the first word to end in ED, and troubled wouldn't fit. Not knowing the cross at 23D: Domino features (pips) didn't help.
41A: Nickname for the National Security Agency (Puzzle Palace). I didn't have a clue about this one. Had the first two letters from 28D: Cookbook amt. (tbsp) and 42D: E pluribus __ (unum)...then guessed 43D: Fraternity founded in 1847 at New York University (Zeta Psi). That gave me the first word, but I needed crosses to get the second.
55A: W.W. II encryption device (Enigma Machine). Again...no clue. I was able to get the first few letters from crosses...46D: Assuming, hypothetically (if ever), 47D: 1975 "Thrilla" city (Manila), 48D: Melodic passages (ariosi) and 52D: Looked libidinously (ogled). After that, it was easy enough to get the first word. Again, though, I needed crosses to complete the theme answer.
The best thing about this puzzle...plenty of Scrabbly letters.
K crossing a theme answer at 12D: Two-or three-pointer (basket).
X at 61A: In a pique (vexed), crossing at 38D: End of the road, possibly (last exit).
Z appearing twice in one theme answer, also crossing with 33D: Baseball's Johnny, known as the Big Cat (Mize)...and a clever clue at 15A: A lot of pizzazz? (zees), crossing at 6D: San Diego State player (Aztec).
While I didn't do too well with the theme answers, I was able to nail some of the non-theme fill, some of which was very well executed.
10A: Pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 Broadway musical (Abba). I don't know how I knew this, but I did. I must have read it somewhere and stored it in the back of my brain. I'm amazed that I was able to bring it to the forefront.
14A: Hut material (adobe).
26A: Scorecard listing (roster). Does this count as knowing a sports clue?
27A: Fielder's cry (I got it). I love when things like this are gimmes.
29A: Potter's need (soil). Took me some time to realize they meant THAT kind of potter. I wanted slip or clay.
31A: "The racer's edge" (STP). I remember those commercials from my childhood.
51A: "Groovy!" (far out). And I remember this from my teen years.
65A: Getz of jazz (Stan).
9D: Last king of the united Sweden and Norway (Oscar II). I knew with that many letters it would end in a Roman numeral...but my first guess was Olaf VII. It wasn't a bad guess...just very wrong.
13D: Black key (A sharp). I just this minute got it. I wasn't parsing it correctly...couldn't make sense of AS HARP or ASH ARP. It's late...I'm tired...take your pick.
29D: Dress down (scold). I was thinking what you'd do on casual Friday.
30D: "Die Frau __ Schatten" (Strauss opera) (Ohne). Wouldn't have gotten it without the crosses.
34D: Mustachioed Surrealist (Dali). A good guess.
45D: Stork's bundle (arrival).
57D: Asia's __ Sea (Aral). I don't know why I always confuse Aral and Ural. I think Ural are mountains. There must be some way to remember this.
58D: Campbell of "Three to Tango" (Neve). I didn't see the movie, but I like her name, so I always remember it.
I also liked the multiword answers at 69A: Reveal one's feelings (let on), 3D: Campus quarters (dorm room) and 5D: Shove off (set sail).
That's it for tonight. Here's the grid...
...and I'll see you tomorrow.
Linda G
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Aral Sea vs. Ural Mountains. I finally locked this one in my head by remembering that Ural has a "u" and mountains have a "u."
Shortz sometimes throws us a curveball on the Asia Sea clue by going w/ Azov (just north of the Black Sea) instead of Aral. Typically a clue for the latter part of the week.
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- January 16, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- wendy said...
ASH ARP - that's a good one.
A wacky and fun puzzle, but I got seriously VEXED in one corner from a mistake. I had A Minor instead of A SHARP because I couldn't nail the second half of MYSTERY to save my life. Didn't know Crowe was in that movie.
So I had Prom for TEAS and Brutes for BEASTS and ugh what a mess. Also had Bar for PAR in the west, not knowing the domino answer and reasoning that you try to hit a high Bar (as in 'raise the bar').
Liked the WADES, WAD, ADES grouping in the NW corner.
And yes, Linda, ROSTER counts as a sports clue - most definitely!
Wish I could LOLL today but it's off to the mines instead. G'day (Russell Crowe imitation)!
- January 16, 2008 at 5:19 AM
the puzzle was fun..a bit tricky...had kiln for potters need, dots for dominio features and way out rather than far out...those held me back but eventually got them right and finished up....46 D makes no sense to me...I FEVER...can someone help me out
also 50 A is poorly clued as I believe it is the wrong tense...
- January 16, 2008 at 5:47 AM
- wendy said...
Bob - IF EVER ;) The old parsing ploy gets us every time.
I agree ARISEN was not parallel to the clue. I was scratching my head for a time too.
- January 16, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Thanks Wendy...my brain did not compute that at all!!!!...glad that you agree with the incorrect tense...at least some portion of the gray matter was working!!!
Have a nice day
- January 16, 2008 at 6:56 AM
- Sue said...
I think POPPED UP and ARISEN might be interchangeable in a sentence like this: "A new problem had popped up."
- January 16, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Sue I see your point...I am not an English teacher but should it be HAS rather than HAD...at any rate which ever is correct it gave rise to a good exchange and in today's
lack of good usage, it is refreshing to see that people still care about good grammer!!!!
- January 16, 2008 at 7:46 AM
A bit tougher than most Wednesday Puzzles. I had Kiln for potters need and could not remember that San Diego State was the Aztecs.
Bob, I had trouble with arisen too. Just couldn't make it work in my head.
- January 16, 2008 at 7:56 AM
I too had a problem with arisen. However, in case like that I've learned to then to say it with had and has before the clue and answer and it often then makes sense. it's taing years but is finally effective.
- January 16, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- MBG said...
A few tricky places. I was momentarily stumped by potter's need, I was stuck on on a pot maker, instead of a plant potter. Took me a bit to get puzzle palace, too. Russell Crowe's role in Mystery, Alaska was as a hockey player. It wasn't too bad as films go, and he's always worth watching.
Bob, I think either tense of the verb works in that sentence:
A new problem has arisen/popped up.
A new problem had arisen/popped up.
Linda, the Enigma machine was an ingenious device developed by the Germans in WWII to encrypt their military messages. Breaking the the Enigma code was a significant step by the Allies toward defeating the Germans. There was a good film about breaking the code, called Enigma, out in 2001, starring Kate Winslet and Dougray Scott. It was based on the Robert Harris novel of the same name.
- January 16, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- Sue said...
To put the Enigma Machine in context, read Simon Singh's The Code Book -- a fascinating history of code making and breaking.
- January 16, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- NYTAnonimo said...
Or this book:The Secret in Building 26.
- January 16, 2008 at 2:00 PM
- Howard B said...
Don't feel so perplexed... this one had a whole bunch of tricky little nooks and crannies. It wasn't the theme as much as the some of the somewhat obscure other answers lurking throughout (MIZE, ZETA PSI, etc). PUZZLE PALACE isn't quite an everyday phrase, either, as far as I know.
Mystery, Alaska is one of the better hockey movies out there. Of course, that's like describing someone as "one of the best baseball players in Fiji" (No offense against Fijians). There's not a great number in the genre to compare it to. After 'Slapshot', I'm not sure it's a close race, anyway.
- January 16, 2008 at 6:45 PM


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Old fashioned manners, telling it straight and absolutely no stuffiness." This is the strapline Shoosmiths carefully selected to describe its approach to doing business.
You might, therefore, be wondering what the majority of Shoosmiths' future trainees, who have had their training contracts deferred or withdrawn with no offer of compensation (TheLawyer.com, 30 March), have to say about the firm's humble description of itself? After all, Shoosmiths is the only major law firm not to offer cash to trainees whose start dates have been pushed back by up to two years.
Indeed, you would be forgiven for thinking that the debt-laden students, enraged by partners' apparent desire to protect their profits, are busy hacking into the Shoosmiths' website to replace the firm's slogan with more appropriate language, perhaps: "Stupidity, short-sightedness, and unbelievable disrespect and disregard for its employees."
That, at least, is what one online reader of The Lawyer's sister website Lawyer2B.com suggested.
Sticking to its guns
Despite the internal backlash (some of the students launched a petition against the firm), negative press coverage and insufficient trainees volunteering to defer, Shoosmiths has refused to back down.
Meanwhile, in a bizarre twist, two of Shoosmiths' future joiners, Tom Goff and George Roberts, contacted The Lawyer's sister magazine Lawyer2B to publicly defend the firm's actions. In an open letter published on its website (Lawyer2B.com, 30 April), the duo claimed that, in the absence of any financial help, trainees would be "supporting each other in more practical ways".
They added: "In spite of the bad news, we are committed to our firm, and we are resolved to rise to the challenge of succeeding in these tough times, together."
Initially the unusual move had the desired effect. Within minutes of the letter being published a number of Goff and Roberts' fellow trainees posted supportive comments. But unfortunately matters soon took a dramatic turn for the worse, with scores of outraged posters both from within and outside Shoosmiths sticking the boot in and dubbing Goff and Robert's actions a blatant attempt to "gain favour" with partners.
One poster wrote: "Talking about kippers; very fishy indeed – the first postings, all five of them, in fact, from named trainees – on being so 'proud' to be going to work for such a great firm. As a contentious litigation lawyer, not averse to spin, I must say that I have never read such piffle in my life. Either Shoosmiths has engineered this, or these people really live in cloud cuckoo land."
In fact, within a matter of hours Goff and Roberts, and indeed Shoosmiths, turned into a laughing stock in what many viewed as a PR stunt gone horrendously wrong. What is more, despite internal messages supporting the pair for "sticking their heads above the parapet", Shoosmiths chief executive Paul Stothard stopped short of supporting them in public. Shoosmiths management, in fact, has been conspicuous by its absence during this high-profile farce.
As the comments continued to flood in, and with Shoosmiths' reputation in tatters, The Lawyer decided that enough was enough. We contacted the firm to request an interview with Stothard as a matter of priority. After initially being fobbed off with the "he's in an all-day meeting" and a bland pre-prepared statement, Stothard eventually agreed to talk to us.
During the interview, which, incidentally, took place more than a week after the saga kicked off, Stothard denies that Goff and Roberts' response was a PR exercise.
"PR had nothing to do with it," claims Stothard. "I mean, it's a free world and here we treat everyone without fear nor favour, so just because a couple of trainees defend the firm we're not about to take out their legs as they're more than entitled to their views."
Stothard also claims he has no regrets over his firm's decision not to offer compensation to deferring trainees, even though most larger firms are paying £5,000 upwards.
"I don't regret not offering any compensation to our trainees because we spent lots of time making the decision," Stothard says bullishly. "The only way I would have regretted it was if we had been careless in our decision-making."
Stothard claims his firm cannot make business decisions based on how they will be received by the media. Nevertheless, the story has already become infamous and is likely to take up its place in the hall of fame of UK legal market own goals.
No regrets
Stothard, however, dismisses the potentially negative impact on his firm, claiming there has been "a mixed response" from its trainees.
Even if Shoosmiths has managed to cling on to its reputation within its own trainee ranks there is no denying that the firm's decision not to intervene sooner has seriously damaged its brand externally.
Some posters, for example, have compared the Shoosmiths' deferral debacle to when The Lawyer revealed in June 2003 that Martineau Johnson (as it was then known) told trainees who were due to qualify with the firm in the autumn that there were no jobs for them. By email.
The tactless move, claim a number of graduate recruitment managers, put Martineau out of favour with newly qualified lawyers for a number of years.
And although the Shoosmiths saga is not in the same league as that other infamous email from a former Norton Rose lawyer about his then girlfriend, or Baker & McKenzie's Ketchup-gate, it is another example of the importance of speedy intervention when a firm's reputation is being damaged, even if it is through no fault of its own.
Mud sticks. But, unfortunately, the same cannot be said of slogans and catchphrases, which sooner or later blur into the millions of other catchphrases that are dreamt up by PR people, especially when, in Shoosmiths' case, they are blatantly ignored. Indeed, what happened to "old fashioned manners and telling it straight" when Goff and Roberts where being berated by even Shoosmiths' own employees?
Like it or lump it
Roberts, who has borne the brunt of the backlash sparked by the now notorious letter, insists that Shoosmiths' PR machine had nothing to do with the letter. He says he only wrote it to protest about the current "compensation culture" being adopted by many trainees.
"At the end of the day this is all market-led and during the boom time trainees were actually asking to be deferred so that they could take a year out after studying," he argues. "But now the market has changed they're all complaining about deferrals."
The Nottingham Law School student concedes that he had not always been so positive about the prospect of being deferred without any offer of compensation.
He says his initial reaction was to look at his options, but seeing as the Solicitors Regulation Authority had washed its hands of the situation (TheLawyer.com, 8 April), and his only other choice was to sue the firm, he says he had to accept it.
"All the correspondence we had from the firm looked like they really had thought things through and nothing we were going to say was about to change their minds," claims Roberts.
But one thing Roberts never counted on was the vicious reaction his letter of support created.
"I only wrote the piece because I wanted to turn things around. I think people have read the article and forgotten that I'm a person. I had built up a sense of loyalty to the firm through the assessment days, interviews and meeting the partners. The piece was in no way a PR stunt," says Roberts.
Despite the story remaining a hot topic for debate, one future Shoosmiths trainee, who was due to start in September 2009, says: "I knew it wouldn't go down well, but I have been shocked by the scale of abuse. I felt resentful towards both the authors and the sheep. However, I think enough really is enough now. If they don't realise how much of an error they made now, they never will."
But there is one person who is not prepared to back down and admit the whole situation was a big PR disaster for the firm – Stothard.
Even though he admits the initial decision may well have had a negative impact on recruitment, and the firm's reputation as a whole, he remains unwavering about Shoosmiths' stance on deferrals.
"You're dammed if you do and dammed if you don't, because I think our reputation would've been damaged if we couldn't provide trainees with the right training," Stothard argues. "You don't want to get somebody in and have them do photocopying throughout their time," he says.
Maybe so. But a lot of Shoosmiths' future trainees think that is a load of cobblers.


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My job really is awesome. Tonight I spent three hours editing pen pal letters. I should explain. My fourth-graders are pen pals with senior citizens, organized through the senior center, in the town where I teach. They keep their identities anonymous, using pen names, until the end of the year when we have a luncheon and the the writers meet one another. I know, stinking cute, right? I love being a part of this experience. I love everything about it...except quite possibly, editing the pen pal letters that my students write. It took me three hours to get through 22 letter this evening. However, only two letters in, I stumbled upon a little gem that kept me giggling all night long.
Here is the truth: I generally do not read the letters sent to my students. They arrive in special envelopes and they are given directly to the students. The seniors are carefully selected so I've never worried about content before. I'm not really worried about content tonight...but maybe I should be after reading this opening.
Holy crap! Please tell that my student meant to insert the word PIES! I mean, it is still kind of a weird statement (I love whoopie pies) but it is SO much better than the alternative. I shared this with a few friends and colleagues tonight and boy did we have a good laugh.
My job really is that awesome. I can't imagine any other profession where you come home at the end of the day with stories as good as teachers' stories. On any given day, the students can make you crazy but they sure do make you laugh too!
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Today was a good day. Today, a few things happened that shouldn't have surprised me. I was surprised though...pleasantly surprised. I shouldn't be surprised when decisions are made that put kids first and when everyone steps up and does their jobs. I'm likely the problem. I'm getting cynical and crusty in my old age. It is not that I expect the worst. I'm just usually prepared for anything. If I'm going to be disappointed, I'd prefer not to be surprised too.
I wasn't disappointed today.
I was teaching math. The students were gathered around the SmartBoard for the whole class instruction portion of our lesson. That's when our district's new behaviorist came into the room to observe one of my students. She didn't interrupt my teaching. Instead, she waited until I had sent the kids off to work and then approached me to ask some questions. Despite the fact that she hadn't yet met my student, she'd read his IEP and safety plan and her questions were 100% appropriate and thoughtful. She had clearly done her homework. This boy really is thriving right now. She could have received that information from me, turned on her heel, and headed out to tend to more pressing cases. She didn't. She continued to observe and question. She was doing her job. I found her to be impressive. This was a positive change for our district. The last behaviorist was entirely ineffective.
As I finished up with the behaviorist I noticed that the ELL teacher was standing at my door with one of my students who she sees a few times a week. This kid is a very smart boy. He has been in the country for approximately four years. You would never guess this. His spoken English is automatic, grammatically correct, and confident. He has grade level math skills. He is struggling with his reading. His greatest difficulty is with accuracy. When he comes upon a word he doesn't immediately know, he very often inserts any word with the same initial sound. So, the word "communities" is read as "countries." This student has tremendous listening comprehension. Yet, he is unwilling to stop and struggle even when the text doesn't make sense. The ELL teacher wanted to share this observation of his reading behavior with me and wanted me to participate in the conversation with the student. This doesn't always happen. I get it, it is hard for specialists and classroom teachers to find the time to confer with one another. However, this specialist brought me into the circle today so that we could work together to best help a student. This is what should happen all the time.
Meanwhile, in the classroom, the academic tutor and one to one aide worked the room ensuring that every child was getting the support he or she needed. I was tied up for ten to fifteen minutes yet the students remained engaged in their math task and were productively working. This wasn't a surprise. These two women show up every day and work hard for our students.
Finally, we've been dealing with a sticky situation with a one to one aide. At the beginning of the school year, a different aide serviced a child in my room. She is a veteran aide with a gigantic heart. She adores the student to whom she is assigned. A month and a half into the school year she began to suffer with debilitating back pain. She was in agony and her pain compromised her ability to effectively do her job. For example, she could not work with this student on the floor and could not supervise her on the stairs. After suffering for some time, she took a leave from school. She is slated to return, after being out of school since the second week of October. I have many concerns about her return. I worry first about her mobility and safety at school. I wonder about how effectively she'll do her job. I wonder how long she'll be able to sustain her position or if the pain will return requiring another leave. I worry about the student's ability to adapt to change again and if we'll see a set back as she transitions to another change in staff. In the end, I hoped that we would consider the needs of the student first. Today my principal let me know that the district will place the returning aide in a classroom support role where she can work with small groups of students while safely seated. Her mobility and potential effectiveness in her previous role will be evaluated. again at Christmastime. I know she'll be heartbroken and I feel so badly about that but I am so happy that my principal and Director of Special Ed. are putting the student first even though it is tricky business.
Honestly, today was a day filled with happy surprises. Kids were put first all day long. Everyone showed up and worked hard for our students. Decisions were made in the best interest of the kids. Today was an excellent day.
Low Floor-High Ceiling
Day 152
I fell upon a doozie of a post tonight. Sometimes I think that there are math angels working for Twitter and they generously throw the exact stuff I need to read into my Twitter feed. Tonight, I read this post, "No More Mathematical Matchmaking: the Return of the Inaba Place Value Puzzles" by Jenna Laib (@JennaLaib) It was the perfect follow up to a couple of Mark Chubb's posts I've read recently. I tweeted precisely this idea.
There is a teacher in my building who has said things that have been critical of the way my co-teacher and I "do" inclusion. Reading Mark Chubb's posts validated everything I feel and believe about inclusion and what it should look like. If you've read his posts but can't quite picture what it looks like in a real classroom then read Jenna Leib's post because she illustrates her inclusion practice and use of a low-ceiling/high-floor task to meet the needs of all learners.
Being fairly progressive and feeling judged by your colleagues is a tough nut to swallow. Pile on some, "the superintendent and principal prefer that inclusion is done the way I do it" sentiment and you become susceptible to self-trash-talk where the end result is your self-esteem spiraling down the toilet.
What I'd like to do:
I swear this is the last time I'm going to gloat about my red splat. Seriously.
Generally, I begin the week with a Number Talk from Shery Parish's Number Talks book (@NumberTalks). We focus on one strategy and work on progressively difficult problems as the week unfolds. Fridays are "FUN FRIDAY" which obviously means we do fraction work in place of our standard sense-making routine! I use the resources at www.fractiontalks.com or "Fraction SPLATS" at Steve Wyborney's site, www.stevewyborney.com.
There was NO WAY I could wait to share the red splat with my students till Friday. This was, OPEN UP YOUR MATH LESSON ON THE MONDAY MORNING AFTER THANKSGIVING material! When I told the students that we received a response from Steve the excitement in the room was palpable. When I posted his response on our SmartBoard and the students learned about their access to EXCLUSIVE slides with a RED splat they nearly lost their minds.
I decided that we'd try to solve the first "puzzle" only that morning as I anticipated that it would challenge my students.
TRUTH: It was hard for many of my kids. The language in the clue was complex and required that they process multiple ideas simultaneously. I think it was the personalized note at the beginning of the slideshow that had my students so determined to figure out what was under the red splat. They read the clue COUNTLESS times in order to make sense of the problem (without my prompting!) They experimented with a lot of different strategies. Most were strategies they'd developed when we worked on regular spalt and fraction splat puzzles. Many used guess and check to settle on an answer. No one frustrated, even after MANY failed attempts.
Steve made the math really personal for my students today. In their minds, an internet celebrity designed a math experience just for them. They saw it for the gift that it was and they treated the experience as such! Many students were able to walk away with a correct solution after lots of time to work and many failed attempts. Even those who did not come away with an effective solution, worked hard to make sense of the work of their peers when it was shared out.
I wish I could recreate that sense of agency, excitement, determination to make sense, and to succeed every day. Today was a gift. Thanks again Steve Wyborney!
Exclusive, Rare, Rogue, Red, Splat
Day 149
A few days ago, I blogged about my experience using Steve Wyborney's math routines with my fourth graders. His "SPLAT" presentations and newer "Esti-Mysteries" are amazing free resources generously shared on Twitter. My students have loved this activities. On the day before Thanksgiving my students wrote to Steve and thanked him for his work sharing a bit about what they find enjoyable and why they are grateful. If this sounds familiar to you it is because I've already blogged about this in a previous post. Anyhow, I took photos of a few of their sweet notes and tweeted them out to @SteveWyborney. Here is the tweet:
Big picture: There are many amazing math educators working hard and sharing their work so that we can ALL be better for our kids. Most share their work free of charge. A lot of it is amazing stuff. This couldn't be more true for Steve Wyborney. It was the day before Thanksgiving and I was feeling grateful. Sometimes, when we can, we need to take a moment and show our gratitude. Plus, these little notes, which were just a small sample of the notes written, were lovely and captured my students' true feeling so well. Knowing that I was going to tweet some of their notes was highly motivational for my students. They put their hearts into the writing. This is what Steve had to say about the notes:
He also sent me this message:
My key takeaway: My students spent less than ten minutes expressing their gratitude. I spent less than ten minutes tweeting out those letters. The ten minutes we invested in showing our gratitude made somebody's day! It is totally worth ten minutes of our time to make somebody's day. This is especially true when the work that somebody puts out into the world makes a tremendous difference in the learning that unfolds in your classroom.
Final thoughts:
Co-Teaching - He's Done it Again!
Day 148
I'm telling you, sometimes it is like Mark Chubb is reading my poorly constructed blogs and then spitting out eloquent blogs that capture all of my thoughts and beliefs. He says what I think and believe. He just seems to say it in a way that is far more clear.
I've blogged about co-teaching before. Some of the points I've made are:
In his blog, "Co-teaching in Math Class", Mark Chubb distinguishes implications for co-teaching when one partner is a special ed. teacher versus when one partner is a math coach. I wanted to sing out an AMEN as I read specific sections. I'll leave you with these two screen shots from his blog but it is truly worth the time it will take you to read his work. He gets it and has a gift for communicating his thinking.
Visit Mark Chubb's (@markChubb2) blog by clicking HERE.
Good Grades
Day 147
This is the perfect time of year to consider this question. My own children just received their report cards last week and I'll be completing report cards for my students next week. I was thrilled with my children's report cards. My son is a sophomore in high school who is taking all honors classes. All As and Bs for him...even in geometry and chemistry. My daughter is in eighth grade. She takes all honors classes too. She was recently inducted into the Junior National Honor Society. She received all As on her report card. Good grades are important to me and I've put some pressure on my kids to get good grades. So, my response to Will Richardson's recent tweet about grades might be surprising.
Good grades do NOT necessarily equal a good education. Higher grades do not mean that a student has learned more or knows more. High grades mean that the student has acquired some soft skills, like organization, time management, and perseverance. High grades say that he or she takes school seriously. High grades indicate that a student can use self-control and has developed the ability to make responsible decisions. Good grades, in my mind, actually say little to nothing about learning. Good grades say that a kid has figured out how to "do" school.
However, despite the grade-grubbing culture at my son's high school, I witnessed a beautiful thing happen in his honors English class. It is an ungraded class. This is not to say that he doesn't get a grade at the end of the term, it just means that pieces of his work are not graded throughout the term. Instead, he submits work throughout the term and receives actionable feedback from his teacher. At mid-term, they conferenced and discussed his progress toward his goals. His goals were revised and his work continued. At one point he came home and, in an intense way, said that he had to up his game in English. I asked why. He explained that he had peer-conferenced with a girl from his class and her writing blew him away. She had given him some helpful feedback. However, it was her writing that motivated him. It was refreshing to see my son motivated by the talent of his classmate versus her grades. I hear so many parents, when we talk about the importance of learning versus grades, talk about competition and how motivating and healthy it is. I couldn't agree less. Just knowing that someone is getting better grades than you is not motivational. But for my son, seeing an example of quality writing and receiving some feedback from a peer was helpful, motivational, and inspirational. Inspired learning is what I desire for my kids. I don't want them to be competitive grade grubbers.
So the quick answer: grades have nothing to do with learning. As teachers, we need to concern ourselves deeply with providing rich learning opportunities and then figure out how to measure that learning. I'm fairly certain that the way we measure learning today is actually having a detrimental impact on learning. We certainly have our work cut out for us!
Turkey Day Pre-Game
Day 146
I had a sneaking suspicion that attendance was going to be down today. I have 22 students. I began the day with 17. Then, over the course of the morning, three were dismissed. Still, there was a lot of energy in the room. It was like the 14 students who remained were trying to fill the void the others left. It didn't make sense to introduce new material in math class. I toyed with a Math In Three Acts but I'd hate for so many kids to miss out. We started the day with a number talk. The strategy was to use partial products to solve more difficult multiplication problems. This strategy is truly connected with the math we're teaching in our core lessons right now. The kids are doing a great job of visualizing arrays and then decomposing the arrays into two or more smaller arrays that make solving the larger problem easier.
I knew we'd be trying something new during our main lesson and I was pretty excited. Steve Wyborney is a math educator who shares his work generously on Twitter (@SteveWyborney). My students have really enjoyed his engaging splat and fraction splat routines. I had recently seen a couple of tweets from 5th and 6th grade teachers endorsing Steve's latest creation, "Esti-Mysteries". I couldn't wait to check them out. They couldn't have been more perfect for my students and the day we were having. From the first moment, I had 100% engagement. The students loved how Steve rolled out the clues and the suspense building in the class was tangible. This routine, due to the clues Steve used, addressed quite a few of our fourth grade learning standards. The mysteries welcomed different approaches and demanded higher-level thinking skills. I knew that the learning had been meaningful when my students cheered at the first reveal. We solved mysteries #1, #2, and #3 today and the kids begged for more.
Here is the thing. Math should be challenging. Math should require kids to dig deep and struggle. Math should be fun. It can be all of these things at the same time. Steve Wyborney has certainly figured out how to get it done. I'm thankful for his work and my students are too!
Check out Steve Wyborney's site where you can find his NEW Esti-Mysteries and SPLATS!
Gaps and Surprises
Day 145
I have a student who is struggling in math. What she is able to do is so interesting. It is even more interesting when I consider her struggles. It seems like the number sense that she should have gained in second grade is NOT intact. For example, she cannot move around the hundreds chart with ease. If asked what 24 plus 30 is she would have two strategies: standard algorithm and counting on by thirty singles! The problem with her standard algorithm use is that she has memorized the procedures with no understanding. Therefore, 26 + 6 is sometimes 86! She cannot count by ten from any number. She has little command of facts that sum to ten so she has a difficult time knowing that n = 6 when 34 + n = 40. She cannot respond accurately when asked, "what would you add to 8 to get a sum of 18?"
Here is where it gets interesting. She knows her multiplication facts COLD. She can play "Big Array/Small Array" covering a larger array with two smaller arrays. She can generate algebraic notation showing her thinking (ex: 18 x 7 = (10x7) + (8x7) 18 x 7 = 70 + 56 and finally, 18 x 7 = 126)
When given a problem to solve like the one shown in the assessment below, she struggled. Even though she works proficiently with the array cards, she is having a difficult time moving from the concrete to a more symbolic representation. Today, she wanted to decompose the 7. I asked her how she would break seven apart. She said she would break it into a 3 + 4. I asked her what her next move would be. She froze. At this point I wish I had her grab the array cards and work to find two array cards that would cover an 18 x 7 array. Instead I showed her the smaller array she was left with. The one we discussed was an 18 x 3. I asked her if she knew her three facts up to 18 or if she knew her 18 facts. There was a long pause. I was even hoping that she might suggest adding 18 three times but that suggestion didn't come. My next move was to ask her if there was another option, other than decomposing the 7. She was able to suggest decomposing the 18. When I asked her how she might break it up, she struggled. I asked what 7 facts she knew by heart. She suggested 7 x 5. I asked if she knew any larger facts. She knew 7 x 10. I asked her to partition the array so that one part was a 7 by 10. She was able to do this. When I asked the length of the remaining side, she couldn't tell me. After many attempts, she counted on from 8 and settled on ten as her answer. Once she was able to decompose the large array and label the array's dimensions, she was on her way and completed the rest of the assessment independently.
I wish I always knew the best path to help students work through problems. I ask a lot of questions. I give think time. Still, I wish I had grabbed the array cards because she may have been able to make the connection between the physical arrays that she has worked with successfully and today's more symbolic representation. I wish I had a math coach or another adult who loves math as much as me, by my side in the classroom, so that we could strategize. I'd love to have more confidence in the math moves I make.
I still have to think about how to fill some of those number sense gaps. I'll begin with an Investigations game called "Capture 5" and go from there. I hope that this game will help her to add ten to any number with ease and to learn facts that sum to ten and make the connection between these facts and figuring out missing addend problems or subtraction problems where knowing those critical facts is helpful. This is what I'm thinking. I just wish I was more certain.
Marie McManus Brigham
A public school teacher who gets to wonder alongside fourth-graders.
December 2018


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Evidence of racial discrimination and inequality still exists and impacts the lives of working Canadians every day.
Ottawa (31 Jan. 2019) — Every February, Canadians are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of black Canadians, past and present. The government of Canada introduced this special month in 1995 to raise awareness about Canadians of African descent. For 2019, the theme is "Black Migrations," tracking the continuous movement of black people from the American South to the industrialized North and beyond.
Accordingly, today the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is sharing the stories of 3 black Canadians, 2 of whom came to Canada and shaped our nation's history, and a third whose story traveled to all corners of Canada in 2018. These are 3 of the many black Canadians who inspire our work as trade unionists in our ongoing struggle for equality and fairness.
Albert Jackson
Born into slavery around 1856, Albert Jackson was originally from the United States. In 1858 his mother, Anne Maria Jackson, utilized the Underground Railroad to save her family and relocate to Toronto. In 1882, Jackson secured a job as a letter carrier, but was met with racism on his first day when white postmen refused to train him. He was subsequently reassigned to the position of hall porter but controversy over his position raged in the press. A delegation from the black community met with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and demanded Jackson be reinstated as a letter carrier. Two days later, Jackson was back in his position as a letter carrier — a job he held until he died in 1918.
In 2012, the lane behind Jackson's house on Brunswick Avent was renamed Albert Jackson Lane. A heritage plaque detailing Jackson's story was unveiled in Toronto in 2017. And in 2018, thanks to the work of CUPW members, Jackson was commemorated on a stamp as part of Canada Post's Black History series.
Jean Augustine
Born in 1937 in Happy Hill, Grenada, Augustine moved to Canada in 1960. Augustine was very active in her community, advocating to strengthen minority and women's rights, before she entered politics in 1993 as a Member of Parliament. One of her many accomplishments was proposing a motion to recognize February as Black History Month. The motion passed unanimously and Black History Month continues to celebrate black Canadians to this day. Augustine continued to serve as a Member of Parliament until she retired in 2006. She has received numerous honours and awards, including the Order of Canada, for her work as an educator, a politician, and an advocate for social justice.
Viola Desmond
The owner of Halifax's Desmond School of Beauty and Culture, Viola Desmond made history by sitting in a "whites only" section in a segregated movie theatre. Though her ticket was for the balcony section (for a price of twenty-five cents) she chose to sit in the floor area (which cost twenty-six cents) because she was nearsighted. She was arrested, jailed, and charged for tax evasion. She represented herself at the trial (she wasn't told she was entitled to a lawyer) was convicted, and fined twenty-six dollars — all over a matter of one cent. The black community rallied around Desmond with protests and an appeal to the provincial Supreme Court, but there was no acknowledgement of racial discrimination in Desmond's case until 2010 when Mayann Francis, Nova Scotia's Lieutenant-Governor, pardoned her — 45 years after Desmond's death. Desmond has since been honoured in several commemorations, including on a stamp, in a Heritage Minute, on Canada's Walk of Fame, and on Canada's $10 bill.
We, in the labour movement, care deeply about rights, fairness, and equal dignity. Evidence of racial discrimination and inequality still exists and impacts the lives of working Canadians every day. Confronting racism is a fundamental aspect of our struggle, and NUPGE is proud to do our part in fighting for equality in the present and honouring the legacy of black Canadians and anyone of African descent that calls Canada their home.
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is one of Canada's largest labour organizations with over 390,000 members. Our mission is to improve the lives of working families and to build a stronger Canada by ensuring our common wealth is used for the common good. — NUPGE


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Springfield is a collection of modern town homes in the Lindenlea neighbourhood in Ottawa. The three units share a consistent, simple, contemporary form and respect the massing, material and context of the neighbours. Parking at the back off the side street ensures an attractive front and pedestrian-friendly streetscape. Within walking distance there are restaurants, retails shops, boutiques, supermarkets, schools and parks.
Springfield makes a modern statement in the neighbourhood, the bright splashes of orange outlining some of the unique window shapes puts it in a 2015 vocabulary. Rising just above its neighbours, Springfield stands out while still respecting the street's average height. The Springfield Towns are LEED Gold Certified.
Project Team
Andrew Reeves, Jennifer Janzen – Linebox Studio Inc.
The Lake Partnership Inc. – Builder
Modbox Developments – Project Owner/Developer
Jury Comments
MA: The strength of this project is its ability to create an intimate yet friendly and open interfacing zone that mediates the private and public domain. This soft threshold is achieved simply and seamlessly through material differentiation as opposed to the usual more forceful signals such as fences, low wall or green edges.
GW: A good example of townhouses that add vitality to a neighbourhood while understanding the elements that make up the existing fabric.
CP: This project just felt 'right' on approach from foot. It nestled itself into a residential street and did all the right things to promote a healthy neighbourhood life, with small gardens on the street, parking tucked away and reinforcing neighbourhood vehicular patterns without sacrificing the privacy of the occupants. The project did use too many materials in the building execution, while this was distracting to me it did not hurt its merits. The project is a very good example of modest intensification. It has succeeded bringing contemporary architecture into a traditional street in a very complimentary not contrasting way.
GS: This infill project brings a finely tuned sensitivity to its surrounding context, combined with thoughtfully crafted design moves. Careful attention paid to features such as front gardens, well-defined public/private transition and discrete parking all contribute to an engaging modern addition into a mature neighbourhood.


text: Neal has been working in film, TV, Theatre, and other media for most of his life. He was always up for spinning a yarn to bore his parents when he was a child, and longed to work with many of the creative artists in his home town Atlanta as he came of age. With the opportunity to relate and to reach the hearts and minds of people at a more personal level, Neal has taken it as his life goal to never sell the audience short. He hopes that, in this work, he can honor Natasha's words, and the memory and dignity of the Native Guard.


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Call edition 2012
A new edition of the Prize of the Belgian Development Cooperation has been launched. This call is open until March 31st, 2011. You can read in the regulations whether you comply with the criteria for participation.
In 1997 Dr. Jean-Pierre Busogoro obtained, with great distinction, the degree of Agricultural Engineer at the University of Burundi at Bujumbura.
From 1993 till 1998 he did research at the Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux on the genetic diversity of Phoeoisariopsis griseola, the mould that causes one of the most frequent diseases of the common bean. Beans are a major source of proteins for the rural population of Burundi, Rwanda and Kivu.
Dr. Busogoro examined the genetic composition of the mould with molecular markers. This led to correlations between the virulence of different strains and the large genetic diversity. He also demonstrated the existence of resistance genes in some species of the secundary genetic pool of the bean, thus holding out prospects of a way to combat the disease.
With this work Dr. Busogoro became Doctor in Agricultural Sciences and Biological Engineering with the greatest distinction.