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June 12, 2014
This Q&A is the first in a series produced by the Facilities Services department to spotlight and applaud its summer student employees.
Lewis & Clark is well known for its beautiful campus, though students often forget the hard work it takes to maintain that beauty. Most of the maintenance and landscaping is done by full-time professional staff in Facilities Services, but over the summer students have the opportunity to help out. This summer, a group of 6 different students arrive to campus bright and early to help weed and clean the grounds. The job gives them the opportunity to develop good work ethic in an environment where they can give back to their college.
Gabe Bishop, the Grounds Supervisor at Lewis & Clark, oversees the Student Grounds Crew. Their team helps support Gabe's full-time staff to prepare the campus for numerous summer events: 3 different graduation ceremonies for Lewis & Clark's three school, multiple summer weddings, and undergraduate events like Alumni Weekend. Primarily, the students' job is to help keep the grounds looking neat and aesthetically pleasing in order to make current students feel at home and incite future students to attend. However, the students achieve more than that. They develop skills necessary to work in groups, problem solve, and learn independence on the job. They also learn what it takes to maintain Lewis & Clark's "small city", as Gabe calls it—from the HVAC systems under every building to the solar panels on top of Pamplin. The student workers bring a new perspective to the table, helping bridge the gap between students at LC and the hardworking staff that run it.
The following Q&A features Grounds Crew student workers:
- Walker Davis '15, Political Science
- Jesse Brooks, Dec '14, Political Science
- Faith Bendelow '16, French and Mathematics
- Greg Geraldo '16, Psychology
What will you take from this experience to future jobs?
Walker: Attention to detail.
Jesse: Communication and mindfulness.
Greg: Team work, critical thinking, and problem solving.
Faith: Independence and dedication.
All: SAFETY!! Friendship, patience, and a lot of botany and ecology!
Favorite part of summer work for Lewis & Clark?
All: The golf cart is fun to drive around! Being outside is nice. Waking up early is great once you get used to it.
Greg: It's fun to be on campus when no one else is here and to connect with the professional community.
Advice for future Lewis & Clark students?
All: Get a job! Start looking soon! Try to wake up earlier!
Jesse: But don't be in a hurry.
Walker: Get out of downtown and see parts of the city that the Pio doesn't serve! And take as many hard classes as you can—this education lasts the rest of your life.
Greg: Opportunities come from everywhere. Don't be afraid to talk to people! People in the LC community want to help
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I was just told I am borderline diabetic. I am overweight and I know the first thing is to exercise and loose weight. I am at a loss as to how many calories and how much sugar naturally found in foods and fat etc. I should have. I have looked on line and have found some info but not enough to make me feel comfortable. I have already stopped eating bread and made myself some cabbage soup and haven't had any sweets since I found out Wednesday, no potatoes and I never drink pop I only drink water or decaffe tea's. I am the kind of person if they told me to stop breathing or I am going to die I would LOL. I have been afraid to eat anything since my Dr. thinks being a vegetarian would cure this. Just to be clear it is not my joints that hurt it is a muscle in my leg it locks up if I can't grab something I will fall it locks up and I can't walk. I am really upset that my Dr. said just loose weight and eat more fruits and vegetables and that was it. I am calling the office tomorrow, Monday and asking to set up an appointment with a Nutritionist but in the mean time I wanted help from you Mom's that are in the same situation. I have a problem with one of my legs it locks up on me and hurts really bad ( I never know when this will happen). I went to Physical Therapy which made other things hurt such as my shoulder, knee and my hip hurt all of which didn't hurt before. I need suggestions on exercise I can do that doesn't involve using my leg. I have a Wii and the Wii Fit balance board and discs. I love to do the yoga and I use to do the step workout and running but I can't now. Any help and or encouragement would be appreciated. I am scared to death about this and would love to hear from those that are in the same or have been in this same situation. I am taking Arbonne's Omega 3's, and vitamins so I am good there. Thanks Mom's
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I met with the Dietician today she explained everything to me and I will meet with her again in a month. She told me it isn't about sugar and that I can eat things I thought I would never be able to eat again. We set up a plan and I feel better already. She also said my numbers aren't really bad at all and that is the way I want to keep it. Just to be clear again my leg is not messed up due to weight although I do know loosing weight helps a lot of stuff but mine is a muscle issue and it isn't my joint that hurts. I want to thank everyone that responded I appreciate it. If anyone finds a magic cure let me know. I think mine was caused from stress and inactivity which I am fixing both things now. Thanks again.
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S.W. answers from Minneapolis on March 11, 2012
Meeting with a nutritionist is a great start.
I have a friend who was diagnosed as a Type II Diabetic but then changed his diet and walks every day for exercise. His doctor now says that no one would ever know that he once had that diagnosis. His diet is mainly vegetables, fruit, lean protein (chicken, fish, and egg whites), and very few carbs (bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes).
Yoga is very good as an exercise. Can you increase the frequency you do that? Have you tried Pilates? Can you do water exercises?
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M.P. answers from Detroit on March 13, 2012
There is much information I can provide you. I've worked with diabetics and helped them to loose weight and maintain their blood sugars.
Because you are a member of Mamapedia, you receive a complimentary confidential nutrition consultation.
Send me an email if you are interested and we can set up a time to talk. We can do this over the phone or in person, as I see you are in Belleville and I am in Brighton.
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S.A. answers from Chicago on March 11, 2012
I am also borderline after having gestational diabetes with my third pregnancy. I am glad you're going to call for a referral to the nutritionist. That is the best thing you can do.
Until you can get there, think low carb. No white breads or white pastas, no sweets, no sugary sodas. Think lean protein. Chicken breasts, turkey, egg whites.
As for exercising, have you tried swimming? You'd have to use your leg, but being in the water should make it easier and it's a great form of exercise.
Best of luck!
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S.W. answers from Minneapolis on March 11, 2012
Meeting with a nutritionist is a great start.
I have a friend who was diagnosed as a Type II Diabetic but then changed his diet and walks every day for exercise. His doctor now says that no one would ever know that he once had that diagnosis. His diet is mainly vegetables, fruit, lean protein (chicken, fish, and egg whites), and very few carbs (bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes).
Yoga is very good as an exercise. Can you increase the frequency you do that? Have you tried Pilates? Can you do water exercises?
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J.K. answers from Chicago on March 11, 2012
My first recommendation would be to go to your local library and take a few books out on the subject. I had gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy (10 years ago) and was forced to learn a lot about it. I recommend doing your own reading so that you can evaluate and question anything a doctor or medical professional says. There are many schools of thought out there and many of them are conflicting. The first nutritionist that I saw gave me a very specific diet to follow (remember -- I was pregnant) but that diet had so many carbs in it that when I followed the diet my blood sugars went up so much that I then went on insulin (non insulin meds are not recommended during pregnancy.) When I was pregnant a second time, the doctor sent me back to the nutritionist, and i initially refused as I had only seen her 18 months earlier. Happily, I did go to the nutritionist, but I saw a different person than the first time. This second person helped me read food labels and understand the idea of net carbs per serving. She also did not want me eating nearly as many carbs as the first nutritionist. With the help of some books and the 2nd nutritionist, I was able to stay off insulin with my 2nd and 3rd pregnancies -- which is statistically very unusual as typically gestational diabeties becomes progressively worse with each successive pregnancy.
As a first step, I would suggest removing most/all of the refined carbs (i.e., the "white" foods.) Try to cut out refined sugar and substitute a fruit for something sweet. If you must have a carb, have the most fiber filled carb that you can. Also, it is best if you eat your carbs with a mix of other foods containing protein and fat. Those other foods help slow down the absorption of the carbs and balance out your bloodsugar. Its really good to try not to eat carbs all by themselves, unless they are veggies or a high fiber fruit.
How were you diagnosed? Was it fasting bloodsugar, Hemoglobin A1C, or both? if you haven't had a hemoglobin A1C test (which is a blood test) you should have that done soon. Fasting blood sugar tells you what your blood sugar level is right then, but nothing more. HA1C shows you what your average blood sugar levels were over the previous 4-6 weeks, so it is a more meaningful test.
Good luck!
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I.X. answers from Los Angeles on March 11, 2012
My dad was prediabetic and on all kinds of blood pressure meds. When he cut out refined sugar his life drastically changed (pastries , candy, soda, desserts...). As the weight dropped he was encouraged to make more changes, like going almost completely to a plant based diet. He did a 180! He also took a class called CHIP. Its a program out of Loma Linda University. They are always taught by physicians and start with a complete work up so you can mark your progress at the end of the class . See if you can find one in your area or one on-line.
Unless a Dr. goes out of his/her way to learn about nutrition, it is not a very involved part of their medical training. Trust me, your dr. is not the person to go to for weight loss advice either. You are better off to get help from the nutritionist. But more than anything you need to be inspired to make changes, so start reading about improving your health. Skip weight loss books, there is too much conflicting information (eat bread, don't eat bread, eat lean meats, don't eat animal products......). Even on this very site, you are being given some pretty bad advice in my opinion. Best of luck to you weeding through it all.
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R.A. answers from Providence on March 11, 2012
Whole wheat, high fiber foods( make sure to look at the sugar/carb amount in them. ) the lower the carb and sugar the better. Also, eat lots of protein-chicken,fish( good ones are Salmon,especially). Load up on veggies like spinach, broccoli, collards. Blueberries are very good for you, as well as almonds. Beans. Meeting with a nutritionist will be beneficial for you. Omega 3's are very good for you. Drink lots of water, no drinks with sugar or the sugar free drinks.
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K.B. answers from Tulsa on March 11, 2012
Pilates was not nearly as hard or painful as I imagined. It helpes stretch and strengthen the core/middle of your body.
Pilates was not nearly as hard or painful as I imagined. It helpes stretch and strengthen the core/middle of your body.
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G.B. answers from Oklahoma City on March 11, 2012
Just do not go sugar free. That is really bad for your body. Cut down your sugar intake by getting used to adding less to items like tea or desserts. When I make Koolaid I only use 1/2 of the amount suggested and the kids don't know any different since I have always done that.
Eating a bit more healthy is good too. Don't go drastic or you'll get bored and hate it, then revert back to the old way of eating.
Take it one step at a time. Going outside and taking a walk around the neighborhood, even if you have to do like Susan Powter did back when she was overweight and couldn't walk down the street easily. She would walk back and forth in front of her yard while her kids played. She lost a couple hundred pounds if I remember right.
Finding ways to go healthier does not mean doing without the foods you love. It might mean finding ways to cook them with less fat or to find a way that is less sweet but the process of finding these new habits should be fun and enlightening.
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S.B. answers from Redding on March 11, 2012
Everyone's systems work differently, so a nutritionist who can evaluate your particular situation will be the very best thing for you. They will talk to you about what to eat and what not to eat as well as what times of day, what foods to avoid in combination, etc.
You should know that many, many people are found to be borderline diabetic and it's possible to see this as a good thing. You know you need to make some changes and you CAN make them so that things don't progress any further. It may seem daunting at first, but it just becomes a normal way of life after a while and as you start feeling better, it will become easier.
THE MAIN THING is not to be afraid to eat AT ALL. That is the worst thing you can do. Your body will think it's going into starvation mode and turn everything into fat because it has to make a reserve for itself of some kind. If your blood sugar is already out of whack, that won't help anything.
You may be somewhat limited in ways you can exercise, but fortunately, there are lots of different ways to do it.
Try not to be scared to death. The nutritionist will be a big help to you. You may be surprised at the number of things you can eat as opposed to all the things you can't.
I work with a guy who is full-on, insulin dependent diabetic and he's always sharing baked goods and "treats" that he makes at home and are healthy and nutritious, but also quite delicious. There are certain breads that he avoids such as croissants, but he loves English Muffins and has no problem having those. You don't have to be deprived of everything or live on cabbage.
It really might not be as bad as you think.
Best wishes to you!
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Not only does Vertical put out classic manga, they also publish puzzle books. And the lovely and wonderful Anne sent me a copy of O'ekaki.
I loved these puzzles, which I think were called Paint by Numbers when they appeared in Games magazine. You use logic to figure out which little boxes to fill in, and at the end, you have a picture! Given my recent mood, I appreciated the methodical approach and the feeling of creativity and accomplishment (however illusory) at the end. And Anne even thought to include a pencil! Thank you so much.
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April 7, 2007 at 4:06 PMAnd at least this is the importation of a puzzle type that is actually Japanese in origin… as opposed to "Sudoku" and "Kokuro" (although I am glad to see the latter succeed, in that it makes books of them available after "Cross Sums" books had become harder to come by.)
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I, for, one, had some preconceived ideas and stereotypes about what a man like this might be. But, though he lives in luxury and travels by helicopter, he's not a distant, absentee overlord in New York or Los Angeles, isolated from the realities of his workers' lives and willfully ignorant of the environmental consequences, not at all. He's actually a local boy who grew up in a trailer and went to college and then worked his way up the corporation, one hard-earned step at a time. His house is on a beautifully intact mountain overlooking Mingo County where the water was polluted from his mining. In a disturbing and unsettling upending of the American Dream, Don Blankenship used his success not to improve the conditions of his community, but only to make a profit at their expense.
Antrim covered the Senate hearings in May during which Blankenship was "expressionless and emotionless, twitching, as if in a medicated fog. He's been an elusive CEO." He denied that the long litany of violations in his mines and his exhortations to extract more coal at any cost could have had anything to do with the catastrophic accident at the Upper Big Branch. In light of President Obama reading a letter by 25-year old Josh Napper who was killed in the explosion, in which Napper had a premonition of what would happen to him, Blankenship's response has been seen as utterly callous.
Ironically, the Senate hearing brought Blankenship face to face and side by side with his nemesis, Cecil Roberts, President of the United Mine Workers (UMW) union. Antrim continued, "Blankenship broke the union in '85 — they hate each other. Roberts is trying to control his rage, because the union's just about dead, ineffectual and powerless." Roberts testified, "a man shouldn't have to go to work with his lunch pail, wondering whether or not he's going to see his family that night."
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Antrim concluded, "He is retiring from Massey because he became a liability — that's very obvious to his board and stockholders — the stock went up as soon as the announcement was made. Baxter Philips, #2 or 3 in line, replaces him. So nothing will really change quickly, but no one will run Massey like Blankenship did, draconian and absolutist in management style. It's the end of an era, the coal industry winding down. He became a reviled public figure. This is a huge symbolic victory."
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NEW YORK. Museums and universities across the US are being targeted by a suspected art forger who has tried to donate works, complete with auction house records, that the museums now believe to be fakes. In September, a man posing as a Jesuit priest, visited the Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana, and tried to donate a work that the museum says was a skillful forgery.
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The museum accepted the painting, issued a receipt, and Father Scott "blessed us in the parking lot" and left, said Tullos. The director asked museum registrar Joyce Penn to examine the painting. "She said, 'This doesn't look right,' so she went down to the art prep area and took out her blacklight." The painting glowed suspiciously, so Penn used a microscope to take a closer look and discovered the tell-tale dot matrix pattern of a reproduction, which had been painted over and signed. Tullos admits that the forgery was good enough to fool him. "At first glance, you really could not tell. The hero of this story is our registrar," he said. The discovery reminded Penn of a previous incident. She pulled out a file and found a photo of a man who had called himself Mark Landis, who Tullos recognised as Father Scott. This man had also tried to donate a work to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Museum of Art in 2009. As Tullos started to contact museums, more and more cases came to light. His searches led him to Matthew Leininger, who first came across "Landis" in 2007 while working as a registrar at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and has compiled a dossier of his attempted donations.Leininger says he became suspicious after the man donated a Louis Valtat watercolour to the museum, which became part of the collection. "He brought five more works to the museum, and we were getting ready to take the new pieces to the museum's management." These included a Paul Signac watercolour, a Stanislas Lépine oil on panel, a Marie Laurencin self-portrait, a French academic nude drawing and an Honoré Daumier sketch. As Leininger's team researched the works, they came across a curiously similar Signac that had been donated to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art in Georgia around the same time. A press release sent out by the museum announcing the gift also boasted of receiving works by "Milton Avery and Marie Laurencin, as well as a French academy drawing in red chalk," all donated "by Mark Landis in honour of his father, the late Lt Cmdr Arthur Landis Jr."Leininger also used a blacklight to examine the Lepin. "Everywhere where there wasn't paint it was glowing white," he said, explaining that anything that wasn't original oil paint should effloresce under the light, and he remembers the paint smelling "fresh". Under microscope, pixels denoting a digital reproduction could be seen. He then discovered that the original Signac watercolour was in the collection of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. The Oklahoma museum rejected the works, including the Valtat, which was "deemed a forgery" and was deaccessioned.Leininger believes that all the works he came across "look like they were done by the same hand. Of course each will have a slight variation." The paints used in the watercolours also all appear to be from the same palette, says Leininger. So far, Leininger has found over 30 US museums that have been approached by a man going by the name "Mark Landis", or by apparently the same man using the name "Steven Gardiner" (the names used seem unlikely to be his real name). The list also includes institutions such as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, the St Louis University Museum of Art, the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta, the San Francisco Art Institute, the American Folk Art Museum in New York, and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The earliest donation he found is a Laurencin watercolour, Portrait of a Young Girl, 1935, given to the New Orleans Museum of Art in 1987, but later deemed a forgery. Many of the museums have recently become suspicious of these donations, because no tax deduction forms were asked for—sometimes Landis/Gardiner explained this, saying that he was on disability with heart problems. Leininger, who is now at the Cincinnati Art Museum (which has not been approached with suspicious donations), says he notified local police, the FBI and the IRS, but as he hasn't actually committed fraud, "I don't know what you could get him on. All I can do is let people know."Meanwhile, the Hilliard University Art Museum in Louisiana, plans to include the "Curran" in an exhibition exploring authenticity and forgery, entitled "Say It Isn't Faux!", set to open in January 2011. But Leininger has more ambitious hopes: "My dream would be to get all these works from all the different museums, host an exhibition in his name and invite him as the guest of honour. Then he'd really have heart problems."
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Truly a con-artist. At least Landis has talent and expertise which the curators, etc., who were fooled don't. Landis deserves a show of his forgeries in a prestigious gallery.
15 Nov 10 17:54 CET
Never trust a man in a dress. (Unless he's wearing lipstick!)
14 Nov 10 23:0 CET
Considering the enormous number of art forgeries in circulation today (with many many more to come, thanks to internet and the globalization of the market), U.S. Museums have a lot to worry about if their curators leave it to the registrars to identify them... The problem of forgery in the arts is now global and needs to be addressed quickly by museums at a global level (UNESCO-ICOM) Fondation Giacometti, Paris
11 Nov 10 22:6 CET
yes the museums should have known better, because the copies are missing small important tip offs its a fake when you examine the two drawings side by side.
11 Nov 10 18:31 CET
Mr. Ortega, There is a big difference between a Currin and a Curran. One is all "tits and thats" while the other is not.
11 Nov 10 18:11 CET
RE: "Jesuit priest" donates fraudulent works - Well...A Museum should know better. A true CURRAN would be tits and thats... D Ortega
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fred, the discussion has gone on for 10 years but now the ground rules have changed and units can set their own expectations. That's a big change over National's previous definition which essentially was if you paid you're active.(This message has been edited by Eagle732)
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It might but it also burns way too many scouts.
How many scouts does it burn, really?
How many "marginal" boys will be put off scouting and will never participate again (even though they hardly participated at as Life scouts year after year)?
How many boys involved in "outside activities" don't even bother to call in weekly or put forth an effort to drop by an activity even for half a day? Not even for half a year?
How many boys care so little about their troop, that no amount of verbiage is going to convince an SM that his signature belongs on the bottom of an Eagle app?
I'm betting it's not all that many. But if it were 5 million, none should be Eagle.
Yah, fred8033, these debates have been goin' on for as long as parent-driven advancement have been goin' on. It's a societal phenomenon, eh? There are kids suing school districts all over da place over the criteria for Valedictorian or athletic eligibility or pick-your-recognition-for-their-darling. Attemptin' to lawyer a kid into a recognition (or out of a failure) has become part of modern American culture. There's no social sanction against it anymore.
Until that culture changes, these discussions are goin' to go on in da BSA, and da BSA materials are goin' to waffle between standards and "everyone deserves an award" dependin' on who is on da committee each year. The pressure, though, will always be in da direction of grade inflation / everyone deserves an award because that's the easiest road, eh? It takes da least effort, it causes da least conflict, it consumes da least amount of staff time and resources.
It also achieves the least in da lives of our kids, but that's somethin' that only folks with real backbone and commitment to the lads manage to remember. It often is not somethin' folks just workin' in da office consider.
Havin' high expectations for kids doesn't "burn" any of 'em, eh? That's a fiction that gets perpetuated to try to justify this silliness. Getting or not getting Valedictorian doesn't make or burn a kid. What makes or burns a kid is whether or not they were pushed to learn and achieve durin' their time in da program. Yeh can be Valedictorian or Eagle and have been completely short-changed by inept adults who felt yeh would cry and pout if yeh didn't get "your" award, and yeh can have just missed Valedictorian or Eagle and be an outstanding young man who will go on to do great things and remember your time in the program with affection because your effort was genuine and it really meant something.
I'm sorry yeh are part of da modern American culture of entitlement for kids. It wasn't always like this. I fear for da future of our nation when parsin' words matters more than showin' up and workin' hard. But in our younger years we were taught that commitment meant commitment, so I'm afraid you'll just have to put up with some of us old fogeys for a few more years.
Beavah - I am going to restate one thing that is the source of the problem - actual, concrete value to Eagle. With colleges giving points to Eagles (though at least one system looks for SPL to go with it), the military given automatic rank advancement to Enlisted - there is now money in Eagle. Once there is money in something, the fighting gets harder.
Similar to the class ranking games in schools - that impacts college applications as well. I had an issue with a high school counselor who wanted to put in the assumed drop outs from my class when determining my class rank. She was doing this out of spite due to an issue between me and her son. Tell me, by fighting this one was I being legalistic and entitled? I was fighting for something that could impact my scholarship and my college of choice, while she was doing something that could be argued either way - and yes, I make a negative assumption about her real reasoning.
With everyone being told to go to college, more kids are going to hunt all of the slots that they need to get accepted. Those slots (like Team Captain) that used to be just for the kids that wanted it now have a numerical value. The stakes have been raised.
Yes - we have entitlement issues. We also have a game that has changed, and that brings in new problems.
Unrelated to Scouting, but Beav, the most egregious case of this I saw in our local school district was about two years ago. A woman complained to the HS principal that the existence of an Honors band program was an unfair advantage to the kids enrolled in it. They had the potential of having a higher grade point average (than her kid, which was the subtext), therefore a higher class standing. The principal washed her hands of it by referring the matter to the town school committee, who then acquiesced.
All along, I thought the argument was ridiculous. The only way it could be construed that it was an unfair advantage is if the course was an easy grade. But it's not -- it takes significant amount of work (in school and out), and mandatory participation (evenings and weekends), and most likely money (high quality instruments and private lessons) to get an A.
Yah, GKlose, that sort of stuff is goin' on everywhere, eh?
I know school districts that have given up on honor rolls and Valedictorians and other awards and just eliminated them. They don't want to deal with it any more, and they want to use da money and time they spend fightin' on other things.
We've been in the throes of college applications around here for the last couple years and I can tell you based on the conversations I've had with several college admission staffers, Eagle just isn't that big of a deal. Grades, test scores, grades, difficulty of course work and grades are what they look at.
All the extra curricular stuff is judging how well "rounded" you are, that is are you fairly balanced and stable or are you a total academic freak who will jump off the top floor of the library the first time you be a "B"?
One of the most encouraging things I heard from an admissions officer was they look at the breadth of extra curriculars, not the numbers. Back in the day, we tried to get our name on as many high school clubs as possible, even if they only meant showing up for the first meeting of the year. What this lady said they look for are students who excell in organizations and programs with which they are engaged for years; master the program, develop into a leader of the program and in some way give back to it as a senior member. Of course, Scouting is ready made for that sort of envolvement, but it doesn't necessarily describe every Eagle's career track.
Eagle is one of any number of things kids can demonstrate that sort of dedication, mastery and service.
A WSJ article that is appropriate given the concern people have over minimal checking off of requirements for rank advancement vs. having realistic expectations. Boys need challenges.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443819404577635352783638934.html?m od=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle
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Shortly after the assault, both men then left and were seen to greet a group of three people.
The first man is described as white, aged about 19, thin build, with short blonde hair, clean shaven and spoke with an accent. It's believed he was wearing a cream coloured top, dark trousers and trainers.
The second man is described as around 19-years-old, wearing a dark coloured baseball hat and dark top and trousers.
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If the movie were to be animated, Hayao Miyazaki must animate it. No one else will do.
June 14th, 2005, 07:21 AM #18
hi, i agree wid most of the points made. + im in 2 mind whether or not it shud be made in2 a film. cos if the film cant portray they emotions and complex relationships between the characters then it wudn't do the book justice. + then no1 wud want 2 read the book cos they wud think it was crap!!! well jst a thought.
June 14th, 2005, 01:35 PM #19
Yeah well the great Directors all manage to keep the emotions, what about Star wars and the revenge of the Sith - I'd say that was quite emotional especially the scene with Ben and Anikan/Darth Vader or the scene with Padme. I think the Lord of the Rings trilogy was emotional as well in some ways.
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the last paragraph, Maerad has just been hurt by the Winterking, on the insides, and it says:
The Winterking stepped down from the dais and walked towards her, and then bent down and took her chin in her hand.
This bit will be quite easy to act out, but what about the next bit???
His hand was cold as ice, and its strength inexorable, but his touch was gentle. Maerad looked up into his eyes and instantly forgot everything in a rush of desire. She blinked with humiliation, seeing a flash of triumph in Arkan's eyes, and tried to hide her face.
I'm sorry, but how on erath will you be able to act that out on the screen????
yeah well I think a good actress would be able to act that particular scene with ease. She just needs to act out desire and hunger - she can just think about a huge chocolate bar
Aahh I could probably think about others about humiliation etc. but I cannot be bothered. Oh and she or Arkan have the scenes shot seperately so that the portrayal of the emotions won't be that difficult.Methinks.
June 14th, 2005, 02:50 PM #20it would be too hard as i said before, did you have to mention chocolate
June 14th, 2005, 03:32 PM #21Mmmmmmmmm.....chocolate........
Anyway, as I said before, the scene with Arkan, the Winterking that was posted above is only one of the MANY scenes that is hard to shoot. Just noiw, I can think of about 3, and if I flick through book quickly, I will probs discover about 100 in 10 secs.
June 14th, 2005, 03:42 PM #22
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is there a way to add a "no movie" option to the poll? much as i would love to see Cadvan on screen he would never really be Cadvan as everyone has their own imaginary version
June 15th, 2005, 11:24 AM #23Exactly, and it's the same with every character, and scenery.
June 15th, 2005, 02:41 PM #24lol u people cant decide wheather to have a film or not you say it would be too hard then you come up with reasons to have it then not
June 15th, 2005, 03:32 PM #25yeh we really need to start agreeing on things. i think that we should ask alison when she comes back
June 15th, 2005, 04:56 PM #26Ok, for the 99999999999999999999999999time, I'm going to express my view:
June 16th, 2005, 01:12 AM #27
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If the books are never made into movies, then it leaves room for every individual reader to imagine the characters, the scenery and the other things that a movie would destroy. The movie might be absolutely brilliant (if lucky!) but the chances are it wouldn't, and then you can't imagine much. Some people are turned off reading a book because the movie was bad, for example.
I agree with bai_xu that it's difficult to convey every emotion and feeling in a movie, not to mention the background history, the inner thoughts and so on.
June 16th, 2005, 02:11 PM #28i agree they should remain as books because the books are too good
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bai xu i will not argue with you on your point. i agree that making a movie of such an excellent book will ruin our imagination. we all have different perspectives and so our portrayal of the pellinor series will be depicted differently with each different reader in the way they favour it to be. and if a movie was to made of this, our distinctive perspectives of the series will be crushed or smothered. those who have read the books first and then watch the movie will always make comparisons, either slight or colossal and mutter their disappointments. possibly a riot could occur.
if the books were to stay as books, possibilities and imaginations will run limitless. unlike the book, the movie would stomp our own unique imaginations.
if well-written books were to turn into movies, disappointment may not be far off.
if a well-produced movie was written into a book, it would not capture everything that was portrayed in the film.
a theory that does not always fit, but sometimes do.
and of course there will always be criticisms, whether they be negative, neutral, or positve.Last edited by a mere shadow; June 17th, 2005 at 02:41 AM.
June 17th, 2005, 07:20 AM #30These are all brilliant points - especially about the crying!!! We should have learnt our lesson from various other books that have been destroyed by the movie business!!!
I mean if the Pellinor series were made into movies I bet we would all hate it and little details which were wrong in the movie would irritate us no end!!
For example in Star Wars the recent one...can't actually remember what it was called...something to do with the Sith or something...anyway did anyone else notice that in the Return of the Jedi Leia (sp?) said that she could vaguely remember her mother...well how on earth does that fit in with Padme dying in child birth???? That point irritated me no end and completely ruined the film for me!!
Anyway back to my point if they did something like that to the Pellinor series...Maerad can remember her mother but actually she died in childbirth...wouldn't that annoy you no end???! Listen to the voice of reason and never ever make a film it would just be too disappointing!!Last edited by Leonie; June 17th, 2005 at 07:26 AM.
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Soon their quarry, a wiry, middle-age, white-haired man, strolled out of the supermarket.
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The coalition initiated its campaign against Seijas this past February 2. It costs $510 a day to employ twelve canvassers, who are paid ten dollars an hour to collect signatures in east Hialeah, according to Henry "Hank" Hamilton, a certified public accountant who is the committee's de facto money manager.
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text: A factory for the emerging 'makers'By Doug Gross, CNNUpdated 2:46 PM ET, Fri July 27, 2012Just WatchedCould 'makers' help revitalize economy?replayMore Videos ...Could 'makers' help revitalize economy? 02:23Story highlightsSeattle factory aims to help do-it-yourself "makers" create goodsThe Humblefactory provides tools to small manufacturers"Makers" create what traditional manufacturers can't, or won't, makeIn a world of mass-marketed gadgets designed to be trashed and replaced after a few years, is there room for the Egg-Bot, a machine that lets you design and draw images on ... you guessed it ... eggs?Or how about the DODOcase, a hand-crafted cover for the iPad and other tablets that can be personalized to look like your favorite book?Dominic Muren thinks so. That's why he started The Humblefactory.Located in Seattle, Washington, Humblefactory aims to develop and design tools that help "makers" around the world build items that more mainstream manufacturers can't ... or won't.From designing actual tools to researching the best ways to create small manufacturing businesses in urban areas, The Humblefactory is designed to spur a movement that, in itself, was spurred by modern business practices.Muren says that, even with history's largest range of mass-produced products available on the market, they're just that -- mass produced. Consumers, he says, actually have a harder time finding products that suit their personal wants and needs.Enter the "makers."Inspired in part by do-it-yourself Bible "Make" magazine and the book, "Makers," that spun off from it, "makers," Muren says, are an emerging subculture of designers and engineers inspired to create with individual interests, not mass-market appeal, in mind."In the U.S. and Europe, people are starting to realize that there's this opportunity to make again," Muren said. "I think in the rest of the world, they're kind of like 'Well, isn't it funny you all call this 'making.' We've been doing this forever. That's one of the things that's exciting to me is the meeting of those two places. "At last Fall's PopTech conference in Camden, Maine, he talked up some of the products that have been created with the help of Humblefactory, and other creations from the "maker movement" including the aforementioned Egg-Bot."They sell, actually, quite a lot of them," he said. "Imagine trying to buy one of these at Best Buy. Probably not going to happen."Or the DODOcase, which he says single-handedly saved a 50-year-old book-binding company in San Francisco and allowed them to add 10 new jobs during the height of the recession.The maker movement he aims to support, Muren says, isn't just about making new products available. In many cases, he says, it's the creator, not the consumer, who gets the most satisfaction."I think that's the fundamental thing behind the wonder in the maker movement," he said. "This idea that, 'Wow ... the difference between nothing and something was me.' "More from tech9 billion years later, see star explodeDresses defy gender stereotypesWill.i.am apuesta por la moda sosteniblePowered by Livefyre


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Hi buddy! We are buddies, since Jun 17, 2014! Thank you for being my buddy! Keep up the good work you're doing here on GasBuddy! Have a nice week! Hope you and your family have a Happy New Year! Ron
A BIG CONGRATS on reaching that 2M mark and your nice new ride! Wow! Truly awesome! Keep leading the way for others to follow here in GasBuddyland! More than 90% of all the GBs that signed up over the past 13+ years will never make it to 1M points, most GBs quit before they even get close, and there are only 3,824 GBs out of more than 8 million GBs that have reached 2M points! Others ahead of you have retired, so there is lots of room at that 3M milestone, there are only 1,417 GBs that have continued on to 3M, most GBs retire between 3M and 4M! Keep going, don't stop now! It's nice seeing you come back each day as I track your progress to that 3M milestone and beyond! Thanks buddy for your 6+ years of dedication here on GasBuddy! Have a nice week! Ron
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you have plenty of work ahead of you on those, In my younger days I would put some cars together for races on the weekend.
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