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Paris, city of lights, city of passion… and the city where Ritul proposed to his lovely fiance Hemma! When Hemma and Ritul asked us to recreate their proposal in front of the Eiffel Tower we couldn't quite believe our luck!
And of course it would be rude to shoot Paris engagement photography without taking in Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, the Louvre and making time for a romantic stroll along the banks of the Seine! Guille went along with the couple on a perfectly sunny weekend in November for what turned out to be a rollercoaster ride around the sights of gay Paree.
We love engagement shoots! For us it's the perfect opportunity to get to know a couple better so that come the wedding day they feel completely comfortable and able to relax and forget about the camera. Hemma and Ritul were very at home in front of the lens and Guille was able to get some beautiful shots that show them looking very natural and in love, not to mention pretty damn gorgeous!
Hemma and Ritul opted for a casual look for the daytime shoots, but they really wanted to get a flavour of the more opulent side of Parisian life, so as dusk drew in, they donned their finery for some amazing night-time shots. I just love the contrast of Hemma's lilac lace prom dress with the golden lights of the Eiffel Tower and the Pyramide du Louvre. These shots are so iconic and special, really showcasing the splendour of Paris and the romance and charm of this loving couple.
We loved shooting Ritul and Hemma's Paris engagement photography. Can't wait for their wedding!
2014 has been a very eventful year at Viva HQ. Our Wedding Photography & Cinematography adds to a total of 38 weddings, travelling far and wide, from the beautiful Isle of Arran to picturesque Bavaria. Lucky Guille even photographed a gorgeously romantic engagement shoot in Paris! Once again we've had a truly eclectic mix of cultures and some stunning venues with very original styling. We've covered some delightfully quirky weddings this year featuring goats, owls, guinea pigs and storm troopers from Star Wars! We just can't wait to share all these weddings with you on this blog, but for now, sit back and enjoy the best of 2014!
When Donna and Andy told us they wanted us to do their Scotland wedding photography and cinematography on the beautiful Isle of Arran, we jumped at the chance! Donna's grandparents first visited the island over 30 years ago and since then it's been a well-loved holiday destination for the whole family and holds a special place in their hearts. It's the first time we have ever caught the ferry to a wedding location, and what a crossing! The views were magnificent and the island itself was a photographer's dream, with majestic mountains and sweeping sea views.
Donna and Andy's day did justice to the dramatic setting, with a horse-drawn carriage to escort them to the picturesque St Bride's church where a Scottish piper entertained the guests. Donna looked amazing in her strapless gown with its full tulle skirt and Andy and his groomsmen were dapper in blue-grey morning suits. The bridesmaids wore flattering Grecian-style flowing dresses in a pale pink that was echoed in the stunning bouquets and the groomsmen's ties. Even Charlie, the couple's Labrador retriever, got in on the act with his smart bib and bowtie!
The traditional ceremony was followed by a drinks reception accompanied by the mellow tones of the harp. Meanwhile we captured some romantic shots of Donna and Andy, making the most of the scenic setting. We think you'll agree that the light on Arran was just fabulous! The evening party was fantastic fun and there was a great atmosphere throughout the day. Friends and family had travelled from far and wide to see this couple wed and it was clear that it meant a lot to all present to be part of this loving couple's celebrations.
One of the nicest things for us was catching up Donna's sister, Charmaine, whose wedding to Peter we filmed a couple of years ago, now sporting a lovely baby bump! Donna tells us she is now a proud Auntie to Isla, a gorgeous little girl with a beautiful Scottish name. We were also delighted to hear that Donna and Andy are expecting their own first baby in April this year! Congratulations guys!
Donna and Andy had a strong vision for their Scottish wedding photography and cinematography and we enjoyed making it reality. It really was a privilege to be part of their day. Let's hear it for Mr and Mrs Jennings!
Deej and Rachael wanted special engagement photography & cinematography that they could show during their wedding reception and we were delighted to get our teeth into such an exciting project! They had very clear ideas about the kind of cinematography and photography they were looking for with warm, neutral tones and a relaxed vibe and sent us some links to videos they liked. It was brilliant for us to work with a couple who had such a strong vision for their film.
We collaborated with them to bring everything together and discussed a variety of locations for filming. In the end they chose Buxton in Derbyshire, where they were to celebrate their wedding reception, but in order to have a different setting, we researched picturesque places nearby and found the stunning Solomon's Temple, a Victorian tower on a hill close to Buxton town. Deej and Rachael agreed that it was the perfect spot for a romantic lunch; so armed with a beautiful vintage picnic hamper they set off into the Derbyshire countryside!
We made the most of the backdrop and the lovely weather to get some wonderful romantic shots of the pair. Guille took care of the engagement photography, while our talented cameraman Rick did the filming. We think you'll agree that Rachael and Deej look relaxed, gorgeous and very much in love!
Samir and Samia almost share a name. They also share an infectious sense of humour as you can see from their wedding cinematography and photography! We had a lot of fun filming and photographing this couple's wedding celebration, which took place in central Manchester in November.
"In Pakistani culture, there are two weddings," explains Samir. "The first, known as the Baraat, is hosted by the bride's family and is traditional, conservative and religious in nature. The Walima is the second part, hosted by the groom. This tends to be more of a party and nowadays there is often entertainment and dancing. Viva la Wedding covered our Walima but in hindsight it would have been great if they'd covered the Baraat too."
Samir planned the decor in midnight blue and cream to match Samia's wedding dress. He wanted the occasion to look modern, slick and impressive and the Mercure Hotel in Manchester ticked all those boxes. With over four hundred guests, organisation was key, so Samir chose toast master Malcolm Kindon to make announcements and ensure that things ran smoothly.
An evening wedding in winter means no natural light for outdoor shots, but we made the most of the glittering lights of Manchester to get some stunning images of the pair simply oozing urban cool! Some of my favourite shots are from the hotel room. The funky wallpaper made for a fantastic backdrop!
"Viva la Wedding were brilliant!" adds Samir. "The photos were great and the video was sensational. Everything was delivered really quickly too. Highly recommended!"
Suppliers Directory:
Venue – Mercure, Manchester
DJ – Delsonic, Leeds
Food & Catering – Kavi, Birmingham
Décor and Flowers- Simplicity Events, Manchester
Bride's Dress – Daminis, London
Cake – Richard's Cakes, Manchester
Toastmaster – Malcom Kindon
Artwork and Stationary – Asparagus PR, Liverpool
Cartoon – Desire Designs, Manchester
Guille and I were married in 2009. Our first dance was to an Arcade Fire song, Tunnels. It was pretty epic. We didn't choreograph it; we just threw each other around a bit, but when the chorus "You changed all the lead, sleeping in my head!" kicked in, the whole room joined us and started jumping up and down and punching the air. It was an ecstatic moment!
So being the thoughtful soul that he is, Guille gave me a beautiful gift to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary; a trip to Verona to see Arcade Fire in an ancient castle. Verona was of course the setting for Romeo and Juliet so I had high expectations for this romantic city and I was not disappointed. We rented a studio appartment on Air BnB. It was compact and bohemian in style, owned by a beautiful young Italian woman with perfect English whose diaphanous scarves and long wavy hair wafted an air of mystery and sophistication through the cobbled streets as she led us from carpark to flat.
We visited the city and lingered in the Roman Amphitheatre. One of the nicest things was just hanging out by the river and soaking in the beautiful colours. Italians know how to paint a town pretty. The colour palette is yellow ochre, bright bottle green and terracotta. We vowed to redecorate our bedroom in those shades and maybe this winter we will actually do it! We also discovered our new favourite drink: Aperol Spritz. This poisonous-looking orange liqueur is mixed with prosecco and soda water to make a very refreshing cocktail, perfect for sunny afternoons by the river.
The gig itself was all splendour. A ruined castle with the outer walls still standing, a festival atmosphere with Italian hipsters lounging on the grass with their plastic beer glasses and an imminent storm that gave us full on pyrotechnic effects with thunder and lightning in the twilight sky, but never actually broke. Miraculously the first raindrops fell as we buckled our seatbelts for the ride home. And they fell torrentially. AF were amazing. Enough said, you should see them if you haven't already and if you have you should see them again! I was particularly impressed with the pearly king and queen costumes with Arcade Fire spelt out in buttons worn by a couple of fellow fans! BTW, Please ignore me and Guille giving you evil looks in these pics. We don't mean anything by it, just don't mess with us, OK?
The day after the gig we went to Lake Garda and gate crashed a German campsite. It looked like a lot of fun – they were having a BBQ party with karaoke that night – but unfortunately we couldn't stay as we had to catch the plane. Guille managed a swim. I wasn't brave enough but it was nice to just sit on the stony shore and enjoy the beautiful view of the lake.
I forgot to mention that we ate loads of ice cream and drank plenty of local wine…and that I ate the loveliest pasta dish ever, that was just spaghetti dressed in olive oil and garlic. Also, I had a lot of fun just wafting around the apartment listening to Fleetwood Mac. We have three kids aged under five so I don't get much time to waft…and of course I'd been inspired by our chic Italian host!
Anyway chaps, if you want a romantic minibreak or even a minimoon location, you could do a lot worse than fair Verona. Ci vediamo lì!
You HAVE to watch this incredible North East wedding film! Laura and Rob's story is blockbuster material! How often does a real life love story turn out to be so romantic? Their wedding was an incredibly fun day which had their quirky personalities stamped all over it. I caught up with Laura who told me more…
North East Wedding Film: Meet Laura & Rob! from Viva La Wedding on Vimeo.
I love the story of how you and Rob met – it's definitely the most original story we've ever had! Is there anything you want to add about that? Do you feel like it was fate that brought you together?
"We like our story too! Definitely one for the grand-kids! I have to say I'm not a big believer in fate but we have certainly been given plenty of reasons to believe that everything happens for a reason. I was happy to have found and helped the 'boy who broke his back' when I was younger and now that boy has grown into a man I'm extremely happy and proud to call him my husband!"
What was it like planning your wedding?
"It was ace! I loved planning our special day and adding all the little touches that made it so special for us. I'm fully aware that many of the finer details would have been missed by our guests but it meant so much to me to have planned and implemented them. There were times that were a little stressful but all in all i had a ball planning, I'd like to do it all again!"
What was the most memorable/special part of your wedding day for you?
"The reaction of people after our first dance, 100%. We have never had so many high fives and hugs before, it was amazing. We just had so much fun and it was lovely to see that people had fun with us."
Were you nervous?
"No, not until I heard that the music wouldn't play at the church then I started worrying that everything would go wrong but as soon as I was at the end of the aisle those nerves went too."
Did everything go according to plan?
"No! But find me a wedding where everything does! We had a mare with the music at the church, I had music made and edited for me to walk down the aisle to and also for when we were leaving the Church and despite us testing this days before on the day it decided not to work. This made me late as we then tried re-writing disks at home and find alternative music but in the end that didn't work either and I ended up walking down to 'Be still for the presence of the Lord'! Oh well, another story for the book I suppose!"
Were there any funny/emotional moments that stand out for you?
"Walking down the aisle with my Dad, Rob whispering 'I want to kiss you' in my ear every time the reverend wasn't looking, The readings in the church, the video my brother did as part of the speech, high fiving everyone as we entered the room for our first dance and also having everyone around us for the last dance which was to 'The Greatest day of our life' by Take That."
I thought it was a brilliant touch arriving in your dad's truck! What was the significance of that for you?
"I am a total Daddy's girl and hated the thought of not sharing my name with him anymore so for my last journey as Laura Waddington I wanted to be sure that EVERYONE knew I was, and always will be a Waddington. As such, arriving in our family firms truck with the name all over it seemed the best way to get that message across! Plus, all the 'Waddingtons' like to make an entrance and the truck with its air horns certainly gave me the entrance I wanted!"
I loved your first dance – how did you go about preparing for it? Did you have lessons?
"I think you can tell when you watch it that no lessons were involved in the making of that dance! In all honesty the preparation was poor. Rob wasn't up for doing it to begin with so I had to choreograph it, get the music edited and then force him to learn it. We only had a week to do it and eventually rob started to enjoy it and we were off!! It was so much fun and he did so well."
Are there any other special touches that you planned for the day, such as favours, table settings etc that you want to tell us about?
"There were loads! I went crazy with personal touches! I planned, sourced and put together all of the table centrepieces myself as I couldn't find anyone who would do what I wanted, I wrote a poem that was read by my cousin in the church about Rob and I's story so far , made confetti cones and mini flags for our guests to be gifted as they left the church, made the photo board and props for the reception, hired an amazing magician, made a massive sign telling our story which was displayed at the top of the road down to the church, Created a children's fun room full of crafts, DVD's and a sleep corner for our little people, ahhh the list goes on – too much to mention – like i said, i loved planning and knew exactly what I wanted and to ensure i got that i did most of it myself."
Is there anyone that you want to mention who helped you a lot in planning your day?
"My Mum. Every Tuesday night for the year before the wedding she had to put up with me telling her my latest plans and support me whilst I made it a reality. Even when she didn't agree with it all! She was such an amazing help, especially on the week running up to the day as I only had the day before off work so she ended up having to do a lot of jobs – what a star!"
Suppliers Directory:
Venue- Rockliffe Hall
Wedding Dress- Mori Lee
Bridal Hair- Caludia Fois, Shine hair and beauty
Bridal Makeup- Siobhan Caffery, Shine hair and beauty
Bridesmaids Dresses- Mori Lee
Flowers- Rachel Robinson at Thompson and Franks florist
Cake- Nicola Taylor
Magician- Paul Lytton
Band- Hip Operation
Photographer- Joe Stenson
Bridal Shoes- PINK Paradox
Truck- Waddington Buildings
Bridesmaids Cars- Love dub cars
We are thrilled to share this promotional film we made for bridal designer Amanda Wyatt's Blue Iris Collection!
The Blue Iris launch took place at the Mere Hotel in Knutsford on 24th March. The venue was a hive of activity when we arrived at 8.00am to capture the preparations for this dazzling showcase. Florists, Red Floral Architecture were hard at work, decorating the tables with their fabulous floral creations, each one different from the rest and all featuring the blue iris flower, the emblem of Amanda Wyatt's new collection. With our team of three cameramen concentrating on capturing beautiful video footage, I was frantically snapping the preparations with my iphone, so I could share the pics with you here!
The models were having the finishing touches put to their hair and makeup, as rail upon rail of gorgeous dresses, veils and accessories began to arrive. The AW team was like a well-oiled machine, preparing the room to ensure that their guests, suppliers from Bridal Boutiques around the country and abroad, could get the best possible view of the collection. Amanda herself and her daughter, bridal designer Charlotte Balbier were on hand to oversee the preparations and were happy to chat with suppliers throughout the day.
Then came the catwalk show, and what a show! The tone was modern, sassy and fun, with some cool choreography and a fab soundtrack.
Amanda is keen to show that her dresses can suit women of all different sizes, so many were modelled by a size 16 as well as a size 10-12 model. It was inspiring to see how the same dress could flatter completely different shapes. After the show, the models came out again wearing each dress in turn at the request of suppliers, who wanted to take a closer look at their favourites. Working alongside photographer, Jonny Draper, this was our chance to capture some detailed shots of each dress.
We also seized the opportunity to interview many suppliers who gave us the word on the street about the new bridal collection. As you can see they were wowed! Amanda's promise to listen to her customers and design a collection that responded to the needs of the brides really paid off. There was a dress for everyone, short dresses, dresses with sleeves, fishtails, full skirts, straighter lines and even a fabulous detachable lace jacket with a full train, which allowed for two completely different looks in one dress! There was a lot of love for Blue Iris, the signature dress of the collection, and I have to say a lot of love and respect for the Amanda Wyatt team and their brilliant customer service.
For us it was a rollercoaster of a day. We had three cameramen, one assistant (me!) and a host of complex equipment to operate, from sliders to minicranes, all the while staying discreetly in the background. We made two films for Amanda Wyatt: a catalogue film aimed at bridal boutiques, showing each dress in detail and this promo, which gives a flavour of the new collection and a sense of the buzz around this fantastic launch event .
We are delighted to know that our catalogue film is already bringing in new business for Amanda and we hope this promo will whet the appetite of brides and suppliers for this stunning bridal collection, which is due to hit the stores in June this year.
Suppliers Directory
Here are the fabulous people and businesses who made this event come alive:
Venue: The Mere Golf Resort and Spa
Florist: Red Floral Architecture
Catwalk Stage, Sound and Lighting: Lightech
Venue dressing: Boris and Betty
Stationery: Lucy Ledger
Photography: Jonny Draper
Illuminated LOVE letters: Typical Type
Inspirational Speaker on Bridal Sales Training: Helena Cotter
Guille is always telling me that I'm a daddy's girl, so maybe I'm a little biased, but for me the father of the bride speech is the most special of the traditional wedding speeches. More and more brides are making their own speech, which is great, but if a bride decides not to speak, then dad, or whoever takes his place is the one who is going to tell her side of things. You are there to represent your daughter, your family and your relationships on the most important day of your little girl's life… so no pressure then!
The good news is that you couldn't have a more willing audience. The room is full of people who are brimming with goodwill towards you and your family, and especially your lovely daughter. They will devour your accounts of her childhood foibles and teenage pranks and hang upon every word of praise for the wonderful woman she has become. And that's basically your job: to tell us some stories!
My own dad is a master of this, which is fortunate as I'm the eldest of three daughters so he's had to tell two lots of stories already and is cooking up some classics for when my youngest sister gets wed!
So here's the Papa Howard Patented Formula for Wedding Speech Success:
1. Begin at the beginning (babyhood) and don't be afraid to embarrass your daughter just a little bit! (more…)
As wedding videographers, we have seen a fair few best men in action, and we reckon we know a thing or two about making that nerve-wracking speech go with a zing! Here's our recipe for success!
1. Fresh ingredients – don't recycle tired old jokes off the internet. Think about your mate and your friendship. What's special about him? What makes you laugh? What story can you share that says a lot about his character?
2. A generous helping of bro love – I know it's the done thing to embarrass the groom, but just remember that he picked you to do this because you are his best mate in the whole wide world! So don't stitch him up too much in your best man's speech. He can probably take it, but can his mum? We've seen a fair few speeches fall flat because the BM has been too harsh for the taste of the wedding party. So consider a ratio of 2 parts friendly ribbing to one part, "but seriously, what a guy!"
3. A pinch of humour – You don't have to have them rolling in the aisles. A genuine wry smile is worth more than a million forced belly laughs. Be warm, be truthful, be yourself.
4. Serve with a sense of occasion – You can be original in style and content but you must fulfil certain conventions: Praise the bride and not just her looks on this day. It's very heart-warming for guests to feel you genuinely like her, so mention how happy she has made your friend. Admire the bridesmaids, the mothers of the bride and groom, the decor, the effort that has gone into the planning of this amazing day. Oh yes, and stand up straight, speak up, slow down and make eye contact – they will be eating from your palm – trust me!


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Welcome to Fountainhead II Unit 7 in OCEAN CITY!! This condo is part of a complex with only 7 units, ocean side and off the main road. Enjoy the ocean view from both the back deck and front balcony.
This is a third floor unit that is just steps away from the beach. We have private beach access up either a ramp or steps, as well as an outdoor shower to rinse off after a day at the beach.
We also have everything you need for your beach day from chairs, umbrellas and towels to sand toys and buggy boards.
The unit includes private parking for two vehicles. The condo can sleep 2- 4 people. It has one bedroom with a king size bed and a queen size futon in the living room. We also have a pack-n-play if you decide to bring your little one.
You only need to bring food and toiletries when coming. We have everything else you would need. Including a full service kitchen: fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker, dishes, utensils and pots/pans. We have a 4 person dinning room table to enjoy your delicious meals. The back deck also includes a 4 person dining table too!
The family room includes a 50 in flat screen TV, DVD player, CD player, as well as movies, books and games (adult and kids).
The bedroom has a king size bed, dressers, closet and a 32 inch flat screen TV for your enjoyment. Sheets and blankets are included.
The bathroom includes a shower/bath combo with both shower and beach towels for your use.
On the ground floor we have a separate private laundry room that has everything you need for the beach as well as a washing machine/dryer and detergent.
Rental fee for FULL weeks includes lodging taxes. A processing fee of 2.5% added for those using credit cards. Some cleaning by renters is required which entails washing dishes, clearing out the fridge, removing all used bedding and towels for us to wash as well as sweeping and taking out the garbage. If you would like us to take care of all cleaning please include an additional $45.00 when payment is made. Check out is at 10 am and check in is at 4 pm. We only rent to families, couples, and groups over 25 years of age. No senior week students, no pets, or groups under 25. This unit is not handicapped accessible and is a smoke free unit.
*During peak season we only rent weekly.
This beautiful condo was a perfect headquarters for our long weekend in Ocean City. The pictures don't do it justice. The interior is clean, nicely appointed, and very comfortable. You have ocean views from the porch on one side and the deck on the other, which is nice for early morning or late evening lounging.
The king-size bed in the bedroom is very comfortable as are the couches in the living room. It's also nice to have two flat screen TVs (one in the living room, one in the bedroom). You're not going to find that in any of the hotels around here! Plus, you get a full kitchen and fridge!
The condo is actually directly off of Ocean Highway, on the ocean side, so you don't have to cross the highway to get to the beach. The only downside to this is that you do get some traffic noise while sitting outside. (This was especially noticeable to us, as we happened to visit during Bike Week. We had no problem hearing every Harley going up and down the road!) The upside is that you have direct access to the beach (about a 5 minute walk from your door, across the parking lot, and onto the sand). There's also plenty of beach "gear" supplied, from chairs to umbrellas to sand toys.
The condo is in an excellent location beach-wise, and it's about 2 to 3 miles north of the north end of the boardwalk. That's close enough to drive (at least in the off-season) if you just want to visit the boardwalk, and far enough away if you don't want anything to do with it.
There's also a supermarket within walking distance of the condo, along with a couple of very good restaurants, and some basic touristy-type shops for mementos and such. We followed up on the owners' recommendation and had the crab nachos at a local restaurant, about three blocks north. Amazing! Highly recommended!
Speaking of the owners, they went out of their way to provide basic information about the area, together with a welcome sheet, and detailed information about the condo itself.
A couple final notes. This unit is up three flights of stairs. That wasn't a problem for us, but you'll want to know that if you tend to pack heavy. Also, we had a car, and went during the off-season, so getting around and parking wasn't a problem. High season will be very different.
Overall, for a couple, or a small family (one or, perhaps, two small kids), this is an excellent place to stay. Comfortable, close to the beach with no highway to cross, close to food, and easily accessible. You can't ask for more!
My family and I stayed here for Car Show week. I was very happy to have a covered spot for my classic car. The condo is also in a great location close to the movies, food and the grocery store. Overall, we had an enjoyable stay and will be booking next year.
I loved staying at this unit in Ocean City. It's the perfect setting for taking the family or just enjoying the weekend away with a loved one. It offers off road, private parking and is right at the beach (I hate having to cross the highway to get to the Ocean, but not here!). The kitchen was spacious as well as the living room and bedroom. This has been my favorite place to stay in Ocean City, MD yet (and I've been going there for years!). I will be going back to stay there again this year :)
Great condo to stay in OC. You are only a few steps from the beach and you close to all of the best restaurants in OC.
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Upcoming Sunday Services
Sunday services run from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Children start upstairs with their families and then leave for childrens' programming at collection time.
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Sharing Our Faith With the CUC Community
Presenter: Wayne Williamson
Highlighting that we are part of a larger group of Canadian Unitarians to help people feel that sense of connection and community. We will be taking up a special offering for the CUC Sharing Our Faith Fund at today's service to support fellow UU congregations in Canada.
Special meeting after the service to discuss the idea of hring a consulting minister. You may wish to bring a bag lunch!
Children's Program: Working Together to make a Difference
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Annual General Meeting
We hope to see everyone there.
No potluck this week due to the length of the meeting.
Children's Program: Enough Stuff
|Mar 15
A Mental Health Centre in the Village of Geel, Belgium
Presenter: Jim Hutchings
Mental Illness has always been with us. Patients were sometimes treated quite cruelly in attempts to effect a cure. Other times, quite kind approaches were used to try to make desired changes. Over the centuries, one small community in Belgium stood out as a model for the treatment of mental illness. We will examine the story of Geel and how it became, for some, the "Gold Standard" for the treatment of the mentally ill.
Children's Program:Using Our Senses of Wonder (end of Worlds of Wonder)
|Mar 22
We're Here! Now What?
Presenter: Ponziano Aluma
A family crisis promoted the writing of my book: "We're Here! Now What?". My basic beliefs in God have shaped my views on the newcomer experience. Refugees about whom we know very little, and who also know very little about us, arrive on our shores. Although we have no control over the events that give rise to exodus and migration, we do have choices over what roles to play in the resettlement of newcomers once they are here. And that starts with making an effort to understand them, as well as helping them to understand us.
Children's Program: We Are All One (beginning of Moral Talks)
|Mar 29
Famous Unitarians - Robert Fulghum
Presenter: Sandra Blenkinsop
This presentation will explore the life and wisdom of Robert Fulghum an American philosopher, painter, sculptor, Unitarian Universalist minister and bestselling author. It will focus on his down-to-earth philosophy and will be illustrated by excerpts from his books: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, It was on Fire When I Lay Down on It, Uh-Oh, and What on Earth Have I Done?
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My entire family watched 'Transporter 2' together - ages ranging from
13 to 40 + - and every one of us loved it. We all saw the first
Transporter movie together and enjoyed that very much, and we'd all
been eagerly awaiting this sequel. And I must say, not one of us was
disappointed. In fact, we're all looking forward to the third
Sure, most of the fight scenes and even the car chases are, for the most part, unrealistic. If you're looking for absolute realism, then the Transporter movies may not fit the bill for you. However, if you're looking for a quiet, very likable hero, who can be counted on to get out of any scrape, and conquer the odds no matter what, then chances are you'll find this feature quite entertaining.
Highly recommended viewing, for those who like a little action mixed in with their 'feel good' movie.
The first transporter, a brilliant film. An almost unexpected hit. The plot not too far out, the action sequences not too far out and certainly believable. Hollywood sees a chance to make some money and thinks it can do better, puts up lots of money and obviously wants to call the shots. Hey presto - a sequel too far! With too much CGI work for its own good and action sequences that are like doggy doo-doo from Chine, just a little too far fetched. Statham is his usual superb self again, then I have never seen a bad performance from him to date. If you like your action sequences written and directed by Hans Christian Anderson and produced on an X Box you'll love it. Better rent the first one again than this one.
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okay action movie, nothing like the first one. i loved the first transporter, i thought the driving scenes/fight scenes were amazing, and there was just enough of a plot to keep the action moving. the reason i rated this movie so low is because it completely strays from the James bond style action and is even embarrassing at times (the cooking part, the part where the homeless person sees the car driving across the rooftop, the taxi driver w/ Porsche etc... corny). while the first movie was pure action this movie added some annoying elements that didn't fit in the genre. also the guns shot effects were poorly done and the fight scene directing was annoyingly chopped up. good part- the black Lamborghini's murcielago was really cool, i wish they had used this car more. the first one much better/worth buying, this one felt like a big let down.
Frank Martin, hero of the first film, is back doing what he does best:
kicking serious ass. He now lives in Florida and works as a private
chauffeur/bodyguard for a rich family. One day, during a routine trip
to the hospital with the family's kid, Frank becomes tied up in a
kidnapping plot and the serious ass kicking begins. Just like the
over-top action scenes the plot goes from kidnapping of a young boy to
chemical weapons smuggling! What fun!
This is pretty much a run-of-the mill "bigger and badder" sequel with trumped up production values and stunts, but it remains good action entertainment. Maybe it is because the film makers are Europeans they know more about "not over doing it" than American action directors. But in terms of over doing it, this film gets pretty damn close and you seriously have to leave your brain at the door to enjoy this movie. Another thing that may nag fans is the Audi S8. While an undeniably a cool car, would Frank, being such a BMW devotee in the first movie, give up his original car? Once again, leave your brain at the door.
The ending also promises a sequel, but seeing how close this film comes to being down right ridiculous, it might be a very bad idea, though the idea of three entries in this very entertaining franchise is a pleasant thought. 7/10
Rated PG-13: a lot of action/violence and some sexual content
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This movie had great action if you are willing to suspend disbelief for
the duration. The real star of the movie is Frank Martin's Audi. This
miraculous ride gets sprayed with bullets, crashes into other cars,
flies through the air, and swerves all over streets, sidewalks, and the
beach. And all without getting so much as a speck of dust on its glossy
black finish! I need one of those to get me through rush hour traffic!
While we're at it, can I have one of those magic Hollywood cell phones
with batteries that allow 2,365 hours of talk time on one charge?
Frank himself displays choreographed Jackie Chan-like fight scenes, but without the whimsical humor.
I will say again that it's not a BAD movie, unless you're looking for a coherent plot and a marginal modicum of believability.
I didn't watch the first but after I have read the many positive reviews from this sequel I decided to buy it. I thought this must be a good action movie with lot of suspense but it didn't met my expectations at all. First, there was the bad cinematography. Then, I found the story not so exciting and spectacular as it was written here. The special effects were not so great as I expected and everything seemed to be too perfect and all déjà vu. The actors didn't convince me and fortunately the running time was not longer than 85 minutes. For all these reasons I give 6/10 that matches exactly the actual vote on IMDb. Watch instead MAN ON FIRE.
Take it for what it's worth. This was a fun piece of action film. Jason
Statham returns to form with some excellently choreographed fight
sequences. Of course, there are the gratuitous car chases. The car is
way too cool. But hey, it was a rooting-tooting-shooting-polluting-high
fa-luting good time. Even my roommate (who despises action flicks)
chuckled a few times. That, in my book, means you're getting exactly
what you expect. Nothing extra meets the eye in this one.
Granted, the plot is weak. But, that's not the reason to watch. Yeah, there's a criminal-for-hire, who teams up with a Russian bio-weapons expert who poisons a kid so that he can poison the father who is speaking at a dinner with politicians from around the world. Oh yeah, and the villain is financed by the Columbian cocaine cartels. So, there you have it. A very plausible story line that was light on the plot and heavy on the action.
So, if it's action you want and could not care less about plot. This is your film. Pop some corn, pour some soda, and kick back while you enjoy the ride.
Now, I kinda enjoyed the first one, but it felt like it was missing something. Like it was taking itself too seriously or something. This one... well, you can't take seriously, but it's more fun in that all logic is thrown out the window. It's not like the acting is bad or anything (not even newcomer Kate Nauta's acting was that bad), it's just that as the film progresses, it gets more and more unrealistic. Once Frank is able to disarm a bomb under his car a certain way (won't give it away, but those who've seen this know this is the most infamous scene of the film), you should realize that anything can happen now... and it does. However, with this, the action is far more impressive, and has almost a seventies martial arts movie feeling. Basically, imagine crossing James Bond with Sonny Chiba and you'll get an idea of what this is like. Aside from that little example, it's like the first film was tired, sucked down as much coffee and caffeine as it could find, and then the sequel was born. The plot is far more complex than the first, but it's one of those plots set up for the sake of action. Like the first film, however, the last fight left much more to be desired, but it was still better than the first. Anyway, for action fans, this is definitely worth at least a rental.
Frank Martin (Statham) does a favor for a friend by driving a young boy
of wealthy parents back and forth to school. Seems simple enough, but
you know something is going to go wrong. You just know.
Yes, the story is well worn. This is a kidnapping. Oh hum. But, wait a minute, watch how Frank goes about rescuing the kidnapped. This movie is all about the stunts and it doesn't disappoint. The fighting choreography is simply outstanding, and the other special effects need to be recognized also. Watch Frank go from a speeding car to a light plane taking off. Unbelievable. Well, stunt men were probably used but even so, unbelievable.
Look out Spiderman, there's a new kid in town and he is doing good. Spiderman is cool and Statham, as Frank, is cool too. The way Statham moves tells us he may not have any bones in his body. What a contortionist. This movie is better than Transporter 1 and that was very good too.
Get past the dialogue, and the annoying acting of some, and just wait for the action to start and when it does, it's almost non-stop, but never boring and the stunts don't go on forever and ever. Very entertaining. Can't wait for Transporter 3.
I enjoyed this movie basically for Jason Statham. I appreciated keeping his character true from the first movie. I appreciate no profanity in this movie esp from Jason's character. The violence and fighting were good for this rated movie. Glad not more expressive. I like knowing that the actors do most of the stunts themselves. The killer lady was a bit much for my liking. The relationship between Frank and the boy was good as an insight into Frank. I enjoy the unique relationship between Frank and the police man from France. I liked the police man's line when he opened the door and asked who are you and he said he was the cook. Carried over from the first movie.
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Hello! My bathroom is finally done! I've gotten so much help from this board. I really appreciate all of the guidance, from the fear that my cats ruined my mud to the problem with my radiant floor heat which my contractor ripped out and redid. I'm glad it is finally done.
I decided to go with a double pedestal sink and I'm very happy with that decision. I don't miss the counter space. I'm not much of a product girl so all of my stuff fits in the medicine cabinet or the basket. I'm finding that my husband puts his stuff back in his cabinet when he's done rather than leaving it on the counter. We also installed a custom stained glass window for privacy. The bathroom window is the most prominent window on our house and the previous window treatments really didn't look nice from the outside. I think the window fits the house and provides much more light. I'm very pleased with how everything turned out. It's not a large bathroom, but it is highly functional and has just the look I wanted.
gorgeous and when I first read your post about the window, I guess I was expecting something else. Then I saw your pictures, WOW! That window is stunning and works seamlessly with the style of your home from the outside and the design of the bathroom. Great work!
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Wail paint: Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray
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Faucets: Grohe Seabury Chrome
Toilet: Toto Eco Soirée with Toto Washlet E200
Shower: Hansgrohe Raindance S Showerpipe Chrome
Drain: Ebbe chrome square
Threshold: Calacatta Carrera marble
Exhaust Fan: Panasonic whisper ceiling fan
Baskets: Kohler medium and small stainless
Toilet Paper holder, Towel Ring, Towel Hooks: Grohe Essentials Chrome
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Beautiful bathroom! What are the dimensions of the shower? I am replacing the bathtub in a small bathroom with a shower and am trying to decide whether to keep the 60" or go with 48" and some storage. It's our main shower so I want it to be comfortable. The bathroom is small so the shower cannot be wider than about 32" (current tub is 29" wide).


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The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions seeks to inform the design and implementation of federal policies that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Drawing from its extensive peer-reviewed published works, in-house policy analyses, and tracking of current legislative proposals, the Center provides research, analysis, and recommendations to policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch. Read More
Senate gets back to climate science
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing tomorrow called "Update on the Latest Climate Change Science and Local Adaptation Measures." This is the first Senate hearing focused directly on climate science in the 112th Congress, and we hope it won't be the last. Climate change is happening, the news from peer-reviewed science is increasingly daunting, and the public needs to hear what credible scientists are learning about the risks and potential solutions.
June 2012 Newsletter
Congress Finally Reforms Flood Insurance
Late last week, in a heartening display of bicameral and bipartisan harmony, Congress passed a bill reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and taking steps to steer it toward solvency. Among those steps is ensuring that climate impact projections are factored into future calculations of flood risk.
The Climate Stewardship Acts
The Climate Stewardship Acts were a series of acts introduced in the 108th United States Congress. Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced the first bill in 2003. It was followed in 2004 by a House companion of the bill introduced by Representatives Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and John W. Olver (D-MA). Starting in 2010, the bills would have capped greenhouse gas emissions of the electricity generation, transportation, industrial, and commercial economic sectors at the 2000 level, while providing for market-based trading of emission allowances.
Understanding the Climate Stewardship Acts
- Summary of Gilchrest-Olver Climate Stewardship Act, 2004
- Summary of Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act, 2003
- Summary of MIT Analysis of Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act - An economic analysis of the Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act cap-and-trade program performed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Also applies to Gilchrest-Olver cap-and-trade program.
- EIA's Assesments
- Summary of EIA Analysis of the Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act, 2003
- Modified assestment of EIA Analysis of the amended Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act - This amended version, which would hold U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at year 2000 levels by 2010, was considered by the U.S. Senate in October 2003.
- Assessment of EIA Analysis of the Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act, 2003 - The EIA analysis represents an ambitious attempt to provide insights into possible costs related to S.139; however, it should be thought of as an upper bound of likely costs.
- Critique of the Charles River Associates Analysis of Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act
Additional Resources
- Report: Emissions Trading in the U.S.: Experience, Lessons and Considerations for Greenhouse Gases - A review of six diverse U.S. emissions trading programs.
- Report: Designing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program for the U.S. - Options for designing a domestic greenhouse gas reduction program.
- Report: The Emerging International Greenhouse Gas Market - Characteristics of the growing international market for GHG emissions.
- Proceedings of the Aspen Institute/Pew Center Joint Conference - A diverse group of business, government, and environmental leaders recommends a framework for a possible mandatory greenhouse gas reduction program for the United States
Legislation in the 112th Congress Related to Global Climate Change
More than 100 bills, resolutions, and amendments focusing on climate change were introduced in the 112th Congress (2011-2012). Many more touched on energy, environment, transportation, agriculture and other areas that would have an impact on climate change. The list below, however, contains only those bills whose authors thought it was important to explicitly reference climate change or related terms, such as greenhouse gases (GHG) or carbon dioxide. (For brevity, all legislative proposals are referred to here as "bills.")
Reflecting an anti-regulatory mood on Capitol Hill, there were nearly as many proposals in the 112th Congress to block efforts to curb carbon emissions as proposals to strengthen them. And, reflecting the general state of gridlock in Congress, virtually none of the bills proposed were enacted.
A closer look:
- 113 climate-specific bills were introduced in the 112th Congress. This compares with 263 such bills introduced in the Congress before this one, 235 in the Congress before that, and 106, 96, 80, 25, and seven, respectively, in the Congressional terms before that.
- 57 of the bills (52 percent) supported climate action in some way. However, for the first time since the introduction of the McCain-Lieberman greenhouse gas cap-and-trade bill in 2003, not a single greenhouse gas cap-and-trade bill was introduced. Most took much smaller steps, such as preparing the United States to adapt to climate change or preserving voluntary greenhouse gas reduction programs in a bill that would otherwise block the Environmental Protection Agency's climate change work. The two bills that proposed a comprehensive approach to reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would have established a carbon tax. (Two of the bills mentioned greenhouse gases without clearly supporting or hindering climate action.)
- 55 bills would have blocked or hindered climate action – 40 of which would have prohibited or hindered regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily by preventing EPA from regulating under the Clean Air Act. Four of these passed the House, with no prospects for movement through the Senate. For its part, the Senate voted on four bills to prevent, delay or modify EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, all of which failed.
Perhaps the most significant law enacted by this Congress addressing climate change is not on the list below because it does not mention the words "climate change" at all – the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. Among other things, the bill, signed into law by President Obama, seeks to ensure that "the best available science regarding future changes in sea levels, precipitation, and intensity of hurricanes" are factored into future calculations of flood risk. Our blog notes that the bill is a good first step toward comprehensive reform that will bring the program back to solvency.
In addition, a bill that would combine House and Senate energy efficiency measures passed the Senate on its last day before the elections and was signed by President Obama in December 2012.
The bills, resolutions, and amendments of the 112th Congress dealing with climate change are divided into the following categories:
A Green Light for Regulating GHGs under the Clean Air Act
In a resounding victory for sound science and policy, the US Court of Appeals decided unanimously this week to uphold both EPA's finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare and the agency's initial set of regulations limiting emissions from vehicles and major new and modified industrial sources.
Given the choice, we'd much prefer to see a new law establishing a comprehensive market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But until Congress gets its act together, regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act is really the only option.
Eileen Claussen Comments on Appeals Court Ruling Upholding EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
Statement of Eileen Claussen
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
June 26, 2012
Today's decision reaffirms sensible science-based regulation and takes an important step to protect the American people from dangerous climate change.
We've always maintained that the best way to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions is through new legislation establishing a comprehensive market-based approach. But in the face of Congressional inaction, EPA has no choice but to move forward under the existing Clean Air Act—not the best tool, but for now the only one available.
As expected, the Court affirmed EPA's interpretation of the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change endangers America's environment and economy. It also affirmed common-sense steps by EPA to tailor the somewhat cumbersome provisions of the Clean Air Act to the particular challenges of regulating greenhouse gases.
The ruling significantly reduces the regulatory uncertainty facing major emitters so they can begin factoring carbon reductions into their investment decisions. Far from the draconian scenarios painted by opponents, the greenhouse gas standards for vehicles will deliver huge fuel savings for consumers,
Hopefully we can now move past the false debate over whether or not climate change is real, and continue the hard work of building common ground for common-sense solutions.
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Reforming National Flood Insurance Program
With the Senate set to vote today on fixes to the ailing National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a new C2ES brief explains why the program is chronically in debt to the U.S. Treasury, and how to make it solvent. We urge, among other things, that Congress allow federal underwriters to begin taking into account rising flood risk due to climate change.
The 44-year-old federally-backed NFIP covers 5.6 million American households and more than $1 trillion in assets in flood-prone areas along rivers and coasts. Flooding is not an easy risk to insure, so historically private insurers chose not to. But in assuming that role, the NFIP has at times served to encourage rather than contain risk, and has racked up $18 billion in debt in the process.
Our Comments on EPA's Proposal to Regulate GHGs from New Power Plants
This week, C2ES filed comments on EPA's proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standard for new power plants.
Let me start by saying I would prefer to be working on the implementation of a market-based program to reduce GHG emissions. For years, C2ES has believed that a market-based policy—whether a cap-and-trade program, an emissions tax, emissions averaging among companies, or a clean energy standard with tradable credits—would be the best way of reducing GHG emissions and spurring clean energy technology. Market-based policies create a good division of labor, with the law setting the goal, and private industry deciding how best to achieve it.
Fixing A Broken National Flood Insurance Program: Risks And Potential Reforms
Fixing A Broken National Flood Insurance Program: Risks And Potential Reforms
June 2012
by Dan Huber
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insures 5.6 million American homeowners and some $1 trillion in assets. For many years, however, the premiums collected have not been sufficient to cover losses, resulting in a current debt to the U.S. Treasury of more than $18 billion. A number of factors, including increased flooding as a result of climate change, are likely to further widen the gap between revenue and risk. Reforms are needed to put the NFIP on the path to solvency and to reduce homeowners' exposure to chronic and catastrophic flooding risk. Ideally, such reforms should fully account for the increased risks posed by climate change. At a minimum, steps are needed to adjust premiums, improve flood mitigation measures, and prepare for the catastrophic risk of events like Hurricane Katrina.
With government budgets still reeling from the effects of the recent recession, and ongoing debates over the future costs of Medicare and Social Security, unfunded public liabilities are of growing concern. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is one such liability that is often overlooked. The NFIP is already significantly in debt due to premiums that have not reflected the true risk of flood damages. Looking forward, the risk of further losses only increases, as demographic trends place more infrastructure in harm's way, watersheds are developed and climate change increases flood risk over time.[1]
This paper explores the structural issues underlying the growing gap between flood insurance premiums and actual flood risk. It also examines reforms that can put the program on a more sound financial footing and the incentives needed to reduce the potential costs of future flooding. A report by the American Enterprise Institute found that insurers have "a huge opportunity today to develop creative loss-prevention solutions." [2] Using both adaptive and financial tools to manage the rising risks posed by climate change will be critical to preventing losses and maintaining the insurability (and therefore property values) of trillions of dollars in at-risk property assets.
Between 1980 and 2005, U.S. insurers paid out a total of $320 billion in weather-related insurance claims.[3] While not all weather-related claims are flood claims, losses from weather events are increasing.[4] Today, the NFIP covers over $1.2 trillion in assets, representing more than a fourfold increase since 1980.[5] If providing this coverage is to remain affordable, Congress must provide FEMA with the tools to accurately price and manage risk.
1. Kousky and Kunreuther, (2010, March 1). Improving Flood Insurance and Flood-Risk Management: Insights from St. Louis, Missouri. Natural Hazards Review, Vol. 11.
2. Kunreuther and Michel-Kerjan, (2009, January 15). Market and Government Failure in Insuring and Mitigating Natural Catastrophes: How Long-Term Contracts Can Help. Washington D.C., USA: American Enterprise Institute Conference on Private markets and Public Insurance Programs
3. Stephenson, John B., (2007). Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in the Coming Decades Potentially Significant. Washington D.C., USA: United States Government Accountability Office
4. Kunreuther and Michel-Kerjan, Market and Government Failure in Insuring and Mitigating Natural Catastrophes: How Long-Term Contracts Can Help. Op. Cit.


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This time, on their couch, more than 50 years after he was going to be the next big thing, a tear forms.
"He thinks he failed," she says. "But he made all my dreams come true."
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Tim Morgon's cheekbones were as big as shoulders, his hair as short as a teenager's attention span. He looked – and lived – wholesome.
In 1961, he was sitting on a bench on Main Street in Balboa Island, strumming his guitar, when he had an idea. He walked into a nearby coffeehouse, The Prison of Socrates. The place was brick and wood and sandy. Most customers came straight from the beach. The wall had a mural of the death of Greek philosopher Socrates.
In the corner, near some tables, there was a microphone stand.
On this particular afternoon, The Prison was empty. Morgon asked the owner, Ted Nikas, if he could test out the mic. He belted out:
If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land.
In all, Morgon sang five songs during his impromptu audition. Nikas, the gregarious Greek entrepreneur, loved him and the feeling was reciprocal.
Nikas asked Morgon to come back the next night. He offered to pay him $10. Morgon was 18 years old.
The first time Tim Morgon sang professionally, there were about 15 people in the audience. Six of them were his friends. Morgon would start the show with a ballad like "The Far Side of the Hill." Between songs, he would flirt with the girls or tell "enhanced" stories about his camping trips in the High Sierra.
He would always include a sing-along song like "Kumbaya" or "The Cat Came Back." He would end with the song he thought he sang best, "They Call the Wind Maria." The audiences sat in rapt attention. Morgon remembers that when he paused, mid-song, the only sound he heard was the scrape of wood chairs on the floor.


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Beyond AGOA: An Update Case for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Between Africa and the United States
Nov 20, 2012
In this paper, McDonald, Lande & Matanda argue that, premised on conditions here in the U.S., in Africa and elsewhere, the 'perfect storm'could be brewing for an effective renewal or enhancement of AGOA before the program expires in 2015. With ingredients such as the Obama Administration's 'whole-of-government' approach, Africa's rapid ascent as a trade and investment destination and the risk of an inappropriate response to China and other third countries' Africa engagement, the paper's recommendations pivot towards ensuring that the U.S. and Africa form a more equitable commercial partnership.
Foreign scholars look at the U.S. election
Nov 13, 2012
Fazley Siddiq, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations, and Barbara Falk, Wilson Center public policy scholar, and former Wilson Center public policy scholar Pierre Martin, provide insight and analysis on the U.S. presidential election.
Tunisia: Interview with Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi
Nov 02, 2012
Tunisia -- Robin Wright interviewed Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, the leader of Ennahda Party, on the first anniversary of Tunisia's first democratic elections. Ghannouchi reflected on the new Islamist spectrum, especially concern about the growing Salafi factor.
U.S. State Department Assists Arab Economies
Nov 01, 2012
On October 26, the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. State Department Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs pledged to "create more links between the new [Arab] democracies and American industry." Assistant Secretary Jose Fernandez briefed the 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference on successful economic development projects enacted since the Arab uprisings.
Official Ottawa closely watching U.S. presidential, congressional races
Oct 31, 2012
The U.S. election will be held on Nov. 6 and here in Ottawa, top political and government players behind the scenes are sure to have been kept up to date on presidential and congressional races by Canada's U.S. Embassy since last year, said former Canadian diplomat Paul Frazer who served as minister of the Canadian Embassy in Washington throughout the Clinton administration.
"We can't kill our way out": A bipartisan vision for 21st century American foreign policy
Oct 26, 2012
On The Brink Part 2: The Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later
Oct 26, 2012
New research is shedding additional light on the Cold War's iconic nuclear standoff between the US and USSR, with the tiny nation of Cuba in the middle. For the next two weeks, CONTEXT will look back on what we're learning with an eye toward the lessons that apply today. In part 2 of our "On The Brink" series, Philip Brenner describes how and why the missiles were brought to Cuba and what might have happened if they'd stayed.
On The Brink Part 3: The Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later
Oct 26, 2012
New research is shedding additional historical light on the Cold War's iconic nuclear standoff between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., with the tiny nation of Cuba in the middle. For the next two weeks, CONTEXT will look back on what we're learning with an eye toward the lessons that apply today. In part 3 of our "On The Brink" series, Svetlana Savranskaya describes the underrated role of Russia's Anastas Mikoyan in events that ultimately avoided nuclear catastrophe.
Obama, Romney Debate U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Oct 23, 2012
U.S. policy in the Middle East was a central point of dispute during the final presidential debate on October 22. President Barack Obama claimed that he has shown strong leadership on counterterrorism, democracy, women's rights and religious minorities. During the debate, he labeled Romney's proposed policies "reckless" and "all over the map." Governor Romney criticized Obama for not stemming the "rising tide of chaos" in the region. He called for arming the "responsible parties" of Syrian insurgents in order to force President Bashar Assad out. Both candidates emphasized economic development as the key to stability and peace in the region.
Rand: U.S. Engagement with Muslim Brotherhood Youth
Oct 22, 2012
In October 2012, a new Rand Corporation report highlighted divisions between Muslim Brotherhood youth and senior leadership in Egypt. Younger members are usually more progressive on social issues like gender equality and minority rights. They are also frustrated by the organization's internal hierarchy, which provides them with limited leadership roles or responsibility. The report warns that U.S. officials are not doing enough to engage with emerging leaders at the grassroots level.


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Unless Grover (Russ) Whitehurst was truly weary of leading the Brookings Institution's widely respected Brown Center on Education Policy, only demented think-tank hierarchs would have let him exit that role. But the want ads make clear that they've done so.
What a shame. Though the Center dates back to 1992 and has always produced one or two valuable studies per year (including the fine series of annual reports authored and orchestrated primarily by Tom Loveless), it didn't really take off until Russ left government and took its helm in 2009.
Since then, he and Tom and their small team of brainy people have emerged not just as varsity players in the education-policy think-tank league, but also as major contributors to serious scholarship about nearly every consequential issue that roils the K–12 waters. No doubt about it, they have policy preferences and viewpoints, but they've also been straight shooters about what is actually known, relentlessly crunching numbers and then translating the research into trenchant, comprehensible, digestible information for policymakers, practitioners, and fellow scholars. They host terrific events, produce an outstanding weekly "chalkboard" report, and have published a shelf of valuable studies. (Sixty-one items turn up on the Center's "research and commentary" listing for just the past year.)
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Editor's note: This post has been updated with the full text of "Don't know much about history."
Pop quiz! Try to answer the following questions without Googling: What is one right or freedom named in the First Amendment? We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? Who is the governor of your state? Easy, right? Here's a tougher one: How much confidence do you have in your fellow citizens who cannot answer these questions as voters and participants in our democracy?
These are among the hundred questions about history, civics, and government on the U.S. citizenship test, which immigrants must pass as part of the naturalization process. It's not a particularly challenging exam. Would-be citizens are asked up to ten of the questions; a mere six correct is a passing score.
In January, Arizona and North Dakota became the first two states to make passing this test a high school graduation requirement; South Dakota and Utah have followed suit this month. Similar bills have been introduced in more than a dozen other states.
"I would submit that a minimal understanding of American civics is of real value and therefore worthy of measurement," said Arizona State Senator Steve Yarbrough. I agree. Even in our test-mad era, requiring a rock bottom, minimal knowledge of basic civics shouldn't be too heavy a lift.
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This new study by the Center for American Progress (CAP) examines the ESEA comparability requirement, which mandates that school districts provide "comparable" educational services in both high- and low-poverty schools as a condition of receiving Title I dollars. CAP's concern is that, although this requirement is intended to level the playing field for schools, it actually allows districts to use teacher-to-student ratios or average teacher salaries as a proxy for comparable services, instead of using actual teacher salary expenditures. And because poor schools typically have newer teachers who tend to struggle their first few years and cost less to employ, these schools are getting both less qualified teachers and less money than more advantaged ones.
The analysts examine Office of Civil Rights district spending data for the 2011–12 school year from roughly ninety-five thousand public schools. Adjusting for cost-of-living differences across districts, they compare how districts fund schools that are eligible to receive federal Title I dollars with other schools in their grade span and find "vast disparities" in the allocation of state and local dollars.
Here are the three key findings: one, due to the "loophole" in federal law, more than 4.5 million low-income students attend inequitably funded Title I schools; two, those schools receive around $1,200 less per student than comparison schools in their districts; and three, if the federal loophole were closed, high-poverty schools would receive around $8.5 billion in additional funds each year.
There is, however, a large and insurmountable problem: The...
This clever volume offers a collection of essays about how to improve teacher education. Each of the authors write about the findings of the Choosing to Teach longitudinal study, which involved thirty randomly chosen teachers, ten each from three non-traditional teacher-prep programs: the Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP) at the University of Chicago, the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame, and the (Jewish) Day School Leadership through Teaching (DeLeT) program at Brandeis University. Following enrollees from the time they entered their respective programs through four years in the classroom, it focuses on how teacher prep programs tailored to participants' backgrounds and aspirations can improve classroom practices and keep teachers in the classroom longer. For example, teaching in an inner-city Catholic school has a different set of challenges than teaching at an affluent suburban school, and a given teacher's interests and effectiveness will differ in each.
With this in mind, all three programs provide immersive and contextualized learning opportunities through what the authors call "nested contexts of teaching." Training looks beyond the classroom to provide a more comprehensive view of the role future teachers will play. ACE, for example, focuses not just on the classroom, but on the larger school, its community, and the Catholic Church. This multi-layered approach ostensibly provides teachers with tools unique to their local environments. That, in turn, "increased their sense of agency as teachers and reinforced the rightness of their career choice." By the end of their first year of...
Teach For America, its coffers fattened with $50 million in federal i3 scale-up grant money, embarked upon a major expansion effort in 2010. It aimed to place 13,500 first- and second-year teachers in fifty-two regions across the country by the 2014–2015 school year—an ambitious 80 percent expansion of its teaching corps in just four years. As part of the deal, TFA contracted with Mathematica Policy Research to evaluate the expansion.
A handful of previous studies have found that TFA teachers have been more effective than conventionally trained and hired teachers in math and about the same in reading. The big question was whether putting its growth on steroids would compromise TFA's recruitment and selection standards or overall effectiveness.
Mathematica found little reason to be concerned about TFA losing a step. The elementary school teachers recruited in the first and second years of the i3 scale-up were "as effective as other teachers in the same high-poverty schools in teaching both reading and math." Corps members in lower elementary grades "had a positive, statistically significant effect on student reading achievement," but no measurable impacts for other subgroups of TFA teachers were found. Of interest (mostly to TFA itself), the study found "some evidence that corps members' satisfaction with the program declined"—perhaps a hint of growing pains.
Love 'em or hate 'em, Teach For America remains the closest thing education reform has to a household brand. Matt DiCarlo of the Shanker Institute summarized reaction...
Editor's note: This is the eighth in a series of personal reflections on the current state of education reform and contemporary conservatism by Andy Smarick, a Bernard Lee Schwartz senior policy fellow with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. The previous posts in this series can be seen here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Many reformers work to ensure that every child has access to great schools. Similar universal aspirations have inspired countless others—the recognition of unalienable rights, the elimination of poverty, the fair distribution of resources.
Indeed, the question of how to define and realize "justice" has consumed philosophers for centuries. A key lesson from this Everest of scholarship is that all approaches require tradeoffs.
Unfortunately, our field doesn't talk much about tradeoffs, and we certainly don't talk about philosophy. You'll not find in your conference program, "Plato, Aquinas, and Nietzsche: The Metaphysics of Annual Testing."
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The myriad challenges facing school principals in the United States have been well documented, including limited opportunities for distributed leadership, inadequate training, and a lackluster pipeline for new leaders. Recently, the Fordham Institute teamed up with the London-based Education Foundation to seek a better understanding of England's recent efforts to revamp school leadership. This joint effort led to a white paper, Building a Lattice for School Leadership; the short film, Leadership Evolving: New Models of Preparing School Heads; a fall 2014 conference that brought together nearly forty experts on school leadership from both countries; and a new report, Developing School Leaders: What the U.S. Can Learn from England's Model, that reflects the discussions at the fall conference. This paper:
There are obvious and significant differences between the two systems. With about twenty thousand schools, England has roughly the same number as California and Texas combined—all within a nation the size of Wisconsin. England's central government in Whitehall makes most of the big education-policy decisions. Given the much larger and markedly more decentralized U.S. system, direct policy transfusions are unlikely. Yet England's view of school...


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|Jan 19, 2010, 09:51 AM
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I think I just worked out a four-input design on paper as well. I'm just missing the balance tuning for RSSI, for which I'd like to see your methodology. I found that once you're comparing four inputs, it's easy to put out digital "pan" and "tilt" signals, which a generic pan/tilt servo system could apply. In addition, with a final two-channel switch, the mono audio (black rca plugs) gets switched as well.
|Jan 19, 2010, 03:43 PM
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I'm not sure i understand
HariEdo, are you planing about making an antenna tracket....based on Rssi?
|Jan 19, 2010, 04:03 PM
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Unfortunately, 900MHz directional antennae are large and bulky and not very cheap to go buying four systems to feed this thing, and the motors to haul the array would be beefy as well.
|Jan 19, 2010, 04:57 PM
I got the idea from your circuit, HairEdo. You for some reason sent out the RSSI to a video switcher as well. If you build two of my diversity controllers and then send their outputs to a third channel diversity controller with the RSSI's of the winners such as in your design, then you now have a 4 input device. Each signal must pass through 2 switches, though. It will certainly work. I will make a block diagram for it later.
Right now I have a plane to fix. The transmitter ripped off the airplane in flight while I was on the maiden flight! I was able to get the coordinates from my OSD and found the airplane 150 feet away. No VTx, though I had to order another one. I will post the video, though as I had several channel switches on my diversity before the VTx fell off.
|Jan 19, 2010, 07:33 PM
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|Jan 20, 2010, 01:51 AM
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Why not build a "pyramid" made of four 8dB standard patches?
They have 90 degrees coverage, so will close the circle pretty nice ? No more tracking mechanics complications.
The idea is not mine, was issued first time by a guy Dimitris76, or in one of his threads, as a "mushroom" antenna approach. But the term "pyramid" is mine, patented already
|Jan 20, 2010, 03:12 AM
90' conus on 8db patches? You sure?
I always thought it was more along the lines of 45' ?
|Jan 20, 2010, 05:17 AM
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You may be right, the one I use is 60' at -3dB
|Jan 20, 2010, 05:34 AM
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|Jan 20, 2010, 07:12 AM
For multiple antenna using static RSSI Xversity, Don't forget, there may be other sources of RF around.
i.e. say pick up signal from another source that is stronger and different direction, I would expect your video would then switch to that antenna - possibly losing your video from the plane totally until antenna switched back.
Downside of vs the GPS tracker.
Picking good receiver location and strong video signal would minimise impact. And using measuring video frame quality would improve further if that's a feature of designs.
Would like to see how well it works in real world testing though. Always wondered what it would be like.
|Jan 20, 2010, 09:29 AM
Shikra, this is exaclty the reason you need to test the base station BEFORE turning on your Tx. It is also the reaon I only use a two channel. A 3 channel with three directional antennas is perhaps the best over all.
A good set up would be three 8 db patches. Two on the outside mounted 60-75 degrees apart and then one in the middle turned 90 degrees for better reception when banking. This gives you nearly 180 degrees of coverage and will keep a strong signal in a bank.
With the two channel unit, I place my antennas 60 degrees apart in the same polarization. However if going for distance in a moderately straight line, I suggest two patches aimed in the same direction 90 degrees rotated from one another.
|Jan 20, 2010, 09:32 AM
Don't forget you can always turn your base station manually to get more coverage. Your foot is much more reliable as an antenna tracker than sny electircal drive, just maybe not as accurate... but that's what the diversity is for
|Jan 20, 2010, 11:33 AM
Biggest issue I experience is if someone drives by and stops to see what I'm up to - pick up bluetooth / wifi or ignition iterference. That has been my single biggest problem.
Now I think about it, I can't remeber the last time I needed to change. If I see interference on one I usually find it on the others too.
Anyway - interested in this and range you guys get. I like the idea for near range to maximise quality.
|Jan 20, 2010, 12:26 PM
Shikra, I never considered somebody with a blue tooth or WiFi showing up. That's a good point. opne of the many reasons to stay out of the 2.4 GHz band unless you are in the middle of nowhere.
The best way to test the base station is simply to turn it on and rotate it back and forth over the area you intend to fly and see if your diversity LEDs switch at any one particular point.
I don't know if this will increase range (perhaps some if you use oppositely polarized antennas), but it sure increases your area. It nearly doubled my flying area. I have no desire to go out more than 1.5 miles, which is the end of my Tx anyway. However I do like to fly around all over the place.
|Jan 22, 2010, 08:31 AM
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I've gotten my Digikey box of parts. Still waiting on a Sparkfun box that may arrive today, and the first PCBs will take another couple weeks. I've already made improvements in my design files for a "revision 2" with more RSSI inputs, better indicators, smaller power components, etc. Will update with the horror stories (or successes) as things progress.
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