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Why Industry Experts Predict a Trucking Bloodbath in 2019
Trucking industry experts are tasked with making forecasts and predictions that reflect the immense changes occurring in this growing industry. With new technology and endless innovation, trucking companies have certainly seen major shifts in recent times and have had to adapt to new practices, regulations, and market demands.
With all of these rapid changes, industry experts have made both good and bad predictions about what's to come. One of the most headline worthy was their notion that a "trucking bloodbath" was on its way at the close of 2019. So, what does that mean, will it likely prove true, and what can be done?
What Is The Trucking Bloodbath?
Multiple noteworthy publications have covered the so-called "bloodbath" and the numbers associated with it. In simple terms, "bloodbath" is the word some experts are using to describe the cut jobs that are leaving some truckers out of work.
What makes these conclusions worth looking closer at is the mere disagreement amidst industry leaders. For the past several months, as some experts talk about the "bloodbath", others have repeatedly pointed out statistics that support an opposite viewpoint and problem: a truck driver shortage.
Business Insider is one source that has written multiple articles on the topic, with one piece from July that shared an alarming statistic: "At least 2,500 truck drivers have lost their jobs in 2019 as the transportation 'bloodbath' unfolds." The article went on to list bankrupt trucking companies, mostly small firms with many employing under 50 truckers each.
Those who do not agree with the view that massive, widespread job loss and bankruptcy is actually the problem–rather, while they admit some truckers are losing their jobs and some smaller businesses are closing their doors, they say this is only a symptom of a market shift.
In other words, thanks to the massive $800 billion trucking industry and the extreme forecasts of increased demand for the past few years, opponents to the "bloodbath" perspective explain that it all has to do with companies' aggressive response to the planned increases in demand.
Another article from Business Insider put it this way: "When demand is high, trucking companies tend to buy lots of trucks and hire new drivers in anticipation of profits to come. But then, once the supply of trucks and truckers catches up to demand, rates fall, making that investment hard to pay off."
It's all part of the economic cycle, which is why some bigger picture experts are refusing to use terms like bloodbath or disaster. While job loss is unfortunate, it's at no fault of truckers themselves. It has to do with companies' ability (or, perhaps, occasional inability) to predict how many trucks and drivers they need on the road, and when demand can't meet supply, they have to cut that supply back.
What's Actually Going On?
Here's a look at the facts that both sides can agree on:
- Drivers have lost jobs in recent months due to companies' overcalculations regarding how many trucks and drivers they actually need on the road for the time being.
- Some smaller trucking companies have gone bankrupt due to overestimation of upcoming demand, causing them to have lost money on their investments. Being smaller firms, some didn't have the resources to recover.
- The economy has also weakened, which worsened the issue of overcapacity and made it even more difficult for small companies to react and recover as they began to forecast lost income. Just consider that trucking loads were down over 50% in June compared to a year prior and rates dipped to over 18% in that same period.
With these facts in mind, it becomes easier to see how each side is drawing their own conclusions. Some experts are looking only at current numbers, seeing the weakening economy and smaller companies that are struggling to dial things back in response, assuming that more job loss and bankruptcy is on the horizon.
Others see this as a typical part of the economic cycle with overcapacity being a normal and expected occurrence given the extreme anticipation of a massive truck driver shortage and substantially increased demand that simply didn't happen as companies originally thought.
The point is, both viewpoints are based on fact, but the conclusions you can draw from these numbers and trends will depend on how you look at the overall picture.
Stay prepared.
In any case, staying up-to-date on what the experts are saying can go a long way in helping you be prepared and stay competitive. For unbiased trucking industry news you can trust, signup for the Suppose U Drive newsletter by clicking here.


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Johnny Manziel is clearly the coach, owner, captain and quarterback of his life, and he is going to run his team/life as he sees fit.
Even though he was given a deadline to get treatment by his own representatives, Johnny Manziel said skip it, I'm going to kick it at Coachella.
For those of you that don't know, Coachella is one of the largest music festivals in the world. The set up of Coachella would be the equivalent of Woodstock back in the 1969.
As for Johnny Manziel this may have been a Woodstock move on his part, but time will tell.
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What year did you graduate?
What was your favorite subject matter in sociology/criminology?
My favorite subject matter was what causes criminal behavior. What insulates some people who live in high crime areas from committing crimes and others to get involved in crime. Also, what causes some individuals to join gangs and participate in criminal activity? What motivates people to make the decisions they do and which plays a greater role, genetics, environment and/or other factors? How can we reduce crime and rates of recidivism?
One of my criminology projects and reports was to interview a former leader of a local motorcycle gang who one of our professors contacted for us. It was fascinating to get his perspective and why he became a gang member. In addition, I volunteered, as part of one of my criminology classes, to work with incarcerated juveniles at the Training Institute of Central Ohio (TICO) through the use of Biblio Therapy which was very inspiring and gratifying classwork. Simon Dinitz, a nationally, renowned and truly passionate Ohio State criminologist, was my favorite professor. His tremendous passion and enthusiasm for teaching and inspiring students, like myself, as well as his tremendous impact on the profession, stayed with me, as a benchmark, for how important it is to remain passionate, maintain high performance and be enthusiastic about your chosen career until the day you retire.
What is your occupation?
I'm a retired, partner, Aon Hewitt. I spent nearly 36 wonderful and passionate years in the human resource, benefits, compensation, actuarial and total rewards consulting business, as well as human resource and benefits administration outsourcing business serving, clients and colleagues, most of my career, as a client relationship manager to mid-large client organizations and for a number of Fortune 500 and 1,000 companies. I was with Aon Hewitt for nearly 32 years. Aon Hewitt is one of the world's largest, human resource, total rewards, actuarial and risk management consulting firms. During my career with Aon Hewitt, I held office management, sales and sales management and client relationship management positions.
How did you use your sociology/criminology major in your career?
I can't say there was a straight line from graduating with my sociology/criminology degree to my ultimate career and use of the degree. However, my degree was invaluable to opening doors with my first and subsequent jobs. My degree from Ohio State was invaluable. My first job was in the support staff at FBI Headquarters, in Washington, D.C. right after graduation. I was with the bureau for nearly four and a half years, and decided, after meeting my wife there, and some discernment, my calling was outside law enforcement. I then moved into my ultimate 36 year career noted above.
I think my sociology/criminology degree was very helpful in subtle ways, in my work with large complex client organizations. I may have more easily understood how diverse groups of people interact with each other and think, whether they be senior leadership teams, boards of directors, or smaller groups and individuals, any sort of demographic. I also believe having graduated from Ohio State which has an excellent reputation and is a very large, complex and diverse organization, in and of itself, required learning to be very self-reliant, resourceful and team oriented. It also inspired a larger, more inclusive, world view that I believe has been very helpful in my life and career journey.
What advice would you give current students?
Work hard, be sincere, enthusiastic and cultivate a genuine sense of passion for whatever you do for work and in life, be a life-long learner in all aspects of your life, and underpin it all with integrity and a higher sense of purpose to serve and help others.
Embrace the high points and learn from the challenging points in your life and keep an even-keel on both. Always see the glass as half-full and don't let yourself get cynical. Have a higher sense of purpose for everything you do throughout life, and set five big life goals, on a quinquennial basis, and do your best to achieve them.
Whether it's your family, work or personal life, it's so important to develop a passion, a real sense of purpose to serve, mentor, help others and give back to the community.
Throughout my career, I was truly blessed working for organizations that encouraged my community service and involvement which truly enriched my life as well as my family's beyond measure. When looking at a future or current employer ask about their views on your involvement in community service. In my view, the "Employers of Choice" and better performing organizations with positive cultures, truly embrace it.
One interesting fact about yourself?
I worked and paid my way through Ohio State which I know is nearly impossible today. I did ambulance and construction work throughout my undergraduate years at Ohio State.
However, during my freshman year, I lived and worked in a large funeral home, doing many death calls and ambulance runs, calling hours, assisted with cremations and related items, (the menial aspects, for sure, as I was not a licensed, embalmer or funeral director). I decided after 15 months, I'd rather move onto campus for my sophomore year.


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Yes, it will be unlike any other. Yes, we are usually in shul, and this year we are not. Yes, it is a big question mark how to do without that energy of everyone coming back to shul to begin the year again.
But hopefulness and optimism are how we roll. We have the chance to make this year's Rosh Hashanah extraordinarily beautiful, and tomorrow morning, we are going to talk about how to do just that.
We are attaching the brand-new Rosh Hashanah Seder 5781/2020, created by The Rabbinical Assembly here. This was written precisely for the moment we are in right now. It is geared to help us take a holiday that we usually celebrate in shul and, instead, find great meaning and joy in celebrating it at home.
Tomorrow morning each of the five members of our clergy team will take one page of this Rosh Hashanah Seder and unpack it, role modeling how the passages we usually associate with shul (e.g., unetaneh tokef) can lead to a great conversation at home with your loved ones.
Rosh Hashanah in month 7 of the pandemic is just what we need: a booster shot of prayer, song, family, community, love and hope.
See you tomorrow morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream
Shabbat shalom and shana tova,
Talmud This Shabbat: What is the Proper Role of Clergy in a Contentious Time?
Black Lives Matter. Mask-wearing as politics instead of public health. Racist reduction of Coronavirus to "Kung Flu." Whites in Boston have a median net worth of $247,000. Blacks in Boston have a median net worth of $8.
What is the proper role of rabbis and cantors in such a time as this? If we do our work within the sacred bubble of 385 Ward Street, the cantors make beautiful music and sing uplifting songs, the rabbis teach and preach and counsel, is that enough? Should our job, properly considered, also require us to raise our moral voices, take action, and urge others to take action on the urgent issues of the day?
Many clergy live with a persistent gnawing dilemma. If we speak out, we offend some members of our congregation whom we love, and we want to be a congregation for all. We want to make our congregation a safe space for everybody, a place where all can come. That suggests we talk about religion, about values, not about politics.
But what religious value is more important than the principle that all human beings are made in God's image? How can a religious community not speak out against racism? How can a religious community not speak in favor of and work towards economic justice?
If we speak out, we offend some people.
If we do not speak out, we are not faithful to Judaism's deepest values: not to be indifferent, not to stand idly by, not to avert our gaze.
For our last class, Michelle, Elias, Aliza, Dan and I will each teach one text or song that speaks to the role of a synagogue, and its clergy, in this tempestuous time.
Thank you for learning with us throughout the pandemic. Your continued presence with us was truly a beautiful silver lining.
The texts are here.
The link is here: Gann Chapel Livestream.
Shabbat shalom,
Talmud this Shabbat: Beheading Columbus–What is a Jewish Approach to Statues in the Public Square that Offend Contemporary Sensibilities?
Nine days ago, in Boston, in the North end, a statue of Christopher Columbus was beheaded. Similar violence, destruction and removal has been done to numerous statues in the public squares of our nation. Confederate leaders. Confederate soldiers. Confederate generals. Slaveholders. Taken down. Beheaded. Decapitated. Destroyed. Removed. It is a nation-wide trend. Photos and texts are attached.
The case for statue elimination is plausible, even persuasive. As William Faulkner trenchantly observed, "The past is not dead. It's not even past." Statues of racist Confederates who rebelled against our country and fought for the right to own slaves give succor and solace to racists and white supremacists today. They are deeply offensive to the notion that all human beings are made in God's image and have equal dignity. They are particularly offensive to communities of color. As my son observed in support of Yale changing the name of one of its residential colleges from Calhoun (the preeminent advocate for slavery) to Grace Hopper College (a computer scientist), how would we feel if our children were residents of Goebbels College, or Hitler College? The intensity behind statue elimination I totally get, and perhaps it's not wrong.
But what are the costs? What are the costs in terms of mob justice? Fury from the left, like fury from the right, is still fury. What about reasoned argument and due process?
Where does it end? Why not take down the Washington Monument? He too owned slaves. Why not take down the Jefferson Memorial? He too owned slaves.
Most importantly, what do we lose when we erase the most painful and hurtful parts of our history? Is there some other move so that we can actually learn and grow from the most painful and hurtful parts of our history? How can we learn from history that is literally effaced and erased?
Tomorrow morning we are going to see two possible approaches to statue elimination, both in the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses' final speech has so much to teach us now in this fraught season.
Michelle, Elias, Aliza, Dan and I all look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream.
Shabbat shalom,
Talmud this Shabbat: When is Incremental Too Little, Too Late? When is Radical Change the Right Move?
Abolish. Dismantle. Defund. What are we to make of these verbs, and of the fervor with which they are offered? No justice, no peace, abolish the police! Are these verbs too aggressive, or is there a legitimate basis to them?
In her op ed piece in the Times this week, Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow,, and a preeminent authority on the purpose and effect of mass incarceration of African Americans, argues that tweaking the police has been tried, and it has failed spectacularly. She quotes another thinker who avers:
Look at the Minneapolis Police Department, which is held up as a model of progressive police reform. The department offers procedural justice as well as trainings for implicit bias, mindfulness and de-escalation. It embraces community policing and officer diversity, bans "warrior style" policing, uses body cameras, implemented an early intervention system to identify problematic officers, receives training around mental health crisis intervention, and practices "reconciliation" efforts in communities of color.
George Floyd was still murdered.
She argues that our entire criminal justice system must be not tweaked, but re-imagined.
The core argument of so many protesters is: Incrementalism is too little, too late. Been there. Done that. Does not work. We need radical change.
In our Talmud class this Shabbat, we will examine Jewish sources on this question of incremental vs. radical change. Not surprisingly, our tradition has canonized both voices. Our prophets fulminate: radical change, now. Our rabbis caution: evolution, not revolution.
Both voices are authentically Jewish. The sources, including Michelle Alexander's piece, the Torah, the Talmud, the prophet Isaiah, and Abraham Joshua Heschel, are attached here.
Which voice is wiser for America now?
Shabbat shalom,
Talmud this Shabbat: Gentle Voice / Anguished Voice: Which Voice Does America Need Now?
How does the clear call of the biblical prophet intersect with the mess of the real world?
How does Micah's uplifting charge—do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God—intersect with grisly the murder of George Floyd by four policemen?
On Shabbat morning we will examine two very different voices of modern prophets.
On April 4, 1968, the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, Senator Robert Kennedy (running for President) was scheduled to speak in Indianapolis. The police, the Secret Service, his family, his campaign all strongly urged that he cancel. Cities were on fire with protests. We cannot protect you. Don't do it. Over their objections, he did it. He delivered a five minute speech. It worked. Indianapolis was the only city that night that did not have riots. Senator Kennedy invited people to go home and pray, and they did.
Ta-Nehisi Coates' classic, Between the World and Me, came out in 2015. Coates' prose is poetry. His writing is lyrical, evocative—and devastating. He describes the constant fear that attends growing up black in America. The fear of the streets. The fear of teens brandishing guns. But mostly the fear of police. Police who can and do stop and frisk and shoot and kill black Americas who are utterly innocent. His good friend, Prince Jones, is killed at the age of 25 while trying to visit his fiancé. Ta-Nehisi writes the book as a cautionary letter to his teen-age son, knowing that this tragic fate could be the author, could be the author's son, could be any and all black Americans. Dead. Gone. For no reason. And no accountability.
Ta-Nehisi Coates' book is anguished. He does not try to comfort his son. He does not try to comfort his reader. He offers no solution. Racism just is. Black vulnerability just is.
Which voice–Kennedy's gentleness, or Coates' anguish–does America need to hear now? The point of prophecy, as Micah Goodman has taught us, is not to predict the future, but to change the future. Can either change our nation's future?
Access the attachment here.
See you tomorrow at 9:30. Gann Chapel Live Stream.
Talmud This Shabbat: The Prophet of Restoration — Zechariah
To date the prophets we have studied have prophesied destruction. The Babylonians are coming. The Assyrians are coming. The locusts are coming. Destruction and exile are coming! All of those prophets (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Micah, Habakkuk) lived and preached before 721 BCE (Assyria destroys Israel) or 586 BCE (Babylon destroys Judea).
By contrast, our prophet this coming Shabbat, Zechariah, is the first prophet who prophesies restoration.
Zechariah has a tall order. In 538 BCE, Persia conquered Babylon, and Cyrus, the King of Persia, allowed the Jews to go home to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple. Zechariah walks onto the pages of history eighteen years later. It is 520 BCE, and after eighteen years, still no Temple. Instead, demoralization, in-fighting, turf, ego, longing for what once was, fear about what will be. No Temple. Rubble.
Zechariah starts preaching and prophesying. Four years later, the Temple is built.
What was Zechariah's message? How did he get a depressed and demoralized people dialed in to their future again?
We need to hear what he has to say.
Access the texts here.
See you on Shabbat morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream.
Chag Sameakh,
Talmud this Shabbat: Having Faith When Faith is Hard to Have–The Prophecy of Habakkuk
In some ways, Habakkuk channels the angst of a pandemic age. A deeply disrupted present. A deeply uncertain future. No clear path to a better place. And it feels like he has been stuck in that muck forever. Here is how his prophecy begins:
How long, O lord, shall I cry out
And You not listen,
Shall I shout to You, "Violence!"
And You not save? (1:2)
Habakkuk lives in the era of an ascendant Babylon. He decries how Babylon conquers and slaughters nation after nation, and Judea is next. Meanwhile God does absolutely nothing:
Why do You countenance treachery,
And stand by idle
While the one in the wrong devours
The one in the right? (1:13)
The pathos of Habakkuk is that he wants to have faith in God, but the world cries out just the opposite: Godlessness. Might makes right. The vicious are the victors. The righteous are the dead.
Our sages picked Habakkuk as the Haftarah for the second day of Shavuot. Somehow, the Haftarah ends with the prophet's affirmation of faith. The world did not change. He lives on the eve of the destruction of the First Temple, the burning of Jerusalem, the murder of its residents, and the exile of those who survived. He feels the dreaded end in the air. But something within the prophet himself changed. He has faith.
Yet I wait calmly for the day of distress,
For a people to come to attack us.
Though the fig tree does not bud
And no yield is on the vine,
Though the olive crop has failed
And the fields produce no grain,
Though sheep have vanished from the fold
And no cattle are in the pen,
Yet will I rejoice in the Lord,
Exult in the God who delivers me.
My Lord God is my strength:
He makes my feet like the deer's
And lets me stride upon the heights. (3:16-19)
Look at the two yets italicized above. Yet I wait calmly for the day of distress, for a people to come to attack us. (verse 16) And Yet will I rejoice in the Lord, Exult in the God who delivers me (verse 18). How do these two verses work together? How does he wait, pit in stomach, for an enemy to destroy his homeland and, at the same time, he rejoices in he Lord?
How do we have faith when faith is hard to have?
The texts from Habakkuk are here.
See you Shabbat morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream.
Talmud this Shabbat: Does God Really Care Whether We Observe Jewish Law?–The Voice of the Prophet Micah
Thirty years ago, a young Rabbi Brad Artson got to Congregation Eilat, a Conservative shul in Mission Viejo, California and discovered a cultural pattern that was both lovely and so troubling to him that he could not live with it as it was. Congregants would brew fresh pots of coffee and enjoy their coffee and bagels as part of Kiddush—the social encounters that we all today miss so much. The lovely part was friends coming together to pray and to schmooze. The part he could not live with was brewing fresh pots of coffee.
Jewish law (halakhah) prohibits cooking on Shabbat because we are not to perform melakhah, labor, on Shabbat. The Talmud lays out 39 forbidden labors, one of which is cooking. The rationale is that the Sabbath is a day to be, not to do; to leave the world as it is, not to change it. The other six days, we change it; on Shabbat we rest with it as it is. When we cook, we change the nature of the food from uncooked to cooked. Hence no cooking. According to Jewish law, while one cannot brew a fresh cup of coffee on the Sabbath day, one is allowed to put boiling water (from a hot water urn that is turned on before Shabbat) into freeze dried coffee. Freeze dried coffee is already cooked. There is a principle ein bishul achar bishul, you cannot cook something on Shabbat if it were already cooked before Shabbat.
In an article he wrote thirty years ago, Rabbi Artson argued that rabbis have to pick their spots when they are going to really fight for something they believe in, and when they will look the other way. This was something he really believed in. He could not be a rabbi at a Conservative shul where there was cooking done on Shabbat. He had to do training and education to get his congregants away from brewing pots of coffee to using freeze dried coffee. No fresh brewed coffee, no cooking on Shabbat, was a deal breaker for him.
Roll the film forward thirty years. This past December, Michelle and I had dinner with Rabbi Artson. I asked him did he still feel the same way about a Conservative shul not brewing coffee on Shabbat? Absolutely, he said. He still cares deeply about Jewish law, and not brewing coffee on Shabbat is an expression of that commitment.
Rabbi Artson still cares. But I have two questions for you. Do you care about Jewish law? And did the Biblical prophet Micah care about Jewish law?
Tomorrow we are going to encounter Micah's most famous passage:
God has told you, O man, what is good,
And what the Lord requires of you:
Only to do justice
And to love goodness,
And to walk modestly with your God. (6:8)
What does Micah think about religious rituals like using freeze dried coffee over fresh brewed coffee as an expression of fidelity to God?
What impact, if any, has the Covid-19 crisis, and the pandemic, and the suffering, and the loss of life and livelihoods, had on your own sense of the importance of religious ritual? Did you experience Passover cleaning differently this year? With so much suffering all around, do religious rituals still matter? With screens and technology so intertwined with our religious services, will not devices continue be a part of our services forever?
How should we be thinking about halakhah, and religious ritual, today? I am attaching the Micah texts as well as an important article authored by Rabbi Harold Kushner in 2007 entitled Conservative Judaism in the Age of Democracy, in which he argues that the Conservative movement is not (and never was) a halakhic movement, and that we should reconceive mitzvot as things we do not because we believe God commands us to do them, but because we believe that doing them adds meaning, purpose and holiness to our lives. If that is your lens, what's in your cup of coffee this Shabbat morning?
See you Shabbat morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream.
Shabbat shalom,
Talmud this Shabbat: When We Hate, It Only Makes Us Smaller–the Case of Obadiah
If there were a contest for least inspiring prophet, the hands-down winner would be Obadiah. His entire prophecy consists of 21 verses and is the Sephardic Haftarah for parshat Vayishlach.
The other prophets we have studied demand that we look inward and change our game. Hosea decries our faithlessness and pleads with us to recommit and betroth ourselves to God. Joel tells us the locusts came as condign punishment for our failings, and that if we assemble, fast, pray, and improve, God will restore what the locusts consumed. Amos castigates us for not seeing and caring about the poor, and for hypocrisy. We care about ritual, not about justice. He demands justice and righteousness. If we heed these prophets, we have to do better.
Not so Obadiah. He asks nothing of us. His entire prophecy is about hating on Edom, which rabbinic tradition took as an exemplar of either Rome or, later, Christendom. Edom gloated when Jerusalem was sacked. What happened to Jerusalem will now happen to Edom. Edom that once gloated will be crushed. That's it.
Reading Obadiah, one wonders why is his prophecy even in the Bible? What were the people who canonized him possibly thinking? What is aspirational or inspirational or educational in an angry revenge fantasy?
And yet, Obadiah has the last laugh. Not only is his angry fantasy in the Bible, and further canonized as a Haftarah for Sephardim, the last line of his prophecy, Obadiah 1:21, is a fixture in our daily morning service.
What do we learn from this flawed and odd prophecy?
See you Shabbat morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream.
Talmud this Shabbat: What the Prophet Amos Teaches Us That We All Need to Hear Right Now
Amos, the 3rd of our twelve prophets, has much to teach us as we enter the 7th week of our lockdown.
Amos was overwhelmingly negative. Doom and gloom. Mr. Pessimism. He literally tells the King of Israel you are going to die by the sword, the kingdom is going to be destroyed, your sons and daughters will all fall by the sword, the people will be exiled. More than 90% of his prophecy is unrelievedly dour and sour. Our Amos texts are here.
What's so interesting is that nobody reads Amos' grim pronouncements but Bible scholars. Amos is famous for two things. He is quoted by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the I Have a Dream speech. He has a rare optimistic chapter that is chosen as a Haftarah and from which language is taken for the grace after meals.
His overwhelming pessimism does not stick.
His rare sparks of optimism are what we remember.
Seven weeks of lockdown wear anyone down. But Amos teaches us that pessimism accomplishes absolutely nothing.
Find your glimmer. We need hope.
See you Shabbat morning at 8:30. Gann Chapel Livestream.


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Identification of SSR markers for hybridity and seed genetic purity testing in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Hybrid purity is one of the most important characteristics of good quality seed. In order to identify pure hybrids and pollen shedders/offtypes an investigation was done to identify an ideal SSR marker. 58 primer pairs were screened to identify specific markers associated with each hybrid and parental lines. Hybrid KBSH-44 could be clearly identified by using 'ORS 309 and ORS 170' based on the banding pattern resolved on Polyacrylamide gel (6%). The complementary banding pattern of both parents identified the hybrid. ORS 309 amplified allele size of 250bp was specific to the female parent (CMS-17A) and 230 bp was specific to the male parent (RHA 95-C-1). These two bands of allele size 230 and 250bp were found in hybrid KBSH-44 only. Another SSR primer 'ORS 170' was able to distinguish the hybrid KBSH-44 by amplifying allele of size 230bp a female specific (CMS-17A) allele and 200 bp amplicon a male specific allele (RHA 95-C-1). SSR primer ORS 811 found specific to identify KBSH-53 and it amplified allele of size 270bp in its female parent (CMS-53A) and allele size of 230bp in its pollen parent (RHA 95-C-1). The hybrid has both the alleles from its parents at 270 and 230bp.
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If lust was Samson's besetting sin then pride was his root sin. In some ways pride is the root of every sin. Ask God to root out every self-sufficient, proud thought in your own heart. We need God's strength for our weakness.


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Meralgia Paresthetica
Meralgia Paresthetica is a painful compressive neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), causing "burning" pain and paresthesia in the thigh. (1-3)
The LFCN is a pure sensory nerve, supplying a large area of skin on the anterior lateral thigh. (1) The fibers comprising the LFCN originate from the L2 and L3 nerve roots before converging in the lumbar plexus. The LFCN splits directly from the lumbar plexus, then runs through the pelvis, adjacent to the lateral border of the iliopsoas muscle, before passing beneath the lateral aspect of the inguinal ligament near the ASIS. (4) The most common site of entrapment is beneath the inguinal ligament, as the nerve emerges onto the thigh. (1,4) In some instances, the nerve may be compressed more distally as it passes through the sartorius or tensor fascia lata muscles. (2)
Meralgia paresthetica may occur at any age but is most common in middle-aged adults. (5,6) Diabetics have a nearly six-fold increased risk of developing the condition. (7-9) It does not appear there is a predilection for one side or the other. (10) The condition is present bilaterally in 20-25% of cases. (5,10-12) The condition affects men up to three times more frequently than women. (8,10-12)
Excessive compression or ischemic stretch of the LFCN is a primary etiological factor. (1,3) The increased risk in males is possibly due to occupational risks, including carpentry tool belts, police duty belts, and soldier body armor. (14,15) Other known sources of compression include excessively tight clothing, pregnancy, and obesity (BMI greater than 30). (10,16-21) Recent weight gain often precedes the condition. In fact, 8% of new cases report recent weight gains of more than 15 pounds. (10,22) The LFCN suffers a similar fate from tight-fitting clothing, jeans, belts, or body-shaping undergarments. Direct trauma, including seat belt compression, has been identified as another potential etiology. (23-25) Spending extended periods of time lying in a prone position on a hard surface (i.e. surgery) may trigger the problem. (26) Athletes who participate in gymnastics, baseball, soccer, bodybuilding, or strenuous exercise may be predisposed. (27-31) Biomechanical factors, including excessive anterior pelvic tilt or leg length inequality, may be contributors. (32,33)
The typical presentation includes a middle-aged patient with one or more of the aforementioned risk factors, complaining of isolated pain or paresthesia on the outside of the thigh. (1,3) The pain is described with some variability, including dull, aching, itching, buzzing or burning, and may range from mildly uncomfortable to disabling. (3,34-40) Complaints commonly include paresthesias or hypersensitivity. (3) Symptoms may impair function and sleep. (3,41) Complaints are often provoked by walking and alleviated when sitting, because sitting may decrease tension on the inguinal ligament. (11,12,41,42) Wearing tight clothing or belts will likely exacerbate the condition.
Clinicians should perform a thorough review of systems, with particular emphasis on diabetic risk factors, including a family history of diabetes: hypertension; age; gender; ethnicity; physical activity level; exertional shortness of breath; BMI; and frequent thirst. (43)
Clinical Evaluation
Clinical evaluation will demonstrate tenderness to palpation over the lateral inguinal ligament in greater than 75% of cases. (44) The primary site of tenderness is the emergence of the LFCN, approximately one to two finger widths inferior and medial to the ASIS. (44) Symptoms are usually provoked by hip or lumbar extension and relieved by flexion. (11,12,41,42) Likewise, Yeoman and Nachlas tests may reproduce the patient's symptoms. Tinel's sign may be present. Clinicians should assess for possible hypertonicity in the iliopsoas, tensor fascia lata, and sartorius. (32) Joint dysfunction in the lumbar, sacroiliac and hip regions may coexist. Functional evaluation should include assessment for leg length inequality, lower crossed syndrome, or paradoxical breathing.
A study of 45 patients found the "pelvic compression test" had a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 93.3% for meralgia paresthetica (45). This test is based on the premise the LFCN is compressed by the inguinal ligament and that relieving this compression will alleviate symptoms. The test is performed with the patient in a side posture position and focusing on his or her symptoms, while the examiner applies a downward and lateral compressive force on the upper iliac crest. By compressing the pelvis in this manner, the two attachments of the inguinal ligament are approximated, causing the ligament to become less taut. The pressure is held for 45 seconds, and the test is positive if the patient reports alleviation of the symptoms.
Neuro Evaluation
Neurologic evaluation of the lower extremity may demonstrate numbness or hyperesthesia over the distribution of the LFCN. (41) Since the LFCN is purely a sensory nerve, motor or reflex changes would suggest alternate pathology (i.e. lumbar disc lesion). (1) Clinicians may assess neurodynamic flexibility of the LFCN, with the patient in a side-lying position, affected side up, knee bent to 90 degrees, while the clinician extends and adducts the patient's hip (LFCN Neurodynamic Test). (46,47)
The clinical syndrome of meralgia parasthetica is well-defined, and further diagnostic studies may be unnecessary. (1,42) In unresponsive cases, the diagnosis can be confirmed by NCS, which is considered the gold standard. (49,50) Advanced imaging is appropriate if a mass or lesion in the retroperitoneal space is suspected or if lumbar radiculopathy is in the differential.
Other differential diagnostic conditions for meralgia paresthetica include trigger point referral patterns (from the gluteus medius or TFL muscles); retroperitoneal, abdominal, or pelvic pathology; lumbar disc lesion; or diabetes. (51)
Conservative management is the frontline treatment for meralgia paresthetica and is successful in up to 91% of cases. (16,52,53) The central goal of treatment is to remove any cause of excessive compression. (16,52) In some cases, simply wearing looser clothing may alleviate the complaint. Other considerations include selective rest from aggravating activity (particularly repetitive hip flexion), losing weight, or carrying a toolbox instead of wearing a tool belt. Wearing high heels should be avoided, as this causes excessive anterior pelvic tilt, which may be linked to the problem. (32)
Myofascial release and stretching may be appropriate for tightness in the hip flexors, sartorius, TFL, quadriceps, and thigh adductors. (52-57) Clinicians may choose to perform nerve mobilization and/or IASTM; however, clinicians must be judicious in the application of these techniques to avoid excessive trauma or ischemic compression of the LFCN. Stabilization exercises are appropriate for the core and pelvis. (53-57) One small study demonstrated significant improvement in meralgia paresthetica symptoms following the application of therapeutic exercise tape. (60,61)
Patients may consider ice, over-the-counter analgesics, and NSAIDs for symptomatic relief. (62) Severe or recalcitrant cases may benefit from anesthetic block or local steroid injection. (63-65) Surgical intervention should be reserved for those who fail all other forms of conservative management. (62) High success rates have been associated with surgical decompression (88%) and LCFN nerve resection (94%). (62,66)
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AMETEK Land recently announced that its physics section manager, Fiona Turner, Ph.D., will speak at the Society of Glass Technology Centenary Conference.
AMETEK Land recently announced that its physics section manager, Fiona Turner, Ph.D., will speak at the Society of Glass Technology (SGT) Centenary Conference, September 4-8, 2016, at the University of Sheffield, UK. Turner, a chartered physicist, specializes in instrumentation and metrology. Her topic is "Infrared Temperature Measurement of Thermally Tempered Low-Emissivity Glass." She joined AMETEK Land six years ago and reportedly manages its in-house optical and radiometric development work and academic collaborations. She has played a key role in developing AMETEK Land's SPOT thermometer range and undertaken extensive application-specific site trials.
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Ironman hit by car leaves wheelchair behind for 5K | Community Spirit
KENNESAW, Ga. -- "Thank you for everything you've done for us," Andrew Powell says.
He barely has room to move. Never has The Big Peach Running Company store in Kennesaw been so packed. People wait their turn to hug him, to tell him "you're an inspiration," to tell him "I can't believe it, either."
The word comeback hangs in the air, unspoken. It is a word that carries a lot of weight. It means succeeding after being close to failure. And on this night, comeback fits Powell perfectly.
Powell says, "I'm pretty much in shock."
Two and a half months ago, Powell was wheelchair bound, re-learning how to navigate life at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta.
"We were doing a little ten mile ride nice and easy. I don't remember much of it but we were rear ended by a car," he says.
Out for a ride six months ago, the day before a half-Ironman in New Orleans, Powell and his brother-in-law were hit by a car. The brother-in-law, Frank Guinn, was killed. Powell broke his tailbone, pelvis, ankle and injured his spine.
"I ended up with a T12 incomplete spinal injury," he said.
On July 4th, during The Peachtree Road Race, this avid athlete sat in front of Shepherd receiving hugs from his runner friends, never knowing if he would be with them again. This is what he told us then: "I'll run this or I'll be in a wheelchair rolling it."
WATCH | Powell at the Peachtree
But today, there is no need for that chair.
Flanked by friends, family and his Shepherd therapists, Powell walks out of The Big Peach and runs three miles. His therapist encourages him: "Remember when you couldn't even stand, you were in so much pain and you had to lie on the mat and crawl?"
"I know," he says.
He's not as fast.
"This used to feel so much easier," he says.
It hurts. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
"If I had my choice between the worst run ever and no run at all, I'd take the worst run ever," he says.
It's been a grief-filled journey, from losing his best friend, to thinking he'd lost his ability to walk. But Andrew persevered, and the pieces are being put back together.
The crowd inside the store chants his nickname, "AP! AP! AP!"
Powell thanks all of his supporters and when it comes time to thank his wife Sandra, you can hear in his voice how far they've come.
"I owe her everything. I love you and thank you so much," he says, his voice catching.
Andrew Powell, making a comeback, step by miraculous step.


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We've all heard the stories. Many people say that while Indian cuisine is delicious, it can easily leave you bloated, sick, or susceptible to one disease or another. But all these things apply to every other type of cuisine in the world. Most of the time, it's a matter of taste and food tolerance.
We would like to challenge the notion that authentic Indian food is bad for you. Here are the reasons why it's actually great for your health:
- It's made with fresh ingredients
Any Indian chef worth their salt knows that the best Indian dishes use only fresh ingredients. This applies to our Indian restaurant in Leesburg, Virginia. Our dishes have less preservatives and more of their nutritional properties.
- The spices are actually good for you
Spices are the central element of our dishes, and they do more than prick your taste buds. The common ones, like green chili, garlic, turmeric, and ginger, contain medicinal properties.
- It is brimming with fruits and vegetables
Speaking of medicinal properties, it's also packed with fruits and vegetables. Mangoes, spinach, grains, and lentils-each provide you with the carbohydrates, proteins, fiber, and fat you need for good health.
- Most of its ingredients protect you from heart disease and cancer
Research even shows that capsaicin, a compound present in typical Indian spices, has anti-carcinogenic properties. Some other compounds also reduce inflammation and bad cholesterol-key risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
- It isn't heavy on red meat
That means it won't clog your arteries quickly. Chicken, a white meat, is common in many dishes. A lot of foods are also baked or lightly cooked rather than fried, removing another source of harmful fat.
As you can tell, it isn't as bad as people make it out to be. If you would like to taste their benefits or just go on a gastronomical trip, try the best of Indian food in Virginia at our place!
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Faculty Articles
- Aldo Chircop. "Working Paper on the Development of Guidelines for the Implementation of Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982", Implementation of Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Report of an International Workshop convened by the International Seabed Authority in collaboration with the China Institute for Marine Affairs, Beijing 26-30 November 2012, ISA Technical Study No. 12 (Kingston, Jamaica: International Seabed Authority, 2013), 35-68.
- Aldo Chircop. "Regulatory Challenges for International Arctic Navigation and Shipping in an Evolving Governance Environment," in CMI Yearbook 2013 (2013), 144-163.
- Aldo Chircop. "The Continuum of International Maritime Law and Canadian Maritime Law: Explaining a Complex Relationship," with Sarah Shiels, 35 Dalhousie Law Journal 295-328 (2013).
- Aldo Chircop. "Some Comments on the Role of Industry in the Prevention of Environmental Hazards Caused by Shipping," in Hans-Joachim Koch, Doris König, Joachim Sanden & Roda Verheyen, eds., Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Relating to Shipping: An International Legal Framework (Leiden: Brill, 2013), 167-170.
- Meinhard Doelle (with John Terry) "International Framework", in D. Mahony ed., Climate Change Law in Canada (Aurora: Canada Law Book, 2013).
- Meinhard Doelle. "Loss & Damage in the UN Climate Regime: A Way to Bridge the Ambition Gap?", MEPIELAN E-Bulletin (October 2013).
- Meinhard Doelle (With Chris Tollefson) Environmental Law: Cases and Materials 2nd ed. (Toronto: Thomson/Carswell, 2013).
- Meinhard Doelle. "The Role of EA in Achieving a Sustainable Energy Future in Canada: A Case Study of the Lower Churchill Panel Review" (2013) 25 J. Env. L. & Prac. 113.
- Meinhard Doelle. "Arctic Climate Governance: Can the Canary in the Coal Mine lift Canada's Head out of the Sand(s)?" in Timothy Stephens and David VanderZwaag, eds, Polar Oceans Governance in An Era of Environmental Change (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013).
- David L VanderZwaag and Cecilia Engler-Palma, "Canadian Leadership Needed to Save Threatened American Eel" (June 5, 2013) Embassy 24.
- Aldo Chircop. "Legal Frameworks for Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management in Canada and the European Union: Some Insights from Comparative Analysis," with Ryan O'Leary, 13 Vermont Journal of Environmental Law 425-451 (2012).
- Aldo Chircop"Prospects for Transboundary Marine Protected Areas in East Africa," with
Catarina Grilo and Jose Guerreiro, 43 Ocean Development and International Law 243-266 (2012).
- Aldo Chircop. "Comments by Aldo Chircop on the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) as amended," in Comité Maritime International, CMI Yearbook 2011-2012 (Antwerp: CMI, 2012), 384.
- Aldo Chircop. "Comments by Aldo Chircop on International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR Convention); Nuuk Agreement on Cooperation in Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic, 2011," in Comité Maritime International, CMI Yearbook 2011-2012 (Antwerp: CMI, 2012), 385.
- Meinhard Doelle (with Bill Lahey) "Negotiating the Interface of Environmental and Economic Governance: Nova Scotia's Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (2012) 35 Dalhousie Law Journal 3.
- Meinhard Doelle. "CEAA 2012: The End of Federal EA As We Know It?" (2012) 24 J. Env. L. & Prac. 1.
- Meinhard Doelle (with Nigel Bankes and Louie Porta) "Using Strategic Environmental Assessments to Guide Oil and Gas Exploration Decisions in the Beaufort Sea: Lessons Learned from Atlantic Canada" (2013) 22 RECIEL 103.
- Meinhard Doelle (with Emily Lukaweski) "Carbon Capture and Storage in the CDM: Finding its place among climate mitigation options?" (2012) 3 Climate Law 49.
- Meinhard Doelle. "Compliance and Enforcement in the Climate Change Regime" in Erkki Hollo, Kati Kulovesi and Michael Mehling (eds.), Climate Change and the Law (Berlin: Springer, 2012).
- Meinhard Doelle (co-author) "Climate Governance at the Municipal Level in Canada: A Case Study of Mitigation Efforts in Halifax" in Benjamin J. Richardson (ed.), Local Climate Change Law: Environmental Regulation in Cities and Other Localities (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012).
- Meinhard Doelle (co-editor), Promoting Compliance in an Evolving Climate Change Regime, (Cambridge University Press, 2012), (co-author of the introduction and the concluding chapter).
- Moira L. McConnell, General Report: "The Law Applicable on the Continental Shelf and in the Exclusive Economic Zone" in General Reports of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law/Rapports Généraux du XVIIIeme Congrès de L'Academie Internationale de Droit Comparé, (eds.) D. Snyder & K. Brown (Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York: Springer, 2012).
- Moira L. McConnell, "Forging or Foregoing "the Genuine Link"?: A reflection on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and other strategies", in The Regulation of International Shipping: International and Comparative Perspectives, Essays in Honor of Edgar Gold, (eds.), Aldo Chircop, Norman G. Letalik, Ted L. McDorman, and Susan J. Rolston (Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 2012).
- Moira L. McConnell (contributing author) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
Frequently Asked Questions (Revised edition 2012) (International Labour Standards Department, ILO, 2012) (also available as an online database @ <http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/maritime-labour-convention/WCMS_177371/lang--en/index.htm>).
- Dierk Lindemann, Dominick Devlin, Moira L. McConnell, ILO Handbook: Guidance on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006-Model National Provisions,
(Geneva: International Labour Standards Department, ILO, 2012) (also available @ <http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/maritime-labour-convention/WCMS_170389/lang--en/index.htm>).
- Moira L. McConnell (contributing author), ILO Handbook: Guidance on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 – Social Security for Seafarers, (Geneva: International Labour Standards Department, ILO, 2012) (also available online database @ <http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/maritime-labour-convention/WCMS_170388/lang--en/index.htm>).
- Aldo Chircop, Scott Coffen-Smout and Moira L. McConnell, (eds.), Ocean Yearbook, volumes 26 & 27 (Leiden/Boston: Brill Martinus Nijhoff, 2012 and 2013).
- Moira L. McConnell, Associate Editor, vol. 22 Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012).
- David L VanderZwaag, Jeffery A Hutchings, S Jennings and Randall M Peterman,
"Canada's International and National Commitments to Sustain Marine Biodiversity" (2012) 20 Envtl Rev 312.
- Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Isabelle M. Cote, Julian J. Dodson, Ian A. Fleming, S. Jennings, Nathan J. Mantua, Randall M. Peterman, Brian E. Riddell, Andrew J. Weaver, and David L. VanderZwaag (2012). Is Canada fulfilling its obligations to sustain marine biodiversity? a summary review, conclusions, and recommendations Environmental Reviews, 2012, 20(4): 353-361, 10.1139/er-2012-0049.
- David L VanderZwaag, "The IMO and Arctic Marine Environmental Protection: Tangled Currents, Sea of Challenges" in Oran R Young, Jong Deog Kim and Yoon Hyung Kim, The Arctic in Work Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on Arctic Marine Issues, 2012 North Pacific Arctic Conference Proceedings (Honolulu: East-West Center, 2012) 99-128.
- VanderZwaag, David, Engler-Palma, Maria Cecilia and Hutchings, Jeffrey A. (2011). Canada's Species at Risk Act and Atlantic Salmon: Cascade of Promises, Trickles of Protection, Sea of Challenges. Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, 22(3), 267. [PDF - 164 kB]
- VanderZwaag, David (2011). The Precautionary Approach and the International Control of Toxic Chemicals: Beacon of Hope, Sea of Confusion and Dilution. Houston Journal of International Law, 33(3), 605-630. [PDF - 1.3 MB]
- Moira L. McConnell (2011). The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006-reflections on challenges for flag State implementation. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 10(2), 127-141. [PDF - 114 kB]
- Flemming, Brian (2008). Canada-U.S. Relations in the Arctic: A Neighbourly Proposal. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs (December). [PDF - 1 MB]
- Koivurova, Timo and Vanderzwaag, David L. (2007). Arctic Council at 10 Years: Retrospect and Prospects. U.B.C. Law Review, 40(1), 121. [PDF - 3.1 MB]
- Doelle, Meinhard; McConnell, Moira L. and Vanderzwaag, David L. (2007). Invasive seaweeds: global and regional law and policy responses. Botany Marina, 50, 438-450. [PDF - 105 kB]
- Flemming, Brian (2007). Northwest Passage: a voyage Canada and the U.S. can take together. The Globe and Mail, Tuesday, December 18. [PDF - 335 kB]
- Vanderzwaag, David and Worm, Boris (2007). High-Seas Fisheries: Troubled Waters, Tangled Governance, and Recovery Prospects. Behind the Headlines, 64(5). [PDF - 265 kB]
- Pudden, Emily J. and Vanderzwaag, David L. (2007). Canada-USA Bilateral Fisheries Management in the Gulf of Maine: Under the Radar Screen. Review of European Community & International Environmental Law, 16(1), 36. [PDF - 174 kB]


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Capital City PCS – Lower School
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Capital City offers a rigorous and engaging academic program through the EL Education model. A whole child approach emphasizes a strong social curriculum, arts integration, and a focus on fitness and wellness. Capital City has a model inclusion program and a commitment to diversity.
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• School's Makerspace supports design thinking and creativity
• Adventure Program encourages risk taking and engages students in outdoor experiences
• Students prepare and present portfolios to demonstrate their learning and mastery
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- 32% Black, non-Hispanic
- 2% Asian
- 51% Hispanic / Latino
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Things did not toll well for US papers in the course of the most recent few days of the year as a suspected malware assault influenced their production.
As per Mashable, at first what was believed to be a server blackout, ended up being an assault that postponed dispersion of Saturday's Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune papers.
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Students were given an assignment to complete for Monday. We will be using this as we continue to work on area, perimeter, and circumference. Students need to complete ALL questions that pertain to their INDIVIDUAL part. I have attached the sheet below.
Students need to finish their part of the project at home. Students have a photo of what their home is modeled after and what they need to complete over the weekend. I've attached the expectations again below.
***A friendly reminder that all homes should look like homes from the outside, but do not need to do so from the inside.


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In South Eastern NSW, over 25,800 people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, or 4.2% of the resident population.
COORDINARE aim to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have better access to primary care which is culturally appropriate, sensitive and respectful. We believe there is a role for all services, whether Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) or mainstream providers, to work together to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people across the region.
Aboriginal health is a key priority area for COORDINARE. Read our Aboriginal health statement for more information.
For a snapshot of Aboriginal health statistics relevant to the South Eastern NSW region, click here.
Integrated Team Care (ITC)
The focus of this program is to improve care coordination and access to services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ITC services are available at the following providers:
For more information, see our ITC flyer.
Drug and Alcohol Brokerage and Community Support Program – Waminda South Coast Women's Health & Welfare Aboriginal Corporation as the lead agency
Waminda, in partnership with IAMS, SCMSAC, and Katungul, provides wrap-around, holistic services for Aboriginal women and their families affected by substance misuse in the in the Illawarra Shoalhaven and Far South Coast regions. Call (02) 4421 7400 or for more information, click here.
Linked - Yass Aboriginal Youth Program - Marathon Health
This service provides care coordination for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who seek assistance in negotiating care from a range of health and community providers. Visit the Marathon Health website here.
Mudjilali Aboriginal Men's Group – Lives Lived Well
Culturally-based drug and alcohol information and support for men on the South Coast. The focus of this program is to provide peer support through offering informal group activities to build leadership, a sense of identity and empowerment for Aboriginal men of all ages. Find out more here, or watch this video.
Mental health services
COORDINARE funds culturally safe mental health services at:
Mental health support for young people
SCMSAC delivers culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention education and training programs in local schools, school based peer support and mental health literacy, as well as more intensive support for identified children and families.
After Hours Service for Aboriginal people in the Shoalhaven
Delivered jointly by Waminda and SCMSAC, the After Hours Service provides culturally-based and community-led support service for local Aboriginal people and their families who are experiencing suicidality, acute mental illness, and/or alcohol and other drug issues.
Community-based palliative and end of life program with Aboriginal communities
Waminda's community-based palliative and end of life program with Aboriginal communities aims to improve coordinated palliative and end of life care for Aboriginal people living in the Shoalhaven. The aim is to increase capacity and awareness through training and credentialing three Aboriginal health workers in advanced palliative and end of life care; increasing health literacy; and providing a range of resources to Aboriginal communities and their health care workers.
For more information on how commissioning works, click here.
Below is a list of other support services and helplines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people:
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Phantom of the Opera, London
Thursday 17 December 2015
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Now in its 29th Glorious Year
Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.
The musical opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on 9 October 1986 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the leading roles, and there have been dozens of productions worldwide since then.
Now in its 28th record-breaking year, The Phantom of the Opera continues to captivate audiences at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End, after more than 11,000 performances.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's mesmerising score along with jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically combine to bring this tragic love story to life each night.
Thursday 10 December 2015
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Christmas at the Keukenhof was among The Telegraph's top 5 Christmas markets in Europe for 2011.
More a fair than a market, Christmas at the Keukenhof has the usual stands, stalls, and chalets with things to buy, eat, and drink, but also includes an ice rink, children's petting zoo, circus, storyteller, and a Winter Wonderland.
Children will delight in seeing beloved characters like the Ice Queen and Santa Claus. The Keukenhof Castle will be open to visitors and the gardens will be decorated with lights. There will also be a floral show at the Keukenhof gardens, featuring tulips, hyacinths, and other blooming spring flowers.
Every year, a traditional Christmas market is held at Keukenhof Castle during the Sint-Niklaas weekend, with chalets in abundance selling everything from unique Christmas gifts to mulled wine and gingerbreads. There is also a winter wonderland, the gardens as well as the castle to visit. In addition, we have combined this tour with the Amsterdam Light Festival, promising customers an excellent and unique Christmas themed break.
Day 1
Depart your local area (Thurs)
Depart your preferred departure point late afternoon and make our way to Hull to board the P and O overnight ferry to Rotterdam. We have included an inside 2 berth cabin with private facilities.
Day 2
Keukenhof Christmas Market (Fri)
We arrive in Rotterdam and today we make our way to Lisse and specifically to Keukenhof Castle where one of the largest Christmas market events is taking place. Ranked by the Telegraph as one of the Top 5 Christmas Markets, it is not difficult to see why as you browse around the many chalets filled with unique gifts and the smell of mulled wine and other food delicacies waft through the air. As well as the market, there is also an ice rink, circus, winter wonderland, castle and gardens to explore.
We arrive at our hotel, the excellent Princess Hotel at Loosdrecht in time for dinner
Day 3
Amsterdam (Sat)
After breakfast we have a full day to enjoy the vibrant city of Amsterdam. Why not begin with a cruise on the famous canals where you will be shown many of the city's points of interest? Take a refreshment stop at one of the many cafés and bars and then explore the many museums and attractions such as Anne Frank's house, the Riks Museum and the Gassan Diamond Factory. In the evening, Amsterdam comes to life as the Light Festival transforms the Amstel River into a 'Boulevard of Light'. Created by leading artists, light 'sculptures' illuminate building and bridges to create a breathtaking show.
We return to the hotel early afternoon with time to relax and freshen up before dinner
Day 4 (Sun) Delft
After breakfast we head for Delft, Vermeer's birthplace and a true gem, Delft sits between The Hague and Rotterdam in the country's southwest. The city's name comes from the Dutch word for digging, fitting since canals are a highlight here. Others include the 13th-century Old Church, the 15th-century New Church and the Prinsenhof, once home to William of Orange and now a museum. Delft has long been a center for fine ceramics, and traditional hand painting methods can still be witnessed at Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles.
We return to Rotterdam late afternoon for our overnight crossing to Hull
Day 5 (Mon)
We arrive back in South Yorkshire at approx. 10h00
At a unique location, directly at the Loosdrecht Lakes you will find the pleasant
4*Princess Hotel Loosdrecht/Amsterdam.
The perfect starting point for various day trips.
Princess Loosdrecht Hotel - Amsterdam is easily accessible by using the A2 and A27 highways, just 10 minutes away from the Jaarbeurs conference center. Once you leave the busy highways, you will find yourself in a beautiful and peaceful environment; the fairytale banks of the river Vecht with majestic mansions from the Golden Age, the beautiful nature surroundings, the Loosdrecht Lakes and the Gooi with all its splendour.
This environment is perfect for cycling, hiking and water sports. In addition, the city centers of Hilversum, Amsterdam and Utrecht and the beautiful, rustic villages are a perfect location for a day trip.
If you havent been on a city break to Amsterdam before then now is the time to go and to see the Festival of Light is an added bonus as well as the Keukenhof Christmas Market
Coronation Street Tour & Christmas Shopping
Saturday 5 December 2015 (Only 8 places Left)
Due to demand we have arranged this extra date to Coronations Street for yet another glimpse behind the scenes of one of our most popular soaps
Join us on this great day out to Coronation Street and Manchester where we are taken on a guided tour behind the scenes of the former site, have a picture taken at the bar of the Rovers Return, hear stories about some of the Street's best loved characters and learn fascinating facts behind the making of the world's longest running soap. Your Studio guide will share with you some fascinating facts and stories from over 50 years of filming at the former site. Fans will also be able to see unique displays that showcase some of the props and furniture used in the show. There will also be themed stopping points highlighting TV moments, behind the scenes techniques and production. Visitors will then be guided from Stage One, stepping through the bistro doors and out onto Coronation Street.
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President Obama was in Germany yesterday talking about education. Contending that poor education policies breed inequality, Obama said that:
"no country will be successful if it leaves half of its children... uneducated and on the sidelines. We have to think of them as all of our children. If Malia and Sasha are doing well but the majority of their peers are not, that's gonna affect their lives in some damaging way."Stupidity is alive and well. There are many who think that by ignoring the needs of particular children everything will be OK. But it will not. We have terrorism in the world that can affect even the most sheltered and cherished of our kids because we have stupidity and poverty.
"The good news is that we know what to do, the bad news is that we haven't convinced everybody of the necessity of doing it,"
Blog reader René, translated the principles of Sloyd into German as follows:
Prinzipien der persönlichkeitsbildenden, handwerk-orientierten Erziehung:The point is that we've known about effective education since Comenius. And yet we appear to have chosen instead to run our children through educational canning factories as though they are cans to be filled with certain things. And the children of immigrants or of the poor and in other parts of the world? The conservative Republican attitude seems to have become, "who cares?" But we must care.
- Setze bei den Interessen des Kindes an.
- Arbeite dich vor vom Bekannten zum Unbekannten,
- vom Leichten zum Schwierigen,vom Überschaubaren zum Komplexen,
- vom Konkreten zum Abstrakten.
Make, fix, create, and accept the responsibility of helping others to learn likewise.


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Graphic Novel Adventure: The Crusoe Crew
In The Crusoe Crew, each player will choose one of Robinson Crusoe's four children — each with their own special talent — and have their own book!
Since your father is sick, you are going to have to be the ones to do the treasure hunting this week. You'll hunt for rubies, pearls, and valuable statuettes on one of several surrounding islands.
You'll need to work together and be especially aware of hidden numbers and paths that are unique to your character!
Check out The Crusoe Crew on BGG.
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27 January 2013
As the Birmingham meeting draws closer, stay updated through ESTS.org, or on Twitter, #Birmingham2013.
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Did you know that ESTS members now run groups on both Facebook and Linkedin?
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06 January 2013
The ESTS is now on Twitter. Follow us @thoracic for updates on our annual meeting, the ESTS schools and other Society events.
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